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%\}t C|m*c|foarkn0' Recounts of "^txi 



Transcribed by Thomas H. £aker. 



{Continued from p. 92.) 



Meere A° Dni The first Accompt of John Coward and 

 1589. Henry Wallis Wardens of the pish Church of Meere 



for one whole yeare made the mundaie next after 



Easter viz : the last daie of March in the xxxjth 



yeare of the raigne of o' Sou'aigne Ladie Elizabeth etc 

 The Church stock Inprms they be charged w"" xxj". ij*. j''. of 



the stock of the Church at the last Accompt 



made by Willm Chafin gent and Richard 



Hill the last Churchwardens as pticulerlie 



appeareth in the foote of their accompt 

 The holie Loafe : Item received of Robt. Goodden for the 



rent of the holie loafe receyved this yeare over 



iijd. •vvc'" the Bedman yearelie hath accustomablie 



receyved to his own use on Easter Daie ) 



The church ale / Item receyved of the pfitts and increse of the! •■••|j ^...,, 



Church ale for the first yeare viz Anno Dni 1588) ^ ' •' ' 

 Seates Item receyved by them for seates in the Church "J 



this yeare by them sold as appeareth pticulerly 



by a bill thereof made 



ffuneralls Nothing /. 



Guifts and Item given to the Church by the servant \ 



Legacies / of Anne Banister J 



Sm» to'«of all the ^ •„ ., ..,, 



J^xxxvj". xvj^ ij" 



xxj". ij^ j'> 



xij». ix'', 



iij». 



nij" 



receipts & arreragesj 



whereof 



VU]'^ 



- VI]". x\^ n]<' 



They are to be allowed for money paied by 

 them for the Clarkes wages for one whole 

 yeare ended at the ffeast of Thannunciation 

 of our Ladie last past 



Item allowed for bread and wyne for vij Com- 

 munions and for bread and wyne for Easter 

 xxvj^ x"*. And for the repacon' of the Bells and 

 other charges don about the Church as ap- 

 peareth pticulerlie by other bills shewed at 

 this accompt xiij". x'. viij'^. and for guifts gyven 

 to pctors and other poore people as appeareth 

 likewise by a bill thereof made xviij'. ix**. All w"" 

 bills are heareunto filed and anexed in all 



Smno-oftheir) ^,, ^^3.ii3d. And 

 allowances ) •• 



Soe they owe xxj". xj'^. which 



» "The Society is indebted to Mrs. Borradaile and Mr. B. W. G. Borradaile 

 for a donation of £.1 1*. each, and to Mr. J. Walton for one of £.1 Is. towards 

 the expense of printing these accounts." 



