Berkshire, Thatcham, 1577–8

St Mary's Churchwardens' Accounts

BRO: D/P 130/5/1A

f 33 (15 April–6 April) (Receipts)

...

Item at Whetesonetyde

iij li. iiij s. iij d.

...

(Expenses)

Itam payde for morres cotes for levies & for fetheres	ij s. ij d.
Itam ij dossen of beles	vij d.

...

Footnotes
- Whetesonetyde: 26–8 May 1577
- levies: for leveries (?)
Glossed Terms
- alle n ale; aylle; hayle
- bele n bell, here to be tied around a Morris dancer’s knees; bel
- whetesonetyde n Whitsuntide; whisontide; wyssontyde
Endnote

On f 31 is a cancelled note for this year, 'Resevid at Witsontide at the chvrche alle ⸢fovre⸣ marke of clare gaynes iiij s. i d.'
Document Description

Record title: St Mary's Churchwardens' Accounts
Repository: BRO
Shelfmark: D/P 130/5/1A
Repository location: Reading

This book also contains the accounts of the almshouse. The accounts were rendered on Low Sunday.

1561–1633; English; paper; iii + 170 + ii; 302mm x 190mm; modern foliation; gatherings irregular, badly damaged by damp; bound in cardboard covered with parchment and paper stained to look like parchment, 2 dark brown leather patches on spine, title on paper sticker on front cover: 'No 1 Per In | ventory of | Sundries | Churchwardens | account Book | from 1561 to 1633.'

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