250 The Death of the First Earl of Salisbury at Marlborough. 



tlie churchwardens' accounts of " Sainct Peter's (and St. Paul's) in 

 Marlboroughe," which Messrs. "EobertHitchcocke sen. and Nicholas 

 Edwards, churchwardens there," took and rendered on " the Vth 

 of Aprill Anno dni 1613 annoq regni Regis Jacobi Anglie &c. 

 vndecimo et Scotie xlvj.° " in other words, on the Easter Monday 

 next after the Earl of Salisbury's death in their town. The 

 receipts were not numerous, so I will give that side of the account 

 t7i ertenso : — 



" Imprimis these Accomptants Charge themselves w"* 



money receaved in stocke at this last aceompte lis. 4rf. 



Item, rec' the rent menconed in the rent roll for 



this last year 11. Os. Ad. 



Item, rec' of Baldwin Lye for arrerages \2d. 



Item, rec' of the Taxacon of the parishioners 3/. 16s. 2rf. 



Item, rec' of the lord Treasurers gift 5s. Od. 



Item, rec' of Mr. Phillipp Francklyn as given by 



Mr. \Ym. and John Jones to thuse of the Church 10s. Od. 



Item' rec' of Kobert Harrison for his mother in laws 



grave in the Church 6s. Qd. 



Item, rec' of Wra. Applegate of money gotten at 



Whitsontyde 24*. Orf. 



Summa oneris 13Z. 14s. 6rf. 



plus in dorso." 

 Overleaf follow 35 items ' layed out,' chiefly on account of the bells ; 'in 

 bread and wine at Easter, 1612, more than was gathered at Easter, 1613, \Zd. 

 To Thomas Cox, for raysinge a seate, 5s.' ' To Mr. Hearne' for writinge, 

 the register book, 18rf.' ' A deske for the Clarke, 12rf.' ' An howre glasse' 

 12rf.' ' The Clarke for ringinge on St. James' Day, \1d.' ' Obitt money and 

 the acquitance, 5s. 5rf.' ' Washinge the Surples and Communion cloth, 12rf.' 

 ' Ringinge the 24th of March, 12rf.' ' To the clerk for ringinge for the 

 harper, \2d.' ' Paide unto Mr. Mayo' on good Fryday, 6s. 8rf.,- &c., &c. 

 "Also these accomptants doo pray allowance for these rents behinde, viz. 

 W. Appleyate, half yeare, 13s. 

 For the meade behinde thermitage, 2s. lOt^. 

 For a meade in the tenure of John Hitchcocke of the 



Chantry of St. Katherine, 2s. 

 For Whiteharte lane, 4rf. 

 For a Barne in Blowhorn street, 4rf. 



Sum total of payments and allowances, 10/. 3s. 9rf." 



' i.e., Arthur Heme, the rector. 

 - This, I believe, was a contribution for the poor. Samuel Pepys, when 

 visiting these parts in June, 1668, left Is. for the " poor " at each inn, on 

 paying his reckoning at the George in Salisbury, the Sun at Bath, and the 

 Hart in Marlborough, probably in a poor's box there. See also my St. 

 X^ichohf's Hospital, p. Ixxix, 



