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 1385-86] Churchwardens Accounts. 3

window ij*^ To parchment bought ij^ To repairing divers windows, with xxxvij feet of glass xiij« x^ ob — Total iijii vij^ iij'^.

Offering pence (libaco denar) — The same accounts — To offerings to the sacristan of the monastery of Tauystok for oblations pertaining to the high cross of the parish church aforesaid iij' iiij'* for the year For the altar of St. Mary at ' la southdor ' vj^ viij'^ from the feast of the Invention of the Holy Cross to the same feast then next following For the altar of St. Eustachius xij'* for the year For the altar of St. Katherine xij*^ For the altar of St. Blaise iiij^ For the altar of St. John the Baptist vj"^ For the altar of the Holy Trinity vj'^ For the altar of St. George iiij"* For the altar of St. Salvator with the chapel of John Dabnoun iii*^ In offerings to Sir Simon the vicar for the year for the anniversaries of John CuUyg and sormunde his wife, Robert Wodemaniswylle, Richard lamborne, Roger Trelanni [Trelawny], and Walter popelsto vj'^ — Total xiiij^ vj*^.

Total of all the expenses and offering pence vij'' vj* vj'* And thus exceeds xvij® ij'^ And after is charged of cxxj*^ iiij*^ ob for lights (de luc) sold at the high cross And of viij^ received of arrears of William Strod And owes cxij^ ij^' ob, which is paid Simon Rogger upon the present account, and so the said accountant resteth quit.

Memorandum that William Strod owes of his arrears ij^

[At the back, partly illegible.]

Wax — Total ccx lib — received and bought — this year ; of which is accounted for cxxx lib ; and remains Ixxx lib.

Tallozv for mortuaries — Received x lib of tallow And of xxxiiij lib of tallow bought this year — Total xliiij lib of tallow ; and there remains xij lib.

Treasure of the church — The same received of j cup and cover of silver, with two gilt angels holding a glass recep- tacle (vit'" clausu), wherein the body of our Lord is borne [this was the vessel in which the host hung over the altar] And of iiij silver chalices and patens And of^ ij silver cruets And of j silver pix for the body of Christ And there remains j cup and cover, iiij chalices and patens, and ij cruets with a pix of silver.

[A defaced entry of three lines begins, " Computus Instaure."]

[John d'Abernon, of Bradford, gave the manor of Wyke, Brent Tor, to the Abbey of Tavistock, 26 Edward III., and was probably the founder of the chapel bearing his name.]

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