Tmnscrihed hij T. II. Baker. 



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Meere Thaccompt of James King and Thomas 

 1597 Banister Wardens of the pish Church of Meere 



for one whole yeare made the xxviijth daie of March 

 in the xxxixth yeare of the raigne of o' sou'aigne Ladie 

 queene Elizabeth etc 

 The Church Inprms they be charged w'*" vj" xvi**. vj''. 

 Stock of the stock of the Church at the last accompt 



made by Willm Crumpe and James King \ vj", xvj". vj" 

 Churchwardens the last yeare as appeareth 

 in the foot of their accompt 

 Comunion Item received by them of Eobte Goodden for 

 bread 



Bates 



Legacies 



XI] ". IX" 



vij^. iij'. viij"* 



the rent of the Comunion bread this yeare I 

 over and above iij". given to him for collecting j 

 of the same as in the yeare before J 



Item they are to be charged w'*' vij". iij'. viij''. 

 as soe much money due by a rate imposed 

 uppon the inhabitants for and towards 

 the repacon' of the Church for this yeare. As 

 by a Booke thereof made pticulerly appeth 

 Item they are charged w"" vij'*. iiij''. as soe "^ 

 much given by sundry psons towards the 

 repacon of the Church viz : of Widdowe 

 fforward given by Willm fforward 

 of Lystreete her husband xij**. Of Thomas 

 Banister given by Edith Thomas his 

 svant xij**. Of Thomas Banister given by 

 his mother xij"". Of Thomas Alford given 

 by Xpofer Alford his ffather iij'. iiij"*. Of 

 John fforward given by John fforward 

 thelder his ffather xij"*. in all 



ffuneralls Receyved of James Martin gen' for the\ 

 buryall of his wife w'hin the Church/ 



Seates and Item they are alsoe to be charged w"' xxvj^. ij*^. 

 other things sold, as soe much money by them receyved for 



seates by them sold this yeare and for an old bell rope 

 as by a bill of pticulers heareunto annexed appeareth 



Sm" to's of") •>. ..., •,, XTT. f 

 their charge j^^l'- ^"^ " ^ • ^^^^"^^"^ 

 They crave allowance of vij". xij*. j''. laied out by "^ 

 them w"'in the time of their accompt for bread 

 Allowances/ and wine for ix Comunions and for bread 



and wine for Easter, for the repacons of the bells "vij''. xij 

 and other charges about the Church and for 

 other charges laid out by them as by a bill 

 of pticulers appeareth 

 Sm patet . 

 And soe they owe ix''. xij*. w'-'' doth Depend. 

 Diu's of the inhabitants for the rates yet "| 



behinde and not gathered by Willm Crumpe | 

 and James King for the last j'eare as by a T 



bill of pticulers heareunto annexed appeareth J 

 Diu's of the inhabitants for the rates yet behinde"^ 

 and not gathered by these accomptants for 

 this yeare past as by a bill pticulerly appearethj 



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