p 111 (22 August)
...
| Taken owt of the Cofers xx s.
which is given vnto |
xx s. |
...
13 Augusti 1624 paid
into the cofors againe of this x s. and he is
to paie the other x s. the next yere
This record shows that Winchester still felt a responsibility for the son of the leader of the city's official musicians. In Southampton several poor children were apprenticed to musicians, but the occupation of Hugh Wilkins, if that was his name, remains unknown.
Record title: Coffer Account Book
Repository:
HRO
Shelfmark: W/E6/1
Repository location: Winchester
These account books record transactions into and from the
city coffer, the city's depository for its treasures,
which was kept in the council house. Each entry is signed by
the mayor of the time and by those of his brethren who were present. All
'paid in' entries are bound into the books before all 'taken out'
entries. In August 1590 the council house was entered and the locked
settle in which the coffer was kept was broken into. The coffer, several
silver seals, the city's seal, coin to the value of £80, and plate,
bonds, and stock, '& the bookes of accompte,' were stolen. So a new
Coffer Account Book had to be started and the first few pages contain a
summary of debts owed by various citizens to the coffer and other
important financial information which had been originally recorded in
the stolen accounts. In Proceedings Book A, W/B2/2, on f 1v, there is a
record dated 20 November 1591 of the payment of a reward of 5s to a
servant called Mr Clerke, who found some of the stolen items, including
'certaine writinges,' in November 1591.
1590–1627/8; English; paper; ii + 122 + ii;
288mm x 200mm; modern pencil pagination on rectos only; original
parchment binding retained inside modern black leather binding, title on
both board and spine: 'City of Winchester Coffer Accounts 1589 to
1627.'