378 Inventories of Church Goods, and Chantries of Wills. 



Brotherhood and Preests of Jesus Service in St. Edmund's Church. Nicholas 

 Davyes, incumbent ; clear value vij u . vj H . There was a College at S. Edmund's 

 the revenues wherof didd amounte to the 3'erely value of iiij ariip. xv 8 . iiij d ., 

 which was graunted to one Mr. Symberbe one of the Kynges Maie ti<: his privey 

 chamber. Within the paroche is the number of M 1 . Dec people wiche receive 

 the Blessed Communion, and no vicar indowed nor any preest besydes the 

 Curate to helpe to mynyster the Sacrament savynge the said preests of the 

 chauntre and brotherhedd, all wiche togeyther with the ffellowes of the College 

 have been scantly able to serve in administration in the tyme of place, wher- 

 fore the parysshioners desire the Kinges most honourable Councell to consyder 

 hit accordinglye. 



Jesus Masse in Seynt Thomas Church maintained out of lands bequethed by 

 Thomas Brodgate, clear value vij u . ij s . vij d . Within the parisshe is the number 

 of mldcli. people wiche receive the Blessed Communion, and no vicar endowed, 

 nor any priest besides the Curate to helpe to mynyster the Sacrements savinge 

 the priests of the sayde Chauntrees and brotherhedds wiche to geyther be 

 scarcilly able to serve in administration. The Cytye is a goodly Cytye and well 

 peopled, as it is well known full of gentre, inconsideracyon wherof if hit myghte 

 plese the King and his hon. counsell to appoynt a scolemayster there for the in- 

 ducement of youthe it wollde not only serve the sayd cytye, but also the countre 

 adsonynge. 



(19) Chantre at Ltjegeeshall. xviij 11 . x«. v d . 



(21) Fforwardis Chantre Meee. Rich. Chafyn incumbent, clear value cxis. 

 viijd. plate xix oz. § goodis v s . 



(23) Grenefred's Chantry North Bradley. Baltazar Segytte, incumber, vi u . 

 vijs. Plate viij ox. di. Goodis ixs. iiii (viij s . iiij«i. for a bell). 



(29) Brotherhood of S. Catherine's in the parish Churche of Chippenham, 

 Jo. Jeckett incumbent; clear value iiip.ixs. iijd., plate j challfre in the hds. of 

 Mr. Pye, goods x s . 



In the said parisshe there be Dclxvij peopel wiche receyve the Blessed Com- 

 munion and no preest besydis the Vicar to helpe in the administracyon of the 

 Sacraments savinge the preests of the chauntrees and brotherhedds wherefore etc 



(30) Priorye or ffre Chappell of S. John in Caliste ; clear value iiij u . iiij s . xi d . 

 Rob. Blake incumbent, no preest but hadd it gyven unto hym for his exhybytyon 

 to ffynde hym to scole. 



(31.) A Priest in St. Paul's Church, Malmesbury; clear vij 1 ' 1 , xi s . Thos. 

 Wassheborne, stipendiary. 



(44) A preest in Coseham Church; clear lxxiiijs., Wm. Lewis, stipendiary. 

 Cosseham is a greate parisshe, wherein be Dlxvij people whiche receyve the 

 blessed Communyon and no prestes to helpe the Yicar saving the chantre preest, 

 because the Vicarage is so small levinge that he is not able to hyre a preeste 

 to helpe hym. 



(45.) Terumberes Chauntre in Trowbridge Church ; clear xv 11 . xixs. jd #) goodis 

 iiij s . iijd, Robert Wheatacre incumbent hath occupied hymself in teachinge a 

 scole. 



Trowbridge is a great paresshe wherein be the number of D people, 

 wiche, etc. 



(46) Brotherhedde of Corpus Christe in the same, clear liiij 8 . vj d . goodis 



