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The Churchwardens' Accounts of Mere. 



xijd 



xij" 



1592. 



The Church 

 Stock 



paied to Willai Clarke at the same tyme for ) 

 taking a Coppy out of the Kegister booke \ 

 paied to Goodden for mending the bawdricks 

 for j new strap and nayles for the third bell 

 paied to the Gayle of Saru' iij^ 



paied for oyle for the bells 

 paied to the Clarke of the markett and for a ) s 



new bushell and a peck | 



paied to Gooden for his wages ij". 



for washing the Church Clothes ii^ 



Sm' iij". xj*. viij''. ex' 

 The accompt of George Greene and Thomas 

 fforward Wardens of the pish Church of Meere for one 

 whole yeare made the munday next after Easter viz the 

 xxvij'-'' daie of March in the xxxiiij"" yeare of the raigne 

 of our sou'aigne Ladie Elizabeth Etc. 



Inpims they be charged w"" xviij''. xij". ij'i. > 

 and one barrell of gunpowder price vj". iiij^ 

 of the stock of the Church at the last accompt xviij^. xij'. ij"*. 

 made by the said George Greene and Henry Vand j barrell 

 Wallis deceased Churchwardens the last of gunpowder 



yeare as pticulerlie appeareth in the foote of 

 their accompt ' 



Comunion Item received of Eobte Gooden for the rent of "j 

 bread. the Comunion bread this yeare over and aboue I 



iij''. gyven to the bedman for collecting the same j 

 as in the yeare before J 



Church ale / Item received of the pfitts of the Church ale \ ..-ii 

 for this yeare last past viz 1591 | ^"^ ' 



Seates. Item received by them for seates in the Church 



this yeare by them sold as appeareth pticulerlie 

 by a Bill thereof made 

 ffuneralls. Item of Johan Wallis widdow for that her ) 

 husband was buried in the Church ) 



Legacies Item received of Thomas Awbrey gent, as 

 money gyven by his ffather deceased xx**. 

 Of Thomas Tovy, thelder of new Saru' deceased 

 xx''. Of Joane King widdow as money gyven by 

 her late husband deceased xx'*. Of John Bishopp 

 as money gyven to the Church by Willm 

 Bishopp his sonne iij'. iiij*. Of Kichard Cleves 

 as money gyven by Eobte Cleves his ffather 

 vj"*. in all 



Sm*. to'^ xxx''. vi]'. iiij*". ob. 

 and j barrell of gunpowder 

 Whereof they crave allowance for money paied by 

 them for bread and wyne for xiiij Comunions and 

 for bread and wyne at Easier xxxiiij^ v''. and for 

 the repacon of the bells and other charge aboute 

 the Church w'h xiij^ iiij* gyven to the Clarke J-vj". xix^ iiij'' 

 iiij". xj^ and for other guifts gyven to pctors and 

 other poore people xiij". xj"*. as by seu'all bills 

 thereof made and heareunto annexed appeareth 

 pticularlie in all 



xij*. ix" 



vij^ i"*. ob. 



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