Counter-roll of Robert of

Hillam, controller of the king's works at the palace of Westminster and the Tower of London, for the expenses of Walter of Weston, king's clerk of works at the same sites, for building works on St Stephen's chapel. It begins at the end of the regnal year 4 Edward III (23 Jan. 1331), and ends at the end of Exchequer year 7 Edward III (Michaelmas 1333).

Physical description: Membranes 15–25 of a roll of 25 membranes, sewn at the top; in good condition and wholly legible.

Scope of transcription: The first fourteen membranes were collated with E 101/469/11 (no. 23). Membranes 15–25 have been transcribed in full.

[m. 1]

Nova capella sancti Stephani infra palacium

Rotulus Roberti de Hillum contrarotulatoris operacionum nove capelle sancti Stephani infra palacium anno iiij finiente usque festum sancti Michaelis anno vij finiente

Compotus Walteri de Weston’ clerici operacionum domini Regis in palacio Westm’ et Turri 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 inter xxiij diem Januarij anno dicti domini Regis iiij. Et festum sancti Michaelis anno eiusdem Regis v. Et a dicto festo sancti Michaelis usque festum sancti Michaelis proximum sequens anno eiusdem domini Regis vj. Et a dicto festo sancti Michaelis usque festum sancti Michaelis anno vij viz. per duos annos integros et ccl dies primo die [et] ultimo computatis de omnibus misis et expensis per eundem Walterum de Weston’ infra tempus predictum circa novam capellam beati Stephani infra predictum palacium Westm’ factis per visum et testimonium domini Roberti de Hillum contrarotulatoris operacionum predictarum […]

[m. 15]

Mich’ anno vj [1332]

Die mercurij ultimo die Septembris Ricardo Dissher pro mlmlml scortis emptis pro scaffota liganda precium ml iij s. iiij d.: x s. In portagio et batellagio eorumdem1 de Wodestret usque Westm’ iiij d.

Roberto de Sancto Albano pro c clavis emptis pro dicta scaffota firmanda x d. Summa empcionum xj s. ij d.