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ACCOUNTS. 187 Hugh Trevanyon, 2s. 8d. ; to a carpenter and his servant for making a Chest for the Treasury, and covering le cysterne, and making a door for the same, and mending le planchyng for the Council House, 4 days, 3s. 4& j paid for le wallyng about le sesterne, and for making an opening called a hole for le staple of the great weighing engine ; paid for carrying iron to the steeple, is. 4d. ; and for le settyng of one stare, called le lovt, at the door of the great weighing engine, and for a key called nakes for the same ; for settyng of a post, and for the post, at the great weigh- ing engine, and for mending the door, and for le twist at the door, of the little weighing engine; for making le herst to put over le bear in the Church days; 'paid for placing the Tabernacle over the sacrament, and for keys to same ; for mending le chest in le Spechhowse; for making a stand for weighing, iod. ; for a standard [assisa] for same, 3s. ; paid a carpenter for making 2 posts, and a tree over, to put near the gate of Scardon, according to the agreement between the burgesses and Mr. Pentyre; for wall stone for the bridge at Boughthay, 13s. 4d. [near the present principal bridge at St. Thomas] ; for making a house called a bekyn howse, is. 4d., and for making le bekyn at another time, is. 6d.; for a capistrum [or top] to the house called Almes house, id. ; for hanging le clothe over the Altar of the Blessed Mary with cord, and for putting stones before the Altar of St. Stephen, 6d. Total, ^26 5s. 9^d. Among the Church costs are, paid the cryer of the town for filling the well at Easter and Pentecost, id. ; paid John Kingdon, kerver, for making two seats, 9s.; paid Richard Notte Lawrence about the house between the Church and le Steple, 5s. 8d. ; for hanging a door between the Church and le Styple, iod. ; for mending 4 amys and 4 apernys, 5d. ; for washing le corporis cloth ; for 5 rods of crese cloth to make two rachetts, 2 id. ; for wine given to evangelical singers on the Sunday of palm branches ; for a bell rope for day mass ; for glazing the high window, £4 13s. 4d. Total, ^"n 7s. 3d. Reward to Munstralls of the lord the King this year, 3s. 4d. Repairs to houses — paid for ijcc [2 cwt] of straw for the house of William Pears, 4s. 8d. ; carriage of the same straw, i4d., and paid le dacher and his servant working on the same house 2 days, 2od. ; paid for sperrs for the same house, 8d. Roofing the Guildhall and the Speche howse ; timber for making le gutter seat at the Guildhall ; making four lights [quatuuor leves !] for a window ; for