10 Alton Barnes Chnrch. 



paid 6s. for the woodwork or " Tabell of Kinge James his Amies," 

 and " goodman Grene, for payntinge the Kinges Armes, 50s." In 

 1620-21, the painter received 2s. for washing them. In 1627-28 

 "Jonathan the painter" substituted the Arms of K. Charles I. 

 These were pulled down, and the " States Arms " substituted in 

 Cromwell's time, but at the liestoration W. Millard received 10 

 guineas for substituting those of K. Charles II. at St. Mary's, 

 Eeading, in 1660-61. 



The custom of placing up in church the principal formularies of 

 religion may be traced as far back as 1538, when in the time of 

 Abp. Lee a " table was set up with the Lord's Prayer, Angelic 

 Salutation, and Apostles' Creed upon it, at the cost of 5d. in York 

 Minster. (Fabric Bolls, p. 109.) It is not stated that the Decalogue 

 was included, though the Abp. at the same period directed that 

 the clergy should explain the commandments as well as the other 

 elements of religion, according to his Injunction, which Bp. Burnett 

 records. 



In 1607 a churchwarden of Pittington, Durham, was cited, and 

 " enjoyned to provide a table of the X commandmentes," according 

 to the 82nd Canon. This was accordingly done at the cost of 18d. 

 At St. Nicholas, Durham, £12 10s. was spent upon a more 

 elaborate "table" in 1685-6, and 19s. 2d. for hanging this up 

 with "chines" (? chains) in the following year. At Hough ton-le- 

 Spring, in the same county, " the Kinges armes and commandments" 

 cost about £3 in 1662-3, when 3s. also was spent " for mending the 

 commandments," beside £3 "for washing- the church and writing 

 the commandments." (Durham Farishes, pp. 57, 253-4, 331). In 

 the same parish in 1681-2, there was "spent when the King's arms 

 were set up, 4s. 9d. ; to carver for the King's arms, £6 10s." (p. 340). 

 In 1650, Is. was spent there " for searching the King's pickture 

 and arms," (which doubtless some Eoyalist had hidden to prevent 

 their " blotting out,") p. 305. After the Ptestoration, the church- 

 wardens of St. Oswald's, Durham, paid " for the King's Armes, £6," 

 and " to Christofer Shacklock for setting upp the Armes and for 

 dales (deals) and timber about same, as by his note appeareth, 

 £6 17s. lOd." (p. 197). 



