The Churchivardens' Accounts of Mere. 211 



Dependeth uppon sundrie of the pishioners for the "j 



money to the Church and Clarks wages uncollected J- v". lij*. 



as appeth in the last yeares accompt J 



uppon the Churchwardens themselues xvji* viij"*. 



At this daie Thomas Chafin gen. Thomas Alford senio' 



and Willm fforward are elected Wardens for the repacon 



of the high waies for this yeare following 



forcSlc"-'—''- 



money for seates. 



Inprimis of Robte Bishopp vj'^ 

 Item of Willm fford for the seate w"^*" was mother Moncks vj''. 



Item of George Sheppard for the seate where the\ ■,, 



Pulpitt stoode J •' ' 



Item of Willm Hewitt for the seate w'^'' was! .^ 



mother Williams J ' ' 



Item of John Bussie for the seate w"""" was \ .j 



Si' Walter Sheppards wyves / ^^ ' 



Item of John Bishopp for his mothers seate vj''. 



Item Agnes Ganfford servant to Mother"! ....^ 



Banister gave to the Church J '"■' ' 



Item receiued for the holie loafe xijs. 

 Sm' is xv^ iiij*. 



Wyne for the Comunon' 



Inp'ms one quart for the first comunion' x*^. 



Item one quart for the second Comunion x*. 



Item one quart for the third comunion' x*. 



Item one quart for the ffowerth comunion' x*. 



Item for a pottle of wyne for the Comunion'l ^ 



on Coronacon' Daie J ^^ ' 

 Item one quart of wine for the Comunion' on Xpimas Daie xii<i. 



Item one quart of wyne for the comunion' on\ ..^ 



Candlemas Daie J ^^^ ' 



Item XV quarts of wine from Salisbury for the! ^ .^ 



Comunion against Easter J ^ • vj • 



Item for wine bought at Shaftsbury and \ •■•s • d 



Gillingham for the Comujiion against Easter/ ^"^ ' ^^ ' 



Item bread for all the Comunions 

 Sm' is xxvj*. X*. 



Vl]" 



_ Charges in repacons 



The accompt \ Inp'ms to John Allen for a strap of iron x* 



of Henry Wallis I Item paied for making the ryngers\ ^ 



& John Coward j drink on the Coronacon Daie / ^^ 



Churchwardens J Item for oyle for the bells xviij** 



31 Marcij. Item to Trasie for mending of the Church wicket iij* 



1589. Item to John Allen for Iron work for the same wickett iiij** 



Item for a rope for the fourth bell iij* 



