142 NOTES AND QUERIES. [12 s. vn. AUG. 21, 1920. The following extracts comprise the chief items of interest contained in the Account- books belonging to the sixteenth century : CHAMBEBLAIN'S ACCOUNT-BOOKS. 1 Folio volume in Battered Parchment Cover, 1566-1573. 1566. Imprimis p (l for Comunyon or sarvis bake for y church . . . . vii* vi d p d to y e Balye mittel for y e half yeres fearme of the pryo es close & y e marshe ended at o r Ladyes Daye A 1567 iiii 11 p d more to hym for y e half yeres Bent of the north Marshe ended than . . . . x 8 p d more to hym for cottage rent . . . . x d p d to y plomers for workynge upon y e churche vi h p d for A Shovell : .viii d p d to Wm hrame of ipsw ch for drawynge of ii platt & for his paynes comynge to viewe r " this towne xxy* p d to ye deane for visytacons . . . . . . viii d p d to y e hearwarde of my L beares . . . . xx d p d for half an horskyn for ye belles xvi d p d formakynge of ye bauldryckes for ye belles viii d p d to brttyngm for y child there a qrter . . viii 8 p d more to her for y e childs hosen & a pettycote . . . . xiii d p d to Bych Easter for half a porpas ii s iiii d p d for whyppynge of a man.. .. .. xii d p d to Devins browne for Byngynge of y corset bell . . ii s viii d p d to M r more y e pst for a calender for y e churche . . vi d p d to Symon mawr for a fyne in the eschek r Psenty-d by y e clarke of y markett upon y e towne for y c markett boshell . . . . xx 8 p d to Bobt gates for makenge'of a clothe for y e comunyon table in y e churche . . . . xii d p d to francis culterman for his fee for wone hole yere ended at myhes A" dn 1567 . . xl s Mr. Foxes byll of accompt for his Chargs answerynge* the suyte brought agaynst this towne by the towne of donw h as consern- ynge the' Saturday o markett & the optay- nynge of the same with other suyts as followeth & fyrst of the chargs & expense Item Symon mawehisdy^t ipsw ch towards London . . . . . . . . . . x d for iii meales of hym th* brought y e porpas to London . . . . . . . . xviii d for a boxe to putt in ow r charter . . . . x d p d to m r belle y Lawyer for his fees .. xx s p d for y oppynyon of ii Seargeants of lawe w th other . . . . . . . . . . . . xx 8 p d to a porter th* carryed y Fyshe to y e water- syde ii d p d for a wherrye to carrye y e same to my L. kepars vi d p d for caryenge y e porpas to ye courte to my L. mare . . . . . . . . . . . . xii d for my chargs & my horse 35 dayes at ii y 9 daye iii 1 x 8 for iii tymes rydynge to y e Duke . . xv s vi d p d to m r Fanshawe for iii yeres fees & so dis- chargyd xx 8 p d for ii cads of Spratts for hym . . ii* viii d p d for iiii cads of Spratts for y M r of y e re- quests & for his brother of y e prievye chamber . . . . . . . . v s iiii* for caryenge y e heryngs & Spratts to M r Lalles . . . . . . . vid for caryenge the Spratts to y e M r of ye requests iii 4 for ii sysed pynts wone for wyne & wone for ale . . . . . . . . . . V m d for my chargs & my horse for 20 dayes at ii 3 y e daye amononteth to . . . . . . xl 1567. p d to John dawson for hangynge of y* Sansbell iiii p d to John browne y e Mynstrell in pt e of pay- ment for y e clocke . . . . . . x s p d for bawdrycks for y 6 belles . . . . xvi d p d for y e puttynge in of the counterpayne of y e Begister . . . . iiii d p d to my Lorde of Canterburyes offycers for seyinge of y e Comunyon cuppe and certe- fyenge y d same in their course . . . . p d for a flemyngs supper at y e ball comande- ment . . . . . . . . . . . . p d to Sponer for his attendans at y e churche p d to th Fyske for y e Bayles and posts at y e pryo L ' s close . . . . . . . . . . ii s p d to Bobt Seniors for makynge of y e priests pewe for ix dayes worke at vi y e daye iiii 8 vi d p d to y e Duks bearwarde at y u ball coinand- ment . . . . . . . . . . . . mi* p d for cartynge of John Arnolde and alis smarte abowte y towne and for y e pyper . . viii d p d to y e L. baylye for y e half yeres Bent of the pryours hylle & the marshe ended at easier A 1568 . . . . . . . . iiii 11 p d to m r more ye priest for y e Dyall of y clocke . . . . . . . . xiiii 8 iiii d p d to John Edwens for mendynge of y e Sansbell and makynge wheire gudgyons to y e same v s iiii 4 pi to John browne y e mynstrell more for y e dyall . . . . . . . . . . vi' viiid p d to y e prist more for wrytynge yonge beef wyll . . . . . . . . . . iii 3 iiii d p d to Edmude Freman for carayenge a porpas to S r thomas cornwalles & for his chargs ii s x d p d to margrett ilorans for a dyn when Copland brought veneson w th cairte . . . . xv s vi d p d to her for viii qrtes of sacke sent to Fram- linghm . . . . . . . . iii s iiii d p d for viii qrtes of wyne bestowed on m r mawe to make y e Jurye for ye wrytt of noysans enquyred'upon at Framlynghm A" p d ii 8 viii d p d to th Kynge for careyenge of y e grandpesse to slaughtynge . . . . . . . . vi d p d to hym more for a bound of byere to ye ship to take in y e grandpesse . . . . iii s iiir 4 p d to Edmude bence for y e hah of a porpes due to hym 4 in y yere of his balywyckes . . ss. d p d to John Dawson for buryenge of a deade man at ye seasyde . . . . . . . . vi d p d to nichas willett for iii deale bourds for ye priest pewefof ye Lesser Sorte . . xviii d p d for a pyece of/oken tymber for to make ye posts & ledgs to ye same pewe . . . . xii d
