Churchwardens' accounts: 1532-3

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

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'Churchwardens' accounts: 1532-3', in The Medieval Records of A London City Church St Mary At Hill, 1420-1559, (London, 1905) pp. 361-363. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/early-eng-text-soc/vol128/pp361-363 [accessed 19 March 2024]

[a.d. 1532–3.

Thomas Beckwythe Wardens.
Thomas Clayton

Obit List.

Quitrent List.

Chantry Accounts.

Church Rents.]

(fn. 1) Paymenttes ffor the Chirche.

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Item, more to ye organ maker ffor a Reward for tuenyng of ye pipis xij d
Item, spent on hym & dyuiers of the Cumpany at ye ale howse vj d
Item, paid for iij staf torches of wex, to hold at the levacion ij s vj d
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Item, spent vppon them yat went with me to seynt Kateryns to take a stresse at godffrey ffelyns howse, and the Constable withe other of neyghpers xij d
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Item, ffor makynge of ye cokk of ye bosse at bylyngesgate and settyng in of the same xvj d
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Item, paid ffor makyng of a pykaxe ffor the Chirch iiij d
Item, ffor mendyng of ye berrell' crosse yat was brokyn iij s iiij d
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(fn. 2) Item, ffor Ryngyng of ye gret bell' ffor Master Ryvell' vj owres vj d
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Item, ffor a crosse to set in ye pardon chircheyard by ye pale j d
Item, ffor nayles to make ffast the yrons in the Rode lofte To set in the baners j d
Item, ffor mendyng of ye lock yat stondith on ye almery behynd the vestry dore & makynge of a key to the same iiij d
Item, paid ffor a key ffor the steple dore iij d
Item, paid to a smythe ffor a bolt ffor the northe chirchyarde dore and ij kepars and a staple iiij d
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Item, paid to thomas coldale ffor blowyng of ye organs ffor lij wekes, that ys to say, ffor euery wek ij d viij s viij d
Item, paid ffor iij galons iij quartes & j pynt of malvesey ffor owr lady masse ffor the hole yere iij s x d ob.
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[Reparations upon the Church Rents.

Quitrents.]

(fn. 3) Clarkes wages and beame ligh't.

Rec' ffor the Clarkes wages this yere as yt apperethe by the Rowle of Gatherynge of the same vij l'i xvij s j d
Rec' ffor ye pascall money & ye beame light this yere xij s ij d quarter
Summa of thes Receytes, viij l'i ix s iij d quarter.

Paymentes.

ffirst, paid to edmond matrevers ffor his yeres wages x l'i
Item, paid to mychaell gren, Conducte, ffor his yeres wages viij l'i
Item, paid to Wylliam paten, ye Clark, ffor his yeres wages vj l'i xiij s iiij d
Item, to donston checheley, conducte, ffor iij quarters wages vj l'i
Item, to nycholas crase, conducte, ffor di. yere & di. quarteres [wages] v l'i
Item, to Richard newgate, conducte, ffor his yeres wages vij l'i
Item, to thomas hoggeson, sexten, ffor his yeres wages iij l'i vj s viij d
Summa of thes paymentes, xlvj l'i.
So the charges amountes ouer and above the Receytes, xxxvij l'i x s viij d ob. quarter.

(fn. 4) Casuall Receytes this yere.

Rec' of thomas Cokkes ffor the pytt of Agnes vavyser in the pardon Chirche yarde iij s iiij d
Rec' ffor her knyll' with the gret bell' vj owres vj s viij d
Item, Rec' ffor ye pyt & knyll ffor master Ryvell' xiij s iiij d
Item, Rec' ffor the stone that lythe over hym vj s viij d
Rec' ffor the pytt of sir george Robyns vj s viij d
Summa of thes Receytes, xxxvj s viij d.

[Wax Reckoning, in which square tapers are mentioned.

Rehearsal.]

(fn. 5) Memorandum: that ther ys lefte in the store howse to the vse of the chirche iij ml' ij c di. of newe tyles.

Footnotes

  • 1. leaf 627, back.
  • 2. leaf 628.
  • 3. leaf 630.
  • 4. leaf 630, back.
  • 5. leaf 632.