52 The Churchwardens' Accounts of Mere. 



Meere The first Accompt of Thomas Gyldon and 



1577 Robte Clyves wardens of the pish of Meere aforesaid 



Meer octavo die for one yeare ended the daie and yeare aboue said as 



Anrilis xix""" Regni. foUoweth. 



T)ne Eliz-ibeth ffi.st they are charged W" xij'- i]^ u] . for 



?^'ine Wl &c the An-erages of the last Accompt of the 



ArS w'f Stock of the said Church made by Thomas 

 King and John Longyere late Church- 

 wardens there as pticulerlie appeareth 

 in the ffoote of their accompte 

 Alsoe they are charged w'*" if. for the rent of ^ 

 Nicholas Clement for one yeare ended at _ 



the ffeast of Thannuciacon of the Vn-gm 

 Marye hist paste , , , 



Alsoe they are charged W" viij% x'^ by them | 

 receiued of Thomas Watts an.l Thomas | 



Abon-owe Distributers to the poore, of money 

 w-^'' was left uppon their Accompt J 



Also they are charged w"> iij;- ^".1''- to be | 



receiued by them of the Tithing of Knoj^e . 



pceU of a more some of money paid for Cupps J 



■xij". ij'. iij''. 

 Sma patet. 



i.r- 



Sma patet 



iij^ iii]''. 



. 1]^'- 



Sma xij 

 Alsoe they are charged of the pfitts of the ] 



Ale made to the use of the Church Whin the ,- v j 



rvme of their Accompt by these AccomptnantsJ Sma patt. 

 Alsoe they are charged w<" xij^ ix'^. by them^ 

 leceiued wthin the tyme of this Accompt I 

 for the holy loffe yearelie payable to the J 

 Church ,'; 



Of the pfitts of any Seates sold in the Church 1 

 this yeare ^ 



Sina of all the receipts \ ^j^ 

 w"' the Arrerags ) 

 whereof 



vi». xij'' 



xij". ix"!. 



i]'- 



x% ij'' 



Mlnwa.ics They are allowed of x^. by them paied 

 AUowaacs ihey^ ^^.^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^^,^ Swettenham for 



the ffyne of one Cottage w'" A Curtilage 

 and -rarden in Deanes Orcha_rd purchased 

 Cotta<^e by WUlm Chafyn Esquio' WiUm Dodington 



1 co^ alnt Thomas Awbrev thunger gen 

 pui^hased sent ; \'^°^^„^,^ .^^^^ ^^ . ^^^^.^ 



^" ^'T SrSowaid and John Bishopp to the use 

 orchard. J^hn/^^^^ „, j, ,e,e fovterme of xxx yeares 



at the yearelie rent of v]". vu] • 

 Alsoe allowed to them viij''. i'^;-.^>';\«'?;J' 

 money bv them laied out w'hin the time 

 S this accompt^or bread and wyne for- the 

 Church for repacons done uppon the ledds 

 of the Church for the Skoole^iouse rent 

 ?or repacons don about the Church and 

 L Bells and for other necessary expencs 

 about the Church and for the pish as 

 ;Serlie appeareth by a bill thereof made J 



xl'. 



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5.viii".ix'.vii'*.ob. 



