Transcribed by T. H. Baker. 



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I praie you to call John Lander of Charwech before 

 you whoe did galther certaine money as hee said were 

 for the making of a clapper for the bell w'^'' was long 

 broken./. 



Meere The accompt of Simon Crouch (and Kandulph 

 1601 Coward his fellowe Churchwarden being dead) 



one of the Church Wardens of the pish Church of 

 Meere for one yeare ended on Easter mundaie 

 being the xiij daie of Aprill Anno Regine 

 Elizabeth et xliij" Anno Dni 1601 as followeth/. 



Arrerages none 



The Booke / Inprms hee chargeth himself w'h 

 of Rates / vij". ix^ ix"!. gathered by him by a Booke 

 of rates of the inhabitants wthin this 

 pish, And w'h vij". ix^ ix"*. by him alsoe 

 gathered by a second coUeccon by a Booke 

 of rates of the inhabitants alsoe w"'in this 

 pish as appeth by a booke in pticulers 

 seene and examyned j 



Legasies Item hee chargeth himself w% v^. 



given as a legasie towards the repacons 

 of the Church by Nicholas Clement, and 

 w'h vj**. given by Tho: Watts alsoe towards 

 the repacons of the Church 



ffuneralls Item he chargeth himself alsoe w'h 



xxvj'. viij'i. gyven for burialls in the Church 

 viz: of M' Tho: Awbrey for his wife \\^. viij'\ 

 of Mr. Randoll Baron for his mother vj=. viij''. 

 of Robte Smith for the widdow Tyse vj^ viijd. of 

 Agnes Coward for the buriall of Randoll Coward 

 her husband vj'. viij''. 



Seates Item he alsoe Chargeth himself wth v". by 

 sould him received for Seates sould as appeth by 



a bill of pticulers examyned uppon this 

 accompt 



Gyfts towards And hee Chargeth himself wth xij^ iij'^. \ 

 the repacon gathered by him of diu's psons towards j- 

 of a bell/, the repacons of the ffowerth bell as appethj 



xiiij". xix'. vj* 



vN vj" 



xxv]^ vii]°. 



xij^ iij") 



Sm" tots of 



''. whereof 



the Charge ) ^ J • J 



Allowances This accomptant craveth allowance 



of xij' wherewth he standeth charged in 



the title of the booke of rates and cannot J- xij^ 



receive it as appeth pticulerlie in a bill 

 examined at this accompt 

 Alsoe hee is to be allowed of xvj". viij^ ix<i. ob"j 



laied out by this Accomptant as appeareth I ^ ^u jj:, : a qK 



pticulerlie in a bill examined at the 

 taking of this accompt 





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