Item for bread & wyne on the coronation day & two commuon dayes before Item wyne that was bestowed upon Mr Ferrmyry whenas he preched Item John Iaxons half yeres wages for kepinge the clocke Item to Tho. Geare for the like Item for washinge to Elizabeth Cooke Item for Tallow to the bells Item for amending one of the surclosse' Item for a communon booke Item for nales about the bells used Item to one havinge the quens brode Seale to collect for the hospitall nighe Beverley Item to a poore man, havinge my Lord grace licence & others Item to one havinge the Quenes brode seale for a hospitall in Yorke Item disbursed to one John Bell, a travelor Item laide downe for the comissioners dyners & other charges whenas they cam to take the answere of Mr Metham & others Item one quart of wyne, bestowed on Mr Seale, whenas he preached Item Robt. Yonge payd for an other seane day his dyner Item paid to Mr Machell for the solicitinge of the suyte the some of £6 Item paid to Elizabeth Cooke for washinge Item paid to Tho: Busbie for kepinge ye clocke Item to Stevene Scorbroughe for parcell of his stypend Item to John Langer for his dyners Item to Gyles Tomplinge for his dyners Item to Robt. Thorneton for his dyners It. to 3 poore men appointed by Sir James to have releife Item paid to Tho. Busbie for tow days servinge the plumer 12d 12d 12d I 2d 12d I 2d I 2d kept not only a parish coffin for the burials of the poor, but also cereclothes, Item to Bullie Shawe for ij dayes Item to John Foster for his dyners I 2d It. for xviijli 3 quarterns of sowder It. for 10 lbs. of pewder & one quarter for sowder Item to a poore woman Item payd by Thomas Smyth to ij poore woman Summa totallis 33 17 10d. There reymaynethe as yet uncollected Mr Metham of Barnhill & the townshyp of Knedlyngton 145/8d Mr Metham of Metham all behind, which cometh to a 225/6a, but Disbursed this yere for the parishe of Hoveden, (inter alia) Anno Domini 1598. Paid to Jo. Marshall for mending ye beare Paid for a regester in parchment Given Marmaduk Machell by Raife Atkinson towards the following the sewte against Sir James Telfers (?) /10d 175/ 1599. Payed to Thomas Busby for his wages, for kepinge the clock & ringinge 8 aclock bell 10s/ Item for two stees' to the churche 6/8 Item payed to Mr Hidgdon, by the appointment of Mr Machell, for the suite of the chancell 40$/ Item paid to Mr Machell & Edward Persen, 20 Mae laste, of the monie that was in myn hand 1600. Imprimis paide at the vicitacone for our articles, the receiving of our bill into courte, swearinge and chardges of twelve churchwardens with theire horsses, beinge an extreame ranye daie £5:10 Item paide to George Steddye of Yorke, whane he came over 5/ 2/6 Item paid to a poure manne and his childe, that came frome /4d £23:4 1 Stee=ladder, Item paid for Bickeringe apparell when he was putt to Item paid to a powre boie, that was Willm Barker apprentice, Item paid to John Turner, for makinge a ledge of wood for Item paid to Richard Mawe, for mending the churche steille & for one seck of lyme Item paide to Willm Marshall, for mendynge the founte and the letterone Item paide to Thomas Bushbee, for kepinge of the clocke and ringinge of curfour for one holle yeare 205/ 2/6 2/ /16d 25/ /14d one yeard and a halfe of grene kendall for his breaches Thre yeards of seck cloth for his dublitt, buttons & thread 2"/ Two yeards and a halfe of bleatcht femell for lyninge his dublitt and hosse 2/6 /20d Item paid at Eskricke in chardges in all, beinge before the /16d Justices for the churchwardens of Howden Item paid more to Sir James Dalbye for lead Item paid more to John Turner, for makinge a deske in the quere 85/ 2/2 Item paid more to the reader of Laxtone,' for writinge the articles and presentments /16d /6d 1601. Disbursed in sute for these somes above written. Item paid to Mr Gackson for his counsell to ley our bill into the Courte Item paid to his man for drawing & copying our bill of complaint 58/ 3/2 1 There is a chapel at Laxton within the parish of Howden. Readers were licenced preachers who appear in Queen Elizabeth's reign. Item paid for two leaves, one beinge lost 3/6 Item paid for a peticion to the Lord President & Counsell, to gitt our bill allowed in the court /18d Paid to Mr Bradley, for atturney fees Item the charge of the churchwardens & their horses 2/ 118/ 18d Item paid for the tatchment Item the charge of one churchwarden, the same time at Yorke Item the charge of one churchwarden, the same time at Yorke 4/4 2/2 4 8 2/ 1601-2. Item paid to a poore man havinge my lord of Durram lisence /6d /16 Item paid to Mr Watkinson for the discharge of all the churchwardens of Howden parishe, for nott appearinge at the assises, the 17 day of August, accordinge to our tatchment, derected to the baylife of Howden from my Lord P'sident & counsell, as his acquitance appeareth 25/4 Item in wine to Mr Watkinsen the same time 425/ & other Justices in the West Riding Item paid to a lame woman havinge lisence from Mr Wortley Item paid to Mr Higdon for hopitalls & lame soulders, as his acquittance appeareth Item paid the same day to the minister of Laxton for writinge the presentments Item paid to Mr Fothegaile, the fifte October, for the articles & other charges, beinge the chapter day Item paid to Mr Martom for chiming the belles the secounde of October Item paid to a poore man, having my lord of Durram lisence to travill to London Item paid to Thomas Tailor, the balif, for arreasting fowour churchwardens with a tatchment from my Lord President Item paid to Robert Thorpe for thre bordes to Mr Metham auther Item paid to Nicholas Ouldfeld, the same day, for leade nales to the churche Item the charge of fowor churchwardens at the same sises Item paid for sowther to the leades, 13 August, being an extreame hotte sunny daye Item paid to John Peche for mendinge a greate shackle & a great bar of the fourth bell & a goodgin of the ladye bell & a shackle of the fore bell Item paid to poore man having lisence from Mr Clifforth Paid for Candles for ringinge of Courfer at Christemes Item paid to Bullishawe for going to all the Churchwardens Item to Thomas Taler, the glasier, for mending the scholhouse windowes with Glase 2/10 /2d /18d /6d 29/ Item paid to Laurence Herison wife, 1st Feb., beinge the Item paid for removinge the staweles in the queare & the 81 2/3 18d 1602. Paid to Mr Machell, that was dew to him upon his accompt made £11:1:8 Item paid at the first Sceane day for the Articles writing & pay Item given to one Morton, a free mayson, for his paines for coming to see some woork, being sent by Mr Beverley of Selbye Item paid to Mr Machell for the use of Mr Thomas Pocklington, for the bringing of the decree under seale out of the Checkquer, touching Mris Saundes suit. /214 /12d regester booke lyeth Item paid to Robert Morris for a lock for the chest where the 40/ /18d Item gave to a poore man that had his tong cutt out Att Houlden 25 August, 1625. 12d 28/ Forasmuch as uppon hearing & examinacon of the accompts of the Churchwardens of Houlden by us Thomas Metham, knight, Phillip Monckton, knight, Nicholas Girlington, esquier, Laurence Wharton, gent., Mr Lawtie, clarke, & other the most substantiall inhabitants of the same parish, Itt appeareth that the former assesments gathered & collected for & towardes the repaire of the said |