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The ChuTcliwardcns' Accounts of Mere. 



iiij"'. 

 ij" 



XX\^'.Vllj''. 



ob. 



x''.ix'.iij''.ob. 



XX'. 



Itm' to Hugh Barstaple for settynge on of the Crestes \ 

 of tyle apon the Churche . and for lyme for the same J 



Itm' for bryngyng home of the greate Crocke of the) 

 parishe from Gillyngham . to Mere J 



Itm' to John Shepard for a pcessyonall boke 



sx*. 



Itm' there is allowed to the sayd Wolstane ffoster and 

 vj^ viij'". 

 Thomas Wattes in consideracon of the fTalle of the 

 coyne of money . by fforce of the Quenes ma''''* 

 pclamation thies j'ere of the Churche stock re- 

 maynyng in theire handes 



Sm' of the payments ix''. ix*. viij"^ 



And so Remayneth in stocke Clere to the) -ij . , ...j 

 use of the Churche /^•' * '^ ' "^ 



whiche do depende 



In the handes of the sayd Wolstane ffoster and ) 

 Thomas Wattes . Churchewardeyns nowe Ac- [• 

 coniptannts J 



And in thandes of Robte lamberte late one of the Churche-) 

 wardeyns J 



Itm' at this day videlt the Tuysday in the Easter weke . beyng 

 the vij"' day of Aprill . an". Dni: 1561: et An". Tercio ER'" 

 Elizabeth /. Randall fifoster alias Banester and Richard Kendall 

 the yong'. were Chosen Churchewardeyns. for the paryshe of 

 Mere ./ And to Contynue in the same for too yeres . nexte en- 

 suynge accordyng to the Anncyent order and agrement of the 

 parishe for that purpose./ 



And thereapon the same daye and yere abouemencyoned . the sayd 

 Wolstane tlbster and ThomasWattes. late Churchewardeyns. haue 

 delyu'ed unto the sayd Randall Banester and Richard Kendall. 

 Church Aswell the sayd some of x''. ix*. iij''. ob. pcell of the arrerages of 



goods. theire laste accompte ./. As also xj Sylv' spones .whereof one 



is broken . with too crockes . and all such other goodes . Im- 

 plementes . and necessaries . as remayneth in the handes or 

 kepyng of the sayd Wolstane and Thomas . of the Churche 

 goodes ./. Sauyng the sayd Some of xx'. yet Remaynyng in the 

 handes of Robert lambert/. 



Itm' Thomas Chafyn thelder . and xpofer Dodyngton Esquyers . 

 are Chosen and appoynted at this daye . Surveyo" and Ov'seers 

 of the parishen's of Mere . for the Eeparacon and amendement 

 "Waywardens/, of the high wayes withyn the sayd parishe . for the terme 

 of one yere . nowe nexte ensuyng . Accordyng to the fforme 

 of the Statute in that behaulf made and puyded /. 



Mere The Accompte of Randall ffoster , 



alias Banester . and of Richard Kendall the 

 yonger . Churchwardeyns of the parishe there 

 ffrom the tuysday in the Easter weke in the 

 Thyrde yere of the Reigne of o' Sou'aigne lady 



