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Extracts from the Records of the Borough of Nottingham.

Continued from Transactions, 1922, pp. 18-35.

By E. L. Guilford, M.A.

XV. c.1480.

Thomas Alestre¹ askyth to be alowyd
for the dekey of hys liflode within
Notyngham as aperyth wyche is
untakyn the sum	xliii^s.	vi^d.
Item he axith to be alowyd for the
seefe rent of hys placs in matehall
gate in the holdyng of diverse
rents paid to the kyng	ii^s.	vi^d.
Item he axith to be alowyd for the
seefe rent of a place in the
holdyng of Ric Shemeld paid to
the Abbey of lenton		xx^d.
Summa xlvii^s. viii^d.
Item for another howse lyying in
dekey in Spanyell strete	v^s.
Summa totalis lii^s. viii^d.

XVI. 1496.

Account of the Sergeant at Mace for the Commons.

De officio Ricardi Brown servientis pro communibus ad clavam tempore Ricardi Ody Maioris ville Notyngham Anno xi H. vii. viii^li. v^s. ii^d.

De quibus petit allocari pro feodo suo hoc anno xl^s. Et de xii^d. pro custode clavis domus Carnificum hoc anno.

Et de xii^d. pro custode clavis Draperiae hoc anno. Et de xii^d. pro pulsatione campane mercati. Et de xii^d. pro. pulsatione prime hoc anno. Et de xx^s. pro Wappenteg de Bassetlawe hoc anno. Et de ii^d. pro uxore Chapman in hundgate. Et de ii^d. pro Agnete Rowson. Et de ii^d. pro uxore Thome Ware. Et de viii^d. pro Willelmo Norwell de Gedling. Et de vi^d. pro Ricardo Mabson de er [rest illegible]. Et de ii^d. pro Thoma Cawod capellano. Et de ii^d. pro Roberto Cavvod glover. Et de v^s. xi^d. solutis pro mundatione viarum infra tempus huius compoti.

Summa istius allocations iii^li. xi^s. xi^d.

Et sic debet iiii^li. xiii^s. iii^d.

Inde petit allocari pro fine Thome legh de Castro Notyngham iii^s. iiii^d.

Et adhuc debet iiii^li. ix^s. xi^d.

Summa iiii^li. ix^s. xi^d.

De quibus petit allocari pro Johanne Rose viii^d. Et de vi^d. pro Johanne Sers [ ]. Et de ii^d. pro Rogero Torlaton. Et de xii^d. pro Willelmo Gigge. Et de iiii^d. pro Johanne Colfox. Et de ii^d. pro Edwardo Milnes. Et de ii^d. pro Willelmo Wase. Et de iiii^d. pro Elizabeth Hethe. Et de ii^s. pro Nichoio Bird. Et de iiii^d. pro Johanne Parkynson. Et de iiii^d. pro Ricardo Broton laborer. Et de ii^d. pro Petro Ekyngton.

Summa istius allocationis vi^s. ii^d.

Et sic debet iiii^li. iii^s. ix^d.

Et adhuc petit allocari de viii^d. per ii solutos pro mundatione viarum tempore Thome Warner maioris. Et sic debet iiii^li. iii^s. i^d.

Inde petit allocari de vi^d. pardonatis Ricardo Fissher litster. Et de iiii^d. pardonatis Roberto Northwod girdiller.

Summa istius allocationis x^d.

Et sic debet iiii^li. ii^s. iii^d.

Inde deducit pro Thome Clifton ii^s. Et adhuc debet iiii^li. iii^d.

Inde solvit O[mnia] Ar[reragia] ville Notyngham xl^s. Et adhuc debet xl^s. iii^d. Et ultimo hoc petit respectuari pro Waltero Hylton iiii^d. Et de iiii^d. pro Johanne Seliok. Et de ii^d. pro [ ] Shawe Et de ii^d. pro Edwardo Hylton. Et pro Johanne Walton xi^d. Et pro Johanne Wase iiii^d. Et pro Thoma Thurland et Th. Samon iiii^d. Et de xii^d. pro Johanne Sye. Et de vi^d. pro Willelmo Wyclesworth capellano. Et de vi^d. pro Johanne Gosehaw. Et pro Johanne Seliok iiii^d. Et pro Margareta Gardyner ii^d.

Summa respectata clare. v^s. ii^d.

Et sic debet clare omnibus allocationibus allocandis respectuatis respectuandis ultimo omnibus allocationibus supradictis xxxv^s. i^d.

Et adhuc petit allocari de vi^d. pro Ricardo Esott. Et de vi^d. pro Ricardo Andrew. Et adhuc debet xxxiiii^s. i^d. Et petit allocari de ii^s. ix^d. per ipsum solutis Willelmo Hegyn quos solvit ei ultimi pede compoti.

Et adhuc debet clare xxxi^s. iiii^d.

Memorandum super hunc compotum Johannis Wedurley petit solvi pro existencia sua ad Parliamentum² equitando a Notyngham die sabbato x die Octobris usque die Jovis proxime ante festum sancti Martinis [ ] extunc proximum sequens videlicet per spatium xxvii dierum pro quolibet die xvi^d. ultimo regardosummo xxxvi^s. Et cum Regardo pro die viii^d. pro totide diebus xviii^s.

Et sic summa totalis partis sue est clare eodem illo compoto liiii^s. Item super eundem compotum Thomas Babyngton Recordator petit solvi pro existencia sua ad idem Parliamentum equitando versus illud die Martis videlicet xiii die Octobris et existendo ibi usque die lune proxime post festum conceptionis beate marie virginis tunc proximum sequens videlicet per spatium lxiii dieruin pro quolibet die summa regardi xvid. Summa iiii^li. iiii^s. Et cum regardo vi^li. vi^s. Summa amborum illorum parcellorum sine regardo vi^li.

Et summa totalis earum cum Regardo ix^li.

[Translation].

Account of the Sergeant at Mace for the Commons.

Of the office of Richard Brown sergeant at Mace for the Commons in the time of Richard Ody Mayor of the town of Nottingham in the 11th year of Henry VII. £8 5s. 2d.

Thereof he prays to be allowed for his fee for this year 40^s.
And for 12^d. for keeping the key of the Butchers' House this year
and for 12^d. for keeping the key of the Drapery this year.
and for 12^d. for ringing the Market bell.
and for 12^d. for ringing Prime this year.
and for 20^s. for the Wapentake of Bassetlaw this year.
and for 2^d. for Chapman's wife in Hundgate.
and for 2^d. for Agnes Rowson.
and for 2^d. for the wife of Thomas Ware.
and for 8^d. for William Norwell of Gedling.
and for 6^d. for Richard Mabson of Er[rest illegible],
and for 2^d. for Thomas Cawod Chaplain.
and for 2^d. for Robert Cawod glover.
and for 6^s. 1½^d. paid for the cleaning of roads during the period of this account.
Sum total of the allowances £3 11s. 11d.
And so he owes £4 13s. 3d. Thereof he prays to be allowed for the fine of Thomas Legh of Nottingham Castle 3^s. 4^d.
And so far he owes £4 11s. 11d.
Sum £4 9s. 11d.

Thereof he prays to be allowed for John Rose 8^d., and 6^d. for John Sers [ ] ; and 2^d. for Roger Torlaton; and 12^d. for William Gigge ; and 4^d. for John Colfox ; and 2^d. for Edward Milnes ; and 2^d. for Williiara Wase ; and 4^d. for Elizabeth Hethe ; and 2^s. for Nicholas Bird ; and 4^d. for John Parkynson ; and 4^d. for Richard Broton laborer; and 2^d. for Petor Ekyngton.

The sum of his allowance 6^s. 2^d.

And so far he owes £4 3s. 9d.

And so far he prays to be allowed for 8^d. for two payments for the cleaning of the roads in the time of Thomas Warner mayor. And so he owes £4 3s. 1d.

Thereof he seeks to be allowed for 6^d. pardoned to Richard Fissher litster. And for 4^d. pardoned to Robert Northwod girdiller.

The sum of this allowance 10^d.

And so he owes £4 2s. 3d.

Thereof he deducts for Thomas Clifton 2^s. and so owes £4 3^d.

Thereof he pays [all the arrears ?] of the Town of Notyngham 40^s. and so owes 40^s. 3^d. And finally he prays to be allowed 4^d. for Walter Hylton; and 4^d. for John Seliok and 2^d. for [ ] Shawe; and 2^d. for Edward Hylton ; and 12^d. for John Walton ; and 4^d. for John Wase ; and 4^d. for Thomas Thurland and Thomas Samon ; and 12^d. for John Sye ; and 6^d. for William Wyclesworth chaplain; and 6^d. for John Gosehaw; and 4^d. for John Seliok; and 2^d. for Margaret Gardyner ; the sum allowed being 5^s. 2^d. And so finally he owes when all allowances are deducted 35^s.1^d.

And so far he prays to be allowed 6^d. for Richard Esott ; and 6^d. for Richard Andrew ; and so he owes 34s. 1d.

And he prays to be allowed 2^s. 9^d. paid by him to William Hegyn which he paid to him at the foot of the last account.

And so he owes 31^s. 4^d. clearly.

Memorandum on this account of John Wedurley he seeks to be paid for his presence at Parliament by riding from Notyngham on Saturday 10th October until Thursday next before the feast of St. Martin next following, to wit for 27 days, for each day 16^d. as a last reward the sum of 36^s. and with a reward of 8^d. a day for the same number of days 18^s.

And so the sum total of his share is clearly on that account 54^s.

Item in this account Thomas Babyngton Recorder seeks to be paid for his presence at the same Parliament from riding thither on Tuesday 13th October and staying there until Monday next after the feast of the Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary next following, that is for the space of 63 days ; payment for each day 16^d. making a total of iiii^li. iiii^s. And with the reward vi^li. vi^s.

The total of both these items without the reward vi^li. And their total sum with the reward ix^li.

XVII. c.1500. Sanctuary at St. Peter's Church.

Be it known to all men that here or se this wryting that on Roland Gessurn oderwysse called Roland Dare of the Counte of Northampton att Notyngham was attachid and prisoned for diverse feloneis don by the sayd Roland the sayd felony knolachid be for the Crowners of the town of Notyngham And apon the sayd attachment the sayd Roland skaped and brak owt of prison and so entird into the Sentware of the kirk of Sent Petur in Notyngham and kepid it of the whitche be his own agrement and frewill be for the sayd Crowners has med his othe apon the holy evangelist to obiure.

XVIII. c.1500.

Memorandum that thes ar the parcels takyn of franchyst men of lincoln be tham that has beyn lat scheryfs of Notyngam the first be on Curtes sadler and hys broder² tuyk of Wyllm Key and hugh Welobee a cayd of red heryng the price vii^s. iiii^d.

Also in the same zeyr at Morwell bryg a hors of Robert Clerk the price xvs. Also takyn be John Cost merser and thomas hall³ barbar layt scheryfs of notyngam has takyn viii maysse of red heryng of diverse men of lincoln for toyll yt is to say Wyllm Irchenyt ii maysse hugh Welobee ii maysse John Hall merchand ii maysse John Pekerd and Wyllm hunt ii maysse ye price of every maysse vii^s. vi^d. Also takyn at Skaftworth be the tollers of thomas burtton draper v^s. Also takyn be thomas thomworth fychmonger and hys broder⁴ hays takyn of Wyllm hunt and John Pekerd for toyll vi^s. viii^d. Also a cayd of sprot the price xx^d. Also of Wyllm Irchenyt a maysse red heryng price vii^s. iiii^d. Also takyn at Skaftworth of thomas burton for toyll xx^d. Thes ar the gret parcels bot ther is many small parcels whych wer takyn at dyverse tyms be xii^d. and be viii⁽ⁱ. and vi^d. and iiii^d. the whych draws mych mony whych sail be schewyd and ze pleys.

Yis was vii yere past ye first parcell.

Memorandum yt Curtes sadiller and his fellowe¹toke of William Cay of lincoln i cade of hering price vii^s. vi^d. Md. yt John Cost and Thomas Hall⁵ toke of William Irchenett and of hugh Willughby iiii cades of hering price xxx^s. Also ye same shireffs toke of John Halles merchant ii cades of hering price xv^s.

Item ye same shireffs toke of John Pekerd and of William hunt ii cades herying xv^s.

Item Tamworth and cown⁶ toke of William Irchenett a cade of heryng vii^s. vi^d.

XIX. 1502.

Liber compoti Stephani Townysend Camerarii Ville Notinghamie pro dimedio anno suo Anno domini Regni Regis Henrici Septimi decimo septimo.

[Weekly payments for stallage varying from xxii½^d. to iii^d.].

[A list of holders of stalls in the Spice Chambers]

Recevyd of Johannis Olyver ser-
geante on Phelype Day and
Jacob⁴	xl^s.
It. recevyd of Masturye for the holmys
at the bryge ende for arers rente	xi^s.
It. recevyd of Horsley of brigeforthe
and his fellow for 2 strey fillys	vi^s.	viii^d

1493-4 Robert Curtes and John Pyerson.

It. of Robard Cristofar Milner for his
thurde quarter	xiii^s.	iiii^d.
It. Recevyd of Thomas Grigge for his
iiide quarter	xvi^s.	viii^d
It. Recevyd of Renchawe and Richarde
Calderberye for xlii shevis thake		vii^d.
It. Recevyd of the pryowr of Bevall for
that he gave to the mending of
the pavmente		xx^d.
It. Recevyd afterwarde of John Ol-
yvere for his parte of his bokys	xiii^s.	iiii^d.
Itm. paid to Henry Chetyll paver for
paving of 3 Rodes of newe wark
besyde his old wark by bargeyn
made wt hym in grete at Timber
hyll	viii^s.
Summa totalis huius libri vii^li.	v^s. iiii^d

XX. 1519-22. Bridgemasters' Accounts.

Robert Norwod and Richard Halom brigmasters. Tempore [Willelmi] Inglysse maioris.

In primis onerantur de xi^li. iiii^d. de redditu terrarum et tenementorum pertinentium ponti ibidem
prout patet per rentle	xi^li.	iiii^d
Et de li^s. ix^d. de arreragiis ultimi
compoti	li^s.	ix^d.
Et de iiii^d. receptis de uxore Germyn pro uno tenemento vocato a bothe		iiii^d
Et de [blank] receptis de [blank] pro monetis collectis de benefactori-bus.
Et de [blank] receptis de novis burgensibus ibidem hoc anno.
Summa oneris xiii^li. xii^s.	v^d.
Allocationes.
Inde petunt allocari de xlvii^s. iii^d. solu-
tis pro redditu resoluto tarn Ro-
berti lyth capellani quam vice-
comitis ville Notynghamie et red
ditu decasus hoc anno prout per
billam ostensam et examinatam	xlvii^s.	iii^d
Et de xiiii^li. vi^s. ob. solutis tarn pro
reparationibus domorum et pon-
tis predicti quam pro aliis neces-
sariis hoc anno prout patet per
librum dicti compoti	xiiii^li.	vi^s. ob.
Summa allocationum xvi^li. xiii^s. iii^d. ob.
Et sic habent in surplusagio iii^li.	x^d.	ob.
Tempore Johannis Roose maioris.
Idem onerantur de xi^li. iii^d. de redditu
terrarum pertinentium ponti pre-
dicte	xi^li.	iii^d.
Et de iii^s. iiii^d. receptis de executori-
bus testamenti Ricardi Cauntt ex
legatione dicti Ricardi	iii^s.	iiii^d.
Et de ii^d. pro passagio unius pare de
milstones hoc anno		ii^d.
Et de [blank] receptis de [blank] pro
monetis collectis de benefactori-
bus.
Et de [blank] receptis de novis bur-
gensibus factis hoc anno.
Summa oneris xi^li. iii^s. ix^d.
Allocationes.
Inde petunt allocari de iiii^li. v^s. xi^d. ob.
solutis hoc anno pro redditu reso-

luto quam pro redditu decasus
et aliis hoc [anno]. ... iiii^li.	v^s.	xi^d. ob
Et de xlv^s. ix^d. ob. solutis hoc anno
tarn pro reparationibus quam
aliis necessariis expenditis hoc
anno	xlv^s.	ix^d. ob
Et de iii^li. x^d. ob. allocatis eisdem
computantibus pro surplusagio
compoti sui ... ... ... iii^li.		x^d. ob.
Summa allocationum ix^li. xii^s.	vii^d. ob.
Et sic debent xxxi^s. i^d. ot
Summa oneris xiii^li. xii^s.	v^d.
Tempore Roberti Mellours maioris
Idem onerantur de xi^li. iii^d. de redditu
diversorum tenementium ibidem
hoc anno	xi^li.	iii^d.
Et de xxxi^s. i^d. ob. de arreragiis com
poti sui anni precedentis	xxxi^s.	i^d. ob.
Et de xvii^d. receptis de novis burgen-
sibus hoc anno		xvii^d.
Et de ii^d. receptis pro passagio ii mil-
stones	ii^d.
Et de v^s. receptis de benefactoribus
pontium predictarum per manus
W. Richardson	v^s.
Summa oneris xii^li. xvii^s. xi^d. ob.
Allocationes.
Inde petunt allocari de v^li. ix^s. vii^d.
solutis hoc anno tam pro redditu
resoluto quam pro redditu de
casus hoc anno ... v^li.	ix^s.	vii^d.
Et de xxxix^s. iii^d. ob. solutis hoc anno

tam pro reparatiombus quam aliis
necessariis hoc anno	xxxix^s. iii^d. ob.
Et de v^s. remanenti in manus Thome
Mellours unius Aldermannorum	v^s.
Summa allocationum	vii^li. xiii^s. x^d. ob.
Et sic debent v^li. iiii^s. i^d. Unde supra
Thome Mellours v^s. Et sic debent
de claro	iiii^li. xix^s. i^d.

[Translation].

Robert Norwod and Richard Halom Bridgemasters [1519-1522].

In the time of [William] Inglysse mayor³.

	£	s.	d.
First they are charged with £9 4^d. from the
rent of lands and tenements belonging
to the bridge as shewn by the rental	11	0	4
And with 51^s. 9^d. for arrears of the last account	2	11	9
And with 4^d. received from the wife of Ger-
myn for one tenement called a booth	0	0	4
And with [blank] received from [blank] for
money collected from benefactors⁴
And with [blank] received from new burgesses
there this year ³
Sum of the charge	13	12	5
Allowances.
They pray to be allowed for 47^s. 3^d. paid for
rent resolute both of Robert Lyth⁵
chaplain and of the sheriff of Notyngham

and for the falling off of rent this year
as shewn by bill produced and ex
amined	2	7	3
And for £14 6^s. 0½^d. paid both for repairs of
houses and of the bridge and for other
necessities this year as shewn by the
said account book	14	6	0½
Sum of the allowances £16 13^s. 3½^d
And so they have as surplus £3 0^s. 10½^d.
In the time of John Roose mayor⁶
The same are charged with £11 0^s. 3^d. for rent
of lands belonging to the aforesaid bridge	11	0	3
And with 3^s. 4^d. received from the executors
of the will of Richard Cauntt from the
legacy of the said Richard	0	3	3
And with 2^d. for the passage of one pair of
millstones this year	0	0	2
And with [blank] received from [blank] for
money collected from benefactors.
And with [blank] received from the new bur
gesses made this year.
Sum of the charge £11 3^s. 9^d.
Allowances.
They pray to be allowed for £4 5^s. 11½^d paid
this year both for rent resolute⁷ and for
the falling off of the rents and for other
things this year	4	5	11½
And for 45^s. 9½^d. paid this year both for
repairs and for other necessaries spent
this year	2	5	9½

And for £3 0^s. 10½^d. allotted to the same
accountants for the surplus of their
account	3	0	10½
The sum of the allowance £9 12^s. 7½^d.
And so they owe £1 11^s. 1½^d.
Sum of the charge £13 12^s. 5^d. ⁸
In the time of Robert Mellours mayor⁹.
The same are charged with £11 0^s. 3^d. for the
rent of divers tenements there this year	11	0	3
And with £1 11^s. l½^d. for arrears of last year's
accounts	1	11	1½
And with 1^s. 5^d. received from new burgesses
this year	0	1	5
And with 2^d. received for the passage of 2
millstones	0	0	2
And with 5^s. received from benefactors of the
aforesaid bridges by the hands of W.
Richardson	0	5	0
Sum of the charge £12 17^s. 11½^d
Allowances.
Then they pray to be allowed for £5 9^s. 7^d.
paid this year both for rent resolute and
for the falling off of rents this year	5	9	7
And for £1 19^s. 3½^d. paid this year for repairs
and for other necessaries this year	1	19	3½
And for 5^s. remaining in the hands of Thomas
Mellours one of the Aldermen	0	5	0
Sum of the allowance £7 13^s. 10½^d
And so they owe £5 4^s. ½^d. whence should be
deducted the above 5^s. from Thomas
Mellours.
And so they owe clearly £4 19^s. ½^d.

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(1) Thomas Alestre was Mayor in 1461-2, 14G9-70. He is last mentioned in 1482.
(2) Henry VII's 5th Parliament met October 14th, 1495.
(3) William Inglysee was mayor 1519-20. (4) Apparently nothing was received from these sources this year. (5) Chaplain of the Amyas Chantry in St. Mary's Church.
(6) John Roose was mayor 1520-1.
(7) Rent resolute is rent paid back, a quit rent due to the Crown.
(8) This occurs as an item apart from any other accounts and is difficult to fit into its proper place.
(9) Robert Mellors was mayor 1521-2.