Medieval records of a London city church : churchwardens' accounts and memoranda / from the edition by Henry Littlehales.

The Bells.

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Paid for wyne & peres at skrasis howse at Algate for Mr Ientyll, Mr Russell, Iohn Althorpe, Iohn Condall & the clarkes of Seynt Antonys to go and see wheþer Smythes bell wer Tewneabill or nat	viij d
Paid for brede & drynk to hym þat strake þe belles	ij d
Paid for strekyng of þe iij belles to þe grownde	ijs
Paid for a C of smale Ropis for to streke the belles	xs
Paid for Drynke to the porters þat holpe to stryke þe belles	ij d
Paid for the Cariage of ij belles to the ffownders	ijs
Paid for to vj porters to helpe them on the slede	vj d
Paid for brede, ale and wyne at þe fest of transfiguracion	iiij d
Paid for brede, ale and wyne on allhalou day in the vestry	vj d
Paid for xl lb of rope for the belles, at jd quarter the lb. Summa	iiijs ij d
Paid for wyne, at the salutacion, at the bargeyne makyng for the frame of the belles	vij d
Paid for the oblygacion makyng for þat bargeyne	iiij d
Paid for the goddis peny in honde	xls
Paid to the Carpenter for his full bargayne	vli
Paid to William howtyng for a waynskot	xiiij d
Paid for sawyng of þat waynskot for the bell whelis	vj d
Paid for Naylys for whelis of the belles	xj d
Paid for iiij square bolsters of Iron for þe grete belles, weyng vj lb & di	xiij d
Paid for Mendyng of xij kayes for the belles	ij d
Paid for makyng for boltes of Iron for your sowith bell	x d
Paid for iiij bokylles for the bawdrykes of the belles	viij d
Paid for dressing of v stayes for þe bell whelis	x d
Paid for kays for the stapulles of a bell	j d
Paid for j c grete Naylys for the belles	x d
Paid for xij wegis of Iron for the gogeons of þe belles	vj d
Paid for dressing of þe harnes for the belles	vj d
Paid for v Casis of Iron for the wyndowys of þe upper story in the chirche, the case xx d. Summa	viij s iiij d

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Paid to Iohn Eylewyke, smyth, for makyng of a kay & Remevyng & settyng on of the lock on the chest with Torchis	iiij d
Paid to a laborer to cary the stuffe owte of the parsonage into the charnell howse, for a day	iiij d
Paid for a bawdryke for the first bell, and for mendyng of the olde bawdrykes	xiij d ob
Paid for settyng of the hoke þat the Table hangith on by the ffownte	iiij d
Paid for Mr Kytis & Mr Cornysh dyner in Mr Aldremans place:—for a pyke xxij d, for a Iowle of fressh samon xxij d, for iij playse xij d, oysters j d, brede, ale, wyne & perys xix d. Summa	vj s iiij d
Paid for a pyke ij s viij d, for ij Solys iiij d, for halff a syde salt fyssh iij d, for Rochis iiij d, oysters j d, for buttur j d, for a pye of quinsis vj d, for brede, ale, wyne, erbys & a side of lynge & flownders, nottes, ffyre & sawce ij s vj d; for the Cokes labur for dressing this dyner at Mr Sudborowys for Mr Kyte and harry prenttes of the kynges chapell iiijd. Summa	vij s j d
Paid to William Smyth, fownder, for j C di. xvj lb of newe metall to þe iiijth bell, the c xxvj s viij d. Summa	xliij s viij d
Paid to William Smyth, fownder, for makyng the scripture abought the bell	xiij s iiij d
Paid for mendyng & garnysshyng of iij bell clapers	v s x d
Paid to Coulverton, Belfownder, for ij C xiiij lb of Newe metall for the grete bell, after xxviij s the C. Summa	lix s vj d
Paid to Bullisdon, in Bates howse in the presens of Mr Smart for the Rest of the grete bell, in money	xxix s iiij d
Paid for mendyng & garnysshing of þe grete bell claper	ij s iiij d
Paid for ij New Bawdrykes for the belles	xij d
Paid for Drynke at the havyng vpp of the belles	j d
Paid for Naylys for the whelys	ij d
Paid to a Mason for makyng the wyndowys in the steple by the belles, and for stoppyng of the holys at the crosse beamys endes & other plasis in the steple, for ij days & di. wourkyng	xx d