MONASTIC GARDENING 13 



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

 S. Michael to S. Gregory, 6th Henry VI., in the 1st year of Prior William. 

 Receipts — 



For herbs, " lekys " and " Porrettes," 4s. — for faggots (" fasci- 

 culis"), 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, 12s. — for milk in Advent and Quinquagesima, 4s. 3d. 

 — for planting garlic and beans and for weeding, 2s. — to work- 

 men 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, i2d. — to Thomas 

 the servant for stipend, 12s. — to John the servant, 9s. — for 

 their tunics, 10s. 



Sum of expenses, 71s. iod. 



Sum of all expenses with arrears, £6 18s. iod. 



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



a.d. 1484. Account of brother John Metham, from Michaelmas ist< 



Richard III., and Michaelmas 2nd, Richard III. Prior John Bonwell- 



Remainder of account of preceding year. 



Receipts, 3s. 5fd. 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. iod. — 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, iojd. — 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 

 (= cherry garden) — for " flagello " (=flail), id. — for labourers 

 for ingathering mustard seed with the threshing of the same, 7d. 

 Sum of expenses, £4 7s. 7jd. Receipts exceed the expenses 

 2s. iojd. 



