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probably inside them, up to 1570. The players' apparel was sold 

 off in 1579, very near the time it was sold at Chelmsford. 



B. Extracts from the Accounts of the Churchwardens of Chelmsford. 



The old accounts of the Churchwardens of Chelmsford commence 

 in 1557. 



The first Inventory of Church goods is dated 21st July 1560, 

 and are arranged under the following heads : Coopes, Vestements, 

 Clothes belongynge to the high aulter and the frunte of redd 

 velvet, Latten, Lynnen, Bookes, Pewter belonging to y e Church, 

 Plate sold by y e Churchwardens, but it is difficult to say which of 

 the various items enumerated were used in the services of the 

 Church and which for other purposes. 



On the 27th February 1563 another Inventory was made, and 

 in this a distinction was apparently drawn between items used for 

 the Church and for other purposes, as, after enumerating the former, 

 there follows under the head of " Garments " the following (remarks 

 in brackets being additions probably of later date) : 



Item fyrst iiij gwones of red velvet. 



a longe gowne of blew velvet. 



,, a short gowne of blew velvet. 



,, a gowne of blacke velvet (very much worne). 



ij gownes of red satten, one much shorter than the other. 



,, a gowne of borders. 



a gowne of clothe of Tyshew. 



a jerkyn of blew velvet with sieves. 



a jerkyn of borders w*out sieves. 



,, viii jerkyns w*out sieves (one wanted). 



ij vyces coates, and ij scalpes, ij daggers (1 dagger wanted). 



v prophets cappes (one wantinge). 



,, vi capes of furre, and one of velvet (one of these on the gownes). 



,, iij jeyrkyns, iij flappes for devils, ij payer gloves. 



,, iiij shepehoks, iiij whyppes (but one gone). 



a red gowne of saye (Iron axxe . . . new). 



,, xxiii berdes ( . . . wanted), xxi hares. 



,, a jernet of blewe velvet w* border. 



a mantell of red Bawdkyn. 



iij jerkes of red bawdkyn with sieves. 

 a ffawken of brasse. 



