By C. E. Ponting, F.S.A. 49 
The last is a curious entry, and I can only conclude it was a 
beam from which to hang a brass candelabrum. That there was 
such a means of lighting appears from the following entry :— 
“1753. Paid Henry Lewins for mending one of the sconces. 1*. 6%.” 
1558. Paid for a Sacrynge bell iij*.” 
»  Itm for makynge the lamp taper and for ffyllynge of the wexe 
“4? 
Trendell. ij. viij*. 
The two following are suggestive—(Dr. Chafyn was at this time 
Vicar) :-— 
©1639. ffor an Houre Glasse for the Churche. xij‘.” 
1640. Paied for an halfe houre glasse. 00—01=00.” 
Under the date 1636 occurs an interesting inventory of the 
ornaments and other goods belonging to the Church. This is 
printed in full in the Appendix. 
The following refer to the Church books :— 
“1560. Whereof payde for a Boke of the Englisshe byble to be used in the 
Churche accordyng to the Iniunccons. xxvi*. viij*.” 
“ Tim payed for a boke of the Comunyon, iij bokes of the psalter, 
and too other bokes to syng the suyce yn. xiij’.” 
“Ttm for a boke of the paraphrases of Erasmus. v".” 
“ Itm to John Shepherd for a pcessyonall boke. ii*.” 
“1562. Itm for a Table paynted with the tenne comanndm®. And for a 
Kalender and a boke of the homelyes. ij°. iiij*.” 
“Item for a Queyre of paper, to make a boke for the Churche of 
crystenyngs, maryeing, and buryeng. iii‘.” 
“1566. ffor a saulter booke. xx*.” 
1578. Itm paied to Mr. Willm Drewe the Clarke of the Assizes for allowing 
of the Charter of the libties of Meere. v’.” 
“1582. Anew Bible. xviij*. vj‘.” 
“1591. Imp’ims for the Changing of the old bible for one of the largest 
volume. xviij’.” 
“1635. ffor Bishop Jewells works bought in London xl*. ffor newe tryming 
the same book then and the carriage down with a Box for the same’ 
booke. v*. iiij’.” 
This book is referred to in the inventory of 1636 as being “‘tyed 
wth a litle Iron Chayne in the Comunion Chauncell.” Part of a 
small chain now remains attached to the chapel side of one of the 
north screens, but this must have been for some other book (? a 
bible). 
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