Churchwardens' accounts: 1555-6

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: 1555-6', in The Medieval Records of A London City Church St Mary At Hill, 1420-1559, (London, 1905) pp. 400-404. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/early-eng-text-soc/vol128/pp400-404 [accessed 19 March 2024]

[a.d. 1555–6.

(fn. 1) 'from the feast of the nativitie of our Lorde a 1555 vnto the feast of the nativitie of our Lord God Anno domini 1556.'

William Pasmer Wardens.]
Harry Smythe

The Rentes and Receiptes.

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(fn. 2) Rec' by me, William Pasmor, of The seasement of the parishe of Saynt Mary Hill towarde the Charges of the Roode, Mary and Ioh'n, and the patrones of the Churche and the Lyghtes of the Roode lofte, as dothe appere hereafter folowynge by name as I Receyved of them 1556.

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(fn. 3) Receyved bye me, William Pasmer, Churchewarden of Saynt Mary at hyll', as hereafter folowethe.

Receptes.

Rec' of mistris Leversham for the pytt and the knell at her husbandes beryall' xiij s iiij d

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(fn. 4) These parselles folowynge hereafter are the Rerages that was in the tenantes handes at the sute of Mr francke, and Receyved by me, William Pasmer, Churchewarden of the parishe of saynt Mary at hill 1556.

Receyptes.

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Rec' of these Tenantes folowynge belongyng to the parishe of saynt Mary at hill' lying besydes the Towre and beyng within the parishe of Saynte buttolphe without algate 1556.

Receiptes.

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(fn. 5) These parselles as folowethe was Rec' by me, William Pasmor, and and lent of the parishonars of saynte Mary at hyll whose name[s] ffolowethe hereafter.

Receiptes.

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These parselles folowinge Rec' by me, William Pasmer, of the last Consent of all the vestrye as hereafter ffolowetes.

Receiptes.

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(fn. 6) Hereafter folowethe The Chargis of the Roode, Mary and Iohn, layde owte by me, William Pasmer, Churchewarden of the parishe of Saynte Mary at hill in Anno domini 1556.

Paymentes.

In primis, payed for the Roode, Mary and Iohn, for the saide parishe of Saynt Mary at hill' vij l'i
Item, payed for the patrones of the said churche as apperethe by a byll' xxvj s viij d
Item, payed for the tabernacle that the patrones standethe in, as dothe appeare by a quittaunce v s
Item, payed for xvj bolles of laten for the Roode lofte, and every boll' at ij s ij d apece, as apperythe by a quyttance xxxiiij s viij d
Item, payed to Thomas vncle for payntyng the patrones and Reffreshynge of the tabernacle and for Coloryng the backe syde of the borde of the crosse, as dothe appere by a quittance xviij s iiij d
Sum, xj l'i iiij s viij d.

(fn. 7) Hereafter ffolowethe paymentes that I, William Pasmer, Churchewarden of the parishe of Saynt Mary at hyll, hathe layde out abowte the affayres of the sayde Churche in many parselles, as hereafter dothe ffollow, Anno domini 1556.

Paymentes.

Payed to sir hewe Gybson, Curatt, for one quarteres wages ended at Candelmas 1555 iij l'j
Payed to sir Henry Ioye, Curat, for a xj [a-leven] monthes ended at Crystmas last past Anno 1556 xj l'i
Payed to sir William Rychard, morrowmas prest, for halfe a yeare ended at midsomer 1556 iiij l'i xvj s viij d
Payed to sir Edmond Toe, morrowmas prest, for one quarter of a yeare ended at Crystmas anno 1556 l s
Payd to sir Roger Wryte, quondocke, for halfe a quarteres wagis ended at Candelmas Anno 1555 xvij s vj d
Payed to Gyles hanckes, quondocke, for one whoale yeares wages ended at Cristmas last Anno 1556 viij l'i
Payed to Iohn Hobbes, quondocke, for one whoale yeares wages ended at Cristmas last Anno 1556 viij l'i
Payed to William Mundye, Clarke, for one whoale yeares wages ended at Cristmas last Anno 1556 vj l'i xiij s iiij d
Payed to Thomas Mundye, Sexton, for one whoale yeares wages ended at Cristmas last Anno 1556 iiij l'i
Sum, xlviij l'i xvij s vj d.

(fn. 8) Hereafter ffolowethe what hathe ben laid owt by me, William Pasmer, Churchewarden, abowte the sute of the landes at towre hill with Mr francke, in many parselles as hereafter folowethe, A 1556.

paymentes.

Item, payed to Mr Rastall' vj s viij d
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(fn. 9) Item, payed to serten of the Jewry to make them dryncke ij s
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(fn. 10) Hereafter ffolowethe payementes by me, William Pasmer, Churchewarden of the parishe of Saynte Mary Hill, layde owte abowte the affayres of The sayde Churche, in many parselles as hereafter dothe followe, Anno 1556.

Payementes.

Item, payed for holye and Ivye at cristmas ij s
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Item, payed for syngynge bread ij d
Item, payed for a great wicker matt & ij small' peces viij s ij d
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Item, payed for an homely booke xvj d
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Item, for boate hyer for the chargis of halowyng the altars ij d
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Item, for seryng Candell', brome, paper and oyle, and for Coales and also braune ix d
Turne over the leafe.
(fn. 11) Item, payed for the dynner of the suffrycan yat daye he halowed the altars and other yat did service with hym xiij s
Item, payde in Claret wyne, sacke and sugar iij s xj d
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Item, for payntynge of the Coffen of the pascall xviij d
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(fn. 12) Item, payed to tanner for greasyng the belles ij d
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(fn. 13) Item, payed for a dynnar of our ladys daye for all' the syngynge men and syngynge children xx s
Turne over the Leafe.
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(fn. 14) Item, payed ij [meaning 'to'] viijt' syngynge men, and for the chylderne of saynte Magnus vj s viij d
Item, payed to harryson for bearynge the crosse iiij d
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(fn. 15) Item, payed for a Copye of the last visitacion iiij d
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Item, payed for a masse booke xiij s iiij d
Item, payed for you, to sett in the churcheyard v d
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Item, payed for wyne at Mr Lowndes for to synge masse, and for the quere vppon festivall' dayes xxxvij s iiij d
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(fn. 16) Item, payed for a Rest to performe the masse booke xx d
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Item, payed for the iiij stockes for the Roodlofte, and for suche waxe as hathe ben burned in the churche at service tyme, to Ieram Burton xxxviij s
Item, payed for iiij wooden pynnes of the tapers in the Roodelofte xij d
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Item, payed for mendyng of the bell' whele and for the stockes of the roodlofte and for the tapers ij s vj d
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(fn. 17) Item, payed for Ryngynge of the knell' for my wyves buryall viij d
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(fn. 18) per me Alanum Percy.

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