REPTON CHURCHWARDENS' ACCOUNTS. 29 



A narrow folio volume of Churchwardens' and Constablks' 

 Accounts is of much interest. It is bound in parchment which 

 has formed part of a discarded Breviary or Office Book; some of 

 the initial letters inside the cover are nicely illuminated. It 

 extends from 1583 to 1635, and is the earliest recor^ of parish 

 accounts, with the exception of All Saints', Derby, in the county. 



The volume is worthy of a closer analysis than that for which 

 space can now be found, but the following appear to be the 

 records most worth transcribing ; they are given in chronological 

 order, but are subdivided into Churchwarden and Constable 

 Accounts, and a few. brief comments are added at the end of each 

 series of extracts, which are referred to it by the bracketed Roman 

 numerals : — 



1583 The levy for the bell _ v jii \ x s 



It. spent at takyng downe the bell xvi 



It. pay d to the bellfounder xxx jjj iijj 



It. bestowed on the s'vants at casting of y« bell . . xij 



It. Exspensys at drawyng up the bell vij 



It. to the ryngers the xvii"' day of november .... xij 



1584 Recevyd of the levy for the bell vj 1 ' x 5 - vij 4 



Itm of Bretby towards the bell jj v jjj 



It. spent at takyng downe ye bell 



It. bestowed on the bell fonder 



It. paid to the bellfounder for weyghte that is to 



wytt iiij score & ij pounds iij u xi s viij 



1585 Layed forthe at the visitation at Duffeyld 



It. for a bellrope for the great bell 



It. for wyne the Saturday before candlemas day for 



the Comunion 



It. for bread 



It. expenses at the same 



It. at the visitation at Darbye jij 



It. at the visitation at Repton 



It. to John Pratt for makinge iiij newe bellropes 

 It. the day before Saynt Hew day (I) for mendynge 



the bels and for nayles v ;;j 



It. at Saynt Hew daye at night for candles .... j 



It. to Thomas Osborne for keepinge the clocke in 



parte of payment „ , . v j vii j 



It. for a mat ;?) for the curat . . . . „ 



vnj 



tj Vj 



'j 



lj VIIJ 



