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TITHES— ALTARA GES. 3 1 5 The register of births, marriages, and deaths in St. Mary Magdalene commences in the year 1559. The irreparable loss of the great majority of our borough accounts becomes once more a source of intense regret to us ; but we must still cull from their fragments. In an account for the year 1572 there is a charge of 20d., "for the dynner of the ij wardenis, sidemen, and the prist," and of 52s., "for a hoggesheadd of wine geiven to my Lord Bisshoppe, w th the carage." In the year 1573 a question arose under the before- mentioned lease to Thomas Hicks. The Queen claimed "altarage" out of the lands of which her father had demised the tithes to Hicks, and distrained for her claim. Hicks sought to be, and was, indemnified by the Mayor for the time being in respect of his costs. The mayors account says, " Pd to Grosse, undersherif, at Lent Assises, 1573, for a seasure made upon lands of said Thorns for th' arrerages of the aulterlage of St. Mary Magdalene, 24s. 4d. Itm more, the same tyme pd hem for making a peticon in the exchequor touching ye same 3s. 4d.:" And, in the next year, Mr. Hicks was allowed a payment which he had made to Mr. Richard Calmady, " For charges in the lawe at Lammas Assises, 1574, for a dischardg of the same Thorns out of th' exchequor, concerning the demand of certen arrerages of a pension supposed to be due to the Q. Ma tie out of the fruyts of Mary Magdalen." The same account of 1 574 contains entries relating to visitations of the Archdeacon, to the "laying of raggs by the Com- munyon table," and to the purchase of " a Register Booke." On the 18th May, 1582, the Queen, by letters patent under the seal of her court of exchequer, "demysed unto Rycharde Boorde of Warnesyde for the term of twentye & one yeres, emongst other thyngs, all that her ma ties altarages, tithes, oblacyons, obvencions, profytes, & emole- ments what sodever, to the rectorye or parsonage of Saynt