80 The Churchwardens' Accounts of Mere. 



Sm'' tots of their "| , ,, ...^ ..^ , 



accompt for this yeare /^''^ "^ " '^ °^- 



whereof they are to be allowed as followeth 



Clarkes Imp'ims paied by them to the pish Clarke ^ 



wages/ for one whole yeares wages dew to him at the | ...„ 



ffeast of Thannunciaeon of o' Ladie now j ^ 



last past the some of J 



Bread Item they are allowed for money by them \ 



and wyne paied for Bread and wine for viij Communions - .... 



and for bread and wyne for Easter J ^ ^^ 



Allowaunces Item paied by them for glasing of Windowes 

 for sundry mending of bells, ropes and for mending of 

 charges the Organs, To a plumer for mending of the 



Leadds and div's other chargs as appeareth 

 by a bill pticulerlie exhibited by them 

 at this accompt 



Sm" to'' of their 



X". ly. vij". 



n" to'' of their \ ...,; , ..,, 



allowance for this yeare J ^ ' ' •' 



Wardens And soe they owe at this daye xxvi". vij\ vij''. ob. 

 chosen for the At this Daie Thomas Alford thelder Nicolas Clement 

 high wayes and Phillip Hendy are elected Wardens for the repacons 



of the highwaies for this yeare following. 

 Att this daie it was ordered w"" the consent of the whole pish 

 That the Churchwardens shalbe chosen every second yere 

 An order y' and shall contynew Wardens for two yeares according to the 

 the church- ancient order, and assoone as the said wardens shalbe 

 wardens chosen the church stock shalbe deliu'ed wholie into their hands 



shalbe and the said wardens imediatelieuppon the receipt hereof shall 



bound for the enter into bond to fower of the sufficient pishionors to be 

 Church stock, chosen w"" the consent of the whole pish w'h condicon for the 

 repayment of the Church stock uppon the verie Daie of their 

 second accompt w^^'' shalbe yearlie taken uppon the ancient Daie 

 viz: on mundaie in Easter weeke. 

 Item it is further ordered at this Daie that noe man shall have 

 An order for anie knell ringed for anie man, except they pay first to the 

 ringing of bells. Churchwardens for every bell that thay will have ringed vj''. 

 It is alsoe ordered at this day That noe proctor nor any pson 

 w"' lycense shall gather any money in the Church w"'in the 

 tyme of Dyvine service, nor at any time else w'hin this pish 

 But all proctors and such as have lycence shall repaire to 

 An order the Churchwardens, And they the said wardens calling to them 



for two or three of the substanciall Inhabitants shall gyve 



Procters. their charitable Devosion, according to their Discrecon, And 



they entering into their booke of allowancs the day of the 

 moneth, the some gyven and the name of the ptie to 

 whome it shalbe gyven, the said somes shalbe allowed 

 to the said Churchwardens yearelie uppon their accompts 



