30 Winterslow Church Reckonings, 1542 — 1661. 



remained unused was sold for \2d. In 1546 the wardens 

 supported the kyng-ale in the neighbouring parish of 

 p. 12. Dean to the extent of 2d. Their own ale produced 

 p. 13. 16s. 2d. During the reign of Edward VI. the custom 

 seems to have fallen into abeyance, but in 1553 a sub- 

 stantial dinner made it more profitable: — 



p. 25. 1553. It'm for the kyng ale xliij 8 viij d [a clear receipt] 



chargis 



It'm for a cauffe iij s ij d 



It'm for a shepe iiij s vj d 



It'm wheat & malt 

 It'm for chese 



It' for q"z mutton xiiij" 



It' spyces vij d ob. 



It' for bruing viij d 



p. 27. In 1555 the profit was 53s. 2d., when there was provided 



p. 28. wheat, malt, a sheep, a calf, a loin of mutton, another of 

 veal, half a sheep, cheese, butter, spices, and flour, " wood 

 to bake & brue " ; and the " mynstrell " received 2s. 8d. 



p. 29. The profits continue to increase, in 1556 £3 15s., when for 

 the first time "y e besome uppon Wytmonday" is men- 

 tioned as costing 6d. Later we have : — 



p. 31. 1557. It' for y e mynstrell & for the besome xiij a . 



Anys Harding seems to have been the cook on these 



occasions. She only had 2d. in 1556, but at the "Kyng- 



kale " of 1557 she was raised to 12d. when the profit was 



p. 36. £3 17s. 9d. In 1559 £3 19s. 9d. was made, in 1561 



p. 40. £4 17s. 10d., and the wardens spent 4s. 6d. at the kyng- 



p. 43. ale in the neighbouring parish of Boscombe. In 1562 the 



principle of association was successfully adopted with 



other parishes with a clear profit of £6 17s. 2d., including 



Idmiston 41s. 2d., East Titherley 20s., Farley 26s. 8d., 



West Titherley 15s., East Dean 5s., Winterslow 26s. 2d. 



besides 3s. 2d. " receyved after." 



p. 45. In 1563 " morys-gere " was hired as an additional attraction 



p. 46-7. when £3 17s. 2d. resulted, the poor "coke " only getting 2d., 



and the wardens spent 3s. lOd. at " tetherly kyng alle." 





