THE CHURCH AND VILLAGE OF MONYASH. ^ 



they had originally attached to the chapelry to the stipend of 

 their priest, and the remainder was to be made up by the Dean 

 and Canons. 1 



Difficulties, however, again broke out after a short interval, 

 and a further and somewhat different agreement was arranged, 

 which was substituted for that of 1280. In the year 131 5 a 

 composition was entered into between the Dean and Chapter 

 of Lichfield and the parishioners of the chapels of Baslow, 

 Longstone, Taddington, Monyash, and Beeley, by which the 

 Chapter, desiring to be in amity with all and avoid contention, 

 granted fifteen shillings to the chapelry of Monyash to be paid 

 yearly for the honour of God and augmentation of His divine 

 worship, and a remission of all charges for proving and adminis- 

 tering ^v^lls. They further permitted that certain honest and 

 chiefmen of Monyash and of the other chapelries, which should 

 be meet for the bringing of holy water, may be named by the 

 parishioners, and may be presented to the vicars or ministers 

 of the places, and of them in the name of the Dean and Chapter, 

 if they be found sufficient, may be thereto admitted. In 

 consideration of all this, and certain other privileges, the 

 parishioners were not to require anything for the repair or 

 defence of their chapels. The parishioners also covenanted 

 to pay to the Dean and Chapter (not to Lenton Priory) all 

 custO'mary tithes, beginning with those of wool and lambs, 

 which were due on St. Barnabas Day." The holy water carrier 

 also fulfilled the general offices of a parish clerk ; his usual 

 mediaeval name was aqua-bajulus, as that was one of the most 

 important of his duties. He was paid by fees and certain 

 customary offerings. 



On 3rd July, 1348, a fine of loos. was paid to the clerk of the 

 lianaper for the alienation in mortmain by Nicholas de Congesdon 

 and John, his brother, of five marks of rent out of lands in Stern- 

 dale, Monyash, and Chelmorton, to a chaplain to celebrate 

 daily divine service in the chantry of our Lady, within the chapel 



' Dugdale's Monasiicoti (Lat. ed.), iii., 227. 



2 Two English versions of this agreement will be found in the 

 B, Mus., Add. MSS. 6696, f. 134; 6698, ff. 211-216. 



