Rochester – Women Vendors

Rochester

• My Lady Lee
  • Pay of Feb 1541: 18s 4d, paid to her hand, for 4 tons and 11 feet of timber of her had and employed at Rochester at 4s 6d the ton with carriage thereof, the timber hand from Belse wood. Also 36s, paid to her hand, “for 12 loads of scaffold poles of her had for the king’s use at 3s the load with carriage of the same, had from Dels wood.”
    • Source: Oxford, MS Rawlinson D 785, fols 14 and 16.

• My Lady Lee “of London” (likely the same as above)
  • Pay of Apr–May 1542: 57s 8 ¾ d, paid to her hand, for 9 tons and 25 feet of oaken timber “of her had and bought for the king’s use likewise at 6s the ton with the carriage of the [same].”
    • Source: Oxford, MS Rawlinson D 785, fol. 55
  • Pay of Jun–Jul 1542: £16 2s 8d, paid to her hand, for 60 tons and 35 feet of oaken timber, at 5s 4d the ton with carriage.
    • Source: Oxford, MS Rawlinson D 785, fol. 64
  • Pay of late Jul 1542: 52s 6d, paid to her hand, for 35 loads of scaffold timber, at 18d the load with the carriage.
    • Source: Oxford, MS Rawlinson D 785, fol. 76

• Mistress Warnar (or Warner) “of Rochester”
  • Pay of Jul 1542: 9d, for 6 pounds of candles “of her had and spent by the bricklayers working under the vault” at 1 ½ d the pound. Also 2d, for 5 “botthayms” of packthread. Also 1d, for black soap for the timber cart. Also 2 ½ d, paid to her hand, for one quire of writing paper.
    • Source: Oxford, MS Rawlinson D 785, fol. 78
  • Pay of late Jul–Aug 1542:  7 ½ d, paid to her hand, for 3 quires of writing paper “for the making of the king’s books, at 2 ½ d the quire.” Also 2 ½ d, paid to her hand, for 5 “bothomes” of packthread at ½ d each, used by the bricklayers.
    • Source: Oxford, MS Rawlinson D 785, fol. 88v.
  • Pay of Aug–Sep 1542: 2 ½ d, paid to her hand, for 2 quires of writing paper to make the books. Also 1d, paid to her hand, for black soap for the gynne. Also 1d, paid to her hand, for packthread for the bricklayers’ use.
    • Source: Oxford, MS Rawlinson D 785, fol. 95v.
  • Pay of Oct 1542: 3d, for 2 pounds of candles used by the plumbers at 1 ½ d the pound. Also 2d, for 4 “bothoms” of pack thread used by the bricklayers, at ½ d the “bothome.” Also 1d, for for soap to anoint the gin and timber cart.
    • Source: Oxford, MS Rawlinson B 340, fol. 3 (also in duplicate in MS Rawlinson D 785, fol. 106)
  • Pay of Oct (second part) 1542: 5d, for 2 quires of paper, to make the king’s books, at 2 ½ d the quire. Also 3d, for 2 pounds of candles used by the plumbers. Also 2d, for 4 bothomes of pack thread for the bricklayers at ½ d the piece.
    • Source: Oxford, MS Rawlinson B 340, fol. 8v (also in duplicate in MS Rawlinson D 785, fol. 111)
  • Pay of Nov 1542: 4 ½ d, for for 3 pounds of candles used by the plumbers, at 1 ½ d the pound.
    • Source: Oxford, MS Rawlinson B 340, fol.14 (also in duplicate in MS Rawlinson D 785, fol. 117v)

• Mistress Copenger, “of Borden”
  • Pay of Jun–Jul 1542: £8 4s 4d, paid to her hand, for 29 tons and 9 foot of timber at 5s 8d the ton with carriage.
    • Source: Oxford, MS Rawlinson D 785, fol. 64

• Mistress Parker, “of Maydsten”
  • Pay of Jun–Jul 1542: £12 17s 10d, paid to her hand, for 1,011 (units) and 45 feet of oaken boards at 2s 4d the (hundredweight) with the carriage.\
    • Source: Oxford, MS Rawlinson D 785, fol. 65

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