Stratford-upon-Avon: Guild of the Holy Cross: Masters' and proctors' accounts

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Account of Reginald Flecher, Master of the Guild of the Holy Cross, the Blessed Mary the Virgin, and St. John the Baptist, from Monday next after the Feast of the Translation of St. Thomas the Martyr, 4 Edward IV., to Monday next after the same Feast, 5 Edward IV The Account is rendered under the following headings [Arrears] [Fines] with the receipt of moneys. (24s received from Thomas Balsale for a broken chalice; the fines of John Pype, Chaplain, (£6 13s 4d), Ralph Worsley, Esquire (13s 4d and 20d light-silver), Richard Kynges, Chaplain (6s 8d and 20d light-silver), and John Kynges, Chaplain (6s 8d and 20d light-silver); a legacy of 20d from [...] of Straynesham; the fine of Ellen "in le Almeshousez" (3s 4d), and John Prykett, of Stratford, Senior, and Margaret his wife (10s 10d); payments for stallage for shops; the fine of Margaret Wylyngton, of Todnam (5s), John Horsman, of Stratford, "Fyssher" (13s 4d and 20d light-silver), John Plummer, of Stratford, "Hosyer" (13s 4d), and Thomas Grene, of Stratford, "Bocher" (13s 4d and 20d light-silver); another payment for stallage; the fine for the soul of Thomas Tymkyns, the servant of William Saunders, of Alveston (12d) [Cravings of allowances.] (4s the customary offering on the Feast of the dedication of the Church; 17d paid for making wax candles called "fottapurs"; 5d paid for making a "torche" for the Altar of St. John the Baptist; a payment for making wax candles for the beam of St. John the Baptist; another for candles called "wexrollez," for the use of the priests of the Chapel; another for making wax candles for the Beam in the Chapel, and for "foottapurs"; 18d paid to Master Grevyll for wine when there was discord between his men and certain neighbours of this town about tenements late in the tenure of William Hambury; 8d paid on another occasion for wine for the said Sir John Grevyll, Knight, and Sir William Borowe, Knight; 3d paid to a certain man coming from Warwick to Stratford to the Master of the Guild for certain matters concerning the said town; 2s 6d given in reward to Gybbyn Johnson for riding from Sudely to Stratford by command of Lord Warwick; 8d for wine for divers strangers on divers occasions; 14d for the expenses of the Steward on the day of the View of the Frankpledge; 6d for wine for Thomas Middleton, Esquire; 4d for wine for ... Worseley, Esquire; 6d paid to divers "mynstrells" of Lord Warwick and Lord Gloucester; for repairs to the houses; 4½d to William Pruddon, for Sir William Bysshoppeston, Knight, for the chief rent, c) As yet cravings of allowances. (For repairs to a tenement next the Chapel inhabited by John Robyns; for making a well for this tenement; for a "frame" stone and "mosse" for the well; 6d paid to Julian Treweman for one Colyns now "in le Almeshouse"; 2d for mending a "fyrehurthe" in Ylystrete, in a tenement in the tenure of Agnes Weley; for victuals, c., for the "prandium" at the election of the Master; 2d given to a man coming from Quynton with the pigs and capons; 3d paid to the Chief Bailiff for stallage; 3d paid to the Chief Bailiff for the chief rent for a tenement in Henleystrete; 1½d for a "hurdull" for the Altar of St. John the Baptist; for two keys bought, one for a "coffur" in the Chapel and the other for the door of the Chapel; 12d paid for "syngynge bred" for the Priests of the Chapel; 8d for mending the best banner; 3d paid for the anniversary of Sir William Bisshoppeston, Knight; 3½d paid for a "bokette" for the well of the Guild; c)