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Rh downe by the Justics at the Chapter House iijˡⁱ xˢ Itm paid Anthonie Ham for mendinge of the Cage xijᵈ.

[The total expenses seem to have been £77 9s. 4d.]

Wardens for following year William Smith, John Brewen.

[1610] Bundle of ten receipts of Mr. John Jacob or John Jacob, gent, 'one of the Constables of the hundred of Tavistocke,' dated in 1610. April 20, £1 18s. were received of the hundred for the year 'ended at or about Ester next towardes the prouision of his maᵗˢ howsehoide … I saie reed By mee Aaron midwinter for the vse of my mʳ Sʳ George Smythe Knight.' The payment for the hospitall was 3s. 3d. a quarter; for the 'maymed souldyers,' 7s. 7d.; for the 'gaile,' 6s.]

[1618-19] Almshouse account: John Elford and Arthur Peeke wardens; with Thomas Edgcombe merchant, and William ffleshman, 'appoynted for one yere ended the seavententh day of may 1619 for the receipt & distribucon of such rents and other yerely profitts' to the poor people of the almshouses.

[Tenants on Cowch's gift—John Merifeld als Austyn, butcher; Anne Lyer, widow; John Parkyns; ffrancis Birch; John Olyver; George Paddon; Thomas Hawkyn, baker. Sir Charles Howard, knight. Clear receipts £13 15s. 4½d. Tenants on Agnes Servington's gift—John Dunterfield (sometime Brute Palke); Nicholas Smyth—Receipts £1 9s. 4d. Tenant on William Grills's gift—John Prowt, 4s. Lady Knyvett's gift—Mr. Foynes, by the hands of Mr. John Yard; Bartholomew Windsor—£1 4s. Pillaton—Mr. Thomas Mohan (?) £4 yearly issuing out of the manor of Pillaton.]

[Payments']—To two Irish gentlewomen the xth of October by order from mʳ Thomas Edgcombe xijᵈ To a Irish gentlewoman the xiijth of October by order from mʳ Mathewe Edgcombe and mʳ Grilles ijˢ paid for rent for St Johns [St. Johns Chapel] xijᵈ paid mʳ Thomas Edgcombe for a rate imposed vppon the Tynners ijˢ paid for