(©nginal I^ocuments.

EXTRACTS FROM THE ANCIENT ACCOUNTS OF METTINGHAM COLLEGE, SUFFOLK. COMMUNICATED 3Y THE REV. C. R. MANNING. The college of St. Mary, at Mettingbam, was origiually founded at Raveniugliam, in Norfolk, by Sir Jobu de Norwicb, in tbe year 1342, for a master and eigbt cbaplains, to of&ciate in tbe cburcb of tbat place. It was removed some years after to Norton Subcourse in tbe same county, wbere a new chapel was built; and in 1382, again removed to the chapel within tbe castle of Mettingbam, in Suffolk, was endowed with the said castle, and tbe number of cbaplains increased to thirteen. This translation was retarded, chiefly by tbe nuns of Bungay, who were appropriators of tbe parish church of Mettingbam, and it was not effected mitil about 18tli Richard II., 1394. It contbaued there until tbe dissolution. The last master was Thomas Manning, also prior of Butley, and suffragan bishop of Ipswich. The accounts are well preserved, filling six folio volumes, extending from 4tb Heniy IV., 1402, to 5tb Henry VIII., 1518. They formerly belonged to Thomas Martin, tbe antiquary, from whom tliey came to the late Thomas Manning, Esq., of Bungay. Tbe following extracts are taken from tbe first volume, and from those parts only, in each year, which relate to tbe expenses of tbe capella, and tbe construction of the new chapel at Mettingbam. Tbe several heads of expenditure are, Dona' Minute Expense, Custus domorum, Custus carectarum et caruca- rum, Blada et staura empta. Expense capelle, Forinsece expense. Expense Magistri, &c., with wages and annual pensions. Accounts of Receipts and Expenditure by John Wylbeye, Master of tbe Chantry of Metyngham, 6 Hen. IV.' Michaelmas 1405, to Michaelmas 1406, Expense capelle. — Item, solut' pro panno steynyd empto pro lectrin', 1 Od. Item, solut' pro Freston empt' pro capella, 3^. 6s. Sd. Item, solut' pro 2 cai-ectis conductis ad carriandum freston, 26-. — Item, solut' pro 12 pilliis oblongis emptis pro Capellanis, 3s. lOc^. Item, solut' pro faccione co'i sigilli Cantarie de Metyngham, 20s. Item, solut' pro 2 tortys et 1 preket, ponder' 23Z. di. lis. Ad. Item, solut' pro 1 preket empto pro parva capella, lid. (fol. 23.) 1406-1407. — Solut' Thome Browderer pro emendacione vestimentorum et pro Bokeram, lyowr et filo, 2s. bd. — Item, solut' Thome Wrythe pro deposicione tecti cori do Nortone, 26s. Sd. Item, solut' pro 2 carectis con- ductis ad carriandum tectum cori a Nortone usque Metyngham, 2s. — Item, solut' pro pede crucis facienda et pingenda, et pro baculo ejusdem, 7s. 8d. Item, solut' pro cordis carect' emptis apud Nortone, et deposic' tecti cori ibidem, 6d. — Item, solut' Stephano kynuere, pro amusis furrandis, 8s. — ' Blomef. Hist, of Norfolk, vol. viii. p. 52. A list of masters is given, and reference made to the Cliartulary of Mettingbam.