445 



1571 (the 1-ith of Elizabeth), and are therefore nearly a 

 century older than those of St. Peter Cheap, in the City of 

 London. They were exhibited in 1852 at the Meeting of the 

 Somerset Archteological and Natural History Society, and a brief 

 notice will be found of them in the Volume for that year, p. 17, and 

 extracts from them are given in the Appendix to " Warner's History 

 of Bath." 



The Churchwardens' Accounts of the Parish of Banwell have 

 been carefully preserved, and commence A.D. 1516 (7 Henry VIII.), 

 and continue to the present time. Facsimiles have been made of 

 portions of these, and extracts from the accounts are given in 

 " Eutter's History of Somerset," p. 140. 



The Churchwardens' Accounts in the Parish of Yatton, go back 

 as far as 1445, and are therefore nearly two centuries older than 

 Wrington, which only go back to 1634. 



Booh of Churchwardens^ Accounts for Wrington Parish. 

 This Book commences 1634, and has on its title-page " A Booke 

 for the Church Wardens Accompt 1634." * 



In this Book the ratings are given both for Wrington and Broad- 

 field.t John Tilly and John Phippen, Churchwardens, 1635. 

 The Rate Book begins thus — 



A Comon and General Rate for the Cliurch, the particulars whereof ^ hj^oc 

 appears as foUoweth, vizt ; — j 



The first entry is — 



Imprimis William Capell Esq. — Is for the Heyes; and xd 



for Oldhuryes ; x"? for Wiltons ; sA for Barkleys Grunds . j 



and in toto ... ... ... ... ... iii 6 ' 



s. 

 Mr. Samuel Crooke for Blanch Hay ... ... iij &c. 



&c., &c., &c. 

 Two bequests are entered, the one of xx£ and the other of x£, each 

 bearing date 8 May, 1635. The latter is signed by the Church- 

 wardens " Thos. Bevan and Jno. Notrett and overseers." The first 

 is from Sam. Crooke, late Rector of the Parish, Wrington, to the 

 poor of the Parish. The second from Mr. Augustus Spalding, late 

 of the Parish of Wrington, gentleman, deceased, for the poor of the 



* Begun in the Rev. Sam. Crooke's Incumbency, 1602-1649. 

 t Written B?-odfield. 



