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Calendar of the Manuscripts of the Dean and Chapter of Wells: Volume 2. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1914.

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Historical Manuscripts Commission, 'Communar's Accounts: 1343-4', in Calendar of the Manuscripts of the Dean and Chapter of Wells: Volume 2(London, 1914), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/wells-mss/vol2/pp5-11 [accessed 25 April 2025].

Accounts of John Cammel, the Communar, Michaelmas, 1343, to Michaelmas, 1344.


Arrears of last year	341l.	10s.	0d.
To 17 resident canons	340l.	0s.	0d.
To Gervase atte Purie of North Cory, overcharge for corn	1l.	4s.	0d.
Remainder		6s.	0d.


New Receipts. Of William Pode, reeve of Hatch	18l.	13s.	0d.
Robert Oseburn, reeve of Knappe	29l.	1s.	4d.
William Fraunkelayn, reeve of Cory	42l.	14s.	0d.
John Willemot, reeve of Cory	172l.	14s.	0d.
Richard Est, reeve of Wynescomb	50l.	18s.	4d.
Michael de Estone, farmer of Lydiard	30l.	0s.	0d.
Mr. John de Wanbergh, farmer of Cheddar	33l.	6s.	8d.
Mr. Richard de Thisteldone, farmer of Congresbury	40l.	0s.	0d.
Mr. John de London, farmer of Stokegommar	45l.	0s.	0d.
Walter de Meriet, farmer of Okhampton	8l.	0s.	0d.
Pension of St. Cuthbert's	13l.	6s.	8d.
Chewton	23l.	6s.	8d.
Southbarrow	4l.	0s.	0d.
Carampton	5l.	0s.	0d.
Nether Staweye	2l.	0s.	0d.
Norton sub Hamdon	2l.	0s.	0d.
West Lidford		6s.	8d.
house Cawete		2s.	0d.
Keynesham Abbey for appropriation of West Harptre, not during tenure of rector Remainder from last year		6s.	0d.
Total Receipts	520l.	15s.	4d.

Expenses.


Commons of bishop and canons	214l.	14s.	8d.
Processions	5l.	8s.	8d.
Commons of vicars	72l.	5s.	3d.
vicar of St. Cuthbert's and master of schools	3l.	0s.	8d.
chaplains of B.M.	2l.	5s.	6d.
clerks keeping church	2l.	12s.	0d.
monks
breviators		4s.	1d.
To canon of Cory	1l.	0s.	0d.
Wine for altars	3l.	6s.	10d.
Distributor of wine		2s.	0d.
Wine for Cena Domini and Pascha		7s.	0d.
Oil for chrism		1s.	0d.
Vessel for ditto			½d.
Commons of bp. and canons of Innocents Day		2s.	9d.
Bringers of Exennium of St. Dunstan			8d.
Rogations		9s.	4d.
For bringing down the relics			8d.
Wages of communar and tabellar	2l.	0s.	0d.
Vicar of St. Cuthbert's house		6s.	8d.
Bp. William senior's chaplain, 50s.; obit, 45s.; poor bread, 45s.	7l.	0s.	0d.
Bp. Burnel and Bp. Haselshaw's chaplains, 6l. 13s. 4d.; bread, wax, repairs, 4s.; obit and poor bread, 60s.; communar, 2s.; sacrist, 8d.	10l.	0s.	0d.
H. Huse's chaplains, 6l. 13s. 4d.; bread, wine, repairs, 3s. 4d.; obit, 20s.; poor bread, 40s.; communar, 2s.; escheator, 8d.; sacrist, 8d.	9l.	0s.	0d.
Richard I's obit	1l.	0s.	0d.
W. de Welyngton's chaplains, 6l. 13s. 4d.; bread, wine and repairs, 4s.; obit, 20s.; poor bread, 40s.; communar, 2s.; sacrist, 8d.	9l.	0s.	0d.
Bp. Drokensford and R. Cormailles's chaplains, 6l. 13s. 4d.; wax, 1s.	6l.	14s.	4d.
King Edward, Q. Margaret, Elias de Godeleye and wife Joan, and Dean J. de Godeleye's chaplains, 1 at altar of Corpus Christi, the other in chapel of B.M. in the cloister, 6l. 13s. 4d.; light, wine, and repairs, 12s.; obit, 20s.; poor bread, 30s.; psalter, 3s. 2d.; sacrist, 8d.	9l.	19s.	2d.
Obit of Bp. Jocelin	1l.	0s.	0d.
J. de Bruton's chaplain, 66s. 8d.; light, 6d.	3l.	7s.	2d.
J. Martel's chaplain, 66s. 8d.; light, 10d.	3l.	7s.	6d.
Installation of abbat of Athelney			8d.
Treasurer, for obsequies of Isabel de Courtney and J. de Bello Campo		2s.	0d.
Parchment and acquittance		2s.	6d.
Clerk for compotus and visus		3s.	4d.
Total	371l.	8s.	5¾d.

Foreign Expenses.


Farmer of Lydiard, for Lent pension to rector of Bagburgh		7s.	0d.
Mr. Robert de Baldok, farmer of Bournham, for vicar's house ad superedificandum		4s.	0d.
Prior of Tanton, collector of procurations of cardinals, for temporals and spirituals of cathedral at ¼d. per pound		6s.	10¼d.
Taking do. to Tanton			6d.
Nuncio Raymund Peregrinus, 1st year of stay in England and acquittance		7s.	4d.
Carrying said money to London		1s.	6d.
Building St. Cuthbert's chancel, besides 20l. last year	20l.	9s.	9¾d.
Colt, before it was sold, mortuary of Hugh de Draycot			8½d.
Richard Tychemarsh, sequestration of Staweye, and appointing vicar, and at Dunster for Carampton pension		1s.	6d.
William de Worstone, advocate in court of Canterbury	6l.	0s.	0d.
Jurors of North Cory hundred at Wells before justiciaries		13s.	4d.
Mending lock and key of communar's cawete		2s.	0d.
Dedication of high altar of Stoke	3l.	6s.	8d.
Taking letter of sequestration to Chewton			2d.
Taking inhibition to archd. of Dorset about farm of Whitchurch		1s.	4d.
Fetching do		1s.	8d.
Gift to clerk of William de Thorp, justiciar, at Wells		10s.	0d.
William de Hacch, in satisfaction of suit before King's justiciaries	1l.	6s.	8d.
Gifts at same session: to John de Strete, 20s.; William de Coleford, 10s.; James Huse, 13s. 4d.; Thomas Fitzjames, 10s.	2l.	13s.	4d.
Messenger's wages to Marlborough about the queen's coming		1s.	0d.
Dean for procurations of Lovington and Lidierd	1l.	6s.	8d.
Fine for dean's not appearing in Wiliton Court for Bikenalre		3s.	4d.
Confirming king's charter for Lovington	1l.	10s.	0d.
Procuration to archdeacon for Modeford		7s.	7½d.
Commons of Alan de Esse, lord of Codworth, 20 days		5s.	0d.
William de Worston, advocate in the court of Canterbury, year's pension	2l.	0s.	0d.
Total	44l.	8s.	0d.
Total expenses and payments	415l.	16s.	5¾d.


Remainder	104l.	18s.	10¼d.
Owed by William Pende, reeve of Hacche	7l.	13s.	10¼d.
Robert Osbarn, reeve of Cnappe	6l.	11s.	8¾d.
William Frankeley and John Wylimot, reeves of North Cory	86l.	19s.	1¼d.
Richard Est, reeve of Wynescomb	36l.	8s.	1½d.
the farmer of Burnham	30l.	0s.	0d.
the farmer of Modford and Lovington	30l.	0s.	0d.
the farmer of Withchurch	30l.	0s.	0d.
the farmer of Canons' Grange	80l.	0s.	0d.
the farmer of Bikenalre	12l.	0s.	0d.
Henry de Pulham, for old timber of St. Cuthbert's chancel		10s.	0d.
Total with arrears	425l.	1s.	8d.


Paid to communar at audit	3l.	14s.	4d.
for Thomas Chapeleyn		10s.	0d.
for John Chambre, for pasturing beasts of Ralph de Middelneye		9s.	8d.
for William Ingulph, reeve of Cory, for beasts of Ralph de Middelneye and Richard de Acton	1l.	17s.	9d.
for Richard Coker, holding court of Cory	1l.	0s.	0d.
for William atte Bere, attending Consistory Court	1l.	0s.	0d.
for Mr. William de Cristelham, proctor in Consistory Court		6s.	8d.
for Mr. Stephen de Hull, notary	1l.	0s.	0d.
Commons of Thomas le Gurnay, late lord of Harptre, 30 days		7s.	6d.
To communar for William de Laveley, for compotus		6s.	8d.
For dean's proctor, for visiting Cheddre		13s.	4d.
Total of allowances	11l.	5s.	11d.


Owed by communar, 413l. 15s. 9d. To 19 canons residing, 21l. 14s. each To John Strode, carpenter		6s.	8d.
To communar in his cawete	1l.	3s.	1d.
Canons residing: Walter de London, dean, William Litelton, precentor, Roger de Mortuo mari, archd. of Wells, Richard Thisteldene, treasurer, Symon de Bristoll, chancellor, Walter de Hulle, archd. of Bath, Henry Carleton, Michael Esson, John Hiwisch, Richard Rodeney, John Wamberge, John London, John Dutton, Robert Baldok, William Dalton, Henry Fulham, Robert Stonore, Geoffrey Chalceheth, Nicholas Iford.
Bydesham. Dean Walter de London, farmer of Bydesham	12l.	0s.	0d.
Paid to fabric	6l.	0s.	0d.
Master of schools, 26s. 8d,; wardens of church, 20s.; sacrist, 3s. 4d.; organ keeper, 13s. 4d.; pan for coals, 6d.; binding gradual, 8d.; coals, 2s. 9d.; paper for Sunday table, 2½d.; vertegres, ½d.; making it, 2d.	3l.	7s.	8d.
Legenda for Wynescombe, illuminating 15 letters, 1s. 3d.; writing, 10d.; binding, 4d.		2s.	5d.
For bells (named Maria, Peter, Button, Donston), baudriks, clappers, &c., in great clockerium, and in campanile towards the dean's Curia		18s.	3d.
Keys for cloister door, and door of the exchequer, thread, wax, vertegres			7d.
Total expended, 10l. 9s. 11d.; communar owes	1l.	10s.	1d.
Berlich. Arrears	3l.	12s.	2¾d.
From Berlice in 4 payments	25l.	3s.	4d.
archd. of Wells, for pension from Borwe	10l.	0s.	0d.
Nicholas de Bathon's houses, for soul of Ralph de Lullington, 5th year		16s.	0d.
Total receipts with arrears	39l.	11s.	6¾d.


To 4 chaplains for John the Provost, the senior	10l.	13s.	4d.
Obit and poor bread	2l.	13s.	4d.
Boys singing the antiphon	1l.	0s.	0d.
56lbs. of wax, 21s., and making, 1s. 4d.	1l.	2s.	4d.
To communar and sacrist		4s.	0d.
Obit of Walter de St. Quintin		13s.	4d.
Chaplain for W. de Button junior, 53s. 4d.; obit and poor bread, 26s. 8d.	4l.	0s.	0d.
Hugh de Romenhale, 53s. 4d.; obit and poor bread, 46s. 8d.	5l.	0s.	0d.
Bread for Ralph de Lullington	2l.	6s.	0d.
Obit of Henry Bracton	1l.	6s.	8d.
Adam Gyssich		6s.	8d.
Matthew de Stratton	1l.	13s.	4d.
Henry de Greneford		13s.	4d.
Chaplain for Bp. Drokensford and Archd. R. de Wambergh at the altar of Corpus Christi	3l.	6s.	8d.
Clerk making compotus of pensions		3s.	4d.
2 towels, 13½d., and mending coffer, 4d., for altar of St. Nicholas		1s.	5½d.
Total expenses	35l.	3s.	10½d.


Owing by communar, of which Tichmersh's arrears are 3l: 12s. 2¾d.	4l.	7s.	8¼d.

>Record attached: John Cristelton, clerk of the dean and papal commissary to Hugh, vicar of Dondon, to cite defaulters detected in the dean's visitation to appear in the Lady Chapel by the cloister on Saturday next after SS. Crispin and Crispinian, and there to certify by letters what has been done. Dated Wells, xiii Kal. Nov., 1344. The names of those cited follow with their fines.

On back: On Friday after SS. Crispin and Crispinian, iiii Kal. Nov., 1344, in the cathedral appeared John Abbot of North Cory before the dean and chapter. His case prorogued to Friday after All Saints; when he appeared before Mr. Walter de Hull, archd. of Bath, and submitted himself.

Another record: Archd. W. de Hull's sentence on John Abbe, who confesses to have seized the great tithes of Winscombe, to pay 60s. at Wells before the feast of All Saints, under pain of greater excommunication. Published in the cathedral, Nov. 5, 1344.

[On back in French:] John Abbe owes the dean and chapter 60s. for the corn of Lillesdone, which he bought of Mr. Robert Baldok. This he pays in mitigation, and will pay the rest by the days assigned.

Et que dieu eies mercy de moy, jeo perdr' sur la chace xx livres.