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Item, a flat roof over the Abbess’s chamber, covered with lead, in 
length 24 foot, and in depth on either side 14 foot. ....-..-.+-.+- 1 10 
Item, a bastard roof over the old parlour, covered with lead, in 
length 22 foot, and in depth on either side 22 foot ........ ..... 2 3 
Item, a little entry from the Hall to the Kitchen with a vice 
(spiral staircase), covered with lead....... 00 1... seer eres eee eee Peed 
Item, a roof over Joane Horner’s chamber crested with lead.... 0 10 
Item, a roof covered with lead over the little chamber, called The 
Meneen Chambers We oss tea uve lielsseicelececcs ccetes succeccasees 2eO 
No. 2. Extracts from “ William Nottingham’s Payments for 
costs and charges of trying, melting and casting of the lead, 31 
March, 32 H. VIII.” 
The work lasted 10 weeks; John Plomer 6d. a day with meat and drink. 
John Roger, carpenter, 6d. a day, finding himself. ‘‘ The same John for pullies 
and ropes to make tackling to pluck down the spire.” Five other men 6d. a 
day, finding themselves. They worked on Good Friday, ‘lacking four hours.” 
On Thursday and Friday in Easter week the spire was plucked down. 
On the 2nd July the glass was pulled down, and the iron was weighed. 
Other items were for ‘penny halters and halfpenny halters, spades and 
showels,’ ‘gress for the pollis’ (yrease for the pullies), handbarrow, sand, a 
mason to make the furnace, &c. eigtiet 
Wm. Bawdewyn was the watch-man who sat up all night to watch the 
lead and for his vigilance he received 4d. a night. 
For 2lb. of gunpowder bought at Sarum, to fire the great timber of the 
steeple. 2s. 8d. 
_ For 2 line cords, one to fire the gunpowder in the steeple and the other to 
make fast the great gable 12d. 
For the hire of Mr. Bundye’s horse to ride to Easton (near Pewsey) to 
speak with Mr. Berwyk about the pulling down of the steeple 4d. 
For an ox hyde to make a pair of bellows to melt the lead ashes 6s. 8d. 
For a load of charcoal to melt the same ashes 8s,’ ” 
No. 3. “ Receptis of the Superfluous Houssis of the lat Monastery 
of Amesbury belongyng to the Rygth Honorable Erylle of Hert- 
ford, A°. R. Henrici Octavi tricesimo primo. (31 Hen. VIII.) 
8. . 
Ttem, x® day February, Umpfre Lovyngbone for a Silyng 
(ceiling) and bords of one Chamber by the Lytell Cloysters.... iiij. 
"a Item, xvi. day Feb., Nicholas Noors of Chaldryngton for pav- 
_ yng tyell before the hye Auter, The Vestre, with all the Gryffes 
Stonys (grave-stones) befor the hye Auter...............00005 vij. 
Item, iiij day Marche, Thomas Hayle, Tudworth; for ij Tombe 
_ Stonys in the North Ile ............ SLEEK DEE Sie HBR v: 
Item, xij day March, The Churchwardens of Shypton for a 
 porcion pavyng tyell yn the Sowth Ie by thechurchdour...... ij. ij. 
