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A Modbury Churchwardens' Account
Devon & Cornwall Notes and Queries, vol. IV, 1906/7
Transcription prepared by Jonathan Frayne
"28A Modbury Churchwardens' Account. Miss Elizabeth D. Andreas, of Traine, Modbury, has been good enough to send me a leaf which has evidently come from an account book of the Wardens of the Church of St. Peter, at Modbury. We have transcribed this for our readers and print it herewith. There are some entries that are of interest, such as the Annuity. Local knowledge will, no doubt, inform us what this was, or is, as well as the entering of the fine of one penny, in respect of which, near the end of the account, four shillings was paid. The Catechism costing two shillings, no doubt was the Catechism of Dean Nowell, the use of which was begun in 1570, and the Articles were the well known ones of Archbishop Whitgift, which about that time were passed as Canons. The payment of sixteen pence, too, For Peter's penny is very curious; these payments are discussed in an interesting article in the Transactions of the Exeter Diocesan Architectural, &c., Society, vol II, 3rd ser., p. 132, by Rev. Edward V. Freeman.
The accompt of John Edgecumbe and Phillipe Hille Wardens of the Church of Modbury had and taken the third daye of December yn the xxiiit yere of the Rayne of oure Soverayne lady Elizabeth by the grace of God of England fraunce and Ireland queen defender of the ffaythe. | |||
It Recd at the Comynge yn of oure offyce of the pishyoners | ij | ||
It Recd of Thomas Baker for his mothers grave | vjs | viijd | |
It Recd of Richard ffuterell for the Annuytye dew the yere past for one yere and halfe Dewe at Mychelmas last | |||
It Recd of the newe Ratement set downe by the pishyoners | viijli | xs | iiijd |
#It of John Swete for his fathers and mothers buryall | xiijs | ivd | |
Itm the brothern [word illegible] | |||
*Sm totall rec | xxli | xviijs | ijd |
#Itm more of ffutterell of Annytie Dewe before oure as will appear by his accompt | |||
It paid to Michell Oldryffe for candels for the Church | vijd | ||
It paid to Phyllype Osborne for bryngyng Welche to Brydewell | vjs | jd | |
It paid to the archdecon's vysitation in expenses | xijd | ||
It paid to the glasyer for mending the Church wyndowes | xixs | ijd | |
It for dry wood for the glasyer | iijd | ||
It to a man tendyng the glasyer three dayes | xijd | ||
It lyme for the glasier | jd | ||
It for High Rent payd to John Luger | iijd | ||
It for entrying the fyne | jd | ||
It payd for a bell coller | xxd | ||
It for mendyng of bell collers | viijd | ||
It Paid to James Coker for gresse for the bells | xijd | ||
It payd to Mr. Honychirch for the prisoners of Exetter | vs | vd | |
It payd for bred and Wyne for the Comunyon the hole yere | xiijd | ||
It for washyng the Church clothyng the whole yere | xijd | ||
It for the wardens and sidesmen expenses at the Archdecon's Vysytatyon at Plymton | vs | ijd | |
It for Peter's peny | xvjd | ||
It payd for the articles | xijd | ||
It payd to the Deane | vijd | ||
It payd to a haylar and his boye for one dayes worke fyndyng himself | xijd | ||
It for makyng of the pulpyt clothe | vjd | ||
It payd to the Mawdlen house of plymton for Clynche | iijli | os | vjd |
It payd to Mystres mary for healyng of Elytt's legge | vjs | ivd | |
*It lent to John Gye for healyng of his man is legge | xxs | ||
It payd for Cathechisme bookes | ijs | ||
It for mendyng of the Cloke | ijd | ||
It payd for the ffyne | iiijs | ||
It payd for a stone and halfe of Ropes for the bells | vjs | ||
It for feccyng home of the same | viijd | ||
It for makyng of thys Accompt | ijs | ||
*Sm of all expencs | viijli | vijs | |
Also we aske Alowance for that we have Receyted of the Newe Statement as is specyfyed yn a byll Declaryng what they be that have not payd. | |||
#Item the said Wardens pray to be respited of [ blank in orig.] of the newe ratement for that they are denyed of the same by such psones as they are to shewe by an escrowe |
* These entries have been struck through # In a different handwriting | |
J.B.R." |