jan 1, 1535 - mease
Description:
Originally a box or basket but first noted in Yorkshire as a container for herrings, possibly a barrel of a specific size. 1313 <i> Pro iij lastis di. ij mayses allec(is) emptis xiij li xiiijs, </i> Bolton Priory (YRS154/339); 1535 <i> tres barrel’ allec’ albis xlvs, x mayses allic. rub. distribut’ dictis pauperibus annuatim lxs </i>, Fountains Abbey (SS42/259).Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1535
Now
~ 490 years ago