The Stonor letters and papers, 1290-1483; ed. for the Royal historical society, from the origial documents in the Public record office, by Charles Lethbridge Kingsford.

19. HOUSEHOLD ACCOUNT OF EDMUND DE STONOR 20 JUNE-29 AUGUST, 1378

On a single skin, Ch. Misc., 37, i, 25—probably part of a larger roll. The account relates to the year in which Edmund Stonor was sheriff. Most of the entries are formal and uninteresting, e.g.

"Die Mercurii xxx die Junii in pane, ob., cervis. [de stauro], in carne, iiij d. Die Jovis primo die Julii in pane ob., cervis. de stauro, in carne ij d. Die Veneris xxx die Julii totum de stauro."

The weekly totals are given (1) 5s. 0½d., (2) 2s. 3d., (3) 7s. 3d., (4) 2s. 10½d., (5) 21s. 11d., (6) 10s. 1d., (7) £4 14s. 8½d., (8) 19½d., (9) 4s., (10) 9d.

The entries explain the larger sums for the 5th to the 7th weeks—18 July to 7 August—as visitors and officials were present.

"Die Mercurii xxj die Julii presentibus dominis Roberto Tresilian, Gilberto Sotesbrok, Edmundo Fraunceys et aliis cum familia sua, in pane ix. d., cervisia de stauro, in carne gross. ij. s. vij. d. ob., in ij auc. vj. d., in quinque capon. xx d., in ix pull. xj. d. ob., in quatuor lagenis vini, xl. d., in pane equino empto j. d., in j. lecto conducto pro garcione, j. d., in pipere, croco, et zingibe, v. d." . . . "Die Jovis quinto die Augusti, quo die deliberacio facta fuit coram Roberto Tresilian, Gilberto Wace et Johanne Kentwode justic., panis de stauro, in j quarteria bone cervisie ij. s. in carnibus bovinis mutulinis et porc., v. s. j. d., in viij capon. iij. s. j. d. ob., in quatuor ancis. xv. d., in iiij porcellis, ij. s. vij. d. Item in j. p. salis iiij. d., in pane equino vj. d. Item in diversis speciebus emptis x. s. vj. d. ob. Item in xxiij lagenis et j quart. de vino empto xv. s. xv. d. ob. Item solutum est pro custagiis Johannis de Kentwode xij. s. vj. d. Item solutum est barbitonsori vj. d. Item solutum est hominibus Prioris Sancte Frideswide et Edmundi Gifford portand. signos v. s. iiij. d. In lacte pro furmente iij. d. In pull. et columbariis emptis, xviij d." . . . "Die Sabbati septimo die Augusti presentibus vicecomite, Adam Hertyngton, Ricardo Filongle et aliis, in pane viij d., in cervisia empta pro dominis v. d. ob., in diversis piscibus emptis pro prandio eorundem xij. s., in j. quart. vineg. et sanap. iij d., in allio et sepibus ij. d., in farina j d., in prebend. equorum domini iij. d. ob., in lectis conductis pro garcionibus, iiij d., in j carcata bosci empta ij. s. j d., in j quarterio carbonum xiiij. d. Item solutum est Johanni Tutte pro labore ejus xij. d. Item solutum est lotrici pro labore ejus per di. anni ij. s. Item ij li. candel iiij. d. Item in pane equino iij. d. Item solutum est pro j quarto de verceuse ij. d. Item pro ciphis emptis ix d. Item in suis empt. vj. d.

Notes

• Perhaps for "pondere".