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Archaeologia Cantiana -  Vol. 58  1945  page 30

Recent discoveries in the Archives of Canterbury Cathedral by W. P. Blore

In reparacione cimbre1               iii s.
In operibus dormitorii et infirmitorii     vi s. v d.
In solidatis Eilwini               viii s.
In plumbo et plumbar'              li s. ix d. ob.
          Summa expense utriusque carpentarii 
                                                      viii li. xii s. viii d. ob.
et debentur domino Ricardo                    lvii s. vii d. ob.
et domino Gurg' (?)              xii s. xi d.
   This last name is more probably to be read as Turg', for in the Treasurers' Accounts F.2 the name is written Turgisium, and at the end of the Assisa itself under Treasurers' Accounts occurs:— 
Contra dominum Th. Carpentarium           iiii li. xiii s.

   In the Bartoner's Roll for 1317/18 (vi. ii.) occurs an early reference to the Cathedral glazier:—
Item liberat' Simoni Vitriario, precepto domini 
                       A. Oysel tunc Thesaurarii  iii summe iii bus.

   A further source of details of building expenditure is the Day-Book of Priors Richard Oxenden and Robert Hathbrand for the years 1331-43 (D.E.3 in wooden box marked CCC. INDEX vol. 4).
1331 Item dat' Cementario facienti tumbam3 domini H.
            Prioris               xii d. (i.e. Prior Henry of Eastry)

1331 Expens' domini . . . .Prioris (i.e. Richard Oxenden)
            Pro Carpintria dormitorii solvimus 
            W. de Underdone               vii li. vi s. viii d. 
Item eidem W. ultra convencionem suam pro 
            diversis operibus de quibus non fiebat 
            mencio4  in convencione predicta       xvi s. xi d.
This carpenter, elsewhere named William de Underdone, also made the new organs in this and the following year.
1334 Nomina illorum qui portant robas domini R. Prioris. (under heading:—) Homines de Mestier5
Elyas Carpyntarius     }
Magister plumbarius   }    isti per Thesaurarios
socius suus secundus  }
blumbarius (sic)          }

1338 Memorandum quod Iohannes Gildene Cementarius recepit a domino ......... Priore per vices pro lapidibus ad Cameram de novo faciendam apud Estryam    lx s.
Item eidem pro solidatis suis prima ebdomada6    v s.
   1  A boat, perhaps for use on the Stour.
    Probably the carpenter of that name who lived in Northgate.
    3  The Tomb.
    4  Of which no mention is made.
    Craftsmen.
    6. Week.

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