Particulars of account of Walter of Weston, the king's clerk of works at the palace of Westminster and the Tower of London, for his expenditure on building works at Westminster in Exchequer year 15 Edward III, with entries spanning the period between 24 Oct. 1340 and 27 May 1341.

Physical description: A roll of five membranes, sewn end-to-end; although m. 1 is soiled, it is wholly legible, and the rest of the roll is in good condition. Additional headings on mm. 1d and 5d, acting as labels; marked as enrolled.

Scope of transcription: Entries relating to the chapel of St Stephen by the Receipt, St Stephen's chapel, the tracing house of the master mason, the masons’ lodge and the office of the clerk of works.

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Palacium Westm’ de anno xv incipiente

Particule compoti Walteri de Weston’ clerici operacionum domini Regis in palacio Westm’ et Turri London de

operacionibus

Die martis xxiiij die Octobris Agnete le Disshere pro vj peciis meremij de alneto emptis pro scaffota ad capellam sancti Stephani iuxta receptam facienda pro parietibus versus australe cum plastro paris’ de novo reparandis et emendandis longitudinis cuiuslibet xiiij pedum precij pecie ij d.: xij d.

Eidem pro ij cratis emptis pro dicta scaffota precij crate ij d.: iiij d.

Eidem pro dj. c scortis emptis pro dicta scaffota liganda ij d.

Eidem pro xj baculis emptis pro warrok’ ad dictam scaffotam inde faciendis j d. ob.

In portagio et batellagio dicti meremij cratarum scortorum et warrok’ de Wodestrete usque Westm’ ij d. ob.

Ricardo Bacoun pro vj bussellis albi plastri emptis pro predictis parietibus faciendis et emendandis precij busselli xv d.: vij s. vj d.

Eidem pro iij bussellis nigri plastri emptis pro dictis parietibus faciendis precij busselli xij d.: iij s.

In portagio et batellagio dicti plastri de Vinetria usque Westm’ j d. ob. Summa empcionum xij s. v d. ob. probatur

Eodem die martis Ricardo de Waltham servienti plastrario operanti super dictam scaffotam et plastrum super parietes ponenti per dies martis mercurij iovis et veneris usque nonam viz. per iij dies et dj. capienti per diem iiij d.: xiiij d.

Ricardo Bacoun plastrario et magistro operariorum operanti super dictos parietes per diem mercurij vj d.