LX. THE ACCOMPTE OF STEPHEN STREATE, CLERKE OF THE WORKES, FROM JAN. 1, 1583, TO JAN. 1, 1584.

For bording and latyzinge the windowes in the northe and the other steple, 7s. 6d. For makinge the pewe for the choristers in the quere to synge in, 8s. 4d. For mendinge the stayres of the Peter pryson, etc., 10d. For makinge the litle pewe in the middest of the quere, 15s. For ynkle strynges to the Bible and Communyon boke, 6d. For a gryndle-stone, 2s. 4d.

RECEIPTS, 1517. 11s. 6d. EXPENSES, 1287. 2s. 3d.

LXI. THE ACCOMPTE OF STEPHEN STREETE, CLERKE OF THE WORKES, FROM JAN. 1, 1586, TO JAN. 1, 1587.

For makinge and mendinge the glasse wyndowes in Belfraye church, 47. 13s. 4d. ; in parte of payment of 137. 6s. 8d. For making a burne for the baylie of the libertes of St. Peter to marke waife and straies with, 20d. For a new buckell for the three a clock bell clapper, 4d. For a lowpe for the mason well buckett, 4d. For mendinge the six a clocke bell, 8d. To buy stringes with for the choristers instrumentes, 20s. Gyven in reward to Hewyt for certaine songes for the queare, 10s. RECEIPTS, 1531. 14s. 2d. EXPENSES, 1167. 2d.

LXII. THE ACCOMPTE OF THOMAS HITCH MOUGHE, CLERKE 1607.

OF THE WORKES.

To Valentine Storie, one of the singingmen, for prickinge bookes for the quire, 40s. To Anthonie Foster for a Communion booke for the quire, 8s. For a quire of gilted paper, 3s. For a bull hide to make bell bawtries, 32s. To a To a joyner for a greate casement for one of the longe slitts, 3s. 4d. To Mr. Barton for playing on the organs in the absence of Mr. Browne, 20s. To Mr. . . . . . . for his journey to Durham for the organist there, 36s.

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LXIII. THE ACCOMPTE OF THOMAS HITCHMOUGHe, clerke OF THE WORKES. 1624.

To Leonard Swane for eight dozen of iron chaines which he delivered to Francis Lyster for the bookes in the lybrary, 49s.

120

THE FABRIC ROLLS OF YORK MINSTER.

To one Warde for vyall stringes, 7s. 7d. To the waits of Yorke for playinge in the quire 2 several tymes, 13s. 4d.

LXIV.—THE ACCOMPTE OF RAIPHE HINDMARSH, CLERKE OF THE WORKES. 1639.

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For mending the three a clocke bell, 18d. For takeing upp two bells, 3s. 6d. To some gentlemen of the guard for there ections and helpe, 5s. 13 Apr., for 64 foote of faced stone for the pace at the west doore, 21s. 4d. To Marmaduke Crosby for coulered glasse, 6s. For white glasse, 6s. 6d. To Jasper Kettlewell for getting the chancell of Topcliffe washt and beautified,* 6s. 8d. To Thomas Haggas for seaven score foot of paveing for the buttresses on the topp of the lanterne, 52s. To Mr. Horsley for strikeing my Lord Deputyest coate on the organs, 4s. For term service bookes for the Coronation-day, 5s.

* An item which is easily comprehended. The word "beautified” is still used, and is best understood by village churchwardens.

The Lord Deputy was the celebrated Earl of Strafford. The church of York was much indebted to the Wentworths, several of whom are interred there. Edward Horsley was a painter-stainer of some note in York. In 1638 Sir Henry Slingsby says, "Edward Horseley, a painter in York, is now painting the lodging-chamber above the new parlour in colours suitable to those hangings I have brought to hang it with all. The chimney-peice is painted answerable in blew colours."-(Diary 5.) Horsley made his will on Feb. 25, 20 Car. ii. He leaves to his grandson, Wm. Horsley, "A book of armory, being a copy of the same booke I bought of Mr. Thos. Harrison, which cost 157. To my grandchild, Edward Horsley, all my bookes, comonly called Quaker's books. To my sonne William all my bookes of armory, written, drawne, or printed, and all my bookes of history and divinitie, the painted pictures in the house, all my coulors, working tooles, and grynding stones and oyle belonging to my trade, my pockett watch, etc. To Major Walter Bethell my maize ring of gold."

From this person the antiquary, John Horsley, in all probability descended.

APPENDIX.

I.-EXCERPTA E ROTULIS CAMERARIORUM ECCLESIÆ CATH.

EBOR.*

MCCCXL. (Circa.) Pro factura unius pixidis pendentis supra magnum altare, 8s. Pro factura unius salarii argentei pro aqua benedicta, 2s. 6d. Pro emendacione magni feretri, 12d. Pro emendacione parvi feretri, 12s. Pro suicione pannorum ante altare positorum, 16d. Pro factura viij codes pro portacione Sancti Willelmi, 20d.

MCCCLXXI. PARS PRIMA.

71. de arreragiis ballivi, ut

patet in predicto compoto, de die Sancti Martini anno Ixix"

mo.

vero

Item respondet de 63s. 8d. de redditibus assisæ infra civitatem de termino Sancti Martini in principio hujus compoti.

De 64s. respondet de firma quinque tenementorum Capituli

I now proceed to lay before my readers a series of extracts from the rolls of the chamberlains of the minster, which illustrate the compoti of the keepers of fabric, and throw much light upon the services and the internal arrangements of the church of York.

It was the business of this officer to attend to the services and the servants of the church. He paid the commons of the canons in residence, the stipends of the vicars and officers of the minster, together with all pensions and casual charges connected with the church and its liberties. He provided the wafers, wax, etc., which were required, and out of the cope-money which he received from each canon he kept the vestments, etc., in proper repair. Certain estates and payments were appropriated to the office, including the great farms; and the residue, after the payment of all expenses, was divided equally among the residentiaries.

The chamberlain sent in two rolls for each year; one extending from the feast of St. Martin in the winter to Pentecost, and the second from Pentecost to the first-mentioned feast. It is much to be regretted that this series of rolls is so very imperfect: they are pretty numerous between 1370 and 1400; in the fifteenth century but few have been preserved, and in those of a subsequent date, which are far more regular, there are few notices of sufficient interest and importance to be recorded here.

+ I give this roll entire as a specimen of the rest, as it is the first perfect one that has occurred to me. It gives us an accurate account of the revenues belonging to the office of chamberlain, and tells us how they were distributed.

in Petirgate de dicto termino. De 30s. receptis pro firma unius tenementi Capituli in Stangate. De 3s. de firma iij buttarum terræ Capituli in Hundegate. De 5s. de firma unius porcionis terræ Capituli in Munkegate. Summa 102s.

De 177. 8s. 94d. de redditibus assisæ extra civitatem de termino S. Martini predicto. De 42s. 4d. de redditibus assisæ de termino Pentecostis in fine istius compoti, solutis per magistrum hospitalis del Horsfayre, currentis annuatim cum redditibus termini S. Martini. Summa 197. 12s. 1d.

EXTRA CIVITATEM. De 41. 5s. 8d. de firma omnium tenentium Capituli in Helperby, de termino S. Martini predicto. De 2s. 6d. de firma unius bovatæ terræ dominicæ Capituli in Broddesworth. De 2s. 6d. de firma unius tenementi Capituli in Northnewbald. Summa 47. 10s. 8d.

VENDICIO PRATI. De 46s. 8d. pro secunda solucione pratorum Capituli apud Cave venditorum in anno precedenti pro 4l. 13s. 4d. Summa 46s. 8d.

FIRMA MOLENDINORUM. De firma molendinorum juxta Knottynglaye nichil hoc anno, quia Capitulum assignaverit ea fabricæ pro tempore. Summa nichil.

De 367. 15s. 8d. de pensionibus omnium ecclesiarum Capitulo pensionariarum de termino Pentecostis instanti, ut patet per Capitulum in Domesday.

FIRMA INFRA CIVITATEM ECCLESIARUM. De 247. pro firma omnium ecclesiarum Capituli infra civitatem Ebor., de termino Pentecostis predicto. De 13/. 6s. 8d. pro firma ecclesiæ de Pydceburton de dicto termino Pentecostis. Summa 371. 6s. 8d.

VENDICIO GARBARUM DECIMALIUM. Do 137. 6s. 8d. pro prima medietate solucionis garbarum decimalium de Brodesworth de ultimo autumpno. De 106s. 8d. pro prima medietate solucionis garbarum decimalium de Weston de eodem autumpno. Summa 187. 13s. 4d.

VACACIONES BENEFICIORUM. De 37s. 6d. de vacacione precentoriæ Eccl. Ebor. De 39s. de term. Mich. ultimo rec. de oblacionibus ecclesiæ Beverlaci dictæ precentoriæ pertinentibus et Capitulo tempore vacacionis (per magistrum R. de Thorne, erased). Et de 30s. rec. pro pratis in Tadcastre precentoriæ pertinentibus anni precedentis. De 78s. 4d. pro decima garbarum de Usburn. De 53s. 4d. pro decima garbarum de Wytington de eodem. De 77. 16s. 8d. de vacacione prebendæ de Newbald rec. per manus vicarii ibidem. De 10. 11s. rec. pro lana, ultra expensas de vacacione ejusdem. De 4l. 13s. 4d. rec. pro decima garbarum de Gothemundeham pertin. prebendæ de Frydaythorp pro tempore vacacionis. Summa 311. 19s. 10d.

MORTUARIA. De mortuariis nichil hoc termino.

PERQUISICIO GAYOLE ET CURIE. De perquisicione curiæ nichil hoc termino.

CATALLA FORISFACTA. De 33s. 4d. de catallis forisfactis Thomæ Farying de Salton fugitivis. De 110s. rec. de catallis forisfactis Thomæ Mous de Heslyngton suspendentis seipsum. De 6s. pro stota wayf apud Herswyk. De 18d. pro j ove cum jagno wayf apud Strenssall. Summa 77. 10s. 10d.

INGRESSIONES VID' GRESSUMÆ. De 60s. rec. pro ingressu duorum tenencium in Helperby tempore Johannis de Leghton. De 40s. rec. pro ingressu unius ten. ibidem. Summa 100s.

DATA MAGNO ALTARI ET FERETRO SANCTI WILLELMI. De 9s. 7d. pro j sigillo, j pare de bedes et j quilte venditis per preceptum Capituli. De 20s. de domino Johanne Sumerby. De 11s. 4d. rec. per dominum Thomam Castel. Summa 40s. 11d.

PERQUISICIO JURISDICTIONIS. De 41. 13s. 4d. rec. de magistro Johanne de Staunton, clerico Capituli, ut patet per compotum dicti clerici.

MAGNE FIRMÆ. De 831. rec. de domino Willelmo de Feribi pro magnis firmis Capituli in manibus suis existentibus de term. Pent., in fine istius compoti. De 1037. 16s. de domino Henrico de Ingelby pro hujus firma de dicto term. Summa 1861. 16s.

SUMMA OMNIUM DENARIORUM RECEPTORUM, 3757. 11s. 8d.

COMMUNIÆ CANONICORUM. De quibus computat in communiis domini Willelmi de Feribi, residentis hoc termino per lxviij dies, qui sunt ix septimanæ v dies, unde xvj dies duplices et xviij dies ix lect. 118s. In communiis domini Henrici de Ingelbi, residentis hoc termino per cxxv dies, qui sunt xvij septimanæ vj dies, unde xiiij. dies duplices, et xxxij dies ix lect., 91. 5s. In communiis domini Johannis de Helwell residentis hoc termino per lxxx dies, qui sunt xij septimanæ iiij dies, unde xiij dies duplices et xxiij dies ix lect., 67. 17s. In communiis magistri Humfridi de Cherleton residentis hoc term. per xliiij dies, qui sunt vj sept. ij dies, unde ix dies duplices et xiij dies ix lect., 75s. In communiis magistri Johannis Branktre residentis hoc termino per lxxxvii. dies, qui sunt xij sept. iij dies, de quibus xiij dies duplices et xxv dies ix lect, 67. 18s. In communiis magistri Adæ de Thorp residentis hoc term. per cxliij dies, qui sunt xx sept. et iij dies, unde xix dies duplices et xlviij dies ix lect., 117. 9s. In communiis magistri Ricardi de Thorn residentis hoc term. per clii dies, qui sunt xxi sept. v dies, unde xxv. dies duplices et xlij dies ix lect., 127. 5s. Summa 561. 7s.

DECASUS REDDITUUM. In decasu redditus assisæ infra civitatem, de termino S. Mart. superius computato, ut patet per