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ACCOUNTS. 207 half a pillor, for the nevve shamels, 2s.; Carpenters about the newe shamelles ; for nayles w ch the heler hadd to nete the stones, on the east side of the shamells ; To Thorns Lybbe, of Tavistock, the 4 of June, for the right of the ground w ch he hadd where the shamells be buylded ; for a paicr of ziles for the newe shamelles, and for x refters at 6d. the piece of refters, 9s.; 3 of Aprill, for caryadge of tymber from S l Johns Chapell, 2od. ; Gave to Sir Gawen Carewe half pound of sugar, 8d. ; to Sir John Arundell a qrtr of a pound of sugar, 4d. ; to Mr. Mohun halfe pound of sugar, 8d. ; 26 of April, when the Mowster was at Kellington, in powder and cord for the throm (?), 3d.; to my man helpe the masons, iij days and a halfe, to the butts and to the wall, 2 id.; for the armes w ch I disbursed for my pt, 13s. 4d. ; for watching of the holesale wares for the iiij fayres, et helping yt into the market house, i8d. ; 12 May, for a dynner geiven to my L d Bishoppe w n thir was a preaching here, and t'others, 20s.; Paid relief to various poor persons with testimonials and certificates ; to the cryer of t' Assizes ; to a scholer of Exon w ch hadd a licence to gather the countrye, i2d. ; more unto the Frenchmen, i2d. ; to Mr. Mayor's man a q r of gunpowder, and to Ric the Helier a qrter likewise, 8d. ; for money geiven back of Lawhitton men of their chepgall money, 6d. ; paid Mr. Piper for money layd out by hym for the town airmes, 16s. 8d. ; to Mr. Gary for land purchasd, 40s.; for a breakfast bestowed vpon Mr. Townesend, a preacher, and unto Mr. Maior and his brethene, and Hugh Pryst, and other gentellmen, ye table full, 4s. ; for ryding to Lysker(d) before the justices ij tymes ; for dischardging of the watche of the burgyses ; To the Herode (Herald) of Armes, 13s. 4d. [We shall presently give the certificate, and the armes granted by this Herald. They are the arms in use at this day.] To Mr. Mutter for a calyver, [gun] us. 4d. It was in this year, 1 572, that the horrible massacre of the Huguenots occurred in Paris. The fiendish treachery which had caused the sudden slaughter of many thousands of Protestants not only created dismay, but aroused dis- trust, in England, where numerous Romanists still remained. Many refugees fled to this country, and we think it pro- bable that the gifts to " Frenchmen " recorded in Mr.