242 The CMrchwardens' Accounts of Mere. 



the 17"" of Aprill Item a seate to John fforwards wife of Cole vj'*. 



xl" th Eliz : Item a seate to Edward Gyldons wife vj'*. 



Item a seate to John Streets wife iiij*. 



Item a seate to David Combe iiij'*. 



Item a seate to Nicholas Androwes wife vj**. 



Item a seate to Edward Gyldon vj"*. 



Item a seate to Henry Prydes wife vj'^. 



Item a seate to Robte Hlyng ij*- 

 Sm» vj'. ij". _ 

 Thomas Banister and xpofer fforwards bill uppon 

 their accompt ended the xvij of Aprill A° xl™° 

 Elizabeth R'"V- 



Meere Thaccompt of Xpofer fiforward and John 

 1599 fifranncis Wardens of the pish Church of Meere 



for one yeare ended the xvth daie of Aprill in the xljth 

 yeare of the raigne of o' Sou'aigne Ladie queene 

 Elizabeth 1599 : but made and given upp the xviijth 

 daie of March Anno Rne EHzabethe xlij . 1599, 



Inpms they charge themselves w"' xxxiij'. iiij'". \ 



remayning in the hands of Thomas Banister I xxxiii' iiii'' 



uppon the accompt made by him and the said f J • J • 



xpofer fforward being the Church Stock J 



They have Item they charge themselves w"' vj". xij". by a "| 

 noe Booke booke of Rates uppon the inhabitants for this J- vj''. xij'. 



yeare as appeareth by their booke J 



Item they charge themselves w"' xij». ix''. for \ ^j-, j^a 



the rent of the Comunion bread for this yeare J J • • 



Item they charge themselves w"' ij». vj<\ for seates sold 1 .-^ ^-^ 



this yeare by them as appeareth by their bill ) i • ' • 



Item they charge themselves w"" vj''. gyven b ) -^ 



WilTm Harding for fifrowds knell ) 



Sma ix". xiij". wherof 

 ffirst they crave allowance for certaine rates"j 



of diu's inhabitants not gathered by them \ xxijs vj"". 



for this yeare as appeth by a bill J 



They crave allowannce of vij". xviij". x<'. ob. laiedl 



out by them wthin the tyme of this accompt !-vij''.xviij*.x''.ob 



as appeareth by their bill of pticulers J 



They crave allowannce of ix"*. pcell of the rent 



of the Comunion bread due to be paied 



this yeare by Willm Hinstridge Randoll 



Coward and Thomas King w'^'' is not yet 



receyved 



Sma to" of their | j^„ .., -a ^b. 

 whole allowance I •• ■" 



And soe by this accompt the Church resteth| ^j-a ^^ 



indebted to the said Church Wardens ) J • • 



Which the said Accomptannts doe freely forgyve 



