Bill of Costs

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Title
Bill of Costs
Reference
Add. 27445, f. 51
Date
November 1471
Library / Archive
  • The British Library
Transcript location(s) in printed volume(s)
Gairdner, Vol V, item 788
Transcript from James Gairdner, 'The Paston Letters, A.D., 1422-1509, New Complete Library Edition, Volume V'

788

 

BILL OF COSTS4

 

Termino Sancti Michaelis Anno xjo E. iiijti pro Ricardo Calle deff’ versus
Willelmum Huggan q. in placito trans’.

 

In primis, for a copy of the bill,

iiijd.

Item, for makyng of the awnswer to Mr. Pygot, Mr. Fayrefax,
     and to Mr. Hosy,

 

xs.

Item, wyne and perys at tavern ij. tymes,

xiiijd.

Item, for a copy of record in the Kynges Bench,

iijs. iiijd.

Item, for pledyng of the record in the Kynges Bench a yenst
     Wyll. Huggan,

 

xs.

Item, gyven to Hosey, the xxvij. day of the same moneth, for to
     enparle5 to the bill,

 

iijs. iiijd.

Item, the xxx. day of October, for the copy of the tytelyng of
     Huggans plee,

 

iiijd.

Item, for wyne at [the] Cardenall Hatte6 the same day,

vjd.

Item, the iiij. day of November, gyven to Mr. Fayrfax and Mr.
     Hosey for puttyng yn of the replicacyon,

 

vjs. viijd.

Item, the x. day of November, gyven to Mr. Fayrfax, Mr.
     Pygotte, and Mr. Hosey, for the seyng of the paper, and
     comenyng of the issewe a yenst Wyll. Huggan,

 

 

xs.

Item, for the wyne at the Cardenall Hatte,

1 viijd.

Item, for the entre of the aunswere a yenst Huggan by Ric. Calle,
     payd to Sandys,

      vs.

Item, to Nedersole for makyng of the paper,

ijs. vjd.

Item, for the copy of the same,

ijs. vjd.

                                                                     Summa totalis, lvjs. iiijd.

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     4 [From Paston MSS., B.M.]

     5 To imparl, a echnical expression, meaning to obtain time to plead.

     6 A tavern in Southwark. The name is still preserved in Cardinal Hat Alley.

 

 1 N.B.—Under viijd. is written ‘46s. 4d.’ in a different hand.

 

 

 

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