Household Account of Edmund De Stonor, sheriff of Oxford and Berks

19- HOUSEHOLD ACCOUNT OF EDMUND
DE STONOR

20 JUNE-29 AUGUST, 1378

     On a single skin, Ch. Misc., 37, i, 25—probably part of a larger roll. The
account relates to the year in which Edmund Stonor was sheriff. Most of the
entries are formal and uninteresting, e.g.

     "Die Mercurii xxx die Junii in pane, ob., cervis. [de stauro], in
carne, iiij d. Die Jovis primo die Julii in pane ob., cervis. de stauro,
in carne ij d. Die Veneris xxx die Julii totum de stauro."

     The weekly totals are given (1) 5S. 0?d., (2) 2s. 3d., (3) 7s. 3d., (4) 2s.10 ½d.,
(5) 21s. 11d, (6) 10s. 1d, (7) ?4 14s. 8½d., (8)19½d., (9) 4s., (10) 9d.

    The entries explain the larger sums for the 5th to the 7th weeks—18 July
to 7 August—as visitors and officials were present.⁵

                                              ¹ Perhaps for "pondere".

19. HOUSEHOLD ACCOUNT OF EDMUND
DE STONOR

20 JUNE-29 AUGUST, 1378

     On a single skin, Ch. Misc., 37, i, 25—probably part of a larger roll. The
account relates to the year in which Edmund Stonor was sheriff. Most of the
entries are formal and uninteresting, e.g.

     Die Mercurii xxx die Junii in pane, ob., cervis. [de stauro], in
came, iiij d. Die Jovis primo die Julii in pane ob., cervis. de stauro,
in carne ij d. Die Veneris xxx die Julii totum de stauro.”

     The weekly totals are given (1) 5s. o½d., (2) 2s. 3d., (3) 7s. 3d., (4) 2s. 10½d.,
(5) 21s. 11d., (6) 10s. 1d., (7) £4 14s. 8½d., (8) 19½d., (9) 4s., (10) 9d.

     The entries explain the larger sums for the 5th to the 7th weeks—18 July
to 7 August—as visitors and officials were present.

     “Die Mercurii xxj die Julii presentibus dominis Roberto Tresilian,
Gilberto Sotesbrok, Edmundo Fraunceys et aliis cum familia sua, in
pane ix. d., cervisia de stauro, in carne gross, ij. s. vij. d. ob., in ij auc.
vj. d., in quinque capon. xx d., in ix pull. xj. d. ob., in quatuor lagenis
vini, xl. d., in pane equino empto j. d., in j. lecto conducto pro garcione,
j. d., in pipere, croco, et zingibe, v. d.” . . . “Die Jovis quinto die
Augusti, quo die deliberacio facta fuit coram Roberto Tresilian, Gilberto
Wace et Johanne Kentwode justic., panis de stauro, in j quarteria bone
cervisie ij. s. in carnibus bovinis mutulinis et porc., v. s. j. d., in viij
capon. iij. s. j. d. ob., in quatuor ancis. xv. d., in iiij porcellis, ij. s.
vij. d. Item in j. p.¹ salis iiij. d., in pane equino vj. d. Item in diversis
speciebus emptis x. s. vj. d. ob. Item in xxiij lagenis et j quart. de
vino empto xv. s. xv. d. ob. Item solutum est pro custagiis Johannis
de Kentwode xij. s. vj. d. Item solutum est barbitonsori vj. d. Item
solutum est hominibus Prioris Sancte Frideswide et Edmundi Gifford
portand. signos v. s. iiij. d. In lacte pro furmente iij. d. In pull. et
columbariis emptis, xviij d.” . . . “Die Sabbati septimo die Augusti
presentibus vicecomite, Adam Hertyngton, Ricardo Filongle et aliis, in
pane viij d., in cervisia empta pro dominis v. d. ob., in diversis piscibus
emptis pro prandio eorundem xij. s., in j. quart. vineg. et sanap. iij d.,
in allio et sepibus ij. d., in farina j d., in prebend. equorum domini
iij. d. ob., in lectis conductis pro garcionibus, iiij d., in j carcata bosci
empta ij. s. j d., in j quarterio carbonum xiiij. d. Item solutum est
Johanni Tutte pro labore ejus xij. d. Item solutum est lotrici pro labore
ejus per di. anni ij. s. Item ij li. candel iiij. d. Item in pane equino
iij. d. Item solutum est pro j quarto de verceuse ij. d. Item pro
ciphis emptis ix d. Item in suis empt. vj. d.

¹ Perhaps for “pondere”.