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The Churchwardens' Accounts of Mere. 



Meere 



1605 



iiij'' 



Goods 

 sold 



Legasies 



ffunerals/. 



Seates 

 solde/. 



Thaccompt of Thomas ffoster and John 



Cowley Churchwardens there for one yeare 



ended this Easter mundaie the first of Aprill 



1605 . being the daie of this accompt / as followeth/ 



Inprms they charge themselves with \ 



iiij". v. vj"*. charged uppon dyvers of the I 

 Inhabitants there as by the Booke of Rates j 

 made thereof pticulerlie appeareth J 



Item they are charged w"' vii^ x<i. depending '\ 

 in sup uppon some of the inhabitants as by j- 

 the last accompte appeareth J 



Item they charge themselves wth iiij^ w''"' 

 they have made of an old bell clipper sould 

 to Tho : Moone smith 



Item they charge themselves wth vj'. viij"* 

 given by Richard Hill deceased towards 

 the repacon of the Church 



Item they charge themselves alsoe w"" ^i\}'.\ 

 iiij"*. for the buriall of Richard Hill and I 

 John Goddard wthin the pish Church of j 

 Meere J 



Item they charge themselves w"' vij'. ij'^. for 

 seates by them sould this yeare in the 

 Church viz : of Willm Jaques for a seate 

 for his wife iiij*. Of Thomas ffoster for 

 a seate for his wife iiij'^. Of George Bradley 

 for his wives seate iiij". Of John Cowley 

 for his wives seate iiij"*. Of John Clement 

 for a seate for his wife iiij''. Of John 

 Browne for a seate for his wife iiij''. Of 

 Richard Sangar for a seate for his wife 

 iiij'^. Of John Gybbens for a seate for 

 his wife iiij''. Of Richard Cox for a seate 

 for his wife iiij'^. Of Willm Bowrne for a seate for 

 himself iiij"*. Of Richard Sandell for a seate 

 for himself iiij'^. Of Richard Cox for a seate for 

 himself iiij''. Of the widdow Kirby for her seate 

 iiij*. Of Randulph Harding for his wives seate iiij'' 

 Of Robt King for his wives seate iiii''._Of Thomas 

 Rogers for his wives seate iiij*'. Of Willm Bowrne 

 for his wyves seate iiij'^. Of Willm Gildon for 

 his wives seate iiij^. Of Tho : Togood for a seate 

 late John Doggrells vj*. Of the same Thoj_ 

 Togood for a seate for his wife iiij'^ Of Willm 

 Bemyng for his wives seate 

 Guifts none/. 



Item they charge themselves wth xv". vj 

 made this yeare by the Churchwardens of 

 the pish Ale over and above all charges 

 Sm" to'» of \ ,^-11 

 their charge is 



, vj" 



V!]» 



iiij» 



vj'. viij'^ 



xiij'. iiij'' 



^vijMj'i. 



xxj". vij^ vj''. whereof 



The aocomptants Crave allowance of 1 



xix". xvij^ viij'*. laied by them w"'in the time j-xix'^ 

 of this acoompt as by a bill pticulerlie appeareth J 



xv". vj'. 



xvij'. viij° 



