Page:Notes and Queries - Series 12 - Volume 7.djvu/278

 226

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