Identity area
Reference code
MCCA/MCAD/14/2/1/22
Title
Buttery Book, 1758-1763
Date(s)
- December 1758 - December 1763 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 volume, paper
Context area
Archival history
Content and structure area
Scope and content
'Butler's Book' is written on the front cover and 'John Palmer Butler of Magdalen College is written on the first page'.
Buttery book recording weekly totals spent by each member of College on sizings (food bought from the buttery in addition to their commons). The volumes list the members of College in order of seniority followed by a total amount spent.
At the bottom of each page are totals for:
pane, potu, incre, poore and prom.
There is a separate entry for gates fines.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Former reference
B/222