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York Bridgemasters’ Accounts81YCA/C80:11[This roll consists of one membrane written on both sides and measuring 28 cm by 59 cm long. It is very fadedbut most of it can be read with an ultraviolet lamp. The names of the bridgemasters and of the mayor show thatit relates to the year beginning 2nd February 1462, and not 1461–2 as stated in a later hand on a label affixedto the top left-hand corner.]Account of John Croull, merchant, and Edmund Garnter, lister, wardens of Fosse Bridge in thetime of John Thrysk, mayor of the city of York appertaining to the same bridge and for all receiptsand expenses of the same from the feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the firstyear of the reign of Edward IV after the conquest of England until the same feast in the followingyear, that is for one whole year.Firstly the said wardens account for the farm of a stall at the end of the bridge aforesaid in thetenure of Isabel Santon 12d.And for the frank-ferme of a tenement there lately in the tenure of William Polyngton 14s. 4d.And for the frank-ferme of another tenement there in the tenure of Henry Stokton 13s. 4d.And for the frank-ferme of the third tenement there in the tenure of Thomas Fereby which usedto return 26s. 8d. per year. Nil because in the hands of the lord for the whole year and nowdemised to John Courtny for 26s. 8d. at the same terms.And for the frank-ferme of the fourth tenement there which used to return 18s. per year. Nil thisyear except for 7s. 6d. received from William Pynner for thirty weeks at 3d. each week.And for the frank-ferme of the fifth tenement there lately in the tenure of Thomas Depedale whichused to return 16s. per year. Nil this year except for 2s. received of Thomas Fereby for severaleasements had there this year.And for the sixth tenement there in the tenure of Margaret Sutham for 16s.And for the seventh tenement there lately in the tenure of Richard Walker which used to return16s. per year. Nil this year except for 20d. received for [40d. debiting allocated ?] and now demisedto Michael Bradford.And for the eighth tenement there in the tenure of Thomas Henrison for 16s.And for the ninth tenement there lately in the tenure of John Castelton for the Pentecost term 8s.and nil for the Saint Martin term and now demised to Hugh Glover.And for the tenth tenement there in the tenure of John Staivelay [or Stainelay] which used toreturn 16s. per year. Nil this year for the above reason and now of Richard Fraunke at the sameterms.And for the eleventh tenement there lately in the tenure of Isabel Stanton 8s.And for the twelfth tenement there in the tenure of Thomas Raynalde (10s. interlined).And for the thirteenth tenement there in the tenure of Richard Fraunke (10s. interlined).And for the fourteenth tenement there lately in the tenure of William Fresell which used to return10s. per year. Nil this year for the above reason.