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with the express purpose of providing for the purchase of spices : 

 thus we find among the grants to the Abbey of St. Mary, York, 

 half a carucate of land in Sezevaus given by Astinus de Pykering, 

 *' ad emendas species J^ 



It is remarkable that in this Compotus by the Gustos 

 Communise Specierum no charge is made for the purchase or 

 for the delivery of spices -, excepting in the celebration of four 

 Anniversaries, and the day of ' O Oriens.' 



Compotus Fratris Thome Syngleton Monachi ac Custodis 

 CoMMUNiE Specierum et Camerarii Monasterii 

 Sancte Marie Ebor. a Dominica prima post Festum 

 Sancti Michaelis Archangeli Anno Domini Milesimo 

 quingentessimo vicesimo octavo usque ad eandem 

 Dominicam Anno Domini ut supra vicesimo nono. 



Arreuagia nulla. Quia idem computans solvit ad man us 

 Domini Abbatis pro pede compoti ultimi anni ut patet per 

 manus ejusdem scriptoris in fine compoti anni precedentis 

 xxx'. iiij"*. ob. 



LiBERE Firme. In primis. Idem computans respondet de 

 Ixxvj'. iij**. ob. receptis de liberis firmis infra tempus compoti, 

 viz., de Priore Sancti Andree^ Ebor. ij', De Magistro Manerio- 

 rum^ pro terris apud Wotlas^ x'. De Willelmo Gyllame pro 

 terris in Huntyngton* vij'. i**. ob. De Willelmo Pawling ibidem 

 v'. De Domino le Scrope de Bolton pro terris ibidem iij'. vj**. 

 De Johanne Joye pro terris ibidem xx**. De Roberto Wywell 

 pro terris in Thornton^ xij**. De heredibus Willelmi Jacob 

 pro terris ibidem iiij**. De Eleemosinario Monasterii pro terris 



^ The Priory of St. Andrew was situated in Fishorgate, adjoining the Ouse. It 

 belonged to the order of Monks of Sempringham or Gilbertines ; and was founded 

 in 1202 by Hugh Merdac, Archdeacon of Cleveland, for 12 Canons. 



"2 Probably the person who had the general oversight of the manors or landa 

 belonging to the Monasteiy : a general land bailiff, with local bailiffs under him, 



•' Thornton Watlas, near Bcdale, ■* Huntington, near York, 



^ Most probably Thornton Steward, in Wenslcydalc. 



