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 374 ST. THOMAS CHURCH. of keeping the cart, of the priest for burying prisoners, of bread and drink "when they were brought home;" also for " Peters ferd- ing;" for repairing the church; sacramental wine, dinners of the priest, the sidesmen, &c. An account made 16th July, 36 Eliz. (1594), by John Coggan the elder and Will m Bessombye, "collectors for ye pooreincris boxe for one hole yeere," credits a receipt from the six men of 10s. 2d., and receipts from Degorie Grenevill, 5s. ; Thomas Hecks, 5s. ; John Blyghe, 5s. ; Degory Jollyfe, 5s. ; John Gynne, i6d. ; Nich. Gerrie, 2s. ; and further sums from 46 other persons. On the back of this account are entries of payments for the relief of poor persons, in money and clothing. The aggregate of the payments is 48s. 6d. The "Churchwardens' account" for 1596 credits receipts for ladders at Lammas and Lent Assizes ; for prisoners' clothes at Lammas, 2s. 6d., " whereof we abate the price sixepence for one cote that was bestowed upon Raddie Norcott," and a further abatement is made of 9s. out of 27s. for prisoners' clothes at Lent assises. There are also received " of Mr. Will. Blighe for hognor bred, 3d. ; of Walter Grayne for hognor bred, 4d. ; of Robart Gordg for hognor bred, 4d. ; of Mr. Degory Hiecks for hognor bred, 4d. ; of James Couch for hognor bred, 2d. ; of John Prout for hognor bred, 2d. ; of Thomas Gordye for hognor bred, 3d. ; and rec d for hognor bred at Christide, 4s. 6d." The payments are for prisoners' graves, for helping prisoners home, for stripping and washing the prisoners and their clothing, for a horse "to drawe home the cart from the forges" [query, furcas = gallows]. Paid for making a key for the poor men's box. " To John Bewes & Will: Daw when they went at Eglyskerye at the Visytacon Court in steede of the wardens, & for there articells, 2od. ;" to the ryngers, a cronacon daye, i6d. ; for powder & mach when wee went to Lyskerd, i8d. ; Peter's farthings, 6d. ; and for dinners of wardens, sidesmen, & priest at the Visitation Court, i8d. This seems a fitting place for the introduction of a few words respecting the "hoggener's monye" and the "hognor bread." We have taken pains to learn what was intended by these words. It is evident that they were well under- stood in the sixteenth century. In the Ashburton Church