3 - Mass Ledger

3

Mass Ledger

350 pp; 32 cm x 15.2 cm; Bound volume; Manuscript

Ledger of income derived from community masses at the Church of St. Francis, Kilkenny. The front cover is endorsed with the title ‘Mass Ledger’. The ledger records the amount of money (stipends) accruing from ‘masses received as per the large book’ (see CA KK/1/1/3/2) and ‘masses applied or sent away’ (said by the community, said in the [Poor Clare] Convent, and sent to the Provincial Minister. The ledger is periodically signed by the guardian and by the Provincial Minister at visitations.

Over-sized storage. The spine binding is cracked. The text block is partially detached from the binding. Careful manual handling is required.

ISAD(G) 2nd edition