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The Medieval Records of A London City Church St Mary At Hill, 1420-1559. Originally published by Trübner, London, 1905.

'Churchwardens' accounts: 1501-2', in The Medieval Records of A London City Church St Mary At Hill, 1420-1559, (London, 1905) pp. 242-246. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/early-eng-text-soc/vol128/pp242-246 [accessed 18 April 2024]

[A.D. 1501–2.



Gylebert Gentyll	Wardens.]
Iohn Awthorpe

(fn. 1) Ihesus, maria: Amen.

[Chantry Accounts, Church Rents and Payments and Reparations of same.]

Paymentes ffor the Church'.



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(fn. 2) Item, payd to Ioh'n bull' & Thomas Watson, ffor mendyng of pewys in þe church', ych' of them ij days Summa	xvj d
* * * * *
Item, ffor grete pynnes to the awters Summa		j d
Item, ffor a halywater sprynkkell' of laton Summa		x d
Item, ffor paper Ryall' to pryck songes in ffor the qwere Summa		vij d
Item, ffor brede, wyne & ale to þe syngeres on twelfdaye Summa		vj d
* * * * *
Item, ffor mendyng of the pax to þe hye Awlter. Summa		ij d
* * * * *
Item, ffor makyng of pewdors & settyng on of garnettes Summa		vj d
Item, ffor payntyng of the Crosstaffe ffor lent Summa		iiij d
Item, ffor makyng of a lectorne in the Roodlofte & mendyng of deskys in the qwere Summa		xij d
Item, ffor mendyng of the best Antyphoners Cuveryng the whych' the Rattes had hurte Summa		xij d
* * * * *
Item, to Ioh'n bull' ffor skowryng of the Egull' of laton & the branchys & candelstykkes in the church' Summa	ij s
Item, ffor a shode shovyll' to ocupye in the Church' Summa		iiij d
Item, ffor bromys to make clene the Church. Summa		ij d
* * * * *
Item, mendyng of the branch beffore ower lady in the qwere & nosyng of þe Candelstykes ffor morowmasse Summa		xij d
* * * * *
(fn. 3) Item, payd for a bedstede in Syr Ioh'n howelles Chamber Summa	ij s	iiij d
* * * * *
Item, ffor mendyng of the lokke of the wekytt goyng in to the pardon Churchyerd Summa		ij d
Item, ffor mendyng of the lokke & makyng of a stapull' to the bolt of the gret churchyerd dorre. Summa		vj d
* * * * *
Item, spent at Wylliam Olyueres vppon Mysteres Nonyley with Maister Alderman & dyueres of the parych to have hyr grant of mony toward þe byldyng of the Sowth' yle
Item, ffor x elles brussell' Clothe to make iiij Awbys with ther Amys ffor chyldorn Summa	iiij s	ij d
* * * * *
(fn. 4) Item, ffor pavyng of vj teys beffore the hye Awter. Summa	iij s
* * * * *
Item, ffor a rope to the Sans bell' Summa		iij d
Item, ffor mendyng of the pyxte, & makyng and gyldyng of sen Ioh'n be the crusyfyx of the same pyxt Summa	iij s	vj d
* * * * *
Item, payd to Thomas Colyns ffor hys horshyer whan he went to maydston ffor to bynde Mawnde the mason to perfforme hys Covenantes Summa		xx d
Item, ffor makyng of the oblygacion whych' mawnde is bownde in to perfforme his Covenantes. Summa		iiij d
Item, to Wylliam Wylde ffor Copying of the yndenters of Covenantes, the whych' copy was delyuerd to Maister Vartu Summa		iiij d
* * * * *
Item, ffor mendyng of the skonsys in the qwere. Summa		iij d
* * * * *

(fn. 5) Casweltyes in this yere.



ffyrst, resseyvyd of harman's wyffe for parte of the beqwest of hyr husbond Summa	xx s
Item, in mony that women gaderd on hokmondaye. Summa	xxiij s
Item, that men gaderd on hoktewysdaye Summa	vj s
Item, of, Mysteres Nonyley toward the Sowth yle. Summa	v l'i	ij s	iiij d
Item, in mony that was gaderd on sent barnabys day, & lampes & oyle ffor the branch payd ffor Summa	v s
Item, of Mayster Atclyffe ffor the berying of Mayster leynthorpe Summa	xiij s	iiij d
Item, ffor hys knyll' Summa	iij s	iiij d
Item, resseyuyd of Martyn of Whytstabyll' ffor the berying of hopkyns son of Whytstabyll' in the Gret churchyerd Summa	iij s
Item, ffor the berying of Stephyn Sandersons Chyld in the pardon churchyerd Summa	ij s
Item, ffor the pytt of harry baxster in the pardon churchyerd Summa	ij s
Item, ffor Robert Ryvelles chyld in the pardon churchyerd Summa	ij s
Item, ffor gyrscroftes wyffe in the pardon churchyerd. Summa	ij s
Item, ffor Andrew Evyngers chyld in þe pardon churchyerd Summa	ij s
Item, resseyvyd of Rychard close ffor the pyttes of hys broder & hys Chyld Summa	iiij s
Item, resseyvyd of Ioh'n dereham ffor berying of iij chyldyrn Summa	vj s
Item, resseyvyd of Robert howtyng ffor the pytt of hys dowter Summa	ij s
Item, resseyvyd of Ioh'n ffox ffor the berying of hys wyffe Summa	ij s
Item, of me, Ioh'n Awthorpe, ffor the berying of iij of myn owne Chyldyrn Summa	vj s
Item, resseyuyd of Mayster duklyng ffor the stone the whych lyth vppon davy Cromp hys Coffyn. Summa	vj s	viij d
Summa totallis, x l'i xij s viij d.
payd hereoff to Mawnde in parte of payment of þe wyndows. Summa	v l'i
Item, payd to Mayster vartu. Summa		xx s
rest of thyes Casweltes, iiij l'i xij s viij d.

(fn. 6) Ihesus.

Clarkys wagys, bemelyght & paskall'yght.



ffyrst, Resseyvyd ffor a holl' yere, quarterly gaderd, ffor the Clarkes wagys. Summa	v l'i	ij s
Item, Resseyvyd of the bemelyht ffor thys yere. Summa		xvj s
Item, Resseyvyd at Ester ffor paskall' mony. Summa	xij s	vj d
Summa totallis, vj l'i x s vj d.

Paymentes to the Clarke & Sextyn.



ffyrst, payd to Ioh'n law, parych' clarke, ffor iij quarteres of a yere wagys. Summa	iij l'i	x s
Item, to Ioh'n bull' ffor a holl' yere wages. Summa		xl s
Item, to Wylliam Wylde ffor a reward in helpyng of the quere at Ester & Whytsontyde. Summa		iij s	iiij d
Summa totallis, v l'i xiij s iiij d.
rest Clere of thys, xvij s ij d.

[Obits. Wax Reckoning. Allowances. Rehearsal.]

(fn. 7) Memorandum: that it is agreed byffor M^r William Wylde, parson, M^r William Remyngton, Aldreman, with all' other of the paroschens affore, That Sir Ioh'n plommers bell' schall' serve ffor all' poor people of this parysche, And for none other, paying j d for the Ryngyng. And it schall' be Iugid by the said Sir Ioh'n plommer, he that desireth the bell' whether that he be a poor man or not: And after his descese by the advyse of the Senyoures of the parysche.

Item, it is aggreed byffor maister william wylde and M^r William Remyngton, Aldreman, and afore all' the paroschens, That whereas Ioh'n Ducklyng hath leyed owte of his purs ffor the chyrch'e werkes Summa x l'i, it is grauntid by the saide parson and paroschens to paye to the saide Ioh'n Ducklyng x l'i at the next Accoumpte, which shal be in the yer of owr lorde god m^li ccccc iij^e.

Thies bene the dettes that ben oweng of this yer.



Resseyuyd by andrew evynger, Thomas ledale, ffyschmonger, for the bequest of William harman	xx s
Vylliam Smerte, grocer, for the clarkes wages & beamelyte o yer	iiij s	iiij d