Manor of Stubbington
Account of Thomas le Gray
serjeant of Stubbington
from Monday next before Michaelmas 13 Edward II-
Michaelmas 14 Edward II for a Complete year by view of Henry Le Coupere granger there.
Rents of
Kingston and Portsmouth from last year The same answers for é30s.63/4d.ù[1]received from Rent of
Kingston for Michaelmas term last year less é6s.53/4d.
because it could not be ascertained who owed whatù[2] lapse of the said
rent. And for é£4 19s. 10¼d.ù[3]received from rents of the
same term at Portsmouth for the same year by 1 tally against Ralph le Bule clerk of the same.
Total
£6 10s. 5d.
Rent of this
year for Kingston and Portmouth The same
answers for é30s. 63/4d.ù[4] received from rent of Kingston for Michaelmas term this year less
6s.53/4d. for the reason as above. And for é£4 19s.10¼d.ù[5]received from the rents of
Portsmouth collected by Thomas the serjeant this year éand not more because several tenants in
Portsmouth withhold 42s.10¼d. for this year as is shown in a certain
schedule that isù[6] certain withhold their rent
éfor the debt of Richard chaumponys and some have nothing by which they may be distrainedù[7]
Total
£6 10s.5d.
Issues of the
manor The
same answers for 12d. received from straw sold. And for 2d. received from Hemp seed sold. And for 20d. received from 2 horses agisted
with the lord’s beasts in winter. And
for 3s. received from pasture next to the grain sold in several Places in
summer. And for 12d. from Linen coming
from tithe at Eastney both from last year and this year sold as a whole. And for 3d. received in cash[8]
coming from small tithes of Wool and Lambs at Eastney. And for 3d. received from tithes of Richard Wylesman there this year.
Total
7s. 4d.
Sale of Stock The same answers for 2s.6d.
received from 1 affer sold because old by order of Br J. Ymb[ol]d Bailiff. And for
6s.3d. received from 24 lambs’ fleeces sold issuing at shearing which made 2
claves 1 lb. at 2s.11d. per clave.
And for 9s. received from 3 claves ½ lb. of Wool issuing from Eastney
sold at 2s.11d. per clave with overall ½d. And for 11d. received from Milk of 1 cow
which aborted, sold in Lent. And for
20s. received from 7 hides and the hide of 1 cow killed sold at 2s.6d. per
hide. And for 12d. received from
the hide of a steer/heiffer which died .
And for 6d. received from the hide of 1 calf which died issuing from
stock of the reeve of Boarhunt. And for
10d. received from 4 wethers’ fells and 1 ewe’s fell received from last year
sold as a whole. And for 16d. received
from fells of 4 wethers which died before shearing, sold at 4d. per fell. And for 12d. received from fells of 3
wethers killed in harvest and the fell of 1 ewe which died after shearing,
sold. And for 8d. received from 200
eggs sold coming from the issue of hens.
Total
44s.
Sale of
Grain The same answers for £12 2s. 6d. received
from 43 qtrs 3 bs. of wheat sold of which 5 qtrs sold by view of Br J. Ymb[ol]d Bailiff at 4s.8d. per qtr. 5 qtrs 7 bs. at
5s.4d. per qtr. 21½ qtrs at
5s.8d. per qtr. and 11 qtrs at 6s. per qtr. And for 24s.4½d. received from 5 qtrs 5 bs.
of rye sold at 4s.4d. per qtr.
And for £12 2s.7d. received from 71 qtrs 2 bs. of barley sold of which 5
qtrs sold by view of Br J. Ymb[ol]d
Bailiff at 2s.8d. per qtr 41 qtrs at 3s.4d. per qtr. 25 qtrs 2
bs. at 3s.8d. per qtr. And for
5s. received from 2 qtrs of dredge sold at 2s.6d. per qtr. And
for 111s.9½d. received from 38 qtrs of oats sold of which 13 qtrs 2 bs. at
2s.10d. per qtr and 24 qtrs 6 bs. at 3s. per qtr. And for £4 17s.6d. received from 29 qtrs 2
bs. of beans sold at 3s.4d. per qtr. of which 12 qtrs were sold by view
of Br J. Ymb[ol]d Bailiff. And
[for] 53s. received from 19 qtrs 7 bs. of peas sold at 2s.8d. per qtr. And for 20s.11¼d. received from 8 qtrs 3 bs. of vetches sold at 2s.6d. per
qtr.
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Total
£39 17s. 8¼d.
Sales after
the account From items sold after the account 6d. Total 6d.
Total
of All receipt £55 10s. 4¼d.
Debts of last
year paid that
is to 6 Mounted foremen for their harvest wages behind from last Year 30s. to
each of them 5s. Item to 12 foot
workers for the same 24s. to each of them 2s. Item to 5 foot workers for the same 7s.6d. to each of them 18d. Item to 1 Reapreeve and 1 Cook for the same
5s. Item to 2 stackers for the same
6s. Item to 2 stackers for the same
5s. Item to 2 Carters hired on contract
16s. Item paid for relish of famuli behind from last year’s harvest
8s.8d. that is to 3 Ploughmen and 3 drivers to each of them 12d. and to 4 lesser famuli to each of them 8d.
Item for the wages of 10 famuli
for Michaelmas term last year 25s. that is to 3 Ploughmen and 1 driver of the
horseplough to each of them 3s. Item to 2 ploughdrivers to each of them
2s.6d. and to 4 lesser famuli to
each of them 2s. Item paid to
the wife of William de Hirtyngc’ for
ale loaned from her for last year’s Harvest expenses16s.5½d. Item to Matilda de Horsham[9] for the same 8s. Item to Joan Widow of Le Hayward 3s.3d. Item to
Joan Aubrey for the same 8s.10d. Item to the same for the lord Prior’s debt
16és.ù[10] Item to the wife of John Le Spicer for Candles 2s.11d. In payment to Br John de leuynton’ acting in the
Place of the serjeant éat Stubbingtonù[11] in harvest time last year
57s.1d. by tally.
Total
£11 19s. 8½d.
payment of
last year’s rent In rent paid to the lord King
for several ten[ements] held from him within the Liberty of Portsmouth for
Michaelmas term last year 36s.2¼d. In 3
lbs of pepper bought and paid to the same for the same term 3s.4d. In rent paid to Alice Loueraz[12] lady of
Portsea for the land of Brochurst for
the same term 5s.
Total
44s.6¼d.
Rents paid
this year In Rents paid to the lord King for several
tenements held from him within the Liberty of Portsmouth at Michaelmas term
36s.2¼d. Item in 3 lbs of pepper bought
and paid to the same for the same term 3s.6d. at 14d. per lb. In rent paid to Alice Loueraz lady of Portsea for the land of Brockhurst for the same term 5s.
In 4 lbs of Wax bought and paid to the Rector of Farlington at the feast
of St Andrew the Apostle 2s.4d. at 7d. per lb.
Total
47és.ù[13]0¼d.
Cost of
Ploughs In 100 lbs of iron bought éiron boughtù[14]for ironwork of 3 Ploughs
per annum and other necessities as is shown in the expenses below except for 25
lbs received from Last year 4s.2d. Of
which 8 lbs of iron remain after Michaelmas.
In the smith’s wage for repairing ironwork for the said Ploughs for the
same time 3s. In 2 iron plates and In 2
Long pieces of iron for Spikes made from the lord’s old iron 3½d. In 2 new Ploughs bought 10d. In the carpenter’s wage for 1 day for
fitting out 2 old Ploughs 1½d. and he was at the manorial table. In 1 pair of wheels bought 4d. In metalling with iron 1 Beam for ploughs
½d. In shoeing horses with nails bought
for shoes of 3 Carthorses 6 affers and the serjeant’s horse per annum except
harvest éwith the smith’s wageù[15] é10ù[16]s. and so much this year
because of Carrying done several times outside the manor as is shown on the
dorse of the roll in the fodder of oats éfor 2 horses more this year
than last yearù[17]. In 9 halters made with 1 Bridle from 13 lbs of own hemp 3¼d. for
making each lb. ¼d.
Total
19s.03/4d.
Cost of Carts In greasing 1 Cart three times 1 Cart twice and 3 Carts Once
8d. In making 2 iron bands from the
lord’s iron for hubs of 1 Cart 2d. In
making from the lord’s own iron 2 new Iron plates with 2 rings for hanging in
the Harness 3d. In lengthening 1 old
fretted iron plate and In making from the lord’s iron 1 new treadband and
mounting On 1 ironclad Cart 3d. In 1
pair of Wheels for binding with bought iron 3s. In 2 pair of large éwheelsù[18] bought 4s. In 1 new binding bought with all iron
belonging to the same 12s.0¼d. In the
smith’s wage for binding from new 1 pair of wheels 7d. In 2 Lunces
2 iron bands for hubs and In Gropnail
made from own iron for the same Cart 3d.
In 45 clouts bought for 5 carts 5s.é2½d.ù[19]at 1½d. each plus overall
½d. In 500 cloutnails bought
7½d. Item In making 100 cloutnails from
the lord’s iron 1d. In the carpenter’s
wage for 2 days for repairing 2 old cartbodies and for wood for 1 Cartbody and
for dressing 1 cartrail 3d. and he was at the manorial table. In whittawed hide bought for harness
18d. In Red Hide bought for the same
10d. In 2 measures of hemp cloth for
the same 7d. In the saddler’s wage for
3½ days repairing old Saddle-pads and collars and for making 2 new collars 6d.
and he was at the manorial table. In 1
piece of wood for the cart saddle 3d.
In 11 lbs of Hemp bought to make ropes and traces 6d. In making 1 new rope 5 pairs of traces and 1
parse together with a small rope for
foot workers from 33 lbs of own hemp 8¼d.
for each task ¼d. In
floating the teeth of 2 horses because of old age 7d. In 75 Carthorse shoes in harvest 3s.1½d. Item In 5 horse shoes bought for the horse
called scot 7½d. In 1500 horse nails bought for the same
22½d. at 15d. per thousand. In
the smith’s wage shoeing Carthorses the serjeant’s horse from the Nativity of
St John up to Michaelmas and for shoeing carthorses of Moundsmere and of
Prior’s Dean at times in harvest 12d. m.3 In shoeing Carthorses with the smith’s
wage in harvest 6s.2d.
Total
38s. 11½d.
Purchase of
Stock In 3 affers bought 47s.5d. of which 1 at
12s.6d. 1 at 14s.5d. and 1 at 20s.6d.
Total
47s. 5d.
Repair of
Buildings
In the wage of 1 carpenter for 4 days repairing a wall of the Carthorses’s
stable 4d. and he was at the manorial table.
In repairing the Roof of the solar sheepcote and henhouse ad tascham overall 3s. In repairing the Roof of sties and 3 granges
and the building beyond the gate ad
tascham overall 2s.3d. In roofing a
sty anew ad tascham overall 15d. In ... bought for Roofing a building
4d. In repairing a close at the Door of
the tithe Grange 1d. In wages of a
roofer and his groom for 1½ days for roofing on the Chancel of the church of
Portsea 9d. and they were ad thascham. In singelnail
bought for the same 6d.
Total
8s. 6d.
Necessary
expenses In
½ qtr of coarse salt bought for the Larder 3s.6d. at 10½d. per bs. In 3 bs. of coarse salt bought 17d. of which 1 bs. at 8d. 1 bs. at 6d.
and 1 bs. at 3d. In 3½ qtrs of oats
made into meal 7d. In the wage of 5
.... for skinning and salting 5 oxen and 3 cows which were killed for fear of
death 6d. In ditching and planting 75
perches around the Grove by the lord Prior’s order 6s.3d. for each perch 1d.
In ridging ad tascham overall 2s.6d.
In enclosing 68 perches of fencing above the said ditch 17d. that is for
4 per[ches 1d]. In 40 lbs of lead
bought for making new pipework 15d. In
cleaning 1 new pipe 8d. In putting the
same in the oven 2d. In making 1 new
tripod from 14 lbs of bought iron 6d.
In metalling with iron the feet of 1 round pot that is from 26 lbs of
iron bought earlier 6d. In metalling
with 4 lbs of iron bought earlier the feet of 1 round pot 2d. In binding 1 old round
pail with 6 lbs of iron bought earlier 3d.
In the wage of 1 Cooper for 1 day for Binding 3 Tubs together with 9
bands bought for the same 6½d. In 1 new basket for carrying grain and 1 new
wicker bread basket bought 11d. In
repairing an old Sieve and riddle 3d.
In 7 measures of hemp cloth for making 4½ sacks 2s.4d. at 4d. per
measure. In making the said sacks
1d. In Sterilising 28 female piglets
7d. In 1 piece of Wood for a shovel and
1 piece of wood for a fork bought 13/4d. In iron bought for shovels 6d. In a gift to the famuli at Christmas and Easter 8d.
In repairing a lock for the gate towards Kingston ½d. In a hinge and bracket with staples bought
for the pinfold gate 1½d. In 6 women
hired for 3 days for pricking in beans after Harrowing 13½d. each of them per day
3/4d. In
pasture bought for the Oxen at Newlands 6s.8d.
In pasture bought for 24 lambs at Boarhunt 2s. In 2 lbs of Wax bought to burn before St Luke at seintdenys for saving the lord’s beasts 14d.
Total
36s. 93/4d.
Cost of the
Fold and Dairy
In 1 Gallon of tarpitch bought for treating ewes 9d. and 6 lbs of Butter from
stock mixed with the same. In washing
and shearing 118 sheep 6d. In Washing
and shearing 24 lambs 2d. In 1 bs. of
fine salt bought for the dairy é3ù[20]½d. In 1 measure of Linen cloth bought 3¼d. In an earthen pot bought 1d. In 1 new scoop bought 2d.
Total
2s. 23/4d.
Threshing of
Grain In
threshing ad tascham 9 qtrs of wheat
before Michaelmas last year 2s.3d. 3d. for a qtr. In 189½ qtrs of wheat from demesne and tithe
14 qtrs 3 bs. of curall from demesne and tithe 50 qtrs 7½ bs. of newly-cut demesne grain and 5 qtrs
5 bs. of tithe rye threshed ad tascham
53s.2d. 2½d. for a qtr. In
threshing ad tascham 211 qtrs 3 bs.
of barley 10 qtrs 3 bs. of barley of newly-cut grain and 14½ qtrs of dredge
29s.6¼d. 1½d. for a qtr. Item In
36 qtrs of barley of newly-cut grain before Michaelmas 6s. 2d. for a qtr
by view of Br J. de Leuynton’
Bailiff. In 101 qtrs 1½ bs. of oats
from demesne and tithe threshed ad
tascham 8s.5d. 1d. for a qtr. In threshing ad tascham 26
qtrs 1 peck of beans 23 qtrs 1 bs. of peas and 21 qtrs 6 bs. of vetches 11s. 93/4d.
2d. for a qtr.
Total
111s. 2d.
Weeding and
mowing In weeding all types of grain ad tascham overall this year
4s.3½d. In mowing and lifting the
meadow atte hulle 18d.
Total
5s. 9½d.
[Reaping] of
Grain In
197 reapers hired for reaping grain as for 1 day 49s.3d. each of whom per day
3d. In 137 reapers hired for the
same as for 1 day 45s.8d. each of whom per day 4d. In 120 reapers hired as for 1 day 19s.11d.
each of whom per day 2d. less overall 1d. and all by tally
[against] John de cheriton’
reapreeve. In 35 men hired for binding
Barley and Oats in the old Courtyard and for helping [with] peas and vetches
after the said John’s departure as for 1 day 2s.11d. without tally.
Total
117s. 9d.
Harvest Expense In expenses of Thomas le
Grey serjeant 1 Granger 1 hayward 1 Cook and baker from Sunday next after
the feast of St James up to Sunday next before the Nativity of the blessed Mary
for 6 weeks 1 Reapreeve for 5 weeks 4 Mounted foremen for 6 weeks 2 mounted
foremen for 5 weeks 3 Carters hired by
contract for the whole of harvest 1 Carter hired for 2 weeks 1 Carter from
Moundsmere for 3 weeks 1 Carter from Prior’s Dean for 2 weeks 2 Carters from
Southwick of which 1 staying for 5 days and 1 for 1 day 2 stackers for 6 weeks
and 1 stacker for 5 weeks and 21 foot workers and 1 groom of a mounted foreman
of which 19 staying for 6 weeks and 3 for 5 weeks and ... for harvest as in
bread 7 qtrs of wheat and 6 qtrs ½ bs. of rye ... baked from stock. In ale bought 19s.1d. [by view?] of John armiger. Item In 1 pipe of cider bought except for 1 dole coming from
Southwick 7s. And moreover 7 qtrs baked
of Malt of which 1½ qtr of wheat
malt 2 qtrs of barley Malt and 4 qtrs of oat malt. In Meat bought except for meat from stock 21
... that is 3 wethers 2 piglets 5 geese and 2 pig Carcasses from stock. In fish and herring bought 16s.73/4d.
and 31 [Cheeses] and they weighed 8 claves 1 lb and 9 cheeses from tithe of
Eastney [and] they weighed 4 claves 5 lbs.
In gifts to the Hayward Reapreeve and carters ... by several Places
22s.4d. In Candles nothing because from
tallow from stock. In Gloves for 6
mounted foremen 12d. In [Cart]Horse shoes through harvest
20d. In relish for 3 ploughmen 2
ploughdrivers for 8 weeks 5s. each of
them takes 1½d. per week. [I]n
relish for 1 shepherd 1 dairy assistant and 1 swineherd for the same time 2s.
and each of them takes 1d. per week.
Total
£4 16s. 03/4d.
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Harvest Wages In wages of 5 mounted foremen for Harvest 25s. and each of
them takes 5s. In wages of 1
hayward 1 Cook and baker and 1 Reapreeve for the same time 7s.6d. and each of
them takes 2s.6d. In wages of 4
stackers and 4 threshers from Southwick for the same time 24s. and each of
them takes 3s. In wages of
21 foot workers and 1 groom of the mounted foremen for the same time 44s. and
each of them takes 2s. In
3 Carters éhiredù[21] with their own Carts and
horses by contract 25s. Item In 1
Carter hired for 2 weeks 3s.
Total
£6 8s. 6d.
Wages of the famuli In the wage of 1 Carter per annum 5s.6d. In wages of 2 Ploughmen and 1 driver of the horse Plough for the same time 15s.9d. and each of them takes 5s.3d. In the wage of 1 ploughdriver for the same time 4s.6d. In wages of 1 shepherd 1 dairy assistant and 1 swineherd for the same time 10s.6d. In the wage of 1 ploughdriver for Christmas term 8d. and then he left. In the wage of 1 cowherd for the same term 6d. and then he left.