Fountains Abbey Stock Book

Comprises twelve annual stock accounts, eleven of which cover the period 1480-1490, and the twelfth, which is incomplete, appears to date between 1492 and 1495.
Each section contains the annual account of the 'magister averiorum', or feemaster (master of the beasts), and that of the 'magister ovium' (master of the sheep). Each section also contains shorter annual accounts for horses and pigs.
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Transcripts and translations are available for several pages.
[See below for conventions used.]

See images 17 to 22 then 59, 66, 67, 112, 144, 178
and 193, 205, 207, 241 and 242.


The dates and headings appear as follows:

P = page numbers
I = Image numbers
P1-25: [I 1-10] account arranged by grange
P26-27: [I 11] account of the stud
P28: [I 12]account of the piggery
P29-37: [I 12-16] account of the master of the beasts, [?] Edward IIII, arranged by class of cattle
P38-55: [I 17-25] account of the master of the sheep, same date as above, arranged by grange
P56: [I 26] [blank]
P57-60: [I 26-28] account of the master of the sheep, same date as above, arranged by class of sheep, 20 [20 Edward III, 1480]
P61-96: [I 28-46] account arranged by grange, 21 Edward IIII [1481]
P97: [I 47] account of the piggery
P98-99: [I 47-48] account of the stud
P100-106: [I 48-51] account of the master of the beasts, same date as above, arranged by class of cattle
P107-109: [I 52-53][blank]
P110-127: [I 53-62] account of the master of the sheep, same date as above, arranged by grange
P128-132: [I 62-64] account of the sheep, same date as above, arranged by class of sheep
P133-134: [I 65] [blank]
P135: [I 66] table of granges and number of different classes of cattle
P136-167: [I 66-82] account of stock, arranged by grange, 22 Edward III [1482]
P168-169: [I 82-83] account of the stud
P169-170: [I 83-84] account of the piggery
P171: [I 84][blank]
P172-178: [I 84-87] account of the master of the beasts, same date as above, arranged by class of cattle
P179: [I 88][blank]
P180-197: [I 88-97] account of the master of the sheep, same date as above, arranged by grange
P198-202: [I 97-99] account of master of the sheep, same date as above, arranged by class of sheep
P203: [I 100][blank]
P204-205: [I 100-101] table of granges and number of different classes of cattle
P206-238: [I 101-117] account of stock, arranged by grange, 1 Richard III [1483]
P239-240: [I 118] account of the stud
P241: [I 119] account of the piggery
P242-248: [I 119-122] account of the master of the beasts, same date as above, arranged by class of cattle
P249: [I 123][blank]
P250-267: [I 123-132] account of the master of the sheep, same date as above, arranged by grange
P268-272: [I 132-134] account of the master of the sheep, same date as above, arranged by class of sheep
P273-276: [I 135-137][blank]
P277-279: [I 137-138] table of granges and number of different classes of cattle
P280-301: [I 138-149] account of stock, arranged by grange, 2 Richard III [1484]
P302-303: [I 149-150] account of the stud
P304: [I 150] account of the piggery
P305: [I 151][blank]
P306-312: [I151-154] account of the master of the beasts, arranged by class of cattle, 2 Richard III [1484]
P313: [I 155] [blank]
P314-331: [I 155-164] account of the master of the sheep, same date as above, arranged by grange
P332-336: [I 164-166] account of the master of the sheep, as date as above, arranged by class of sheep
P337-340: [I 167-168] [blank]
P341-343: [I 169-170] table of granges and number of different classes of cattle
P344: [I 170] account of stock, arranged by class of cattle, 1 Henry VII [1485]
P345-364: [I 171-181] account of same, arranged by grange
P365-366: [I 182] account of the stud
P367: [I 183] account of the piggery
P368-374: [I 183-186] account of the master of the beasts, same date as above, arranged by class of cattle
P375: [I 187][blank]
P376-389: [I 187-194] account of the master of the sheep, same date as above, arranged by grange
P390-394: [I 194-196] account of the master of the sheep, same date as above, arranged by class of sheep
P396: [I 197][blank]
P397-398: [I 197-198] table of granges and number of different classes of cattle
P399-418: [I 198-208] account of stock, arranged by grange, 2 Henry VII [1486]
P419: [I 208] account of the stud
P420: [I 209] account of the piggery
P421-427: [I 209-212] account of the master of the beasts, same date as above, arranged by class of cattle
P428: [I 213][blank]
P429-446: [I213-222] account of the master of the sheep, same date as above, arranged by grange
P447-450: [I 222-224] account of the master of the sheep, same date as above, arranged by class of sheep
P451-456: [I 224-228] table of granges and number of different classes of cattle
P457-484: [I 228-241] account of stock, arranged by grange, 3 Henry VII, 1487
P485: [I 241] account of the piggery
P486-487: [I 242] account of the stud
P488-494: [I 243-246] account of the master of the beasts, arranged by class of cattle, 3 Henry VII, 1487
P495-496: [I 246-247][blank]
P497-510: [I 247-254] account of the master of the sheep, same date as above, arranged by class of grange
P511-515: [I 254-256] account of the master of the sheep, arranged by class of sheep, 3 Henry VII, 1487
P516: [I 257][blank]
P517-520: [I 257-259] table of granges and number of different classes of cattle
P521-547: [I 259-272] [?page missing] account of stock, arranged by grange [4 Henry VII, 1488]
P548: [I 273][blank]
P549-550: [I 273-274] account of the stud
P551: [I 274] account of the piggery
P552: [I 275][blank]
P553-559: [I 275-278] account of the master of the beasts, arranged by class of cattle, 4 Henry VII, 1488
P560: [I 279][blank]
P561-565: [I 279-281] account of the master of the sheep, arranged by class of sheep, 4 Henry VII, 1488
P566-572: [I 282-285][blank]
P573-586: [I 285-292] account of the master of the sheep, arranged by class of grange, same date as above
P587-590: [I 292-294] table of granges and number of different classes of cattle
P591-613: [I 294-305] account of stock, arranged by grange, 5 Henry VII, 1489
P614-615: [I 306] account of the stud
P615: [I 306] account of the piggery
P616: [I 307][blank]
P617-623: [I 307-310] account of the master of the beasts, arranged by classes of cattle, 5 Henry VII, 1489
P624: [I 311] [blank]
P625-636: [I 311-317] account of the master of the sheep, arranged by grange, same date as above
P637-640: [I 317-319] account of the master of the sheep, arranged by class of sheep, 5 Henry VII, 1489
P641-642: [I 319-320] table of granges and number of different classes of cattle
P643-660: [I 320-329][?page wanting] account of stock, arranged by grange, [6 Henry VII, 1490]
P661: [I 329] account of the stud
P662: [I 330] account of the piggery
P663-667: [I 330-332] account of the master of the beasts, arranged by class of cattle, 6 Henry VII, 1490
P668-669: [I 333][blank]
P670-685: [I 334-341] account of the master of the sheep, arranged by grange, same date as above
P686-687: [I 341-342][blank, torn]
P688-704: [I 342-350][?page wanting, account of stock] arranged by grange
P705: [I 351][account of the stud]
P706: [I 351][incomplete account]
P707: [I352][blank]
P708-719: [I 352-358] account of the master of the sheep, arranged by grange, same date as above
P720-721: [I 358-359][?pages wanting, account of master of the sheep], 1493 or 1495

Transcript Conventions

The transcripts have been prepared as a line by line version of the original manuscript text

The translations have been written in modern English and not a verbatim word for word translation. Place names in the translations have been given in their modern version.

Ampersand has been transcribed as 'et'

£ s d have not been expanded, but ‘lib’ and ‘pet’ have been expanded in Latin and written out in English as 'stones’ and ‘pounds'.

The second of double 'i' as has been rendered as 'j' and 'j' has been used for the final in numerals.
There are some places where it was uncertain whether the reading should be 'Idem' or 'Ijdem' where there were two or more accountants (eg page 49). They have all been standardised for consistency as 'Idem', whether singular or plural.

In the transcripts the capitalisation of the original has been followed, except in proper names and roman numerals.

The transcriber’s decision to transcribe the remainders as 'remanens/entes' or 'remanet/ent' has been honoured.

'Tonsura' has been used for shearing, following classical Latin; 'tonsio', is often the medieval rendering.

No punctuation has been used in the transcripts. In the translations it has been kept to a minimum.

The place-names have been checked in Smith and in Michelmore’s edition of the Fountains Abbey Lease Book. They have been rendered in modern spelling as far as possible; Appilgarth remains as in the original.

Also note:

The use of the ‘long hundred’: ‘c’ in Roman numerals actually indicates 120; and the use of the ‘short pound’: 12 lbs is one stone (not 14).

A number of the extracts from the Stock Book relate to the granges at Brimham. Brimham divided into two principal holdings: Brimham Grange, and Brimham Lodge which was situated in the Park. Brimham Grange: keeper was Thomas Jenkynson (just pre-Stock Book time), Eleanor Jenkynson who accounted for the stock in 1481 was described in 1484 as widow of Thomas Jenkynson.