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Accounts
March 1550 - March 1552

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Centre for Metropolitan History

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St Martin-in-the-Fields: The accounts of the churchwardens, 1525-1603

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J. V. Kitto (editor)

Year published

1901

Pages

134-140

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'Accounts: March 1550 - March 1552', St Martin-in-the-Fields: The accounts of the churchwardens, 1525-1603 (1901), pp. 134-140. URL: http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=81886 Date accessed: 21 May 2013. Add to my bookshelf

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March 1550 - March 1552
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March 1550 - March 1552

This ys the Accompte of vs John goolyghtly and John Best churche wardens of the paryshe of Saynt Martyns In the ffelde Besyde charynge crosse electe & chosen to contynew as wardens ffrome the ffeast of the anuncyacyon of the Blessed vergen Saynte Mare In the yeare of oure Lorde A thowsau'de ffyve Hundreth & ffyfte and in the ffourth yeare of the Raygne of oure soufferaygne Lorde Kynge Edwarde the Sexte By the grace of god kynge of Englande ffraunce and Irelande defendor of the ffaithe and in yerthe of the churche of Englande and Irelande Supreme hede, vnto the feast of the anuncyacyon of the Blessyde vergen Saynte Mare in the yeare of ou^r Lorde a thowsande fyve Hundreth ffyfte and two That ys to saye for the space of two Hole yeares to Be fully completyd and ended of all And singuler ou^r Receptes and paymentes and other ordenary charges specifyed and contenyd In this accompte As By the declaracyon Heare of more playnly doithe appeare Heare after as foloweth.


The fforesayd Wardens doith charge Them selves withe nothynge of the wardens Beynge in the Rome the Last two yeares before Sauenge a Byll of dept of Randell Kyrbe to the Some of xxv shyllynges and in John golthurst handes doithe Remayn of Dwe Dept to the churche other xxv^s	L^s
Receptes ffor Buryalles and Brekynge of the grounde ffor the ffyrst yeare of this ou^r accompte (fn. 1)	xxxiij^s
Gathered at the foure quarter dayes ffor the clarke and Sextons wages In thesse two yeares of this ou^r accompte	xij^li xv^s iij^d
Gathered the year's afore Sayde for pews	iij^li iij^s x^d
Som' totallis of thes Recettes	xv^li xix^s j^d

paymentes ordenary


In primis payde to the clarke for this Hole yeares wages Endyng at christmas for thes two yeares	viij^li
Itim payde to the Sexton for his wages the Same years endynge at christmas	iiij^li
It'm payde to the Sextons wyff for wasshynge and mendynge the Sorplesses and other Lynnynge of the churche this Same yeres	vj^s viij^d
It'm payde to the Sexton for Browmes the sam yeres	viij^d
It'm payde for Bread and drynke at (fn. 2) the accompte of the olde churche wardens	xij^d
Som' of thes paymentes	xij^li viij^s iiij^d

Rep'racions Done the fyrst yeare of this ou^r accompte


In primis payde to Robert pennythorne thelder for mendynge of a pewe And makynge of two new pewes	xiiij^s x^d
It'm payde to a Laberer for takynge vp the pavement where the Same pewes doithe stande and carrynge the Rubyssh awaye	iiij^d
It'm payde to the Same pennythorne for settynge vp the Boxe in the qwyar [for y^e pore (fn. 3)	viij^d
It'm payde to Empye taylor for makynge two hears clothes and for Makynge of a pulpet clothe	ij^s viij^d
It'm payde to John mockyll for a phaltor Booke (fn. 4)	xx^d
It'm payde to the Same mockyll for a paper Booke for to wryght the Recorde of Buryalles, wedynges and chrystenynges (fn. 5)	xvj^d
& for ij lytell porsses to put money in	ij^d
It'm payde stockdall for prayssynge the churche goodes (fn. 6)	ij^s
It'm to Andrew weston for makynge of two new pewes and for mendynge of other two pewes	xvj^s viij^d
It'm for a hondrethe of Lyme	iiij^s viij^d
It'm for Sande ffoure Loode	ij^s
It'm payde to Bryan the Brycklayer for Syxe dayes as well in tyllynge as in pauynge in the churche as in the quere at a xj^d the daye	v^s vj^d
It'm payde to his seruante John nutkynge for Syxe dayes of Lyke worke at vij^d the daye	iij^s vj^d
It'm for dryncke to the workmen and Laborars	ij^d
It'm to a Laborar for carrynge of tyle and Sande and carrynge of Rubyssh	iiij^d
It'm for a Loode of howse tyle	viij^s iiij^d
It'm to thomas gybbs Laborer for Syxe dayes worke	iij^s
It'm for two hondreth of pavynge tyle	v^s iiij^d
and for caryge of the Same tyle frome London	iij^d
It'm payde to the plomers for vij^li and a halfe of Sother (fn. 7) wythe the workmenshype in Sotherynge the gootters of the churche	iij^s iiij^d
It'm payde to willi'm hopwood for a deaske of Ireon to the pulpett (fn. 8)	iij^s
It'm payde for thre Locks for the pore mens Boxe (fn. 3)	xij^d
It'm payde for the caryage of Sande tyle and Rubysshe	iiij^d
It'm payde for makynge cleyne of the churche after m^r Hoppers s'monds	iiij^d
It'm payde to wyll'm waters cutler for makynge clean of and mendynge of ffyfe pare of harnes v sourdes and v Daggers (fn. 9)	vj^s viij^d

Receuyd by us John goolyptle and John Best the foresayde wardens for Sertayne goodes Belongynge to the parrysh churche a foresayde, Solde by us withe the assente and consent of the hole parrysh or the moost of the same parrysshnors as doithe apeare By a Byll Subscrybed withe there hands the parcelles as folowyth


In primis Recevyd for two holde Blew vellet (fn. 10) coppes w^t stares	xxx^s
It'm a Sute of vestmentes of grene sylke the orfrase of the prest of golde withe all thyngs Belongynge to them	xxx^s
It'm a vestment of Blew vellet withe stares and all thyngs there to	xij^s
It'm a deakon and Subdeakon of Blew damaske withe stares and all thyngs to them	xix^s
It'm a vestment w^t a deakon of Blacke vellet and all thyngs to them	xvij^s
It'm a vestment of crymssen vellet Branched (fn. 11) the grounde wroke [sic] of yellow the orphras of golde and all thyngs there too	xviij^s
It'm a vestment of grean Sattyn of Brydgeons (fn. 12) withe flowers and all thyngs there too	vj^s
It'm a Blew dam'aske vestment withe scallop shells and all thyngs there too	viij^s
It'm a vestment of Redd vellet the orphras of clothe of golde withe all thyngs there too	xx^s
It'm a Blew dam'aske vestment withe all thyngs there too	vj^s
It'm a coope of Redd dam'aske withe garters (fn. 13)	ij^s viij^d
It'm a grene vestment of Satten of Brydgeons w^t all thyngs there too	iij^s
It'm a vestment of whyte dam'aske wh'th Redd droppes	v^s
It'm a Lyttell qwesscion (fn. 14) of clothe of golde	iiij^d
It'm a Lentten vestment of whyt Sylke w^t all thyngs there too	iij^s viij^d
It'm a ffrount for an alter vellet cremssyn and purple payned (fn. 15)	xx^s
It'm a hearssclothe of clothe of golde Bordered w^t Redd vellet Enbrothered whyth angells	liij^s iiij^d
It'm Syx ffrounts for alteres of Satten a Brydgeons Redd and grene payned	viij^s
It'm a cannapy clothe of grene vellet and Redd payned	liij^s iiij^d
It'm thre payre of corttayns of single Sarsnet	ij^s
It'm tenn corporas casses	ij^s iiij^d
It'm thre deask clothes	xij^d
It'm a vestment of crymssen Satten of Brydgeons w^t stares and all thyngs there too	xij^d
It'm a vestment of whyte ffoustyan w^t a Redd crosse	iij^s iiij^d
It'm a pycks clothe of Redd Sarsnet	viij^d
It'm a bannercloth (fn. 16) of Blew dam'aske w^t scallopes shells	xvj^d
It'm a pycks of Lattyn and a pare of candellstycks of Lattyn	xx^d
It'm a compter poynt (fn. 17) to Laye before the Aultore	vj^s
It'm for Sertayne olde Surplesses aultorclothes and towylls	iij^s iiij^d
It'm for Sertayne payned clothes and other oulde Lynnynge	iij^s iiij^d
It'm for Banner clothes and streamers (fn. 16)	ij^s iiij^d
It'm a Suytt of vestments of Bawdkyn (fn. 18) w^t all thyngs there too	xv^s
It'm a coope of Lyke Bawdkyn be Longynge to the same	xv^s
Som' to'llis Recevyd of and for thes goods aforesayde	xvij^li iij^s viij^d
It'm payde to Andrewe weston for makynge of two pewes at the qwere Doore for maistres Hewycke	ix^s
It'm payde to henry Roomane for myndynge the Boxe for the poore and for Mendynge of the key of the churche doore	xxij^d
It'm payde to the glaysseyr for mendynge of a wyndow on the Sowthesyde of the churche the which wass Brockynge withe theffes	ij^s
It'm for the alteracion of two challyse wey'nge xxvij ounc' thre qwartorns and thereof makynge a com'union coope and a kever weyenge xx^tiiiij ounc' & Halfe and halfe qwartorn, and soo Remayneth thre ounc' Di' qwartorn pryce at xviij^s ix^d and soo Layde owte x^siiij for the Betterynge of the Syluer and makynge of the Same coope parssell gylte (fn. 19)	x^s iiij^d
Some totallis for the fyrst yere—	v^li xj^s iij^d

Rep'racions the Seconde yeare.


It'm payde to Robert penythorn thelder for the knellynge stoylls in the Qwere and foote passes (fn. 20) the xx^tivj daye of march	iiij^s
It'm payde for a Ladder	iij^s viij^d
It'm payde for a Bawdryk for A bell	iiij^d
It'm payde to John Dode for glassyng and new Reparyng all the wyndows in the churche the xiiij daye of June	xxiiij^s iiij^d
It'm geuyng in Reward to martyn the warden of the Brycklayers for his good fortheraunce towardes owr water	xij^d
It'm payde for two yerdes of grene clothe to couer the comunyon tabyll the xx daye of awgoost	xix^s
It'm payde for xj elles of holland clothe for two surplesses the Same daye at xx^tij^d the ell	xix^s iij^d
It'm for makynge of the same surplesses	v^s
It'm payde for the layinge of a stone and pavynge of m^rs woodes graue and maister Dymokes (fn. 21) graue	xij^d
It'm Delyverd vnto will'm Browne sporyar for the makynge of the countyt at eyvy (fn. 22) Brydge the xvj Daye of June, in the fyrst yeare of ou^r soufferinge Lorde kynge Edwarde the Sexte	xl^s

Rep'racions the Seconde yeare.


It'm payd the xvj daye of June to x'poffer nedam and John Joh'son for suche charges as they bestoed in makynge clene the Harnes of the parrysh as also in the tyme of mvsterynge w^t the same harnes when as John goldhurst and Randall Kerckby were churche wardens	xvij^s
It'm payde for Bell Roops xxv pounde weyght of hemp at thre pence the pounde the xxij daye of Desember	vj^s
It'm for halff a hondreth Lyme for the Reparynge of the churche as in tyllynge	ij^s ij^d
It'm a qwarten of Rowff tyle	ij^s
It'm payd will'm french for v dayes worke in tylyng at x^d the daye	iiij^s vj^d
It'm payd to wedow yonge for a Loyd of Sande	vj^d
It'm payd to thomas gybbs for vj dayes & a halff in s'uyng (fn. 23) the tyelar at vj^d the daye	iij^s iij^d
It'm payd for tyle pyn's	ij^d
It'm payde to Robert pennythorn thelder for a hondreth and fyue foote of qwarter Bord and v syngle qwarters—the Qwaters—	x^d
Bestowed on the closyng vp of the churche steple wyndow the Borde at	iiij^s iiij^d
It'm for a hondreth Di' (fn. 24) of nayles	vj^d
It'm for workmanshyp of the same wendow and other workes in the churche	ij^s
Som'—	viij^li x^d.
Receuyd of Robert Huycke (fn. 25) Esquyer for a payre of Brokynge gattes in the churche Lane towardes his owne house	vj^s
Som' of all Recettes—	xxxd^li xxj^d
The Some of alowance—	xxdj^li v^d
Deducte also for the fall of the money (fn. 26)	iiij^li xd^s j^d
And So Remaneth in Redy mony	iiij^li vj^s iij^d
The saym John golyghtly and John best fownde be the p'roche in Rerage for the fall of the cherche mony then beyng in there hands	xx^s

The Dept of John goldherst and Randall Kerkby not acompted for which is—L^s

[Signed] ego Robert' vicari' affirmo ha'c co'putacion'
Thom's Woode Russell [mark] J. goldherst. [mark]
[the mark of John Evans]
[mark] Burnoppe [the mark of Harry Weston]
Andro Weston.

Footnotes

1	There is no mention of burial receipts for the 2nd year of the account. The second year began on March 25th, 1551. The extant registers begin on the 21st Jan. 1551 (N.S.) This year, 1551, London was visited by the 'sweating sickness.' Two names in the Register are annotated "ex sudore." Machyn's Diary "The vij day of July begane a nuw swet in London" and on "The viij day of July was a plage"; on "the x day of July the Kynges grace removyd from Westmynster. . . . . . for ther ded serten besyd the Court." In the Register on July IIth is recorded the burial of one who had died "ex sudore."
2	The giving up of.
3	One of the early Tudor attempts at solving the problem of poor relief; such relief had been a compulsory burden on parishes since 1536. There had been a chest in St. Martin's choir since 1532 (vide p. 28), but whether for the poor or not is not said. In 1547, churchwardens were ordered to have such a chest.
4	Psalter, by 2 and 3 Ed. vi, c. i, psalms were allowed to be adapted from the Bible. This book might be the First Prayer Book of Ed. vi, published in 1549.
5	First mention of such registers. The parish registers are extant from Jan. 21st, 1550–1, and have been published by the Harleian Society. By the Injunctions of 1547, registers were commanded to be carefully kept.
6	i.e. valuing them preparatory to their sale, see p. 137.
7	Solder.
8	Injunctions of 1547: all churches to have "a comely and honest pulpit."
9	From the time of Edward i, every parish was bound to have a certain amount of armour ready for use; it was periodically inspected.
10	Not an ecclesiastical colour, but was in common use for vestments.
11	i.e. embroidered.
12	Bruges.
13	The 'ties' of the cope to keep it in place on the wearer's shoulders.
14	Cushion.
15	cf. n. 3, p. 20.
16	For processions, e.g. in Cross week and on Corpus Christi day.
17	Counter-point, qy. a book of the service in counterpoint: or cf. counterpane (vide, Halliwell under "counterpoint"), which might perhaps be used for a rug or carpet for the chancel floor.
18	Cloth of gold.
19	Parcel i.e. partly gilt. Plate was all gilt, parcel gilt or white.
20	cf. the last item on p. 183.
21	Buried 16 June, 1551 (Register).
22	The conduit at Ivy bridge; Ivy bridge Lane was the first turning west of Salisbury St. (London Past and Present).
23	Serving.
24	One cwt. and a half.
25	vide Index.
26	The depreciation of the coinage between 1543 and 1552 was very considerable. The ordinary proportion of 11 oz. 2 dwt. of pure metal to 18 dwt. of alloy was gradually changed until, in 1551, it was 3 oz. of pure metal to 9 oz. of alloy.

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