By 0. E. Pouting, 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. I 9 . 6 d ." 



" 1558. Paid for a Sacrynge bell iij d ." 



„ Itm for makynge the lamp taper and for ffyllynge of the wexe 

 Trendell. ij s . viij d ." 



The two following are suggestive — (Dr. Chafyn was at this time 

 Vicar) : — 



" 1639. ffor an Houre Glasse for the Churche. xij d ." 

 " 16-10. 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 s . viij d ." 

 " Itm payed for a boke of the Comunyon, iij bokes of the psalter, 



and too other bokes to syng the suyce yn. xiij"." 

 " Itm for a boke of the paraphrases of Erasmus, v 8 ." 

 " Itm to John Shepherd for a pcessyonall boke. ii d ." 

 " 1562. Itm for a Table paynted with the tenne comanndm 1 ". And for a 

 Kalender and a boke of the homelyes. ij s . iiij d ." 

 " Item for a Queyre of paper, to make a boke for the Churche of 

 crystenyngs, maryeing, and buryeng. iii d ." 

 "1566. ffor a saulter booke. xx d ." 



" 1578. Itm paied to Mr. Willm Drewe the Clarke of the Assizes for allowing 



of the Charter of the libties of Meere. v 8 ." 

 " 1582. A new Bible, xviij 9 . vj d ." 



" 1591. Imp'ims for the Changing of the old bible for one of the largest 

 volume, xviij 8 ." 



"1635. ffor Bishop Jewells works bought in London xk ffor newe tryming 

 the same book then and the carriage down with a Box for the same 

 booke. v 8 . iiij d ." 



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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