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The Churchwardens' Accounts of Mere. 



AUowancs/. These accomptants crave allowance "\ 



of xxviij". xix'. x<i.for money by them disbursed I 

 wthin the time of this accompt as by a bill of lxxviij".xix^x''. 

 pticulers thereof made seene examyned and al- 1 

 lowed uppon the taking of this accompt appearethj 

 Item they crave allowance alsoe xxx». w^"" they "j 



have paied to Edward fforward one of the last I ^ 



yeares Churchwardens in pte of paym' of xlvij'. j ^ 



vij'^. ob. due in surplushage to him uppon his accompt j 

 Sm» to'^ of \ , . a 

 their allowance/ ^^^ '• '^- ^ ' 



Soe there is due to these Accomptants iiij'i. xix^ x^. • 

 Wolston ffoster and Thomas Banister are 



Churchwardens/. 



Lord & Prince/, 

 for the ale/. 



Way Wardens/. 



Overseers of 

 the poore. 



at this daie elected and chosen Church 

 wardens for this yeare to come./. 



John fforward that was Prince the last yeare 

 to be Lord for this yeare to come, and John 

 Crumpe the sonne of Willm Crumpe to be prince 



Willm Hewitt Thomas Cowley and John 



Crumpe are chosen waywardens for this yeare 

 to come/. 



Willm Guyre of Scales and Willm 

 Stevens of Meere towne are chosen 

 Overseers of the poore for this yeare to come/. 



Meere Thaccompt of Thomas Banister and 

 1608 Wolston ffoster Churchwardens for one yeare ended 



this Easter mundaie being the xxviijth daie of 



March 1608/. 

 Arrerages none/. 

 Goods sould none. 



Legasies. Inprms they charge themselves w"" 1 



XX'. given by Hugh Launder deceased I 



towards the releefe of the poore by the discrecon | 

 of the inhabitants. J 



ffaneralls Item they charge themselves w"' vj^ viij**."! 

 for the buriall of Margaret Martin wthin V 

 the pish Church of Meere J 



Seates Item they charge themselves w-'' iij', for seates 



soulde by them soulde wthin the time of this accompt 



viz : Of Richard Sandell for a seat iiij**. Of 

 Margaret Collens for a seate for his wife iiij"". Of 

 Thomas ffoster for a seate for his wife iiij''. Of 

 Xpofer Yeatman for a seate for his wife iiij'^. Of 

 George Barbar for a seate for his wife iiij''. Of Andrew 

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

 Chislett for a seate for his wife iiij''. Of Jonas 

 Vicarie for a seate for his wife iiij''. Of Mr. 

 Thomas Chafin for a seate for himself iiij^.5 



VJ=. Vll]" 



iij'. 



