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The Churchwardens' Accounts of Mere. 



The Church Inprms they be charged w**" lxxj». 

 Stocke ix"!. and j barrell of gunpowder p'ce vj'' 



iiij' of the stock of the Church at the last 

 accompt made by Symon Crouch 

 and John Hewitt Church wardens the 

 last yeare as appeth in the foote of 

 their accompt 

 Comunion Item receyved by them of Robte Goodden 

 bread for the rent of the Comunion bread this 



yeare over and above W^'^ given to him 

 for collecting of the same as in the yeare before 

 Church ale There was this yeare neither Church ale nor\ , 



collection for the repacon of the Church ) 

 Seates nothing 



ffuneralls Received of "Willm Chafyn Esquie' for \ 



the buriall of his sonne in the Church ) 



A benevolence Item received more of the Inhabitants^ 



towards the w'Mn this pish towards the casting of 



casting of a the fourth bell over and above money 



bell " ' ^ ^'' ^"" '"' "" 



•1 



collected and answered in the last yeares 

 accompt J 



Legacies none this yeare. 

 Item sold by the said Churchwardens of "j 

 the Church Stock two Crocks and xj 

 sylver spoones for 



Sm' to" of their \^„ jj.. jj-a thereof. 

 Charge ) •" •* 



Ixxj'. ix* 



xj^ 



nothing 



vj=. VU]". 



liii»- i"*- 



iij''. 



They crave allowannce for bread and wyne 

 for X Comunions xj^ v'', and for bread and 

 wyne forEaster xxvjMj'^.andfor the repacons 

 of the bells and other chargs about the 

 Church and for other guif ts gy ven to 

 pcto" Soldiers and other poore people 

 and other charges as by a bill therof 

 made and now pticulerlie examed and 

 hearenuto annexed at large appeareth in alU 



viij'". xviij*. v"*. ob. 

 And soe they owe xxiiij'. ix'', ob. 



one barrell of gunpowder. 



Whereof paied Nicholas Clement the vij"' of April! 1594) 



for mayned soldiers I 



Item paied to Mullett the hellior the xxj daie) 



of Aprill 1594 for ij loades of tyle i 



paied Willm Sande's the xxviij of Aprill 1594 1 



for his wages I 



paied for John Greenes shroude 

 ffor bread and beare the xxvjth of May to] 



make Gillingham men drink 1 



paied Hugh Illyn for leather for the bells 

 paied for a shroude for Allen's sonne y* Carpent' 

 ffor parchment to ingrosse the Register booke\ 



for the Deane of Saru' ) 



.viij". xviij^ V 



<*. cb. 



xvj'. 



XXV j'. viij^. 



ij«. ij". 



iij«. iiij^ 



xijd. 



xvj'^. 



xvj". 



