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The Chtirchwardens' Accotints of Mere. 



Memord. that at this dale it is ordered by the consent of the 

 pishioners that if anie man wthin this pish rated or to be 

 rated to paie to the repacons of the Church, shall at anie 

 heareafter refuse or make delaie for payment thereof uppon 

 demaunde by such as are appointed for the receite or colleccons 

 of the same, Then the same Collectors or receivers to srtifie 

 their names to M'. Harrison and hee to certifie the same 

 unto the Parritor that they may be enforced to pay the 

 same by the Ecclesiasticall lawes. 



vn]'. lU]" 



Meere Thaccompt of Thomas fforward and Roger 

 1609 Wilton Churchwardens there for one yeare ended 



this Easter mundaie being the xvij"" of Aprill 1609./. 



Arrerages Inprms they are charged wth fower powndes 

 eight shillings and three pence halfe penny 

 depending uppon the foote of the accompt of Hiij". viij'. iij''. ob. 

 Wolston ffoster and Thomas Banister for the f 

 last yeare then Churchwardens. 



Goods sold 

 none/. 



Legasies Item they charge them selves w"". iij'. iiij''. 



given by Leonard Cowley, w"' xviij'^. given by 

 John fforward the sonne of John fforward of 

 Lympshill w"' xij''. given by Willm Kendoll 

 deceased w"". ij'. vj"*. given by Eobt Joyce, in all 



Seates Item they charge themselves w"" ij^. iiij''. which 

 sold they have received for seates sold w"'in the 



time of this accompt. viz. To Randoll Gatelie 

 for a seate for his wife iiij*. John Cowley for his 

 fathers seate vj''. Of Willm Kendoll for a seate 

 for himself vj''. Of Willm James for a 

 seate for his wife vj"*. and of Christofer 

 fforward for a seate for his wife late the seate 

 of the said Willm KendoU's wife deceased 



The pish Item they charge themselves w"". x'' vij'. v^ 

 Ale/. W"'' they made by keeping of a pish Ale 



this yeare over and above all charges 



fifuneralls Item they charge themselves w"' vj^ vii]"'. ^ 



for the buriall of Margarett Coward 

 the wife of John Coward and vj^. viij'*. for the r 

 buriall of Richard Joyce both wthin the I 



1]'. nij" 



x". \\y. v" 



xnf . lu]" 



Church of Meere 



Sm" tots of) 

 their charge j 



xv". xix'. viij"*. ob. whereof 



Allowance/. These accompt'nts crave allowance 



of a xj" xvj". ix''. ob. by them laied out w^"" 

 in the time of this accompt as appeareth 

 by a bill of pticulers exemyned and allowed 



^xj''. xvj*. 1X° 



ob. 



