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

ffor an Obit to be kepte for the sowle of Mergret Noneley the xvj day of Merche.

Memorandum: the ffirst day of Merche in the yere of our lorde god ml v c xiij, and in þe vthe yere of the Rayng of kyng henry the viij. In the presence of Mr William hatclyff, doctor & parson of þe chirche of Seint Mary at hill, Mr Robert Aldernes, Aldreman, William Smert, henre Edmondes, Andrewe Evynger, Stevyn Sawnderson, Iohn Condall, Thomas Duklyng, Iohn Woulff, with other moo of the same parisshe; Witnessith, that Iohn Austhorpe

of London, grocer, hath delyuered vnto Thomas Marten and Gilbert Ientyll, Chirchewardens of the seid chyrche of Seint Mary at hill, the Summa of x li st. vndir this fourme ffoloyng: that is to sey, the seyd chirchewardens aboue wretyn and theyre sucsessours chirchewardens 1of the seid chirche, shall doo & kepe or cause to be done or kept the xvj day of Merche, a dyrige be note on the even, And þe next day ffoloyng a masse be note, yerely for to be kepte for þe space and Tyme of xxti yeres then next Ensuyng after the date afore wretyn. That is to be seyd for the sowlys of Mergret Noneley, William proyne & Richard Noneley her husbandes, William and Mergret her Chyldren, & for the sowlys of her ffather & mother. And that þe seyd chirchewardens shall spend at the seid yerely obit the summa of x s st. in this wyse & vnder this fourme foloyng: that is to sey, to prestes & Clerkes for dyrige & Masse, þe masse peny & drynkyng as is vsed to be geven at suche oþer diriges & massis kept & done with þe masse peny for þe sowles of the ffounders of the Chauntryes in the same chyrche, and for wex & Ryngyng of all the belles at þe same dyrige & Masse as the custume ys. This dirige & Masse thus duly & yerely kept by the seid chirchewardens, The seid Margret Nonely willythe & gevithe to þe seid chirchewardens for the tyme beyng, to euery of them xij d for theyre labur in the same; fferthermore, þe seid Margret willithe that when the charges affore Rehersed & the chirchewardens be paid, that then þe Resedewe of þe seid yerely x s þat is left onspent & not paid, shal be devided & distrubyted be þe seid Chirchewardens to euery powre howsold in þe seid parisshe of Seint Mary at hill iiij d, as fer as it will extend.