Counter-roll of Robert of Hillam, controller of the king's works at the palace of Westminster and the Tower of London, for his expenditure on building works in St Stephen's chapel.

Physical description: A roll of four membranes sewn end-to-end, together with two schedules sewn to the front of m. 1 (see Scope of transcription); in good condition and wholly legible. Additional heading on m. 1d, acting as a label when the roll is rolled up.

Scope of transcription: Transcribed in full, except for m. 1, sch. 1 (which relates only to expenditure elsewhere in the palace) and m. 1, sch. 2 (which relates only to expenditure at the Tower), both of which have been omitted.

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Rotulus Roberti de Hillum contrarotulatoris operacionum palacij Westm’ nove capelle sancti Stephani infra palacium et Turris London’ a festo sancti Michaelis anno vij finiente usque xxvij diem Decembris anno eodem per iiijxx ix dies primo die et ultimo computatis

Compotus Walteri de Weston’ clericis operacionum domini Regis infra palacium Westm’ et Turrem London’ cui idem dominus Rex per litteras suas patentes officium illud commisit de denariis per ipsum Walterum ad scaccariam dicti domini Regis super officium suum a crastino sancti Michaelis anno vij usque xxvij diem Decembris anno eodem per iiijxx ix dies primo et ultimo computatis de omnibus misis expensis per eundem Walterum infra tempus predictum circa novam capellam palacium et Turrim London’ ut patet inferius per visum et testimonium domini Roberti de Hillum contrarotulatoris operacionum predictarum

Die jovis in crastino sancti Michaelis viz. ultimo die Septembris anno vij Thome Bernak de Reygate pro xxiiij petris longitudinis cuiuslibet unum [sic] per medium alterius iiij pedum et dj. emptis ad duas turres frontis capelle et gabulam inferiorem eiusdem capelle cludendas et perficiendas precium petre xij d.: xxiiij s.

Ricardo de Talworth mercatori et civi London’ pro dj. c busce ab eodem empte ad plumbum stagnum et symentum cementariorum fundendum ad petras affirmandas iungendas et soudendas iij s.

Thome de Thorney pro c clavis dictis spikingnail pro scaffota nova facienda x d.