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HISTORY OF HORSELYDOWN.
Goodear, in consideration of £4, released and confirmed Horselydown to the Governors of the Grammar School. The following extract from the churchwardens' accounts relating to these transactions is rather curious:—
| "Expence about the sute of Horseydowne as followeth:— | |||
| It'm botehier to the Temple to our Counsellor | viiid. | ||
| It'm pd Mr. Foster for his fee | xs. | ||
| It'm pd Mr. Cowper for his fee the same tyme | xs. | ||
| It'm to search in the Courte of Augmentacion for the Surveay of the Abbey of Bermondsey | iis. | ||
| It'm to the Sherieff for copie of the names of ye Jurie | vid. | ||
| It'm spent the 19 day of Nov. at breckfaste upon or lawyer | iis. | vd. | |
| It'm the 22 day of Novr to or Counsellor | xs. | ||
| It'm paid the 12 day of December to Mr. Danbey for the exemplyficacion of the verdict | Liis. | ||
| It'm the 25th of January, we went to talke with Mr. Goodyer, and he appointed us to meet at the Tempell with our Counsell and his, and so we went to Westminster up and downe and to the Tempell and home | xs. | viiid. | |
| It'm pd Mr. Cowper or Counseylour | xxs. | ||
| It'm to Mr. Hitchecoke, Counseylour for Mr. Goodyer, to see the deade sealed, and for helpinge us to make a deade | xs. | ||
| It'm P'd Mr. Goodyer to seale or feoffment | iiijli. | ||
| It'm Expended in takinge possession of the Downe the 27th daye of Januarye, 1586, upon loves of bread for boys | xiid. | ||
| It'm for a dynner the same day in Fyshe Streate, for certayne of the P'ishe |
The parish butts were on Horsey down. In Hilary Term, 5 Edw. VI., an information had been filed in the Exchequer by William Martin, of London, fletcher, against Hugh Eglefeld and Geoffrey Wolfe, churchwardens, for not having butts for the exercise of archery in the said parish of St. Olave, pursuant to the statute of 33 Henry VIII.; in consequence of which proceedings the butts were soon afterwards erected on Horseydown.
