Churchwardens' accounts: 1529-30 | 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: 1529-30', in The Medieval Records of A London City Church St Mary At Hill, 1420-1559, (London, 1905) pp. 349-353. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/early-eng-text-soc/vol128/pp349-353 [accessed 25 April 2024]

[a.d. 1529–30.



Antony Elderton	Wardens.
Iohn Bird

A Note.

Obit List.

Quitrent List.

Chantry Accounts (with Porth).

Church Rents.]

(fn. 1) Paymenttes of the same.



Paid to M^r Channon, Curate, for the Beed-Rowle for a yere	ij s	iiij d
paid to the orgon maker for his ffee at Crystemas		xij d
paid for blowyng of the Orgons in the Christemas holydays when Balaham was Syke		iiij d
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paid for a Rope for the bellowys of the Orgons		ob.
paid for makyng of a forme & a Deske for the skole		xvj d
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paid [for] the entryng of an Accion & þe Arest of Ioh'n Carpenter for howse Rent in þe Ryall		x d
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paid to a Somoner for Somenyng of M^r hiltons, preist		ij d
paid to a Dawber & his laborer for a days wourke in the Chambre that Edmond hath' for skole howse		xiij d
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paid for xxxj elles of whited normandy Canvas for albys for the Church', the ell' vj d. Summa	xv s	vj d
paid for ix elles of holand clothe for a Surplys for the parisshe preist, the ell' viij d ob. Summa	vj s	iiij d	ob.
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(fn. 2) paid for Brede and Drynk att the hyryng off Sir Symond þe Base that cam from Seint Antonys		iiij d
paid for a boke of playnsong of the offices off Ihesus Mas and our ladys Massis, for the Children	ij s	ij d
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paid for wasshyng of vij Corporassis for þe church'		vij d
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paid for Carryage of Rubbissh' owte of bothe the Churche yerdes ayenst palmesonday		ij d
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paid for wasshyng & Starchyng of þe pix clothe		ij d
paid for the makyng of ij Surplices for the Curate	ij s	viij d
paid for makyng of vj Albys & vj Amyttes	iij s
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paid for iiij Tapurs for the Sepulcre more then was gadred of the parisshens		xiij d
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(fn. 3) paid to Trowlop at Towrehill for quytrent of þe bell		xij d
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paid for the Costes of M^r Roche, Ioh'n Byrd and M^r Rochis seruaunt, and for theire iij hors for Rydyng to Norwych' to M^r parson to knowe his mynde for the payng of the Conductes wages	xxij s	iiij d
paid for ij lampreys for M^r parson		xx d
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paid for makyng clene of the Guttur in the Chambre þat is the Skole howse for þe Children		ij d
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paid to Mighell grene for a quayre of papur Ryall for þe prykked song boke and for mowth glewe		vij d
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(fn. 4) paid for Ryngyng on our lady day, Assumpcion		iiij d
paid for a Newe kay to the west dore of þe church'		iij d
paid to Mighell Grene for Mendyng of þe Antefoners that lye in the quere that [were] torn & brokon		xvj d
payd for lyne for bothe the Clothes of bothe the greate Tabernaclys at the high' alter		vj d
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paid for mendyng of the Say Curtens in þe quere		ij d
paid for xv elles & a quarter of lokeram for Surplisys for the children, the ell vj d. Summa	vij s	vij d	ob.
paid to William patten for makyng of vj Surplisis		xviij d
paid for a Bawdryk for the Sanctus bell		ij d
paid to a Scryvener for goyng with M^r parson into Buttolphe lane for to a made an Inventory		iiij d
paid to humfrey Barnys for di. C of iiij peny nayle, di. C of iij peny nayll for the deske in the church' and other nessesarys in the churche		iij d
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paid for mendyng of a deske in the quere		iiij d
(fn. 5) Paid to a Dawber and his laborer, for euery of them a day and a halff Mendyng, Dawbyng and whityng of the entre by the north' Chirchyerd		xix d	ob.
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paid for mendyng of a Cheyre in the Churche		vj d
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paid for leyng of a gravestone In the Sowth' Ile	ij s
paid for mendyng of the glas wyndowys in the Churche and the Chappelles þat were brokon	v s
paid for mendyng of a Senser		iiij d
paid to baleham for a yere blowyng the Orgons, for euery weke ij d. Summa	viij s	viij d
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paid for wyne for our lady alter (fn. 6) Mas for the hole yere, þat is to say, for iiij galons of Malmesey v s iiij d, and for ij quartes of Redwyne v d. Summa	v s	ix d
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paid for mendyng of a pewe in the churche		vj d
paid for a fforme fo[r] the Skole howse		x d
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Item, I aske allowaunce for sir Symond gyldyr for di. a yeres Rent of his chamber graunted by the parisshe	iij s	iiij d
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(fn. 7) Item, I aske alowaunce for þe skole howse	vj s	viij d

[The Two Allowances.]

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paid to Ioh'n North'folke for prykkyd song bokes, of the whiche v of them be with Antemys and v with Massis

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(fn. 8) The Clarkis Wages & Beame ligh't.



Rec' of the Clarkes wages this yer as apperith' by the Rowle of the Gatheryng	viij l'i	iiij s	viij d
Rec' for pascall money and beame ligh't this yere		xj s	x d
Summa, viij l'i xvj s vj d.

Paymenttis.



paid to Migh'ell Grene, Clark, for his yeres wages	vj l'i	xiij s	iiij d
paid to Wylliam patten, Conducte, for a yeres wages	viij l'i
paid to Ioh'n North'for, Conducte, for his wages of the parisshe, and for that M^r parson paith' hym, for a quarter endyd at Cristemas		l s
paid to Thomas Monden, Sexten, for a yeres wages	iij l'i	vj s	viij d
paid to William Wylde for a yeres wages		xx s
paid to George Moore for iij quarters endyd at Mighelmas	vj l'i
paid to Edmond Matryvers, conducte, for iij quarters wages	vij l'i	x s
paid to Donston Chechelly, conducte, for a quarter wages		xxxiij s	iiij d
Summa, xxxvj l'i xiij s iiij d.
And so
The Charge is more then the Receptes, xxvij l'i xvj s x d.

(fn. 9) Casuell Receptes this yere.



Rec' for the Buryall of Thomas Stauner	ij s
Rec' for the Buryall of Ioh'n vstum	ij s
Rec' for the Buryall of Ioh'n Burnynghill	ij s
Rec' for the Buryall of Ioh'n lambys childe	ij s
Rec' for the Buryall of a childe of Ioh'n Todardes	ij s
Summa, x s.

[Wax Reckoning. Rehearsal.]

(fn. 10) Memorandum: ther was delyuered to the handes of Thomas goodneston, in the vestry, by Richard Bradford, of the revenews of the Romeland for a yere & a di. Summa, xxv s.

Memorandum: to arrest ffold for di. a yeres rent vnpaid for his house in fforster lane & for dyuers thinges spoillid out of our said house contrary to the Custom of the Cittie.

(fn. 11) iij^o die ffebruarii, anno Domini 1530.

Memorandum: that I, Alane persy, parson of Sancte Mare hyll, aw to the churche aforesaide at the dayet of this Aconte xvj l'i, and at our laydes daye next I shal owe viij l'i, whiche ij somys shall mayke me in dew dett vnto the saide chirche þ[is ?] daye expired in the sum of xxiiij l'i, which I knowlege me to aw the church' wardens & the parrisens of the sayme; at al tymes hauyng a halfe yere warnyng, at all tymes.

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(fn. 12) 1 Memorandum: to make serche wher the will of M^r Port is becommyn; whether it be in the handes of hiltons wif or in the handes [of] the wif of Thomas Hustom (fn. 13) by cause we may sue the detters of port. (fn. 13)

2 Also to Remembre to speke with William Awdr concernyng the lettyng of Romeland.

3 Item, to speke with the detters of port whiche haue plegges lying in the church'e either to ffech'e theym out or elles to prays the pleges & make money.

4 Also to speke with Crowcher [to ?] suche money as he ough't to paye.