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York Bridgemasters’ Accounts63Colstane because it was vacant for the Pentecost term. And for 10s. for the frank-ferme of thetenement lately in the tenure of Robert Neuton because there was nothing to distrain there duringthe time of the account. And for 2s. for the farm of a garden outside Walmegatebarr lately in thetenure of Thomas Ceton because it was vacant during the year. And for 26s. 8d. for the frankfermeof a tenement of the Abbot of Melsa because there was nothing to distrain during the timeof the account. And for 3s. 4d. in decrementum of the farm of a tenement in the tenure of WilliamRande by consent of the mayor. And for 4s. for a tenement in the tenure of Thomas Depedalebecause in decrementum. And for 12d. for the farm of a garden outside Walmegatebarr lately in thetenure of William Semer because it was vacant for the year.(Computation marks for £3 7s. in left-hand margin)Total 67s.[m. 1 dorso]Also the wardens named within account for having paid for 850 thaketele bought by them forvarious repairs on the tenements named within this year 8s. 2d. And fifty waltele bought for thesame job 3½d. And for one quarter of plaster 4s. And for two meles of lime 2s. And for carryingthe same 8d. And for carriage of twenty seams of sand 16d. And for wages of Robert Wyndin, tilerand plasterer, for working on the same tenement for ten days, receiving 6d. in the day — 5s. Andhis servant there for the same time, receiving 4d. in the day — 3s. 4d. And for the wages of WilliamPlumer for working on the chapel there and mending various window-panes there for five days,receiving 6d. in the day — 2s. 6d. And for wages of a carpenter there for one day 6d. And for twoswalles and three burds bought for the same job. And one large block of wood for the foot of astep there 2s. 2d. And for three keys bought for the same job 9d. And for the wages of a paver forworking on the aforesaid pavement in front of the doors of the aforesaid tenements for eight anda half days, 4s. 3d. And for stone (10d. interlined) and waye (14d. interlined) bought for the samepavement 2s. And for shutyng of an aria in the tenement of William Rande as is the custom 20d.And for repair of two walls in the tenements of Thomas Fereby and Matilda Waytheman 20d. Andfor four burdes bought for repair of the bridge there 3d. And for fees of the clerk for writing thisaccount, and parchment and paper for the items written over-leaf for a year 3s. 4d.(Computation marks for £2 3s. 8½d. in left-hand margin)Total 43s. 8½d. [? should be 43s. 10½d.]Total of all payments and expenses 110s. 8½d. And thus they owe to the chamberlains on thisaccount £22 16s. 3½d. Of which is allocated to them 6½d. given to them as wages by the mayorand chamberlains. And thus they owe clear £22 15s. 10½d. [? should be £22 15s. 9d. ] which theyhave delivered to the chamberlains on this account. And thus they are quit here.Unpaid debts pending in hand, namely for the frank-ferme of a tenement there lately in the tenureof Robert Neuton for one year the Martinmas term being concluded 15s. And for the frank-fermeof a garden outside Walmegatebarr for a tenement lately in the tenure of Thomas Cotom for thisyear and the preceding year 4s. And for the farm of another garden there lately in the tenure ofWilliam Semer for this and the preceding year 2s.