Page:Calendar of the Tavistock parish records.djvu/27

From Wikisource
Jump to navigation Jump to search
This page needs to be proofread.

1470-71] Churchwardens Accounts. 13

Alice his wife, Robert Marchell, Christina his daughter, and his wife, Roger Heddon and Emmote his wife, Walter Abell Joan his wife and Elizabeth his wife, John Gerard, Paschal Mychell and Joan his wife, John Atte Wylle, John the Hermit (Johis heremyta), John Brun and Joan his wife, \f Vf To iiij priests viij'i To ij clerks at the same time ij"^ To the almsman walking about the town with the bell f \i.e. to give notice of the exequies] To the Vicar for the exequies of John Gille and for Me berell' John Jele and Joan his wife, Roger Raw, Richard Estecote and Matilda his wife, xiij To ij priests the same time iiij^ To ij clerks the same time ij^ To the almsman walking about the town on the obit day of the aforesaid John Gille f For bread and ale bought on the day of the aforesaid John Gylle for the pore xx'i Paid to the Vicar for the exequies of John Bodeer ^\\f To ij clerks the same time \<\f To j priest \f the same time To the almsman going about the town j'^ Bread and ale bought the same time v\f Rent to John Glauceter, chief lord, j^^ To the Mayor of the borough of Tavistock (Maiori Burgi de Tavystok) for chief rent iiij* iiij^ To the chief lord for the rent called Sient Mare rent iij*^ To Richard Hals for chief rent xij<* To John Osmond for the tenement late Richard Estecote vj* V\\f To the chief lord for Jeles in Petepasse, late John Bodeer, xvij^^ For the land of Ralph Hunta vj'^ Parchment for the present account viij'^ Making and writing the same xx'^ John Honychurche and VVilliam Webbe for expenses in going to Exeter x* Fuel vj^.

Total expenses xxj xiij* vj'^ ob Also received for increment of church viij^* v\\f \vf ob So owed xviij* x*^ Delivered to John Drake, merchant (? — mere') for divers expenses, viij^ xj'* To John Kyth ij^ \\vf- And to Sir Thomas Adam for his pension vij* iiij'^ Left iiij.

Stock — -From previous year cciiij'^'^ xij^' wax Pure wax, nothing Tapers and candles xxiij^' Wax torches cclxix^' Bought clxxij iij quarter wax.

Total quantity of wax, &c. — cccclij" iij quarters Ex- pended ciiij'^ xij^' iij quarters — Remaining cclx Tapers and candles xxij Wax torches ccxxxix.

Oil, viij flagons, all expended.

Treasure — One cup, with cover of silver to the same, with two angels of silver gilt above holding the glass receptacle (vitru clausu) in which the body of the Lord is borne in procession, with a little cross to the same. Three silver chalices and patens to the same belonging, of which

�� �