Author : Worcester Priory
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ISBN 13 : 9781332310357
Total Pages : 128 pages
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Book Synopsis Compotus Rolls of the Priory of Worcester of the Xivth and Xvth Centuries (Classic Reprint) by : Worcester Priory
Download or read book Compotus Rolls of the Priory of Worcester of the Xivth and Xvth Centuries (Classic Reprint) written by Worcester Priory and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Compotus Rolls of the Priory of Worcester of the Xivth and Xvth Centuries Canon Wilson, Chapter of Worcester owes the arrangement, one might say the rehabilitation, of its long neglected archives, has already printed two series of the Compotus or Account Rolls of the officials of Worcester Cathedral Priory, belonging respectively to the thirteenth and sixteenth centuries, together with a few Cellarers Rolls of the fourteenth. The present volume contains similar accounts of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. In selecting them, my object has been to exhibit at least one specimen of a Roll of every one of the Obedientiaries of the Priory, at dates ranging from 1326 to 1493; in some cases two or more of the same official are given. The Priors Rolls I have not touched: they seem to me, as far as I can judge from the perusal of the earliest of them, that of Prior John de Evesham (1341), and a less careful examination of some others, to be of quite a different character from the rest. Prior Mildenham (1499 1506)decreed that the Priors Roll should contain in a compendious form not only his own accounts, but those of all the officials besides: and the result of his decree we see in the Roll of Prior More printed by Canon Wilson in 1907. That is the type of all the Priors Rolls from Mildenham stime onwards: they exhibit a conspectus of the finances of the whole Community. Evesham sRoll on the other hand seems rather to be his bill against the Convent for expenditure which he considers ought to be repaid him; and the Rolls of the later Priors, down to Mildenham, appear to be concerned only with extraordinary expenses, on such occasions as their own installation, or a royal or episcopal visit. These would doubtless be of great interest, but seem to require separate treatment. In transcribing I have followed the spelling of the Mss., but I have expressed all numbers in Arabic numerals. It is said of Lord Burghley that throughout his life he found it easier to read such a sum as Miiijciij vij. xvjy. d.ob. q., so written, than if it were expressed as 1, 467 i6s. zd. To us the notation which he preferred seems to reduce all calculation to mental arithmetic; but it must be remembered that it is the notation used throughout these accounts, as in all accounts of the same period. Perhaps this fact may excuse the numerous errors in addition which may be found in the rolls, to some of which I have called attention. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
