Extracts from the Corpus Christi rolls
(D.) Extracts from the Corpus Christi Rolls.
1–2 Henry IV.—Roll of the Accounts of Thomas Ploket and Thomas
Trussebut, treasurers of the Corpus Christi Gild from the Feast of
Corpus Christi in the first year of Henry the Fourth to the same Feast
in the following year; accounting for moneys received to the amount of
xlvli. xixs. iiid. ob., one item of the receipt being
"xiiis. iiiid. received of Thomas Outelawe for the right of a little
ferry-boat,"
Whilst under the heading of "Entrances of brethren, with gifts to the
Gild" appear these entries,
cs. from the entrance of John Marche into the aforesaid society,
cs. from the entrance of William Hunderpound into the aforesaid
society,
cs. from John Wynteworth, John Kempe and Simon Kemp, granted
for the soul of John Kemp.
Comprising payments to the chaplain of the gild, charges for the
maintenance of light "circa herciam" in accordance with the society's
agreement with John Chandeler, a payment of cliiis. iiiid. for a single
piece of wax weigh ccc. iqa. viilb., a payment of xvs. vd. for the making
of xxxv torches of the same wax, and a payment of xis. to divers
"ministrallis ministrum facientibus" at the Feast of Corpus Christi, the
disbursements give the following items of the costs and charges of the
great yearly celebration of the gild,
xiid. to the Sacristan of St. Margaret's Church "pro pulsatione in
dicto festo,"
iiis. iiiid. to the clerks of the same church for their labour in chaunting
at the same feast, and
ciiis. iid. for the bread, ale, red wine and white wine, capons, pullets,
fish, flesh, spices and cooks' labour for the feast.