216 The Churchwardens' Acco^mts of Mere. 



Sm' xlij". i'l./ 



Item gyven to Procto'^ pore soldiers and \ . j.-d 



others at seu'all times w'hin the tyme of this accompt J ' ^ 



Md. the XV'. iiij** last before menconed is pticulerlie sett 

 downe in one halfe sheete of paper pcell of this former 

 Accompt w'^'' remayneth uppon the fyles of the said 

 Church accompts. 



1591 : / The accompt of Henry Wallis and George Greene 



Wardens of the pish Church of Meere for one whole yeare 

 made the mundaie next after Easter viz. the vth daie 

 of April] in the xxxiijth yeare of the raigne of o' sou'aigne 

 Ladie Elizabeth etc. 



The Church Inpms they be charged w"' xij''.xiiij'. iiij"^. ^ 

 Stock/. of the stock of the Church at the last accompt I 



made by the said Henry Wallis and John >-xij''.xiiij*. iiij*!. 



Coward Churchwardens the last yeare as I 



pticulerlie appeareth in the foote of their accompt J 



The Comunion Item received of Robte Goodden for the rent of the-\ 



bread. Comunion bread this yeare over and above iij''. I .-s • j 



gyven the bedman for collecting the same as in | 



the yeare before J 



The Church Item receyved of the pfitts and increase of the ) -n .••, ".-a 

 ale Church ale for this yeare last past viz. 1590 ) 



Seates Item receyved of them for seates in the Church this "j 



yeare by them sold as appeareth pticulerly by a bill j- xiiij**. 

 thereof made J 



ffuneralls nothing 



Guifts and Item received of Thomas Alford miller for ) a 



legasies / a legasie gyven by his mother ) 



Sm" to'* xxiiij''. xviij'. iiij''. 



Whereof they are to be allowed for money paied 

 by them for bread and wyne for xj Comunions 

 and for bread and wyne for Easter xljs vij''. 

 And for the repacons of the bells and other 

 things dewe about the Church lxxij». viij''. and 

 for other guifts given to pctors and other poore 

 people xij^ ij"*. As by seu'all billes thereof made 

 and hearevnto annexed pticulerly appeareth 



Sm"' to'^ of their ) .„ ., ., 

 allowannces ) J • J • 



And see they owe xviij". xij^ ij"*. 



and one barrell of gunpowder pr vj". iiij'. 



Att this daie Henry Wallis is Discharged of his Churchwarden 

 shypp and in his place Thomas fforward is chosen to contynew 

 Churchwarden for two yeares And George Greene remayneth 

 for this yeare following. 



And Edward Dick Nicholas Eyng of Seales and Thomas 

 Alford of Burton are elected and chosen wardens for the 

 repacon of the high wayes 



v.i". vj^ j^ 



