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 362 ST. THOMAS CHURCH. the establishment which was assisting them in their common devotion. We may remember that the priory rental for the year 1474, fully noticed in our preceding pages, mentions a "keeper of the store of the Blessed Mary" as then a bur- gess of Newport. Now, among the mutilated accounts recently found in the St. Thomas parish-chest, are several like the following : [Trans.] "An account made by Nicholas Helyer and Walter Avery, keepers of the store of the Blessed Mary the Virgin, in the 16th year of the reign of King Henry VII." (1501). Then comes, in English, " Itm ferst resevyd of ye olde wardenis, 22s. iod. It. res. for S r Symon Whyte w t iij namys mor, 8s. 4d. It. res. for Joh. Cunstabell, i2d. It. res. for John Bant, i2d. It. res. for Thorn 8 Batyn, i2d." The remainder of this paper is lost, but on the other side of it are the entries : " It. for lechyn of a cow y* was w* hust [curing a cow that had the cough], w* mete & drynk, 2d. It. yn expenc at Whytsonday fer, 2d. It. yn expenc at Sent lenard ys fer, 2d. It. yn expenc at May fer, 2d. It. for ye makyng of ye acuint, 2d. Sum of y e a louyns comyth to 40s. 6d., and so remaynyth y n ther hands 21s. 6d." 1502. Store of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Stephen Garia and Stephen Vyell, Keepers. Ferst rec d of ye old wardenns, 21s. 6d.; for John Recha, i2d. For a cow sold at Whytsonday fer, us. iod. D° S 1 Lenardys fer, 9s. iod. It. res. for quy [kye, kine, cows] hyr, 13s. For a calf y sold to J. Skyer, 2od. &c. Sm Recpts, £5 4 s - 9&- Therof yay askyth a louyns, ferst, for a cow boft at Whytsonday fer, 8s. iod. For a noy r (another) cow boft at ye same fer, 9s. iod. For ridge tile I boft, i2jd. For a cow lese, i9d. To ye sexton, 2s. 6d. To y e clerk, 4d. For ryggyn of Sir Symo Whyt ys Knyll, id., &c. The namys of ye m y* hath ye quy : John Betow y Souyth-Peduyn a cow, pleg (surety) T. Webba; John June, a cow & a nobyll; Ric. Pawlyn, a cow; John Willa, 2 quy, and so on, naming others. Total cows, 16. Guild of All Saints. Same year (1502). John Dune and John Northay, jun er, Keepers. Receipts: i2d. of John Northay for the standing of 1 bullock this year; i8d. for the standing of 2 bullocks from John Garrya of Trewen; 7s. id. from "the