TRANSCRIPT OF THE EARLIEST REGISTER OF DALE ABBEY. 93 



Elezbeth Reyley widow departted this life Aprile ye 4 1693 



Know .... men by these p^se . . . s tha . . . 

 neigh(?) ... s of dalle abby whose hands are here .... 

 tten did upon the second day of February i . . . about(!') 

 seuerall occations of the towne and finding (?) then & before 

 a great neglect of paying the summe of three shillings & ffoure 

 peance ffor euery corps be it man woman or child being 

 intered in the in the church of dalle abby according to an antient 

 & usuall custome, thereffore it is ordered the day & yeare 

 aboue written by Us the inhabitants whose hands are here 

 under written that ffor euery corps that shall iiereafter be 

 intered in the parish church of dalleabby be it man woman 

 or child the shall beffore the makeing any graue in the church 

 for any person as aboue pay unto the Cunstable or head 

 borrow then in being the summe of three shillings and ffoure 

 peance according to there antient usual custome. and 

 that the parish Clarke ffor the time being shall not attempt 

 to breake open any ground ffor the interment of any in the 

 church aforesayd beffore such money be payd as aforesaid 

 upon paine of the Clarke then in being paying the the money 

 himselffe the same day of interment 



Witnesse oure hands the day & yeare first aboue written 



John Wright 



Matt. Han .... 



Thomas . . . . tes Grange 



John Br ... . 



Willia . . . . ne 



Edward .... nte 



his marke 



Ralph tealer 



William Cooke 

 his W marke 



Tho Wheatley 

 his marke 



Edward Briggs 

 his marke 



