A Common-place book of the fifteenth century, containing a religious play and poetry, legal forms and local accounts. Printed from the original ms. at Brome Hall, Suffolk, by Lady Caroline Kerrison. Edited with notes by Lucy Toulmin Smith.

ROBT. MELTON'S ACCOUNTS: PURCHASES.

Thys boke witnessyth of sweche kornne as I Robt. Melton hath bowte in the xviij yer of Kyng Harry the vij^th.

Fyrst I bowte of Robt. Eyterd of Ocle x cumbe of barly and ij bȝ, the price . .	vjs. viijd.
Item of Jamys Prime v cumbe and a bȝ of whete and v cumb and a bȝ of mesclyn .	xviijs. iiijd.
Item of Recherd Adhams of Ocle xxj cumb barly, the price . . . . .	xvs.
Item to Popy for x cumbe and ij bȝ of barly bowte of hyme, the price . . .	xs.
Item to Hary Cade for v cumbe and a bȝ of barly bowte of hym . . . .	vs.
Item to Jamys Pryme upon Seynt Peter ewyn, for viij cumbe barly and a bȝ bowte of hyme the same day, the price . . .	vjs. viijd. [folio 45b]
Itm bowte of Joh. Wheymond of Ocle, betwyx Wesonday and Mydsummer, x cumbe mesclyn and ij bȝ, the price . . .	xiijs. iiijd.
Item bowte of the same Wheymond the same tyme xlvj cumbe berly . . . .	xxxiijs. iiijd.
Item at another tyme vij cumbe barly and ij bȝ, ye price . . . . . .	vs. iiijd.
Item at the iijde tyme for xij cumbe barly and ij bȝ, the price . . . . .	ixs. ijd. [folio 46a]

Whete, mesclyn, barly, and ottys, bowte frome Crowche|mes [Crowche-mes, or Cross week, another name for Rogation week. See Brand's Popular Antiquities, ed. 1873, vol. i., p. 202.] in the xix yere of Kyng Harry the vij^th.

Fyrst I bowte of Jamys Prime x busshellys of whete and di, and x busshell of mesclyn and a halffe. Item bowte of the same Jamys xxxiiij cumbe barly and iij bȝ. Item bowte of Roger Page xxxvj cumbe barly and iij busshell. Item bowte of John Wheymond xlij cumbe barly. Item bowte of Recherd Adhams xxiij cumbe barly. Item bowte of Robert Eyterd vj cumbe whete. Item bowte of the same Robert x cumbe barly and ij busshell. The sum of the barly of this seyd is vij^xx cumbe and vj [i.e., 146 coombes]. [folio 46b] Item bowte of Thomas Mason of Eye in the same yere a-forseyd x busshellys and a halffe of whete and x busshellys and a halffe of mesclyn. Item bowte of the same Thomas v cumbe and a busshell of barly. Item bowte of Joh. Grenne of Ocley x busshellys and di of barly. Item bowt of Willm. Lyng ij cumbe of barly. Item bowte of Desston of Belyngforth v cumbe barly and a busshell. Item bowte of Roger Cawthaw or Stuston v cumbe berly and a bȝ. Item of Harry Cade v cumbe barly and a bȝ I bowte of hym. Item I bowte of Robert Popy xxxj cumbe barly and ij bȝ. Item I bowte of the same Popy xxj cumbe ottes. Summa of this seyd is lvij cumbe barly.