Churchwardens' accounts: 1498-9 | British History Online

The Medieval Records of A London City Church St Mary At Hill, 1420-1559. Originally published by Trübner, London, 1905.

'Churchwardens' accounts: 1498-9', in The Medieval Records of A London City Church St Mary At Hill, 1420-1559, (London, 1905) pp. 231-235. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/early-eng-text-soc/vol128/pp231-235 [accessed 25 April 2024]

[a.d. 1498–9.



Thomas Wattys	Wardens.
Harry Edmonde

Chantry Accounts.

Church Rents.

Quitrents.]

(fn. 1) Clarkes wagys, Beame lyh't & paskall'.



ffyrst, Receuud for the hole yer qwarter gaderyd for the clarkes wages	v l'	vj s	iiij d
Item, Receyuyd for the beame lyh't thys yer. Summa		xx s
Item, Receuud at Estir for paschall' monye. Summa		x s	viij d
Summa, vj l'i xvij s.

Casuelties yn thys yere.



ffyrst, Receuud of Ioh'n Maskall' for serten tymbyr that bylongyd to the chirche. Summa	iiij s
Item, of thomas wattes for a pece of old tymbyr		iiij d
Item, of master Duklyng for burying of hys child in the pardon chirchard. Summa	ij s
Item, for burying of a man of ceswell from Will' olyuers		xx d
Item, for the burying of a Straunger from Richard Clossys. Summa	iij s
Item, for burying of a man of garneseye. Summa		xvj d
Item, for the burying of William Bedylles child in the pardon chirchard. Summa	ij s
Item, for the burying of thomas Colyns chyld in þe pardon chirchard	ij s
Item, Receuud of mastir Ioh'n Redy for di. c of quarterbord		xij d
Item, Receuud of harry Edmond for xxx^ti foote of planchebord		viij d
Item, Receuud of the wyves yn the parish yn mony gaderyd on hokemonday. Summa	xiiij s	vj d
Item, of the men yn the parishe gaderyd on the tewsday	vj s
Item, of Ioh'ane Remyngton for the burying of hyr husbond in the chirche. Summa	xiij s	iiij d
Item, Receuud of mastres Nonnelaye, for an old bedsted. Summa		ix d
Summa, lij s vij d.
Summa totalis Resseyvyd, xxv l'i ix s j d.

[Obits.]

(fn. 2) Paymentes to the Clarkes & Sexton.



paid to Robert Debnam, parish clarke, for hys yerys wages. Summa	iiij l'i	xiij s	iiij d
Item, to William Raynesford, conduct, which was huryd from shroftyd to lammas. Summa		xxij s
Item, for a reward to hym by þe commavndement of M^r Aldirman		iij s	iiij d
Item, to Richard Abell for hys wagys, þe Rent of his
hows by yer, viij s. Item, in mony bysydes for the hole yere, vj s. Summa	xiiij s
Summa, vj l'i xij s viij d.

(fn. 3) The Reknyng of the wax spent in the chirch'e.



ffyrst, paid for di. c wex Summa	xxvj s
Item, for a quarter vij ll' & a quarter of wax at xlviij s the c Summa	xv s	ij d
Item, deliuerid to the waxchaunde Robert Bale, yn old wax of þe beamelyh't weyng di. c xxiij ll' iij quarter. Item, in tapers endes weyng xviij ll' di. Summa of the weyh't of the wax bothe newe & olde to hym deliuerid viiij^xx ix ll' di.; wherof Receuud of hym ayeyn for þe roodloft and yn tapers spent afore our lady in þe qwyere & for Mr cambryge lyh't in Seint Stephens chapell' & afore Seint thomas and afore þe Roode for mastres Nonneleye viij^xx v ll' di., paying for strikyng of euery ll' to hym ob. Summa	vi s	x d
So remaynyth still' in hys hondes xxiiij ll' of wax in a Stoke.
Item, paid to hym for makyng of the paschall'. Summa	ij s	vij d
Item, for garnyshyng of viij toorches on corpus cristi day Summa	ij s	viij d
Summa paid for wax & for strykyng	liij s	iij d

Reparacions off the chirche rentes.

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Paymentes for the chirche.

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(fn. 4) Paid to Ih'on Bentley, carpynter, for viij days labour makyng of the deske in the vestrye to the bookes & mendyng of dyuerse odur thinges in the chirche Summa	v s	iiij d
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Item, to Symond vauesor for helpyng of the qwiere all' the halydays of Crystmas Summa	iij s	iiij d
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Item, for mendyng of the monstyr for the Sacrament		xvj d
Item, for the wachyng of the Sepulch're & the chirche, to iiij men		xij d
Item, for bred & ale to them that watchyd Summa		vj d
Item, for small' corde for the Crosse Cloth Summa		ij d
Item, for a lampe & for tentyr hookes to the Sepul'cre		j d	ob.
Item, to Richard Ioyner for mendyng of ij baner-polles		iiij d
Item, ij Rybbes of bieff & for bred & ale to the wyvys yn the parish that gaderyd on hokmondaye Summa		xiiij d
Item, for wyne & ale to the Syngars on holy thursday		vj d
Item, for makyng of yryns for the Curteygnes at the hyhe alter		vij d
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(fn. 5) Item, paid to gowge & to Ioh'n Nutte & to dyuerse other Syngars and theyr childryn on Seint Barnabes daye Summa	iiij s	vj d
Item, for vj elles lynyn clothe for to mende the Cloth afore the Roode Summa	ij s	vj d
Item, to harry mershe for peyntyng of the same clothe Summa	iiij s
Item, for new bokeram & for soyng of the same clothe		vj d	ob.
Item, for a cheyn & iij stapulles for bookes in the chancell'	iiij d
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Item, for goldyn Ryband, green sylk & blake, mendyng of the Coopes & westymentes Summa		v d
Item, to the Clarke for hys labour mendyng of them Summa		iij d
Item, Spent on the officiall' at iij tymes when serten of the parishens ware with hym for the chavntryes		xij d
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Item, Spent at the Son apon M^r aldirman & odir of the parish' on the Sonday next aftir Seint Mathews day		vij d
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Item, for a peyre of garnettes to the longe pewe		iiij d
Item, for makyng of a tabyll' for the beyd Roll'		ij d
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Item, for a new shovyll' for the chyrche		iiij d
Item, to ij laborars, euery of them for iij days labor	ij s
Item, for a new whielbarowe Summa		xij d
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(fn. 6) Item, for a Crewet to Roose Wrytelles chawntrye		iiij d
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Item, to the Rakar for the chirche by the hole yere		viij d
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[The two Allowances.

The Rehearsal.]