Churchwarden's accounts

1673-5

The accounts of William Colmer and Christopher Pope churchwardens of the said Parish and the receipts and disbursements from the 22nd September 1673 until the 9th May 1675 Firstly Including the accounts charges shown themselves with the receipts of two rates and halfe according to the yearly vayle of the lands and tenements of the said parish of Butleigh which cometh unto the sum of £15 10s 00d

The disbursements as follows;

	£	s	d
Firstly - paid out all two visitations	1	4	0
paid to Mr Clenton for Ingrossing two Registers	0	3	0
paid to Mr Clenton for fyling two presentments	0	2	8
paid to the Porreter	0	1	6
paid for two books of Articles	0	2	0
paid for writing and kipig of the Registers and for parchment	0	3	6
paid for breade and wine	0	16	8
paid for washing the surplices and the communion table several times	0	4	0
paid the ringers for ringing crouneacon day and other observed days	0	13	6
paid to the Hospitall and Maymed soldiers for one yeare and three quarters	5	13	0
paid to Lisson Travlers at severall times [licensed travellers]	0	12	6
paid Mr Rocke and Thomas Jacklett for two planks for to mend Bollter's bridge and Wall Yeates bridge	0	5	1
paid to Edward Larcomb for carring of the plankes and mending ye bridges	0	2	6
paid to Thomas Colmer and Roger Clapp for mending ye Treable wheele	0	2	0
paid to John Burdham for eion worke aboute the bells	0	6	0
paid for two bell ropes	0	6	8
paid to Roger Clap for kiping the bells and clensing the church	0	15	0
paid to several Brifes	0	8	4
paid for nuomakin of the Treable wheale	0	7	2
paid for mending the third bell royale	0	5	2
paid for glazing the church windows	0	3	10
paid to Coronor Stowells huntsman for killing of two foxes	0	2	0
paid to Edward Larcomb for mending the third bell royale	0	3	8
paid to Roger Clapp for one days worke and halfe about the third bell	0	1	6
paid to Humphry Callow for mending the guthring and for nails	0	1	6
paid to John Periam for leather for ye bells	0	0	6
paid for oyle for the bells	0	0	4
paid to John Burdham for two plates and other worke about the bells	0	2	6
paid for two bell ropes	0	4	10
paid for making our Rates and keeping our accounts	0	3	0
The whole sum of the disbursements coming to	13	17	11
Soe their remains to the next churchwardens	1	12	0

Witnessses Thomas Pope, Thomas Cooke, John Kellway, John Burdham, John Rocke vicar, Richard Helyar, Henry Pope, Thomas Look

1675-6

The Accounts of John Kellway and John Burdham churchwardens of the said parish and the receipts and disbursements from the 9th of May 1675 until the 24th September 1676

The accounts charge them selves with the receipts of two rates and half according to the yearely vayle of the lands and tenements of the said parish of Butleigh which cometh unto the sum of £15 10s 0d

Rest of the last churchwardens the some of	1	12	0
The disbursements as follows;
paid out att two visitations	0	14	0
paid to Mr Clenton for Ingrossing the Register	0	1	6
paid to Mr Clenton for fyling the presentment	0	1	4
paid for the book of Articles	0	1	0
paid to the perreter	0	1	0
paid for writing and kiping the register and for parchment	0	1	9
paid for breade and wine	0	11	6
paid to the Ospetall and Maymed soldiers for one year and a quarter	3	0	0
paid for clensing the church and kiping the bells	0	15	0
paid for wasing the surplices and the communion table cloth	0	4	2
paid the ringars for ringing coronation day and other observed dayes	0	13	4
paid for one proclamation	0	0	6
paid for writing a certificate	0	0	6
paid for carring of load to Glaston and back again	0	5	0
paid for three parts of lime	0	4	6
paid for two parts of cole	0	3	0
paid for Rediming one of Evill [Yeovil] of out of turcke [Turkey]	0	5	0
paid for casting of eight score pounds of old lead	0	13	4
paid for fower score pounds of new lead	0	13	4
paid for thin lead	0	2	6
paid for six and forty pounds of soder	8	6	0
paid the plommer for eleven dayes worke and for tallow and rosam	1	4	10
paid the tiler and his man for eleven dayes worke and for lats and nails	1	7	6
paid Roger Clap for nine dayes worke	0	9	0
paid Roger Davis for foure dayes worke	0	4	0
paid Roger Clapp for two dayes worke	0	0	8
paid Pillip Avery for tember and worke aboute the church	0	13	5
paid for tile and for caring the tile	0	3	0
paid for three new bell ropes	0	9	0
paid for nailes	0	3	8
paid for aker for the chest and mending the tower doore locke	0	1	0
spent on the workmen	0	3	6
paid to several breifes	0	17	0
paid for oyle	0	0	7
paid for making ye rates and kiping of accounts	0	3	0
paid to the Porritor for attestation	0	3	0
The whole some of disbursements commeth to	17	1	5
Soe there remains to the next churchwardens	0	0	7

witnesses: John Poteager vicar, James Webb, William Webb

1676-7

The Accounts of Thomas Looke and Thomas Hodges churchwardens of the said parish and the receipts and disbursements from the 28th September 1676 until the 29th July 1677

The accounts chargee themselves with the receipts of and rates and half according to the yearely vayle of the lands and tenements of the said parish of Butleigh which cometh unto the sum of £6 11s 3d

Rest of the last churchwardens the some of	0	0	7
The disbursements as followeth;
paid out at the visitation	0	13	4
paid for the book of Articles	0	1	0
paid to Mr Clinton for ingrossing the Register	0	1	6
paid to Mr Clenton for fyling the presentment	0	1	4
paid to the Parretor	0	1	0
Paid for writing and kiping the Register and for parchment	0	1	9
paid for breade and wine	0	8	4
paid to the Hospital and Mayned sholdiers money for a yeare	2	7	8
paid for clensing the church and kiping the Bells	0	12	0
paid for washing the surplices and the communion table cloth	0	1	2
paid for writting asatinicate	0	0	6
paid for Timber and for Mending the church hach	0	4	0
paid Thomas Cooke for two Bellropes	0	6	0
paid the ringears for ringing Crounation Day and one other day	0	6	8
paid to A brefe	0	3	4
paid for oayelle to oayelle the bells	0	0	6
paid for making our rate and kiping our accounts	0	3	0
The whole some of our disbursements commeth to	5	13	1
Soe there remainest to the next churchwardens	0	18	10

Witnesses: John Radford vicar, James Webb, William Webb, Rich Helyar, John Kellway, John Homan - overseers

1677-8

The Accounts of Richard Helyer and William Roe churchwardens of the said parish and the receipts and disbursements from the 27th July Anno Domini 1677 until the 2nd day of May 1678.

The accounts charge themselves with the receipts of two rates according to the yearely vayle of the lands and tenements of the said parish of Butleigh which cometh unto the sum of £13 2s 1d

Rec'd of Thomas Talbott for one seate in church which had bought for term of his life of us (?)	0	5	0
Rec'd of the last churchwardens the some of	0	18	10
the whole some of our receipts is	14	5	11
The disbursements as followeth;
paid out at the visitation	0	6	6
paid the clerk for clening the church and keping the bells	0	9	0
paid the clerk for clening the church after the plaiyts	0	3	0
paid for two bell ropes	0	7	0
paid the carpenter and his man for seaven days work about the Bells at 2s 6d a day	0	17	6
paid the carpenter and his man for two days worke more	0	4	0
paid for timber about the same	0	13	0
paid the hospitall money	1	15	6
paid the smyth for boults and other ironworke to strengthen the Bell cage	1	10	0
paid the smyth for new boling-3 clapers	1	0	0
paid a Caper & his wife and two seamen who lately came from France to serve his Matie	0	3	0
paid two souldiers who had lisence to travill	0	0	6
paid for bread and wine	0	8	0
paid for leather for the bells	0	2	6
paid for beautefying the church	5	0	0
paid for mending the churchwindows	0	8	0
paid for wasshing the church lining	0	1	2
paid for drinke for the painter and carpenter	0	1	6
paid for a book	0	0	6
paid for five bittch foxes	0	5	0
paid for making our rates and keping our accounts	0	3	0
paid for oyle for the bells	0	0	6
paid the ringaer for ringing on several accasions	0	3	0
The whole some of our disbursements	14	2	2
Soe there remains to the next churchwardens	0	3	9
Apparently (?) the 5 ffoxes were taken and preserved a time ago therefore the money is repaid and there remaining	0	8	9

John Radford vicar, William Colmer, Thomas Cooke, Humphrey Colmer, John Kellway, John Pope

1678-79

The Accounts of George Hooper churchwarden of the said parish and the receipts and disbursements from the Seacond of May 1678 until the 8th day of July Anno Domini 1679

The accounts charge themselves with the receipts of two rates according to the yearely vayle of the lands and tenements of the said parish of Butleigh which cometh unto the sume of £13 2s 1d

Received of the last churchwardens the sume of	0	8	9
The whole sume of my receipts is	13	10	10
The disbursements as followeth;
paid out at visitation	0	10	0
paid for the booke of Articles and two bookes for ye last faste dayes	0	3	0
paid for a Act & Register for bookes for Beareing and Wooling	0	5	4
paid Daniel White for making the doores for the church poorch	1	10	6
paid Humphrey Callow for Eiengeare for ye said doores	0	9	4
paid ffive quarters Hospitall and Maimed shouldiers money	2	19	2
paid for breade and wine at fouer severall times in this yeare	1	0	8
paid for casting the brase for the Greate Bell	0	6	3
paid Phillip Avery for his work & timber about the bells and church	0	19	0
paid Humphrey Callow for his Eiengeare about the bells	0	10	0
paid Roger Clapp for his woorke about the bells & leging ye formes	0	9	9
paid Roger Clapp for making cleane the church	0	12	0
paid for washing the church linings	0	1	2
paid Benjamin Milerd for mending the gate and stille in the church yearde and for a new post and a new head in ye gate	0	7	0
paid for a locke and stapell for the said gate	0	1	0
paid for glaseing the church windows	0	3	0
paid for a new bell rope	0	3	0
laid out for ringing on several accasions	0	3	0
paid for meanding the church heay walls	0	1	4
laid out at the preseassion for beare	0	15	0
laid out two lissined travlers at seaverall times	0	5	0
paid for making my rates and accounts	0	3	0
The whole sume for my receipts and disbursements	12	4	6
So there remains to the next churchwardens	1	6	4
Memos for Ingrossing the Register and filling the persentiment 2s 10d and for ayles	0	3	6
Soe there remainest to the next churchweardens	1	2	10

John Radford vic, James Webb, Will Webb, John Pope, Wm Colmer, Thomas Abbott (his mark)

1679-80

Butleigh the Accounts of Thomas Cooke & William Smith churchwardens of the said parish and the receipts and disbursements from the 12th day of Jouly in 1679 untill May the 21 Anno Domini 1680

The accounts charge themselves with the receipts of one rate according to the yearely vayle of the lands and tenements of the said parish of Butleigh which cometh unto the sume of £6 11s 0d

Reseved of the last churchwardens to the sum of	1	2	10
Reseved of the expents of John Homan for a bell rope given by him	0	3	0
The hole sum of our receits is	7	16	10
The disbursements as follows;
Laid out at visitation	0	12	0
paid for the books of Artikels	0	1	0
paid Roger Clapp for clening the church & keping the bells	0	12	0
paid for Ospitall money for 3 quarters of a year	1	15	6
paid Benjamin Millard for the mending the gate and the hach in the churchyard	0	4	0
paid for ringing to several times in the year	0	6	8
paid for A warant for Stroud (?)	0	8	6
paid Roger Clapp for waishing the church lining	0	1	2
paid for bred & wine of to severall times in the year	0	10	0
paid Humph Callow for eiongare about the hacke & the gat & Cofer	0	4	0
paid Steven Paine for his worke & stones & lime	0	6	8
paid to the widoe Callow for oyle about the belles	0	0	6
paid for the A locke and staple	0	1	0
laid for lisensed travellers at several times	0	3	6
laid out for polcats our fir hats	0	1	8
paid for the A bed Cord retourned from the poure boucks	0	1	0
pd for 3 bell ropes	0	10	0
paid for marking of the Rates and keping of our accounts	0	3	0
paid for d:hering in the persentments and copy of the register	0	3	0
the whole sum of disbursements is	5	16	2
So there remains to the next churchwarden	2	0	8

John Radford vic, Richard Helyar, Wm Webb, James Chapman, George Poorlman?

Collected in the Parish of Butleigh in the County of Sumerset the Breife for the bilding of St Paul's church [Cathedral] in London

Anne Webb	0	2	6
James Webb gent	0	10	0
Richard Hellyar gent	0	5	0
Cha Pope	0	0	6
Tho Abutt	0	0	6
Wi Roe	0	0	6
Bej Pope	0	0	6
James Chapman	0	0	6
Hen Pope	0	0	4
Andibrus Chasey	0	0	4
Chr Pope	0	0	1
Aulse Abutt	0	0	1
Hen: Challor	0	0	2
Geo Hooper	0	0	6
Dan Masters	0	0	1
Tho Seamore	0	0	1
Flurare Pope	0	0	4
Jo Picke	0	0	1
Wi Talbot	0	0	3
Tho Jacklett	0	0	2
Colected Thos Cooke and Wi Smith churchwardens	1	2	0

1680-1

Account of James Periam jnr and Thomas Abbott churchwardens of the said parish and theyr receipts and disbursements from the 14th day of May 1680 until the Eloaven Day of May Ano Dom 1681

The accounts charge themselves with the receipts of one rate according to the yearely value of the lands and tenements of the said parish of Butleigh which cometh unto the sume of £6 11s 9d

Received from ye last churchwardens	1	2	0
So ye Receipts are	8	11	11
And of which we have disbursements as foll.	£	s	d
Expended at the visitation	0	8	6
pd to ye Parrater for his sumons	0	0	6
pd for bread and wyne at several tymes	0	16	1
pd for a Comon Prayer booke for our Church	0	6	0
pd Beniamin Millard for boarding the Tower windows	0	6	0
pd him for a ladder	0	2	6
pd Robert Symcocke for cleaning the Church	0	12	0
pd Thomas Colmer for keeping th Bells	0	6	0
pd Phillip Avery for mending the bell wheele	0	1	2
pd Thomas Colmer for two chucks and 4 covers for the hangings	0	3	0
pd Humphry Callow for making a locke and setting of him on the Tower doore for mending a Key and the Candle sticke	0	1	9
pd for 6 staples & a crooke	0	1	4
pd for a new key for the coffer	0	0	6
pd for washing the surplaces	0	1	2
pd for ringing on the Kings Birthday & other observed tymes	0	16	8
pd the Hospitall for one whole yeare	2	7	4
pd for leather & oyle for the bells	0	3	8
pd for licond travellers	0	5	2
pd Thomas Cooke for two bell ropes	0	6	8
pd for a booke for the ffast	0	1	0
pd for ye Kings decleracon	0	1	0
pd for making ye rates and keeping ye accounts	0	3	0
for ye presentment and copy of the register	0	3	0
pd Stephen Clapp for gooing to Wells to get a luse for ye Pulpitt clothe	0	1	4
Our disbursements are	7	19	2
So there remaineth for ye next churchwardens	0	12	9

John Radford vic, James Webb, Ric Helliar, Wm Webb, Jo Pope

Butleigh 1682

Collected by us James Chapman and Thomas Jacklett Churchwardens according to his Majesties Breif directed for the advice of the ffrench Protestants the summe of fifteen shillings

James Chapman, Thomas Jacklett

1681-2

Account of James Chapman and Thomas Jacklett churchwardens of the said parish and theyr receipts and disbursements from the Eloaven Day of May Ano Dom 1681 untill the 17th day of September Anno Dom 1682

The accounts charge themselves with the receipts of two rates according to the yearely value of the lands and tenements of the said parish of Butleigh which cometh unto the sume of £13 2s 2d

Received by us fro the last churchwardens	0	12	9
Received of Rebeca Periam for the buriall of her husband in church	0	6	8
The wholle sume of our receipts are	14	1	7
Out of which wee have disbursed as ffolloweth	£	s	d
Expended at the visitation	0	14	6
paid for the book of Artikels	0	1	0
paid to the Parritor for his Summons	0	0	6
paid for bread and wine att severall times	0	15	2
paid for a booke of camans	0	1	0
paid Philip Avery for mending the bell cagge and the church poorch & for timber	1	10	4
paid Humphrey Callow for ioarnwooarke about the bell cagge & the Church poorch doore & the loocke for the poorch doore	1	17	10
paid the Tiler for tilling the church & for till & lattes & naiells	2	0	0
paid for caring the till and for lume about the church	0	12	4
paid for a cleoth for the deascks & for mending the coushing for the poulpout	0	8	8
paid 5 quarters hospitall	2	8	11
paid Roger Clapp for cleaning the church and keeping the bells	0	18	0
paid for ringing on the King birthday and other observed day	0	14	0
paid for leather & oyle for the bells	0	2	6
paid Thomas Cooke for the bellropes	0	6	8
paid John Kellawy for a peasse of timber for the bell cagge	0	4	0
paid Roger Clapp for six dayes woork in tower & with the glassear	0	6	0
paid the Glasour for glauseing the church windows	0	4	9
paid for washing the surplises	0	2	4
paid the widow Symcox for waishing the surplace in James Periams yeare	0	1	2
laid out to one briffe	0	4	0
paid for making our rate and keeping our accounts	0	3	0
for the presentiments & a copy of the register	0	3	0
Our disbursements are	13	19	8
Soe there remayns for the next churchwardens	0	1	11

John Radford vic, James Webb, Wm Webb, Jo Pope, Thomas Looke

1682-3

Account of John Pope and Thomas Sam churchwardens of the said parish and theyr receipts and disbursements from the seventeenth day of September Anno Dom 1682 until the fower and twentyeth day of June Ano Dom 1683

Imprimas The said accounts charge themselves with the receipts of one rate according to the yearely value of the lands and tenements of the said parish of Butleigh which amounteth unto the sume of £6 11s 0d

Received of the last churchwardes the sume of	0	1	11
received for one yeares rent for one seate in the church	0	0	8
Soe the wholle sume of our receipts are	6	13	7
out of which wee have disbursted as followeth	£	s	d
Expended at the visitation	0	8	10
paid to Mr Clinton att visitation for in grossing the registers and for filling the presentiment	0	3	0
paid for the booke of artikells	0	1	0
paid to the parrate for his summons	0	0	6
paid for breade at seaverall times and wine for the communion	0	10	4
paid fower quarters hospitall for the yeare	1	19	2
paid Roger Clapp for cleaning the church and keping the bells	0	12	0
paid for leather and oyle for the bells	0	1	8
paid for ringing on the Kings birthday & other observed times	0	10	0
paid for matting about the communion table	0	3	4
paid for naills about the bellcagge unto Humphry Callow	0	5	0
paid unto Philip Avery for a forme in the belfery	0	3	0
paid Thomas Cooke for three bell roopes	0	9	0
paid Mathu Collines for kelling of five hedgehougs	0	1	8
paid John Davis for kelling of three hedgehougs	0	1	0
paid Humphry Grimes for kelling of a pollkatt	0	0	4
paid George Hooper for kelling of a pollkatt	0	0	4
paid for writting a presentiment at Bruton Sessions against eight persons which are fitt to God to service & Luid at there one hand	0	3	4
paid to Mr Clinton for ingrossing the registere since the first and twentieth day of March last past	0	1	6
paid for making our rate and keeping our accounts	0	3	0
Our disburstments are:	5	18	6
Soe there remaine for the next churchwardens	0	15	1

Jo Radford vic, James Webb, Wm Webb, Wm Colmer, Ja: Periam, James Chapman, George Burdham, Thomas Abbott, George Hooper

1683-4

The accounts of David Masters and Edward Jacklett churchwardens of the said parish and there receits and disbursements from the foure and twentyeth day of June Ano Dom 1683: until ye eight day of June Anno Dom 1684:

Receipts Imprimis The saide accounts charge themselves with the receipts of one rate according to the yearely value of the lands and tenements of the said parish which amounteth unto the sume of £6 11s 0d

Received of the last churchwardens the some of	0	15	1
Received of Miss Hillier for buring of her Husban in church	0	6	8
Soe the whole some of our receipts are	7	12	8
Out of which we have disburst as followeth	£	s	d
Expended at visitation	0	11	0
paid to Mr Clenton for engrossing the regester & for filling of the presentments	0	2	10
paid for the book of Artickells	0	1	0
paid the poritor for his summons	0	0	6
paid for bread at severall times & wine for the communion	0	9	4
paid three quarters Hospitall	1	9	4
paid Thomas Symcockes for clensing th church	0	12	0
paid Thomas Rugges for keeping of the bells	0	6	0
paid for ringing on the King bearth day & other observed times	0	13	4
paid for lether and oyle for the bells	0	2	8
paid for glasing of the window	0	7	0
paid Thomas Cooke for three bell Roops	0	9	0
paid for a book concorning the plot	0	1	0
paid for mending of the church hatch	0	4	8
paid Humphry Callow for Nayles & cleets & A glase for the bell cagge	0	3	0
paid for washing of the surplis & the communion table cloth	0	2	0
paid John Periam for killing of a polcat	0	0	4
paid Mathew Collins for killing of tow polcats & a hedgghoge	0	1	0
paid George Hooper for killing of a pollcat	0	0	4
paid Daniel Hooper for killing of a pollcat	0	0	4
paid Humphry Grimes for killing of a Pollcat	0	0	4
paid Henry Collins for killing of a pollcat	0	0	4
paid Mistr Webb's man for killing of a hodghogg	0	0	4
paid for making of our rate and keeping of our accounts	0	3	0
paid for the Kings declaration conserning ye Kings quell (?)	0	1	0
Our disbursments are;	5	18	0
Soe there remains for ye next churchwardens	1	14	7

Jo Radford vic, James Webb, Wm Webb, James Periam, Jo Pope, James Chapman, George Burdham

1684-5

The accounts of Thomas Pope the elder and Richard Hiett churchwardens of the said parish and theire receipts and disbursements from the eighth day of June Anno Dom 1684 untell the sex day of September Anno Dom 1685:

Receipts Imprimis The said accounts charge themselves with the receipts of two rates according to the yearely value of the lands and tenements of the said parish which amounteth unto the sume of £13 2s 1d

Received from the last churchwardens the sume of	1	14	7
Soe the wholle sume of our receipts are	14	16	8
Out of which wee have disbursted as followeth	£	s	d
Expended at the visitation	0	10	0
pd for the booke of articels	0	1	0
pd the parrator for his sumons	0	1	4
pd for filling a ccopy of the register & apsentmnt	0	1	4
pd for the King Armes and for boarde for the woorkemen all this time	0	16	0
pd for eirnewoorke & for hanging up the King Armes	0	2	6
pd Phillip Avery for woorke about the bells and timber for the same	0	6	4
pd Thomas Rugge for woorke with the carpenter about the bells	0	1	0
pd for ninne werrells for the bells	0	1	6
pd for three new cages & nayels for the bells	0	1	0
pd the plaister for lates nails and plasitering over the communion tabell	1	3	11
pd for three new bellropes	0	11	6
pd for bread and wyne at severall times	0	10	5
pd for waishing the surplas severall times	0	3	0
pd ffive quarters Hospitall & maimed souldiers money	2	8	11
pd for ringing on severall observed times in the yeare	0	16	8
pd Thomas Symcox for cleansing the church one quarter of a yeare	0	3	0
pd Robert Barnard for cleansing the church for a whole yeare	0	12	0
pd the parrator for the King proclamation & one other booke	0	2	4
pd for oyle for the bells	0	1	0
pd Daniel Koxs (?) for kelling of to pollcatts	0	0	8
pd Christopher Pope for kelling three pollcatts	0	1	0
pd Ms Webb boay for kelling a hodgehouge	0	0	4
pd Wm Pope for kelling of three pollcatts	0	1	0
pd for makeing our rate and keeping our accounts	0	3	0
pd Stephen Clapp for sarge and labor about the old pulputcloath	0	7	0
pd for a new pulputcloath & for dying the deskecloath and coushion	5	10	0
Our disbursements are;	14	17	10
Soe wee crave alowance for the next churchwardens	0	1	2

Jo Radford vic, James Webb, Wm Webb, Jo Pope and signs of Thomas Abbott, George Burdham

1685-6

The accounts of James Periam Jun and Ralph Curtes churchwardens of the said parish and theire receipts and disbursements from the sex day of September Anno Dom 1685: until the sex and twenty day of September 1686

Receipts Imprimis The said accounts charge themselves with the receipts of one rate and halfe according to the yearely value of the lands and tenements of the said parish which amounteth unto the sume of £9 16s 6d.

Out of which sume of £9 16s 6d there's due unto us from James Webb Esq £1 14s 7d and also from Mr. Helyar 10s 2d ob and also from James Samson 3s 2d consorning the aforesaid Accounts

Out of which we have disbursed as followeth;	£	s	d
Expended at the visitation	0	13	6
paid for the booke of articels	0	1	0
paid to Mr Clinton at visitation	0	2	6
pd to the parrator for cal bookes & sumons & other books	0	2	0
pd for breade and wine at severall times in the yeare	0	12	4
pd for waishing the surplas att severall times in the yeare	0	3	0
pf four quarters Hospitall and Maimed solders money	1	19	2
pd for ringing on several observed times in the yeare	0	14	6
paid Robert Barnard for cleansing the church & keping the bells	0	12	0
pd for three new bellropes in the yeare	0	11	0
pd for oyell for the bells	0	0	11
pd Edward Thomas for 14 pounds of sooder for ye church	0	14	0
pd for his labour about the sooder & his man & John Weason	0	3	6
pd Edward Larcom for his woorke about the church & bells	0	12	2
pd Briante [Pope] the bellcarpenter for his woorke about ye bells	0	3	0
pd Humphery Callow for his woorke about the bells	0	3	0
pd Robert Barnard for his woorke about the bells	0	0	6
pd Henry Gregorey for his eirne woorke about the bells	0	3	2
pd Phillip Avery for seting up of the cagells about the communion tabell	2	0	0
paid to Canisom Brigge (?)	0	2	0
paid to lessined travvlers	0	3	0
pd for making our Rate and keeping our accounts & for writting the same	0	3	0
Our disbursements are	9	19	9
soe we crave allowance of the next churchwardens	0	2	9

John Radford vicar, George Burdham, Jo Pope, Thomas Looke, James Chapman, William Colmer and overseers Thomas Sam, Thomas Talbott

1686-7

The accounts of Phillip Avery and John Willcox churchwardens of the said parish and theire receipts and disbursements from the sex and twenty day of September 1686 until the third day of May Anno Dom 1687

Receipts Imprimis The said accounts charge themselves with the receipts of two rates according to the yearely value of the lands and tenements of the said parish which amounteth unto the sume of £16 7s 6d

Out of which we have disbursted as followeth;	£	s	d
Expended at the visitation	0	14	9
paid for the book of articles	0	1	0
paid Mr Clinton at the visitation for filling a copy of the register and presentment	0	2	10
paid the parrator for his summons	0	1	0
paid for breade and wine at severall times in the yeare	0	10	10
paid for waishing the surplas twise in the yeare	0	3	0
paid three quarters Hospitall & maimed soldier money	1	9	4
pd for ringing on several observed times in the yeare	0	10	0
pd Robert Burnard for cleansing the church & keping the bells	0	9	0
pd for three new bellropes in the yeare	0	10	0
paid for ayell for the bells	0	0	8
pd for eirnewoorke to Henry Gregory about the bells	0	2	6
pd Tho Davis 1s & Robert Burnard 1s about righting the bells	0	2	0
laid out in timber & labour about the bells	0	3	6
pd to Thomas Talbott for leather for the bells	0	1	0
pd for two mattes for Mr Radford	0	1	6
pd unto the Jastes Clerk for signing our rate	0	1	0
Laid out in expenses at Bridgwatter Sessions	0	1	6
pd Phillip Bocke (?) for glassing the church windos	0	7	0
pd for two thousand of till at 1s 4d a hundred for the church	1	6	8
paid for horning the till for the church at 4d a hundred all	0	6	8
paid for holling of two thousand of till at 4d a hunder all	0	6	8
pd for caring of the said till being fouer loade at 6s 6d a loade	1	6	0
pd for laying of fouer perch of till wanting 48 ffootte at 7s 6d a perch	1	9	6
pd for 4800 of pennes at 2d a hundred	0	8	0
pd for a thousand & halfe of 6d naiells	0	7	6
pd for a thousand & halfe of 4d naiells	0	4	6
pd for 8 sackes of lyme for to laye the tille	0	12	0
pd for fouer hundred & halfe of sprigges for the church	0	6	9
pd for eighteene sett of timber for to cutt out for lattes for the church	0	13	6
pd for sawing of timber out to lattes 600 sett for ye roofe of ye church	0	16	0
pd for other timber & labour for ye roofe of ye church	0	3	6
pd for makeing our rate & for writting our accounts	0	3	0
Our disbursements are:	14	2	8
& Soe there remainst unto the next churchwardens	2	4	10

May ye 4th 1687

This account has been seene and is allowed of By mee John Baylis Chancellor

Th S ye Ch:wardens (for ye future) are not to exceede ye summ of tenn shillings in y eir Expenses att ye Visitacion for yee Minister & The mesters John Bayliss

1687-8

The accounts of Phillip Avery and John Willcox churchwardens of the said parish and theire receipts and disbursements from the third day of May Anno Dom 1687 until the third day of June Anno Dom 1688

Receipts Imprimis The said accounts charge themselves with the receipts of one rate according to the yearely value of the lands and tenements of the said parish which amounteth unto the sume of £6 11s 0d

Left in our hands upon the last yeares accoumpt £2 4s 10d

Out of which sume of £6 11s 0d there is due unto us from James Periam jun; 3s 11d and also from James Periam jun 7d, and also from Edward Sindecorn and John Randall 3d and also from the last yeare Accompt from James Periam Jun 9s 10d & John Randall & Edward Sindercorn 7d and also the accapiers of the lands late Andrew Sam 1s 1d

Soe the wholle sume of our receipts are this yeare if we hadd ye money soe to hand	9	15	10
Out of which wee have disbursted as followeth:	£	s	d
Expended at the visitacion	0	10	0
paid for the booke of Articles	0	1	0
paid to Mr Clinton for filling a copy of the register & presentiment at visitation	0	2	10
paid the pearitor for his summons	0	1	0
paid to Mr Clinton for filling our presentment when Jo James & Browing came in	0	1	4
paid for bread & wine twice in the the yeare	0	11	0
paid for waishing the surplas twice in the yeare	0	3	0
paid fouer quarters Hospitall and Maimed soulder money	1	19	2
paid for ringing on several observed times in the yeare	0	10	0
paid for ayell for the bells	0	0	9
paid for eirnewoorke to Henry Gregory about the church hach and church poorch	0	1	11
paid Thomas Davis for to jurnied to Somerton for caring ye brasse of the third bell	0	1	0
paid John Harte for bringing the brasse of the third bell	0	0	6
paid for a new brasse for the third bell	0	7	6
pd John Hart for timber and labor a bout the third bell whell	1	6	8
pd Beniamin Milard & Samuel Scoeate (?) for timber and labour about the church porch	0	7	6
paid the tiller for tilling the church porch	2	0	0
paid for writting our accounts	0	1	6
Our disburstments are	8	6	8
Also received of Mistris Helyar two yeares rent for a woomans seate in church	0	1	4
Also rceived of John Hoopper for one seate in church which he bought of us for term of his life 5s	0	5	0
Soe the wholle sume of our receipts as if we had the money set to hand	9	1	2
and soe there remainst to the next churchwardens if we had the money soe behind as above said	0	14	6

John Radford vicar

the hospital and maimed soldiers money is quarterly 9s 9d

1688-9

The accounts of John James Ju and John Browning churchwardens of the said parish and theire receipts and disbursements from the third day of June Anno Dom 1688 until the 21th day of July 1689

Receipts Imprimis The said accounts charge themselves with the receipts of one rate and halfe according to the yearely value of the lands and tenements of the said parish which amounteth unto the sume of £9 16s 6d

Out of which sume £9 16s 6d there is due unto us from James Periam jun 4s 8d and also from Thomas Marnard 9d and also from John Chasey 4s 5d and also from Agnes Chasey 2s 9d and alsoe from Edward Sindercorn and also John Randall 4p and also from Thomas Pope 1s 3d, £1 14s 3d in their hand

Out of which wee have disbursed as followeth	£	s	d
Expended on the visitation	0	10	0
paid for the book of Artickels	0	1	0
paid to Mr Clinton for filling a copy of the register & presentment at visitacion	0	2	10
paid the pearrator for his sumons	0	1	0
pd for six books sent to us at severall times from ye Lord Bisshop	0	6	0
paid for ffive quarters hospitall & maimed soldiers money	2	8	11
paid for breade and wine fouer tymes in the yeare	0	10	0
paid for ringing two times in the yeare	0	10	0
paid for Gleassing the church windows to Phillip Boake	0	14	10
paid to solders the hollaners	0	2	0
paid out in expenses at there Sesshions this yeare	0	4	0
paid for three new bell ropes	0	10	0
pd Jo Hart for making a new wheel for the Greate bell and for ritting the other bells	1	12	6
pd Humphry Callow for one neww gudgeing for the Great bell and for Rooding two gudgeinges for the trebell bell and other woorke about the bell	0	10	6
paid for leather for the bell	0	1	2
paid Thomas Davis for keepinge the bells	0	2	6
paid Samuell Scoatte for mending the church top gate and the still and a board for the tower window and a chuck for ye bell & other woorke about the same	0	9	0
paid for making our rate and writting our accompts	0	2	0
paid Joane Squeare for oayell for the bell	0	0	8
paid for one book zellnt (?) to go for the Kings fast	0	1	0
rec'd of Ms Helyar for one womans geate in church for one yeare 8d}
Our disbursement sume total is	9	1	6
and also paid Edward Callow for kelling one pollkcatt	0	0	2
paid Richard Holman at Mr Webb for kelling a pollcatt	0	0	2
Soe the whole sume of our receipts are if wee had ye money to hand	9	17	2
and our disbursements are	9	2	0
Soe there remainst to the next churchwardens if wee had the money so behind as above said	0	14	9

Butleigh 1690

Collected by us John James jun, and John Browning churchwardens according to there Majesties brefe directed for the releif of the frensh protestants the sume of five shillings and seaven pence halfpenny John James Jun, John Browninge

1689-90

The accounts of John James Ju and John Browning churchwardens of the said parish and theire receipts and disbursements from the 21th day of July 1689 until the 16th day of November Anno Dom 1690:

Receipts Imprimis The said accounts charge themselves with the receipts of one rate according to the yearely value of the lands and tenements of the said parish which amounteth unto the sume of £6 11s 0d

Out of which sume £6 11s 0d there is due unto us from James Periam jun 0s 6d and also from Thomas Pope 5s 10d and also for other services 1s 1d, and also from Thomas Marnard 0s 6d the sume of theres behind is 2s 11d

Out of which wee have disbursed as followeth	£	s	d
Expended at the Visitasion	1	1	4
paid for books of articles	0	2	0
paid for Mr Clinton for filling a coppy of the register a p'sentments & att the visitations	0	5	8
paid the parrator for his summons	0	1	0
paid for two books and one other paper	0	2	6
paid for bread and wine since the last account	0	6	6
paid out to Lissend travlers	0	1	6
paid out att the one Sesshions this yeare	0	1	4
paid five quarters hospital and maimed soldiers money	2	8	11
paid John Periam tanner for kelling two pollcattes	0	0	4
paid Henry Pope for kelling ffive pollecattes	0	0	10
paid John Chasey Jun for kelling one pollecatte	0	0	2
paid the ringer for ringing three times in the yeare	1	10	0
paid Robert Barnard for cleaneing the church & keeping the bells and also for waishing the church Lyning for two years & upwards	1	4	0
paid Tho Symcockes for cleaneing the church for tenn weekes & being clark	0	2	6
paid for making our rate and for writting our accounts	0	1	6
paid Humphrey Callow for mending the church hach	0	0	2
Our disbursements are for this accounte	6	10	3
and the wholle sum of our receipts are since the last accounts is	6	8	0
and also said since this account is written Tho Pope & sarvises	0	1	11

Soe there remainst nothing

John Radford vicar, Kate Allien, Edith Helyer, George Burdham, Jo Pope, John Hoopper

1690-1

The accounts of John Chasey and Stephen Simes churchwardens of the said parish and theire receipts and disbursements from the 16th day of November Anno Dom 1690 until the last day of May Anno Dom 1691

Imprimis The said accompts charge them selves with the receipts of one rate and halfe according to the yearely value of the lands and tenements of the said parish which amounteth unto the sume of £9 16s 6d

Out of which wee have disbursed as followeth	£	s	d
paid two quarters Hospitall and Maimed soldiers money	0	19	7
paid for bread and wine at Crismas and Easter	0	4	2
paid for two more bellroops	0	7	0
paid for the book of Artikles	0	1	0
laid out to Lisened Travellers	0	1	2
paid the tiler for halfe a days woork first about ye church & a boy to tend	0	1	1
paid the tiler himself for five days work more about the tower	0	7	6
paid the tiler sonn for five days work more	0	5	0
paid for fouer days work for a man about the tower	0	4	0
paid for five days woorke for the bender about the same	0	3	4
paid for two horse lode of tyle for the same woorke	0	8	0
paid for the horsses heire to bring the tyle	0	1	0
paid for 100 of six peney nayles	0	0	6
paid for one bushell of teare for the same woorke	0	0	8
paid for bord nayles for the same woorke	0	0	4
paid the Tyler and his sonn for one days woorke moore about the tower or church	0	2	6
paid the bender for one days worke more	0	0	8
paid for one bushell of lime 1s and for two bushells of lime the same	0	4	0
paid for 21 pounds of soder	1	1	0
paid for threescore & seaven pounds of new ledd for the tower orr church	0	11	2
paid for Glazing of the church window	1	0	0
paid the Glazires for his labour about the led	0	8	0
paid for six peck of colle for to mealt the led	0	1	6
paid for ringing to severall observed times	0	6	8
laid out in expenses & horse hire	0	2	0
expended att vissitattion att Glaston	0	13	4
paid for leather for the Great Bell	0	0	6
paid Thomas Symcockes for cleaning the church 26 weeks	0	7	6
paid Katerin Symcockes for waish the church linnen	0	2	0
paid the parritor for the book of Articles & proclimacion	0	1	4
paid Henry Gregory for woorke a bout the bell	0	1	0
paid Henry Gregory & Thomas Davis for keeping the bell	0	5	0
paid Henry Gregory & Humphry Colmer for kiling a ffoxe	0	3	4
paid Thomas Symcockes for killing of two polle cates	0	0	4
paid for making our rate and for writting our accounts	0	2	0
paid John Chasey Jun for killing of a polle cate	0	0	2
paid for bread & wine att Whitesun tide	0	3	0
Our disburstments are	9	2	5
Soe there remainest unto the next churchwardens	0	14	1

John Radford vicar, William Roe, Thomas Abbot, James Chapman, Ja Periam, Jo. Pope, K Webb, E Helyar

1691-2

The accounts of Richard Holman and Clement Meaker churchwardens of the said parish and their receipts and disbursements from the last day of May Anno Dom 1691 untill the third day of July Anno Dom 1692

Imprimis The said accompts charge them selves with the receipts of one rate according to the yearely value of the lands and tenements of the said parish which amounteth unto the sume of £6 11s 0d

Received of the last Churchwardens	0	14	1
Soe the wholle sume of our receipts are	7	5	1
Out of which wee have disbursed as followeth	£	s	d
Expended att Bridgewater att the last monthely meooten	0	3	0
Laid out to the pearator for bring severall books this yeare	0	3	6
Laid out ffive quarters hospitall and Maimed sloders money	2	8	11
paid out to the ringers for ringing several observed times in the yeare	0	11	0
paid for five bellropes	0	6	8
paid for breade and wine att Crismas & Easter	0	4	4
paid Edmund Callow Tho Callow for woorke & stones to wall up the orgainelate doore	0	5	0
paid for a Sacke of lime for the same woorke	0	1	6
paid for a new Chucke for the Greate bell	0	1	2
paid for leather for the Greate bell	0	1	0
paid William Talbot for killing a pollcatt	0	0	3
paid John Browning for killing a pollcatt	0	0	3
paid Henry Gregory for mending of the badrobe of the bell	0	1	0
paid for carring of two loads of stones to church to wall up the orgainelate doore	0	2	0
laid out for a bridge att Nackensholle (?)	0	8	0
laid out to one briffe this yeare	0	2	0
laid out in expenses & labour to pill about Katerin Grant child	0	2	0
paid for making our rate & writting our Accompts	0	3	0
paid Thomas Symcokes ffor cleaneing the church	0	12	0
paid Thomas Symcokes wife for waishing the church linen	0	3	0
paid out to severall poore travelers that wase woonded in the ffight for the relife of theire wifes & chilldren as they had lissines to travle from theire Ma:ties to their homes	0	9	6
Expended att vissitacion att Glaston	0	9	0
paid for filling a ccoppy of the register	0	1	6
paid for ordering the bells to Tho: Colmer & Thomas Davis this yeare	0	1	0
Our disburstments are;	6	19	7
Soe there remainst to the next churchwardens	0	5	6

John Radford vicar, Edith Helyar, George Burdham, Wm Talbott, James Chapman, Jo Pope

Butleigh 1692

Collected by us Thomas Looke and Tho: Hodges Churchwardens according to their Ma:^ties Brife directed for the relife of our Englesh Protestant out of Turkey the some of thirteene shillings & tenn pence X Thomas Looke Jun, Thomas Hodges

1692-3

The accounts of Thomas Looke and Thomas Hodges churchwardens of the said parish and their receipts and disbursements from the 7th day of July Anno Dom 1692 untill the 26th day of May Anno Dom 1693

Imprimis The said accompts charge them selves with the receipts of one rate and halfe according to the yearely value of the lands and tenements of the said parish which amounteth unto the sume of £9 16s 6d

Received of the last churchwardens	0	5	6
Soe the wholle some of our receipts are	10	2	0
Out of which we have disbursed as followeth
paid three quarters to hospital & maimed solders money	1	19	4
Expenses att vissitation att Glaston	0	14	6
paid for the booke of artikles	0	1	0
paid for puting in our presentment	0	1	6
paid for bread & wine att Chrismas & Ester	0	4	9
paid out at Bridgwater at two saissions in expense	0	5	6
paid Phillip Beck for glazing the church windos	0	4	0
paid the poritor for bringing too Books & to Proclamations	0	3	0
paid Edward Burnard for lether for the Great Bell	0	0	6
paid Joseph Moone for casting two brasses	0	12	0
paid for two new bellropes	0	7	6
paid Henry Gregory for iron work about the bell cague	0	7	8
paid John Harte for making a new whele for the 04th bell	1	6	8
paid John Harte & another man for bringing the whele from Loungsutton	0	1	6
paid John Harte for worke about the Rest of the Bells	0	3	0
paid to the ringers for ringing several observed times	0	10	0
paid Clement Meker for killing of a polcatt	0	0	3
paid George Hoopper for killing a polcatt	0	0	3
paid Wm: Colmer for killing of a polcatt	0	0	3
paid Humphry Callow for killing a pollcatt	0	0	3
paid Nicolas Gorman for killing of two hedghougs	0	0	8
paid Thomas Symcocke for cleaneing the church	0	12	0
paid Thomas Symcock his wife for waishing ye church linning	0	3	0
Laid out to severall poore travellers that wass woonded in the ffight for the relife of them & thare famalise as they has Lysenes to travell from there Magties to there homes	0	17	0
paid to Thomas Daves for his worke about the bells when John Hart brought the whele & Setting him up	0	2	6
paid for making our rate & keeping our accompt	0	3	0
paid Thomas Davis & Henry Gregory for keeping the bells & clensing them	0	5	0
Our disburstments are	8	16	7
Soe there remainst for ye next churchwardens	1	5	4

John Radford vic, John Webb, Edith Helyar, George Burdham, James Chapman,

1693-4

The accounts of James Chapman and Humphry Colmer churchwardens of the said parish and their receipts and disbursements from the 26th day of May Anno Dom 1693 until the 17th day of June Anno Dom 1694

Imprimis The said accompts charge them selves with the receipts of one rate and halfe according to the yearely value of the lands and tenements of the said parish which amounteth unto the sume of £6 11s 0d

Received of the lastchurchwardens	1	5	4
Soe the whole sume of our receipts are	7	16	4
Out of which we have disburssed as followeth	£	s	d
Expended at visitacion at Glastonbury	0	13	8
pd fouer quarters hospital and maimed solders money	1	19	1
paid for ffower bellroopes	0	17	0
Laid out for one prayer book	0	1	0
Laid out for breade and wine in the yeare	0	4	8
pd Thomas Symcock & his wife for cleaneing the church & waishing the church linning the year	0	15	0
pd the perater for a book of the kings ffast	0	1	4
pd to William Russell for glassing the churchwindoe	0	6	0
paid to the ringers for ringing several observed times in the yeare	0	10	0
paid out to licned travelers & paishingers att severall times in the yeare	1	2	9
paid Thomas Sams for killing a pollcatt	0	0	4
paid Clement Meaker for killing a pollcatt	0	0	3
paid Henry Gregory for naiells & Ironwoorke about ye bellcagge	0	1	6
pd Tho: Davis & Henry Gregory for keping the bells	0	4	0
pd Mr Clinton for puting in ye pr'sentment at vissitacion	0	1	4
pd for making our rate & keeping our accoumpts	0	3	0
pd Edward Burnard for kelling three pollcattatts	0	0	9
Our disburstments are	7	1	8
Soe theire remainst to the next churchwardens	0	14	8

Jo Pope, George Hoopper

1694-5

The accounts of George Hooper and John Kelway churchwardens of the said parish and their receipts and disbursements from the 17th day of June Anno Dom 1694 untell the 28th day of July Anno Dom: 1695:

Imprimis The said accompts charge them selves with the receipts of eight rates according to the yearely value of the lands and tenements of the said parish which amounteth unto the sume of £52 8s 0d

Received of the last churchwardens	0	14	8
Soe the wholle sume of our receipts are	53	2	8
Out of which wee have disbursed as followeth	£	s	d
Imp Expended at visitacion at Glaston	0	9	0
paid for the book of Artikles	0	1	0
pd for putting in our p'sentment	0	1	6
paid Thomas Knight the bellfounder for causting the fouerth bell & for three hundred forty Seaven pounds of new mettel aded to the bell	37	6	10
pd for beeare att Thomas Symcockes when the bell wase put to causting	0	14	6
laid out in expenses att Closweath when the bell was Caste	1	1	6
paid for caring the bell to casting & for bringing it home	0	17	0
paid for new rowming the lower lader & for reastering the tower	0	6	4
paid the tiller for for till and tilling the tower	0	6	0
pd John Harte for takeing downe the bell & for hanging it ye in his place	0	18	0
pd ffive quarters hospitall * maimed solders money	1	13	3
pd for resitting two draughts & loads when the bell wase put to causting	0	2	0
pd John Talbot for kelling of five hedgehouges & one pollcate	0	2	0
pd Ralph Gill & Richard Grant for kelling of three pollcates	0	1	0
pd John Seamor for kelling of two pollcattes	0	0	8
pd Edward Daniels & Henry Rugge for kelling of five pollcates	0	1	8
pd for Mr Webb man for kelling of two pollcattes	0	0	8
pd Richard Periam for kelling of a pollcatte	0	0	4
pd Thomas Strode for kelling of a pollcate	0	0	4
pd Thomas Avery for Iean woorke aboute the bells	0	8	0
pd Samuel Sweete for his woorke about the tower windows & for puting one apeace upon the bell stock	0	6	0
pd for glassing the churchwindows	0	6	0
pd for breade and wine att Crismas & Easter	0	6	0
pd for waishing the church linning & cleaneing the church to Tho: Symcockes	0	15	0
pd Tho: Davis for cleansing the bells	0	2	6
pd for six new bell roppes	1	40	0
pd for two bookes for to fast dayes	0	3	0
laid out to severall licned travelers & passingers the whole yeare	1	1	0
pd for making our rate and for writting our Accompts	0	3	0
pd for two bookes for to other faste dayes	0	10	6
pd Henry Gregory for woorke about the bell cleeper	0	5	0
Our disbursements are	49	4	7
Soe there remainest to the next churchwardens	3	18	1

John Radford vicar, Ka Webb, Thomas Abbott, Jo Pope, Ja Periam

1695-6

The accounts of George Hooper and Edward Larcombe churchwardens of the said parish and their receipts and disbursements from the 28th day of July Anno Dom: 1695 untill the 20th day of May Anno Dom: 1696:

Imprimis The said accompts charge them selves with the receipts of one rate according to the yearely value of the lands and tenements of the said parish which amounteth unto the sume of £3 5s 6d

Received of the last yeares churchwardens	3	18	1
Soe the wholle sume of our receipts are	7	3	7 3/4
Out of which wee have disbursted as ffolloweth	£	s	d
Imp expended att visitacion at Glaston	0	10	0
paid for the booke of Artickels	0	1	0
pd for puting in our presentment	0	1	6
paid William Smith for kelling of two pollcatts & one hedgehoge	0	1	0
paid James Armestronge for kelling of a pollcatte	0	0	4
pd Jane Warbutton for kelling of a pollcatte	0	0	4
pd for ringing several observed times in this yeare and in the last yeare which wase for Glaston	1	0	0
pd for Leather for the bells	0	3	0
pd Edward Larcombe and Thomas Davis for woorke aboute the bells	0	2	0
Laid out to paissingers at severall times in the yeare	0	18	0
pd Thomas Davis for keeping the bell cleane	0	2	6
pd Keaterin Symcockes for brase when the beare when the bell wase cleansed	0	2	6
pd for Eron woorke about the bells	0	5	0
pd Thomas Avery for mending the locke and for a new keay for the church doore	0	2	6
pd Christopher Pope for kelling a pollcatt	0	0	4
pd Edward Larcombe for a lader in the tower	0	1	0
pd for breade and wine att Crismas and Easter	0	6	0
pd ffouer quarter hospitall and maimed solders money	0	18	0
pd Mr Webb hanyman for kelling of eight foxes	0	8	0
pd the parator for three bookes for three faste dayes	0	4	0
pd Clement Meaker for kelling of a pollcatt	0	0	4
pd Thomas Symcockes for cleaneing the church & waishing ye surples	0	15	0
pd for three bellropes	0	16	0
pd for a locke for the tower doore	0	1	6
pd for writting of our accoumpts	0	3	0
Our disburstments are	7	2	10
Soe ther remainst for the next churchwardens	0	0	9 3/4

John Webb

1696-7

The accounts of Phillip Avery and Joseph Defford churchwardens of the said parish and their receipts and disbursements from the 20th day of May Anno Dom: 1696 until the 18th day of Aprill: Anno Dom: 1697:

Imprimis The said accompts charge them selves with the receipts of one rate according to the yearely value of the lands and tenements of the said parish which amounteth unto the sume of £3 5s 6d

Received of the last churchwardens	0	0	9
Soe the whole sume of our receipts are	3	6	4
Out of which wee have disbursted as followeth	£	s	d
Imp Expended att vissitation at Glaston	0	5	6
paid for two bookes	0	2	0
pd for a ffox heade	0	1	0
pd for earne woorke and labour about the bells	0	5	0
pd for breade and wine at the abserved times in the yeare	0	5	10
pd for mending the leads and windowes of the church	1	3	0
pd for waishing the church & waishing the surpleas	0	15	0
pd Thomas Davis for keeping the bells	0	6	0
pd for ringing the bells at severall observed dayes	0	10	0
pd Clement Meaker for kelling of six hodgehoges 1s & for kelling of fouer pollcats 1s 4d boath are	0	2	4
pd William Hopkins & Tho: Strode for keelinge of three Hogehoges 6d and three pollcats 1s both are	0	1	6
pd for makeing our rate and writting our accompts	0	3	0
Our disburstments are	4	0	2
Soe we crave allowance of the next churchwardens	0	14	2

laid out for three bookes since this accompte was written 3s

1697-8

The accounts of William Roe and Richard Abbott churchwardens of the said parish and their receipts and disbursements from the 18th day of Aprill: Anno Dom: 1697 untell the 3rd d y of July A^o Dom 1698:

Imprimis The said accompts charge them selves with the receipts of two rates according to the yearely value of the lands and tenements of the said parish which amounteth unto the sume of £6 11s 0d

Out of which wee have disbursted as followeth	£	s	d
Imp Expended att vissitation at Glaston	0	16	6
paid for the booke of artickles	0	1	0
pd for filling our p'sentment to Mr Clinton	0	1	6
pd for three new bellropes	0	15	6
pd for breade and wine twice in the yeare	0	4	4
pd Thomas Davis for cleaneinsing the bells	0	6	0
pd Thomas Symcockes for cleansing the church and for waishing the church lynine	0	15	0
pd for five quarters hospital money	1	2	6
pd for ringing severall observed times in the yeare	0	10	0
paid out to severall poore paishingers in the yeare	0	9	4
pd for kelling of six pollcats unto Geo Hooppere	0	2	0
pd John Burnard for kelling of a pollcatt	0	0	4
pd William Roe for kelling of a pollcatt	0	0	4
pd Tho: Colmer for kelling of a pollcatt	0	0	4
pd for a booke & proclamacion	0	1	6
pd William Howe for kelling of a hedge hoge	0	0	2
pd John Tougewell for kelling of a hedge hoge	0	0	2
pd James Periam for Kelling of a pollcatt	0	0	4
pd for mending of new gate	0	2	0
pd for leather for the bell	0	0	10
pd Edward Talbott for kelling of a pollcatt	0	0	4
pd Tho: Stroude for kelling of a pollcatt	0	0	4
pd Tho: Abbott for kelling of a hedgehoge & a pollcatt	0	0	6
pd Edward Pope for kelling of Seaven duson of sparroes	0	1	2
pd Phillip Avery for what he laid out ouer accompts more than received the last yeare	0	14	8
Our disburstments are	6	9	8
Soe there remainst to the next churchwardens	0	1	4
Paid out to several poore paishingers since this accompt	0	1	4

Joh Radford, Jo Pope, Ka Webb, James Chapman

1698-9

The accounts of William Roe and Richard Abbott churchwardens of the said parish and their receipts and disbursements from the 3rd day of July Anno Dom 1698 untell the 8th day of July Anno Dom 1699

Imprimis The said accompts charge them selves with the receipts of ffower rates according to the yearely value of the lands and tenements of the said parish which amounteth unto the sume of £13 2s 1d

Out of which wee have disbursted as followeth	£	s	d
Imp Expended at vissitation att Glaston	0	16	1
paid for the booke of artickles	0	1	0
pd for filling the regester & puting in our pr'sentment	0	3	6
pd for binding the church bibell	0	16	0
pd for a new comon prayer booke	0	12	0
pd for caring the booke to Yeovell & bringing it home	0	1	0
pd for a locke for the Tower doore	0	3	0
pd for setting the locke & mending a chocke for ye bell	0	0	6
pd the hospital money the yeare	0	19	6
pd the ringers for ringing several times in the yeare	0	10	0
laid out unto lissined traveleres att several times	0	10	7
paid for breade & wine twice in the yeare	0	4	8
pd for glasseing the church windows	0	5	6
pd for newleading the roofe of the church	7	3	7
pd for a sacke of colle 2s 6d & for rosom & nailes 7d boath	0	3	1
pd for clensing the bells 6s 6d & for leather for the bells 2s both	0	8	6
pd Tho: Strode for kelling two pollcatts and Henry Looseman (?) one both	0	1	0
pd Richard Abbott for kelling two pollcatts & John Cassett (?) two more both	0	1	4
pd Edward Gane for kelling fower pollcatts & Rich Roly two both	0	2	0
pd for two bookes for the fastes	0	2	0
pd for carring the leades uponthe church	0	1	6
pd Mr Rockes boays for kelling a pollcatt & John Chasey one both	0	0	8
pd Wm Burnard for kelling a pollcatt & Tho Avery one both	0	0	8
pd Tho Splott for kelling a hedgehoge 4d & Wm Periam 3 pollcatts both	0	1	4
pd for the setting our rates and oure accompte	0	3	0
Our disbursments are	13	9	0
and our receipts are but	13	2	1
Soe wee crave allowan[c]e of the next churchwardens-	0	7	5

John Radford vic, Jo Pope, Ja Periam John Rocke

1699-1700

The accounts of John Rocke and John Periam churchwardens of the said parish and their receipts and disbursements from the 8th day of July Anno Dom 1699 until the second day of May 1700

Imprimis The said accomptants charge them selves with the receipts of two rates according to the yearly value of the lands and tenements of the said parish which amount to the sume of £6 11s 0d

Out of which we have disbursted as followeth	£	s	d
Imp paid the last churchwardens	0	7	5
Expended at the visitation at Glaston	0	15	0
pd Mr Radford	0	2	6
pd for a booke of Artickles & a presentment	0	2	6
pd for coppying the register	0	1	6
pd for ringing the bells at several observed days	0	10	6
pd one year to the hospital of Brewton	0	16	0
pd Thomas Davis for keeping the bells	0	6	6
pd for five bell ropes	0	19	6
paid for bread and wine	0	7	4
pd for a proclamation	0	1	0
pd Sam Sweet for a bell chuckt & Phillip Avery for one both	0	2	0
pd Thomas Avery for riting the great bell	0	2	6
pd Edward Burnard for leathering the great bell	0	1	0
pd John Vagg for a yeare and a half salary	1	3	6
pd George Hooper for kelling of a polecat & James Periam for one Both	0	0	8
laid out at several times to licensed travellers	0	9	6
pd John Gill for killing of two polecats	0	0	8
pd for writing our rate and our accompts	0	3	0
Our disburstments are	6	12	1
Soe there is due to us from the next churchwardens	0	1	0

John Radford vic, Jo Pope, Ja Periam, Henry Pope

1700-1

The accounts of Charles Strode and Thomas Pope churchwardens of the said parish and their receipts and disbursements from the second day of May 1700 untell the first day of June Anno Dom 1701

Imprimis The said accompts charge them selves with the receipts of two rates according to the yearely value of the lands and tenements of the said parish which amounteth to the sume of £6 11s 0d

Out of which we have disbursted as followeth	£	s	d
Imp Expended att vissitacion att Glaston	0	17	8
pd Mr Radford att vissitacion	0	2	6
paid for the booke of artickells	0	2	6
pd for breade & wine in the yeare	0	7	9
pd for three bellroopes	0	13	0
pd the ringers for ringing severall observed times	0	10	0
pd for a warrant for several playing on the Sabath day	0	1	0
pd for mending the bellwhelles	0	5	0
pd the hospital money ine yeare & a quarter	1	0	0
paid for a fox heade kelled in our parish	0	1	0
paid for mending the church hay walls	0	14	0
pd Wm Pope & Stephen Slade boays for kelling to hedgehogs	0	0	8
pd Geo Hooper & Henry Colins for kelling three pollcatte	0	1	0
pd John Vagge for cleaneing the church	0	15	0
pd for cassting of the brasses of the bells	0	15	6
pd for coping the regester	0	1	6
pd for making our rate & writting our accompts	0	3	0
Our disburstment is	6	11	1
And our receipts are	6	11	0
Received of the last churchwardens	0	1	0
and theire remainst to the next churchwardens	0	0	11