DIOCESE OF WORCESTER

((f 41v* {(26 July)} {(Episcopal constitutions on the state of the church)})) ... de Cimiterijs Cimiteria quoq{ue} que((1)) corp{or}a {con}tinent saluandor{um} quor{um} m{u}lta iam p{ur}gata stola{m} sue gl{or}ificac{i}o{n}is exspectant. inhoneste((2)) credim{us} brutor{um} a{nima}li{um} sordib{us} deturpari. P{re}t{er}ea((3)) {etiam} p{re}cipim{us} q{uo}d honeste claudant{ur} sepe u{e}l muro: cano{n}ice {com}pellendis ad hoc faciendu{m} hijs ad quos eor{um} clausio noscit{ur} p{er}tin{er}e. ((par))Rectorib{us} {etiam} ecc{lesi}ar{um} & sac{er}dotib{us} inhibem{us}, ne ip{s}i in d{i}c{t}is ecc{lesi}ar{um}((4)) at{r}iis a{nima}lia sua((5)) pascant u{e}l {etiam} intrare p{er}mittant. Q{uo}d si p{re}su{m}pseri{n}t g{r}auit{er} se nouerint puniendos. ((par))Ad seruandam q{u}o{que} tam cimit{er}ij q{u}a{m} ecc{lesi}e reu{er}e{n}ciam p{ro}hibem{us} ne i{n} cimit{er}ijs u{e}l alijs locis sac{r}atis u{e}l {etiam} alibi dieb{us} d{omi}nicis m{er}cata teneant{ur} u{e}l sang{u}inis cause tracte{n}tur/. nec ludi fiant inhonesti. maxi{m}e i{n} s{an}c{t}or{um} vigilijs & festis ecc{lesi}ar{um} q{uod} s{an}c{t}is poci{us} in dedecus((6)) ced{er}e nouim{us}; q{uam} honore{m} p{re}su{m}ptorib{us} {etiam} &((7)) sac{er}dotib{us} q{u}i h{ec} f{ier}i sustinu{er}int((8)) cano{n}ice coh{er}cendis. Nec i{n} cymit{er}ijs edificia n{is}i forsan h{oc} temp{us} hostilitatis exeg{er}it((1)) n{u}lla fiant. & si facta fu{er}int dirruantur ... ((f 45v*)) ... ((par))Queratur {etiam} an i{n} o{mn}ib{us} ecc{lesi}js canon misse sit rite correct{us}. P{ro}hibem{us} {etiam} cl{er}icis ne int{er}sint ludis inhonestis u{e}l correis u{e}l ludant ad aleas u{e}l taxillos nec sustineant ludos f{ier}i de rege & regina n{e}c arietes leuari; nec palestras publicas f{ier}i. nec gildas((9)) inhonestas & p{re}cipue m{er}cator{um} & p{er}eg{r}inor{um} quas o{mn}ino fieri p{ro}hibem{us} p{er} q{ue} m{u}lta p{er}ic{u}la nouim{us} p{er}uenisse((10)).... ... ((f 47v)) \non \ Ad hoc statuim{us} ne dieb{us} festiuis & solempnib{us} carragia fiant seu m{er}cata & si qui i{n} hoc deliq{u}isse rep{er}iant{ur} & moniti no{n}((2)) desistant ad cap{itu}l{u}m euocentur & i{bi}dem g{r}auiter pu{n}iantur hoc idem de m{er}catis ludis placitis in locis sacris ne fiant statuim{us} obseruandu{m}....

((ff 86--6v* {(20--1 November)} {(Orders for the appointment and conduct of stipendiary chaplains)})) ... ...nec eis in naui eccl{es}ie in qua admissi fuerint | vt p{re}fert{ur} seu in Cimet{er}io aut alias in campo liceat tunc vagari Et si sup{er} hijs per eos quos eccl{es}ijs tunc p{re}esse contig{er}it co{m}moniti fu{er}int & correpti c{er}uices suas cont{r}a ip{s}os p{ro}pt{er}ea non erigant nec tumidos se ostendant q{uo}dq{ue} correpc{i}o{n}is hu{iusmod}i occa{si}one cont{r}a Rectores vicarios seu eor{um} vices g{er}entes hu{iusmod}i alios qui in insolencijs suis eis assistant ip{s}osq{ue} foueant nullatin{us} co{m}mouebunt s{ed} hijs o{mn}ib{us} sup{r}adictis se exhibebunt humiles. reu{er}enciam debitam q{ue} impendant. Dicti vero p{res}b{yte}ri dictis d{omi}nicis diebus & festiuis vel si corpus alicui{us} defuncti affu{er}it. demu{m} post lectum maioris misse Evangelium missas suas incipiant & non prius nisi de licencia Rectoris vel vicarij aut alterius vices g{er}entis sp{iri}tu{ali}t{er} p{re}obtenta P{res}b{yte}ri quoq{ue} p{re}fati Rectorib{us} vel vicarijs eccl{es}iar{um} vel Capellar{um} vbi celebrau{er}int non det{r}ahant s{ed} discant cum psalmista pon{er}e custodiam ori suo It{e}m q{uo}d tabernas spectac{u}la aut alia loca inhonesta seu ludos noxios & illicitos non frequentent s{ed} more sac{er}dotali in habitu se h{ab}eant & in gestu ne ip{s}or{um} minist{er}ium quod absit vitup{er}io scandalo seu defectui h{ab}eat{ur}.... ...

((f 163v* {(6 April)} {(Letter from John Carpenter, bishop of Worcester, to John Lawern)})) {{.....}}missione((3)) d{iui}na Wygorn{ie} ep{iscop}us. dilect{is} nobis in Chr{ist}o filijs Magistro Ioh{ann}i Lawarn' {{sac}}re Theologie p{ro}fessori. Elemosinario eccl{es}ie n{ost}re Cath{edralis} Wygorn{ie}. Necno{n} vniu{er}sis et {{singulis}} rectorib{us} vicarijs ac cap{{ell}}anis curat{is} q{u}ibuscu{m}q{ue} per n{ost}ram dioc{esem} c{on}stitut{is} Salutem {{.......}}dicc{i}onem. Repleuit amaritudi{n}e int{er}iora me{n}t{is} n{ost}re exertus mestitie rumor {{de}} pestifera coruptela ho{min}es vt{ri}usq{ue} Sexus ad residiuac{i}onem reductiua qua{m} nullu{m} v{est}ru{m} quod dolent{er} referim{us} latere putamus. q{u}alit{er} vno certo die heu vsitato. hoc Sole{m}pni fest{o} paschat{is} transacto? mulieres ho{min}es. Alioq{ue} die ho{min}es mulieres ligare ac cet{er}a media((4)) vtinam non inhonesta {ve}l det{er}iora[re] fac{er}e m{{enti}}unt{ur}. et exc{re}tere lucru{m} eccl{es}ie fingentes. S{ed} da{m}pnu{m} a{n}i{m}e Sub fucato colore luc{r}antes. q{u}or{um} occasione pl{u}ra oriu{n}t{ur} Scandala. Adult{er}iaq{ue}. & A{li}a c{r}imi{n}a co{m}mittu{n}t{ur} enormia in dei ma{n}ifestam offensam. co{m}mittenciu{m}q{ue} A{n}i{m}ar{um} p{er}ic{u}l{u}m valde graue. et alior{um} p{er}nic{i}osu{m} ex{emplu}m: Nos igi{tur} volentes. q{u}aten{us}. nob{is} {con}cess{er}it Altissim{us} huic morbo canceroso & ficte p{er}fecc{i}oni de oportuno p{ro}uideri remedio. ne Sub hui{usm}o{d}i si{mu}lat{ion}e deuoc{i}o{n}is effigie turpia grauiora de cet{er}o co{m}mittant{ur} Vobis coniu{n}cte{m}((5)) et diuisim co{m}m{i}ttim{us} & mandam{us} firmit{er} Sub pena inob{edie}n{ci}e & co{n}te{m}ptus((6)) iniungentes quatin{us} o{mn}es & Sing{u}los nostros vtriusq{ue} Sexus subditos in gen{er}e p{er}emptorie moneat{is} q{u}os nos etia{m} tenore p{re}senciu{m} Sic monem{us}. vt ab h{uius}mo{d}i ligac{i}o{n}ib{us} & ludis inhonestis dieb{us} hacten{us} vsitatis vocatis co{mmun}i{ter} hok dayes((7)) vt p{re}dicit{ur} cessent & desistant S{u}b pena exco{mmun}i{c}ac{i}o{n}is maior{is} in con{tr}aue{n}ientes vel non parentes h{uius}mo{d}i mo{n}ic{i}o{n}ib{us} n{ost}ris abs{que} fauore. ver{um}ecia{m} cu{m} iuris rigore acrit{er} fulminande. Vobis insup{er} mandam{us} Sub pena iuris quatin{us} p{re}missa statim p{ost} recepc{i}onem p{re}sen{ciu}m in s{er}mo{n}ib{us} et eccl{es}is((7a)) v{est}ris p{re}dict{is} te{m}pore di{uin}or{um} cu{m} maior ffuerit p{o}p{u}li multitudo ibid{e}m publice intimetis. Ac de no{min}ib{us} & cogno{min}ib{us} delinq{ue}nciu{m} post mo{n}ic{i}onem v{est}ram. ymmo verius n{ost}ram eis legitime factam in p{re}missis. Nos vel p{re}sidentem Consistorij n{ost}ri Wygor{n}i{e} aliquo die co{n}sisto{ria}li cit{r}a fest{um} pentecostes p{ro}xi{m}u{m} futur{um} p{er} v{est}ras l{itte}ras patentes autentice Sigillat{as}. Seu alias p{er}sonalit{er} viua voce distincte {{...}} certificet{is}. Datu{m} Sub Sigillo n{ost}ro ad causas in Castro n{ost}ro de hertylbury Sexto {{die}} April{is} Anno d{omi}ni mill{esi}mo CCCC\mo \ quinq{u}agesimo. & n{ost}re consecrac{i}o{n}is anno Septimo ...

((p 12*)) ... 4 Item. Whether they talke, walke, molest, unquiete or grieve the Minister whiles he is at the Divine Service, within the Church, or Church Yard, with any noise, brute Cryes clamours, Playes, Games, Sports, Dancing or Suchlike. ...

((f 47*)) ... 29. Item, whether any lords of misrule or players do daunce {{...}} any unseemly partes in the church or churchyarde; or whether there((8)) any plays or common drinkinge kept in church or churchyard: who maintaine and accompany such ...

((p 11* {(Articles concerning the parishioners)})) 17 Whether haue you or your Predecessors, Churchwardens there suffered since the 25. day of September 1605. any playes, feastes, banquets, Church-ales, Drinkings, or any other profane vsages, to be kept in your Church, Chappels, or Churchyard, or bels to be rung superstitiously vpon holidaies or Eues abrogated by the book of common-praier, contrary to the 88. Canon? ...

((sig A4)) ... 14 Whether any Dauncers players of Enterludes or such like, or any other doe Daunce play or vse any vnseemly parts or games, or sell any victualls or other Marchandise in the church or churchyard or doe vse to sit in the street, tauernes, Alehowses or at home during seruice time and exercises of gods Worship. and is there any that suffer any such in their Houses at seruice time, and who be they: or be there any feastes, drinckings, Churchales, temporall Courtes, laye Iuries, musters, or other prophane vsage in the Church or churchyard or any superstitious ringing of belles. vppon holidaies or Eues abrogated by authoritye. ...

((sig A3v {(Articles concerning the church and churchyard)})) ... 5 Are your Bels, Belropes, and Clocke, in good repayre, and well ordered? Is your Churchyard well fenced and decently kept? Is it not prophaned with fighting, brawling, chiding, gaming, dancing, playing, or with vnlawfull Cattell, or otherwise; and how, and by whome, and in whose default? ...

((sig A4v {(Articles concerning the church and churchyard)})) ... 7 Are your Bells, Bell-ropes, and clock in good repaire, and well ordered? Is your Churchyard well fenced and decently kept? Is it not prophaned with fighting, brawling, chiding, gaming, dancing, playing or with unlawfull cattle, or otherwise; and how, and by whom, and by whose default? ... ((sigs B3v--4 {(Miscellaneous articles)})) ... 74 You shal further present whether any in your parish vpon Sundaies or Holydaies, do vse any dancing, plaies or other sports or pastimes whatso ever, before all Seruice on those daies be fully ended: and are the same | vsed by any of another parish or by any which haue not the same day been at diuine prayers in there own parish Church, who be they which haue offended in any of the premisses? ...

((pp 3--4 {(Articles concerning church and churchyard)})) ... 6 Are your Bells, Bell-ropes, and Clocke in good repayre, and well ordered? Is your Churchyard well fenced and decently kept? Is it not | prophaned with fighting, brawling, chiding, gaming, dancing, playing, or with vnlawfull cattell, or otherwise: and how, and by whom, and by whose default? ...

((pp 3--4 {(Articles concerning the church and churchyard)})) ... 7 Are your Bels, Bell-ropes, and Clocke in good repaire, and well ordered? Is your Churchyard well fenced and decently kept? Is it not prophaned with fighting, brawling, chiding, gaming, dancing, playing, or with vnlawfull cattell, or otherwise, and how, and by whom, and by whose default? ...

((sig A4v)) 7 Are your Bells, Bel-ropes, and Clocke in good repayre, and well ordered? Is your Churchyard well fenced, and decently kept? Is it not prophaned with fighting, brawling, chiding, gaming, danceing, playing, or with vnlawfull Cattell, or otherwise; and how, and by whom, and by whose default? ...

((p 11 {(Articles concerning the churchwardens and sidesmen)})) 1 Whether you and the Church-wardens, Quest-men, or Side-men from time {{to}} time, doe, and haue done their diligence, in not suffering any idle person to bide either in the Church-yard, or Church-porch, in Seruice or Sermon time, but ca{{u}}sing them either to come into the Church to heare Diuine Seruice, or to depart, and n{{ot}} disturb such as be hearers there? And whether they haue, and you doe diligently see the parishioners duely resort to the Church euery Sunday and Holiday and there to remaine during diuine Seruice and Sermon? And whether you or your predecessors, Church-wardens there, suffer any playes, Feasts, drinkings, or any other prophane vsages, to be kept in your Church, Chappell, or Church-yards, or haue suffered to your and thei{{r}} vttermost power and endeauour, any person or persons to be tipling or drinking in any Inne or Victualling house in your Parish, during the time of Diuine Seruice or Sermon, on Sundayes and Holidayes? ...

((sigs B3--3v {(Articles concerning the churchwardens and sidesmen)})) 1 Whether you and the Church-wardens, Quest-men, or Side-men from time to time, do and haue done their diligence, in not suffering any idle person to abide either in the Church-yard, or Church-Porch, in Seruice | or Sermon time, but causing them either to come into the Church to heare diuine Seruice, or to depart, and not disturbe such as be hearers there? And whether they haue, and you do diligently see the Parishioners duely resort to the Church euery Sunday and Holiday, and there to remain during Diuine Seruice, & Sermon: and whether you or your predecessors, Church-wardens there, suffer any Playes, Feasts, Drinkings, or any other prophane vsages, to be kept in your Church, Chappell, or Church-yards, or haue suffered to your & their vttermost power and endeauour, any person or persons to be tipling or drinking in any Inne or Victualling house in your parish, during the time of Diuine Seruice, or Sermon, on Sundaies and Holidaies? ...

((sig [A4v] {(Articles concerning the church and churchyard)})) 7 Are your Bels, Bell-ropes, and Clocke in good repayre, and well ordered? Is your Church-yard well fenced, and decently kept? Is it not prophaned with fighting, brawling, chiding, gaming, dancing, playing, or with unlawfull Cattell, or other wise? if yea, how? and by whom, and by whose default? ... BOROUGHS AND PARISHES ALDERMINSTER

((f 26v* {(23 October)})) ... \1 exco{mmunicacio} em{anaui}t \ \2 vocent gard{iani} ad p{rese}ntand{um} \ Officiu{m} d{omi}ni {contr}a Christoferu{m} Hawten detect{us} ffor beinge at a bearebaytinge one the Sabaoth daye. \23 octob{ris} comp{aruit} et fassus est. vnde d{omi}n{u}s injunxit ei canonica{m} penitent{iam} in linteis((9)) semell et semell in consuetis vestibus. et ad cert{ificandum} in p{ro}x{imo} 13 Novemb{ris} exco{mmunicatus}\ ... ((f 27* {(4 November)})) ... \1 exco{mmunicati}o \ \2 ib{ide}m \ Officiu{m} d{omi}ni {contr}a Thoma{m} Greene ffor beinge at the bearebaytinge \at Laughton no{n} comp{aruit} exco{mmunicatus}\ Officiu{m} d{omi}ni {contra} Richardu{m} Bowlton s{i}m{i}l{ite}r/ sim{iliter} \exco{mmunicatus}\ ALVECHURCH

((f 161* {(July)})) ... \1 exco{mmunicacio} em{anavi}t \absol{utus}\ \ Off{iciu}m d{omi}ni con{tra} Edward Bartlemewe((10)) a{lia}s heath for playing an interlude w{i}th divers others at the tyme of divine service cit{atus} p{er} coombie no{n} comp{aruit} exco{mmunicatus} ... ((f 161v {(31 July)})) ... \1 Dimiss{io} \ \2 ib{ide}m \ \3 exco{mmunicacio} em{anavi}t \ \4 cer{tificarium} \ \5 ib{ide}m \ \6 dimiss{io} \ \7 ib{ide}m \ \8 dimiss{io} \ \9 ib{ide}m \ \10 exc{ommunicaci}o \ Officiu{m} d{omi}ni c{ontr}a Radulphu{m} Lyddiat detect{us} for playeinge in a stagge playe vppon the Sabaoth dayes and vppon St Peters daye((11)) in time of divine s{er}uice vlt{imo} Iulij 1611 Comp{arui}t [p{er}] d{i}c{t}us Rad{ulph}us Lyddiat et faten{do} culpa{m} d{omi}n{u}s Cu{m} monic{i}o{n}e eum dimissit Officiu{m} d{omi}ni {contra} Ioh{ann}em Liddiatt simil{ite}r exco{mmunicatus} Officiu{m} d{omi}ni {contra} Ioh{ann}em Lilley sim{i}l{ite}r dimiss{us} cu{m} monic{i}o{n}e Officium d{omi}ni {contra} Rich{ard}u{m} davis sim{i}l{ite}r dimiss{us} cu{m} monic{i}o{n}e Officiu{m} d{omi}ni {contra} W{illelmu}m More s{{im}}il{ite}r Quo die Citat{us} p{er} Combey post{{ea}} Comp{aruit} res{er}uata pena in p{ro}x{imum}. \22 Novem{bris} exco{mmunicatus}\ ARELEY KINGS

((f [41]* {(8 June)})) (({Proceedings of the court held in the parish church of Ludlow before Master James Bailie,} \lld \, {vicar general.})) \[Con{tra}] \ Con{tra} eundem ffranciscum he rod uppo{n} a bull at Areley wake con{tra} decus, et dignitatem cl{er}ical{em}./ BADSEY

((f [30] {(Rendered 19 April 1534)} {(Accounts of Robert Smith and Thomas Mores)} )) ... It{em} reseuyd of ye [yong m{{.}}ys] maydys ged{er}yng iiij s. x d. ob. ... It{em} reseuyd for ye churche ale xxiij d. It{em} reseuyd of ye yonge maydys ged{er}yng xij d. ... It{em} reseuyd of ye ged{er}yng of ye yonge maydys thys yere ix d. ...

((f [31] {(Rendered 11 April 1535) (Accounts of Thomas Placum and Robert Smith, churchwardens)})) ... It{em} reseuyd of ye mayd{es} ged{e}ryng iiij s. j d. ... It{em} reseuyd for ale iij s. iij d. It{em} reseuyd of ye lytyll maydys viij d. ob. ... ((f [31v])) It{em} payyd for barley a stryke & halfe ix d ...

((f [31v]* {(Rendered 30 April 1536)} {(Accounts of Thomas Placum and Robert Smith)})) ... It{em} reseuyd of ye yongeme{n}ys ged{e}ryng ij s. ... It{em} reseuy{{d}} of ye mayd{es} ged{e}ryng iiij s. j d. ...

((f [32v] {(Rendered 15 April 1537)} {(Accounts of William Harentun and Thomas Welles)})) ... It{em} reseuyd[e] of ye lytyl mayd{es} viij d. ... ((f [33])) ... It{em} payyd for a stryke of barley & a halfe ix d ... It{em} payyd for wax & makyng of ye lytyll mayd{es} tap{u}r xij d

((f [33] {(Rendered 5 May 1538)} {(Accounts of Thomas Placum and Robert Smith)})) ... It{em} reseuyd of Iho{n} po{n}t{er} for church ale vii{{..}} It{em} reseuyd of ye gret{e} mayd{es} iij s. iij d.

((f [33v] {(Rendered 20 April 1539)} {(Accounts of Robert George and Thomas Welles)})) ... {{It{em}}} reseuyd of ged{e}ryng money xxiij d. ob. ... ((f [34])) ... It{em} payyd for barley ij s. ix d. ...

((f [34v]* {(Rendered 1 May 1541)} {(Account of John Pegyn, Senior and John Pegyn, Junior)})) ... It{em} reseuyd for ale ij s. vj d. ...

((f [40v] {(Rendered 16 April 1553)} {(Accounts of William George and Thomas Robardes)})) ... It{em} payyd for barley iiij stryke v s. ...

((f [41] {(Rendered 28 April 1555)} {(Account of Thomas Smith and John Smith)})) ... It{em} payyd for ij stryke of barley iij s. & iiij d. ... It{em} reseuyd for ye churche ale xxv s. iij d. qu. ...

((f [42] {(Rendered 2 May 1557)} {(Account of Nicholas Grove and William Crumpe)})) ... It{em} payyd for a stryke of barley iij s. & iiij d. ... It{em} reseuyd of the churche ale viij s. j d. ...

((f [4v]* {(Rendered 20 April 1572)} {(Account of William White and Thomas Welles)})) ...& at the church aell at whitsontyd x s. ... BAYTON

((p 88 {(26 February)})) (({Proceedings of the court held in the parish church of Ludlow before Master Silas Griffithes,} \std \, {deputy of James Bailie,} \lld \, {official principal.})) \1 di{missi}o \ W{illimu}s Ph{illip}es was present At a bull baiting at Baiton die do{min}ico/ monit{us} fuit ad com{parendum} hodie ad r{esp}ondend{um} &c Quo die comp{ar}uit d{i}c{t}us Willimus Ph{illip}es et sup{er} examinac{i}o{n}e caus{e} d{omi}n{u}s ips{um} dimisit cu{m} admonic{i}o{n}e ... BEOLEY

((f 160 {(5 July)})) \1 exc{ommunicaci}o \ Officiu{m} d{omi}ni c{ontr}a Ioh{ann}em Butcher for p{ro}clayminge a playe in the Church one the Sabaoth daye. \comp{aruit} et fassus est vnde d{omi}n{u}s injunxit ad agnoscend{am} culpa{m} [cora{m} mi{nist}ro et] juxta forma{m} scedule. et ad cert{ificandum} in p{ro}x{imo}\ \27 Septemb{ris} preco{nizatus} non cert{ific}and{o} exco{mmunicatus}\ ... BEWDLEY

((p 29 {(4 June 1570--10 June 1571)} {(Accounts of Richard Gye and Gilbert Aston)})) ... It{e}m paid in the churche to the plaiers xvj d. ...

((f 53*)) ... Ite{m} I doe give unto ev{er}ye one of my five musycians foure [fouer] pounds to be paid w{i}th in two yere{s} aft{er} my dethe/ or yerre if my Dethe be satisfied. ...

((p 45 {(10 June 1571--14 June 1572)} {(Accounts of Gilbert Aston and Matthew Parckes)})) ... It{e}m p{ai}d vnto the quenes plaiers in the church vj s. viij d. ...

((p 62 {(3 May 1573--23 May 1574)} {(Accounts of William Monoxe, William Hollmar, and Matthew Parckes)})) ... I{te}m payd to my lorde of lesters pleyars viij s. ...

((p 97 {(12 June 1575--2 June 1577)} {(Accounts of Henry Iamber and John Mylward)})) ... It{e}m payd for pavenge at the bolrynge and for nayles to nayle bordes in the stypell iij d. ... ((p 98)) ... It{e}m paid to symon mit for mendinge the bollrynge viij d. ...

((p 238* {(25 March--24 March)} {(Accounts of Robert Iudge and Thomas Bulson)})) ... It{e}m paid to my Lord President his players xx s. ...

((p 264 {(25 March---24 March)})) ... P{ai}d the 22 of desember 1598 to the erle of Pembrock{es} Players geuen them x s. ...

((p 312 {(19 June 1603--20 August 1604)} {(Accounts of John Bennett)})) Item payd to them that playd on the waytes at the Cominge in of the Lorde Zowche ij s. It{e}m payd to the Ringers at the same time xij d. ...

((p 331* {(10 December 1606--9 April 1608)})) ... payd for the beare at my lordes cum{m}ing xiiij s. vj d. ...

((p 399* {(29 September--28 November)} {(Accounts of Richard Clare and Richard Whitcott)})) ... It{em} giuen to mie lordes players xx s ...

((f [136v]* {(5 September)})) ... \di{missi}o/ Bewdley \ Ioh{ann}es Brigges for dancing die do{min}ico/ Quinto die Septembr{is} p{re}d{icti} com{paruit} et sup{er} exa{m}i{n}ac{ione} ar{ticu}li dimiss{us} est cu{m} admonic{ione} &c/

((p 403 {(30 November--21 November)} {(Accounts of Edward Tombes and William Hopkins)})) ... Ite{m} payd [to] att Mr Baylifes Comand to ye King{es} Trumpeters xj s. ...

((pp 97--102*)) AN EXHORTATION To Mr. John Hammon minister in the parish of Bewdly, for the battering downe of the Vanityes of the Gentiles, which are comprehended in a May- pole; written by a Zealous Brother from the Black-fryers. The mighty Zeale which thou hast new put on, Neither by Prophet nor by Prophetts sonne As yet prevented, doth transport mee so Beyond my selfe, that, though I ne're could go Farr in a verse, and all Rithmes haue defy'd Since Hopkins, and old Thomas Sternhold dy'de, (Except it were that little paines I tooke To please good people in a prayer-booke That I sett forth, or so) yet must I raise My Spirit for thee, who shall in thy praise Gird up her Loynes, and furiously run | All kinde of feet, saue Satans cloven one. Such is thy zeale, so well dost thou express it, That, (wer't not like a Charme,) I'de say, Christ blesse it. I needs must say 'tis a Spirituall,((12)) thing To raile against a Bishopp, or the King; Nor are they meane adventures wee haue bin in, About the wearing of the Churches linnen; But these were private quarrells: this doth fall Within the Compass of the generall. Whether it be a Pole painted, and wrought Farr otherwise, then from the wood 'twas brought, Whose head the Idoll-makers hand doth croppe, Where a lew'd Bird, towring upon the topp, Lookes like the Calfe at Horeb((13)); at whose root The unyoak't youth doth exercise his foote; Or whether it reserve his boughes, befreinded By neighb'ring bushes, and by them attended: How canst thou chuse but seeing it complaine, That Baalls worship't in the Groves againe? Tell mee how curst an egging, what a sting | Of Lust do their unwildy daunces bring? The simple wretches say they meane no harme, They doe not, surely; but their actions warme Our purer blouds the more: for Sathan thus Tempts us the more, that are more Righteous. Oft hath a Brother most sincerely gon, Stifled in Prayer and contemplation, When lighting on the place where such repaire, He viewes the Nimphes, and is quite out in's prayer. Oft hath a Sister, grownded in the truth, Seeing the iolly carriage of the youth, Bin tempted to the way that's broad and bad; And (wert not for our private pleasures) had Renounc't her little ruffe, and goggle Eye, And quitt her selfe of the?((14)) Fraternity. What is the mirth, what is the melody That setts them in this Gentiles vanity? When in our Sinagogue wee rayle at sinne, And tell men of the faults which they are in, With hand and voice so following our theames, | That wee put out the side-men from their dreames. Sounds not the Pulpett, which wee then belabour Better, and holyer, than doth the Tabour? Yet, such is unregenerate mans folly, Hee loves the wicked noyse, and hates the Holy. Routes and wilde pleasures doe invite temptation, And this is dangerous for our damnation; Wee must not moue our selves, but, if w'are mov'd, Man is but man; and therefore those that lov'd Still to seeme good, would evermore dispence With their owne faults, so they gaue no offence. If the times sweete entising, and the blood That now begins to boyle, haue thought it good To challenge Liberty and Recreation, Let it be done in Holy contemplation: Brothers and Sisters in the feilds may walke, Beginning of the holy worde to talke, Of David and Vriahs Lovely wife, Of Thamar, and her lustful Brothers strife;((15)) Then, underneath the hedge that woes them next, They may sitt downe, and there Act out the Text. | Nor do wee want, how ere wee liue austeere, In Winter Sabbath-nights our lusty cheere; And though the Pastors Grace, which oft doth hold Halfe and((16)) howre long, make the provision cold, Wee can be merry; thinking't nere the worse To mend the matter at the second course. Chapters are Read, and hymnes are sweetly sung, Ioyntly commanded by the nose, and tongue; Then on the worde wee diversly dilate, Wrangling indeed for heat of zeale, not hate: When at the length an unappeased doubt Feircely comes in, and then the light goes out, Darkness thus workes our peace, and wee containe Our fyery spiritts till wee see againe. Till then, no voice is heard, no tongne((17)) doth goe, Except a tender Sister shreike, or so. Such should be our Delights, grave and demure, Not so abominable, not so impure As those thou seek'st to hinder, but I feare Satan will bee too strong; his kingdomes,((18)) here. Few are the righteous now, nor do I know | How wee shall ere this Idoll overthrow, Since our sincerest Patron is deceast The number of the Righteous is decreast. But wee do hope these times will on, and breed A Faction mighty for us; for indeede Wee labour all, and every Sister ioynes To haue Regenerate Babes spring from our Loynes: Besides, what many carefully haue done, Getting the unrighteous man, a righteous sonne. Then stoutly on, let not thy Flock range lewdly In their old Vanity, thou Lampe of Bewdly. One thing I pray thee, do not too much thirst After Idolatryes last Fall; but first Follow this suite more close, let it not goe Till it be thine as thou would'st haue't: for soe Thy Successors, upon the same entayle, Hereafter, may take up the Whittson-Ale.

((p [482] {(29 September--28 September)} {(Accounts of James Nash and Francis Gilding)})) ... It{em} paid the 2\d \ of aprill at the p{ro}clayming of the King by m{as}ter Bayliff{es} Appointm{en}t for 2 drom{m}es & a ffiffe 00--02s.--6d. ...

((p [590] {(Account rendered 14 November 1643)} {(Accounts of Mr Milton)})) ... p{ai}d for a drum by m{aste}r Bayliff{es} appointm{en}t 0--11--6 ... BRADLEY

((ff 321v--2* {(27 February)})) ... \d{i}m{i}ss{io} \ {contra} Tho{mam} Paddye detect{us} for dauncinge vppon whitsontewsdaye in time of devine s{er}vice \cit{atus} p{er} wall no{n} comp{aruit} &c 13 martij dim{i}ss{us} cu{m} monic{i}o{n}e\| (({13 March})) {contra} Ioh{ann}em Sale Sim{i}l{ite}r \13 martij cit{atus} p{er} wall no{n} comp{aruit} &c\ 15 martij 1617 dimiss{us} cu{m} monic{i}o{n}e {contra} W{illelmu}m Sale Sim{i}l{ite}r \cit{atus} [vij] no{n} cert{ificavit} reservat{ur} in p{ro}x{imum}\ {contra} humfridu{m} ffaukes S{i}m{i}l{ite}r \Sim{iliter}\ {contra} w{illelmu}m Lewe S{i}m{i}l{ite}r \cit{atus} et dim{i}s{sus}\ Comp{aruerunt} et submiserunt se et d{omi}n{u}s injunxit ad agnoscend{um} culpa{m} cora{m} ministro gard{ianis} et [sex] 4\or \ parochianoru{m} et ad cert{ificandum} in p{ro}x{imo} ... BROADWAS

((single sheet* {(13 June)})) \To the wor{shi}p{fu}ll Doctor Helmes Chancellor for the diocesse of Worcester: \ Wheareas Robert Price of Brodwas victualer, (notwithstanding((19)) admonition duely given hath not ceacesed to prophane the sabbath daye by selling ale on the same daye & that [day] in tyme of divine service---and by suffering disorderes in his house as daunceing all the tyme of [pra] prayers on Sondaye last b^\e \inge the xiij\th \ of this instant Iune as allso at divers other tymes hee hath suffered the like abuses, wee therefore according to o{u}r office & dutyes in that behalfe doe present the crime before yo{u}r wor{shi}p. Wee doe allso present ffloris Serman musician for breaking the sabbath the xiij\th \ day of Iune aforesaid by playing vpon his musick & in tyme of divine service one that daye Wee doe allso present William Bodenham [a singleman] \Cooper \ late of Brodwas but now of dodenham for abusing our minster of Brodwas w{i}th many vncivill wordes & abusive speeches, the w{hi}ch crime was committed & doon beefore Easter laste at w{hi}ch tyme hee the said Bodenham th{en} was commorant in Brodwas {(signed)} Iohn: Goldwell Churchwardens of Brodwas curate ib{ide}m {(signed)} Thomas Stockin the marke of Thomas Coomely TC((20)) CROWLE

((f 251 {(10 May)})) ... \1 Dimiss{io} \ \2 exco{mmunicatio} absol{utio} dimiss{io} \ Officiu{m} d{omi}ni c{ontr}a Rich{ard}u{m} Chaundler ffor playeinge on his fiddle one Low sundaye last tempore divinoru{m} iniu{n}ctus ad p{er}agend{um} penitentiam s{e}c{un}dum formam schedule \ex{communicatus}\ ... ((f 252v)) \3 [no{n} soll{ucionem} no{n} cert{ificando} exco{mmunicati} {{........}}] dimiss{io} \ Officiu{m} d{omi}ni {contra} Rich{ard}u{m} Auster Iohn Horniblow [Iordan Dison] Iohn Davies [Humfridu{m} Bowling Ed] ffor dauncinge tempore divinoru{m} \vijs et modis &c comp{aruerunt} et fassi sunt. vnde d{omi}n{u}s inju{n}xit((21)) eis can{on}ica{m} penitenc{iam} [juxta] in consuetis vestibus Iuxta forma{m} et ad cert{ificandum} in p{ro}x{imo}\ \cert{ificaverunt} xviij\o \ Iulij 1611 et dimiss{i}/\ ... DODDENHAM

((single sheet)) ffrancis Downe of Dodnam kepeth A Com{m}on Alehowse w{i}thout licence, Resetteth((22)) lewde p{er}sons; Where by it ys suspected the church ys Robbed by some of them, And two very good Sirplic{es} stolen fforth of the same Church:/ He hireth one Bruton A lewde and Bad p{er}sone to play there Holiedayes and the sabboth dayes in prayer tymes. yt cawseth mens son{n}es((23)) & servaunt{es} ffrom theyer good Busines:/ \Billa vere((24))\ DROITWICH

((single sheet)) ... \1 to a bearward \ Ite{m} payd to a b[r]erward xlij d. ... \waytes of warwic \ It{em} to the waytyes of Warwheyc xij d. ...

((p 114)) \Rich{ard} de la Wiche dyed 2 Apr{il} 1253 37.H3 \ There be at this p{re}sent tyme three sault springs in the towne of Wiche, whereoff the principall is within a butt shoote of the right ripe of the river, that there cometh downe, & this springe is double as p{ro}fitable in yelding of sault liquour as both the other. Some say that this spring did fayle in the tyme of Rich((25)) de le Wich B{ishop} of Chichest{er} and that aft{er} by his int{er}cession it was restored to the profitt of the ould course; such is the sup{er}stition of the people, in token whereoff, or for the honour that the Wichemen and saulters bare vnto this Richard their cuntrima{n}, they vsed of late tymes on his daye to hang about this sault spring or well once a yeere w{i}th tapestry, & to have drinking games & revels at it. There be a great number of sault cotes or funaces about this well, wherein the sault water is decoct & brought to the perfection of pure white sault.

((mb 1d*)) ... More to ffrauncis Allexander and his Company expended in Castinge open the Com{m}ons att Midso{m}mer 10 1 6 ... ELDERSFIELD

((single sheet*)) ... \{{....}}d{um}((26)) prior Eldersfild \ for that he hath in a prayer before his sermon vsed certaine & scandalous speeches toward{es} the Kinge. [Vi{delicet} that he] comp{aruit} d{i}c{t}us Mr Prior et saith that he doth not remember that he hath at any time vsed any such speeches or preched at all againste him but that he ever hath & will accordinge to his dutie praye for the Kinges prosperous estate & if that hath((27)) vnwittingely lett/ any [such] word{es} w{hi}ch might geve occasion of any such conceite or construction amongste the auth{{orit}}ie he is very sorry for it {{...}} that he will publikely [{{...}}] certifie to the p{ar}ishners that Kinge((28)) had licensed sportinge & dancinge after eveninge prayer ^\accordinge {{...}} the Iustices had interpreted it at the {{....}} \ & that at that time they might vse it Comp{ar}uit Walter. Vnderhill de Eldersfild et previo Iurament{o} allegat that upon a Sabaoth day aboute St Peeters tide was twelve month Mr Prior in his prayer before the sermon prayed to god to turne the Kinges harte from profanes. & that often times in his sermons he inveyeth against dancinge vppon the Saboth day as a prophane [p] sporte. {(signed)} Walt{er} Vnderhill Thomas \Bruton \ comp{aruit} et previo Iurament{o} testificavit simil{ite}r p{er} omnia. signu{m} Tho{me} T Bruton((29)) EVESHAM

((f 66* {(20 November--19 November)})) ... \vidulatores \ ((cap))Gilb{er}to de Ebor{aco} & Will{el}mo Hathewy vidulatorib{us} facientib{us} menestralciam suam cora{m} Rege de dono ip{s}ius R{egis} vid{elicet} p{re}d{i}c{t}o Gilb{er}to xiij s iiij .d. & p{re}d{i}c{t}o Will{elm}o vj s. viij \d \. p{er} man{us} p{ro}p{ri}as ibidem s{e}c{un}do die Aprilis S{um}ma xx .s. ...

((sigs A4v--B2 {(1 January)})) A most cruel and bloody Murder, co{m}mitted on New-yeares euen last past, beeing the last day of December, 1582 in the town of Esam in Worcester shire, by one Thomas Smith a town dweller, vpon his neighbor Robert Greenoll, who when he had cruelly murdered him, made a graue in his Seller, & there buried him. In Esam, a hansome market Town in Worcester shire well known dwelled two youngmen, who by their vsual trade were mercers, as in ye country they call the{m} so y{a}t sell all kind of wares: the one of them they called Robert Greenoll, a bacheler, & of such an honest conuersatio{n}, as he was not onely wel belooued in the Towne where he dwelt, but also of those who had euerie market day accesse thither, for their needfull necessaries, so y{a}t he was as wel customed as any occupier in ye towne. The other was called Thomas Smith, of indiffere{n}t welth likewise, & son to one of the most substa{n}tial me{n} in ye towne, & ioyned in mariage | with a gentlewoma{n} of very good parentage: so y{a}t he likewise was well thought on of most & least. This Thomas Smith, seeing Greenoll haue so good vtteraunce for his wares, and so well esteemed in ech companie: if not vppon this cause alone, though chiefly it bee accounted so, he began to enuy the prosperous estate of him beeing his neighbour and frend, and the Deuill so farre ruled the course of his enuious intent, as nothing wold suffise the desire thereof, but onely making away of Greenoll by death which though hee had no reason for, yet suche was the perswasion of the euill spirite with him. Manie platformes were laid, a thousa{n}d deuises canuayed ouer by this lewde man, which way he might woork the death of his frendly neighbor: at last as the Deuill wanteth no occasions to helpe man forward to his own destruction, so he presented Smith with a fit oportunity, whereby he might execute ye sum of his bloody will. And as the repining at our neighbors prosperity, is not onely monstrous, but a deuilish nature | So had this man compassed a monstruous and most deuilish deuise, the verie conceite whereof is able to astonish the heart of a Iewe, or Mahomitans recreant, and this it was as followeth. On New-yeares euen laste past, this Thomas Smith longinge and desiringe the end of his vnnaturall will, bearing the image of a frendlie countenaunce in the face, but the verie perfecte shape of Iudas trecherie in his hart, inuited his neighbour Greenoll to his house, where he promised to bestowe a quart of wine and an apple vpon him: saying further, they woulde passe awaye the Euening pleasauntly in frendlie talke and drinking together. Greenoll beeing one desirous of eche mans frendship, and much the rather of his beeing his neighbour, and one of the same trade himself was: nothing mistrusting the villanous treaso{n}, hyd vnder so smooth a show of neighberhood, gaue him thanks, promising to come to him at night, & not to faile him. This pleased well the bloud-thirsting man, so that home he we{n}t to determine | the Instrument to doo the deede withal, & then downe into his Seller hee goes, to dispose a place wherein he might conuay the body when hee had slayne him: there he digged a graue about fiue or seuen ynches deepe, thinking there to burie him that he should neuer be founde. It drew toward night, when as a play was cryed about the Towne, whereto both old and young did hastely repaire: & this Smith hauing a boye that serued him in his Shop, fearing leaste the boye shoulde perceive anie thinge, gaue hym money, and bad him goe see the Play: & bring him the whole report of the matter. This he did in the presence of Greenoll who was come according to his promisse to keepe him companie: & the boye hauing fetcht a quarte of wine and Apples as his maister willed him, ran merrily to see the Play, leauing Greenoll & his maister by the fire pleasauntly talking. They twoo thus sitting alone, did drink to ech other verie familiarly, tyll at last, Greenol stouping to turne an apple in the fire, a fit time that Smith es|pied to accomplish his will: who taking an yron pestell wherewith hee vsed to beate his spice in the morter, and which he had laid by him ready for the nonce, with this pestel (as Greenoll stouped to turne the Apple) he gaue him twoo suche mightie blowes on the heade, as hee fell down backward to the ground, yeelding foorth a verie pittifull and lamentable groane. Smith hearing him to giue such a wofull groane (as himselfe said to me, when I came to him into the prison) began to enter into some sorrowfulnes for the deede, wishinge that hee mighte recouer againe: but when he perceiued he had smote him so sore, that ther was no hope of his recouerie, he tooke the pestel againe, and gaue him three or four more cruell strokes about the heade, whiche made him lie trembling and shaking in such pittifull manner, as would haue made a hearte of Adamant to melte in griefe: for to beholde how life and death made strife together, life for the sweetenes, to resist death his bitternes, wyth many a gaspe for breath, with strugling | and often folding his armes together: then laye this Innocent and martyred coarse. Not suffised with this, the bloody murderer taketh a knife, and therewith cut the throate of Greenol, but as Smith himselfe saith, he did not cut the weza{n}d, but pierced the skin somwhat: and then would haue stabbed him to the heart w{i}t{h} the knife, but missed and smote him on the shoulder blade, whervpon he strooke againe, and then indeede pierced him to the heart: what a cruell and monstrous harde heart had hee, that coulde endure this rufull Stratageme; when he had suffised his bloody mind, vpon his freend and loouing neighbour, hee drewe him down into his Seller, where his graue was readie prepared for him, and there buried him: which beeing doone, he smoothed it ouer so finelye with a Trowell that Playsterers vse, so that it could be hardly discerned, and because he would woorke the surer, hee tooke Bayles of Flax which laye in his Seller, and so shaked the shellinges thereof on ye floore in all places, as no one coulde saye, | (but he that knewe it) where the graue was, setting likewise Drifats & Chests ouer it, so that he iudged it should neuer be found. Afterward he went and tooke water, wherewith he washed and dryed his house so clean in euerie place, ye one drop of blood could not be espied: behold how subtilly hee wente to woorke, but God, who in no case will haue bloudie murder hidde, preuented all his craftie pollicies. Smith hauing thus plaide his tyrannous pageant, & hauing taken Greenols keyes of his shop from him, wente thither and likewise robbed it, bringing a great deale of the goods from the{n}ce into his owne house. But this by the way is to bee considered, that in the Towne of Euesam, all the time of Christmas, and at no other time, there is watche & ward kept, that no misorder or il rule be committed in the Towne, which doubtlesse is a verie good and commendable order. To one of the watchmen had Smith giuen this watch-woord, See and see not: which was onelie to this ende, that hee | might goe by them vnseene, when he caryed the goods out of Greenols shop to his owne house. On the morrowe when it was knowen that Greenols shop was robde, question was made thorowe the Towne, who was abroade that nighte that might bee suspected, because of the Playe that was in the Towne: vppon which demaund, the watchman to who{m} this message was sente, declared howe Thomas Smith was abroad somewhat late, and sent him this watch-word, See and see not, but was((30)) meant thereby hee could not gather. Upon this, Smith was sent for before the chiefe of the Towne, and demaunded if he knew where Greenol was, for that it was reported he had beene in his house ouer-night, and since that time no man could tell anie tidinges of him: moreouer his shop was robbed as((31)) that night, and that Smith beeing abroad, and sending such a by-word See and see not, to one of the watchmen, yt was a shrewd presumption against him to bee somewhat faultie in the matter. So after his aunswere that hee knewe | not where Greenol was become, and by his late walkinge and woordes sente to the watchman, no harme was meante: they said that they would goe to searche his house, whervpon Smith aunswered, that his house they could not as then see, because his wife was at Kinges Norto{n}, a Towne not farre Thence, and she had the keyes of his howse: but (quoth hee) if you will search my Seller you maye, and so tooke the keyes from his girdle and threw the{m} vnto them. Then went certayne that were appointed, to search Smiths Seller, whence they were comming again without finding such matter as they looked for: till by chaunce one of them happened to espye a little piece of earth, as it were new broken out of the grounde, lying vnder the nethermoste staire, which he taking vp, said it were good to see where any earth was latelye broken there aboute, for if they chaunced to finde the place, some thing might come to light woorth ye beholding. Upon this councel they began all to looke earnestlye about the Seller, | if they could find the place where that Earth had been broken vp. At last they remooued the Chests & Dryfats, where they felt the ground more soft then all the rest: which caused them (suspecting somewhat) to fall to digging, where presently they found Greenoll buryed, not past six or seuen inches deepe, and looking vppon him, beheld how cruelly and vnnaturally he had beene murdered. These newes brought to the Baylifs of ye towne, where Smith was kept till they returned: not without great lamentation for this bloody deed, of all that knew or heard thereof, he was sent to Worcester Gaole wher he remained till such time as the crueltie of his vnneighbourlike deede might be determined by Iustice. When ye Assises came, ye apparaunt truth of his offence layd before the Iudges, he was condemned to the death, which he suffered very lately since: but yet by the earnest intreatie of his Freendes, who were of great wealth and credit, the seueritie of the lawe was not altogether ministred, for | wheras he should haue beene hanged in chains, he had more fauour shewd him, he was hanged to death, and afterward buryed. Thus my Freendes, haue you heard the true discourse of this most bloody & monstrous act, accordinge as in great greefe, with like sorowe for the deed, him selfe dyd vtter it, both vnto me and diuers other being present, Preachers, and Gentlemen. And truly thus much I must say, for the ma{n} truely he was both a hansome and well featured a Youngman as one shall lightly see, his Father of good wealth, and one of the chiefs in the Towne of Esam, and hee had beene marryed not past eight weeks by crebible((32)) reporte, before he did the deed, to a Gentlewoma{n} of very good Parentage, who no doubt remaineth in great greef for this vnlooked for mischaunce, she being merry abroade with her Freends, when her Husband at home committed this cruell deed: I commit it to the Iudgement of all vertuous Women, what a greefe it was to her, when first | she heard of these vnhappy newes... ...

((sigs B--C*)) A Cleane Foole. How Iacke Miller the cleane foole, ventred ouer the Seuerne a foote in much daunger. In the towne of Esom in Worcestersh{ire} Iacke Miller being there borne, was much made of in euery place: it hapned that the Lord Shandoyes Players came to towne, and vsed their pastimes there, which Iacke not a little loued, especially the clowne whome he would imbrace with a ioyfull spirit, and call him grumball (for so he called himselfe in Gentlemens houses, where he would imitate playes dooing all himselfe, King, Clowne, Gentleman and all hauing spoke for one, he would sodainly goe in, and againe returne for the other, and stambring, so beastly as he did, made mighty mirth: to conclude he was aright innocent without any villany at all.) When these Players as I speake of, had done in the towne they went to Partiar,((33)) and Iacke swore he would goe all the world with Grumball, that he would: it was then a great frost new begun and the euen was frozen ouer thinly: but heere is the wonder the gentleman that kept the Hart (an Inne in the towne) whose back-side looked to the way that led to the riuer side to Partiar, and lockt vp Iacke in a chamber next the Hauen((34)) where he might see the players passe by, and they of the towne loath to loose his company, desired to haue it so. But he I say seeing them goe by, creepes through the window, and sayde I come to thee Grumball: the Players stood all still to see further, he got downe very daungerously, and makes no more a doe but boldly ventures ouer the Hauen, which is by the long bridge as I gesse some forty yardes ouer: tut hee made nothing of it, but my heart aked to see it, and my eares heard the Ize crackt all the way: when he was come vnto them, I was amazed, and tooke vp a brickbat (which there lay by) and threwe it, which no sooner fell vpon the Ize but it burst: was not this strange that a foole of thirty yeeres was borne of that Ize which would not indure the fall of a brickbat: yes it was wonderfull me though((35)): but euery one rating him for the deed, telling him it was daungerous: he considered his fault, and knowing faults should be punished, he entreated Grumball the clowne whom he so deerely loued to whip him but with rosemary, for that he thought wold not smart: but the Players in iest breecht him till the bloud came, | which he tooke laughing: for it was his manner euer to weepe in kindnes, and laugh in extreames, that this is true, my eyes were witnesses being then by. ... GRAFTON FLYFORD

((pp 195--6* {(24 February)})) ... \1 deinde d{omi}n{u}s decrevit pen{itenciam} p{er}agend{am} cora{m} ministro et gard{ianis}/ \ \2 di{missi}o \ \3 di{missi}o \ \4 ci{tatus} ap{u}d North Piddle \ \5 di{missio} \ \6 Lawford ci{tatus} in p{ro}x{imo} \ \7 di{missi}o \ \8 [ci{tata} in p{ro}x{imo}] \ \9 di{missi}o \ \10 di{missio} \ + Georgius Heming detect{us} for ^\setting & suffering \ daunsenge in his newe barne floore the 18 daye of Iune 1615 at time of devine s{er}vice \xxiiijto die ffeb{ruarij} 1615 coram d{omi}no Archi{diaco}no comp{arui}t et obiecto ei ar{ticu}lo et fass{us} est ar{ticu}lum et submisit se &c vnde d{omi}n{u}s inflixit ei ad agnoscend{um} delictu{m} coram ministro et tota congregac{i}o{n}e temp{or}e di{vin}or{um} die do{min}ico p{ro}x{imo} im{m}ediate post lectio{n}em s{e}c{un}di Capitis et ad cer{tifican}d{um} in p{ro}x{imo}\ \dein{de} cer{tificaui}t de p{er}acc{i}one pen{itencie} et di{missus}\ Con{tra} Rob{er}tum Heminge for dauncing there at that time xxiiij\to \ die ffeb{ruarij} 1615 comp{arui}t et fassus est q{uo}d p{rese}ns fuit cum saltor{ibus} ^\sed non \ temp{or}e di{vin}or{um} vnde d{omi}n{u}s dimisit eund{em} cum monic{i}o{n}e quia fecit fidem de veritate p{re}miss{orum} + Con{tr}a Ra{dul}phum king{es} \p{ro} si{mi}li xxiiij\to \ die ffeb{ruarij} 1615 citat{us} in eccl{es}ia p{er} m{agist}rum Stonehall p{ro}vt ip{s}e p{ri}us in Iuditio((36)) affirmavit vnde pub{li}ce preco{nizatus}/ non comp{arui}t et quia paup{er}inus((37)) di{missus} ad informac{ionem} m{agist}ri Stonehall tam quoad pena{m} si sit nocens &c\ + Con{tra} w{illelmu}m Ellet{es} \p{ro} si{mi}li xxiiij\to \ ffeb{ruarij} 1615 cit{atus} in eccl{es}ia p{er} m{agist}rum Stonehall p{ro}vt ip{s}e p{ri}us affirmavit pub{li}ce preco{nizatus} non comp{arui}t res{e}rvata pena in p{ro}x{imum} deinde di{missus} fuit cu{m} forma paup{er}is/\ + Con{tra} Thomam Haye p{ro} si{mi}li \haye abijt ex relac{ione} Smith app{arito}ris.\ + Con{tra} Thomam Woolner p{ro} si{mi}li \xxiiij\to \ die ffeb{ruarij} 1615 Comp{arui}t et fassus est ar{ticu}lum vnde d{omi}n{u}s eum dimisit cum monic{i}one/.\ +Con{tr}a Alicam Heming mu{lier}em/((38)) p{ro} si{mi}li \18\o \ Ian{uarij} 1616\ \Mortua ex relac{i}o{n}e {{...}} app{arito}ris/\ | + Con{tr}a Thomam Dugard musician for playing to the dauncers at that time \xxiij\to \((39)) ffeb{ruarij} 1615 iux{t}a &c. comp{arui}t et obiecto ei ar{ticu}lo fass{us} est q{uo}d absens fuit a p{re}cibus vesp{er}tinis et quoad aliam p{ar}tem h{uius}mo{d}i ar{ticu}li negavit eund{em} in vim iura{men}ti sui vnde d{omi}n{u}s inflixit ei ad agnoscend{um} delict{um} coram ministro et gard{ianis} iux{t}a formam sibi tradend{am} &c/.\ \dein{de} cer{tificavi}t de p{er}acc{i}o{n}e pe{n}i{tencie} et di{missus}\ + Con{tr}a Walter{um} Arnoll p{ro} si{mi}li/ xxiiij\to \ die ffeb{ruarij} 1615 si{mi}l{ite}r \Quere p{ro} no{min}ibus alioru{m}/ qui tunc temp{or}is saliebant &c\ GREAT MALVERN

((f 330* {(7 October)})) \1 exco{mmunicacio} em{anavi}t \ Officiu{m} d{omi}ni {contra} Georgiu{m} ffarse al{ia}s Barber ffor playenge on his drum in s{er}vice time to drawe the youth from Church to the offense of minster and the better disposed of the p{ar}ishe \vijs et mod{is} 7 octob{ris} no{n} comp{aruit} exco{mmunicatus}\ ... KEMPSEY

((f 66v* {(20 November--19 November)})) ... \Gigatores R{egi}s \ Henr{ico} & Girardo Gigatorib{us} Allemann{is} menestrall{is} R{egi}s de dono R{egi}s p{er} m{anus} p{ro}prias apud Kemeseye. xxix\o \ die aprilis cuilib{et} eor{um} .xiij .s. iiij .d. xxvj .s. viij .d. ... KIDDERMINSTER

((ff 3v--4*)) ... ((par)) 38 Whilst I was thus employed between outward labors & inward tryalls, Satan stird up a little inconsiderable rage of wickedness ag{ains}t me. The Towne having bee{n} formerly Eminent[ly] for vanity, had yearly a Shew, in w{h}ich they brought forth ye painted formes of Gyants & Such like foolery, to walk about ye streetes with: And though I said nothing ag{ains}t y{e}m, as being not simply evill, yet on everyone of those daies of ryot, ye rabble of ye more vicious sort had still some spleen to vent ag{ains}t me, as one p{ar}t of their game. And once all ye ignorant rowt were rageing mad ag{ains}t me, for preaching ye doctrine of Original Sin to y{e}m, & telling y{e}m y{a}t Infants before regeneration | had so much guilt & corruption as made y{e}m loathsome in ye eyes of God. Whereuppon they vented it abroad ye Country y{a}t I preached y{a}t God hated or loathed Infants; so y{a}t they railed at me as I passed through ye streets: The next Lords day I cleared & confirmed it & shewed y{e}m y{a}t if this were not true, their Infants had no need of Christ of Baptisme or of renewing by ye Holy Ghost: And I asked y{e}m whether they durst say y{a}t their Children were saved without a Saviour, & were no Christians, & why they baptized y{e}m, with much more to y{a}t purpose; & afterward they were ashamed & as mute as fishes.// ...

((f 12)) ... ((par)) 61 When I had ben at Gloucester a month my neighbors of Kederminster came for me home, & told me y{a}t if I staid any longer ye people would interpret it either y{a}t I was afraid uppon some guilt, or y{a}t I was ag{ains}t ye King: So I bid my Host (Mr Dorney ye Towne Clark) & my friends farewell, & never came to Gloucester more. When I came home I found ye beggarly drunken rowt in a very tumultuating disposition; & ye Sup{er}iors y{a}t were for ye King did animate y{e}m, & the people of ye place who were accounted Religious, were called Roundheads & openly reviled & threatened as ye Kings enemies (who had never medled in any cause ag{ains}t ye King): Every drunken sot y{a}t met any of y{e}m in ye streets would tell y{e}m [we shall take an order with ye Puritans ere long.]((40)) And just as at their Shews & wakes & Stageplayes, when ye drink & ye spirit of ryot did worke together in their heads, & ye Crowd encouraged one another, So was it with y{e}m now; they were like a company of stags at rutting time, or like tyed mastiffes newly Cosed. & fled in ye face of all y{a}t was Religious yea or Civil, w{hi}ch came in their way... LEIGH

((f 304v {(27 September)})) ... con{tra} eund{em} Io{hannem} Browning for being p{rese}nte at a playe made in a howse at service tyme one a Saboath day./ ... LINDRIDGE

((f [24v] {(30 January)})) (({Proceedings of the court held in the parish church of Whitborne before John Scory, bishop of Hereford, and in the presence of Edward Langford, notary public and principal registrar.})) ... thomas p{ar}kar al{ia}s tynckar p{ar}ochia de stockton((41)) cit{atus} &c pers{onaliter} no{n} com{paruit} ideo exco{mmunicatus} postea s{ecu}ndo m{ar}tij com{paruit} et fatet{ur} that he did play vpon the taber. vnde d{omi}n{u}s inflixit sibi pen{itenc}ias [q{uo}d] die d{omi}nico p{ro}x{imo} in eccl{es}ia de estham((42)) et die d{omi}nico sequenti in eccl{es}ia de lyndryge.((43)) xxvij\o \ m{ar}tij pu{bli}c{e} p{reconizatus} no{n} com{paruit} ideo sus{pensus} postea com{paruit} et c{ertificavit} et sic di{missus} ((f [25]* {(2 March)})) ... offic{ium} d{omi}ni cont{ra} Will{elmum} Morton de eadem((44)) com{paruit} s{e}c{un}do m{ar}tij et fatet{ur} that he was one of them that caryed the coole staffe, vnde d{omi}n{u}s monuit et inflixit pen{itenc}ias vi{delice}t die d{omi}nico p{ro}x{imo} in eccl{es}ia de lyndryge((45)). et die d{omi}nico sequenti in eccl{es}ia de Estham((46)) et c{ertificando} xxvij\o \ m{ar}tij, quibus die et loco publ{i}c{e} p{reconizatus} no{n} com{paruit} ideo sus{pensus} LONGDON

((single sheet*)) To the righte worshipp{fu}ll the kinges ma{ies}t{ies} Iustices of the peace, for the Countie of Worcester. The humble peticion of William Iefferis. Sheweth to your worships, That whereas the Inhabitant{es} and youth of Longdon, Have every yeare, vpon the Saboth daie, in the som{m}er time vsed to sport themselves w{i}th maygames, Morrices, and dawncinges, by reason whereof many rude Ruffions, and drunken Companions, have comen thither, from other townes adioyneinge, to the said sport{es} and have made much quarrellinge, redye to murther one an other. As vpon a Saboth day 1614 some of ffortingtons men comeinge to the said sport{es}, made an affray there, and gave one a broken heade, And vpon a Saboth daie 1615 some of Elsfild{es}((47)) men comeinge to the said sport{es}, made an affray vpon the Smithes man of longdon, whereby the townesmen there, have beene much tro{u}bled, to parte the said affrayes, to keepe the peace and to bringe ^\them \ before some of his ma{ies}t{ies} Iustices for this Countie, the principall actor, in w{hi}ch last menc{i}onyd fray was one Sandye of Elsfield, who sythence hath cut of his neighbours arme, for doeinge the office of Constable vpon him a litle before. And whereas on a Saboth daie 1615 there was much sport made in longdon, by morrices, and dawncing{es}, and because at eveninge pray{er}s the same day, they were forced to cease their sport{es}, some of the youth of longdon, p{ro}cured a poore woman then beinge excomunicated, to goe into the Church in s{er}vice time, and made an other poore boy to followe after her into the Church, and there to tell the minister (beinge then sayinge the s{er}vice of allmightie god) That this excomunicate p{er}son was in the Church, hopeinge thereby to put an end of god{es} s{er}vice, That soe they might againe retorne to their sport{es}, all w{hi}ch beinge done by this excomunicate p{er}son and poore boy, as they were directed, The minister was Thereby interrupted in god{es} s{er}vice, and the whole congregac{i}on much disturbed. And whereas vpon Trenitie sunday 1616((48)) the dawncinge againe takeinge place in longdon aforesaid, your poore peticioner being ^\then \ constable there, for the preventinge and suppressinge of these abuses, endevored peaceably to take the Minstrell there playinge, and to punish him vpon the Statute against Rogues Therevpon one of the dawncinge Companie, strake vp your peticioners heeles and said he wo{u}ld breake your peticioners necke down the stayers there if I departed not from them, and lett them alone, Whereby your peticioner beinge thus terrified by them departed. And afterward{es} many other abuses were comitted that yeare, by the said companie, to longe here to relate vnto you. And wereas nowe againe this pr{e}sent yeare 1617 they vse againe their dawncinge sport{es} vpon euerie Saboth daie, whereby it is to be feared the like quarrell{es} may ensue as afore, to the greate dishonor of almightie((48a)), and contempt of his ma{ies}t{ies} lawes and p{ro}clamac{i}on against the same. May it therefore please your worship{es} the p{re}misses consyd{e}red to make some order in this your open Cessions, for the suppressinge of the p{ro}phanac{i}on of the lord{es} daie and w{i}thall to give Comaundm{en}t to the highe constable of the limit to see the same executed and your peticioner shall ever pray to god, for you, in worshipe longe to endure. \bene ger{endo} [p{ro}] v{e}rs{us} Sandy and the Constable to bringe all morrice dauncers w{hi}ch dawnce in tyme of divine service before Mr Iefferey. vnlawfull games &c.\ MARTIN HUSSINGTREE

((f 113 {(17 December)})) ... \1 [\exco{mmunicacio}\] \ \2 \suspenc{io}\ \ \3 \revocat{ur}\ \ {contra} m{agist}rum Griffinu{m} Glinn detect{us} for [sufferinge] \causinge \ a puppett playe ^\to be \ in the Chauncell \17 Decemb{ris} cit{atus} p{er} Coombie no{n} comp{aruit} [exco{mmunicatus}] vnde d{omi}n{u}s decrevit eu{m} suspendend{um} fore ab officio et beneficis\((49)) 20 decembris 1617 sup{er} submissione d{i}cti Glynn in Pallatio d{omi}ni Ep{iscop}i Idem d{omi}n{u}s Ep{iscop}us revocavit Suspencio{n}em {contra} eu{m} al{ia}s lat{am} &c et monuit eu{m} ad Comp{arendum} p{ro}x{imo} die Iuridico vi{delice}t 16 Ianuarij p{ro}x{imo} in Cons{istorio}. \comp{aruit} et fassus est vnde d{omi}n{us} injunxit ad comp{arendum} cora{m} d{omi}no ep{iscop}o in post meridie{m} cit{atus} p{er} Coomby((50)) no{n} comp{aruit} exco{mmunicatus} refertur ad d{omi}nu{m} episc{opum} in post meridiem\ \deinde d{omi}n{u}s eu{m} absoluit et iniu{n}xit ad Comparend{um} in p{ro}x{imo}/\ MATHON

((single sheet* {(July)})) To the Right Reverend ffather in God the Lord Bishopp of Worcester. Right Reverend ffather in God, my humble duty remembred &c. Whereas divers yong people of our p{ar}ish of Mathon are summoned vnto yo{u}r Lordshipps Consistory Court at Worc{ester}, there to appeare the Nineth day of this instant moneth of Iuly, for daunceinge vppon the Sabbath day before Eveninge prayer. May it please your Lordshipp to be aduertised, that I sawe not anie such thinge putt in practise by them At anie time this summer but onely vppon Whitson munday. our yong people in this respect are verie orderly and carefull, takeinge noe further libertie then is by the Kings Ma{ies}tie allowed for their recreations vppon the Sabbath day, beinge conforme in comeinge to devine service vpon those daies wherein they daunce. May it please yo{u}r Lordshipp to be alsoe advertised, that some of those whoe are cited into the Court are noe dauncers, some are dwellinge in Herefordshire, some in other p{ar}ishes and not in Mathon; wherevpon I doe coniecture that this complaint was grounded vppon noe iust foundation. The Apparitor sent me his Warrant and his Letter, chardeginge me to summon them to the Court at my p{er}ill, certifyinge me that he was com{m}aunded by yo{u}r Lordshipp, M{aste}r Chauncellour and Mr Warmstrey to doe soe. But I thinke it was his informac{i}on onely, and that he did vsurpe your Lordshipps authority. In regard whereof (beinge willinge to asist my p{ar}ishioners in anie thinge that is iust, honest and Lawfull and not otherwise) I doe most humbly beseech yo{u}r Lordshipp to dischardge these p{er}sons summoned to the Court, and to free them from the wrong that is offered them, and that yo{u}r Lordshipp would be pleased to allowe them such Lawfull libertie as the moste p{ar}te of the p{ar}ishes haue w{i}thin yo{u}r Lordshipps diocesse, for their recreations, behaue^\inge \ themselues moderately and duely observeinge the times of prayer and I shall euer rest bound vnto yo{u}r Lordshipp for the same, faithfully promiseinge yo{u}r Lordshipp, that if anie shall offend, to informe against them my selfe, and to doe my best endauour to cause them to be punished for an example to others. Thus hopeinge that yo{u}r Lordshipp wilbe pleased to graunt me this fauo{u}r in giveinge me a dischardge for our yonge people at this time, I committ your Lordshipp to the protection of the Almightie. Your Lordshipps in all humble dutie to be commanded {(signed)} Edward Reese Curat{us}. PERSHORE

((mb 7 {(External expenses)})) ... Et in donis & regard{is} dat{is} Ministrall{is} d{omi}ni R{egis} et al{iorum} d{omi}nor{um} vj li....

((sheet 2, col 2 {(2 October)})) Sartayne peynes that we being the twelue men are agreid vpon this Corte being holden the second day of octobre in the xiiij yere of the quenes ma{ies}tie that now ys ... It{e}m we Are Agreid that eu{er}y ^\man that kepes \ vytteling howse or alehowse wythin this Lete shall suffer nor meynteyne or keape Any mans sonnes or s{er}vaunts ^\or mynstrells \ wythin theire howsis at the due tyme of s{er}vis [nor allso] nor also aft{e}r [nyght] viij of the clocke in the nyght to keape them from theire masters howsis in paine of x s. ...

((f 279 {(12 February)})) ... \1 Parshore St Cruc{is} \ \2 egrotat/ \ \3 egrotat/ \ \4 dimiss{io} \ ((t1))Officiu{m} d{omi}ni con{tra} Ioh{anne}m George Ioh{anne}m Cosnet Thomam Morris vt Cosnet Rogeru{m} Edge vt Cosnet Rich{ard}um Nashe vt Cosnet ((t2))for playing of a stage play on the Saboath day at tyme of divine service 12 ffeb{ruarij} 1612 \Cosnett \ Comp{arui}t et d{omi}nus iniunxit ei ad agnosce{n}d{am} culpa{m} cora{m} ministro gard{ianis} et [sex] \decem \ p{ar}oc{hianis} iuxta &c post p{re}ces matutinas et ad Cert{ificandum} in p{ro}x{imo}/ Rich{ard}um Bell 12 ffeb{ruarij} 1612 citat{us} in eccl{es}ia p{ro}vt patet p{er} Cer{tificarium} p{re}co{nizatus} no{n} comp{ar}e{ndo} reservata pena in p{ro}x{imum} Matheu{m} Davies vt Cosnet Ioh{anne}m Greneway vt Cosnett/ ple{ne}/ Samuelem Costell Citat{us} in eccl{es}ia &c reservata pena in p{ro}x{imum}/ ((f 280)) ... Off{iciu}m d{omi}ni con{tra} Willim{um} Phelpes detect{us} for beinge a ministrell did play at the said stage play. Comp{arui}t p{er}sonal{ite}r d{i}c{tus} Phelps et p{re}vio iura{men}to negat y{a}t he played temp{or}e divinoru{m}, and was at p{ar}t of evening prayers vnde d{omi}n{u}s eu{m} ex gr{ati}a dimisit cu{m} mo{n}ic{i}o{n}e &c Officium d{omi}ni con{tra} Thoma{m} Sharman Sim{i}l{ite}r 12\o \ ffeb{ruarij} 1612. Comp{arui}t et d{omi}nus eu{m} iniu{n}xit ad agnoscend{um} culpa{m} cora{m} ministro gard{ianis} ^\iuxta forma{m} \ et ad Cert{ificandum} in p{ro}x{imo}./ \reservata pena in p{ro}x{imum}./ 12 martij 1612 p{ro}x{imum}./\ ... REDDITCH

((single sheet)) \Wigorn{ie} s{essione}s \ Memorand{um} quod vicesimo die Octobris Anno Quarto Regni Dom{in}i nostri Caroli dei grat{ia} Angl{ie} Scot{ie} ffraunc{ie} et Hib{er}nie regis fidei defensor{is} &c Ioh{ann}es Woodyne de Redditch in Com{itatu} p{re}d{icto} victualer in p{ro}pria p{er}sona sua venit Cor{am} nob{is} Ioh{ann}i Culpep{er} et Ed{wa}r{d}o Cookes Ar{migeris} duob{us} Iusticiar{ijs} dic{ti} dom{in}i regis ad pace{m} in dic{to} Com{itatu} Conservandu{m}((51)) assignat{is} et Recognovit se debere dic{ti} dom{in}i regis((52)) decem libras et Thomas Sore husbandman et Ed{wa}r{d}us Vaughan yeoman ambo de Redditch p{re}d{icta} tunc et ibidem in p{ro}prijs p{er}sonis suis, similit{e}r venerunt vt manucaptor{es} p{ro} p{re}d{icto}((53)) Ioh{anne} Woodyne et recognoverunt vterq{ue} sep{ar}atim similit{e}r sub paena quinque libraru{m}: Quas Concesserunt de bonis et catallis terris et Tenement{is} suis ad vsu{m} ipsius dom{in}i regis nunc heredu{m} et Successoru{m} suoru{m} levari si idem Ioh{ann}es Woodyne defecerit in Condic{i}one sequent{i}./ The Condic{i}on of this recognisaunce is such that Whereas thaboue bounden Iohn Woodyne is admitted and Allowed by thabouesayd Iustices to keepe a Com{m}on alehouse or victualinge house for the space of one whole yeare next ensuinge the Day of the Date hereof & noe longer in Redditch aboues{ai}d, yf therefore the s{ai}d Iohn Woodyne shall not suffer any vnlawfull Playes or Games to bee vsed w{i}thin his house nor any evill Rule or Order to bee kept w{i}thin the same duringe the tyme of his s{ai}d licence but to behaue himselfe therein (in eu{er}y Respect) accordinge to his Ma{ies}ties Lawes in that behalfe p{ro}uided That then this Recognisaunce to bee voyde and of none effect Or els to stand in full fource and strength:/ {(signed)} John Culpep{er} Edwarde Cookes RIBBESFORD

((f [35]* {(30 July)})) (({Proceedings of the court held in the parish church of Ludlow before Master Silas Griffithes}, \std \, {vicar general of Robert Bennett, bishop of Hereford.})) \1 di{missi}o \ \2 di{missi}o \ \3 di{missi}o \ \4 di{missi}o \ \5 di{missi}o \ \6 di{missi}o/ \ \7 di{missi}o \ \8 di{missi}o \ Thomas Weav{er} detect{us} for dauncinge the morris vppon the Lord{es} day and p{ro}vidinge himself for it at the tyme of devine s{er}vice and sermon and for many misdeameanors then com{m}itted \[29] 30 die Iulij 1616 in eccl{esi}a de Ludlowe coram d{omi}no Vic{ari} gen{era}li &c com{paruit} p{er}sonal{ite}r d{i}c{t}us Thomas Weaver obiectoq{ue} ei ar{ticul}o fass{us} est e{ss}e ver{um} et submisit se &c/ vnde d{omi}n{u}s eu{m} admo{nui}t q{uo}d posthac &c et sic dimiss{us} est.\ Iohannes Budd p{ro} cons{imili} Q{u}o die si{mi}l{ite}r Willimus Lake al{ia}s lloid p{ro} cons{imili} Q{u}o die si{mi}l{ite}r Willimus Sparrie p{ro} cons{imili} Q{u}o die si{mi}l{ite}r Thomas Nashe p{ro} cons{imili} Q{u}o die si{mi}l{ite}r Edwardus Parker p{ro} cons{imili} Q{u}o die si{mi}l{ite}r | (({(23 September)})) Thomas Lucas Iunior p{ro} cons{imili} cit{atus} &c in xxiij diem [Ses] Septembris 1616 p{re}co{nizatus} &c non com{paruit} &c deinde examinata c{aus}a d{omi}n{u}s ip{s}um dimisit./ Thomas Hayward Iunior p{ro} cons{imili} cit{atus} &c personal{ite}r in xxiij diem Septembris p{re}d{icti} p{re}co{nizatus} &c non com{paruit} &c exco{mmunicatus} (({(5 September)})) \Ioh{ann}es Brigges pro cons{imili} Quinto die Septem{bris} p{re}d{icti} com{paruit} et in vim iur{amenti} purg{avi}t se &c vnde dimiss{us} est ca{us}a\ ...

((f [129v]* {(5 September)})) ... \1 Cit{atus} in p{ro}x{imo} \vide inferius\((54)) \ \2 23 Sept{embris} \ \3 di{missi}o \ Thomas Aston senior affirmed that stage plaies were made by the holie ghost and the [wod] woord of god was but mans Invenc{i}on. \5 die Septembris p{re}dict{i} in eccl{es}ia p{ar}o{chia}li de Ludlow coram d{omi}no Vic{ario} gen{era}li &c com{paruit} p{er}sonal{ite}r d{ic}t{u}s Thomas Aston obiectoq{ue} ei ar{ticu}lo &c neg{avi}t e{ss}e ver{um} Vnde h{ab}et ad purgand{um} se in prox{imo} &c cu{m} sexta manu &c f{a}c{t}a proclamac{ione} &c hoc in loco xxiij v{idelice}t die instan{tis} Septembris sub pena iur{is}/ et decrevit Iohann{em} hailes citand{um} fore in spe{cia}l{i} &c 23 die Septembris 1616 in ecclesia de Ludlowe coram d{omi}no Vic{ario} gen{er}ali &c com{paruit} d{i}c{t}us Aston cui d{omi}n{u}s ex gr{aci}a assign{aui}t vt supra in prox{imo} 15 vi{delicet} die Octobris p{re}d{icti} hoc in loco, p{re}fato Ioh{ann}e Hailes monit{o} &c\ ... ((f [138]* {(15 October)})) Thomas Aston senior/ h{ab}et ad purgandum se cum vj\ta \ manu &c sup{er} ar{ticu}lo that he affirmed not that stage plaies were made by the holie ghost and that the woord of god was but mans inven{{ti}}on decimo quinto die Octobris 1616 in eccl{es}ia de Ludlowe coram ven{erabi}li viro mag{ist}ro Silvano Griffiths sacre theologie p{ro}fessore vicario gen{era}li &c comp{ar}uit p{er}sonal{ite}r d{ic}t{u}s Aston et p{ro}duxit in compurgatores suos quosdam Iohannem Gillam et Iohannem Stephens f{ac}ta intimac{i}o{n}e et nulla contradictione h{ab}ita d{ic}t{u}s Aston iuramentu{m} p{re}stitit de innocentia d{i}c{t}iq{ue} compurgat{ores} de eoru{m} respective credulitate vnde d{omi}n{u}s p{ro}nu{nciavi}t &c et ab officio suo dimisit/

((f [279v]* {(11 November)})) (({Proceedings of the court held in the parish church of Ludlow before Master Gabriel Wallwin,} \ma \, {deputy of Master Oliver Llord,} \lld \, {vicar general of Francis Godwin, bishop of Hereford.})) ... Thomas Gunghe for beinge disgised contrary to the 30 article \cit{atus} &c per publicu{m} edictu{m} in xj die Novembr{is} p{re}d{icti} p{re}co{nizatus} &c non com{paruit} &c exc{ommunicatus}\ ROCK

((ff [73v--4]* {(14 December)})) ... \1 Cleburie mortim{er} \ \2 di{missi}o/ \ \3 Neensavag./ \ [ffranc{iscus}] \Willimus \((55)) Mundaie de eadem detect{us} p{er} gard{ianos} de Roke for acting a stage plaie vpon a Sundaie after Evening praier./. Quesit{us} in xiiij diem decembr{is} p{re}d{icti} &c vijs et mod{is} in prox{imo} &c Cit{atus} in [{{..}}] viij diem ffebr{uarij} p{re}d{icti} &c ex c{ertificar}io app{arito}ris &c p{re}co{nizatus} &c exco{mmunicatus}/ | (({(18 January)})) [Georg{ius}] \Io{hannes} \ Bathe de eadem pro cons{imili} xviij die Ianu{ar}ij 1613 in eccl{es}ia de Ludlowe coram docore{m}((56)) Griffithes dep{utato} &c com{paruit} obiectoq{ue} ei ar{ticul}o &c fassus est e{ss}e ver{um}. ... ((f [105v] {(8 February)})) ... ((t3))con{tra} Walter Pother./ p{er} p{ro}fanand{um} Sab{ba}t{u}m vi{delice}t for [not] acting vpon a stage at the Rock viij\o \ die ffebr{uarij} 1613: com{paruit} Cora{m} D{octore} Griffi{{ths}} Surr{ogato} &c & confess{us} est ar{ticu}lu{m} &c vnd{e} d{omi}n{u}s infl{{{ixi}t}} ei pen{itenciam} iuxta forma{m} scedul{e} &c .i. die{m} pen{itencialem} in {{p{ar}och{iam}}} [ib{ide}m] ^\de Rock \. Et ad cer{tifican}d{um} in prox{imo}/ \deinde d{omi}n{u}s ip{s}um dimisit cum admonic{i}o{n}e/\ ((t1))Tho{mas} Watmor/ ((t1))W{illimu}s Norden.((57))((t2))interessent ((t1))Tho{mas} Turnor. ((t1))Joh{an}n{es} Turnor. ((t1))Rich{ard}us Pip{er}. ((t1))Rich{ard}us Pip{er}.((58)) ((t1))Tho{mas} Warrold SOUTH LITTLETON

((p 10 {(24 May--15 May)} {(Accounts of Thomas Pyrry and John Leygge---Receipts)})) ... It{e}m recevyed for owr chwrche Ale iij s. vij d.

((p 11 {(16 May--4 June)} {(Accounts of John Busshell and Richard Panter---Receipts)})) ... It{e}m Recevyd for owr chwrche ale thys yere ij s. iij {{d.}} It{e}m Recevyd that the maydons dyd gethur thys yere ij s. iij d. It{e}m Recevyd for ij strycke of malt that was lefte on browed for the p{ro}fett of owr churche iij {{...}} ...

((p 13 {(5 June--26 May)} {(Accounts of Richard Kirtley and John Busshell---Receipts)})) ... It{e}m recevyd that the ^\youmen \ and maydens dyd gethur thys yere for the p{ro}fett of owr churche xiiij d. It{e}m recevyd for owr chwrche ale thys yere {(blank)} ... TENBURY

((f [133] {(8 July)})) (({Proceedings of the court held in the parish church of Ludlow before Master Francis Bevans,} \lld \, {vicar general, and in the presence of James Lawrence, notary public and deputy of Master Thomas Crumpe, registrar.})) ... \1 \di{missi}o\ \ \2 \dimissio\ \ ffranc{iscus} walker for making a plaie in the churche. \dimittitur &c.\ Ioh{ann}es Mason si{mi}l{ite}r \Quo die com{paruit} et sup{er} ex{aminaci}one ar{ticu}li dimittitur cu{m} admonic{i}one &c.\ UPPER MITTON

((single sheet*)) Bounde to Appeare at these Sessions, 10\o \ Ian{uarij} 1613 Iohn Hucke of Overmitton in the Countye of Worc{e}s{ter} walker Thomas ffrancklin of the same walker William Hardman of Hartlebury in the Countie of Worc{este}r weaver/ These three w{i}th divers other vppon Wensdaye 20. Octob{er} 1613 betwixt ix. and .x. of the Clocke in the night, beinge gathered together at the house of Thomas Hucke in Mitton tooke Mr Tho{mas} Smithe Curat of Mitton and by violence putt him vppon a Cowlestaffe and Caried him vp and downe ^\the towne \ and caused fidlers beinge then in company to playe by them, and ^\one \ range vppon A fryinge panne another blewe A horne, and the rest followed makinge A greate disorderly noise to the greate disturbance of all the neighborhood there about UPTON ON SEVERN

((sigs C--Cv*)) ... How Iacke the cleane foole sung his song of Derries fayre in diuers places, where he made great sport. Iacke Miller welcomed to all places, and bar'd of none, came to a Gentlemans, who being at dinner, requested him for mirth, to make him a play, which hee did, and to sing Derries faire, which was in this manner: First it is to be noted, he stutted hugely, and could neither prenounce b nor p, thus he began. \As I went to Derries faire, there was I ware of a Iolly begger, Mistresse Annis Master Thomas vnder a tree mending of shoone, Mistresse Annis Master Thomas hight braue beggers euery one. \ And so forward: but the iest was to heare him pronounce braue beggers, and his quallity was after he began his song, no laughing could put him out of it: standing by noting his humour that b and p plagued him, bad him say this after him, which Iacke said he would doe. Buy any flawne, pasties, pudding pyes, plumbe pottage, or pescods: O it was death to Iack to do it, but like a willing foole he felte it: buy any, buy any, fla flawne, p p p pasties, and p p p pudding p p p p pyes, p p p, &c. And euer as he hit on the word he would pat with his finger on his other hand, that more and more it would make a man burst with laughing, almost to see his action: sometime he would be pronouncing one word while one might go to the doore and come againe. But euer after Gentiles would request him to speake that, where before Derries fayre was all his song. He came not long after (to this I am witnes, because my eares heard it) to a Gentlemans not farre from Vpton vpon Seuerne: where at the Table (amongst many gallants and Gentlewomen, almost the state of the country) hee was to iest and sing, especially they intreated him for his new speech of the pees: which hee began in such manner to speake, with driueling and stuttering, that they began mightily to laugh: insomuch that one proper Gentlewoman among the rest, because shee would not seeme too immodest | with laughing, for such is the humour of many, that thinke to make all, when God knowes they marre all: so she straining her selfe, though inwardly shee laughed hartily, gaue out such an earnest of her modesty, that all the Table rung on it: Who is that sayes one? not I sayes another, but by her cheekes you might finde guilty Gilberto, where he had hid the brush: this iest made them laugh more, and the rather that shee stood vpon her marriage, and disdained all the gallants there, who so hartily laught, that an olde Gentlewoman at the Table tooke such a conseit at it with laughing, that had not the foole been, which stood (by fortune) at her back and was her supporter, being in a great swound, shee had fallen to the ground back-ward: but downe they burst the windowes for ayre, there was no little boote to bid runne, shee was nine or tenne daies ere she recouered that fit on my knowledge: thus simple Iack made mirth to all, made the wisest laugh, but to this day gathered little wit to himselfe. ...

((single sheet* {(24 June)})) \1 Wigorn{ia} \ ((par)) Iur{ati} p{ro} d{omi}no Rege sup{er} sacr{amentu}m suu{m} p{re}sent{ant} q{uo}d Ioh{ann}es Iones nup{er} de p{ar}ochia s{an}c{t}i Mich{ael}is in Bedwardine in Com{itatu} Wigorn{ie} laborer machinau{it} quomodo popul{us} d{omi}ni Regis nunc Subtilissime potuit legem huius Regni Angli{e} subvertere & adnullare vicesimo quarto die Iunii Anno regni d{omi}ni Caroli nunc Regis Angl{ie} &c quinto apud vpton sup{er} Sabrinam in Com{itatu} Wigorn{ie} deceptive & f{a}l{s}e l{itte}r{{is}} contrafact{is} sub nomine Henrici Harbert milit{is} magistr{i} revellor{um} anglice master of the Revells hunc tenorem continen{tibus} videl{ice}t To all Mayors Sheriff{es} Iustices of the peace Bayliff{es} Co{{nstables}} and all other his ma{ies}ties officers true Leighmen and subiect{es} and to eu{er}y of them greeting know yee that whereas the king{es} most excellent ma{ies}tie hath graunted vnto the mast{{er}} Commission vnder the greate Seale of England Giveing thereby charge w{i}th full power and authoritie to the Master of the Revells and his deputy for the ordering {{...}}((59)) and putteing downe of all & eu{er}y Playes Players & Playmakers As of all other shewes whatsoever in all places w{i}thin his ma{ies}ties Realme of England as well w{{ithin}} as w{i}thout I have by these p{rese}nt{es} lycenced and authorised Iohn Iones Anne his wief Richard Payne Richard Iones and their assistance To sett forth and shew a {{...}}((60)) Motion w{i}th dyvers storyes in ytt As alsoe tumbleing vaulteing sleight of hand and other such like feates of Activety Requyreing you and eu{er}y of you in {{...}}((61)) suffer and p{er}mytt the said Iohn Iones Anne his wief Richard Payne Richard Iones and their assistanc{es} quietly to passe and to try their said shewes w{i}th {{...}}((62)) Trumpett{es} as they or any of them shall thinke fitteing for the same from tyme to tyme and att all tyme & tymes w{i}thout any of yo{u}r lett{es} or molestac{i}on w{i}th {{...}}((63)) places of Iurisdiccion. Townes Corporate Citties or Boroughes whatsoever w{i}thin the Realme of England They behaveing them selves ho{{nestly...}}((64)) lawes of this Realme and fo{{...}}((65)) shew on the Sabboth Day or in the tyme of divine service you affordeing them yo{u}r Ten{{...}}((66)) Schoolehowses or some other Com{{...}}((67))soever either Stage Players or such as make shew of moc{i}ons {{...}}((68)) any of yo{u}r Citties T{{...}}((69)) Cor{{... im}}medyatly((70)) frome mee or confir{{m}}ed {{...}}((71)) That forthw{i}th you s{{...}}((72)) Mayors Sheriff{es} Iustic{es} {{...}}((73)) Chamberleyne of the king{es} ma{{iestie...}}((74)) Such Condigne punishm{en}t as in yo{u}r discr{{etion...}}((75)) ensueing the date hereof Given att h{{...}}((76)) fiefte yeare of the Raigne of o{u}r most gracious s{{oueraign...}}((77)) Ac cu{m} idem Ioh{ann}es Iones dict{um} F{a}l{su}m scriptu{m} sic {{...}}((78)) qualit{er} d{i}c{tu}m f{a}l{su}m scriptu{m} potuisset sigillare v{{...}}((79)) apposuit & annexit & Cu{m} f{a}l{su}m scriptu{m} sic ut p{re}fert{{...}}((80)) sup{er} Sabrinam p{re}d{ictam} in Com{itatu} p{re}d{i}c{t}o ac in diu{er}sis ^\alijs \ locis eiusd{{em...}}((81)) Regis ligeis & subditis recepit in d{i}c{t}i d{omi}ni Regis nunc con{{...}}((82)) contra formam statut{i} in hu{ius}mo{d}i casu edit{i} & p{ro}vis{i} ... WORCESTER

((f 51v* (Distinction 1, chapter 43))) ... Q{uo}d saltationib{us} & cantilenis in eccl{es}iis & cimiterijs p{o}p{u}li vacare non debent. Quod aute{m} saltacionib{us} & cantilenis in s{an}c{t}or{um} solempnitatib{us} p{o}p{u}li uacare non debeant circa eccl{es}ias & cimit{er}ia. s{ed} t{antu}m diuinis officijs; h{abe}m{u}s ex concilio Toletano de consecratione distinctione iij\a \. Religiosa((83)) consuetudo est quam uulgus p{er} s{an}c{t}or{um} solempnitates ag{er}e consueuit. P{o}p{u}li qui debe{n}t diuina officia attendere saltacionib{us} turpib{us} inuigilant. cantica non solu{m} mala((85)) canentes. s{ed} & religiosor{um} officijs obstrepu{erun}t. Hoc {et}enim ut ab omnib{us} p{ro}uincijs depellat((86)) sacerdotu{m} ac iudicu{m} a concilio s{an}c{t}o cure co{m}mittatur.((84)) Vnde August{inus}. Nemo in oratorio aliquid agat nisi ad q{uo}d f{a}c{tu}m est unde & nomen habet.((87)) Exemplum de sacerdote qui in anglia Wigornie finib{us} his n{ost}ris dieb{us} int{er}iectam quandam cantilene particulam ad quam sepius redire {con}sueuerant quam refectoria{m} seu refractoriam uocant ex reliquijs cogitacionu{m}((88)) & quonia{m} ex habundantia cordis os loqui solet((89)) q{uia} tota id nocte in choreis circiter eccl{es}iam ductis audierat; mane ad missam sacerdotalib{us} indutus & ad aram stans insignitus p{ro} salutatione ad p{o}p{u}l{u}m s{cilicet} d{omi}n{u}s uobiscum. eandem anglica lingua coram o{mn}ibus alta uoce modulando p{ro}nunciauit in hunc modum. Swete lamman dhin are. Cui{us} hec dicti me{n}s e{ss}e potest. Dulcis amica tua{m} poscit amator opem. Hui{us} aute{m} euentus occasione ep{is}c{opus} loci illius Will{elmus} s{cilicet} de Norhal sub anathematis int{er}minatione puplice p{er} sinodos & capitula p{ro}hiberi fecit. ne cantilena illa p{ro}pt{er} memorie refricationem que ad mente{m} facinus reuocare poss{et}; de cet{er}o p{er} ep{is}c{op}atum suu{m} caneret{ur}... ...

((mb 1 col 2* {(Prior's expenses)})) ... ...Ite{m} menest{r}all' die Nat{iuitatis} b{eat}e mar{ie}. xviij. d....

((mb 1 col 2* {(Gifts and grants)})) ... ...Ite{m} cuidam Menestrall{o} .vj. d....

((mb 1* {(Gifts and grants)})) ... ...Item in donis datis t{r}ibus Menest{r}all{is} Comit{is} Lancastrie xviij. den.... In donis datis Menestrall' Comitis Warr{uici} iij s. iiij den.... In don{is} Citharedo Comit{is} Warr{uici} {{....}}... In donis d{omi}ni Prioris((90)) Menestrall' apud la More iiij den.... ...

((mb 2* {(Gifts and grants)})) ... ...In ij. Menestrall{is} Comit{is} Warr{uici} iiij s.... Dat{is} Menstrall' die installac{i}onis d{omi}ni p{ri}or{is} ij s.... ...

((mb 2* {(Gifts and grants)})) ... ...It{e}m menestrall' eiusd{e}m iiij s. It{e}m Citharedi Regine ij s.... In don{is} d{omi}ni p{ri}or{is} . iiij menestrall{is} Comit{is} Warr{uici} in eb{domada} pasch{ali}((91)) vj s. \viij d \ It{e}m iij aliis menestrall{is} in festo corp{or}{{is christi}}((92)) v. s.... It{e}m menestrall' Ioh{an}nis atte Lee vj d.... It{e}m da{{tis}} menestrall' in torn{o} do{min}i p{ri}oris((93)) iij s. vj d.... It{em} menestrall' die palm{arum}((94)) vj d. ...

((mb 2* {(Gifts and grants)})) ... ...It{e}m Menestrall' d{omi}ni Hugonis Despens{er} iiij. s.... It{e}m Menestrallis d{omi}ni Edmundi de Hereforde ij. s.... Item Menestrallis ad pascha((95)) xij. d. Item Menestrallis in festo corp{or}is chr{ist}i((96)) ij. s.... In don{is} dat{is} Menestrall' Ioh{an}nis Talbot p{er} vices xviij. d.... Item Citharedi abb{a}tis de Gloucestr{ia}((97)) p{er} ij vices iiij. s.... In donis menest{r}allis apud Clyue & Blacwelle in torno prior{is}((98)) vj. s. vj. d.... ...

((mb 1d {(Gifts and grants)})) ... It{e}m d{o}n{is} datis menestrall{is} domini W{{.......}} & alior{um} magnatu{m} xj s. ij d. ...

((mb 1d {(Expenses)})) ... Ite{m} Menestrall' abb{a}tis Gloucestre((99)) ij s. Item Menestrall' Ioh{ann}is Talbot ij s. Ite{m} Menestrall' in {{aliis}} diu{er}sis fest{is} ij s.... Ite{m} {{Menestrall'}} Comit{is} Arundel ij s.... Ite{m} Menestrall' in torno {{d{omi}ni p{ri}oris((100)) ij s.}}... ...

((mb 1d {(30 September--7 September)} {(Expenses)})) ... ...In donis datis Ministrell' Comit{is} Warwich' xij d. It{e}m ministr' Abb{a}t{i}s Eueshame((101)) ij. s ... ...

((mb 2 {(29 September--26 March)} {(Gifts and grants)})) ... ...Item. in. dono. minstrall'. ad. comun{am}. d{omi}ni Prioris. ij. s. ...

((mb 3 {(26 September 1395--30 September 1396)} {(Gifts and grants)})) ... ...Item in dono ministrall{is}. eiusdem((102)). p{re}cepto. d{omi}ni p{ri}or{is} iij s. iiij d.... ...

((mb 2 {(External expenses)})) ... ...In dono ludentib{us} die Corp{or}is. chr{ist}i((103)) .iij. s. iiij. d.... ...

((mb 3* {(Gifts and grants)})) ... ...It{e}m Mynstrell' d{omi}ni Reg{is} ap{u}d Beu{er}ey xiij s. iiij d. It{e}m d{omi}ni duc{is} Gloucestr{ie} x s. It{e}m d{omi}ni duc{is} Warr{uici} vj s. viij d. It{e}m vn{i} Mynstrell{o} d{omi}ni duc{is} de Bockyngham xx d. It{e}m M{ynstrell'} d{omi}ni Ep{iscop}i de durham xx d. It{e}m M{ynstrell'} d{omi}ni de W. iij s. iiij d. It{e}m alijs diu{er}s{is} ad diu{er}s{as} vic{es} xx d. It{e}m M{ynstrell'} d{omi}ni Du{cis} de Excet{er} vj s. viij d. It{e}m M{ynstrell'} d{omi}ni de Salysbury vj s. viij d. It{e}m M{ynstrell'} d{omi}ni de Suffolch x s.... It{e}m diu{er}s{is} ludent{ibus} ville in nocte Epipha{n}ie vj s. viij d.... ...

((mb 1 {(Gifts and grants)})) ... ...It{e}m Ministrell' d{omi}ni duc{is} Eborac{i} xx d. It{e}m Ioh{anni} Lynley mynstr{{...}} ij{{.}}((104))... It{e}m Ministrell' d{omi}ni duc{is} Eborac{i} vj s. viij d. It{e}m Ministrell' d{omi}ni duc{is} de Bockyngham vj s. viij d. It{e}m ministrell' d{omi}ni March{ionis} de Sowtheffolke x s. It{e}m j Citherazat{ori} d{omi}ni Roulondi Leynthale xx d.... It{e}m j Cith{erazatori} viij d. It{e}m j al{ii} Cith{erazatori} xij d.... It{e}m Ministrell' d{omi}ni Reg{is} xiij s. iiij d.... ((mb 2)) ...It{e}m ludent' in festo corpor{is} chr{ist}i((105)) xiij s. iiij d.... ...

((mb 2* {(Gifts and grants)})) ... ...It{e}m Ministrell' ville Wygorn{ie} in p{ri}ma d{omi}nic{a} adue{n}t{us} d{omi}ni((106)) xij d.... It{e}m Ministrell' d{omi}ni Comit{is} de Aru{n}dell iij s. iiij d. It{e}m Ministrell' d{omi}ni Edmu{n}di Hungerford iij s. iiij d. It{e}m j Minstrell{o} d{omi}ni Walteri Deverose xx d. It{e}m j Ministrell{o} d{omi}ne ducisse Warrewych xx d.... It{e}m Ministrell' d{omi}ni Walteri Deverose xx d.... ...

((mb 4 {(Gifts and grants)})) ... ...It{e}m in donis dat{is} mimis & histrionib{us} ville wygorn{ie} ad fest{um} Nat{ale} d{omi}ni xij d.... ...

((mb 1* {(30 September--30 September)} {(Gifts and grants)})) ... ...It{e}m ministrell' Will{elmi} Lucy militis ij s. It{e}m Ministrell' ij s. It{e}m Ministrell' duc{is} {{de}} Bockyngham vj s. viij d. It{e}m Ministrell' d{omi}ni Comi{tis} Warr{uici} vj s. viij d.... ((mb 3)) ... It{e}m Ministrell' d{omi}ni duc{is} Excetr{ie} vj s. {{....}}... ...

((mb 1 {(Gifts and grants)})) ... In don{is} dat{is} diu{er}s{is} ffamulis d{omi}ni Reg{is} et Ministrallis eiusd{e}m ad diu{er}s{as} vic{es} ho{c} A{nn}o vna cu{m} donis dat{is} diu{er}s{is} famulis ducu{m} Comitu{m} et alioru{m} magnat{um} hoc A{nn}o vij li. xix s. ij d.... ...

((mb 2 {(Petty expenses)})) ... ...In don{is} dat{is} diu{er}s{is} ludentib{us} in estate iij s....

((mb 1 {(Gifts and grants)})) ... In don{is} dat{is} diu{er}sis famul{is} d{omi}ni Reg{is} et Regine et Ministrall{is} eor{un}d{e}m vna cu{m} don{is} dat{is} diu{er}s{is} famul{is} ducu{m} et Comitu{m} Baron{um} et ali{orum} magnat{um} vj li. xix s. ij d.... ...

((f [1]* {(14 September)})) Ordinaunces Constitucions And articles made by the kynges comaundement and by hole assent of the Citesens inh{ab}itantes in the Cyte of Worcestr{e} at their yeld marchaunt holden the Sonday in the feste of the Exaltacion of the holy Crosse the yer{e} of the reigne of kynge Edward the fourth after the conquest the vj\te \. ... ((f [6v])) \1 xxij \ Also it myght be ordeined a Substanciall rule that .v pagentes amonge the craftes to be holden yerly and \shuld \ not be to seche [when] when ^\thei \ shuld go to do worshipp to god And to the Cite and to bett{er} and more certenly kept then they haue be bifore this tyme vppon peyn of eu{er}y Crafte founde in defaute of xl s. the oon half to be payd to the Baill{y} And the other half to the Comyn treso{u}r. and that the Steward{es} of eu{er}y Crafte that ben cont{r}ibutory shull be called to the accompte to knowe the Charge so that the Stuard{es} of eu{er}y crafte may haue levey as for ther parte in peyne of hym that ys founde in defaute iij s. iiij d. half to the Bailly And half to the Comyn treso{u}r. Also that yerly at the lawday holdyn at hokday that the grete enquest shall p{ro}vide and ordeyn whe@th{er} the pageant shuld go that yer{e} or no And so yerly for more surete ... ((ff [19--19v])) \2 lxxviij \ ... Also it ys ordeynd by this p{re}sent yeld/ that all man{er} of Craftys w{i}t{h}yn the seid Cite that haue pageant{es} goynge to the worship{pe} of god and p{ro}fite and encrese of the seid Cite. And also all the Craft{es} that ben contributory to the same And to the lightz of torches and Tap{er}s amonge the seid Craft{es} vsyd in the seid Cite haue and enyoie ther{e} good feithfull and trew app{ro}ved customs and vsages in Susteynynge ther Pageant{es} lightes and other neccessaries to ther craftys of Reason and custom belongynge or app{er}teyninge. the Comyn weele welfare and p{ro}sp{er}ite of the seid Cite Accordynge to the kyng{es} lawes alwey | kept and forseyn also that yf eny p{er}sone Straung{er} comynge to the seid Cite beynge A Craftisman of eny Craft afore named dwellynge w{i}t{h}yn the seid Cite beynge a freman or kepynge a Shopp{e} Happen desirynge to hold Crafte as a Maister w{i}t{h}yn the seid Cite or Subarbez of the same At his furst entree ther he to Comyn w{i}t{h} the wordeyns of the same Crafte that he desir{e}t{h} ther to occupie and by them as reson And conscience will aft{er} the custom of ther Crafte to be demened as well for his entre as for yerly payment to ther pageant{es} and lightz and in lyke wise all Iorneymen Strang{er}s comynge to the seid Cite aft{er} xiiij. nyght{es} of his abidynge in the same to be Spoken w{i}t{h} by the wardens or kep{er}s of the Craft that he canne or ex{er}cisith and for the same to be contributorye to ther pageant{es} and light{es} and other Iornemen of the seid Craft{es} yerly doth paye and satisfie and what p{er}sone that denyeth this therof notice to be made to the Baill{y} And to the kep{er}s of the articles of the yeld they to reforme w{i}t{h}out accion or redresse suche maters as the matier of Reson shall requir{e} and that eu{er}y Crafte havynge the name of pageant shull fynde oon Cresset yerly brennynge to be born biforn the Baill{y} of the seid Cite in the vigill of the natiuite of Seynt Iohn Bapt{ist}e at the Comyn Wacche of the seid Cite and the wardeyns of the seid Crafte and all the hole Crafte shall wayte vppon the seid Baill{y} in the seid Vigill at the seid wacche in ther best arraye harnesid vppon peyn of eu{er}y man so failynge vn lasse then he haue a Sufficient depute of xl d. and often tymes as he be founden in defaut the oon half to the Baill{y} and the other half to the Comyn treso{u}r. and that eu{er}y Craftesman aforeseid that p{ro}poseth to Set vp{pe} Crafte w{i}t{h}yn the seid Cite that he paye to the wardeyns Steward or Maist{er}s of the same not excedynge xiij s. iiij d. In peyn of theym or hym of eu{er}y Stuard warden or Maist{er} that doth the cont{r}arie xl s. half to the Baill{y} And half to the Comyns ((f [21v] {(Calendar)})) \3 xxij \ ... It{e}m that v. pag{e}aunt{es} be hadd amonge the Craftes. and that the Steward{es} And the contributories ther to belongynge make accomptes as trouth requir{e}t{h} ... ((f [23v])) \4 lxxviij \ ... It{e}m how all man{er} Craft{es} artifecers and ther contributories w{i}t{h} ther lightes And pagent{es} shall be ruled and demeaned ...

((mb 3* {(Gifts and grants)})) ... ... It{e}m Di{u}ers{is} Ludentib{us} in villa Wigorn{ie} ij s. ho{c} a{nn}o It{e}m diu{er}s{is} Ludentib{us} apud Claynes Aston' & Poywyke ho{c} a{nn}o iij s.... ...

((mb 2 {(Gifts and rewards)})) ... Et comp{utat} in don{is} dat{is} ffamul{is} d{omi}ni Regis((107)) et s{er}uientib{us} ac ministrall{is} diu{er}s{orum} gen{er}osor{um} d{omi}nor{um} p{ro} temp{ore} hui{us} comp{oti} ut p{atet} {per} quat{er}nu{m} eiusd{e}m d{omi}ni prior{is} xxv li. iij s. xj d. ob.... ...

((mb 5* {(Gifts from the king)})) ... ... Et dat{is} lusorib{us} Eccl{es}iar{um} omn{ium} s{an}c{t}or{um} s{an}c{t}e Elen{e} s{an}c{t}i Swithuni [&] s{an}c{t}i Albani s{an}c{t}i Petri & s{an}c{t}i Mich{ael}is in Wigorn{ia} v{idelicet} cuil{ibe}t Eccl{es}ie xij d. vj s.... Et dat{is} [lusorib{us}] Ioh{ann}is((108)) Yonge vic{ecomiti} pro labor{e} suo circa inquisitio{nem} fact{am} de vasto... Et dat{is} temp{or}e hokday Couet'((109)) mendicant{ium} p{ro} tortic{ijs} fiend{is} in diu{ersis} Eccl{esi}is xij d.... ...

((mb 2 {(Gifts and rewards)})) ... ... Et in Reward{is} Ministrallis d{omi}ni Reg{is} & alior{um} d{omi}nor{um} p{er} tempus huius Compo{t}i xxj li. \x li. xiij s. iiij d. \ ... ...

((mb 3 {(Gifts & rewards)})) ... ... Et in dono div{er}sis ludent{ibus} in villa Wygorn{ie} hoc A{nn}o xx. d.... ...

((mb 2 {(Gifts & rewards)})) ... ... Et in rewardis dat{is} mi{n}strall' dict{i} d{omi}ni Reg{is} Duc{is} Clarencie & alior{um} d{omi}nor{um} p{ro} temp{ore} hui{us} compo{t}i xij li. xix s. ix d....

((mb 2 {(Gifts and rewards)})) ... ... Et in don{is} dat{is} diu{er}s{is} Ministrall{is} d{omi}ni Reg{is} Regi{n}e Principis Ducu{m} Clarencie glowcestr{ie} & alior{um} d{omi}nor{um} et magnat{um} xj li. viij s. vj d.... ...

((mb 1d {(Gifts and rewards)})) ... Et comp{utat} sol{utu}m in donis dat{is} s{er}uient{ibus} d{omi}ni Reg{is} Regine Principis duc{is} Gloucestr{ie} diu{er}s{is} famul{is} diu{er}sor{um} d{omi}nor{um} & diu{er}s{is} Mimis p{re}dictor{um} vna cu{m} donis dat{is} diu{er}s{is} deferent{ibus} exennia & al{ias} soluc{iones} vt p{atet} p{er} quat{er}nu{m} d{omi}ni Prior{is} & Ioh{ann}is Broke hoc anno xxiiij li. xviij s. viij d.... ...

((mb 2 {(Gifts and rewards)})) ... ... Et in donis siue Reward{is} dat{is} ffamulis d{omi}ni Reg{is} Regine d{omi}ni principis duc{is} Glowestr{ie} duc{is} Eborac{i} Comit{is} Northhu{m}brie Comit{is} de Aru{n}dell diu{er}s{is} leg{is} perit{is} ac Ministrallis p{re}dictor{um} d{omi}nor{um} vna cu{m} don{is} dat{is} diu{er}s{is} deferent{ibus} Redd{itus} & alias soluc{i}o{n}es cu{m} donis et Exemijs. vt in Quaterno p{re}dict{i} Prioris xxix li. vij s....

((ff 13v--16v* {(14 May)})) \1 R{ex} H{enricus} vj\t{us} \ \ ... ... This doon I had leve for to departe/ At Wytsone even at Whiche tyme I. came to the king{es} g{ra}ce At Worcest{e}r Wher as I. vnderstande Wer ordeynede certeyn paiant{es} And speches like as ensuen Whiche his g{ra}ce at that tyme harde not &c. Welcome ^\nevew \ Welcome my Cousyn dere Next of my blood descended by alyau{n}nce Chosen by grace of god both fer & ner To be myn heir in Englande and in fraunce | Ireland Wales with al the Ap{er}tenau{n}ce of the hole tytle Which I Su{m}tyme had Al is thyn owne Wherfor I. am Right glad I am Henry the vj\th \ Sobre And sad Thy great vncle Su{m}tyme of England king ffull xxxix yeres This Realme my silf I. had And of the people had the gou{er}nyng Slayne was I. martir by great t{or}menting In Chartesey buriede. translate vnto Windesore Ther logge I now & Arst ther Was I. bore. Mek And m{er}cifull was I. eu{er}more ffrom Crueltie refreynyng And from vengeaunce. God hath me Rewardede largely therfor And gentil Cosyn Sith thou hast this chaunce To be myn heire vse Wele my gou{er}nau{n}ce [pitie] Pytie W{i}t{h} m{er}cy haue alwey in thy cure ffor by meknesse thou shalt longest endure Adu{er}tise Wele What founde Is in scripture The gospell seith Whoso right Well it markes Mercifull men of m{er}cy may bee sure ffor god him self this Writeth And seith al clerk{es} p{re}served m{er}cy aboue all his Werk{es} Now for his sake shewe It to free & bonde And He shall guyde thee both by see & Lande. | And Here thou may dere Cousyn vn^\dre \stande This poore Citie With humble Reu{er}ence A poore bill haue put into myn hande Becheching me of my benevolence. It to declare to thy magnyficence Wherto I. muste my pitefull herte enbrace And this p{ro}cede Whos luste to here in place Humbly besechith your high And noble g{ra}ce Your poore subiect{es} liegmen & Oratours Wher late befell A lamentable case. A gentilman{n} detectede W{i}t{h} Riottours Making suggestyon ayenst you & youres Contryved falsely by his Informac{i}on Shewing so largely by his Co{mmun}icac{i}on That of yo{u}r grace he had grauntede his p{ar}don By great Charter of lif good{es} & landes Desiring heder to come for his devoc{i}on To offr{e} at our lady Wher that she standeth By Ignorance thus bee they brought in bandes Beseching you moost mekely or ye passe Graciously pardon theym this trespasse. ffor greatly greven theym [this trespasse] both mor & lasse So many men by oon to be deceyuede Your oune Citie that neu{er} pollutede Was Is now defiled for she hath hym Receyuede Your saide Subgett{es} that al this hath p{er}ceyuede | Enclyne theymsilf And to your Mercy calle Seing they haue a Warnyng p{er}petuall And from this tyme aft{e}r what eu{er} befalle They Will entende to put theym silf in devoure You for to please both olde yonge greate & smale W{i}t{h} al ther s{er}uice your high grace to Recou{er}e And your saide Orato{u}rs promysse to pray for eu{er} ffor Your noble estate and p{ro}sp{er}itie long to contynue In Ioye And felicitie And now swete Henry doo some What for me I stod for vj And now ye stande for vij ffau{or} thoos folk that fele adu{er}sitie God Wille Rewarde the therfor high In heven Now as myghty lyon bere the Even. Whos noble Angre In his Cruell Rage To prostrate people neu{er} Wolde doo damage That he may this W{i}t{h} al his counseill sage Here I. beseche the Holy trynytie And the Swete moder Whiche in her tendre Age Bare god & man in pure V{ir}ginitie And ye both seint{es} of myn affynytie Oswolde & Wolstan Right holy confesso{u}rs pray for my good sone king henry at al houres Heuenly fader that art of power moost And thou/ his sonne App{ro}rede((110)) vnto witte | O thou swete spirite named The Holy goost Thre p{er}sones in on godhede Suerly knytt ffor king henry the vij I. me submytt beseching you to graunte hym in this place Power Wisdome And al foyson of grace. O hevenly lorde Celestiall god durable Aboue al king{es} hauyng p{re}emynence Both in & on and vndeseuerable I. the beseche for thy magnyficence King Henry the vij to kepe from al offence Graunt him longe liff in vertue the to please And al his Dayes for to Reigne in peas. O. Et{er}nal god that made al thing of nought. ffader And sonne and holy goost ful preste Beholde the hande maide Whiche they iij haue Wrought And namely thou my so{n}ne Whiche soke my breste Henry the vij pres{er}ue at my Requeste Englande my Dowre so for to rule & guyde. Therby to Wynne the blisse that eu{er} shal abide O Henry moche art thou beholde to vs That thee haue Reysede by our oune elecc{i}on Bee thou therfor m{er}cifull And graciouse ffor mercye pleasith moost our affecc{i}on ffolow king henry Whiche Is thy p{ro}tecc{i}on As Welle in Worke as in sanguinitie And In this Worlde it Wille rewarded bee /. right Welle If thou s{er}ue god in loue & drede ./ | Hauyng compassion of theym that hath nede Eu{er}lasting Ioye shalbe thy mede In heven Aboue Wher al seint{es} Dwelle Loquitur Ianitor Ad Ianua{m} Ecce Aduenit d{omi}nator d{omi}ne Et Regnu{m} in manu ei{us} potestas & Imp{er}iu{m} Venit desideratus cunct{is} gentib{us} To Whom this Citie both al & some Sspeking((111)) by me biddeth hertely Welcome And as I. cane Welcome I. shall expresse Beseching your g{ra}ce [f] pardon my simplenesse. Quis est ille qui venit so great of price I thought Noe Whiche came late from the flodde Or it is Iason With the golden flece The noble mount of Riches & of goode Manly of dede man{er}ly meke of mode Or it is Iulius With the trivmphe of victorie To whom I. say Welcome most hertely Welcome Abraham Whiche Went from his kynnerede Of al this lande to take possession Welcome ysaac that su{m}tyme shulde haue be dedde And Now is heire to his fader by succession Welcome Iacob opteynyng the benesou{n} Whiche many yeres dwelled w{i}t{h} his vngle true ffleyng his Countrey from drede of Esau Welcome Ioseph that was to egipte sold | ffrely Welcome out of the depe Cesterne Welcome Dauid the myghty lion bolde Chosen of gode this Realme to Rule & gou{er}ne Whiche in the felde great goly did p{ro}sterne And al his Enemyes ou{er}come in fight god being guyde that yave him strength & myght Welcome Scipio the Whiche toked hanyball Welcome Arture the very britan kyng Welcome defence to England as A walle Cadwaladers blodde lynyally descending Longe hath bee towlde of suche A p{ri}nce comyng Wherfor frendez If that I shalnot lye. This same is the fulfiller of the p{ro}fecye. Whiche he is this mor pleynely to exp{re}sse Henry the vij chosen by grace & chaunce ffor sing{ula}r beautie & for high prowesse Now to be king of Englande & of fraunce And p{ri}nce of Wales w{i}t{h} al thapp{er}tenau{n}c{es} lord of Irelande moost famous of Renoune((112)) W{i}t{h} al the titill p{er}teynyng to the Coroune And now Welcome our noble souu{er}aigne lorde Bett{er} Welcome was neu{er} p{ri}nce to vs We haue desirede long god to Recorde To see yo{u}r moost noble p{er}sone g{ra}ciouse Welcome myghty pereles And moost famous Welcome comyng byding gooing And alweys/ knowen In token Wherof I. yelde to you the keyes. Now al this Citie seith Welcome to yo{u}r ovne. And on Wittsonday Went In procession And hard his dyuyne s{er}uice In((113)) the Cathedrall Chirche of the said Citie having no Roobez of estate vpon hym but A gowne of cloth of golde of Tissue lynede w{i}t{h} blake Satene The Bisshop of that see did the dyuyne s{er}uice In pontificalib{us} And In the procession comyng towarde the quere Ayene The bisshop Went Into the pulpitt And made a bref & a fructifull Sermonde in Conclusion of the Whiche declarede the popez bull{es} touching the king{es} & the quenes Right And the confirmac{i}on of the same p{re}sent ther The bisshop of Ely & of excester The duc of Bedeforde The Marques of dors{et} Therle of lyncolln Therle of Oxinforde The Vicount Welles The lorde ffitz Water Sir Will{ia}m Stanley Called lorde Chaumbr{e}layn The lorde husey chieff Iugge of the king{es} benche And great nombr{e} of knyght{es} And esquiers And of other people And byfor dyn{er} In his Chaumbr{e} Sir Thomas Towneshende Iustice knyght And at the Tyme accustumed on that Day he had his largez cried by his offic{er}s of Armes &c... ...

((mb 3 {(Gifts and rewards)})) ... Et comput{at} in regard{is} dat{is} s{er}uientib{us} D{omi}ni Reg{is} & s{er}uient{ibus} aliorum D{omi}noru{m} Hoc anno sup{er}uenienc{ibus} p{er} plures Vi{delicet} infra temp{us} compo{t}i vnacu{m} Regard{is} dat{is} diu{er}s{is} deferent{ibus} exhennias & minstrall{is} p{ro}ut p{ar}ticul{arite}r plenius p{atet} in quat{er}no dict{i} d{omi}ni nu{n}c Comput{antis} hoc Anno L li. x s. iiij d. ...

((mb 1 {(External payments)})) ... ... Et in rega{r}d{is} dat{is} Lusorib{us} in festo Natal{i} d{omi}ni viij d.... ...

((mb 2 {(Gifts, rewards, and alms)})) ... Et in rega{r}d{is} dat{is} servient{ibus} d{omi}ni Reg{is} ducis Bedeford{ie} Ministrall{is} Lusorib{us} diu{er}s{orum} dominor{um} gen{er}osor{um} ad Session{em} Iusticiar{iorum} d{omin}i Reg{is} necnon amatorib{us} & b{e}n{e}factorib{us} & plurib{us} alijs deferent{ibus} exhen{nia} cu{m} elimozin{is} dat{is} Scolarib{us} & mag{is} indige{nti}b{us} ut p{ate}t p{er} quat{er}n{um} dict{i} d{omin}i p{r}ior{is} xxxvij li. v s. ...

((single sheet* {(20 February)} {(Lease)})) Om{n}ib{us} chr{ist}i fidelib{us} ad quos hoc p{re}sens scriptu{m} indentatu{m} p{er}uenerit Will{el}mus Lane & Thomas Cirkeyn ball{iu}i d{omi}ni R{egis} Ciui{ta}t{is} Wygorn{ie} Ioh{an}nes ffrethorn & Ioh{an}nes Ionys aldermanni eiusd{em} ciui{ta}t{is} Ric{ard}us Cetull & Thomas Wighan cam{er}ar{ij} eiusd{em} Will{elm}us Ioly Ioh{an}nes Mores Ioh{an}nes Payne Ric{ard}us Mors Ioh{an}nes Malpas & Thomas Swyn{er}ten Ciues eiusd{em} ciui{ta}t{is} sal{u}t{e}m in d{omi}no/ Nou{er}it{is} nos ex assensu & concensu toci{us} co{mmun}itat{is} Ciui{ta}t{is} p{re}d{i}c{t}e tradidisse concessisse & ad firma{m} dimisisse Ric{ard}o Griffith Carpinter vna{m} vacua{m} placea{m} terr{e} situat{am} in m{er}cato g{r}anor{um} ciuitat{is} p{re}dict{e} p{ro}x{imam} porta{m} s{an}c{t}i marti{ni} ib{ide}m continent{em} in longitud{ine} a muro ciui{ta}t{is} p{re}d{i}c{t}e ex p{ar}te orient{a}li in p{ar}tem occident{a}lem viginti octo pedes regal{es} & in latitud{ine} a muro porte p{re}d{i}c{t}e ex p{ar}te boreali in p{ar}te{m} austral{em} quindecem pedes regal{es}/ Tradidim{us} ecia{m} & concessim{us} p{re}dicto Ric{ard}o Griffith altram vacua{m} placea{m} terr{e} situat{am} in p{ar}te australi m{er}cati p{re}d{i}c{t}i continent{em} in longitud{ine} a muro ciui{ta}t{is} p{re}d{i}c{t}e ex p{ar}te orient{a}li in p{ar}tem occident{a}lem Triginta octo pedes regal{es} & in latitud{ine} a domib{us} vocat{is} le pageantehous{es} ex p{ar}te australi in p{ar}tem borealem duodecem pedes regal{es}/ Tradidimus etiam & concessim{us} p{re}d{i}c{t}o Ric{ard}o Griffith alia{m} vacua{m} placea{m} terr{e} situat{am} in longitud{ine} int{er} p{re}d{i}c{t}as vacuas placeas terr{e} & in latitud{ine} int{er} muru{m} p{re}d{i}c{t}um & domu{m} m{er}cati ib{ide}m/ h{ab}end{as} & te{ne}nd{as} p{re}d{i}ct{as} vacuas placeas terr{e} p{re}fato Ric{ard}o Griffith & assign{atis} suis a festo annu{n}ciac{i}onis b{ea}te marie v{ir}g{in}is p{ro}x{imo} post dat{um} p{re}senciu{m} usq{ue} ad fine{m} t{er}mi{ni} Octoginta vnius annor{um} ext{u}nc p{ro}x{imorum} seq{u}enciu{m} & plenarie co{m}plend{orum}/ Redd{ent} inde annuatim Cam{er}ar{ijs} Wygorn{ie} qui p{ro} temp{or}e fu{er}int duos solid{os} st{er}lingor{um} ad duos anni t{er}mi{n}os videl{ice}t ad festa s{an}c{t}i Mich{ael}is arch{ange}li & annu{n}ciac{i}onis b{ea}te marie v{ir}g{in}is eq{u}is porc{i}onibus/ Et p{re}d{i}c{t}us Ric{ard}us Griffith & assign{ati} sui denouo facient et construent infra septem annos p{ro}x{imos} seq{u}ent{es} dat{um} p{re}senciu{m} sup{er} duas placeas terr{e} p{re}dict{as} duo t{enem}enta q{u}or{um} altru{m} continebit duo spacia su{m}pt{is} suis p{ro}p{r}iis & expens{is}/ & ead{e}m ten{emen}ta sic construct{a} bene & suffic{ienter} rep{ar}abunt sustent{abunt} & manutenebunt su{m}pt{is} suis p{ro}p{r}iis et expens{is} ac usq{ue} in fine{m} t{er}mi{ni} sui p{re}d{i}c{t}i b{e}n{e} & sufficient{er} rep{ar}at{a} dimittent/ Necnon p{or}tabunt & soluent om{n}ia ali{a} on{er}a p{re}dict{as} plac{eas} terr{e} spectanc{ia} seu soluend{a} p{er} totu{m} t{er}mi{num} sup{r}ad{i}c{t}u{m}/ Et p{re}d{i}c{t}us Ric{ard}us Griffith & assign{ati} sui non concedent n{e}c dimittent statu{m} siue t{er}mi{num} suu{m} p{re}dictar{um} plac{earum} terr{e} n{e}c alicui{us} inde p{ar}celle n{is}i solom{od}o Ciuib{us} vel Ciui p{re}d{i}c{t}e Ciui{ta}t{is} & infra dict{am} ciuitate{m} manentib{us} vel manenti & illi vel illis cui vel quib{us} Cam{er}ar{ij} n{ost}ri qui p{ro} temp{or}e fu{er}int assensu{m} suu{m} p{re}bebunt/ Et si contingat p{re}d{i}c{t}u{m} redditu{m} aretro fore & insolut{um} in p{ar}te uel in toto post aliq{ui}d festu{m} p{re}no{m}i{n}at{um} quo solui debeat p{er} spaciu{m} uni{us} mens{is}/ Extunc b{e}n{e} licebit cam{er}ar{iis} n{ost}r{i}s q{u}i p{ro} te{m}p{or}e fu{er}int in p{re}d{i}c{t}is plac{eis} terr{e} int{ra}re & distringer{e} & districc{i}ones si que fu{er}int capt{e} licite asportar{e} effugar{e} & penes se retin{er}e q{u}ousq{ue} de p{re}d{i}c{t}o redd{i}tu{m} unacu{m} arr{e}ag{ia} eiusd{em} si que fu{er}int plenarie fu{er}int satisfact{a} & p{er}solut{a}/ Et si p{re}dic{t}us redditus in p{ar}te uel in toto aretro fu{er}it & insolut{us} post aliq{ui}d festu{m} p{re}no{m}i{n}at{um} p{er} spaciu{m} q{u}arter{ij} uni{us} anni/ vel si p{re}d{i}c{t}a duo Ten{emen}ta non fu{er}int de nouo constructa p{er} t{er}mi{num} p{r}ius limitatu{m}/ vel si ead{e}m Ten{emen}ta non fu{er}int b{e}n{e} & suffic{ienter} rep{ar}at{a} sustent{ata} & maintent{a}/ aut si id{e}m Ric{ard}us Griffith seu assign{ati} sui concess{er}int seu dimis{er}int statu{m} siue t{er}mi{num} suu{m} p{re}dictar{um} place{arum} terr{e} aut alicui{us} inde p{ar}cell{e} cont{r}a forma{m} p{re}dict{am}/ Tunc b{e}n{e} licebit Cam{er}ar{iis} n{ost}r{i}s Ciui{ta}t{is} p{re}d{i}c{t}e qui p{ro} temp{or}e fu{er}int p{ro} se & co{mmun}itate ciui{ta}t{is} p{re}d{i}c{t}e in p{re}dict{is} plac{eis} terr{e} & in quaml{ibe}t inde p{ar}cell{am} reintrare dictu{m}q{ue} Ric{ard}u{m} Griffith & assign{atos} suos abinde totalit{er} expeller{e} & amouer{e} & in p{re}s{e}n{te}m statu{m} n{ost}ru{m} reassum{er}e/ hijs indentur{is} in aliquo non obstantib{us}/ Et nos u{er}o d{i}c{t}i ball{iu}i aldermanni Cam{er}ar{ij} Ciues & tota co{mmun}itas Ciui{ta}t{is} p{re}d{i}c{t}e p{re}d{i}c{t}as plac{eas} terr{e} p{re}fato Ric{ard}o Griffith & assign{atis} suis m{od}o & forma p{re}miss{is} contra om{n}es gentes warantizabim{us} & p{er} t{er}mi{num} p{re}d{i}c{t}u{m} defendem{us} p{er} p{re}sentes/ In cui{us} rei testi{m}o{n}iu{m} vni p{ar}ti har{um} indenturar{um} penes p{re}d{i}c{t}u{m} Ric{ard}u{m} Griffith reman{enti}/ Nos p{re}d{i}c{t}i ball{iu}i alderman{ni} cam{er}ar{ij} & Ciues assensu co{mmun}itat{is} ciui{ta}t{is} p{re}dict{e} sigill{um} n{ost}r{u}m co{mmun}e apposuim{us}/ altri u{er}o p{ar}ti ear{un}de{m} indentur{arum} penes nos p{re}dict{os} balli{u}os alderman{nos} Cam{era}r{ios} Ciues & co{mmun}itat{em} ciui{ta}t{is} p{re}dict{e} rem{anenti} p{re}d{i}c{t}us Ric{ard}us Griffith Sigillu{m} suu{m} apposuit/ hijs testib{us} Ioh{an}ne Porter Ioh{an}ne Croke Thoma Grene Thoma Radnor Will{el}mo Codon & ali{is}/ Dat{um} wygorn{ie} vicesimo die mens{is} ffebruar{ij} anno r{egni} r{egis} henrici septimi post conq{uestu}m angli{e} Octauo s{ub}s{cripsi} Cod{on}

((f [25] {(18 September)})) Ordyna{u}nces. Constituc{i}ons And articles made and Enacted by the hoole assent and Consent off the Citesens Inh{ab}itaunt{es} w{i}t{h}in the Citie off worcestre lib{er}te & ffraunchis off the same at their yelde m{er}cha{u}nt holden yn the yeld hall of the forseid Citie the Sonday next Aftur the ffest off the Exaltac{i}on of the holy Crosse the yere of the reigne of owre most drad & sou{er}yan Lord Kyng Henry, the vij\th \ aft{er} the Conquest the xij\th \ ... ((f [28v])) \1 IX. pageant{es}. \ ... Also hit is ordenid a substanciall reule that v pageant{es} among the Craftis yerely be not to seche When they shuld goo to do worship to god & to the Citie & to be bett{e}r and more certenly kepte then they haue byn by for this tyme vpon peyn of eu{er}y crafte founde in defaute off xl.s. the oon halfe to be paied to the baill{y} & the other half to the co{m}en tresur and that the Steward{es} of eu{er}y crafte that byn co{n}tributory shull be callid to the accompte to knowe the charge of the seid page{an}t so that the steward{es} of eu{er}y crafte may make levye as for ther p{ar}te in peyn of hym that is found in defawte xl. d. half to the baill{y} & halfe to the co{m}en treso{u}r and that the masters in oon pageant/ pay egallye and the Iorneyme{n} pay as hit hathe ben of old tyme among them vsed nor oon more than another And that eu{er}y pageant goo in ther due ordre in p{ro}cession & in ther pleyng and that the iij furst pageant{es} pleye in ther due ordre vpon Corpus chr{ist}i day & the other ij pageant{es} pley in lyke maner vpon the Sonday next followyng vpon peyn of that pageant that brekyth his due corse for eu{er}y tyme to be leyveydid of ther Steward{es} xl. s. in man{er}e & forme forseid And also that eu{er}y of the xxiiij\ti \ goo in ordre the seid Corpus chr{ist}i daye & on Trinite Sonday in p{ro}cession in ther best Arraye in peyn of eu{er}y man beyng absent & seen in the Citie the same day by fore the p{ro}cession & is not Syke in boody forfett xx s. to the comen Tresur// ... ((ff [35--6])) \2 XXVIIJ \ \3 Craftys \ \4 Wach. \ ... Also it is ordeynd that all mane{r}e Craft{es} w{i}t{h}in the Citie of Worcestre that haue pageant{es} goyng to the lawde & worship of god & for p{ro}fite & encresse of the seid Citie And also all the Craft{es} that ben co{n}t{r}ibutory to the same & to the light{es} of Torchis & Tapurs Among the seid Craft{es} vsid haue & enyoye their good feithefull & true App{ro}ved Custumes & vsages in susteyning ther seid pageant{es} light{es} & other n{e}cc{ess}a{r}ies to @th{er} Craft{es} of Reson belongyng or App{er}teyning And eu{er} that hit is affermyd at this p{re}sent yeld that no man{er} p{er}son from hensfurth shall occupy ne set vp eny occupac{i}on or Crafte W{i}t{h}in this Citie nor lib{er}te of the same as a master vnlesse he be furst sworen & Admytted fre man of the seyd Citie & be inh{ab}itant w{i}t{h}in the same or lib{er}te ther of And that fully p{er}formed & don hit shall be lefull to eu{er}y suche p{er}son to occupie or set vp eny crafte or occupac{i}on w{i}t{h}out eny interrupc{i}on or w{i}t{h}seyng of eny man So that he paye furthe w{i}t{h} vn to the Steward{es} or Wardens of the seid Crafte that he desireth to occupie for his admyssion to the same---xiij. s. iiij. d. & xij. lb. wex be sides all other payment{es} whiche | shall yerely growe to his Charge by Reson of pageant{es} light{es} and oth{e}r necc{ess}a{r}yes by fore rehersid P{ro}vided allewey that eu{er}y App{re}ntice w{i}t{h}in this Cite or liberte of the same which hath truly s{er}vid his App{re}ntiswod by the hoole terme of vij yer{es} & is sworen & admytted ffreman as ys by fore shewyd shall ymmediatly pay vn to the Steward{es} or Wardens of the Crafte whiche he was App{re}ntice vn to but vj. s. viij. d. & vj. lb. wex besid{es} all other payment{es} afore Rehersid And yf eny suche App{re}ntice wull be ffree to eny other Crafte then he was App{re}ntice vn to Then he shall Content & pay in hand to the Steward{es} or Wardens of the same xiij s. iiij. d. xij. lb. wex & all other yerely charg{es} & payment{es} by for specified Provided also that the Masters of the Crafte of eu{er}y pageant & all the masters which ben Contributory to the \same \ shall fromhensfurth egally pay to ther pageant{es} light{es} & other necc{ess}a{r}ies by fore rehersid no mast{er} more than Another And all Iorneymen shall in lyke man{er} pay to the same as hit hath byn by for this tyme vsid & Accustumed And what p{er}son that denyeth this Ther of Notyce to be made vn to the Ballies Aldreme{n} & Chamburleyns of the seid Citie for the tyme beyng They to ordre & Reforme hit as the mat{er} of reson shall req{u}ire And ou{er} that hit is ordenid that eu{er}y crafte w{i}t{h}in this Citie Desiryng to be p{r}ivelagid Which byfor this yeld hath not be admytted ne Affermyd as a Crafte w{i}t{h}in the same shall pay at this yeld for his lib{er}te & admyssion vj. s. viij. d. to the com{m}en Tresur And as mony as co{m}myth aft{er} this yeld be fore eny other yeld be grauntid desiryng \@the same \ shall pay xiij. s. iiij. d. in forme byfor rehersid Also hit is ordenid that no inh{ab}itant w{i}t{h}in this Citie nor lib{er}te of the same ffromhensfurth Sill eny ware or m{er}chandise at eny feyre tyme w{i}t{h}yn the Cemytory or Churcheyard of the Cathedrall churche of owre lady of wurcestre yn peyn of disfraunchesing Hit is ou{er} that Affermyd at this p{re}sent yeld that eu{er}y Crafte havyng the name of a pageant shall ffynd on Cresset yerely brennyng to be born be fore the Ballies of the seid Citie in the vigill of the Natiuite of seynt Iohn Baptist At the comen wathe of the seid Citie And the Wardens or Steward{es} of the seid crafte & all the hoole Crafte in their due ordre & corse after ther going in their pageant{es} oon Corpus chr{ist}i day shall wayte vpon | the seid Baillies yn the seyd vigill At the seid wache in ther best arraye herneysid vpon peyn of eu{er}y man so ffaillyng vnlesse then he haue A Sufficient depute xl. d. half to the baillies & half to the Comen Tresur And of the hed Steward{es} of eu{er}y pageant yf they se not the due corse & ordre kepte as is by fore rehersid C s. wher of xx. s. shall be paied to the Baillies & iiij. li. to the co{m}en tresur ... ((f [37v] {(Ordinance 30)})) \5 Revell{es} \ \6 Gedering to alys. \ ... ...And there be ffromhensfurth no Revell{es} of pleyes of eny p{er}sons strangers for gederyng of eny money w{i}t{h}in the Citie In peyn of the baill{ie} yf they or eny of them suffur hit to be Don for eu{er}y tyme vj s. viij d. to the co{m}en tresure And that no inh{ab}itaunt w{i}t{h}in the Citie ged{er} money to no playes church alis ne to no p{er}son Dwellyng out of the Citie or lib{er}te of the same vpon payn of vj. s. viij. d. for euery tyme taken in Defaute half to the baill{ie} & half to the co{m}e{n}s p{ro}vided that eu{er}y man may Revell play & Disgysse for the avauntage of eny churche or of eny other inh{ab}itaunt w{i}t{h}in the Citie or lib{er}te of the same as often as nede shall req{u}ire And @th{a}t no man shote gonnys w{i}t{h}in the Citie to the Disturbance of his neyburs w{i}t{h}out he be req{u}ired by the baill{ie} in tyme of nede In peyn of xl d. for eu{er}y tyme founden w{i}t{h} the Defaute half to the baill{ie} & half to the co{m}e{n}s ... ((f [43v] {(Calendar)})) \7 ix. \ ... Also that the .v. pageant{es} be vsid p{ro}vided that iij. of them go on Corpus chr{ist}i day And the other ij. the sonday next followyng And the Steward{es} of eu{er}y crafte @th{a}t byn cont{r}ibutory shall be callid to the Accompte And @th{a}t eu{er}y mast{er} pay egally And @th{a}t eu{er}y of the xxiiij\ti \ goo in p{ro}cession on Corpus chr{ist}i day & on Trinite Sonday in ther best arraye ((f [45])) \8.xxviij. \ \9.xxx. \ ... Also that eu{er}y p{er}son desiring to occupie or set vp eny crafte as a Master w{i}t{h}in the Cite or lib{er}te of the same shall be demeanid w{i}t{h} all for his entre And all Masters of on pageant pay egally to the pageant And that no Citezen sill no man{er}e ware at feyre tymes in seint Mary Churcheyerd & how Craft{es} shall waite vpon the baill{y} at ther comen Wache at Midsom{er} & how eu{er}y Crafte shall demene them self ... Also that the price of ale be. as hit is assessid at eu{er}y law day or at eny other tyme by the counsell chamb{e}r And that ther be contynued a Cowle to mete ale w{i}t{h}all And that ther be but ij. bruers vpon @the law day in the grete Enquest And that the Ale Tasters be chosin vpon the elecc{i}on day & they wekely p{re}sent the defaut{es} of @the bruers And that no foreyn by no barley ne malt by for his houre And @th{a}t the bruers occupie but on Oste And that ther be no Revell{es} nor pleys of eny p{er}sons stangers((114)) W{i}t{h}in the Cite And @th{a}t no Inh{ab}itant Ged{e}r to no Ales oute of the Cite And @th{a}t no p{er}son shote gu{n}nys And that. no inh{ab}itant by to sill eny manere Wood W{i}t{h}in vij myles of the Cite Except grete tymbur & asshe

((f 5 {(Rendered 2 Nov 1543)} {Accounts of Daniel Boyce and Richard Wake---Receipts})) ... It{e}m rec{eived} at Whitson[day] tyde for the churche ale viij s. ...

((ff 69--70*)) The yere of ou{r} Lorde 1546, and in the last yere of kinge Henry the eight in the citie of Worcetour was there a childe caled Iohn Davis of th{e} age of [12] twelve yeres and under, [l] who. dwelled w{i}th one mr. Iohnson a poticary his ownckle with whome allso dwelled one Peter. Goffe prentice whiche in the tyme of the vi. articles woulde Reade the testament in Inglishe and suche godlye bookes as he then coulde gett. His mistris manye tymes hering hym so reade would moste sharplie. revile him ffor she was then and is still to this daye an obstinate papist. at length. she disclosed the same. to one of her Secte. & affinite a @zolye stowte champion, indewed w{i}th more Riches then wisdome. o{r} godlie zeale. and thus consoulting together. theye Invented w{i}th their adherents the [{{...}}] canons of the cathedrall churche w{i}th the chauncelou{r}. that. Tyme being whose name was Iohnson chauncelo{r}. to docter Heath then bishopp of Woorcetour to intrap and snare the sayde Peter yf theye might by anye meanes heare hym or see hym [l] w{i}th having anye. testament or other godly booke but he p{er}ceyving their purpose kept him sellf owt of their danger notwithstanding. to urge hym this worthie wise man Thomas Parton. would reade openlie in the streat sytting at his dore o{r} ells lening at his shopp window, that all men passing by might hear. a booke named The hunting of the hare w{i}th curres and bandoges. a Trym. tragedie. dowbtles and more estemed with the popes champions. then the bible o{r} booke of the lorde. But when he p{er}ceived he coulde not apprehend the saide Peter. to hurte hym he would sometyme thretin hym. that yf he cawght him reding suche bookes as he harde saye he did reade by the conffession of his mistres [he] that he would make him twine o{r} untwine but his threatninges p{re}vailed him not ffor he was sircomspecte and kept him owt of their bloody ffingers. notwithstanding, their thirst coulde not be quenched withowt blood by meane whereof. they shortly invented a newe interprise and bycawes. the spite that Alice Iohnson bare to Iohn. Davis her husbands next kinsman to whome shee supposed the saide Thomas Iohnson her housband woulde leave some porcion of his goods, having no child as it was like ffor god had made her barren and he had no other kinsman as he would often saye in all the wourld whiche increassed The more the deadly hate of his wyf ffor she nev{er} loved him bicawes her housband so tendered him and that appered at the death of the sayd Thomas Iohnson ffor she cawsed her housband. to revoke that hee did give him by will either being past memorye. o{r} ells specheles, a good note of her love. But shortlie after these papestes. attempted. to bringe. their longe-loked purpose to passe by one Alice wif to Nicholas Organmaker. alias brooke. and Oliver their sonne. that the said Oliver should ffawne ffreendshipp of the said Iohn Davis as thowghe hee weare verye. desirous and ioyfull of his company manye tymes saieng I woulde wee had some good Inglish bookes to reade ffor my mother cannot abide this pilde pristes nor their popish service but had I good bookes. I coulde please her well to reade everye night. Then said Iohn Davis I will bringe a Booke with me and so he ded bringe a Testament and reade unto them Then they requested him to leve the booke behinde hym but he said the booke was not his.---neyther could he so doe. then thei requested him. to tell them what abuses weare in the churche and howe hee did like the vj. Articles and he breefflie toulde them what he thowght but I cannot now tarye said hee least I be shent. Then thei sayd Bicawes ye should avoyd blame ffor comyng hether wright your mynde but hee sayd I have no such leisour no{r} place yet would I gladly. do yt to doe you good but to-morow I shall to peryewood ffeeldes. to gather eyebright. to still & yf Oliver & you will gather ffor me I will wright all my mynde And they agreed so to doe and on the morow. every one of them according to their pr{o}myse made mett in the ffieldes and the sayd Iohn Davis. did wright his hoole mynde uppon the sixe articles. and made them allso a ballet caled come Downe ffor all yo{u}r shaven crown But at lengthe. this longhiddin conspiracie burst owte ffor incontinent this woman within one halfe howre she browght. this wrightinge to the sayd parton and the sayd thomas p{ar}ton disclozed the same to the chauncelo{u}r & register & other pristes w{hi}ch laide their heads together and towlde them howe they might bringe their. pourpose to pass and cawsed the sayd Thomas Iohnson his ownckle to be their instrument. to trye whether yt were his hand or no and he under the coulor of ffriendshipp cam{e} to the sayd childe saieng I have kept the at the gramer skoole a great while and am minded to have you to keepe the shopp for your aunte is not in quiet with peter bicawes of his bookes wherefore I must putt hym awaye but before I so doe let me see how you can wright So he [to] tooke penn and paper and wrote these verses ffolowing | Of all treasur cunning is the fflower loke uppon Diogenes whiche was both wyse and [said] sad to obtayn{e} this treasur cunninge what labour that he had. So hee toke this wrighting & went to these papists but whether he he((115)) knewe but the ffirst newes that he harde was earlye in the morning his ownkle bid him make cleane the stable in the leche streat, and hee asked leve to gather herbes but hee sayd naye there are Inowghe. to still this two daies of yesterdaies gathering wherefore get you to the stable. And he obeyed hym knowing his ffacte was browght to light, and that no good was ment to him, but trouble but he no sooner entered the stable. but ye boye oliver cam after hym saieng, Iohn Davis I praye you reade this same [once] wrighting once or twice over that I maye learne to reade it to my mother p{er}fectlie but he perceiving his Iudas-like trick sayde. get the hence I must doe my busynes but he was so importune in requesting that he could not bee ridd of him. then stept he into a litle howse and there he spied Thomas parton and his ownckle Iohnson stonding under. a wall harkening, thinking to have taken them reding the fforesayd wrighting but when he perceyved their trechery have thie mother and thou dealt thus Iudasly w{it}h me Take this ffor thie paynes and lent him two o{r} thre blowes w{it}h a brome and he cryed. then came theye in running sayeng What is the matter then sayd Oliver Mr. Iohnson, I woulde have had you{r} boye to have reade this wrighting whiche he made yesterday and hee woulde not. Then sayd parton what wrighting is that let me see but p{ar}ton knew yt right well but sayd so ffor a cull{or}. Then did they fforce Iohn Davis to reade the same beffore them. Then sayde parton neighbour Iohnson yee have. well bestowed your money to bring upp suche. an herytique so yonge as hee is Then sayd Iohnson I loked ffor ioye of him having no childe of my nowne nor kinsman that I knowe but nowe he shall have as he hathe deserved And so parton laide hand{e}s. on him. and his ownckle bownde his armes behinde hym and browght hym to the towleshopp, in the citie of Worcetou{r} mr. Dooding and mr. Richard. Dedicote being bayliff{e}s till the next Mighellmas. after. Then was he co{m}maunded to the ffreemans p{ri}son at whiche. tyme one Richard howborough brother in law to Richard bullingham w{hi}ch bullingham is brother to the reverend ffather in god. nicholas bishop of linkcolne being keper of the p{ri}son cam abowght nyne of the clock as the custum was to see their p{ri}soners saffe and sayd merely Thow hoorson how wilt thow doe they will burne the. and he sayd [y] They can do no more then God will suffer them. Tushe [h] sayde he prove by the candle how thou canst abide the ffire And he did soo sayeng I am not affraide of the ffire And so he helde his ffinger a good space the other holding the candle not willing to hurt him till at length w{it}h admyraci{on} he sayde ffelest thow not the heate and he sayde no but he woulde skarse beleve him till he had lokid and sawe he was not so muche((116)) as skorched. So he locked the. dores sayeing god night. Shortly after there came a nother prisoner into the same prisoner((117)) ffor what cawes he knewe not but it ffortuned the prisone being half timbred. o{r} rather better some of the clay of the wall was ffalen so that this prisoner sayd to the keeper [he] this heritique boye hathe broken the wall to steall owte by meanes wherof he was put in an Inner prison caled the peephole but yet wi{th}out Irons untill Mighelmas Till one Robart yowle was chosen lowebaylef a ioly catholik whiche quicklie bestowed his charite uppon him laieng on a payer of bolts that he coulde not lifte up his small legs but lening on a staff slipp them fforward uppon the grownde the beneffete whereof is an extreame colde in his anckles to this day whiche he shall cary to his grave Moreover he was ffayne to lye on the colde grownd in those boltes having not so muche as a lock of strawe nor clothe to cover him w{ith}all but two shippeskins fforthermore one ffeerefilde a waker coming nightlie. thorowgh the guildehall to go to the prive as he sayd woulde come and call this child at the hold whether of his owne mynde or sett on by some other papest he knewe not but these weare his woord{e}s whie doste thow not recant thow wilt be ffeared one tyme o{r} other. as I have by robing The Devill, w{hi}ch is like a raged colte whiche hath ledd me abowght this hall all night o{r} now and at length lawgh me to skorne and sayd howgh hoo Others would come, and say thow shalt be burned thow heretique this weke, and that weke this daye and tomorow ffurthermore nether mother nor none of his kinn that durst come at him. at length to ease his payne theye put into the same prison to him to beare him company bicawes he was alone one attaynted of treason caled Will{ia}m Taylo{u}r being a madman and owt of his wittes who in his ffrontique fittes would many tymes profer to thrust him in with a knyf whiche the sayd madman had to cutt his meate w{it}hall. moreover there came to pristes canons of the cathedrall churche [{{...}}] the one calle Iolyf the other mr. Yewer. To them was browtht his wrighting against the six articles and his ballet called come downe w{hi}ch after they harde yt reade and had resoned with him they burst owte in a pelting chaf sayeing God hathe disclosed the in tyme being such a ranck heritique at this age but god hath cut the of. else hadest thow bene the notablest herytique in all christindome. thus in a great ffury threatning ffier and ffagot & y{a}t shortly they departed whether theie ware sent to the bishopp or no he knewe not but shortly after mr. Iohnson the chauncelor sate in the guildhall uppon the said Iohn and there were browght in his accusers and were sworne and [18] \24 \ men were sworne and went on his quest and ffownd him gilty but he never cam [a] before the chauncelor this did he. to make all things in a redines against the comyng of the Iudges that there might be no delay but spedye execucion ffor the whiche cawes sake he was sent to the common jayle and there did lye amonge theves and murtherers but god prevented theire poorpos and toke awaye kinge Henrye the eight owt of this troblesom woorlde yet notwithstanding he was araigned being holden upp in a mans armes at the barr. The Iudges being portman. and marven wh{i}ch when they p{er}ceived that they coulde not burne him woulde have had him p{re}sently whipped. Then stept upp Iohn bourne then esquire and sayd And please you my lordes he hathe bene sore inowghe whipped allredy. Thus had he no ffarther troble saving he laye in pryson a weke after many woulde have had him awaye ffrom the barr and especially a priste but the sayd Iohn bourne toke him whome and the gentlewoman his wyf. did anoynte his legges her owne selfe with oyntment [and] wh{i}ch leges were styf and numbde by reson of the Irons. ffor he laye in prison ffrom the 14. of August [to the] till within [14] 7 daies of Ester. And the said mr. Bourne travailed to bringe him to beleve in the sacrament sayeing it was Christes verye fflesh and blood in fourme of b{re}ad ffor yf Christ sayd he should have given us his bodye rawe in ffleshe and blood we shoulde have abhorde yt but at lengthe sayd his wyf Let [his] us put awaye this herytique, [like] least he mare my sonne Anthony. Moreover in the dayes of queene marye he was accused by six protestantes and so constrayned to depart the contry traveling paynfully unknown to any and solde his patrimony w{hic}h god had sent him by his parentes to releve him in that tyme of necessite to the w{hic}h provident god be all hono{ur} and glory for ever muche more myght be spoken of his last troble but for breveties sake.

((f 272v {(29 April)} {(Council order)})) ... \1 At alle gen{er}all p{ro}cessions all the Councell in decent order doo goo in p{ro}cession & All Companis & ffellowshipp{es} & Reward{es} & other \ It{e}m Hit is forther ordeynyd for good order hereaft{e}r to be had & continuyd w{i}thin the sayed cytey that whe{n} & as oft as it shale fortune any generall p{ro}cessione hereaft{e}r to be hade w{i}thin the sayd cyttey that then the hole company of the com{mu}ne counsell of the sayed cytey shalbe p{re}sent at [th] the same & shale kepe such decent order in the same p{ro}cessio{n} as heretofore hathe byne accustomyd & that the stewards of all other [{{.}}] co{m}paneys & feloships w{i}th in the sayed cytey shale lykwyse be at the sayed p{ro}cessione & shale orderly go in a decent order one aftur a nother as hereaftur shalbe a poyntid by the ballif{es} & not vpon heapes as hereto fore hath ben oft late accustomyd vpo{n} payne of forfaycture of eu{er}y feloshype or companye offendinge contrary to this acte to losse xx s. and that all companeis shale p{re}payre there shewes vpon corpus chrysti daye as hathe bine of ould time accustomyd etc.

((mb 1* {(26 February)})) The true Invetoryes of all the moveable good{es} of Will{i}am Specheley of the Cettie of worcest{er} draper deceased the xij\th \ daye of ffebruary An{n}o d{omi}ni 1555/ praysed by Iames hybbens Richard badlam George Massye & Iohn Smythe the xxvj daye of ffebruary in the yere Above wrytten ... \1 The pleyars rayment \ It{e}m the pleyars garment{es} And all the other Tyreme{n}t belongy{n}g to the same p{r}eysed at xxx\ti \ li. Som{m}a xxx\ti \ li. ...

((f 292v {(10 April)} {(Council order)})) \1 for the Dryvyng of the pageaunt{es} \ It{e}m hit ys ordeyned that the pageantes shalbe Dryven and played vpon corpus chr{ist}i day this yere acordinge to the auncyent Custom of this Cyte And that eu{er}y one of the com{mu}ne councell of this citte shall goe in p{ro}cession vppon corpus Chr{ist}i daye in theyr lyu{er}es accordinge to ther Cawlinge and auncient custom off this citte vppon payn of forfettin of iij s. iiij d. bye ordre of them making defalte ...

((f 1 {(15 November)})) The trewe inventory of all the goo{{...}} Cattell late Edwarde Crosbys of the p{ar}ishe of Saint Swythins within the cytty of worcester drap{er} take p{re}ysed and valued by Phillipe nicoles thomas harley John butcher & Raphe bagnall the xv\th \ day of novembre an{n}o/ 1559 ... ((f 5)) \1 Bookes \ Inp{ri}mis a englyshe byble a testament and a boke of the pistles & gospels and a lute praysed at ix s. iiij {{d.}} Sum{m}a ix s. iiij d. ...

((f [82v] {(Allowances to chamberlains)})) ... ... to Henry Hybbyns toward{es} his grete charg{es} Conc{er}nyng the settyng furthe of A plaie in septembre xx s....

((f 334v {(6 May)} {(Council order)})) ... \1 vacat \ It{e}m that the pageant{es} shalbe played thys yere vpon trynyty sonday three of them & other ij pageants vpon the sonday followinge w{i}th as good matter & order as before tyme they haue byn played or better at the charg{es} of the occupac{i}ons accustomed vpon [py] payne as in the acte of the yeld ys menc{i}onyd

((f 338 {(30 October)} {(Council order)})) ... It{e}m that the Pageauntes shalbe played this yere vppon Trynyti sundaye thre pageauntes and vppon sunday next after too pageauntes w{i}th as good matter and order as before tyme they have ben played or better at the charges of the occupac{i}ons accustomed thereunto vppon payne in the Acte of the yelde ys expressed ...

((f 104v* {(17 December)})) ... \1 lyu{er}eys of music{i}ons \ In p{r}imis it is agreed That the Awditors Mr Baylyff{es}((118)) & their breethern in the Ende of the Awdite shall by their discressions take order touchyng the lyu{er}eys of the music{i}ons ...

((f [114v] {(Allowances to chamberlains)})) ... ... It{e}m Allowed to M{aste}r Low Baylie((119)) for the last players iij s. iiij d....

((ff 122--3* {(16 July)})) \1 Ciuitas Wigorn{ie} \ \2 the iiij gates to be colored \ \3 for removyng dunghills & tymber /, to pave their soiles & p{ro}vide gravell \ \4 howses to be colored \ \5 The yeld hall to be colored \ \6 the maces to be gilte \ \7 too pageaunt{es} to be dressed \ \8 Mr Bell to be spoken w{i}th for the orac{i}on \ \9 the grasse crosse w{i}th other to be putt in coles \ \10 The baylyff{es}((120)) aldermen & high chamberlayne to be in scarlett w{i}th their horses & the Residue in lyu{er}eys on fote/ \ \11 the lyu{er}ey gownes viewed \ \12 Mr Dighten high Baylyff to be alowed toward{es} his charges \ \13 A cupp to be bought & the gyfte to her ma{ies}tie \ \14 fees reward{es} to be paied \ \15 A cupp for M{aste}r Controller \ \16 The charges to be leveyed \ \17 wherof were paied butt xxxij li. in considerac{i}on of ther povertie \ Att A Convocac{i}on & co{m}en councell holden Att the yelde hall of the said citie in the councell chamber ther the sixtenthe day of Iulij in the Seventeenthe yeer of the raigne of our sou{er}aigne Ladye Elizabeth by the grace of God England ffraunce & yrland Queene defendor of the faith &c. In p{ri}mis ffor asmoche as it is reported That the Queenes ma{ies}tie will come to this Citie, hit is agreed That before her ma{ies}ties com{m}yng The fower gates shalbe sett in some decent Colo{u}r vz. in an ashe colo{u}r w{i}th her ma{ies}ties Armes. bothe w{i}thin & w{i}thout. It{e}m That eu{er}y p{er}son havyng any donghills or myskyns & tymber w{i}thin the lib{er}ties shall cause the same to be carried awey w{i}thin ten daies next And so shall kepe cleane their soyles & pave the same w{i}th all convenyent Spede And That eu{er}y inh{ab}itaunt of the foregate streete, the highe streete/ the brodestreete, Newport streete & so ou{er} the bridge vnto the ende of the lib{er}ties, the Heethe lane. Sudbury streete to the ende of the lib{er}ties there, shall p{ro}vide gravell for their soyles It{e}m That eu{er}y Inh{ab}itaunt w{i}thin the lib{er}ties of this citie shall furthew{i}th whitlyme & colo{u}r their howses w{i}th comelye colours It{e}m that the Chamberlaynes shall sett out verry comely w{i}th colours the froonte of the yeld hall w{i}th gildyng the Queenes Armes It{e}m the [fyv] fouer maces & the Aldermans staff shalbe gylte on the hedes, the fethers & knott{es} It{e}m too pageaunt{es} or stages to be sett forward vz. the one at the grasse crosse & the other in Saint Albons streete ende at saynt Ellyns churche It{e}m Mr Bell as depute to S{i}r Iohn Throkm{or}ton knyght our Recorder to be spoken w{i}th touchyng the orac{i}on And to be rewarded for his paynes It{e}m the grasse crosse & the crosse w{i}thout sudbury to be sett in coles to gether w{i}th the Kyng{es} pycture at Sudbury gate It{e}m that our Bayliff{es} M{aste}r Aldermen & the high Chamberlayne In scarlett & to haue their horses in a redynes at Saltelane ende in the foregate streete to meete her ma{ies}tie And to beare their maces on horseback before her ma{ies}tie. And that the rest of the nomeber of the xxiiij\ti \ That hath ben baylyff{es}. in scarlett gownes faced w{i}th blak satten w{i}th doublett{es} of satten on foote & the other the residue of them | In Murrey in grayne And the xlviij in their lyu{er}ey gownes of Violett in grayne faier & comelye w{i}th the rest of the freemen & eu{er}y occupac{i}on by hym self in their gownes & other decent apparell on a rowe on the easte syde of the said street And before eu{er}y occupac{i}on their stream{er}s to be holden It{e}m that the lyu{er}ey gownes of eu{er}y company of the Chamber to viewed((121)) by M{aste}r Baylyff{es} & their breethern to be comelye & decent It{e}m That Mr Dighton beyng highe baylyff Att the next Chamber after the Queenes ma{ies}ties dep{ar}ture from this Citie shalbe by this howse considered either w{i}th money or some other recompence In considerac{i}on as well for takyng apon hym the charge of his office for this yere as also toward{es} his extraordynary charges duryng her ma{ies}ties beyng heere. It{e}m a faier cupp to be bought at London for the p{re}sentyng the gyfte to the Queenes ma{ies}tie And xl li. in sou{er}aignes & Angells of her owne coyne or stampe It{e}m That M{aste}r highe baylyff shall see all officers & s{er}uant{es} of the Queenes ma{ies}tie to be paied their Accustomed fees & rewardes It{e}m A cupp worthe x li. to be p{ro}vided & bought to p{re}sent S{i}r Iames Crofte Knyght countroller of the queenes ma{ies}ties howse for his councell & fryndshipp shewed to this Citie It{e}m it is agreed That CCxij li. shalbe leveyd toward{es} the charges in receavyng the Queenes ma{ies}tie as folowyth In pr{i}mis to be borowed out of the Threasury of the cytie xx li. It{e}m to be leveyed by the Way of taxe of the chamberes of the cytie lxxxxvj li. vz. of eu{er}y of xxiiij xl s. & of eu{er}y of the xlviij\ti \ xx s. It{e}m of the Inh{ab}ita{u}nt{es} co{m}mon{er}s & Cytesyns of the Cytie lxxxxvj li. Collectors of the xxiiij\ties \ charge Richard Nicolls Richard Dawk{es} Collectors of the xlviij\ties \ charge Robert Crosbye Thomas Loyte It{e}m M{aste}r Baylyff{es} shall no{m}i{n}at the Assess{or}s of the Co{m}monaltie toward{es} their charg{{e}} as folowyth | The Asseses of eu{er}y Warde ((col 1)) The Highe Iohn Parton Warde Stephyn whitfoot W{i}th the constables xx li. Thomas Warn{er} Thomas Hareley Allhallow Iohn Harte Warde Thomas Sponer W{i}th the const{ables} xx li. Thomas Antony Thomas Portit Saynt Thom{a}s Handeley andrews ffrauncys Nott W{i}th the Const{ables} warde Iohn Taf{{t}}e xiij li. vj s. viij d. Thom{a}s Mate ((col 2)) St m{ar}tens Thomas Adams Warde Iohn Archald W{i}th the const{ables} xiij li. vj s. viij d. Will{ia}m Blagden Iohn Bradshawe St Peters Peter Humfrey Warde W{illia}m Cullanbyne W{i}th the const{ables} xij li. vj s. viij d. Rob{er}t Shep{er}de Will{elmu}s Wythe St Nicholas Rob{er}t Howsman Ward Hugh Hollynhedd W{i}th the const{ables} xiij li. vj s. viij d. Antony Wythye Will{ia}m Iakson St Clement{es} Hugh Chadock W{i}th the const{ables} iij li. Harry Kynyett It{e}m it is agreed that ther be [eu{er}] in a reddynes xvij post horses throughe the cytye & reddy to s{er}ue. The highe Warde iiij post horses St Nicholas Ward ij Allhallow Ward iiij St Clement{es} Ward j S\t \aynt((122)) Androws Ward ij St Martens Ward ij St Peters Ward ij

((ff 123--8* {(13 August)})) \1 The {{O}}rac{i}on \ \2 The gyfte \ \3 The placyng of the offic{er}s \ \4 The stage at the Grasse crosse \ \5 The st{{..}}e & saynt Ellyns churche \ \6 \the three children w{hi}ch p{ro}n{ou}nced((123)) the speeches wer William Colles the highe s{uper}visers sone & heir & William Wyatt after Tounclarke((124)) Iohn Wyatt\ \ \7 her ma{ies}tie Entryng in to the Cath{edral} churche \ \8 christopher fletcher \ \9 & so she passed to the pallaice \ \10 on soneday to s{er}uice to the cath{edral} churche \ \11 In the Quyer \ \12 On the Moneday \ \13 S{i}r Iames Crofte M{aste}r Countroller \ \14 Apon Tuysday \ \15 Apon Wensday \ \16 [ye{{.}}] yerle of Leyc{ettur} \ \17 Thursday the xviij\th \ day \ \18 The yerle of Warrw{yke} \ \19 The yerle of Sussex Lord Chamberlayne \ \20 Mr Will{ia}m Ceysill Lord Thresaro{u}r \ \21 her maiestie rydyng to hallowe viewed the horses in pytchcrofte \ \22 At hallowe parke \ \23 ffryday the xix\th \ day \ \24 Seturday the xx\th \ day her ma{ies}ties dep{ar}ture \ \25 woord{es} vttered at her dep{ar}ture \ \26 all or the more p{ar}te of her offic{er}s s{er}uant{es} were fested \ \27 com{m}endac{i}ons put by her ma{ies}tie on moneday the xxij day \ \28 by her L{ord} buysshops report \ \29 The noble mens names attendyng her ma{ies}tie at Worcest{ur} \ \30 {{Buy}}s{{sho}}pps \ \31 Ladyes of Hono{u}r \ \32 Receyt{es} \ \33 he prayeth allowaunce as folowyth \ \34 gyft{es} & reward{es} \ \35 charges layd out by the chamberlaynes \ \36 The sum{m} of the charges---Clxxiij((125)) viij s. 4 d. \ \The order of receavyng The Queenes ma{ies}tie w{i}th a brief discource of her contynewaunce heere \ M{emoran}d{um} on Seturday the thirtenthe day of August in the yere of our Lord god one thowsand fyve hundred seventie fyve And in the yere of the raigne of our most victorious & sou{er}aygne Lady Elizabeth by the grace of god of England ffraunce & yirland Quene defendo{u}r of the faithe &c. The same her Highenes came toward{es} this Citie from the Castle of Hartlebury wher she did rest the nyght before, in her p{ro}gresse betwene vij [of] & viij of the clock in the afternoone of the same seturday And did alight at a howse neere to the same C{i}tie called | Whistons farme Ther to Attier her [sef] self in that respecte of of((126)) her wyllyng good mynde to shewe her self coumfortable to the Cytesyns & to a grett nomber of people of all countreys abowt ther assembled, And after a litle space her ma{ies}tie came rydyng apon her Palfrey toward{es} the said Citie And in the confynes of the liberties of the same citie beyng at Salt Lane ende Mr Chr{ist}ofer Dighton & Mr Richard Sparke Baylyff{es} of the said Citie Mr Thomas Heywood & Mr Iohn Coombey Aldermen of the same And Mr George Warberton Highe Chamberlayne of the Citie aforesaid to gether w{i}th one Mr Will{ia}m Bellue master of arte, supplyeng the place & roome of S{i}r Iohn Throkm{or}ton Knyght recorder of the said Citie to gether w{i}th others to the nomeber of xij p{er}sons who had ben baylyff{es} all in skarlett gownes faced w{i}th black satten And the residue of the nomeber of the xxiiij in Murrey in grayne gownes And all the xlviij\ti \ in violett in grayne gownes, And all other occupac{i}ons all occupac{i}ons((127)) standyng on a rowe on the easte syde of the foregate streete, in their best apparell havyng seu{er}ally their stream{er}s holden before eu{er}y occupac{i}on And stretchyng vp verry neere to the foregate [of] And at the p{re}sence of her maiestie approchyng neere to the said confynes of the said Liberties, The said Baylyff{es} And all the residue aforesaid on their Knees, The said Mr Bellue \our orato{u}r \ kneelyng betweene the said Baylyff{es} began in gratfull woord{es} & fewe speeches on the Cities behalf to yelde vp our lib{er}ties vnto her ma{ies}ties handes by their maces, And the said Mr Dighton kyssyng his mace delyu{er}ed the same to her ma{ies}tie, The w{hi}ch, she bowyng her body toward{es} hym receaved, w{i}th a cheerfull counten{a}nce((128)) And sayed . hit was verry well, And so the residue v{idelicet} M{aste}r lowe Baylyff M{aste}r Aldermen in like man{er} yeldyng vp their maces & the said Highe Chamberlayne the Aldermans staff The w{hi}ch all/ she receaved [&] as before & redelyu{er}ed the same ageyne seu{er}ally vnto them After which doone They all resorted ageyne to their places, And all kneelyng The said Mr Bellue, began his Orac{i}on, w{hi}ch orac{i}on dothe appere verbatim in the begynnyng of this book for lack of paper | In the ende of whiche Orac{i}on the people cried w{i}th Lowde voyces, God save yo{u}r grace, god save yo{u}r ma{ies}tie. Vnto whom she w{i}th a cherfull countenance sayde often tymes. I thanke you, I thank you all. This orac{i}on beyng ended And as well of her highnes as of all the rest of the nobles & hono{u}r{a}ble & others attentyvely harde And by her highnes w{i}th a pryncelie countenanc{e} specially noted & well liked of as her((129)) gaue wytnes And also for that dyu{er}s hono{u}rable ^\afterward \ willed to haue copies therof, w{hi}ch was doone accordynglie. The said Baylyff{es} aldermen & highe Chamberlayne makyng most lowly obeysance & countenance toward{es} her highnes, The said Mr Bell{ue} (receavyng from the said Mr Dighton the sylu{er} cupp w{i}th his cover dooble gylte worthe ten pound{es} xviij s. ij d. the fairest((130)) that mought be fownde in London and in the same cupp xl\ti \ pound{es} in half sou{er}aigne of her owne quoyne & stampe the w{hi}ch the said Mr Dighton all the tyme of the said orac{i}on helde openly in his hande) did p{re}sent hir ma{ies}tie therw{i}th vsyng or vtteryng certen fewe speeche & wordes to her highnes good likyng And she receavyng the same gaue them thank{es} most hartelie And the said Baylyff{es} Aldermen/ orato{u}r, & the highe Chamberlayne havyng their horses reddy by the fyve s{er}iaunt{es} appareled all in one lyu{er}ey of turkye colo{u}r, mounted on horse back & were placed by one of the gentlemen vsshers next before the Lord Chamberlayne beryng her ma{ies}ties sworde before her v{idelicet} next next((131)) before the Lord Chamb{er}layne bothe the said baylyff{es}, then the too aldermen And next before them the orato{u}r, & the highe Chamberlayne, The sayde officers carrieng their maces, And then her ma{ies}tie did ryde foreward toward{es} the grasse crosse w{i}th lightes plentefully p{ro}vided by the Citesyns at their doores besides the garde & others apoynted by order of the howse carrieng staff torches, Att whiche crosse ther was a pageaunt or stage verry comely deckydd by Mr Raphe Wyatt & Mr Thom{a}s Heywood apoynted for that purpose, w{i}th three boyes vtteryng verry verry good & dilectable matter in their speeches, The effecte whereof do appeere in the begynnyng of this booke, whervnto her highnes & the rest did geue verry attentyve [y]eare And so ended Tho w{i}th grett cryeng of the people (as before,) god save {{yo{u}r}} gr{{ace}} | She still thanked the people w{i}th a cherefull counten{a}nce.((132)) her ma{ies}tie((133)) to say{{nt}} Ellyns churche ende wher ther was one other stage or pageaunt likewy{{se}} deckyd by the said p{er}sons, Att whiche place her ma{ies}tie & the rest of the hono{u}rable w{i}th as good likyng as before And many meery speeches & counten{a}nce((134)) p{ro}ceeded from her ma{ies}tie in heeryng of three boyes ther apoynted, The effecte of whos speeches do also appere in the begyn{n}yng of this booke amongst the others before, w{i}th the like cryeng of the people and her ma{ies}ties cherefull woord{es} toward{es} the people as before And so good likyng of the matter (as beyng fowle & rayny wether she called for her cloke & hatt & tarried the ende/((135)) And from thence she passed toward{es} the Cathedrall churche. And in enteryng in to the porche Nicholas [Bussh] Bullyngham the lord Buysshopp of Worcett{u}r w{i}th Docto{u}r Wilson the deane & p{re}bendaries & the rest of the quyer, The buysshopp in his rochett, The deane & the rest in their surpleses in the same porche saluted her ma{ies}tie And one of the scholers of her schole ther p{ro}nounced an orac{i}on in Lattyn, whervnto she was Attentyve & therof took verry good lykyng, w{hi}ch orac{i}on ended: she on her knees harde ther c{er}ten s{er}uice for that tyme apoynted & made her praiers And after a gyfte geven to her ma{ies}tie in a purse of crymson velvett wrought w{i}th gold beyng xx li. in gold in it she e{n}tered in to the churche w{i}th grett & solempne singyng & musick w{i}th cornett{es} & hakebutt{es} w{i}th a canapy boren ou{er} her And so vp in to the chauncell wher she diligently viewed the Tombe of Kyng Iohn to gether w{i}th the chappell & tombe of her deere vncle ^\late \ Prynce Arthur all rychelye & Bewtyfully Adourned And from the Churche her ma{ies}tie passed toward{es} the buysshops palaice And after she came in to the grett chamber M{aste}r Baylyff{es} M{aste}r aldermen the said orato{u}r & highe Chamberlayne kneelyng as she came by them did putt downe their maces And she bowyng her hedd toward{es} them thanked them for her myrthe And offered her hande vnto them to kysse, w{hi}ch doone they dep{ar}ted, And on soneday the fouertee{n}the((136)) day of Auguste her ma{ies}tie her ma{ies}tie((137)) was disposed to ryde in her Cotcher or wagen to the Cath{edral} churche to here s{er}uice & s{er}mon w{i}th the noble men & others on horseback before M{aste}r Baylyff{es} Aldermen our orato{u}r & highe Chamberlayne carrieng their maces on horseback & placed nixt before the s{er}iaunt{es} | Att Armes And then the Lord Chamberlayne carieng her sword before her ma{{{ies}tie}} And after her The Lord Robert Dudley yerle of leyc{ester} M{aste}r of her highnes horses folowyng her w{i}th her Leere palfrey in hande And then the noble women, ladies, maydens of hono{u}r & the waytyng maydens all on horsebak And the people beyng Inum{er}able in the streetes & Churchyarde crieng to her ma{ies}tie God save yo{u}r ma{ies}tie god save yo{u}r grace Vnto whom she rysyng shewed her self at bothe sides of her [catche] Cotche vnto them And often tymes saide I thanke you, I thanke you all And so the M{aste}rs of the Citie standyng in their scarlett gownes at the ende of the highe streete turnyng in to the churchyarde her ma{ies}tie p{ro}ceeded in to the Churche yarde & churche w{i}th a cherefull countenance And at three seu{er}all places in the Churche beyng apon the grestes or stepps she turned her self back shewyng her self vnto the people who crieng God save yo{u}r maiestie she also w{i}th a lowde voyce gaue them hartie thank{es} as before And in to the chauncell And beyng setteled in her traves or seate rychely decked & adourned in the vpper ^\ende \ of the chauncell next to Prince Arthurs chappell And heryng a grett & solem noyse of syngyng of s{er}uice in the quyre bothe by note & also plaieng w{i}th Cornett{es} & hakebutt{es} w{hi}ch beyng fynyshed Mr Docto{u}r Langworthe a p{re}bendary ther did reade the pystle And Mr Docto{u}r Wylson deane did rede the gospell And whiche ended Doctor Bullyngham buysshopp of Worcett{u}r did preache before her ma{ies}tie And the nobles & others beyng p{re}sent & a grett Audience, Whiche fynyshed her ma{ies}tie retorned ageyne to the pallace in like order as before &c. M{emoran}d{um} on the moneday morenyng The said Baylyff{es} Aldermen orato{u}r [& Chamb{er}laynes] w{i}th their breethern, for that they had founde grett favo{u}r And were moch bounde for many defeetes to S{i}r Iames Crofte knyght Countroller of her ma{ies}ties howshold & one of her ma{ies}ties pryvye councell lieng at Mr Stayn{er}s & wher he kepte his howse did go vnto hym who hono{u}rably enterteyned them And toke them all by thandes And our orato{u}r p{re}sented hym w{i}th a faier peece of gilte enchaced plate in man{er} of Tankerd \w{i}th a cover \ worthe vj li. viij s. j d. And besought his hono{u}r to accepte the same as a sklender token of their grett good will & [thak] thankefulnes for his hono{u}rable favo{u}r whiche he verry modestlie at the first refused but w{i}th some Intreatie he accepted the same And p{ro}mesed to love them as | his good neighbors And foynd them in any thynge that he could do them good in that they hereafter shalbe bold w{i}th hym Apon Twysday the xvj\th \ day of August her highnes did ryde toward{es} Hynlypp to Mr Abyngtons howse to dynn{er} w{i}th a grett nomeber Amongst whom bothe the baylyff{es} Aldermen orato{u}r & highe Chamberlayne did ryde in their scarlett gownes carrieng their said maces before her ma{ies}tie in Sampsons fylde w{i}thout the forgate (beyng a made wey) vnto the ende of our liberties And turnyng back ageyne And lyghtyng from their horses to haue doon their duties on their knees, And for that the wayes were fowle/ her ma{ies}tie said vnto them, I pray you kepe yo{u}r horses & do not alight/ And at her ma{ies}ties com{m}yng homeward{es} toward{es} the Citie The said Baylyff{es} aldermen orato{u}r & highe chamb{er}layne mett her ma{ies}tie as before w{i}thout the citie abowt viij of the clock in yevenyng And so did beare their maces before her ma{ies}tie vnto the Palace gate, she rydyng on horseback [out] her cotche beyng p{re}sent & fowle weather, w{i}th a cherefull pryncely counten{a}nce((138)) toward{es} her subiect{es} prayeng for her ma{ies}tie, ye w{i}th((139)) turnyng her horse on eu{er}y syde & coumfortable speeches to her subiect{es} did geue verry hartie thank{es} dyu{er}s & oftentymes (Every howse in the streetes havyng both candles in lanternes/ torches & candles burnyng on eu{er}y syde, besides a grett nomeber of staff torches carried on eu{er}y side of her by her garde, w{hi}ch all gaue a m{er}velous light./ And on wendisday the xvij\th \ day of August M{aste}r Baylyff{es} M{aste}r Aldermen, our orato{u}r w{i}th certen of their breethern did go to the Lord Robert Dudley yerle of Leycett{u}r & M{aste}r of the Queenes ma{ies}ties horses lieng in M{aste}r Docto{ur} Bullyngham{{.}} howse a p{re}bendary of the said Churche And the said our orato{u}r declared vnto the sayde yerle, My lord, M{aste}r Baylyff{es} and their breethern are come to see yo{u}r hono{u}r And to bydd yo{u}r hono{u}r verry humbly wellcome to this Citie And in token of their poore good wills they haue brought to yo{u}r hono{u}r too gallons of Ipocras beseechyng you to beare yo{u}r hono{u}rable favo{u}r toward{es} this Citie And therapon the yerle tooke them all by the hand{es} | And thanked them hartelie And said as folowyth. I assuer you, tis a citie That I Love w{i}th all my harte And if I may any wey do it good you shall fynde me willyng and reddy And so bade them all fare well./ And on Thursday the xviij\th \ day of August M{aste}r Baylyff{es} M{aste}r Aldermen & orato{u}r w{i}th other their breethern came to the yerle of Warwyke to wellcome his hono{u}r w{i}th the like p{re}sent to whom the orato{u}r spake in effecte as before to the yerle of Leyc{ettur} And he likewise gaue them grett thank{es} And tooke them all by the hand{es}, And saied This is a p{ro}per citie, hit is pytty it shuld decay & become poore And for my p{ar}te I will devise some way to do it good And so very hartelie bade them farewell And the same day They did the like to the yerle of [Suffolk] Sussex Lord Chamberlayne, for that he came but ou{er} nyght. And beyng in his bedd & somewhat disseased, sent them verry hartie thank{es} by his secretary but they spake not w{i}th hym And likewyse the same day They saluted S{i}r Will{ia}m Ceysill knyght Lord Threasurer, for that he came likewise but the night before lieng in the deanes howse who came vnto them and did take them all by the handes And thanked them all for their gentle curtesie. And the same day after dynn{er} her maiestie rode to Hallowparke beyng Mr Abyngtons on her palfrey, And beyng on Hynwyk{es} hill she viewyng Prytchecrofte & all the fyldes adioynyng [The] the Citie And the com{m}on{er}s ther did agree to kepe seu{er}all [for] \of \ her horses & the horses of her whole trayne & retynewe/ And turnyng her palfrey m{er}veled to see such a nomber of horses to gether, whervnto it was answered by her footemen & others cytysyns beyng p{re}sent, That it was a com{m}on grounde & kepte seu{er}all for her ma{ies}ties horses & of her retynewe & trayne, for the which she gaue the citie grett thank{es}, Duryng which tyme [ther] of her ma{ies}ties abode here ther were pastured/ by credible reporte above xv hundred horses & geldyng{es}, [besides] w{i}thout paieng any thyng therfore savyng finall reward{es} to watchemen who k{e}pte them day & nyght/ w{hi}ch was but j d. for a horse for iiij hundred horses/ the noble mens horses were pastured in seu{er}all pastures by them selfes neere vnto the citie/ And thank{es} be to god; Amongst the said grett nomeber of horses & geldyng{es} not one horse or geldyng was either stolen strayed awey, or peryshed/ And after her ma{ies}tie came to hallowe parke, she hunted And w{i}th her bowe she kylled one buck & strak [the] \an \ other buck, w{hi}ch beyng recou{er}ed she called for Mr Abyngton askyng hym, how((140)) buck{es} be kylled, And said/ too buck{es} And then said she Lett one of the buck{es} be brought to the one baylyff{es} howse And the other buk to the other baylyff{es} howse, w{i}th a better good turn | which buck{es} were brought the baylyff{es} howses Accordynglye. And on fryday the xix\th \ day of August in the After noone her maiestie rode to Battenhall p{ar}ke, Intendyng to hunt ther, but for that she fownd the game verry scarce, she retorned ageyne w{i}thout huntyng at all and That where her maiestie was apoynted by her gestes to haue dep{ar}ted from this on Wendisday the xvij\th \ day of this August. ffor the good likyng that her ma{ies}tie had of this Citie/ of the people & of her place she tarried heer vntill this seturday the twentith day And abowt three in the clock in the after noone her ma{ies}tie disposyng to ryde awey The Baylyff{es} aldermen orato{u}r & highe chamb{er}layne rode before her maiestie in scarlett & in their places ^\carieng their maces \ as before at her receavyng throughe the streetes beyng replenyshed w{i}th people cryeng to her ma{ies}tie & prayeng for her And also she chierfully & comfortably spekyng to the people & thank{es} gevyng w{i}th a lowde voyce. And havyng a wey made vp the stublefylde beynde the barne beyonde the crosse at Twexbury lane ende toward{es} Battenhall Parke The freemen of the Citie stoode a rowe in their gownes or best apparell And above them the xlviij in their gownes of violett in grayne And then some of the [xl] xxiiij not havyng ben baylyff{es} in murrey in grayne And all the rest that had ben baylyff{es} in Scarlett stretchyng to the Topp of the hill ther \att w{hi}ch place \ [And] The baylyff{es} aldermen orato{u}r & highe Chamb{er}layne alighted & knelyng the orato{u}r spake thees Wordes, Most gracious sou{er}aigne beyng some what more then the vttermost confynes of our strayt liberties to our no litle greef, w{i}th out yo{u}r highnes further com{m}aundem{en}t, we ar to leave your Ioyfull p{re}sence, most humblie beseechyng yo{u}r hignes to p{ar}don all our defectes of dutie happened either for want of Abilitie or through Ignoraunce And we humbly thank yo{u}r ma{ies}tie for yo{u}r pryncely favo{u}r toward{es} vs, beseechyng you to contynew our good & gracious sou{er}aigne/ And no subiect{es} shall more hartelie pray for yo{u}r ma{ies}tie Longe to lyve and happelie to rayne ou{er} vs, then we, Then said her ma{ies}tie M{aste}rs I thanke you all verry hartelye for yo{u}r paynes And I thanke you for the grett cheere you made to my men{n}/ for they talk gretlie of it And I pray you com{m}end me to the whole citie And thanke them for their verry good will & paynes And I assuer you, you all pray so hartelie for me as I feare you will by yo{u}r prayers make me lyve to longe but I thank you all & so god be w{i}th you, And so dep{ar}ted w{i}th teres in her yes And the people w{i}th a lowde crye/ saied God save yo{u}r ma{ies}tie And so p{ro}ceeded toward{es} Battenhall And throwe battenhall p{ar}ke through made wayes/ w{i}th a grett trayne bothe before & | behynde And so to Elmeley Bredon wher she lay that nyght An{{d}} all day/ And so M{aste}r Baylyff{es} & aldermen ^\on foote \ w{i}th their brethern & the whole cha{{rge}} returned to gether to the tollshopp And from thence dep{ar}ted home to their howses w{i}th grett Ioye, that her ma{ies}tie w{i}th the rest of the nobles, the trayne w{i}th the officers of the howse ^\& her men \ had geven the citie so good reporte of good likyng of this citie And of their Interteynement by the citesyns. And on moneday at the vttermost parte of the countie betwene the Elmeley and the castle of Suydley in the p{re}sence of the shreeve ^\beyng Mr Edmond Colles esquyer & other \ gentlemen of the shere ther takyng their leave & recognisyng their duties, & of the gent{lemen} of Glouc{ester}shere ther receavyng her ma{ies}tie, She said to the Lord Buysshopp of Worcett{u}r, my Lord I wold talk w{i}th you/ who alighted from his horse, To whom aft{er} some p{r}ivate talk had by her ma{ies}tie vnto hym. She sayed, my Lord I pray you com{m}mend me hartelie to the baylyff{es} of worcett{u}r & to their breethern and to the whole citie, And I thanke them hartely for my good interteynem{en}t And for the good chere they made my men, And then said the L{ord} buysshopp hit may please yo{u}r ma{ies}tie. So it is their trade is not so good as it hathe ben for the meyntena{u}nce of their lyvyng/ but their poore good wills & hartes yo{u}r ma{ies}tie hathe, And then sayd she, I p{er}ceave that verry well And I like as well of them/ as I haue liked of any people in all my p{ro}gresse/ ye in all my lyff/ The w{hi}ch coumfortable com{m}endacions & sayeng{es} of her ma{ies}tie toward{es} this citie, when the L{ord} buysshopp retorned back to this citie/ callyng for the baylyff{es} & c{er}ten of their breethern vnto hym, his L{ordship} vttered vnto them the said pryncely & Lovyng speeches of her ma{ies}tie, prayng them to vtter the same to the residue And so will I as I meete w{i}th them./ S{i}r Will{ia}m Cecill Knyght L{ord} of Burghley & L{ord} Thresuro{u}r of England The L{ord} Thomas Ratclyff yerle of Sussex L{ord} chamberlayne to the quenes ma{ies}tie Th L{ord} Ambrose Dudley, yerle of Warrwyke The L{ord} Robert Dudley, yerle of Leyc{ester} & M{aste}r of the Queenes ma{ies}ties horses S{i}r ffrauncys Knolles Knyght Thresurer of the quenes ma{ies}ties howshold S{i}r Iames Crofte. K{night}. controller of the same S{i}r Thom{a}s Smythe. K{night}. chief secretary to the queenes ma{ies}tie Mr ffrauncys Wallsyngham esquyer the other secretary to her ma{ies}tie S{i}r Edward Sutton L{ord} Dudley S{i}r Charles howard L{ord} of Effyngham, And L{ord} Chamberlayne, in the absence of ^\the yerle of Sussex \ The Lord Harry Seym{er} sone to the Duke of Som{er}sett decessed The Lord Straynge sone & heyer apparaunt to the yerle of Darby S{i}r Thom{a}s Sakvile Knyght, Lord Buckhurst | Docto{u}r Bullyngh{a}m buysshopp of Worcett{u}r Docto{u}r Scorye buysshopp of hereford Docto{u}r Cheyny buysshopp of Glouc{ester} Docto{u}r Bentan buysshopp of lychefild & coventree Docto{u}r ffreake bysshopp of Rochester, Amner to the quenes ma{ies}tie & electe. B{uysshopp}. of Norwy{{ch}} Docto{u}r Wylson one of the M{aste}rs of the courte of request{es} The Lady. marques of Northampton Widowe Late wyff to W{illia}m Par late marques of North{ampton} The Lady countes of Sussex The Lady countes of Warr{wyke} The Lady Vere sister to the yerle of Oxford The Lady Bourser sister to the yerle of Bathe The Lady Howard wief to L{ord} Dudley The Lady Hunsdon wief to S{(blank)}. cary((141)) Lord Hunsdon The Lady Cobham \wief to the \ warden of the fyve portes The Lady Staff{ord} widow late wyff to S{ir} Will{ia}m Staff{ord} decessed The Lady Patchett The Accoumpte of Mr Chr{ist}ofer Dighton high baylyff In p{r}imis his receytes As appereth by his billes as by his billes Annexed more at Large appereth clxxxxviij li. xvj s. iiij d. In p{r}imis for a gylte cupp \w{i}th a cover \ geven vnto the Queenes ma{ies}tie wayeng xxix vnc{es} xiij q{uar}ters at vij s. iiij d. the vnce x li. xviij s. ij d. More in gold w{i}th the same cupp geven to her ma{ies}tie xl li. It{e}m a can cupp gylt geven to M{aste}r Countroller s{i}r Iames Crofte waieng xix vnc{es} & half a q{uar}ter at vj s. viij d. the vnce vj li. viij s. j d. Money geven in reward{es} to the Queenes ma{ies}ties officers In p{r}imis to the harbengers xx s. It{e}m to too s{er}iaunt{es} at armes xl s. It{e}m to the eight ffootemen, as they say, in respecte of the fyve maces offered to the quenes ma{ies}tie/ ys their fee v li. It{e}m to the Trompeters l s. It{e}m to the Cotchemen & litter men xxx s. It{e}m to the way men, v{idelicet} the makers of wayes x s. It{e}m to the ordynary messyngers of the Queenes chamber xl s. It{e}m to the yerle of Leycesters mucisians vj s. viij d. It{e}m to the yomen of the male x s. It{e}m to Osland brynger of the sworde in to the lib{er}ties x s. It{e}m to Mr Gascoyne poste M{aste}r xx s. It{e}m to the Knyght marshall for his fee xiij s. iiij d. And [{{.... s.}}] | It{e}m to the Clerk of the m{ar}kett of the Queenes howshold xl s. It{e}m to his men vj s. viij d. It{e}m to the gentlemen of the Bottels xxs It{e}m to the black garde xx s. It{e}m to the Quenes ma{ies}ties bakers vij s. It{e}m to the officers of the boylyng howse vj s. viij d. It{e}m to the Queenes music{i}ons xl s. It{e}m to the post maisters man ij s. It{e}m to [t]hym that caried the sworde furthe of the liberties x s. It{e}m to the Queenes ma{ies}ties porters x s. It{e}m to Mr Morall for vj cote clothes for fyve s{er}iaunt{es} & the bellman iiij li. v s. vj d. It{e}m geven to them the brought the too buck{es} killed at Hallowe p{ar}ke by the quenes ma{ies}tie, to bothe the baylyff{es} howses x s. It{e}m to Mr Lupton for his paynes for & devisyng & instructyng the childern in their speeches on the too stages iiij li. It{e}m to his man for wrytyng x s. It{e}m to George Warberton for luptons chargies his wief & man & their horses xxxiij s. iiij d. It{e}m to Mr Haywood for trym{m}yng of the sixe childern \5 \ in the too stages w{i}th xij s. [s] to the childern \5 \ for their labo{u}r & for hurte doone apon silke borowed/ as appereth by his bill xxxj s. vij d. It{e}m to Iohn Davies for all his payntyng at the tollshopp & other wise for the citie as appereth by his bill xvj li. It{e}m to Mr Bell the orato{u}r in considrac{i}on of his Iorneys to M{aste}r Countroller to the courte at Kyllyngworth, & his paynes xx li. Ite{m} to Mr dighton, for mr Bells diett & his too men for xij days & his horsemeate xliiij s. It{e}m to Mr dighton for Ipocras geven to the Lordes & others of the p{r}ivie councell & other charges as appereth by his bill viij li. iiij s. v d. It{e}m paied to George Warberton & Iohn Edward{es} chamberlaynes for theyr bill of charges leyd out for the citie agenst the Queenes ma{ies}ties com{m}yng to Worcett{u}r xiiij li. xviij s. W{hi}ch said seu{er}all sum{m}es to gether w{i}th dyu{er}s other small sumes ^\amounteth to Clxxiij li. viij s. iiij d. \ / as appereth by his billes / And his receytes, deliberatly examyned & all thyng{es} allowed/ ther remaynyth in Mr Dightons h{ands} xxv li. w{hi}ch xxv li. to gether w{i}th v li. is alowed to the same Mr Dighton as appereth in the next chamber.

((ff 9--10* {(13 August)})) \1 chr{ist}ofer dyton a grate wise man and {{.}}arefull((142)) for the Citie \ \2 Regu{m} lib{er} 1 ca{pitulo} x\o \((143)) & then she said none suche none suche \ \3 at her ma{ies}t{ies} dep{ar}ture \ firste began, I will brieflie dyvert to yo{u}r ma{ies}t{ies} noble p{ro}genito{u}rs to whom this poore citie hath byn especially bounde, wherin albeit I myght say moche, as touchyng the first foundac{i}on & peoplyng of the same And howe it grewe vp to a florishing estate and of the scituac{i}on therof, beyng alweys a frontier and Bulwarke of balde & obedient s{er}uiceable subiect{es} agenst the sundry invasions & vndue attempt{es} of the Welshemen, who at this day to their grett com{m}endac{i}on & p{er}petuall prayse lyve in most dutifull obedience and cyvell societie w{i}th vs vnder yo{u}r ma{ies}t{ies} most m{er}cifull gou{er}nement, I will for hono{u}r sake begyn w{i}th worthy worf[e]^\a \rius, first christen Kynge of Martia or medle England, who of his Kinglie affecc{i}on toward{es} this towne abowte nyne hundred yeres paste by his charter gunted((144)) & made Worcester a Citie. Abowt which tyme the inh{ab}ita{u}nt{es}((145)) here first began their marte of wooles & trade of clothynge w{hi}ch eu{er} synce and to this day is ^\the \ onelie relief & meyntena{u}nce of this Citie, After whom Offa. Edgar. Henry the second. Richard the firste, Richard the seconde. Edward the seconde and Edwarde the fourthe of like pryncelie favo{u}r, endewed this citie w{i}th sundry charterz liberties & pryvileg{es} to the great adua{u}ncement of this poore co{m}mon Weale, of all whom, as we ar bounde to make reu{er}ent remembraunce for thankfull deserte So most especially of yo{u}r ma{ies}t{ies} nearest & dearest p{ro}genyto{u}rs namelie that pollytike prynce, yo{u}r ma{ies}t{ies} g{r}auntfather Kynge Henry the seventhe yo{u}r highnes father of famous memory Kinge Henry the eight. That prince of grettest hope, Kinge Edwarde the sixte yo{u}r ma{ies}ties brother and Quene Mary yo{u}r highnes dearest sister of whos grett & Kyngly favo{u}r has this citie happelie fealte so pleased it that second Salamon yo{u}r highnes grauntfather in his kynglie p{er}son. to gether w{i}th the Queene his wyff. the countes of Rychemonde his mother And prynce Arthur yo{u}r ma{ies}t{ies} derest vncle, to visite this citie. Wheer duryng the tyme of his abode. hit pleased his highnes so thankfully to Accepte of the poore good will and Loyall affecc{i}on of the Citesyns as at this day ther remayne in Regyster of Recorde Amongst sondry comfortable speeches witnessyng the same, And as we haue iuste cause w{i}th the whole body of this realme gen{er}ally to reioyce of yo{u}r ma{ies}tie and the vnspeakable benefytt{es} that god in his m{er}cy hathe blessed vs therby. So haue we specially occasion to be thankfull to the same, not onelie for the confirmac{i}on & corroborac{i}on of all our form{er} ch{arte}res liberties & p{r}ivileges. but also for that yo{u}r ma{ies}tie in yo{u}r carefull breaste moche tenderyng the vertuous educac{{ion}} of youthe in the feare of god And w{i}th pryncelie pittie p{ro}{{vided}} | for the needy estate of christ{es} poore membres haue not onelie graunted vs the havyng of a freeschoole w{i}thin this Citie, but also graciously increased the stipend therof and meyntena{u}nce of c{er}ten poore people for eu{er} to be relieved amongst vs, A worke first entended by the charitable devoc{i}on of certen good Citesyns here And now lastely enlarged augmented and confirmed by your highnes, By thes most bountyfull benefytes by yo{u}r ma{ies}t{ies} noble p{ro}genito{u}rs of worthiest memory and by yo{u}r highnes conferred vnto vs, w{hi}ch for avoydyng p{ro}lixitie we may not p{ar}ticulerly remember to gether w{i}th the paynfull labo{u}r Industrye and diligence of good Citesyns. This Citie of Longe tyme so increased in wealthe substaunce & bewtifull buyldyng{es} And became so fortunate in the trade of clothyng, as by the onelie meanes therof in good & freshe memory of man ther were here vsed and meynteygned for the said trade of clothyng three hundred and fowerscore grett loomes/ wherby eight thowsand p{er}sons were well meyntyned in wealth & abilitie besides M{aste}rs & their childern; Then florisshed this Citie and became populus, then were the inh{ab}itaunt{es} here no lesse able then reddy for s{er}uice of their prynce and countrey, then frended w{i}th many, But why remember we the tyme past w{i}th such com{m}endac{i}on of the florisshyng estate therof, or why do we shewe yo{u}r ma{ies}tie of thing{es} that Late were & now ar not w{i}th that grief of mynde may we remember that Worcett{u}r one of the most aunncient{est} Cities of yo{u}r Kyngdome was some tyme wealthy bewtifull and well inh{ab}ited, synce at this day yo{u}r ma{ies}tie shall see and fynde the wealthe wasted and decayed, the bewty faded, the buyldyng{es} ruyned The three hundred & fowerscore Loomes of clothyng comen to the nomeber of one hundred & threescore, and therby above fyve thowsand p{er}sones that were lately well wrought & relieved now wantyng the same So that of all that was ther. is allmost no thyng lefte but a ruynous Citie or decaied, Antiquities such as we see the chaunges of [f{{.....}}e] fortune and chaunce of tyme, All w{hi}ch we wayle not w{i}th intent to crave any of yo{u}r ma{ies}t{ies} liberalitie wherw{i}th to be releaved espe{c}ialy at such tyme as it hathe pleased the same by paynfull travell to vysytt our Citie, but therby to showe our wante of habilitie so worthelie to receave yo{u}r ma{ies}tie as to yo{u}r Highnes p{er}son app{er}teygnyth nether bewayle we our losses to come by any other meanes then by casually((146)) of vnlooked for trobles, as the breache of faytheles m{er}chaunt{es} and restraynt of trafyque, w{i}th trafyque beyng now restored by yo{u}r ma{ies}t{ies} pryncely p{ro}vidence breedyth in vs an assured hope shortelie to see the restituc{i}on of our form{er} florisshyng estate. to the hyndraunce whereof ther remaynyth one especiall apparaunt Impedyment by the nomeber of pyrates apon the seas And they not to be accoumpted of for seyng yo{u}r ma{ies}tie hathe p{re}pared to yo{u}r self so myghty a navye as neu{er} any of yo{u}r noble p{ro}genyto{u}rs earste had the like. So may yo{u}r highnes when so eu{er} it shall seeme good to the same very easly daunte & represse thos Robbers that yo{u}r subiect{es} may w{i}th safetye sayle & {{..}}se their trafyque | To the p{er}fecc{i}on of this hope yo{u}r ma{ies}ties com{m}yng to this Citie w{i}th whos ioyfull p{re}sence, it hath pleased god to bewtifie the same doothe bothe boo{{..}} and as it were p{ro}nosticate vnto vs the conu{er}sion of all our adu{er}se fortune in to a more happy & p{ro}sperous estate. In the ioyfull daies of whos coronac{i}on. this worthy Citesyn then & now vnder yo{u}r maiestie Chief officer therof the whole citie did so reioyce & so effectually sygnyfie the same by theffuse expence of their wealthe as the like is neu{er} remembred to be doon. And therfore no m{er}veile thoughe their heavy hartes be now in happy hope, and revived from the clowdy cares of their Adu{er}tisitie((146A)), ffor due p{ro}ffe wherof may it like yo{u}r Highnes to beholde the populus concourse of the multitude, the greedy yes cast apon yo{u}r ma{ies}tie on eu{er}y syde the wayes & streetes filled w{i}th companyes of all ages desierous to haue the fruyc{i}on of yo{u}r ioyfull p{re}sence, the howses & habitac{i}ons Lately ryson from their rufull ruyn to a more lyvely and freshe furnyture, briefly the vniu{er}sall assent of all estates yelde an assured hope, evident token & p{er}fytt p{ro}ffe of eeche good thinge worthie suche a prynce/ So as we may soothely say o Sou{er}aigne for our selves & the whole body of this realme that if all iuste lawes had not cast apon yo{u}r ma{ies}tie the Inheritaunce & rightfull succession in this Kingdom we myght my Lord{es} in merite most iustlie haue elected((147)) her ma{ies}tie thervnto And haue said w{i}th the p{ro}phett Samuell, Beholde see ye not whom the Lord hath chosen and howe ther is not a like vnto her among all the people One whom & whos most prudent & pollitique gou{er}nement w{i}th humble obedience we ioyfully caste our cares vowyng for our p{ar}tes w{i}th vnfayned hartes the willyng expence of our good{es} and lyves at yo{u}r ma{ies}t{ies} com{m}aundement. In token of which bounden dutie & Loiall good will to yo{u}r highnes syth habilitie is farr inferior and s{er}uyth not to make a sufficient signyficac{i}on therof. The Baylyff{es} & Cytesyns heere p{re}sent yo{u}r maiestie w{i}th this poore peece & small porc{i}on therin conteyned most humblie beseechyng yo{u}r highnes to accepte the same not as the grett alexandr Accepted the sowdiers gyfte nor as the valiaunt Artaxerxes the litle water gyven by the symple sotte But as Quene Elizabeth in whome is the fulnes of pryncely benygnytie is wonte to accepte the simple p{re}sent{es} of her subiect{es} Whos highnes God p{re}s{er}ue in blessyd lyffe in Roiall raigne in Nestors yeres among vs. M{emoran}d{um} That a fewe word{es} vttered((148)) by orato{u}r w{i}th answer thervnto by her ma{ies}tie do appere in the ende of this booke, Amonge other matters written of the whol{{e}} Discource of her ma{ies}ties beyng heere. Ex{pressa} p{er} me Edward Danniell ((loose insert 2)) {{......}} at the quen{es} ma{ies}ties com{m}ynge to worssett{er} ((loose insert 2v)) \payd/ \ \payd/ \ \payd/ \ \payd/ \ \payd \ \payd \ \payd/ \ money Ressevid and borrowed ffor the vse of the cittie as followethe hearafter Ressevid of [xxj] xxiij\t{ie} \ of the xxiiij\t{ie} \ at xl s. the pese am{oun}t{ing} to [xlij li.] xlvj li. M{emoran}d{um} that there is vnpaid [m{aste}r hie baylie m{aste}r lowe bailie &] mr Dedicott Resseved of the companie of the xlviij\t{ie} \ aft{er} the rate of xx s. the pese xlviij li. Resseved & borrowed owt of Mr yowl{es} monye in the tresorie xvij li. Resseved & borrowed owt of the corporacion{es} monye owt of ye tresorie xj li. Ressevid of Richard Hem{m}ynge for the companye of the m{er}sers ij li. Resseved of the occupazione of the drapers iij li. Resseved of the wevers xiij li. vj s. viij d. Resseved of the brewers ij li. Resseved of the chawnlers ij li. Resseved of the showmakers iij li. Resseved of the walkers vj li. xiij s. iiij d. Som{me} am{ounting} to | Cliiij li. the Rest vnp{ai}d Cxxij li. Rec{eved} of Mr Gibbes of Mr yowles money byng leyed out for wood \w{hi}ch was at the begynnyng delyured to Mr ffleet & Mr Iames. \ vij li. R{esseved} of m{aste}r chamberlens for one whole yeares Rent of mr Rules landes dew att mekellmass 1575/yeare viij li. xiiij s. 4 d. the some of all this bill Cxxxvij li. xiiij s. iiij d. ((insert 3)) {{.......}} monye Resseved of the constabl{es} as ffollowethe ((insert 3v)) mony R{esseved} of the constabell{es} as followythe R{esseved} of Roger strete and Rechard Whellor constabell{es} of sent androw{es} warde in mony ix li. viij s. vj d. R{esseved} of Iho{n} ashey and Iho{n} Well{es} constabell{es} of sent petter{es} in mony vij li. x[iij] s. viij d. R{esseved} of edward barbar and his fellow Rechard hemyng constabell{es} of alhallow ward in a cownt of thayr charge [xij li.] \xiij li. vij {{s.}} iiij d. \ R{esseved} of edward hyck{es} and wyll{i}am hylken{es} constabell{es} of sent martan{es} in a cownt of thayr charge vij li. [vj s. x d.] \\vj s. x d.\ \ R{esseved} of semond bathe and Robert withe constabell{es} of sent necollys ward in acownt of thayr charge [iij li. iiij s.] \v li. viij s. \ R{esseved} of howmfray h{{..}}l and Iho{n} fesher constabell{es} of the hye warde in a cownt of thayr charge [xijj li. xiij s. iiij d.] \xiij li. v s. iiij d. \ R{esseved} of fransses hott constable of sent clemens in a cownt of his carge((149)) [xviij s. vj d.] \xix s. \ \Som{me} am{oun}t{ing} to liiij li. xvij s. ij d.\ 57 li. 5 s. 8 d. R{esseved} of hewthe chanlor and his fellow Howmfray Tom{es} stewyerd{es} of the walker{es} for thowes walker{es} y{a}t ar nott of the chamber as a perythe by a nother bill here vnto anyxste/ iij li. xvj s. iiij d. 61 li. 2 s. \Som{me} of all the Resseyt{es} in bothe these bylles as apperythe more at Large is/ | C lxxxxviij li. xvj s. iiij d. Some of the wholl chardges 173 li. 8 s. 4 d. So Restethe clere the some of xxv li. viij s.\

((mb 1{(Inventory)})) \The trewe Inuetory((150)) of harrye smythe late desessed w{i}thin the cittie of worst{er} \ \1575 \ ... ((mb 2*)) ... It{em} for the players geare valewd at xl s. It{em} for the vyalls & the books vallewd at iiij li. It{em} for the recorders valewed at ij li. ... ((single sheet {(Will)})) ...It{e}m I will and bequethe vnto my wyff Katheryne whom I do make my Sole exsekutrix all my goods w{i}the in my howse movable and vnmovable that is my owne/ also I geve vnto her all my tymber where soever yt dothe lye & my wares that are readie made & all my tolles/ also I geve vnto my boyes all my Instruments bothe vyalls & Recorders & theyr boks vpon the consyderazion that they will vse theyr selfes well towards theyr dame/... Probatu{m} wigorn{ie} coram Ioh{an}ne langford legu{m} doct{ore} et d{i}c{t}i d{omi}ni Nich{ola}i wigorn{ie} Ep{iscop}i comiss{ario} executric{e} xxj\o \ die mens{is} Ianuarij s{e}c{u}nd{um} co{m}putac{i}o{n}e{m} eccl{es}ie Anglicane 1575/ habet exhibere Inventar{ium} citra xxx\u{m} \ Ianuarij p{ro}x{imum}. deinde [p] Sept{im}o die mensis februarij 1575 exh{ibu}it Inventariu{m} ad sum{m}a{m}((151)) lxxxxvj li. xvs. j d

((f 1v*)) An Inventorie of the plate and other thing{es} belonginge to the Cath{ed}rall church of Worc{ester} taken by Tho{mas} Wilson D{octor} of Dyvynyty and Deane there and Tho{mas} Bastand thresorer of the said churche and others of the chapiter the 3 day of Decemb{er} An{n}o 1576, An{n}o Eliz{abeth} xix\o \ ((col 1)) Inpr{i}m{is} 3 goblett{es} w{i}th a couer all gylte Int{e}m((152)) 2 salt{es} gylte It{e}m A flatt boule gylte It{e}m two cupp{es} w{i}th cou{er}s p{ar}cell gylte It{e}m two white sylu{er} cupp{es} w{i}th cou{er}s. It{e}m fyve spones w{i}th knupp{es}. ((t2))and one other to be Answered by D{octor} Lewis. It{e}m ix playne spones. It{e}m A syluer pr{e}sent potte for the co{mmun}inion((153)) It{e}m two syluer Cuppes & a plate for the co{mmun}ion. It{e}m three garnysshe of pewter vessell. It{e}m 2. pr{e}sent pottes It{e}m 3. chargers. It{e}m 4. dos{en} table napkyns ((t2))and 5. odde lost at thaudyte 1578. It{e}m 3. new course tableclothes It{e}m 6. olde table clothes It{e}m 2. table towels ((col 2)) \for the quyer \ Inpr{i}m{is} tenne veluet Cuyssons It{e}m 2. cussyons of tyssue It{e}m 4. Cussyons of freres It{e}m an olde cussyon to kneele vpo{n}. It{e}m 2. pulpitt clothes of tysshew It{e}m 2. cou{er}ing{es} for the co{mmun}ion table ((t2))the one of tyssew thother of flowres It{e}m 4. white cussyons. and 3. of ((t2))white and grene damaske It{e}m a paule of blacke veluett It{e}m a canapie bought when the quene was here It{e}m 3. Longe carpett{es} to sytt vpo{n} at S{e}rmons It{e}m a white cope. It{e}m one new clothe for ye co{mmun}ion table and an other old one for ye same It{e}m 4. new cupbord clothes bought by mr Carington thresorer. 4\o \ decemb{er} ((t2))an{n}o 1578 \players gere \ A gowne of freres gyrdles A K{ing}s cloke of Tyshew A lytill cloke of tysshew A Ierkyn of greene ((col 3)) A woma{n}s gowne A Ierkyn and a payer of breches A gowne of silk 2 Cappes and the devils apparell

((f 133v* {(22 March)})) ... \1 Ric{hard} Dyrham to haue for eu{er} a p{ar}cell of ground in the corne m{ar}ket/ \ It{e}m it is agreed That a lease be made to [Will{ia}m blagden &] Richard Dyrham ^\& his heires for eu{er} \ of a p{ar}cell of grounde adioynyng W{illia}m blagdens howse in the corne m{ar}kett conteynyng in lengthe from the new streete vnto the Pageon howse lxx foot in bredeth from the said streete in bredyth three foote & di{midium} & so nokwise vnto the said Pageon howse & ther no bredyth for that it meetyth w{i}th the sill of the Pageon howse paieng [xx s. for a fyne] for that & his porche xx s. for a fyne & xxij d. a year ...

((f 156 {(19 March)})) ... \1 Civitas Wigorn{ie} \ It{em} it is agreed t{hat} m{aste}r Bailiff{es}((154)) & m{aste}r Alderme{n} m{aste}r Cha{m}b{er}laines mr Dighton mr fflete & others have the Surveyinge of the Pageant howse & therevppo{n} to set downe howe far forth the building{es} shall extend & what yearely Rent shalbe reserued. ...

((f [157] {(Allowances to chamberlains)})) ... It{e}m of the wevers for half A yeres Rente for A Tenement where the pageants were xviij d. ...

((f 157v {(25 September)})) ... \1 A lease granted to Richard Dyrra{m} of the place wher the pagant{es} do stand \ Item it is further agreed that Richard Dyrra{m} haue a lease of the grant of this Chamber of the vacant place where the pagant{es} do stand for the terme of threescore & one yeares in Consyderac{i}o{n} that he shall buyld the same/ paing therefore yearly the rent of xiij s. iiij d./ & that M{aste}r [Chamberlens haue the] Baylyffs M{aste}r Aldermen & M{aste}r Chamberlens shall haue the apoynting how far foorth he shalbuyld there/ {(signed)} Walter Iones

((f 161v {(17 December)})) ... \1 Thomas Wheler the musitia{n} to be reteyned for playinge the wayt{es} of this Cytie \ Item it is agreed & ordred that m{aste}r Baylyffs((155)) m{aste}r Aldermen & [m{aste}r Cha] others theyre brethren whome they shall rule vnto them shall call before them Thomas Wheler the musysian and make agrement w{i}th him for playinge the waytes of this Cyttye yearly ffrom the ffeast of S{ai}nt Michaell vntill the ffeast day of the puryficac{i}o{n} of the blessed virgin Marye, & that therefore he have such yearly ffee of the Citie as the sayd officers & theyre brethen shall thinke conuenient & shall sett doune vppon such conference as aforsayd. {(signed)} Walter Iones ...

((f [168])) ... It{e}m geven to the Quenes players x s. ...

((f [173v]* {(Allowances to chamberlains)})) ... ... Rewardes to the Quenes players & to others, expences at the Trynytie Hall... ...

((f [182v]* {(Allowances to chamberlains)})) ... ... money geven to players... ...

((f [186]* {(Allowances to chamberlains)})) ... ... money geven to players... ...

((f [188v] {(Allowances to chamberlains)})) ... It{e}m bestowed vppon the Quenes Trompeters & players iiij li. ...

((single mb dorse* {(Presented 18 May)} {(Inventory)})) ... A rapier & an ould [{{.......}}] ruffe band more bookes vz. passion planetar mathematicall Iuell use of the globe Surveigh of land the comedie of midas 2 pap{er} bookes, other bookes & pap{er}s ij s ...

((f [209v]* {(Allowances to chamberlains)})) ... for money paied by them to the Quenes plaiers & to other noble mens plaiers...

((f [215]* {(Allowances to chamberlains)})) ... ... money gyven to the Quenes players, and to Certen noble mens players...

((f [221]* {(Allowances to chamberlains)})) ... ... To the Quenes plaiers, & other noble mens plaiers... ...

((f 203v* {(26 January)})) ... \waight{es} of ye Citty elected \ It ys fynallie ordered that the Cornitors or Music{i}ons (in regard of the L{ord} Buishops request) be allowed the waightes or Music{i}ons for this Citty, and att the Audit to have such benevolence or guift as shall seeme fitt to M{aste}r Baylief{es}((156)) their brethren and the Auditors of this Citty accordinge to their discrec{i}ons and as they shall deserue/And further to take the benevolence of eu{er}y Citticen of this Cittie as hath ben accoustumed. ...

((f [228]* {(Allowances to chamberlains)})) ... Item they praie further Allowance for wyne & suger gyven to the Earle of Darbie the lord Busshop Sir Iohn parkinton Sir henry Bromley m{aste}r Recorder, for Cheses bestowed at the Courte and ^\money \ gyven to noble mens plaiers xxj li. ij s. ix d. ...

((f [234]* {(Allowances to chamberlains)})) ... ...for money gyven vnto [plaiers], the waite plaiers & other plaiers... ...

((p 6*)) \1 [& in all Sts warde] \ Saint Martins warde In pr{i}mis of Mr Durant for a Tenement sometyme a pagent howse adioyninge to his owne howse xiij s. iiij d. of Him for a Tenement sometime Hills adioyninge to the towne wall nere to St Martins gate iiij s. of Him for grounde w{i}thowt ^\St \ Martins gate vnder the towne wall 0 xx d. of Him for the porche of his howse 0 xij d. ... of the wardens of the weavers for a howse late a pagent howse ij s.... ...

((single sheet)) \1 {{Wi}}gorn{ia} \ ((par)) Iur{ati} p{ro} d{omi}no Rege sup{er} sacr{a}m{entum} suu{m} p{re}sentant q{uo}d quida{m} Ioh{ann}es Hart de Anserwick in Com{itatu} p{re}d{i}c{t}o laborer quinto die Iunij Anno regni d{omi}ni n{ost}ri Iacobi dei gr{aci}a Angl{ie} Scotie ffranc{ie} & hib{er}nie Regis fidei defensor{is} &c videl{ice}t Anglie ffranc{ie} & hib{er}nie quinto & Scotie xl\o \ infra messuag{ium} suu{m} scituat{um} in anserwick p{re}dict' in com{itatu} p{re}d{i}c{t}o diu{er}sis alijs dieb{us} & vicib{us} t{a}m antea q{ua}m postea in d{ic}to messuagio suo custodiuit & h{ab}uit diu{er}sa ioca illicita videl{icet} dauncinge ^\tempore divine servitie celebrat{e} \ necnon d{i}c{t}is die & anno & diu{er}sis alijs dieb{us} & vicib{us} in d{i}c{t}o messuagio suo hospita int{er} diu{er}sas p{er}sonas male fame & conversac{i}onis honeste((157)) in magn{um} nocument{um} totius populi domin{is} Regi nunc ac contra pacem d{i}c{t}i d{omi}ni Regis nunc coron{am} & dignitat{em} suas &c./ Will{ia}m payton p{ro}c{urator}

((f 1v*)) ... ffiftlie your Ma{ies}t{ie}s Attournie attending this Court exhibited an informac{i}on, against one Mr Atwood & diuers others, who by Mr Atwoods encoragement, became enterlude players in the Saboth daie, in Contempt of your highnes authoritie, being prohibited by speciall warrant in writing From one Mr ffleete the next Iustice of Peace adioyning. Wee did vpon hearing of this Cause (For example to others and to sanctifie the Saboth) com{m}itt them to Prison and fined them. ... ((f 29v {(15 July)})) ... \Wigorn{ia} \ \Misdemeanors on the Sabboth day. \ Marmaduke llyod ar{miger} Enform{ant} Anthony Atwood &c D{e}f{endan}t{es}

((f [60] {(20 February)})) ... \Robert Durants leasse\ \ A Lease graunted to Robert Durant of a sling or peece of ground from S{ai}nt Martins gate under the Towne Wall to begin after the expirac{i}on of an old lease heretofore made unto mr Richard Durant his father for & duringe the Tearme of one & Twenty yeres w{i}th the res{er}uac{i}on of ffive shilling{es} rent p{er} ann{um} & w{i}th such Couenaunt{es} as are Conteyned in the former lease.

((single sheet* {(Will)})) ...It{e}m I geave vnto Mary my dawghter ... It{e}m I geave vnto her ye virginalls vsuallie placed in ye Parlo{u}r. And my will & meaning is, y{a}t ye bedding and other p{ar}ticuler things mencyoned in ye former bequeste, shall be delivered vnto her at her age of xxj\tie \ yeres complete, or sooner if she shall be sooner bestowed in maryage.... xviij\o \ Aprilis 1616 ((t3))P{er} Edwardum Archbold al{ia}s Archpole seniorem. ((t5))\Probatu{m} Wigorn{ie} 4\to \ 1618./ p{er}. ((t5))Executorem no{m}i{n}atu{m} cora{m} M{agist}ro Chr{istopher}o H{{...}} ((t5))legu{m} d{o}c{t}ore &c Reu{er}endi p{at}ris d{omi}ni Ioh{ann}is ((t5))Wigorn{ie} E{pisco}pi Vicario &c\ ((f [1] {(2 September)} {(Inventory)})) An Inventary of all ye plate, readie coyne, chattells & goodes whatsoever of Edward Archbold gent{leman} late whilest he lived, dwelling w{i}thin ye pr{e}cinct of ye Cathrall((158)) Church of Worcest{e}r w{hi}ch sythence his decease, are co{m}me to ye handes or knowledge of Edward Archbold his Son{n}e & Executor: valued & prysed as heereafter followethe. ... ((f [2v] {(Goods in the hall)})) ... It{em} one paire of virginalls 40 s. ...

((f 77* {(Extraordinary payments)})) ... Payd to goodma{n} Stanton the Musitian for playinge on the Cornetts in the Quyre xx s. ...

((p 24 {(Council order)})) ... \1 Ballett{es} 63 \ Item that noe p{er}son whatsoeu{er} shall from henceforth be tollerated or suffered to bringe to this Cyttie vppon the market days or aney other days aney ballett{es} & w{i}thin this Cyttie & lib{er}ties of the same to singe the same wherevppon much damage & p{re}iudice may ensue to maney of the king{es} ma{ies}t{ie}s lege people./ ... ((p 28)) ... \2 \apres 94 71\ \ \3 \No playes to be suffered in the night tyme nether att the vpper Inne of the Hall\ \ Item yt is ordered that noe playes bee had or made in the vpper end of the Twonehall of this Cyttie nor Councell Chamber vsed by anie players whatsoever, And that noe players bee had or made in Yeald by nyght tyme, And yf anie players bee admytted to play in the Yeald hall to bee admytted to play in the lower end onelie vppon paine of xl s. to bee payd by M{aste}r Maior to the vse of the Cyttie yf anie shalbee admytted or suffered to the Contrarie ...

((f 17v {(Allowances to chamberlains)})) ... Item for money given to the king{es} Players xx s. Item for money given to the king{es} Players at another time x s. ...

((f 26 {(Allowances to chamberlains)})) ... Item they are allowed the money w{hi}ch the last yeare by M{aste}r Maiors((159)) appointm{en}t the did give to Players videl{ice}t To the king{es} Revelers xv s. To kinge Charles his servant{es} when he was Prince---xiij s. iiij d. To the Ladie Elizabeths servant{es} x s. ... ((f 27v {(Gifts)})) ... Item they are allowed for two galland{es} of sacke three galland{es} of Clarret wyne sixe pound of ffigges three pound of sugar, and for Cakes diet bread Simnells and money given to a Trumpetor a drummer and to Poore men for carringe of foormes and table boord{es} for to [er] make a scaffold which was spent and given at the time that kinge Charles was p{ro}claimed in the presence of the Iudges of Assizes xlj s. iiij d. ...

((f 40 {(Allowances to chamberlains)})) ... Payed and Given to the Lord Dudleys Players x s. ...

(([p 39] {(9 October)} {(Council order)})) ... \1 \noe plaies by night\ \ \2 \94\ \ \3 \deuant 72\ \ It{e}m wee doe order, that noe plaies shall bee acted by night in the Trinitie hall of the Cittie aforesaid vppon paine of fourtie shillings to bee paied by the master & wardens of the Companie of weavers & walkers to the vse of the Corporac{i}on: [nor in the Townehall or any other hall, by night vppon the like paine to bee paied for everie default by m{aste}r maior((160)) & m{aste}r Aldermen to the vse of the Corporac{i}on of the Cittie]

((f 119 {(Chamberlains' receipts)})) ... Item they yeald accounte of money by them receaued of the mountebanke to the vse of the poore lviij s. ix d. ...

((f 113v {(Gifts and presents)})) ... Item given to the Kinges ma{ies}t{ies} players by M{aste}r Mayors((161)) Direcc{i}on to prevente theire playenge in this Citie for feare of infecc{i}on xiij s. iiij d. ...

((f 124 {(Gifts and presents)})) ... Item given to the king{es} Ma{ies}t{ies} players beinge twoe Companies to prevent theire playenge in the Citie by the appointment of the late m{aste}r Maior((162)) and Aldermen xx s. ... ((f 125)) ... Item payed to the kinges Ma{ies}t{ies} players by the appointement of the late m{aste}r Maior to prevent theire playenge w{i}thin this Citie xx s. ...

((f 151 {(Gifts and presents)})) ... Item they are allowed x s. that was given to a Companie of Players to prevent theire playenge w{i}thin the Cittie as by a note vnder the late m{aste}r Maiors((163)) hand appeareth x s. ...

((p 84* {(November)})) To ye moste Reuerend father in God ye Lorde Archbishop of Canterburie His Grace; Primate of All Englande and Metropolitane; An accounte giuen of what seruice ye now Deane of worcester did att His Maiesties Cathedrall there: what tyme hee first cam thither in Nouember Last: 1634.((164)) ... 5 A perfect Inuentorie taken of all ornam{e}nts vestements and Implements of ye church as well sacra; as focalia: 6 Diuerse vestements and other ornaments of ye church as Copes Carpetts and fronts being Turned into Players Capps and Coates and Imployed to y{a}t vse by ye direction of Mr Nath{aniel} Tomkins;((165)) I caused to be burned; and ye Siluer extracted putt into ye Treasurie of ye church: ...

((p [55] {(9 May)} {(Council order)})) ... \1 Glasse windowes in the Councell Chamber be mended & the same to bee kept from drinking & plaiers \ \2 \140\ \ It{e}m wee doe further order for asmuch as wee finde the glasse windowes in the Councell Chamber to bee much broken and the Cyttie thereby suffereth much damage, And that noe plaies nor plaiers bee suffered to haue any vse thereof nor any Tiplinge or Drinkinge bee suffered there by which meanes those inconveniencies happen but that the Chamberlaines forthwith putt the same in repaire And the keyes thereof to bee kept for the Citties vse vppon paine of Tenne shillings for euery time offendinge.

((f 178v {(Gifts and presents)})) ... Item given by M{aste}r Maiors((166)) Appointem{en}t to a Company of Players that they should forbeare to play w{i}thin this Cittie xx s. ...

((f [13v] {(Gifts and presents)})) ... Item given to a Companie of players the 14\th \ of August to p{re}vent theire playenge in the Citie vj s. viij d. ...

((p [71]* {(Council order)})) \1 49 \ \2 \X stet\ \ Item that noe person whatsoever shall from hencforth bee tollerrated or sufferred to bringe to this Cittie vppon the Markett daies or any other dayes any Balletts and within this Cittie and liberties of the same to singe the same wherevppon much damadge and preiudice may ensue to many of [the kings mai{es}ties Liege] \hi{{s}}((167)) {{...}} \ people/ ... ((p [76])) ... \3 \74 stet\ \ Item wee doe order that noe plaies shalbe Acted by night in the Trinity Halle of the Cittie aforesaid vppon paine of xl s to be paid by the Master and wardens of the Company of weavers and walkers to the vse of the Corporac{i}on ...

((f 211 {(17 November)})) \1 Civitas Wigorn{ie} \ Att a Chamber there holden the xvij\th \ day of November in the xviij\th \ yeare of the king{es} ma{ies}t{es} Reigne ... It is ordered that Iohn Browne & his Companie of musicians called the waites be suppressed from playing of their instrument{es} about the Citty in the morning, And that they may not expect any recompence for their paynes And that the Chamberlaynes are desired to giue notice vnto them of this order./ III. HOUSEHOLDS PRIOR WILLIAM MORE OF WORCESTER

((f 56v {(Prior's accounts)})) ... It{e}m in donis datis Nuncijs. Mynstrellis d{omi}ni reg{is}. Regine & Alijs. {(blank)}/ ...

((f 29v {(14--20 November)})) ... \Ebdomada vj.\ta \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsowle((167A)) [{{......}}] xx s. ij d. ob. ... It{em} in Reward{es} to @the kyng{es} harper ij s. ... ((f 30 {(12--18 December)} {(Worcester)})) ... \Ebdomada x\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xv s. ... It{e}m rewarded to A harp{er} of @the dewk{es} of bokyngham xij d. ... ((f 30v* {(26 December--1 January)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada j\a \ In Natale d{omi}ni \1518\ \ In p{r}imis for howsolde at @the cristmas wycke xxxj s. xj d. j ox p{ri}c{e} xix s. iiij d. It{em} in expe{n}s{is} of Mawmesey & Rumney [@the] ^\on \ cristmas day at ny@zth xiiij d. iiij d. It{em} rewarded to syngar{es} of carrall{es} at cristmas day at ny@zth xvj d. ... It{e}m rewarded for carrall{es} iiij d. iiij d. ij d. j d. iiij d. ij d. ij d./ ... It{e}m rewarded to syngar{es} of carrall{es} A pon((168)) xij d. v d. iiij d. xij d. ... (({(2--8 January)} {(Worcester)})) \1 xj s. x d. \ \Ebdomada ij\da \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @this wycke @the bayles((169)) dyned w{i}t{h} me/ xxxviij s. ix d. ob. \It{e}m spyce al man{er} x s. v d. \ j ox p{ri}c{e} xix s. iiij d. ... It{em} in reward{es} to pleyer{es} \childern \ when @the balys w{i}t{h} ther company dyned w{i}t{h} me xij d. Ite{m} to syngers of carrall{e}s xx d. It{e}m rewarded to iiij pleyer{es} A pon @the Epiphani day [of] belongyng to s{i}r Edward beltenop iij s. iiij d.... ... (({(9--15 January)} {(Worcester)})) \3 iiij s. iij d. \ \Ebdomada iij\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wike xij s. v d. ... It{em} payd for c{er}ten geere belongyng to Rog{er} kny@zth vj d. xij d. \a shete \ ((f 31v* {(6--12 March)} {(Worcester)})) ... \Ebdomada xj\a \ in quinq{u}agesima \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde xxx s. [j d.] vij d. ob. In reward{es} to Mynstrell{es} Apon quyttid{es} sonday ij s. x d. ... ((f 33* {(17--23 April)} {(Worcester)})) ... \8 Rog{er} Kny@zth{es} coote \ \Ebdomada iiij\ta \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde xx s. ... It{e}m payd to Iohn taylo{ur} for c{er}ten warke & stuff vij d. It{e}m payd for Roger Kny@zthes coote of moteley w{i}t{h} @the makyng xj s. vj d. It{e}m payd to mawte cat{ur} for wasshing of @the seyd Rog{eres} geere for iij q{u}art{eres} xij d. ... ((f 33v* {(1--7 May)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada vj\ta \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xv s. ... It{em} rewarded to Wyett & his son Mynstrell{es} xiiij d. ... (({(8--14 May)} {(Worcester)})) \11 @the kyng{es} mynstrell{es} \ \Ebdomada vij\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xvij s. x d. ob. It{em} to @the kyng{es} Mynstrell{es} x s. ... It{e}m for reward{es} at Stoke vj s. v d. w{i}t{h} @the churche ale ... ((f 34* {(5--11 June)} {(Worcester)})) ... \Ebdomada xj\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde xxviij s. iij d. It{em} in reward{es} to A Mynstrell & to danyell of parshor xvj d. apon o{ur} dedicacio{n} day ... (({(12--18 June)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada [x] xij\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} of howsolde xxx s. iij d. ob. It{em} in reward{es} to @the pleyer{es} of seynt Myhell{es} ij s. It{e}m to @the seyd churche of seynt myhel v s. iiij d. ... ((f 34v {(19--25 June)} {(Worcester)})) Ebdomada xiij\a \ In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold xxij s. x d. ob. It{em} in reward{es} to Robyn whod & hys men for geth{er}yng to tewk{es}bury bruge iij s. iiij d. It{em} in reward{es} to T Walker xx d. Ite{m} iiij d. ... (({(26 June--2 July)} {(Worcester)})) Ebdomada p{r}ima post Natiuitate{m} s{anc}ti Ioh{ann}is Baptiste \1519\ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde xx s. ij d. ... It{em} to @the kyng{es} Iogyller xvj d. ... It{e}m to Iohn morys iij s. to Rafe of @the castell fry{ur} men- singer ... It{e}m payd for ij shurt{es} for Rog{er} Kny@zth xvj d. It{em} to hys laundar iiij d. It{e}m for makyng of hys coote xij d. ... ((f 35* {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada ij\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde xxij s. iiij d. ob. ... It{e}m rewarded to A Iogellar of @the kyng{es} xvj d. ... (({(Worcester)})) Ebdomada iij\a \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde xv s. x d. ob. ... It{e}m in reward{es} to grymley churche Ale iij s. It{e}m for reward{es} & expens{is} at Stoke iiij s. iiij d. It{e}m for A pey{er} of sheow{es} to Rog{er} Kny@zth vj d. to his lawnder iiij d. ... (({(Worcester)})) Ebdomada v\ta \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxij s. x d. ob. It{e}m rewarded to ij Mynstrell{es} of my lord of Shrewesbury xx d. ... ((f 35v* {(Worcester)})) ... Ebdomada ix\a \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde xxj s. vj d.... ... It{e}m to A Mynstrell belongyng to @the mast{er} of @the kyng{es} horsses((170)) viij d. ... ((f 36* {(Worcester)})) ... \Ebdomada x\a \ \ In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde xiiij s. iiij d. It{em} rewarded to A s{er}uant of my lord cardinall{es}((171)) A syngar xx d. ... \Ebdomada xj\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold xvj s. vj d. ob. It{e}m in expens{is} to @the p{ar}kar{es} ale at seynt gylez w{i}t{h} @the offryng{es} ij s. iiij d. ... (({(4--10 September)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada xij\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde xlj s. @the Natiuite of o{ur} Lady. ... It{em} to mynstrell{es} on o{ur} lady day @the Natiuite xx d. It{em} to Mast{er} fry{ur} iij s. iiij d. to Martley pleyer{es} iiij d. ...

((f 38* {(4--10 December)} {(Worcester)})) ... \Ebdomada x\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xviij s. ix d. ob. vnde of pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(11--17 December)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada xj\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde xvj s. ix d. vnde xij d. for ij pleyers ... ((f 38v {(18--24 December)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada xij\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde xxj s. xj d. vnde of ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(Quarterly summary)})) Expens{a} hospicij hoc q{ua}t{er}no xiiij li. ix d. ob. vnde rec{eved} of Seyny money & pleyer{es} xxxj s. viij d. ... (({(25--31 December)} {(Worcester)})) \1519\ Ebdomada p{r}ima in Natale d{omi}ni q{uod} exta^\t \ in die d{omi}nica hoc Anno ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde xxvj s. x d. It{e}m An ox p{ri}ce xx s. vj d. It{e}m in Reward{es} for carall{es} on cristmas day x d./ carrall{es} on Monday xiiij d. ... ...It{e}m for mawmesey @the balyes((172)) & citie beyng in @the \grete hall on crist day viij((173)) Ite{m} waffur{es} @the same tyme iij d. \ ... ((f 39* {(1--7 January)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada ij\da \ in Circumcisione d{omi}ni \ ... It{e}m for expens{is} on howswold ^\@th{i}s wyck \ A pon Neweyer{es} day @the bali^\e \s And @the brethr{e}ne dyned w{i}t{h} me lxxvij s. \vnd{e} seyny money iij s. iiij d. \ ... It{e}m to syngers of carrall{es} Apon Neweyer{es} day ij s. iiij d. ... It{e}m to Richard chylde for Mawmesey when @the balyes & citeyzens dyned w{i}t{h} me xiij d. ... (({(8--14 January)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada iij\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xij s. x d. vnde se{{yny money }} It{e}m reward{es} iiij d. ij d. x d. iiij d. It{e}m rewarded to Wyett @the Mynstrell at grymley xij d. ... ((f 39v {(15--21 January)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada iiij\ta \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxvij s. vj d. vnde seyny money iiij s. It{e}m reward{es} to iiij pleyer{es} of Mast{er} beltnops iij s. iiij d. ... ((f 40* {(12--18 February)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada octaua \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wicke ix s. v d. ob. vnde iij s. iiij d. seyny Money It{em} rewarded to iiij pleyer{es} of Evesham iij s. iiij d./ xij d. ...It{em} ij Mynstrell{es} kyng{es} & his felow xij d. It{em} for Rumney & Mawmesey viij d. xij d. x d. vj d. ... (({(19--25 February)} {(London, Worcester)})) \Ebdomada ix\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke {(blank)} ... It{e}m to Iohn harper Mynstrell A pon quyttid sonday viij d./ iiij d. vj d. ... ((f 40v* {(11--17 March)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada xij\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold {(blank)} It{e}m rewarded to @the kyng{es} Iugeler & his blynd harper will{iam} more vj s. viij d. ... ((f 41v {(29 April--5 May)} {(Worcester)})) ... \4 @the kyng{es} Mynstrell{es} \ \Ebdomada vj.\ta \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde xxxj s. iiij d. vnde seyny Money iij s. iiij d. ... It{e}m to @the kyng{es} Mynstrell{es} x s. ... ((f 42* {(3--9 June)} {(Worcester, Battenhall)})) ... \Ebdomada x\a \ in die s{anc}te t{ri}nitat{is} \ In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde xxv s. iij d. vnde seyny money iij s. vj d. ... It{e}m rewarded to Will{i}am benett And to his company at @the p{ro}session tyme beyng/ at batnall w{i}t{h} me at dyner & supper for @th{er} recreation eu{er}y on iiij d. S{u}m{m}a ij s. iiij d. ((f 42v)) ... It{e}m rewardyd to synger{es} of @the towne iiij d.... ... (({(17--23 June)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada xij\a \ \ In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this wycke xijj s. vj d. ob. vnde seyny money iiij s. ... It{e}m to pleyer{es} of seynt peturs iiij d./ ij d. viij d. vj d. iiij d. iiij d. x d. xij d. \William taylo{ur} \ ... ((f 43 {(1--7 July)} {(Worcester)})) ... Ebdomada ij\da \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde xij s. iiij d. vnde seyny money iiij s. viij d. ... ((cap)) It{e}m payd for a shurte to Rog{er} Kny@zth viij d. It{e}m a pey{e}r of showes vj d. & to his lawnder ^\for mydsum{mer} q{u}art{er} \ iiij d. ... ((f 44 {(12--18 August)} {(Worcester)})) \6 v days \ Ebdomada octaua ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde xviij s. \vij d. \ vnde seyny money iiij s. viij d. ... It{e}m to Iohn taylo{ur} for makyng & lynyng of a pey{er} of sleves vj d. It{em} for a shurte to Rog{er} kny@zth viij d. ...

((f 45v {(21--7 October)} {(Worcester)})) ... \7 iij days \ Ebdomada iiij\ta \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde ix s. vj d. vnde seyny money iiij s. ... It{e}m for a pety coote & a pey{er} of sock{es} to Rog{er} kny@zth w{i}t{h} @the makyng ij s. ij d. ... ((f 46 {(11--17 November)} {(Worcester)})) ... Ebdomada vij\a \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold{e} xiiij s. iij d. vnde seyny money iiij s. ... It{e}m reward{es} xxj d.. xx d. iiij d. iiij d. ij d./ a pey{er} of shos to Rog{er} kny@zth vj d./ iiij d. ... ((f 46v* {(18--24 November)} {(Worcester)})) Ebdomada octaua ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde viiij s. vij d. ob vnde Seyny Money iiij s. ...to @the kyng{es} Ioguler iij s. iiij d. ... (({(2--8 December)} {(Worcester)})) \11 Rog{er} Kny@zth{es} coote \ \Ebdomada x\a \. aduent{us} D{omi}ni \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde xxxvj s. iij d. ob. Apon aduent sonday \& \ o{ur} lady day &c. ... It{e}m payd for vj styck{es} & A halff of Motley xx d. @the stycke for Rog{er} Kny@zthes coote x s. x d. the makyng to Iohn taylo{ur} xij d. ... (({(9--15 December)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada xj.\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} [of] on howsolde xij s. vj d. vnde of ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... ((ff 47--7v* {(16--22 December)})) \Ebdomada xij.\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde xviij s. iij d. vnde pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(Quarterly summary)})) S{u}m{m}a in Expens{is} hospicij in hoc q{u}aterno ix li. v s. ij d. vnde seny Money & pleyer{es} in @the aduent xxxviij s. viij d. ... (({(23--9 December)})) \Ebdomada p{r}ima in Natale d{omi}ni \1520\ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold xxvj s. ^\xvj d. \ viij d. vnde pleyer{es} xij d./ vlt{r}a A byff xviij s. iiij d. It{e}m reward{es} for carall{es} on cristmas day ^\dyn{er} \ xiiij d. at supp{er} viij d. ... It{e}m for wyne to dyn{er} on cristmas day j q{ua}rte of mawmesey ^\iiij d. to brawne \ for @the balyff{es}((174)) at ny@zth in @the grete hall ij dosen of wafurnes. A pottell of osey. & A potell of rumney/ xij d. It{e}m to carrold{es} A pon seynt [N] Iohns day viij d. ij d./ viij d. It{e}m rewarded to Will{i}am @the lewter for his syngyng & pleyng in @the cristmas wycke n{i}l hic It{e}m Swete wyne iij d. ij d. iij d./ reward{es} xij d. ... (({(30 December--5 January)} {(Worcester)})) ... \Ebdomada p{ri}ma post Natale d{omi}ni \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde xxxij s. j d. vnde seyny Money iiij s. It{e}m rewarded to iiij pleyer{es} of glowcet{e}r A pon sonday when @the balyff{es} & @the xxiiij\ti \ dyned w{i}t{h} \me in @the grete hall iij s. iiij d. \ | It{e}m reward{es} for p{re}sant{es} & o@th{e}r ij d. xx d. iiij d. to Will{i}am lewt{er} for pleyng & syngyng in the halydays be fore me iij s. iiij d./ viij d.... ... It{e}m to syngar{es} of caroll{es} iiij d. ij d. ij d. iiij d. iiij d./ reward{es} to Ric{hard} tovye of london xx d. ... (({(13--19 January)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada iij.\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde xvj s. x d. ob. vnde seyny money iiij s./ half A byff ix s. ij d. It{e}m reward{es} iiij d. ij d. iiij d. xij d. to pleyer{es} of seynt kenelmes [vi] xij d./ ij d. ... ((f 48 {(10--16 February)} {(Worcester)})) ... \Ebdomada vij\a \ quyttyde sonday \ ((cap))It{e}m for expens{is} on howsolde xx s. vij d. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. It{e}m reward{es} to Mynstrell{es} & oth{er} viij d. iiij d. iiij d. ij d./ v d. iiij d. vj d. viij d. It{e}m payd to Mawte catur for wasshyng of Roger Knytt{es} geere iiij d. ... (({(17--23 February)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada octaua \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde x s. viij d. \ob. \ vnde \of \ ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... ((f 48v {(24 February--2 March)} {(Worcester)})) ... \Ebdomada ix.\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde xv s. v d. ob. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(3--9 March)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada x\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde xiij s. iij d. ob. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... ((f 49 {(10--16 March)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada xj\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde xv s. iij d. ob. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(17--23 March)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada xij\a \ [palme sonday] \ In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde xxix s. xj d. ob. palme sonday & o{ur} lady day in @the same/ \ij \ pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(Quarterly summary)})) S{u}m{m}a toci{us} q{u}art{er}ij in expens{is} hospicij d{omi}ni p{r}ioris xiij li. ij s. x d. ob vnde Seyny Money & pleyer{es} xxxij s. iiij d. ... ((f 49v {(7--13 April)} {(Worcester)})) ... \Ebdomada iij\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s Wycke xiiij s. vj d. vnde seyny Money iiij s. It{e}m reward{es} to wyett @the mynstrell xij d. reward{es} at Ou{er}bury & cropthorn iiij s. \to boxes &c \ ... (({(14--20 April)} {(Worcester)})) \8 ((cap))@the kyng{es} Mynstrell{es} \ \Ebdomada iiij\ta \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s Wycke xiij s. j d. vnde seyny Money iiij s. viij d. ...to c{er}ten p{er}sons & boxes at hervynton iiij s. iiij d. It{em} to mawte cat{ur} for wasshing of Rog{er} Kny@zthes geere iiij d./ iiij d. ij d. It{e}m payd to Iohn Taylo{ur} for cloth. lynyng & makyng of Rog{er} Kny@zthes coote [viij d.] \iiij s. viij d. \ ... It{e}m to @the kyng{es} mynstrell{es} x s. ... ((f 50 {(5--11 May)} {(Worcester)})) ... \Ebdomada vij\a \ in Rogacione \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s Wycke [xvj s. v d.] xx s. vj d. vnde [seyny Money] \pleyer{es} \ [iiij s.] xij d. ... It{em} for A pey{er} of showes to roger kny@zth vj d.... ... (({(19--25 May)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada ix. In [die] pentecosten \ In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xix s. vij d. ob. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d./ vlt{r}a A calf// \p{ri}c{e} iij s. \ ...

((ff 3v--4* {(Autumn)} {(Worcester)})) ... In expens{is} of doctor Neckh{a}m mast{e}r foxforde comissary &c Iorneyng In visitac{i}on to p{er}shor{re} lyuy{n}g in ye townne at my cost. ... It{e}m At bristowe to supp{e}r bred & Ale ij s./ kychyn iij s. It{em} for wynne xj d./ to ye wayt{es} viij d. It{em} for Almes viij d./ for expe{n}s{is}((178)) at tauerne vj d. It{em} for wynne to dyn{er} & Supp{er} xvj d./ for horssemete xv s. vj d. It{em} for fyer & candill{s} & dry{n}ckyng((179)) at o{ur} ynne v s. It{em} spe{n}ded((180)) for o{u}r meles dyn{er} & supp{er} at Robert pepes x s. It{em} to ye s{er}ua{u}ntes \there \ vj d./ for Almes ij d. It{e}m to ye Sadler x d./ to ye Smyth xv d. It{em} to ye Sextens expens{is} at tau{er}ne viij d./ to ye Sumner of bristo xvj d. ... ((f 53v* {(10--16 November)} {(Worcester)})) ... \Ebdomada vij\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xviij s. iiij d. vnde seyny Money iiij s. ... It{e}m reward{es} to the kyng{es} joguler \Thomas brandon \ iij s. iiij d. ... (({(1--7 December)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada x\a \ Aduent sonday \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xx s. ix d. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... ((f 54 {(8--14 December)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada xj\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xix s. ix d. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(15--21 December)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada xij\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xiiij s. xj d. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... It{em} to Mawte catur for wesshing & mendyng of Rog{e}r Kny@zthes geere vij d. ... ((f 54v {(22--8 December)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada p{r}ima in Natale d{omi}ni \ \1521\ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxiiij s. ij d./ \vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. \ vlt{r}a A byff p{ri}c{e} xvj s. v d. ... It{em} to synger{es} of carrall{es} xiiij d./ viij d./ vijj d.((175))/ ... (({(29 December--4 January)} {(Worcester)})) \1 wyne \ \Ebdomada ij.\da \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxxj s. ix d. ob. vnde seyny Money iiij s. \& balys((176)) dynyd w{i}t{h} me in @the grete hall w{i}t{h} @the xxiiij \ It{e}m reward{es} to ij childur{n} @th{a}t [tumbed] tumbled before me & @the balyff{es} & o@th{er}s xij d. ... ((cap))It{em} for x galand{es} & half of wyne red & claret spended & fat in @the town when @the balyff{es} & xxiiij\ti \ dyned w{i}t{h} me A pon seynt thomas day viij s. ix d. It{e}m a pottel & A quarte of Maw{m}esey to @the brawne at Dynar xij d. ... (({(5--11 January)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada iij\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expe{n}s{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxij s. vnde seyny Money iiij s. It{em} reward{es} x d. to pleyer{es} A pon twelpff day w{i}t{h} mynstrell{es} iij s. iiij d. viij d. It{em} reward{es} iiij d. iiij d. iiij d. xx d. It{em} for Mawmesey A q{u}arte to brawne a pon twelffday iiij d./ iiij d. ... ((f 55v {(2--8 March)} {(Worcester)})) ... \Ebdomada xj.\a \ \ quyttyde sonday ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxv s. ix d. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. It{em} reward{es} to Iohn Harper A pon quyttyde sonday viij d./ iiij d./ viij d. ... (({(9--15 March)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada xij\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xj s. xj d. ^\ob. \ vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(16--22 March)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada xiij\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xij s. iiij d. ob. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... ((f 56v {(23--9 March)} {(Worcester)})) \1522\ Ebdomada p{r}ima in Annu{n}ciacione beate marie ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xviij s. ix d. ob. vnde ij pleyer{es} \xij d. \ ... (({(30 March--5 April)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada ij\da \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xv s. iiij d./ vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(6--12 April)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada iij\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xv s. j d. vnde [sey] ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... ((f 57 {(13--19 April)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada iiij\ta \ @the palmeson wycke \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxiiij s. iiij d./ \@the abbot of hales \((177)) vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(20--6 April)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada.v.\ta \ @the Est{e}r wycke \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s Wycke xxxj s. j d. ob. ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... ((f 57v {(25--31 May)} {(Worcester)})) ... \Ebdomada x\a \ @the Rogacion wyck \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s Wycke xxv s./ vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... ((f 58 {(8--14 June)} {(Worcester)})) ... \Ebdomada xij\a \ whitsonday \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxix s. iiij d./ vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(Quarterly summary)})) Seyny Money @th{i}s quart{e}r \w{i}t{h} pleyer{es} \ xxxj s. ((f 58v {(6--12 July)} {(Worcester)})) ... \8 @the kyng{es} mynstrell{es} \ \Ebdomada iij\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s Wycke xviij s. viij d. ob. vnde seyny Money iiij s. ... It{e}m to @the kyng{es} Mynstrell{es} x s. ... ((f 59 {(27 July--2 August)} {(Worcester)})) Ebdomada vj\ta \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xj s. xj d. ob. vnde seyny money iiij s. the sessheons It{em} reward{es} iiij d./ ... to @the chaplen for c{er}ten caus{es} of Rog{er} kny@zth xx d. It{em} reward{es} viij d./ ij s./ viij d. ...

((f 61 {(16--22 November)} {(Worcester)})) ... Ebdomada octaua ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xvj s. x d. vnde seyny money iiij s. ... It{e}m to Iohn taylor for ij peticoot{es} for Rog{er} kny@zth w{i}t{h} @the makyng iiij s. ij d. (({(23--9 November)} {(Worcester)})) Ebdomada ix\a \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expe{n}s{is}((181)) on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xviij s. ij d. vnde seyny money iiij s. ... It{em} for clolthe((182)) & mendyng of Rog{er} Kny@zths Coote xiiij d. ... ((f 61v {(30 November--6 December)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada x\a \ \ aduent sonday ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s Wycke xxiiij s. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(7--13 December)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada xj\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xviij s. j d. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... ((f 62* {(14--20 December)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada xij\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xiiij s. iij d. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... It{e}m for A pey{er} of sho{es} to Rog{er} Kny@zth vij d. It{e}m A fustian coote to thomas herforde viij s. j d. ... (({(Quarterly summary)})) S{u}m{m}a in Expens{is} hospicij hoc quat{er}no x li. iiij s. v d. ob. vnde Seyny Money & pleyer{es} xxxix s. ... ((f 62v {(21--7 December)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada p{r}ima in Natale d{omi}ni \ \1522\ In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxvij s. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. \vlt{r}a A byff p{ri}c{e} xv s. viij d. \ It{e}m reward{es} to synger{es} of carrall{es} on cristmas day iij s. iiij d. ... ((cap))It{e}m for swete wyne on cristmas day & at ny@zth ij s. ... (({(28 December--3 January)} {(Worcester)})) Ebdomada ij\ta \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxiij s. viij d. ob. vnde seyny Money iiij s. It{em} reward{es} to Will{i}am synger xx d./ iiij d./ to syng{eres} of carawles xvj d./ ... (({(4--10 January)} {(Worcester)})) \2 wynne iij s. x d. \ \Ebdomada iij\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s Wycke xxx s. v d. ob. vnde seyny Money iiij s. \@the balyff{es}((183)) & citesens dyned w{i}t{h} me in @the grete hall \ It{em} reward{es} for carall{es} &c xij d. xij d. viij d./ to a s{er}uant{es}((184)) of mr wye xij d. It{e}m reward{es} iij s. iiij d. to mr leylande It{e}m for wyne when @the balys & xxiiij\ti \ dyned w{i}t{h} me. viz. A pottel & A q{u}art{er} of Mawmesey xij d./ A galand of Osey xvj d./ A galand of redwyne x d. It{em} A pottell of Secke at @the sesshions viij d. S{umm}a iij s. x d. S{u}m{m}a vij s. ... ((f 63 {(1--7 February)} {(Worcester)})) ... \3 @the kynges Iogolar \ \Ebdomada vij\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s Wycke xix s. vnde seyny Money iiij s./ ... It{em} rewarded to Thomas brandon @the kyng{es} Iugeler iij s. iiij d. ... (({(15--21 February)} {(Worcester)})) \4 wyne \ \5 dowbelet \ \Ebdomada ix\a \ quyttyde sonday \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxiij s. vij d. ob. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. It{em} for Swete wyne A pon quyttyde sonday ij s. viij d. It{em} reward{es} to dyu{er}s Mynstrell{es} @th{a}t day iij s. viij d./ to Iohn taylo{ur} for my dowblet xvij d. ... (({(22--8 February)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada x\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke x s. viij d. ob. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... ((f 63v {(1--7 March)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada xj\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxv s. ix d. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. \th{i}s wyke @the vice collector was w{i}t{h} me \ ... (({(8--14 March)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada xij\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde xvj s. x d. vnde ij pleyer{es} [ij s.] xij d. ... (({(15--21 March)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada xiij\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s Wycke xviij s. ij d. vnde ij pleyer{es} [ij s.] xij d. ... (({(Quarterly summary)})) Seyny Money & pleyer{es} @th{i}s quart{e}r xxxv s. ... ((f 64 {(22--8 March)} {(Worcester)})) \1523\ \Ebdomada p{r}ima in Annu{n}ciacio{n}e beate m{ari}e \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s Wycke xxiij s. viij d. vnde ij pleyer{es} [ij s.] \xij d. \ ... (({(29 March--4 April)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada ij\a \. in Ramis palmar{um} \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s Wycke xxv s. ij d. ob./ vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... ((f 64v {(5--11 April)} {(Worcester)})) Ebdomada iij\a \ Est{er} Day ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxx s. viij d. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... ((f 65* {(10--16 May)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada octaua @the rogacion wycke \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxvij s. xj d. ob. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. It{em} reward{es} to @the showe of seynt pet{ures} xij d./ iiij d. iiij d. xx d. iiij d. ... (({(24--30 May)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada x\a \. dies pentecostes \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxiiij s. iiij d. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... ((f 67v {(30 August--5 September)} {(Worcester)})) ... \8 the kyng{es} Mynstrell{es} \ \Ebdomada xj\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s Wycke xiij s. v d. vnde seyny Money iiij s. ... It{e}m to the kyng{es} Mynstrell{es} x s. It{e}m reward{es} to Iohn @the clerke of seynt Elyns viij d./ to Ric{hard} p{ar}ker at seynt \gylles xx d. \

((f 70 {(29 November--5 December)} {(Worcester)})) ... \Ebdomada x\a \ [aduent{us} d{omi}ni] \ Aduent{us} d{omi}ni ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxiij s. ij d. \ob. \ vnde [seyny money] \ij pleyer{es} xij d. \ ... (({(6--12 December)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada xj[j]\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xvij s. ix d. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(13--19 December)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada xij[j]\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s Wycke xiiij s. iij d. ob. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... ((f 70v)) ... It{e}m for carralls on cristmas day fryday & seynt sthevens day. xij d. It{em} A pottel of rumney on cristmas day at ny@zth @the balys((185)) & \@the \ xxiiij\ti. \ in @the grete hall vj d. It{em} for wafur{es} at @th{a}t tyme ij d. (({(20--6 December)} {(Worcester)})) ((t3))Ebdomada xiij\a \ in @the cristmas wocke ((cap))It{e}m for expens{is} on howsolde in @the Cristmas wycke \@the day A pon fryday \ xx s. xj d. ob. vnde ij pleyer{es} \xij d. \ (({(Quarterly summary)})) S{u}m{m}a toci{us} q{u}art{er}ij in Expens{is} hospicij x li. xvj s. viij d. vnde seyny Money & pleyer{es} @th{i}s q{u}art{e}r x li. j s. viij d. ... ((f 70v {(27 December--2 January)} {(Worcester)})) ((t2))\1523\ ((t3))Ebdomada j\a \ post Natale{m} D{omi}ni. seynt Ioh{ann}es day sonday ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s Wycke xxv s. viij d. vnde seyny Money iiij s. \//It{e}m An Ox p{ri}c{e} xx s. \ It{e}m reward{es} for carall{es} x. d. xij d. vj d. viij d. viij d. ... ((f 71 {(10--16 January)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada iij.\cia \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xij s. ix d. vnde seyny Money/ iiij s. ... It{e}m reward{es} vj d. \to broke @the mynstrell \/ to @the ij scholar{es} iij s. iiij d./ viij d./ vj d. iiij d. vj d. vj d. ... It{e}m to Mawte cat{ur} for wasshyng of Rog{er} knyght{es} geere iiij d. ... ((f 71v* {(7--13 February)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada vij\a \ \ [qy] quyttyde sonday ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxj s. v d./ vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. It{e}m in reward{es} to Mynstrell{es} on quyttyde sonday xx d./ xij d./ iiij d. xij d. ... (({(14--20 February)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada octaua \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xj s. vnde [ij] ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(21--7 February)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada ix\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xiij s. xj d. ob. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(28 February--5 March)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada x\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxj s. ob. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... {{......}} a New sewte to Roger Kn{{y@zth.....}} ((f 72 {(6--12 March)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada xj\a \ \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xij s. xj d. ob. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(13--19 March)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada xij\a \ \ [pal] ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xiij s. ix d. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(20--6 March)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada xiij\a \ \ in ramis palmar{um} ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold ^\@th{i}s \ wycke xxiiij s. iij d. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... ((f 72v* {(Quarterly summary)})) ... S{u}m{m}a toci{us} quart{er}ij in Expens{is} hospicij xij ^\li. \ v s. vij d. vnde seyny Money & pleyer{es} xxxj s. ... (({(3--9 April)} {(Corting)})) ((t4))Ebdomada ij\da \ beyng at co{ur}tyng ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xj s. ix d. vnde seyny Money iij s. iiij d. It{e}m to tumbler{es} viij d. iiij d. xij d. ... ((f 73 {(17--23 April)} {(Corting)})) ... \Ebdomada iiij.\a \ \ beyng at co{ur}tyng ((cap))It{e}m for expens{is} @th{i}s wycke on howsolde vj s. x d. ob. vnde seyny Money iiij s. In reward{es} to Thomas @the kyng{es} Ioguler iij s. iiij d./ xij d. xij d. ... (({(1--7 May)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada vj\ta \ \ the rogacion wycke ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxiij s. x d. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... ((f 73v {(15--21 May)} {(Worcester)})) ((t4))Ebdomada octaua dies pentecoste ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxvij s. vij d. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... ((ff 74v--5* {(17--23 July)} {(Crowle)})) ... ((t4))Ebdomada iiij.\ta \ at crowle ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xviij s. ob. vnde seyny Money \iiij s. \// ... It{em} to wyett @the Mynstrell viij d./ ... ... (({(24--30 July)} {(Crowle)})) \11 @the kyng{es} Mynstrell{es} \ ((t4))Ebdomada v.\ta \ at crowle ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wyff((186)) xix s. ix d. ob. vnde seyny money \iiij s. \// ... It{e}m to @the kyng{es} Mynstrell{es} x s. ...

((f 76v* {(2--8 October)} {(Grimley)})) ... \16 @the kyng{es} pleyer{es} \ ((t4))Ebdomada .ij.\da \ at grymley ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xiiij s. iiij d./ vnde seyny Money .iiij s. ... It{e}m to Iohn Englisshe & oth{er} @the kyng{es} pleyer{es} x s. ... ((f 77v {(27 November--3 December)} {(Worcester)})) ... ((t4))Ebdomada x.\a \ aduent{us} d{omi}ni at w{ur}cet{er} ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxv s. x d. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(4--10 December)} {(Worcester)})) ((t4))Ebdomada xj.\a \ at W{ur}cet{er} ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xix s. viij d./ vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(11--17 December)} {(Worcester)})) Ebdomada xij\a \ at W{ur}cet{er} ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xiiij s. ix d. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(18--24 December)} {(Worcester)})) Ebdomada xiij.\a \ at W{ur}cet{er} ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xv s. x d. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... ((f 78 {(Quarterly summary)})) ... S{u}m{m}a toci{us} quart{er}ij in Expens{is} Hospicij xj li. iiij s. xj d. vnde seyny money \& \ pleyer{es} @th{i}s quart{er} xxxix s. iiij d. ... (({(25--31 December)} {(Worcester)})) \17 wyne \ \18 wyne \ \1524\ \Ebdomada p{r}ima in Natale D{omi}ni \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxxv s. j d. \@the balys((187)) dyned w{i}t{h} me seynt Iohn day \ It{e}m An Ox. p{ri}ce xvj d./ ij pleyer{es} \xij d. \ ... It{e}m to synger{es} of carall{es} ij d. iiij d. xij d. vij d. vj d. iiij d. It{em} for wyne for @the baylis & citezens on cristmas Day aft{er} Euensong/ a pottel of Mawmesey. viij d./ A pottell of Ru{m}ney vj d./ A pottell off Rynneshewyne viij d. ... It{em} for wy[s]yne when @the baylys & dyu{er}s of @the w{or}shipfull{es} xj dyned w{i}t{h} me on seynt \Iohns day iiij s. viij d. \ ... ((f 80v {(16--22 April)} {(Worcester)})) ... ((t4))Ebdomada iiij\ta \ in pascha at W{ur}cet{er} ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxxv s. It{em} reward{es} ij s./ iiij d. iiij d. to @the kyng{es} berewarde xx d./ iiij d./ iiij d./ iiij d. ... ((f 81 {(7--13 May)} {(Crowle)})) ... \7 @the kyng{es} Mynstrell{es} \ \Ebdomada vij\a \ at crowle \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xx s. ij d. vnde seyny money iiij s. ... It{e}m to @the kyng{es} mynstrell{es} x s. ... ((f 81v {(21--7 May)} {(Worcester)})) ... ((t4))Ebdomada ix\a \ Rogacion wycke at w{ur}cet{er} ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxiiij s. iij d. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(4--10 June)} {(Worcester)})) Ebdomada xj\a \ at w{ur}cet{er} d{{ie}} pentecosten((187A)) ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxix s. ij d. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... It{e}m to thomas brandon @the kyng{es} Ioogler & s{er}uant iij s. viij d. ... ((f 82* {(11--17 June)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada xij\a \ at w{ur}cet{er} \ trinite sonday ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxxj s. x d. ob. vnde seyny money iiij s. It{e}m reward{es} to vij dawncer{es} on claynes on t{r}inite sonday xx d. ... ((f 84* {(17--23 September)} {(Battenhall)})) \Ebdomada xiij\a \ at batnall \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xvij s. ij d. vnde seyny Money iiij s. It{e}m to the pryncesse Mynstrell{es} iiij s./ ...

((f 86 {(3--9 December)} {(Battenhall, Worcester)})) \Ebdomada x\a \ advent sonday \ at batnall & w{ur}cet{er} ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke [xv s. xij d. ob.] \xxix s. xj d. \. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. It{em} to Mynstrell{es} viij d./ xx d./... ... (({(10--16 December)} {(Battenhall)})) \Ebdomada xj.\a \ at batnall \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xv s. iiij d. ob. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... ((f 86v {(Quarterly summary)})) ... S{u}m{m}a toci{us} quart{er}ij in expens{is} hospicij xj li. viij d./ vnde seyny money & pleyer{es}. xxxvij s. iiij d. ... (({(24--30 December)} {(Worcester)})) \16 wyne \ ((t3))\1525\ ((t4))Ebdomada p{r}ima in Natale d{omi}ni at w{ur}cet{er} ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxxiiij s. viij d. ob. vnde ij pleyer{es} \xij d. \ ...to synger{es} of carrall{es} on cristmas day xvj d. It{e}m to synger{es} of carrall{es} on seynt sthevens day viij d./ viij d. Item for wyne owt of @the towne for @the balys((188)) & oth{er}s iij s. vj d./ \viij d. \ viij d. viij d. ((f 87* {(31 December--6 January)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada ij\da \ newer{es} yeven \ at W{ur}cet{er} @the balis & \all \ skarlett gownes dyned w{i}t{h} me ((cap))It{e}m for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxvj s. ix d. ob. [ij pleyer{es}] seyny Money iiij s. It{e}m to iiij pleyer{es} iij s. iiij d./ ... ... ((f 87v* {(11--17 February)} {(Worcester)})) ... \Ebdomada octaua \ at w{ur}cet{er} @the p{r}inces beyng here \quyttyde sonday \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde xxij s. iij d. [vnde ij] It{em} reward{es} to Mynstrell{es} xx d./ reward{es} to c{er}ten of @the p{r}inces s{er}uant{es} vj s. viij d. It{e}m reward{es} viij d./ xx d. viij d. xij d. ... ((f 88 {(18--24 February)} {(Worcester)})) ... ((t4))Ebdomada ix\a \ at W{ur}cet{er} @the princes beyng here ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xiij s. vij d./ vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(25 February--3 March)} {(Worcester)})) ((t3))Ebdomada [i]x.\a \ at W{ur}cet{er} the p{r}inces beyng at batnall ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xj s. x d. xix d./ vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(4--10 March)} {(Worcester)})) ((t3))Ebdomada xj\a \ at w{ur}cet{er} the prynces beyng at batnall ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold xj s. x d./ vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... ((f 88v {(11--17 March)} {(Worcester)})) ((t3))Ebdomada xjj\a \ at w{ur}cet{er}. the p{r}inces beyng at batnall ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xiij s. ob. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(18--24 March)} {(Worcester)})) ((t3))Ebdomada xiij at w{ur}cet{er}. the princes beyng at batnall ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xvij s. [v] x d. ob. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(Quarterly summary)})) Seyny money ^\& pleyeres \ this quart{e}r xxix s. iiij d. ... ((f 89 {(1--7 April)} {(Worcester)})) ... ((t4))Ebdomada ij.\da \ at w{ur}cet{er}. @the prynces beyng at w{ur}cet{er} ((t4))Ester day ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxx s. ob. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... ((f 89v {(22--8 April)} {(Grimley)})) ... \5 the kyng{es} Mynstrel{es} \ \6 the prynces pleyer{es} \ ((t4))Ebdomada v.\ta \ at grymley ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xviij s. x d. vnde seyny money iiij s. ... It{e}m reward{es} to @the kyng{es} Mynstrell{es} x s. to A no@t{he}r Minstrel viij d. ... (({(6--12 May)} {(Worcester)})) ((t4))Ebdomada vij\a \ at w{ur}cet{er} @the rogacion wycke ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxv s. viij d./ ij pleyer{es} xij d. In reward{es} to @the p{r}inces s{er}uant{es} to @the wyne xij d./ It{e}m \dauncer{es} \ xij d./ viij d. It{e}m to bery by A byll iij s. iiij d. ij d. It{e}m to the prynces pleyer{es} vj s./ reward{es} viij d. ... ((f 90 {(20--6 May)} {(Worcester, Battenhall)})) ... ((t4))Ebdomada Nona at W{ur}cet{er} & p{ar}te at batnall/ ebdo{mad}a pentecosten((188A)) ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxvij s. j d. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... ((f 92 {(19--25 August)} {(Worcester)})) ... ((t4))Ebdomada ix\a \ at w{ur}cet{er} @the princes beyng here til wennesday. ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxxj s. iij d. ob. vnde seyny mo\ney \ \iiij s. \ It{e}m to thomas brandon the kyng{es} Ioguler iij s. iiij d. ...

((f 93v* {(7--13 October)} {(Worcester)})) ... \11 Mynstrell{es} \ \Ebdomada ij.\da \ at w{ur}cet{er} \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold xxiij s. vj d. ob./ seyny Money iiij s. ... It{e}m to @the princesse Mynstrell{es} iij s. iiij d. ... ((f 95 {(27 January--2 February)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada vj\ta \ at w{ur}cet{er} \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxiiij s. viij d./ vnde seyny money iiij s. ... It{em} to my lady princes mynstrell xx d. ... ((f 95v {(3--9 March)} {(Worcester, Grimley)})) ... ((t4))Ebdomada xj.\a \ quyttyde sonday/ p{ar}te at grymley ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxvj s. iij d. ob./ vnde [seyny] Money \ij pleyer{es} \ xij d. In reward{es} on Mynstrell{es} xx d./ viij d.// viij d. ... ((f 96 {(10--16 March)} {(Grimley)})) \Ebdomada xij\a \ q{u}adrage{sim}a at grymley \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxj s. viij d. ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(17--23 March)} {(Grimley)})) \Ebdomada xiij.\a \ at grymley \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxiiij s. viij d./ vnde ij pley{eres} \xij d. \ ... ((f 96v {(24--30 March)} {(Grimley)})) ((t3))\1527\ ((t4))Ebdomada prima in Annunciac{i}one beate marie at grymley ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxiij s. vij d./ vnde ij pleyer{es} \xij d. \ ... (({(31 March--6 April)} {(Grimley)})) \Ebdomada ij.\da \ at grymley \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold xxij s. ij d./ vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(7--13 April)} {(Grimley)})) ((t4))Ebdomada iij.\a \ at grymley. in passione d{omi}ni ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} @th{i}s wycke xxx s. xj d./ vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... ((f 97 {(14--20 April)} {(Worcester)})) \Ebdomada iiij\ta \ in ramis palmar{um} at w{ur}cet{er} \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxxiiij s. j d. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(21--7 April)} {(Worcester, Battenhall)})) ((t4))Ebdomada v.\ta \ pascha. at w{ur}cet{er} & batnall It{e}m for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxxiij s. ix d./ ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... ((f 97v {(28 April--4 May)} {(Grimley)})) ((t4))Ebdomada vj.\ta \ low sonday at grymley ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxij s. iij d. ob. vnde seyny money \iiij s. viij d. \ ... It{e}m to @the may[{{.}}]dens at grymley for syngyng on maye day xvj d./ xij d. ... (({(19--25 May)} {(Grimley)})) \7 {{@the kyn}}g{es} mynstrell{es} \ \Ebdomada ix.\a \ at grymley \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxix s. iij d. ob./ vnde seyny money \iiij s. viij d. \ ... ((f 98)) ... It{e}m to the kyng{es} mynstrell{es} x. s. ... (({(26 May--1 June)} {(Worcester)})) ((t4))Ebdomada x.\a \ at w{ur}cet{er} @the rogacion wycke ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxiij s. ix d. ob./ vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(9--15 June)} {(Worcester)})) ((t4))Ebdomada xij\a \ at W{ur}cet{er} in pentecosten ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxx s. viij d. ob./ ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... ((f 99v* {(18--24 August)} {(Crowle)})) ... \8 the kyng{es} pleyer{es} \ \Ebdomada ix.\a \ at crowle \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxiij s. ij d. ob./ vnde seyny money \iiij s. viij d. \ It{e}m to the kyng{es} pleyer{es}. Iohn slye & his company vj s. viij d. ...

((f 101 {(6--12 October)} {(Grimley)})) \11 branden @the Iogyller \ \Ebdomada ij.\da \ at grymley \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxv s. v d. ob./ vnde seyny Money \iiij s. viij d. \ ... It{e}m to thomas brandan @the kyng{es} Iogeller at grymley iij s. iiij d. It{em} to his chylde for tumblyng viij d. ... ((f 102v {(1--7 December)} {(Battenhall)})) ((t4))Ebdomada x.\a \ advent sonday/ At batnall ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxxij s. x d.// \ij pleyer{es} xij d. \ ... (({(8--14 December)} {(Battenhall)})) ((t4))Ebdomada xj\a \ at batnall die concepcion{is} beate m{ari}e ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxiiij s. v d. ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(15--21 December)} {(Battenhall)})) ((t4))Ebdomada xij.\a \ at batnall ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on hows{olde} @th{i}s wycke xvj s. xj d./ vn{de} ij pleyeres xij d. ... ((f 103v {(22--8 December)} {(Worcester)})) \12 wyne \ ((t3))\1527\ ((t4))Ebdomada prima in Natale D{omi}ni. hoc A{nn}o exstat {{die}} mercurij ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s cristmas wycke iij li. vij d. ob./ ij pleyer{es} \xij d. \ It{e}m reward{es} to Will{i}am poole xx d. xij d. It{e}m for syngyng of carroll{es} on cristmas day & to Mynstrell{es} ij s. vj d. xvj d. ... It{e}m for wyne for @the baylys((189)) x d. for wafferr{es} \iij dosen \ & cak{es} vj d. It{e}m for swete wyne at dyn{er} & supp{er} [& o@th{er}] cristmas wycke iij s. iij d. ... ((f 103v {(29 December--4 January)} {(Battenhall)})) ... \3 wyne \ ((t4))Ebdomada ij.\da \ seynt thom{as} day at batnall ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxxj s. iiij d./ vnde seyny Money \iiij s. \//. ... It{e}m to [re] Mynstrell{es} & synger{es} of carrall{es} xij d./ iiij d. ... (({(5--11 January)} {(Battenhall)})) ((t4))Ebdomada iij.\a \ xij\th \ yeven/ at batnall ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde xxix s. vj d. vnde seyny Money iiij s. viij d. It{em} reward{es} for carrall{es} xij d./ to mynstrell{es} ij s./ ... It{e}m Swete wyne & other wyne on twelfday ij s. viij d. ij.d. ij d. ... ((f 104v {(2--8 February)} {(Battenhall)})) ... Ebdomada vij\a \ candilmas day at batnall ((cap)) In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxviij s. xj d. vnde seyny money iiij s. ... It{em} to A Iogeller xij d. ... ((f 105 {(23--9 February)} {(Grimley)})) ... \8 mynstrell{es} \ \9 wyne \ ((t4))Ebdomada x.\a \ quyttyd{es} sonday. at grymley ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde xxviij s. xj d. ob. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... It{e}m to Mynstrell{es} on quyttyde sonday ij s. It{e}m for ij galand{es} of wyne on quyttyde sonday to dyn{er} ij s./ a q{u}arte of maw{m}e\sey iiij d. \ ... (({(1--7 March)} {(Grimley)})) \Ebdomada xj.\a \ at grymley \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold xxiiij s. viij d. ob. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... ((f 105v {(8--14 March)} {(Grimley)})) ... \Ebdomada xij.\a \ at grymley \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xix s. x d. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(15--21 March)} {(Grimley)})) ((t4))Ebdomada xiij.\a \ at grymley seynt benett{es} day. ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold xxj s. xj d./ vnde [seyny] \pleyer{es} \ Money xij d. ... (({(Quarterly summary)})) S{u}m{m}a toci{us} quart{er}ij in Expens{is} hospicij xviij li. {{iij s. xj d.}} vnde seyny money & pleyer{es} xlj s. ... ((f 106 {(22--8 March)} {(Grimley)})) ((t3))\1528\ ((t4))Ebdomada p{r}ima in Annu{n}ciacione A{nn}o [d{omi}ni] henr{ici} octaui xix\o \ at grymley ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde xxviij s. x d. ob./ vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(29 March--4 April)} {(Grimley)})) ((t4))Ebdomada ij\da \ at grymley paussheon sonday ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde xxiiij s. ix d./ vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(5--11 April)} {(Worcester)})) ((t4))Ebdomada iij.\a \ palme sonday/ at w{ur}cet{er} ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxiij s. x d. ob./ vnde ij pleyer{es}. xij d. ... ((f 106v {(12--18 April)} {(Worcester, Grimley)})) ... ((t4))Ebdomada iiij.\ta \ Est{er} day at w{ur}cet{er} & grymley ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxxvij s. v d. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... ((f 107 {(26 April--2 May)} {(Grimley)})) ... \17 the kyng{es} Mynstrell{es} \ \Ebdomada vj.\ta \ at grymley \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxxv s./ vnde seyny money .iiij s. viij d. It{e}m to a mynstrell of s{ir} george throckm{or}ton xij d./ It{e}m reward{es} viij d. viij d./ on may day to maydens at grymley xvj d./ xij d. ... (({(3--9 May)} {(Crowle)})) \Ebdomada vij.\a \ at crowle \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxxvij s. j d. ob. vnde seyny Money iiij s. It{e}m reward{es} iiij s./ to @the box at bredicote viij d./ to harry dewrant xx d./ xij d. It{em} to synger{es} on may day at w{ur}cet{er} xij d./ iiij d. ... It{e}m to @the Mayndens((190)) \box \ at crowle viij d./ ... It{e}m to kyng{es} Mynstrell{es} x s. ... ((f 107v {(17--23 May)} {(Worcester, Battenhall)})) ... ((t4))Ebdomada ix\a \ Rogacion wycke at w{ur}cet{er} and batnall ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxxij s. j d. vnd{e} ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(31 May--6 June)} {(Worcester, Crowle)})) ((t4))Ebdomada xj\a \ [at] Pentecost{es} at w{ur}cet{er} & crowle. ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xliij s. iiij d. ob. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... ((f 108)) ... It{em} to iiij synger{es} on o{ur} dedicacion day in @the morenyng viij d. ... (({(Quarterly summary)})) S{u}m{m}a toci{us} quart{er}ij in Expens{is} Hospicij xxj li. xvj s. vj d. ob. vnde Seyney money & pleyer{es} th{i}s quart{er} xxxvj s. viij d. ... ((f 108v {(5--11 July)} {(Crowle)})) ... \Wyne iij s. \ \Ebdomada iij\a \ at crowle \ In p{r}imis in expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxv s. vij d. vnde seyny Money iiij s. It{e}m reward{es} iiij s./ xx d. iiij d. iij s. It{e}m wyne xij d./ ij s. vj d. to the bonfyer at crowle on seynt thomas nyht vj d. S{u}m{m}a xvj s. (({(12--18 July)} {(Crowle)})) ... ((t4))Ebdomada iiij\ta \ at crowle. @th{i}s wycke @the sessheons ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xvj s. ix d. ob. vnde seyny Money iiij s. viij d. ... It{e}m to Wyet @the mynstrell[{es}] xij d./ ... ((f 110* {(13--19 September)} {(Grimley)})) ... \23 the kyng{es} pleyer{es} \ \Ebdomada xiiij.\a \ at Grymley. \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold xxj s. xj d./ vnde seyny money iiij s. viij d. ... It{e}m to Iohn sly & his felowes the kyng{es} pleyer{es} [x] vj s. viij d. ...

((f 111* {(4--10 October)} {(Grimley)})) ... \27 thomas brandon the kyng{es} Iogeller \ \28 wyne \ \29 @the kyng{es} mynstrell{es} \ [Ebdo] Ebdomada ij.\da \ at grymley ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxx s. ix d./ vnde seyny Money iiij s. viij d. It{e}m to thomas brandon the kyng{es} Iogeller At W{ur}cet{er} seynt oswald{es} day /iij s. iiij d. It{e}m for wyne seynt Oswald{es} day xviij d. xij d. iij d. ... (({(11--17 October)} {(Grimley)})) \Ebdomada iij\a \ at grymley \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxvij s. iiij d./ vnde seyny money iiij s. viij d. It{e}m reward{es} to the kyng{es} Mynstrell{es} iij s. iiij d./ ... ((f 112 {(29 November--5 December)} {(Battenhall)})) ... \33 wyne. \ \Ebdomada x.\a \ Aduent sonday/ \ at batnall ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this wycke xxxiiij s. xj d./ vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. In reward{es} to Mynstrell{es} on Advent sonday xij d./ xij d. xx d./ [to] xvj d. It{e}m for wyne on advent sonday iiij s. x d./ iij d. ... ((f 112v {(6--12 December)} {(Battenhall)})) \Ebdomada xj.\a \ at Batnall \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxiiij s. iij d. ob./ vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(13--19 December)} {(Battenhall)})) \Ebdomada xij.\a \ at batnall \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xvij s. x d./ vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(20--6 December)} {(Worcester, Battenhall)})) Ebdomada xiij.\a \ p{ar}te of @the wycke at batnall/ & cristmas day. fryday ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxxij s. iiij d./ vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(Quarterly summary)})) S{u}m{m}a toci{us} quarterij in Expens{is} hospicij xvj li. iiij s. viij d. Vnde seyny Money @th{i}s quart{er} w{i}t{h} pleyer{es} xlij s. ... ((f 113 {(27 December--2 January)} {(Battenhall)})) \35 A byff \ \36 wyne for @the bayliff{es}((191)) on cristmas day \ ((t3))\1528\ ((t4))Ebdomada p{ri}ma in Natale D{omi}ni p{ar}te at batnall. ((t4))dies natalis d{omi}ni extat die veneris hoc Anno ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke [att] cristmas wycke xlvj s. viij d. ob./ unde seyny money. \iiij s. \ ... It{e}m reward{es} to Mynstrell{es} & synger{es} of carall{es} on cristmas day xx d. It{e}m for wyne for @the baylif{es} & other on cristmas day aft{e}r [euesh] evensong viz A quarte of mawmesey iiij d./ A pottell of secke vj d./ A galand of claret xij d./ for wafur{es} iiij d. for kak{es} ij d. ... (({(3--9 January)} {(Battenhall)})) \1 wyne \ \Ebdomada ij.\da \ parte at batnall/ \ @the bayl{es} dyned w{i}t{h} me w{i}t{h} o@th{er} of them ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xlvj s. iij d./ vnde seyny Money iiij s. viij d. In reward{es} to iiij pleyer{es} of coventrie. on sonday when @the bayliff{es} dyned w{i}t{h} me iij s. iiij d. ... It{e}m for mawemesey red & claret when @the baylys dyned w{i}t{h} me vij s. x d. ... ((f 113v {(7--13 February)} {(Battenhall)})) ... \3 wyne \ ((t3))Ebdomada vij.\a \ at batnall/ quyttyde sonday ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde xxxiiij s. ix d. ob. / ij pleyer{es} xij d. It{em} to mynstrell{es} on quyttyde sonday ij s. viij d. It{e}m for wyne all man{er} on @th{a}t day vj s. viij d. ... It{e}m to the kyng{es} berewarde at batnall/ havy{n}g \ij \ beres there xx d. ... ((f 114 {(14--20 February)} {(Grimley)})) Ebdomada octaua at grymley/ D{omi}nica p{r}ima .xl.\e \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxiiij s. vj d./ vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d./ ... (({(21--7 February)} {(Worcester, Grimley)})) ((t4))Ebdomada Nona/ at w{ur}cet{er} & grymley/ the sessheons/ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xviij s. j d./ ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(28 February--6 March)} {(Grimley)})) ((t4))Ebdomada x.\a \ seynt oswald{es} day at grymley ((cap))In p{r}im{is} for expens{is} on howsolde xxx s./ vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d./ ... (({(7--13 March)} {(Battenhall)})) \Ebdomada xj.\a \ at batnall \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxij s. ij d./ vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... ((f 114v {(14--20 March)} {(Battenhall)})) ((t4))Ebdomada xij.\a \ passion sonday/ at Batnall ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this wycke xviij s. j d. ob./ vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(21--7 March)} {(Worcester, Battenhall)})) ((t4))Ebdomada xiij.\a \ palme sonday/ at w{ur}cet{er} & batnall ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxxiiij s. viij d./ ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(Quarterly summary)})) Seyny Money & pleyer{es} @th{i}s quart{er} xxxj s. viij d. ... ((f 115 {(28 March--3 April)} {(Worcester)})) \1529\ \Ebdomada p{ri}ma in festo Pasche \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke iij li. iiij s. ij d./ vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... ((f 115v* {(18--24 April)} {(Battenhall)})) \5 @the kyng{es} Mynstrell{es} \ ((t4))Ebdomada iiij.\ta \ at batnall ((cap)) In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxxij s. x d. Vnde seyny Money iiij s. It{e}m reward{es} to the kyng{es} Mynstrell{es} x s. ... (({(2--8 May)} {(Battenhall, Worcester)})) ((t4))Ebdomada vj.\ta \ at batnall & w{ur}cet{er}/ the rogacion Wycke. ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxxvj s. v d./ Vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(16--22 May)} {(Worcester, Battenhall)})) ((t4))Ebdomada Octaua. Whitsonwycke/ p{ar}te at w{ur}cet{er}/ & p{ar}te at batnall ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke [{{.....}}] lj s. v d. .Vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. It{em} reward{es} to c{er}ten yong men ^\of seynt Elyns \ @th{a}t pleyd Robyn Whod xij d. ... ((f 116 {(30 May--5 June)} {(Crowle)})) \Ebdomada decima at Crowle \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s Wycke xxvj s. xj d. vnde seyny money iiij s. ... In reward{es} xij d./ to Wyet @the mynstrell xij d./ \grymhull \ xx d. iiij d. ... (({(6--12 June)} {(Crowle)})) ((t4))Ebdomada xj.\a \ at crowle. @the dedicacion wycke ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxxix s. x d./ vnde seyny money iiij s. ... It{e}m to mynstrell{es} on o{ur} dedicacion day xxij d. ... ((f 117 {(11--17 July)} {(Grimley)})) \10 thomas brandon \ \12 my lord cardinall{es} mynstrell{es}((192)) \ \Ebdomada iij.\a \ at Grymley \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxvj s. x d. vnde seyny Money iiij s. ... It{e}m to thomas brandon the Kyng{es} Iogeller iij s. iiij d. It{e}m to A mynstrell of @the Dowke of Suffock{es} ij s. ... (({(18--24 July)} {(Worcester, Grimley)})) \Ebdomada iiij.\ta \ at w{ur}cet{er} & grymley. the Sessheons \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xviij s. iij d. .Vnde seyny Money iiij s. ... It{e}m to my lord cardinall{es} Mynstrell{es} iiij s. ... ((f 117v {(29 August--4 September)} {(Grimley)})) ... \14 the kyng{es} pleyer{es} \ \Ebdomada x.\a \ at grymley \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxviij s. ix d./ vnde seyny Money iiij s. ... It{e}m to Iohn englisshe & his iij felowes @the kyng{es} pleyer{es} vj s. viij d. ...

((f 119* {(19--25 December)} {(Battenhall)})) \15 {{@CA}} byff \ \Ebdomada xij.\a \ at batnall \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde xx s. v d./ ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(26 December--1 January)} {(Worcester)})) ((t3))Ebdomada p{r}ima in Natale d{omi}ni at W{ur}cet{er} \1529\ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xlvj s. ij d. ob./ vnde seyny money iiij s. It{e}m payd for A byff \for cristmas \ xix s. ix d. It{e}m reward{es} on cristmas day for carrall{es} xiiij d./ on monday xv d. ... ((f 119v {(16--22 January)} {(Battenhall)})) ... \1 wyne \ \Ebdomada iiij.\ta \ at Batnall \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxvij s. xj d./ vnde seyny money iiij s. ... It{e}m to iiij pleyer{es} of w{ur}cet{er} on seynt Wlstans day ij s. viij d. ... It{e}m spendid on seynt Wlstans day ij s. iiij d. ... ((f 120 {(20--6 February)} {(Grimley)})) ... ((t3))Ebdomada nona. At Grymley. @the Sessheons @th{i}s wycke ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xviij s. iiij d. ob. Vnde seyny Money iiij s. ... In reward{es} iiij d./ to Mynstrell{es} xij d./ viij d. xij d. It{e}m to my lord of feryes pleyer{es} ij s. viij d. ... ((f 120v {(27 February--5 March)} {(Grimley)})) ((t4))D{omi}nica decima at Grymley. quyttyde sonday ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xl s. x d. Vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. It{e}m gyff to mynstrell{es} on quyttyde sonday iiij s. iiij d. ... (({(6--12 March)} {(Grimley)})) \Ebdomada xj\a \ at grymley \ In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxiiij s. viij d. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(13--19 March)} {(Grimley)})) ((t4))Ebdomada xij.\a \ at [gy] grymley ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxj s. iiij d./ vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(20--6 March)} {(Grimley)})) ((t4))Ebdomada xiij.\a \ at grymley ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxviij s. ix d. ob./ Vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... ((f 121a* {(17--23 April)} {(Worcester, Battenhall)})) \12 @the churche Ale at grymley & a pley. \ ((t3))Ebdomada iiij.\ta \ Est{er} day/ at Wo{r}cet{er} & batnall \in an{n}o 1530\ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde xxxvij s. x d. ob./ vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(15--21 May)} {(The More)})) ((t3))Ebdomada octaua at the more ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxj s. vij d. vnde seyny Money iiij s. ... It{e}m for cost{es} & expens{is} at pensax churche Ale iiij s. vj d. ... ((f 121av* {(22--8 May)} {(The More)})) Ebdomada Nona. at @the more the Rogacion wycke ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxiij s. xj d. ... It{e}m to pleyer{es} at @the more on @the Assencion day to @the vce of A churche ij s. iiij d. ... (({(29 May--4 June)} {(The More)})) Ebdomada x\a \. at @the more ((cap)) In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold{e} @th{i}s wycke xxxiiij s. iiij d./ vnde seyny money iiij s. ... Item to @the churche Ale at grymley vij s. vj d. ... (({(5--11 June)} {(Worcester)})) Ebdomada xj.\a \ Whitsonday. at Wo{r}cet{er} ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke lij s. iiij d./ ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... It{e}m to the synger{s} on o{ur} dedicacion day in @the morenyng xvj d. ... (({(12--18 June)} {(Worcester, Battenhall)})) Ebdomada xij.\a \ trinite sonday. at W{ur}cet{er} & batnall ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @this wycke xxxvij s. x d. vnde seyny money iiij s. ... It{e}m gyff to @th{e} dawncer{es} of claynes xx d./ to @the box of Robyn hood &c xij d. ... ((f 121b {(26 June--2 July)} {(Battenhall)})) ... \17 the kyng{es} mynstrell{es} \ \1530\ Ebdomada p{r}ima post festu{m} Natiuitat{is} S{anc}ti Ioh{ann}is Baptiste. at Batnall ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s [q] wycke xxiiij s. ij d. ob. vnde seyny money iiij s. ... It{e}m to the kyng{es} mynstrell{es} x s. ... (({(3--9 July)} {(Crowle)})) \the bonfyur at crowle \ Ebdomada ij\da \ at Crowle In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold{e} @th{is} wycke xxxiij s. xj d. Vnde seyny money iiij s. It{e}m reward{es} xij d. ij s. xij d. It{e}m spende at @the boonfy{ur} at @the crosse in crowle on seynt thomas nyght Among{es} the hole neyp{ur}s of @the seid towne iij d pens in kak{es} A pottell & A quarte of red wyne. A pottell of secke vj d. S{u}m{m}a iiij s. ix d. ... ((f 121bv {(24--30 July)} {(Crowle)})) ... Ebdomada v.\ta \ at Crowle. seynt Iames day. ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xvij s. ij d./ vnde seyny money iiij s. ... It{e}m reward{es} to mynstrell{es} & o@th{er} at mast{e}r wynt{eres} at seynt Iames day ij s. iiij d. ... ((f 122 {(14--20 August)} {(Worcester, Crowle)})) ... ((t4))Ebdomada Octaua at w{ur}cet{er} & crowle. monday ((t4))the Assumpcion of o{u}r lady/ the Abbott{es}((193)) of Glowcet{e}r ((t4))& Euesham beyng here w{i}t{h} o@th{er} ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xlvij s. ix d. vnde seyny Money iiij s. In reward{es} to Mynstrell{es} o{u}r lady day iiij s. ...

((f 124 {(6--12 November)} {(Grimley)})) ... \21 thomas brandon \ \Ebdomada vj.\ta \ at grymley \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxviij s. ob./ vnde seyny Money iiij s. ... It{e}m to thomas brandan the kyng{es} Ioguller iij s. iiij d. ... ((f 124v {(27 November--3 December)} {(Battenhall)})) ... ((t4))Ebdomada Nona Advent sonday/ ((t5))At Batnall ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxix s. vij d. [v] vnde ij player{es} xij d. In reward{es} to mynstrell{es} iij s. iiij d./ viij d. viij d. viij d. ... (({(4--10 December)} {(Battenhall)})) ((t4))Ebdomada x.\a \ at batnall ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxiij s. vij d. ob./ vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... ((f 125 {(11--17 December)} {(Battenhall)})) \24 byff \ \25 wyne \ \26 wyne \ \Ebdomada xj.\a \ at batnall \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xv s. xj d. ob./ vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(18--24 December)} {(Battenhall)})) \Ebdomada xij.\a \ at batnall \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xiiij s. xj d./ vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(Quarterly summary)})) S{u}m{m}a toci{us} quarterij in Expens{is} hospicij xv li. iij s. vnde Seyny Money & pleyer{es} xxxvj s. ... ((f 125v {(25--31 December)} {(Worcester)})) Ebdoma((194)) p{r}ima in Natale D{omi}ni. extat hoc A{nn}o in d{omi}nica die ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke iij li. vij d. ob. vnde seyny [Mone] ij pleyer{es} xij d. It{e}m for A byff At cristmas wycke p{ri}ce xviij s. iiij d. It{e}m reward{es} to singer{es} of carrall{es} cristmas day \&c \ viij d. vj d. x d. ... It{e}m for wyne \& waff{eres} \ for mast{e}r baliff{es} & @the o@th{er} of @the Citie on cristmas day at nyght videli{cet} waff{eres} iiij dosen \iiij d. \ iij d. [dosen] \in \ kak{es} A pottell of secke vj d./ clarett It{e}m for \swete \ wyne as mawmesey & Secke ^\& red wyne \ @th{i}s wycke v s. vj d. ... It{e}m gyff to philip @the harper for his beyng \w{i}t{h} me \ til aft{e}r Neweyer{es} day iij s. iiij d. ... ((f 126 {(15--21 January)} {(Battenhall)})) Ebdomada iiij.\ta \ at batnall/. thursday seynt Wlstans day ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxviij s. vij d. ob./ vnde seyny Money iiij s. In reward{es} to Roger bury to his wedyng on seynt maures day in Ianuar{y} xxx s./ ... It{e}m reward{es} to Mynstrell{es} at @the weddyng xviij d./ xij d. ... (({(19--25 February)} {(Worcester)})) ((t4))Ebdomada Nona at W{ur}cet{er}/ quyttyde sonday ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxx s. iij d. ob./ ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... ((f 126v)) ... It{e}m to Mynstrell{es} on quyttyde sonday xviij d./ ... (({(26 February--4 March)} {(Worcester)})) ((t4))Ebdomada decima at w{ur}cet{er} j.\ma \ ebd{omada} quadragesime/ this ((t4))wyck @the sessheons fryday . sett{e}rday ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxvij s. viij d. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(5--11 March)} {(Battenhall, Worcester)})) ((t4))Ebdomada undecima at batnall & w{ur}cet{er} ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xviij s. vj d./ vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(12--18 March)} {(Grimley)})) \Ebdomada xij.\a \ at Grymley \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxv s. viij d. ob./ Vnde ij pleyer{es} [x d.] xij d. ... ((f 127 {(19--25 March)} {(Grimley, Worcester)})) Ebdomada xiij.\a \ At grymley & w{ur}cet{er} ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxxj s. ix d./ vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d./ ... (({(Quarterly summary)})) S{u}m{m}a toci{us} quarterij in Expens{is} hospicij xvij li. iij s. j d. Vnde seyny Money & pleyer{es} @th{i}s q{u}art{e}r xxij s. ... ((f 127v {(26 March--1 April)} {(Grimley)})) ((t3))\1531\ ((t4))Ebdomada p{ri}ma post Annu{n}ciacione{m} beate marie ((t4))passion sonday At grymley/ beyng disyeasid @th{i}s wycke ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxx s. vj d. vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... (({(9--15 April)} {(Grimley)})) ((t4))Ebdomada iij\a. \ Est{e}r day at grymley. beyng disyeased \@th{i}s wycke \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxxij s. xj d. It{e}m spend at the churche Ale at grymley on blake monday iij s. viij d. ... ((f 128* {(30 April--6 May)} {(Grimley)})) \Ebdomada vj\ta. \ at grymley \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxvij s. xj d. vnde seyny money iiij s. ... It{e}m reward{es} to [that] them @th{a}t singeth on Maye Mornyng Men & Women at grymley iij s. ... (({(7--13 May)} {(Grimley)})) \Ebdomada vij\a. \ at grymley \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxvj s. ij d. ob. vnde seyny Money iiij s. In reward{es} to @the boxe at @the showe of seynt pet{ures} xij d./ to other boxes xvj d. xij d. xij d. iij s. iiij d. ... (({(14--20 May)} {(Worcester, Battenhall)})) ((t4))Ebdomada octaua . Rogac{i}on Wycke at w{ur}cet{er} & batnall ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxxvj s. x d./ vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... It{e}m to @the dauncer{es} of seynt sewthans xij d. ... ((f 128v* {(28 May--3 June)} {(Worcester, Battenhall)})) \10 singer{es} \ ((t4))Ebdomada x.\a \ Whitsonday at W{ur}cet{er} & batnall ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s Wycke. xlix s. x d./ vnde ij pleyer{es} xij d. ... It{e}m for ij shurt{es} for leonard stanley ij s. ij d./ & A pey{e}r of show{es} vij d. ... It{e}m to @the singer{es} of @the towne on o{ur} dedicacion day in @the morenyng xvj d. It{e}m to mynstrell{es} on o{ur} dedicacion day xij d./ to daw{n}cer{es} of @the p{ar}asshe xx d. ... (({(11--17 June)} {(Crowle)})) ((t4))Ebdomada xij\a \ at crowle/ seynt Wlstans day ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s Wycke xxviij s. xj d./ vnde seyny Money iiij s. ... It{e}m to Wyet @the Mynstrell xij d. ... ((f 129* {(9--15 July)} {(Crowle)})) ... \12 {{@the p{ri}nces}} pleyer{es} \ \15 {{the kyng{es} mynstrell{es}}} \ \Ebdomada iij.\a \ at crowle \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxiiij s. v d. Vnde seyny Money iiij s. ... It{e}m \to \ Will{ia}m slye & iij other @the princes pleyer{es} v s. ... (({(16--22 July)} {(Crowle)})) ((t4))Ebdomada iiij.\ta \ at Crowell/ tewesday sessheons ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xiiij s. ix d./ vnde seyny Money iiij s. ... It{e}m to the kyng{es} Mynstrell{es}. his shambull{es} x s. ((f 129v* {(23--9 July)} {(Crowle)})) ((t4))Ebdomada v.\ta \ at Crowle. seynt Iames & [s{eynt}] Anne day ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xvij s. vj d. Vnde seyny money. iiij s. In reward{es} to the tenant{es} of clyve. pleying w{i}t{h} Robyn Whot Mayde Marion & other vj s. viij d. It{e}m Reward{es} xvj d. xvj d. xx d. xij d. xvj d. ... (({(30 July--5 August)} {(Battenhall)})) ((t4))Ebdomada vj.\ta \ at batnall ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xvij s. xj d. vnde seyny money iiij s. ... It{e}m to A Mynstrell of my lord of Arunedell xvj d. ... (({(13--19 August)} {(Worcester)})) Ebdomada octaua at \w{ur}cet{er} \ [batnall] @the Assumpcion of o{u}r lady ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxviij s. vj d. ob./ vnde seyny money iiij s. ... In reward{es} iiij d. viij d./ vj s. viij d./ to A Mynstrell xij d./ xij d. viij d./ xxij d. It{e}m for A pey{e}r of hoses for leonard stanley ij s. iiij d./ xij d. ... ((f 130 {(27 August--2 September)} {(Worcester)})) ... \Ebdomada x\a \ at W{ur}cest{er} \ In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxvij s. ix d/ vnde seyny Money iiij s. ... It{e}m spend at seynt gyles at @the p{ar}ker{es} Ale & offryng ij s. ... (({(10--16 September)} {(Grimley)})) ... \22 thomas brandon \ ((t4))Ebdomada xij.\a \ at Grymley beyng disyeased ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxj s. vj d. ob./ vnde seyny money iiij s. ... It{e}m to thomas brandon the kyng{es} Ioguler iij s. iiij d. ...

((f 132 {(3--9 December)} {(Battenhall)})) ((t4))Ebdomada x.\a \ aduent sonday/ At batnall ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxxj s. j d. ij d. It{e}m to Mynstrell{es} on aduent sonday ij s./ xx d. ... (({(17--23 December)} {(Battenhall)})) \Ebdomada xij\a \ at batnall \ In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this wycke xix s. ... It{e}m for c{er}ten geeve to leonarde stanley & @the page of @the kychion ij s. ... ((f 132v {(24--30 December)} {(Worcester)})) \1531\ Ebdomada p{r}ima in Natale d{omi}ni \at W{ur}cet{er} \./ monday/ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke iij li. iij s. iiij d. In reward{es} to synger{es} of carall{es} viij d. xij d. viij d. viij d. It{e}m for wyne on crist[a]mas day for mast{e}r baylys((195)) & other aft{er} Even song vidz A q{u}arte of mawmesey \iiij d. \ \& A pottell of secke vj d. \ It{e}m for [i]ij dosen of wafur{es} \ij d. \ [iij dosen/] for cak{es} ij d. ... It{e}m to Mynstrell{es} xij d. ... (({(31 December--6 January)} {(Worcester, Battenhall)})) Ebdomada ij.\da \ at W{ur}cet{er} & batnall/ Newyer{es} day @the baylyff{es} &c. dyned w{i}t{h} me ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this wycke. monday Newyer{es}day the bayl{es} & oth{er} dyned w{i}t{h} me/ xxxij s. ob. ... It{e}m reward{es} for carrall{es} xij d. xij d. ... It{em} to iiij pleyer{es} Apon Neweyer{es} day. the baylyff{es} dynyng w{i}t{h} me w{i}t{h} others v.s ... ((f 133 {(4--10 February)} {(Battenhall)})) \Ebdomada vij\a \ at batnall \ In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xviiij s. viij d. ... It{e}m to Iohn taylo{ur} for geere for leonard stanley & for Richard of @the kycheon ij s. j d. ... (({(11--17 February)} {(Battenhall)})) ... \Ebdomada Octaua. quyttite sonday. at batnall \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xxvj s. viij d. ob. ... It{e}m to Mynstrell{es} on quyttite sonday xviij d. ... ((f 133v {(10--16 March)} {(Battenhall)})) ... Ebdomada xij.\a \ at batnall/ seynt gregory day tewesday ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xvij s. v d. It{e}m to the prynces bereward{es} xvj d. viij d./... ... ((f 134v {(7--13 April)} {(Battenhall)})) ... \Ebdomada iij.\a \ at batnall/ lowe sonday \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxvij s. xj s. ... It{e}m reward{es} xvj d. ij s./ to mynstrell{es} xij d. ... ((f 135 {(14--20 April)} {(Battenhall)})) \Ebdomada iiij.\ta \ at batnall \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxviij s. x d. iiij d. It{em} reward{es} xxij d./ xij d./ to A mynstrell [v]viij d./ viij d. xvj d./ iij s. iiij d./ v s. ... (({(28 April--4 May)} {(Crowle)})) \Ebdomada vj.\ta \ at crowle \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxviij s. vj d. ... It{e}m to the yong Men of crowle for singyng on Maij day in @the Morenyng xvj d. It{e}m to Mr talbott{es} Mynstrell xij d. It{e}m to the Maydens of crowle for syngyng on holyrowde day in the Morenyng. toward [t] o{u}r lady lyght xx d./ & to o@th{er} syng{eres} xij d. ... (({(5--11 May)} {(Worcester)})) ((t4))Ebdomada vij.\a \ at [cro] W{ur}cet{er}. the rogacion wycke. ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxxiiij s. ij d. ob. ... It{e}m to Mynstrell{es} & Iogular{es} on sonday iij s. iiij d. ... ((f 135v {(12--18 May)} {(Crowle)})) Ebdomada octaua at crowle ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxx s. ix d. ... It{e}m for A shurt to Leonar stanley xvj d. ... It{e}m at Hymulton((196)) to ther churche Ale ij s. vj d. ... ((f 136 {(2--8 June)} {(Crowle)})) \23 the kyng{es} Mynstrell{es} \ ((t4))Ebdomada xj.\a \ At Crowle. @th{i}s wycke o{u}r dedicacion day ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxx s. ix d. ob. In reward{es} xij d. vj d. It{e}m to Wyet the Mynstrell at crowle xij d. ... It{e}m rewarded to Anne p{ar}sons for kepyng of leonard stanley beyng syke. ij s. It{e}m reward{es} to the kyng{es} Mynstrell{es} x s. It{e}m to the synger{es} in @the dedicacion day in @the Morenyng xij d. ... (({(9--15 June)} {(Crowle)})) \Ebdomada xij.\a \ at crowle \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxx s. vij d. ob. ... It{e}m for rayment for leonard stanley xiij s. iiij d. It{e}m to Mynstrell{es} viij d./ iiij d. xij d. ... ((f 137 {(25--31 August)} {(Crowle)})) ... \28 a bagge pype \ \Ebdomada.x.\a \ at crowle \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this wycke xxvij s. iij d. ob. ... It{e}m for A bagge pype ij s viij d. ... ((f 137v {(8--14 September)} {(Crowle)})) ... \33 {{Thomas Bran}}den \ ((t4))Ebdomada xij.\a \ @the Natiuite of o{u}r lady. At crowle ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde this wycke xxviij s. x d. ob. In reward{es} to Mynstrell{es} on o{ur} lady day xij d. viij d. xij d. iiij d./ xij d. ... It{e}m for expens{is} at Iohn Walcroft @the kep{er} of hallowe p{ar}ke at his Ale ij s. iiij d. ... (({(15--21 September)} {(Crowle)})) \Ebdomada xiij.\a \ at Crowle \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this wycke xxvij s. vj d. ... It{e}m to thomas brandon the kyng{es} Ioguler. at crowle iij s. iiij d. ... (({(22--8 September)} {(Crowle)})) \Ebdomada xiiij\a. \ at Crowle \ {{@CIn p{r}imis}}((197)) for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxvij s. vj d. ... {{........}}{es} at @the churche Ale at hymulton((198)) x s./ iiij s. ...

((f 138v {(13--19 October)} {(Grimley)})) ... \Ebdomada iij.\a \ At grymley \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this wycke xxvj s. ... It{e}m to A Mynstrell xij d. ... ((f 139v {(1--7 December)} {(Grimley)})) ((t4))Ebdomada Decima. aduent sonday. At grymley ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this wycke xxix s. iiij d. It{e}m to Mynstrell{es} on advent sonday at grymley xviij d. ... ((f 140 {(22--8 December)} {(Worcester)})) \37 wyne \ \1532\ Ebdomada prima ^\at W{ur}cet{er} \ Ante festu{m} Natiuitat{is} d{omi}ni q{uod} extat die m{er}cur[yy]\ij \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde this wycke @the cristmas wycke xliiij s./ ix d. Vlt{ra} in byff xij s. In reward{es} to synger{es} of caroll{es} @the xij days ij s. viij d. ... ...to Mynstrell{es} & synger{es} of [cal] carall{es} on cristmas day xvj d./ ... It{em} for Swete ^\wyne \ at cristmas wycke iij s. iiij d. It{e}m for wafur{es} ^\ij d. \ & cak{es} ^\ij d. \ on cristmas nyght when mast{e}r baylys((199)) & other wer w{i}t{h} me aft{e}r euensong It{em} for wyne A pottell of Secke vj d. & red & clarett ... (({(29 December--4 January)} {(Worcester)})) \3 Mynstrell{es} \ Ebdomada ij.\da \ At w{ur}cet{er}/ sonday seynt thomas day. @the baylys \dyned w{i}t{h} me \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this wycke/ lj s. xj d. ob. ... It{e}m to iij Mynstrell{es} beyng w{i}t{h} me all the xij days vij s. ((f 140v {(26 January--1 February)} {(Battenhall)})) ... \8 the kyng{es} pleyer{es} \ \Ebdomada vj.\ta \ At Batnall \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde this wycke xxviij s. x d. ... It{e}m to Iohn Slye & his compani beyng the kyng{es} pleyers v s. ... ((f 141 {(23 February--1 March)} {(Battenhall, Worcester)})) ... \9 wyne \ Ebdomada x.\a \ [Advent] \quyttid \ sonday. p{ar}te at batnall @th{i}s wycke @the sessheons \was fryday & sett{e}rday \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expensis on howsold this wycke xxvij s. vj d. ... It{e}m reward{es} to Mynstrell{es} A pon quyttyde sonday iiij s. It{e}m for wyne bowght on quyttyte sonday v s. ... ((f 142 {(13--19 April)} {(Worcester)})) ... \24 wyne \ \27 the pley at hynwyck{es} hull \ \30 the kyng{es} mynstrell{es} \ \31 wyne \ \33 norton ale \ \Ebdomada iij.\a \ Est{er} yeven at w{ur}cet{er} \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this wycke lix s./ vlt{ra} xxj d. In reward{es} to dyu{er}s s{er}uant{es} \& frynd{es} \ A yenst Est{er} viz stanley Ric{hard} of @the kychion &c xx s. ... It{e}m to on pye A Mynstrell xx d. ... It{e}m to the churche Ale at grymley in @the Est{er} wycke thursday iij s. iiij d. ... (({(27 April--3 May)} {(Battenhall)})) \Ebdomada v\ta \ At batnall \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this wycke xxxv s. ... It{e}m to Iohn Acton Will{i}am Parker & Iohn tylar for syng at batnall on Maij Morenyng xij d. It{e}m to iiij of w{ur}cet{er} singyng men for @the same syngyng xvj d. ... ((f 142v {(4--10 May)} {(Crowle)})) \Ebdomada Sexta At Crowle \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this wycke xxxiij s. v d. ... It{e}m to the mayd{es} of Crowle for syngyng in @the Morenyng xij d. ... (({(11--17 May)} {(Crowle)})) \Ebdomada vij\a. \ at Crowle \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this Wycke xxvij d. ix d. It{e}m to the Ale at crowle churche hows xvj d. ... (({(25--31 May)} {(Crowle)})) \Ebdomada ix.\a \ at Crowle \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this Wycke xxvij s. xj d. ... It{e}m to my lord markas berewarde xvj d. ... ((f 143 {(1--7 June)} {(Worcester)})) ((t4))Ebdomada .x.\a \ at W{ur}cet{er}. the Whitsonday wycke. ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this wycke xlj s. xj d. In reward{es} to Mynstrell{es} on Whitsonday xij d. vj d. ... It{e}m reward{es} to the churche Ales of seynt Elens & seynt mihell{es} ij s. iiij d. ... (({(8--14 June)} {(Worcester)})) Ebdomada xj.\a \ at w{ur}cet{er}/ trinite wycke. & @the sessheons of peasse. ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsolde @th{i}s wycke xlvj s. xj d. ...to wyett @the Mynstrell xij d. ... (({(15--21 June)} {(Crowle)})) Ebdomada xij.\a \ At Crowle ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxviij s. x d. ... It{e}m for v galand{es} of wyne of red & clarett for @the v pageont{es} and o@ther tymes v s. vj d. ... ((f 143v* {(6--12 July)} {(Battenhall)})) ... Ebdomada iij.\a \ at Batnall ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxvij s. x d. In reward{es} [{{at}}] to alhaland churche at the pley holden at hynwyck{es} hull seynt thomas yeven beyng sonday. & on seynt thomas day beyng monday. Whiche pley was kept to the p{ro}fett of alhaland churche vj s. viij d. ... (({(20--6 July)} {(Worcester)})) ((t4))Ebdomada quinta. at Worcet{e}r./ the sessheons ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this Wycke xix s. x d. ... ((f 144)) It{e}m to iij of the kyng{es} Mynstrell{es} w{i}t{h} @the schombull{es} vij s. vj d. It{e}m for wyne this wycke iij s. j d. ... (({(3--9 August)} {(Grimley)})) \Ebdomada vij.\a \ at grymley \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this wycke xxij s. x d. ... It{e}m to the churche Ale at kyng{es} Norton vij s. vj d. It{e}m to Iohn taylo{ur} as by A byll concernyng leonard stanley vij s. j d. ... ((ff 144v--5 {(7--13 September)} {(Crowle)})) ((t4))Ebdomada xij.\a \ at Crowle/ @the Nat{iu}ite of o{u}r lady @th{i}s wycke. ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this wycke xliij s. ... It{e}m to Mynstrell{es} Apon o{ur} lady day ij s. iiij d. ... (({(21--7 September)} {(Crowle)})) \Ebdomada xiijj.\a \ At Crowle \ ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this wycke xxxix s. viij d./ xij warkemen at crowle Mott In reward{es} to te((200)) dewke of suffolke trumpet{eres} ij s. ...

((f 145v* {(5--11 October)} {(Worcester)})) ... \39 the quenes mynstrell{es} \ Ebdomada ij\a \. At Wurcet{er} ((cap)) In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this wycke xlij s. iiij d./ the sessheons ... It{e}m rewarded to Anncelme of crowle to his Ale xx d. ... (({(12--18 October)})) Ebdomada iij\a \. At Crowle ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxxiiij s. vj d. In reward{es} to thomas Evance & his ij felowes the kyng{es} mynstrell{es} v s. ... ((f 146v {(30 November--6 December)} {(Worcester, Battenhall)})) ... \40 wyne \ \41 ij balys of yern \ Ebdomada x.\a \ Aduent sonday/ At w{ur}cet{er} & batnall ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this wycke xxxv s. iij d. ... It{e}m for swete wyne on aduent sonday xij d. It{e}m to mynstrell{es} on aduent sonday vj d. ... It{e}m for ij litle balys of yerne to blow w{i}t{h} xx d. ... ((f 147 {(7--13 December)} {(Battenhall)})) Ebdomada xj.\a \ At batnall. o{ur} lady day monday ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this wycke xxv s. xj d. ... It{e}m to ij mynstrell{es} of mast{er} talbott{es} & mast{er} throckm{or}tons ij s. ... (({(21--7 December)})) Ebdomada xiij.\a \ at batnall/ @the thursday aft{e}r ^\is \ cristmas day ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xlviij s. ix d. ob./ ... It{e}m on cristomas day to mynstrell{es} & singyng of carrall{es} xij d. It{e}m for ij pens in cak{es} & ij d. in waffur{es} for @the baylys((201)) & o@th{e}r/ for muscadell vj d. Secke iij d. ... ((f 147v {(28 December--3 January)} {(Worcester)})) \1533\ Ebdomada p{ri}ma post Natalem d{omi}ni/ At w{ur}cet{er} ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke. this sonday Innocence day. the baylyff{es} dyned w{i}t{h} me w{i}t{h} other stat{es} of the citie lvj s. x d. In reward{es} for caroll{es} xij d. vj d. [xij d.] ... (({(4--10 January)} {(Worcester, Battenhall)})) Ebdomada ij.\da \ at w{ur}cet{er} & batnall/ tewesday xij\th \ day ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xlij s. j d. It{e}m to iiij pleyer{es} at dyn{er} on @the Epiphanie day iij s. iiij d. ... ((f 148 {(1--7 February)} {(Battenhall)})) ... Ebdomada Sexta At Batnall ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this wycke xxxv s. x d. ... It{e}m to A mynstrell viij d. ... (({(15--21 February)} {(Worcester)})) Ebdomada octaua. quyttite sonday./ on monday I rod to London ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold xxj s. ij d. It{e}m reward{es} to mynstrell{es} xx d. xij d. ... ((f 150* {(19--25 April)} {(Crowle)})) ... \12 the kyng{es} mynstrell{es} \ Ebdomada v.\ta \ at Crowle. ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this Wycke xxxiij s. vij d. It{e}m to iiij syngyng men craft{es}men of W{ur}cet{er} vpon seynt georg{es} day in the morenyng at crowle xvj d. ... (({(26 April--2 May)} {(Crowle)})) Ebdomada vj.\ta \ at Crowle ((cap))Expens{is} on howsold this wycke xxxiij s. iij d. ... It{e}m to vj mayd{es} at crowle @th{a}t did syng in the morenyng on seynt philip & Iacob day xvj d. ... (({(3--9 May)} {(Crowle)})) Ebdomada vij.\a \ At crowle ((cap))It{e}m for expens{is} on howsold this wycke xxxj s. x d. It{e}m to \iij \ the kyng{es} mynstrell{es} vij s. vj d. It{e}m reward{es} xiiij d. to pleyer{es} xvj d./ v s. iiij d./ xvj d. ij s./ to @the sheowe of seynt Elynes xij d./ ... ((f 150v {(17--23 May)} {(Crowle)})) Ebdomada ix.\a \ at Crowle ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this wycke xxxiij s. v d. It{e}m reward{es} to sheowe of seynt Sewthans xx d. ... (({(24--30 May)} {(Worcester, Crowle)})) Ebdomada x\a \ at wurcet{er} \& crowle \. Whitsonday ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this wycke xlix s. ... It{e}m to the box of seynt Andros sheowe on @th{er} dedic{acion} day xij d. [&] ... It{e}m to seynt Elyns churche Ale xij d. ... ((f 151 {(31 May--6 June)} {(Worcester)})) \23 the quenes pleyer{es} \ \24 Thomas brandon \ Ebdomada xj.\a \ trinite sonday. At wurcet{e}r @the sessheons tewesday ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this wycke xlj s. viij d. vlt{ra} @the sessheons vj s. viij d. In reward{es} to the dawncer{es} of claynes xx d. ... It{e}m reward{es} to @the quenes pleyer{es}. Iohn slye & iij other vij s. vj d. It{e}m to thomas brandon the kyng{es} Iogular iij s. iiij d. ... (({(7--13 June)} {(Grimley)})) Ebdomada xij.\a \ ower dedicacion day sonday/ At grymley. ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this wycke xxxj s. x d. In reward{es} to @the synger{es} in @the morenyng on @the Dedicacion day xx d. ... ((f 151v {(12--18 July)} {(Grimley)})) ... \26 the berewarde \ Ebdomada iiij.\ta \ at Grymley ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this wycke xxxvj s. x d. In reward{es} to my lord markas bereward xx d. In reward{es} xij d. viij d. xij d. xvj d. ... It{e}m to philipp by a byll for the bonfyer at grymley xj d. ... ((f 152v* {(23--9 August)} {(Grimley)})) ... \29 Wyet @the mynstrell \ \32 the kyng{es} mynstrell{es} \ Ebdomada x.\a \ at grymley ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this wycke xxx s. ij d. ... It{e}m to Wyett @the mynstrell at grymley xx d. ... (({(30 August--5 September)} {(Grimley, Worcester)})) Ebdomada xj\a \ at grymley p{ar}te/ mast{e}r bonar beyng here ((cap)) In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxxj s. v d. vlt{r}a x s. ij d. In reward{es} ij s. iiij d./ xij d./ ij s./ xx d. xij d. xij d. It{e}m to Will{i}am Colburne for seynt gyles Ale ij s. ... (({(6--12 September)} {(Worcester, Grimley)})) Ebdomada xij.\a \ At wurcet{er} & grymley. the Natiuite of o{u}r lady ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this wycke xxxvj s. vj d. ... It{e}m to mynstrell{es} on o{u}r lady day Natiuite xx d. xvj d. xvj d. ... It{e}m to vj of the kyng{es} mynstrell{es}. beyng haggebusshes x s. ... ((f 153 {(20--6 September)})) \33 the quenes mynstrell{es} \ Ebdomada xiiij.\a \ At Crowle ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this wycke xxviij s. viij d. ... It{e}m to thomas Evance & his felowes @the quenes mynstrell{es} on Myhelmas yeven vj s. viij d. ...

((ff 153v--4 {(18--24 October)} {(Crowle)})) ... \37 A bereward \ \43 A Ioguller \ Ebdomada iiij.\ta \ at Crowle ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this wycke xxviij s. x d. ... It{e}m to A bereward of my lord of derbie at Crowle w{i}t{h} his ber{es} xx d. ... (({(25--31 October)} {(Crowle)})) Ebdomada v.\ta \ At Crowle ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this wycke xxvij s. viij d. ... It{e}m to Will{i}am {(blank)} A Ioguller at crowle xij d. ... ((f 154v {(29 November--5 December)} {(Grimley)})) ... \44 wyne \ Ebdomada x\a \ at grymley/ Aduent sonday ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this wycke xls v d. In reward{es} to mynstrell{es} on aduent sonday ij s. iiij d. ... It{e}m for claret & secke wynes on advent sonday vj s. j d. ... ((f 155 {(20--6 December)} {(Grimley)})) ... \52 wyne for @the balys \ Ebd{omada} xiij.\a \ at grymley. fryday cristmas day ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this wycke xl s. v d. 2d. It{e}m vpon cristmas day to mynstrell{es} xij d. ... It{e}m for mast{e}r baylys((202)) & other on cristmas day at nyght A galand of claret \viij d. \/ A pottell of Secke \vj d. \/ A pottell of muscadell \vj d. \ xvj d. iiij d. It{em} cak{es} ij d./ & wafer{es} ij d. ((f 155v {(27 December--2 January)} {(Worcester)})) \56 pleyer{es} \ \1534\ Ebdomada prima in Natale d{omi}ni at w{ur}cet{er} ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this wycke/ the bayliff{es} & ther wyff{es} & other of @the citie w{i}t{h} ther wyff{es} xviij. dyned w{i}t{h} me sonday seynt Iohns day iij li. iij s. xj d. \vlt{ra} byff xij s. \ ... It{e}m to mynstrell{es} Innocent{es} day & A popet pleyer ij s. It{e}m to singer{es} of carrowl{es} viij d. It{e}m to iiij pleyer{es} on Innocens{es} day ij s. viij d. It{e}m reward{es} xvj d. ij s. ij s. ... ((f 156 {(7--13 February)} {(Grimley)})) ... Ebdomada vij.\a \ at grymley/ this is quyttyde sonday ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this wycke xxxvij s. ij d. ... It{e}m to mynstrell{es} on quyttyde sonday iij s. iiij d. ... ((f 157* {(25 April--1 May)} {(Battenhall)})) \4 {{t}}he kyng{es} mynstrell{es} \ \5 the kynges pleyer{es} \ \1535\ Ebdomada v.\ta \ At batn{{all}} ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke {{ }} ... It{e}m to iij of the kyng{es} mynstrell{es} ^\at batna{{ll}} \ {{.....}} It{e}m to iiij of the kyng{es} pleyer{es} at W{ur}cet{er} {{ }} (({(2--8 May)} {(Worcester)})) Ebdomada vj.\ta \ At W{o}rcet{{{e}r}} ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this wycke {{ }} ... In reward{es} xij d. iij s./ x d./ to A berewarde xij d./ xij d. xij{{d }} ... (({(9--15 May)} {(Battenhall)})) Ebdomada vij.\a \ at batnall ((cap))In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold this wycke xxviij s. x d. In reward{es} to Edward port{er} iij s. iiij d./ to @the pleyer{es} of seynt pet{ures} xij d. ... ((f 157v {(30 May--5 June)} {(Battenhall)})) ... \11 {{the}} quenes pleyer{es} \ {{Ebdo}}mada Decima At batnall {{@CIn p{r}imis for expens{is}}} on howsold this wycke xxix s. viij d. ... {{R}}obyn Whod & litle Iohn of Ombursley xij d. ... (({(6--12 June)} {(Battenhall)})) Ebdomada xj.\a \ at batnall @the dedicac{i}on day {{@C}} In p{r}imis for expens{is} on howsold @th{i}s wycke xxxv s. v d. ... It{e}m reward{es} to c{er}ten singer{es} on @the dedicacion day in @the morenyng ij s. iiij d. It{e}m to Will{i}am slye & his compeny beyng the quenes pleyer{es} vij s. vj d. It{e}m to the dewke of suffolke mynstrell [x] xij d. ... PAKINGTON OF WESTWOOD PARK

((f [10v])) ... Ite{m} to A northern bagpiper xij d. ... APPENDIX 1 Post-1642 Pageant House Leases The pageant houses near St Martin's Gate in Worcester's Cornmarket first appear in a lease of 1492/3, where their location is used to clarify the position of the leased land. References to the pageant houses continue through the sixteenth century; there were apparently two such buildings (see Worcester Rent Roll, 1605--6) and by 1583--4 they were no longer used to house ''pageants,' though their traditional name persisted through the seventeenth century. Their exact location in the Cornmarket is uncertain enough that I include these two leases of the property from the later seventeenth century. Three leases were drawn up, in 1659, 1680/1, and 1682. The text of all three are identical except for the names of the principals and the later leases have therefore not been transcribed. The 1680/1 lease includes an assignment on the dorse, however, and this has been transcribed. Worcester, St Helen's Record Office, BA 5955/7/iv; 16 September 1659; English; parchment; single sheet; 460mm x 644mm, bottom 34m folded over; decorated initial at beginning.

((single sheet {(16 September)})) This Indenture made the sixteenth day of September in the yeare of our Lord God (according to the account now used in England) one thousand six hundred ffiftie and Nine, Betweene the Master Wardens and Comonalty of Weavers Walkers and Clothiers within the Citty and County of the Citty of Worcester on the one parte And Thomas Not the Elder of the sayd Citty of Worc{ester} and County of the same Citty Walker and Clothier on the other parte Witnesseth That they sayd Master Wardens and Comonalty of Weavers Walkers and Clothiers aswell for and in Considerac{i}on of the yearely Rents hereafter in and by these p{re}sents menc{i}oned expressed and reserved, to bee payd in Maner as is hereafter sett downe, And for and in hope of performance, of all and every the Covenants premises and grants, in these p{re}sents menc{i}oned and Conteyned, as alsoe for diverse other goods causes and valuable considerac{i}ons them here vnto moveing, have demised, granted, leased, sett, and to farme letten, And by these p{re}sents doe demise, grant, lease, sett and to farme lett vnto the sayd Thomas Nott his Executo{u}rs Administrato{u}rs & Assignes and every of them, all that theyr Messuage or Tenem{en}t withall and singular the appertena{u}nces to the sayd Messuage or Tenement belonging or apperteyning lying and being in the parish of St. Martin in the sayd Citty of Worcester, neere vnto the Corne markett of the sayd Citty, And is adioyning on the South side to a house or Tenem{en}t now in the possession or occupation of Thomas Hill, Blacksmith, And on the East side to the Towne wall, And on the North side to a house or Tenem{en}t now in the possession of Iohn Oliver And on the West side to a way that leadeth from the foregate to the sayd Cornemarkett And alsoe all and singular, buildings Chambers, Shopps, lights, wayes, entryes, casements, profitts, Comodyties, and advantages whatsoever, to the sayd Messuage or Tenement belonging or in any wise apperteyning To have and to hould all and singular the sayd Messuage or Tenem{en}t, and all other the p{re}misses with theyr and every of theyr appertena{u}nces and every parte and p{ar}cell thereof vnto the sayd Thomas Nott his Executo{u}rs Administrato{u}rs and Assignes from the Nine and twentieth day of this instant September, vnto the end and tearme, and for and dureing the full tearme of Thirty and Seaven yeares from thence next ensueing and fully to bee compleate & ended, yeelding and paying therefore yearely and every yeare dureing The sayd Tearme vnto the sayd Master Wardens and Comonalty of Weavers, Walkers & Clothiers within the sayd Citty of Worcester and to their Successo{u}rs, or vnto their Sufficient Deputie, or Attorney in that behalf appoynted the yearely Rent or Sum{m}e of Tirty((205)) three shillings and foure pence of Lawfull english money at foure usuall dayes or tymes in the yeare that is to say the ffive and twentieth day of December, the ffive and twentieth day of March, the ffoure and twentieth day of Iune and the Nine and twentieth day of September, by even and equall porc{i}ons, the first payment thereof to begin vpon the ffive and twentieth day of December next after the date of these p{re}sents, And if it shall hapen the sayd yearely rent of Thirtie shillings and ffoure pence to bee behinde and vnpayd in p{ar}te or in all, by the space of Twentie dayes next after any of the sayd dayes of payment on which the same ought to bee payd as aforesayd, The same being lawfully demanded, that then and from thencefourth it shall and may bee lawfull to and for the sayd Master Wardens and Comonalty of Weavers Walkers & Clothiers and theyr Successers and theyr Assignes into all the sayd demised p{re}mises with the appertena{u}nces and every p{ar}te and p{ar}cell thereof to reenter and the same to repossesse, and have againe as in theyr former state or Estates these presents or any herein Conteyned to the Contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding And the sayd Thomas Nott for himselfe his Executo{u}rs Administrato{u}rs and Assignes and for Every of them doth hereby Covenant promise and grant to and with the sayd Master Wardens and Comonalty of Weavers Walkers and Clothiers their Successo{u}rs & Assigns and every of them That the sayd Thomas Nott his Executo{u}rs Administrato{u}rs or Assignes or some of them at his and theyr owne proper Costes and Charges shall and will from tyme to tyme and at all tymes hereafter when and as often as neede shall require well and sufficiently repayr vphold susteyne, maynteyne amend and keepe, and all and singular the sayd Demised p{re}mises and every parte and parcell thereof together with the pavements of the sayle thereto belonging as alsoe soe much of the Towne Wall as is adioyning to the sayd Messuage or Tenem{en}t in by and withall needefull and necessary repayrac{i}ons dureing the sayd tearme, And the sayd p{re}misses and every p{ar}te and p{ar}cell thereof, being so sufficiently repayred, vpholden, susteyned maynteyned amended paved and kept, in the end of the stayd((206)) Tearme shall leave and yeeld vp vnto the s{ay}d Master Wardens and Comonalty of Weavers Walkers and Clothiers theyr successo{u}rs or Assignes, And the sayd Thomas Nott for himselfe his Executo{u}rs Administrato{u}rs and Assignes and for every of them doth Covenant, promise and agree to and with the sayd Master Wardens and Comonalty of Weavers Walkers and Clothiers theyr Successo{u}rs and Assignes and to and with every of them by these p{re}sents that they the s{ay}d Master Wardens and Comonalty of Weavers Walkers and Clothiers theyr Successo{u}rs and Assignes shall and may twice in every yeare (at theyr Convenient leasure) dureing the aforesayd tearme into the sayd Messuage or Tenem{en}t and every parte and parcell thereof to enter and veiwe and see whether the sayd House or Tenement and every parte thereof bee well and sufficiently repayred and amended according to the true intent and meaning of these p{re}sents And the sayd Thomas Nott for himselfe his Executo{u}rs Administrato{u}rs and Assignes and for every of them doth Covenant promise and grant to and with the sayd Master Wardens and Comonalty of Weavers Walkers and Clothiers their Successors and Assignes and to and with every of them by these p{re}sents That hee the sayd Thomas Nott his Executo{u}rs Administrato{u}rs and Assignes shall not, nor will not, dureing the aforesayd tearme of Thirty and Seaven yeares grant Assigne or sett over the sayd Messuage or Tenement or any p{ar}te thereof to any p{er}son or persons whatsoever (except to his wife Child or Children) for any tyme or terme in this Indenture menc{i}oned without the spec{i}all lycense and Consent of the sayd Master Wardens and Comonalty of Weavers Walkers and Clothiers afores{ay}d therevnto first had and obteyned in writeing vnder the Seale of the Corporac{i}on, And they sayd Master Wardens and Comonalty of Weavers Walkers and Clothiers for themselves theyr Successo{u}rs and Assignes and for every of them doe Covenant promise and grant to and with they sayd Thomas Nott his Executo{u}rs Administrato{u}rs and Assignes, and to and with every of them by these p{re}sents, That hee the sayd Thomas Not his Executo{u}rs Administrato{u}rs and Assignes and every of them for the yearely Rent herein before reserved and by and vnder the Covenant herein Conteyned shall and may peaceably and quietly have, hold, use, occupie possesse and enioy all and singular the sayd demised p{re}misses and every parte and parcell thereof dureing the afores{ay}d tearme without any lett, trouble, evicc{i}on, eiecc{i}on expulc{i}on disturbance, clayme, denyall or demande of them the sayd Master Wardens and Commonalty of Weavers, Walkers and Clothiers theyr Successo{u}rs or Assignes or of any other person or p{er}sons whatsoever lawfully clayming or to clayme from by or vnder them or any of them In witness whereof the sayd Thomas Nott hath herevnto put his hand and seale the day and yeare aboue written/ ((verso)) Sealed and Deliv{er}ed in the p{re}sence of Kenelm Wilkes Raphe Billingsley William Cole Will{iam} Baker Counterp{ar}te of Tho{mas} Nott Esq{uire} \Writings belonging to the Pagen house Lease for 37((207)) years Date 1659\ Worcester, St Helen's Record Office, BA 5955/7/iia; 5 January 1680/1; English; parchment; single sheet; 460mm x 666mm, bottom 34mm folded over; a copy of above with assignment on dorse.

((single sheet verso {(5 January)})) Mem{oran}d{um} That Henry Evans of the City of Wor{cester} Clothier and Elizabeth his wife Daughter and Adm{inistrat}rix of the goods and Ch{att}ell{es} of the w{i}thin named Thomas Nott ffor and in considerac{i}on of the ffull som{m}e of five pounds of lawfull money of England to them in hand paid by Richard Evans of the same City Clothier Doe hereby graunt Assigne and Sett over vnto the Said Richard Evans his Ex{ecutou}rs Adm{inistratou}rs & Assignes All and Singuler the w{i}thin Demised Mesuage or tenem{en}t and p{re}misses w{i}th the app{er}ten{au}nces And all their and eyther of their right title estate intrest terme of yeares claime & Demand therein or thereto together w{i}th this Indenture of lease To haue and to hold the said graunted and assigned p{re}misses w{i}th the app{er}ten{au}nces and the said Indent{{ure}} of lease to him the said Richard Evans his Ex{ecutou}rs & Assignes from the Date hereof for and Dureing all the rest and residue of the w{i}thin menc{i}oned terme of yeares yett to come & vnexpired in as large and ample manner as they the said Henry Evans and Elizabeth his wife or eyther of them might or ought to have hold or enioyed the same In Wittnes whereof they the said Henry Evans and Elizabeth his wife have hereunto putt their hands and seales this ffifth Day of Ianuary 1681 Sealed and Deliu{er}ed by Eliz{abeth} ye Marke of Evans in p{rese}nce of {(signed)} Iohn ffry/. Elizabeth E((208)) Evans Sealed and Deliu{er}ed by Henry Evans {(signed)} Henry Evans in p{rese}nce of {(signed)} Iohn ffry. {(signed)} Will{iam} Holkman APPENDIX 2 Documents Preserved in Worcester Repositories The documents in this appendix, though now in Worcester archives, are relevant to an area wider than the county itself. Their application is in both cases to the whole country and they have been included here since they cannot be conveniently localized and will therefore not fit precisely within the scope of any of the volumes in this series. The first document is a copy of Henry \viii \'s proclamation of 22 July 1541 prohibiting the observance of a variety of saints' days and feasts, including several whose traditional celebration involved disguisings, song, and dance. The text was copied into a miscellaneous volume at Worcester Cathedral containing, in addition to a register of letters and proclamations, a variety of inventories and accounts for receipts and expenditures. Worcester, Cathedral Library, A12; early 16th c.; Latin and English; paper; i + 175 + i; 320mm x 220mm; foliated 1--23, 23, 24--144, 144, 145--173; 19th c. suede binding (spine much damaged). Includes inventories, accounts, and register.

((ff 149--50 (22 July))) A proclamacion deuised by the kynges maiestie. by the advice of hys hyghnes councell the xxij day of Iuly: in the xxxiij yere of hys maiesties reygne. ffor as moche as the feastes of sayncte luke and Seyncte Marke Euangelistes: Occurrynge with thyn the t{er}mes holden at Westm{inster}/ And also the feaste of Sayncte Mary magdalen fallynge within the tyme of harueste were Amongest other abrogated and comaunded.((208A)) to be obserued as holy dayes:/ the kynges hyghnes considerynge that the same saynctes ben often and many tymes mentioned in playne and manyffeste scripture. wylleth and comaundeth. that the said iij feastes from hensforthe shalbe celebrated and kepte holy dayes: As in tymes past they haue ben vsed And further. more where as in dyuers parties of thys realme Sayncte Markes day hath ben vsed as A fastynge day. And in Some other places of thys hys realme: the people haue vsed customably to eate flesshe: The kynges most gracious maiestie wyllynge an vniforme maner and fasshion ther in to be obserued throughoute this hys realme and Dominions of the same/ And for that the day of no Sayncte hath ben vsed to be fasted: but only the said day of Saynt Marke. Wylleth and comaundeth that from hensforth through. oute all thys hys realme the sayd((209)). of sayncte Marke shall no{{t}} be taken ne kept [and ta] as fastynge day. but yt shalbe laufull to All and eu{er}y hys gracis subiecte{{s}} to eate flesshe or suche other meat as to them shalbe thought expedient w{i}t{h}out gru^\d \ge or scruple of conscience And where also as by the variable and vncertayne fallynge of the feaste of Easter The feast of the Inuencion of the Crosse comonlye called saynct Elyns day for the moost parte | chaunceth w{i}t{h}in Easter terme holden at Westm{inster}. and yet some yere out of the sayd terme ambiguitie and dout hath reson Amonges subiett{es} whether the sayd feast shulde be celebrate and kept holy day or no. The kynges moost benigne grace of hys Infynite goodnes willyng one vniforme order herein to be obserued Amonge all hys faythfull subiett{es}/ Ordenyth And comaundeth. that as the sayd feast fallynge within the terme ys not kept holyday. So lykewyse at Altymes from hensforth yt shal not be obserued accepted ne taken as holyday/ Though yt fall out of the terme/ but that yt shalbe laufull vn to all the kynges subiect{es}. to vse and excersise all Maner of labures and occupacions as of Any other workynday/ And lykewyse the exaltacion of the Crosse fallynge in harueste or out of harueste shalnot be kept as holy day/ but that all the kynges subiett{es} to vse all maner labures as of Any other Workyng day/ Also where as the day of saynt larance fallyng w{i}t{h}in the tyme of haruest was abrogated and comaunded not to be obserued as holy day. And yet that not withstandyng many of the kynges subiett{es} doth obserue and kepe the feast vpon the yeven. thynckyng them self to be bound in consciens so to do in as moche as ^\in \ the abrogacion of the holy day. ther was no expresse Mencion made of the takyng Away of the faste vpon the yeven. som other lyke as in deed yt was ment at the makynge of the sayd ordynance. doth omyt as we the fastyng of the sayd yeven. as the haloweng of the day/ The kynge oure souerayn lord wyllynge to remoue and put Away from Amonges hys lege people all occasion of variance dyu{er}site discord. discencion or debate/ And to stablesshe them all in on conformable and vniforme ordre in all suche publyque obseruaunce declareth and comaundeth that from hensforth. the sayd yeven of saynct larance shal not be taken ne kept as A fastynge day/ but that yt may be laufull to all and eu{er}y his gracys louyng subiett{es} to eate flesshe and all other kyndes of meates w{i}t{h}out Any gruge or scruple of consciens/ And where as heretofore dyuerse and many sup{er}sticious and chyldesshe obseruacions hath be vsed and yet to thys day ar obserued and kept in many and sondry parties of thys Realme: As vpon saynct Nicholas. Saynct kateryn. Saynt Clement. the holy Innocent{es} And suche lyke chyldern be strangely dect and appareled to counturfett prystes/ bisshops/ And women/ And so be [w{i}t{h}] led w{i}t{h} songes and Daunces from howse to howse blessyng the people and getheryng of money. And boys do synge Masse and preche in the pulpytt w{i}t{h} suche other vnfyttyng and inconuenient vsages/ rather to the derysyon then to Any trewe glorye of god or honoure of hys saynctes/ The kynges maiestie therfore Myndynge nothyng so Moche as to Auaunce the trew glory of god w{i}t{h}out vayne | sup{er}sticion willeth and comaundeth that from hensforth all suche sup{er}sticious obseruacions be left and clerely extinguesshed throughout all thys hys realme and Domynyons for as Moche as the same do resemble rather the vnlaufull sup{er}sticion of gentilite then the pure and syncere Religion of Criste/ God saue the kynge/ Thomas Berthelet regius Impressor excudebat Cum priuilegio ad Imprimendu{m} solum A{nn}o d{omi}ni mill{es}imo d. [xxxiij]. xlj. The second document is a performing licence from the master of the Revels, Sir Henry Herbert, whose principal residence was at Ribbesford, Worcestershire. Herbert's period of tenure in the office is a matter of considerable complexity; although he styled himself ''master of the Revels' from about 1623 on, he formally received a grant in 1629 of the reversion of the office on the death of both Ben Jonson (d. 1635) and Sir John Ashley (d. 1641). Herbert may very well have bought out Johnson's and Ashley's interest. Despite these complications, he was undisputedly in charge of the office in 1631 for all practical purposes (see \dnb \). Thomas and Sisley Peadle (ll. 00--00) were very likely members of the well-known performing family whose name is also spelled ''Pedel.' Although their relationships are not clearly known, three other members of the family, Abraham, William, and Jacob, performed in Germany as part of the company of English actors in the service of John Sigismund, elector of Brandenburg, during the years 1614--15. By 1623 Abraham was playing at the Fortune, probably as a member of the palsgrave's men. William appears in a variety of provincial records as a pantomimist and acrobat from 1616--39, though the later records may refer to his son of the same name, first mentioned as a performer in 1620. Jacob, who seems to have been the eldest of the Peadles, also performed in Germany in 1597 in Thomas Sackville's company. (See Murray, {English Dramatic Companies}, vol 2, pp 248, 253, 342, 346; Chambers, {The Elizabethan Stage}, vol 2, p 332; and Nungezer, {A Dictionary of Actors}, pp 270--1. The presence of this document in the Worcester Record Office is not easy to explain, but the possibility should not be ignored that it may have been forfeit within the county for some infraction of its terms. Worcester, St Helen's Record Office, BA 4935/xxxiv; 1631; English; paper; single sheet; 265mm x 210mm, decorated initial at beginning, some words in display hand.

((single sheet {(29 August)})) To all Maiors, Sheriffes, Iustices of the Peace, Bayliffes, Constables, Headborroughes and all other his Ma{ies}ties Officers, true Leigemen and Subiect{es} and to euery of them Greeting Knowe yee that whereas the Kings most Excellent Ma{ies}tie hath graunted vnto the Master of the Revells a Comission vnder the great Seale of England, Giveing thereby charge w{i}th full power and authoritie to the said Master of the Revells and his deputie for the ordering Reformeing authorizing and putting downe of all and euery playes, Players and Playmakers as of all other Shewes whatsoeuer in all places w{i}thin his Ma{ies}ties Realme of England as well w{i}thin ffranchises and Liberties as w{i}thout I haue by these p{rese}nt{es} Licensed and authorized Sisley Peadle; Thomas Peadle her sonne Elias Grundling and three more in theire Company to vse and exercise daunceing on the Roapes, Tumbling, Maulling and other such like ffeates which they or any of them are practized in or can performe Requireing you and euery of you in his Ma{ies}tes name to suffer and p{er}mitt them the said Sisley Peadle, Thomas Peadle, Elias Grundling and theire said assotiat{es} quietly to passe and to sett forth and shewe those thing{es} before menc{i}oned w{i}th such musiccke drum{m}e or Trumpett{es} as they shall thinke fitting for the same ffrom time to time and att all time and times w{i}thout any of your Lett{es} or molestac{i}on w{i}thin any of your Liberties and places of Iurisdicc{i}on Townes Corporate Citties or Borroughes wheresoeuer w{i}thin the Realme of England, and alsoe to be aydeing and assisting vnto them if any wrong or Iniury shall be offered vnto them or any of them They behaueing themselues honestly and according to the Lawes of this Realme and forbearing to make shewe on the Saboth day &c in the time of devine service you affording them your Townehalls, Mootehalls, Guildhalls or some convenient place to shewe in And what Company soeuer eyther Stage Players or such as make shewe of moc{i}ons and strange Sight{es} shall repaire vnto any of your Townes Corporate, Citties Boroughes or Villages not haueing theire authoritie ymediatlie from me or confirmed by me and Sealed w{i}th the Seale of the Office of the Revells That forthw{i}th you seize and take from them any Graunt or Comission whatsoeuer they beare and send yt to me According to those Warrant{es} directed to you the Mayors, Sheriffes, Iustices of the Peace, Bayliffes Constables of all Townes Corporate, Citties Boroughes or Villages heretofore by the right hono{ra}ble the Lord Chamberlaine of the Kings Ma{ies}ties most Hono{ra}ble household And if you finde any traveyling w{i}thout License That forthwith you apprehend and imprison them or give them such condigne punishment as in yo{u}r discretions they shall deserue Prouided that this License continue in force but for and dureing the terme and space of one whole yeare and noe Longer next ensueing the date hereof Giuen att his Ma{ies}ties Office of the Revells vnder my hand and the Seale of the said Office the nyne and twentieth daie of August In the Seaventh yeare of the Raigne of our most gracious Sou{er}aigne Lord Charles by the grace of God King of England Scotland ffraunce and Ireland defender of the faith &c Annoq{ue} d{om}in{i} One thousand sixe hundred((210))