Enrolled summary of the account rendered at the Exchequer by John of Tilshead, clerk, on behalf of Robert of Campsall, lately the king's clerk of works at the palace of Westminster and the Tower of London, deceased, for his receipts and expenditure on building works at Westminster and the Tower, yearly, and his store account for the same period, between Exchequer years 25 and 28 Edward III. The beginning of the account reveals that approval of it was delayed.

Physical description: One rotulet of two membranes, written on both sides, in a large roll of accounts, sewn together at the top; although the bottom section of rot. 37, m. 2 is soiled, it is legible with the aid of an ultraviolet lamp; the rest of the rotulet is in good condition and wholly legible.

Scope of transcription: Only the total amount of receipts and the expenses of building works in the palace of Westminster and St Stephen's chapel for the period Michaelmas 1352 to Michaelmas 1353 have been included, as well as extracts from the store account relating to building works on the bell-tower of the chapel and houses in the palace assigned to St Stephen's college. Particulars survive for the preceding (no. 40) and following years (nos. 42–43).

[rot. 37 m. 1]

Compotus Roberti de Campsale nuper clerici operacionum Regis in palacio suo Westm’ et Turri sua London’ Johannis de Tydolveshide nuper clerici predicti Roberti qui assumpsit reddere compotum ipsius Roberti defuncti de omnibus denariis per ipsum ad Receptam huius scaccarij vel alibi super operacionibus predictis receptis et Regi de arreragiis eiusdem compoti si que fuissent quatenus bona et catalla que fuerit eiusdem Roberti die quo obiit per vicecomites Midd’ in manibus Regis seisita et eidem Johanni per manucapcionem Johannis de Bray et Ricardi de Claypol concessa et liberata habendi in forma predicta sicut continentur in memorandis de anno xxix inter fines et manucaptores de termino sancti Michaelis pro eodem defuncto per breve Regis de magno sigillo datum vj die Maij anno xxx per quod Rex mandavit thesaurario et baronibus quod ipsi cum prefato Johanne nuper clerico predicti Roberti iam defuncti de tempore quo predictus Robertus clericus dictarum operacionum Regis in palacio et Turri predictis extitit computarent et ei pro vadiis ipsius Roberti vadia consueta et pro contrarotulatore suo vadia racionabilia iuxta discreciones eorumdem thesaurarij et baronum in compoto predicto allocarent et ulterius inde faciendis [sic, lege faciant] quod de iure fuerit faciendum et natura compoti requirat viz.