1 2s. vii. OCT. 16, i92o.] NOTES AND QUERIES.
329
1580-1582.
The "tower " of the church is without exception alluded to as the "steple " in the oldest records. The small openings in the octagonal turret are probably the "steple vdndowes " alluded to under 1580. "Skool inge " accounts appear several times, anc education in Aldeburgh was certainly in advance of neighbouring places, judging by tie signatures to many documents in the Moot Hall in lieu of marks.
1580
iiii'
To gates for pfume
Itn p d to Robte marshall Jun at y e comande- oaet of y 6 bayliffs for y e Receyvinge of Richard getherte y e sonne of John Gethert into his svie to be prentis w th him for xvi yeres as apperethe in the petie Sessyons booke the some of . . . . xxx
p ( unto harrye Lambe for stoninge of y e m r ket
- v n xiiii* vi'
T) thorns nevshm for y e Tovnos woorke and
settinge uppe of the Lyon . . ii s x
fr y e dyners of gates and his wiffe Thorns Lovenes and nicholas smithe y e daye th* y 6 bushells were seuled . . . . . . xii 1
- 'or bread and beere when the stanles weare
removed . . . . . . . . . . vi'
for y 6 whippinge of Dowes wiffe and bridgema vii' p d unto ii countrie skanell menne th* didde
cutte y e groopes in the Reade . . ii s vi (
more to him (Gates) for goynge for marye hed- lies husbonde . . " . . . ." . . v s
To f ullchers wife for matts for m r bailiffs seats xviii d p d for iiii xx and viii 1 ' of povder and di iii 1 ' vi a viii d p d to Eves for Ringinge of y e viii of clocke bell viii p d to m r Davie for cuttinge of a childes legge . . x s To ii mene th* didde carrye y e bourde to chirche to make y e Windowes . . . . viii'
p d -to Deye y e vitlar for gunnershippe . . . . xxx
To ^blowers for y e kepinge of y e lame gyrle iiii 8 viii d for a bedsacke for the same gyrle . . . . ii 8
To Jone Browne for medinge of y e steple windowes . . . . . . . . iiii 8 ii d
To nevshm for makinge of y steple windowes xiiii 8 To y e Joyner for settinge of y e prechers pewe . . ii 8 for a booke of articles for y curatte bought at London . . . . . . . . . . iiiut a Free-Denizen, having made an engine for ,hat purpose conueied Thames Water in pipes of ead ouer the Steeple of St. Magnus Church at he North end of London Bridge, and so into
