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The New Forest: its History and its Scenery.
wardens' Books, let me give some brief extracts from those of Ellingham:—
| "1556. | Itm for waxe | ixd. |
| Itm for a gyrdle | iijd. | |
| Itm for waxe and for makynge of ye paschall and fontetapers | xvd. | |
| First payed for a rod (rood) | xijs. | |
| Itm payed for the paschall and fontetapers | ijs. viijd. | |
| "1558. | First payed for the pascall and fontetapers | xxijd. |
| Itm payed for frankeincense | id." |
Such notices well prove how quick and strong was the reaction from Protestantism to Catholicism when favoured by the State. Again, to still further show the variety of entries, let me make some extracts from the Fordingbridge Churchwardens' Books:—
| "1636. | Itm for a fox-head | 0 | 1s | 0 |
| Itm for one badgers head | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Itm for one fox-head | 0 | 1 | 0" |
Among miscellaneous notices, as giving the average wages of the day, and the prices of various articles, let me add also the following from the same accounts:—
| "1609. | Itm laide out for a pint of muskadine | viid" |
| "1616. | It for viij dayes' worke for three men | xxiijs |
| It for a new beel-Rope | iijs iiijd | |
| It for a daye's worke for three men | iijs iijd | |
| It for a booke of artykeels | iijs |
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