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: 1420-76', in The Medieval Records of A London City Church St Mary At Hill, 1420-1559, (London, 1905) pp. 61-74. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/early-eng-text-soc/vol128/pp61-74 [accessed 23 April 2024]
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1420-76
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[a.d. 1420–1.]
(fn. 1) Midsomere
[a.d. 1421–2.]
Anno viij°
| Also receued on Estire day in Candelseluere | x s | j d | ob. |
| Also receued for þe beryenge of Ioh'n halsangre | vj s | viij d | |
| Also receued on Whitsonday in quarterage | vj s | ix d | |
| Also receued of William Beuerage | x s | ||
| Also receued of Richard Sowne | xij s | vj d | |
| Also receued of Ioh'n Gretynge | ix s | ij d | |
| Mydsomere | |||
| Also receued on þe Assomcyon day in quarterage | v s | x d | |
| Also receued of William Beuerage | x s | ||
| Also receued of Richard Sowne | xij s | vj d | |
| Also receued of Ioh'n Gretyngee | ix s | ij d | |
| (fn. 2) Mighelmesse | |||
| Also receued on Alhalwen day quarterage | vij s | ij d | |
| Also receued of William Beuerage | x s | ||
| Also receued of Richard Sowne | xij s | vj d | |
| Also receued of Ioh'n Gretynge | ix s | ij d | |
| Cristemasse | |||
| Also receued of þe hous of seint Eleyns | xx s | ||
| Also receued on Candelmes day in quarterage | vj s | vij d | |
| Also receued of William Beuerage | x s | ||
| Also receued of Richard Sowne | xij s | vj d | |
| Also receued of Ioh'n Gretyng | ix s | ij d | |
[a.d. 1422.]
Anno ix°
[a.d. 142?]
| (fn. 3) also resseued of sertayn men for þe rod lofte | |||
| ffyrst of Richard Goslyn | x l'i | ||
| also of Tomas Raynwall | x l'i | ||
| also of Rook | xxs vj s | viijd | |
| also of Richard Botelere | xx s | ||
| also of harry merch' | xx s | ||
| also of Tomas wyte | xx s | ||
| also of Robert schad | xiij s | iiij d | |
| also of Iohan Gladwyn | xiij s | iiij d | |
| also of [ ?] | x s | ||
| also of Iohan organ | x s | ||
| also of Iohan Baale | x s | ||
| also of Robert peny | vj s | viij d | |
| also of water hasle | vj s | viij d | |
| also of Gretyng | vj s | viij d | |
| also of harry clerk | iij s | iiij d | |
| also of William archyre | iij s | iiij d | |
| also Iohan hacheman | iij s | iiij d | |
| also William Bakere | iij s | iiij d | |
| also Robert Raff | iij s | iiij d | |
| also Robert Rys | iij s | iiij d | |
| also Roger ady | xx d | ||
| Summa totalis, xx iiij xv li. xj s ix d. | |||
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[a.d. 1426–7.]
(fn. 4) These ben the parcellis of paymentis made be Wilham Gelam and Ioh'n Gretyng, Wardeyns of the chirche of seint Marie at þe hille, begynnyng at þe feste of Ester the [y]er of þe regne of Kyng herry þe sixte after the conquest vte
| ffirst payd for the sepulcre for diuers naylis & wyres & glu | ix d | ob. | |
| Also payd to Thomas Ioynour for makynge of þe same sepulcre | iiij s | ||
| Also payd for a pece of tymbre to þe newe Paschall' | ij s | ||
| Also payd for bokeram for penouns & for þe makynge | xxij d | ||
| Also payd for betyng & steynynge of þe same penouns | vj s | ||
| Also payd for a dysch' of peuter for þe Paskall' | viij d | ||
| Also payd for Pynnes of Iron pynnes [so in MS.] for þe same Paskall' | iiij d | ||
| Also payd for a rolle & ij goiouns of Iron & a rope | xiiij d | ||
| Also payd to iij carpenters iemoynge þe stallis of þe quere | xx d | ||
| Also payd for vj peny nail & v peny nayl | xj d | ||
| Also for crochates & iij Iron pynnes & a staple | xiij d | ||
| Also for v erdis and a half of grene bokeram | iij s | iij d | ob. |
| Also for lengthyng of ij cheynes & vj erdis of gret wyre | xiiij d | ||
| Also payd to þe Raker | ij d | ||
| Also payd for cariage to a carter | iij d | ||
| Also payd for xj xx pavyng tyle pris | iij s | iiij d | |
| Also for makyng of a peire endentour betwene William Serle, carpenter, & v s for þe rode lofte & þe vndir clerkes chambre | ij s | viij d | |
| Also, the day after seint donston, þe xix day of may, ij carpenters with her nonsiens | xvij d | ||
| Also for cariage of iij lode tymbre | xij d | ||
| Also þe xx day ij carpenters | xvij d | ||
| Also þe xxj day iij carpenters | ij s | j d | |
| Also þe xxij day ij carpenters | xvij d | ||
| Also þe xxiij day ij carpenters | xvij d (fn. 5) | ||
| (fn. 6) Also þe xxiiij day ij carpenters | xvij d | ||
| Also þe xxvj day iij carpenters | ij s | j d | ob. |
| Also for tymbre & estrich' borde for gynnes & wyndowes | ij s | iiij d | ob. |
| Also for caryage of ij lode stone | xj d | ||
| Also þe xxvij day iij carpenters | ij s | j d | ob. |
| Also þe xxviij day iij carpenters | ij s | j d | ob. |
| Also þe ij (fn. 7) day of May iij carpenters | ij s | j d | ob. |
| Also þe xxxj day iij carpenters | ij s | j d | ob. |
| Also þe ij day of Iun iij carpenters | ij s | j d | ob. |
| Also payd to Thomas held for Estrich'bord | ij s | vj s | |
| Also for iiij munell' for wyndowes | v d | ||
| Also þe iij day for iij carpenters | ij s | j d | ob. |
| Also þe same day for ij cautels of tymber | ij s | iiij d | |
| Also þe iiij day iij carpenters | ij s | j d | ob. |
| Also þe v day iij carpenters | ij s | j d | ob. |
| Also þe vj day iij carpenters | iij s | j d | ob. |
| Also þe thorisday in þe Whitson weke at þe reryng of þe same chambre, in bred & ale & ij rybbes beff & oþer costes | xvj d | ||
| Also the same day ij masouns to pynne þe same hous takyng with her nonsiens & a laborere | xxij d | ob. | |
| Also þe same day ij carpenters | xvij d | ||
| Also þe same day for a lode lyme & a lode sonde | xix d | ||
| Also þe fryday ij masons with her servantis | xxij d | ob. | |
| Also ij carpenters to amende the stappis | xvij d | ||
| Also þe satirday ij carpenters | xvij d | ||
| Also þe monday after Trenite sonday ij carpenters | xvij d | ||
| Also þe same day payd for ml' ml' ml' tile & þe caryage | xviij s | ||
| Also for þe reparacion of Richard dounes hous, a tyler with his servauns ij dayes | ij s | iiij d | |
| Also payd for iiijc hert latthe, pris þe hondrid, vij d | ij s | iiij d | |
| Also payd for iijc hert latthe, short, þe c vj d | xviij d | ||
| Also payd for ijml traunsum, þe ml x d | xx d | ||
| Also pay for iij ml sprigge, þe ml ix d | xxvij d | ||
| Also paid for a quartern roff tyle | xv d | ||
| Also a buschel tyle pynnes | viij d | ||
| iij li xiij s viij d ob. | |||
| (fn. 8) Also for iiij lode lyme, pris þe lode & ij lode sonde | iij s | x d |
| Also a tewesday ij carpenters | xvij d | |
| Also þe same day a tyler & his seruant | xiiij d | |
| Also þe same day in lyme | xij d | |
| Also in sonde | v d | |
| Also in latthes c hert latthe vij d | vij d | |
| Also payd for vc rof nayll | v d | |
| Also for vc sprygge þe same day | iiij d | |
| Also a Wednesday ij carpenters | xvij d (fn. 9) | |
| Also þe same day a Tyler & his man | xiiij d | |
| Also a ffryday ij carpenters | xvij d | |
| Also a tyler and his man | xiiij d | |
| Also þe same day a dawber and his man | xiiij d | |
| Also for ijc beche latthe, þe c v d | xd | |
| Also for vc countre nayl & vc sprigge & vc transum | v d | |
| Also for v lode lombe, þe lode iiij d | xx d | |
| Also for ij lode sonde pris | x d | |
| Also a satirday ij carpenters | xvij d | |
| Also þe same day a dawber & his man | xiiij d | |
| Also on mydsomer eve a dawber and his man | xiiij d | |
| Also for vj dischis cole & xij lb moty | x d | |
| Also for ij lode lomb for teringe of þe chambre | viij d | |
| Also for a lode lyme | xij d | |
| Also payd for a goter betwene þe chirche & þe chambre weyeng a c & xxvj lb | x s | vj d |
| Also þe first day of Iuyl a pavier and his man to paue in lone lane at þe west dore, v teys | ij s | xj d |
| Also for a planke to þe goter aboue seyd | xvj d | |
| Also for iiij lode grauell' to þe same werk | xvj d | |
| Also paid to Richard Boteler for þe stone to þe same dore | vj s | |
| Also for a key & a swevyll' to þe chirche dore | vij d | |
| Summa, xlix s x d. | ||
| (fn. 10) Also for a mason to hew þe same dore, vj dayes with nonsiens viij d ob summa | iiij s | iij d | |
| Also payd to sir Iohn Norfolk for halwenge of þe auter clothis | iiij d | ||
| Also payd to Thomas Seviere and his felawe to set vndir þe clerkis chamber dore þe o mason a hole woke | iiij s | iij d | |
| þe toþer mason | ij s | ix d | |
| Also to þe laboreres | ij s | ix d | |
| Also a lode sonde | v d | ||
| Also a lode lyme | xij d | ||
| Also for cariage of robous | iiij d | ob. | |
| Also for a mason & his man a day to make a stayer with' iij stappes | xij d | ob. | |
| Also a carpenter iiij dayes to make þe dore vndir þe clerkes chambre | xxj d | ||
| Also for wayneskote | vj d | ||
| Also a peire hengis to þe same dore weyenge vj lb & di., pris | xiij d | ||
| Also a peire stone hokis, pris | vj d | ||
| Also for a c silt nayl, pris | xiiij d | ||
| Also for a lok and a keye | viij d | ||
| Also for Elymesford & his felaw to make þe steyer, al a woke | viij s | vj d | |
| Also paid to more, Tymberman | xv s | vj d | |
| Also for iijc x peny nayl to þe vyse | ij s | vj d | |
| Also for iiijc vj peny nayl | ij s | ||
| Also for a pound perchors for lyt to þe werke men | j d | ob. | |
| Also payd to Cambregge for nayl | ix d | ob. | |
| Also payd to Elymesford for a day wages & his mete | x d | ||
| Also payd for Elymesfordes table ix dayes, euery day ij d | xviij d | ||
| Also for primyng of þe haly water stop | viij d | ||
| Also payd for þe stone of sire William Sparke | xxxiij s | iiij d | |
| Also payd for certeyne pavynge & mevynge of pewes in the cherche | vij s | ix d | |
| Also for amendyng of bokys | vj s | x d | |
| v s | iij d | ||
| v l'i iij s ij d | |||
[a.d. 1427–8.]
(fn. 11) Passhe Anno vjo
| (fn. 12) Also for a carpenter iiij dayes to amende þe pewes þer the olde fonte stode, takyng vj d & his mete a day | ij s | viij d | |
| Also for makyng of iiij polesis of bras & iron werk and lede þat serued for þe vayl | v s | viij d | |
| Also for xxxviij erdis of lyre for þe veyl | xiiij d | ||
| Also for soweng & hemmynge of þe same veyl & rynges | xij d | ||
| Also for echyng of þe same veil, x elne & di. of lynne cloth', pris the elne viij di. ob. | vij s | vij d | |
| Also payd to Richard Boteler for a lode ston for þe corbel of þe rode lofte | vij s | ij d | |
| Also for heweng of þe same corbel | iiij s | iij d | |
| Also a mason & his man iij dayes for settyng vp of þe same corbel | iij s | v d | |
| Also for a lode sond to þe same corbell' | v d | ||
| Also payd for a lode ston [ ?] þe bas of þe rode loft | vj s | ij d | |
| Also for hewyng of þe same stone for a weke | iiij s | iij d | |
| Also for heweng of þe same bas anoþer weke, ij dayes. | xvij d | ||
| Also for settyng of þe same ston iij dayes | xxv d | ob. | |
| Also for a laborer iij dayes | xvj d | ob. | |
| Also for a lode ston for þe dore of þe rode lofte | vj s | ij d | |
| Also for hewynge of þe same dore vj dayes & half | iiij s | vij d | ob. |
| Also ij masons fror settyng up of þe same dore ij dayes | xxxiiij d | ||
| Also for a laborer þe same dayes | xj d | ||
| Also for a mason a day to stop vp þe arche | viij d | ob. | |
| Also for a hondred brek to þe same dore | vj d | ||
| Also for a laborer to þe same mason | v d | ob. | |
| Also payd for a lode lyme to þe same werk | xij d | ||
| Also payd for a lode sonde | v d | ||
| Also for a mason pauyng in þe quere for a day & half | xij d | ob. | |
| Also for iij sak lyme to þe same mason | vj d | ||
| Also for a laborer to same mason a day | v d | ob. | |
| iiij li vij s iij d ob. | |||
| (fn. 13) Also for makyng clene þe chirche and þe aley | j d | |||
| Also for þe caryeng awey | iij d | |||
| Also for a plomer on þe vestyarye & on gretynges hous for v l'b souder, pris þe l'b vj d | ij s | vj d | ||
| Also for ij carpenters in gretynges hous a day | xvj d | |||
| Also for a carpenter half a day in þe sam place | iiij d | |||
| Also for a pyn of iron for stayenge of þe parclos in þe quere | ij d | |||
| Also payd to Appulby for heweng of þe haly water stop | iij s | |||
| Also payd for iij baudrikkes to þe bell' | xxvij d | |||
| Also payd to serle for þe rode lofte | xxxvj li | |||
| Also payd for iiij garnetes to þe quere with þe nayles | xiij s | iiij d | ||
| Also paid for a lok to þe same dore with boltes & staples | vj s | viij d | ||
| Also payd to Serle for stalles in þe quere | xij li | |||
| Also payd for garnetes & nayles to þe same stalles | viij d | |||
| Also for ijc x peny nayl to þe same werk | xx d | |||
| Also for iiijc x peny nayl to þe same werk | ij s | |||
| Also for a c of ij peny nayl | ij d | |||
| Also for a quere stole | vij s | x d | ||
| Also for a parclos betwene þe quere and seint Kateryn chapel | xl s | |||
| Also for makyng of a quitance to halsangire | ij d | |||
| Also payd for a laborer for dyggyng of þe fondemens of þe chirche gate, a day | v d | ob. | ||
| Also for ij masons, a day, to make þe fondament | xvij d | ob. | ||
| Also for a laborer þe same day | v d | ob. | ||
| Also for iij lode sond | xv d | |||
| Also for iij lode lyme | iij s | |||
| Also for a mason al a woke to set vp þe same gate | iiij s | iij d | ||
| Also for iij masons al a day | ij s | j d | ob. | |
| Also for a laborer þe same day | v d | ob. | ||
| Also a mason al a day | viij d | ob. | ||
| Also a laborer to make clene þe chirch'hawe | v d | ob. | ||
| Also for ledyng awey of iij cartfull' robous & donge | xij d | |||
[a.d. 1428–9.]
(fn. 14) Passhe, Anno Septimo.
| (fn. 15) Also payd for ij sholdres of moton at þe settyng vp of þe porche | vj d | ||
| Also payd for bred | ij d | ||
| Also payd for ij galons ale | iiij d | ||
| Also payd for nayll' to þe porche celyng | vj d | ||
| Also payd for þe none mete on þe morwe of iij carpenters & ij plomers a sholdere & a brist of moton | iiij d | ob. | |
| Also for bred | j d | ||
| Also for ale | ij d | ob. | |
| Also for a c lede nayll' | viij d | ||
| Also on þe morwe whan they helyd þe porche, for a rib of bef | iij d | ||
| Also for bred and ale | ij d | ||
| Also for a bawdryk to þe meddyll' bell' | viij d | ||
| Also for a c latthes to gretynges hous | vij d | ||
| Also payd to Roberd lok for ij dayes & half | xx d | ||
| Also for pynnyng of a wall' & dawbyng in gretynges hous | ij s | ||
| Also for ij sakkes of lyme | vj d | ||
| Also for a bord in gretynges hous for a steyer | iiij d | ob. | |
| Also for beryng of a stone þat hasele af to þe chirche | ij d | ||
| Also payd to herry mershe for v dossen candell' for þe chirche | vij s | vjd | |
| Also payd for xxxij potells oyle, pris þe potell vij d | xviij s | viij d | |
| Also for makyng of a pewe in seint kateryns chapell' | vij s | j d | |
| Also payd to William Plomer for lede, sowder & nayll' | v marces | ||
| Also payd to Serle for makyng of þe newe porche | x marces | ||
| Also payd for a papye | ij s | ||
| Also payd for Estrich' bord | vj d | ||
| Also payd for a carpenter iij dayes | ij s | ||
| Also payd for þe ledyng away of a cartfull' donge fro þe chirche | vj d | ||
| Also payd for pavyng in Eschep at Beveregges hous | vj s | ij d | |
| Also payd for a planke | iiij s | iiij d | |
| Also the lauendere for a hole ere wasshynge & sowenge | ij s | ||
| xij l'i xix s xj d | |||
[a.d. 1429–30.]
(fn. 16) Anno viijo
| (fn. 17) Also for ij tylers in þe pybakers hous iiij dayes, þe day viii ob. | v s | viij d | |
| Also a laborer iiij dayes, þe day v d ob. | xxx d | ||
| Also for ijc latthyes | xiiij d | ||
| Also for xx fote Evesbord | v d | ob. | |
| Also for vijc tyle to þe same hous, þe c vij d, summa | iiij s | j d | |
| Also for ml' & half of rof nayll', pris | xxj d | ||
| Also for a pekke of tyle pynnes | ij d | ||
| Also for dc iij peny nayll' | j d | ob. | |
| Also for dc iij peny nayll' | ij d | ||
| Also for vj lb. & di. sowder | iij s | iij d | |
| Also ffor ij tylers a woke in þe swan | viij s | vj d | |
| Also for iiijc hert latthe | ij s | viij d | |
| Also for iijml' rof nayll' | iij s | vj d | |
| Also for ij peny nayll' | ij d | ||
| Also for ijml' tyle | xj s | ||
| Also for tile pynnes | vj d | ||
| Also for iij lode sonde | xv d | ||
| Also for v lode lyme | v s | ||
| Also for ij laboreres | v s | v d | |
| Also for a quatern of rof tyle | xij d | ||
| Also þe nexte woke a lode sond | v d | ||
| Also a lode lyme | xij d | ||
| Also ml' latth' nayll' | xiiij d | ||
| Also a c hert latth', set at warbiltons | viij d | ||
| Also for ij tylers v dayes | vij s | j d | |
| Also for a laborer v dayes | ij s | vj d | |
| Also for noncyens of þe same laborer | ij d | ob. | |
| Also for ij pecke tyle pynnes | iiij d | ||
| Also for a laborer ij dayes | xj d | ||
| iij l'i xij s vij d ob. | |||
| (fn. 18) Also a tylere iiij dayes, þe day viij d ob. | ij s | x d | |
| Also a laborer iiij dayes, þe day v d ob. | xxij d | ||
| Also for ijc latthes set, at warbiltons | xvj d | ||
| Also ijml' latth' nayll' | ij s | iiij d | |
| Also a lode lyme pris | xij d | ob. | |
| Also a dawber a day | viij d | ob. | |
| Also a laborer | v d | ob. | |
| Also a lode lomb | iiij d | ||
| Also iij sakkes lyme | vj d | ||
| Also payd for þe plomers fyre | iiij d | ||
| Also payd for xij lb. sowder | vj s | ||
| Also payd to a laborer for makyng clene of chambres a day | v d | ||
| Also a laborer for iij dayes, þe day v d ob. | xvj d | ob. | |
| Also for ledyng awey of Robys in a lygh'tere | xvj d | ||
| Also for wasshyng and amendyng of aubes & sarplys | ij s | ||
| Also for writyng of þese parcell' | xx d | ||
| Summa totalis, c l'i v l'i xvj s vij d ob. | |||
| c vj l'i vij s vij d ob. xxiiij s v d ob. | |||
[. . . a.d. 1430–1 lost . . .]
[See p. 26 for Inventory.]
(fn. 19) Haue in mende thath' in þe yere of kyng [herry] þe sixte, x ere, & also þe seconde day of may, delyueryd be Iohan Gretyng to Iohan Hetheman & to Wylliam Baker . . . xviij l'i xix s in þe boxe.
also a quitavnse for Iohan, so Iohan be William morys ys exemt.
Wylliams [marlbe & þoun?] Ball' haþe I Resseywith of [Iohan] hethemann & Wylliams Baker in þe xiij erre of kyng h þe sext, xiij l'i & ix s & vij d ob in þe last day of Aprill'.
[Accounts for a.d. 1431–76 lost.]