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The Churchwardens^ Accounts of Mere. 



1593. 



The Church 

 Stock./ 



paied the plumer for his halfe yeares rent the\ ^ 



xxixth of ffebruary J ^ " 



paied to Robte Goodyng for his labour ij"*. 



for wood at the same tyme ij^. 



paied to Hugh Trassey for niakeing of a seate for the orgynes iij^.vj'^. 



paied to Robte fforward for ij catches for the church gattes iij'K 



paied to Robte fforward for making of ij straps of iron for \ ..^ 

 the orgynes J '^ " 



for nayles for the orgynes v"!. 



paied to Robte Goodyng for bloying of y^ orgynes 



for washing of y^ serples & the table cloth 



paied to Hugh Trassey for making of a seate behinde the 

 Channcell Dore and tymber for the same 

 Sm" to" iiii". xj^ 



The accompt of Thomas fforward and John 



Hewett wardens of this pish Church of Meere for 

 one whole yeare made the mundaie next after 

 Easter viz : the xvjth daie of Aprill in the xxxvth yeare 

 of the raigne of our sou'aigne Ladie Elizabeth etc. 



Inprms they be charged w"' xxiij'' viij'* ob 

 and one barrell of gunpowder p'ce vj" iiij' of the | 

 stock of the Church at the last accompt made 

 by the said Thomas fforward and George Greene i 

 Churchwardens the last yeare as pticulerlie 

 appeareth in the foote of theire accompt J 



iiy. 



e I 



xxu]". vlij^ ob 



j barrell of 



gunpowder 



Comunion Item received of Robte Gooddyn for the rent of ] 

 the Comunion bread this yeare over and above \^ 



bread 



xiy. ix" 



Church 

 ale nl. 

 Seates 



nl. 



iij*^ given to the Bedman for Collecting the 

 same as in the yeare before j 



This yeare there was noe Church ale made nor \ 

 other colleccon for the repayre of the Church/ 



Item received by them for seates — in the Church 'j 

 this yeare hy them sold as appeth pticulerly I 

 by a bill thereof made J 



ffuneralls Item of Grace ffoster widdowe for that her "j 



husband was buried w"'in the Church vj^ viij''. I 

 of Thomas Barnard for that Thomas Barnard j 

 his ffather was buried w"'in the Church vj\ viij''. j 



Item received of Grace ffoster widdowe as money ^ 

 gy ven by Robt ffoster her husband deceased vj^viij''. 



Of Thomas Barnard thelder deceased for the like xij''. V 



Of Edward West for that his daughters knell was 

 rynged w""" this pish xij'i in all J 



Sm'' to"* xxv". xij^ vij''. ob & a barrell of gunpowder. 

 Whereof the crave allowances for money paied by 

 them for bread and wyne for xvij Comunions and 

 for bread & wyne at Easter xxxiij'. ij'^. And for 

 the repacon of the bells and other charges about 

 the Church w'*' xP gyven to the Clarke this yeare yxvj". viij**. ix''. 

 xiij" xvij^ iiij*. and for other gyfts given to ptors 

 soldiers and other poore people xviij"*. iij"*. as by 

 seu'all bills thereof made and now examyned and 

 heare unto annexed pticulerlie appeareth In all.-^ 



xnjMu]" 



viij^ viij''. 



