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ACCOUNTS. i 37 account, 13s. 40 1 . ; to John Mannyng, "sargent" of the Mayor, 3s. 4d. ; to the sexton of the Church, the washers of ornaments of the Church, the sewers for repairing vestments of the Church, &c. Extrinsic Expenses. Usual payments to the Justices of Assize in Lent expenses of the Mayor when he rode towards Leskerd for "le mouster," [probably muster-roll of troops]; six beds to accommodate the Sheriff for the Justices at the time of the Assizes j to Richard Blyghe for a close of meadow called Comyn- mede j for mending one " cer " [query] for the house called " le Pyllary House ; " for carrying two pieces of wood from the house of Simon Skeyner towards " le Shere hall ; " to Richard Helyer for repairing " le beere hos ; " bread given to the Justices in the Castle j to Thomas Lymbery, one of the burgesses to the parlia- mail of the Lord the King, held at Coventrie, 6s. 8d. ; to William Menwyn c , another burgess of our vill, at the same time, 6s 8d. ; rent to William Myleton for a portion [dote] near Besemere- bynche, is. 4d. ; Reward to a servant of the Lord de Haryngtoun ; for expenses and money paid to John Claydoun and John Man- nynge when they rode to London on the mandate of certain Justices of the Peace, directed to them by virtue of a commission of the Lord the King, 24s. ; to John Page, the late Mayor, when he rode to London for the safety and preservation of the right [jus] and franchise of our borough, 49s. • to a servant of the Lord the Earl of Devon coming in to the Mayor, and for a horse had towards the West, is. ?d. ; reward to the servant of the said Earl Devon, i2d. ; wages to four Readers when the Justices of the Lord the King were in the Castle at the assizes, i2d. ; cleansing the " horse pole," 9d. ; reward to John Page for the matter of Richard Holman, for labour and costage on riding to London, 20s. ■ also on the same matter in expenses in London, ^3 16s. Necessary Expenses. Payments for roofing the Church; for ml of "helyng pynnis" for the Church, 3d.; for 650 " bourd- nayle," 3s. 9^d. ; for " laytthenayle ; " for carriage of covering stone; for spears bought; for a quarter of " bokeram " for repairing the vestments, i£d. ; for cleansing the west well and for " le lake ;" for covering "le Sherehall and Almyshos " and the house of " Castellrow ; " for mending " le copell " of the Sherehall ; for two trusses of furze for " le vyre bykyn" $&. [the "fire-beacon" erected on the summit of Windmill Hill, the site of which was for centuries afterwards distinguished as the Beacon Piece] ; for