MONASTIC GARDENING 
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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, 12d.—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, 13d.—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, gs.—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 
ortgerd ” 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, £\ 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 “ gryfi&ng,” 
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 cersar 
(= cherry garden )—for “ flagello ” (—flail), id.—for labourers 
for ingathering mustard seed with the threshing of the same, 7d. 
Sum of expenses, £4 7s. 7^-d. Receipts exceed the expenses 
2S. io^d. 
