Fyrste. To the Prior, be my masters bequest, xls. To ix. monks, eche of them vis. viiid., iiil. To an other monke, who was of the same place, xxd. For brinnyng of the Abbes with the torches, xxd. To the Priors boteler for bred, iis. xd. For wasshyng of napry, xiid. To the boteler for hys reward, xxd. To the baker for cccx. eggs, xixd. To hym for hys reward, iiis. iiiid. To xxviii. bedds with —— of clothys, and wasshyng of the same, vs. To ii. men that fyllyd the grave, viiid. To brueng of v. kome malte, xxd. For ix. pownd candyl, xid. To the clerks of Bromholm, viiid. For viii. peces of peuter lost of the Priors, xxd. Geven among the men of the bakhouse, xxd. To the parisshe schyrche of Bromholm, xs. To xii. schyrchys, ls. viiid. To the prest that cam with the cors from London, iiis. iiiid. To servytors that awaytyd upon hym by the komawndment of W. Paston, xxid. To Playters for hys offering, iiiid. To the vyker of Upton, iis. To the sexton of Bromholm for xxii. crossys geven to Marget and Modeley, per John Paston, iiiis. vid. To xiiii. rynggars, viis. To xxiiii. servertors, eche of them iiiid., viiis. To lxx. servertors, eche of them iiid., xviis. vid. Paid to Dawbeny for servertors, viis. For fyshh the day after the enterment, vis. xd. For vi. barells bere, xiis. For a roundlet of red wine of xv. gallonys, &c., xiis. xid. To a hors hyer for iii. days for Sir James, xiid. For a quarter malte, vs. For iiii. bushels wete, xxxiid. For a quarter of otys, iis. viiid. For x. kombe malte brueng, xld. For the boord of Rychard Hermer, wrythe, iii. days, and for hys hyer the sayde tyme, xiiid. ob. For William Yonge, barbor, v. days mete and drynke, and hys hyer the sayde tyme, xvid. For vi. pownd candyl, viid. ob. To xii. pore men beryng torches from London to Norfolk be vi. day, is., takyng eche of them on the day iiiid., and for iii. dayes in goyng homerward, takynge every day vid. Geven to Martyn Savage and Denschers awaytyng upon my master at London be vii. dayes before that he was caryed, iis. xd. For bred bowthe, xxiiiis. For vii. barels bere, xviis. vid. For a barel of the grettest assyse, iiis. iiiid. For iiii. barells of alee, xiiis. iiiid. For bred and alee for xii. men that bare torches, xiiid. ob. To a dole at Bromholm, vl. xiiis. iiiid. To William Colens, one of the botelers at Bromholm, xiid. To Wate Webster, another boteler, xiid. To Greg. Worsteler, one of the porters at Bromholm, iiiid. The parson at Mauteby,[228.1] and Sir Thomas Lynes, to the prestes at the deryge at Bromholm, xliiis. In almesse, xlviis. vid.; more, xxs. To the glaser for takyn owte of ii. panys of the wyndows of the schyrche for to late owte the reke of the torches at the deryge, and sowderyng new of the same, xxd. [This part of the roll, according to Blomefield, or his continuator, seemed to be written by Gloys, above mentioned, in an indifferent hand. The remainder is in a very neat and curious old hand, which was supposed to be that of Margaret Paston.]
Vittelles bought by Richard Charles.
First. For xxvii. gees, xviis. For xxvii. frankyd gees, vis. viiid. lxx. caponnes, xviis. viid. For xxix.[228.2] xvii. chekons, xvis. vid. For x. chekons, xd. For xli. pygges, xiiis. xd. For xlix. calvys, iiiil. xiiis. iiiid. For xxxiiii. lambys, xxviis. iid. For xxii. shep, xxxviis. vd. x. nete, iiiil. xvis. id. For ii. napronnes to Richard Lynstede, xd. For claretts and fawcetts, vid. MCCC. eggs, vis. vid. For xx. galons milk, xxd. For viii. galons creme, iis. viiid. For iiii. pints of butter, iiiid. For i. quarter and ii. bushels of whete mele, viis. xd. To the parson of Crostweyt for i. quarter of whete, vis. For xiiii. galons of ale, iis. To a labourer for iii. days, xiid. To xxiiii. galons of ale, iiiis. For xiii. salt fysshe, iiiis. iiiid. For the purveying of bred, ale, and fysshe, iiis. iiiid. To William Reynolds for lodgyng of Master Prowet, the Prior of the White Freres, the parson of Mautby, Sir Thomas Lynds, and other, by ii. nyghtis, vid. For bred, ale, and possets to the same persons, vid. To Herman, fleying bests by iii. days, iis., and to John Foke, by iii. days, xxd. For purveying of all the velys, lambes, x. beefins, certain piggs and polaly [poultry], xld.
Bill of the Prior of Bromholm.
Memorandum. The Prior toke to bord diverse persons laboryng abought the enterment, begynnyng the Thursday in Pentecost weke, the vi. yere of Kyng Edward the iiiith.
On Thursday I[229.1] find 3 persons who had xiid. for their board and hire; on Friday 5 who had xvd.; on Saturday 8 who had xxiiid. On Monday all were employed; and on the day after I find 4 to be allowed for their board iiiid. ob., and for their hires vd.,—ixd. ob. Delivered by the Prior to Richard Charles:—Fyrst, v. quarters of otes, xiiis. iiiid.; v. swyne, xiis. vid.; ii. bushel of mestlyn, xvd.; v. pownd of candell, vd.; xx. quarters of malte, xiiis. iiiid., and with gryndyng and brewyng, xviiis. For a cartfull of hey, iiis. iiiid. For ii. swyne, vs. For ii. bushel otes, viiid. For a quarter of herryng, vid. For half a quarter makerell, viid. ob. To the parson of St. Peters for his fee of the wax abought the coors, beside ii. candels of i. lb. and i. hert candel of a pound, xxd. At my masters xxx. day for offeryng, id. Geven to churches and in almes by Gresham, toward Bromholm, v. marks. To the clerk of St. Peters of Hungate[230.1] his felaship for ryngyng when the coors was in the church, xiid. To Dawbeney for bests and other stuffe for the enterment, xxl. To him in gold for to chaunge into small mony for the dole, xll. To W. Pecok, in iii. bags to bere to Bromholm, in copper, the 20th day, xxvi. marks. To Medeley for his reward, iiii. marks, and the same to Maryot. To Maryot for costs he bare by the way to Bromholm, iiil. xiid. More to Medeley for mony paid by him, xlis. xd. To the keper of the inne where myne husband dyed, for his reward, xxs. To Paston chirch, xs. To Bakton chirch, vis. viiid. To Gresham the London carrier, in full payment for the Chaundeler of London, vl. xixs. iiiid. More in almes mony, vis. viiid. More for wyne and bere, vii. marks. To the parson of St. Peters, vis. viiid. For wyne for the seingers when the coors was at Norwich, xxs. To Skolehouse in part of his bille for torches and wax made at Bromholm, for to brenne upon the grave, iiii. marks. For x. yerds of narow blak for the viker of Dallynge and Robert Gallawey, and for iii. yerds and quarter of brod cloth for Illee, xxs. xd. To Freton chirch, vis. viiid. For a cope called a frogge of worsted for the Prior of Bromholm, xxvis. viiid. For bred at the enterment, ixs. In almes, viiis. iiiid. In wyne and spices, ls. To Dom. John Loveday for cloth for a ridyng cope for himself, xiiiis. iid. To the makyng of Redham Stepill, viiis. iiiid. To John Orford, wax chandeler, for xii. torches and one candell of i. lb., lvs. iid. ob. To John Dewe for grey lynen cloth and sylk frenge for the hers, vil. xvis. iid. Given to the Austeners at the chapter at the . . . . . . of Yarmouth, lxxvs. To Daubeney for to kepe the yere day at Bromholm the first yere after his dethe, viiil. iis. iiiid. Given at Castor to xxv. howsholders, every houshold iiid. the said tyme, vis. iiid. To viii. pore men the said tyme, xviiid. To the master of the College the said tyme, vis. viiid. To Master Clement Felmyngham the said tyme, vis. viiid. To viii. prests at Castor the said tyme, iis. viiid. To childern in surplices and other pore folk at the said tyme, xiiid. To the parson of Hungate, vis. viiid. To the said parson for a certeyn[231.1] unto Mighelmesse next after the said yere day, viiis. viiid. To Skolous, wax chandeler, for makyng of the hers at Bromholm, xxiil. ixs. viiid. To Philip Curson, draper, for cloths, ixl. iiis. ob. To Aubrey, draper, xxxiiiis. For a quarter of makerell, xiid. To the Prior of Bromholm for malte spent at the enterment, xls. For light kept on the grave, xs. Geven at Cristemasse next after the said yereday, to eche of the iiii. orders of friers, xs.,—xls. To the vyker of Dallyng for bryngyng home of a pardon from Rome, to pray for alle our frends sowles, viiis. iiiid. For a black gowne to the said viker, viiis.
[226.3] [From Blomefield’s Norfolk, vi. 483. Folio edition, iii. 692.] The original of this document was probably among the Paston MSS. when Blomefield composed his History of Norfolk, but where it is at present cannot be ascertained. It is cited by Blomefield, or perhaps by his continuator, Mr. Parkin, as ‘a very long but narrow roll,’ then in his possession. The text, however, does not seem to be printed entire, as the Editor only professes to give ‘several particulars therein.’
[226.4] At Norwich.
[226.5] 27th May 1466.
[228.1] Robert Coteler, who was presented to the living by John Paston in 1465, on the resignation of Thomas Howys.