14th Century Earnwood Manor Accounts

These accounts for the manor of Earnwood were drawn up when Earnwood was in the hands of the King as it's owner, Roger de Mortimer was still a child. The structure of the accounts is very similar to that of 1373-4.

The original versions of these accounts is in the National Archives (SC 6/967/5). We are grateful to Dr Syliva Watts and the Odericus Vitalis Local History Latin group for the translation. of SC6/967/5

SC6/967/4 Earnwood Manor 1378-9

Account of Adam atte Hull bailiff, keepers of the manor there in the 3rd year of the reign of King Richard the Second after the conquest until the next following year of the said King for one whole year.

Arrears
The same answers for 41/7 of the arrears of his last account of this office for the year next preceding
Sum 41/7

Rents of assize.
And for £11-14-2 of rents of assize from Ernewode at the terms of St Martin and the birth of the Blessed John the Baptist with 2d of new rent of Wm Elf by equal portions.
Sum £11-14-2

Sales of works
And for 4s from 6 works of ploughing at the winter season and 6 works of ploughing at the Lent season sold at the price of a work 4s.
Sum 4s

Issues of the manor
And for 4s 3d received from the pannage of the pigs there this year. For pasture of beasts in the park in winter nothing. And for pasture in the enclosure of Lymeputesfeld this year which was worth 16/- because it was pastured with mares and foals of the horses of the Lady. From the revenues of the meadow near the Severn nothing this year because it was pastured with beasts issuing for the store of the lady, and it used to be sold for 2/6. For the issue of the dovecote this year nothing because there was no profit. For Colvermede and Borlemede nothing here because they are included with the park and used for the lady’s deer. And for 6d of herbage of Rosselescroft sold this year. And for the fruit of the garden this year nothing because there was none. From nettles in the garden nothing this year. For hay sold nothing this year. For agistment of livestock in the park, nothing this year because they were prevented from the same. And 32/8 received of old trees and wood felled by the wind, sold this year by measure. And of 12d of pasture sold of one croft by the field of Lymepitfield.
Sum 38s 5d

Sale of stock
And for 5/- for 1 affer sold. And for 11d for the sale 11 hens arising from the custom
Sum 5/11

Perquisites of the court
And for 2/10 from the perquisites of 2 court held there
Sum 2/10

Outside receipts
And for 16/9½ received from Geoffrey Bluet, receiver, paid in certain parcels….
Sum 16/9½

Sum of the whole receipt with arrears £17-3-6½

Allowances and decreases of rent
Thus he accounts in allowances of the rent of the reeve for his office at the terms of St Martin and the birth of John the Baptist for the year 6s 8d.And in default of the rent of 1 messuage formerly of William atte Lynde because it is in the hand of the lady at the terms of St Martin and the birth of John the Baptist, 2d a year because it lies within the Chase, whereof the issue nothing. In default of the rent of a tenement formerly of Julian Blakenegge for the same reason 6d at the accustomed terms, whereof the issue nothing. In default of the rent of Whatefordescroft for the same reason 6d, whereof the issue nothing. In decrease of the rent of 1 croft formerly of Margery le Deye which used to render 3/6 pa removed to Wm Hugyns for the term of his life at 21d pa. In default of the rent of 3 crofts lying in Silligrove formerly of Richard Skot because they are in the hands of the lady, 23d at the same terms, whereof the issue nothing. In default of the rent of a parcel of meadow and a grove formerly of Wm Blakenegge inclosed in the park for the same reason for 3/2 at the same terms. And in default of of the rent of a cottage formerly of Thos de la Ree and afterwards of Ric de Wynnelwode because it is in the hand of the lady for 14d at the same terms, whereof the issue nothing. In default of the rent of Laurencecroft for the same reason at 6d pa, whereof the issue nothing. In default of the rent of a piece of land formerly of Robert Daveson for the same reason for 2d at the same terms, whereof the issue nothing. In default of rent of Rossleslond for the same reason at 12d, whereof the issue nothing. In default of a rent in Hontelond because it is in the hand of the lady for 12d, whereof the issue nothing.
Sum 17/6

Necessaries
In spreading of molehills in Severnmede 6d. In the stipend of 2 men … 56 days.. getting brushwood for a new hedge at the field of Lymepit field, 18/8 taking 4d/day. And in expenses of 30 men helping for one day with the same, 8/½. In one tumbrill for 1 day carrying brushwood to the said work. In bread bought for the manor 4½d. In parchment for the courts of Highley and Earnwood 2½d. In 1 pot of tar bought for smearing trees in the garden, 3d. In 10 customary hens bought 10d, at 1d per custom. In 7 bushels of oats bought for fodder.. 22d. In tithe for paid for the pannage of the park, 5d.
Sum 31/9½

Costs of the houses
And in the stipend for one man for 15 days, colecting rods for the great stable, 3/9 at 3d/day. In 3 men hired for 7 days for carts for the same work, 7/- at 4d/day. In 3 men for 1½ days, felling timber and making laths for the stables, 2/- and 4d/day. Salary of Roger del Grene, labourer for 22½ days in winter, 5/7½ at 3d/day. In 2 carts of laths carried to the work, 12d. In 9 carts of timber carried from the wood of the Frith to the grange, 3/-. In the salary of Ralph Tustrewe, tiler for 6 weeks and William Bryce for 5 weeks and 1 day, tiling at the stable and houses of the manor, 22/4 at 2/- per week. In 12 dozen lathnails bought for the work, 2/6. In 600 spikenails bought for the same, 2/6. For 1000 lathnails for the same house 17d. In two tilers hired for the houses of the manor for 5 days, 3/4 at 4d/day. In 1 gate repaired for the Court, 6d. In 1 man hired for 3 days for 1 gutter, 12d. Salary of William Hutesson, carpenter for 2 days at the houses of the manor, 6d.
Sum 56s 5½d

Wages of the parker and costs of the park
Wages of William de Camera, parker, for the year 40/8 at 2d/day. For Adam de la Hulle, bailiff, for work on the fence of the park and carriage of timber, 13/4. [And in salary, 1 man for 9 days for 1 parcel of fence by the water of Borle, 3/- at 4d/day]. In stipend 1 carpenter for 11 days, felling timber for boards for a new water gate at Borle, by the park, 3/8 at 4d/day. In 600 board nails for the same, 2/6. In 1 cart carrying to the same, 2d. In 1 man for 6 days at 4d/day and another man, 11 days at 3d/day making 2 cratches in the park for hay for the sustenance of the beasts of the park, 4/3.
Sum 4-4-8


Mowing
And in mowing in the meadow of Severnmede 5/- a thrave. In spreading grass, lifting and collecting hay nothing because done by the customary workers. In carrying 15 wagon loads of hay from Severnmede to the curia 3/1/½ given for a wagon load 2½d. In help taking the said hay into the barn and stacking there 8d deleted. In mowing the close of the house and collecting the hay, 4d. And in Lymepit Field, 6d.
Sum 9/7½

Expenses of the steward
And in the expenses for 1 court there and at Highley and Arley this year 3s 1d by the rolls of the court.
Sum 3s 1d

Expenses of the Dovecot
For 22 doves bought by John Baddesby to stock the dovecot at 12d. In 5 bushels of wheat, 2 bushels of peas and 1 quarter of veste bought for the same as in the schedule of the bailiff, 3/10½. In 2 quarters of veste bought at Barnes, 4/- at 3d/bushel. In 1 bushel bought by the aforesaid bailiff, 4d. In total sale bought, that is 2 cattes for the same by Baddesby and other farmworkers including carriage of 5d, 18d. In carriage, 2 quarters of veste from Barnes to Earnwood, 4d
Sum 10/11½

Payment of money
And paid to Godfrey Bluet, receiver of the Lord, by 1 tally, £4
And to the same receiver by the hands of Dom Richard Nowell, 40/-
Sum £6

Sum of the total allowances, expenses and payments £15 14s 1d; and he owes 5s 5½d.

And allowed 2/8 for land in Wyre. And allowed 6/9½ which the bailiff of Bernes had in the reckoning of William Styhorn, bailiff of Bewdley. And allowed 13d of 1 cow sold upon the account of Thomas Yate. And the same 6/- of the park. And 10/4 of expenses. And allowed William Huggyns, formerly reeve, 19/3, his expenses for courts last year. Total 48/9. So there is surplus 42/1½

Horses
The same answers for 4 horses from the remainders. Whereof 2 grey and 1 was made the gift to Walter Partr’ by the Lady.
Sum 4.
From which reckoning there was the gift to Walter Partr’ in the aforesaid year, 1. And paid the wardrobe of the Lady, 1.
And there remain 2 horses of which he paid John Baddesby in the previous? year

Mares
And of 4 mares of the horses received of p’uidence of the Lady, of which one was the gift of the Lady to John Bromwide. And of 3 horses received of Godfrey Bluet, Reeve. And of 1 bay mare received of Grandesley…
Sum 8
And of which died in the murrain in the previous? year, 1 bay mare when in the park of Bernes in the oversight of John Baddesby. Of which the skin was no value.
And there remain 7, of which 2 white, 1 bay and 4 grey.

Foals
And of 3 foals of p’uidence of the Lady of which 2 male. And of 3 foals of horses of which 2 were male of non of many of which 1 mare delivered
Sum 6
And remain 6 of which 1 is a bay colt, 1 a grey filly of 2½ years, 1 a bay colt of 1½ years and 2 colts and 1 filly of ½ a year.

Affers
And of 1 affer received of William Borton, bailiff of Cleobury without tally
Sum 1. And sold as below. And quit.

Skins
And of 1 skin of a mare of the above murrain [And of the skin of the aforesaid mare from the murrain nothing received as not cleaned] Sum 1. And soaked in lime (dealbat’) And there remains 1 white skin of a mare.

Hens
And of 10 hens from purchase and custom, of which each having hens sells to the lord from the issue 1 hen for 1d by custom at the feast of the Birth of the Lord.
Sum 10d

Ploughing works
And for 12 ploughing works from 6 customary tenants, John Southall, William Macer, Roger Longlong, Richard Deuxhill John Foxcote and Edith Brian, of whom each will plough for one day at the season of Lent and for one day in the season of winter, having common with their beasts in the wood of Wyre, the price of a work 4d. And it happens more and less according as there are more outside tenants occupying common without a break.
Of which each will plough in the winter season for 1 day and in the Lent season of 1 day, price of ploughing 4d.
Sum 12 ploughing works. And they are sold within.
And equal.

Harvest works
And for 21 harvest works arising from 7 customary tenants, of which each will reap the lady’s corn for 3 days, price of a work 1½d. And for 6 works by custom from the Prior of Malvern.
Sum 27
Thus he accounts in default of works of a tenement formerly of John Osebari 3 works. And in spreading grass, raising and collecting hay 24 works.
And equal.

Hay
And for 120 wagon loads of hay from the remainders. And for 20 wagons loads of hay received from the yield of the meadow of Severnmede this year. And for 13 wagon loads of hay received from Geoffrey Bluet, reeve of Arley without tally.
Sum 149 wagon loads of hay.
From which he accounts in expenses of the deer in winter 4 wagon loads of hay. In expenses of the horses of the steward, receiver and others of the eusil of the Lady for her audits this year, 2 wagon loads. In expenses of the horses of the lady’s visitors and of others coming to the lady’s household this year 100 wagon loads of hay.
And there remains 43 wagon loads of hay.

SC6/967/6 Earnwood Manor 1384-5

Account of Adam atte Hull bailiff of Roger Mortimer and his associates, keepers of the manor there by letters patent of the king from the feast of St. Michael the Archangel until the same feast then next following, to wit in the eighth of the said king for one whole year.

SC 6/967/7 Earnwood Manor 1385-6

Account of Adam atte Hull bailiff of Roger Mortimer and his associates, keepers of the manor there by letters patent of the king from the feast of St. Michael the Archangel in the 9th year of King Richard the Second since the conquest until the same feast then next following, to wit in the 10th of the said king for one whole year.

Arrears
The same answers for £8-0-3½ of arrears of the former account
Sum £8-0-3½

Rents of Assize
The same answers for £11 4s 2d for rents of assize there at the terms of St. Martin and the Birth of st. John the Baptist by equal portions, whereof 2d of the new rent of William Elf.
Sum £11 4s 2d

Sale of works
And for 3s 4d from 10 ploughing works at the season of winter and Lent from the profits of the customary tenants sold, the price of a work 4d. And for 2s from 24 harvest works from the profit of the same sold, the price of a work 1d halfpenny.
Sum 6s 4d for the year

Profits of the manor/Sales of wood
For the pasture of Limepit Field, the herbage of this manor, the fruit and herbage of the gardens of the same, nor from the profit of the dovecote in the same he answers for nothing because they are demised at farm as below to lord Brian de Cornwall. And for 12d from the lease of a stand of osiers near the Severn sold this year for the term of Michaelmas. And for 46s of the agistment of various beasts of the countryside there between the feast of the Finding of the Cross and 1 August this year by p’och examination of the account above and 11/- for two boli and 18 boviet of John Horwode… From the pannage of various pigs of the countryside in the park there at the time of St. Martin, nothing this year as there was no mast but formerly 26/-. And 5/10 of 1000 l of talwode made the preceding year and sold by oversight of the previous receiver, making and carrying them to the Severn. And 34/2 of 5000 l of talwode made this year and sold by Philip Hackesot with the making and carrying of the same to the Severn at 6/10 per 1000. And of 3/4 of old timber of whatever houses that the reeve port’ of the manor pulled down and felled to sell to Thomas atte Hull, villein of the lady, to build a tenement for her villein per okec’
Sum £4-10-4

Leases
And for 30s from the lease of Brian de Cornwall knight for a garden of this manor and a dovecot in the same with free ingress and egress to the same and for a close called Limepit Field and all the meadows near the Severn belonging to the same manor as leased by the year to the said Brian at the terms of the Annunciation and St. Michael equally from the feast of St. Michael the said year the 6th until the legal age of any heir of the said Earl by indenture made between William de Ford clerk assigned to demise of this at farm and the said Brian. For the herbage of a meadow of Culvermede nothing this year because it is mowed and gathered in for the sustenance of the deer in winter time both in the park of this manor and Cleobury and also for the expenses of the horses of the steward, receiver and others from the lord’s council at their coming there this year. And for 20d from the aftermath of the same meadow sold this year
Sum 31/8 for the year

Perquisites of court
And for 4/- from perquisites of 3 courts held this year as appears by the rolls of the court examined above
Sum 4/-

Sum of the whole receipts with arrears £25 16s 11½d for the year

Allowances and defaults of rent
Thus he accounts in allowances of the rent of the reeve for his office this year 6s 8d. And in default of the rent of 1 messuage formerly of William atte Londe because in the hand of the lord and lies within the chase by the same 2d, whereof the profit nothing. And in default of the rent of a tenement formerly of Julian Black for the same reason 6d for the year, whereof the profit nothing. And in default of the rent of 3 crofts lying in Seligrene formerly of Richard Scot because in hand 23d by the year, whereof the profit nothing. And in default of the rent of 1 parcel of meadow and one grove formerly of William Blakemore enclosed in the park at the accustomed terms 3s 2d by the year. And in default of the rent of Laurencecroft because in the hand of the lord for default of a lessee 6d, whereof the profit nothing. And in default of the rent of 1 plot of land formerly of Robert Dawson for the same reason 2d by the year, whereof the profit nothing. And in default of the rent of the land called Russellscroft whereof nothing was raised this year 12d. And in default of the rent of 1 cottage formerly of Thomas le Roo and afterwards of Richard Wynnewood because in the hand of the lord beyond 12d thus raised this year 2d. And in default of the rent of Huntesland in the hand of the lord this year 12, whereof the profit nothing. And in default of the rent of land called Ilgersland in the hand of the lord, whereof the profit nothing this year 3s 6d. And in default of the rent of a field called Wild Field which John Darderne formerly held in the hand of the lord this year, whereof the profit nothing 5s. And in default of the rent of Colierscroft in the hand of the lord for the same whereof the profit this year nothing, 2/-.. And in default of the rent of 1 croft opposite the gate of Richard Smyth this year the second, 4d; and in default of the rent of 1 nook of land which Roger Longland held in the hand of the lord for default of tenants this the first year, whereof the profit nothing and included in Wyre, 3/-. And in future to be let at 12d. And in default of the rent of land called Ravensich in the hands of the lord for default of tenants this the first year, whereof the issue nothing and not included this year, 20d.
Sum 30s 9d for the year


Costs of the houses
And in the stipend of 2 carpenters for the new making of a certain walls stante at the new garden and enclosure of the manor and the principle chamber towards the gate inside the manor 20/-, taking 4d/day. And in the stipend of 8 men labouring each for 1 day felling timber and helping the same carpenters in the wood when not in the manor 2/8, taking 4d/day. And in the stipend of 1 man for 10 days hired for digging a level place where the wall of the house is situate, 3/4, at 4d per day. And in 13 draught oxen hired to carry timber from the wood to the manor for the same work 4/4 at 4d each. And in the stipend of 1 man for 5 days collecting and carrying stone tiles both of the old houses of the manor and the other diverse places of the said manor 20d at 4d/day. And in rods collected for the said wall 8d. And in the carriage of the said rods from the wood towards the manor for 4 days weaving the said wall with the said rods 16d at vt s per day. And in the stipend of 2 tilers for 1 week above at various houses of the manor 4/- at 2/- each. And in mosse collected for the same 6d. And in lathnails bought for the same 4d. And in tynglenails bought to repair the gutter 15 ½d. And in stipend of two sawyers for 3 days sawing timber for the roofing for the aforesaid wall 2/-, each taking 4d/day. And in beer bought for the helpers for the work of the wall, 5d.
Sum 42s 6½d

Costs of the park
And in the stipend of 14 workmen for 1 day for making pales and then for mending the close of the park there 4s 5½d, taking by the day 4d, in total 2½ days
Sum 4s 5½d

Mowing
And in the mowing of Calvermede meadow in total by contract 4/2. In thus spreading grass, turning, gathering and raising hay for 24 customs this year in the time of Autumn, 3/-, for each custom 1½d as above, owing for sale of works 3/-; and in the carriage of the said hay from the meadow to the cixiner’ in 5 carts, 10d. And in repairing the enclosure around the meadow, in total, 2/-.
Sum 10s for the year

Expenses of the steward
And in the expenses of the steward holding courts there and at Highley and Arley this year 4s 4d by the rolls of the court.
Sum 8s 2½d

Payment of money
And paid to Roger Partrich of Dorstone, receiver of the lordship of Wigmore £9-10-0 by 1 tally. And the same receiver above this account … in money from the parker without tally 13/4.
Sum 10-3-4

Sum of the total allowances, expenses and payments £14 15s 5d; and he owes £9-0-16½. And of which he is allowed 2/8 of the expenses of Thomas de Mortimer living in the month of August this year for staying at the manor to supervise. At the same 5/8 for one vatte of heriot of Ann Els, who died incontinent after seisina ei’dem testio Rec‘ of the above account beyond 12d of sale in the presence of him. Which vatte is owed by roll of court of the preceding year. And thus he is debted £10-8-½. And of which he is allowed 4/6 of tithe paid for agistment above that owed. And so is £10-8-6½

SC 6/967/14 Earnwood 1394-5

The account of Thomas on the Hill, reeve there, from the feast of St. Michael the Archangel in the 18th year of the reign of King Richard the Second until the same feast next following in the 19th year of the same king, to wit for one whole year.

Arrears
The same answers for £8 5s 3d from the arrears of the last account there of the preceding year.
Sum £8 5s 3d for the year

Rents
And for £11 4s 2d from rents of assize there for the year at the terms of St. Martin and the birth of St. John the Baptist by equal portions whereof 2d the new rent of William Elf.
Sum £11 4s 2d for the year

Sale of works
And for 3s 4d from 10 ploughing works at the winter season and Lent from the issue of customary tenants sold, price of a work 4d. And for 3s from 24 harvest works from the issue of the same sold, price of a work 1½d.
Sum 6s 4d for the year

Issues of the manor
From the pasture of Limepit Field, the herbage of the meadows of this manor, the fruits and herbage of 2 gardens of the same, and from the issue of a dovecote in the same he answers nothing here because they are leased as below to Thomas Skeet. And for 16d from the lease for a stand of osiers near the Severn sold this year to John Giffard. From the pannage of various pigs of the countryside in the park there at the time of St. Martin nothing because no mast this year. And for 29s 10d beyond the tithe of the agistment of various beasts of the countryside there between the feast of the Finding of the Cross and 1 August this year by 1 tally not given back between John Giffard, parker and the reeve himself.
Sum 31s 2d for the year

Leases
And for 3s 4d from the lease of a garden of this manor and the dovecote in the same thus leased this year to John Giffard; and for 15s from the herbage of the meadow near the Severn called Severnmede sold this year to Thomas Skeet; and for 15s from the lease for a close called Limepit Field thus leased this year to the said Thomas Skeet; for the herbage of a meadow of Culvermede nothing this year because it is mowed and gathered in for the sustenance of the deer in winter time both in the park of this manor and Cleobury and also for the expenses of the horses of the steward, receiver and others from the lord’s council at their coming there this year. And for 20d from the aftermath of the same meadow sold this year to John Giffard parker there.
Sum 35s for the year

Sale of stock
Nothing here because below among the perquisites of the court.
Sum nothing

Sale of underwood
Nothing this year.
Sum nothing

Perquisities of Court
And for 33s 6d from the perquisites of 3 courts held here this year as appears by the rolls of the same examined at this audit. And for nothing from the perquisites of a swainmote because none were held there this year.
Sum 33s 6d, whereof 10d by the parker for the year

Sum of the whole receipt with arrears £34 15s 5d for the year

Allowances and defaults of rent
From which he accounts in allowance of the rent of the reeve for his office this year 6s 8d. And in default of the rent of 1 messuage formerly of William at Lynde because in the hand of the lord and lies within the chase there, whereof the issue nothing, 2d; and in default of the rent of a tenement formerly of Julian Black for the same reason whereof the issue nothing, 6d; and in default of the rent of 3 crofts lying in Seligrove formerly of Richard Scott in the hand of the lord whereof the issue nothing, 23d; and in default of the rent of one parcel of meadow and a grove formerly of William Blakemore enclosed in the park at the accustomed terms, 3s 2d; and in default of the rent of Laurencecroft because in the hand of the lord for default of lessee whereof the issue nothing, 6d; and in default of the rent of 1 plot of land formerly of Robert Dawson for the said reason whereof the issue nothing, 2d; and in default of the rent of land called Russellscroft beyond 4d thus raised this year from Thomas Glover, 8d; and in default of the rent of 1 cottage formerly of Thomas le Roo and afterwards of Richard Wynnewode because in the hands of the lord beyond 12d thus raised this year from Roger Greene, 2d; and in default of the rent of land called Ilgeresland in the hands of the lord for the same beyond 18d raised this year from John Strange to hold to the same for the term of 3 years, this year the first, and then it is leased to the same for the term of his life for the full rent of 2s; and in default of the rent of 1 croft opposite the gate of Richard Smyth this year 11th, 4d; and in default of the rent of 1 nook of land which Roger Longland held in the hand of the lord for default of tenants this year beyond 18d thus raised this year from various tenants, 18d; and in default of the rent of 1 cottage called Bennesland which Thomas Bulker formerly held, now remitted to John Weer for 16d this year and thus in default of 14d; and in default of the rent of land called Ravensich in the hands of the lord for default of tenants this year 10th, whereof the issue nothing this year 20d and then it is granted to Thomas Scot for the old rent to him and his heirs forever; and in default of the rent of 1 parcel of land called Hamondsland in the hands of Roger de Longland in the hands of the lord this year whereof the issue nothing because in Wyre, 18d.
Sum 22s 1d for the year

Necessary expenses
And in 18½ perches of a new hay made around Culvermede 20½d, 1½d for the perch; and in the carriage of wood for the same work 12d; and in spreading mole hills in the said meadow with the repair of various brekkes of the said meadow, for the whole 11½d; and in 1 new hedge made at Osewall on the east side of the hall 8d; and in 70 perches of a new hay made around the close called Revenesich by the order of the auditor in the preceding year 7s 3½d
Sum 11s 7½d for the year

Cost of the houses
Nothing this year.

Cost of the park
Nothing this year.

Mowing
And in the mowing of Calvermede in total this year for the expenses of the lord’s council, the steward and the receiver at their coming this year 4s 2d. In thus spreading grass, turning, gathering and raising hay nothing because [it is done] by the customary tenants who will have nothing if they do this work, but if they do not do it, each will give the lord 1½d; and in the carriage of the said hay from the meadow to the manor both for the said expenses and for the sustenance of the deer in the park there in winter time 16d.
Sum 5s 6d for the year

Expenses of the steward
And in the expenses of the deputy steward, his clerk of the court and others being here for holding the said 3 courts this year by the rolls of the same 3s 6d.
Sum 3s 6d for the year

Expenses of the council
And in the expenses of the lord of Burnell, the steward, receiver and other officials being there for supervising and examining the estate of this manor and park and the manors of Highley and Arley wood in the month of October this year 11s 1d by 1 sealed bill.
Sum 11s 1d for the year

Payment of money
And paid to Roger Partrich of Dorstone
receiver of Wigmore from the arrears of
William Hugyns formerly reeve there 8s 11d without tally
And to the same receiver from the arrears
of Adam atte Hulle the last reeve there £3 13s 4d by 1 tally
And to the same receiver by the hand
of Thomas on the Hill reeve
accountant £6 by 1 tally
And paid to the same receiver from
the charge of the said Thomas at the
audit by the said tally £7 16s 4½d
And to the same receiver in payment
of the arrears pf Adam atte Hulle
charged by the auditors 33s

Sum of all the expenses and payments £23 vs 5d. And he owes 30s and all on William Hugyns formerly reeve there which the lady of Cornwall owes to him concerning which he seeks the help of the lord for raising the said money.

Dead stock
There remains there in the hall 5 board tables with 11 trestles, 4 forms, 1 cupboard, 1 candlestick of iron with two holders fixed in the porch of the hall, two other iron candlesticks each with one holder there; in the kitchen 2 bronze cooking pots fixed in the furnace for cooking meat, 3 dresser boards whereof 1 of 2 pieces; in the larder 2 salting troughs; also in the hall 2 good hutches for the ?stores of the buttery and pantry; also in a certain chamber 1 great lead with a round brass base with ?spouts for drawing off the furnace, also 1 mustard quern, also 1 long house worked in wood from new by the lady lying in the barn of the manor which ought to have been situated within the inner gate of the manor near the new garden; also in the principal chamber 2 board tables with 2 pair of trestles with a long form, 1 cupboard, 1 screen, 1 iron candlestick with 7 holders, 7 hooks fixed in the walls for suspending bed hangings; in the greater chamber 1 cupboard; in the bakehouse 3 kneading troughs and 2 moulding boards, 1 bolting hutch. Also about 3,000 stone tiles laid aside from a certain old house within the manor where the said new house was to be situated.