Counter-roll of Adam of Chesterfield, controller of the king's works at the palace of Westminster and Tower of London, concerning expenditure made by William of Lambeth, king's clerk of works at the same, on building works at Westminster.

Physical description: A roll of five membranes, sewn end-to-end; soiled on m. 1, with minor staining throughout the rest; in reasonably good condition and wholly legible. The account is similar in organization to the particulars for no. 42 (for 1353–54): mm. 1–3 give details of the wages paid over the period, with the dates worked by each workman; mm. 4–5 provide a list of purchases of materials, with transport costs, and the wages of the clerk of works and controller.

Scope of transcription: Entries relating to St Stephen's chapel, the ‘claustrum le Pue’ and other chapels in the palace.

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Contrarotulus Ade de Chestrefeld contrarotulatoris operacionum Regis infra palacium Westm’ et Turrim London’ de omnibus expensis factis infra palacium predictum a v die Junij anno xxxj usque iiij diem eiusdem mensis anno revoluto

Idem computat in vadiis domini Edmundi canonici magistri talliatorum operantium super stallis pro capella Regis a v die Junij anno dicto anno xxxj [usque] iiij diem eiusdem mensis anno xxxij per ccclxiiij dies primo die computato capienti per diem xviij d.: xxvij li. vj s.

Et Johanni Drax [illegible] et talliatori operanti ibidem a predicto v die Junij usque ix diem Octobris proximum sequentem per cxxvj dies primo die computato capienti per diem xij d.: [vj s. vj d.]

Et Willelmo de Patrington’ talliatori operanti ibidem a predicto v die Junij usque xxiiij diem Julij proximum sequentem per xxxvj dies operabiles et per ij dies festivales pro medietate festorum accidentalium per idem tempus primo die computato ipso capienti per diem xij d.: xxxviij s.

Et eidem Willelmo operanti ibidem a predicto xxiiij die Julij usque xxix diem Augusti proximum sequentem per xxvij dies operabiles et per iij dies festivales pro medietate festorum ut supra utroque die computato capienti per diem viij d.: xx s.