Transcribed hy T. H. Baker. 



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ix" ix'^ whereof 



iiij'. 



iij''. ij^ \f. 



x%f 



Item he chargeth himself wth ij**. for seates) 



sold this yeare as appeareth by a bill ) 

 Item received of M' Edward Chafin "I 



for arrerages of his rates for the Church | 

 Sm" of his 

 Charge 

 ffirst he craveth allowannce for certaine \ 



rates of diu's inhabitants not gathered V 



by him for this yeare J 



Item he craveth allowannce of xxj* pcell 



of the rent of the Comunion breade for 



this yeare whereof Steven ffrye is to pay 



for Millers and his ffarme vj'^ 

 Thomas Alford iiij". Willm Chislett iij"". 



and others to make it up 



Memorandn' that at this dale Symon Crouch 

 and Randoll Coward by the consent of the 

 pishione's were named and appointed 

 Churchwardens. The said Symon Crouch 

 to remayne for two yeares next comeing and 

 the said Randoll Coward for one yeare 



At this dale alsoe James Martin gen' and 

 Michaell Lanyng are chosen and appoynted 

 Waywardens for this yeare to come 



At this dale alsoe was payed unto John fforward and 

 Thomas fforward to the use of the poore of the pish 

 by John Watts v'f. As soe much interest money for the 

 use of iij" W^"" is due to the poore of the pish and doth 

 remayne in the said Watts his hands by the suretiship 

 of John Coward and Leonard Cowley. 



And there is alsoe paied unto the said John fforward 

 and Thomas fforward likewise by Mr. Thomas Chafyn 

 vj^ for the interest of Three pownds remayning like 

 wise in his hands. 



Memord that at this dale there was a booke of Rates 

 agreed uppon to be presentlie collected by the Church- 

 wardens above said towards the p'sent repacon of the 

 Church ou' and besides such arrerages as are uncollected 

 wh said Booke amounteth to the some of vij". vij*. xjt"./ 



A note of all such money as have ben laied out for the Church 

 xxiiij"'Marcij of Meere by John ffranncis for one whole yeare deud'ed upp uppon 

 A" 1599 : his Accompt 



Imp'ims laied out for the Gayle and mayned soldiers ix=. vj**. ob. 

 Item laied out for the making of the Lord of Gillingham) .... 

 drinke [ ^^"J • 



Item paied for bread and wine xij''. 



Item laied out for the Gayle and maymed soldiers ix', vj* ok 

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