234 Tkc Churchwardens Accounts of Mere. 



Item they be charged w"' xj". xviij''. as soe much "v 



Rates money due by a Rate imposed upon the inhabitants I 



for and towards the repacons of the Church for j-xj" xviij''. 



this yeare. As by a booke thereof made pticulerly I 

 appeareth / 



Seates sold They are alsoe to be charged w"" money by tehm^j 

 uiony for received for seates by them sold this yeare. And I ...-, 



knells w'*' money gyven for knells as appeareth by j •' ' 



their bill of aceompt J 



Mony collected They are further to be charged with xxix\ as^j 

 towards the soe much money by them collected towards I . ^ 



reparacons of the repacon' of the clock given by the j 



the Clock pishioners tor a benevolence J 



The stock of They are alsoe to be charged w'h P. as soe 

 Gunpowder much money by them receyved for the 



sold. said Barrell of gunpowder and W*" before ^ 1' 



this tyme remayned as a stock at vj '' iiij" 

 as above appeareth 



The some of\ .-n .-^ . 

 their charge J J • J • 



Allowances/. Of W^. said some of xvij"^. ij'. ob. they are to be"! 

 allowed diu's somes of money by them disbursed I 

 w"'in the time of this aceompt amounting to the Vx". v^ vj''. ob. 

 some of x". v^ vj''. ob. As by a Bill of pticulers I 

 remayning w*"" this aceompt appeareth } 



Sm' p^ 

 And soe they owe vj''. xvj^ vj''. 

 uppon diu's of the inhabitants for the rates ^ 



yet behinde and not gathered as by a bill of \ xviij". vj**. 



pticulers heareunto annexed appeareth J 



The accomptannts themselves C xiij^. 



This aceompt is not pfeeted 



by reason that Symon Crouches 

 Aceompt is unpfect 



At this dale Willm Crumpe is discharged of the 



Churchwarden shipp and in his place Thomas Banister 

 is chosen to contynewe Churchwarden for two yeares 

 And James King contyneweth his fellow Churchwarden 

 for this yeare ffollowing. 



And alsoe Johh Coward and Edward fford for Woodland 

 Edward Hendy and John ffrauneis for the West end 

 and John Longyer and Christofer fforward for the 

 Towne of Meere are appointed and chosen Wardens 

 for the reperacon of the High Wales for this 

 yea»e following. And John Stasy for Chawdenwich 

 And if they in Chawdenwick shall not be able of 

 themselves to repaire the high waies w"'in 

 their Tything. That then the Tything of Woodland 

 is to help them. 



