ACCOUNTS OF THE PRIORY OF

WORCESTER *

FOR THE YEAR 13-14 HENRY VIII. A. D. 1821-2.

EDITED FOR THE WORCESTERSHIRE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, BY THE REV. JAMES MAURICE WILSON, D.D.,

Canon of Worcester. AND A CATALOGUE OF THE

ROLLS OF THE OBEDIENTIARIES

PREPARED BY THE

REV. J. HARVEY BLOOM, M.A.,

Vicar of Whitchurch, Stratford-on-Avon, AND REVISED AND EDITED BY

SIDNEY G. HAMILTON, ESQ., M.A.,

Librarian and late Fellow of Hertford College, Oxford.

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»

$rinteb for tfje OTorcestersfjtre Historical Societg,

BY JAMES PARKER AND CO., OXFORD. 1907.

PREFACE.

historical documents, which have been in the care of the * Dean and Chapter of Worcester since the Dissolution of the monastery, are numerous and varied. Those charters and letters which possess obvious historical interest have been, for the most part, long ago published by antiquaries and historians. But there remain many documents, still unread, which may be of use to students of mediaeval and monastic history, and may possess a wider interest. I do not possess the knowledge requisite to trace the past history of these documents, or to indicate the various volumes in which those which have been published may be read. That must be done by some one else. The object of this preface is only to put on record some account of what has recently happened to them, and to state what is their present condition.

In the fourteenth Report, Appendix, Part VIII., of the His- torical Documents Commission, 1895, Mr. Reginald Lane Poole has given the following outline: — "The Records of the Prior and Convent," he writes, " and of their successors the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral Church of St. Mary, Worcester, are preserved in a room adjoining the Bishop's Registry in the Gateway Tower, to which they were removed in recent years from the long chamber over the south aisle of the nave of the Church, where is now the Cathedral Library. The muniments have in past time suffered considerably from damp and the ravages of mice. At present there is no danger of damp since fires are constantly kept in two or three of the adjoining rooms, and both in January and in April I have found the documents in a satisfactorily dry condition." Mr. Poole notes, however, that the shelves are not high enough for the books to stand upright, and that the charters require to be laid out flat, and numbered, and so arranged that any one can easily be found.

As to the place from which the documents were removed to

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IV PREFACE.

the Gateway or 'Edgar' Tower, it seems to me possible that Mr. Poole misunderstood the information given him. It is a small matter, but not without interest. In the triforium over the south aisle of the nave of the Cathedral there are, and must always have been, two rooms, separated by a stone wall. One is over the two western bays ; the other, higher by five steps, over the seven eastern bays of the south aisle. The former of these two rooms is the antechamber to the latter; and the latter is 'the long chamber where is now the Cathedral library.' The spiral staircase by which the library is approached leads up the south-western turret of the aisle into the antechamber ; and another spiral staircase leads up the south-western turret of the nave from the antechamber into the clerestory, and thence to the roof of the nave. It was, I think, in the short antechamber, not in the long chamber or library, or possibly in one of the compartments into which the long chamber was then divided, that the documents were housed in those recent years to which Mr. Poole refers.

For, in the first place, Alderman Noake, writing in 1866 (Monas- tery and Cathedral of Worcester, p. 410), says explicitly that he consulted the documents " in the triforium over the two western bays of the south side of the nave."

And, in the next place, a former member of the Cathedral choir school, now a respected clergyman in the diocese, lately told me how, at about this date, he and another choir-boy used to get nto the Cathedral by night, while some repairs were going on. He pointed out to me a window in the west staircase of the north aisle of the nave by which at that time it was possible to enter. On one occasion they went up to the roof of the nave, crossed the vaulting, and descended, by the staircase I have mentioned, into the southern triforium, and there, in the small antechamber, they found themselves among the documents. He selected a stout and large one, as suitable for a drum, and carried it off. But it was unfortunately discovered by the Headmaster, who ascertained that it had come from the muniment room, and ordered him to replace it. The Headmaster does not seem to have enquired how the muniment room was entered, nor whether his orders to replace the document were carried out.

These two testimonies are, I think, conclusive that in the middle of the nineteenth century the documents were stored, at any rate

PREFACE. V

in part, in the antechamber to the library, over the two western bays of the south aisle.

It may be possible to go back one step farther in their history. In 1827 a chapter order was made that "The chapter records and documents now kept in the muniment room be divided, and all which are not necessary for immediate reference to be placed in the new muniment room, and the latter to be transferred to the lower presses of the Chapter Library, with new keys in triplicate for the Dean, the Receiver, and the Treasurer."

If this was carried out it seems probable that the ' new muniment room ' here spoken of is identical with the antechamber to the library ; but there is nothing to shew what room is referred to as ' the muniment room ' in which up to that date the documents were kept.

The collection of documents has suffered not only from damp, and the indiscriminate destruction by mice, beetles, and choir-boys, but even more severely by the discerning selection by antiquaries, collectors and other visitors, who appear to have had, at certain periods, easy access to the documents. For example, of the 420 charters and indentures catalogued with great care by Dr. Peter Prattinton in 1824, about 70 are now missing, as I am informed by the Rev. J. Harvey Bloom ; and several of the ancient charters, referred to by historians as in our collection, are no longer to be found. Mr. R. L. Poole wrote to me on 20 May, 1907: — "The collection has indeed suffered more than most in the last two centuries. At one time it was perhaps unequalled in its store of Anglo-Saxon and Norman Charters : witness Wanley's list in Hickes' Thesaurus. But I suspect that former Deans and Prebendaries must have been unduly generous in presenting them to their friends. It is clear that the first Lord Somers became possessed of a good many of them ; and some seem to have passed into the hands of William Lambard. But no small loss has occurred within living memory. When I was working in the 'Edgar' Tower I met an old man who had formerly been a clerk in the registry. He told me of a box full of Anglo-Saxon Charters which he remembered to have been destroyed by rain coming in from the roof."

In the autumn of 1906 I looked at some of the documents in the drawers and shelves and boxes, both in the small room adjoining the Bishop's Registry and in the turret approached by step-ladder

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VI PREFACE.

from it, and found that they were suffering from dirt as well as from the want of room and absence of arrangement described by Mr. Poole ; and with the advice of Mr. Charles Sayle, of the Cam- bridge University Library, who was then staying with me, I formed an outline of a plan for dealing with them. In November of that year the Chapter adopted the plan, and gave me permission to remove them to my house for cleaning and smoothing and for preliminary classification, with a view to final removal to boxes in properly constructed cases to be placed in our Cathedral library, and authorised the subsequent preparation of a catalogue by some competent person.

Our chapter clerk, Mr. J. H. Hooper, who has long been in- terested in these documents, and, as Deputy Steward of the Manors which passed in 1859 into the hands of the Ecclesiastical Com- missioners, has also the care of the Manor and Court rolls, kindly gave me every facility for the removal ; and also allowed the Manor and Court rolls to be sent with the rest, for examination and cataloguing. These will remain in the library, in the possession of the Dean and Chapter, but under the custody of the chapter clerk.

The number of documents proved to be far greater than any one had anticipated, and the cleaning, pressing, and sorting of them occupied me during the first three months of 1907. In April, in pursuance of the permission granted me by the Dean and Chapter, I asked the Rev. J. Harvey Bloom, M.A., Vicar of Whitchurch, Stratford-on-Avon, who had done similar work elsewhere, to come and take entire charge of the work of preparing a Catalogue of the whole collection ; the Chapter having made a grant to meet the necessary expense. He discharged the work with great promptness ; and the documents are now classified under the heads shewn in the next paragraph ; arranged in each class, numbered, and an abstract made of each ; stamped as belonging to the Dean and Chapter ; and placed in 120 cardboard boxes, similar to those used in the British Museum. Catalogues are made of each class, so that any document can be at once found. These catalogues will of course need careful revision, and then it is hoped will be indexed and published.

PREFACE.

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The classes are as follows : —

A. The volumes of MS. arranged and numbered to correspond

with Mr. Poole's numbers in the Report referred to (pp. 165 — 184). So far as they go, all of these are in the cases, with the exception of the volume marked XV. Of these there are 213.

B. Charters and indentures, &c., numbering more than 1,800.

C. Rolls and Accounts of the officers of the Convent and the

bailiffs of their estates. Of these there are more than 900, of which about 500 belong to the former class.

D. Correspondence.

E. Manor and Court rolls.

F. Documents which appear to belong to the Bishop rather than

to the Chapter, or refer to other dioceses than Worcester.

G. Fragments.

These documents are referred to by the letter giving the class, and the number of the particular document.

During the process of cleaning and sorting the documents, and afterwards availing myself occasionally of Mr. Bloom's kind assis- tance, I became able to read some of them, and thought that the publication of some of the Compotus rolls, in Class C, would be of value to historical students, as an illustration of what our col- lection contains. The documents are far too numerous to be all printed ; and I finally selected for various reasons the accounts for the year 13-14 Henry VIII. [1521-2], which are on paper, and fastened together as a volume — A xvii. in the catalogue. I sub- sequently discovered that these accounts exist in roll form in C. 106. The transcription of the accounts of the obedientiaries, or the officials of the monastery, for that year forms the nucleus of the paper that follows.

I am fortunate enough to be able to publish along with this a corresponding portion of Mr. Bloom's catalogue of our MSS. The portion now published is that part of Class C, about half, which contains the accounts of the obedientiaries. This will shew to all students what we possess of such records. The Catalogue was made in April and May, 19x17, by Mr. Bloom, and was carefully revised by Mr. S. G. Hamilton, M.A., Librarian of Hertford College, Oxford,

VH1 PREFACE.

in the autumn of the same year. It will be remembered that Mr. Hamilton, in co-operation with Mr. Floyer, prepared the Cata- logue of the MS. books still remaining in the Cathedral library, which formed part of the library of the monastery.

It is scarcely necessary to add that these documents are published with the sanction of the Dean and Chapter.

JAMES M. WILSON.

COLLEGE, WORCESTER. November^ zgof.

CONTENTS.

PAGE

iii PREFACE ....

CATALOGUE OF ACCOUNT ROLLS

YXV11

INTRODUCTION . • • •

ACCOUNTS OF THE PRIORY OF WORCESTER

APPENDIX I. MANOR OF BRADWAS

II. THE ADVENT ANTIPHONS 46

III. THE PRIOR'S MITRE AND STAFF 47

IV. THE NUMBER IN THE ESTABLISHMENT . 49

V. LIST OF OFFICIALS . S1

VI. CONVENTUAL DIETARY S3

VII. A WINCHESTER ROLL 58

GLOSSARY .

INDEX . • • • • " '

CATALOGUE OF THE

ACCOUNT ROLLS OF THE OFFICIALS OF THE PRIOR AND CONVENT OF WORCESTER CATHEDRAL.

I. ANNIVERSARIUS.

C. i. John Redyng, 1464-65 *. 2. John Corbet, 1476.

II. BERCARIUS, ' le Shepreve.'

C. 3.	VVm. Crewey,	24-25 Hen. VI.	(1445-46).
4-	Roger Procter,	13-14 Edw. IV.	(1473-74).
5-	j?	19-20 „	(1479-80).
6.	Ric. Persones,	8-9 Hen. VII.	(1492-93).
7-	»	10-11 „	(1494-95).
	III.	CAMERARIUS.
C. 8.	W. de London,	6-7 Edw. I.	(1278-79).
9-	Gilbert,	H-iS ..	(1286-87).
10.	John de Clyfton,	20-21 „	(1292-93).
ii.	John de Gloucester,	25-26 Edw. III.	(1351-52).
12.	John Malverne,	2-3 Ric. II.	(1378-79)-
13-	»	4-5 »	(1380-81).
14.	n	5	(1381-82).
15-	Thos. Dene,	12 „	(1388).
16.	Wm. Power,	12-13 .»	(1388-89).
i7-	n	I3-H ,,	(1389-90).
1 8.	»>	!5 »	(1391)-
19.	Thos. Dene,	i5-lfi »	(1391-92).
20.	u	16-17 »	(1392-93).
21.	Robt. Hambury,	19-20 „	(1395-96).
22.	Thos. More,	20-21 „	(1396-97).
33-	»	21-22 „	(1397-98).
24.	>i	22-23 „	(1398-99).
24^.	»	22 Ric. II. — i	Hen. IV. (^preced.)

\Duplicate of the preceding roll.]

1 All the other rolls in this list (it will be presumption that these rolls do not properly

noted) are dated by the regnal years only : belong to Worcester.

and the fact that those of the Anniversaries IB the annual accounts, the year runs,

are dated annis Domini is in itself a strong as a rule, from Michaelmas to Michaelmas.

Xll

ACCOUNT ROLLS OF THE OFFICIALS.

C. 25. Thos. More,

36. „

27. John Wyrcestre,

28.

29-

30-

3'- »

32. Ric. Tyburton,

33. Thos. Collewelle,

34- „

35-

36-

37. Thos. Blacwelle, 38-

38«. [illegible]

39. John Wyrcestre,

40. Thos. Blacwelle,

41. John Morton,

42. „

43- »

44. John Smethwyke,

45. Walter Fraunces,

46. Roger Kingstone,

47. Thos. Straynsham,

48. John Lychfeld,

49. Humfrey Grafton,

49«- »

50. John Wyrcester,

2-3 Hen. IV.

3-4 »

5-6 „

(1400-01). (1401-02). (1403-04). (1409-10). (1410-11). (1411-12). (1415-16). (1419)-

12-13 », 13-14 „ 3-4 Hen. V.

7 ,,

9 H. V.— i H. VI.

(1421-22).

1-2 Hen. VI. (1422-23). 2-3 ,,

5-6

18-19 ,» 24-25 „ 30-31 ,, 31-32 ,, 32-33 » 36-37 „

3-4 Edw. IV. 18-19 „

22 E. IV.— i R. III.

(1482-83).

14-15 Hen. VII. (1498-99). 15-16 „ (1499-1500). 19-20 „ (1503-04).

6-7 Hen. VIII. (1514-15).

(1423-24). (1426-27).

(I432-33)- (r433-34)- (I436-37)- (i439-4o). (1445-46). (1451-52).

(I452-53)- (I453-54)- (1457-58). (1463-64)- (I478-79)-

IV. CELLERARIUS.

51. Hugh de Inteberg, 20-21 Edw. I.

5ia. „ 21-22 „

52- „ 22-23 ,,

53. Thos. de Garndeslegh, 24-25 „ 53«- » 25-26 „

54. John de Wyke, 26-27 »

55. Roger de Styvynton, 14 Edw. II.

6-7 Edw. III.

56. Robert de Weston, 57-

(1291-92). (1292-93). (1293-94). (1295-96). (1296-97). (1297-98). (1320-21). (1332-33).

10-11

ACCOUNT ROLLS OF THE OFFICIALS.

Xlll

C. 58. Robert de Weston,	12-13 Edw. III.	(I338-39)-
59-	18-19 »	(1344-45).
60. „	19-20 „	(1345-46).
61.	20-21 „	(1346-47).
62. Walter de Wynforton,	28-29 „	('354-5 5)-
63- »	30-31	(I356-57)-
64.	32	(1358).
65-	33-34	(1359-60).
66. Ric. de Wenlok,	43-44	(1369-70).
67. Wm. Power,	45-46 „	(1371-72).
68.	46-47 11	(I372-73)-
69-	50 E. III.— i R.	II.
		('376-77)-
6ga. „ [Duplicate	of the preceding roll.}
70.	6-7 Ric. II.	(1382-83).
7 *• jj	9-10 „	(1385-86).
72.	10	(1386-87).
73. Wm. Owston,	10-11 „	(1387)-
74. Thos. Dene,	15	(1391-92).
75. Wm. Power,	IS'16 ••	(1392).
76.	16-17 „	(1392-93)-
763. „ [Duplicate	of the preceding roll. }
77-	19-20 „	(1395-96).
770. „ [Duplicate	of the preceding roll.}
78. Thos. Dene,	6-7 Hen. IV.	(1404-05).
79-	9 ti	(1407-08).
80. „	9-10 „	(1408).
8 1. John Clyve,	10-11 „	(1408-09).
8 iff. „ [Duplicate	of the preceding roll. ]
82. John Hambury,	12-13	(1410-11).
83. Ric. Tyburton,	8 Hen. V.	(1420).
84-	8-9 ,,	(1420-21).
85. Wm. Hodynton,	5-6 Hen. VI.	(1427-28).
850-	6-7 ,,	(1428-29).
86. ' Wm. Hodynton, and	}
Thos. Collewelle,	8-9 „	(1429-30).
' Bursare '	)
86a. Thos. Collewelle,	10-11 „	(1431-32).

' This is a long roll of paper, giving compiled with the aid of the Bursar. So a more complete account than usual of the also the earliest Cellarer's roll (C. 51) is financial position of the Cellarer's office, endorsed ' Comp'us Celer' et Burse,'

xiv

ACCOUNT ROLLS OF THE OFFICIALS.

C. 87. Thos. Collewelle, 13-14	Hen. VI.	(H34-35).
88.	()	14-15	n	(1435-36).
89.	Wm. Hodynton,	17-18	„	(I438-39)-
90.	John Sudbury,	25-26	H	(1446-47).
91.	Ysaac Ledbury,	27-28	II	(1448-49).
92.	n	28-29	fl	(1449-50).
93-	Wm. Hodynton,	31-32	„	(I452-53)-
94-	„	32-33	fl	(I453-54).
94«-	John Smethwyke,	35-36	,,	(H56-57).
94^.	„	36-37	„	(1457-58).
95-	„	4-5	Edw. IV.	(1464-65).
96.	„	5-6	„	(1465-66).
97-	Robt. Malton,	6-7	)>	(1466-67).
98.	Roger Kyngslond1	19-20	11	(1479-80).
99-	„	2O-2I	ii	(1480-81).
TOO.	„	21-22	n	(1481-82).
101.	„	1-2	Ric. III.	(1483-84).
102.	„	2	R. III.— i	H. VII.
				(1484-85).
I03.	John Stratford,	7-8	Hen. VII.	(1491-92).
IO4.	„	8-9	H	(1492-93).
I°5-	„	11-12	„	(1495-96).
106.	Transferrtd to C. 412	q.v.
V. COQUINARIUS.
C. 107.	Ric. de Dersynton,	20	E. II— i E	.III.
				(1326-27).
1 08.	John de Preston,	2-3	Edw. III.	(1328-29).
109.	Robt. de Morton,	4-5	„	(1330-31),
1090.	„ [Duplicate of the preceding roll. ]
no.	Wm. de Clyve,	7-8	„	(1333-34).
in.	[PJohn de Hodyjnton	* 14-15	11	(1340-41).
112.	Nicholas Clanefeld,	2O-2I	„	(1346-47).
"3-	Ric. de Wenlak,	26-27	11	(I352-53)-
114.	Thos. de Roddeleye,	30-31	n	(I356-57).
"5-	Walter de Froucestre,	35	„	(1361).
116.	Nic. de Hodynton,	35-36	51	(1361-62).
117	Walter de Froucestre,	37	„	(1363)-
118.	n	37-38	n	(1363-64).

1 The same person probably who appears as Roger Kyngstone, C. 46 and C. 472. • See below, C. 169.

ACCOUNT ROLLS OF THE OFFICIALS.

XV

C. 119. Wm. Merston,	6-7 Ric. II.	(1382-83).
120. Thos. Hertilbury,	8-9	(1384-85)-
121. „	10-11 „	(1386-87).
122. ' „	14-15 »	(1390-91).
123. ,.	i5'16 »	(1391-92).
124. „	17-18 „	(I393-94)-
125- »	18-19 »	(I394-95)-
126. Wm. Owston,	19-20 „	(1395-96).
127. Ric. Duddeleye,	22-23 „	(1398-99).
128. Thos. Ruydyng,	1-2 Hen. IV. (1399 — 1400).
129. „	3 it	(1401).
130. Wm. Owston,	3-4 .,	(1401-02).
131. Thos. Hertilbury,	5-6 „	(1403-04).
132. „	6-7 ,,	(1404-05).
133-	7-8 „	(1405-06).
134. Thos. Alderton,	8-9 „	(1406-07).
135. Thos. Broctone,	IO-II „	(1408-09).
i35«- » [Duplicate	of the preceding roll^\
136. John Coulesdon,	14 H. IV.— i H	. V.
		(1412-13).
137. Thos. Hertilbury, and "I	(1414).
Thos. Ruydyng	J
138. Thos. Ruydyng,	3-4 »	(1415-16).
139-	4-5	(1416-17).
140. Thos. Alderton,	8-9 „	(1420-21).
141. „	9 H. V.— i H.	VI.
		(1421-22).
142. Thos. Norton,	1-2 Hen. VI.	(1422-23).
143. Thos. Collewell, and Ric. Cowarn	} 7-8 „	(1428-29).
144. Wm. Browhcton,	9-10 „	(1430-31).
145. Wm. Hodynton,	11-12 „	(1432-33).
146. John Suddebury,	I7-I8 „	(1438-39)-
147. Wm. Hodynton,	22-23 „	(1443-44).
148. John Clyfton,	32-33 ..	(1453-54).
149. John Morton,	38-39 ,,	(1459-60).
1 50. John Smethwyk,	2 Edw. IV.	(1462).

1 Stitched to this roll is another roll of cester in the year Michaelmas, 1556, to

10 leaves of paper, containing a Survey Michaelmas, 1557 (3 & 4~ 4 & 5 phU'P and

(by Richard Owen) of the lands and pos- Mary), sessions of the Cathedral Church of Wor-

XVI

ACCOUNT ROLLS OF THE OFFICIALS.

C. 151. Wm. Hodynton, 5-6 Edw. IV.	(1465-66).
152- » 6'7 »	(1466-67).
153- » 7'8 »	(1467-68).
154. „ 8-9 „	(1468-69).
155. Ric. Clyfford, 11-12 „	(1471-72).
156. „ 12-13	(1472-73).
157- ,. I3'I4	(I473-74).
158. Ric. Upton, 15-16 „	(1475-76).
iS9- » J7'18 "	(1477-78).
1 60. John Stratford, 19-20 „	(1479-80).
i6oa. „ [Duplicate of the preceding roll.'}
161. Wm. Hodynton, 3-4 Hen. VII.	(1487-88).
1 6 1 a. „ [Duplicate of the preceding roll.']
162. „ 4-5 »	(1488-89).
163. Thos. Croppethorne, 6-7 „	(1490-91).
164. „ 7-8 »	(1491-92).
165. Hen. Chestur, 11-12 „	(1495-96).
1650. Humfrey Grafton, same year1.
166. „ 14-15 »	(1498-99).
167. Wm. More, 17-18 „	(1501-02).
168. „ 19-20 „	(1503-04).
i68«. „ [Duplicate of the preceding roll.}
169. John de Hodynton, account for every day	in a week,
13-14 [?Edw. III. (1339-40] '•
VI. ELEMOSINARIUS.
C. 170. John de Muchelneye, 15-16 Edw. III.	(1341-42).
171. „ 19-20 „	(1345-46).
172. Roger de Minstreworth, 29-30 „	(1355-56).
173. John Gloucester, 48-49 „	(I374-75)-
174. „ 1-2 Ric. II.	(1377-78).
175. Robt. Hambury, 3-4 „	(1379-80).
i?6- » 4-5 •>	(1380-81).
i77- » 6-7	(1382-83).
178. „ 7-8	(1383-84).
179- „ "-12 ».	(1387-88).

1 This roll is »t first sight identical (except for the name) with preceding; but not entirely so throughout. * King's name lost. See C. in.

ACCOUNT ROLLS OF THE OFFICIALS.

XVII

C. 180. Robt. Hambury, 13-14 Ric. II.	(1389-90).
181. „ 15-16 „	(1391-92).
182. Thos. Dene, 19-20 ,,	('395-96).
183. „ 21 „	(1397-98).
184. John Fordam, 21-22 „	(1398-99).
185. ,, 1-2 Hen. IV. (1399 — 1400).
186. „ 2-3 „	(1400-01).
187. John Hatfeld, 6-7 „	(1404-05).
1 88. „ 8-9 „	(1406-07).
189. „ 11-12 „	(1409-10).
190. „ 1-2 Hen. V.	(1413-14).
191. Thos. Musard 9 H. V.— i H.	VI.
	(1421-22).
192- „ 1-2 Hen. VI.	(1422-23).
'93- » 5-6	(1426-27).
'93a- » 6-7 „	(1427-28).
194. Wm. Hertylbury, 10-11 „	(1431-32).
'95- 11 n-i2 ii	(1432-33)-
'96. „ 12-13 „	(I433-34).
J97- ii 13-14 ,,	(I434-35).
198. „ 15-16 „	(1436-37).
199. Thos. Collewelle, 20-21 Hen. VI.	(1441-42).
200. John Lawarne, 27-28 „	(1448-49).
2oort. „ [Duplicate of C. 200.]
2006. „ Rental of Office, 28 H. VI.	(1449).
201. William Hodynton, 2-3 Edw. IV.	(1462-63).
20\a. „ [Duplicate of the preceding roll.~\
202. John Sudbury, 8-9 „	(1468-69).
2°3- » 13-14 „	('473-74).
204. Robt. Multon, 18-19 »	(1478-79).
205. „ 21-22 „	(1481-82).
206. „ 22 E. IV.— i R. III.
	(1482-83).
207. „ 2-3 Hen. VII.	(1486-87).
208. John Newtowne, 5-6 „	(1489-90).
209. John Stratford, 14-15 ,,	(1498-99).
209*7. „ Rental of Office, 14 H. VII.	(1498).
210. John Lychefeld, 16-17 Hen. VII.	(1500-01).
211. [name wanting] 20-21 ,,	(1504-05).
212. Robt. Lynsey, 22-23 »	(1506-07).

XV111

ACCOUNT ROLLS OF THE OFFICIALS.

C. 213-

214.

2I5-

216.

217. 218. 219. 220.

220(7.

221.

222.

223.

224.

2241!.

225.

226.

226(7.

227.

228.

229.

230.

231.

232.

233-

234-

235-

236.

237- 238.

239-

240.

VII.

John Hatfeld, Walter Kyrkeby,

Thos. Ruydynge, John Clyve,

HOSTILLARIUS.

jo-ii Ric. II. (1386-87).

12-13 „ (1388-89).

15-16 „ (1391-92).

2-3 Hen. IV. (1400-01).

5-6 „ (1403-04).

lo-n „ (1408-09).

It-12 „ (1409-10).

12-13 » (I4IO-II).

[Duplicate of the preceding roll.]

13-14 „ (1411-12).

Thos. Hertilbury, Roger Evesham,

Ric. Cowarn,

John Malverne,

)>

John Morton, Robt. Cleeve, Ric. Upton, Thos. Cropthorn, John Halys, Humfrey Grafton,

14 H. IV.— i H. V.

(1412-13). (1413-14). (1414-15). (1417-18). (1420-21).

1-2 Hen. V.

2-3

5-6

8-9 ,,

9 H. V.— H. VI. (1421-22).

1-2 Hen. VI. (1422-23).

(1424-25).

(1425-26).

(1426-27).

(1427-28).

(1429-30).

(1431-32).

(I456-57)- (1457-58). (1462).

13-14 ,, (I473-74)-

14-15 » (I474-75)-

14-15 Hen. VII. (1498-99).

19-20 „ (1503-04).

23-24 ,, (i5°7-°8)-

3-4 »

4-5

5-6 ,,

6-7 ,,

8-9

10-11 „

3S-36 36-37

2 Edw. IV.

VIII. C. 241. John Gloucestre,

242. John Grene,

243. John Lyndesey, 244-

2440. Ric. Duddeleye,

INFIRMARIUS. 2-3 Ric. II.

4-5

i5-16 »

19 ,.

19-20 „

(I378-79)- (1380-81). (1391-92). (1395-96).

ACCOUNT ROLLS OF THE OFFICIALS.

XIX

C. 245. Ric. Duddeleye, 246.

2460. John Duddeleye, 247. Thos Dene,

20-21 Ric. II.

21-22 „

22-23 .»

13-14 Hen. IV.

(1396-97).

(1397-98). (1398-99). (1411-12).

IX. MAGISTER SCOLARUM ', MAGISTER OR GUSTOS CAPELLE.

The first of these titles is given to C. 248 only; C. 249-277, 279-280 are Custodes, C. 278, 281 291 Magistri, Capelle.

248.	John de Elyngham, 30-31 Edw. III.	(I356-57)-
249.	Thos. de Stokton, 49 „	(1375).
250.	Wm. Owstone, 15-16 Ric. II.	(1392).
251.	» i6-i7 ,,	(1392-93).
252.	» l8-J9 „	(I394-95)-
253-	John Wyrcestre, 19-20 „	(1395-96).
254-	20-21 „	(1396-97).
255-	„ 21-22 „	(1397-98).
256.	1-2 Hen. IV.	(1399-1400).
257-	i, 2-3 „	(1400-01).
258.	4-5 ,,	(1402-03).
259-	John Whytechurch, 8-9 „	(1406-07).
260.	„ 9'10 ..	(1407-08).
261.	,, 10-11 „	(1408-09).
262.	Ric. Duddeleye, 11-12 „	(1409-10).
263.	Wm. Croppethorne, 12-13 „	(1410-11).
264.	» I3-M „	(1411-12).
265.	14 H. IV.— i H.	V.
		(1412-13).
266.	1-2 Hen. V.	(1413-14).
267.	» 2-3 „	(1414-15).
268.	i> 3"4 »	(1415-16).
269.	» 5-6 ,,	(1417-18).
270.	Thos. Collewall, 7 „	(1419).
271.	Wm. Broughton, 8-9 „	(1420-21).
2-jia.	„ [Duplicate of the preceding rol/.]
272.	1-2 Hen. VI.	(1422-23).
272^.	„ [Duplicate of the preceding roll.]
273-	2-3 „	(1423-24).
274.	» 3"4 »	(1424-25).
274*.	„ [Duplicate of the preceding roll.]

Possibly SCOLARIUM, MS. scalar'. \)2

XX

ACCOUNT ROLLS OF THE OFFICIALS.

C. 275.	Wm. Broughton,	5-6 Hen. VI.	(1426-27).
276.	,,	6-7 .,	(1427-28).
377.	n	7-8 „	(1428-29).
278.	Ric. Welles,	8-9	(1429-30).
279.	Wm. Lodelow,	I3-H ,,	(1434-35)-
279«.	M	14-15 „	(1435-36).
280.	„	IS'1 6 „	(1436-37)-
281.	John Smethwyke,	7-8 Edw. IV.	(1467-68).
282.	John Malverne,	12-13 »	(1472-73)-
283.	Wm. Dene,	14-15 ».	(1474-75)-
284.	„	15-16 „	(1475-76).
285.	n	19-20 „	(1479-80).
2850.	„	20-21 „	(1480-81).
286.	,,	1-2 Ric. III.	(1483-84).
287.	„	4-5 Hen. VII.	(1488-89).
288.	John Gloucestre,	5-6 „	(1489-90).
289.	John Stratford,	15	(1499-1500).
290.	John Hardewyke,	16-17	(1500-01).
291.	Wm. Clifton,	19-20	(1502-03).
	X.	PlTANCIARIUS.1
C. 292."	Nic. de Clanefeld,	23-24 Edw. I.	(1294-95).
293-2	„	25-26 „	(1296-97).
294.	Simon Crompe,	12-13 Edw. H-	(1318-19).
295-	Robt. de Morton,	17-18 „	(1324).
296.	n	18-19 „	(1324-25).
297.	\	as ' Pitanciarius	de Hermitagio ' 3
2970.	/ 1-2, 2-3 Edw. III. (1327-29).
298.	[John] de Leye,	13-14 Edw. III.	(i339-4o).
299.	Wm. de Clyve,	H-'S »	(1340-41).
300.	M	17-18 „	(I343-44).
301.	n	18-19 „	(I344-45).
302.	„	20-21 „	(1346-47).
3°3-	Ric. de Wenlok,	29-3° »	("sss-s6)-

1 This is the form of the word in the (without a numeral), and are therefore earlier rolls. By the reign of Hen. VIII. placed under Edw. I.

it had become Pitansarius.

3 These two very short accounts (scarcely

• These two rolls should perhaps be long enough to form rolls) would seem to

referred to the corresponding years of belong to a hermit's cell attached to the

Edw. III.: cf. C. 112. They are, how- Priory, ever, dated by the years ' regis Edwardi '

ACCOUNT ROLLS OF THE OFFICIALS.

xxi

C. 304.	Ric. de Wenlok,	3o-3i	Edw. III.	(I356-57)-
3°5-	H	34-35	„	(1360-61).
306.	Thos. de Wyke,	36-37	„	(1362-63).
307.	„	37-38	„	(1363-64).
308.	Ric. de Wenlok,	44-45	„	(1370-71).
309-	Thos. de Wyke,	46-47	1)	(1372-73)-
310.	Robt. Stanes,	49-5°	))	(1375-76).
3"-	John Wytteneye,	3-4	Ric. II.	(1379-80).
312.	„	5	„	(1381).
3'3-	Wm. Merstone,	II- 1 2	n	(1387-88).
3*4-	„	13-14	n	(1389-90).
315. „ [no date]
316.	»»	17	»	(i393)-
3i7-	H	I7-I8	»	(I393-94)-
318.	John Senar,	19-20	,,	(1395-96).
3i9-	Wm. Owston,	2-3	Hen. IV.	(1400-01).
320.	Wm. Merstone,	8-9	„	(1406-07).
321.	„	13-14	„	(1411-12).
322.	H	2-3	Hen. V.	(1414-15).
323-	Thos. Collewelle,	3-4	„	(1415-16).
324-	„	4-5	H	(1416-17).
325-	Ric. Cowarne,	9	H. V.— i H.	VI.
				(1421-22).
326.	Robt. Lawarne,	2-3	Hen. VI.	(1423-24).
327-	n	4-5	J)	(1424-25).
328.	Wm. Croft,	5-6	ft	(1425-26).
329-	Thos. Lylleshull,	IO-II	It	(1431-32).
330-	Thos. Blacwell,	13-14	H	(1434-35)-
33i-	John Hanley,	14-15	n	(1435-36).
332.	ii	15-16	„	(1436-37)-
333-	John Langley,	24-25	n	(1445-46).
334-	John Smethewyke,	29-30	,,	(1450-51).
335-	„	33-34	H	(I454-55)-
336.	John Webley,	1-2	Edw. IV.	(1461-62).
337-	John Byshampton,	3-4	„	(1463-64).
338.	„	12-13	»	(I472-73)-
339-	Ric. Croppethorne,	15-16	n	(1475-76).
34«-	,.	17-18	„	(1477-78).
34i-	Wm. Hinkley, 'Michaelmas Term, 19 Edw.	IV.'
				(i479)-
342.	„	20-21	Edw. IV.	(1480-81).

XX11

ACCOUNT ROLLS OF THE OFFICIALS.

C. 343-	John Newtowne,	1-2 Ric. III.	(1483-84).
344-	»	3-4 Hen. VII.	(1487-88).
345-	John Hardewyke,	5-6 „	(1489-90).
346.	jj	10-11 „	(1494-95).
347-	j>	11-12 „	(1495-96).
348.	j»	12-13 »»	(1496-97).
349-	John Stokys,	I6-I7 »,	(1500-01).
35°.	»	17-18	(1501-02).
	XI.	PRECENTOR.
c. 351-	John de Leye,	20-21 Edw. III.	(1346-47).
352.	»	22 „	(i348).
353-	John de Lemenstre,	23-24 ,,	(i349-5°)-
354-	ii	24-25 »	(I350-51)-
355-	»	28-30 „	(1354-56).
356.	Henry de Lawerne,	32-33	(I358-59)-
357-	11	34-35 ».	(1360-61).
358.	Ric. de Henkseye,	35-36	(1361-62).
359-	»	36-37	(1362-63).
360.	John Malverne,	47	(i373)-
361.	Wm. Power,	48-49 „	(I374-75)-
362.	John Malverne,	3 Ric. II.	(1379-80.
363-	Robt. Stanes,	7-8 ,,	(1383-84)-
364.'	n	8-9 „	(1384-85)-
365-	John Malverne,	11-12 „	(1387-88).
366.'	ii	12 „	(1388).
367-	John Hatfeld,	M-I5 ..	(1390-91).
368.	»	I7-I8 „	(1393-94).
369-	n	I8-I9 ».	(I394-95)-
370.	n	2 Hen. IV.	(1400-01).
37'-'	John Clyve,	3 ..	(1401-02).
372.	Roger Shrovesbury,	7-8 „	(1405-06).
373-	Thos. Broctone,	12-13 »	(1410-11).
374-	H	I3-M »	(1411-12).
375-	John Tendbury,	7-8 Hen. V.	(1419-20).
376.	)*	1-2 Hen. VI.	(1422-23).

' These rolls have indentures attached, The most interesting is described as a

executed between the outgoing precentor ' jewel ' (iocale) in the form of an M,

and his successor in office, containing a list adorned with precious stones, no doubt a

of articles belonging to the office which badge worn or carried on a wand, were handed on from one to the other.

ACCOUNT ROLLS OF THE OFFICIALS.

XX111

C. 377-	John Stodeley,	4-5 Hen. VI.	(1425-26).
378-	Thos. Lyllesull,	i5'16 »	(1436-37).
379-	John Sudbury,	28-29 »	(1449-50).
380.	John George,	29-3°	(1450-51).
381.	Walter Fraunces,	5-6 Edw. IV.	(1465-66).
382.	John Kydyrmynster,	7-8 „	(1467-68).
383-	Ric. Mynston,	16-17	(1476-77).
384-	„	18-19 „	(1478-79).
385-	John Newton,	21-22 „	(1481-82).
386.	n	22-23 ' »	(1482-83).
387-	Ric. Mynston,	4-5 Hen. VII.	(1488-89).
388.	Thos. Mildenham,	7-8 „	(1491-92).
389-	Edm. Ledbury,	10-11 „	(1494-95).
390-	„	11-12 „	(1495-96).
39i-	Wm. Wircetur,	14-15 ..	(1498-99).
392.	Edm. Ledbury,	I6-I7 »	(1500-01).
393-	„	I7-I8 „	(1501-02).
394-	Wm. Lylsyll, *	2 Hen. VIII.	(151°)-
XII. PRIORS' ROLLS.
John [de Evesham], 1340-70.
C. 395-		14-15 Edw. III.	(1340-41).
John Hertilbury, 1444-56.
C. 396.		23-24 Hen. VI.	(1444-45).
397-		25-26 „	(1446-47).
398.		26-27 „	(1447-48).
399-		31-32 „	(I452-53)-
Thomas Musard, 1456-69.
C. 400.		38-39 >.	(1459-60).
401.		3-4 Edw. IV.	(1463-64).
402.		4-5 ,,	(1464-65).
	Robert Multon, 1469-92
C. 403.		9-10 ,,	(1469-70).
404.		10- II „	(1470-71).
405-		12-13 »	(I472-73)-
406.		18-19 ,,	(1478-79).
407.		21-22	(1481-82).
408.		1-2 RiC. III.	(1483-84).
409.		2-3 Hen. VII.	(1486-87).
410.		4-5	(1488-89).
411.		6-7 „	(1490-91).
1 Sic, for I Ric. III.	The same name as occurs C. 329, 378.

XXIV

ACCOUNT ROLLS OF THE OFFICIALS.

William More, 1518-36. C. 412 (= 106). 4120,

414. 4140. 4143. 4i5-

The rolls of Prior More are different in form from those of his pre- decessors. They contain the accounts for the year of all the officials, and exhibit a complete conspectus of the receipts and expenditure of the Convent. This is doubtless the reason why so few separate accounts of officials during the reign of Henry VIII. are preserved.

13-14 Hen. VIII.	(I52I-22).
14 ,,	(r522).
15-16 ».	(1523-24).
16-17 „	(I524-25)-
21-22 „	(1529-30).
23-24 ,,	(1531-32).
25-26 „	(! 533-34)-

XIII. REFECTORARIUS.

C. 416. Thos. More,

417. Roger Evesham,

418. John Savage,

419. Ric. Tyberton,

420. Thos. Wiche,

421. Robt. Aylysbury,

422. John Byshampton,

423. Wm. Worcestur,

424. John Halys,

17-18 Ric. II.	(I393-94)-
19-20 „	(1395-96).
10-11 Hen. VI.	(1431-32).
z8-i9 Hen. VI.	(1439-40).
33-34 „	(M54-55)-
6-7 Edw. IV.	(1466-67).
20-21 „	(1480-81).
15-16 Hen. VII.
	(1499—1500).
17-18 „	(1501-02).

XIV. SACRISTA.

C. 425- 426. 427. 428. 429.

John Clyve, John Weddesbury,

» Robt. Alvechurche,

2-3 Hen. VI. 17-18 Hen. VII. 21-22 „

23-24 » 8-9 Hen. VIII.

15 »

(1423-24). (1501-02). (1505-06). (1507-08). (1516-17). (1523)-

1 This is a roll of a character quite dif- ferent from the other Prior's rolls. It contains the accounts of Prior More as Vicar General for Cardinal Julius de' Medici, to whom Leo X. had given the bishopric

to hold in comnutidam after the death of the bishop Silvester de Gigliis. But the see is stated to be vacant, the Cardinal not having been enthroned.

ACCOUNT ROLLS OF THE OFFICIALS.

XXV

XV. SUBCELLARARIUS.
C. 431-	Wm. de Peyto,	19 Edw. II.	(i325)-
432-	Ric. Colys,	6-7 Edw. III.1	(I332'33)-
433-	John de Gloucestre.	15-16 „	(1341-42).
434-	Philip de la Broke,	17-18 „	(1343-44).
435-	Ric. de Morton,	19-20 „	(1345-46).
	John de Troubrugge,	23-24 »	(i349-5o)-
437-	„	25-26 „	(^S'-S2)-
438.	Walter de Froucestre,	26-27 „	(i352-53)-
439-	Ric. de Hengseye,	29-3° »	(1355-56).
440.	Walter de Froucestre,	30-31	(I356-57)-
441.	I(	3i-32 »	(1357-58).
442.	M	32"33 ».	(I358-59).
443-		33-34 »	(i359-6o).
444-	Wm. Merstone,	3-4 Ric. II.	(1379-80).
445-	John de Uptone,	I3'1 4 ..	(1389-90).
446.	T.R.(?Thos. Ruydyng),	20-21 „	(I396-97)-
447-	John Morton,	19-20 Hen. VI.	(1440-41).
448.	„	29-3° »	(1450-51).
449.	Ric. Upton,	12-13 Edw. Iv-	(i472-73).
45°-	John Gloucestre,	2 R. Ill— i H	.VII.
			(1484-85).
451-	Thos. Stafforde,	6-7 Hen. VII.	(1490-91).
452-	Hen. Chester,	9-10 „	(1493-94).
XVI. TUMBARIUS.
The title given to the first (only) of these officers	whose computus is
preserved is	Gustos feretrorum sanctorum Oswaldi et Wulstani.
C. 453-	John Wytteneye,	49-50 Edw. III.	(1375-76).
454-	H	1-2 Ric. II.	(1377-78).
C. 455-	John Tewkesbury,	12-13 Ric. II.	(1388-89).
456.	B	I3-M „	(1389-90).
457-	„	14-15 »	(1390-91).
458.	n	16-17 „	(*392-93)-
459-	it	18	(I394)-
45 9«-	Wm. Merstone,	18-19 „	(1394-95).
460.	„	19-20 „	(1395-96).

' In the reign of Edw. III. the Subcellarer is de»cribed as having the charge of a miU or mills at Mildenham.

xxvi ACCOUNT ROLLS OF THE OFFICIALS.

C 461. Wm. Merstone, 20-21 Ric. II. (J396-97).

462. „ 21-22 „ (1397-98).

463- ,, 22-23 .. (i398-99)-

464. „ 1-2 Hen. IV. (1399 — 1400).

465. „ 2-3 „ (1400-01).

466. „ 3-4 „ (1401-02). 467- » 4-5 » (1402-03).

468. „ 5-6 „ (1403-04).

469. Thos. More, 6-7 „ (1404-05). 47°- .. "-I2 „ (1409-10).

471. John Sudbury, 33-34 Hen. VI. ^454-55).

472. Roger Kyngstone, 15-16 Edw. IV. (1475-76).

C. 473—498 are Defective Rolls: among which one at least deserves special notice :

€.482. John.... 7 Edw. I. (1279-80).

Apparently a Cellarer's Roll, it is complete, except that the heading is unfortunately torn off. It contains an interesting list of presents (casks of wine, salmon, &c.), given to royal and noble personages.

INTRODUCTION.

T^HESE introductory remarks are intended simply to bring out into clearer light the facts mentioned in the documents them- selves. I do not possess the requisite knowledge for comparing them with the similar documents of other convents or other periods. That must be left to antiquaries and historians of far wider know- ledge than I possess ; and I hope that this small contribution of materials may be of some interest and service. The documents suggest many questions to which I am able to give no answer.

The accounts here printed are the annual abstracts for the year mentioned, A.D. 1521-2, presented by the officials, or some of the officials, of the Benedictine Monastery of Worcester, at the annual audit held shortly after Michaelmas. These officials are the Prior, the Cellerarius, the Subcellerarius, the Elemosinarius, the Magister Capellae, the Camerarius, the Pitansarius, the Precentor, the Tum- barius, the Hostillarius, the Magister Communis Cenae, the Refecto- rarius, the Infirmarius, the Coquinarius, and the Sacrista. The total of the sums that pass through their hands in the year is £1,352 igs. %^d. corresponding to about £14,000 or £15,000 of our money. Part of this, however, is counted twice over, as paid by one official to another. From other sources it is learnt that the net income of the monastery at the Dissolution was £1,290 los. 6\d. \

These accounts were in general submitted to the prior and auditor; but some suspicion had recently arisen as to the accounts ; for in Prior More's Journal it is stated that in the year A.D. 1521-2, to which these accounts belong, the Sacrist was bound on oath to submit his accounts to the Bishop or his deputy, and not to the Prior.

It is, perhaps, worth recalling that this was an eventful year in the history of the monastery, though no traces of the events occur

1 Noake— Monastery and Cathedral of Worcester, p. 230.

xxvill INTRODUCTION.

in the accounts. In the year A.D. 1521, Sylvester Giglis, Bishop of Worcester, died at Rome ; and the bull of Leo condemning Luther was delivered to the prior, sede vacante. In July, A.D. 1521, the prior and convent returned a submissive answer, and Noake tells us x that the populace of Worcester, to manifest their sympathy with the cause of the Reformation, defaced the high cross before the Guildhall.

The great majority of the accounts of the monastery that still exist are written on parchment, the skins being sewn together end- wise so as to form a long strip, and then rolled up and tied. They are often written on both sides. But it happens that the accounts for four consecutive years, not all of them complete, are written on paper, as was the custom after the dissolution of the monastery, and are in the form of a volume. Its nature can be judged from the facsimile of p. 133 of the manuscript, printed opposite p. 26 2. It is the second of these four years that I have selected for transcription.

The volume also contains the accounts of the bailiffs and col- lectors of some of the manors for the same years. The total of their accounts in the first of these years, prior to deductions, is £704 13*. 34<£, and the net total is considerably less. It is plain, there- fore, that this volume does not give a complete account of the revenues of the priory.

" The contents of the volume, of which some leaves have been misplaced in binding, are as follows : —

pp. 1—43. 12-13 Hen. VIII. Accounts of bailiffs, &c. » 44 — 69- » ,, Accounts of all officials,

except Coquinarius and Sacrista.

„ 70—113. 13-14 Hen. VIII. Accounts of bailiffs, &c. ,,115 — 140. „ „ Accounts of all officials,

except Sacrista. „ 149—189. 14-15 Hen. VIII. Accounts of bailiffs, &c.

„ 191 — 216.1

, r » „ Accounts of all officials.

„ 141— 146. J

„ 217—254. 15-16 Hen. VIII. Accounts of bailiffs, &c. ,,255—287. „ „ Accounts of all officials.

' P- 214- Road, Worcester, and leave nothing to be

* All the facsimiles are from photographs desired, taken by Mr. Arthur Neale, Braemar, Bath

INTRODUCTION. XXIX

" The disarrangement of leaves made it at first appear that the accounts of officials were more incomplete than they are. The absence of the Sacrist's accounts in the first two years is probably not accidental, nor due to the loss of a couple of leaves, as might be conjectured for the second year. It must be considered in connexion with the statement as to these accounts in the Prior's Journal. The absence of the accounts of the coquinarius in the first year is not due to the loss of leaves: for the Infirmarius's accounts end on p. 69, and the verso (p. 70) contains the commencement of the Bailiffs accounts for the second year." These two paragraphs are extracted from a letter written to me by the Dean of Westminster.

The accounts of a single year may be taken as fairly representative of the period ; a large proportion of the items in any one year being identical with items in the years before and after ; but in order to give a more comprehensive view of the accounts of the period I have in this introduction noted occasionally some of the items occurring in the abstracts of other years which are not represented in that of the year selected.

Before proceeding to the examination of these abstracts it may be well to say a few words on the accounts of which they are the abstracts. For besides these abstracts there were the detailed accounts of the bailiffs and rent collectors of the different manors to which I have referred ; a specimen of these is given in Ap- pendix I. There were also the detailed accounts of the officials of the monastery, as to their expenditure : and these are constantly referred to in the abstracts — parcelle particulariter plenius liquent — parcelle plenius liquent per jornale suum — ut patet per rentale — per indenturas — ut patet per tallium — per jornale coram domino priore et auditore debits examination. The nature of these detailed accounts of expenditure can be inferred from Prior More's journal, which gives his weekly accounts for many years, and appears from his abstract to have been in some form submitted to audit. A specimen page of this is given in facsimile in Appendix III., p. 47. A facsimile is also given at p. 54 of a portion of the roll of a coquinarius, which supplies the menu, and the cost of the dinner, for every day in the year. There were also the detailed accounts of the receipts of each official, giving the rents of lands and tene- ments actually paid tenninis sanctorum Michaelis, Andree, Annun- ciationis et sancti Johannis Baptiste. C. 200 (b) is a good specimen

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of such an account of the elemosinarius. Two or three lines from it may be given as an illustration : —

Ex tenemento uno scilicet sexto a • porta in Sudbury Strete sinistra parte

ex opposito tenement! Henrici Brun-

> 2s. 6d., 2s. 6d., 2s. 6d., 2s. 6d.

fords per annum ad terminos usuales videlicet.

Ex tenemento quondam Rusby, quondam Thomae Carter, et modo William Wybbe tenet per annum ad terminos usuales.

The former of these two entries shows that houses in streets were not yet numbered, and the latter entry may interest some of the great family of Webbs, who still live in Worcester. It shows how regularly one of their possible ancestors paid his modest quarterly rent.

The length and apparent complexity of the abstracts of the accounts of the monastery arises in part from the fact that the manors and farms were given or assigned to certain offices in the convent, and not to the convent as a whole. Each of the officers has, therefore, his own estates and revenues and officials, and holds his own curia or court, and pays his own contribution to the Order of id. per mark. The elemosinarius, for example, rides out to Icome with his seneschal to hold a curia as lord of the manor. Some of our documents are the records of such courts. Then further, each of the manors, though held by one official, was subject to certain charges upon it payable to other persons. The second item in the prior's receipts — percipit de cellerario pro secunda vestura de Dydeley per annum . . . 6s. Sd. — is of this nature. The home estate, ' Wigorn.,' is appropriated in part to the cellerarius. He receives rents of tenements and lands in civitate Wigorn. et suburbiis [pp. I, 70, 149, 2I7]1, and the rents of some farms, among them 40?. pro secunda vestura — the aftermath — de Dydeley (? Diglis). But he has to pay to the Bishop a quit rent "duoritm tenementorum de novo edificatorum juxta lle Cardynalls Hatte' quondam vocatum Holdefords Inne" [p. i], and a quit rent \2d. for a tenement in Broad Street. He pays to the precentor a rent of

1 The numbers in square brackets refer to the pages in the manuscript volume from which the transcription is made.

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26s. 8d. for a tenement in Newport : to the Bishop pro via liabenda — a right of road — in Dudeley izd., and, as has been said, to the prior, fro secimda vestura de Dydeley, 6s. %d.

The variations from year to year in the receipts arise partly from fines on renewal of rents. Thus [p. 261] the cellerarius enters — de fine Ricardi Chylde pro Myldenliams Mylle hoc anno — £20. There are also variable 'heriotts'; for example in 18 Henry VIII. the Elemosinarius reports at his curia the death of Henry Staunton, and the payment by his widow of a furiott videlicet optimum animal bovem colons rubii pretii I2s., on the payment of which amount ipsa fecit fidelitatem et admissa est tenens. The sale of wood, cattle, salt, coal, building materials, &c., is also variable. The rents of houses are also a varying item. Some houses are reported as indecassa, or indecata, which seems to mean out of repair (decasus). In some cases the tenant negat solvere ; in others recessit cum redditu or redditu non soluto ; in others redditus detinetur. Sometimes there is no rent, quia tenementum vacuum jacet. In addition to rents paid in money, presents or tribute were sent from the manors. For example, on fol. 5 1 of the Prior's ' Jornale ' is a note that during the year he had received 120 pairs of pigeons from Crowle, 44 pairs from the Priory Cote, 100 couple of conies from Henwick, 25 couple from Batnall, and 14 from Hallow.

The abstracts of the receipts of each official are rendered in a nearly identical form, as will be seen by reference to the printed specimens that follow. The main item in the receipts is the net total of the rents received through bailiffs and collectors of certain lands, farms and tenements, and of the pensions or payments from certain Churches. A detailed account of these has previously been submitted to the auditor. To this main item are added small fixed payments which come mainly through other officials of the monas- tery, and variable items often of considerable interest, such as legacies, and offerings by pilgrims in money and wax. The last of these, as will be seen by reference to the Sacrist's accounts, amounted in value to £49 gs. I \d.

The abstracts of the expenditure are more varied. In general we have first the redditus resoluti, fixed charges on the rents, due to outsiders. In some cases there follow the decassorum redditus, allowances for rents not received ; stipendia monac/iorum, payments made to the officers, members and servants of the convent : feoda

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et vadia, payments made to officials who are not monks by way of salaries or gratuities ; corodia, or allowances ; solutiones necessarie, payments for repairs of tenements, for the repair of the chancel of the church in his manor, and for repair of bridges, for articles used in the office, and the fee to the professional accountant for making the abstract — pro factura prcesentis compoti ; then follow items for hospitality, and for the special duties of his office, and for the furniture of his chamber or camera, and finally for sundries impossible to classify.

A few remarks may now be made on the accounts of each officer in order ; and first of the Prior, or the Lord Prior, as he was now styled.

In addition to these abstracts there exists in our collection a journal of William More, the last prior but one, giving his daily and weekly expenditure from A.D. 1518 — 1535.

This journal has never been published in extenso, but it has been often quoted and referred to : it is full of interest, but in this intro- duction I do not propose to make more than a very few quotations from it. It contains 1 57 folios.

The prior's total receipts in the year selected were £248 $s. 8d., of which £237 12s. 2\d. comes from rents and pensions. Among the few variable items in his receipts are such as these [p. 255], de elemosinario pro bona cujusdam felonis apud Icombe 35. $d. [p. 191], de relevio"1 Margarete Alflete de Bonhamstede, \2d,

His expenditure was on a large scale; he had several manor- houses in which he used periodically to reside ; he had a large retinue of gentlemen and servants in attendance ; he entertained magnates and gave liberal presents. An entry in the year A.D. 1524 runs: in expends et regardis datis domino episcopo etfamulis suis existentibus apud monasterium nostrum hoc anno £j y. ^d. A visit to London cost him £23 I2j. &,d. There were gifts to the King in that year of £9 13^. 4^., and to the Cardinal of 6or. The last roll preserved of the priorate of William More is dated 25-26 Henry VIII. [A.D. I533-4]t and the last item named in his expenditure is solutum

1 Kelevium — droit qui se paye au seigneur was given me by Father Gabriel, the learned

a chaque mutation de proprietairefaite autre- librarian of the Benedictine monastery of

ment qu' a prix d'argent. Lexicon Manuale Einsiedeln, to whom, in Sep. 1907, I shewed

par W. H. Maigne d'Annis. It gives me this manuscript, pleasure to acknowledge that this reference

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magistro Thome Cromewell pro feodo suo per annum, 53*. ^d. In Appendix II. we see how largely he would spend, and incur debt, for a new mitre and pastoral staff: and in other years we see proofs of his expenditure on his manor-houses. The following extracts are illustrative : —

[p. 256.] Et computat solutum pro diversis ntenciliis et aliis rebus necessariis emptis videlicet pro hangings de Say lectis sterniis tarn ad cameram domini prioris apnd Wigorn. quam apud manerium de Crowle hoc anno £12 os. od. Et computat solutum domino regi sibi concessum per clerum in favorem ct auxilium officii cellcrarii hoc anno, £20 os. od. Item solutum est Johanni ffowlys et aliis carpinteriis labor- antibus pro nova edificacione manerii nostri de Crowle in favorem et auxilium cellerarii hoc anno, £18 i$s. id. In the following year (C. 414) we read : pro canvas empto pro picturis camere, 6oJ. 4d. Item solutum pro un0 lapide mormorio cum apparatu ejusdem empto apud London vocato a buryle stone, £10 os. od.

I will give one quotation from the Prior's Journal for this year. " Mem. that I have bourth to lend to my lorde Cardinall towards his "jorney to Calys for to treate of peese bytweene the frenche king " and the empor, 6 horses, the price of them £40 4*. od. Item payd " for 6 saddulls, brydulls, and the harnes to the same with 6 letherne " halters for them 46s. iod."

Nothing but a transcription of his journal, however, or a full analysis of its contents, can give an adequate idea of his varied expenditure and interests.

The cellerarius has a large income, amounting in this year to £455 i$s. io^d. The item from fines, &c., varies considerably : the average of 5 years being £6$ 135-. od., whereas in the year selected it is only £45 los. 2d. No details are given as to his expenditure in these abstracts. It is simply stated as pro omnibus expends et allocationibus.

We may, however, infer from a roll of the cellerarius of 11-12 Henry VII. (C. 105) that at that time he drew his income from 29 manors, besides profits from wool and beer ; and that his outgoings were classed under many heads — Redditus resoluti ; pensiones perpetue (such as the payments to chaplains at Grimley, Tedynton and Alston, and to the rector of Himbleton) ; fees to lay officials ; cost of visits of the King's Judges of Assize ; purchase for the

C

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convent of extra beer and bread ; of corn, malt, and barley ; repair of pipes that bring water, of the Gestenhall, of the cloister, of pavements in the city, of the aula Hostillarii, et aliarum domorum infra monasterium ; the purchase of firewood, eggs, butter, cheese, milk ; of oats and mustard ; cost of shoeing his horses and those of the prior ; salaries of brewers and bakers and barbers and millers and valets and others; among them to two 'ffere beters,' a pal- fridarius, and uni garcioni coquino ; cost of a new antiphon ; ex- penses of the prince, and a gift to the king.

He acted, in fact, as treasurer to the monastery.

The subcellerarius has to give an account of all the corn, rye and barley that is delivered in kind. We learn from his accounts that the convent consumed about 6 quarters of wheat per week, and that 520 quarters of barley were used during the year in making beer. An attempt is made in Appendix IV. to approximate on these data to the number of persons who lived at the convent.

The accounts of the elemosinarius are of much interest. His total receipts in the selected year were £88 i$s. id. and vary but little. The chief item, £80 IQS. 8d., comes, as in the case of other officials, from rents of land, houses and ' pensions,' dicto officio pertinentibus. Some of these were endowments given to perpetuate the memory of John Evesham, W. Mollens, T. Carter and R. Molton, hy providing annual payments to members of the convent. It appears from one of the items in his receipts that he was lord of the manor of Icombe. The roll C. 200 (b), referred to above, furnishes full particulars of the income of this office.

His expenditure deserves analysis ; after deducting the fixed charges of 22J. gd., and the deductions in the next group amounting to i6j. 8d., the whole of the rest of his expenditure this year is either in the form of gifts to the poor, or of salaries and allowances to the members of the convent. It will be found that out of total net receipts of £86 ijs. n\d., £29 is. $d. is the sum given to the poor, and £57 i6s. 6\d. is spent within the convent.

Other years show little variety. In C. 414 is an item pro renovatione vasorum in domo elemosinarii, 6s. 8d. ; which shows that he had a separate house, or may refer to the almonry, a special

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building in which the poor men lived, and in which other poor men were fed. There is also an interesting item denarii soluti Johanni Wasshebourne generoso pro lite sedenda pro tilna (toll) de Ancredam nuper in discordia inter dominum priorem et predictum Johannem . . . 2os. The elemosinarius was lord of the manor of Ankerden.

There are other instances of arbitration referred to in these accounts. Thus on [p. 108], after an entry of a sum has been made, there is added the explanation— ut patet per arbitrium domini Abbatis Wynckecombe et Roberti Wye.

There is an item, such as that which follows, occurring fre- quently in the accounts of other years, which happens not to be represented in that of this year— pro fecuniis distribute pro obitu fratris Ricardi Lynsey morientis hoc anno 2s. 6d.

The magister capellce appears from these accounts to have the charge of the Lady Chapel, and of the boys and novices of the convent, and to have a master under him. His income amounts to £26 14*. 8d. from houses and land, and there appears to be an endowment of 40^. founded by Bishop Alcock. His chief ex- penditure is on the salary of the Master, Daniel Boyse, and on the food and clothes, boots and slippers of the boys. There is no actual record of the number of the boys, unless it may be inferred from the first item in the stipendia that it was 14. Daniel Boyse held this post from this year till his death in 25-26 Henry VIII. He was probably a priest, as we may infer from the sacrist's account.

That the magister capella was in charge of the Lady Chapel and its service books appears probable from the standing items in his accounts, pro olio empto pro sustentatione unius lampadis pendentis in capelle Beate Marie, and, pro cera empta ad usum dicte capelle; and also from occasional items, such as [p. 202], pro factura duorum magnificat et unius misse de square note et alterius misse de quinque partibus una cum le prikinge ejusdem ... 13^. 6,d. [p. 267], pro le prykinge unius libri de priksonge ad usum officii hoc anno . . . 6s. Sd. item pro duobus antifonis . . . 3-r. 4</. ; and in C. 414, pro novis cantilenis emptis ad usum capelle. He also supplies the master with a ' surples.'

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The Camerarius or Chamberlain is lord of the manor of Stoke and Cudston, and receives from all sources £66 IQS. 6d. Of this sum 6s. 8d. is given to the poor, £8 i6s. 6d. is spent on fixed fees and wages, £32 i/j. od. is spent in payments to monks and other salaries ; expenses and repairs amount to £5 los. ^d. The special province of the Camerarius appears to be the provision of clothes for the monks, and on this is spent nearly the whole of the last group of items, £11 8s. $d. Among his receipts a few years later (C. 415), we find, de proficuis vestimentorum fratris Willelmi Lynsyll morientis hoc anno una cum vestimentis dementis Hartylbury, I2s. 8d. In these entries and in the entry in the account of the Elemosinarius just referred to, a record is preserved of the deaths of the monks.

It throws some light on the office of the Camerarius to quote here a few entries from other years, e.g. [p. 59], pro tribus desens l et una quere de corves (leather), 24$. ; pro ocriis et vampes emptis pro conveniu, £3 2s. od. [p. 59], pro 24 virgatis panni vocati lyncy wyncy at 6d. per ell, 1 2 s., pro panno lanio pro soccis et caligis inde fiendis ; [p. 205] pro panno linio empto pro maundy clothis inde fiendis, and [p. 270], pro clausura unius sepis cum le quicke sette apud sanctum Johannem . . . 6s. id., pro quatuor peciis de stamine largo . . . 6os., pro una pecia staminis stricti continenti xxx virgatas . . . IOJ. He also possesses a house of his own, and has to repair its kitchen chimney.

The pitanciarius has an income of £53 15.?. \Qd. ; a small part of this is spent on fixed payments, and repairs, and other working expenses ; but the bulk of his income, £45 "js. lid., provides allow- ances and stipends in money for the members of the convent. When a monk celebrates his first mass, the pitancer gives a special allowance of food to the convent, thus [p. 207] — pro pitancia data conventui pro Thoma Grymley celebrante primam missam hoc anno 2s. This entry also occurs in the accounts of other officials.

The importance in the convent of the office of Precentor must not be estimated by the relative magnitude of his official income.

1 desens, perhaps dozens, ocriis et vampes, of short stockings or hose, which came up perhaps leggings and short leather ' spats." only to the ancles " ; also " the upper Bailey's Dictionary gives for vamps " a sort leather of a shoe."

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He only receives £10 izs. %d. per annum. In his expenditure, besides the £j us. lod. which is spent within the convent in salaries, there are interesting items recurring every year in the form of payments to the Passionistri, or singers of the Passion Gospels in Lent, and to the special preachers in Lent, Advent, and on the Rogation Days. He pays them at the rate of 3-r. 4</. for a sermon. The only other item that specially pertains to his office is for the repair of books in the choir.

In other years there is the allowance of 2s. to the convent when- ever a monk celebrates his first mass; and in A.D. 1524-5 (C. 414) begins the solutum domino regi sibi per clerum conctssum, ios., item in denariis solutis domino cardinali, 1 8d.

The tumbarius has the charge of the tombs, with the income of £12 145. od., and this is mainly expended on the candles burnt at the tombs. He appears to own property in St. Clement's and ' the Knowle,' and elsewhere in Worcester. The relics appear to have been carried round the cathedral or the city in a torchlight procession, for which the tumbarius was responsible.

In the previous year [p. 64] there are items, pro cera et clavis pro cista in quo Johannes Constacius episcopus jacet1 ; . . . iod., item pro tribus ceris pendentibus ad pixides sanctorum Oswaldi et Wolstani . . . izd. ; and in 1524—5 he too is called on to pay increased sums to the king and cardinal.

The hostillarius conies next, with the small income of .£8 2s. od. : this however is a total specially augmented hoc anno by the last two items amounting to £$ os. od.

It will be seen from the facsimile opposite p. 26 that the name of Robert Alchurche, the subprior, was substituted for that of Clement Hartylbury at the last moment, after the account was drafted and partly filled in ; for it is evident that the last two items were written in after the words Summa totalis recepte had been written. The expenditure is equally exceptional. It is perhaps reasonable to conjecture that Clement Hartylbury, who had this year accepted the office, wanted a new bed, but that his office did not provide him

1 John de ConsUntiis, died Sep. 14, 1198, buried in the Cathedral.

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income enough to buy one ; and that his friend the subprior stepped in, took the office, raised a special subscription for the purpose, cut off the usual payment to the fratres prczdicatores et minores, and some other gifts, ran into debt a few shillings, supplied an excellent bed, and then retired from the office. We find Clement Hartylbury is the hostillarius for the three following years ; and he continues to improve the accommodation of the hostelry or guesthouse. Besides the expenditure mentioned in the note, he buys in successive years I brushe, 2 alias pro vino imponendo, a pulvinar or bolster, and 4 alias de stanno, viz. " potell, quarte, pyte, and peny potte "... 4J. 5//. ; another pair of linthiamina or sheets, and a ' curten de bokerltam ' emptum pro fenestra in camera hostillarii ; and finally two 'fyre showlys' for iSd., and a ' chevy ndishe ' for i8d.

In the left-hand margin of the facsimile will be seen certain marks. Similar marks occur elsewhere. In the account of the subcellerarius, opposite the first ' Summa' [p. 118], they are in 5 columns, not 3 as in the facsimile ; in [p. 1 19] opposite the ' Summa totalis ' in 3 columns ; in [p. 121] opposite the 'Summa totalis' in 4 or 5 ; and in other years in 3, 4, and 5 columns. I am not able to explain what they mean. They are known to be connected with the way of counting by chequers.

The magister communis cence has an income of ^13 6s. yd. The main items in his expenditure are the purchase in the city of beef for breakfast in the convent for 38 weeks at i$d, a week, and the cost of food for supper for 41 weeks, at 2s. ^d. a week. He is charged with the payment to his brethren for masses every week to be said in the Chapel of Saint George for the soul of Sir Thomas Lyttelton. He appears also to be in charge of the dovecotes.

The refectorarius is one of the less important officials. In suc- cessive years we have John Berowe, William Fordham (who is also cellerarius), William Wyche, and Thomas Hurbrugge. The income is only £2 12s. 6d. It is his duty to light the refectory, and to supply table-cloths and napkins, and other table requisites. There is little variation in his accounts ; but in following years he buys i 'pottell potte' for i^d., and pays/ro emendacione lez aundyers in mia, (andirons in the misericordia), etc., 2s. $d. ; for tribus candelabris, 45-. ; and duobus lampadibus cum cordulis, $d, ; i>ro renovatione trium

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salienum (probably saltcellars), \2d., and pro uno coopertorio pro cipho supprioris, ^d., and the renewal of a ' bason ' in the lavatory.

The infirmarius has an income of .£13 13^. od. Payments within the convent absorb £7 i6s. iod.; and the special items connected with his office for food and other expenses incurred on behalf of the sick vary with their number, as indicated in the note. In the year preceding that for which the account is printed there were no such expenses. It is in his accounts that in each year we read of pay- ments to le dandry et duobus deycis. These three are monks, since together with the 5 officials who precede them, and the 33 monks that follow, they make up the number 41, corresponding to the accounts of the pitancer, who gives allowances to subprior, precentor and 39 other monks. But who are the ' dandry ' and the two ' deyces ? '

The coquinarius has a very important post as provider of all the meat and fish— pro omnibus victualibus tarn carnium quam piscium emptis septimanatim — consumed in the convent. His receipts from the estates assigned to him amount to £131 15^. 6d. ; and this sum is considerably increased by the sale of hides, fat, dripping, &c., and by the profits of his own farms, and byres, and piggeries. The total amounts to £162 ijs. 8d.

There are many interesting items in his expenditure ; we learn that there was a magister tabulae in refectorio, a larderer and other assistants. He gives pitance to the Passionistri, who gave help on Palm Sunday. He pays the stipends in whole or in part of many officers of the prior and the convent ; of the generosi or esquires, the porter, groom, and valet de chambre of the prior, and several others. Two years later we note the additional item of 4os. to the king.

Then follows a statement of the cost of each week's supplies, varying from 42^. to £4 2s. od. at Christmas, and averaging £2 1 5^. 2d. The week is, generally speaking, defined by the first words of the introit for the Sunday. I do not know what the cost of meat was at that time ; but if it is taken at \d. per. lb., this sum, if spent only on meat, would provide about 190 Ibs. a day. Some specimens of the detailed weekly accounts of a coquinarius, shewing the cost, but not the quantity, of all the items supplied, is given in Ap- pendix VI.

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Finally, there is the sacrista. His total income is £168 $s. 6d. ; and some of the items in his receipts are of special interest. What is meant by pro brasio de collect ore cum cruce Sancti Wolstani hoc anno . . . 12s. ? in the year following the amount thus raised is 13^. lod. Brasium is brace or malt. The quadrantes Penticoste, or Whitsun farthings, the profits Sigilli fraternitatis beatce Maries, and the brevia, all call for further elucidation. The offerings of pilgrims in money and wax, and perhaps of cattle, are of large amount. The weight of wax given must have been about 13 cwt.

There are many items also in the expenditure that should be noted. Among the fixed payments, such as those to the Bishop and the Abbot of Bordesley, and allowances to members of the convent, we find items — pro portacione draconis l et vexillarum in septimana rogationis, and charges connected with the feast Corpus Christi, which show that processions were under the charge of the sacrist.

Then follows the large salary of £10 i6s. od.—magistro Lewes magistro carnarie — probably the capella carnaria (charnel house) ; and salaries to many other officials ; salaries to a capellanus, a subsacrista, three clerici ecclesice, two servants in the sacristy ; to the caretaker of the bells, the cymbal in the cloister which sounded for meals, and the clock ; and to the cocus sacriste and other officials. The sacrist was, therefore, the head of a considerable staff of ministrants in the cathedral.

He pays for the bread used in the mass — ' Syngynge bredd,' and for the wine ; for wax candles, oil, lamps, incense ; for gloves for the convent, albs and other vestments ; hangings for the altar ; and in a word for all that is required for the services except the books. He pays the lathami or masons pro consummation nove altaris vocati Jesus alter, £10 is. lod. In the only other sacrist's account which is nearly contemporary, a sacrist pays pro ffrynges de cerico et satten de Brugges, etc. [286], £6 us. \od. ; pro duobus calicibus, £8 I is. od. ; pro uno schippe de argento et deaurato cum uno cochltario, £$ lOs. od. ; and he has the repairs of certain roofs, ubi magis indiget, in the cathedral, spending £24 8s. od. on lead alone, a sum which would purchase more than 4 tons. He has the repair of windows, paying vitriaribus pro sowder plumbo, etc. In the latest roll [1533-4],

4 For the processional Dragon see Dr. Wickham Legg's references in Westminster Missal \\\. 1511.

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Humphrey Webley is sacrist, and there is an item pro reparations

organorum in capella Beats Marie, £4 1 2J. $d.

I have now indicated some of the chief points of interest in the separate accounts of the officials of the convent which are here printed, and I will add a few paragraphs on various matters arising out of the accounts, which may find here a more natural place than in either notes or appendices.

For example, a few notes on prices obtained from the records of this period may be interesting. Barley is at 5.?. ^d. a quarter ; wheat at 4*. 4^., 5-y., 6j. 8d., 8j. a quarter. If we consider that a man consumes about i quarter of wheat in a year, and take the cost of I quarter of wheat at 6j. and of the bread that is made from it at I2J., it appears that the cost of bread for a man for a day is about \d. ; cattle (boves), are at about icw., but elsewhere 2 boves and I vacca, who died ex morina (of a murrain), are counted as worth 36^. 8d., and the optimum animal bovem colons rubii taken as a heriott was worth I2J. A hogshead of claret is 24?. 6d. A Ib. of almonds is \\d. ; of rice, id. A 'lyttel black ambling horse' (Prior's Journal, fol. 50), 14^. yd. A grey horse, 2or. ; others from i6s. od. to 28s. Set. A cart, 22s. Lead, $j. 8</. a cwt ' Brussell ' carpet, 8d. an ell. Dyeper, ^d. and 6d. an ell. An alb is 4^. jd. ; wax is 8d. a Ib.

The names of various streets and localities in Worcester occur in these accounts, and it may interest local antiquaries to see a list of them. Besides the altus vicus, or High St., and latus vicus, or 'brode' St., we find Gosethorne Strete, ffroggmylle lane, Wod- staffe (or Woddestaffe) St., Hylton St., Byrteporte, Keyen Strete, Eporte, Cokenstrete, Greyfrers St., le Melechoppynge, Banhams- vyne, Busshopstrete, Knowle yende, fforgate St., barreyate, rotten- rewe, crepulgate, Newport, le Archard, Crokebarowe hylle, and Sudbrugge. The number might be considerably increased from the documents in class B.

The sums mentioned in these abstracts as spent outside the convent, in the manors belonging to the convent, are small. We read of the repairs of the chancel of Stoke Church, 13^., of a bridge near the forest of Feckenham, zs. $d., and of another, vocati Knightsforde Brugge [265], icxw., of pavement in St. Clement's, 7s., of the glass in a window of the chancel of Cropthorne Church,

d

xlii INTRODUCTION.

and a few similar items. But it must be noted that it is not to these abstracts that we should look for such payments, but to the accounts of the bailiffs of the manors with which this intro- duction does not deal. Thus in the accounts [pp. 22, 23] of the bailiff and collector of Tedynton, the gross rents are £32 12s. $d., but among the deductions from this are, in denariis solutis duobus capellanis de Tedynton et Alvston pro stipendiis eorum £6 i$s. ^d. So in the accounts for Worcester there are payments, super pre- ceptorem S. Wolstani, to the prior minoris Malverni, and super preceptorem S. Oswaldi, before the balance is paid into the hands of the prior and cellerarius.

I do not know whether from any source the dedications of all the altars in the Cathedral are known. In these accounts may be noted nine altars, Nomine Jesu, Beate Marie, S. Johannis Baptistse, S. Stephani, S. Oswaldi, S Wolstani, S. Cecilise, S. Georgii, and S. Edmundi. But there were others besides these.

A few words should be said on the principles which I have endeavoured to follow in the transcriptions. They will be best understood by reference to the facsimile opposite p. 26.

There is no doubt that the recognised contractions, such as occur in pradictum and in qvia and primus in the first two lines, should be fully expanded for the convenience of the reader. The doubt and difficulty arises as to the inflections and case endings which are usually omitted, and as to often recurring symbols which barely suggest the words they are known by experience to stand for. The word campus, or comput. in the first two lines, and in the first lines of the two later paragraphs, will serve as an illustration. Any inflection of the verb compute, or its participles, or of the substantives computus and computator, may be intended. To some extent the completion is conjectural, but it is often determined by reference to other documents where it is less contracted. For example, the comput. in the second line is sometimes found as computant. suggesting com- putantis.

Another doubt and difficulty is illustrated by the first two words of the third line. The letters s and r are the only letters decipherable. Do they stand for Summa receptce, or Summa reddituum, or for some other words ? They are found, by reference to other documents, to stand for Sed responded

Other words can only be transcribed by comparison with parallel

INTRODUCTION. xliii

passages. For example, the fourth word from the end of line 4 in the last paragraph can only be read as predicatorum from its constant association with minorum, sometimes in expanded forms.

The use of capitals is not consistent ; for example, Officii in the last paragraph occurs both with capital letter and without it. I have not, therefore, been scrupulous to copy capitals.

Finally, I wish to acknowledge my obligations to the general editor of these transactions for advice as to the proofs, and infinite patience with my corrections, and further obligations, which I cannot overrate, to the Dean of Westminster (Dr. J. Armitage Robinson), and to the Rev. R. R. Rackham, for comparing the whole of the transcript with the original, and correcting, by their wide experience, several systematic errors into which as a beginner I had fallen, and some other blunders which would have disfigured these pages but for their most kind, prolonged, and efficient help.

I have also to thank Mr. I. H. Jeayes, of the Department of Manuscripts of the British Museum, for revising my transcript of the roll given in Appendix VI., and for some notes upon it which I have embodied.

It is hoped that some further selections may be published from this interesting collection of documents relating to the Priory of Worcester.

JAMES M. WILSON. COLLEGE, WORCESTER. November, 1907.

CORRIGENDA.

p. xi. Add to note ', These two rolls belong to Winchester. p. 51. Line 10, n,for cellarius read cellerarius.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

To face

A. Facsimile of the offidum hostittarii (p. 133 of A. xvii.) n" x 8".

Worcester Cathedral Library . . . p. 26

B. Facsimile of a page (fol. 41 A. xi) 12" x 8" of Prior More's

' Jornale ' (A.D. 1522). Worcester Cathedral Library . p. 47

C. Facsimile of part of a Coquinarius roll (C. 169), giving the

kitchen account for every day in the year. This page contains two weeks, Dominica ad te tevavi, and Dominica populus Syon. Dated 13-14 [Ed. III.?] The roll is 10" wide. Worcester Cathedral Library . # . p. 54

ACCOUNTS OF THE PRIORY OF WORCESTER

FOR THE YEAR 13-14 HENRY VIII. 1521—2.

[p. 115.] Compotus Willelmi More prioris hujus monasterii a ffesto sancti Michaelis Archangel! anno regni regis Henrici Octavi xiii° usque ad idem ffestum sancti Michaelis Arch- angeli anno ejusdem regis xiiii0 videlicet per unum annum integrum.

£ s. d. Remanentia1. Respondet de remanente anni pre- \ o i i

cedentis ut in pede ejusdem /

Sed 1 respondet de certis redditibus terris ffirmis ~\

ac pencionibus prout parcelle particulariter V 237 12 2£

plenius liquent ex certitudine per annum J

Item percipit de cellerario pro secunda vestura 2 -j

de Dydeley per annum J

Item percipit de predicto cellerario pro ffyrrettis \

per annum /

Item percipit de predicto cellerario pro uno dolio 1

: . ioo

vmt per annum J

Item percipit de capitalibus redditibus in Crop- )

thorn per annum J

Item percipit de infirmario pro medicinis per 1

13 4 annum J

Item de tumbario per annum 18

Item de camerario pro capitalibus redditibus de \ Stoke per annum J

1 The word Nulla after remanentia has of Charter rolls, vol. i., p. 114, there is

been struck out. This explains the sed pre- a summary of a grant to John of Monmouth

fixed to the next item. In the duplicate and his heirs, of the forest of Trivel (diocese

roll C. 106 nulla is altogether omitted, and of Hereford) with the lands and growth

the s ed is replaced by ft. (vestura) of the said forest. "It seems to

' secunda vestura. This is a standing be a Latinized form of Weax-nes (from

item in the prk>r's accounts. It appears Anglo-Saxon weax-an, to grow) = increase

to mean 'second growth." The Rev. Ed- growth." mond McCIure tells me that in the Calendar

ACCOUNTS OF THE PRIORY OF WORCESTER.

£ S. d.

Item de ffirma warenne de Chorleton per manus v

Willelmi Dyngley per annum

Item de redditu pro le Churchehous de Grymley \

2 per J

Item de redditu pro le Churchehous de Hallowe •» per annum J

Item de le Churchehous de Doderhylle per annum 4

Item de le Churchehous de Tyberton per annum 2

Summa totalis recepte £248 y. 8d.

De quibus allocatur eidem domino priori pro sti-

pendio famulorum ospicii sui hoc anno Item allocatur eidem pro vestura famulorum ejus-

dem hospicii sui hoc anno

20

Item pro victualibus emptis et expenditis in eodem 1

58 4 o hospicio suo hoc anno J

Item solutum pro vino amaro olio et aliis condi- ^

I 20

mentis emptis pro eodem hospicio /

Item solutum pro speciebus1 diversorum generum 1 emptis ad usum ejusdem hospicii J

Summa £111 IDS. 8d.

[p. 116.] Item eidem domino priori pro vino clareto 2 •»

et rubio empto ad usum dicti hospicii hoc anno } Item pro vino duke empto et expendito in dicto \

hospicio hoc anno /

Item pro candelis de cepo8 emptis ad usum dicti \

hospicii hoc anno )

Item solutum pro indumentis emptis ad usum cor- \

poris ejusdem domini prioris hoc anno i

Item in regardis 4 datis clavigeris civitatis Wigorn ")

una cum le typpestaffe /

Item solutum conventui pro speciebus ad ffestum 1

20 o omnium sanctorum per annum )

' species — spices. The roll has et com- Prior More's journal being 24*. (>d. a hogs-

pulat solutum. head.

* claretum — this sum would buy about 16 3 ctpum — fat, tallow, for common use.

hogsheads of such wine, the price named in * regarJum — a gratuity.

PRIOR.

Item solutum conventui ad manus magistri com-

munis cene pro O Sapiencia1 Item solutum pro aucis z datis conventui hoc anno Item conventui pro jantaculo8 in fferia secunda

pasche per annum Item vicario sancti Petri pro decimis de Batynhalle

per annum Item solutum barbitonsori ejusdem domini prioris

hoc anno Item solutum Ricardo Godeyer pro Colmore hoc

anno Item allocatur eidem domino priori pro diversis

expencis solutionibus regardis datis et emptis

prout parcelle plenius liquent per jornale suum

hoc anno Item solutum pro pane distribute pauperibus in

solennibus ffestis hoc anno Item pro factura presentis compoti

Summa .£101 i8s. $d.

£ s. d.

6 8

2 4

3 4 6 8 6 8

20

62 2

26

20

Summa omnium allocationum £213 gs. et sic remanet super compitum £34 14^. 8d.

Et predictus Willelmus More prior emit hoc anno unam novam mitram 4 de argento et deaurato cum gemmis et lapidibus preciosis precii ejusdem £50.

Item predictus prior emebat hoc anno unum baculum pastorale ad usum prioris et successorum suorum ad valorem £28 i$s. od. ratione cujus excedit super compitum £44 os. nd.

OFFICIUM CELLERARII.

[p. 117.] Compotus fratris Willelmi ffordam gerentis officium predictum a ffesto sancti Michaelis Archangeli anno regni regis Henrici Octavi xiii° usque ad idem ffestum sancti Mi- chaelis Archangeli anno ejusdem regis xiiii0 sic per unum annum integrum.

1 0 Sapientia — see Appendix II. * aiictt— geese.

3 jantaculum — breakfast.

4 See AppendixIII.

B 2

ACCOUNTS OF THE PRIORY OF WORCESTER.

d.

Remanenlia. (Nulla quia primus ingressus ejusdem

cellerarii) 1 Sed respondet de certis redditibus tern's ffirmis

ac diversis aliis possessionibus tam spiritua-

libus quam temporalibus de claro omnibus

expencis deductis ut patet per rentale et per

indenturas ex certitudine Item percipit de officio pitansarii pro certis terris

et tenementis jacentibus in diversis locis ut

patet per rentale per annum Item percipit de elemosinario ut patet per dictum

rentale per annum Item percipit de certis ffmibus heriettis perquisitis

curie vendicatione bosci et de aliis casualibus

accidentibus hoc anno ut patet per jornale

ejusdem cellerarii debite examinatum et ap-

probatum Item recepit de ffurfure et carbonibus et aliis pro- 1

ficuis provenientibus de pandoxatore2 hoc anno J Item percipit de redditibus apud Duddurhylle cum \

membris per annum /

Item percipit de redditibus apud Claynys cum "I

prychecrofte per annum J

Item percipit de redditibus apud Hylhampton et \

Pypulton per annum 3 /

Summa totalis recepte4 .£455 15^.

41 18

343 07}

17 4

45 10 2

3 3

3 3

1 02

20

De quibus allocatur eidem cellerario pro omnibus expencis et allocationibus primi quarterii hujus anni prout parcelle particulariter plenius liquent septimanatim per jornale suum

74 10

1 The words in brackets are struck out.

' pandoxator — a seller of beer : pandoxere =-cerevisiam venum exponere. Du Cange.

3 A marginal note is added in a dif- ferent hand. " memd. de incremento red-

ditus in Hilhampton erga annum futurum,

y. tf."

4 The sum total does not correspond with the items given.

CELLARER.

Item allocatur eidem cellerario pro omnibus expencis et allocationibus secundi quarterii hujus anni prout plenius patet per jornale dicti cellarii super hunc compotum ostensum

Item allocatur predicto cellerario pro omnibus ex- pencis et allocationibus tertii quarterii hujus anni ut patet per dictum jornale coram domino priore et auditore debite examinatum

Et allocatur eidem cellerario pro omnibus expencis solucionibus et allocationibus ultimi quarterii hujus anni ut patet per dictum jornale suum debite examinatum

1 Et allocatur eidem pro emptione ordii ad usum officii cellerarii videlicet 5 1 quarters 2 bush.

Et allocatur eidem de emptione 83 quarters — bush, ordii empti hoc anno ad usum dicti officii nihil in pecuniis hie quia prius solvitur per Thomam Wenloke nuper cellarium

Et allocatur eidem de emptione frumenti videlicet 7 quarters 4 bush, ad usum ejusdem officii hoc anno

1

92

s. d.

3 Si

9O 12 2

IS2 19

13 6 4

Summa omnium allocationum £426 2s. s^d. de qua summa allocatur domino priori ut in parte solutionis facte domino regi ex mutuo £6 i$s. ^d. Et sic dominus prior debet super compitum officio cellerarii ^23 os. 2\ \d. qua summa idem dominus prior solvit et deliberavit ad manus Willelmi ffordam cellerarii. Et sic predictus dominus prior gerens officium cellerarii hoc anno recessit— quietus 2.

8Creditores ratione solutionis pecuniarum domino regi ex mutuo

1 Hence the price of barley was 5*. 2d. a quarter, and of wheat 6s. &/.

* It appears that the prior assumed the office of cellerarius, and his receipts of ;£455 tSs- ioj<£ Out °f th'5 he paid the charges ,£426 2s. 3jr/., and the sum of £6 13*. 4</. to the king, and this left him £23 os. 2f</. due to the cellerarius. This he paid ; and the receipt is indicated by the word quietus.

3 This is a side note. It is of great in- terest, but not quite clear. Does it mean that these sums had been paid to the king? The cellarer appears to act as trea- surer. In April, 1524, a visitation was held by the lord legate, Thomas, Cardinal and Archbishop, and the monastery agreed to Pay £4° '° 'ne surrogate commissary in London in 3 annual instalments. See Noake, The Worcester Monastery, p. 218.

6 ACCOUNTS OF THE PRIORY OF WORCESTER.

hoc anno videlicet domino priori £20 thesaurario nostro £120 et Roberto Alchurche suppriori £20.

OFFICIUM SUBCELLERARII.

[p. 1 1 8.] Computus fratris Thome Sudbury gerentis officium predictum de omnibus granis per ipsum receptis tarn de cer- titudine quam ex certitudine anno quo supra.

Remanentia. Respondet de . . . 26 qu. I bus. frumenti receptis de remanentibus anni precedentis rem. in garnario. Et de 5 quar- teriis de multura l remanentibus in dicto garnario.

Frumenti. Respondet de . . . 322 qu. 4 bush. 2 pks. receptis de omnibus ffirmis et terris custumariis 2 dicto officio pertinentibus prout plenius patet per rentale et per indenturas ex certitudine per annum.

Item recepit de magistro Bruerton de debitis anni precedentis 9 quarteria. Item de Willelmo Parsons 9 qu. 6 bush.

Item de Johanne Horborne 2 qu. 4 bush. Item respondet de . . . 1 1 quarterns frumenti receptis de frumento emptis hoc anno.

Summa 385 quarters 7 bush. 2 pks.

Et respondet de . . . 5 qu. 6 bush, frumenti receptis de toto exitu

orrii de Bradwas hoc anno. Et de . . . II qu. frumenti receptis de toto exitu orrii de Hymulton

hoc anno. Et de . . . n qu. 7 bush, receptis de toto exitu orrii de Grymley

hoc anno.

Summa 28 quart. 5 bush. Summa totalis recepte ffrumenti 414 qu. 4 bush. 2 pks.

1 Du Cange explains multura, also molta, dinibus seu tributis obnoxii. Villani cotarii,

as " pensitatio quam a vassallis exigit domi- coustumiers. Vetus inquisitio apud W.

nus pro frumenti molitura in molendinis Dugdalura in Antiq. Warwicensis provincial,

suis." It was sometimes in kind, a certain p. 665, "et etiam omnes illi qui tenuerunt

fraction of the quantity sent to be ground. in bondagii tenura solebant vocari custu-

' custumarii = consuetudinarii, consuetu- marii." Du Cange, sub voce consuetude.

SUBCELLARER. 7

De quibus liberata x lotrice domini prioris ex certitudine per annum 4 bush. Item in distructione per vermes et muros 3 quart. Item deliberata pro perdicibus et aliis volatilibus inde sustend. ex cer- titudine per annum I quar. Item deliberata cocis pro potagio inde fiendo 4 bush. Item in expends domini prioris pro hospicio suo et pro conventu ut in pane ffurnito septimanatim per totum annum 234i quar. i bush. Et sic stat qualibet septimana secun- dum magis et minus 6 quarteria.

Summa 346 quarters I bush.

Summa omnium allocationum frumenti 346 quart, i bush, de qua summa liberata elemosinario pro bladis 3 sancti Wolstani i quart, et sic debet super compitum 67 qu. 3 bush. 2 pks. Unde pendet super Johannem Rudgale pro Overbury hoc anno 30 qu. z bush. Item pendet super Ricardum Aly de Chorleton hoc anno 8 qu. Item pendet super Willelmum Langston ffirmarium de Segebarowe hoc anno I qu. Item pendet super Johannem Staple de Bradwas hoc anno 2 qu. 4 bu. Item pendet super Johannem Horborne hoc anno 3 qu. 6 bu. Et sic debet clare super compitum remanentis in granario ad ffestum sancti Michaelis archangeli ultime preteritum 21 qu. 4 bush.

[p. 119.] Siligo. Item respondet de . . . 30 qu. 4 bush, siliginis* recepte de toto redditu ffirmariorum et tenentium nostrorum cus- tumariorum ex certitudine per annum. Item respondet de . . . 2 qu. 4 bush, de remanentibus anni precedentis remanentibus in garnario. Item respondet de . . . 2 qu. 7 bush, per manus Willelmi Parsons de debito ultimi anni. Summa 35 qu. 7 bush.

Item respondet de . . . 7 bush, siliginis receptis de toto exitu ordii 6

de Bradwas hoc anno. Item respondet de . . . 23 qu. 6 bush, receptis de toto exitu orrii

de Grymley hoc anno.

Summa 24 qu. 5 bush.

Summa totalis recepte siliginis ... 60 qu. 4 bush.

1 liberata — liberare = prsebere or dare. or triticum hibemum L, It seems to be

* See Appendix IV. fine sifted wheat, but is sometimes used

3 bladum — quodvis triticum. Fr. ble. for rye.

4 siligo — probably either secalt cereale L. s The roll corrects this into orrii.

8 ACCOUNTS OF THE PRIORY OF WORCESTER.

De quibus liberata quatuor generosis1 domini prioris hoc anno ... 6 qu. Item custodi parci nostri de Hallowe per annum . . . 2 qu. Item custodi warenne de Hynwyk per annum ... 4 qu. Item ballivo nostro de Grymley et Hallowe per annum 2 qu. Item custodi bosci nostri de Eymore per annum ... I qu. Item pro bladis sancti Wolstani per annum ... 3 qu. Item in dis- tructione per vermes ... 2 quar. Item deliberata 13 pauperibus vocatis maundymen hoc anno i qu. 5 bus. 2 pks. Item 14 homi- nibus et feminis pro cibo regis hoc anno ... 20 qu. Item custodi de Monkewodde per annum ... 2 qu. Item Thome Hoper hoc anno . . . nil. Item in pane ffurnito septimanatim pro carpinteriis latamis tegulatoribus et aliis operariis conductis per totum annum una cum le werelyvereys 2 hoc anno . . . 9 qu. 4 bush. Item allo- catur eidem ... 3 qu. soluta ad manus Johannis Molton de parte oneris dicti nunc computantis. Item allocatur eidem ... 3 qu. de parte oneris ejusdem computantis vendita per Willelmum ffordam cellerarium rectori de Herforton hoc anno.

Summa3 58 qu. I bu. 2 pks.

Summa omnium allocationum siliginis 58 qu. i bu. 2 pks. et sic debet super compitum 2 qu. 2 bu. 2 pks.

[p. 1 20.] Ordtum. Et respondet de . . . 385 qu. 4 bush, ordii re- ceptis de toto redditu ffirmariorum et tenentium nostrorum prout plenius patet per rentale et per indenturas ex certitudine per annum. Item respondet de ordio empto hoc anno 148 qu. 4 bush. Item respondet de remanentibus anni precedentis remanentibus in granario 12 qu.

Summa 546 qu.

qu. bu.

Item recepit de toto exitu orrii de Bradwas hoc 1

anno J 3 3

Item recepit de toto exitu orrii de Hymulton hoc 1 anno /

1 generosi — gentlemen in the prior's given to those who worked for the Con- suite, vent. See p. 33. • Werelyvertys—?vt\a$& suits of livery 3 The true total is 59 qu. i bu. 2 pks.

12 3

SUBCELLARER. 9

qu.

Item recepit de toto exitu orrii de Grymley hoc )

f IO anno

Item receoit de toto incremento facture brasii 1 hoc 1

t 20 anno J

Summa 46 qu. 6 bu. Summa totalis recepte ordii 592 qu. 6 bu.

qu. bu. pk.

De quibus liberata cocis domini prioris et aliis officiariis hujus monasterii pro sustentatione aucarum gallinarum et aliorum volatilium ut patet per tallium super hunc compitum osten- sum

Et allocatur eidem ut in distructione per vermes et muros hoc anno

Item in expencis hospicii domini prioris et conventus

et aliorum magnatum supervenientium per totum 52° annum pro servicia2 inde fienda

Item allocatur eidem deliberata ad usum hospicii ) domini prioris apud More hoc anno /

Summa 538 qu. 3 bu. 2 pks.

Summa omnium allocationum 538 qu. 3 bu. 2 pks.

Et sic debet super compitum hoc anno 54 qu. 2 bu. 2 pks. unde pendet super Johannem Rudgale pro Overbury hoc anno 37 qu. 3 bu. Item pendet super Johannem Horborn hoc anno 10 qu.

OFFICIUM ELEMOSINARII.

[p. 121.] Compotus fratris Willelmi Hodynton gerentis officium predictum a ffesto sancti Michaelis Archangel! anno regni regis Henrici Octavi xiii° usque ad idem ffestum sancti Mi-

1 brasium — brace or malt : hence tracina, ' servicia •=» cerevisia, beer. Fr. brasserie, a brewery.

10 ACCOUNTS OF THE PRIORY OF WORCESTER.

chaelis Archangeli anno ejusdem regis xiiii0 sic per unum

annum integrum.

£ s. d.

Remanentia. Idem nunc computans respondet de re- \

manentibus anni precedents ut in pede ejusdem J Item respondet de certis redditibus terris et tenemen-

tis ac pencionibus dicto officio pertinentibus I go IO g

ut patet per rentale et per indenturas ex certi-

tudine per annum Item percipit de officio coquinarii pro le maundy )

ex certitudine per annum j

Item percipit de precentore 2od. ; De pitansario \

20d. ; De hostillario 2od. ; De tumbario 20d. ; j- 84

et de refectorario 2od. ; sic in toto J

Item percipit de officio cellerarii de redditu trium )

tenementorum in le Cokynstrete per annum j

Item percipit de eodem officio cellerarii pro certis 1

decimis in Cleve et Conderton per annum J

Item de ballivis de More et Newenham pro duobus |

quarterns frumenti venditis hoc anno pro j

Item recepit de herietto1 Simonis Mylborn armigeri )

7, 20 O

apud Icome hoc anno )

Item recepit de elemosina fratris Johannis Dudley "1

per annum J

Summa totalis recepte £88 155. id.

Redditus resohiti. De quibus computat de redditu resolute domino regi pro tenemento in alto vico modo in tenura Johannis Roberts per annum . . . 2s. Item domino episcopo pro Wodwalls forlonge per annum . . . 2s. Et eidem domino episcopo pro Sters medowe per annum ... 8^. Item magistro capelle ... i$d. Item heredi domini de Beauchame pro Lawarn mylle per annum . . . 13.?. 4</ Item cellerario pro certis capitalibus redditibus per annum . . . 3-r. Et solutum ballivis civitatis Wigorn. pro una purpesture2 apud le Knolle yende per annum . . . 6d.

Summa 22s. gd.

1 Heriettum — heriot, a tribute to the lord * Purpesture = purprestura, an encroach- of the manor on the death of the tenant. ment. Fr. pour prise. The roll inserts moricntis after armigeri.

ALMONER. II

Decasorum 1 Redditus. Et allocatur eidem computanti pro capitali redditu unius tenement! in alto vico juxta Ricardum Woddylle quia indecasum hoc anno . . . 3*. 4d. Et eidem de capitali redditu unius tenementi in Gosethorn lane quia indecasum hoc anno . . . \2d. Et eidem de redditu trium cotagiorum in ffroggemyllelane in tenura le maundymen hoc anno . . . gs. Et solutum domino priori pro terra in Whittenton vocata Stokynge . . . 3^. ^d.

Summa i6s. 8d.

[p. 122.] Et computat solutum domino priori pro corodio sanc- torum Oswaldi et Wolstani per annum . . . £6 js. od. Et com- putat solutum pro obitu Johannis Evesham videlicet suppriori IOT. precentori js. et 30 aliis monachis sacerdotibus quilibet eorum 6s. et sic in toto . . . £<) i?s. od. Et solutum quatuor clericis ecclesie pro pulsatione campanarum ad idem tempus quilibet eorum 6d. et sic in toto . . . 2s. Et in pane distribute pauperibus ad idem tempus . . . 2s. 6d. Et computat solutum pro obitu Willelmi Mollens videlicet suppriori i8d. et 40 aliis monachis quilibet eorum i8d. et sic in toto . . . 6os. i8d. Et solutum quatuor clericis ecclesie ad idem tempus . . . 2s. Et in pane distributo pauperibus ad idem tempus . . . 2s. 6d. Et allocatur eidem pro obitu Thome Carter vide- licet suppriori et 31 aliis monachis sacerdotibus quilibet eorum 2s. et sic in toto ...£34*. od. Et solutum quatuor clericis ecclesie ad idem tempus . . . 2s. Et in pane distributo pauperibus . . . 2s. 6d. Et computat solutum pro obitu Roberti Molton videlicet suppriori ac 39 aliis monachis quilibet eorum 6d. et sic in toto . . . 19^. 6d. Et solutum quatuor clericis ecclesie ad idem tempus . . . 2s. et in pane distributo pauperibus ad dictum tempus . . . 2s. 6d.

Summa £24 js. od.

Et computat solutum precentori nomine augmentacionis officii sui per annum . . . 53^. qd. Et allocatur eidem pro tabula capellani do- mini prioris per annum ... ^s. Et eidem pro officio tumbarii per annum . . . 13-r. 4d. Et subelemosinario pro tabula sua per annum . . . los.

' Decasi- — apparently from decasus, out ments from the estate. The word also of repair. No rent was paid, and a deduc- appears as indecassum, and in decasu. tion therefore made from the regular pay-

12 ACCOUNTS OF THE PRIORY OF WORCESTER.

Et eidem subelemosinario pro custodia le amery1 in refectorio per annum . . . $s. Et conventui pro speciebus per annum . . . 6s. 8d. Et pro le O Emanuel per annum . . . 6s. 8d. Et solutum domino priori pro caponibus per annum . . . 4^. Item famulis domini prioris in adventu pro eorum cena . . . 2od. Item diversis servien- tibus hujus monasterii pro eorum caligis per annum . . . z?s. ^d. Item valecto elemosinarii pro stipendio suo per annum . . . 46s. 8d. Et eidem pro toga sua per annum . . . 10s. Item custodi altaris sancti Edmundi per annum . . . 8s. Item custodi altaris sancte Cecillie per annum . . . $s. ^d. Item custodi altaris sancti Johannis Bap- tiste per annum . . . y. qd. Item pro sustentacione unius lampadis pendentis in capella sancti Johannis Baptiste per annum . . . 8d. Item pro jantaculo facta eidem conventui in crastino pasche et die assencionis pro obitu Roberti Molton per annum . . . IQJ. Et pro aucis datis conventui per annum ... 2s. ^d. Et solutum Waltero Borne valecto hostillarii per annum . . . 6s. 8d. Et solutum magistro scholarium pro conventu per annum . . . 20s. Item pro jantaculo facta conventui in ffesto Nativitatis sancti Johannis Baptiste et die sancti Petri per annum . . . 2s.

Summa £12 6s. od.

[p. 123.] Et computat in denariis distributis ad le maundy vide- licet 13 pauperibus quilibet eorum $d. et sic in toto . . . y. $d. Et solutum 40 monachis ad idem tempus quilibet eorum 6d., et sic in toto . . . 2os. 6d. Item pro panno lanio de ffryce2 empto pro 13 pau- peribus vocatis maundymen quilibet eorum 5 sticks3 . . . 32.?. 6d. Et in denariis distributis pauperibus eodem die et in die Veneris sequente ... i$s. ^d. Item solutum pro pulceto empto pro panis sancti Wolstani hoc anno . . . 28$. Item pro pistacione ejusdem panis . . . 6s. 8d. Item pro molacione ejusdem panis . . . 2s. Item solutum pro cariagio bladorum sancti Wolstani . . . 2od. Item solutum quatuor hominibus ad distrubendos panes eodem die . . . 8d. Item solutum Thome Lyttelton seneschallo pro feodo suo . . . 6s. 8d. Item pro ingrossione rotuli curie in pergameno . . . 3-r. ^d. Item solutum pro cera empta pro capella sancti Johannis Baptiste hoc anno . . . IOJ.

Summa £6 8s. "jd.

' amery— aumbry, or cupboard. stuck, piece? or is it a measure of length?

' ffryce = frieze. The frieze costs 6V. a ' stick." A stick of eels

3 stick. Is this a form of the German was 25.

ALMONER. 13

Et computat solutum pro ffocali empto ad usum hospicii sui una cum cariagio ejusdem hoc anno . . . 26s. 8d. Item solutum pro vic- tualibus emptis et expensis diversis vicibus super dictum nunc compu- tantem clericos elemosinarii et super diversos alios honestos homines supervenientes per totum annum . . . £$ ly. $d. Item solutum lotrice elemosinarii hoc anno . . . 4s. Item solutum Roberto Wellys equitanti usque Icome Berowe et Ancreden pro pecuniis colligendis diversis vicibus hoc anno . . . los. Item in regardis datis clavigeris civitatis Wigorn. una cum le typpestaffe hoc anno . . . 2od. Item in regardis datis fratribus predicatorum et minorum hoc anno . . . 3-r. ^d. Item pro contributione generalis capituli videlicet id. de marca . . . 2s. ^\d. Item pro candelis de cepo emptis ad usum hospicii sui hoc anno . . . 6s. 8d. Item solutum pro expends dicti cornputantis equitantis usque Icome et aliis locis pro curia ibidem tenenda hoc anno . . . 26s. 8d. Item allocatur eidem pro tenemento in quo Johannes Roberts modo inhabitat quia indecasum hoc anno . . . 22s. Item computat pro reparatione et edificatione ejus- dem domus sive tenement! una cum omnibus misis1 et expencis circa dictam reparationem ut patet per billam ejusdem computi super hunc computum ostensum . . . £13 6s. 8d. Item solutum bre- viatori portanti brevia hoc anno . . . 8s. Item pro pergameno paupiris et atramento empto hoc anno una cum factura presentis compoti hoc anno . . . $s. ^d. Item solutum Roberto Newdyke et aliis pro curia tenenda apud Icome et aliis locis hoc anno . . . 5s. Item pro diversis utenciliis clavis clavibus et aliis rebus necessariis emptis ad usum Elemosinarii hoc anno . . . 6s. 8d.

Summa £2$ 6s.

[p. 124.] Et allocatur eidem computo pro elemosina data et distributa pauperibus pro domino priore et conventu ubi magis indiget per totum annum . . . £18 ios.

Summa omnium allocationum £88 173. 4^d. et sic excedit super compitum 2s.

1 misa— charge or expense. The roll omits the words sive ttnementi.

14 ACCOUNTS OF THE PRIORY OF WORCESTER.

OFFICIUM MAGISTRI CAPELLE. Compotus fratris Johannis Molton gerentis officium predic-

tum anno quo supra.

Remanentia. Nulla quia primus ingressus ejusdem nunc computantis. Redditus assise. Sed respondet de . . . £ig ^s. $d. recepta de

certis redditibus terris ffirmis ac tenementis predicto officio

pertinentibus quorum parcelle particulariter plenius liquent per

rentale ex certitudine per annum.

£ s. d. Item percipit de officio cellerarii pro 14 1 panes mona-

chales et 14 gustatus servicie conventualis septi-

manatim per totum annum 468

Item percipit de officio cellerarii ex ordinatione domini ^

Johannis Alcoke2 quondam episcopi Wigorn. per >• 40 o

annum J

Item percipit de officio sacriste pro cera ad susten- 1

tationem luminis in capella beate Marie per annum J Item percipit de predicto officio sacriste pro missis "j

nominis Jesu et Salve regina per annum J

Item percipit de officio elemosinarii pro capitalibus •»

redditibus in Doddenham per annum J

Summa totalis Recepte £26 143. 8d.

[p. 125.] Redditus resolutt. De quibus computat de redditu re- soluto domino episcopo Wigorn. pro capitali redditu unius tenementi in le fforyatestrete modo in tenura Nicholai Mondy per annum . . . 2s. $d. Et eidem domino episcopo pro capitali redditu unius tene- menti in dicto vico in tenura Henrici Burley per annum . . . $s. io^d. Et solutum domino de Coterugg pro capitalibus redditibus duorum

1 Panes monachales. Abbot Gasquet, Worcester translated from Rochester in

writing to me on Sep. 3, 1907, refers to 1476. The original account of his instal-

the Valor Ecclcsiasticus for Worcester and lation is given in Noake's History of the

quotes, 'Item pro 98 panibus voc. Monke Monastery, p. 123. He baptized the young

Loves et pro 9 panibus voc. Toman Paste Prince Arthur at Winchester. He was

Loves septimanatim deliberatis 14 scholar' President of the Council, and afterwards

elemosinar . . . £12 us. ^d.,' and adds, Lord Chancellor of England. Hewastrans-

' There were therefore 14 boys, and they lated to Ely in 1486. It appears from the

also had each week 84 flagons of beer text that he left a sum of money to the

which cost yearly £6 131. qd.' monastery, for the use of the magister

* John Alcock was a great bishop of capellae.

MASTER OF THE CHAPEL. IJ

tenementorum in eodem vico in tenura Jacobi Sawyar et Godfridi Tyler per annum ... 2s. \d. Et eidem domino de Coterugge pro capital! redditu unius tenement! in Wodstaffe Strete per annum . . . 2od. Et solutum pitansario hujus monasterii pro capitalibus red- ditibus in Hylton Strete per annum . . . \6d. Et solutum hostillario pro capitalibus redditibus in eodem vico per annum . . . 2s.

Summa

Stipendia. Et computat solutum Danielli Boyse1 de parte sti- pendii sui pro 14 panes monachales et 14 gustatus servicie con- ventualis septimanatim per deliberationem cellerarii per annum . . . £4 6s. 8d. Et eidem Danielli per manus cellerarii nostri per annum . . . 40^. Et eidem per manus sacriste per annum . . . 23^. ^d. Et eidem nomine partis stipendii sui per annum . . . los. Et allocatur eidem pro panno lanio empto pro vestura puerorum capelle ex certitudine per annum . . . 46$. Sd. Et pro caligis 2sotulariis et aliis necessariis emptis pro eisdem pueris per annum . . . 14^. Et eidem pro victualibus emptis et expenditis super predictos pueros ex certitudine per annum . . . 53^. ^d. Et solutum pro jantaculo facta conventui in septimana pasche ex certitudine per annum . . . 6s. 8d, Et pro pane et servicia et aliis victualibus emptis et expenditis in ffesto oblationis beate marie per annum . . . 6s. 8d. Item pro olio ernpto pro sustentatione unius lampadis pendentis in capella beate marie ex certitudine per annum . . . IQJ. Et eidem pro cera empta ad usum dicte capelle pro ceriis inde fiendis una cum factura ejusdem per annum . . . los. Et solutum pro focali empto ad usum dicti hospicii una cum candelis de cepo . . . $s. ^d. Et solutum Willelmo Synger nomine partis stipendii sui hoc anno . . . 40^. Et eidem pro toga sua ... 13^. 4</.

Summa £18 4-r. od.

Et allocatur eidem ut in regardis datis fratribus predicatorum et minorum hoc anno . . . I2d. Et in regardis datis clavigeris civitatis Wigorn. hoc anno . . . 8d. Item pro candelis de cepo

' Daniel Boyse (or Boyce) was the master per noctem utebantur in sestate . . . Tali, id

in charge of the pueri capellae. In roll est ancli, de quibus caligae nocturnales sub-

nomine partis, instead of de farte. talares vocantur quia sub talis sunt. Du

* sotularii = subtalares, calcei, souJiers, Cange, sub voce subtalares. pedulium genus quibus maxinie monachi

l6 ACCOUNTS OF THE PRIORY OF WORCESTER.

emptis ad usum dicti officii hoc anno . . . izd. Item in stipendio collector-is reddituum hoc anno . . . 6s. 8d. Item pro factura presentis compoti . . . i6d. Et allocator eidem computanti de redditu unius tenement! in parochia sancti Andree quia vacuum per unum annum . . . IQS. Item allocatur eidem de redditu alterius tenementi in Byrteporte nuper in tenura Ricardi Synger quia vacuum hoc anno . . . 8^. Et eidem de parte redditus unius tenementi in dicto vico nuper in tenura Johannis Byrde quia vacuum per quarterium anni . . . 2s. 6d. Et eidem de parte redditus unius tenementi in Wodstaffstrete quia vacuum per dimidium anni ... 2s. Et eidem de capitali redditu tenementi nuper Jobsons quia vacuum hoc anno . . . 4J. Et eidem de capitali redditu tenementi nuper Botylls quia detinetur hoc anno . . . :8«/. Item eidem de redditu in Feckynham quia detinetur hoc anno . . . \2d.

Summa l 39^. ^d.

[p. 126.] Et allocatur eidem pro diversis reparationibus misis et expencis factis super tenementum in quo Henricus Wellys modo inhabitat una cum meremio2 tegulis findulis bricks zabulo luto et aliis necessariis ad dictam reparacionem ut patet per billam super hunc compitum ostensum hoc anno . . . 43^. $d. Item allocatur eidem pro reparatione alterius tenementi in Byrteporte nuper Griffini Apprice 3 cum omnibus necessariis ad eandem repara- tionem prout plenius patet per dictam billam super hunc compitum ostensam hoc anno . . . uj. lid. Item allocatur eidem pro diversis reparationibus misis et expencis factas super cameram ejus- dem computantis hoc anno . . . nil. Item pro clavis et ceris emptis ad usum officii hoc anno . . . I2d. Item solutum pro paupiro et pro factura diversarum missarum de novo factarum hoc anno . . . us. 8d.

Summa .£3 js. lod.

Summa omnium allocationum £24 43. 8^d. Et sic debet super compitum 495-. n\d. De quibus allocatur eidem pro expencis factis super extranios vocatos syngyngmen provenientes hoc anno 5 s. Et sic sic debet 44^. 1 1 \d.

1 An error for 30^. 8rf. laths. On p. 22 we find virgis. Both occur

" meremium = materia, any timber for on p. 40.

building ; zabulum is sand. — Fr. sable. » The name suggests a Welshman.

findulis ; probably for sindulis, shingles or

CHAMBERLAIN. IJ

OFFICIUM CAMERARII.

Computus fratris Ricardi Calaman gerentis officium predic- tum anno quo supra.

Remanentia. Nulla quia primus ingressus ejusdem nunc com-

putantis. Redditus Assist. Sed respondet de . . . £64 os. i^d. recepta de

certis redditibus ffirmis terris et pencionibus quorum parcelle

plenius liquent per rentale et per indenturas ex certitudine

per annum. Item percipit de redditibus apud Loxley ex consuetudine s. d.

per annum 18 o

Item recepit de perquisitis curiarum tentarum apud Stoke \

et Cudston prout plenius patet per rotulos curiarum V n 4

earundem hoc anno )

Item recepit de vendicatione bosci apud Stoke hoc i

20 o anno

Summa £66 los. 6d.

Solutiones ex certitudine. De quibus computat solutum domino episcopo Wig. pro pencione ecclesie de Stoke per annum . . . 6s. 8d. Item solutum domino priori pro portione sua per annum . . . 6os. Et eidem domino priori pro heddesylver 1 ... 6s. 8d. Et eidem domino priori pro caponibus . . . 2s. 8d. Et solutum suppriori pro portione sua per annum . . . 2?s. 6d. Item scholaribus Oxon. 2 pro eorum por- tionibus per annum . . . 6oj. Item famulis domini prioris in adventu pro eorum cena ... I2d. Item diversis servientibus hujus monas- terii pro eorum caligis per annum . . . 2js. 4d. Item Johanni Middel- more pro feodo suo per annum . . . 26s. 8d. Item in stipendiis Thome Smyth Johannis Taylour et Edwardi Bluett quilibet eorum 26s. 8d. et sic in toto . . . £4 os. od. Et eisdem pro eorum togis . . . 30^. Item in stipendiis pillipari3 et unius page stabuli ... I3J. ^d. Item in stipendio lotrice . . . 8s. Item in stipendio ballivi et wodwardi ibidem . . . 2OJ. Item in stipendio collectoris reddituum . . . 6s. 8d.

* heddesylver ', a capitation tax. scholars. There was also a pension de

* scholaribus Oxon. Besides the pay- Bybery of £3.

ments mentioned in these accounts it ap- 3 pillipari — qui pelles parant, currier,

pears that the manor of Blackwell was tanner, charged with a payment of £12 to these

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Item in denariis distributis pauperibus ex consuetudine per annum . . . 6s: 8d.

Summa £ig 35. zd.

[p. 127.] Stipendia monachorum. Et computat solutum conventui videlicet 38 monachis quilibet eorum \2d. ad ffestum conceptionis beate Marie et sic in toto . . . $8s. Et solutum 37 monachis pro O Emanuel quilibet eorum \2d. Sic in toto . . . 37^. Et solutum precentori ad idem tempus . . . 2s. Et solutum 38 monachis ad ffestum purificacionis beate Marie quilibet eorum I2d. et sic in toto . . . 38^. Et solutum 38 monachis ad ffestum annunciacionis beate Marie quilibet eorum I2d. Sic in toto . . . 38^. Et solutum 27 monachis pro eorum pencionibus ad fifestum sancti Kenelmi regis quilibet eorum 6s. et sic in toto . . . £8 2s. od. Et solutum 38 monachis ad ffestum assumpcionis beate Marie quilibet eorum \2d. et sic in toto . . . 38.?. Et solutum 29 monachis sacerdotibus pro obitu Walteri Lye quilibet eorum \6d. et sic in toto . . . 38s. &d. Et solutum 29 monachis sacerdotibus ad ffestum Nativitatis beate Marie quilibet eorum Js. et sic in toto . . . .£10 35-. Et solutum septem monachis non sacerdotibus ad predictum ffestum quilibet eorum $s. Sic in toto . . . 35^. Et allocatur eidem pro tabula Camerarii per annum . . . 6s. %d. Et solutum conventui ad manus magistri com- munis cene pro O Emanuel per annum . . . 6s. 8d. Et eidem conventui pro speciebus ad ffestum omnium sanctorum ex certi- tudine per annum . . . 6s. 8d. Et eidem conventui pro aucis ad ffestum sancti Michaelis Archangeli per annum . . . 2s. <\d. Et solutum subcamerario ratione officii sui per annum . . . $s.

Summa £32 ifs. od.

Et computat solutum pro contributione generalis capituli videlicet id. de marca . . . 4*. 6d. Et solutum breviatori portanti brevia hoc anno . . . Ss. Item in expencis Thome Smythe equitantis usque Stoke et 'Cudston pro pecuniis ibidem colligendis hoc anno . . . 6s. 8d. Item solutum pro focali empto ad usum hospicii hoc anno . . . 6s. 8d. Item pro candelis de cepo emptis pro eodem hospitio hoc anno . . . 3^. Item pro victualibus emptis et expenditis super tenentes et alios extranios supervenientes per totum annum . . . 26s, 8d. Item in regardis datis fratribus predicatorum et minorum

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una cum servientibus ad claves . . . i6d. Item pro scriptura ac- quietancie . . . i2d. Et pro falcatione et cariagio feni hoc anno . . . i6d. Item pro cellis frenis et aliis necessariis ad equitandum hoc anno . . . 6s. 8d. Item pro fferrunis1 equorum . . . 2s. Item pro factura presentis compoti . . . 2s. 6d. Item solutum pro ingrossione rotuli curie in pergameno hoc anno . . . $s. 4^. Item solutum pro reparatione cancelli de Stoke ut patet per billam super hunc compi- tum ostensam ... i$s. Item pro reparatione pontis juxta fforestam de ffeckenham hoc anno . . . 2s. $d. Item solutum Roberto Newdyke pro curia tcnta apud Cudston hoc anno . . . 2s. Item in expencis ejusdem computantis equitantis ad Cudston pro dicta curia ibidem tenenda hoc anno . . . 6s. Item pro reparatione unius tenement! apud sanctum Johannem ut patet per billam ejusdem computi hoc anno . . . $s. Item solutum fabri pro factura unius trabes apud lavatorium in claustro hoc anno ... I2d. Item pro emendatione latrine in dormitorio hoc anno . . . Sd. Item pro feno empto hoc anno . . . 6s. Sd.

Sumnia £$ ior. ^d.

[p. 128.] Et computat solutum pro sex peciis de stamen2 emptis pro conventu hoc anno . . . S7S- Item solutum pro panno laneo empto pro caligis et soccis pro conventu hoc anno . . . igs. Item in panno linio empto pro mappis manitergiis3 et aliis necessariis ad usum officii hoc anno ... 12s. Item solutum pro factura eorun- dem hoc anno . . . I2d. Item solutum pro decem quers* de corves emptis pro ocriis 5 pro conventu hoc anno . . . 28s. Item solutum pro uno dyquer6 corrii empto ad usum conventus hoc anno . . . 46^. 8d. Item pro le currynge ejusdem . . . los. Item solutum duobus peciis panni nigri vocatis ffrocks pro professione duorum monachorum hoc anno . . . 26s. 3d. Item solutum pro filo empto pro emendatione vestimentorum hoc anno . . . 3-f. Item solutum

1 This word is elsewhere corrected into ' manitergiis, napkins.

fferruri$ [p. 58]. * qturs or queres de corves — i.e. bundles

* stamen, lanea interula ceu camissa of leather,

(chemise), qua monachi quidam vice cilicii s ocrii are gaiters, leggings,

utebantur. Nam Benedictinis lineas cami- 6 dyquer corrii — (corium, leather) that is

sias interdixit Innocentius III. Du Cange, half a quire or bundle. sub voce. Stamen is also a kind of woollen cloth, specially made in Norfolk.

C 2

2O ACCOUNTS OF THE PRIORY OF WORCESTER.

magistro Rudgale pro concilio suo habendo in lege versus tenentes de Stoke hoc anno . . . IOT. Item Johanni Stede attornato monasterii pro concilio l . . . i$s. id.

Summa £11 8s. $d.

Summa omnium allocationum £68 i8s. ud. Et sic excedit super compitum 48^. t,d.

OFFICIUM PITANSARII.

Computus fratris Thome Asteley gerentis officium predictum a ffesto sancti Michaelis Archangeli anno regni regis Henrici Octavi xiii° usque ad idem ffestum sancti Michaelis Archangeli anno ejusdem regis xiiii0.

Remanentia. Nulla quia primus ingressus ejusdem nunc com- putantis.

£ f- d.

Sed respondet de certis redditibus terris tenementis

ac ffirmis una cum pencionibus ecclesiarum ut plenius patet per rentale et per indenturas ex certitudine per annum 47 9 6

Item percipit de officio cellerarii pro magistro operum 1 per annum

Item percipit de certis officiariis hujus monasterii vide- -i

licet de precentore los. de coquinario los. et I 30

de subcellerario los. et sic in toto J

Item percipit de officio cellerarii pro parte prati de "1

Dudeley per annum J

Item percipit de tumbario pro certis oblationibus per }

annum J

Item percipit de sacrista pro pencione ecclesie de ]

Sodbury per annum J

Item percipit de magistro capelle pro capitali redditu 1 unius crofti in Hylton Strete J

Summa totalis recepte £53 153. xod.

[p. 129.] Redditus resoluti. De quibus computat de redditibus resolutis domino episcopo Wigorn. pro certis terris in parochia

1 The roll reads pro expends in lege.

PITANCER. 21

sancti Johannis Baptiste per annum . , . 2s. $d. Item domino de Temple Lawarn per annum ... \2d. Item tumbario pro tene- mento in Sudbury in quo Johannes Taylor modo inhabitat per annum . . . I2d. Item solutum gardiano ecclesie sancti Johannis Baptiste pro sustentacione unius lampadis pendentis in ecclesia ibidem per annum . . . 6d. Item cellerario pro certis terris et tene- mentis quorum parcelle plenius liquent per rentale per annum . . . 17 's. $d. Item solutum suppriori $s. et precentor! 5.?. pro quadam portione exeunte de tenemento in quo Humfridus Dedycote modo inhabitat in Eporte sic in toto per annum . . . IDS. Item solutum domino episcopo pro via habenda1 in Dydeley per annum \2d. 2 nil hie quia per cellerarium.

Summa 33^. 2d.

Stifendia monachorum. Et computat solutum domino priori pro le O virgo virginum per annum Ss. suppriori 4^. 6d. precen- tori 4^. ac 39 aliis monachis ad idem tempus quilibet eorum $s. et sic in toto ... ^6 13^. 6d. Et allocatum eidem pro le O virgo virginum per annum . . . 6s. 8d. Et solutum domino priori ad ffestum annunciationis beate Marie 15.?. suppriori Js. 3^ ^d. pre- centori Js. 3^ \d. et 39 aliis monachis ad idem ffestum quilibet eorum 5-r. et sic in toto . . . £11 43. "]\d. Et solutum domino priori pro lana ad ffestum Nativitatis sancti Johannis Baptiste 4^. suppriori 2s. 6d. precentori 2s. 6d. et 39 aliis monachis ad idem ffestum quilibet eorum 2s. et sic in toto . . . £4 Js. od. Et solutum domino priori pro termino sancti Michaelis Archangeli i8s. suppriori 8s. 74 ?d. precentori 8s. "j\ %d. ac 39 aliis monachis quilibet eorum ad dictum tempus 8s. $d. et sic in toto . . . £18 os. ^\d. Et solutum eidem domino priori et conventui pro eorum minucionibus 3 cum duplicibus dicti domini prioris vocat. senymoney per annum . . . 58.?. 8d. Et solutum conventui pro speciebus ad ffestum omnium sanctorum per annum . . . 6s. 8d. Et eidem conventui pro servicia ad ffestum Nativitatis domini et pasche per annum . . . 2s. Et eidem conventui pro aucis per annum . . . 2s. $d. Et eidem domino priori pro

1 via habenda — is this a right of way ? the cellerarius. It is omitted in the roll.

" The note, in different writing, seems to The total is in error.

be added by an auditor to point out that 3 minucionibus — i.e. blood letting; seny-

this item of I2d. entered as paid to the money, or seynymoney (saigtter), is a pay-

Bishop and reckoned here as among the merit on account of this. outgoings of the pitancer, has been paid by

22 ACCOUNTS OF THE PRIORY OF WORCESTER.

caponibus per annum . . . zs. 8d. Et Elemosinario pro elemosina sua per annum . . . zod. Item socio in choro per annum . . . 6s. 8d. Item famuli's domini prioris in adventu pro eorum cena . ; . izd. Item in expends factis in die sancti Egidii ex certitudine per annum . . . 5-y. Item in stipendio collectoris reddituum per annum . . . los.

Summa £45 7s. nd.1

[p. 130.] Et computat solutum pro contributione generalis capi- tuli videlicet id. de marca . . . 2s. 4\d. Item in regardis datis fratribus predicatorum et minorum ac servientibus ad claves . . . \6d. Item pro portacione pencionis de Balsale a London hoc anno . . . 6s. 8d. Item pro amerciamento in curia domini episcopi apud sanctum Johannem hoc anno . . . $d. Item pro pergameno paupiro et pro factura presentis compoti . . . zs. 6d. Item pro scriptura acquietancie hoc anno . . . i zd.

Summa l

Et computat solutum pro diversis reparacionibus misis et ex- pends factis super diversas domos tarn in parochia sancti Johannis Baptiste quam in parochia sancti dementis ubi magis indiget ut patet per billam ejusdem computi super hunc compitum ostensain hoc anno . . . 23^. 8d. Item solutum pro meremio tegulis virgis cake usto zabulo et aliis necessariis ad dictam reparacionem emptis hoc anno . . . 44?. Item allocatur eidem compute pro diversis repa- rationibus factis super cameram ejusdem computantis ut in meremio tabulis et in vitriis fenestris ac aliis necessariis ibidem factis hoc anno . . . nil. Item allocatur eidem de redditu Georgii Smythe apud sanctum Johannem quia indecassum hoc anno . . . $s. Item pro tenemento Christine Home quia indecassum hoc anno . . . 4^. Item de redditu alterius tenementi apud le Barreyate quia indecassum hoc anno . . . $s. Item de redditu unius tenementi in le Rottenrewe quia tenens recessit cum redditu hoc anno . . . zs. 6d. Item in alloca- tione redditus unius tenementi in Crepulgate quia tenens recessit cum redditu hoc anno . . . zs. 6d. Et eidem de redditu unius tene- menti de novo edificati in parochia sancti Swithini hoc anno . . . $j. Item de redditu alterius tenementi in alto vico Humfridi Swyner- ton quia negat solvere redditum hoc anno . . . 4_r. Item pro tene- mento Johannis Crike quia negat solvere redditum hoc anno ... izd.

1 These amounts are slightly in error.

PRECENTOR. 23

Et ctiam de redditu tenement! Ricardi Styllfylde quia vacuum jacet hoc anno . . . 4*. Et allocatur eidem de redditu tenement! Ricardi Burfylde quia vacuum hoc anno . . . S-f. 6d. Item eidem de redditu unius crofte apud Bradwas modo Arnolphi Gower quia negat sol- vere redditum hoc anno . . . \id. Item de redditu apud le More quia Willelmus Archard recessit cum redditu hoc anno . . . 2s.

Summa 109^. 2d.

Summa omnium allocationum £53 35. n^d. Et sic debet super compitum us.

OFFICIUM PRECENTORIS.

[p. 131.] Computus fratris Willelmi Lynsylle gerentis officium predictum a ffesto sancti Michaelis Archangel! anno regni regis Henrici Octavi xiii° usque ad idem festum sancti Michaelis Archangel! anno ejusdem regis xiiii0.

Remanentia. Nulla. £ s. d.

Sed respondet de certis redditibus terris tenementis "1

ac pencionibus dicto officio pertinentibus ex cer- 668

titudine per annum J

Item percipit de officio Elemosinarii ut patet per 1

rentale per annum j

Item percipit de Coquinario pro le ffardynge1 per 1

annum J

Item percipit de officio cellerarii ut patet per rentale •»

per annum J

Item percipit de pitansario de redditu tenement! in 1

quo Humfridus Dedicote modo inhabitat J

Summa totalis recepte £10 I2S. 8d.

De quibus computat solutum domino priori pro le O Adonai 4j. suppriori 3.?. lod. et precentor! 3J. lod. ac 39 aliis monachis ad idem tempus 2s. et sic in toto . . . £4 gs. 8d. Et solutum

' le ffardynge — also called Whitsun ffar- one of the ' offering Sundays ' ; they went dynges and quadrantes Penticostes, i.e. to the support of the clergy- See pp. 33, oblations made on Whitsunday, which was 36.

24 ACCOUNTS OF THE PRIORY OF WORCESTER.

pitansario pro le O Adonai per annum . . . IDJ. Item solutum pro jantaculo facta conventui ad le O Adonai per annum . . . 6s. 8d. Item infirmario pro pencione ecclesie de Tiberton per annum . . . 2s. Item conventui pro speciebus per annum . . . 6s. 8d. Et eidem con- ventui pro aucis per annum . . . 2s. ^d. Item domino priori pro caponibus per annum . . . 2s. 8d. Item Elemosinario pro elemosina sua per annum . . . 2od. Item subcentori ratione officii sui per annum . . . 1 3s. ^d. Item solutum pascionistris 1 in quadragesima per annum . . . 3-r. qd. Item famulis domini prioris in adventu pro eorum cena . . . I2d. Item in stipendio valecti precentoris per annum . . . 8j. Et eidem ut in denarii's solutis domino priori pro terra pertinente ecclesie de Tyberton per annum . . . gs. 6d. Et in denariis solutis predicatoribus in adventu domini et quadragesima et in diebus rogationum ut in xiii sermones per eos factos per annum . . . 43^. qd. Et in victualibus emptis et expenditis super eosdem predicatores

. . . 3*. 4*t.

Summa £10 $s. od.z

Et computat solutum pro contributione generalis capituli vide- licet id. de marca . . . i2d. Et solutum breviatori portanti brevia hoc anno . . . 3^. ^d. Item in regardis datis fratribus predica- torum et minorum . . . &d. Item solutum pro pergameno pro brevibus scribendis hoc anno . . . 2s. Item pro factura presentis compoti . . . I2d. Item pro renovatione librorum in choro hoc anno . . . $s. ^d.

Summa IDJ. 8d. 2

Summa omnium allocationum £10 133. 8d. Et sic excedit super compotum 1 2d.

OFFICIUM TUMBARII.

[p. 132.] Compotus fratris Rogeri Stanford gerentis orncium predictum anno quo supra.

Remanentia. Nulla. £ s. d.

Sed respondet de certis redditibus ffirmis terris et \ pencionibus dicto officio pertinentibus per annum }

1 Passionistris. See p. 33. These must have been the singers of the Passion Gospels on Palm Sunday and other days. * In error.

TUMBARY. 25

£ s- d-

Item percipit dt officio Elemosinarii pro obitu domini Robert! Molton

lini "j

Item recepit de oblationibus ad tumba sanctorum ) Oswaldi et Wolstani hoc anno

Summa totalis recepte £12 143. od.

Redditus resoluti. De quibus computat de redditu resolute domino episcopo pro capital! redditu unius tenement! exapposito ecclesie sancti Michaelis per annum . . . i8d. Item solutum coquinario pro orto in parochia sancti dementis per annum . . . I2d. Item solutum domino priori pro oblacione ad pixidem sancti Wolstani per annum ... i8d. Item subtumbario per annum ... i8d. Item pitansario pro oblatione ad capita sanctorum Oswaldi et Wolstani . . . Jj. Item Elemosinario pro elemosina sua per annum , . . 2Od. Item in stipendio collectoris reddituum . . . 6s. 8d.

Summa i8s. lod.

Et computat solutum pro duobus c. et dimidio [ac] 3 quarteriis cere empte ad usum dicti officii pretii cujuslibet c. quinque marcas sic in toto . . . £10 6s. 8d. l Item solutum pro factura ejusdem cere . . . 6s, 8d. Item pro lichino empto pro eodem . . . 8d. Item solutum pro torchis una cum regardis datis pro portacione eorun- dem in die reliquiarum ... i8d. Item solutum pro cordulis emptis ad usum fferatri hoc anno . . . i^d. Item pro focali empto ad usum dicti officii hoc anno . . . $s. Item pro jantaculo facta Danieli Boyse 2 et pueris capelle in die sancti Wolstani . . . $s. ^d. Item in regardis datis fratribus predicatorum et minorum hoc anno . . . 8d. Item pro renovatione ceriorum circa fferatra . . . nil. Item in regardis datis clavigeris civitatis Wigorn. . . . Sd. Item solutum pro cariagio cere a London ... 3$. Sd. Item pro factura presentis compoti . . . I2d. Item solutum pro paviamento in vico in parochia sancti dementis hoc anno . . . 7s. Item solutum pro tegulatione unius domus in quo Johannes Wyllys inhabitat hoc

1 zj cwt. + 3 quarters make 3j cwt. , and a breakfast given them on St. Wolstan's this at 5 marks a cwt. comes to ;£lo ids. 8t£ day, Jan. 19. • Daniel Boyse and the pueri capelle have

26 ACCOUNTS OF THE PRIORY OF WORCESTER.

anno . . . 6s. 8d. Item pro tegulatione alterius domus in le fforegate strete hoc anno . . . 3^. 4d.

Summa £12 8s. od.

Summa omnium allocationum £13 6s. icd. et sic excedit super compitum 12s. lod.

OFFICIUM HOSTILLARII.

[p. 133.] Computus Robert! Alchurche1 supprioris gerentis officium predictum anno quo supra.

Remanentia. Nulla quia primus ingressus ejusdem nunc com-

putantis.

s. d. Sed respondet de certis tern's et tenementis ac pen-

cionibus predicto officio pertinentibus prout par- ,

celle particulariter plenius liquent per rentale ex

certitudine per annum Item percipit de officio magistri capelle ex certitudine 1

per annum J

Item recepit per manus domini prioris ad usum officii )

j- 40 o

hoc anno

t I 20 o

hoc anno )

Summa totalis recepte £& zs. od.

Stipendia ex certitudine. De quibus computat in exhiniis2 missis domino priori per annum . . . 2s. 8d. Item solutum Ele- mosinario pro elemosina sua per annum . . . 2od. Item pro aucis datis conventui in ffesto omnium sanctorum . . . 2s. ^d. Item pro pitanciis datis conventui in ffesto Omnium sanctorum (nil hoc anno) . . . 3^. 40?. 3 Item pro speciebus erga dictum ffestum . . . 6s. 8d. Item in stipendio lotrice . . . 4^. Item in stipendio unius page hostillarii (hoc anno nil). Item famulis domini prioris in

1 The name dementis Hartylbury is ' Exhinium for exenium, or \ivtav, a little

struck out, and that of Robert Alchurche present.

is substituted. But in the roll the former 3 The 3*. 4</. is underlined to shew that

name does not appear. it is struck out. The item is not in the roll.

PLATE A.

To face p. 26.

B-WhpSL^ai

U ^ * * I v I I

FACSIMILE OF THE OFFICIUM HOSTILLARII (p. 133 of Axvii.) u" x 8" Worcester Cathedral Library.

HOSTILLAR. 27

adventu pro eorum cena . . . izd. Item in stipendio unius valecti hostillarii per annum . . . 6s. ftd.

Summa1 255. 4d.

Et computat solutum pro focali empto ad usum officii predict! una cum cariagio ejusdem hoc anno . . . Ss. Item pro candelis de cepo emptis ad usum dicti officii hoc anno . . . 3J. tyd. Item in ex- pends factis super diversos extranios ballivos et collectores reddituum tempore auditus ac diversis aliis vicibus hoc anno . . . 3-r. 4<£ Item in regardis datis fratribus predicatorum et minorum hoc anno . . . nil. Item pro contribucione generalis capituli hoc anno . . . \\d. Item pro factura presentis compoti . . . izd. Item pro cirpis2 emptis hoc anno . . . nil. Item computat solutum pro duobus paribus de blankettis emptis ad usum dicti officii hoc anno . . . los. Item solutum pro sex cochliariis de argento continentibus 6 uncias emptis ad usum ejusdem Officii hoc anno . . . 2os. Item solutum pro uno novo superlecto de aryse8 empto ad usum ejusdem Officii hoc anno una cum le lynynge ejusdem . . . 46^. 8d. Item solutum pro quatuor mattres de novo emptis ad usum dicti Officii hoc anno ... i8s. &d. Item pro reparacione alterius le mattres hoc anno . . . 2s. 2d. Item solutum pro una culcitra plumali cum le bolstere empta hoc anno . . . 14^. Item pro duobus paribus linthiaminum emptis ad usum ejusdem officii hoc anno ... 12s. Item pro repara- cione unius coopertorii de verdure hoc anno . . . 2s. 8d. Item pro uno coopertorio coloris grene empto ad usum ejusdem officii hoc anno . . . los.

Summa £j us. n\d.

Summa omnium allocationum £8 ijs. 3$d. et sic excedit super compitum ... 1 5 s. -i,\d.

1 The total does not exactly correspond money. Next year, however, the hostillarius to the items. buys another coopcrlorium de aryse for 2os. ' cirpus, i.e. scirpus, a rush. The Drapers' Dictionary refers to an order 3 aryse or Arras. Here is all the furniture in Council dated 1382 permitting the Pope's of a very comfortable bed,— 2 pair of Collector in Bristol to export certain house- blankets, counterpane of Arras lined, 4 new hold goods, and among them are quinque mattresses, a feather bed, bolster, two pair paria linthiaminum et duos blanketos pro of linthiamina or linen sheets, and a green uno lecto.

coverlet. The total cost is £5 us. tf., The word blanket is perhaps derived from

equivalent to between .£50 and £60 of our the French blanchttte.

28

ACCOUNTS OF THE PRIORY OF WORCESTER.

OFFICIUM MAGISTRI COMMUNIS CENE.

[p. 134.] Computus ffratris Ricardi Cleve gerentis officium predictum anno quo supra.

Remanentia. Nulla quia primus ingressus ejusdem nunc com- putantis.

Sed respondet de certis terris et tenementis predicto officio pertinentibus quorum parcelle particulariter plenius Hquent per rentale ex certitudine per annum

Item percipit de domino priore 6s. 8d. ; De sacrista 6s. 8d. ; De cellerario 6s. 8d. ; De Elemosinario 6s. 8d. ; De Camerario 6s. 8d. ; De pitansario 6s. 8d. ; et de precentore 6s. 8d. ; et sic in toto per

annum

£ s. d.

io 13 5

53 4

Summa totalis recepte £13 6s. gd.

Solutiones ex certitudine. De quibus computat solutum diversis confratribus celebrantibus missas in capella sancti Georgii pro anima Thome Lyttelton militis videlicet unus eorum septimanatim per totum annum 14^. et sic in toto per annum . . . 6os. 8d. Item solutum conventui pro speciebus per annum . . . 6s. 8d. Item solutum domino de Stronseham pro capitali redditu tenementi in tenura Ricardi Castylle ... i8d. Item in expencis factis super conventum in die2 carni privii et adventu domini . . . 2s. Item solutum pro inductione victualium emptorum in villa pro jantaculo conventus una cum collectione reddituum hoc anno . . . 6s. 8d. Item pro carnibus bovinis emptis in villa pro jantaculo conventus per spatium 38 septi- manarum videlicet pro qualibet septimana i$d. et sic in toto . . . 47 s. 6d. Item pro victualibus emptis pro cena dictorum confratrum per spatium 41 septimanarum videlicet qualibet septimana 2s. ^d. et sic in toto . . . £4 15 s. 8d.

Summa £11 os. 8d.

1 53*. 4<£ represents 8 half-marks ; the items give only 7. This error is repeated in each of the four years in the volume. That he had to account for half a mark in respect of his own office also would be some explanation.

" carni privii — carniprivium and carnis- privium— tempus quo carnibus privati et ab iis abstinere incipiunt Fideles ante jejunia Quadragesime. Ita porro peculiariter ap- pellata dominica Septuagesime. Du Cange.

) j )

>

J

MASTER OF THE COMMON ROOM AND REFECTORER. 29

S. d. Item in regardis datis fratribus predicatorum et

minorum ac servientibus ad claves hoc anno Item in regardis datis extraniis portantibus carnem

ferinam pro conventu hoc anno Et allocatur eidem pro domo columbaria apud le

Swynny quia indecasum hoc anno Et eidem pro domo columbaria supra domum capituli 1 )

quia indecasum hoc anno

Item pro factura presentis compoti 12

Et eidem pro speciebus emptis hoc anno 3 4

Item solutum pro diversis reparacionibus misis et

expencis factis super diversa tenementa ubi .

magis indiget ut patet per billam super hunc '

compitum ostensam hoc anno Et allocatur eidem de parte redditus unius tenementi

apud le banamys vyne 2 quia tenens recessit red- J- 34

ditu non soluto hoc anno

Summa

Summa omnium allocationum £12 ijs. 5^d. Et sic debet super compitum gs.

OFFICIUM REFECTORARII.

[p. 135.] Computus ffratris Willelmi ffordam gerentis officium predictum anno quo supra.

Remanentia. Nulla. s. d.

Sed respondet de certis redditibus et pencionibus '

dicto officio pertinentibus ex certitudine per . 52 6

annum

Summa totalis recepte 523. 6d.

1 Domus capituli. It appears from this that there was a dovecot on the roof of the Chapter House : unless indeed the Edgar Tower was called the domus capituli. * This in parallel accounts is Banhams vyne.

30 ACCOUNTS OF THE PRIORY OF WORCESTER.

Solutiones ex certitudine. De quibus allocatur eidem computanti de redditu in Hylhampton per annum . . . 14^. Item pro cera empta ad usum refectorii per annum . . . 4$. Item pro factura ejusdem una cum lichino empto per annum . . . i8</. Item pro olio empto pro duobus lampadibus pendentibus ibidem per annum ... i8d. Item in expends factis in Vigillia Epiphanie per annum . . . 3J. 40!. Item solutum Elemosinario pro elemosina sua per annum . . . 2od. Item in stipendio valecti ibidem per annum . . . 13$. Afd. Item in stipendio lotrice per annum ... 5-y. Item pro candelis de cepo emptis ad usum officii sui per annum . . . $j.

Summa 36.?. 6d.

Item in regardis datis fratribus predicatorum et minorum hoc anno . . . 8d. Item pro contribucione generalis capituli hoc anno . . . id. Item pro factura presentis compoti . . . 124?. Item allocatur eidem pro 8 elles de dyeper x emptis pro una mappa inde fienda ad usum officii precii cujuslibet ulni . . . ^d. et sic in toto . . . 2s. 8d. Item solutum pro 8 ulnis de dyeper emptis pro uno manitergio inde fiendo ad usum dicti officii precio ulni 6d. et sic in toto hoc anno . . . 4.?. Item solutum pro panno linio empto pro quatuor mappis inde fiendis hoc anno . . . 12s. Item pro factura ejusdem ... \2d.

Summa 2is. 6d.

Summa omnium allocationum 575. nd. Et sic Excedit super compitum $s. $d.

OFFICIUM INFIRMARII.

[p. 136.] Computus fratris Willelmi Lemstyr gerentis officium predictum anno quo supra.

Remanentia. Nulla quia primus ingressus ejusdem nunc computantis.

£ s. d. Sed respondet de certis redditibus terris tenementis

ac pencionibus prout plenius patet per rentale j. 974 et per indenturas ex certitudine per annum

1 Diaper is linen cloth wrought with ders, or from Diaspro, Jasper. An ulna flowers and other figures. The derivation or ell is ij yard. The mappa and maniter- is uncertain. Perhaps from Ypres in Flan- gitim here are each 8 ells in length.

INFIRMARER. 31

s. d.

Item percipit de officio cellerarii pro decimis de Hy- ) 66 8

multon per annum )

Item percipit de predicto officio cellerarii pro pencione |

ecclesie de Hymulton per annum )

Item de predicto officio cellerarii pro sustentatione "I

unius lampadis ibidem pendentis per annum J

Item percipit de officio precentoris pro pencione ecclesie "1 20

de Tyberton per annum Item percipit de officio sacriste pro cera per annum 5 o

Summa totalis recepte £13 133.

De quibus computat solutum domino priori in ffesto exaltacionis sancti crucis 3J. suppriori 2s. ^d. precentor! 2s. $d. ac 39 aliis monachis quilibet eorum i8</. et sic in toto . . . £$ 6s. od. Et solutum domino priori 4^. suppriori 4,d. precentori $d. cellerario 4<f. infirmario 4d. refectorario 4^. le dandry ^d. 1 et duobus deycis 8d. ac 33 aliis monachis quilibet eorum 2d. et sic in toto . . . 8s. 6d. Et solutus socio in choro . . . 6s. 8rf. Item domino priori pro medicinis per annum ... 13^. ^d. Item sup- priori pro consuetudine per annum . . . 6s. 8d. Item domino priori pro caponibus per annum . . . qs. Item famulis domini prioris in adventu pro eorum cena . . . \2d. Item solutum Willelmo Barbour pro stipendio suo per annum . . . zos. Item clerico infirmarii pro stipendio suo per annum . . . ids. Item in stipendio lotrice per annum . . . 4*. Item pro jantaculo facta suppriori et conventui in die sancti Andree ex certitudine per annum . . . 6s. 8d. Item pro sustentacione unius lampadis pendentis ibidem per annum . . . $s. Item solutum le page de la ffarmery 2 pro stipendio suo per annum

. . . $s.

Summa £7 i6s. lod.

Et computat solutum pro contribucione generalis capituli videlicet id. de marca . . . lo^d. Item solutum pro rosis inde stillandis ! hoc anno . . . 3-r. i,d. Item pro candelis de cepo emptis ad usum dicti

1 The dandry and the two dtyca must abbreviated into the ' farmery,' as the dor- be monks holding some offices. mitorium into the ' dorter,' and the refec-

" In parallel places the account has in- torium into ' frater.'

Jlrmarii. The infirmary seems to have been 3 rosis emflis ad stillandum elsewhere.

32 ACCOUNTS OF THE PRIORY OF WORCESTER.

officii . . . 6s. 8d. Item pro ciphis terenis emptis hoc anno . . . 4<t. Item solutum pro portacione focalium hoc anno . . . i2d. Item solutum pro panno linio empto pro mappis manitergiis et pro rastyr 1 clothis inde fiendis hoc anno . . . $s. 2d. Item solutum pro renova- tione vasorum ad usum officii hoc anno . . . $s. 6d. Item solutum pro vitriis 2 emptis pro aqua imponenda hoc anno . . . 2s.

Summa 22s. \o\d.

[p- 1 37-] Et computat solutum pro cera et clavis emptis ad usum officii predicti hoc anno . . . 6d. Item in regardis datis fratribus predicatorum et minorum ac clavigeris civitatis Wigorn. . . . \6d. Item solutum pro virido succo8 empto ad usum dicti officii hoc anno . . . $d. Item solutum pro una olla de stanno empta ad usum ejusdem officii hoc anno . . . 2od. Et computat solutum pro victualibus tam carnium quam piscium expenditis in dicto hospicio hoc anno ...53^. ^d. Item solutum pro diversis expencis factis super varios confratres ibidem existentes egrotos hoc anno . . . 33.?. qd* Item pro factura presentis compoti hoc anno ... I2d.

Summa £4. us. "jd.

Summa omnium allocationum £"13 us. sjd. Et sic debet super compitum 2Q\d.

OFFICIUM COQUINARII.

[p. 138.] Computus ffratris Humfridi Grafton gerentis officium predictum a ffesto sancti Michaelis Archangeli anno regni regis Henrici Octavi xiii° usque ad idem ffestum sancti Michaelis Archangeli anno ejusdem regis xiiii0.

Remanentia. Nulla.

1 rastyr — shaving cloths ? Item allocatum eidem pro expencis factis super

* vitriis — used in the infirmary for medical fratrem Johannem Berowe ibidem existentem

purposes : in some accounts the item appears egrotum per spatium xxu septimanarum . . .

as pro aqua egrotorum imponenda. 23*. 3<A Thomas Green was there 6 weeks ;

3 virido succo — Abbot Gasquet informs me William More 9 weeks ; William Wyche that this is a drink made from the juice of II weeks; Richard Hallowe 8 weeks ; John the green grape. Crowle 10 weeks ; and John Barbour 10

4 In the accounts of the infirmarius for a weeks. The total spent on this item was later year, 15 Hen. VIII., we find details. in that year 86*. qd.

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Redditus assise. Sed respondet de certis redditibus terris ffirmis ac pencionibus predicto officio pertin- entibus prout plenius patet per rentale ex certi- tudine per annum

Item percipit pro quatuor werelyveres l dimissis variis personis hoc anno

Item percipit de exitibus et proficuis coquine ut de corriis et pellibus pecorum cepo flottes2 et aliis proficuis inde provenientibus hoc anno

Item percipit de proficuis porcarie boverie et pasturarum predicto officio pertinentium ex certitudine positis per annum

£ s. d.

131 15 6

53 4

um ^

itis

13 8 10

15 o o

Summa totalis recepte £162 175. 8d.

Solutiones ex certitudine. De quibus computat in exhemiis missis domino priori ut in capon per annum . . . 2s. 8</. Item solutum suppriori ex certitudine per annum . . . 2os. Item ele- mosinario pro le maundy per annum . . . 2Os. Item pitansario pro le O Virgo Virginum per annum . . . IQJ. Item pro aucis datis conventui per annum . . . 2s. ^d. Item socio in choro per annum . . . 6s. 8d. Item pro pitanciis datis conventui pro le O Radix Gesse 3 per annum . . . 6s. 8d. Item precentori pro le ffardynge per annum . . . \zd. Item magistro tabule in refectorio per annum . . . 4J. Item conventui pro speciebus per annum . . . 6s. %d. Item pro pitanciis datis passionistris * in ffesto Ramis palmarum per annum . . . Ss. 8d. Item solutum scholaribus Oxon. pro pencione de Bybery per annum . . . 6os. Item pro jantaculo facta conventui et servientibus hujus monasterii in ffesto Nativitatis domini per annum ... 13$. ^d. Item solutum infirmario pro pastura juxta le Archarde per annum . . . 6s. %d. Item solutum famulis domini prioris in adventu pro eorum cena per annum ... I2d.

Summa £8 -js. %d. 5

1 See p. 8.

• flottes — flotamen, floating fat or grease.

' Case — i.e. Jesse.

4 See note on p. 24.

5 This total is in error.

34 ACCOUNTS OF THE PRIORY OF WORCESTER.

[p. 139.] Stipendia monachorum ac diversorum servientium. Etcom- putat solutum pro stipendiis diversorum famulorum hujus monasterii quorum nomina sequuntur videlicet quatuor generosis domini prioris quilibet eorum 4^. et sic in toto per annum . . . i6s. Item solutum Ricardo Burfyld Janitori porte prioratus per annum . . . 33^. 6,d. Item Ricardo Spellisbury valecto Camere domini prioris . . . 26s. 8d. Item Thome Mores custodi parci de Battenhale . . . 26s. 8d. Item

1 valecto coquinarii cum toga sua per annum ... 335. 40!. Item Ricardo Byrkyn valecto stabuli domini prioris . . . i$s. ^d. Item Thome Here valecto subcellerarii . . . 30^. $d. Item duobus valectis hostillarii per annum . . . 33^. 4</. Item valecto precentoris . . . 8s. 8d. Item valecto Camerarii . . . 8s. 8d. Item Thome Kyngett lardererio per annum . . . 26s. Bd. Item Johanni ffreyser . . . 26s. 8d. Item custodi porcorum . . . 2Os. Item lixe coquine . . . i6s. Item Willelmo Barbour valecto Infirmarii . . . 8s. 8d. Item clerico Infirmarii piston pandoxatori subjanitori et pagi hostillarii ut in precio 80 allecium 2 quilibet eorum 8d. sic in toto . . . 2s. 8d. Item pro factura tuceti8 pro conventu per annum . . . 2s. 6d. Item in stipendio le tornebroche4 per annum . . . y. ^d. Item custodi cimbe apud portam Sabrine per annum . . . i6s.

Summa £17 12s. lid.

Et computat solutum contribucione generalis capituli videlicet id. de marca . . . qd. Item in regardis datis fratribus predicatorum et minorum una cum servientibus ad claves . . . 2s. Item in expencis ejusdem computantis et servientium suorum equitantium ad Sturbrugge6 pro piscibus ibidem emendis et aliis locis hoc anno ... i8s. Item pro cellis frenis et aliis necessariis ad equitandum einptis hoc anno . . . 12s. 6d. Item breviatori portanti brevia hoc anno . . . 22d. Item pro candelis de cepo emptis ad usum officii sui hoc anno . . . 22d. Item pro paupiro atramento una cum factura presentis compoti . . . 2s. 6d.

Summa

1 Space for name left blank. 3 tucetum — a sausage.

' allec is a herring. Sardines and an- 4 tornebroche — turnspit, chovies are also called allec. 5 Sturbrugge is Stourbridge,

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[p. 140.] Idem nunc computans petit allocationem pro omnibus victualibus tarn carnium quam piscium emptis septimanatim per totum annum modo ut sequitur.

£ s. d.

Dominica Inclina 1 612

„ Justus es domine 48 5

„ Exultate 52 6

„ letetur 56 3

„ venite 53 6

„ omniaquefecisti 55 4

„ in voluntate 54 o

„ Si iniquitates 55 o

„ dicit dominus 55 o

„ ad te levavi 42 o

„ populus Syon 48 o

„ gaudete 52 2

„ mementote 56 6

„ puer natus 420

„ dum medium 54 5

„ in excelso 56 4

„ omnis terra 57 2

„ adorate prima 50 10

„ adorate secunda 53 2

„ adorate tertia 57 10

„ circumdederunt 58

„ Exsurge 57

„ esto michi 53

„ invocabit 58

„ reminiscere 56

„ oculi mei 52

„ letare 52

3 5

5 8

5 ii

4

Dominica Inclina2 me „ de longe „ resurrexi „ quasi modo

„ misericordia domini

„ Jubelate „ Cantate

„ vocem jocun- ditatis

£ s. 58 57 54 58

d.

4 6

2

54 10

55 6 54 6

56 Exaudi domine 57

Spiritus

domini 3 o

8 6

o 10

Summa3 £72 6s. Summa omnium allocationum super computum £8 us. od.

' See Appendix VI. « Error (otjujifa.

D 2

„ benedicta 54

„ in tua miseri- cordia 58 10

„ factus est

dominus 53 n

„ respice in me 59 4

„ dominus illu-

minatio 57 ii

„ Exaudi 58 2

„ fortitudo 56 5

„ omnes gentes 59 3

„ suscepimus 57 10

„ ecce deus 53 9

„ dum clamarem 58 9

„ deus in loco 55 10

„ deus in ad-

jutorium 59 2

„ respice domine 53 8£ „ protector noster 58 5

Summa8 £71 y. id.

£171 8s. 8d. et sic excedit

3 These totals are in error.

ACCOUNTS OF THE PRIORY OF WORCESTER.

OFFICIUM SACRISTE.

[p. 143.] Computus fratris Roberti Alchurche1 gerentis officium predictum a ffesto sancti Michaelis Archangeli anno regni regis Henrici octavi xiiii0 usque ad idem ffestum sancti Michaelis anno ejusdem regis xv°.

[Note. — The Sacrist's account for 13-14 Hen. VIII. is wanting.]

£ s. d. Idem nunc computans respondet de certis redditibus ^

tern's tenementis et ffirmis una cum pencionibus

ecclesiarum dicto officio pertinentibus ut patet

per rentale per annum Item percipit de officio cellerarii pro certis decimis in

Vallia per annum Item percipit de officio hostillarii pro decimis de

Phepston per annum Item percipit de quadrantibus penticostes in die

sancte Trinitatis in Wigorn. Claynes et de pa-

rochia Sancti Johannis Baptiste per annum Item percipit de proficuis Sigilli2 fraternitatis beate

Marie hoc anno Item percipit pro brasio3 de collectore cum cruce Sancti

Wolstani hoc anno Item percipit pro brevibus in civitate Wigorn. et

Claynes hoc anno Item percipit pro brevibus in archidiaconatu Glouces-

trensi hoc anno Item percipit de legatis defunctorum per manus Com-

missarii hoc anno Item percipit de legatis defunctorum in civitate Wigorn.

et aliis locis hoc anno

400

6 8

24 5

8 6

12

3 4

634

40 9

nil.

1 Robert Alchurche, as we learn from William More's journal, is made in the year 1522 to take an oath to render his account to the Bishop and not to the Prior.

We learn from Noake that he was one of those before whom William Smyth, alias

Peynter, of Ombersley, was tried for heresy on July II, 1511. (Noake, p. 210.)

* What is this fraternity?

3 brasium, or brace. Some kind of grain used for brewing. "Cujus generis grani fuerit Brace non satis constat." Du Cange. is also malt.

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£ s. d. Item recepit de oblatione peregrinorum posita in pixide \

f ^ ^ / "

beate Marie hoc anno Item recepit de exitu et proficuis proecorum1 proven. \ ,

de oblatione peregrinorum hoc anno J

Item recepit de proficuis cere oblate ad ymaginem •>

beate Marie hoc anno /

Summa totalis recepte £168 55. 6d.

Redditus resoluti. De quibus computat de redditu resolute domino episcopo Wigorn pro pastura de Dydeley per annum . . . io6j. 8rf. Et eidem domino episcopo pro Newlonds . . . \gs. 4d. Et eidem pro una libra cuminii per annum . . . ^d. Et eidem pro certis terris et tenementis in parochia sancti Johannis Baptiste . . . 2s. 6d. Item domino de Temple Lawarne per annum . . . I2d. Item Abbati de Bordisley pro hospicio Angeli . . . 2s. 6d. Et allocatur eidem de redditu apud Northe pedylle quia detinetur hoc anno . . . 8s. $d.

Summa £j CM. jd.

[p. 144.] Stipendia Monachorum. Et computat solutum pitan- sario pro obitu Willelmi Bloyse per annum ... 13^. ^d. Item solutum hostillario ad ffestum omnium sanctorum . . . 6s. 8d. Item conventui pro le O oriens . . . 6s. Sd Item capellano domini prioris pro virida cera . . . 2s. Item infirmario pro consuetudine ... $j. Item scholaribus Oxon. pro consuetudine . . . 4^. Item domino priori pro caponibus . . . 45. Item famulis domini prioris in adventu pro eorum cena . . . 2O/. Item diversis servientibus hujus monasterii pro eorum caligis . . . 2js. ^d. Item conventui pro aucis . . . 2s. ^d. Item pro portacione draconis et vexillarum in septimana rogacionis . . . 4-r. ^d. Item textoribus et fullonibus in ffesto corporis Christi . . . 2s. Item pro preparatione fferratri in ffesto corporis Christi per annum . . . 3.?. qd.

Summa £4 2s. %d.

Feoda et vadia. Et computat solutum magistro Lewes magistro carnaie cum toga sua . . . £10 i6s. od. Item capellano celebranti

1 The pro of proecorum is here an ex- exilibus et proficuis pecorum provm. de pansion, and is probably an error. In oblatione peregrinorum . . . £16 los. od. 15-16 Henry VIII. this item reads de [p. 284.]

38 ACCOUNTS OF THE PRIORY OF WORCESTER.

primam missam coram ymaginem beate Marie . . . 53$. ^d. Et eidem

capellano pro custodia ymaginis beate Marie ... 13^. 4d. Item

subsacriste pro officio suo . . . i6s. 8d. Item rectori sancti

Michaelis Archangel! pro sepultura mortuorum . . . 8s. Et eidem

pro quatuor quarteriis frumenti . . . \js. ^d. Item in stipendio

Thome Newes et trium clericorum ecclesie . . . £6 os. od. Item

Thome Smyth pro custodia campanarum . . . 3^. ^d. Item ffarrario

pro custodia cumbali1 et orilegii . . . $s. Item in stipendio coci

Sacriste . . . 26s. 8d. Item Johanni Perott waxchaundler . . . 2OS.

Item Thome Plymer pro feodo suo . . . 13^. ^d. Item lotrice

ecclesie . . . Ss. Item lotrice sacriste . . . 4^. Item barbitonsori . . .

3-y. fyt. Item Commissario domini episcopi pro collectione legatorum

una cum toga sua . . . 26s. 8d. Item magistro Willelmo Rudgale

pro ffeodo suo . . . i$s. ^d. Item officialibus Gloucestrensibus

et servientibus suis . . . 2OJ. Item ballivo de Radwyke ... 13$. $d.

Item archidiacono Gloucestrensi pro ecclesia de Sodbury . . . 6s. 8d.

Item Willelmo Potkyn tabellioni2 Archidiaconi Wigorn. . . . 13^. $d.

Item ffirmario de Sodbury pro toga sua . . . $s. Item Thome Newes

et duobus servientibus in sacristia pro eorum togis . . . 44J. Item

magistro capelle per manus Daniellis Boyce pro cera . . . 13$. ^d.

Item Danielli Boyce pro missis nominis Jesu et Salve regina per

annum . . . IQJ.

Summa £34 14.?. od.

[p. 145.] Et computat solutum pro singynge bredd3 empto ad usum ecclesie hoc anno . . . 8s. 6d. Et solutum pro 400 cere empte ad usum ecclesie hoc anno ... £15 i8s. ^d. Item pro lichino et olio cmpto hoc anno . . . i^s. 6d. Et solutum pro olio empto pro lampade hoc anno . . . los. Item pro incenso . . . 3^. ^d. Item pro pinguedine empta pro campanis . . . 2s. Item pro capistris ristris 4 et cordulis cmptis hoc anno f . . 15.?. lod. Item pro zonis et tokinggyrdylls . . . 4s. Item pro carbonibus ad usum ecclesie hoc anno . . . 3^. Item pro candelis de cepo ad usum ejusdem ecclesie . . . 3u. Item pro lotura flammarum6 et corporalium beate Marie . . . 2s. Item pro baudryks emptis pro campanis . . . 2s. 8d. Item pro cirothecis 6

* cumbalum — the cymbal in the cloister restibus = ropes. These items are for the sounded for meals. bells.

• tabellio-3. notary, or secretary. * fl<"»manim. This is probably for

flammeorum. Mr. St. John Hope suggests > aagyngt feMtf-bmd for the Mass. , washing of veils and kerchie6>,

4 In 15-16 Hen. VIII. we read restit or * cirotheca—3. glove, xe

SACRIST. 39

pro conventu . . . 4^. 6d. Item pro filo empto pro albis sutandis . . . 22d. Item pro pulsatione magnarum campanarum . . . 7s. ^d. Item solutum pro reparacione vestimentorum ecclesie hoc anno . . . 4-r. Item solutum pro octodecem albis de novo emptis ad usum ecclesie hoc anno . . . £4 3.?. 2d. Item solutum pro curtens de novo emptis pro altari sancti Stephani et sancti Johannis l hoc anno . . . I2s. 2d. Item solutum pro uno vestimento2 de novo empto ad usum ecclesie hoc anno . . . 6os. Item pro le gyldynge partis altaris sancti Johannis Baptiste una cum factura trium ymaginum ibidem hoc anno . . . £4 8s. nd. Item solutum pro vino empto pro missis celebrandis hoc anno . . . £4 2s. od.3 Item pro fac- tura candele benedicte . . . 2s. 8d.

Summa £38 os. 2id.

Et computat in expends hospicii sacriste ut in pane et ser- vicia emptis in villa hoc anno . . . £g los. $d. Et pro carnibus bovinis ovinis et vitulinis piscibus salcis et recentibus et aliis necessariis emptis ad usum dicti hospicii hoc anno . . . £l$ 12s. 6d. Et solutum pro focali et carbone empto hoc anno . . . 42$. Et pro sale vino amaro sinapio et aliis condimentis emptis hoc anno . . . i$s. Item pro candelis de cepo emptis ad usum dicti officii . . . 12s. iod. Item pro panno linio empto pro mappis manitergiis et aliis necessariis hoc anno ... 13-y. ^d. Item pro vino diversorum generum empto et expendito in dicto hospicio hoc anno . . . 41 s. Item pro reparacione vasorum in coquina hoc anno . . . 8s.

Summa £31 i$s. id.

[p. 146.] Et allocatur eidem ut in regardis datis Danielli Boyce pueris capelle fratribus predicatorum et minorum clavigeris civitatis Wigorn. et diversis aliis extraniis hoc anno ... 13^. qd. Et solutum pro contribucione generali capituli videlicet id. de marca . . . 2s. 6d. Item pro paupiro pergameno et pro factura presentis compoti hoc

' The words et sancti Johannis are added payd to William Dysse vestment maker of

above the line. London for makyng of the said coape, chese-

* The following extract from Prior More's abull, tynnaculls, and 3 Albes to the same journal throws some light on the vestments with the stoles and 3 fannells with the buck- then in use : — ram for the lynnynge of ye same . . . 36^. 8J.

'Item payd for the offreys to a coape of Summa totius . . , £17 us. &t.

cloth of golde for the cheseabull and the > This implies a consumption of more than

2 tynnaculls £15 y. 4^. Item payd for 3 hogsheads of sacramental wine, lynnyn cloth for 3 Albes . . . us. &i. Item

4° ACCOUNTS OF THE PRIORY OF WORCESTER.

anno . . . 6s. 8d. Et allocatur eidem pro expends suis equitanti diversis vicibus hoc anno . . . 30^. Et solutum pro meremio tegulis findulis1 virgis emptis hoc anno . . . 3U. 8d. Et solutum pro bricks zabulo calce usto et aliis necessariis emptis hoc anno . . . $gs. gd. Et allocatur eidem pro stipendiis operariorum carpinteriorum tegu- lariorum et aliorum conductorum hoc anno . . . £3 i8s. 8d. Item pro ceris2 clavis clavibus et aliis rebus ferriamentis emptis ad usum dicti officii hoc anno . . . 44^. id. Item pro fferrunis3 equorum hoc anno . . . 6s. 8d. Item pro cellis frenis et aliis necessariis ad equitandum emptis hoc anno . . . 8s. Item solutum pro duobus cruettis de argento in capella beate Marie ponderis 8 unciarum et i quarter, emptis hoc anno . . . 30^. i id. Item solutum pro pendicione magne campane et le newe clapper hoc anno . . . £$ i6s. 2d. Item solutum Thome Plymer pro stipendio suo ratione coopture ecclesie supra le vestri hoc anno . . . 2$s. lod. Item solutum pro plumbo posito in eodem loco hoc anno continente 27 c. et 59 li. et sic in toto ... ^7 15.?. 8d. Et allocatur eidem pro pitanciis datis conventui pro Thoma Grymley celebrante primam missam hoc anno . . . 2s. Et computat solutum lathamis pro consummatione nove altaris vocati Jesus alter ut patet per jornale ejusdem computantis hoc anno . . . £10 os. 22d.

Summa £38 us. gd.

Summa omnium allocationum £154 53. lod. et sic debet super compotum ... ^13 19*. 8d.

' findulis. See note, p. 16. On [p. 287] it is serts. So eella for sella, a

1 ceris, perhaps for sera or sentra, a bolt, saddle. 3 See note, p. 19,

APPENDIX I.

MANOR OF BRADWAS.

THE same volume of accounts contains four summaries of the payments made both in grain and in money from some of the manors. They are apparently not complete accounts of the income of the monastery, as the total payments do not equal the rents received. The list that follows gives the gross payments from a series of manors, from which, however, some deductions were made for expenses of collecting, and under other heads. Besides these payments in money there are payments in kind. One specimen of the accounts presented will suffice, that of Bradwas, an adjacent manor, for the year 12-13 Henry VIII. The payments are made not to the convent as a whole or to its treasurer, but divided between certain officials : some divided between the prior and the cellerarius, or between the cellerarius, camerarius and coqui- narius, or among other officials.

ABSTRACT OF MONEY RENTS FROM CERTAIN MANORS IN THE YEAR 12-13 HENRY VIII. [pp. 1—43]-

£ s. d.

Prioratus Wigorn. - 37 I2 °

Hardewyke - 24 o o

Sancti Johannis 102 6

Bradwas - 27 n Q\

Teberton - 16 12 i

Crowle 17 3 u

Hymulton - - - 55 " "i i

Hallowe - 38 7 i

Grymley - 30 13 o

More 58 16 iij i

Newenham - 65 14 I

Netherton - 12 8 2

Segebarowe - 26 13 4

Tedynton - . 32 12 S

Herforton - - 25 9 i

42 APPENDIX I.

	£	s. d.
Cleve	40	16 10
Schipston -	43	o 5
Blackwell -	23	18 7*
Alston	39	O 2Oj
Cropthorn -	44	9 34
Overbury -	46	4 10
Eymore	-	27 7
Wolverley -	43	IO 2\

ACCOUNTS OF THE MANOR OF BRADWAS FOR THE YEAR 12-13 HENRY VIII.

[p. 5.] Bradwas. Exitus grangie per Rogerum Tovy ballivum ibidem anno quo supra.

De remanentibus Nulla. Sed respondet de . . . 3 qu. 2 bu. frumenti receptis de toto exitu grangie terrarum dominicalium proveniente de tertia garba 1 ut patet per tallium super hunc compitum ostensum menc2 rac. tritur. in denariis ut infra. Et de ... 4 qu. receptis de portione decime rectorie omnium tenentium ibidem.

Summa 7 qu. 2 bush, frumenti.

Frumenti. De quibus computat liberata Elemosinario pro bladis SanctiWolstani . . . 4 bush. Et liberata Johanni Molton subcellerario de ffirma portionis decime predicte de oneris8 Rectoris ibidem per annum ... 4 qu. Et liberata eidem subcellerario de parte exitus terrarum dominicalium provenientis de tertia garba prout plenius patet per tallium super hunc compitum ostensum debite examinatum et approbatum . . . 2 qu. 6 bu. et nil Remanet.

Siligo. De remanentibus nil. Sed respondet de . . . nil hoc anno receptum de toto exitu dicti grangie terrarum dominicalium menc. rac. triturat. in denariis ut infra.

Summa nil . .". Que liberata subcellerario.

Ordium. De rem. nil. Sed respondet de . . . 7 bush, ordii receptis de toto exitu dicti grangie terrarum dominicalium pro-

1 ttrtia garba, every third sheaf. " ralione triturationis , ' measured for the pur-

• menc. rac. ttitur. Can this be mentis pose of thrashing ? ' 3 On [p. 153] mere.

MANOR OF BRADWAS. 43

veniente de tertia garba ut patet per tallium super hunc compitum ostensum.

Summa ... 7 bush. Que libata dicto subcellerario.

Pulcetam. De Remanentibus nil. Sed respondet de . . . 2 qu. 2 bush, pulceti receptis de toto exitu dicti grangie terrarum domini-

calium ut supra.

Summa 2 qu.. 2 bu.

De quibus liberata Johanne Walker ffirmario ibidem pro sus- tentatione unius apris . . . i qu. Et deliberata predicto subcellerario de parte exitus dicte grangie terrarum dominicalium proveniente de tertia garba ... 4 bush. Et cellerario pro expencis hospicii sui ut in pisis * . . . 6 bus. et nil remanet.

Avene. De remanentibus nil. Sed respondet de . . . 4 qu. avenarum receptis de portione decime Rectorie ibidem per annum. Summa ... 4 quarteria.

[p. 6.] Bradwas. Visus compoti Rogeri Tovy ballivi ibidem et Johannis Noxon2 collectoris reddituum ibidem anno quo supra.

Arreragia. Nulla.

Redditus assise. Sed respondet de . . . £22 17.?. ^\d. re- ceptis de toto redditu assise tarn liberorum tenentium quam custumariorum prout plenius patet per rentale ex certitudine per annum.

Summa . . . £22 ijs.

Firma terrarum dominicalium. Et de . . . 33J. $d. receptis de firma terrarum dominicalium sic dimissa Johanne Walker per in- denturam per annum. Et de . . . 6s. 8d. receptis de precio unius apris ratione capcionis3 ejusdem fnrme.

Summa 4<os.

Perquisita curie. Et de . . . 53^. %d. receptis de perquisitis curie tente ibidem hoc anno ut patet per rotulos curie.

Summa . . . 53^. 8rf.

Summa totalis recepte £27 us. o£d.

1 in pisis — in parallel accounts are added * Elsewhere Noxton.

the words ' vocal, grene pese' and 'de grene 3 capcio — quicquid ad expensas Regis seu viridis pisis. ' domini capitur.

44

APPENDIX I.

Peticiones battivi. De quibus computat in allocatione facta eidem ballivo pro toga sua hoc anno . . . 6s. %d. Et allocatur eidem pro trituracione ... 6 quar. 3 bush, omnium granorum capiendorum pro trituracione cujuslibet quarterii frumenti et siliginis $d. Et pro omnibus aliis granis 2d. sic in toto 15^. Et allocatur eidem pro ventulatione . . . 6 qu. 2 bush, omnium granorum videlicet pro quolibet wey 2d. sic in toto . . . zd.

Summa 8s. id.

s.

d.

Peticiones collectoris reddituum. Et computat in de-

nariis liberatis domino priori de parte oneris dicti

collectoris reddituum ad diversas vices ut patet per

billam ejusdem domini prioris super hunc com-

putum ostensam Et in denariis solutis Willelmo ffordam Camerario de

parte oneris ejusdem computantis Et in denariis liberatis Thome Grene Coquinario de

parte oneris ejusdem Et in denariis liberatis Thome Wenloke Cellario ut

patet per jornale dicti Cellerarii Et allocatur eidem ut in solutione facta hundredo de

Dodyntre per annum

Et eidem pro collectione reddituum hoc anno Et eidem de precio unius apris Et allocatur eidem de ffine Ricardi Kynnard Et eidem de ffine Johannis Dee Et eidem de ffine Humfridi Dodynge Et in denariis solutis ad manus domini prioris pro

officio Cellerarii Et in denariis solutis Humfrido Grafton coquinario de

novo electo ad primum ingressum suum 1

Summa £26 i$s. $d.

Summa omnium allocationum et lib. £27 35. 6d.

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1 In the next year (p. 76) we read Et in denariis solutis dicto coquinario (Humfrey Grafton) de parte oneris ejusdem pro alio ter- mino quia non est primus ingressus . . . 15*.

And in the next (p. 154), Et in denariis

solutis eidem coquinario (Humfrey Grafton) pro alio termino quia non est primus ingressus . . . 15*.

And in the next (p. 220), Eidem coqui- nario nomine primi ingressus . . . 15*-

MANOR OF BRADWAS. 45

Et sic ballivus excedit super compitum 4*. $d. quos recepit per manus domini prioris. Et collector redditus debet super compitum nj. n\d. ultra aper. quos solvit ad manus dicti domini prioris et sic tarn predictus ballivus quam collector reddituum a compito predicto recesserunt — quieti.

There is a marginal note here : —

£ s. d.

Remanet clare super compitum 9 10 loj

unde ad manus domini pro officio cellerarii 40 io£

et recepit per manus nuper cellerarii 7 10 o

APPENDIX II.

THE ADVENT ANTIPHONS.

OF the Advent antiphons 6 are mentioned in this year's accounts. They are O Sapientia, O Adonai, O Radix Jesse, O Oriens, O Emmanuel, and O Virgo Virginum. There is no mention of the O Clavis David, or of the O Rex Gentium.

For the O Sapientia the prior gives to the magister Corn- munis Cence for the convent 6s. 8d. For the O Adonai the pre- centor gives ioj. to the pitancer, and 6s. 8d. to the convent (pro jantaculo), 4?. to the prior, 3.?. lod. to the sub-prior, 3-r. lod. to himself, and to each of the other monks (39) 2s. For the O Radix Jesse the Coquinarius gives to the convent 6s. 8d. For the O Oriens the Sacrist gives the same. For the O Emmanuel the Elemosynarius gives to the convent 6s. 8d. ; and the Camerarius gives to the magister Communis Cence for the convent 6s. 8d., to the precentor 2s., and to each of the other monks (37) is. For the O Virgo Virginum the Pitansarius gives to the prior 8s., to the sub-prior 4$. 6d,, to the precentor 4^., and to each of the other monks (39) 3-r. ; and he gives to the convent 6s. 8d, Also the Coquinarius gives to the pitancer IQJ.

These antiphons were sung at magnificat in vespers in the octave beginning Dec. 16. One may be given in full from Blunt's " Annotated Book of Common Prayer," 4th S. in Advent.

O Sapientia qua; ex ore Altissimi prodisti attingens a fine usque ad finem, fortiter suaviterque disponens omnia : veni ad docendum nos viam prudentise.

Five of these antiphons were embodied in a Latin Hymn, Veni, Veni, Emmanuel (Thesaurus Hymnologicus, Daniel, vol. ii. p. 336), which is familiar in its English form as Hymn 49 in ' Hymns Ancient and Modern.' Seven of them are given in ' Church Hymns,' No. 74, ' O Wisdom who on earth below.'

It may be mentioned that in cellerarius roll (C. 105) of 11-12 Henry VII., he pays to the Prior and Convent £6 iqs. od. for the O Clavis David : and in the Worcester Register the Magister operum/aa'/ O Rex Gentium (p. 99 i>).

PLATE B.

To face p. 47.

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FACSIMILE OF A PAGE (fol. 41 A xi.) 12" x 8" OF PRIOR MORE'S 'JORNALE' (A.D. 1522).

Worcester Cathedral Library.

APPENDIX III.

THE PRIOR'S MITRE AND STAFF.

IT is worth while to print an extract from the Journal of William More the Prior, which gives an exact account of this new mitre. This ' Jornale ' or Diary is preserved in the Library of Worcester Cathedral. It has not been published in extenso, but was very largely used by Alderman Noake, and all subsequent writers. Noake gives a copy, not quite correct, of the extract given below.

The following is an exact copy of the entry on fol. 61. It is for the year A.D. 1522 Ebdomada xi.

In the margin are the words, "The Charge of ye makyng of ye New Myf by Will More prior y" xth day of December a° Dom. millesimo quingentesimo vicesimo secundo."

Item to John Crancks goldsmith of London for al maner of stuff belonging of ye new mytr with ye makyng of ye same as hit apere by parcells foloyng.

£ s. d.

In primis for 5 grete stones 16 8

Item for 80 and 6 stones price 8d. a peece to y* fronte 57 4

Item for 21 stones sett in golde weyng di. unce (£ oz.) 13 4

Item for 40 medyll stones price 6d. a stone 20

Item for 75 smale stones price 4^. a stone to garnesshe 25

Item for 3 unces and a quarter of fyne peerll at £

the unce

Item for 3 unces of medull peerll at ids. ye unce 600

Item the selver warke weys in all 93 unces whiche is -v

with ye fassheon and all /

Item to the broderar 6 woks 12s. a day besyde mete 1

30 o and dryncke

Item payd for lynnen cloth to coweche ytt over with "I

peril

Item for sylke to thred ye seid peril and steche ye \

peerll i unce and di. J

48 APPENDIX III.

s. d.

Item for yalow thred i

Item for Rybande of 4 d brede 2 yeards 8

Item for Reband. of 2 d brede a yearde 2

Item for rownde selke abowt ye bordure \\

Item for red selke to sow hytt with all di. groats •»

y6 unce /

Item for past 4

for a quarter of sarcenett to lyne hytt 14

Item for a case to the mytr of lether 4 o

Summa— £49 \$s. od. ye cost of ye mytr. Summa 15^. 4</.

The following is the entry in Prior More's journal as to the purchase of the pastoral staff.

Item payd to John Crancks goldsmyth of London for a roystaff selver gylt weyng 115 unces ast $s. ye unce summa £28 i$s. Item for a case to the same of lether — 3^. qi. Item for the lynnen fyne cloth with the fronge for the same and ye makyng 5*. $d.

APPENDIX IV.

ON THE NUMBER OF PERSONS IN THE CONVENTUAL ESTABLISHMENT.

THERE is no direct evidence obtainable as to the number of servants engaged in all the varied occupations that gathered round a great establishment. It is known from the complaint made to the lord Visitor a few years later by John Musard, one of the monks (Noake, p. 199), that the Prior had 33 servants. There must have been servants for the Church, the infirmary, the cellar, the kitchen, the brewhouse, the bakehouse, the stables, the wood yard, cowsheds and pigsties ; men engaged as artizans, butchers, fishermen, carriers, carters, besides body servants, gardeners, porters, tailors, and others ; and many of these doubtless received food in the monastery.

But we can form some indirect estimate from the amount of wheat consumed as bread, and of barley consumed as beer.

The total quantity of wheat consumed in the establishment in the year A.D. 1522 was 341 quarters I bushel. In the following years it was 345 quarters 3 bushels, and 344 quarters 7 bushels.

Now Mr. Burden, of Worcester, informs me that i quarter of wheat makes 372 Ibs. of flour, and 480 Ibs. of bread. This estimate is exactly confirmed by Mr. Hughes, also of Worcester, and both these gentlemen speak with knowledge The allowance of bread to our soldiers is i Ib. a day. Ordinary household con- sumption is somewhat less. But in households where bread is the main article of diet it is more. From the very carefully compiled tables of diet given in the " Report on Housing and In- dustrial conditions in Dundee" (John Lang, Dundee, 1905), it may be inferred that the consumption of bread in such house- holds is on the average between 8 and 9 Ibs. a week per man, or about i£ Ibs., and in some few instances largely exceeding this, reaching even 2 Ibs. a day. Perhaps li Ibs. is a fair allowance, or at the outside i£ Ibs. per man. Now the average consumption

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50 APPENDIX IV.

is about 450 Ibs. a day ; and this indicates an establishment of 360 persons, or at least 300.

The estimate from the consumption of beer is more precarious. It appears that 520 quarters of barley were used for brewing in this year, and in the two subsequent years.

Now Mr. Spreckley, of Worcester, writes that in his opinion "about 7,632 gallons of strong ale would be brewed from 100 quarters of malt in those days ; but if they brewed a weak ale as was done for servants and labourers in country houses, double might be made of it." The consumption of beer, therefore, was from 40,000 to 80,000 gallons a year, according to its strength, or from 1 10 to 220 gallons a day. Messrs. Allsopp's estimate is from 56,160 to 93,600 gallons per annum, or from 150 to 250 gallons a day. If we assume that it was 'small beer," and that the consumption was 200 gallons a day, this would give to each member of the establish- ment as above calculated from 2 to 2$ quarts a day. When we remember that they drank no tea or coffee or mineral waters, and that little mention is made of milk, this is not excessive.

We may conclude with some probability that the number of persons fed in the monastery was from 300 to 350 at this period.

It will be interesting to compare this with a list of the Evesham Community (A.D. 1086 — 1096) which has been preserved and printed in " St. Egwin and his Abbey of Evesham," by the Bene- dictine Convent of Stanbrook, Worcester, 1904. This list gives the number of monks as 67, twelve of whom were in Denmark. Besides these there were five nuns, three poor people, ' ad man- datum,' and three clerics. All these received the same portions as the monks themselves. There was a large number of servants, 63 in all; five for the church, two for the infirmary, two for the cellar, five for the kitchen, seven for the bakehouse, four for the brewing, six for the baths, two tailors, two orchard keepers, three gardeners, one porter at the cloister gate, two at the great gate, five in the vineyard, four to attend on the monks when they went out, four fishermen, four servants for the abbot's rooms, three in the hall, and lastly three watchmen, p. 7.

It is certain that the proportion of servants to monks had considerably increased between the nth century and the i6th.

APPENDIX V.

LIST OF OFFICIALS.

IT may be interesting to give a list of the officers of the monas- tery, constructed from these accounts, most of them receiving salaries : —

The Prior.

The Sub-Prior.

Precentor.

Sub-Centor.

Sacrista.

Sub-Sacrista.

Cellarius.

Sub-Cellarius.

Infirmarius.

Clericus infirmarii.

Tumbarius.

Sub-Tumbarius.

Camerarius.

Sub-Camerarius.

Magister Communis Cenae.

Thesaurarius.

Lardererius.

Magister carnariae.

Pitansarius.

Elemosinarius.

Sub-elemosinarius.

Coquinarius.

Hostillarius.

Refectorarius.

Magister tabulae in refectorio.

Magister capellae.

Magister scholarum.

Magister operum.

Socii in choro.

Le dandry.

2 deyces.

Capellanus.

Auditor.

4 clerici ecclesie.

Capellanus prioris.

Custodes altarium.

Among other officials connected with the monastery and the Prior's establishment who were probably not monks may be men- tioned : —

An adviser in the law.

An attorney.

Collectors.

Bailiffs.

Custodes parcarum.

Gustos porcorum.

4 generosi prioris. Valectus camerae prioris. Valectus stabuli prioris. Janitor portae prioratus. Sub-janitor. Famuli prioris.

52 APPENDIX V.

Gustos cimbe. Valectus Elemosinarii.

Gustos campanarum. Coquinarii.

Gustos cumbali et orilegii. Precentoris.

Pistor. Camerarii.

Pandoxator. Cellerarii.

Lixae coquinse. Sub-Cellerarii.

Tornebroche. Infirmarii.

Breviator. 2 valecti Hostillarii

Diversi servientes Pages.

Barbitonsor. Lotrices.

Seneschalli Pilliparus.

Coci. Syngyngmen. Maundy men.

APPENDIX VI.

ACCOUNTS OF THE COQUINARIUS.

THE list of weekly expenses printed in the text, p. 35, recurs in the same form in the accounts of three other years. The lists are identical as regards the names given to the week, and all begin with the I5th Sunday after Pentecost, though the day of the year on which their Sunday fell must have varied. Moreover, they all agree in omitting the i6th, i8th and igth Sundays after Pentecost; and in inserting in their places the introits for the three days from the Ember week in September. The Sundays are described by the first word or words of the Introit of the day's mass, which is usually taken from a Psalm. The 3 omitted Sundays are Miserere mihi, Da pacem, and Salus populi.

It may assist in identifying the Sundays in the printed list to add that Ad te levari is the first Sunday in Advent ; Puer Natus is Christmas Day; Invocabit, the first Sunday in Lent; Resurrexi, Easter Day, and Spiritus Domini, Pentecost.

Besides the abstract, or total for the week, the Coquinarius appears to have submitted a roll giving details for every day in the year. We have no such contemporary roll ; but it will be interesting to see the following specimen weeks of a roll (C. 169), which probably belongs to 13-14 Edward III. [A.D. 1340,1].

I acknowledge gratefully my obligations to Mr. I. H. Jeayes of the Department of MSS. in the British Museum for revising and correcting my transcript of this roll, and for adding some notes.

COQUINA— PER FRATREM JOHANNEM DE HODYN- TONE COQUINARIUM WYGORN. ANNO XIII. ET XIIII. INTRANT. (C. 169.)

SELECTIONS FROM THE CONVENTUAL DIETARY.

Dominica "adtelevavi." [ist Sunday in Advent.] 'j s. d.

In carne bovina 9*. &d. in 28 cass. IAS. in

... }• Summa 28

carne vit. et porcell. igd. in pisce msco 2s.

in aucis gd. in pulcinis

54

APPENDIX VI.

fferia secunda. In carne vit. et pore. 12 den. In

porcell. 6d. In 4 aucis I2d. fferia tertia. In carne vit. et pore. \T\d. In

porcell. 6d. in aucis i$d. fferia quarta. In allec. 5-y. In congre et leng

2s. In morurcal lod. In anguillis 2s. 6d.

In stocf. \2d. In pisce frisco 2s. in lacte 2d. fferia quinta. In carne vit. et pork ijd. In por- cell. I2d. In anguillis 2s. fferia sexta. In congre frisco gs. In allec. 4*.

In congre et leng \2d. In stocf. 6d. In

pisce frisco $d. Sabbato in allec. 4^. In congre et leng I2d. In

stocf. lod. In pisce frisco 15^., in anguillis

6d, In lacte *d. Ova pro ebdomada 6s. "jd. Minut. lib. \6d. 2

s.

Summa 2

Summa 3

d. 6

Summa 13 6

Summa 4 5

Summa 14 9

Summa 7 9 Summa 7 n

Summa totalis pro ebdomada £4 2s. yd. et sic ultra certum 2s. jd. praeter 6 lamprenas de gurgite et 2 porcellos de porcheria, causa tante expense3 in ista ebdomada quia multi magnates comederunt cum domino priore feria quarta existentes in villa pro ncgocio Domini Regis.

Dominica " invocabit." [ist Sunday in Lent] In allec, 5.?. 6d. In tenches IQJ. In salmone frisco i8d. In salmone salso 8d. In leng et congre 2s. In Stocf. lod. In 13 lib. amigdal. ig\d. In 9 lib. de ris lod. minut. pro certo pisce 8d. In C. Lampern. <>d.

fferia secunda in allec. js. $d. In leng et congre et hake 2s. In salmone frisco i8d. In salmone salso I2d. 4In M. et C. Lamperns 2s. 6d. In stocf. lod. In pisce frisco i8d. In amygdal. $d. In Ris id. Minut. 8d.

Summa 24

Summa 17 8

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55

fferia tertia. In allec. 4^. In leng congre et • hake 2od. In salmone salso \2d. In salmone frisco I2d. In stocf. lod. In 10 Ib. amigdal. i$d. In 9 Ibs. de ris lod. Minut. pro dupplic. pisce \6d. 1 In lamperns $d.

fferia quarta. In allec. 4^. In salmone frisco I2s. Sd. In leng congr. et hake 2s. In stoc- fish 8d. In pisce frisco I2d. In 9 lib. amigd. i&d. In 8 Ibs. de ris gd. In salmone salso I2d.

fferia quinta. In allec. 4*. $d. In salmone salso I2d. In salmone frisco 6d. In leng congre et hake 2s. In stocf. lod. In 10 Ibs. amigd. i$d. In 8 lib. de ris gd.

fferia sexta. In allec. 45. 6d. In salmone frisco 14$. 4d. In leng congre et hake 2s. 6d. In salmone salso I2d. In stocf. lod. In 9 lib. amygdal i^d. In ris $d. In pisce frisco I2d.

Sabbato. In allec. 4^. In salmone frisco lod. In salmone salso I2d. In leng congre et hake 2s. 6d. In pisce frisco \2d. In 10 lib. amygdal. i$d. In 8 lib. de ris gd.

Minut. liberal. i6d.

s. d.

Summa 12 4

Summa 23 2\

Summa 10 9

>• Summa 25

Summa n 4

Summa 16

Summa totalis pro ebdomada £6 6s. 2jd. et sic ultra certum 46s. 2\d. prseter pisces friscos de exitu gurgitis pretii 2s. 6d. et praeter fructum nondum computatum causa tanti excessus prout supra.

Dominica " Respice in me." [3rd Sunday after Pentecost] In carne bovina frisca pro con- ventu gs. 8^d. In carne bovina de lardario 45. 6d. In 13 cass. multonum 4s. io\d. In \ Summa 24 carne multonum frisca 4s. In 2 porcellis lod. In carne vitulina 2s. $d. In aucis gd. In pork 2d. In pulcinis 6\d. In lacte id.

' dupplic. pistt. Could this mean ' fish of doubtful kind ' ?

56 APPENDIX VI.

s. d. fferia secunda. In carne vitulina 2s. $d. In 2 } gumma 2

porcellis jd. In pork 2d. In lacte id. }

fferia tertia. In carne vitulina 2s. In pork 2d. } gumma 2 g

In porcellis $d. In lacte i^. J

fferia quarta. In salmone icw. In congre et \

leng 2s. jd. In stocf. lod. In pisce frisco I Summa 14 u

\$d. In amygdalis $d. In fabis i</. fferia quinta. In congre et leng gs. id. In ] „

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salmone 200. In stocf. loa. )

1 fferia sexta. In salmone frisco 13^. In congre "l

et leng 4^. gd. In stocf. 23^. In anguillis I Summa 21 i

i^d. In fabis et pisis $d.

Sabbato. In salmone i8d. In congre et leng ~|

3-r. ^d. In stocf. et makerel 5-r. 2d. In I Summa 10 9

pisce friso gd. }

Ova pro ebdomada Ss. gd. In vase pro mule2 ~| „

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4«. Minute hberaciones ioa. )

Summa totalis pro ebdomada £4 i8s. iijd. et sic ultra certum i8s. n^d. praeter pore, de lardario et M. D. (= 1500) lampern de gurgite.

Dominica " Inclina." [isth Sunday after Pente-

cost.] In carne bovina i6s. In 16 cassis ,

multon. QS. In porcellis 6d. In pulcinis pro

ebdomada 2s, gd. In pork 6d. fferia secunda. In carne vitulina et porcell. 8s. Summa 8 o

fferia tertia. In carne vitulina et porcell. \2\d. \ ,

T , . . J- bumma 2 8*

In lamperms 2oa. j

fferia quarta. In allec. 13^. In anguillis 5^. In "j

pisce frisco i^d. In congre mulewel et leng I Summa 9 i i6d. In stocf. 6d.

fferia quinta. In carne porcell. 2d. In lamper- ) ,

nis Summa 22

1 There is a marginal note. Duo Justic. places quite plain, Mule is probably the

domini Regis comederunt cum domino fish elsewhere called milewel, a kind of cod,

priore isto die et alii magnates patrie. but why a vessel should be required in each

* This occurs frequently, and is in many case is doubtful.

ACCOUNTS OF THE COQUINARIUS.

fferia sexta. In allec. 3-r. 8d. In salmone 2s. In congre et leng Zd. fn anguillis qd. In lam- pernis $s. In pisce frisco et stocf. \$d.

Sabbato. In allec. $s. 2d. In congre mulewel et leng i6d. In stocf. yd.

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• Summa 12 9

Summa 7 I

Summa totalis pro ebdomada 703. 3d. et sic minus certo 9J. gd. praeter 9 porcellos de porcherie et 4 sticks anguillarum de exitu gurgitis.

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APPENDIX VII.

A WINCHESTER ROLL.

OFFICIUM HORDARII.

MEMORANDUM quod ffrater J. de Merlawe recepit de officio hordarii anno xxix° praeter £,\"j icw. $d. quos R. Clericus sibi liberavit unde idem frater J. non oneratur ut patet alibi £325 los.

Summa £325 ws.

De qua quidem summa predictus ffrater J. computat expendisse predicto anno xxix° £314 7s. A&d. et sic excedit recepta expensas de £11 3^. $d. Unde item frater J. tenetur respondere domino priori.

Item dictus ffrater J. recepit de officio hordarii anno xxxmo £331 os. ig\d. unde expendit eodem anno xxxmo £280 Js. g\ ±d. Et sic excedit recepta expensas £$o 13*. <)\d. unde tenetur respon- dere domino priori.

Item dictus ffrater J. recepit de officio predicto anno xxxi° £313 i8s. 4$d. de qua quidem summa computat expendisse eodem xxxi° anno £286 IOJ. od. et sic excedit recepta expensas de £27 i?s. 6±d. unde tenetur respondere domino priori.

Item dictus ffrater J. recepit de officio hordarii anno xxxii0 ^332 7s- &\d- de qua quidem summa computat expendisse eodem xxxii0 anno £284 13^. lod. et sic excedit recepta expensas de £47 i$s. S^d. unde tenetur respondere domino priori.

Item dictus ffrater J. recepit de dicto officio hordarii anno xxxiii0 £308 14$. 9^ \d. de qua quidem summa computat expendisse eodem xxxiii0 anno £284 IDJ. Sd. et sic excedit recepta expensas de £24 4J. ij \d. unde tenetur respondere domino priori.

Item dictus ffrater J. recepit de officio hordarii anno xxxiiii'0 praeter 6os. quos R. Clericus sibi liberavit £293 ijs. o\d. de qua quidem summa computat expendisse eodem xxxiiii10 anno £267 gs. yd. et sic excedit recepta expensas de £26 $s. $%d. unde tenetur respondere domino priori.

Item dictus ffrater J. recepit de officio hordarii anno xxxvto

A WINCHESTER ROLL. 59

£284 Ss. 5i</. de qua quidem summa computat expendisse eodem xxxvto anno ,£269 6s. 6d. et sic excedit recepta expensas de £1$ os. 2T,\d. unde tenetur respondere domino priori.

Item dictus ffrater J. recepit de officio hordarii anno xxxvito £289 15^. 3^ ±d. de qua quidem summa computat expendisse in eodem xxxvito anno. £268 i$j. %\d. et sic excedit recepta expensas de £20 iqs. "j\d. unde tenetur respondere domino priori.

On the back

Summa denariorum unde predictus ffrater J. non oneratur, et de quibus respondere tenetur domino priori de proficuis acrescent- ibus de officio hordarie pro 8 annis infra scriptis £223 i?s. ^d.

Item tenetur respondere domino priori de soluto per dominum priorem pro inst&uratiorie emenda ad officium Camerarii instauran- dum. De qua quidem summa predictus ffrater J. cepit allocationem.

Note. — The sum of the 8 balances, £11 3-r. $d. ... to £20 igs. ^±d. is £223 \TS.

Dean Kitchin, to whom I sent this transcript, confirms my belief that this is a Winchester Roll, which has somehow got into the collection at Worcester. He writes, Oct. 31, 1907, "Apparently the title of Hordarius is not known to have existed elsewhere than at St. Swithun's, Winchester. If so it follows that this interesting summary roll you have sent me was one of the Winchester series : and it seems likely as (i) the date suits the Winchester Hordarian J. Marlowe, or Merlowe, or Merlawe. For our J. Merlawe was Receiver and Hordarius there from 1330. It was in his hands as Receiver of the Prior till 1337. He was afterwards Prior himself. (2) One of the figures of your MS. for anno xxx° answers exactly to the Winchester Roll of 1 330. (See Obedientiary Rolls of St. Swithun's, Winchester, Hampshire Record Society, by Dean Kitchin, p. 260).

Summa £331 os. igd. The other sums are about the same, but not exactly so."

[It may be noted that the correct addition of the items on p. 260

60 APPENDIX VII.

gives the additional farthing, £331 OJ. 19^., and makes the agree-

ment of the two totals accurate.]

It is plain therefore that anno xxx° means A.D. 1330."

Another roll of rental and accounts of an estate at Thormond

has been found among our rolls. The roll is dated A.D. 1343,

the i6th year of Prior Alexander. It also is plainly a Winchester

roll.

The Dean and Chapter of Worcester have presented these rolls to the Dean and Chapter of Winchester.

GLOSSARY.

THE numbers in square brackets in this Glossary refer to pages on which the word occurs.

I have to thank the Very Rev. Dean Kitchin and Mr. John Amphlett for some re- ferences and suggestions embodied in this Glossary.

Aequietancia — a quittance, receipt. [19, 22.]

Allec — also as alec, alecia, allecia, herring (plural). [34, note.]

Allocatio — allowance ; allocate, to place to an account, [a, 3, &c., 35.]

Amerciamentum — a fine. [22.]

Amery — aumbry, armaria, cupboard. [12.]

Amygdalum — almond. [54.]

Aryse — Arras. [27.]

Assist — the body of rules of a Court. [14, 17.]

Auca — goose. [3, 9, 12, &c.]

Bladum—coin; Fr. Ble. [7, 8, 12, &c.]

Brasium — brace or malt. [9, note, 36, note.]

Breviator — brief or letter writer, " qui brtvia conficiebant." [13, 18, 24, &c.]

Capcio — anything claimed. [43.]

Capistrum — perhaps bell rope, usually a halter. [38.]

Carniprivium — a season of fasting. [28, note.]

Cass. — perhaps cassus ; carcase of sheep; see Durham Account Rolls. [53.]

Cella — for sella, a saddle. [19, 34, 40.]

Cepum — also sebum, fat, tallow. [2, 13, 33, &c.]

Cera — sera, serura, a bolt or lock. [16, 40.]

Cera — wax. [12, 14, 37, &c.]

Cerium — wax candle. [15, 25.]

Ciphus — scyphus, cup. [32.]

Cirotheca — glove. [38.]

Cirpus — scirpus, a rush. [27.]

Columbaria — adj. from columbare, a dovecot. [29.]

Cordula — rope or string. [25, 38.]

Corodium — or corrodium, conredium, allowance of food, [n.]

Corrium — corium, leather. [19, 33.]

Corves — leather, cheaper than corium. [19.]

Cotagium — cottage with lands, [u.]

62 GLOSSARY.

Culcitra — bed or duvet. [27.]

Cuminium — cummin. [37.]

Custumarii — subject to custom. [6, note, 43.]

Dandry—zxi officer in the monastery. [31.] Decassus — decasus (de casu) out of repair, [n.] Deliberare — to deliver, hand over [5, 7, 9, 1 5.]

r an officer in the monastery. [3 1 .1 Dcvcc— \

\ See Rites of Durham (Surtees, 1903), p. 275.

Dominicalis — belonging to the demesne. [42, 43.] Dyquer — a half quire or bundle. [19.]

Exhennium — a present. [26, note, 33.]

Fardynge— oblations for clergy. [23, note, 33, 36.] Fenum — hay. [19-]

( a bier for carrying the shrine. [37.] Feratrum — \ ,

I See Rites of Durham (Surtees, 1903), p. 323.

Feodum — fee, fief. [17, 37, 38.] Ferina — venison or game. [29-] Findula — perhaps for sindula, scindula, shingles, or possibly from findere,

to cleave. [16, 40.]

Flamma — fat flammeum, flammeolum, veil. [38.] Flotte—flotamen, grease. [33.] Focak— fuel. [15, 18, &c.] Furfur — bran. [4.] Fyrretts — ferrets, [i.]

Garba — sheaf. [42, 43.]

Gardianus — warden. [21.]

Generosus — gentleman. [8.]

Grangie — a monastic grange or farm. [42.]

Gurges — whirlpool or fishing pool, usually below sluice or weir. [55.]

Heriettum — a heriott, or payment to the lord on the death of a tenant. [4, 10.]

Indecassus — indccasus, out of repair, [n, 13, 22.] Janlaculum — breakfast (feminine). [3, 12, 15, 24, 25.]

Latami, lathomi, (from Greek) masons. [8, 40.] Liberare — to hand over, deliver. [7, 42.]

GLOSSARY. 63

Lichinum — a wick. [25, 30, 38.] Linthiamen — a sheet. [27.]

Manitergium— towel. [30, note.]

Mappa— napkin, tablecloth. [19, 30, note.]

Meremium — building material. [16, 22, 40.]

Minutio— bloodletting. [21.]

Misa — expense. [13, 16, &c.]

Molatio — grinding. [12.]

Morurca — morufa, codfish. [54.]

Multo — a sheep or wether. [55.]

Multura— payment for grinding corn. [6, note.]

Mulwel— melwel, a sort of cod. [56.]

Ocrei— gaiters. [19.]

Ordium — hordeum, barley. [5, 8, 42.]

Orrium, horrtum, a barn. [6, 8, 9.]

Pandox, pandoxator— a seller of beer. [4, note, 34.]

Parcellx — details of an account, [i, 21.]

Passionistri— singers of the Passion gospels. [24, note, 33.]

Pensio— an allowance, or a fixed charge on a benefice, [i, 10, 18.]

Pilliparus — pelliparm, currier or tanner. [17.]

Pistacio— baking. [12.]

Pixis — reliquary or money-box. [25, 37.]

Puldnus — chicken. [53.]

Purpestura—purprestura, encroachment. [10, note.]

Quadragesima — Lent, Fr. careme. [2.] Quer — quire, bundle. [19.] Quietus— quit, with no debt. [5.]

Rastyr—rasura, rastura, shaving. [32.] Jtegardum—a. gratuity. [2, 13.]

Scroicia — cerevisia, beer. [9, 14.] Senymoney— money for bloodletting (saigner). [21.] SiHgo—rye, or fine wheat. [7, note, 8, 42.] Sotularii— slippers. [15, note.] Species— grocery, specially spices. [2, 12, &c.]

Stamen, staminum, woollen cloth, including linsey wolsey (Rites of Durham, p. 282). [19, note.]

64 GLOSSARY.

Tabellio — notary or secretary. [38.] Tallium — tally, voucher. [42, 43.] Tcgula — tiles or shingles. [8, 16, 22, 40.] Tornebroche — turnspit. [34.] Tucetum— sausage or haggis. [34.]

Vadium, vadta, vail or pledge; hence fixed payments as wages or salary. [37.] Veslura — either dress, or growth, crop, [i, 2.] Vinum amarum — vinegar. [2.] Viridus succtts — verjuice. [32.]

Wertlyvereys— livery. [8, note, 33.] Zabulum — sand, Fr. sable, [i 6, 22, 40.]

INDEX.

Names occurring more than once in a page are indexed only once. Variations in spelling are for the most part disregarded. " De " is usually left out.

Account Rolls, Catalogue, xi Achard, William, 23 Advent Antiphons, 46 Alcock, John, Bishop, xxxv,

M

Alderton, Thomas, xv Alflete, Margaret, xxxii Alston, xxxiii, xlii, 42 Altars in the Cathedral, xlii Alvechurch, Robert, xxiv,

xxxvii, 6, 26, 36 Aly, Richard, 7 Angelus, Hospice of, 37 Ankerdine, xxxv, 13 Anniversarius, Rolls, xi Antiphons, Advent, 46 Apprice, Griffin, 16 Archard, the, 33 Arthur, Prince, 14 Assizes, dinner to Judges, 56 Astley, Thomas Aylysbury, Robert, xxiv

B

Balsale, 22 Banham's Vyne, 29 Barbour, John, 32 ; Wil- liam, 31, 34 Bargate, 22 Battenhall, xxxi, 3 ; parts

of, 34

Beauchamp, Lord, 10 Beicarius Rolls, xi Berrowe, 13 ; John, xxxviii,

32

Bird, John, 16 Birdport, 16

Bishampton, John, xxi, xxiv Black well, 42

Blackwell, Thomas, xii, xxi Bloyse, William, 37 Bluett, Edward, 17 Bonhamstede, xxxii Bordesley, Abbot of, xi, 37 Borne, Walter, 12 Botyll's tenement, 16 Boyse, Daniel, xxxv, 15, 25,

38,39

Bristol, 27

Broadwas, 6, 7, 8, 23, 42 ;

manor of, 41

Brocton, Thomas, xv, xxii Broke, Philip, xxv Broughton, William, xv, xix,

XX

Bruerton, Master, 6 Brunford, Henry, xxx Burden, Mr., 49 Burfield, Richard, 23, 34 Burley, Henry, 14 Bybery, pension of, 33 Byrkyn, Richard, 34

Calais, xxxiii Calaman, Richard, 17 Camerarius, office of, xxxvi ;

Rolls, xi, 17 Capelle Magister, office of,

xxxv ; Rolls, xix, 14 Cardinal's Hat, the, xxx Carter, Thomas, xxx, xxxiv,

II

Castylle, Richard, 28 Cellerarius, office of, xxxiii ;

Rolls, xii, xxiv, 3 Chapter House, 29 Charlton, 7 ; Warren at, 2 Charnel House, xl Chester, Henry, xvi, xxv Chylde, Richard, xxxi Claines, 4, 36

Clanefield, Nicholas, xiv, xx Cleeve, 10, 42 ; Richard,

28 ; Robert, xviii Clifford, Richard, xvi Clifton, John, xi, xv ; Wil- liam, xx Clyve, John, xiii, xviii, xxii,

xxiv j William, xiv, xx Cokyn Strete, 10 Collewelle, Thomas, xii, xiii,

xv, xvi, xvii, xix, xxi Colmore, 3 Colys, Richard, xxv Communis Cenoe, Magister,

office of, xxxviii

Conderton, 10

Conventual Establishment,

49

Coquinarius, office of, xxxix ; Rolls, xiv, 32, S3

Corbet, John, xi

Cotheridge, lord of, 14, 15

Coulsdon, John, xv

Cowarn, Richard, xv, xviii, xxi

Crancks, John, 47, 48

Crewey, William, xi

Crike, John, 22

Cripplegate, 22

Croft, William, xxi

Crompe, Simon, xx

Cromwell, Thomas, xxxiii

Cropthorn, I, 42 ; church, xii; Richard, xxi; Tho- mas, xvi, xviii ; William, xix

Crowle, xxxi, xxxiii, 41 ; John, 32

Cutsdean, xxxvi, ij, 18; court of, 19

Dedicote, Humfrey, 21, 23

Dee, John, 44

Dene, Thomas, xi, xiii, xvii,

xix ; William, xx Dersynton, Richard, xiv Diglis, xxx Documents of the Dean and

Chapter, iii Doddenham, 14 Dodderhill, 4 ; church

house of, 2 Doddingtree, Hundred of,

44

Dodynge, Humphrey, 44

Dudeley, xxxi ; meadow at, 20

Dudley, John, xix, 10 ; Ri- chard, xv, xviii, xix

Dydeley, xxx, I, 21 ; pasture

of, 37

Dyngley, William, 2 Dysse, William, 39

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INDEX.

Edgar Tower, 29

Elemosinarius, office of, xxxiv ; Rolls, xvi, 9

Elyngham, John, xix

Establishment, the Convent- ual, 49

Evesham, John, xxm, xxiv, II ; Roger, xviii, xxiv

Eyeport, 21

Eymore, 8, 42

Feckenham, 16 ; bridge near, xli; forest of, 19

Ford, William, 3, 8, 29, 44

Fordam, John, xvii ; Wil- liam, xxxviii

Foregate Street, 14, 26

Fraunces, Walter, xii, xxiii

Freyser, John, 34

Frog Mill Lane, n

Froucester, Walter, xiv, xxv

Garndeslegh, Thomas, xii Gasquet, Abbot, 14, 32 George, John, xxiii Gigliis, Sylvester de, xxiv Gilbert, xi Gloucester, Archdeacon of,

38; Archdeaconateof, 36;

officials of, 38 ; John, xi,

xvi, xviii, xx, xxv Godeyer, Richard, 3 Gosethorn Lane, 1 1 Gower, Arnolph, 23 Grafton, Humphrey, xii, xvi,

xviii, 32, 44 Grene, John, xviii; Thomas,

32, 44 Grimley, xxxiii, 6, 7, 8, 9,

41 ; church house of, 2 ;

Thomas, xxxvi, 40 Guesten Hall, xxxiv

H

Hallow, xxxi, 8, 41 ; church house of, 2 ; park of, 8 ; Richard, 32

Halys, John, xviii, xxiv

Hambury, John, xiii ; Ro- bert, xi, xvi, xvii

Hanley, John, xxi

Hardwyke, 41 ; John, xx, xxii

Hartlebury, Clement, xxxvi, xxxvii, xxxviii, 26; John, xxiii ; Thomas, xv, xviii ; William, xvii

Harvington, 8, 41 Henkseye, Richard, xxii,

xxv Henwick, xxxi ; Warren of,

8

Here, Thomas, 34 Hereford, Diocese of, I Herforton, see Harvington Hatfield, John, xvii, xviii,

xxii

High Street, Worcester, xli Hillhampton, 4, 30 Himbleton, xxxiii, 6, 8, 41 ;

church of, 31 ; tithes of,

3'

Hinkley, William, xxi

Hodynton, John, xiv, xvi, 53 ; Nicholas, xiv ; Wil- liam, xiii, xiv, xv, xvi, xvii, 9

Holdford's Inn, xxx

Hoper, Thomas, 8

Horborne, John, 6, 7, 9

Home, Christina, 22

Hostillarius, office of, xxxvii ; Rolls, xviii

Hughes, Mr., 49

Hurbrugge, Thomas, xxxviii

Hylton Street, 15, 20

Iccombe, xxx, xxxii, xxxiv,

10, 13 Infirmarius, office of, xxxix ;

Rolls, xviii, 30 Inteberg, Hugh, xii

Jeayes, Mr. I. H., xliii, 53

{obson's tenement, 16 udges of Assize, dinner to,

K

Kidderminster, John, xxiii Kingelt, Thomas, 34 Kingsland, Roger, xiv Kingstone, Roger, xii, xiv,

xxvi

Kitchin, Dean, 59 Knightsford Bridge, xli Knoll End, 10 Knowle, the, Worcester,

xxxvii

Kynnard, Richard, 44 Kyrkeby, Walter, xviii

Lady Chapel, the, xxxv Langley, John, xxi

Langston, William, 7 Laughern Mill, 10 Lawerne, Henry, xxii ; John,

xvii ; Robert, xxi Ledbury, Edmund, xxiii ;

Isaac, xiv

Legg, Dr. Wickham, xl Leinenstre, John, xxii Leinstyr, William, 30 Lewes, Master, xl, 37 Leye, John, xx, xxii Lodelow, William, xx London, xxxii, xxxiii, 5, 22,

47, 48 ; W., xi Loxley, 17

Lychfield, John, xii, xvii Lye, Walter, 1 8 Lylleshull, Thomas, xxi,

xxiii

Lylsyll, William, xxiii Lynfylle, William, 23 Lynsey, John, xvii, xviii ;

Richard, xxxv Lynsyll, William, xxxvi Lyttelton, Sir Thomas,

xxxviii, 12, 28

M

Malton, Robert, xiv

Malverne, John, xi, xviii, xx, xxii ; Prior of Little, xiii

McCIure, Rev. E., I

Medici, Julius de', xxiv

Merlaw, J., 58, 59

Merston, William, xv, xxi, xxv, xxvi

Middlemore, John, 17

Milborne, Simon, 10

Mildenham Mill, xxv, xxxi ; Thomas, xxiii

Minsterworth, Roger, xvi

Mitre and staff, Prior's, 47

Mollens, William, xxxiv, n

Molton, John, 14, 42 ; Ro- bert, xxxiv, 11, 12, 25

Monday, Nicholas, 14

Monkwood, 8

Monmouth, John of, I

Moor, see More

More, 9, 10, 23, 41

More, Prior, xxvii, xxix, 2,

39

More, Thomas, xi, xii, xxiv, xxvi ; William, xvi, xxiv, xxxii, I, 32, 47, 48

Mores, Thomas, 34

Morton, John, xii, xv, xviii, xxv ; Richard, xxv ; Ro- bert, xiv, xx

Muchelney, John, xvi

Multon, Robert, xvii, xxiii

Musard, John, 49 ; Thomas, xvii, xxiii

Mynston, Richard, xxiii

INDEX.

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N

Neale, Arthur, xxvii Netherton, 41 Newdyke, Robert, 13, V) Newenham, 10, 41 Newes, Thomas, 38 Newlands, 37 Newport, Worcester, xxxi Newton, John, xxiii Newtown, John, xvii, xxii Noake, Alderman, 47 North Piddle, 37 Norton, Thomas, xv Noxon, John, 43 Noxton, John, 43

Officials of the Priory, xxvii,

51

Ombersley, 36 Overbury, 7, 9, 42 Owen, Richard, xv Owston, William, xiii, xv,

xix, xxi Oxford, scholars at, 17, 33,

37

Parsons, William, 7

Passionistri, xxxvii

Peopleton, 4

Perrott, John, 38

Persones, Richard, xi

Peynter alias Smyth, Wil- liam, 36

Peyto, William, xxv

Phepston, 36

Piddle, North, 37

Pitanciarius, office of, xxxvi ; Rolls, xx, 20

Plymer, Thomas, 38, 40

Potkyn, William, 38

Power, William, xi, xiii, xxii

Precentor, office of, xxxvi ; Rolls, xxii, 23

Preston, John, xiv

Prices of commodities, xli

Prior, headsilver, 17; his mitre and staff, 47 ; office of, xxxii ; Rolls of the, xxiii, i

Priory pigeon cote, xxxi

Procter, Roger, xi

R. the cleric, 58 Rackham, Rev. R. R., xliii Radwyke, 38 Redyng, John, xi Refectorarius, office of, xxxvui ; Rolls, xxiv, 29

Roberts, John, 10, 13

Robinson, Dr. J. Armitage, xliii

Rochester, see of, 14

Roddeley, Thomas, xiv

Rottenrewe, 22

Rudgale, John, 7, 9 ; Mas- ter, 20; William, 38

Rusby, xxx

Ruyding, Thomas, xv, xviii, xxv

S. Andrew, parish, 16 S. Cecilia, altar of, 12 S. Clement, xxxvii, xli ;

parish of, 22, 25 S. Edmund, altar of, 12 S. George, chapel of, xxxviii,

28 S. John, church of, 21 ;

parish of, 22, 36, 37, 41 S. John Baptist, altar of,

12 ; chapel of, 12 S. Kenelm, feast of, 18 S. Mary, chapel of, 14 S. Michael, church of, 25 ;

rector of, 38 S. Oswald, corrody of, n ;

Preceptor of, xiii S. Peter, vicar of, 3 S. Swithin, parish of, 22 ;

at Winchester, 59 S. Wolstan, corrody of, 1 1 ;

pix of, 25 SS. Oswald and Wolstan,

tomb, 25 Sacrista, office of, xl ; Rolls,

xxiv, 36

Savage, John, xxiv Sawyer, James, 15 Scolarum, Magister, Rolls,

xviii

Sedgeberrow, 7, 41 Senar, John, xxi Shipston, 42 Shrewsbury, Roger, xxii Singer, Richard, 16; Wil- liam, 15 Smethwick, John, xii, xiv,

xv, xx, xxi Smyth, George, 22; John,

17 ; Thomas, 18, 38 Smyth alias Peynter, Wil- liam, 36

Sodbury, church of, 38 Spellisbury, Richard, 34 Spreckley, Mr., 50 Stafford, Thomas, xxv Stanbrook, Convent of, 50 Stanes, Robert, xxi, xxii Stanford, Roger, 24 Staple, John, 7 Staunton, Henry, xxxi Stede, John, 20 Sters Meadow, 10

Stillfield, Richard, 23 Stodeley, John, xxiii Stoke, xxxvi, I, 17, 18 ;

chancel of, 19 ; church of,

xl, 17 ; tenants of, 20 Stokton, Thomas, xix Stokynge, Whittington, u Stokys, John, xxii Stourbridge, 34 Stratford, John, xiv, xvi,

xvii, xx Strensham, lord of, 28

Thomas, xii Styvynton, Roger, xii Subcellerarius, office of,

xxxiv ; Rolls, xxv, 6 Sudbury, 21 j John, xiv, xv,

xvii, xxiii, xxvi ; Thomas,

6 ; Street, xxx Swinnerton, Humfrey, 22

Taylor, John, 17, 21 Teddington, xxxiii, xiii, 41 Temple Lawarn, 21 ; lord

of, 37

Tendbury, John, xxii

Tewkesbury, John, xxv

Thomas, Cardinal and Arch- bishop, 5

Thormond, 60

Tibberton, 41 ; church of, 24, 31 ; church house of, 2

Tovy, Roger, 42

Trivel, I

Troubrugge, John, xxv

Tumbarius, office of, xxxvii ; Rolls, xxv, 24

Tyburton, Richard, xii, xiii, xxiv

Tyler, Godfrey, 15

Upton, John, xxv; Richard, xvi, xviii, xxv

Vallia, 36

W

Walker, John, 43 Washbourne, John, xxxv Webley, Humphrey, xli ;

John, xxi

Weddesbury, John, xxiv Welles, Richard, xx Wellys, Henry, 16 ; Robert,

'3

Wenlock, Richard, xiii, xiv, xx, xxi ; Thomas, 5, 44

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Weston, Robert, xii, xiii Whitcchurch, John, xix Whittington, II Wiche, Thomas, xxiv Winchcombe, abbot of,

XXXV

Winchester, 14 ; Dean and Chapter of, 60 ; Rolls, 58, 60

Woddylle, Richard, II

INDEX.

Wodwalls Furlong, 10

Wolstan, 8

Wolverley, 42

Woodstaff Street, 15, 16

Worcester, Archdeacon of, 38; Bishop of, xi, 14, 17, 20, 37 ; City of, 2, 10, 13, 15, 25, 32, 36 ; Dean and Chapter of, 60 ; Priory of, 41 ; streets in, xli ; John,

xii, xix, xxix ; William,

xxiii

Wybbe, William, xxx Wyche, William, xxxviii,32 Wye, Robert, xxxv Wyke, John, xii ; Thomas,

xxi

Wyllys, John, 25 Wynforton, Walter, xiii Wytteneye, John, xxi, xxv

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