[238] R. O., Rot. Claus., 26 Ed. III., m. 5d. This is repeated on two occasions in the next year.
[239] B. Mus. Cole MS., 5,824, fol. 73. Extracts from Reg. Lisle.
[240] Ibid., fol. 76.
[241] The following table will give the number for some months:—
| 1349. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. |
| 6 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 7 |
The total number of benefices in the diocese at this time was 142.
[242] Cole MS., ubi supra.
[243] Bentham, History of the Cathedral Church of Ely, i, p. 161, has the following note: Register L'Isle, fol. 17–21. Hinc obiter notandum duxi, numerum clericorum parochialium in tota Diocesi Elien. hoc tempore fuisse 145, aut circiter; ex hoc autem numero, constat ex Registro 92 Institutiones fuisse infra annum 1349 (anno incipiente 25 die Martii).
[244] Clerical Subsidy, 21/1.
[245] Six Centuries of Work and Wages, i, p. 223.