72. 



The Churchtvardens' Accmmts of Mere. 



Meere A" Dni The first Accompt of Richard 

 1583 : Gyldon and Nicholas Clement Wardens of 



the pish Church of Meere for one whole yeare 

 ended the mundaie next after Easter viz the 

 ffirst Dale of Aprill in the xxv"' yeare of the 

 raigne of our sou'aigne Ladie Elizabeth Queene 

 of England, &c. 

 Imprms they be charged w"' xxj'*. xviij". 

 The church vj''. of the Stock of the Church at the last 

 stock Accompt made by John Tovy and Phillip 



Hendy the last Churchwardens as 

 pticulerly appeareth in the foote of 

 their accompt. 



xxj''. xviii^ vj''. 



Item receiued of Willm Belly for the rent ^ 



The holie/ of the holy loafe receyved this yeare ou' and I 

 T./^Qfo/ flhniie iii'^ w^'' the Bedman yearlie hath j- 



xij\ ix** 



1 



Ul]». vj" 



Loafe/ ov^v,— .-., - ■• ^ 



accustomably receyved to his owne use 

 on Easter Daie 



Item they are charged with money by them 

 The Colleccon receyved of the pishioners there w'hin the 



for the Church tynie of this accompt Collected towards ,^ xvi'^viMiij". 



and payment the repacon' of the Church and the wages j 



of y-^ Clarks wages, of the pish Clark according to the Booke I 

 of Bates made for the colleccon of the same-* 

 Item alsoe they are charged w"' ij'. for the ^ .^ 



rent of Nicholas Clement for this yeare past > xxvj . 



ou' and besides xxiijj' due for xij yeares last pastj 

 Item they are charged w"' a Cottage of late 

 Joane Sharps and now in the tenure of 

 Henry Coles als Bengerfields in Borestreet 

 for viij yeares behinde 

 Item receyved by them for a legasie of 

 Lec'acies RandoU Banisters xij''. Item receyved 

 knells of Thomas Shuyle for a knell vj''. Item 



and gy ven by John Baker of Weston to the Church i]\ 



seatea Item gy ven byHenry Wallis for a knell vj''.gy ven 



by Thomas Crouch for a seate vj''. 

 The church Item made by the said Wardens for this \ 

 Ale yeare of their Ale by their owne travell J 



Sm' to" xlv". ij'. iij'^ xliiji. xviij^ v^. 

 Whereof they are to be allowed viz : 

 Clarkes Inp'ms paied by them to the pish Clark 

 wa^es for one whole yeares wages due to him at 



" y' fTeast of Thanniciacon of o' Ladie now 



last past the some of 

 Item they prayeth allowannce of xxvj'. \ 

 for the rent of Nicolas Clements house V 

 for xiij yeares. J 



Item they are allowed of money by them 

 Bread & payed for Bread and Wyne for the Com- 



wyne munycants for this yeare viz : for fyve 



Comunions iiij^ And for Bread and 

 Wyne for the Eaeter ix* iij''. 



iiij". X'. iiij*. 



viij^ 



xxvj'. 



xiij'. iij'^ 



