Colne Priory Accounts (ERO D/DPr14 and D/DPr59)

7.4.1425 (Saturday 7 April 1425)

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delivery of money with extraordinary expenses and reparation of houses out of which he accounteth in money paid to Thos Skinner for tiling upon divers of the houses of the priory there within the said priory twenty six days in the months of may and june this year taking by day 4d and victuals of the lord 11s and to a boy serving him nineteen days of the same months taking by day 1d and victuals of the lord 19d and paid to the said Thos for tiling there in the month of july this year twenty days taking by day 4d and meat of the lord 6s8d paid to the same Thos labouring there in the month of august this year about the dovecourt taking as before for twenty one days 7s and paid to the same Thos for tiling at Barwicke and     there the same month this year taking by day with meat and drink 6d 3s6d and paid the said Thos his man serving him there the same time by the day with meat and drink 4d 2s4d and in money delivered by the precept of the lord prior to Wm Melon Maldon cater for the lord's provisions on sunday next after the feast of the ascension of the lord this year 33s4d and delivered to the same Wm Melon in the month of july this year to the same use 23s11d and delivered to the same Wm by the hands of Jn Cook butcher at another time in the same month 17d and delivered to the same Wm by the hands of Thos Carter the same month this year 14d and delivered the said Wm in the month of august this year to the same use 12d and paid for three streeres (boviolis) bought and delivered to the same Wm the same month this year 27s8d and in money paid to the same Wm the same month this year to the same use 6s8d and in money delivered to the same Wm in the month of september this year to the same use 13s4d and in money delivered to the same Wm this year in the month of october to the same use 13s4d and paid for four hundred and eighty eggs bought to the same use and delivered to the same Wm this year to wit for every hundredth 6d and for every score 1d 2s4d and paid for four capons bought and delivered to the same Wm for the same use in the same month this year 16d and in money delivered to the same Wm to the same use in the month of november this year 40s and in money delivered to the same Wm to the same use in the month of december this year 26s2d and paid in the expenses of the lord prior with three of his men riding with him even from Colne to London and being there six days to speak with the bishop of London for divers businesses of the said priory in the month of may this year and returning from thence 19s and in money paid to the     for the rent of the church of White Colne the same month this year 10s4d and paid for four quarters of oats for provision of the prioress of Henningham the same month this year for every quarter 3s9d 15s and paid to Jn Hervy of Lavenham attorney of the prior at Westminster in the common law for his fees and divers briefs presented by him in the name of the aforesaid prior at divers times this year 21s5d and in money paid to Walt David repairing the lord's wagons in part of payment of his stipend this year 2s and in money paid to Jn Ekefeild bailiff of the honour of Clare as well for the releasing the seizure of the court there as for divers amercements upon the lord prior at divers times this year 10s and in money paid to Rich Skinner as well for divers fishes as other victuals of him bought for the same provisions in the month of june this year 43s4d and in money paid to Thos Tewe for the rent of the lord prior for the land and meadow beyond the water near Colfordhill this year 17s4d and in money delivered to the lord prior the same month this year as well for the expenses of Wm Melon riding to London as for divers necessaries there bought for the lord prior the same month this year 6s8d and paid to Rich Skinner by the lord's precept in the month of july this year for an ancient debt for victuals bought for the said provisions this year 4li10s and paid to the same Rich the same month this year at another time for victuals of him bought for the said provisions in the time of lent in the year last past 40s and in money paid to the same Rich for divers victuals of him bought to the same use in the month of september this year 7s8d and in money paid to the said Rich for     victuals of him bought to the same use in the month of october this year 20s and in money paid to the said Rich Nich the cook therein part of payment of his wages this year at two times 8s7d and in money paid to Jn Gale and Jn Sare carpenters there working in part of payment of his (sic) wages on whitson eve this year 26s8d and in money paid to them the month of september this year 20s and in money paid to them in the month of october this year at two times 46s8d