Add MS 37494

"LIBER Willelmi de Ayremyn contrarotulatoris particularum compoti Ade de Hertyngdon clerici ad omnes soluciones guerre et aliorum necessariorum in partibus Anglic et Francie ac supra mare assignati de receptis solucionibus et aliis misis et expensis per ipsum Adam in officio predicto factis a primo die Decembris anno xlvi^to vsque vltimum diem Januarii anno xlviii^o": accompts of expenses incurred for the war with France, 1 Dec. 46 Edw. III. [1372]-31 Jan. 48 Edw. III. [1374], especially in connexion with the abortive expedition of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster., and his march from Calais to Bordeaux [June, 1373-Apr. 1374]. W. de Ayremyn was no doubt of the same family as the Bishop of Norwich of the same name, who died in 1336. The divisions are:-

1. Receipts from the Exchequer, Mich. 47 - Mich. 48 Edw. III., mainly for war-wages to individuals, notably the Duke of Lancaster, Will. de Montagu, Earl of Salisbury, Tho. de Beautichamp, Earl of Warwick, and other noblemen, etc., whose names also occur frequently elsewhere. f. 2.

2. "Recepta forinsecta": similar receipts from sea-captures, etc. f. 86. The matter on f. 86 is cancelled and repeated in an expanded form on f. 9.

3. "Debita per billas": sums owed to admirals, ship-masters, etc. f. 9b.

4. "Vadia hominum ad arma existencium supra mare": wages of men-at-arms overseas, including the Earl of Salisbury, Philip de Courtenay, Admiral of the western fleet, Will. de Nevill, Admiral of the northern fleet, etc. f. 10.

5. "Vadia balistariorum de Janua," sc.. of Genoese crossbowmen. f. 11 b.

6. "Vadia clericorum," sc. of clerks, for paying ship-masters at various ports, etc., including (f. 14) the wages of Adam do Hertyngdon himself. f. 13 b.

7. "Vadia Nicholai de Tamworth militis" and "vadia servientium ad arma," both for men at arms. f. 14 b, 15.

8. Naues Anglie pro passagio Ducis Lancastrie apud Sandewycum anno xlvii^o ": payments to masters of ships and barges (the names of which are all specified). Followed by similar payments for Flemish and other foreign ships. f. 17.

9. "Necessaria," including payments for ship-timber, care of prisoners, messsengers and carriage, horses and harness, paper and wax, etc. f. 29.

10. "Victualia balistariorum de Janua" victuals for Genoese crossbowmen. f. 33.

11. "Dona Regis," chiefly to mariners and others in connexion with the passage of the King of Castille [John of Gaunt]. f. 33 b.

12. "Nova Galea Domini Regis": expenses connected with a new galley, etc. f. 34.

13. Various payments entitled (a) "Soluciones facte per Jacobum Treuerbien.....Will. Eremyn.....Rob. Woburn"; (b) "Prestita"; and (c) "Mortuum staurum," sc. saddles, harness, etc. ff. 36, 38, 43. Vellum (ff. i., ii. paper); ff. ii. + 44. 14¾ in. x 10½ in. Belonged to Joshua Crosby or Crosbie, who inserted the MS. in leather covers (16½ in. x 11 in.), lettered on the side, "Journal Joshua Crosby"; and afterwards to Charles Joseph Harford, F.S.A., of Bristol (1764-1830), who has written some undecipherable notes on ff. i., ii., apparently about his acquisition of the MS. from Crosby. Sotheby's sale-cat. 6 May, 1907 (library of Henry Charles Harford), lot 29.