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 3H CHURCH OF ST. MARY MAGDALENE. forme folowing, that is to saye, att suche tyme & season when he shall furste caste the seide ledde in clothes, xl 8, and the reste to be paied parcelly, as the worke goyth furthe : And furder the seid W m couenntith by this psentes, to & w fc the seid Maire, to be in aredynes att suche tymes as shalbe appoynted bi the carpenters, to accomplisshe & furnysshe the seid leddes, whenso ver he shalbe reasonably warned for the same : and, as well, itt is couenntid by this presentes, that the seide maire and his successours shall fynde all suche tymbr necessarie as shall apperteyne for the seide plumberis molde and panne, w fc suche necessarie yron worke as shall apperteyne for the same : In wittenis whereof to this presente Indenture the parties aforesaid enterchangeably have putte their seales, the daye & yere above writen. [Receipts are indorsed for payments.] The original lead work of the Church had apparently proved inefficient, and the Corporation, having ascertained that a skilful system had been applied to Buckland Church [query, which Buckland ?], employed, at their own cost, a plumber to recast and relay the leads upon the Buckland principle. Under date 14th February 2 Edward VI. (1548-9), in our chapter on the Grammar School, will be found impor- tant matter which bears directly on the state of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene at that period. We cite the follow- ing from a report then made by Royal Commissioners : " Dyv rs Obits to be kept in the said Church of Marie Magda- len w*in the said Borrowgh, off the gyfte of Ellys Crocker and Tomasyn his wyff, of Suzan Tharrope wydowe, of John Bocarne, of Thomas Crocke, & of Richarde Maynarde and Alice his wyff, to kepe Obyts, and to distribute money to pore people, to the said Mayer and his successors given for ever. A prest there maynteyned, as well executynge the said Obytt as in gevynge attendaunce upon the said mayre ; and ys removeable at the mayres pleasure. The lands, & ten ts geven for the said Obyts, & money to be yerly distributed to ye pore, be of the yerly value of xlvij 8 viij d, whereof ornaments, plate, & Jewells to the said Obit none. In repryses to pore people xiiij 8 ij d . And so remanith clerely by yere xxxiij 8 vj d.