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Title

Funeral of Lady Katharine Howard

Reference

Add. 34889, f. 38

Date

1465

Library / Archive

Transcript location(s) in printed volume(s)

Gairdner, Vol IV, item 622; Gairdner, 'Paston Letters', item 64

Transcript from James Gairdner, 'The Paston Letters, A.D., 1422-1509, New Complete Library Edition, Volume IV'

622

FUNERAL OF LADY KATHARINE HOWARD¹

      THIS wrytenge, made at Stokeneylond the v^th yer of
          Kynge Edward the iiii^th and the morowe next affter
          Sowlemesse day, wytnesseth that this day and yer a
bove said my lady, dame Kateren Howard, departed to God,
and my master spent uppon her at this day a bove wreten at

her beryinge, and also at her vij^th day, more than	xxli.
Also my master spent uppon her at her xxx^ti day, in almesse and in odre costes, in primis to V.M¹. and ccc. of pore folke every pece takenge id. Summa	xxijli. vs.
Item, my master gaff to vi^xx[ILL]ix. prestes and clerkes every pece vjd. Summa	iijli. iiijs. vjd.
Item, my master gaff to lxviii. cheldren in the quere every pece iid. Summa	xs. iiijd.
Item, my master paid for blakke cloth for gownes for his men vij^xx yerdes prise of every yerde iiis. iiiid. Summa	xxjli.
Item, my master bout as myche waxe for torches and taprys as cost hym	viij. markis. iijs. ijd.
Item, my master paid for xiij. pore mennes gownes for the clothe and for the makengs	lijs.
Item, my master spent in all maner of spyces as myche as drew	liijs. xjd.
Item, my master spent in wyne at the said day	iij. pypes.
Item, my master spent in maltt for brewenge	viij. seme.
Item, my master spent in bere at the same day	xxxij. barelles.
Item, my master spent in whete to make brede and odre bakenge	xiij. seme.
Item, my master spent at the said day in brawne	ij. gret bores.
Item, in beff	xij. gret oxsen.
Item, in moton	xl. shepe.
Item, in porke	xij. hogges.
Item, in pygges	lxx.
Item, in swannes	xij.
Item, in geese	iiij^xx.
Item, in conyis	c. cowple.
Item, in capons	xxiiij.
Item, in chekens	vij^xx.
Item, in venyson	xxx. dois.

Item, in pertryches	iiij. doseyn.
Item, in fesauntis	xiv.
Item, in pekokkes	vij.
Item, in mallardes	iij. doseyn.
Item, in plovers	iij. doseyn.
Item, in eggis	viij. C.
Item, in mylke	xxx. galons.
Item, in hony	iij. galons.

¹ [Add. MS. 34,889, f. 38.] ‘Soulmas,’ or All Souls’ Day, is the 2nd November,
and it appears that Lady Katharine died on the morrow of that day in 1465. As
these expenses run into December, we place them at the end of the year.

1465

Transcript from James Gairdner, 'The Paston Letters, 1422-1509'

LXIV

A.D. 1465

FUNERAL OF LADY KATHARINE HOWARD

[Add. MS. 34,889, f. 38]

’Soulmas,’ or All Souls’ day, is the 2nd November, and it appears that
Lady Katharine died on the morrow of that day in 1465. As these expenses
run into December, we place them at the end of the year.

THIS wrytenge, made at Stokeneylond the v^th
     yer of Kynge Edward the iiii^th and the
     morowe next affter Sowlemesse day, wyt-
     nesseth that this day and yer a bove said
my lady, dame Kateren Howard, departed to God,
and my master spent uppon her at this day a bove
wreten at her beryinge, and also at her vij^th day,

more than	xxli.
Also my master spent uppon her at her xxx^ti day, in almesse and in odre costes, in primis to V.M¹ and ccc. of pore folke every pece takenge id.
Summa	xxijli. vs.
Item, my master gaff to vi^xxix. prestes and clerkes every pece vjd. Summa	iijli. iiijs. vjd.
Item, my master gaff to lxviii. cheldren in the quere every pece iid. Summa	xs. iiijd.
Item, my master paid for blakke cloth for gownes for his men vij^xx yerdes prise of every yerde iiis. iiiid. Summa	xxjli.

Item, my master bout as myche waxe for torches and taprys as cost hym viij. markis.	iijs. ijd.
Item, my master paid for xiij. pore mennes gownes for the clothe and for the makengs	lijs.
Item, my master spent in all maner of spyces as myche as drew	liijs. xjd.
Item, my master spent in wyne at the said day	iij. pypes.
Item, my master spent in maltt for brewenge	viij. seme.
Item, my master spent in bere at the same day	xxxij. barelles.
Item, my master spent in whete to make brede and odre bakenge	xiij. seme.
Item, my master spent at the said day in brawne	ij. gret bores.
Item, in beff	xij. gret oxsen.
Item, in moton	xl. shepe.
Item, in porke	xij. hogges.
Item, in pygges	lxx.
Item, in swannes	xij.
Item, in geese	iiij^xx.
Item, in conyis	c. cowple.
Item, in capons	xxiiij
Item, in chekens	vij^xx.
Item, in venyson	xxx. dois.
Item, in pertryches	iiij. doseyn.
Item, in fesauntis	xiv.
Item, in pekokkes	vij.
Item, in mallardes	iij. doseyn.
Item, in plovers	iij. doseyn.
Item, in eggis	viij. C.
Item, in mylke	xxx. galons.
Item, in hony	iij. galons.