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 426 NOTES AND QUERIES. [12 s.vm. MAY 28, 1021. if they were satisfied no malice existed on the part of the prisoners, they must then find them guilty of manslaughter, or acquit them altogether. The jury then retired for about twenty minutes, and returned with a verdict of " Not Guilty." The verdict was received with acclamations of applause by a crowded Court, and the parties having been discharged, retired amidst the con- gratulations of their friends. H. E. RUDKIN, Major. Wallingford. ALDEBURGH. EXTRACTS FROM CHAMBERLAINS' ACCOUNT-BOOK. 1625-1649. (See ante, pp. 163, 224. 265, 305,343,387.) 16 PAYMENTS. 29 " THE Regester Booke " box, with its three locks, is probably the one now in the Moot Hall; the early sixteenth -century iron-bound chest under the tower at the west entrance to the Church (also with three locks), from its size, was more likely to have heen used for storing church linen, &c. February. Paid Bobt Pye the Constable february 25 for 6 mens wags one night to watch e at the fayer. . . . . . . . . . 00 03 00 Aprill. To John Boothe for f reshe fishe and oisters when mr Bivett was in Towne about seasinge for the subsidie in Aprill 1629 00 06 08 for pfume and frankensence at Christines to Jo : Urvis. . . . . . . . 00 01 08 j May. To Edward Gowldine for an iron for one of the bells. . 00 00 08 more to him for 4 keyes used in the Church, 3 for the box where the Rsgester booke was kept and one for the poore mens box 00 01 04 To mr Thomas Johnson that he laid out at London for A capp and hoode for mr Taplie. . . . . . 02 13 08 To John Cooke in pt for a wache house set up at the beacon. . . . . . 01 00 00 June. To Willm Baldwine June I for dynner when we trayned Ap. 6 .. .. .. 00 09 06 more for one quart of wine then and for beere after dynner 00 03 06 Paid unto Willm Baldwine for dynner for 10 men on the first drift day. . 00 08 04 more for one quart of wyne and for bread and beere before dynner the same day. . 00 02 OS j Paid for help to emptie a barrell of tarr at Slaughton and to bring a kittle of tarr to the storehouse in the mket. . 00 00 04 j To John Taylor June 12 for cariage of things to the Towne house when the vault was made. . 00 06 04" Paid to Matthew Fickett for tymber and planke for the vault in the store house . . . . . . . . . . 01 01 00 Paid mr Thomas Sherewood Sir Willm Withe- pole his Baylif for Rent for the f erye for one yeere due March 25, 1629 .. .. 01 00 00 To Goodwife Titsall for bread and beere sent to the Towne house when the vault was making . . . . . . . . 00 00 06 July. To the Constables to carry an Irisheman out of towne . . . . . .' . . . . 00 00 06 August. To the Constables for the Towne lands towards the provision for the Kings househould . . . . . . . . 00 05 00 Paid unto Mr Taplie for a fyne to give leave to decay Fowlers house . . . . 00 10 00 more to mr Alexander the Steward for entring the Licence 00 02 00 To Andrewes for setting stones in the market . . . . . . .. 00 00 OB For settine in a stulp at the seate about the stocks and for the stulp and nayles . . 00 00 06 For a Bellrope for the Markett Bell. . 00 00 03 To willm Bardwell for dynner August the last when the Shereif was heere to inquire for forfaited bands for the Kinge .. 01 01 00 September. For russhes for the Towne hall on the Election day ... 00 00 08 To Willm Baldwin for dynner on the Election day. . . . . . 02 09 00 more then for wyne and Oysters. . 00 09 06- October. Paid for 4 men and a boate hire to fetche two ketche maisters a shore to pay for sbott and powder that was spent in defendinge them from A Dunkerke August 21th 00 05 Off November. Paid Henry Bullen for certen Cloathes that were Thorps wives. . . . ... 00 10 00- To George Nun for the Sargeants Cloaks.. .. 03 12 00 December. To Walter Ashley for making of two Cloaks for the Sargeants 00 04 OS Paid Charles warne for thre gunsticks for the Towne muskets 00 00 06 more to him for making of a money box for the Churchwardens 00 01 00 Paid unto mr Baylif Bence for A pcell of ground bought of him by the Towne 02 00 00 Paid more unto him for Two thowsand of bricks used about the vault in the store- house and in other places the some of 01 12 00 16 PAYMENTS. 30 Great difficulty in obtaining corn in this and the following year. In the " Copy Book of Letters " written to and from the Cor- poration under date June 14, 1631, is the certificate of the Bailiffs to the High Sheriff of the execution of several books of orders from the King, concerning dearth and price of corn, the keeping watch and ward, &c*