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.

Part 3.—Private Accounts.

ACCOUNT OF (?) ROBT. MELTON OR . . . KEMPE FOR EXPENSES OVER HIS MOTHER AND BROTHER A.D. 1499 TO 1503. [A.D. 1499.] [As to these accounts see Preface, pp. 5, 6, 7.] [folio 62b]

Md. delyuered to my mother for to pay Goodwyn in the xv. yere of Kyng Harry the vijth	xxs.
Item I sent to hyr the same yere by my wyffe and my brother Willm. to pay Markantes manne	xxvjs. viijd.
It. for a bonet of welwete bowte for hyr at Norweche	xvs.
It. for a fryntlet of saten with the lynyng of welwete	vjs.
It. for ij yerddys and iij quarturs of tawny clothe for my mother, the price of a yerd iiijs. summa	xjs.
It. for a chete of schanckes [Shanks was an ordinary fur from the legs or thighs of rabbits and other animals (see Fairholt's Dictionary of Costume, and Halliwell's Archaic Dictionary). A chete appears to be part of the dress, perhaps for chute, a hanging piece. Tawelyns seem to be a measure; these two words I am unable to find. (Chete is now "Norfolk" for a false front, Mr. Walter Rye informs me)] made for the same gownne with a ly[n]ing of lether	ijs. xd.
It. for v tawelyns of schanckes for the coler and the coffe of the same gown	xijd.

It. for a gown for my brother Willm.	vjs. viijd.
It. for a hosse clothe of roset, the price	viijd.
Summa	iiijli. ixs. xd. [folio 63a]
It. for vij hundurd wood and a halffe that my mothere hade at Schelffangguy, [Shelfanger, a parish in Norfolk, near Diss.] the price of a hundurd xxd., summa vij hundurd and di.	xijs. vjd.
It. for vij cumbe whete and ij bushell, the price of a cumbe iijs. iiijd. summa	xixs. viijd.
It. for a cumbe of mesclyn, the price	ijs. viijd.
It. for v cumbe of whete that sche bowte of me a-for I maryed, the price	vjs. viijd.
It. for ix cumbe and iij bȝ of mawlte that sche bowte of me at dyuers tymys the price of a cumbe xxd. summa	xvjs. iijd. [A.D. 1503].
It. for ij yere bordyng of my brother Willm. Kempe yendyng upon seynt Edmonddys day a-for Crystmes in the xix yere of Kyng Harry ye vijth	iijli. vjs. viijd.
Summa	vjli. iiijs. vd. [Summa totalis xli. xiiijs. iijd. wher of abate [but it does not say what].]

ROBERT MELTON'S ACCOUNTS: PURCHASES. [A.D. 1502.] [folio 65b]

This boke witnesseith of sweche cornne as I, Melton, haue bowte of dyuers menne frome Mydsummer in the xvij yere of king harry the vij^th as apeurth her-aftur.

Fyrst bowte of Thomas Mason of Eye at dyus tymes befor seynt Petur, iij cumbe of mesclyn, the price [ [This mark against the many items in this account seems to mean debet or debtor.] Dȝ iij cumb mesclyn.]	vjs.
Item bowte of the same Mason ij bushell of barly, the price [Dȝ ij bȝ barly.]	viijd.
Item bowte of Willm. Porsson of Belyngforth upon seynt Peturs day laste past x cumbe of barly and ij busshell, the price [Dȝ vij cumbe barly.]	vijs. vjd.
Item the same day bowte of John Wheymond of Ocle xx cumbe barly, the price [Dȝ v merke.]	xvjs. viijd. [folio 66a]
	$x$
	xxxiijs. xd.
Item bowte of Thomas Mason of the Fryday nest aftur seynt Peter and Powlle a cumbe of whete and ij cumbe mesclyn, price [Seed.]	vjs.
Item for a cumbe of barly bowte of the same Mason ye same day, the price	xd.
It. bowte of the same Mason the Fryday nest after seynte Thomas a cumbe barly	xd.
It. bowte of the same Mason a the Saturday nest seynt Thomas, a cumbe barly, the price	xiijd.
It. for a cumbe of mesclyn bowte of hyme upon Mary Magdalyn day, the price [Seed.]	ijs.
It. for vj busshell mesclyn bowte the same day of Kateryn Chapman	iijs.
It. for iiij cumbe and a bȝ of mesclyn bowte the same day of Wheymond of Ocle, the price	viijs. iiijd. [folio 66b]
	$x$
	xxijs. jd.
It. bowte of the porsson of notsuts in the weke nest befor seynt Jamys xx cumbe of rey, the price [Dȝ xxs. di. seed.]	xxxiijs. iiijd.

It. bowte of Jamys Prime iij cumbe mesclyn, the price . . . . . . [DȜ xs. seed.]	vjs.
It. bowte a the same Jamys in the weke of lammys x cumbe barly and ij bushell, ye price . . . . . . [Dȝ vj bȝ barly.]	ixs. ijd.
It. bowte of Thomas Mason of Eye ye Fryday in the same weke a cumbe of mesclyn, ye price . . . . . . . [Seed.]	ijs.
It. for a cumbe of barly bowte the same day, the price . . . . . .	xijd.
It. bowte of John Prime the elder in the weke of Seynt Margaret v busshellys of barly, the price . . . . . .	xvd.
It. bowte of Harry Cade in the weke of Lammes v cumb barly & a busshell, the price . . . . . . . [Dȝ iij bȝ and di.]	iiijs. vijd.
	$x$
	lvijs. iiijd. [A.D. 1501.] [folio 67a]

Barly bowte in the xvj yere of the reyne of Kyng Harry the vij^the.

Fyrst bowt of Willm Long of Carton the Turnur xxij cumbe barly, and he payd . Item of Rabard Eyterd of Ocle x cumbe and ij busshellys of barly, and he payd [[Eight items similar to these, each concluding with the words "and he payd," follow, but they are all crossed through. At the bottom of the page are the following words:—This whete, mesclyn, and barly must be delyuered at Stuston w^tthyn xxij dayes aftur halowmes nest comyng.]]

M^d delyuered to my wyffe in the weke of [folio 67b] Seynt Thomas xxxiijs. iiijd. in golde for John Cade and iijs. vjd. in sylwer rec. at Dyse market and of John Prime.

[A.D. 1502.] [folio 77b]

ROBERT MELTON'S ACCOUNTS: DEBTORS.

Thes parsell folowyng be owyng to me R. Melton up on the xiiij day of Juyll Ao. H. VII. xvij^mo.

Fyrst Jamys Prime for ij cumbe mesclyn .	vjs.
It. for the same Jamys for v cumbe barly .	ixs. ijd.
It. Joh. Prime ye elder for ij cumbe barly and iij busshell . . . . . .	iiijs. ixd.
It. Lamdon of Eye, hoser, for a cumbe of mesclyn, the price . . . . .	iijs.
It. Rabart Tayler of Eye, wryte, for a cumbe of whete . . . . . .	iijs. viijd.
It. Goslyn of Hoxon, thacher, for a bȝ [I.e. a bushell.] of whete . . . . . . .	xjd.
It. R. Page [See as to R. Page also p. 175.] of Skolle for a cumbe of whete iijs. vjd., and a cumbe of mawlte ijs., and for a cumbe pesse xxijd. . . . .	vijs. iiijd. [folio 78a]
It. Kateryn Chapman of Ocle for a bȝ of whete xijd. and for ij bȝ of mesclyn xviijd. and a bȝ of maulte vjd., or ellys vj bȝ of mesclyn at myhylmes . . . .	iijs.
It. Will. Long of Carton rode for xj cumbe and ij bȝ of barly . . . . .	xixs. ijd.
It. Hew Gey of Stuston for a bȝ of whete xjd. and a bȝ mawlte vjd. . . . .	xvijd.
Summa	v marke jd.
It. Deston of Ocley for ij bȝ of mesclyn . .	xviijd.
It. for a cumbe of maulte delyuered to the same Desston . . . . . .	ijs.
It. Dedham of Ocley for whete and mesclyn .	xjd.
It. to Mother Rymston of Eye for a cumbe of whete . . . . . . .	vijs. iiijd.

[A.D. 1502-3.] [folio 45a]

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.

R. MELTON'S ACCOUNT: WITH MISTRESS FROXMER. [folio 27a]

This byll witnessith of sweche money as I, R. Melton, reseyuyd of Mastras Froxmer [I.e., Catherine, daughter of Thomas Cornwallis, married to Francis Froxmer.—Collins' Peerage, 1812, ii. p. 538.] for serteyne cornne y^t I, R. Melton, solde longyng to the seyd M. Froxmer from Candylmes in the xxiij^ti yere of the reigne of Harry the vij^th [A.D. 1507-8] on to mydsummer neste after that.

Furst I reseyuyd for x cumbe for the seyd Mastras Froxmer . . . . .	xxxs.
Item for v cumbe mesclyn . . . .	xjs.
Item for vij cumbe mawlte . . . .	xijs. iiijd.
Summa	liijs. iiijd.
Wher of payed to the seyd Mastras Froxmer in money upon the xx day of Agust the same yere aboue seyd . . . .	vjs. viijd. [There are two mistakes in this account, Melton probably overlooked this viijd. in his addition, being over the leaf.] [folio 27b]
Item delyuered to Mastras Froxmer up on the xxijti day of Agust in the same yere afor seyd a qwartur of whete, the price . .	vjs.
Item for a quartur of maulte delyuered the same tyme to mastras Froxmer, the price.	vjs. viijd.
Summa payed and delyuered to the seyd Mastres Froxmer . . .	xviijs. viijd.
And so ther restyth in the handes of me R. Melton . . . . . . .	xxxiiijs. viijd.
And with that xxxiiijti s. viijd.
Furst I bowte iiij quarturs of whete, the price of a quartur is iiijs. [jd.] . . Summa	xvjs. iiijd.
Item for iiij quarturs mesclyn, the price of a quartur is iijs. iiijd. . . Summa	xiijs. iiijd.

Item for ij quarturs of barly, the price of a quartur is ijs. viijd. . . . Summa	vs. iiijd.

Summa payed for whete, mescly[n], and barly xxxvs.

And so is owyng me iiijd.

AGREEMENT AND QUITTANCE [Between Roger Page of Scole and Robert Melton of Stuston, 31st May, 1504, for the delivery of 36 coombs of barley to the latter.] [A.D. 1504].

[folio 59b] Be it knowen be thes present bill y^t I, Roger Page of Skoles in the Counteȝ of Norffolk, haue sold onto Robert Melton, of Stuston in y^e Counteȝ of Suffolk, upon y^e last day of May in y^e xix yere of y^e reigne of kyng Harry y^e vij^th, xxxvj combes of barly of Chapmannys mett and Chapmannys ward, to be delyuered be y^e bushell of y^e seyd Robert so his bushell passyth not Harleston mett, and to be delyuered befor the fest of y^e natiuite of Cryste next commyng after y^e date of this presenttes; xx combes y^er of to be deleuered at my plase at Skoles aforseyd, and xvj combes to be delyuered with in a myle of the dwellyng plase of the seyd Robert: and I y^e seyd Roger Page knowlage me fully content and paid for the seid fyve ["Fyve" is evidently a mistake for six, thirty-six being the number twice mentioned above.] and thretty combes barly the day of makyng of thes presentes, sealed with my seale. Yowyn the last daie of May in the xix yere of the reigne of kyng Herry the vij^th, and if I the seid Roger or myne assignoris make defawte in the deleueraunce of y^e [fo. 60] seyd fyve and thretty combes barly befor the fest of Cristmes next commyng, than I the seid Roger Page bynde me myn heyres and executors to forfette and paie to the seid Robert Melton and his assignoris iiijli. of lawful money of Ynglond.

A MEDYSON FOR THE ZELOW JAWDYS. [Apparently in Melton's hand, or one contemporary.] [folio 63b]

Fresh rosmary, tyme, betany, nepe, iȝope, selendyn. safurun, long pepur, clowes, grennys, hony, tarmaraks.

[A blank space of two lines.]

Nutmygges, and greynys, and long peper, senamun and clowes, masys.

[The rest of the page is blank. The above occurs on a vacant page between some of the accounts, in a hand of the same time, but differing slightly.]

Finis.