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: 1448-9". Calendar of the Manuscripts of the Dean and Chapter of Wells: Volume 2. (London, 1914), British History Online. Web. 2 April 2025. https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/wells-mss/vol2/pp76-77.
1448–1449.: Accounts of John Pedwell, the Communar, from Michaelmas, 1448, to Michaelmas, 1449.
Receipts.
Received for 2 tenements in High St. of the new building | 5l. | 9s. | 8d. |
For sealing the manumission of Thomas Fowle of Wedmore | 6s. | 8d. | |
For sealing the appointment of a vicar to Stokegummer | 6s. | 8d. |
Expenses.
Paid the commons of the bishop and canons | 150l. | 5s. | 8d. |
For 3 wagon load of stone, for 2 ropes (fn. 1) of wall of Westbury Park | 1s. | 6d. | |
To John Sawyer hired to make 2 ropes of wall, for 3 days | 1s. | 3d. | |
Expenses of a messenger to Burnham to Humfrey Courtenay, with the chapter's letter about the feast of St. Bartholomew | 2s. | 4d. | |
For 28½ ells of raw Flemish cloth, for making 1 tester, 1 sylo[?], 2 curtains and 1 cover for the court at Winscomb | 15s. | 5¼d. | |
For 12 ells of raw Flemish, for towels, at 8d. the ell | 8s. | 0d. | |
Cost of new mattress and new bolster | 7s. | 8d. | |
2 ells of canvas for the said bed | |||
Expenses for over 3 days at Eton and London, to fetch Mr. Byconnill's bequest | 10s. | 8d. | |
Wooden coffer, wherein to place said jewels | 6d. | ||
Expenses at the Translation of St. Cuthbert | 5s. | 5d. | |
of Mr. John Shelford against the lord of Hungerford | 1s. | 5d. | |
Building a prison within the Canons' Barn in the Mountry | 2l. | 14s. | 0d. |
Paid to the king, being at Wells last year, in full payment of 40l. by consent of the chapter | 20l. | 0s. | 0d. |
Paid to 11 canons resident this year, 34l. 8s. 6d. each | |||
Mending 3 thuribles | 1s. | 4d. | |
and the organ | 8d. | ||
16¾yds. braban for 4 albs and 4 amices for the tabulars and choristers | 7s. | 8¼d. | |
12 priests' girdles | 4d. | ||
6 do | 4d. | ||
2 pieces of buckram | 1l. | 3s. | 0d. |
A new staff for carrying the cross | 6d. | ||
Washing and hanging 4 costerior (curtains ?) of linen cloth before the high altar | 1s. | 0d. | |
24 yards of "thredyn frenge" for tunicles for the tabulars and choristers | 1s. | 8d. | |
— yards of do. for making the same | 3s. | 0d. | |
thread | 9½d. | ||
¾oz. silk | 1s. | 0d. | |
1yd. of red buckram | 2d. | ||
9 pieces of "ruban" silk, weighing 9¼oz. | 10s. | 9½d. | |
6 pieces of "thredyn ruban" | 1s. | 1d. | |
4oz. twist silk | 4s. | 8d. | |
1lb. thread of divers colours | 1s. | 6d. | |
New baldric for 3rd bell of new tower | 1s. | 4d. | |
1 piece of black "motle" velvet bought by the auditors | 5l. | 16s. | 8d. |
2lbs. of rush candles | 2½d. |