Anno xjmo. Expensæ facta circa opus prædictum a festo Sancti Michaelis Archangeli anno regni Regis prædicti undecimo, usque idem festum extunc proxime sequens anno ejusdem Regis duodecimo; per unum annum integrum. In stipendiis Lathomorum per idem tempus lxxvj.li. x. s. xj.d. ob. In stipendiis Laboratorum per idem tempus In stipendiis de Brekeleyers hoc anno Et in diversis emptis ad idem opus hoc Summa x. li. xviij. 8. v. d. ob. cxvj. li. xvij. s. iiij. d. quad. cj. s. ij. s. anno Anno xijmo. Expensæ factæ circa opus prædictum a festo Sancti Michaelis Archangeli anno duodecimo prædicti Regis, usque idem festum extunc proxime sequens anno tertiodecimo; videlicet pro xxiij. pedibus et dimidio, le ped.'-viij. li. ex conventione. In stipendiis Lathomorum per idem tempus XX ciiijviij. li. In stipendiis de Brekeleyers et Laboratorum per idem tempus ultra conventionem in grosso cum xlvj. s. viij. d. Lathamis Et in calce usta empta ad prædictum opus mdcl. quarteria, pretium quarterii viij. d. . lv. li. Et in breke emptis ad idem opus cccciiij. millia, pretium mille iij. s. iiij. d. XX iiijvj. li. 1 sic MS. Et in canestone empto ad idem opus, cum caria- diversa precia XV. 8. vj. d. ob. XX ccciiij. viij. li. Summa.. dxxx.li. viij. 8. x. d. ob. Summa totalis expensarum circa prædictum opus mxxxv. li. xvij. s. iij. d. ob. Et expenduntur de stauro Monasterii in assheler ad valenciam ad minus xl. marcarum non computatarum. Et ulterius non computantur ea quæ sequuntur ; videlicet, meremia, asseres, claves, ferramentum, plumbum cum possicione, cariagium zabuli, et ceterorum quæ vebebantur in carectis Monasterii. 1108.-To OUR FULL REVERENT FADER IN GOD RIGHT (1500.) WORSHIPFULL AND GRACIOUS LORD THE PRIOUR Cart. Ant. OF THE HOUS OF CRISTCHIRCH OF CAUNTER- P. BURY. Prittlewell Besechen full mekely your simple pore tenauntes of The tenyour lordship of Milton Halle in the parissh of Prite- ants at well in the countee of Essex, that how, full gracious state their Lord, wher as seid tenauntes of the same ston- grievance. ........ den chargid to paye unto oure most gracious Soveraigne Lord the King atte the hole taxe viij. marcs or theraboute, of whiche the place of your seid Lordship . . . . chargyd to paye, and of tyme out of mynde hath paid, xiij. s. iiij. d., unto now that your fermour and Bailiff ther that hath ageynseid, and that wole not paye in no wise, seying expressly that he is chargid and commaunded be your gracious Lordship no such taxe to paye. And full gracious Lord it is so, that your seid Lordship hath evir unto this tyme be chargid atte eny such taxe of the seid xiij. s. iiij. d., whiche hath be paid be the handes of your bailly and fermour ther, and the remenant of the seid taxe your seid tenauntes han be chargid with, and yitte ben, whiche is now to hem full grevous, and over chargeable for hem to bere; in as moche as the substaunce of your tenauntes there, whiche weren wonte to bere grete parte of the seid taxe, aren now dede, and onnethes eny tenauntes ther lefte but such as aren not of power to bere which shold now be to hem a more hevy charge, and they shold now bere two nobles more thanne evir they did before. Also, full gracious Lord, wheras your seid pore tenauntes of olde tyme weren wonte to have grete easement of your mille ther longing to your seid Lordship, they now no maner easement ther of may have, in as moche as the seid mille is not kepte up ne mayntened as it hath ben afore tyne; wherfore it causeth hem to seke fer thennes to have ther cornes grounden, to their grete distresse and hindring. Please it unto your gracious Lord-hip, atte the reverence of God, graciousely to ordeigne and graunte that your seid fermour and baillif ther from hensforth may paye toward the Kinges taxe for his catell like as hath be usid and paid afore this tyme, and lyke as your tenauntes doon ther for their catell. And also that ye graciously wold like that your seid mille ther might be mayntened and kepte up, so that your seid tenauntes mighten have their easement atte the seid mille, as they hadden afore tyme, considering the grete rente whiche your seid tenauntes beren yerely to your seid Lordship; and this for Goddis love in wey of charite. (1500.) L. B. 182. Dom. at Canter- Tysted at 1109.-TO HYS FREYND THOMAS TYSTED STUDENT YN CANTERBURY COLLEGE YN OXFORDE D.D. I.H.S. MARIA. Most trusty, I salute you, puttyng you to knowlegge that I am full decyvyd and surprisyd not to returne to Oxford, and have an offyce in the Monastery, which ys Subcellerer; wherfor I pray you trusse up my stuffe safe and send it by Buccke, with all spede; and by cause the grett cofer ys cumberus to carey trusse them yn my bedde, layng my clothys yn the midle of my stuffe and my books thereapon. The grett mantle ye shall receve for P. Johnson; and as for my ij. cofers ye shall lett these remayne for Peter Langlaye, which ys chosyn scholar and shall come to you shortly with Dom. J. Crosse; but trusse soche stuffe as I have yn the cofers, and take a sylkyn gyrdle that T. Frenshe gave me, the boys know hyt. I praye you make good serche therfore, and here ys the keye of the cofer wheryn be P. Johnsons books with other stuffe. Syr Davyth hayth Saynt Hyeroms epystlys of myne; requyre hyt. Yf ye have or can make money of my tablys and trestlys with the postys of my bed, do; yf not put them yn save garde; and among all other thyngs I desyre you hartely cause my table of Saynt Dorothe to be safe conveyd with owt hurte; and send me word what the contribucyons be; and who myche P. Johnson ys yn the Mancyples booke, and yn Terys booke, and I wyll send hyt to hym. By Crosse ye shall receve with thys lettre j. noble for to dyscharge my stuffe both fro Oxford and also to the shyppe. And hereyn ye shall desyre Bucke yn my name to take so moche paynys as to delyver hyt to a shype of Feversham, wherof he shall not fayle wekely; you takyng the paynys to wrytt yn parchement, and suerly sewen apon eche trusse, that they be delyveryd to Feversham, and from thens to our Monastery; expressyng my name. The Bottles I trust ye have not forgott. Send word when the chyldren shall be at Gravysend, and yf ye have made sale of eny of my stuffe send me vj. payer of glovys, buttond, in cheverett. For lake of tyme vale. Canterbury die Annunciacionis. BENEDICT IVORIE. (?) (September 1501.) L. B. 39. Sir to John Hale of 1110. TO JOHN HALE OF TENTERDEN IN HAST. John Hale, I commande me unto you; and so hit ys that my Naybor Swaham hath geven to Nicolas Guildford Deryng the iijde parte of the profitz of Bettnammys londs wherof ye are resayvour; I will and pray you Tenterden. that immediatly aftyr the sight herof a due accounte or rekenyng may be made betwene you and theym. And suche money as shalbe due unto the seid Nicolas at thende of the seyd accounte I pray you let yt be delyvered unto hym without eny forther delay. And thus the blyssed Trinyte kepe you. GULDEFORD. Michael 1111.-MY GOOD NEYBORS JOHN RYNDER AND JOHN STRYKYNBOLD AND TO EVERY OF THEM. mas 1501. L. B. 39. Sir to two neighbours den. As hertyly as I can I recommende me to you; and Guildford in as moche as ye be my cosyne Bettenhams feoffees, I praye you as hertyly as I can that ye wole cause at Tenter- John Hales to delyvere unto Nicolas Deryng such parte of his receyte of my seyde cousine Bettenhams lands as shulde come to the sayd Nicolas. And as for the fyndynge of the preest, I shall se therto that hyt shalbe done as reason is at my next comyng downe. And in ony thynge that I can do to your plesure ye shall alwaye fynde me redy and so the blessyd Trynyte kepe you. At Richemont this Seynt Michels day. Your nyhbor GULDEFORD. Post receptionem hujus billæ scilicet viijo die Octobris anno xvijo Henrici vijmi solvi Nicholao Derynge xl. solidos, |