Parish Priests and Their People in the Middle Ages in England Part 55

[453] "Archaeologiae," xxv. pp. 320, 323.

[454] Chapel of the Earl of Northumberland--

First, a preist, a doctor of divinity, a doctor of law, or a bachelor of divinitie, to be dean of my lord's chapel.

It. A preist for to be surveyour of my lorde's lands.

It. A preist for to be secretary to my lorde.

It. A preist for to be amner (almoner) to my lorde.

It. A preist for to be sub-dean for ordering and keaping the quoir in my lorde's chapell daily.

It. A preist for riding chaplein for my lorde.

It. A preist for a chaplein to my lorde's eldest son, to wait uppon him daily.

It. A preist for my lorde's clerk of the closet.

It. A preist for a maister of gramer in my lorde's house.

It. A preist for reading the Gospel in the chapel daily.

It. A preist for singing of our Ladie's Ma.s.s in the chapell daily.

The number of these persons as chapleins and priests in household are xi.

The gentlemen and children of my lord's chappell which be not appointed to attend at no time but only in exercising of G.o.dde's service in the chapell daily at Matteins, Lady-Ma.s.s, Highe-Ma.s.s, Evensong, and Compeynge:--

First, a ba.s.s.

It. A second ba.s.s.

A maister of the childer, or counter-tenor.

Second and third counter-tenor.

A standing tenor.

A second, third, and fourth standing tenor.

The number of these persons as gentlemen of my lorde's chappell xi.

Children of my lorde's chappell--

Three trebles and three second trebles, in all vi.

A memorandum of all the offerings of my lorde and my lady and my lorde's children customably used yearly at princ.i.p.all feasts, and other offeringe dayes of the yere--

Furst. My lorde's offeringe accustomede upon All hallow-Day yerely, when his lordshippe is at home at the Highe Ma.s.s, if he kepe Chapell, xij_d._

Item. My lade's offerringe accustomede upon All hallowe-Day yerely, if she offer at the Highe Ma.s.se, if my lorde kepe chapell, to be paid out of my lord's coffures, if she be at my lorde's fyndinge and not at her owen, viij.

And, not to repeat the formal verbiage in every entry--

On Xmasday my lord gave xij, and my lady viij.

On St. Stephen's Day, when his lordeshipp is at home, a groit to bow at a Low Ma.s.s in his closet.

On New-Yers-Day, my lord, if he be at home and keep chapel, offers xij, and my lady viij.

On Twelfth Day my lord offers xij, and my lady viij.

On Candilmas-Day to be sett in his lordschippe's candil to offer at the High Ma.s.s v groits for the v Joyes of our lady xx_d._, and my lady xij.

And my lord useth and accustomyth yerely upon Candilmas-Day to caus to be delyveride for the offeringe of my lords son and heire the lorde Percy to be sett in his candil ij, and for every one of my yonge masters, my lords yonge sonnes to be sett in the candils affore the offeringe j for aither of them, iiij. On St. Blaye's Day to be sett in his lordsshippe candil to offer at Hye Ma.s.s, if his lordschyp kepe chapell iiij_d._, and my lady iiij, and my lorde sone and heire j, and my lords yonger sonnes j for every of them. Upon Goode-Friday when his lorschippe crepeth the cros, iiij, my lady iiij, and my lord Percy ij, and my yonge masters, when they crepe the cross, j.

On Easter Even, when his lordshipp taketh his rights, iiij, and my lady, when her ladischipe taketh her rights, iiij, and his lordschippe's children that be of aige to take their rights, ij, to every of them. And my lord useth yerely to caus to be delyvrede to every of his lordschippe's wardes or Hausmen, or anny other yonge gentilmen that be at his lordschippe's fynding, and be of aige to take their rights after ij, to every such person.

On Easter day, in the mornynge, when my lord crepeth to the cross after the Resurreccion iiij, and my lady iiij, and the lord Percy, and my yonge masters every of them j.

On Easter day at High Ma.s.s my lord offers xjj, my lady viij, and his children each j.

On St. George's Day, when my lord is at home, and kepith St. George's Feast, x_d._

My lorde's offeringe accustomed at the Mas of Requiem, upon the morrow after Seyne George-Day, when his lordschip is at home, and kepith Sayn George Feast, which is accustomed yerely to be don for the soulles of all the knightes of the Order of the Garter departede to the mercy of G.o.d, iiij.

My lord useth when he is at home, and kepith Dergen over night, and Mas of Requiem upon the morrowe of my lord his Father xij month mynde, to offer at the Mas of Requiem iiij, and his sons, every of them, at the Mas of Requiem done for my lord's father xij month mynde j.

On Ascension Day my lord offers xij, my lady viij.

On Whitsonday xjj, my lady viij, and his children j.

On Trinity Sonday xij, my lady viij.

On Mychaelmas iiij, for his lordschipe offeringe to the Holy Blode of Hailles (Hales) iiij; for his offeringe to our Lady of Walsyngeham iij; to Sayne Margarets, Lyncolinschire iiij.

My lord useth yerely to sende for the upholding of the light of waxe, which his lordschip fynds byrnynge yerely before the Holy Blode of Hailles, containing xvj lb. of wax in it after vij_d._, ob. for the fyndynge of every lb.; if redy wrought by a covenant maide by gret with the monk for the hole yere for fynding of the saide light byrnying x_s._

The same for a light at Walsingham vj_s._, viii_d._, and at St. Margaret's x. And for a light to burne before our Lady in the Whitefrers of Doncaster of my lord's foundation at mas-tyme daily xiij_s._ iiij_d._

Presents at Xmas to Barne Bishop [the Boy Bishop?] of Beverley and York, when he comes, as he is accustomed, yearly.

Rewards to the children of his chapell when they do sing the responde called _Exaudivi_ at the mattynstime for xi in vespers upon Allhallow Day, 6_s._ 8_d._

On St. Nicholas Eve, 6_s._ 8_d._

To them of his lordshipe's chappell if they doe play the play of the Nativitie upon Xmas Day in the mornynge in my lorde's chappell before his lordship xx_s._