Churchwardens' accounts: 1554-5 | 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: 1554-5', in The Medieval Records of A London City Church St Mary At Hill, 1420-1559, (London, 1905) pp. 396-399. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/early-eng-text-soc/vol128/pp396-399 [accessed 23 April 2024]

[a.d. 1554.



Thomas Shotsham	Wardens.]
Stephen Cavoll

(fn. 1) Here after ffolowethe The Accownt of Thomas shotsham, Churchewarden with stevyn Cavoll', of the parishe of saynt mary at hyll', In the yeare of owre lorde god A 1554 and in the fyrst and seconde yeare of th'e Kynge and qwenes prosperous Raygne.

Paymentes.



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Item, payed for makyng of the surplyces and the ammasses		xij d
Item, payed for makyng of the albes		viij d
Item, payed for ij albes for the deakyn and the subdeakyn		xviij d
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Item, payed for a latten senser, Gylte	xxxiij s	iiij d
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(fn. 2) Item, payed to the laystowe and boate for the churche	ij s	viij d
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Item, payed for iij prosessyonar bookes	vij s
Item, payed for ij loade of lyme to make the altars		xxj d
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Item, payed for a holywater stocke	v s
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(fn. 3) Item, payed for mendyng of the Canapye over the hygh alter wherin the sacrament hanges and for the sylke	vj s
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Item, payed ij iij syngyng men at easter for helpyng the quyer	v s
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Item, payed for the paskall' and for the lyghtes that was burned of tenebyll' weddyns day more then was gathered	ij s	ij d
Item, payed for a shyppe of pewter	ij s	viij d
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Item, payed for puttyng owt of the scrypture in the roode lofte		xx d
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(fn. 4) The Charges payed To the prest and clarkes of the Churche of Saynt Mary at hyll'.
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(fn. 5) Rec' these parselles folowyng by me, Thomas shotsham.

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[a.d. 1554–5.



Henry Smith	Wardens.]
William Pattysmer

(fn. 6) Thys ys the a Counte of Henry Smythe and William Pattyssmer, wardens, of the rentes and goodes belonginge to the Churche of Saynte Mary at Hyll in London for one hole yere, from the byrthe of our Lorde in anno 1554 Vntyll the Byrthe of our Lorde in anno 1555 in the ffyrste and second of Phillipe and Mary, by the grace of god et c'.

ffyrste, we charge vs withe the recetes of this money as herafter followethe:—



Recevyd of ffrancis Sempar for a yers rent of his howse endid at Michaelmas		xxx s
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(fn. 7) Recevid this yere amonge the parisshioners for the holle yere for the clarkes wagis	x l'i	xij s	iiij d
Recevid this yere for and towardes the paskalle Lyghte		viij s	ix d	ob.
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The casualtes for this yere as herafter followethe.



Recevid for ij maryages for that they were maryed in the newe howsse	ij s
Recevid of Misteris Cleton for the knell and pytte	xvj s	viij d
Recevid of M^r Candyshe	xij s
(fn. 8) Recevid of Master Shotsham	xiij s	iiij d
Recevid of master fysshe	[blank]
Recevid of master Brayfylde of the yyfte of master Cleyton	xij s
Somma Totallis of the money Recevid by me, henry Smythe, for the yousse of the Churche iij^xx vj l'i xiij s x d ob.

The Sellary or Wagis of Pristes and Clerkes servinge and singinge withe in the saide Churche in the tyme of this a Counte, Paid vnto them as herafter followethe:—

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paid to olde father mondaye for his yers wagis	iiij l'i
paid to William mondaye for his yers wagis	vj l'i	vj s	viij d
paid to hethe the singing man for xxj dayes servys		vij s
(fn. 9) paid to ij singing men to singe in the ester hollydayes and apon loo sondaye	vj s
paid to certen conductes to singe ensonge apon our Ladis even		xx d
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(fn. 10) Ordynary Charges as ffollowithe.



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paid for a boke called the manuell		xx d
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paid to a man to bere our copes at a generall prosessyon		vj d
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paid for palmes		viij d
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(fn. 11) paid for the paskall lighte	xiiij s	viij d
paid for wrightinge a boke for the presentment to the bisshiope	ij s
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paid for a crucyfyxe	vij s
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paid for mendinge the leade abowt the churche ruffe		xij d
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paid for makinge the bisshopes myter withe stuffe and lace that went to yt	iij s
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paid for ij bokes of artyckell		viij d
paid for a boke of salmede	ij s
paid for a boke for saynte Nycolas		viij d
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(fn. 12) Herafter ffolowethe the money Recevid by me, Henry Smythe, of the masters of the parishe, for and towardes the s[e]wte of our Landes belonginge to our Churche of Saynte Mary at Hyll at severall tymes:—



Recevid of M^r Larymer	xx s
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The Dyscharge of the same, as herafter followethe, payde out in Sewte.
Paid to M^r Gackes for framynge of a boke to goo to our counsell	v s
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