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

A.D. 1495-6.

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{Iohn Maschall, Iohn Russell} Ao ml cccc iiij^xx xvjo.

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Here begynneth the Accounte of Iohn Russell, beyng chirchwardeyn with Iohn Maschall fro the fest of Myȝelmasse Ao ml cccco lxxxxv, vnto Mychelmasse A 1496 et Ao regis xjo.

The Accounts of the Chantries.

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Clerkes wages & Bemeliȝth þis yer.

ffrist, Receued be o hole yere of gaderyng of quarterage be quarter of þis yer. Summa	v li ix s

Item, Receuyd of the Bemelyȝth this yere, byside them that wold not pay syn the lyȝth was take down, and besyde them þat be owyng of this yer	xviij s
Summa, vj li vij s.

Casualtes this yer.

Item, Receued of Master horn the last day of Ianuar, for the wast of ij tapers that brend at sir Iohn Colyns obbite. Summa	vj d
Item, Receued the Secund day of may for Beryng of William Bedelles child in the pardon chyrchyerd. Summa	ij s
Item, Receued at ester for the paschall money. Summa	xj s x d
Item, Receued the ffrist day of September for the beryng of Robard Wileis douȝters child in the pardon chirchyerd, and for wast of iiij torches that brend at masse, iiij d þe pec. summa	iij s iiij d
Item, Receued the xxij day of decembyr of the good wiff proun for brekyng of the ground within þe chirch for her hosbondes pitte	xiij s iiij d
Summa, xxxj s.	Summa totalis, vij li xviij s.

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Paymentes of same.

ffrist, payd to Robard depbenham, pariche clerk, for o yeris wagis ful past at Miȝelmasse last was. Summa	iiij li xiij s iiij d
Item, payd to William helmes for ij quarteres wages after x s be yer. Summa	v s
Item, payd to Richard abell for ij quarteres wages be his hows rent, wiche is viij s be yer, that is, ij s for a quarter. Summa	iiij s
Summa, v li ij s iiij d.

Wax Reckoning. Church Rents. Reparations. Vacations.

Obits. Quitrents. Payments for the Church.

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Item, payd for a claspe of yryn & settyng on of a bolt on the neþere ende of the gret wiket vnder the parsonage, and for mendyng of the lokke of the lytill wyket	vj d
Item, payd to the rakar for havyng away of rychis and2 rubych; of remevyng of the pewes when the chyrch was broke down iiij d, and Richard abell & elmes for beryng owt, ij d	vj d
Item, payd for a prus bast that the laborer fette of me, pris	v d
Item, payd to thomas austeyns wiff for waschyng of all the towelles, auter clothis & schetes of þe chyirche	xj d
Item, payd for new slevyng of vj awbis & for parelyng of iij	xv d
Item, payd for vj ellys lokerams to the slevys of þe avbis, at v d ell	ij s vj d
Item, payd for makyng of a Rochet of an old avbe for Richard abell	ij d
Item, payd to the laborer of þe masons for makyng of a pentyse ouer the rodeloft, & for iij d nayle therto	iiij d
Item, payd for wyne to the quere on owre lady day	iiij d
Item, payd for ij paxis bowȝt of Iohn lumbard for the auters	iiij d
Item, payd to the carpynter for makyng & dressyng vp of the mennys pewys in seynt Katerys chapell & in the body of the chyrch, and closyng of the litil chyrchyerd by the abbotes kechen, & settyng vp of the parclos of the qwere, & makyng of a base vnder tabernale, for viij days worke & di. at vij d	v s
Item, payd for v d nayle, iiij d nayle & iij d to same worke	iij s iiij d
Item, payd to bull the mason & his felow & his

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laborer j day in makyng of the base of breke vnder the tabernale	xix d
Item, payd to Symon dawber for whittyng of the chyrch, v days	iij s
Item, payd to ij dawberes for makyng of the skaffold afore þe tabernacle xij d, & for x d nayle & vj d nayle therto. d. Summa	xiiij d
Item, payd to the kervar that sett vp the ymage & the worke of the tabernacle	v s j d
Item, payd for spryg braket, ij d nayle, iij d nayle & v d nayle to same	v d
Item, payd for ij clampys of yryn, j tynnyd, þat hold the tabernale	vj d
Item, payd for xij li led to yete the clampys in the wall	vj d
Item, payd for di. c bundells reed to close þe wyndows above, & þe fecchyng	viij d
Item, payd for roddes & lathis to bynd þe red j d, and for makyng, viij d. Summa	ix d
Item, payd for skowryng of the gret candilstykkes ageyn cristmasse	viij d	Item, payd to the raker, his iij quarter wages, vj d, & for havyng awey of rotyn mattes and other Robbych ageyn cristmasse	viij d
Item, payd to thomas Mundys, chyrchwarden of seynt botolfes, wyche he stoppyth in his hondes in party payment that is owyng hym for nayll, the quitrent that belongyth to owre chyrch. Summa	ij s vj d
Item, payd to the smyth for makyng schortter of the corteyn rodd above the tabernacle iiij d, and for newe lyne to draw þe cloþe	vj d

The two Allowances for Potation Money and Writing the Accounts. The Rehearsal and List of Debts.

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