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The CMirchioardens Accounts of Mere. 



xiij". iiij* 



ffiineralls Item they charge them selves wth the 

 burialls of Mrs. Elizabeth Chafin and 

 of Ann Bower the wife of Mr. Willm 

 Bower wthin the time of this Accompt J 



Seates Item they charge themselves w"". iiij^. w'^'' they have 

 sould. received fot seates sould in the Church wthin the time 



of this accompt viz : To Thomas Bartlett for his 

 ffathers seate vj''. Of Willm Hopkins for a seate for 

 his wife vj"*. Of Richard Sangar of his seate vj*. 

 Of Edward fforward for a seate for his wife vj"^. J> iii]' 



Of Arthur Snooke for his seate iiij''. Of Robte Gamlyn 

 for a seate iiij''. Of John Watts of Seales for a seate 

 for his wife iiij"!. Of Joane Bradden for her 

 seate iiij''. Of Katherine Higgens for a seate iiij*. 

 and of Joane Whatley for a seate iiij''. In all 



Guifts none/. 



Item they charge themselves w'"" xx" w'^'' they "| 



The pish have made this yeare of the pish Ale over !- 



Ale/. and above all charges J 



of their Clmrgesl^^J''- '''^'- '^"- ^^^''^"^ 



These accomptants crave allowance of 



xiiij*. x"*. unde uppon Thomas flfoster and John 

 Allowances Cowley the late Churchwardens vj'. and uppon J-xni]'. x" 



Dy vers others psons viij'. x**. as in the last accompte [ 



appeareth. 

 Item they crave allowance for moneyes by 



them disbursed wthin the time of this 



accompt as by two bills of the pticulers \ xxiij''. iiij*. xj"*. ob. 



thereof scene, examnyed and allowed 



uppon the takeing of this accompt 



Sm' to'^ of 

 their allowance 



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xxiij". xix'. \x^. ob. 



Surpls. And soe there resteth due in surplusage) , ••, .-a v. 



to the said Accompts 



Memorand, that the next Churchwardens are 



to be charged wth the xiiij". x**. above allowed 

 to these accompts. ffor the collecction 

 whereof a Bill of pticulers is delivered 

 unto them at the takeing of this accompt 

 At this daie Henry fifoster is chosen Lord of the pish 

 Ale, and John fforward the sonne of John fforward 

 of Lympshill is chosen Prince for this yeare to come. 



Way Wardens/. John Clement and John Pawdie are chosen 

 Waywardens for the yeare to come/. 



Churchwardens At this daie George Bradley clothier and 

 Thomas Crouch butcher are chosen Church 

 wardens for the yeare to come/. 



xiiij*. x° 



