The Register: Accounts, 1432-41 (126-30)

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'The Register: Accounts, 1432-41 (126-30)', in Parish Fraternity Register: Fraternity of the Holy Trinity and SS. Fabian and Sebastian (Parish of St. Botolph without Aldersgate), (London, 1982) pp. 68-76. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/london-record-soc/vol18/pp68-76 [accessed 25 April 2024]

Accounts, 1432–41 (126–30)

126. [f. 90] (fn. 1) Thise ben the resceites of the bretherheth of the Trinite in the parisch of Seint Botulff with owte Aldrichegate fro the feste of þe Trinite þe x yere of King Harri the vje [15 June 1432] vnto þe feste of Assumpsion of Our Lady the xj yere [15 Aug. 1433] of þe same King be maister Richard Waltham and Thomas Smyth.

In primis of the wiff of William Barbour j yere and j quarter for þe hous þat she dwelled in xxv s.
Item of Lucas Pulter for the hous þat he dwellith ynne for iij quarters of j yere xl s.
Item of Thomas London' for þe hous þat he dwellith in for j yere and j quarter x s. x d.
Item of John Cok for the hous þat he dwelleth ynne for j yere xx s.
Item of þe capper be Lucas gate for half a yere iiij s.
Item in þe feste of Pasch of gadering sepulcre lyght xiiij s. iij d. ob.
Item of þe wiff of William Scot of bequest xij d.
Item of þe wif of Moseley of bequest xiij s. iiij d.
Summa vj li. viij s. v d. ob.
Item resceyued for qwarterage of dyuers persones wich appere mor pleynly of the bill lv s. vij d.
Summa totalis recepte ix li. iiij s. ob.
These ben þe expenses made be the seid Richard and Thomas fro þe feste of Trinite aboue said vnto þe feste of Assumpsion abouesaid.
In primis on the Trinite Sonday anno xo in brede ale and oþer vitaille iij s. v d. ob.
Item paid to Sir Thomas þe morowe masse preest for half a ȝere v. marcas.
Item to Sir William Russell' prest of þe same breþerhede for iij quarters v li.
Item to Aleyn Bryt in party of payment of a M (fn. 1) tyell ij s.
Item for the terment of John of Bade iij s. iiij d.
Item for clensing of a prevy at William Barbour xij s.
Item for Pawlys qwite rent for Lucas hous viij s.
Item for þe terment of John Bradmor' iij s. viij d.
Item for akey for the hous next Lucas iij d.
Item for a goter of stone and sowding of a goter of led xxj d. ob.
Item for making of a boket at Lucas xiiij d.
Item for qwite rent for Thomas London hous viij s.
Item for almaner light of the Trinite and light of sepulcr xviij s. vj d.
Item for bred ale and other vitails on Trinite Sonday anno xjo xxix s. iij d.
Summa totalis solute xij li. xviij s. j d.

127. These ben resceites and expenses for þe broþerhede of þe Trinite in þe chirche of Seint Botulf with owte Alderishgate of London fro þe feste of þe Assumpsion of Our Lady þe xj yere of King Harry þe vje [15 Aug. 1433] in to þe first day of August the xiiij yere of the seid King [1 Aug. 1436] by þe handys of John Salter and Thomas Smyth.

First they haue resceyued of Lucas for þe hous þe wich he dwellith in for iiij yere after iiij mark þe yere x li. xiiij s. iiij d. (fn. 1)
Item of John Cok for þe hous þat he dwellith in for ij yere and iij quarters xx s. þe yere lv s.
Item of þe hous þe wich þe scorer dwellid in by Lucas gate for rent of iij yere and dj. viij s. þe yere xxviij s.
[f. 90b] Item of Richard Sadeler' for þe hous þat he dwelliþ in for þe rent of ij yere and j quarter xx s. þe yere xlv s.
Item of John Joye for þe hous þat he dwellith in for rent of ij yere and iij quarters iiij mark the yere vij li. vj s. viij d.
Item of þe wiff of Robert Tempilman' for þe hous next John Joye þat she dwellid in for rent of dj. yere x s.
Item of John Joye for the hous þe wich Robert Tempilman' dwellyd in for rent of a year and dj. x s. þe yere xv s.
Item of grete Johan for þe hous be Lucas gate þat she dwellith inne for rent of ij yere, viij s. þe yere xvj s.
Item of Thomas London' for þe hous þat he dwellith inne for rent of iij yere viij s. iiij d. þe yere xxv s.
Item for gadering in the chirche to þe sepulcr lyght at iij tymes in iij yere xxxvij s. vj d.
Item of qwarterage of iij yere gadering as it apperith more pleynly be names in a boke wreten v li. xj s. x d.
Item of the executours of Aleyn Bret of þe bequest of the same Aleyn xl s.
Item of þe clerkis of the chirch for torchis as it apperith more pleyneily by þe parcell wreten v s. iiij d.
Summa totalis recepte xxxvij li. viij s. viij d.

These ben þe expenses made by John Salter' and Thomas Smyth fro the feste of þe Assumpsion abouesaid vnto þe first day of August aboue said of wich expenses þe seid John and Thomas aske to be allowed.

First paid to Sir William Russell' for a yere and iij quarters resceyuing by þe yere x marcas xj li. xiij s. iiij d.
Item to a preest þat seid masse for a moneth be twene þe departing of þe seid Sir William Russell' and þe comyng of Sir Symond vj s. viij d.
Item to Sir Symond for a yere vj li. xiij s. iiij d.
Summa xviij li. xiij s. iiij d.
Item a qwite rent going owte of þe hous þat Richard Lucas dwellith inne for iij yere viij s. the yere xxiiij s.
Item for reparacion of þe hous þat Lucas dwellith ynne as it apperith more pleynly by þe parcell in a boke wreten x li. xj s. v d. ob.
Item to þe wex chaundeler for making of þe sepulcr lyght iij tymes and of other dyuers lyghtes þat longyn to þe Trinite in dyuers places in the Chirche lvij s. x d. ob.
Item for þe terment of John of Bathe iij tymes i don ix s. vj d.
Item for sowing of a goter in þe [house] wich John Cok dwellith in ix d.
Item for reparacion of þe hous þat þe scorer dwelled in as it appereth in þe parcell wreten ij s.
Item for reparacion of þe hous þat John Joie dwellith inne at dyuers tymes as it appereth in þe parcell wreten xlviij s. ij d.
[Total £17. 13s. 9d. Total expenses £36. 7s. 1d.] (fn. 2)

128. [f. 91] These ben þe resceites aswell of þe rentes as of the casueltees longing to þe fraternite and bretherede of the Trinite in the chirche of Seint Botulf withoute Aldrichegate of London from þe first day of August the xvj yere of þe reigne of King Harry the vje [1 Aug. 1438] vnto þe first day of August the xvij yere of þe seid King [1 Aug. 1439] by John Mordon', John Salter, Thomas Smyth and John Joie, wardeyns of þe seid chirch.

First resceyued of the Sarsynhede on the Hoop for þe rent of an hole yere liij s. iiij d.
Item of the Faucon on þe Hoop for þe rent of an hole yere iij li.
Item of þe hous in þe Barbican in þe wich John Cook dwellid for þe rent of an hole yere xx s.
Item of þe hous in þe wich Richard Elmesley' dwellid for þe rent of an hole yere xx s.
Item of þe hous in þe wich Thomas London' dwellid for þe rent of an hole yere xxvj s. viij d.
Item resseyued at þe feste of Estern in þe same yere vnto þe sepulcr lyght xij s. iiij d.
Item resceuied of William Selman' and Cristian his wif for her entree into fraternite iij s. iiij d.
Item of John Broun couper for quarterage xij d
Item of Cristian More of þe godes by her assigned to þe sustenaunce and encrese of the seid bretherede v li.
Summa totalis of þe resceit xiiij li. xvj s. viij d.
Wherof paid to the prest that seid the masse of þe said bretherede in þe morownyng for an hole yere vj li. xiij s. iiij d. Item for þe making of a chymney in þe same prestes chambr xiij s. iiij d. Item for þe making of a wendowe in þe chambr xij d. vij li. vij s. viijd.
Item paid to Harry Suthwell þe surplusage of money due to hym and to Thomas Ayle (fn. 1) vpon her accompte made next aboue as by þe same acompte mor pleynly appereth vj s. x d.
Item paid for the obyt of John of Bathe ij s. iiij d.
Item of making of a botme of bras to alede in the Faucon xiij s. iiij d. Item for M (fn. 1) M (fn. 1) M (fn. 1) of playin tyle spendid on þe same Faucon pris þe M (fn. 1) v s. ij d. Summa xv s. vj d. Item for a mason by vj dayes to make a chymney in the seid Faucon taking the day viij d. Summa iiij s. Item for a fyrehoke of yren weying v lb. pris þe lb. ij d. Summa x li. [sic]. (fn. 2) Item for j busshell to þe seid Faucon iiij d. Item for j dauber by xj dayes taking þe day vij d. Summa vj s. v d. Item for j laborer by xj dayes to serue þe same dauber taking þe day v d. Summa iiij s. vij d. Item for viij lodes lome pris þe lode iiij d. Summa ij s. viij d. Item for M (fn. 1) M (fn. 1) sprigges naill pris þe M (fn. 1) viij d. Summa xvj d. Item for CC hertlath pris þe C viij d. Summa xvj d. Item for ij lodes and iiij sakkes lyme pris þe lode xiiij d. Summa iij s. Item for C of vj peny naille vj d. Item for a carpynter by v dayes taking the day viij d. Summa iij s. iiij d. Item for a bolt of yren to þe signe weying xij li. pris þe lb. j d. Summa xij d. Item for iiij baskettes full of sherdes to þe herth of þe chymney iij d. Item for j bordur stone to þe same herth vij d. Item for ij lodes sond pris the lode v d. Summa x d. Item for kerving and peinting of þe seigne of þe Faucon vj s. Item for a shaftre vnto þe seid signe xiiij d. Item for a carpinter by iij dayes for to make and to set vp þe seid signe xviij d. Summa ij s. Item for v grete plankes in the flore of þe Faucon dore iij s. Item for iij gistis þe pecis v d. Summa xv d. Item for a carpinter by by [sic] a day for to ley in þe seid plannkes and gistes viij d.
Summa iij li. xiij s. xj d.
[f. 91b] Item for a new bokett in the hous þat John Cok dwellid in xiij d.
Item for the obyt of John Mason' ij s. viij d.
Item for the obyt of John Bradmor' ij s. ij d.
Item for qwite rent of the hous that Thomas London' dwellid in for an hole yere xviij s.
Item for xiij taperes vnto the light abowte þe sepulcr att fest of Estrn with in the tyme of this accompte weyinge lxxviij lb. of þe wich was wasted xviij lb. and dj. pris þe lb. vj d. Summa ix s. iij d. Item for þe hir of lix lb. wex vnto þe seid taperes pris þe lb. ob. Summa ij s. v d. ob. Item for viij taperes vnto the auter wher þe morowe masse is seid weying iiij lb. pris þe lb. vj d. Summa ij s. Item for all þe breþeryn and sustren of the same brethered att feste of þe Trinite with in þe seid yere iij s. iiij d.
Summa xvj s. xj d. ob. (fn. 3)
Summa totalis of þe paymentes xiij li. xj s. xij d. ob. (fn. 4)
And so remayneth clerely in ther handes of this accompte to þe vse of þe seid breþerhede xxv s. ob.

129. These ben þe resceytes aswele of þe rentes as of the casueltees longing to þe fraternite and bretherhede of þe Trinite in þe chirche of Seint Botulff with owte Aldrichegate of London from þe first day of August the xvij yere of þe reigne of King Harry the sexte [1 Aug. 1439] vnto the first day of August the xviij yere of the seid King [1 Aug. 1440] by John Mordon', John Salter, Thomas Smyth and John Joye, wardeyns of the seyd chirche.

First resceyued of the Sarsinhede on þe Hoop for þe rent of an hole yere liij s. iiij d.
Item of þe Faucon on the Hoop for the rent of an hole yere iij li.
Item of þe hous in þe Barbican þe wich John Cook dwelled in for the rente of an hole yere xx s.
Item of the hous in the wich Richard Elmesley dwelled for the rente of an hole yere xx s.
Item of the hous in þe wich Thomas London' dwellid for an hole yere xxvj s. viij d.
Item resceyued at feste of Estern with in þe tyme of þis accompte vnto the sepulcr lyght xij s. iiij d.
Item of Symond Waynflete preest in helping encrese of the seid bretherhed xxv s. ij d.
Summa totalis of þe resceit x li. xvij s. vj d.
Wher of paid to the preest of the seid bretherede for his salarie of a hole yere vj li. xiij s. iiij d.
Item for qwite rent issuant oute of þe hous þat Thomas London' dwelled in for an hole yere xviij s.
Item for the obyte of all þe brethryn and sustren this yere iij s. v d.
Item for obyte of John Mason' this yere ij s. v d.
Item for þe obite of John of Bathe this yere ij s. vj d.
Item for þe obite of John Bradmor' this yere ij s. iiij d.
[f. 92] Item for a milstone in the Faucon with þe leying and betyng of þe same vij s. Item for a tappstaff j d. Item for a peir slenges v d. Item for ij watirfattes iij s. Item for a clensing seve iij s. iiij d. Item for j tyler by xx dayes wirking on þe Faucon euery day viij d. ob. Summa xiiij s. ij d. Item for alaborer by xx dayes seruyng the same tyler euery day v d. ob. Summa ix s. ij d. Item for vj lodes lyme pris þe lode xvj d. Summa viij s. Item for ij lodes and dj. sonde at v d. Summa xij d. ob. Item for making clene the hous of þe Faucon iiij d. Item for xxx roof tyles xx d. Item for j busshell tylepynnes vj d. Item for a fanne in the Faucon xij d. Item for ij colannders ij s. Item for a welle rope viij d. Item in þe Barbican xj fagottes of tymbr at ij d. Summa xxij d. Item for viij quarters of sawed tymbr þe pece ij d. Summa xvj d. Item for lxvj fote of oken borde ij s. Item for C naille vj d. Item for a dogge of yren xij d. Item for ij carpynters by iij dayes both of hem taking þe day xvj d. Summa iiij s. Item for a tyler by ix dayes þe day vij d. ob. Summa v s. vij d. ob. Item for alaborer by ix dayes to serue þe same tyler þe day v d. Summa iij s. ix d. Item for a hundrid hert lathes viij d. Item for half a M (fn. 1) sprig naille iiij d. Item for CC and dj. roof naill iij d. Item for xj roof tyles x d. Item for a lode and iiij sakkes lyme pris þe lode xiiij d. Summa xxij d. Item for a lode lome iiij d. Item for j dauber by ij dayes xvij d. Item for j laborer by ij dayes xj d. Item for reparacion of þe horsmylle in þe Faucon atte comyng in of Richard Joie ij s. x d. Item paid to John Broun' for ij dosen kyndirkyns pris þe dosen xj s. Summa xxij s. Item for a clensingfatte xj s. Item for þe making of a grounte becch ij s. iiij d. Item for a mending of a masshfat xvj d. Item for ccv fote of elmynborde at ij s. viij d. Summa v s. vj d. Item for CC of vj peny naill xij d. Item for a plannk ouer þe draught in the Faucon viij d. Item for CC of hert lath at viij d. Summa xvj d. Item for M (fn. 1) trannson naill x d. Summa vj li. vij s. x d.
Item paid to Sir Simond chauntrie preest for qwite rent of þe Faucon for half a qwarter of a yere while it was vacaunt vj s. viij d.
Item þe seid John, John, Thomas and John asken allowance for þe vacacion of the Faucon þe wich stode voide by half a qwarter of a yere vij s. vj d.
Item for the vacacion of þe hous wich Thomas London' dwelled in þat stode voide by a qwarter of a yere vj s. viij d.
Item for xiij taperes vnto þe light aboute þe sepulcr ayenst þe feste of Estern weying lxxviij lb. of þe wich was wasted xxij lb. dj. pris þe lb. vj d. Summa xj s. iiij d. (fn. 1) Item for the hire of lvj lb. of þe seid tapers after ob. þe lb. Summa ij s. iiij d. Item for xij taperes vnto þe auter wher þe morowe masse is seid weying vj lb. at vj d. Summa iij s. xvj s. vj d. (fn. 2)
Item for chaungeyng of a goter of lede to þe hous in þe Barbican weying iijc euery C chaungeyng xvj d. Summa iiij s. Item for iij quarters of new lede vj s. Summa x s.
Summa totalis of þe paymentes xvj li. xiiij s. viij d. (fn. 3) ob.

And so thei haue surplusage of þis accompte v li. xix s. ix d. Wherof þey haue abated in her owen handes þe seid xxv s. ob. þat remayned to þe seid breþerhede in her seid last accompte. And so þei haue surplusage clere.

130. [f. 92b] (fn. 1) These ben the resceytes aswele of þe rentes as of the casueltees longing to the fraternite and bretherhede of þe Trinite in the chirch of Seint Botulf with owte Alderischgate of London', from the first day of August þe xviij yere of þe reigne of King Harry the sext [1 Aug. 1440] in to þe feste of Cristenmasse þe xx yere of þe seid King [25 Dec. 1441] by John Mordon', John Salter, Thomas Smyth and John Joye, wardeyns of the seyd chirche.

First resseyued of the Sarsinhede on the Hoop for the rent of an hole yere and an halff iiij li.
Item of the Faucon on þe Hoop for þe rent of a yere and anhalf iiij li. x s.
Item of þe hous in the Barbican in þe wich John Coke dwellid for an yere and an half xxx s.
Item of þe hous in þe wich Richard Elmesley dwellid for an yere and an halff xxx s.
Item of the hous in þe wich Thomas London' dwelled for a qwarter of a yere vj s. viij d. And of John Samborn' cordewayner for a yere and a qwarter xxxvij s. vj d. that is to seie after xxx s. by yere Summa xliiij s. ij d.
Item resceyued att feste of Estern with in þe tyme of þis accompte vnto the sepulcr light xiiij s. vij d. qa
Summa totalis of the resceit xiiij li. viij s. ix d. qa.

The expenses and payementes made by the same John Mordon', John Salter, Thomas Smyth and John Joie aboute þe seid bretherhede from the seid first day of August the xviij yere of þe seid King [1 Aug. 1440] into þe forseid feste of Cristenmasse the xx yere of þe seid King [25 Dec. 1441].

First paide to the preste of the seid bretherhede for a yere and an halff x li.
Item for the obyte of all the bretheryn and sustren at feste of þe Trinite anno xixo ij s. viij d.
Item for the obyt of John Mason' ij s. iiij d.
Item for þe obyt of Bradmor' ij s.
Item for þe obyt of John of Bathe ij s. iiij d.
Summa ix s. iiij d.
Item for xiij taperes vnto the lyght aboute þe sepulcr ayenst þe fest of Estern anno xixo weying lxxviij lb. of the wich was wasted xxiij lb. et dj. at vj d. þe lb. Summa xj s. ix d.
Item for the hir of liij lb. et dj. at ob. þe lb. Summa ij s. iij d. qa
Item for xxiiij taperes vnto þe autr wher þe morowe masse is seid weying xij lb. at vj d. the lb. Summa vj s. Summa xx s. qa
Item for j newe masshfatt at Faucon pris xxviij s. iiij d.
Item for djc pavyng tyle in þe hous where John Gambon' dwellith ij s. vj d.
Item for j werkman by aday to ley þe same tyle vij d. Summa iij s. j d.
Item (fn. 2) paid to Thomas Smyth and to maister Richard Waltham iij li. xiiij s. due to hem by þe seid bretherhede vpon her accompte made þe xj yere of the seid King. Item (fn. 3) paide to John Salter and to Thomas Smyth v li. xj s. iij d. due to hem also by þe seid brethered vpon her accompte made þe xiiij yere of the seid King Summa ix li. v s. iij d.
Item for amending of a goter of lede betwene the Faucon and the hous of Palmer' vij s. x d.
Item for a qwite rent issuant out of the hous wher Thomas London' dwelled for a yere and an half xxvij s.
Item for dyuerse of expenses made in defence ayenst þe King as for þe Sarsynhede xlvij s. v d.
Summa of þe paymentes xxvj li. viij s. iij d. qa

Footnotes

  • 1. Four preceding leaves, old folios cxxix–cxxxij, are missing.
  • 2. Recte £10. 13s. 4d.
  • 3. Accounts incomplete: old folio cxxxiv missing.
  • 4. Presumably wardens in 1437–8.
  • 5. Recte x d.
  • 6. Verified total: 17s. ½d.
  • 7. Verified total: £13 11s. 10½d.
  • 8. Recte 11s. 3d.
  • 9. Recte 16s. 7d.
  • 10. Verified total: £16 17s. 3d.
  • 11. The following 4 leaves, old folios cxxxvij–cxl, are missing.
  • 12. See 126.
  • 13. See 127.