14 A HISTORY OF GARDENING IN ENGLAND. 



A.D. 1427 (complete). Account of brother William lyietygham from 

 S. Michael to S. Gregory, 6th Henry VI., in the ist year of Prior William. 

 Receipts — 



For herbs, " lekys " and " Porrettes," 4s. — for faggots (" fasciculis "), 

 Astill and " ozyerys " (= osiers), 8s. 2d. — for the meadows from the 

 cellarer, 20s. — for the garden between the gates, I2d. — sum of receipts, 

 33s. 2d. 

 Expenses — 



Arrears of preceding year, 68s. — for mustard seed, 7s. 4d. — to the Almoner, 

 I2S. — for milk in Advent and Ouinquagesima, 4s. 3d. — for planting 

 garlic and beans and for weeding, 2s. — to workmen hired at times, 

 I5d. — in medicines of the gardener, 2s., in the presence of the Lord 

 Prior, and at St. Leonards and elsewhere, 3s. 2d. — in gifts to the 

 servants at Christmas, i8d. — in the repair of the houses, utensils, 

 " schelvis," and boards bought, 5s. 4d. — in the boots of the gardener, 

 1 2d. — to Thomas the servant for stipend, 12s. — to John the servant, 

 9s. — for their tunics, los. 



Sum of expenses, 70s. lod. 



Sum of all expenses with arrears, £6. i8s. lod. 



So the expenses exceed the receipts, ^5. 5s. 8d. 



A.D. 1484. Account of brother John Metham, from Michaelmas ist, 



Richard IIL, and Michaelmas 2nd, Richard IIL Prior John Bonwell. 



Remainder of account of preceding year. 



Receipts, 3s. 5|d. First from the Lord Prior for the parcel of the garden 

 annexed by the separation of the great "fosse" {ditch) [to] " le 

 ortjerd " of the same, i6d. — For beans sold, for the straw of the same 

 for "eldyng" (=fuel), 6s. lod. — Onions sold, i6d. — Sum of receipts 

 with remainder, ^4. 7s. 



Expenses — 



Tithes, and no more, because certain tenements are built on the soil of the 

 garden, in " Holmstrete." — scholars, brother John Helgey and brother 

 William Gedney. — Robert Cook for pottage made of peas and spices 

 for the convent, 6d. — for "frixures" (;=fritters). — for labour of 

 labourers in extracting the " mosse " from the cloister green, 6d. 

 — for cleaning the great ditch that goes round the garden with the 

 small ditch which is next the " scaccarium " (^ exchequer) of 

 the gardener, i8d. — (several payments to labourers mentioned by 

 name.) — for "gryffing," 4d. — for digging and other things, lOjd. — 

 pay to Thomas Mylys and Henry Cobyller, of the Parish of St. John 

 of Matermarket, for thrice mowing the garden and " bina " (= twice) 

 mowing the cloister, 3s. — For one " wyndowstal " for the orto cersor 

 (= clierry garden) — for " flagello " (^fiail), id. — for labourers for in- 

 gathering mustard seed with the threshing of the same, jd. 

 .Sum of expenses, ^4. 7s. 7jd. Receipts exceed the expenses, 2s io\d. 



Some items occur without variation every year, such as the 

 payments to the servants ; and their tunics, boots and gloves. 



