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.

96. ACCOUNTS AT HORTON OCTOBER, 1468, to JULY, 1469

Household accounts, apparently kept by a son or son-in-law of Alice Drayton (cf. the reference to "my brother Mull"). The date is from Alice Drayton's death on 1 Oct., 1468, to Ascension Day, 1469-11 May, with a supplementary account to 5 July. Thomas Stonor was at Horton from 17 to 24 June. The account is on two sheets of paper stitched together. Ch. Misc., 37, iii, 26, 27.

(1) A long sliþ: items include: for the showyng of xij oxyne, v. s.; for a peyre of plowellys xiiij. d.; for a servys of Trenchers, iiij. d.; for ij salte, xiiij. d.; for ij dossyne of candelle, xv. d.; for fflessche (several entries, 18s. 7d. in all); for ij pygkys, viij. d. Total, iiij. li. ij. s. j. d.

(2) Items include: a shert for Richard, viij. d.; to peyre of shone,

xij. d.; for half a foote of cloutyng ledyr, iiij. d.; a playys, iij. d.; saltefyhs, and saltesamon, vij. d.; iij quart. of resyn, x. s.; for the shepherd v. s.; for a carpenteris wagis for makyng of a cort a plovis, for v dayys and a di., xxij. d.; to Raulyn Clerke for the eryng of xij akyrs londe in lityll Derrabut fyld, xij. s. iiij. d. Receyved of my Mayster at iij tymes, iij. li. xv. s.; at a nothyr tyme at London, ix. s.; Receyvyd of the korne mill for terme of the Annunciacion of oure lady xxxvj. s. viij. d.; of my Brother Mull, iij. li. vj. s. viij. d.; of Barrey, iij. li.; of the Couper, vj. s.; of marke silver, v. s. x. d. Summa of the Receyte viij. li. xiij. s. vj. d. [Apparently some item has been omitted.]

"This Rekenyng is from the dethe of my modyr unto the Assencion day next folovyng by this bylle and a nothyr of the clerkys hande in a longe bill. [Clearly the first slip attached hereto.] Summa x. li. xiij. s. vij. d.

In dorso. Expenses for five weeks "after Assencion day, in catis" (total 10s. 8d.); the vj^e weke while my mayster was there (total, 6s. 5d.); the vij^the weke (total 8s. 5d.); for midsummyr Candyll, iij. d.; for wedyng in the whete, iij. s. j. d.; unto Richard mason for crosen|pynnyng in the hey bern, xij. d.; with other items. Summa xlix. s. ij. d.

Hereof received. (Rents, etc., and payments from my mayster, the last being 20s. the Wednesday afore Seynt Thomas day.) Summa, iij. li. xv. s. vj. d.