Churchwardens' accounts: 1516-17 | 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: 1516-17', in The Medieval Records of A London City Church St Mary At Hill, 1420-1559, (London, 1905) pp. 292-294. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/early-eng-text-soc/vol128/pp292-294 [accessed 25 April 2024]

[a.d. 1516–17.



Robert Ryvell	Wardens. (fn. 1)
William Hewys
Stephyn Saunderson

Quitrents and Payments of Chantries and Church Rents. Chantry Accounts. Church Rents. Quitrents and Payments. Payments for the Church.]



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(fn. 2) paid for a Newe lok & ij staplis & a key to sir Ioh'n Wallers chambre dore		x d
paid to hym for his Bedsted in that chambre, and for a Newe lamp glasse		v d
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(fn. 3) paid to þe vestement maker for mendyng and dressyng of v cheseblys of the chauntrys, and for parelyng of the Albys and Ameses for the Children	iiij s
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paid [for] brede, mete & drynk, & for wachyng of the sepulcre good fryday tyll' Estur day		xv d
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paid for makyng clene of the Rectors stolys		ij d
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(fn. 4) paid for brede and ale fett into the chirche to M^r Doctor and the parisshens for the besynes that they had with M^r chirche of Seint Saviours		iiij d
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paid for mendyng of the Bawdrykes, to Ioh'n Snowe		x d
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paid for a key to þe dore of the Medyll quere		iiij d
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paid for a peyre garnettes for the levys of the high' alter before the Images		iiij d
paid to M^r Doctor for goyng to lambith to serche for M^r Prewnys Testament	ij s	iiij d
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(fn. 5) The Clerkis wagis, the Beame ligh't & pascall money.



Ress' this yere of the gadryng of the Clerkes wages	vij l'i	xij s	viij d
Ress' of the pascall' Money this yere		xij s	iij d	ob.
Summa of thes ij parcelles viij l'i iiij s xj d ob..

Paymenttis of the same.



Paid to Ioh'n Snowe, Clerke, for on hole yeres wagis	vj l'i
Paid to William, Sexten, for his hole yeres wagis		xl s
Paid to Ioh'n Sprever, Condukt, for iij Monthes wages, þat is to say from Mighelmas to Christemas Eve xxiiij s, and paid hym more for on hole yeres wages endyd att the fest of Christemas. Summa lij wekes, euery weke ij s. Summa v l'i iiij s. Summa	vj l'i	viij s
Summa of thes paymenttes xiiij l'i viij s.
So the paymenttes excedith' the receytis vj l'i iij s ob.

(fn. 6) The Casuell Reseittes.



Ress' for the Buryall' of William Affoo in the pardon chirch'yerd	ij s
Ress' of Ioh'n Barbour of Seint Ioh'ns, for the Buryall' of a Mayde that cam from Seint Margret patens, the whiche is buryed in the chirche. Summa	xiij s	iiij d
Ress' of Mestres Thorney for ij yeres that she was behynd off the clerkes wages in the Tyme of Ioh'n Austhorp and Andrew Evynger. Summa	v s	viij d
Ress' of the wyff of William Affoo for the buryall of her seruaunt in the grete chirch'yerd		viij d
Ress' for the Buryall of William Bromefeldes wyff in the pardon Chirchyerd. summa	ij s
Ress' for the hyre of ij Torches at þe buryall of William hus		viij d
Ress' of Ioh'n Wall for his entrans in the howse þat Merkam had	xx s
Ress' for the Buryall of William hewys in the chirch'	xiij s	iiij d
Ress' for the Buryall' of William Browne in the pardon Chirchyerde	ij s
Ress' for the Buryall of a Maryner of Brykylsee		xij d
Summa of the Casuelles this yere iij l'i viij d.

[Wax Reckoning. Allowances. Rehearsal.]

(fn. 7) Memorandum: at the day of this said Acompte aboue wretyn, Ress' of William Meryall, of Neyland, Clothear, by Stephyn Saunderson & Robert Ryvell', Chirchewardens of the chirche of Seint Mary at hill', & in the presence of Iohn Austhorp, Grocer, for the bequest of William Prewne & Mergrett his wyff, the summa of xx l'i, whiche xx l'i was put in the box of the Chirch' by M^r Doctor hatclyff and the said Chirchewardens aboue wretyn.

Also, at the said day aboue wretyn, there was put in the seid box of the Chirch' a byll' of Band, selyd & subscrybed by the seid William Meryall', of the summa of xj l'i, to be paid at Mighelmas Anno m^l' v c xviij, & in the x^th yere of kyng henre the viij^th; xj l'i.



Item, Mestres Bough' oweth for Clerkes wages for iij quarter in þe tyme of Stephyn Saunderson. Summa	iij s	vj d
Item, henre Edmondes oweth for clerkes wages at þis tyme for ij quarters	ij s	ij d
Item, Ioh'n Sempare oweth for clerkes wages at þis tyme for a quarter		ix d
Item, Thomas Monden oweth for clerkes wages at þis tyme for ij quarters		xvj d
Item, William howtyng oweth for clerkes wages at þis tyme for a quarter		viij d
Item, Markhams wyff oweth for clerkes wages at þis tyme for a quarter		viij d
Item, Robert Stokes oweth for clerkes wages at þis tyme for ij quarters		viij d
Item, Robert Staunce oweth for clerkes wages at þis tyme for a quarter		iij d
Bryan Wilson oweth for clerkes wages at þis tyme for iij quarters		xv d