MONASTIC GARDENING 
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Pensions and Contributions — 
In the O of the gardener, 26s. 8d.—in oblations of servants and 
certain men of the Court, by favour, 2s. nd.—in alms, 2s. 2^-d. 
—to the Scholars of Oxford, 2s.—to the Sub-Prior for the 
cloister, 2s.—to the cellarer for the cutting of herbs, 2s.—to the 
Almoner for the tithe of the garden, 12s.—in one tenth to the 
Lord the King, ijd.—to the Cardinals, Jd.-—in oblations and 
“ flaunis,” 13d. ( =flaun = custards, or pancakes, at rogations) — 
to the reapers of the Lord Prior, 6d.—to John de Leverington, 
6d.—to the Carpenter of John de Berney, 6d.—to the “ bos- 
car ” ( = woodman) of the Lord Bishop, 6d.—in gloves, 7s.— 
sum, 60s. |-d. 
Mowing and other things — 
In the mowing of the meadow for both crops and of the court and 
paths, 3s. 5d.—in peas for pottage of the convent and servants, 
3s. 3d.—in mustard seed, 3s. 3d.—in beans, 2s. 2d.—also in 
beans and butter in the convent, 13d.—in cherries, 8Jd.—in 
milk, i6d.—in forage, 12s. nd.—sum, 28s. 3^d. 
Weeding and Hiring — 
In weeding and “ aids,” 30s. 2d.—in the stipend of Ralph Brenetour 
and others working upon the bank and cleaning the ditch in 
the meadow for 12 days, 8s.—taking by the day, 8d.—in their 
drinks and other expenses, i2d.—in the stipend for one car¬ 
penter carving timber and mending other divers things, 2s.— 
in one tiler roofing with tiles and doing other things, 3d.— 
sum, 41s. 5d.—in “ Pikerell ” and roach for stock, 2s. 5d.—in 
lard, tallow and candle, 8d.—in iron spades and fixing “ bills,” 
3d.—in mending an “ axes ” and in one new “ Hachet,” 7d.— 
in “ skalerons ” {? escallions =scalions = small onions ), id.—In 
dung, 3s. 3d.—in keys, 4^d.—in “ Juncis ” (= rushes ) for the 
Infirmary, iod.—in 2 “ tribul ” {=sieves or rakes), 2 spades, 
2 dung forks, new ironed, i2d.—in 1 scythe, id.—in “ moles,” 
id.—in a wooden measure, 3fd.—in 2 “ clayes ” for the bank, 
iod.—in the “ dentation ” of a scythe [handle], id.—in cord 
(or string), id.—in one earthen pot, id.—4350 tiles with car¬ 
riage, 1 os. 2d.—in pasture allowed from the Lord Bishop, that 
is to say “ le hundhill,” 2s. 2d.—in three “ limours cenonette ” 
(? whitewashers), nd.—given to the “ raton ” ( =rat-catcher), 
id.—in parchment, id.—Sum, 24s. 5d.—in boots of the gar¬ 
dener with repairs, 2s. 6d.—in wine sent to the Lord Prior and 
given to the brethren with divers expens'es made in blood 
lettings and at St. Leonards at times, 11s. iojd.—in divers 
spices and almonds, 2s. 7^d.—in foreign expenses, 8d.—in 
“ Wardecorgard,” 2s. 6d.—Sum, 20s. 2d.—Sum of all the 
expenses, £10 18s. ifd., so the receipt exceeds the expenses, 
£6 17s. n£d. 
