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NOTES AND QUERIES. [12 s. vn. SKPT. is, 1920.
'heavy expenses were incurred. The entry
-of the cost of a new wanton box is interest-
ing.
CHAMBERLAIN'S ACCOUNT-BOOKS. 1573
<(Rec d of mistris nelson for her husbonds bury- all in y Churche . . . . . . . . X s )
To Richard Fynne of oulde debte foryron work for y c clock and y bell in y m r kett for yron woorke for y market pounde and y e Custome ho vise dore . . . . x s vi (1
"To Robert hinde for a Fyrken a paire of brithes for makinge Linyng and buttons for the same for y u blinde Boye . . . . x 8
To fisk for Feet for y e tressells when myles dyd
paint y c Channsell . . . . . . v d
for breade for a woman in y stocks . . ii d for a warrant to send a Child to mannigtre iii" To Ales Jyllon for a wekes bourde of a child
called margret garradd . . . . . . xii' 1
" To thorns Tyndale for carienge of upsons child
to manyntre w th the Charge of his horse
him self and the Childe . . . . . . iiii*
' To Dullies for x weekes bourde of John upsons
childe y c Tayler ended y xx" of June v 8
(Many entries this year for keeping children) For a Shete for y gyrle th* died at moth r
bennets . . . . . . . . ii s
For a smock and ii myzons for y child th*
Blowers wiff J Kepe . . . . . . . . xvi d
"To John bach for y e buryall of y e gyrle th fc
mother bennet kepte " .... . . iiii d
For a Fyne to mr Steward for y u takinge uppe
of y howse Late Jone Whites to thuse of
hir children . . . . . . . . . . iiii d
For vi yards of Locram for a comonion cloth . . vi 8 For di a nell of hollonde for ii napkins . . xii d For makinge of y e Comunion clothe and y e
napkins . . . . . . . . . . xxii d
' To metcaufe for xi dayes woorke at y Butts
and y e priors close . . . . . . . . xi s
For a Statute Booke . . . . . . . . xii d
For kyllinge of a hedgehogge in y y m r she ii d To y e earle of Lecesters menne when thei
plaied in y Churche y e xx 1 ' of June . . x s for writinge of y e muster booke . . . . vi d
more to him (Robert Letts) for goinge to
mennes houss to Bydde them to come to
Fremans to y playe . . . . . . iiii d
" To m r get Florance for y e Justics dynners y
xxv daye of June when thei hadd taken
vewe of the muster . . . . Ii 8 x d
- To ii meno for carienge y e shott out of y toune
Kowse to John Upsons shoppe . . . . ix d
'for shoores to houlde uppe y wall of y e toune howse wheare the Shott Lye . . . . vi d
grounselinge in y toune house . . xxviii a viii d
' To Robert Florance for monye Lent to y duke
vi* viii d
To Nobbes f or iiii ro dayeswoorko in daubinge the toune house . . . . . . . . iiii 8
To Mihell eade for iii dayes woork and di m
pinainge of y same House . . iii s iiii d
'To marget Florance for y e vittall of y sur- vayer and m r homerston and others xxiii 8 vi d
for a purse paper and ynke . . . . vi d
To John Upson for thuse of his shoppe untill
the toune howse was Repaired . ". . . vi d To Jeaffrye Freman for a wanton Box th*
barker loste xii d
To george Campe for y e haulfe of a porpas
that was sent to y c earfe of Surryes . . v 8 To ananias appiltonne for a barrell of Full
heringe . . . . . . . . xxvii 3
To m r goslinge and m r Foxe for monye th*
thei delived to barker for carienge of y
same porpas . . . . ... . viii 8 iiii a
more to Barker for his paines for carrienge
the same porpas . . . . . . vi" x d
to thorns Lovenes in his traveill of y e tounes
sute against Richard Kirbye for Jone
Whites will xx 3
To Davye mayne in money th* was granted
him by the Balies to kepe Jone Whites
child x 3
To Daye tor carienge a porpas to my Lady
Surries . . . . . . . . . . iiii 8
To Jone Tedboll for thuse of x 11 ii yeares xx 8 for chargis at y e Last deliry of y candell . . xx d
In 1574 the price of coal was Sd. per sack ! In the same year the gibbet seems to have required attention.
1574
for iiii or dayes of a man for y e church ii" viii d
(many entries of men working at church)
To y u Free mason . . . . . . vi 11 xii d
for y e Byble and y svice booke . . xliii 8
To michell y u mason for his workemanshippe
in the house . . . . . . .. XX H 8
To Loggye for Surgorye ... . . xiii a iiii d
for a Ii of candell and waxe . . . . Tii d
for dressinge of y toune well . . . . xii 8 x d
for iii sacks of coles . . . . . . . . ii s
for carienge of staginge and Ropes for y e
churche . . . . . . . . x d
To y e Jaylor for y e prisoner. . . . xviii s
To tyndale for y e gybbett .. .. vi H viii d
To capon for Lokinge upon the Boyo ii 8 vi d for y Coppie of y e shrives booke . . . . vi d
To Jone waller for helinge of y e mothers heade
arid keping of hir ii yeare . . . . x f
for a paire of shoes and a paire of hoses for
forgas . . . . . . . . . xvi d
more for an apron and a neckercher for hir xi' 1 for a peticote and a waste cote for forgas and
a wast cote for hitons mother . . vii 8 vi d
In 1575 13s. 4c?. is paid in fines (3s. 4d. each fine) to the Commissioners for trans- gression of the Act of 1570, for not wearing on Sunday " a cappe of wool, knit, thicked, and dressed in England."
1575
(Very many entries for boarding children).
To w m Childe y xi th of Julie for a fourth- nights house Roome of the Lame wenche iiii d
To Anthonie Benedick y e xvi th of Julie when he Receyved John Bentie to prents . . xxx 8
To iiii or poore foulks fo carienge y beetster to hir buryall . . . . . . . . viii d
