Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535Power, Eileen
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Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535
Power, Eileen
Convents -- England; Monastic and religious life of women -- History
and in hemp with nails bought for binding the walls 16_d._, and in
stone bought from Thomas Janes of Hynton to support the gruncill 6_s._
8_d._, and in one measure of quicklime bought for the same work 3_s._,
and in six cartloads of clay bought of Richard Poket of Barnwell
18_d._, and in the hire of Geoffrey Sconyng and William Brann, to lay
the gruncill of the aforesaid tenements and to daub the walls thereof
(i.e. to make them of clay), for the whole work 17_s._ 3_d._ And in
reeds bought of John Bere, "reder," for the aforesaid tenements 2_s._
4_d._, and in "1000 de les segh" (sedge) for the same work 5_s._ And
in 22 bunches of wattles 22_d._, and in boards bought at the fair of
St John the Baptist to make the door and windows 2_s._ 10_d._, and in
1000 nails for the said work, together with 1000 more nails bought
afterwards 2_s._ 8-1/2_d._
Finally the houses had to be roofed with a thatch of straw and a fresh set
of workmen were called in:
and for the hire of John Scot, thatcher, hired to roof with straw the
two aforesaid tenements, for 12 days, taking 4_d._ a day, at the board
of the Lady (Prioress) 4_s._ And for the hire of Thomas Clerk for
8-1/2 days and of Nicholaus Burnefygge for 10 days, carrying straw and
serving the said thatcher 3_s._ 1_d._; and in the hire of Katherine
Rolf for the same work (women often acted as thatchers' assistants)
for 12 days at 1-1/2_d._ a day, 18_d._
And behold two very nice little cottages.
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