The De Moneta of Nicholas Oresme and English Mint Documents
Appendix Ii
APPENDIX II
List of Officers
WlNTONIA
| Monetarii | Nicholaus Cupping Hugo Silvester Willelmus Prior Iordinus Drapparius |
| Custodes | Walterus Coleman Robertus de la Dene Walterus Ruffus Iohannes Aure[faber] |
| Assaiatores | Robertus Aure[faber] Petrus de Wormhole |
| Clericus | Robertus Poterel |
LINCOLNIA
| Monetarii | Willelmus de Paris Ricardus de Ponte Willelmus Brand Iohannes de Luda |
| Custodes | Alanus de Gaytone Iohannes Berne Iohannes filius Marenni Henricus Cocus |
| Assayatores | Thomas de Bello Fage (sic) Iohannes Aurifaber |
| Clericus | Hugo filius Iohannis |
GLOUCESTRIA
| Monetarii | Iohannes filius Simonis Ricardus le Francois |
| Monetarii | Rogerus [Le Enveyse] Lucas Cornub’ |
| Custodes | Iohannes Marescallus Alexander le Bret Ricardus de Celario Iohannes de Esdrefelde |
| Asseyatores | Willelmus le Eiche Nicolaus de Theokebir |
| Clericus | Henricus de Glouc’ |
OXONIA
| Monetarii | Henricus Simeon’ Gaufridus de Stocwill’ Adam Feteplace Willelmus Sarsorius |
| Custodes | Laurentius Whit Thomas sub Muro Walterus Aurivaber Iohannes Alegod |
| Assaiatores | Radulphus Aurifaber Iohannes le Fleming’ |
| Clericus | Simon filius Rogeri |
NORWIC’
| Monetarii | Willelmus de Gaugy Thomas Kinne Philippus filius Roberti Lucas Parmentarius |
| Custodes | Philippus filius Roberti Adam de Stanford Willelmus filius Iohannis Gaufridus Espicer |
| Assayatores | Robertus de Arderne Robertus filius Nicholai |
| Clericus | Hugo filius Iohannis |
SALOPESBR’
| Monetarii | Ricardus Pride Nicholaus filius Ivonis Laurentius Cox loco Hugonis Champencis Petrus filius Clementis |
| Custodes | Robertus filius Iohannis Lucas filius Walteri Iohannes filius Rogeri le Parm’ Hugo le Vilain |
| Assaiatores | Thomas Aurifaber Willelmus filius Hugonis |
| Clericus | Nicholaus filius Nicholai de Sancta Werbur’ |
WALLINGEFORDE
| Monetarii | Clemens Clericus Ricardus Blaunc Alexander de Stanes Robertus Pecok |
| Custodes | Iohannes Robechild Simon Canon Iohannes Hentelowe Gaufridus de Wicke |
| Assaiatores | Iohannes Aurifaber Randulfus Aurifaber |
| Clericus | Nicholaus de Esteus’ |
YVECESTER
| Monetarii | Gervasius Gris Hugo le Rus Stephanus le Rus Radulphus Fardein |
| Custodes | Robertus Fromund Henricus le Camerer Rocelin Barhud Walterus Witbred |
| Asseyatores | Rogerus le Norais Thurb[er] Aurifaber |
| Clericus | Walterus Love |
NORWICUM1
| Monetarii | Hugo de Brunham Iacobus Cocus Willelmus de Hapesburg’ Iohannes Martini |
| Custodes | Gilbertus de Ley Iohannes Bartolomei Wilelmus de Chalvern Robertus Wenge |
| Assaiatores | Martinus Aure[faber] Henricus Aur[ifaber] |
| Clericus | Robertus le Tanur |
EBORACUM
| Monetarii | Iohannes de Seleby Alanus filius Sansonis Raynerius Taliator Geremias de Bedegate |
| Custodes | Robertus filius Thomas Verdenel Thomas Yoel Robertus filius Thome Alby Willelmus de Akaun |
| Assaiatores | Henricus Spari Ricardus Grusey |
| Clerici | Andreas de Sebeby 2 Petrus de Gannoc ex parte Regis3 |
KARLEL
| Monetarii | Iohannes de Boltone Robertus de Chilay Willelmus de Thipatun Adam Caperun |
| Custodes | Thomas Speciarius Willelmus filius Ivonis |
| Custodes | Alexander le Clerk Henricus le Taliur |
| Assayatores | Willelmus Aurifaber Adam Garald |
| Clericus | Willelmus filius Ivonis |
WlLTONIA
| Monetarii | Willelmus filius Radulfi Willelmus Mauger Iohannes Berte Hugo Goldrun |
| Custodes | Robertus filius Iohannis Adam Ace’ Radulfus Hervici Rocelinus de Gube |
| [Assaiatores] | Iohannes Acer Matheus Bolegambe4 |
| Clericus | Willelmus de Biscopestede |
EXONIA
| Monetarii | Robertus Picon Philippus Tinctor Iohannes de Egestone Walterus Okestone |
| Custodes | Walterus de Moletone Michael Pollard Robertus Cissor David de Medueye |
| Assayatores | Iohannes Hamelin Ricardus Bulloc |
| Clericus | Godefridus de Sowy |
HERFORDE
| Monetarii | Ricardus Mamworthe Walterus Siward Rogerus le Mercer Henricus Hathefet |
| Custodes | Gilbertus Scim Henricus Targ[isii] Iohannes Foliot Nicholaus de la Punde |
| Asseiatores | Ricardus Senior Ricardus Iunior |
| Clericus | Ingaimus de Sancto Mart’ |
BRISTOUE
| Monetarii | Iacobus La Ware Henricus Langbord Walterus de Paris Elyas de Aby |
| Custodes | Iacobus le Clerk Robertus de Kilmain Henricus Adrian Willelmus Sevare |
| Assayatores | Petrus Aurifaber Walterus Aurifaber |
| Clericus | Willelmus de Bruges |
NOVUM CASTRUM
| Monetarii | Rogerus filius Willelmi Iohannes de Papede Henricus de Karlel Adam de Blakedone |
| Custodes | Thomas de Merlberge Thomas Toraud Iohannes Wichelarde Rogerus Russell |
| Assayatores | Ricardus de Westmel’ Willelmus Aur[ifaber] |
| Clericus | Adam Clericus |
Memorandum quod in Thessauro domini Regis sunt duo assaya, unum de moneta, et aliud de argento puro, sub sigillo Maioris Londonie, pondus utriusque x solidorum. Item dominus R[icardus], Comes Cornubie, habet unum assaium de puro argento ponderis decem solidorum.
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Liberata assaiorum per diuersa loca, tam de moneta, quam de argento examinato; scilicet, apud Londoniam unum de moneta et aliud de argento puro, signata cuneo apposito in Thesauro; pondus utriusque xld.
Apud Cantuariam, eodem modo
Apud Sanctum Eadmundum, eodem modo
Apud Norwicum, eodem modo
Apud Oxoniam, eodem modo
Apud Norhamptonam, eodem modo
Apud Lincoln’, eodem modo
Apud Winton’, eodem modo
Apud Glouc’, eodem modo
Apud Exon’, eodem modo
Apud Eborac’, eodem modo
Apud Salopesbiriam, eodem modo
Apud Wallingford’, eodem modo
Apud Karlel, eodem modo
Apud Wilton’, eodem modo
Apud Hereford, eodem modo
Apud Bristoue, eodem modo
Apud Nouum Castrum, eodem modo
Apud Iuieucestriam, eodem modo
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5 sic, in MS, probably NORH’
6 sic, probably for Seleby
7 Probably as Controller
8Probably Folegambe
- 1For the details of Oresme’s life I have followed the Essai sur la Vie et les Ouvrages de Nicole Oresme by Francois Meunier (Paris 1857), supplemented by the biographical and bibliographical sections of E. Borchert’s ‘Die Lehre von der Bewegung bei Nicolaus Oresme’ in Beiträge zur Gesch. der Philos. und Theol. des Mittelalters xxi. 3 (1934), and by Émile Bridrey’s La Théorie de la Monnaie au xiv1e Siède (Paris 1906).
- 2sic, probably for Seleby
- 3Probably as Controller
- 4M. Bridrey (op. cit. p. 47) argues that it was written before the end of 1355 because (1) the Gabelle was extended to the whole kingdom at the end of that year, and Oresme would not have dared to attack it as he does in Chapter X, and (2) Oresme’s suggestion that trial-plates should be kept was accepted in an Ordonnance of 28 December in the same year.
- 5Nicholas Oresme is supposed to have been born about the year 1320 at the village of Allemagne near Caen, but the earliest certain fact about him is that he was a ‘bursar’ of the college of Navarre in the University of Paris from 1348 to 4 October 1356, when he was appointed Master. He is described as a Norman. He studied in Theology, but it is not known when he took his degree of Master in Theology. He remained Master of the college till 4 December 1361, when he was forced to resign. He became a canon of Rouen, 23 November 1362, and dean 18 March 1364. He preached a celebrated sermon before Pope Urban V on Christmas Eve 1363, denouncing the corruption of the world and the Church, and calling for repentance. Some time before 1370 he became one of the chaplains of Charles V (1364–80), since he undertook the translation of the Ethics (1370) and Politics and Economics of Aristotle at the king’s request. The treatise on Money in its Latin and French forms is earlier than these translations, since it is mentioned in the preface to the Politics. Oresme became bishop of Lisieux 16 November 1377 and was consecrated 28 January 1378. He died at Lisieux 11 July 1382.
- 6Andreas de Sebeby Petrus de Gannoc ex parte Regis
- 7Andreas de Sebeby Petrus de Gannoc ex parte Regis
- 8Nicholas Oresme is supposed to have been born about the year 1320 at the village of Allemagne near Caen, but the earliest certain fact about him is that he was a ‘bursar’ of the college of Navarre in the University of Paris from 1348 to 4 October 1356, when he was appointed Master. He is described as a Norman. He studied in Theology, but it is not known when he took his degree of Master in Theology. He remained Master of the college till 4 December 1361, when he was forced to resign. He became a canon of Rouen, 23 November 1362, and dean 18 March 1364. He preached a celebrated sermon before Pope Urban V on Christmas Eve 1363, denouncing the corruption of the world and the Church, and calling for repentance. Some time before 1370 he became one of the chaplains of Charles V (1364–80), since he undertook the translation of the Ethics (1370) and Politics and Economics of Aristotle at the king’s request. The treatise on Money in its Latin and French forms is earlier than these translations, since it is mentioned in the preface to the Politics. Oresme became bishop of Lisieux 16 November 1377 and was consecrated 28 January 1378. He died at Lisieux 11 July 1382.
