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

A.D. 1520-1.

{Robert game Iohn Potter} Wardens.

Obit List. Quitrent List. Chantry Accounts. Church Rents. Quitrents and Payments.

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Item, paid to Mestres Segesmond for money that she lent to þe church	v li
Item, paid to Mr to Alen for the Bede Rowle of the Church	ij s
Item, paid to sir John Borughbrig by the Comaundement of the Masturs of the parisshe for his labur on the holydays from Christemas to candilmas	vj s viij d
Item, paid for a days labur of a carpenter for makyng of the same dore and mendyng of the almeres & mendyng of ye Iudassis in þe Roode lofte	viij d
Item, paid for mendyng of the syluer holy-watur sprynkyll and sowdryng of the same and for Syluer to the same	iiij d
Item, paid for Garlondis on Corpus cristi day for þe Crossis and þe quere	v d ob
Item, paid for beryng of viij torches that day, to viij men	viij d
Item, paid for iiij dosen Garlondis withe Roosis and lavender for the Clerkys and the quere, and for iij Garlondis for the Crossis and ij Garlondis for Mastur Doctor and Mastur Alen	ij ix d
Abated of this xiij s iiij d the sum iij s iiij d, so was alowed x s.expand_lessItem, Spent vppon the kynges chappell for theyre dyner that day xx s, of the which I ask alowaunce of	xiij s iiij d
Item, paid for latessing of the iiij wyndowys in the Steple next to the bellis, for euery wyndowe ix

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yerdis and a halff of lattes. Summa xxxviij yerdis, the yerd ij d ob. Summa paid	viij s
Item, paid to John Balaham for ij days, to make clene the Steple ayenst the halowyng of the bellis	viij d
Item, paid for ij burdens of Russhis to strawe vnder the bellis	iij d
Item, paid for mendyng of the lok on þe wyket in þe pardon chirchyard	iij d
Item, paid for Ryngyng of Mr Ientilles knyll with þe great bell	x vj d
Item, paid for Ryngyng of a knyll for Mr Roches seruaunt for vj owres	vj d
Item, paid for Ringing of the pelis at Mastur Ientillis Buryeng	x d
Item, paid for Ryngyng of the pelis at Mr Rochis seruaunttes buryeng	x d
Item, paid for makyng of the pit for Mr Rochis seruaunt	iiij d
Item, paid for pavyng of Mastur Rochis seruaunttes grave	viij d
Item, paid for the Ryngyng of Mr Doctors knyll	vj d
Item, paid for Ryngyng of the pelis at Dirige and Masse	x d

Vestmenttes and Copis.

Item, paid for a vnce of venes golde iij s viij d & for an ounce & di. of Ryband xv d. Summa	iiij s xj d
Item, paid for halff an ounce of yelowe sylke for þe copis	vj d
Item, paid for halff an ounce of yelowe threde	iij d
Item, paid for Saffron and flowre and blake sylke	xij d
Item, paid to Richard peirson, browderer, the first day of Iunnii, for viij days & a halff wourke in mendyng of vestymenttes & Copis, for euery day viij d. Summa	vs viij d
Item, to William the Browderer, for v days wourke, þe day vj d. Summa	ij s vj d

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Item, for ij yerdis & a halff of Bukram, the yerde vj d. Summa	xv d Item, paid for an ounȝ of yelowe threde and blewe threde	ij d
Item, paid for iij quarters of Reband vij d ob; and for whight threde j d. Summa	viij d ob
Item, paid for threde of dyuers colowris	iij d ob
Item, paid for Cadas Reband and blake Reband for the courtens of Mastur Cambriges alter an for yelowe threde	ij d
Item, paid for vj yerdis of blewe Bokeram, the yerd vj d. Summa	iij s
Item, paid for tawney threde for the vestymenttes	j d
Item, paid to Richard peirson for xvj days wourke, þe day viij. Summa	x s viij d
Item, paid for Takyng downe of the bridge that was made owte of the parsonage into the chirche ledis	iij d
Item, paid for lix lb of Newe metall in the Sanctus bell which was more than the olde bell did way, for euery lb iiij d. Summa	xix s viij d

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Casuell Resceitis.

Rec' for the knyll of the greate bell for Mastur Ientyll	vj s viij d
Rec' for his buryall in the Churche	xiij s iiij d
Rec' for the buryall of vstums seruaunt in þe pardon chirchyard	ijs
Rec' for the buryall of Mr Roches seruant in þe church	xiij s iiij d
Rec' for his Knyll of the iiijth bell	vs
Rec' for his pitt in the Churche	iij s iiij d
Rec' for the pelis at that dirige and Masse	xx d
Rec' for the knyll of Robert Gamys seruaunt	viij d
Rec' for his graue in the Greate churchyerde	iiij d
Rec' for the knyll of Mr Doctour hatclyff	vj s viij d
Rec' for the pelis at Dirige and Masse	xx d
Rec' of William Alderston for his entraunce in þe howse	vj s viij d

Rec' of Stephyn Saunderson in pardon chirchyerd	ij s
Rec' for his knyll of the second bell	viij d
Rec' for the buryall of Robert Austhorp in þe pardon chirchyerd	ij s
Summa of the Casuelles, iij li vj s.

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Clarkis wagis and Bemelight.

Rec' of the Clarkis wagis this yere, as aperith by þe Rowle	vij li xvj s j d
Rec' for pascall money and Bemelight	xij s j d ob
Summa of thes parcelles	viij li viij s ij d ob.

Paymenttis.

Item, paid to Iohn Snowe, Clerk, for a hole yeris wagis	vj li
Item, paid to William Wylde, Sexten, for his yeres wages	xl s
Summa of the paymenttes, viij li.
Rest of the Clarkes wages and the money of the Bemelight, viij s ij d ob.

Wax Reckoning. Allowances. Rehearsal.

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Memorandum: the xiij day of ffebruarii, in the yere of our lord god ml vc xxtij, and in the xiij yere of the Rayng of King henre the viijth, this Acompt, made by me, Iohn Potter, in the presence of Mr Alen, Curat of the Chirch, Mr Robert Aldernes, William Roche, Iohn Austhorp, Andrew Evyngar, Iohn Woulff, Thomas Clayton, Robert Game and Iohn Wall, with other moo; and at this day there was brought, in money, by me, the said Iohn Potter, by this Acompt, Summa, the which money at this day was put in þe church box, of the which box the keys remayne in the hondis of Mr Alen, Mr Aldernes, and Iohn Potter, to euery of them a key.

xviij li x s ij d

• Per me, Iohannem alanum, curatum ecclesie diue marie at hyll.
• Per me, Robert Aldurnes
• Per me, Wylliam Roche.
• Per me, Iohannem Austhorpe.
• Per me, Andrew Evyngar.
• Per me, Iohn Wolf.
• Per me, Robard Game.
• Per me, Iohnannem Walle.

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The lower half of leaf 463 of M.S. 1239/1 (A.D. 1521); showing the new system of appending signatures to the conclusion of the year's accounts. This system was apparently introduced by the new rector, Alan Percy. (Reduced in size.)

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The lower half of leaf 463 of M.S. 1239/1 (A.D. 1521); showing the new system of appending signatures to the conclusion of the year's accounts. This system was apparently introduced by the new rector, Alan Percy, whose signature will be seen at the head of the names appended. (Reduced in size.)