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The Churchwardens' Accounts of Mere. 



An order for Memord. there remayneth in the hands of 

 those that did Robt Coward and George Abbott two bills 

 not paie their of the names of diu's of the pish w""'' have 

 rates to the not paied their tax'acon, amounting to the 

 Church/. some of xxviij^ w"^'' bills they are to bring in 



againe at the next Church rcconing. And 

 in the meane time to gather the said xxvii3^ 

 or otherwise to cause the pties refusing their 

 names to be p'sented before the officiall 

 for their contempt. 



Meere Thaccompte of John Clement and John 

 1604 Cowley Churchwardens there for one yeare 



ended this daie being Easter mundaie the 

 ix"" of Aprill 1604 An". Egs. Jacobi secundo 



Arerages/. Inprms the arreragea due uppon the) 

 foote of the last acconipt / 



Item they are to be further charged w"' diu's 

 The Booke somes of money appointed to be received by 

 of Rates them uppon the Booke of rates made fore this 

 yeare ended ai the daie of this accompt 1604 

 as by the same Booke appeareth w''*' amount 

 eth in the whole 



xxxix'. iiij" 



ob 



IX". IJ'. Vl]" 



Goods 

 sould. 



Seates 

 sould/. 



Legasies 



Item they are to be charged w"' ix". for an old ] 



Clipper of the greate bell sould for \^. pr thepownd) 



Item they are to be charged for diu's seates 

 sould by them viz : to Thomas Lawrannce the 

 seate of Edward Dick for vj"*. Of John Hiscok 

 for a seate iiij''. Of Thomas Stower for a seate vj'i. 

 Of Willm Browne for a seate iiij''. Of Thomas 

 Handle for his ffathers seate vj*. Of John 

 Bishopp for Muncks seate vj'^. in all 



Item they are to be charged w"* iiij'. iiij''. given "| 

 this yeare in Legacies to the Church viz : by I 

 Edward Dicks iij'. iiij<'. and by Si'' Hugh j 



Portmans men twelve pence in all J 



More w"" xij'' given by Mr. Xpofer Dirdo \ 



for a benevolence, and w"" xij''. given in |- 



ij". viij" 



111]'. Ul]<" 



Legasie by Phillip Hendie to the Churche 



Sm-to'^^of -1 Mi 

 their charge is/ ' 



>]■• 



i". xix^ xj''. ob. Whereof 



iu 



Allowances These accomptants praieth to be 



allowed of Dyvers somes of money by 



them Disbursed wthin the time of this accompt ^x]". Hlj^viij" 

 as by a Bill of pticulers seene and examined 

 playnlie appeareth 

 Item they praieth to be allowed of vij^ iij'' 

 imposed uppon diu's psons, and by reson 

 of their disabilities not te be levied and 

 therefore discharged 



vij'. iij'' 



