68 The Parish Church of 8. Michael, Mere. 
“1587. Item paied to the Organ maker. 
“Item to Goodden for his wages to blow the billowes. 
“1591. paied to the Heller for mending of a plott over 
the yorgynes. 
“paied for taking upp of the orgynes. 
“paied to Robte Goodyng for his labour, 
“for wood at the same tyme. 
** paied to Hugh Trassey for making of a seate for 
the orgaynes. 
“paied to Robte fforward for making of ij straps 
of iron for the orgynes. 
“for nayles for the orgynes. 
“1592. paied to Robte Goodyng for bloying of y* orgynes, 
lL, 
Entries referring to the Church plate :— 
“1559. (No churchwardens this year.)’’ 
“ Inventory of Church Goods. Eleven silver spoons 
wherof one is broken ; a great crocke conteyning by 
estimacon 6 galons.” 
“1566. For Tynnen spoones and trenchers, and potts 
bought to th use of the Church. 
“1577. Paied for the lone of pewter vessel. 
1578. Item for v cruses for the Churchale. 
1579. The Chalis changed. Yo" Challis weyes xij oz. 
at ilijs- viij?- the oz. some is lvjs- of yours.” 
“The new Cupp weyes vij oz. and half at v® x4. 
the oz. the some xlviij® John Atkins resteth xis- iij4- 
“1580. Item for other cuppes. 
1580. Alsoe they are charged w xjs- i1j4- for the ovr 
plus w remaineth for the alteracon of the Chalosse 
for the Comunion cupp. 
“1584. (Inventory.) A comunion cup with a cover of 
silver. xi silver spuones with round knapps whereof 
one of them the knappis broken. ii greate brasen 
crocks. iiij** dosen of trenchers. iiij®’ stone cupes. 
“1594, For a dosen of cupps and fower dosen of spoones 
for the Church. 
“1601. (Inventory.) Eleven silver spoones, two crocks 
a comunion cup of silver and a silver plate. The 
eleven silver spoones doe way x oz. w after the rate 
of iv’ viij4 the oz. amounteth to xlvjs- viij4- and are 
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ijd. 
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vijs- 
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xj 8, iij4- 
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