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CHURCHWARDENS' ACCOUNTS. 373 The account for 29th Eliz. (1587) was rendered by John Jollyfe and John Proute, the "wardens of St. Thomas Parish." It contains the following credits : " Pence rec d against Easter, 3s. 6 id. ; receved of the sixe men the xv th daye of Maye, 5s. 5d. ; of Rensbye for the ladder at Lamas assyses, 8d. ; rec d for 3 prysoners pyts (graves) at Lamas, nd. ; for the prysoners clothes at Lamas, 13s. 6d. ; for a cerlever (musket), 8s. 4d. ; for the hogeners bread, 14s. 6d. ; of Rensbye for the ladder at Lent assyses, 8d. ; for 1 of the prysoners pyte, 2d. j of Rensbye for the ladder for one that was hanged, 8d. ; of Nobbe for the prysoners clothes at Lent assises, 6s. 8d." Among the payments are: "Paid at Castell towne [Dunheved] corte, for a boocke, 8d. ; p d the same tyme for the wardens dinner, 4d. ; p d to Robart Gorge for a horse to brynge home the prysoners Lamas assyses, 4d. ; unto Prater helpeng of them home, 4d. ; unto Roben Johnes for helpyng of them home, 3d. ; unto Thomas Hame for the makyng of the pyts, 4d. ; unto Modelyn Hame and also Vile for the wasshinge of the prsoners, 4d. ; for bread and dryncke the same tyme, i8d. ; for mending of the Cearte, 4d. ; unto Modelyn Hame for wasshyng of the clothes at Lamas, 5d. ; unto Sr Will m [the clergyman] for burying of prsoners at Lamas assyses, 2 2d. ; for wasshyng of the sirplis and tabell clothe ; unto Sir Will m for burying of one prysoner, 2d. ; for wasshyng of him, id. ; for making his pite, id. ; for bread and dryncke the same time, 2d. ; for a horse unto Will Vosper for the setting of prysoners home at Lente assyses, 6d. ; unto Frances Prater for helping of them home ; unto Thos. Hame for the makyng of the pits, 3d. ; unto two weoman for wasshyng of them, 2d. ; unto Sir William for burying of them, i8d. ; for meate and dryncke the same time, i6d. ; for Peter's farthynge, nd. ; for Sir William's dynner, 6d. ; for the two sydesmen's and the warden's dynners, 2od. ; for wasshyng of the prsoners at Lent assyses, 4d. ; unto Will. Penter for mending of the Quene's arms, 4d. In the account of the wardens from nth May, 30 Eliz., to nth May, 31 Eliz., are receipts of i2d. each from two persons for refusing the wardenship ; of 5s. from "the six men" on the 23rd June for hodgener bread ; of sums for prisoners' clothing, both at Lammas and Lent assizes, for prisoners' graves, and for the ladder. The payments include the cost of washing prisoners' clothing, helping them home, making their graves, of horses to draw them,