- Rylands Medieval Collection

Collection:
Rylands Medieval Collection Collection Rylands Medieval Collection Collection
Image Number:
Bookreader_Custumale _Roffense Image_Number Bookreader_Custumale _Roffense Image Number
Reference Number:
DRc_R2 Reference_Number DRc_R2 Reference Number
Previous Accession Number:
R2 Previous_Accession_N umber R2 Previous Accession Number
Parent Work Title:
Custumale Roffense Parent_Work_Title Custumale Roffense Parent Work Title
Date Created:
13th century [late] or 14th century [early] Date_Created 13th century [late] or 14th century [early] Date Created
Description:
This is a small register, possibly composed of two parts of two books bound up together in the late seventeenth century but see below. It is commonly supposed to have been compiled by John de Westerham (who later became prior), since his name appears on the title page. The hand in which the text is written would seem, however, to be rather earlier than this. The Custumale Roffense was re-bound in Russia leather along with the Textus Roffensis (DRc/R1) by Jane Steel. Her bill can be found in the Treasurer's vouchers series and was settled on 15 July 1718, endorsed both belonging to the Dean and Chapter of Rochester (DRc/FTv 54/10). The book still preserves its Russia leather binding. Among other matters, the register contains the customs and rents due from the priory manors of Southfleet, Frindsbury, Denton, Stoke, Wouldham, Haddenham and Cuddington, Buckinghamshire; other rents pertaining to the priory and when they are due; rents due to the obedientiaries: the sacrist, cellarer, almoner, chamberlain and precentor; common rents; the prior's rents; and altar rents; the work of the various officials and servants of the priory, bakers, brewers, cooks, steward, janitor, usher, granger, infirmarer's servant; tailors and launderers, their wages and perquisites; notes of the titles due to the priory; payments due for the upkeep of the piers of Rochester bridge; the farms of priory manors and when they are due; the bishop of Rochester's xenium; alms due from the obedientiaries and from the priory manors for deceased brethren; customs due from the Archbishop of Canterbury to the bishop of Rochester; and masses for benefactors. The Custumale Roffense was extensively used by John Thorpe and published by him in his book of that name in1788 as a companion volume to the Registrum Roffense. Description This is a small register, possibly composed of two parts of two books bound up together in the late seventeenth century but see below. It is commonly supposed to have been compiled by John de Westerham (who later became prior), since his name appears on the title page. The hand in which the text is written would seem, however, to be rather earlier than this. The Custumale Roffense was re-bound in Russia leather along with the Textus Roffensis (DRc/R1) by Jane Steel. Her bill can be found in the Treasurer's vouchers series and was settled on 15 July 1718, endorsed both belonging to the Dean and Chapter of Rochester (DRc/FTv 54/10). The book still preserves its Russia leather binding. Among other matters, the register contains the customs and rents due from the priory manors of Southfleet, Frindsbury, Denton, Stoke, Wouldham, Haddenham and Cuddington, Buckinghamshire; other rents pertaining to the priory and when they are due; rents due to the obedientiaries: the sacrist, cellarer, almoner, chamberlain and precentor; common rents; the prior's rents; and altar rents; the work of the various officials and servants of the priory, bakers, brewers, cooks, steward, janitor, usher, granger, infirmarer's servant; tailors and launderers, their wages and perquisites; notes of the titles due to the priory; payments due for the upkeep of the piers of Rochester bridge; the farms of priory manors and when they are due; the bishop of Rochester's xenium; alms due from the obedientiaries and from the priory manors for deceased brethren; customs due from the Archbishop of Canterbury to the bishop of Rochester; and masses for benefactors. The Custumale Roffense was extensively used by John Thorpe and published by him in his book of that name in1788 as a companion volume to the Registrum Roffense. Description
Language:
lat-GB Language lat-GB Language
Subject:
Great Britain--Social life and customs Subject Great Britain--Social life and customs Subject
Subject:
Great Britain--Church history Subject Great Britain--Church history Subject
Type:
Text Type Text Type
Category of Material:
Archives and Manuscripts Category_of_Material Archives and Manuscripts Category of Material
Sub-Category:
Codex Sub-Category Codex Sub-Category
Technique Used:
Scripts (writing) Technique_Used Scripts (writing) Technique Used
Technique Used:
Gold-tooling Technique_Used Gold-tooling Technique Used
Support:
Parchment Support Parchment Support
Support:
Leather Support Leather Support
Item Height:
168 mm Item_Height 168 mm Item Height
Item Width:
129 mm Item_Width 129 mm Item Width
Item Depth:
030 mm Item_Depth 030 mm Item Depth
Current Repository:
Medway Archives Current_Repository Medway Archives Current Repository
Provenance:
Rochester Cathedral, Kent Archives Office in Maidstone in 1969. Rochester upon Medway City Archives Office, Medway Archives, Strood, 1990. Administered by Kent County Council until 1998 and thereafter Medway Council. Provenance Rochester Cathedral, Kent Archives Office in Maidstone in 1969. Rochester upon Medway City Archives Office, Medway Archives, Strood, 1990. Administered by Kent County Council until 1998 and thereafter Medway Council. Provenance
Rights Holder - Image:
Dean and Chapter of Rochester Cathedral Rights_Holder_-_Imag e Dean and Chapter of Rochester Cathedral Rights Holder - Image
Rights holder - Work:
Dean and Chapter of Rochester Cathedral Rights_holder_-_Work Dean and Chapter of Rochester Cathedral Rights holder - Work
References:
The Archives of the Dean and Chapter of Rochester c.1100 - 1907, Part 1 - Vol 2, Kent Archives Office, 1970 References The Archives of the Dean and Chapter of Rochester c.1100 - 1907, Part 1 - Vol 2, Kent Archives Office, 1970 References
Date Captured:
2013-09-18 Date_Captured 2013-09-18 Date Captured
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library Image_Creation_Techn ique Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library Image Creation Technique
Date Image Added:
2014-10 Date_Image_Added 2014-10 Date Image Added
Metadata Language:
eng-GB Metadata_Language eng-GB Metadata Language

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