DERBYSHIRE EASTER DUES. 53 



Received this loth of August 1683 of Mr. Edward Mundy the 

 full Sume of Thirtyfive pounds Sixteene shillings and Eightpence 

 being in full for his halfe Moiety of the foregoing Decree in 

 Chancery for the use or Repares of St. Edmonds church in 

 AUestry as in the recited Decree is mentioned 



by us Samuel Ward r^u u j 

 ' Churchwardens. 



W. Collier junr 



^UcvtJgsfiivt iEastcr IJucs. 



As throwing further light upon the ancient Easter church dues 

 and offerings, varying so much in amount and nature 

 (which are discussed elsewhere in this journal under the head of 

 Hope Easter Roll "), the following extract from a MS. common- 

 place book, that formerly belonged to Roger Columbell, of Darley 

 Hall, who died in 1665, will be read with interest. This entry 

 was written early in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, as is proved by 

 i dated entries in the same hand. — Ed. 



A Dewtye belonging of oulde tyme to the churches. 



Every house payd at Easter for small tythinge ij d. ij ob. , one garden 

 pennye, one glebe penny, i fartheynge called a wax farthinge, and an other 

 called a chadd farthinge. The wax farthinge for lyght of the alter ; the chadd 

 farthinge to hallow the fonte for christening of children and for oyle and 

 creame to anoyle sycke folkes wyth. 



The parson had the garden penny for tythinge and the bishop the glebe id., 

 then the parsons charge was to fynde Bread and wyne to serve with at Easter 

 of hys pasteroule, And the parishe by howsehoulde to fynde every sondaye in 

 the year I peny white lofe for holye bread and a halfpenny for wyne to 

 receyve with and this to be provided. 



