Rents for the Prior of St Andrew’s Priory, Rochester, c.1235

The prior would have had his own table to maintain for entertaining visitors.

Transcription

45r

Feast of Michaelmas

Redditus prioris.
Ad festum Sancti Michaelis.
De Elham,
De Boywica,
De terra Thome presbiteri de Wlvecche,
De Chelesfeld, XXVII
 
Christmas
 
Ad natale Domini.
De Elham, V solidi 11 d.
De Boywica,
De terra Thome presbiteri de Wlvecche,
Ad Purificacionem Sancte Marie.
De Boywica, 11v
Ad Pascha.
De Elham,
De Boywica
De terra Thome Presbiteri de Wlvccche,

Ad nativitatem Sancti Johannis Baptiste.
De Elham,
De Boywica,
De terra Thome presbiteri de Wlvecche,
De terra Helie clerici. futnmam
Heredes luce de Hores, avene.
Summa LXVI s. et 1 d.

45r

Tithing

De decimis ejus.
Decima de Dominico de Chelesfeld.
Decima de Pole Ricard de Bererfc.
Decima de Bechenecurt in Chobeham.

Ad natale Domini,
De Elham, XVI gallinas

Ad festum Sancti Michaelis.
Pro Decima de dominico nortro de Helham,

Translation

Rent of the Prior
At the feast of Saint Michael
Of Elham
Of Boywica
The land of Thomas the priest of Wlvecche.
Of Chelesfeld,

At the nativity of the Lord
Of Elham, 5 shillings.
Of Boywica
The land of Thomas the priest of Wlvecche.

Purification of St Mary [Candlemas]

At the purification of Saint Mary.
Of Boywica

Easter
At Easter
Of Elham,
Of Boywica
The land of Thomas the priest of Wlvecche.
Nativity of St John the Baptist
At the nativity of Saint John the Baptist.
Of Elham,
Of Boywica
The land of Thomas the priest of Wlvecche.
The land of Helie the priest. futnmam
Total 46 solidi and I denaria.

The tithing ejus.
Tithing of the domain of Chelesfeld.
Tithing of the
Tithing of the

Christmas continued
At the nativity of the Lord
Of Elham, 16 gallons.

Feast of Michaelmas
No heading, but marked out by a symbol in the left margin.
At the festival of Saint Michael
For the tithing of the domain north of Helham.