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

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Medieval records of a London city church : churchwardens' accounts and memoranda / from the edition by Henry Littlehales.
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London (England). St. Mary at Hill (Church)
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Littlehales, Henry, 1859-
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London: Published for the Early English text society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co.
1904-1905
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A.D. 1537-8.

{Iohn Byrd Thomas Lorymer}Wardens.

Obit List. Quitrent List. Chantry Accounts.

[leaf 689]
The Rentes of the churche.

The following complete list of the Church Rents is given in full because it specifies the localities of the properties, and is needed for comparison with the early rent lists.

Rec' of Ione Goodwyn for a yeris rent v li
Rec' of Mastres Evynger for a yere rent iij li vj s viij d
Rec' of Wolstane Wyn for a yeris rent iij li vj s viij d
Rec' of Ione partriche for a yere rent xxvj s viij d
Rec' of Master Roch, Alderman, for a yere rent xv s
Rec' of Iohn Rian for a yere rent xl s

The Prestes Aley.

Rec' of the parissh priest for a yeris rent xij s
Rec' of sir Richard Anntell for a yere ix s
Rec' of sir Christofer Snow for a yere viij s
Rec' of sir Iohn baret for a yere vj s viij d
Rec' of sir Richard Elys for a yere vj s viij d
Rec' of Richard Wynslat for a yere vj s viij d
Rec' of sir merke ffletcher for a yere vj s viij d
Rec' of the scole hous for a yere vj s viij d

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The rentes at toure hill.

Resceyued of Robert Danyell for ix houses at toure hill for oon hole yere rent xij li xijs

Gardens.

Rec' of Robert Avere for a garden rent for a yere iiij s
Rec' of Wolston Wyn for a garden rent for a yere iiij s
Rec' of Robert Game for quiterent due to the churche iij s iiij d
Rec' of the church of saint botulphe for a quiterent due to the church ij s vj d
Rec' of Master parsons dutie for the church due by a byll of his oun hand to the church for the mayntenaunce of the quere xij li x s ix d ob
Rec' of Master Copynger vpon a bill, in partie of payment of a more some, for oon yere iiij li
Summa of the Resceites for the church landes, the parsons dutie and Copynger, xlviij li xiij s xj d ob.

[leaf 690]
Paymentes made for the churche.

Material not included in volume.

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Priestes Aley.

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Paid to a tyler and his laborer for ij daies labour in the parissh priestes chambre ij s ij d
Paid to a bryklayer for xxj daies work for makyng of a chymney in the scolehous & fetching the fundacon frome the storehous flour vpward xiiij s

Ihon Rian's hous reparacions.
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Paid for j lode of bryk for his well mowthe xiiij d

The churche.
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Paid for xxxvj elles of cloth for vj surplyces for the conductes and iiij for the children, at vij d the elle. Summa xxj s

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Paid for mendyng of the dore in pardon churchyerd x d
Paid to the mayers officer when Master Chaloner and Master Astryge were before the mayre viij d
Paid toward the makyng of the dong bote for þe chirch xvj d
Paid for mendyng of the key to the southe church yard dore ij d
Paid to the smyth for ij claspys of yron to set vp the aulter in our lady chappell iij d
Paid to sir marke for carolles for cristmas and for v square bookes iij s iiij d
Paid for paper for the same songes xij d
Paid for mendyng of a siluer sencer iiij d
Paid for mendyng of the lok and key to the scole hous dore iiij d
Paid for a glas for the lamp j d
Paid for mendyng of the parissh priest surples vjd

[leaf 691, back]
The vestment maker.

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Paid to a vestment maker for xxvij dayes labour, at vij d the day xv s ix d
Paid for silke tape iij s iiij d
Paid for threde and threde tape iiij s j d ob
Paid for a hole pece of Rone bokeram ij s iiij d
Paid for x yardes of burdeux bokeram, at v d the yarde iiij s iiij d ob
Paid to Thomas Sexten for makyng of the roll to gader the clarkes wages by xij d
Paid to Iamys sexten for wasshing the church clothes for a hole yere xiij s iiij d

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Paid for beryng a cope to polles on saynt Erkenwaldes day j d
Paid to a bokebynder for new byndyng the boke that lieth before the curate and mendyng certain places theryn vij s
Paid for hire of the prophetes Rayment ij s
Paid for settyng vp of the stage viij d
Paid for nayles to the same j d
Paid to the rat taker for laying of his bayte iiij d
Paid for cheires and formes on palme sonday v d
Paid to Thomas Coldale for blowing the organs for a yere, at ij d the weke viij s viij d

Allowances.
[leaf 693]
Casuell Resceites.

Receyued of Master Barons for his wyfes pyt in saint Thomas chappell xiij s iiij d
Receyued for a child of Iohn Dawson lying in pardon church yerde ij s
Receyued of Master chaloner for a kynnes-woman of his lying in pardon church yerde iij s iiij d
Summa, xviij s viij d.

Wax Reckoning.
Clerkes Wages, & the beame light.

Resceyued of the parisshens this yere of the clarkes wages as it apperith by the Rolle of gaderyng of the same viij li xiiij s viij d
Item, resceyued for the pascall money and the beame lyght gadred this yere xj s ij d
Summa of the resceites of the clarkes wages & pascall money, ix li v s x d.

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Paid to William Paten, parissh clerk, for oon yere vj li xiij s iiij d
Paid to Thomas Talies for half a yere iiij li
Paid to Richard wynslatt for a quarter l s
Paid to Iohn dey for a hole yere viij li
Paid to Iohn Shaxton for iij quarters of a yere vj li
Paid to Thomas Roo for iij quarters & a moneth wages vj li xij s iiij d
Paid to Robert ffox for half a year & viij wekes and ij daies wages iij li ix s iiij d
Paid to Iames Sharpwith for a hole yere viij li
Paid to Thomas yole for a quarter xxx s
Paid to Iohn Skynner for iij wekes vj s viij d
Paid to Thomas Sexten for a quarter wages xxiij s iiij d
Summa of the paymentes of the clerkes wages, xlviij li v s.

Rehearsal, et.
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And more ress' for a pyt of a priest buried in the church out of bos aley, vj s viij d
and so the accomptant Iohn brid dothe owe cler v s iij d ob. The whiche he hathe delyuered vnto his fellow, Thomas Lorymer, in the presence of Mr William Roche, alderman, Thomas Clayton . . . . . and other howsemen of the same parishe . . .

[leaf 695]
These be the names of suche persounes as be detters parcell of the persons duetie.

Iohn Osborn vj s vj d
The son tavern viij s iij d
William Awd. . .? xvij s x d ob
Iohn Crowcher xj s
Iames Quylt oweth for the churche xx d

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