FUNERAL OF LADY KATHARINE HOWARD[211.1]

[Sidenote: 1465]

This wrytenge, made at Stokeneylond the v^th yer of Kynge Edward the

iiii^th and the morowe next affter Sowlemesse day, wytnesseth that this

day and yer a bove said my lady, dame Kateren Howard, departed to God,

and my master spent uppon her at this day a bove wreten at her beryinge,

and also at her vij^th day, more than

xx_li._

Also my master spent uppon her at her xxx^ti day, in almesse and in

odre costes, in primis to v.M^{l}. and ccc. of pore folke every

pece takenge i_d._ Summa xxij_li._ v_s._

Item, my master gaff to vi^{xx}ix. prestes and clerkes every

pece vj_d._ Summa iij_li._ iiij_s._ vj_d._

Item, my master gaff to lxviii. cheldren in the quere every

pece ii_d._ Summa x_s._ iiij_d._

Item, my master paid for blakke cloth for gownes for his men

vij^xx yerdes prise of every yerde iii_s._ iiii_d._

Summa xxj_li._

Item, my master bout as myche waxe for torches and taprys as

cost hym viij. markis. iij_s._ ij_d._

Item, my master paid for xiij. pore mennes gownes for the clothe

and for the makengs lij_s._

Item, my master spent in all maner of spyces as myche as drew

liij_s._ xj_d._

Item, my master spent in wyne at the said day iij. pypes.

Item, my master spent in maltt for brewenge viij. seme.

Item, my master spent in bere at the same day xxxij. barelles.

Item, my master spent in whete to make brede and odre bakenge

xiij. seme.

Item, my master spent at the said day in brawne ij. gret bores.

Item, in beff xij. gret oxsen.

Item, in moton xl. shepe.

Item, in porke xij. hogges.

Item, in pygges lxx.

Item, in swannes xij.

Item, in geese iiij^{xx}.

Item, in conyis c. cowple.

Item, in capons xxiiij.

Item, in chekens vij^{xx}.

Item, in venyson xxx. dois.

Item, in pertryches iiij. doseyn.

Item, in fesauntis xiv.

Item, in pekokkes vij.

Item, in mallardes iij. doseyn.

Item, in plovers iij. doseyn.

Item, in eggis viij. C.

Item, in mylke xxx. galons.

Item, in hony iij. galons.

[Footnote 211.1: [Add. MS. 34,889, f. 38.] ‘Soulmas,’ or All

Souls’ Day, is the 2nd November, and it appears that Lady

Katharine died on the morrow of that day in 1465. As these

expenses run into December, we place them at the end of the year.]

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