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Notes on the History of Mere. 



charitable Devosion, according to their Discrecon, And they entering into 

 their booke of allowancs the day of the moneth, the some gyven and the 

 name of the ptie to whome it shalbe given, the said somes shalbe allowed to 

 the said Churchwardens yearelie uppon their accompts." 



" 1585. Item laied out to the Clark of the m'kett viij s - " 



"1586. Item paied to Symon Crouch for a shurt to whip the 



Rogues iij s « " 



" 1589. Paid by them for a Cli and half a H of gunpowder by 



them bought and at this daie remayning in their hands vj u . iiij e ." 



" 1590. Item to the Clark of the Markett at Hyndon vij 8 ." 



" 1596. They are alsoe to be charged w th l s . as soe much money 

 by them receyved for the said Barrell of gunpowder and w ch 

 before this tyme remayned as a stock at vi 11 iiij s . as above 

 appeareth L s ." 



" Item to Mr. Edward Chafyn for the Clarke of the Markett viijV 



" 1599. Item paied to the Clarke of the markett ix 3 . viij d ." 



A curious agreement is here entered : — 



" The xiiijth daie of Deceber 1615. 



" Md. It was agreed between John Rogers als Ball & John fforward the 

 younger of Woodland Church Wardens of Meere, & Dewby Deane of Lackcok 

 in the Countye of Willtes, Plumber, that he the sayde Dewby Deane did 

 undertake wth the sayde Churchwardens that he the sayde Dewby Deane or his 

 assignes would at all tymes dewringe his naturall lyfe sufficientlye repayer at his 

 own ppr. Cost & Charges all the leades uppon the tope of the tower & the leads 

 w ch he did Cast uppon the northe Porch. In Consyderacon whereof the sayde 

 Church Wardens did gyve to the sayde Dewby Deane xij d « of lawfull Englyshe 

 monye, pvided allwayes that if the sayde leades wer hurt by any casuall meanes 

 that then the same to be amended at the Charge of the pishe. In wittnes 

 whereof I the sayde Dewby Deane have hereunto sett my hand the day and 

 yere above sayde. 



Witnesses hereunto, Dtjby Deane. 



Tho. Chafyn and 

 Willm Jemver 

 Sigm + Willi 

 Jemver." 



In 1623 is an entry of national interest : — 



" To Contucino Palrologo 1 at two severall collections iij s ." 



1 This should be Contarini Palseologus. The Palseologus family reigned as 

 Emperors of the East from 1260 to 1453. 



In Notes and Queries (7th S., ix., 488), is a query, which says : — "In a letter 

 dated October 16th, 1622, written by Theophilus Aylmer, son of the Bishop of 

 London, to Dr. Owen Gwynn, Master of St. John's College, Cambridge (the 

 original of which is in the muniment room of the college), there occurs the 

 following passage :—" Interest in you . . . let me now finde in yr help to 

 he afforded toward this Nobleman Contarin' Palseologus ; of whose worth you 



