14 Flowers and Festivals 



London (17 and 19 Ed. IV.), there is the following 



entry : — 





* ' For rose garlondis and woodreve garlondis on 

 S. Bamebe's daye .... 



xjd." 



And for i486 : — 





''Item, for two doss' di bocse garlands for prestes 



and clerkes on Saynt Barnabes' daye 

 ''Easter. — Three great garlands for the crosses, of 

 roses and lavendar 

 Three dozen other garlands for the quire j 

 Holme and at Christmas eve. 



. js. xd." 



1- 



iiijd.*" 



In the Churchwarden's accounts for the parish of 



S. La^^Tence, Reading, we read : — 





1505. — "It. Payed to Makrell for the holy bush agayne 



Christmas . . . . . . ijd" 



In the Churchwardens' accounts of the parish of 



S. Martin Outwich, London, is : — 





1524. — "Item : payde for brome agaynst Ester . 



Item : for holy and iv}^ at Chrystmas . 

 Item : for rose garlands on Corpus Xti. day 



. jd. 



. ijd. ob. 



. ijd.'5" 



^ See also Brand, vol. i. 293. 



5 North, Chronicle of S. Martin, Leicester, p. 



223. 



