By the Rev. J. E. Jackson. 75 



Foder cwt. 



Item, a flat roof over the Abbess's chamber, covered with lead, in 

 length 24 foot, and in depth on either side 14 foot 1 10 



Item, a bastard roof over the old parlour, covered with lead, in 

 length 22 foot, and in depth on either side 22 foot 2 3 



Item, a little entry from the Hall to the Kitchen with a vice 

 {spiral staircase), covered with lead : 1 0 



Item, a roof over Joane Horner's chamber crested with lead 0 10 



Item, a roof covered with lead over the little chamber, called The 

 Leaden Chambers 2 0 



No. 2. Extracts from " William Nottingham's Payments for 

 costs and charges of trying, melting and casting of the lead, 31 

 March, 32 H. VIII." 



The work lasted 10 weeks; John Plomer 6d. a day with meat and drink. 

 John Roger, carpenter, 6d. a day, finding himself. " The same John forpullies 

 and. ropes to make tackling to pluck down the spire." Five other men 6d. a 

 day, finding themselves. They worked on Good Friday, " lacking four hours." 



On Thursday and Friday in Easter week the spire was plucked down. 

 On the 2nd July the glass was pulled down, and the iron was weighed. 



Other items were for ' penny halters and halfpenny halters, spades and 

 showels,' ' gress for the pollis ' {grease for the putties), handbarrow, sand, a 

 mason to make the furnace, &c. 



Wm. Bawdewyn was the watch-man who sat up all night to watch the 

 lead and for his vigilance he received 4d. a night. 



For 21b. of gunpowder bought at Sarum, to fire the great timber of the 

 steeple. 2s. 8d. 



For 2 line cords, one to fire the gunpowder in the steeple and the other to 

 make fast the great gable 12d. 



For the hire of Mr. Bundye's horse to ride to Easton {near Peivsey) to 

 speak with Mr. Berwyk about the pulling down of the steeple 4d. 



For an ox hyde to make a pair of bellows to melt the lead ashes 6s. 8d. 



For a load of charcoal to melt the same ashes 8s.' " 



No. 3. " Receptis of the Superfluous Houssis of the lat Monastery 

 of Amesbury belongyng to the Rygth Honorable Erylle of Hert- 

 ford, A 0 . E. Henrici Octavi tricesimo primo. (31 Hen. VIII.) 



s. d. 



Item, x th day February, Umpfre Lovyngbone for a Silyng 

 [ceiling) and bords of one Chamber by the Lytell Cloysters .... iiij. 



Item, xvi. day Feb., Nicholas Noors of Chaldryngton for pav- 

 yng tyell before the hye Auter, The Yestre, with all the Gryffes 

 Stonys {grave-stones) befor the hye Auter vij. 



Item, iiij day Marche, Thomas Hayle, Tudworth; for ij Tombe 

 Stonys in the North He v. 



Item, xij day March, The Churchwardens of Shypton for a 

 portion pavyng tyell yn the Sowth He by the church dour ij. ij. 



