24 The Churchvjardcns Accounts of Mere. 



at the Visitacon they came w '' they pvided for but came not and 



Coste the v'' dinner. Secondly yt fell oute that the North Leads of the 

 Southe pte of the Churche weave soe miiche in decaye y' the Coste there 

 betweene 30 & 40'" the Repayrenge. Thirdely they paved All the Boodye 

 of the Churche w"'out the Chauncell and the ij Porches and Paynted the 

 Vante and Both Church dores as by the pticulars in the said Accompte 

 will shewe." 



This boke was bought in powles Churchyard 

 of arther pepwell at the signe of the kinge's hed. This boke cost xiij' 



Liber Compus Ecclie pochialis 

 de Mere 



Md ther ys x". geven in stocke to the use of the poore by Elizabeth 

 Swetiuan and yt is Remayning in the hands of Michaell Lannvnge 

 & Maude his wyef, This x\ was paied in to the hands of the parish 

 when the Almeshowse was built Anno Dni. 1641. 



Mere The Accompte of Robert Bysshopp and 



1556. Robert lambert. Churchewardeyns of the paryshe of 



Mere in the Countye of Wilteslr. ffiom the Tuysday in the 

 Easter weke . the Seconde and Thyrde yeres of the Reignes of 

 oure sou'aigne lorde and lady Phillip and Marye. By the 

 grace of god. Kynge and Quene of England Spayne flfrannce 

 &c. Et An". Dni: 1556: / vntill the Tuysday in the Easter weke 

 in the thyrde and iiij"" yeres of the Reignes of the same Kynge 

 Phillip and Quene Marye. Et An" Dni" : 1557 : That is to saye. 

 for one hole yere / 



As ffoloweth. 

 Receipts. Inp'mis the sayd Churchewardeyns, do yelde \ 



Accompte of the pfytte of the Churche Ale thies . xij". vj-". 



yere / Aboue all chargs J 



Itni' Receuyd of Richard Guntes wyfe for a Seate for-v 



here in the bodye of the Churche . to holde the same | -^ 



duryng here lyfe Accordynge to the old usage of the I •' ' 



parishe -' 



Itm' of Thomas Guntes wyfe for a Seate in lyke manr" vj"'. 



Itm' of Thomas "Walshes wyfe for a Seate iii.V'. 



Itm' of fflorence Clement for a Seate in the Churche) -^ 



sometyme Richard Hilmans / for terme of here lyfe ) 

 Itm" Receuyd of Edithe Brabante whiche she gaue) ^j-,,^ 



to the Churche of devocyon . to be prayed for ) 



Itm' of Julyan Cowherd for a Seate late Danyells wyfes iiij". 

 Itm.' of Woulstane ffoster for a Seate for his wyfe in\ -^ 



the Churche. whiche late was Johanne Sadlers J 



Sm' of the Receiptes xij". iiij". i]**. 



