38 The Churchtoardens' Accounts of Mere. 



. ^ f Of Johane Hoker the wife of John Hoker\ s 



P^'*^^ \ deceased for the like J ^ " 



/"Of Richard Underwood for the like "\ 



money to him lent by the said John Watts I 

 paied - as appeareth in the last accouipt fl'or the > xx". 



w'*". Thomas Gunt is become suretie I 



1^ before all the pish J 



Apon the said Thomas Holbroke and '^ 



Thomas Crouch now Church wardens | ^^ -.i . 



Clerelie apon the determynacon of this j' • J • • 



Accompt J 



Mnd . that the Booke of pticulers of this accompt 

 doth remayne in the keeping of Thomas Crouch 

 John Watts the sonne of Thomas Watts is 

 appointed to be Cuckowe King this next yeare 

 according to the old order, because hee was 

 Prince the last yeare . And Thomas Barnerd 

 thunger is elected Prince for this next yeare 

 And because John Watts hath ben long sick 

 hit is agreed that if hee be not able to srve 

 at the tyme of the Church ale . That then 

 John Coward the sonne of Robte Coward 

 shall srve and be king in his place for this yeare. 

 Thomas Awbrey gent) Surveyors elected for the 

 Thomas Bartlett J repacons of the high 



waies for this yeare./- 



Meere Thaccompt of Thomas Crouch one 

 156« of the Churchwardens foi that Thomas 



Holbrook one other of the same wardens is 



dead this yeare, made uppon Easter munday 



the xix"' Day of Aprill Ann" 156B Ann" 



x'"" Elz Rene. 

 Inprms there Hem in the hands of the "] 



said Churchwardens at their last accompt ■ viij''. xj''. ob. 



as appeareth in the foote of the same accompt J 

 Item they haue receyved of Dyvers legacies "j 



and for Seates in the Church as appeareth - vj^ iiij^'. 



by a bill of the pticulers thereof J 



Item for money receyved for the holy lofe '^ 



for this yeare after the rate of iij'' for eu'y | ..^ ...j, 



Sunday over and besides iij''. allowed to the j • J • J • 



Bedman for Easter Day yearly j 



Item they yeeld accompt for the pfytts and\ 



of the Church Ale for this yeare of 1567 J 



SiuaTof the whole] X^^u^ iA ob. 



Charge of this yeare J ' •' ' 

 Whereof the said Churchwardens have paied ^ 



and Disbursed for Diu's repacons of the Church 

 and of the Bells and Organs and other charges . >•]''• xvij'. xj'' 

 as appeareth by a bill of pticulers thereof I 



shewed and examyed apon this accompt J 



V]". j" 



