Churchwardens' accounts: 1533-4

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: 1533-4', in The Medieval Records of A London City Church St Mary At Hill, 1420-1559, (London, 1905) pp. 363-366. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/early-eng-text-soc/vol128/pp363-366 [accessed 24 April 2024]

[a.d. 1533–4.

Thomas Clayton Wardens.
Iohn Potter

Obit List.

Quitrents.

Chantry Accounts.]

The Rentis of the Chirche.

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ye parson

(fn. 1) Item, Rec' of the parsons dewtye ffor the Chirche yat he oweth by a byll' of his own hond to ye mayntenaunce of the quire ix l'i xvj s iij d

money borewyd

Item, Borowyd of Master Roche, alderman, the xxv day of Iuyn 1534 In Redy [money ?] to helpe to maynteyn the Chirch Rentes xv l'i
Item, R' of Wylliam burnynghill' ffor ye same purpose v l'i
Item, R' of Robert Game in money for ye same purpose xxij s
Item, R' of Iohn birde in money for ye same purpose v l'i
Item, R' of thoms becwith ffor the same purpose x s ij d ob.
Item, R' of thomas Clayton ffor the same purpose xlviij s
Summa, xxix l'i ij d ob..
Thys money fynyshed vp the 9 howsys byldynge Summa totalis of all' thes Receytes ffor ye chirche this yere, lxxiij l'i iij s vij d ob..

paymentes for the Chirche.

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Item, spent vppon the organ player & ye clarkes ye xvj day of merche iiij d
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Item, paid for the prophettes Rayment on palme sondas xvj d
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Item, paid ffor ij sackes of Coles at ester xij d
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Item, ffor garlondes for them that bare the Canypde [canopy] vj d
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Item, paid ffor beryng of the ij Crosses ij d
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(fn. 2) Item, spent at the taverne the ix day of octobre vppon the pristes & clarkes & strange men that Cam to the Salve viij d
Item, paid ffor a boke to writ in the Chirche Reconnyng iiij d
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Item, paid ffor ij bassons of laton ffor the high awter v s
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Item, paid to thomas coldale ffor blowynge of the organs lij Sondais in the yere, ffor euery sonday ij d viij s viij d
Item, ffor iij galons & j pottell of malvesey ffor owre lady masse iij s vj d
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Item, paid ffor iiij staff torches ffor the highe awter iiij s
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(fn. 3) Item, payd ffor pavynge of seynt Christoffers Chappell' and other places of the Chirche & stuff & workmanshipe abowt the same ij s
Item, paid to a laborer the vj day of novembre ffor onlodynge & laying of ij lodys of bryk into the store howse ij d
Item, ffor mendynge of a pewe yat Mestres potter sittith in, to Wolston Wynne iiij d
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[Expenses for the repair of church property, also Quitrent list and many Allowances.]

(fn. 4) Clarkes Wagis ande Beame ligh't.

Item, R' of the Clarkes Wages thes yere as yt apperethe by the Rowle of gatherynge of the same viij l'i xiij s viij d
Summa of thes Receytes, ix l'i ij s viij d.

paymentes.

Item, paid to edmond matrevers ffor his wages j quarter & half, endynge at candylmas whan that he went his way iij l'i xv s
Item, paid to Robert oklond, orgon player, ffor half quarteres [wages] endynge at owre lady day annuncyacon xx s
Item, paid to Robert oklond ffor half yeres wages iiij l'i x s
Item, paid to Myghchaell' gren, Conducte, ffor his yeres wages viij l'i
Item, paid to Richard newgate, conducte, ffor his yeres wages viij l'i
Item, paid to Wylliam paten, paryshe clark, ffor his hole yeres wages endynge at myghelmas laste paste vj l'i xiij s iiij d
Item, paid to thoms hoggeson, Sexten, ffor his yeres wages iij l'i vj s viij d
Item, paid to thoms Axe, conducte, ffor a Reward ffor that he dyde seruice in the chirche affore that he was hyred vj s viij d
Summa of thes paymentes, xxxv l'i xj s viij d.
So the paymentes amountes ouer & aboue the Receytes, xxvj l'i ix s.

(fn. 5) Casuall' Receytes this yere.

ffirst, Rec' ffor a knyll' with the gret bell' vj owres ffor Iohn cokkeshed of Kent, which departid at bylinges gate, in merche this yere vj s viij d
Item, Rec' ffor a pyt in the chirche for ye same man vj s viij d
Item, Rec' of thoms becwithe ffor a ston that lith vppon Robert Ryvell' in the body of the Chirche accordynge to her fformar bargayne vj s viij d
Item, Rec' ffor a pyt for dawsons child in the pardon chirche yarde xij d
Item, Rec' ffor a pytt ffor leonard twyfford, the xxij day of aprell', in the pardon chirche yarde iij s iiij d. Item, ffor the hire of iiij torches ffor the same leonard ij s v s iiij d
Item, Rec' the xvj day of novembre ffor a pyt in the chirch ffor mastres mongham vj s viij d. Item, for a knyll' with ye gret bell' vj s viij d xiij s iiij d
Item, Rec' of Master Roche, the xj day of Decembre ffor a pytt for Iulyan his dowghter in ye chirche by seynt Christofers chapell' vj s viij d
Item, Rec' ffor a pyt in the body of ye chirch for henry pyrson vj s viij d. Item, Rec' ffor a knyll' with ye gret bell' ffor ye same henry vj s viij d xiij s iiij d
Item, Rec' of Rychard bradfford for a pyt for his wyff In the pardon Chirche yard in Decembre last past iij s iiij d
Item, ffor a pyt in ye pardon chirche yard for towlarges child ij s
Item, Rec' ffor a pytt in the pardon Chirch yard ffor Wylliam brokes child xx d
Summa of thes casuall' Rec', iij l'i vj s viij d.

[Wax Reckoning. Rehearsal.]

Footnotes

  • 1. leaf 640.
  • 2. leaf 640, back.
  • 3. leaf 641.
  • 4. leaf 642, back.
  • 5. leaf 643.