Interrupting this extended beach time with a finance report - for the period 1316-1362. It's not a great photo but shows allocation of costs by 3 popes, each with very different problems. By the time of Innocent 6th, he's at war or on the run. Some interesting extracts from papal household finances:
- books never exceeded 0.5% of income (item C)
- but this didn't include bulls (another 0.5%)
- clothes, ornaments and art ranged up to 14% - but this included armour (item B)
- war costs a lot, and all three popes had categories for "sundry" and/or 'family' costs
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