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Title:  Council Book A 1555-1594
Date: January 10, 1564
Repository: The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
Call number and opening: BRU2/1, pp. 1-3
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Semi-diplomatic transcription

[p. 1]

Anno Domini millesimo Quingentesimo Sexagesimo tertio.

Thaccompt of Iohn tayler & Iohn Shakspeyr chamburlens made the xth day of Ianuary in the sixt 
yere of the Reigne of our Souereigne lady elyzabethe by the grace of god quene of 
englond fraunce & Irelond defendor of the feythe &c. vt sequitur

Money Receyved

Inprimis Sum of the Roll                                                     
lli     vs        jd       ob
Item a rest behynd as yt appereth in the last accompt              
iiijs       ixd       ob
Item of thomas barbur for v trees                                             
xxs
Item of Ric. Hyll for ij elmys                                                     
vs
Item of Roger London                                                               
vjs     viijd
Item of Richard lyghtfot                                                            
vjs     viijd
Item of Raf downey fyne for hys hous                                      
xls
Item of mother elen for hyr Chambur                                        
ijs        vjd
Item of Roger london for hys chambur                                      
ijs        vjd
Item of Richard Sponer for a chambur                                                
viijd
Item of mr Vycar                                                                       
xls
Item of medydyne wyf comyng into the almyshous                
iiijs
Item of thomas sharp rent for hys hous                                    
vijs
Item of Iohn Sadler                                                                              
iiijd
Item of Sponer for the fyne of hous                                         
xxs
Item of george gylbert for ij burdes                                                     
xvjd
Item of Robert [blank] for hys chambur                                   
iijs       iiijd

Supayd 
& le
 Recevyd                             
lviijli    ixs        xjd

Item Title
Council Book A 1555-1594
Item Date
January 10, 1564
Repository
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
Call Number
BRU2/1 p.1r