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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: 1437-8', 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/pp68-69 [accessed 25 April 2025].

1437–1438.: Accounts of Thomas Chelyngton, the Communar, from Michaelmas, 1437, to Michaelmas, 1438.


Paid to 13 canons resident last year	396l.	9s.	9¾d. and½q.
Received of Thomas Blakemore, vicar of Bokeland, from the fruits of the parsonage	1l.	0s.	0d.
New payment of St. Cuthbert's church for the use of the choristers and tabellars	20l.	0s.	0d.
Of John Bybel of South Brent, for the common seal	1l.	0s.	0d.
For freestone for a door with dorune (durn) taken from Mr. Cole's garden road		13s.	4d.

Expenses.


Paid for commons of the bishop and canons	187l.	12s.	6d.
The steward, having resided at Sarum and received cotidians for 39 days, does not receive them at Wells.
Fetching holy oil from Exeter		7s.	2d.
To augment the vicarage of Modeford	2l.	0s.	0d.
To the sacrist of Glaston, for the vicar of Pokelchurch, on account of the poverty of his benefice for the 37th year	2l.	7s.	6d.
To the prior of Taunton, for the king's half-tenth, on Lady Day	17l.	19s.	3¾d.
half-tenth for Dunster		5s.	0d.
for Whitchurch		13s.	8d.
Installing Mr. John Stevens, Mr. Peter Stucle and Mr. Robert Parfyte, 8d. each		2s.	0d.
Demanding from the executors of Bishop Bwet, (fn. 1) with letter to the chancellor, said bishop's vestments		4s.	0d.
Expenses of agreement about the bounds of Okampton and Brympton Rufa	2l.	13s.	6d.
The prior of Dorehurst, collector of the king's half tenth for Pokelchurch	1l.	15s.	10d.
Messenger riding to York for Bishop Bwet's (fn. 2) vestments		16s.	4d.
To John Beffe, superintending the digging of ditches in North Cory meadow	1l.	0s.	0d.
Law expenses, with horse hire, about Modeford	1l.	6s.	9d.
Repair of barns	5l.	0s.	9d.
Bydesham. 6 girdles for the Treasury			4d.


Thread and buckram to mend vestments	7s.	10d.
4 vials of pewter for the altars of St. John and St. Stephen		10d.
Mending the great dossal before the high altar	4s.	0d.
Mending the wheels of Harewell bells	1s.	10d.
Mending 4 veils before the high altar	2s.	8d.
Mending the vestments at St. Saviour's altar		9d.
Mending a thurible and for silver	1s.	6d.
3 cords for 3 basins hanging in the choir	1s.	10d.