Catalogue description Account of Thomas Leeke, Master of the Guild of the Holy Cross, the Blessed Mary the...

Account of Thomas Leeke, Master of the Guild of the Holy Cross, the Blessed Mary the Virgin, and S. John the Baptist, of Stratford, from Monday next after the Feast of the Translation of St. Thomas the Martyr, 20 Henry VI., to the same Monday 21 Henry VI

The Account is rendered under the following headings

Arrears

Fines. These are paid by, amongst others, Richard Felde, son of John Felde, and Margaret his wife, Richard Muleward de Alveschursch, and Elizabeth his wife; William Martin and Agnes his wife; Richard Hoggys and Lucy his wife; John Snowys and Alice his wife; Richard More de Kyngys Norton and Alice his wife; John Felippis and Alice his wife; James Cluddok and Joan his wife; John Avenant and Marion his wife; Waltar Staball de Persthore and Alice his wife; Robert Webbe de Evesham and Agnes his wife; (all the above paid a fine of 13s 4d). John Barbour and Margaret his wife; John Knight de Couzton and Felicia his wife; William Brown, "smytht," de Alcester, and Alice his wife; John Hathewyk de Wolverton, "gentilman"; John Fulwoode de Tonworth, "gentilman," and Matilda his wife; these also pay 20d for "light." William Stanford, Baker, de Stratford, and Joan his wife; Robert Perkyns de Etyngdon, and Agnes his wife; John Frethe de Fekenham and Margaret his wife; John Frankeleyn de Quynton and Joan his wife; Alice Kynge, late of Bishop's Hampton, and now dwelling in one of the Almshouses; John Bond and Isabel his wife; Thomas Iremonger de Alcester and Joan his wife; Henry Huford de Bradwelle, and Alice his wife; John Swyfte de Somburne and Joan his wife; Thomas Mathow de Yppusley and Isabel his wife; Hugh Baker de Reddyche and Agnes his wife; Hugh Wyghtlake de Stratford, "wever," and Joan his wife; Isabel Emmys, daughter-in-law of John Mayell; William Tommys de Morston and Alice his wife; Alice Harper for the soul of John Harper, "ledyrcutter"; John Massus de Rowynalue and Juliana his wife; John Barnard de Bourton and Alice his wife; Thomas Garet de Stratford; John Grene de Aston and Alice his wife; Geoffry Keynchurche, Rector of "Merston Sicca"; Roger Bere de Byllisley and Margaret his wife; John Wywyks and Elizabeth his wife de Blokley; Richard Brynton, otherwise called Richard Dawen, de Barnell Brome, and Ellen his wife; John Smith de Donyton and Cecilia his wife; Walter Callow de Tydynton and Cecilia his wife; Walter Mason de Bishopshampton; Edmund Davy de Ippusley and Margaret his wife; John Bonham de Reddyche and Christiana his wife; Henry Gybbons de Upton-juxta-Haselore, and Alice his wife; John Baker, "Taylour," and Alice his wife; William Hulle de Mauselt Hope in "forest 'de Dene," and Isabel his wife; for the souls of Thomas Hulle and Margaret his wife.)

Sum total of the fines received, £33 15s

Receipts of moneys. (20s legacy from William Smytht, late Rector of the church of Whitchurch; 100s received from divers brothers and sisters at the Feast of this year; 12s from the sale of old timber.)

Payment of moneys. (To John Sclatter, Chief Bailiff, for taking rents of the Guild Houses, 7s 4d; oblation, according to custom, on the Feast of the Dedication of the Church of Stratford, 4s; paid to a carpenter for building a house "super corner" in High Street £15; grant by the Guild to Thomas Wolseley, 26s 8d; paid the Vicar of Bradwey in full payment of the debt of the said Guild, 40s, and 1 hood value 4s; 1 hood for Alice Trout de Dunstapull, 5s; cord newly bought for the clock of the town of Stratford, 22½d; 1 "doseyn" woolen cloths of the colour of "cendrey morrey" for the habits ("Abytis") of the Chaplains of the Guild this year, 28s 10d; paid William Lokyer for making "ferrements circa librum in capella vocat le Bybill," 7s 2d; 2 yards of cloth "de Kanvas" for "le survyng bord" opposite the door of the kitchen, 11d; paid for making the chapel cross at Coventry, 26s 8d; paid for 21 yards cloth "de Braban" therewith to make table cloths before (erga) the Feast (price of each 5d), 8s 11d.)

Repairs to the houses with other costs. (Cost of a house newly built within Gorschawys place in Henleystrete, and repairing a house in Churchstrete; great timber, 3s 8d; 1 cartload of "rafturs," 2s 4d; a cartful of great timber for the "syllis," 2s 6d; other timber bought "in marcato de Stratford"; wood bought for "stodynge" 12d; "lathis," 3s; 100 "raftours," 10s; 1½ cartloads of "hasyll yardys," 2s 8d; stipend of the carpenter for making the house "de Gorschawys," 13s 4d; 2 dozen "gutter tyles," 10d; 3½ dozen "de crestis," 3s; 5 cartloads of straw, 10s; stipend of the plasterer ("stipator); 4,000 tiles for the said houses, 28s; paid John Sclatter for laying ("ponend") the said tiles upon the said houses; 15s 4d; 20 quarters of lime, 20s; nails, "lathis," "hokys," and "hynges," bought of Thomas Lokyer for the said houses, 12s; 2 cartloads of sand, 8d; 1 "peyntyse" bought of Richard Lokyer to place before the window (ad ponend ante fenesti') in the tenement late of Henry Intebarowe, 9d; 1 table (mensa) bought for the said "pentyse," 4d; making a window, 16d; making a well within the house of John Boton, 14s 2d.)

Sum total of the cost of repairs, £11 14s 4d

Also repairs of the houses. (2 "syllis," 7d; 1 key for a gate, 2d; "In watil'" 18d.)

Also repairs of the houses, with other costs. (1 piece of timber for making a "sylle," 4d; "wyndyng yard," 6d; "In Watyl'," 8d; paid Robert Carpenter for hanging the bell of Sir William Bysschopiston, Knight, in the belfry in the chapel, and for mending forms, tressells, and boards, within the hall of the Guild, working for 5 days, 2s 1d; nails and "bordys" for the said bell, 9d; "rend bordes" bought for the gate of the garden "in mans' Gildæ," 15d; 2 "raftours," bought for "forms," "feet," and "leggs" for the garden gate, 2½d.)

Cost of the light. (67½ lb. of wax for the "light beam" before the High Cross in the church of Stratford, and for the "beam" before the Altars of the Blessed Mary and S. John Baptist in the same Church, and for the "light beam" before the High Cross in the Chapel of the Guild, and for other wax lights in the chancel there, 42s 2d (price of each 1b. 7½d); "making" all the aforesaid lights, 4s 6d; 2 "roll' de cer," bought in London for the Guild Chapel, 16d; 3 "rolls de cer" made 2s; 24 lb. of "candels de cepe" for the Chaplains celebrating in winter (price of each 1b. 1½d), 3s; wine for the said Chaplains, 6s; parchment and paper, 16d; oil for the lamps in the Chapel, 9d.)

Expenses of the Feast. (5 quarters and 2 bushels of corn baked into bread, 17s 6d (price per qr. 3s 4d, and the 2 bushels 10d; 7½ quarters of malt for brewing ale, 28s 4d (per qr. 3s 4d); 6 quarters and 3 bushels of malt and barley for feeding the geese, 19s 11d (whereof 5 qrs. cost 3s 4d per qr., the other qr. 2s 9d, and the 3 bushels 11d); 2 bushels of corn for feeding the pullets, 8d; bread bought of an "Almys man" for the said pullets, 2d; 12½ lambs 14s 7d (price of each lamb 14d, and of the half lamb 7d); 6 calves 13s 4d; veal, 12d; pork "maribony's" and "sewet" bought from butchers (de carnific') of Stratford, Warrewyk, and Schepiston, 5s 6d; carriage of the said meat to Stratford, 2d; 175 geese, 29s 7½d; 148 pullets (1d a head), 12s 4d; 32 pigs, 11s 2d; 9 "caupons," 3s 4d; 1 bushel of salt, 5d; 3 gallons (lagenis) of butter, 3s; 6 gallons of milk, 6d; 3 gallons de "quacco" (? connaco), 3s; 4 gallons of honey, 3s 8d (2 gallons cost 2s, and 2 cost 20d); 900 eggs at 4d per 100; 2½ lb. of pepper, 2s 1d; 1 "quatron" of saffron, 3s 6d; 2 lb. 3oz. of sugar, 3s 4d; ½lb. "de anneys in comfyte," 6d; 2 lb. "de datys," 6d; 6 lb. of "raysons de courance," 2s; 1 "quatron" of "synamon," 6d; ½lb. of ginger, 9d; 1 lb. de "saunders," 2s; ½lb. "de masys," 2s 3d; ½lb. "de clowys," 2s 6d; 2 lb. "de reys" (rice), 9d; 3 lb. "de almondes," 12d; "alconet pro le sutelteys," 3d; "unyons," 3d; wine, 6s 8d; 12 "cippis," 3s; "fawcets" bought, 1d; for a cart full of "kyddys" for baking within the hall of the Guild, 12d; paid the brewers for brewing ale, 4s; fish bought for supper on Saturday next before the Feast for the cook and Expenses in the county, with other expenses. (Expenses at Evesham, Campeden, Coventry, Alcester, Intebarow, Salford, Kynges Norton, Schepiston, Byrmyngchamp, and Idolycote, at the reception of brothers and sisters for the profit of the Guild on divers occasions, 19s 4d; expense at the obit of Thomas Burdet, at Alcester, 2s 4d; 3 "tenchys" (tench) and 3 eels given to Sir Ralph Botiller, Knight, in the house of Richard Downes, for the profit of the Guild, 3s 1d; wine given to John Huband, Esquire, at divers times, for the profit of the Guild, 3s 4d; wine given to John Grevell in the house of John Hanys; paid for Amerciaments of the Guild in the Court of Thomas, Bishop of Worcester, in Old Stratford, and in the Court of Thomas Power at Ruyen Clyfford, 4d; paid Walter "Matras-maker" for cleansing the tavern in High Street, 2d; making a bell called a "rode belle" in the care of William Belmon, 14d.)

Sum total, 31s 4d

Sum of all the expenses, £54 9s 8d