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ACCOUNTS. 141 for the great bell, i2d. ; for cord bought of John Isaak for hanging cloths over the high cross, is. 3d.; for one missal, and for mending "one Emanuell ;" for wages of R., clok maker; for ironwork for le Canape, 2jd.; for one cord for hanging the body of Christ [Corpus Christi], id.; for six cruetts for the presbytery, 2S. 4d. ; for mending the silver candlestick, iod.; lard for the bells ; for mending of le organnes, 7d. ; for making a new rochet, and mending one serpellys ; for making one keye of latyn for le schryne, 4d.; for beating (ringing) le Curffye (Curfew); for mending the brygge of the lamps ; for one iron ryngge, and one stapell for the door of the house of the priest. Celebration of Obits. The payments for obits resemble those of former years, among them being silver paid to the clerk of St. John, for the souls of all the benefactors of the Commonalty, 3s. ; money paid to William Merchande, parish priest, to pray for all the obits contained in the common kalendar of the Church there, and also for all the benefactors of the Commonalty celebrated by the chaplain of the Church, and also for all the gifts of wax in the Chapel of the Blessed Mary Magdalene, 18s. Pensions to the Priests. One at 26s. 8d., and three at 106s. 8d. each. Pensions to the Officers. To Thomas Burnaby, Mayor of the borough town, 40s. ; to Edward Ayscheton, Recorder of the town, 20s.; to Thomas Corke, steward of the Mayor, 6s. 8d. ; to Benjamin Hygowe, clerk, steward of the town, 6s. 8d. ; to the mayor's sergeant, to the washer, the tailor, and the sexton. Rents Resolute. Paid, among others : To the farmers of the borough in this year, Cs. (100s.); for the park in Berbygan; the park of the Blessed Mary ; the barn of William Tharrapp ; for lands in Pennegylman; to the lord of Trevynnyell for a garden; to the Prior of Launceston for land lately of John Page, near the chapel of St. John, 3^d. ; to John Hoigge for lands near le West- wyll for the term of his life. Extrinsic Expenses. Rewards given to several servants of Hugh Courtenaye when he rode towards Opentem (Okehampton) with the Earl Warwic [afterwards named The Kingmaker,] and his servants, in the reign of Henry VI. ; reward given by the Mayor to "le bere hurde" (bear herd) of the Earl Warwic, 2od.; to Thomas Stulton, servant of the Earl Warwic, i6d.; to Benedict Burnarde, clerk of the Sheriff, for writing an indenture of par-