12 S. IX. OCT. 1, 1921.] NOTES AND QUERIES. 267 Recvd : of Richard Marline for the Rate for the 16000 for Coulchester .. 00 01 00 16 PAYMENTS. 48 Paid William Nicholson his quarters wages for being sextin due then . . . . 00 14 00 more to him his quarters wages for being Fenreeve due then . . . . . . 00 12 06 more to him his quarters for keeping the Clock due then 00 01 03 more to him his quarters wages for looking to the boyes att Church due then . . 00 05 00 more to him for ringing the eight of Clock bell due at Candlemas . . . . . . 00 14 00 payd mathew Littleton for eight pintes of iruscaden for the Communion October 17th 1647 00 06 08 more to him for eight pintes of muscaden for the Communion in December 1647 00 06 08 payd Edward newman March the first 1647 for killing moules in the Towne Marsh hee having taken the marsh to keepe by the yeare att 16s p Ann to be payd quarterlye as hee sayth and the time to begin now soe payd him in parte . . . . 00 03 00 payd March the 10th 1647 for chardges att the Lyon Capt wheeler being in Towne being Captayne of the souldiers quartered in Towne by Mr Bailyffes Appointment 00 05 06 March 18th payd the monthlye Assessment for the Armye Assessed upon the Towne land att Is 3d p weeke and payd for 6 months . . 01 10 00 May 20th payd for halfe a hundred Catekise bookes to be distributed to the Inhabitants of the Towne. . . . . . 00 06 00 payd for driving up the Cattle on the first drift daye Maye 22th . . . . 00 08 02 payd for ringing the bells when the Lord Fairefax was in Towne September the nynth . . . . . . . . 00 06 00 payd william milborne the younger for two live lambes that were given and sent aboard of the Admiral 1 of the Lord of warwickes Fleete being in our Rood 00 19 00 Payd men that went out in a boate when the Lord Fairefaxe was in Towne September the 9th 00 02 00 Payd for beere for the Ringers . . 00 00 09 Payd the 25th o f September 1648 to the Collector of Hasellwood the Assessmt for the vicarage for the Armye under the Lord Fairefaxe for the 16000li layd upon the Countye to be payd for the viccarage 00 05 10 Given George Mathewes for rideing to Sterne- feild to buy Pigeons when the Lord Faire- faxe was in Towne Septemb . . 00 01 00 Payd John Osborne for looking to the boyes for playing upon Sabath dayes and fast dayes for halfe a yeare due at St Michael 1648 00 05 00 Payd the sarjants and others for getting of swyne and geese to the pound October 19th 00 02 06 Payd mathew Littleton October 27th for Chardges when Capt: Bacon and his souldiers were in towne and for dyett wyne and tobacco att the Sessions and for 2 loades of Heath for the marsh as by bill appeareth 06 *16 00 Payd for a new key for the locke of Thomas Hoskins shop dore that he layd out to Palmer 00 02 06 payd mr Legg Curate for the Towne for to make up his quarters wages due att Christ- mas 1648 because the Collectors could not gather all up soe payd more . . 02 02 00 Payd Thomas Boone for entring the Chamber- lins accompts fayre into the Towne Booke wch the Towne Clarke formerlye payd for and now refuseth and is for 6 yeares at 3s 4d p yeare 01 00 00 Paid nicholas Goodwyn for ripping and new bottoming of 4 of the Towne qushions 00 02 04 Payd Mr Edward Cockett for the .ground that the fort neere his mill standeth upon for 3 yeares due att Set Michael 1648 01 00 00 Memorand this 3d of Julye 1648 mr Bailyffe Browne and mr Bailyffe Shipman did agree wth ?m Nicholson viz. That hee this present yeare is to cutt downe the thistles all over the marsh once and alsoe to pull up the yellow weed in the marsh by the roote. And for this doeing he is for to have his horse goeing in the marshe and to paye nothing therefore (wth this provisoe) that hee is for to paye farren for his Cowe : And for the next yeare hee is to cutt the Thistles twice in the somer in time most fitting and then alsoe to paye faren for his Cowe and for his horse to paye nothing Memorand march the 23th 1647 I payd unto Robert Browne for to make up the monye payd att London for the Assessmt monthlye for the Armye for the pportion for the Towne the some of 16 08 09 Memorand October 20th 1648 I sent unto Mr Joel Trendle deputye for the libertye of Set Etheldred nyne couple of Lings wch hee sent for and sayd was due to him upon the Composition due att Michaeltyde 1648 16 RECEIPTS. 49 Received the 8th of October 1649 of Allex- ander Bence Esquire the Annvetye for keeping and maynetayning of the Lights att Oreford-nesse and is for one quarter of a yeare due att michaeltide last past being the sume of 30 00 00 Received of mr Richard Browne for the quarter parte of the Reed in the marshe vidz : 10c att 2s 8d p Centm .. 01 06 08 Received of Mr Wm Thompson for the like quarter parte of the Reede. . . . 01 06 08 Received of mr Thomas Johnson for his parte of the Reed 01 02 08 16 PAYMENTS. 49 Payd for 8J yards of Holland for a Com- munion cloth and napkins att 2s the yard 00 16 06 for making of 2 napkins wth layd worke 00 04 00 for making the Table cloath & a long towell and for a seaming lace for the table cloth & for washing them . . . . 00 02 06- Payd Goodwyfe Barber to paye for the windowes being broken when travelling people were in Towne called Egiptians the some of 00 04 00
