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44 a horse & a man to carry a sicke souldier out of towne vjᵈ paid Richard Rubie for killinge of ffyve foxes vˢ paid Richard Rubie for killinge of seaven foaxes vijˢ paid the 11th of Aprill for powder and match vˡⁱ paid for a but [hassock] and a mat for the pulpit iiijᵈ paid the trayned souldiers for theire beinge at Plymouth by Comaund beinge 33 of them in 8d. the man is jˡⁱ ijˢ paid the two sergents ijˢ paid for a sachell to carry the powder xᵈ paid mʳ Elliot for keepinge of the Register booke vjˢ viijᵈ paid mʳ Elliot for writinge out of the Register xxᵈ for a distressed poor man wᶜh came from Ireland and spoyled by pirats iijᵈ paid John Stephens by order from mʳ John Rowe for a souldier imprest at horrabridge iijˢ iiijᵈ paid mʳ Cole and mʳ maynard for Christmas qʳter iiijˡⁱ to an Irish gent the 18th of ffebruary by order from mʳ Willesford … ijᵈ to an Irish gentleman & his wiffe by order from mʳ Willesford vjᵈ [There are a number of payments in relief of soldiers, and also of sailors, no doubt in connection with the assembly of forces by Charles I. at Plymouth and the foreign expeditions. The relief given to the Irish falls off seriously as the year goes on. We learn from other sources that large numbers of destitute Irish visited Devon about this time.]

Total receipts £95 16s. 11d.; payments £93 15s. 10½d. £5 paid to Francis Vennynge, 'succeeding warden.'

'Also there was deliured to one mʳ Guidon a schole-master by consent xˢ.'

'Alsoe there is given in allowance for ffrancis Drakes water xijᵈ.'

[Payments]—paid mʳ Cleake the schoolemaister for one qter of a yeeres teachinge ended at midsomʳ iiijˡⁱ [other payments of like amount] paid for two quartts of wine for the preacher wᶜh lay at Walter Godbeares ijˢ paid Pawle martyn for keepinge of the doggs out of the Church for one whole yeere iiijˢ paid John Jane for redinge of the lake for Michaelmas qʳter ijˢ vjᵈ paid Stephen Browne the mason for makinge of new durnes … [jambs] paid Hugh Anstice for makinge cleane of the east bridge for Christmas q'ter vjᵈ [a recurring item] paid for wine for severall Comunions ixˡⁱ xiijˢ paid John Randle for bread for the Comunions viijˢ vjᵈ for keepinge cleane of the Comunon pots xviijᵈ paid ffrancis Dennys wife for carryinge of the