YALE UNIVERSITY
LIBRARY

1934

PRIVATELY PRINTED.

INUTES OF THE VESTRY MEETINGS

AND

OTHER RECORDS

OF

Zhe flbarisb of 5t Gbrtstopber le Stocks,

IN THE

CITY OF LONDON.

LONDON:
PRINTED BY RIXON AND ARNOLD, 29, POULTRY, E.C.
1886.

PRIVATELY PRINTED,

MINUTES OF THE VESTRY MEETINGS

AND

OTHER RECORDS

OF

%^t Cartel) ot gbt Qfyvititopfytt le gstocftg,

IN THE

CITY OF LONDON.

EDITED BY

EDWIN FEESHFIELD, Doctor of Lmos,
Vice-President of the Society of Antiquaries of London, and one of the Churchwardens of the Parish.

LONDON:
PRINTED BY RIXON AND ARNOLD, 20, POULTRY, E.C.
1886.

INTRODUCTION.

The Documents printed in this volume are to be found in two large folio books, one
called the Book of Records, and the other the Vestry Minute Book. Both these books are now
in fair condition. The Book of Records, which has been beautifully repaired, was, about 16 years
ago, in a miserable condition.
I had intended to make a complete transcript of the Book of Records, but I found that
this would seriously interfere with the continuity of the Minutes of the Vestry Meetings, which
was, to my mind, the principal object, I had to keep in view.
The Book of Records was originally prepared in 1486, for the purpose of containing — not
the Records of the proceedings of the Vestry meetings — but a list of the property appertaining to
the Parish and the evidences relating to it. It had been intended that the book should begin with
an Index. The first pages are cut so as to allow of the insertion of an Alphabetical Index, but
I do not think that this intention was ever even partially carried out.
The first document entered in the Book was a complete list of all the goods belonging to
the parish, then follow various Wills relating to the parish property, memoranda of leases, and of a
variety of other matters interesting to the parish. These memoranda have, from time to time,
been added to up to the close of the seventeenth century. In the space which had been set apart
for the Index, the earlier Vestry Minutes were entered, extending from the year 1559 to the year
1591. From the year 1591 to 1593 the entries are made in a different part of the book, and after
the latter date they are entered in the second volume, which contains only Vestry Minutes. It seemed
to me, therefore, that if I interposed between the earlier Vestry Minutes, the whole or a considerable
part of the contents of the Book of Records, I should be destroying the continuity of the parish
history. I have preferred, therefore, to place at the end of the Vestry Minutes, in an appendix, such
documents from the Book of Records as I thought were immediately connected with or interesting for
the present volume, reserving my intention of printing the whole or such parts of the rest of the
contents of the Book of Records as I think necessary. A certain portion of it, which consists of
copies of leases, I do not think will be necessary, nor am I sure that any good object will be attained
by transcribing the whole of the Wills, though I propose hereafter to give an abstract of the most
interesting portions of them.
The items which will, I think, be considered most interesting are those to be found in
the earlier portion of the Vestry Minutes, and in the various inventories and miscellaneous
articles taken from the Book of Records. Commencing with these later, I think the list of jewels,
goods, and ornaments, the Articles agreed upon at a Vestry held in 1507, the assessment for the
Pews in 1554, and for the Clerk's wages in 1561, will be considered among the most curious
documents.

IV. INTBODTJCTION.

The Inventory of Church goods in 1488 has already been printed in the publications of
the Society of Antiquaries, but I thought it well to print it again here, as when publishing the
Parish documents, there were additions to it which it became necessary to make, but which
were not necessary in the previous publication. The Inventory is interesting both to the
student of antiquities and also as shewing the wealth of so small a parish as St. Christopher
must always have been.
From the Articles drawn up in 1507, some instructive particulars may be gathered.
It appears that the Curfew was rung at St. Christopher's at eight o'clock in the evening.
The Articles prescribe regulations for the closing of the alley gate of the churchyard, and the
times when it shall be opened. They prescribe that the Chaplain or Chauntry Priest shall not
let his house, or any part of it ; the manner and times at which the various services are to be
performed in the Church ; that none of the Chaplains shall go to any Trental ; and that the
Chaplains shall not go to their mass two at once, but shall go to their masses immediately the one
after the other. It is probable that these Articles were entered in an earlier Vestry Minute Book,
which is lost, because the particular entries are manifestly only copies. The memorandum of the
assessment of the pews, made in the year 1524, is also very interesting and instructive.
It would seem that what are termed the Clerk's wages were collected by an assessment upon
the pews, and the memorandum provides for the punishment to be inflicted upon any person who
rebelled, so that he would not sit or pay according as was appointed by the assessors. The change of
religion made no difference in these regulations, for in the year 1574, upon the occasion of a further
sessment for "the byll of the Clarke's wages," it is provided as follows: "It is furdar agreed
in this Vestery, that all suche as shall refuse to pay as they ar sessed for this iij years, the
churche wardens shall show the sessors thereof, & they shall be cauled beffour them, and yf they
wyll not be parswaded by them to pay as they are sessed, then the churchwardens shall shew them
in the ordynarys court, at the coust and charges of the parysh, a cording to an ansyentt or Dar hear
in this boak wretten."
This, no doubt, refers to the order made in 1524, just 50 years before.
It appears from other sources in the books that the whole of the money was not applied to the pay
ment of the Clerk's wages, but went towards the general Ecclesiastical purposes of the parish ; in fact, it was
practically a church rate, in a form of a payment for the pews, but no part of the money raised in this
way went, as far as I have been able to gather, towards the clergyman.
The description given of the pews is interesting. It will be gathered from it that there were
certain pews in the body of the church set apart for women. Among them, one is described as
being on the north side, "next pew before the shryving hous." It seems to have been usual to
have such an article in the church though it went by different names. In the accounts of
St. Michael's, Cornhill, printed by my friend, Mr. Alfred J. Waterlow, the first person who seriously
undertook the work of re-producing those interesting documents, there is this entry in the
year 1548 : —
" Item paid to the joyner for takynge downe the shryvyng pew, and making another pew
in the same place, iijs"
It would appear that the custom of having separate pews for women was common in London
because in the Minute Book of St. Michael's, under date 2nd February, 1583, is an entry in which
these are alluded to. This entry is as follows : " Also it is agreed that ye Churchwardens shall
make stayne foote paces at the women's pues in the church for their mayde svants to stand and
knele on, & the lycke paces to be made in ye quyre."
There are also minutes referring to subsequent assessments for the Clerk's wages in the years
1561 and 1562.

INTRODUCTION. V.
At page 74 there is a declaration of the value of certain Ecclesiastical property belonging, to
the parish, made in the first year of King Edward the 6th. It is stated that the premises were
situated in the parish of St. Dunstan's in the West, that they were of the clear yearly value of 110
shillings. They were sold at 16 years' purchase to Mr. John Croke, of Chilton, in the County of
Berkshire, subject to a lease to Mr. T. Witton, for 60 years from 35, Henry VIII. I presume that
Mr. John Croke must have purchased on behalf of the parish as there is abundant subsequent evidence
in the Records that the property early in Queen Elizabeth's reign, was again in the hands of the
parish who were receiving the rents and profits, and as I remarked in the introduction to the parish
accounts, it formed the subject of an interesting law-suit with the tenant Witton.
The minutes proper began in 1561, and I have extracted them as far as 1685. Taking them
with the account books and registers they make a very complete history of the parish. From
them we learn (page 2) that there was a water-fall and course in the churchyard, where no doubt the
Wall-brook ran as an open stream.
The parish had a clock which caused them a great deal of trouble. In 1566, the church
wardens were ordered to " se the cloke pvsed " by the advice of a man of knowledge, and also mended,
or new made, as nede shall require, so yt yt may be a good and pffytt cloke."
This not being successful, it would seem the parish determined to sell the clock, but before
it was sold, viz. in 1572, "it was fardar agreed that wher as it was apoynted, that the clocke shudd
have byne sowld, yt is now agreed that it shall be kepte, & one too be apoynted too kepe yt
goinge, and to have for the keeping yt, vi3- viij4, by the yere."
In 1574, the parishoners again got tired of the clock, for it was agreed that the Churchwardens
" shall do their best ffor the sellyg of the organs, the clocke, and the egle of brasse, to the most
benefitt of the prshe."
But neither did this succeed, for, in 1577, it was "agreed that some skylfull man have the
sighte of the cloke, and ether to mend yt, or chang yt, or sell yt."
It was also " agreed that the cop. egell and the organs shall be solde."
It was also agreed " that these persons that hathe the doynges for the cloke shall have the
barres of the chansell to be cote done, & to be sold for the most provete, and to be done in the
beste forme and maner, and the pwlpete to be altered by theire dyscressyon, and to berne sten. old
papest bookse wh. remayned in ye vestery."
In the year 1578, in the list of goods, there appear :
Item, 1 payer of Organs.
Item, 1 Egle of Brasse, or lattin.
This is the last time they appear in the Minute Book. Their next appearance is in the
Account Book, in 1581 :
Rd. for the Egle of Lattin or brasse  _   xljs- vid-
Rd. for the pillers of the pticun sawne downe  ... . xiij3- iiijd
Rd. for the Orgaynes, wh- certaine old cubbord_te  xlviij3- vjd
Rd. for the Clocke, being very olde and worne '  ;.  x8.
And this is the end of them.
In the year 1573, there is an entry which is of some interest. At this time, Mr. Bartholomew.
Busfield was the Rector. It was " agreed that the parson, yf he can help the paryshe to recover all
the money that John Baker, clarke to the Court of Consyenes, hauth in his hands, of the parryshes,
that the parson shall hav the on haufe thereof, barying haufe the charges and standyng bond, as the
paryshe by the ockacyon therof shall."

if -id.

VI. INTRODUCTION.

This was a Court established by an order of the Court of Common Council, in the
9th King Henry VIII., for the recovery of small debts under 40s. in the City of London, by a
summary and inexpensive process. It was afterwards confirmed by Act of Parliament, in King James'
reign, 1 James I. c. xiv. and was called the Court of Requests. The City of London, in respect of
law reform, as in respect of every other improvement, was far in advance of the so-called superior
law courts of the realm, and frequently incurred the odium of the lawyers practising in those Courts,
for its cheap and expeditious manner of enforcing the rights of the citizens, notably, in the instance
of this Court, which they tried to supersede, and the excellent Court of Arbitration on claims on
policies of marine insurance, which they succeeded in abolishing.
It appears that the day upon which the Churchwardens were elected in the City parishes varied from
time to time. I believe they were originally elected with the Common Council, upon St. Thomas's Day.
They were all elected according to the custom of London, and I believe that the custom in
St. Christopher's Parish, and in the whole of London, was, in Queen Elizabeth's reign, to elect
Churchwardens to serve from Christmas to Christmas. Each Churchwarden, in turn, was elected as
Junior Churchwarden, to take the place of the Churchwarden then going out of office. He was
elected to serve for two years, so that in the second year he would be Senior Churchwarden, and
the newly elected parishioner would be the Junior Warden.
As I have said, the elections took place at various times, but in and after the year 1580,
they were held on the first Sunday in December, and the minutes usually mention the fact that the
newly elected Warden was to remain Churchwarden for the period of two years, according to the
accustomed order of the parish, or according to the ancient custom, and in one place it is said to be
according to anncyentt custom, always used in the parish, to hold the election on the next Sunday
after St. Andrew's Day, to hold office from the following Christmas.
The Churchwardens seem to have made up their accounts to Christmas, and this arrangement
was eminently practical and convenient.
In the year 1605, the time of electing Churchwardens was changed to Easter Sunday, and
this appears to have been the practice until 1635, when, under the auspices of Mr. John Macarnesse,
the then Rector, upon the 15th April, " It was ordered and agreed by the Parson & the major
part of the parish then psent, that, from henceforth, no Vestree shall be called or held in the
parish upon the Saboth Day, and that the choosing of Churchwardens and other officers for the
parish shall, every yere, be upon Easter Monday."
Notwithstanding that the custom of electing in December is stated to be antient, this is not
borne out by the Vestry Minute Book. In 1559, the Churchwardens were chosen on the 10th March.
In 1562, they were chosen upon " St. Matheyas Day, for the yer ensewing, and so an notha afta
acordyng to the awnsyent custom." In 1564, the election was held on the 25th March, being our
Lady Day. The elections seem to have been at various dates in February and March, until the
year 1580, when, as I said before, they were made in December.
In St. Michael's, Cornhill, they were, by an ancient ordinance, to have held office for a year
from the Feast of the Purification, but from 1456 to 1556 they seem to have made up their
accounts to All Saints' Day.
I would willingly dwell at length upon some of the other topics of interest in this book but
must content myself by mentioning one other.

INTRODUCTION. Vll.
At page 73, under date 5th June, 1561, is the following entry : — " Also 2a- ob is to be
gathered every Sundaye by the Sexton, wdl was wont to serve for holy breade, and nowe to serve
for wyne for the coinunion table, and if any overplus be left then the same to be geven to the
por of the prisshe."
Although I have never seen it mentioned in any book, it seems clear to me that originally it
was the practice in England, as it is still in other Christian countries, for the parishioners to offer the
bread to be used at the Holy Communion. No doubt this was done at a time when the parishioners
ordinarily communicated with the Priest. The parishioners seem to have had a course by which
tliey, in turn, provided the loaf. In the course of years, the bread thus offered for the Communion
was distributed after the service. This distribution, which is common in the East, is called the
Antidoron, and was, I believe, called in the French pain beni. I am not sure if this distribution
was made in England at the time of the Reformation, or if the loaf was represented by a money
payment only. The money payment was twopence, which was collected every week from the families
whose turn it was to offer the loaf. The collection was made by the Parish Clerk.
We find an allusion to this practice in an obscure passage in the Clerk's duties in the Parish
books of St. Stephen's, Coleman Street. I call it obscure because it is written over an erasure, and
is barely legible.
This passage reads as follows : — " Item. They shall be redy ev'y sonnonday after matens be
sayd, to orden water and salte, and to cutte the holi loffe, s, ijd- ob and a ob loofe for the cantille sub
pena of a ob to the chirch to be payd. Item. They shall see the pfett of the curate in offeringys,
in wax, in wyne, in brede."
It would seem from this that it was part of the Clerk's duty to cut the " holi loffe," the price
of which was twopence ; but whether the loaf or the twopence was provided, is not clear.
The reformers of the Church of England adopted and availed of existing customs and
institutions. The distribution of the bread was not made part of the custom of the Church of
England, but an actual Communion was enforced, as appears from the rubrics of the first prayer book
of Edward VI.
First there is a rubric plainly implying that the Holy Communion was to be celebrated daily except
Wednesdays and Fridays ; afterwards the following direction —
" Likewise in chapels annexed and all other places there shall be no celebration of the Lord's Supper
except there be some to communicate with the Priest and in such chapels annexed where the people hath
not been accustomed to pay any holy bread there they must either make some charitable provision for the
bearing of the charges of the Communion or else for receiving ofthe same resort to the parish Church."
There is then a provision made as to the description of the bread for the Communion ; the rubric
then proceeds, " and for so much as the pastors and curates within this Realm shall continually find at their
costs and charges in their cures sufficient bread and wine for the Holy Communion as oft as their parish
ioners shall be disposed for their spiritual comfort to receive the same. It is therefore ordered that
in recompence of such costs and charges, the parishioners of every parish shall offer every Sunday at
the time of the offertory the just value and price of the holy loaf with all such money and other
things as were wont to be offered with the same to the use of their pastors and curates, and that in
such order and course as they were wont to find and pay the said holy loaf ; also that the receiving
of the Sacrament of the Blessed Body and Blood of Christ may be most agreeable to the institution
thereof and to the usage of the primitive church, in all Cathedral and Collegiate Churches there shall
always some communicate with the Priest that ministereth, and that the same may be also observed
everywhere abroad in the country, someone at the least of that house in every parish to whom by
course after the ordinance herein made it appertaineth to offer for the charges of the Communion or
some other whom they shall provide to offer for them shall receive Holy Communion of the Priest,

V1U. INTRODUCTION.
the which may be the better done for that they know before when their course cometh and may
therefore dispose themselves to the worthy receiving of the Sacrament, and that him or them, who
doeth so offer the charges of the Communion and other Avho be then Godly disposed thereunto shall
likewise receive Communion, and by this means the minister having always some to communicate
with him may accordingly solemnize so high and holy mysteries with all the suffrages and due order
appointed for the same, and the Priest on the week day shall forebear to celebrate communion except
he have some that will communicate with him."
This rubric is not repeated in the second Prayer Book of King Edward VI. 1552, but the practice
ofthe contribution by houses is referred to thus: — "The bread and wine for the Communion shall
be provided by the curate and the churchwardens at the charges of the parish, and the parish shall
be discharged of such sums of money or other duties which hitherto they have paid for the same by-
order of their houses every Sunday." In Queen Mary's reign all this was altered, but on Queen
Elizabeth's accession the order of the second Prayer Book of King Edward VL, in this respect,
was re-enacted. It was, no doubt, this alteration in the rubric which caused the parish to determine " that the iid- ob
is to be gathered every Sundaye by the sexton wch was won to serve for holy breade and nowe
to serve for wyne for the communion table." There is the following minute which shows that the
collection of the 2a- was afterwards discontinued and the bread and wine paid for out of the parish funds.
A.D. 1570. "It was further agreed yt ye charge of the communio11 bred and wyne should be
at ye cost of ye pishe hereafter, and to be in ye accoptes of ye church wardes."
The only other minute in this connexion is one fixing the times for the Holy Communion.
This will be found at page 10. "At the same vestry it was condescended and agreed that once wUl
in the space of sixe weekes thear shal be a communion."
In other parishes in the city the Holy Communion was celebrated once a month, and the
information afforded by the Records with regard to the church services and the time and mode of performing
them is often very interesting.
I would instance this by two quotations from the minutes of St. Michael's, Cornhill, which I have
before quoted. In the year 1563 the parish determined that " the first Sunday of every month the
communion of Christ's body and blood should be read out and ministered." "The second Sunday
children and servants after evening prayer to be catechised."
In 1568 the parish determined as follows : — " All Hallowes Day." " Att this vestre itt was agreed
that upo evere Sonday there showld be a destens betwixthe the morning prayer and the pistill and
gospell, and the lattine of the spayce of one ower or there abowtts. to the ede thatt such svantts and
otheres as could nott to cu fyrste morning prayer att the leeste they might cu untto ye pystill gospell
and littany." Other illustrations might be given, but I have not yet come across any other instance of an
allusion to a collection for the holy loaf or for holy bread.
In 1662 in the revised Prayer Book the rubric was altered to a simple direction that the bread
and wine- at the Communion shall be provided by the curate and the Churchwardens at the charges
of the parish.I must defer a longer notice of the contents of these books until I can make it more
comprehensive and general, than can be done in an introduction.
I cannot conclude without expressing again my obligations to my friend, Mr. Welch, of the
Guildhall Library, for the valuable assistance he has afforded me.
5, Bank Buildings, London,
February, 1886.

ST. CHRISTOPHER LE STOCKS.

MINUTES OF VESTRY MEETINGS.

Book of The iij day of februare the obeet of John Gedney
cords i a. spent |n tj-e quier & the Res). tQ the . . .
of the cherche

in the bode

ib. it
ie ixt dale
June 1560
ao scondo
'S-athe

A0 D 1579 26 of february
. . . . ced of straungers beynge sicke in my pishe as licenced
to eate [flesh ac]cordyng to ye sd acte of parlemet helde at
Westminster . . . day of January In yc fyveth yeare of ye
queenes maG Rn
By me Bartholomew bowsfell pson of Sl
[Christophjer by y"e Stockes in londo
is condysendyd and ag[reed]  of a vestrye the
ix  thatt whereas goodman overton
 hathe broken a serten cloth .... gold
 clothe yl ye goodman o[ver]ton  for
xij owncs at Vs [the] owne .... the gold comyng
thereof  ys content to geve it 
the losse yff anye losere and sa . . . the 
comvnyon cupe the [they] are cotentt  for eu'ye
[every] ownce thereof  Rayte as a nother gold-
smythe wyll  the lyke also they are agreyd thatt
 shall allowe for the challys for  d
and halfe q' iiif xd for eu'y 

ixthof Also the vestrye hathe greyd the  thatt Hen
fridantt yoman shall have  wagys for one yere
to begyne at .... . next iij" and xviijd a weeke tyll
 begyn
md that the xiiij daye of dessemb[er] the goodman overton browght
in his akownt before the m of the presshe and by the same
akownt hyt dowthe appere that the seyd over[ton] dothe owe
vnto the presshe the som of vj1' vjs vijd of the wch su the masters
of the parreshe are contented to abat him xlijs aponne
kondespon] that w' in viij dayes after this dat the seyd w
overton dow bryng in and paye vnto mr forrman for the yewse
of the parresshe iiij1' iiijs vijd and yf the seyd overton dow not
paye the seyd mone akordeng as above seyd then hyt is hereby
agred by the consent of all the m of the paresshe that the seyd
ovarton shall paye thes hplle som wch he owes w' owt anye
is vj" vjs vijd

harry becher
thomas benneste'
thomas basford
wyngot

per me george fireman
thorns lavrns

thes pcells
ar sold

Thes be the psells . . . goods and orna- y a.
ments of the churche of seynt Chrystophers
fownde yn the same churche the xxiiij"1 day of
Julye A0 1559 taken ynto the warde & kepyng
of John Whithed & gyles Event wardens at
that tyme of the same churche
In pms a chalyce & a patent weynge viij ones e[ach] & e[ach] p'
p[ar]c[ell] gylt
It a cross of copci1 & gylt — w* the foote albo gylt
It a payer of latcn candcllstycka
It a Bcnii of latcn
It iij bells of l_.lui lo sett taps yn foi1 the roode loftc
... a holy wat otockc of powtor
... a pyxe of pewtr
... a chriomatory of powtor
It on altare clothe of nettytt clothe & ij towells of nettyft clothe
tabell
It ij playne alltaro clothes & ij playne towells
tabell
It on old alltar clothe of dyaper
It a vestyment w' ij tunycles of clothe of gold w' an albo
It a red vestyment of saten of bruges w* an albo brok
It a cope of blew vellvet wl flowres of golde
It-ij-j herse clothes of clothe of golde
It an olde herse clothe w1 a red cross
It iiij alltare clothes on of them ys crymsyn vellvet & an other of
them red velvet bothe be sett w' flowrys of gold & on of red
damaske w' flowres of golde & on of them ys fustyan apes w'
flowres of gold
It a corporao oaoo & a corporao clothe
It a turky carpet to lay vnder foote before ye Alter
It a vayle of lynncn to drawc ov'thwartc tho pyx soide
It vij surpluses for men & ij for chylderne
It ij graylea & iiij antyphonaryeo on of thom yn pronte
It ij maooc booko & ij hympnalls & v pecooyon books & a manuett
It ij grot legends & ij psaltcra
It a lynen clothe payntcd w* the takyng downc of chryst fro ye cros brent
It iij bancr clothes for crosses paynted & gyldod brent
It a lampe of latcn f hong ya the body of ys chircho soide
It a deske of laten by me gyles Everet
Item a comonyon — : — : — -
It iij lit woll clothes on of tawny (?) wol &' on of festyan &•' a — ¦ — . — .

The xth of mrche in a°
wfarden] . . . .
mr forman mr Ja .

1559 Jhdn overton was chosen churche •
gyles Everet & for Audytors ys chosen
. . . wormaii & Jhon Kelke B

Minutes of the Vestry Meetings of St. Christopher Le Stocks.

The vijth of Decern . . .
Md at the next meting to talke of the . . ' . . . that remayneth
in mr Jaks the Churchewardens  is retourned
home The xxv"1 of february 1561 ace
the c[om]putacon of Englonde
The daye and yeare aboue in a comon vestry yt was agreed that the
parishe shall haue and rceyve to ther vse the rent of a shedde
in the Churche yard wch whitley Carpenter occupiethe att v s the
yerly rent iherof
Item that the pson shall haue and rceyve to his v[se th]e yerlie rent
of a certaine comodite of ground to [keepe] bourds in, in the
occuping of mr whiteheade
The Parishe also are condescended, that in considerac5n that Mr
Beacher shall at his proper costs and charg[es] beare all suche
costs and charges, as shall from tyme to tyme be necessary for
the repayring and amending of a certaine water fall & course in
the churche yard comyng throwgh his ground they shall yerlie
pay in acknowledging of a rente xijd, and towching such
reparac5ns as shalbe necessary for the Mouthe of the same
water fall in the Church eyard yt is agreed, that the parishe shall
beare the one halfe, and Mr Beacher shall beare the other.
Item that the person shall pay to the yse of the churche \
for a vale, that he had, vjs viijd for a frame of the Vxiijs [iiijd]
Organes, vjs viijd ... ... ... ... . . . )
Yt is also agreed that suche Ornaments as are remayning in the
Churche shalbe sold by Mr Beacher, and suche as he shall
adioyne wth hym, for the most pffitt that can be wth tho consent
ef tho paryaho.
M Rd of m' phelpott by me Harry becher for hes dett \
above wrytten the wyche ys put In to my acowmpt > xii j" iiijd
of thys yer a0 1562 as In the sam aperythe ... ... J
iij a. The xij day of July 1562 att a vestrey kept wer chosen awdetturs for
John Jacks acowmpt thes psons her namyd
mr forman
mr yonge
mr bassford
John Kelke
The xxvijth day of sept'bar 1562 at a vestrye kept the sayd day wer
elecktyd & chosen Colecktors for the powa' to saye
Robartt Home groc'
w™ Weldon haBctasher
for thes yer nyxt Insewyng
Md that mr phelpott pson hathe the kaye of the cherchyard of the
grett dore, and of the wyckett, mynte and the taylar & cortys
hathe ethar of them a kaye &cr
The xxiiij day of febrewary 1562
apon sent matheyas daye A vestrey keptt
Thomas barens mere' elecktyd & chosen cherchewardyn for the yer
Insewyng & so an notha' afta' acordyng to the awnsyent ordar
mr forman
John kelke
mr welden
mr lorans

Md a festrye kept the xxx day of maye 1563.
M wher ytt was Condesendyd and agreyd that wher as adam wormatt
& Stephen barrowe ar In dettyd to the pyshe of sent Crystof__rs
In the som of iiju for that they stond bond for John ovarton latt
of thes pyshe that an acsyon shatt be Comensed agaynst them
for the sayd dett for that they wythe owtt acksyon do Refews to
paye the sam wyche dett aperyth apon the fott of harry bechars
acownpt delyv'yd vp thes day to thomas larens &ct'
M aliso then agreyd thatt John menty hes wages shalbe awgmentyd
vn to the som of Ivjs ayer wyche ys xiiij^r the qta' be seds the
xijd aqtar for washeyng the lennyn to be gen at owr lady day
last past and so to Contenew apon hes good behavor & at
the goodwytt & plesuf of the pyshe &c'
a vestrey keptt the xxv day of marche
beyng our lady day a0 1564
Thomas Bassford chosen cherchewardyn for thes yer to Com from
sent mathews daye past to sve afta' the old Costom of the pysh
In the sam Rom awdytturs chosen for m*
barnes acownptt
mr forman
mr lorans
mr garna'
thomas heron
M xx pamhetts [payments] of cherchewardyns acownpts dd to mr
bassford the sam' daye & the cherche bocke
md that the povr mans boxe was broken oupe for takyng of ij keyes
the xxx daye of m'che an° 1564 In the p'sence of owr mynyster
mr lythall mr george forman mr thomas larrans to be destrybutyd
to the powre In the p'ryshe the some beynge there In was
fownde to be xxxixs Juste by me thomas basford and forwthe
w' [forthwith] was bestowyde by mr forman & mr larrans &
master yonge &c
the xviij daye of June An° 1564 a vestery kepte the sayde daye were i\
chossen & eleckyte collectors for the poore for yeere to co
thomas wylkes
wyllyam hyckmote
the keyes of the churche boxe are In the kypynge of John lythawll
mynyster ij of them & theye other ij of me thomas basforde
agreede apon yl yf ye keyes be loste the kypers to paye for
them The accowmpt of vs John kelke and ffelix Laurens
collectors for the pore of crystys hospytall for
the pishe of saynt crystovers geven vpe in
octobr a° 1564
Recs as foloweth
It of Sr wm garret for xij monethes at vjs viijd the moneth Some iiij1'
of thomas wylks for xij monethes at iiijd the moneth ... iiij"
of Edward sothworth for xij monethes at viijd p moneth ... viijs
of wm welden for xij monethes at xvjd p moneth ... Xv'f
of thomas mons for xij monethes nothyng
of mr cromton for xij monethes nothyng
of thomas hearne for xij monethes at viijd p moneth  viijs
of mr harry becher for xij monethes at viijs p moneth ' iiij" X\js
of John gardenar for xij monethes at ijs p monethe ... xxiiij*
of John kelke for xij monethes at viijd p monethe ... ... v;j ;¦
of thomas Adams for xij monethes at iiijd p monethe ^j.

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nj

of thomas wheatley for xij monethes at iiijd p moneth
of thomas Laurens for xij monethes at viijd p moneth
of Robart thornton for x monethes at iiijd p moneth
of Rychard merryot for xij monethes at iiijd p moneth
of thomas basford for xij monethes at viijd p monethe
of adam wormall for ij monethes at vjd p mothe
of Steven barrow for viij monethes at iiijd p moneth . . .
of John whyt hed for xij monethes at iiijd p moneth ...
of wm colle for x monethes at iiijd p moneth ...
of mr forman for xij monethes at xxd p monethe
of mr thomas barrow for xij monethes at xvjd p moneth
of felix Laurens for xij monethes at iiijd p monethe ...
of w™ hyckmot for xij monethes at iiijd p moneth
of wm throwgood for xij monethes at iiijd p moneth ...
of John smythe for vj monethes at iiij d p moneth
of John yong for xij monethes at viijd p moneth
of mr Banestr for xij monethes at xvjd p moneth
of gylls Evenet for ij monethes at iiijd p moneth
of John Jacks for xij monethes at xij p moneth
of mre Jacks widow for xij monethes at iiijd p moneth
of henry Roshall for iij monethes at iiijd p moneth ...
of antony whyt for xij monethes at viijd p moneth
of Raff Boswell for iiij monethes at iiijd p moneth
of wm poolle for xij monethes at iiijd p mpneth
of georg wooddrof for ij monethes at iiijd p moneth ...
of Rychard swarland for xij monethes nothing
Some of all the Reseytts \
by vs Recd as afore > xix1' xs
aperythe ... ... J
Wherof is pd to the pore of owre pishe as vndr aperythe fyrst
to Jonne carlett widow for iij monethes at ijs the monethe
To Edward bawne for xij monethes at ijs p moneth ...
To Wedow clebrowcke for xij monethes at xijd p moneth
To John mynton for xij monethes at viijd p monethe
The some of all that is pd
by vs to the pore of this
pishe as above sayde is
More pd to the clarcke of thospitall as by his quyttans dothe
apere the Rest of the some above gatheryd wch is ...

nrp
viij5
iijs iiijd iiij5
viijs xijd
ijs viijd

nij5
iiijd XXs
xvj5 iiij5iiij5 iiij s
ij5
viij5 xvj5
viijd xij5
iiijs
xijd
viij5
xvjd iiij5
viij*1

}vj5
xxiiij5 xijs
viijs

xvij"

In the pyshe off Seynt Crestoffers
md the xxj day of desemba1 1562 the powar mens boxe"
wos openyd In the prsens of the ptys ondar wrytten,
wherln ther wos fond In mony the som of xxijs ixd
wherof ther wos destrebewtyd the sam day vnto
thes powar of thes sayd paryshe of sent crystofars
and destrebewtyd by the hands of harry bechar &
John Jacks cherche wardyns for that tym to saye
soma ...
to fatha' bawne
to motha1 Carnell ...
to myntey the powar sexten of the sam pyshe . . .
to Claybrocks wydowe
to anthony a blynde powar man ...
to Cowrtys wyffe In Cornyll whos husband wos
prsonar
to Cowrtys wyffe In the cherche yard chargyd w
chyldarn

xxij5 ix

ijs
ij5ifijs
iij5 iiijd [- xviij5 iiijd

so Restythe In the hands of harry bechar on of the sayd
cherche wardyns that longythe vnto the powar the
sayd day above sayd to be destrebewtyd when ytt f nij5 v°
shalbe apoyntyd by the sayd cherchewardyns &
othars of the pyshe ...
Wettneses to thes doyngs the sayd xxj day of deseba* 1562
mr fylpott pson John yonge
mr forman wm weldon
& harry bechar & Johh Jacks cherche wardyns
Rd the xviij day January 1562 at a commewnyon that ) . a
wos gevyn for the vesse [use] of the powar ... j
apoyntyd for kepeng of the fower keyes
of the cherche boxe to saye
harry bechar to keyes
thomas lorans to keyes
md the 3 day of aprell 1563 wos put In to the cherche boxe\
the mony that aperythe to Remayn above that longs to ! . s d
the powar in the p'sents of mr forman mr yonge & mr C
lorans ... ... ... ... ... ... ... '
ma that ther wos Rd at a comynyon the 27 day of marche ... iij5
md that ther wos Rd at a comynyon the 4 day of aprell j5 vjd ob
md that ther won R.d at a comewnyon the 9 of maye 1 563 com iiijs vijd
Soma xiiij5 iiijd ob
md transporttyd thes som that Remayethe vnto the nyxt sed-of thes leffe
The ix day of Aprell 1563 was gevyn to the powar of the pyshe off 1
the boxe mony befor wrytten as owar
To anthony the blynd man ... ... ... ... ... xvjd xijdxijd xijdxijd
xijdxijdxijd

To old Bane 
To mothar Carell
To thomas Raynam
To Claybrocke wydow ...
To Corttys wyffe In cherche yard
To menty sextyn
To mothar spencke Som viijs viijd
gevyn by Consent of harry bechar gorge forman & thomas lorans
so Rest In boxe v5 viij'1 ob
Rd apon estar day at a comynyon 1563 som iij5 xjd
Rd at a Comywnyon apon the 9 day of maye pott In boxe iiij5 vijd
Rd at a comvnyon the vj daye of ffebruary 1564 for the powre
mans boxe & there remaynythe stylle
Resseuyde the x daye december An° 1564 ow' of ye powr mans boxe
In the prsence of mrgeorge forman mrlythall parson mr larrance &
mr thomas basforde churche warden & destrybutyde as followythe

:e}ir

to father bawme
to ye goodman slawter ...
to ye goodman dragon ...
to the goodman mynton
to the goodwyffe kelke wyddowe
to the goodwyffe cleybrowke wydowe
to the goodman Raynam taylowre
to the goodwyffe tomson
to the goodman tomson
to the goodman felde ...
to the goodwyffe warcope
to the goodman holford
to the goodwyffe bentle wydow

xvjQ xijd
xvjd xvjd
xvjd xvjdxvjd

X1J I
xijd
viijd
xdqt viijd

1 9s io" qc

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vj a. In a westery kepte the xv daye of apll an0 1565 wherein ys eleetyd
& chossyn mr thomas banyster churchewarden to Joyn w'
thomas basford for ye yere to eo
Audytors chosen & apoynted at thys same vestery for thomas basford
master kelke forman
acovnte master gardener / thomas home of ye old, mr Jakes /
mr yonge the nve
A furder order takyn for ye stocke belongynge to ye churche and
p'ryshe to be put fourthe to wm weldon hande apon suffysyente
suertes to be Repayed ageyne at iij monthes wamynge yf any
shuche thynge hapyn to ye vse of ye p'ryshe ether ells at ye yers
ende to be broughte In
A vestery kepte the xv daye of Jully An° 1565 where In ys eleetyd
& chossen wm weldon churchewarden to Joyne w' thomas
basforde for thys yere to co
more at thys vestery ys chossen colectors for the povre m' hearne
& Robard colson for ye yere to co
at thys vestery yt ys agreed y' wm weldon shall make hys bond to
mr byohor mr formain mr alderman mr bycher & to mr forman

vj b.
St xpovers
pishe

The xxij daie of December a0 1565 The poore mens
boxe was oppenyd in the pressence of John Leythall
pson thomas basford & wm weltdon churche wardens
whearein was xixs wch was the same daye distributed
to thes poore people of the pishe whose names
ffollowe after
It in prim5 father bawne had
wm slater had
xpover Battie had
Good man Dragon had
John myntyn had
Good man howson had
widdowe kelke had
widdowe hewes had
widdowe bentley had
Thomas exstall had
wittm Tyerer shomaker had ...
Thomas curtys xijd his mother in Law widdow Raynam xij
widdowe clay broke xijd Robt thompson founder xijd
John flowd xijd wittm sild xij tomson yc Carpinter vjd
Soma Geaven to them xixs

xviip xijd xijd
xijd xxd
xijdxijd xijdxijd xijd
xijd ijs

ij5 vja

Thaccompt of wittm weltden and Robart home col
lectors ffor the poore of christs hospitall ff Gatherid
in the pishe of S' xpovers next the Stocks in the
)reere of our begon at mighellmas A° Dni 1562
vntill the feast of S' myghuell A0 1563 as peculiarly
ffoloythe
It in prim5 of Sr wra Garrard ffor a yeare ... 
of thomas moune> for x monethes at ijd the monethe
of Ric Stevenson for xij monethes after ij the monethe
of Edward Southwo'the for xij monethes after 4d
of wittm yarryngton for iiij monethes after ijd ye monthe
of wittm weltden for xij monethes after i6d ye monethe
of thomas heme for xij monethes after viijd y= monethe
of John kelke for xij monethes after vjd the monethe, of adam
wo'mall 65 ...

nij" xxd
..!!'
iiij5
viijd xvj5
viij5

xijb

of mr henry Beacher for xij monethes after viij5 the monethe iiij11 xvj
of Thomas Brayffilde for iiij monethes after ijd the monthe . . . viijd

of John Gardner for ix monethes after ijs the moneth XV1IJ
¦ of Robart thorneton, Thomas addams, adam wheatley,
widdow case Ric merryott, Stephen barrowe John
whitthed wm whickmote, willm thorrowgood, Jn° j- xlviij5
yonge, mrs Jakes widdowe, henry Russhall ffor xij
monethes after iiijd the monethe am'5 vnto 
of thomas Lawrence for xij monethes after viijd & of thomas \
basford & anthony whitt for xij monethes & of Robt ^xxxsviijd
home for x monethe am'5 to . . . ... ... ... )
of georg forman for xij monethes after xxd the monethe ... xx5
of Thomas Barnes for xij monethes after xvjd the monethe ... xvj5
of John smyth for x monethes of thomas curtys for ij mothes
after iiij d  iiij5
of Thomas Banester for xij monethes after xvjd ... ... xvj5
of Giles evenett, mr satturley, wm poole, & Jn° boswell for
12 mSthes after ijd ... ... ... ... ... viij5
of John Jackes for ix monethes after xijd of gatton ij5 ... xjs
Soma Rcd by me w'
Weltden am" to

\ xix1' xi

X1J" viij"

Whearof pd to the poore of our pishe as after followithe
first to Joane Carlill widdow for xij monethes after ijs the
monethe
to Edward Bawne for xij monethes after ijs the monethe
to Anthony Argam for vij monethes after ijs ye monethe
to wyddow claybroke for xij monethes after xijd the monethe
to John Myntyn ffor xij monethes after viijd thg monethe . . .
Soma pd vnto the poore ]
of this pishe amB to /
Payd vnto the Clarcke of thOspittall ffor the Rest \
Gatherryd in this pishe as apperethe by the J>xv''
treasorers  ... ... ... ... )

nij1' ijs

xxiiij" xxiiij5 xiiij5 xij5
viijs

x5 vnj"

A vestrie holden the xxiiij* of mrche A° 1565 vij a,
It in this vestrie yt is agreed y' the Glass windowe ou' the pticicon
betwene the quyer & bodie of the churche to be mendid at the
pishes cost
md Thomas Banester is elected & chosen for churchwarden for this
yere to come
Auditors for Thaccopt of wm weltden
mr heme } mr barnes \ f & they To sytt on
„r } old } the newe < „ , '
mr yong J mr Gardner J ( Sattarday next
yt is agread y' the churche w'dens shall make certyn Setes or formes
aboute the comonyon table
yt is also agreed y' the wall at the northe Dore of the churche shalbe
heythened as moche as nede shall Requyer & y' mr pson shall
mend the Dore of the churche yrd at his Coste
A vestrie kept the xxiij"1 Daie of Junij 1565
at this vestrie is elected & chosen collectores for the pore for this
yeare to Come, Jn° Gardiner and Thomas tyrrell Grocers and to
take their Charge at maghellmas next according to the order
and it is further agreed thatt thomas addams shall haue the vawte
vnder the churche ffor v5 Rent by the yeare So far as Convenyent
place may be founde for the Laying of the Deade mens bones
in, and to begyn now att Mydsomr A° Dni 1566.
A vestrye the xxiiij"' of february 1565
Att this vestrye was Electid and chosen mr George forman for this
ij yeares to be churche warden

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Also yt is agreed thatt the churche wardens and Jn° yonge & Thomas
Basforde to vewe ye bill of clarks wages & bring their Report
therof to mr alderman garrard & mr alderman beacher to fynishe
yt also awditors for the Accompt of mr banyster
Thomas barnes ) , . John hutton )

John gardner

old

frauncs Lambarde J

new

Also yt is agreed y' the churche wardens shall se the cloke pvsed by
the advice of a man of knowledge & also mendid or new made
as nede shall Requier so y' yt may be a good & pffytt cloke.
also y' mr fforman shall putt in sewerties for the churche stocke
accordinge to the order taken at the Receving of the same
bettwene this & whittsontide next
-ij b. at vestry cawled & samhede [? summoned] the vijth day of Jwly
it whas agrede that Jhon howtton & thomas adamys Do be the
colactars for this yer Insewynge from the feste of synte Myelle
fforwarde it ffordars agreide at present tyme That whyllam
whelldon & adam whattle & mastare sowtton to be sswarn & to
sarche thru the thry years of the chawrge for amendmente
Thar of and fordar to Inqwyar and sartyfe at the nexte vestrye
ffor the makynge of Convenynte syttes abowght the Comynyon
The tabelle A0 Di 1568, 25 of marche
Chvrchewardens for ye yeare fololowyng George forma Edwarde
Sutheworth Auditours for ye accompte for ye churche
John Hutto" felix lawrence Thomas Tyryll & to make an ende of
theire accompte betwixte this & whitson tyde next
forther yt is agreed in this vestere y' Ada whettlye shall have in lease
for xxj'h yeares ye sheed in ye corner by ye pson[age] paying for
ye same to ye pishe yearely x5 & to be bounde wthin ye space of
ij yeares next foloweyng to bylde yt

A0 D. 1568 Septeb 5
yt was agreed in a vestrie y' Thomas Basford wm weldo" Jhon yonge
Thomas Adams Richard Byllingesley together wth ye churche-
wardes George forma Edward southeworth shall uewe [view] &
make reporte coceming ye sheed by ye psonage in ye churche way
& howe muche grounde more he shall have vnto ye same,
& reporte to be made hereof to ye alderme vp5 S' mathewe his
day next A vestry holden the xxiiij"1 of february Ac 1568
Att this vestry John yonge is chosen churchewarden for thes two
yeares to Come wth Edward southworthe thother churche
warden Auditours for mr formans accompt for thes two yeres past

Thomas barnes \
Thomas basford I

thold

felix Lawrens

)

Thomas Tyrrell .

the newe

And yt is agreed that thawditors shall awdit the said Accompts
before maye Daie next and thatt at Or beffore may daie mr
forman shall dellyur the stocke of the pishe to his succeessor.
A vestrye holden The xxiiij"1 of february A° 1569
Et An° Rni Rne Elizabethe &c xijmo
At this vestry Thomas Addams skynn' ys ellectyd and chosen to be
Churche warden for two yeares to Come wth mr yonge thother
church warden. And it is agreed that the said Addams accord

inge to the fformr order Taken shall putt in twoo sufficient
sewerties ffor the Churche stocke and Geave a cart loade
of great coales to the poore As others beffore by thagrement of
the hole pishe haue Done & promesed To doe.
Aliso This daie w'" weltden did dellyu' vnto the Churche wardens
his monny ffor to bvye a lode of Coles ffor the poore according
to his fformr promesse wch was behynde vnpaid ffor the Tyme
that he had The said churche stocke

Awdytars for mr yongs Acownt
Thomas tvrryll
ffelix Lawrens

thold

Edwarde sothworthe )
wm welden )

new

A vestry holden The xxth daie of Junii A° 1570
At This vestrye Robart yoarde & John Mathewe ar chozen Collectors
ffor the poore of thospitall and they to begyn their Collectyon
the first sonday of October next according to the old accustomed
order
In this vestry yt is agreed by generall Consent y' ffrom hencefforethe
who so eur shall byd or desiere the pishon's to goe To offer at
an offerrynge wheare any marryadge is wthin the Cyttie the same
pson shall geave twoo pence to the poore mens boxe of this
pishe and the churche wardens to call ffor the same & se yt be
putt into the said poores boxe
A° D 1570 24 of february
It was agreed by a vestre y' foelix lawrece should be ye churchwarden
in mr yonge his place
It was forther agreed y' ye charge of ye comunid bred & wyne should
be at y= cost of ye pishe hereafter & to be in ye accoptes of ye
churchwardes The auditors for mr Adams accoptes
1 Edward Suthewicke
2 willea welde
3 George foreman
4 Clemet kelke
Md That thear ys to be Received yearely out of the m'chant
Taylo'5 haull at the hands of the wardens of the same
Company the some of Tenne shillings wch is of the Gyfte of
m™ psons wyddowe and is to be Received at the feast
of Chrystmas
Item The Comvnyon Cupp and the Cover of Sylver all Gilte weyinge
nynetene ouncs Restynge in Implement
A Vestry holden the 17 of Jvne 1571
At this Vestry Edward Dowtye and thomas sprage are chosen
collettors for the pore of the ospytall and they to begyn there
coleccyon the fyrste sonday in octobr nexte Acordyng to the
old costom A Vestry holden the 25 of Jvly a0 1571
At this vestry are chosen to be sessars for the clarcks wages these
ptes folowen mr forman
mr sothwell
mr clement celke To be Ended & don beffore
mr welden the xxvth of m'che next
felix Lawrens mr barnes
thomas adams

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A Vestry holden the xxv* of february A0 1571
At this vestrye yt agreed That for so moche as ffelix Lawrens ys
deptid out of this Lyffe thatt Thomas addams shall supplye his
Rome ffor the yere To come, and That Addam wheatly shalbe
thother church warden ffor these two next yeres to com
Att this Vestrey is chosen ffor Auditors of felix Lawrens Accompt
These psons following mr fforman
Clement kelke
henry bowyer
Rowland Elryngton
It is agreed that the organs & the cloke shalbe sold by the
churchwardens and twoo other of the pishoners that ys mr yong
& wm weltden.
Item yt is agreed thatt mr beacher wth thassent of mr pson and
the churche wardenss may sett vpp a tombe ffor his ffather
wheare he & they shall thinck yt meete for the same to stond in
ye churche psons pfit at this vestry
mr Duffild pson. Tho Tyrrell John Mathew
mr Tho Barnes Tho addams Ric' Smallwood
mr henry Beacher adam wheatley Thomas wilks
Clement kelke henry bowyer Thomas Cotton
Jn° yonge henry allwarde John Leaves
Thomas Basfourd wm thorowgood Ric' howson
wln weltden Roger Rigson
1. A vestrye holden the xj'h daie of Maij A° 1522
The bill of the clarcks wages Last sessid was Redd at this vestrye
and theare Conffirmed accordinge to the said sessinge thearof
wch was Don & made the xxth daie of aprill Last past.
In this vestry also yt was agreed that for as moche as the Leades
Coverrynge the churche is verry moche in decay & by often
sowdrynge of yt is ffounde to be the worrsse & n[ot] the bettar
thatt the churche wardens shall Cawse a plumber to newe cast
ffve six or se[ven] sheetes of the same & so to Laye the same
againe that theareby the pishe may vnderstand what the charges
wilbe to new cast and Cover the whoale churche and thearafter
to vse the same.
A vestry holden the xxix* of Junij A0 1572
Att this vestrye ys chosen to be Collectours ffor the poore ffor this
next yeare To Come Raphaell Smythe and henry allwarde And
they to begyn their Collection at the sonday next after migellmas
next according to the accustomed order
A vestrey holden the xxiiij* daye of ffebruary in Anno 1572
Att this vestrye Thomas Turrell grocr is chosen churche warden
for Towe yeres too come withe Addame whettlowe thoth'
cherchewarden
yet is fardar agreed at this vestry that wher as yt was apoynted that
the clocke should have byne Sowld yt is nowe agred that yt
shalbe kepte, and one too be apoynted too kepe yt goinge and
to have for the keping of yt vj5 viijd by the yere.
Aliso yt is agreed that ther shall be a new bibell bowght. And the
owld bibell is Sowld to John yonge for xiij5 iiijd
A vestry holden the v day of July 1573
at thys vestrey Rowland Elryngton and harry .bowyar ar chossen
collecturs for the pore of the ospytall and they to begyne there
colleccyon the fyrst sonday in October next ackordyng to yc
custume

A Vestrey holden the xj day of October 15 j ... xviij5
at thys Vestrey ar Chossen ffor the awdytt of adda^y,
Cowntt ffor thys yeres Charge these pssons ffollyir,n
mr goreg fforman i° \ xlviij5
mr harry bechar ij
Rowland Elryngton
Edward dowghtey
A Vestery houlden the xxvij day of Dessebar an" .Vxxxs viijd
at this vestery yt is agreed that the paryshe shall paie tl

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Churchwarden myst pay toward yt & that from hensfc.^ xvj5
shall Repayer the Sayd Shed at his Chorst & chargis & !..
his Rent to Contyne tenant wch is fyve shyllings a year t ;.ijs
payd to the paryshe
It ys agreed that the parson yf he Can help the paryshe to Recovar
all the mony that John Baker clarke to the Court of Consyenes*
hauth in his hands of the parryshes that the parson shall hail
the on haufe therof barying haufe the charges & standyng bond
as the paryshe by the ockacyon therof shall
It ys agreed that mente our sexton hauth a yeares lebarty to provyd
• for him a house nerar to the paryshe
a vestrey holden the vij day of marche 1573 where at theire wase
Chossen Rychard swarland Churche warden ffor too yeres to
Come w* thomas tyrrell the other church warden.
A vestry holden the xxvj* of September 1574
At this vestry mr harry beache1 & Ric Rygbye ar chosen collectours
for the poore ffor One yere next Comynge & to begynne the
first sonday of October accordinge to the accustomed order.
A vestrie holden the xiiij* of november A0 1574
Att this vestry is Chosen Collectours ffor Thomas Tyrrells accompt
by them to be auditted beffore the
Edward Dowghtie
Ric Candler
John yonge
henry bysshopp
Yt ys agreed that the churchwards w* the helpe of adam wheatley
shall take order ffor the Repayryng of the Leades ouer the
quyer and the churche wardens to Disbourse the mony that
shalbe Laied out vppon the same wch mr pson hathe agreed & is
Content to Repay the same againe by xxs yearly vntill it be pd
yt is further agreed thatt the churche wardens w"1 adam wheatly
shall Lykewise take order ffor the Repayrynge of the Leades &
stone worke of the steeple
yt is agreed that the churche wardens shall do their best ffor the
sellyg of the organs the cloke and the Egle of brasse to the most
beneffitt of the pishe
yt is agreed thatt mr fforman mr hutton mr yong & mr busshopp wth
mr pson shall do their endevor ffor the getting of the money out
of Jn° Bakers hands by order of the busshopp or otherwise,
and aliso  [illegible]
It is agreed at this vestrey thatt the bill ffor the clarcks wages shalbe *»
seased againe by these psons ffollowinge
George fforman
John yonge mr Beacher
mr Busshopp Rowland elryngton
Tho Turrell wittm weltdon
Jn° hutton Richarde Candler
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Also yt is agrcier agreed thatt thold Dewties for clarks wags dewe
Basforde ..... Last shalbe pd accordinge to the form'
therof to ;
yt also a\estrey holden the xx day of ffebruary 1574
y ys Chossen willyam thowrogood churche warden ffor
J s to Come w* Rychard swarland the other churche
Also yt is a."] a^so yt ys ordred that the churche wardens shall suffer
the ar'-ly t0 drey no Clothes in the church leeds
as nea Vestry houlden the xx day of marche an° dn1 1574
also v' ie<^ *^at the byll of the clarkes wages beying newly Sessed
ar mr gorge forman mr becher mr busshoup mr weldon thomas
.eryll Rouland eldarton John hutton & Rychar Candlar & shall
stand from Crysmas Last past for there [three] years to com and
aftar the iij yeares all such as haue byn Raysed by thes sessers
to be pulled down to the pims they ware afour
It is furdar agreed in this Vestery that all suche as shall refuse to pay
as they ar Sessed for this iij yeares the churche wardens shall
show the sessors therof & they shalbe Cauled beffour them and
yf they wyll not be parswaded by them to pay as they ar sessed
then the churchwardens shall shew them in the ordynarys Court
at the Coust & charges of the parysh a Cordyng to an ansyentt
or Dar hear in this boak wretten
at this Vestery ar chosen for the audett of Rychard swarland a Countt
for his yeares charges thes parsones foloweng
mr welden Rychard candelar
mr bushepe thomas teryll & mr allyn
the a Count to be mayd the last day of august 1576.
The Inuytory of all the Impell ments yn the
churche of Saynt xhrystofars left in the hands
John mente Clarke of the paryshe & then
delyvered vnto him by the hands of wm thorow-
good Curche warden the 22 day of march an0
dn1 1574 as foloweth

Item a comvnyon tabull
Ite j Dyap tabull Clouth
Ite ij towells of Calacow clouth
Ite j to well playn of holand
Ite 2 pattens of pewtare
Ite j peutar pottell wyn poutt
Ite j peutar quart wyn poutt
Ite j gathered surples
Ite j playn Surples
Ite a Clouk w'outc any led to yt
Ite a payer of orgaynes
Ite 2 ladars
Ite j playn forme
Ite j shovell & 2 Couffens
Ite j Couffen for a chynd
Ite 2 futt passes
Ite j lytell Cobard standyng in
the Chansell
Ite j bouke of beryeng & xkrysten-
y«g
Item an ould turkett tabull
Clouthe
Ite j tabull clouth of fustyan
anapes spangled w' gould

Ite j other, of Red Velvett spangled
w' gould
Ite j tabull clouth of Calacow
egeg abouth w' sylke
Ite a tabull Clouth of holland
Ite ij Joynd formes w* matts to
them
Ite ij bybells j parrafyses 2 Sarves
boukes
Ite 4 Sautters & j lytell Sarves
bouke
Ite an egell of brasse
Ite j heares Cloath of tesshew
Clouth
Ite j other of Red Damaske
spangled w* gould
Ite a Cover payn of holand that
mr forman gave
Ite a tabull of the x comande-
ments of Clouth of sylver
Ite a tabull of the Comandements
pry n ted
Ite a forme to lyfft vp & Downe
w' ij fett of yearn [iron]

Ite ij bard chest a yearn & iij Ite a box w' iij kayes standyng at
wanskott cobards in the Vestery the enteryng in to the Curch to
Ite ij bouxses to gather for the putt in mony for the poure
poure
Item a Comvnyon Cupe w' a kever of Syllver')& gyllt & patte of
Sylver and gylte Remaynes in the hands of the Corche warden
wnl thorowgood
A vestry houlden the x day of June an" 1575 for \ xia.
the Chosseng of the Collectors for the ospytall ( W" rydar f^ylln
whar it is agreed that Wyllyam Rydar & ( ny colas barn sly
ny colas barnsly ar Chossen for this yeare '
A Vestery houlden the xv day of Jenary an0 1575 for the chosen of
the syd men where yt is agreed that hary boyar & gorge para-
dyne & mr candelar & Rychard heyes
aliso yt is furdar agreed at this Vesstery that the parson & m'
Candelar & the ij curche wardens shall se the a Count of the
Colectours for the pour wo payes & wo pay not & what they
haue Resseved
A vestrye Howlden the 25 february 1575 for the chewssynge of the
churche warden where y' ys agreede mr Henry Bechere He
to serve for 2 yeres to come w* willyam thoroughgoode
at this Vestrey houlden the 20 day of august an0 1576 ar Chosen Coiectors for
Colettours for the poure gorge paradyn & Robart Coudny for t*r°sP>'ta11
this year to Com
aliso it is agreed at this Vestrey by the Consent of the houll paryshe
that a poure woman in this paryshe named Wedow Claybroke
shall haue the Rent of her house in the ally that she Dwalls in
Payd for her every year quartarly vnto the landlord so long as
she leveth by the paryshe wch is xiijs iiijd a year
At the vestrie holden the 16 daye of Decemba' Anno 1576 there xi b.
[are] chosen for the Awditt of Willm Thorowgood account ffor
the last yere past Being Churche warden viz
Thomas Tyrrell ffrauncis Gountter
mr alien nicholas Barnsley
The same accompt to be ffynished beffore the last of Januarie next
At a vestrie holden the 20 daye of Januarie Anno 1576 Being
present the worshipfull Mr Alderman Dixe and the hole parishe
Ther was chosen for Churchwarden harry Boyer for ij yeares to
mr
come w* honry Beacher
At the same vestrie was also chosen for syde men ffor this present
yere ffrauncis Gounter and Adame whetly mr Allen and mr
Ramsey
At the same vestrie Request was maid that ther might be some
learned man apoynted to Read a lecter in this prishe twise a
weke and for the mayntenaunce therof A collection should be
made of the benevolence of the prisheners to thentent it might
be knowen what the same wold Amount vnto ffor the doing
wherof ther was apoynted Mr Boyd and Mr Allen to travail w*
the prishners and to sett downe in writting what everyman is
willing of his owen benevolence to geve yerly towards the same
At the vestery holden the xxj* of Aprell 1577 there was chosen for
the audett of Harry bech' his acc° for the yeare last paste beinge
churche warden vyz
ffrauncs Guntf 1 Willm Througoode
nycolas barneslye J Harry Aylworthe
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At the same vestrie yt ys agreed that mr ffuller w'h the two churche
wardenes shall take care to apoynt some learned man for the
readinge of a lecture from mychelmas next to Ester followinge
& to bestowe vpon the said lecturer as to them shalbe thought
convenyent
ffurder yt ys apoynted that these men followinge shall make a new
sessemet of the Clarks wags vyz the first gatheringe for the first
qrt' to begynne at mydspmer
mr Allen mr Guntter
mr Tyrrell Harry bechr
At the Vesterye Holden the 19 of Janu 1577 was chosen sessers to
sees the skevengers bille mr welden mr whetleye mr swarland
It ys agreed to haue a newe booke bough te for the kepinge of the
regester of maryeges chrysnynge & beryalles accordyng to the
statute & to be newryten & to begyne at chrysmas laste & to
be wryten by mr layland ouer cewrate & over syne by the
churchwardens
It ys agreed that some skylfull man haue the sighte of the cloke &
ether to mend yt or chang yt or sell yt & be chusen for the
same parpose ys churchwarden & mr Allen & mr Eldryngton &
to bryng in there reports
It ys agreed that the copfper] Egell & the orgens shall be soide by
the churche wardens and mr Allen
There ys chosen for cherchwarden w* Henry bowyer mr Elderyngton
It ys agreed that these psones that hathe yK doynges for the cloke
shall haue the barres of the chansell to be cote done & to be
soide for the moste provete & to be done in the beste forme &
maner, & the pwlpete to be altered by theire dyscressyon, & to
beme s'ten olde papest bookes wch remayned in ye vestery.
It ys agreed to gather goodmens Devossyon at s'ten sarmons wch
shall be thought good by the dyscressyon of the churchwardens
& collecters of the pore
»il At a ffestery holden the seconde of ffebruary 1577 was chossen
Awdeters for the churche wardens accompte mr Ryder mr
candeler mr hotten mr wheteley
ffor sydmen Ric' gylmer
Jn° notshalle
A vestry howlden the xviij"1 day of January Anno 1578
yt is agreed that soche mony as Rowland elryngton hathe in his
hands being the Remaynar of soche mony as was in hys hands
when a was Collectter for the poore wch mony is agreed shalbe
putte into the power mens box in the churche
At this vestry mr Tho allyn pewterer ys elected & chosen churche
warden ffor this p'sent yere to come ffor Comehill side in the
place of mr henry Bowyer whoase tyme is now owte & To Joyne
w* mr Elryngton.
At this vestry is ellected awditto'5 ffor m' Elryngtons accompt
Ric Candler George p'adyn
wm Rider mr henry Beacher
At this vestry ys chosen ffor Sydemen
Humffry Streate And Ric hayes
yt is agreed at this vestry that mynten shall haue his qua'te' Rent
dewe at or lady day next

A vestry holden the xv* daie of february A" i578
At this vestry Thomas Cotton ys Elected & Chosen to be Clarcke
of this pishe. And shall have ffor his Sallarry ffower pounds
yearely, and that he shall ffynde a suffycient pson to serve vnder
hym at his cha'ge as sexten wheareby the pishe may & shall be
here after well & orderly Served, and his wages to begynne ffrom
our Lady next viz the xxv* daie of m'che next
At this vestry ys agreed thatt mynten his widdow shall haue geaven
her out of the pores boxe the some of fyve shillinges
The xvj"1 daye of ffebruarij A° 1578
An Inuentory of all the Implements in the Churche
of Set xpofor deliuered vnto Thomas Cotton by the
hands of mr Thom Allin churche warden
Itm j table cloth of redd velvett
spangled w' gold
Itm j byle [bible] j paraphreses
j sarvys booke
Item iiij olde salters & iij olde
salme books
Itm ij s'vice books for ye xvij"1
of noveber
Itm j hearse cloth of Tisshewe
Itm j cloth for the pulpet of
damask spangled
Itm j table of the x comaunde-
ments of silver
Itm ij Iron barr chests in ye vestry
Itm j boxe w' iij keys ent'ing to
the churche
Itm ij boxes to gather monney
Item j shovell ij olde chests in
the loft
Itm j Egle of Brasse or lattin
Itm j homely Book
Itm j sheete of leade & s'tayne
old leade of yc glasse windows

Item j Comunion Table w' a frame
Itm ij formes wth foote paces
joyned
Itm j playne fforme
Itm j dyapr table cloth
Itm j table cloth of callico edged
w' silk
Itm j coverpayne of dyaper
Item ij Lytle olde Towells
Itm j patten of pewter
Itm j pottell pott of pewter
Itm j quart pot of pewter
Itm ij gatherd surpleses
Itm j playne surples old & torn
Itm j payer of organs
Itm ij ladders
Itm j lytle cobbart in ye chauncell
Itm ij coffins & j coffin for a
chylde
Itm j book of christning & bury
ing
Itm j olde turkey table cloth
Itm j table cloth of fustion a napls

At a vestry holden the xxviij* daye of June A° 1579 xij b.
ffor theChewsing ofthe collectors for the poore of \ j.- , , randier
christs hospitall at whiche vestry was chosen >, , j-.
for the yeare following )

yeare following
md that thes was gedered in sent xoporfers prys towards the y
makyng of hastynge haven as yt apereth by a byll of V xx5 vijd
enery magyst the som of ... ... ... ... )
At a vestry holden the xxvij"1 daye of September 1579 vpon com-
playnt made by dyvers of the prish of great noyessances done by
Roger Riggsbye by occacion of a sope howse newly Errected on
the backsyde of the p'sonage as well to thar howses as in the
waye leading from the p'sons howse vnto the streete whearvpon
it is ordered by the concent of the whole prishe the parson
lykewyse havinge geven his concent to the same y' ye great doore
opening into the street shalbe kept locked & the key therof
to remayne in the custody of the prishe dark & y' the tennants
Dwelling w'in the same Gate whoe have bin accustomed and
vsed heartofore tyme owt of mynde to haue keyes of the same
wicked M that they inny nnrn in nnd nsvL ut- comciiiuit and
none other psons shall haue seuerall kaies of the lyttle wycket to
thintent that the same may be kept locked at convenient tyme

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And moreou' it is Agreede at the same vestry y' Richard Robinson
carpinter shall haue the sheadd in ye church yard syde by lease
for the rent heartofore payde which lease is to be made vnto
him by the p'son and churche wardens and vpon reasonable
couenaunts to be Agreede vpon by the saide parson and churche
wardens in ye name of ye whole prishe w* the advyse of maister
ffvller
At a vestry holden the xj* daye of October A0 1579 it was Ordeined
& Decreede that non shall laye Any mann' of morter lome
or any soile Agaynst the churche wall except that he or they
first haue lycence of the churche wardens for otherwyse they
shall paye to the churche wardens for eury suche tyme the som
of Sixe shillings & eight pence in currant money
At the same vestry it is Ordayned & deccreed y' whereas Roger
riggsbee by a vestry holden the xxvij* of September shuld be
debarred p'sently from ye way of the churche grounde going to
his Sope howse that he the saide Roger riggsbee shall haue
liberty to vse the same waye to bring in oyle or sope asshes
& suche things for his occupying so that it bee done to as lytle
noyance as maye be to the prishe or any othars and soe hee to
haue and enjoye the same vntill Easter Even next commyng so
farr furth as he wilbe bounde in the som of one hundreth
pounds vnto the churche wardens for to Avoyde at the sayde
tyme of Easter or ells the same graunt & tyme Lyberty to be
voyde

S' xpofers at the stocks in London xiij* day of Julij A0 1579
Item receaued for the first collection made in this prishe 1
for A churche & hospitall newly repayered in Bathe j
And more for the last collection made in this prishe ... ... xvjd

xxxv5 iiij4

At a vestry holden the xj* day of marche A0 1579 was chosen
Awdytors for the Accompt of Thomas Allyn church wa'den mr
Ryder mr Candler mr Tapsfyld & mr Riggbey
xiij* of m' 1579
Receaued of m' Alderman Dixsey for his lycens for eating \ .. ...d
fleshe to ye vse of the poore of the prshe ... ... j
ws At A vestry holden the xxvj* daye of June A0 1 580 \
for the choosyng of Collectors for the poore (henry tapsfeld
& for christs hospitall at whiche vestry was f & homphry stret
chosen for the yere following ... ...'
The xvij* daye of July 1580 Richard Raynescroft & Arnold Richards
chosen sydmen for yis yere following
The ix* day of October 1580 at A vestry it was Agreede that the
church wardens shuld paye the som of xiij5 iiijd to mr Ramsay
wch hee hathe payde by the Appointment of the pishe for widdow
claybrok her howse rent behynd & vnpayd
The xviij* day of December A" 1580 was chosen Churche warden
w* Mr Gunter in the Rowme of Mr Thorns Allin, william Ryder
to begenne his tyme at the feast of the birth of owre lorde god
next ensewing In the pishe of S' Christofers
At the vestry holden the xxix* day of January 1580 There was
a lease graunted vnto Nicholas Barnesly Cittizen and grocer of
London of y' same iij tenamentes in ffleetstreete that were letten
vnto Thomas Wytton as it doth and maye Appeare by writinge

furthermore at large and the same Lease to bee geene at the
birth of or Lorde god Laste paste before theis p'sents for xxj
yeares at vju xiijs iiijd yearely In wyttnes whereof theis psons
beinge p'sent haue setto theire names
Ther is anew agrement afterwards on the other sid lefe
At A vestry holden the xxj"1 day of maye A° 1581 was chosen
Awditors for the Accompt of ffrauncs Gunter churchewarden,
mr Tirrell, maister Allyn, Mr Tapsfyld & Mr Riggbey
At this vestry it is Also condesended and Agreed that all suche
howses in ye pishe as haue byn severall tenaments shall beare
and paye all manner of cha'dges boothe to the churche & also
ells what soeu' is to be chardged w' in ye warde & as they haue
borne & payd A fore tyme
At a vestrye holden the xxix"1 daye of Januarye anno Domini 1580 xiij b.
by the pson Churchwardens and the moste parte of the wo'ship-
full pishoners of the pishe of S' xpofer at the Stocks in Loundoun
yt is ordered condecended and fully decreed by the aforesaid
pson Churchwardens and pisshoners of the pishe aforesayed that
A Lease of iij tents nowe beinge iiij w* thapp'tennts late in the
tenure of Thomas Witton or his Assignes lyinge in the pishe of
S' Dunstons in the West shoulde be made by the pson and
Churchwardens aforesaid w* the consent of the moste parte of
the pisshioners to Nicholas Barnesley cittizen and grocer of
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Londoun and to his Executors and assignes for the terme of **j-
yeares to comence from the birtho of or lordo god laoto panto
expiracon of the lease graunted to Thorns wytton and for the
yearely rente of vj" xiijs iiijd In consideration of the greate
trauell and payne that the saide Nicholas hath alredy taken and
hereafter shall take in ye recoveringe of the saide iij tents vnto
the saide pisshe of S' xpofer aforesaide. It is also further
ordered condecended and fully decreed by the aforesaide pson
Churchwardens and pishioners that a lfe of Attorney shalbe
made to the said Nicholas or his Assignes for ye demaundinge of
the quarters Rent wch is xxviij5 iiijd due at the ffeaste of the
birthe or Lorde god laste paste before the date heareof & for
none paymennte of the said quarters rent the said Nicholas
or his Assignes to reenter vppon the said iij tents to the vse
of the aforesaid p'son Churchwardens and pishioners. In
wittnesse of this our order & decree wee ye said p'son church
wardens & pishioners haue setto o' hanndes the daye & yeare
firste aboue written Wolstand Dixe Alderman
Bartholomew Busfeild p'son
Harry Beecher
Richard Candler
ffrauncis Gunter churchwarden
William Ryder churchwarden
William wellden
Henry Bowyer
Henry Toppsfeilde
Thomas Addames
Rafe Bosswell
Thomas wylks
John Leames
Ric Howson
p me Harry Sukyr
Thomas sprage

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xiv a. At A vestry holden the second day of July A0 1581 ther was chosen
to be collecto's for the poore Henry Suker Richard Gylmour for
this yeare following & to beginn the chardge and gathering the
second sonday of September being the x* daye of the same
moneth
At A vestry holden the xvij* daye of December 1581 was chosen
Chirche warden with m' Ryder in the Rome of m' Gunter
Nicholas Barnesley To begenne his tyme at the feast of the
birth of owr Lord god next ensewinge &c.
The Last daye of December A0 1581 Henry Tapsfyld & Israeli Owyn
Chosen sydemen for this yere following at a vestry holden the
same daye Above wrytten
At A vestry holden the xj* day of m'che A" 1581 it is agreed that
the bill of the clarks wagis to be newly Seased by m' henry
Beecher M' welden m' Tirrell & m' Gunter shall stande from
this tyme forward for the better mayntenance of all suche
chardges & reprac5ns as shalbe needfull in & Abowte the
churche & churche S'vice from tyme to tyme.
At A vestry holden the first of July A° 1582 ther was Chosen
Collectors for the poore Thomas fforman & Richard Hayes for
this yeare following & to begenne thear chardge & gathering
The ix* of September & the second Sondaye of the same moneth
Also at the same vestry ther was Chosen Awditors for the Accompt
of willm Ryder Churche warden M' Tapsfyld & m' Rigby & also
m' Candler & m' Alwarde
And more Over at the same vestry it was Agreede that ther should
be A Table made with the Orders & Chardges of Buryalls &
knylls & all other dewtys apptayning to the Churche & officers
of the same
At A vestry holden the ix* daye of December A° 1582 ther was
Chosen Churche warden w* mr Barnesley in the Rome of m'
Ryder Roger Rigby To begenne his tyme at the birth of owr
lorde god next
Also at the same vestry it was Agreed That M' Barnesley churche-
waden shall Receave of mr Elrington a S'tayne Sum of monney
yet Remayning in his hands since y* tyme that he was collector
in ye prishe & mr Barnesley to bring it in his Accompt & geve
mr Elrington A Dischardg for ye same.
xivb. Att a vestrye holden The vij* daye of Octob' Anno 1582 ytt was
ffullye Concluded & a greed a pon by the most pte of the
pisheners of Saynt Crestophers Thatt a fayre Tabell or frame of
wanscott shall be made to sett in Sarten ordynances & lawes
made & agreed a pone in the same vestrye towchynge & Con-
sarnynge all matters & dewtyes as well beloungynge & aptayn-
ynge for the Clarke & sexstens offyce & dewtyes as aliso whatt
every pishner shall paye bothe to clarke & sexten & whatt theye
shall paye to the Churchewardens to the vse of ye pishe to saye
for Crystenyngs reed dyngs Chvrchyngs & buryells the grounde
for the graves the grave makyngs, fyniely all manner of Ryghts
& dewtyes a partaynynge theare vnto as maye a peere in the
same tabell fayre drawyn owte w' greate letters in a joyners
frame hangynge in the quyer of the same Churche of saynt
Crestophers in \vch vestrye all the sayde lawes & ordynances
weare oplye Rade to the pisheners aforesayde as may a peere
by a Coppye or draught theareof w* all or the most pte of theare
hands vnto yt Remayninge & a nyxsed into thys booke

Also at the same vestrye was Chosen Thomas Nebb to be sexton and
to haue yeerly for his wagis the som of xl5 & to begenne from
michaelmas last past
At A vestry holden the vj* daye of Januarij 1582 was Chosen to be
sydemen for this yere following Henry Suker & Edwnrd P.ydsr
Thomas Smith But now John Thompson for y' m' smith goeth
from ye prshe . . .
Also at the same vestry was Chosen to be the Awdytors of Nicholas
Barnesley Churche warden his Accompt M' Candler & Mr henry
Alwarde & also m' streete & Mr suker
At A vestry holden the xx* daye of January Mr hutchinson then &
that daye Read his Articles & tooke his full po[wars] . . .
as pson and also offered the whole Tythe of it vnto the prishe
at a rate to be herafter talked of
By mee W: huchenson recto'
At a vestry holden the iij* daye of ffebruarij it was A poynnted that
Mr Gurite' & M' Ryder shulde bee Awdytors of all the Accompts
of suche Collectors as is nowe com & named in A p'cept from
Christes hospitall
At A vestry holden the xviij* of August 1583 Israeli Owyn & Leaves
wear chossen Collectors for the poore for this yere p'sent ensewing
At A vestry holden the xv* day of December A0 1583 Thear was xv..
Chosen Churche warden in the Rowme of Mr Barnsley, Thomas
Spragg, & to begenne his Charge at the Byrth of ow' Lorde god
next ensewing the dat hearof
Also thear was Appoincted at the same Vestry to bee Awditors of
the Accompt of Roger Rigbye Homphrey street Henry Suger
ffrauncs Gunter & Willm Ryde
At A vestry Holden the vj* daye of Januarij 1583 According to the
Computacon of England was Chozen to bee sydemen for this
year ffollowing Edward Ryder and John Hooke To be sworne
at the Archedecons his Visitacon to be holden the xv* daye of
this p'sent month at Set Magnus Churche
And at the same vestry it was condesended & Agreed that once w*in
the space of sixe weekes thear shalbe A comunion
At A vestry holden the first daye of m'che A" 1583 it was Appointed
that m' Street m' Wm Ride' mrr Barnesley mr Gonte' shold be
ioyned to the parson and churchwardens to take a perfect auditt
and accompt of the collecters for in arrerages for ye poore
the 5 of march next folowinge accordinge to a prcept from my
Lo. Maio', to the alderma" of ths ward
At a vestry Holden the 3 of Maij T584 it was Condesended and
Agreed y' James Woodshawe gentleman shuld goo forwarde =
with the sine hee hath in hande in the preshe behalfe this next
tearme W* biginnethe ye vj* daie of maye for those tenamenntes
which are in fleete streate healde in lease by m' wytten and
y' saide Jeames woodshawe yf hee doo recover the lanndes
or any pte thereof w* the arearages dew before y lease was
made to him of y° tenementes hee shalbe Alowed owte of those
Arerages all his whole charges with reason and
poundes more for A rewarde or Recompence ou' and aboue his
saide Charges
At a vestry holden the v* daye of Julij 1584 was chosen to be
Collector John Heath for this yeare next ensewing & Israeli
Owyn for to remayne w* him for the same year According to
An order newly Taken by the Lorde Mayor &c

Minutes of the Vestry Meetings of St. Christopher Le Stocks.

n

At A vestry holden the xiij* daye of December A0 1584 Thear was
Chosen Churche warden w* m' Spragg in the Rowme of mr
Rigbie Homphrey Street To begenne his tyme at the birth
of Owre lord and Saviow' next coming
xv b. At A vestry holden the x* day of Januarij 1584 was Chosen to be
sydemen for this yer following Thorns Parradyne and Jeffrey
barnard
At A vestry holden the vij* daye of marche 1584 thear is Appoincted
Awditors of the Accowmpts of Thorns Spragg Churche Warden
ffrauncis Gunter Wm Ryder Nicholas Barnesley & Israeli Owyn.
At A vestry houlden the xxix* of m'che 1585 It is agreed betweene
the pishioners of S' xpofer nere the Stocks wth the consent of
the pson & churchewardens that George witton & his heires &
assignes shall haue such assurance of the Lands in controuersye
as by nicholas ffuller shalbe thoughte convenient inconcidracon
that the said George witton shall assure one Anuytie or yerelie
rent charge of three pounds lawfull money of England to the
said pishe in ppetuitie halfeyerelie to be paid and in defaulte of
payemt by the space of one moneth to forfeyte eu'ye tyme for
the breach xx5 nine pence w* a clawse of dystres for the
principall rent & nine penc as aboue to be . . . the same
assuraunce to be made betweene the date hereof & the first daie
of the nexte terme by the counsell of mr ffuller
md at A vestry holden the xxv* of July it was graunted at the instant
request and desyer of George wytton that he might haue tyme
betweene this & Allhallowdaye next to make & finishe the
assurance of the rent & Anuitie wch is all redy agrede vpon
Aforesayde W: huchenson
Thomas Sprags m marke being churchewarden
homfreye Streete churchwarden
Nicfis ffuller
harry bech'
Thomas tyrrell
Richard Candeler
ffrawncis Gunter
Wittm Ryder
Thorns fforman
Nycholas Barnsley
! Jn° Jaques
Jo: Thompson
Israeli Owyn
Thomas adams
By me John hethe
be me wm wythenall
John Leaves
Salomon bright
xvi a. At A vestry holden the iiij* daye of Julie thar was Chosen to be
collector w* m' heath, Arnold Richardsonn & to begenne his
tyme According to the tyme Appointed
Also at the same yestry it was condesended & Agreed that Elizabeth
the Childe of John Eglesfyld deceased shulde be p'ferred in to
the hospitall According to the Order therin taken
At A vestry holden the iij* of October wer Chosen Awditors for the
Collectors Accompt w* the Churchewardens M' fforman &
Thomas Addams

At A vestry holden the vij* daye of Decemb' Anno 1585 was chosen
Churche warden in the Rowme of Thorns Spragg Richard
Candler his tyme begening from the birth of ou' Lord god &c.
At A vestry holden the ix* day of Januarij 1585 was Chosen to be
sydemen for this year ffollowing Thorns fforman & Thorns
Turner & To be sworne at the Archdeconns visitacon to be
holden the xviij* daye of this p'sent month at S' Magnus Churche
At A vestry holden the vj"1 day of marche A° 1585 thear was
Apointed Awditors fo' the Accompt of homphrey Streete Church
warden Nichas Barnesley Izraell Owyn Thorns fforman &
Richard Addams
At A vestry holden the xxix* daye of maye 1586 it was condesended
& Agreede vpon cofference vpon the stat of wyttons lease whiche
was first made from parson stanny & Churche wardens that A
Lre of Atturney be made vnto Thorns Smyth Scrivenor for
demaunding of the Rent & for default of payment to Reenter
for ye vse of ye pryshe & further it is Agreede for the Arrearages
of the same rent that Ja[mes] Woodshawe shalbe called to know
howe muche he hath Receaued therof to the vse of the prishe
& for the Resedew Thorns Smyth shall haue power by the sayde
Lre of Atturney for to dystrayne or other wyse for to recour the
same for the vse of the sayd presh
& more ou' it is Agreede that yf this former Lease by not payment
of the rent be made voyd that then ther shall be A new _£re of
Atturney made to suche as the prishe shall thinck good for to
demaund the rent Resarued vpon the new Lease made vnto
Nichas Barnesley & James woodshawye & for not payment
therof to Reenter to the vse of the prishe
At A vestry holden the xxiij* of June A° 1586 ther was Chosen
Collector for the poore in the Roume of John Heath to
Remayne with A'nold Richardson for this yeare ffollowing John
Hooke whoe is to remayne for ij yeares According vnto the
Order thearin taken
At the same vestry also ther was Appoincted to be seassors for the
making p'vision of one othur comunion Cuppe Accordinge to
an order in that behalfe made by the Ordenary The ij Church
wardens Hom streete & Ric Chandler & mr henry Beecher
Nicholas Barnesley willm Ryder & Thomas fforman to be Levied
& Rated vpon the parrisheners According to thear disscression
The Seasment of the ij° & Last fyfetene graunted to the Queenes
M"e by Act of prliament the xxvij* yeare of her maties Reigne
In the ward of Brod streete seased the xxvj* daye of Aprill
1586 by the seasors hearunder named
The p'sinct of Sc' xpofers prishe

Barnard Wyndover . . .

. . . xij5

Nicholas Barnesley 

>j'

wittm Towrhill 

... iiijd

R obart Harrison 

if

Randall knevett 

... ij5

Thorns Taylor 

ijs

John Harrison 

... iiijd

widdow Kelk 

0

Thomas doughty

... ijd

Henry Beeche' 

viij5

Thorns Crayford

... ijd

Richard Candler 

XX'1

John ffowler 

0

Sallomon Bright 

ij'

Mark Pryme 

0

m' Sherriff Ratclif 

x'

Thorns Spragg 

... xd

Arnold Richardson for m' \

Thorns Hovvson 

... ijd

Jaques Backromes & ¦

xijd

Richard Hills 

... iiijd

watercowrse  .'

Robert Cudner 

... vjd

John Leaues 

ij*

wittm yearington

0

Richard Raynescroft 

vjd

12
Jon Jaques for one tenament
voyde 
Jerrom Bolton 
Richard Hayes 
Henry Suker 
mr ffullers Backromes
Hughe Dale
willm withnall ...
Thorns Addams

Minutes of the Vestry Meetings of St. Christopher Le Stocks.

iiijd

.. xvj"
iij5 iiijd
... viijd

Jeffrey Leonard  ijd
Thorns Turner  ijs
Henry Smallwod  vjd
Richard Addames backromes viijd
Thorns Parradins backromes
John Heath ,..
Israeli Owyn 
Thorns Cotton 
Thorns fformans water cowrse

viijd

.. vnju
.. vjd

The Churche yard

Richard Robinson 
Thorns Stone & Abraham
Buck 
John Hooke 
John Strahaune 

iiij"

VII j"
iiijdiiijd

willm Martyn
Henry Smithe ...
widdow Thornton
Timothy wheeler

vj

ij"ijdijd

Collectors

Seassors

John Heath Nicholas Barnesley
John Hooke Henry Suker
Suma 3 — o — 8
xvij a. At A vestry holden the xviij* of Septemb' 1586 it was condesended
& Agreed that thear shall be a letter of Atturney made vnto
Thorns Smyth & Israeli Owyn by the parson & Churche
wardens to aske & demaund the rent of the Tenaments in fleete
streete heald by George witton at the daye & Tyme mensioned
in the Lease & for non payment thearof to make Reentry
According to the effect & Tenour of the Lease m' John Jaques
is Requyred to goe & bee A wytnes at the same Demaunding
of the Rent or Reentry & Alsoe it is Agreed by the prishners
that the same partyes shalbe saved harmles of & from Any
damage that might happen therby W. hutchinson
Nichs ffuller
henry bech'
Thomas tyrrell
Wittm Ryder
homfreye Streete
Richard Candeler
At A vestry holden the xviij* daye of December A" 1586 It was
Agreed & condesended by the consent of the prishe that Thorns
fforman should be Churche warden in the Rome of homphry
streete & w* Richard Candler the tyme begening at the feast of
the Birth of owre Saviowr Jhus Christe According to the Order
as heartofore hath bin Accustomed By the Orde' of the prishe
At A vestry holden the viij* of Januarij A0 1586 was Chosen Sydeman
for & in yc Rowme m' fforman & T. Turner Robert Payrpoint
and Thomas Taylor & to S've this yer ffollowing & they must
Appeare to take ther Chardg before the Archedeacon at S'
Magnus the xix* daye of this moneth
Md that the xv* of January 1586 George Wytton in consideracon of
xijd to him geven by mr fforman the name of the pson & churche
wardens did p'mise that if* he or John Shibnall his lessee would
not discontynue or be nonesute in any accon dependinge in his
owne name or in the name of his said lessee concerning certen
howses in ffletestrete wherevnto the pson & churchwardens of
this pishe p'tende tytle-vsrt» That. then he would forfytt &
resigne all his lease & interest that he hath in the same to the
vse of the pishe p me Georgia Wytton
The word " if" inserted subsequently to the original entry.

Att this vestrye were p'sent
m' Aldrm Ratcliffe
m' ffuller
mr Becher
m' Tyrrell
mr Strete
m' Bamsley & dyu's others
At a vestry holden the xxix* daie of January A° 1585 it was Agreede xvij b.
that m' Alderman Ratlyf m' henry Beache' m' Tirrell & m' Ryder
shuld Acease the prishioners for A s'tayne Som of money to be
Levyed ffor ffollowing of the Shewt for the lands in fleetestreat
heald by Georg wytton
and m' Bamsley & mr Owyn to Collett the same monney w* all
spead as Jaust Occasion & the sayd Lands be Recou'ed vnto
the prashe y' then eu'y man shall haue his monney pd agayn
vpon the Areareages thereof
At a vestry holden the xxvj* of marche A° 1586 thear was apointed
Auditors for the Accompt of Richard Candler Israeli owyn
Richard Addams mr streete & Thorns Taylor
At a vestrey holden the xviij* daye of June 1587 yt was agreed that
m' alderman Ratclyff m' Harry Becher M' Tyrrell and mr Rider
shall ratte and make A new assessement vpon the prishioners
ffor A Suply of A greate some of mony to be levied and gathered
towards the sewt for the recovary of Certen land in flett stret
for the prishe and the same money to be paid to m' fforman
churche warden
At the same vestry was also chosen ffor colector for the pore for this
yere w* John hook in the stead of Arnold Richardson, and to
begynn his Colection the first of Septembr next Edward Ryder
to contenew for 2 yers according to the custom
At a vestry holden The viij* daye of Octobe' it was condesended
concerning the Assessment next above mensioned that mr Streete
& mr Suger shuld bee Collectors & the monney so colected to
be dd vnto Thomas forman Church warden
At a vestry holden the xv* daye of October A° 1587 ther was
Appoincted to bee Seassors for the fyftyne graunted to the
Queens Ma" m' Henry Beecher mr Candler m' Barnesley mr
Sugke' and Coiectors for the same Wittm withnell and )
Henry Smallwod )
At the Guylde hall the xxiij0 of Septemb' 1587
The Seasment of the seconde and Last xv° Graunted the Queenes xviij 1
Matie by Acte of parliament the xxix0 yeare of her Mats raigne,
the warde of Brodstreete The prishe of S' xpofo' for ye presinct
Seased the xv° October Anno domini prd by they whose names
ar heare vnde' written Thomas Taylor  ijs

M' Alderman Ratlife

M' Alderman Skynn'
William Towrall . . .
Randall knevett . . .
Thomas Spragg ...
Thomas Craiforde
Nicholas Bacon ...
Robart Cudner ...
Nicholas Bamsley
Robart Harryson

xuj"
xiij5

iiijd vjd

.. viij"

ijd

vja ij5 ijs

Henry Becher  vj viijd
Richard Candler  xxd
widdow Bright
Arnolde Richardson bakroms
John Leaves
Richard Rainscroft
John Bolting
Cornells Speringe
Richarde Hayes

XX"
xijd

Vj"

Minutes of the Vestry Meetings of St. Christopher Le Stocks.

l3

Henry Suker 

. ... xijd

Henry Smalwod 

vjd

John Bowsers bakgate

iij5 iiij*3

Richard Addams bakroms

vj"

Hughe dale 

¦ - .ijd

Thorns parradyns bakromes

viijd

william withnall 

... viijd

John Heathe 

viijd

Thomas Addames

oo

Israeli Owins bakrom

vjd

Jeffreye Leanarde

. ... iiijd

Thomas fformans water-

Thomas Turner ... .

. ... xxd

cou'se 

vjd

In the Churche yearde

Richard Robinson

. ... iiijd

wittm martin 

ijd

John Hooke ... .

. ... vjd

Henry Smith 

ijd

Lewis Morgan ... .

. ... vjd

Henry whitmore 

ijd

John Straughan ... .

. ... iiijd

William Robartes 

ijd

widdow Thornton

o

Sessors
/ m' Henry Beecher
J m' Richard Candler (
(
m' Nicha5 Barnesley (
& Henry Suker '
Coiectors
C William Withnall
( & henry Smalwod
i A0 1587 Domini
b. An asse[s]ment made by the R worshipfull m' Anthoi Ratlif Alde'ma
m' Henry Beeche' mr Thorns Tirrell and m' willm Ryder for
S'taine Monney to be levied to follow A suete Depending
in lawe for S'tayne howses Lying in fleetestret belonging in
tyme past to owr prishe of Set xpofers whiche Sessors was
Chosen the viij* day of October At a vestry holden in the same
parrishe and the Coiectors Chosen & Named &c Homphrey
Streete & Henry Suker & they to deliu' the monney vnto m'
Thorns fforma Churche warden 1587.
Mr Alderman Ratlife
M' Alderman Skynn'
m' Henry Beecher
m' Richard Candlor
Arnold Richardson
John Leaves
Richard Hayes ...
Henry Suker
willm withnall ...
Thorns Addams ...
Jeffrey Leanard . . .
Thorns Turner ...
Henry Smalwod . . .
John heath 
William towrall ...
Randall knevett ...
Thomas Spragg ...
Nichas Barnesley
Robart Harrison
XXs
XXs
XVs
Vs
iij'
iiijd
xvjd
xvjd
vj5
viijd
iij-
iiij*1
xvjd
i.
5vjd
Vs
iij!
iiijd
hjs
iiijd
iijs
iiijd
Vs
iij5
iiijd
Xs
iii5
iiiid
Thomas Taylor ...
John Hooke
Richard Robinson
John Jaques
Thorns Carpinter
Thorns Smith ...
mf Thorns Tyrrell
Robt Payrpointt
Henry Aylword . . .
m' John Bowser . . .
Thorns Paveley ...
Homphrey Streete
m' William Ryder
Raphe Boswell ...
Edward Ryder ...
Richard Addams
Thorns Paradyne
Israeli Owyn
Thorns fforman ...
VJ5 VIM"
... xvjd
... xvjd
... Xs
ij5 vjd
iij5 iiijd
if vju
vj5 viijd
ij5 vjd
... x5
... x5
ij5 vjd
vj5 viijd
ij5 vjd
... v5
vj5 viijd
x xviij5 viy
The vj of November payde vnto Thomas fforman by
homphrey streete with m' fformans owne x5
An assecement made by the worshipfull M' Anthony Ratliff Alder
man and Mr Henry Becher M' Thomas Terrell and M' William
Ryder for Sarten mony to belevyed to follow a sute dependinge
in lawe for Sarten howses lying in fleete streete belonging
in time past to our pishe of S' Cristofers wdl Sessors weare
chosen at a vestry holden in the same pish the 2nd of ffebruary
1586 the collectors heare of be Nicholas Barnsly and Israeli
Owyn
iij5 iiijd
vj5 viij'1
... xvjd
... xvjd
XVJd cornhill
IJ5 Vj"
llj5
Nichas Barnesley
Robart Harryson
Thorns Tayler 
John Hooke 
Rychard Robynsonn ...
John Brogden 
John Jaques 
Thorns Carpinter
Thorns Smith 
Thorns Tyrrell 
Robt Parpoint 
Henry Allword 
Thorns Paveley 
Homphrey Street
William Ryder 
Raphe Boswell 
Edward Ryder 
Richard Addams
Thorns Paradyn 
Israeli Owyn 
Thorns fforman 
A" 1587
Att a vestry holden the xvij* of December was Chosen Churche
warden in the Rome of mr Richard Candler Robart Cudne' and
to beginne from the feast of the byrth of owre Lorde god next
comyng
At the same vestry was Chosen to bee sydemen for the same yer
next ensuyng Richard Addams and Willm Withnall
The xviij* daye of December 1587
A note of the distrabucion of tenne shillings to the pore of this prishe
of the gifte of M'5 Parsons deceassed and paid yerly by the Mr
and Wardens of the marchaunt Taylors of London to twenty .
pore of this Paryshe that is to saye six pence apece wch was nowe
Mr Alderman Ratlyfe
. . . XXs
M' Henry Beechar . . .
... XVs
M' Richard Candler . . .
... Vs
M' Bright widdow
0
Arnold Richardson . . .
iij5 iiij**
John Leaues 
... xvjd
Richard Rayuescroft . . .
0
John Bowlting 
0
Richard Hayes 
... xvjd
Henry Suker 
vjs viijd
Hugh Dale 
0
wm withnall 
iij5 iiijd
Thorns Addams 
... xvjd
Jeffrey leanarde 
ij5 vjd
Thomas Turner 
... Vs
Henry Smalwod 
iij5 iiijd
John Heathe 
iijs iiijd
Willm Towrall 
iij5 iiijd
Barnard windover
iij5 iiijd
Randall knevett 
... Vs
Thorns Spragg 
iij5 iiijd
lllj"
... Xs
... ijs
ij5 vjd
ij5 vjd
... XsXs
ij5 vj'1
vjs viijd
ij5 vjd
... Vs
'" viijd Xs
vj
paid by M' Walter Plomer Warden as follow*
Widowe Whithead
Willm yerington elder and
Willm yerington yonger .
Katherin Baune 
Isabell Ansell 
Wedow Johnson
John ffowler 
Agnis ffowler 
Thomas harris 
Widdow Philpott ... .
vj"vjd vjd vjd
vjdvjd
vjd vjdvjdvjd
Thomas webbe ..
Amye webbe
Annys martyn ..
Marke Pryme
John Savoye
Thomas howson..
Agnis egelsfild ..
wedow Thorneton
Thomas Cotton ..
Keeth Cotton ..
vj"vjd
vjdvjd vjdvj- vjdvjd
Vj'1 vjd
Some x5 Ri: Candeler
A note of xxx* saks of Coles geven to the pore of this prishe of the
gift of m'5 brass latte wiffe to phelix lawrence deceased distributed
as follow* the 4 of december 1587
Widow whithead  4
Willm yerington elder ... 4
Katherin Bawne  1
Isable Ansell  1
Wedow Johnson  3
John ffowler  2
Thomas Hawes  1
Wedow philpott  3
19
Thomas webbe .
Agnis m'tin
mark pryme
John Savoye
Wedow thomton
Thomas Cotton .
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Minutes of the Vestry

Meetings

of St. Christopher Le Stocks.

:b- At a vestry holden the xxviij* daye of Januarij A0 1587 it was
condesended & Agreed that mr fforman shulde kepe & haue the
Accompt in his hands for this year alsoe following vnto the feast
of the birth ow' Saviow' Christ
At a vestry holden the iiij* daye of februarij A0 1587 it was con
desended & Agreed that m' Jaques & wm withnall should collect
& gather A nother Collection for the mayntenance & chardg of
the sute in lawe for the Lande Lying in fleet streete now in the
posession of wytton
An assessemente made by the Righte Worshipfull M' Antony Rattlyfe
Alderman and Mr Henry Becher M' Thomas Terrell & M'
William Rider for Sarten Moneye to be levyed to ffollowe a
shewte depending in lawe for serten Howses lyinge in ffletstreete
belonging in time past to our pishe of Set xpofers which Sessers
where chosen the iiij* of ffebruarij 1588 A vestery holden in
the same pishe & the Collectors chosen & named John Jaques
& William Withnall & the monney to bee Deliuered to Thomas
fforman Churche Warden

M' Alderman Rattlyfe
M' Alderman Skynner
M' Henry Becher ...
M' Richarde Candler
Arnolde Richardson
John Leaues 
Richard Heayes
Henry Suker 
William Wythnall ...
Thomas Addames ...
Jeffery Lenarde
Thomas Turner
Henry smalewod . . .
John Heathe 
William Towrall
Randall Knevyete ...
John Harrison
Widdowe Sprage ...
Nicholas Barnesly ...
Robart Harrison ...

xx"XXs
xv5 Vs
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xvjd xvjd
. . vjs viijd
. . iij5 iiijd
xvjd
. . ij5 vjd Vs
. . iij5 iiijd
.. iij5 iiijd
.. iijs iiijd Vs o d

"J5

111J Xs
iijs iiijd

Thomas Taylor

.. vj5 viijd

John Whoocke

xvjd

Richarde Robinson

xvjd

John Jaques 

Xs

Thomas Smith

. . iij5 iiijd

xpofer Midleton

if

M' Thomas Tirrell

Xs

Robarte Parpoynt ...

ij'

Henry Alworth

. ij5 vjd

M' John Bowser ...

. . vj5 viijd

Thomas Pauelye ...

ij5

Humphery Street ...

Xs

William Rider

Xs

Raphe Bosswell

.. ij5 vjd

Edwarde Rider

X5

Richard Addams paide .

ijs

John Brogden

. . vjs viijd

Thomas Parradine ...

Vs

Israeli Owyne

. . vj5 viijd

Thomas fforman

X5

Att A vestry houlden at S' Christofers one Sundaye the ix* of June
1588 before M' Alderman Rattlyfe and Mr Chris Skynner and
other parishioners there it is agred that Mr Edward Ryder
haberdasher and William Towerold stationer shall collect a forth
assessement at the rate as afore time payde towardes the accom
plishing of a sute begone in law for certaine landes belonging to
the parish. Theis of the parish hereafter named weare present
at the same vestry and writ downe one names M' Antoine
Rattlyf Alderman M' Thomas Skynner Shrif and Alderman John
Thorp p'son Thomas Tyrrell William Ryder Thomas fforman
Nicholas Barnsly Robart Cudner Humphry Streete William
Towroolde Hugh Owb'y John Leaues John Heath William
Wythnall
Mr Alderman Rattlyfe ... xx5
M' Alderman Skynner ... xx5
M' Henry Beecher ... xvs
Mr Richard Candler ... vs
Arnolde Richardson . . . iijs iiij-
John Leaues  xvjd
Richard Hayes  xvjd

Henry Suker ...
William Wythnall
Thomas Addames
Jeffery Leonard
Thomas Turner
Henry Smalewod
John Heath ...

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iij' iiijd
xvjd
ijs viijd v*
iij5 iiijd
iij5 iiijd

William Towrold
Randall Knevite
John Harrison
Widdow Spragg
Nicholas Bamsley
Robart Harison
Thomas Taylor
John Hooke ...
Richard Robinson
John Jaques ...
Hughe Owb'ye
Thomas Carpenter
Thomas Smyth
xpofer Midleton

Vs

iij 5 mj

iijs mja
vj5 viijd xvjdxvjd Xs
xvjd
ij5 vjd

ijs vjd

M' Thomas Tyrrell
Robart Parpoynt . .
Henry Alworth
Mr John Bowser . .
Thomas Pauely
Humfrey Stret
Wylliam Ryder
Raphe Bosswell
Edward Ryder
John Brogden
Thomas Paradyne .
Israeli Owynne
Thomas fforman

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vjs viiij-
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vj5 viij-xvj- Vs
vj5 viij- Xs

A0 1588 x.b.
At a vestry holden the xxx* daye of June ther was Chosen Collector
for the poore of Christs hospitall Thomas Turner in. the Rowme
of John Hooke & soe to remayne towe years according vnto an
order & Chardg geven ffrom the maisters of the hospitall and
Edward Ryder to bee the vpper collector for this yeare following
& to receave & pay all Chardges therto belonging
At a vestry holden the xxv* of August r588 it was Agreed & con
desended that wheras willm wytton did offer vnto the prishners
for there right in certayne howses in ffleet streete v11 xiij5 iiijd
yeerly without any Chardgis for the sute or any Arearadges due
for the same howses whiche offer was not lyked of by the
greatest pte of the pishioners Therefore it was ordered at this
vestry That Thomas fformans & Robt Cudner Churchwardens
& Nichas Barnesley w* ffraunces Greeneham shall goe & geye ;l
Aunswer to him or ye attorney that the sayd prishners doe not
lyke of his sayde offer These hereafter named wer p'sent at
this vestry Thorns Tyrrell Willm Ryder Nichas Barnesley
Homphrey Streete Thorns Addams Thorns Turner Thorns Smith
John Jaques Thorns pavely John Hook willm withnall Henry
Smallwood Thorns Carpinter Richard Hayes John Heath w,h
others & Thorns fforman Churchewarden
At a vestry the vj* of October 1588
The Seasment of A fyfteene Graunted ye Queenes Matle by Acte of
Parliamente the xxix° yeere of Mates Raigne for the p'cinct of
Sainct xpofers prishe in the ward of Brodstret Seased by they
whose names are heere vnder Wrytten

Mr Alderma Ratlyfe
Mr Alderma Skinner
William Towrall
Randall Knevett
Widdow Spragge
Thomas Crayford
Nicholas Bacon ...
Robart Cudner ...
Nicholas Barnesley
ffraunces Lodge ...
Robart Harrison
Thomas Taylor ...
John Billingforde
Mr Henry Beecher
Richard Candler
Widdow Bright ...

xiij5 iiijd
xiij5 iiij-
... vjd
... xxd
... viijd
... iiijd

... un"
... ij5
xviijd
... vjd
... ij5
... vjd
vj5 viijd
... xxd
... xvjd

Arnould Richardsons back
romes 
John Leaves 
Richard Ravenscroft 
James Standley 
Cornelis Spering 
Richard Hayes 
Jcrrom Suker 
John Bowsers backromes
Hughe Dale
Willm wythnall
Thorns Doughty...
Jeffrey Leonard 
Thomas Turner ...
Henry Smalwod...
R'c AdiL'" Bakromes

. . xij"
... iiijd
.. vjd
.. vjd
... viij'1
.. iiijd
. . xijd
iij5 iiijd

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iiij"
iiij"
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Minutes of the Vestry Meetings of St. Christopher Le Stocks.

15

Thomas Parradine
romes 
John Heath

Richard Robinson
John Whooke
Lewys Morgan ...
John Strawham ...
M

back-

vnj"

... vnj
In the Churche yearde

Israeli Owine backrome . . .
Thomas fformans water-
cou'se 

nrj" vjd

iiijd

Widdow Thornton
William Martine
Henry Smyth
Willm Robarts ...

vj"

VJ"

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ijdijd

• Sessors

Collectors

Candler
Nichas Barnesley
Robt Cudner Churchwarden
& Thomas Addames
Willm Withnall
Henry Smalwod .
The xxvij* of October it was condecended and agreed by certayne
of the most Aunsient of the prishe being then present that the
Church wardens according to their good discression shoulde
paye giue or bestowe for the more expedicion of the cause nowe
depending in Lawe the some of five pounds or there about
At a vestry holden the xv* of December 1588 these psons heare
vnder named being present

M' Alderman Ratlyfe
John Thorp pson
Richard Ravenscroft
Robart Parpoynt
Richard Robynson
Henry Smalwood
Thomas Addams
Thorns Turner

Churche wardens
Nicholas Barnsly
Humphrey Streete
Jerom Suker
Jeffry Leonarde
Arnolde Richardson

Thomas fforman
Robart Cudner
Wittm Wythnall
Raphe Boswell
John Hooke
John Leaves
Hughe Dale
Izraell Owyn
Memorandum that the day and yeeres aboue wrighten at a vestrey
howlden in the pishe of S' xpofers in London by the psones
aboue named It was agred that Henry Beecher, Nicholas
Barnsly, William Ryder, Humphrey Streete, and Rychard
Ravenscroft shall not only stand and be auditores to avdite and
p'vse the accompte of the said Thomas fforman for suche somes
of money as hath byne by him disburced towchinge the recou'y
of those lands which lately have byne recou'd to the vse of the
pishe aforesayde being in S' Donstones in the weste but also the
same psones by the like consent of the sayde pishoners shall
indifferently assease all and all man' of the pishon's of the pishe
aforesayde to be contribtores vnto the payment of suche money
as shalbe founde by the sayde Avditors that the sayde Thomas
fforman hath layde owte and disburced aboute the same seutes
and recou'y more then he hath receaued After wch it is likewise
by the consente aforesayde ordred that Thomas Taylor and
Thomas Parradyne shall collecte of the pishoners aforsayde all
suche money as shalbe so asseased by the psones aforesayde.
Memoranda that there is xx" jd to be recouered agaynst William
Wooton and xpofer by order of Courte of kynges benche giuen
against him towching the foresayde recouery.
It is likewise ordred that a pfecte entre shalbe made in the Churche
booke of all the pcedinges of the same sewte
It is likewise ordred that there shalbe pvided by the Churche wardens
a Comone Cheste wch shall haue vnto it iij keyes and iij lockes
and that therein shall be put in all the goods and wrightings
belonging to the saide Churche and that there shalbe ij In
ventories Indented especifyinge not only all the Churche goods,

but also the testem of eu'y dede of there lands one of which
Inventories shall continewe in the same Cheste w*out removing,
the other pte to remayne w* the elder Church warden, and
likewise the same three keyes to remayne in this sorte vidz. one
key w* the pson of the same Churche, one other w* the
Churchwardens and the thirde w* M' Alderman Ratclife
It is ordred also that in one of the dayes w*in Christmas being
Monday before Newyeares day there shalbe tyme taken for the
pfectinge of the p'misses.
It is likewise ordred at the same vestry that Israeli Owyn shalbe
Churchwarden in the Rome of Thomas fforman for the yeare
ensewing
It is also ordred that Thomas Paueley & Henry Smalwood shalbe
sidemen for the yeare to come
It is also ordred that the quitrents belonging to S' Bartholmes xxib.
hospitall and the Companye of the Drapers shalbe paid by the
said Churchwarden vntill furthe' order by the said pishoners
shalbe taken
It is likewise ordred that there shalbe a fayre table w* a frame
wherin shalbe wrighten fayre in pchement for the better memory
of the Churchewardens all suche payments as ar to be payd
forth of the lands belonging to the pishe of S' xpofers to be
fixced in the Churche w* one Iron Chayne
At a vestry holden the xxix of June A" 1589 Thear was chosen
Collector for the poore Thomas Smith in the rowme of Edwarde
Ryder and so to remayne towe yeers according to the order
expressed & Thomas Turner to bee the vpper colector for this
yere following & for to receaue and paye all manne' of paymentes
and chardges thearunto appertayning
The ix* daye of November 1589
Md that Thorns Tyrrell Wra Ryder Homphrey Street & John Jaks
haue made promis vnto Israeli Owyn Churche warden to make
payment vnto him agayne vpon his request for suche Chardges
as hee shall needfully Imploy abowt or for the obtayning of all
suche monie as is dewe vnto the prishe by Willm Wytton &
George Wytton Also to this graunt & pmys theis parsons hear-
under named more doe Affyrme the same so that the som
be not above tenne pounds Thomas terryll
Willm Ryder
homfreye Streate
Jn° Jaques
Nycholas Bamsley
Thorns fforman
Edward Ryder
Thomas Turna'
wm with en ell
Thomas Pavelley
Robart cudnar
Raf boswell
At a vestrye holden the xj* daye of Januarye 1589 by mr Alderman
Ratcliffe and other the psones whose names are herevnder
named. It is fullye agreed that the former vestrye holden the
ix* of November last past and all things therein conteyned
to be from hensforth voyde. And that the whole pishe and
pishion's of the same shalbe assessed and made Contributorye
for the levyenge of tenne poundes wch shalbe spent in the sute

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Minutes of the Vestry Meetings of St. Christopher Le Stocks.

wch is nowe dependinge for the obtyninge of thexecucon of
xx" or thereabouts adiudged heretofore to the pishe agaynst one
willm wotton ; and also to be spent in a Newe sut to be begonne
& followed agaynst George wotton for such arrerags as be nowe
due to the pishe. And that mr Tirrill & m' Streat for Comhill
syde and mr Candeler & m' Tourner for the backsyde shalbe
Cessors, and mr Taylor & m' Paradyne shalbe collecto75 wch
collectors shall pay the mony collected over to the Church
wardens, and to receyve an acquyttance
Israeli Owen & John Leaves Churchwardens
At this vestrye
John Thorpe Parson
Thomas Tirrell
Wittm Ryder
Nichas Bamsley
Richard Candler
Humfry Streat
John Bowser
Thomas Taylor
Tho: Tourner
Robt Cudner
Richard Heys
wittm wythnall
Robt wyncoll
Hugh Dale
James Stanley wch Stanley shalbe solicito' for the pishe
The xviij0 of Octob1 1589 the first fyfteene
The seasment of A fyfteene Graunted the Queenes Ma'le by act
of Parliamet the xxxj" yeere of her reign for the p'sinct of S'
xpofers pryshe in the warde of Brod streete Seased by they
whose names are heare vnder wrytten
Sessors

m' Candler

1

nichas Bamsley

{

Robt Cudne' Churchwards (

Thorns Addams

S' Phillip Butler 
xiij5 iiij**
Ric Rauenscroft 
John Howell 
... vjd
Jams Standley 
Whyt 
. ... xxd
Cornelis Speering 
John Harrison 
. ... 4j-
Ric Haighes 
Robt Cudnur 
. ... iiij-
Jerom Suker 
Bayly 
. ... iiij**
mr John Bowser bakroms iij
Nichas Barnesley
. ... ij5
Hughe Dale 
ffrauncs Lodge 
xviijd
Willm Withnall 
Robart Stratford
... viijd
Thomas Cockshoote 
Thorns Taylor 
. ... ij5
Thomas Turner  :
John Billingford
. ... vjd
Henry Smalwod 
Henry Beechar 
vjs viijd
John Brogdens bakroms . . .
Ric Candeler 
. ... xxd
Thorns Parradins bakroms
Robart wynckole
• te. ijS
John Heath 
m' Alderma Radclife . .
xiij5 4d
Israeli Owins bakroms
Arnold Richardsons
Bak-
Thorns formans wate'cow'se
roms 
. ... xijd
George Hunt 
John Leaves 
. ... ijd
VJ" vj-
viijd ijd
xijd
5 iiij*1
vj"
iiij**
xviij** vjd
viijd viij**
vj"vjivj-vjd
Thorns doughty
John lofte ...
widdow Spragg
The Alley
iiij** Samwell Dowte
ij** Thorns Howson
viij** m'k Pryme ...
John ffludd
Ric Robinson
John Hooke
Lewys Morgan
Joyse Skipper
willm Robartts
The Church yeard
yj"
iiij**
iiij**
willm Martin
John Straughan . . .
Robart Hudson ...
Henry Smithe . . .
widdow Thornton
nij"
Jerrom Suker }
ffrauncs Lodge j
Coiectors
At a vestry holden the vij* of December A" 1589 thear was Chosen
to be Churche warden for RoBt Cudne' John Leaves for to
remayne w* Israeli Owyn for this yeare following begennyng at
Christms next commyng & the sayde John Leaves to remayne
Churche warden the tyme of ij years According to the accus
tomed order of the prishe
Alsoe the same tyme & at the same vestry was Chosen to be sworn-
men for one yeer John Jakes and James Standley
At a vestry holden the viij* of m'ch A" 1589 Wittm yearington was
admytted by the condesend & Agrement of the whole prishe to
Receave the weekely pencion of vjd which Magdelin philpot
deceased Lately hadd to be payd to him during his naturell
Lyfe by the collector5 of the parrishe
At a vestry holden the iiij* daye of December 159 . . ther was Chosen
Churchwarden In the rome of Israeli Owyn Henry Allward &
the same Henry Allward to remaye According to the Aunsient
custom of ij yeers and was Omytted to be wrytten vntill his
daye being the v* daye of December 1591 .
An assesement graunted at a vestrey holden the xj* of January xxij
1589 for the some of tenne pounds to be Levyed & delivered
vnto the hands of Israeli Owyn Church warden to follow the
sewt for the obteyning Stayne Arearages dew vnto the prishe by
George Wytton & Wm wytton
S' Phillip Bottle' ...
M' Alderma Radclyf
M' Henry Beechar
Mr Candlor 
Jn° Billingford
Thom Taylor 
Robe't wyncoll
ffrauncs Lodge
Robt Stradford
Jn" Hooke 
Jn° straughan 
Ric Robinson
Nichas Barnesley ...
Robt Cudner 
M'5 Spragg 
Jn° whyt 
Isak kylborn 
Jn" Howell 
Jn" Heath 
George Hunt 
Henry Smalwod
Thom Turner
Thom Addams
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. iij5 iiijd
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Willm withnall
Jerom Suker ...
Ric Hayes
James standley
John Leaves ...
Jn° Jakes
Thom Carpinter
Arnold Richardson
Thom Smith ...
xpofer Mydleton
M' Tyrrell
Robert Parpoynt
Henry Aylword
J n° Bowser
Thom Paveley
homphry Streete
wm Ryder
Raphe Boswell
Edward Ryder
Jn" Brogden . . .
Thom Paradine
Israeli Owyn ...
Thom fforman
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Minutes of the Vestry

Meetings

of St. Christopher Le Stocks.

17-

Thoms TyrrelK
Ric Candler (

Thomas Parradyn
Thoms Taylor

Coiectors

homphry street ( new Chosen Jerrom Suke

ley J

Collectors

Thom Turne' ' 1590 Thoms Paveley .
At a vestry holden the x* daye of Maye thear was Chosen for to bee
the Awditors of the acompt of Robt Cudner late Churche
warden Nichas Barnesley Homphrey Street Thoms fforman and
Thom Addams
And at the same vestry it was condesendid and agreede that Thoms
Pavelye & Jerom Suker shulde take in chardge the collecting of
the resedew of that assesment which was graunted for the sute
of the Arearages of willm & George Wytton, and also that the
Receaue into there handes the same Monney whiche Thoms
p'adyne & Thoms Taylor haue in ther handes & so to be
accomtable vnto the Churchewardens for the whole som whiche
they shall receave.
xxiija. At a vestry holden the x* daye of Maye Anno 1590 it was con
desended and Agreed that whear John Shubnall will not Asigne
ou! the Judgment of xx11 jd recou'ed in the kings benche to the
prishe without that the prishnors doo make Allowance owt of
the same to George Wytton for his chardges in that Accion
disbursed the sayd prashnors doo condesend and Agree that
Alowance shalbe made acordingly to him after the rate as the
prashnors shall haue for ther portion Disbursed in that accion
the sayde wytton making contribusion towards such chardges as
shalbe spent in obtayning of the sayd xx" jd or any p't therof after
the rate of his portion that hee shall haue
At a vestry holden the xxviij of June 1590 Thomas Taylor was
Chosen Colector for the poore in the rome of Thoms Turner
& Thoms Smith still to remayne for one yer more According
vnto the order in that behalfe p'voyded
At a vestry holden the xxxj of Januarij A 1590 ther was Chosen
Awditors for the Accompt of Israeli Owyn lat Churche warden
Thoms fforman Robt Cudner John Bowser & Thoms Addams
Att the same vestry it was condesended and Agreede that Katterin
Bawne nowe being maintayned at the Chardges of the parrishe
by monethly collection shall nowe be deliu'ed ou' vnto the
Chardg and Custody of John Dickinson of the hospitall of
kingsland who is the Guyder therof & hee to haue the som of
fowre pounds in monney & duble Apparell with bedding and he
the sayde Dickinson & Roger Spence plasterer to be bound by
Obligacon in the som of xiij" vj5 viij** to mayntayner & kepe her
well so long as shee shall leve & so dischardge ye prishe for eur
At the same vestry was chosen Colector with Thoms Smith, willm
withnall in the rowme of Thomas Taylor
At a vestry holden the xx* of June 1591 was Chosen Colector in the
rowme of Thoms Smith John Jaques and willm withnall to
remayne According to order for twoe yeers space
At a vestry holden the v* daye of December A° 1591 theese parsons
heareafter mensioned being p'sent M' Alderman Radclyf M'
Alderman Ryder M' thorpp parson Mr Nichas Barnesley M'
Ric Candler M' homphrey street Robt Cudner Edwd Ryder
Thoms Turner Arnold Richardson Jerrom Suker Robt wincott
James standley wm withnall hughe dale Thoms Doughty &
henry Allward Churche warden ther was Chosen Churchwarden
in the Rome of John Leaves Richard Hayes to continew

According to the Aunsient custom for ij yeares next ensuyng
& m' Barnesley & m' standley having pmised to be ayding &
assisting for the sute in lawe
At the same vestry was Chosen sydemen Jerom Suker & Thoms
Carpinter
At the same vestry it was decreede that the collectors for the poore
shall eu'y yeere heareafter yeeld & leev A coppy of ther
Accompt reiestred in ye Church book vnder ther handes
At a vestry holden the xxv of Aprill A" 1591 it was Condesended & x»
Agreede that thear shuld be An other Assement and collection
as a for sayd for the som of tenne pounds to be deliu'd vnto
the hands of John Leaves [church] warden to follow the sute
for the obtayning of S'tayne Arearages dew vnto the parishe
By George wytton for those tenements houlden [by] him in
fleetstreet

Mr Aldrma Radclif ...

... XXs

Joyse 

. ... ij5

M' Thatcher 

. . . XVs

Richard Hayes ...

.... xvj**

M' Henry Beeche'

. . . XVs

Cornells Spering

. ... XX**

M' Candlor 

... V5

James Standley ...

ij5 vj**

John Billingford

... ij5

Richard Rauescroft .

0

Robert wincoll 

... Vs

John Leaves

... xvj*1

Robert Stratford 

ij5 vjd

M' Jaques 

. ... Xs

Jerrom Suker 

... Vs

Thoms Carpinter

iij5 iiij-

ffrauncs Lodg 

... Vs

Arnold Richardson .

vj5 viij-

John Hooke 

... xvj**

M' Smith ... , ... .

vj5 viij-

John Strachan 

... ij5

xpofer Mydleton

. ... iijs

Lewys Morgan 

... xij**

Maister Tirrell ... .

. . . xijs

Nichas Barnesley

... Xs

Robert Parpoint

 ijs

Robert Cudner 

ijs vjd

Henry Aylword ...

ij5 vjd

M'5 Spragg 

iijs iiijd

M' Bowser 

... viij5

John whyt 

iij5 iiij**

Thoms Pavely ...

iijs iiij*1

Izaak Kylborn 

... xx-

M' Street 

. ... Xs

John howell 

... xvj-

M'wm Ryder ... .

... XVs

John heath 

... 0 0

Raphe Boswell ...

ijs vjd

Georg hunt 

iij5 iiij**

Edward Ryder ..: .

... viij5

Henry Smalwod 

... xij**

hughe Grave

iij5 iiij**

Thoms Turner 

vjs viij*1

Thoms Paradyn ...

. ... V5

Thoms Addams 

... 0 0

Israeli Owe

... viij5

Hughe Richards

... xij**

M' Thoms fforma

. ... Xs

willm withnall 

iij5 iiij**

Thomas Tirrell

Nichas Barnesley ( „ Thoms Paveley & ) _ .,
u u c I /-Sessors T c 1 Collectors
homphrey Street I Jerom Suker )
Thoms Turner '
At A vestry holden the v* of July 1591 for A seasment of A fyftene xxiv. a.
According to A p'sept from my lord mayiore to be Imployed
for her ma"e5 p'sent S'vice Jerrom Suker 
John Billingford 
M' henry Beecher ... vj'
M' Candler 
Robert wincoll 
Arnold Richardson bakroms
John Leaves 
Ric Rauenscroft 
James standley 
Cornells Speering 
Ric hayes 
M' Thatcher 
xiij5 iiij-
M' Alde'ma Radclyf..
xiij5 iiij**
John howell 
. ... vj**
John whyt 
. ... xij**
Izaak kilborne 
... viijd
John Hodson 
. ... iiijd
Robert Cudner .,. ..
. ... iiij1*
James Bayly 
. ... ijd
Nichas Barnesly
... ij5
ffrauncs Lodge 
xviij*1
Robert Stratford
. . . . vjd
l]s
iiij**
•viij*1 xxd
xvj** xijd ijd
Vjdvjd vj-
iiij-
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Minutes of the Vestry Meetings of St. Christopher Le Stocks.

Joyce Otkar

 xijd

Piers Mansprugh

.. iiijd

J ohn Bowsers water co wrse"! .... ....d

shoomakr

.. ij-

and Back gate . . .

r__j -.-j

George hunt 

.. viij**

hughe dale 

../ ... ij-

the taylor

.. ij**

willm withnall . . .

 vjd

Thoms Paradins bakroms

.. viijd

hughe Richards ...

 iiij-

John Heath 

.. iiij**

Thoms Turner . . .

xviij d

Israeli Owin bakroms

.. vjd

Henry Smalewod

 vj<*

Thoms fformans watercowrse vjd

The

Alley

Mrs Spragg 

 viij**

Samewell Dowle

... ij**

Thoms Doughty . . .

 if

Symon Jenson ... ...

... ij**

John merryott ...

 ijd

The chu
rch yerd
John Hook
 vj**
Lewis Morgan 
... ijd
Ric Robinson ...
 ijd
Willm Roberts 
... ijd
John Strachan ...
 iiij**
Johne wright 
... ijd
wm martin 
 if
Robert hudson 
... ijd
John Cuddok
 ijd
Collectors
John Howell )
Izaake Kylborne J
To bee deliu' by these coiectors to m' Thoms Lawrens According to
yc p'sept from ye L mayo'
ss a- At a vestrye holden ye xxvj* of Marche 1592 yt was agreed y' ye
wages of Thomas nebbes sexten of y" paryshe should be aug
mented to ye sume of liijs fowre pence by ye yeare by ye Consent
of ye paryshioners whose names followe
M' Alderma Radclyffe M' alderma Ryder John Thorpe pson Thom
Tyrrell willia Aylward Rich Candler Thom fforman Nicholas
barneslye Ed ryder Israeli owen John Jaques Tho paradyne
Jero suker Rob' Cudner Tho Adams ffrancis Lodge Tho pauelye
Willia Wignall Hugh Graues Rics Robynson Jeames Stanlye
Henry Alward ) „. , ,
-,.,,. > Churchwardens
Richard heyes
At a vestrye holden in ye paryshe Churche of S' xpoffers ye
daye
Churche wardens
of Julye 1592 ye paryshe Clarck being dead there were theise
two Willia Robartes & Thomas Nebbes propounded for a
Clarcke at wch tyme Willia Robartes was Chosen to be ye pryshe
Clarcke by ye Consent of all theise pryshioners wcl1 follow
John Thorpe Parson Henry Alwarde
M' Alderma Radclyffe ^ Richard heyes
Thomas Tyrrell ) Thomas fforman
Willia Mylward J Humfreye Streat
Thomas Turner ) John hooke
Robart Cudner J Jero Suker
Robart Wincoll ) xpoffer Mydleton
George Hunt ) Hugh Richardson
Mr Alderma Ryder
Nicholas barnesly
Edward ryder
Tho Carpenter
Willia Wignall
i
The same daye yt was agreed y' Jerom suker was appoynted to be
Collector ffor ye poore ffor two yeres to come next Insuinge
The same daye also yt was agreed y' y" Parson & Churchewardens
w* M' Anthony Radclyffe alderm Willia Ryder Alderm Thomas
Tyrrell willia mylwarde Thomas fforma Hufry Streat Nicolas
barneslye & Jeames stanly shall at any tyme apoynted or any of
them to ye nomber of sixe meete to take order ffor ye lyinge out
of such charges as shall serue to prosecute ye paryshe suite ffor
ye arrerages of rent w*holden ffrom ye pryshe by george witten
w_h j^r Barnesly hath promysed to doe & prosecute
At a vestry holden ye x* day of december 1592 there was chosen
Church warden in the rowmth of henry Alward Raphe boswell
& so to Contynew Churchwarden ij yeres next Insuinge.
At y*= same vestry yt was agreed by ye Consent of all pryshioners
then pii y' ye parson & Churchwardens shall pay all such somes
of mony vnto Nicholas bamsely out of ye rent dew to ye paryshe
as he ye sayd Nicolas bamseley shall w* ye Consent of ye pson &
Churchwardens w* others as is ordred aboue at a vestry bearing
Date ye 2** day of July 1592 lay out for y*= recou'y of ye Arrerages
dew to ye prysh by george witton wch he hath promysed at yc
same vestry to doe
At yc same vestry were Chosen Auditors for ye Accoumptes of henry
Alwarde late Churchwarden Humfry Streat Izraell owen Nicolas
barnesly Robt Cudner
At y° same tyme were chosen sydemen xpoffer mydleton & ffrancis
T r\r\rrc*
Lodge Willm Ryder
John Thorp Parson
Thomas tyrryll
wm milward
homfreye Streete
Nycholas Bamsley
Israeli owyn
Richard heye
Rf Raphe boswell's m'ke churchwarden
Thomas Turna
Jerom Suker
Wm Wythnolle
ffrauncis lodge
Robart Carter
Memorandu y' ye xxxth of September 1592 was payd vnto Thomas 95b.
Wyckyn drap & rent gatherer of ye drapers — iijs iiij** to y" vse
of ye poore brethren of ye Company aforesayd according to ye
last will of benedict harlewyn deceased by henry Allward
Churchwarden
Memorand y' ye xvijth day of October 1593 was payd vnto Thomas
Wickin drap & rent gatherer of ye drapers — iij5 iiijd to ye vse of
y" poore brethren of ye Company afore syde according to y°
last will of benedict harlewyn deceased by Richard Heyes
Churchwarden.
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10

A Booke ffor all such thinges as [are] agreed vpon at yc vestries in yc parysh of St xpofFers neare yc Royall
Exchaunge begiiiinge this pn'te 9th day of Deceber 1593.

J593
Att a vestrye holden ye 9* day of december 1593 was chosen Church
warden in ye roome of Richard Hayes Thomas Turner & so
to Contynew Church [warden] two yeres followinge
At y*5 same vestrye were Chosen sydemen Lewis Morgan and Hugh
overy \ Tho fforman
At ye same vestrye were chosen Auditors ffor Richard I Nicolas barnesly
Hayes his accompte for one yere last past f Israeli owen
' Robt Cudner
At ye same vestrye it is aliso agreed y' Edward Ryder and ffrancis
Lodge together w* Tho fforman Nicolas barnesly Israeli owen
and Robt Cudner shall Audit ye accoumpte of William Withnall
& John Jaques Collectors for ye poore and also together w*
one of ye Aldermen shall ceasse them y' are vnceassed for ye
same Collection
It is also agreed at ye same vestrye y* ye j5sons aforenamed shall haue
Authority to reforme ye byll for ye Clarkes wages
Surueyghors for ye pish
Hufrye streate ) Tho fforman ) Tho Turner )
Nicolas barnesly J Robte Cudner J Tho pauely J
Edward Ryder ) r . ..
„,, ., } 9 of deceber 1593
Tho Adams } y °yj
At a vestry holden ye 16 of december 1593 It was agreed y' ye Ceassors
for ye Collection for ye poore shall ceasse ye paryshioners of this
paryshe towards ye payment of ijd aweeke ffor one whole yere
according to ye statute for ye relieffe of yc poore soldiars & also
for ye Arrerages since ye 3d of July last past 1593
Att a vestry holden ye xxiiij* day of february 1593 yt was agreed y'
there should be a loane of so much mony as is according to ye
rate as was heretofore ceassed vpon the paryshioners of this
payshe to follow y" suite agaynste Georg witton vpon his bond
and all other sutes betwene him and ye parson & church
wardens, prouided alwayes y' yff ye sayd George witten doe
accept of ye last agreement offred vnto him to geue his assurance
by bond and aliso to make ye parson & Churchwardens a
generall release of all sutes at or before yc feaste daye of Easter
next that then this order to be of no effect ^ Thomas Tyrrell
The ceassers appoynted ffor this loane I Nicolas Barnesly
_, ,, ) Raphe Boswell (Israeli owen
The collectors r 1
; Thomas Turner / Jerome suker
John Thorp parson Raphe boswell J _,, ,
Willm Ryder Thomas Turner ).
Thomas tyrryll Nycholas Bamsley
Israeli owyn
Jerom Shuker
p me Jacobu Stanley
Richard heye
1594
: b. At a vestrye holden yc xxv* daye of March 1594 was Anne [
widow chosen pencyoner in yc roome of willia yarington late
deceased

At a vestry holden ye first daye of december 1594 was Chosen
Thomas Paradyne to be churchwarden for two yeares in the
roume of Raphe boswell
A the same vestry were chosen syde menn John Carpenter and
Hugh Richards and in y" stead of John Carpenter who is gon
away was chosen sideman Richard Mydleton.
Att a vestry holden in y* paryshe Church ye xix* day of January
1594 were appoynted Auditors ffor ye Accoumpte of Raphe
Boswell Churchwarden
Hufry streate \
nicholas Barnsely )
Israeli Owen )
Robte Cudner j
At ye same vestry these auditors aboue named are appoynted to
examyn ye accompte of Jeames stanly for ye charge of ye paryshe
suite 1594
At a vestry holden ye xvj* day of ffebruary in ye paryshe Churche of
St xpoffers it is ordered y' ye eldest Churchewarden shall all-
wayes put in a sufficient suertie w* him selfe & be bounde to
Aunswer all such mony goods and ornaments of yc Church
as shalbe deliu'ed to y= said eldest Churchwarden and Thomas
Turner now Churchwarden is to beginne accordinge to this
order The vse of wdl stocke and mony of ye Church is to be
referred vnto ye good will and discretion of eu'y Churchwarden
This order was sett downe By consent of the pryshioners whose
names are subscribed ye daye and yere aboue written p'uided
allwayes y' yc suertie is to be w*out the paryshe
Thomas tyrryll Willm Becher
p me Johne Thorp Nycholas Barnsley homfrye streate
Rectore xpofferi Israeli owyn Raphe boswell
Jerom Shuker Robart codnar
p me Jacobu Stanly Thomas pavelly
hugh Dale Thomas adams
Hugh dale his mck H M H L
Att ye same vestry y' was agreed y' Thomas fforman and hufry streat
Nicolas barnsely and Robt Cudner should refourme ye byll of
ye Clarkes wages & ye same psons shall ceasse for ye maymed
souldyers
At a vestrye holden ye xxx* day of June 1594 was chosen Collector
for ye poore ffrauncis Lodge to be ioyned w* Thomas paradyne
and to contynew two yeres acording to ye late precept.
iS95
At a vestrye holden ye vj* day of July 1595 was chosen Collector for
ye poore Thomas pauely in ye roome of Thomas paradyne to
contynew for two yeres next followinge to remyne one yere next
Insuing w* ffrancis Lodge now Collecter
At a vestrye holden ye vij* day of december 1595 was chosen Willia
Withnall Churchwarden in ye rowme of Thomas Turner to
contynew two yeres next following

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Minutes of the Vestry Meetings of St. Christopher Le Stocks.

At ye same vestrye were appoynted Auditors ffor Thomas Turner his
accompte vid' Israeli owyn
Rich hayes
Rafe boswell
Nicolas Barnsely
At ye same vestrye were chosen swornemen Richard Smyth and
George hunt
At a vestrie holden ye 27* day of June 1596 was chosen Collecter
ffor y" poore in ye roome of ffrancis Lodge and to ioyne w* yc
elder Collecter Thomas pauely hugh dale to Contynew two
yeres next following. ffyveth of december 1596
Att a vestrye holden the day and yere abovesaid m' Edward Ryder
was Chosen Churchwarden for two yere in the steede of m'
Paradyne and Thomas Westwraye grocer and Arthur Middleton
m'chauntaylor were Chooen Sydemen and John Thorowgood
Haberdasher were Chosen Sydemen.
Att the same vestrye were chosen to audyte the accompt of m'
Paradyne Churchwarden nowe goinge out
M' Streat
M' Boswell
M' Barnesley
Mr Heys
The xiij* of Marche 1596
Md at a vestrye holden this day yt was agreed that Mr Bamsley
should kepe the bond for the Church goods wdl bond he nowe
receyved. Red by me Nycholas Bamsley
2 b. The xxv* of m'che 1597
At a vestrie holden the day and yeare abovesaid there was chosen
and appoynted for a pencioner in the steede of Goodwyfe
Nebbes, John Heath nowe lyenge Bethred [bed-rid] and hath
bene longe sycke. And yt is further graunted and assented
vnto That the next pencioner that shall fall Goodwyfe Harris
shall have the next place of the same pencioner because shee
hath bene often pmised yt and is nowe disapoynted thereof
Thomas tyrryll George hunt
Nycholas Bamsley Thomas T C Collins Marke
Jn° Quarles Jun' hugh Dale
Jerom Shuker John Thorowgood
James Stanley georg makereth
Thomas Carpenter The xix* of June 1597
Att a vestry holden the day & yere aboue wrytten Ther was chossen
and apoynted a collecter ffor the pore in the rome of Thomas
pavley Thomas carpender wm withnoll
Edward Ryder
Nycholas Bamsley
homfrye Streete
Jerom Shuker
ffrauncis lodge
Thomas paveley
3 a. The xj day of december anno 1597
At a vestry holden the day & yeare above written was apoynted
for ij yeares ensuyng to be churchwarden Jerome Shukar in the
place of william withnall, & at the same tyme were apoynted
sydemen Rychard Sandar & George mackerell

Churchwardens

At the same vestry were apoynted auditers to receyve the accompt
of william withnall churchwarden now going out m' nicholas
Barnesly Rychard heyes m' Thomas Tyrrell m' humfry Street
Andr; Arnolde wm withnall
rector eccles. Edward Ryder
The viij* of ffebruary 1597
There was a veiwe made in the vestry howse of the dedes and 43)
wrytings concerninge or Land in ffletstreat to fynd out when
m' wyttons lease began And we fynd that the lease of ffortye
yeres did begyn the vj* of August 1585 as yt doth appeare by
the copye of the speciall verdyct and by a lre of Attorney and
a note fixed to the same remayninge in the Chest, wytnesses
we whose names are here vnder wrytten Edward Ryder 1 Cherche
Jerom Shuker j wardens
Nycholas Bamsley
James Stanley
It was also agreed by a gen'all vestrye That forasmuch as the said
witton at Sondry Tymes hath much abvsed the pishe even to
their faces making his Comparisons w* them and that as knaves
he founde them so knaves he would leave them and w* many
other Lewd speeches wch the pishioners have taken to hart.
And therefore have agreed and desire the same at their Suc
cessors hands That the said witton may never have nor any of
his successors] have any new lease of the said messuags But
that the same howses may remayne vnleased vntill the lease in
possession shalbe ended. And then the most to be made for
the pishe that wilbe geven for the same.
Att a vestreye holden in o' pishe of St Crestophers this pesent 2d of 3 1>.
July 1598 was Chosen Collector for the poore in the Roome of
hene dale Thomas Westwraye for thys ij yeres folowyng
Andr: Arnolde parson
Edward Ryder \ Church Nycholas Bamsley
Jerom Shuker j wardens homfrye Streate
Humphrey milward wm wythnoll
John fewilliams Richard heye
By me Anthonye Clowes Thomas pavelly
By me Edw. Erby Thomas Carpenter
By me william Salway m' collins T C marke
By me John Bell John thorowgood
Att a vestrye holden the xxix* of October 1598 was chosen in the
place of m' Mackareth that went out of the pishe afore the yere
ended beinge for that yere Chosen a Syde man Wittm Newbye S|
was newly Chosen Sydeman to be sworne on the monday
following afore the ordynary for the tyme to come and the yere
to Come A. Arnolde parson

Edward Ryder
Jerom Shuker

Church warden

At a vestrie holden in this parrishe the 19* of November 1598. It
was agreed by a whole consent to be suters to Christs hospitall
for the obteyninge of a childe to be taken into the hospitall wch
was misbegotten by John Spragge in this parrishe wch cildes
name is Alice and Christened in this parrish the 17 daie of this
said moneth of November 1598. Andrew Arnolde parson
Jerom Shuker Cherchwarden

Minutes of the Vestry Meetings of St. Christopher Le Stocks.

2,1

4 a. Sonday the 3 of December 1598
Att a vestry holden the day and yere above said was Chosen in the
place of Edward Ryder Churchwarden nowe goinge out : James
Stanley Churchwarden to Joyne w* Jerome Suker Cheif Church
warden And the said James to s've for two yeres from xpmas
next as a Churchwarden
Also more the day and yere abovesaid Chosen for sydemen for one
yere from xpmas next Wittm Nuby and Hughe Goddard.
Audytors for the accompt of mr Ryder Churchwarden goinge out
were Chosen Mr Tho. Tyrrell
Mr Humphr Streat
M' Nichlas Barnsly
M' Wm Withnall
Sonday the second of December 1599 accordinge to auncyent Cus-
tome vsed in this pishe the next Sondaie after St Andrewes day
alwayes vsed was Chosen in the place of Jerom Suker Church
warden nowe going out, Att this vestry nowe holden ffrauncs
Lodge to Joyne w* James Stanley thelder Churchwarden And
they both to s've for one. hole yere from xpmas next as
Churchwardens.
This day also were Chosen Sydemen Thomas Alport and Henry
Levett to serve this yere
Audytors Chosen to Audytt mr Sukers accompt
M' Barnesly
M' Streat
W_ Ryder
Mr Withnall
4 b. xxvj° die Octobris 1600
At a Vestrey holden the xxvj* daie of October A0 dni 1600 by the
whole consente of all the Parrishioners then pn'te were noiated
and chosen to ioyne w* James Stanley and ffrauncs Lodge
Churchwardens for to make an assessem' for the releife of
Maymed Souldiers accordinge to the Statute made in A° Regni
Elizabethe xxxix0 these psons whose names heereafter ffollowe viz
Nicholas Barnesley
Humfrey Streate
Thomas Paueley
Thomas Westwraye
Humfrye Myllwarde
Thomas Carpenter
At that Vestry also were nomynated and appointed for newe Pen-
tioners to have the releife that Wyddowe ffowler and Isabell
Ansell had the wch are nowe dead viz The Children of Robts
the Clarke and the Children of Guyons.
The vij* of decembe' 1600
At this Vestry was chosen in the place of James Stanley Elder
Churchwarden nowe to goe out John Jakes to serve for Two
yeeres as the Custome is and Edwarde Erbye and Thomas
Collins for the Two sydemen
Awdito's for James Stanleyes accompt
M' Streat \ A: Arnolde Antho: Radclyffe
M' Barnesley I John Quarles Tho: Paueley
M' fforman fAudltors Hum: Streate Tho: Alporte
M' Suker ' Jerom: Suker Hum: Myllwarde
Wittm: Withnall John: Thorowgoode
Richarde: Smyth Hughe: Dale
Nichos: Barnesley Rich: Heyes
Thomas: Westward

A note of the most pte of the goodes and ymplemts belonginge to
the Parrishe of S' xpofers neere ye Stocks by James Stanley
Churchewarden afore his goinge out viz in Decemb' 1600
Itm j large Byble
Itm 2 service Bookes
Itm ij bookes called the Paraphrases of Erasmus
Itm iij olde Psalters
Itm j Surplis
Itm quarte and a pottle pott
Itm j Velure Table Cloth
Itm j olde Velvet Table Cloth
Itm j hearse Cloth
Itm j Pulpytt Cloth
Itm ij Lynnen Table Cloths one of wch is of Diap the other of Callico
Itm j napkin of diap
Itm j olde Turkey Carpett Cloth
Itm j Cheste in the Vestrey w* a Counter
Itm j Presse and a little olde Cheste
Itm xj fformes
Itm ij olde Coffins
Itm xxiiij" Bucketts
Itm vj Belles w* newe Ropes
itm vij Printed and wrytten Tables
Itm 4 Ladders
Itm ij shovells j spade and j pickaxe
Itm ij paire of Tressells
Itm j howreglasse
Itm the Comunion Cupp w* a silver Cover
Itm a silver plate for the Comunion breade
Itm of Readye Monye  xxxv" xvs iij -
delyu'ed m' Lodge 2 m'ch 1600
All theis mony and goods were delyu'd mr Lodg
xxvj0 die Decembris 1600 ;
A Cessem' and Taxacon made vppon eu'y Inhabitant able to paie
w*in the pishe of S' xpofer nigh the Stocks in London for the
releife of Maymed Soldiers and Marryners accordinge to the
Statute in such case pvyded by Nicholas Barnesley Humfrye
Streate James Stanley Thomas Paveley and Humfrye Myllwarde
Chosen for that purpose by consent of the whole Parrishioners
at a Vestrye the xxvj* of October 1600.

Wyddowe Jarvis
John Quarles 
Thomas Westwraye ...
John ffeewilliams
John Keelinge 
John Laramore 
Nicholas Barnesley ...
Richarde Neale 
ffrauncs Lodge 
Mathewe Smith ...
Jerom Suker 
Rice Webb 
Richarde Haies 
Peeter Tryan 
Humfrye Myllwarde ...
M' Anthonye Radclyffe
Cornelius Speeringe ...
Edmonde Hynton

vj"
xvjd

, iiij**
¦ viij**
' .ijd
. xiiij**
• ijd

VJ"
iiij-

vnj° vjd

Richarde Saunders  iiij**
Raphe Robinson  vj**
Richarde Buishopp  ijd
Charles Walmesley  ijd
John Jaques an empty howse viijd
Hughe Dale
William Withnall
Phillipp Sparke ...
Hughe Richardes
Henrye Levett . . .
Thomas Collins ....
Anthonye Clowes
Hughe Goddarde
Thomas fforman
William flin che ...
ffrauncs Needeham
Xpdfer Monke . . .
John Thorowgood

vnj. viij*1

... vj"
... vj-
... viij**
... viij**
xiiij*1
... viij**

vj"
viij-

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Minutes qf the Vestry

Meetings

of St. Christopher Le Stocks.

Thomas Carpenter
Leonarde Harwood ...
Thomas Alporte
Humfrye Streate
Thomas Paveley
Rowlande Backehowse
shutt in 
Mason

xd

vj** X**

xiiij** vjd

xviij d
. vjd

[s b.] Richarde Smyth  xd
Thomas Tirrell  vi'jd
Thomas Pavior  vjd
James Stanley  xd
William Neweby  viijd
John Jaques a howse shutt in xd
John Jaques  xijd
Edward Erbye  vjd

Sonday the 6 day of December Anno dni 1601
At a vestrie holden the day and yeare above written was chosen in
the place of ffrancs Lodge churchwarden now going out, Hugh
Dale to ioyne w* John Jacques now chief churchwarden and
to serve for ij yeares from xmas next as churchwarden.
the sayd day and yeare were chosen sidemen for this yeare francis
needham and Humphry milward.
Auditors for the accompt of m' ffrancis Lodge were then chosen
Mr fforman
M' Street
Mr Barnesley
M' withnall
6 a. Sondaie beinge the v* daie of December Ao Dom. 1602
At a vesterey holden the daie and yeare aboue written was Chosen
in the place of John Jaques Churchwarden now going Thomas
Carpenter to Joyne w* Hughe Daile Cheif Churche warden and
the said Tho. Carpenter to serve for two yeares from xpmas
next as a Churchwarden
And also were the daie and yeare abouesaid Chosen for one yeare
from xpmas next Leonard Harwood and Anthony Clowes Sydmen
Auditors for the Accompt of John Jaques
M' forman
M' Strete
M' hayes
M' Lodge
Sunday being the xxvij* of november Anno dni 1603
At a vestry holden the day and yeare above written was chosen in the
place of Hugh Dale churchwarden now going out Thomas
westrow to be ioyned with Thomas Carpenter now chief church
warden and the sayd Thomas westrow to serve for ij yeares to
come from xmas next
The same day were chosen for this yeare to come from Christmas
next william fynch and Raph Robinson sidemen
Auditors for the accompt of Hugh Dale
m' forman m' Street
m' Hayes m' Lodge
-6 b. At a vestrie holden the 31 of march the yeare of our lord 1605 were
chosen churchwardens for the yeare following Thomas westrow
and Richard Smyth and for sydemen to assist the churchwardens
the same yeare were chosen William Lee and Rice Webb
Itm the same day were appoynted Auditors of Thomas Carpenters
accompt m' Humphrey Street and m' Thomas forman m' ffrancis
Lodge and m' Hugh Dale
Itm the same day were chosen overseers for the poore to assist the
churchwardens, Thomas pavier and Henrie Jackson John nevill
and william Swan.
1606
At a vestrie holden the 13 of April anno 1606 were chosen church
wardens for the yeare following Richard Smyth and Humphrey

milward and for sidemen to assist the churchwardens the same
yeare were chosen Thomas pavier & John nevill and for
Auditors of Thomas westrowes accompt m' Humphrey Street
m' Thomas forman m' Thomas Carpenter mr John Quarles m'
francis Lodge and m' Thomas moulson or any 4 of them the day
of the accompt to be god willing the 6 of may next ensuing
Anno dni 1607
At a vestrie holden the 5 of Aprill were chosen Churchwardens for
the yeare folowing, Humphrey milward and Thomas Alport : for
sidemen to assist the Churchwardens were chosen the same day
Henrie Jackson and Humphrey waterson : and for Auditors of
Richard Smith his accompt, m' Humphrey Street m' Thomas
fforman mr francis Lodge m' Thomas moulson m' Thomas
Carpenter and m' Thomas westrow or any foure of them, the
day to be w*in one moneth after Easter. The same day were
chosen overseers for the poore or sessors for the yeare following
John nevill, Thomas pavier, Robart Heyes, Rice webb.
At a vestrie holden the 27 of march 1608 were chosen Church
wardens for the yeare following M' Thomas Alport and M' Rice
webb, for sydemen m' Thomas Saxebie, and m' John keasor,
and for Auditors of m' milward his accompt, m' humphrey
Street, m' Thomas forman mr Richard Smyth, m' francis Lodge,
mr Thomas westrow, m' Thomas Moulson, or any foure of them.
The same day were chosen overseers or sessors for the poore m'
Antonie Elowes, mr Ruben Boorne mr Denham mr william Swan
At a vestrie holden the 4 of Aprill 1613 was chosen for elder 7 a
churchwarden m' George Low, and for the other churchwarden
m' Laurence Norcot, & for sidemen henrie Ashton and John
browne, & for Auditors of mr william lees accompt m' hum
phrey streat, m' Richard Smyth and m' Thomas Alport m'
francis Lodge, mr Thomas westrow m' Thomas Moulson or any ,
foure of them, the day to be the 4 of may next ensuing.
At a vestry houlden the 24 of Aprill 1614 were chosen mr Lawrence
Norcott fo' Elder Churchwarden and m' Henry denham fo'
thother churchwarden & fo' Sydemen m' Richard Doleman
and m' Thomas fforman, & fo' Auditors fo' George Lowes
accompte mr Humfry Streete m' Thomas Alporte m' ffrancis
Needeham m' Thomas Westrowe m' Thomas Moulson and m'
ffrancis Lodge or any foure of them the day to be the 17 of
may next 1614.
At a Vestry holden the 16* Aprill 1615 were chosen
Mr Henrie Denham ye elder
M' Richard Byarde ye younger
M' Phillip Harrison )
M' Thomas Dringe j
Auditors for m' Lawrence Norcotts accompts
Mr Humfrey Street
M' Thomas Westrowe
M' Thomas Moulson
Mr Francis Lodge
M' Thomas Alport
M' Francis Needham
M' John Neuill
M' William Finch
Mr Rice Webb
or any foure of them vppon such a day as the churchwarden
shall appoint, w* his bast conveniency ; being now sick.

> Churchwardens

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¦b. Att a vestrie houlden the 22"° of June 1615 it was there concluded
that a colleckcyon should mee made for the releife of m's Arnold
the widdo of m' Andrew Arnold o' late parson towards the wch
those hervnder written gaue as ffolloweth vide'
S' Samewell Tryon  xl5 — 00
M' Thorn5 Mowlson  xl5 — 00
Mr Thorn5 westroe ... ... xls — 00
M' Georg Loe  xls — 00
M' John Nevill  xxx5 — o
M' Humphrie Street  xx5 — ¦
M' ffrauncis Lodg  xs —
M' William Chapman  xs —
Mr William ffintch  x5 —
Mr ffrauncs Needham ... ... xs —
M' Thom5 Alportt  x5 —
Mr Richard Downes ... ... x5 — o
Mr Georg Harwood ... ... x5 — o
M' Ant" Clowes  xx5 — o
M' Richard Lee  vs —
M' Lawrence Norcott ... ... vs — o
Mr Isack Seward ... ... xviij**
Hen Denham ... ... v5 — o
The whole sum wch is colleckted and delivered to
hir amounteth to
p mee Henry Denham

xv" xvjs vj**

ia. the 12* of November 1615
Md that at a vestry holden the day and yere abovewritten it was
then and there agreed by the said pishion's that on thursday
next wch shalbe the sixteenth daie of this instant moneth of
November, are appoynted M' Docto' Peirse pson Mr Denham
and M' Byard churchwardens M' Humfry Street Mr Thomas
westrawe M' Thomas Molson Mr George Lowe and M' Thom5
Alportt together w* Mr Woodward Sen' to meete at the pish
Church of S' Christofers and there to conferr together concerning
the lands of the said pish
It is likewise agreed at this vestrie that for the leckf one Sunday in
the aftemoone wch is now concluded vppon there shall bee
allowed thirtie three pounds six shillings eight pence to bee
raysed vppon the pishe rateably according to each mans
assessm' to the poore but if fortio poundo may bee rayocd
somutch may bee raysed over and above the said assessm' as
will make the said sum to amount to ffortie pounds then the
same to contynew during the pleasure of the parson and
pishoners. Note that the first qrt' what wanteth of x11 is to bee made
vpp out of the churchstock.
It is likewise concluded att this vestrey that a mason shall bee agreed
with for p'sent mending repacyon and mending of the fower
windoes in the steeple and likewise to haue a Carpenter to vew
the church wall whether there may convenyent sheds bee made
agaynst the same if not then forthw"' to haue a fayre bentch
there sett vpp for the p'venting of soyle and filth wdl is con-
tynewallie there laid
ib. March xxxj'ie 16 16
Att a vestrie houlden the day and yeere abouewritten there is chosen
for the elder churchwarden m' Richard Byward and for the othe
churchwarden m' Thomas Foreman and for sidemen m' Robertt

Churchwardens

Sidemen

parcell and m' John Helms There is likewise chosen for
Auditors for the account of Henry Denham late churchwarden
mr Humphrie Street m' Ant0 Clowes m' willim ffintch m' Thom'
westrow m' ffrauncis Lodg and m' william Chapman Jn° Nevill
The 20* of Aprill 161 7 beinge Easter day
At a vestry houlden in S' Christophers Parish Church it is agreed
that there are chosen for churchwardens m' Thom' forman for
the elder churchwarden and m' Richard Downes for the yonger
churchwarden and for sidemen m' Isack Seward and m' Thomas
Jackson Thomas Foreman
Richard Downes
Isaack Seward
Thomas Jackson
Likewise there are chosen for the Auditing of the ace" of m' Richard
Byard late churchwarden these whose names are heervnder
written Mr Humphrie street
M' Ant0 Clowes
Mr Wm Fintch
Mr Thomas westroe
M' John Neuill
M' Henry Denham
The Audite day is appoynted to bee one the Thursday next 9 b-
beefore Whitt Sunday The sixth of July 1 6 1 7
At a vestrey houlden the day and yeare abovewritten in the parish
Church of S' cristopher yt was agreed by generall consent that
yf the lands in fleet streete can be let fo' 150" fine and fourscore
pownds p annu that yt shall be let fo' 31 yeares in reversion
after the expiracon of the lease now in beinge
William Peirs
Thomas forman ) J. t
Richard Downes J

Churchwardens

The 3* of Auguste 1617
At a Vestry holden this morninge it was condescended and agreed
by the most and better sort of the parishioners of S' Christophers
then ther presente, that ther shold be ffower score and Ten
ponds Allowed to doctor Pearce, towards the newe buildinge of
the one pte of his house In the Church yeard, the wch said some
before mentioned is the full agremente w* the Carpender,
Bricklayer, and Plaisterer, for ther seuerall works, the wch ffower-
skore and Ten ponds is to be deducted out of the Hundreth
and ffifteye ponds wch is to be Receaued from the Tennants In
ffleatstreat for ffynes for ther houses vppon leaces In reuertion,
In witnes wherof we the parishioners whose names are hervnder
written doe set to our hands as a ffurther ratefying and full
Consent therto. The 2 of november 161 7 ,
At a vestry holden this day yt was agreed that the title in question
betuene the parish and mr Israeli Owen concerning mr flinches
house shall be referd to m' Solicitor generall to the kinge on our
behalfe and m' Owen to Chuse another at his discretion vnto
which two we are all content to refer both the hearinge and
determinacon of the title in question yf they both accorde to
yelde the title to eyther pty of both vnder both their hands

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otherwise to take such other Course as shall be thought fit by
the parish William Peirs
Thomas Mowlson
Thomas westrow
homffrye streete
Anthonye Clowes
Thomas Buckner
John Nevell
Henry Denham
Laurence norcott
TC
George Harwood
Hughe Moorar
John Helmes
Thomas Jackson
Isack Seward
Thomas forman ) _, , ,
-r, . , , _ > Churchwardens
Richard Downes J
j°b. The 17* of december 161 7
At a vestry holden this present day yt was agreed that the matter in
question betwene mr owen and the parish is referred to the docto'
and the churchwardens to prepare themselues agaynst the next
terme and in the meane to advise themselues as fully as they
may eyther for the reference to m' solicito' and mr overbury o'
for the prosecuting of the suite yf the reference be not pformed
William Peirs
Thomas Moulson
Thomas westrow
John Nevell
Thomas Buckner
w"1 Chapman
Laurence norcott
George Harwod
Nicholas Bourne
John Helmes
Thomas Jackson

Thomas forman
Richard Downes

• Churichwardens

Md that the xxviij* day of Marche anno dni 161 8 Thomas
fforman and Richard Downes Churchwardens receyved of
Thomas Parks and John keasar Executo15 of the last will
and testam' of Margery keeling widow decessed the Sumne
of tenne pounds of lawfull Englishe money wch the -said
Margery in and by her said last will and testam' gave and
bequeathed to the Churchwardens of this Parishe Church
of S' xpofers and to their Successors to the intent that the
same should be a stocke here and that the pfitt thereof
should be disposed by them to the poore of the same
parishe yerely at xpemmas for eu' Thomas Forman
Richard Downes
At a vestry holden the 5* of Aprill 1618 there was Chosen Church
wardens and sidemen these whose names are vnderwritten
Richard Downes & '
William Chapman .

Churchwardens

M^ Ken & •>
M^ Hooke )Sldemen

There are also nominated for the auditing of the accompt of m'
Thomas fforman Mr Street
M' ffynch
M' Norcott
Mr Mowlson
M' Nevill
Mr Buckner or any foure of them
The audite day is appoynted on the 20* day of Aprill nextt cominge
in the foornoone
Md att a vestrie houlden the 17 day of Aprill 1620 was chosen nb
George Harwod for the elder churchwarden and John Helnes
for ye younger and for sidmen william Vicker and Auerie
Gaskin

George Harwood
John Helmes

Churchwardens

| Si

Sidemen

William Vickers "1 _. ,
. „ , . } Sidemen
Auerie Gaskin )
Md that itt was agreed vppon att a vestrie houlden the 1* of June
1620 that Steuen Lasey is to pay three poundes towardes the
bying of a comunion Cupp wch he lost, out of his wages by xx5
a yeare
md aliso it was aggred that the churchwardens should pay to Reynold
Trip three poundes yearely so long as he contineweth in the
parish.
Att a Vestrye houlden the ffirst of Aprill 1621 there was chosen 12a
churchwarden and sidmen these whose names are here vnder
written John Hellmes ^ _,
' , „ , J- Churchwaden
Isack Seward )
William Perkins
John Risley
There was aliso nomiated for the auditing of the account of George
Harwod m' Streett m' Moulson
mr norcott m' Neuill
mr Downes mr Buckner
mr Chapman
The auditt Day is appointed on the 17* of Aprill next Coming in
the fornoone
memorandum a vestrie houlden the 14* may 1621 it was then and
there agreed by the said pishioners that the Churchwardens
should take vp ffiftie Poundes at viij5 the hundred to wardes the
payment of the monyes m' George Harwood layd out in the
tyme of his Churchwardenshipe and it is ffurther concluded
and agreed the p'ishioners shall see the Churchwardens saued
harm les Immanuel Bourne
John Nevell
homfrye strete
Thomas Mowlson
Thomas Buckner
wm Chapman
Thomas Forman
TC
Thomas Jackson
Thomas Carleton

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memorandum a vestrie houlden the 24* June 1621 & ther was
apoynted a vew day to be one the tenth of July nex Cominge
and ther is apoynted to be vewers mr Borne mr Nevell m'
Moulson m' Buckner mr Chapman mr fforman mr norcott m'
Harward and the Churchwardens or any fouer of them to vew
the Landes in ffleetstreat belonginge to this parishe
12 b. at a vestery houlden the 14* of July 1621 and there it was concluded
and agreed by the parisheners of this parrishe that the Church
should be new whitted and painted
At a vestrey houlden one sundaye the xiij* day of January 162 1
whereas there is by the assent and Conssent of all the parishioners
of this parrishe of S' Cristoffors a lease made and sealed by m'
docter peirce Rector of this parishe church and John Helmes
and Isacke Shewerd gardians of the same parishe Church two
one thomas fforman of this parishe and in like manner by the
advise of the learned Counsell in the Lawe of the saide parishe
there is a lease made by the saide thomas fforeman to one
Laurence norcott all wch leases are made for the tryall of the
Right of the saide parishe to a house in Cornhill in London
Called the goulden Hinde some tymes in the tenner of one
will Ramsie and late in the tenure and Occupacion of one
Isarell Owyne or his assignee or assignes the benifitt whereof is
to Redowne and accrue to the generall good and Proffit of the
> saide Church and parisheners Of this parishe Itt is therefore
this daye w* the free assente and Conssente of all the parisheners
(by Reasone the afore named persons are but vsed in trust for
the good of the saide parishe publiquely and generally) agreed
vnto that aswell the saide docter peirce John Helmes and
Isacke Shewerd and Thomas fforeman : their leasee as alsoe the
saide lawrance norcott leasee to the said Thomas fforeman
shalbe from tyme to tyme and at all tymes hereafter saved and
kepte harmles and indempnified or Recompensed by the
parishioners of this parishe of for and Consarninge all shutes
expences execucions and damages whatsoeuer wch shall heare
after arise grow or Come against them or any of them there or
any of thire goodes Chattells landes and teniments by Reasone
of the leases aforesaid or any of them or Comensinge any shute
or deffendinge any shute in lawe towchinge or any way Con
sarninge them or the tytell of the foresaide house or any entery
made by them or any of them threin two and that all mony
and Charges whatsoeuer wch shalbe disbursed and laide out in
and about the psecusion or defendinge of any shute or shutes
or other expences and Charges whatsoeuer any growinge dew
for or by Reason of the said house in whose name and against
whomsoeuer the same shalbe Comensed and psecuted or brought
shalbe from tyme to tyme laide out expended and disbursed by
the now Churchwardens and hereafter by the then Church
wardens for the tyme beinge whereby none of the afforesaide
parties may or shalbe any way dampnified and that all such
mony and expences shalbe allowed and paide to them againe
by the said parishoners vppon theire accoumts. wittnes our
handes heare vnto Subscribed the day and yeare aboue written
John Nevell T C ffredericke Goodsonne
homffrye streete John Helmes Mathew fforster
Thomas Mowlson Isack Seward Tho drayton
Thomas Buckner Thomas Jackson John Rathband
wm Chapman Thomas Carleton
Thomas forman Geo Haughton

13 a.
i3b.
14 a.

Laurence norcott Humfry strete
Jn° Kendricke John Rushton
Richard Downes
George Harwod
A vestrie houlden the 17* of march 162 1 and there it was Concluded
and agreaed by the greater parte of the parishinoers of this
parrishe that m' BlackweU the elder and m' Hord should be in
tertayned for lectterors for one qurter of a yeare and at the
qurters end to be at the pleasuer of the parrishe wheather one
of them or both shall continue any longer and they are to
begine at our ladie day next and soe to Continue vntell mid-
somer next Immanuel Bourne John Nevell
T C Thomas Mowlson
Hughe Mooris Israeli owyn
John Roberts homffrye streite
John Rushton Jn° Kendricke
John Helmes 1 wm Chapman
Isack Seward Richard Downes
Thomas forman
George Harwod
Thomas Jackson
Anthony Hurst
Humfry Castell
Geo. Haughton
Thomas Carleton
a vestrie houlden the 21* of Aprill 1622 and then and there it was
concluded and agreed by the most and greatest part of the
parishinors of this parrishe that mr John Kendricke should for
the some of fortie poundes freely to be geven by him to the saide
parrishe in consideracions of the freeing of him of ffive severall
offeces ved' scauenger side man Quest man Constable and
Churchwarden that is to say he shall never be Questned for any
of them or Chosen by any of the foresaid parishinors
a vestrie houlden the 21* of Aprill 1622 and there was Chossen for i4b.
vpper Churchwarden m' Isacke Seward and m' Thomas Jackson 15 a'
vnder churchwarden and side men m- Joanas Hopkings and mr
william Barffild
and for the audditinge of John Helmes now Churchwarden his
account is apoynted to be the seauenth of may beinge tewesday
and ther is apoynted to be avdidters m' Strete mr moulson mr
nevell- mr Bucknr mr Kendricke m' Chapman m' norcot mr
Downes or any foure of them
A vestrie houlden the 13* of Aprill 1623 there was chosen for
vppchurchwarden mr Thomas Jackson and mr Thomas Carleton
vnderchurchwarden and sidmen mr Thomas Drayton and Jhon
Rathborne
A vestry the 20th of Aprill 1623 weare apoynted for audittinge of the
accompt of Isack Seward mr Jhon Nevill m' Humphery streete
m' Thomas moulson m' Thomas Buckner m' Lawrence Norcot
m' George Harwood mr Chapm mr Richard Downes
At A Vestrey houlden the 13* of Jullye 1623 there was S' Jeames his
daye the 25* of this Instant month Appoynted ffor A vewe daye
of our Landes in ffleete streete And there was Appoynted to
veiwe them m' John Hellmes m' Isaack Seward mr Jonas
Hopkins m' Bareffeild and the Churche-wardens and sidemen
that now Are

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A Vestrey houlden the 28* of marche 1624 there was chosen m'
Thomas Carleton vpper Churche Warden and m' Thomas
Buckener vnder Churche Warden and m' George Haughten and
m' John Robartts sidemen ffor the yere ensuinge
A Vestrey houlden the 4* daye of Aprill 1624 were Apoynted ffor
the Audyting of Thomas Jackson his Accounte mr John nevyll
mr John Kendryck m' william Chapman m' Thomas fforman m'
Humphrye Streete m' Lawrence norcott m' Richard dounes m'
George Harwood or Any ffowre of them & The daye to bee
teusdaye the 1 3* of Aprill next
15 b. At a vestery houlden the 18* day of Aprill 1624 it was then and
ther agreed by the parrishinors that the Church wardens should
tak vp mor ffyfte pounds to mak that some oweing to m'
Lawrence wch is 150" two hundred pounds and That mr Thomas
Jacksone should be payd his monyes layd out in is Church-
wardenship and it was further concluded and agreed vppon y' a
wrytyng should be made and sett doune in this vestrey book
where vnto the sayd pishinors are to sett to their hands and
that the Churchwardens are by them saued harmeles frome tyme
to tyme
A vestery holden the 2* of may 1624 it was ther agreed that Edward
Gyles wch hath the nurssing of Robert wilcockes should haue the
keeping of hime tell mydsomer quarter next coming and then to
bryng him vp and put in securety to ye parishe in dischardging
them of him all wayes provided it may be to the lyking of the
parishinors and the good of the Chyld
At a vestery houlden the 14* of July 1624 ther was Appoyntted for
vevvers of our land in fleetstreet m' Chapman m' Helmes mr
Sayward mr Jacksone m' Hautton mr Roberts and the Church
wardens then being And there vew daye was one the 29 day of
this Instant mounth aboue wryt
lSa Memorand that whearas at a vestry houlden on sonday the 18* daie
of Aprill 1624 it was agreed by the parishioners of this parishe
of St Christofers nere the Royall exchange in london That
Thomas Carlton and Thomas Buckner Churchwardens of the
same pishe for the yeare insuinge should take vp two hundred
pounds at eight in the hundred of m' Adam lawrens for the
service of the parishe now this writing wytnesseth that we the
parishiones of the said whose names are heare vnder written do
promisse to and with the said Thomas Carlton and Thomas
Buckner that if ony losse should happen to be ether for the
principall mony of 2001 or the interest therof at 8 p. cent that
every of vs shall beare his pte therof and that the said Church
wardens Thomas Carlton and Thomas Buckner shall not be
charged saue w* their owne proportion therof (althoughe they
alone haue giuen their bonds for the same) according to the true
meaninge of these p'sents. Wyttnes our hands geven this
second daie of may 1624 Thomas Mowlson
John Nevell
homfrye streete
Jn" Kendricke
wm Chapman
George Harwood
John Helmes
Thomas Jackson
Geo. Haughton
John Rushton

John Larymer
Humfrey Castell
Thomas Carleton
Memorand that at a Vestry held September 23* 1633 There was
giuen to the Tenants of the pish in Fleetstreet towards the
making of a new fundi of lead for a vault the sume of three
pounds to be payd when the worke is finished and not otherwise
John Macarnesse Tho Mowlson
George Harwood
Thomas Carleton
John Larymer
John Rushton
Humfry Castell
A vestery holden the 17th day of Aprill 1625 ther was chossen ffori6b.
vpper Churchwarden m' Thomas Buckner and ffor vnder Church
warden m' Alvery Gascoigne and for sydmen m' mathew foster
for Cornehyll syd and m' william Williamson for brod street syd
At a vestry holden the 27* day of Aprill 1625 it was agreed vpon
and concluded that frtr' Thomas Buckner elected formerly
churchwarden agayne for the second yeere should be dispensed
withall for this office vpon payment of 5" in the name of fine to
the parishe to be payd into the handes of the churchwarden
At the same Vestry frtr' Thomas Foreman was elected vpperchurch-
warden for this yeere followinge and to hold this office only for
this yeere
At the same Vestry it was concluded that frtr' Thomas Carletons the
vpper churchwardens accompt for the yeere past should be
Audited the 19* of may next
Auditors named frtr' Nevill
frtr' Streete
frtr' Norcott
frtr' Harewood
frtr' Buckner
frtr' Downes
frtr' Chapman
frtr' Elmes
frtr' Jackson or any six of these
mdmdum that about the end of m' fformans yea' theare was a vestrey
Called to expresse thea' pleasewre concerning m' Blackwells
Contiuance whea' he was againe newly elected and Chosen
lecturer there being p'sent doctor Perce Alderman Moulson
rnr Humphry Street and m' Israeli Owen w* many others
Receaued this 19* of maye 1625 of m' Thomas Buckner the some of
ffiue pounds beinge in full payment of his ffyne for his Church-
wardenship accordinge to the order aboue mentioned
Tho Forman Churchwarden
Receaued this 19* of maye 1625 of m' Thomas Buckner late Church
warden the some Thertene Shillinges and Seauen pence beinge
the foate of his accompte, and the Surplusage of his accompt
more then he hath paied this yeare to the poore I saye Rd
— oo" — 135 — 07- Tho forman Churchwarden ,
At a vestry holden this 9* of Aprill 1626 ther was Chossen for n*-
vpper Churchwarden m' Aluery Gascoyne and for vnder Church
warden mr John Larremer and for sid men mr Anthony Hurst
for Cornhill sid and m' Humphre Castell for broad street side

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At the same Vestrey it was Concluded that Thomas fforman accompt
for the yeare past shuld be audited one the 9* of maye next
1626 Awditors M' nevill
named M' Chapman
Mr Jackson
M' Bucknar
M' Downes
M' Streat
M' Narcot
M' Harwood
Mr Lee
Mr Helmes or any Sixe of them
or ffower
It is ordered this 9* of Aprill 1626 that the vpper Churchwarden
shall gather mr blackwell his Lecter monye and paye him
quarterly accordinge to Auncient Custome
17 b. At a Vestry holden this 25* of march 1627 ther was Chossen for
vpper Churchwarden m' John Larremer and for vnder Church
warden mr Jonas Hopkins And for sid men m' George Webb
and m' Nathaniell fflacke
At the same Vestry it was Concluded that m' Aluery Gascoyne his
accompt for the yeare past shuld be Audited one the 17* daye
Aprill next Cominge 1627
Auditors named M' Alderman molson
Mr John neauell
Mr Willeam Chapman
— Thomas fforman
M' Georg Harwood
Mr Isack Seward
Mr Richard Downes
Mr John Helmes
M' Thomas Jackson
Or Any Sixe or ffower of them
18 a. At a Vestrey holden this 13* of Aprill 1628 ther was chossen for
vpper Churchwarden m' Jonas Hoppkins and m' John Rvshton
for vnder Churchwarden And for Sid men m' Willeam Bolton
And mr Toby maydwell
At the same Vestry it was Concluded that mr. John Larremer his
Accompt for the yeare past shall be audited one the 29* of
Aprill 1628 beinge Tuesdaye
Auditors named M' Alderman Molson
Thomas Mowlson Mr John Neavell
Andrew Blackwell Curat M' Thomas Bucknar
John Nevell M' John Helmes
Thomas Buckner Thomas fforman
Richard Downes M' Richard Downes
Tho forman Mr George Harwood
George Harwood Mr Isack Seward
John Helmes M' Thomas Carlton
Isack Seward M' Aluery Gascoyne
Thomas Jackson M' Thomas Jackson
Thomas Carleton Or Any Seauen or ffiue [of]
John Larymer | churchwards them
Jonas Hopkins J
At the same Vestrye it was Concluded and Agreed that mr Jonas
Hopkins vpper Churchwarden for the yeare ensewinge shall

giue in his owne Securety for the some of ffifteye pounds for the
Church stock
And at the same Vestry it was Concluded that from hence forth
each Churchwarden that shall succead in that office shall put in
Securety for soe much as the parish shall think ffitinge according
to the stocke of the Churche
At a vestrey holden this 16* of Aprill 1628 Ther was Chossen for 18 b.
Sid man m' Sammuell Lenicar in the place of m' William Bolton
who was despenced w* all for a certeyne ffyne
Att a Vestry holden this 27* of Aprill 1628 ther was graunted to
Rebecca Madox widdowe Twelue pence A weake duringe the
goodwill of the Parrishioners and not otherwise.
Att a Vestrey Houlden the 19* of Octobr 1628 thear was Chossen
w* full consent of the Pearreshenrs of this Parresh mr Andrew
Blackwell for the Afternones lecttor one the Sabooth daie for the
year Inshuinge by full consent of the Parreshnors of S' Christo
phers Church
Att a Vestrey houlden this 5* of Aprill 1629 ther was Chossen w*
full consent of the parrishioners of this parish m' John Ruston
and mr John Robbards Churchwardens m' William Watkins and
mr Andrew Glascote Sidmen
And at the same Vestrey it was Concluded that mr John Ruston
vpper Churchwarden shall giue In securety for one hondreth
pounds to m' Alderman molson to the parishes vse and the sid
men to seae the saied bound Sealed
At the same Vestrey it was Concluded that m' Jonas Hopkins his
accompt for the yeare past shall be Audited one the 21* of
Aprill 1627 being Tuesday by thes
mr Alderman Molson
id' John Neavell
mr Thomas Bucknar
m' John Helmes
m' Richard Downes
mr George Harwood
m' Isack Seward
— Thomas fforman
m' Thomas Carlton
mr Thomas Jackson
m' Aluery Gascoyne
Or Aney Seauen or ffiue of them
Thomas Mowlson Isack Seward
John Nevell John Helmes
Thomas Buckner Thomas Jackson
Richard Downes Thomas Carleton
John Heath Aluerry Gascoigne
Thomas fforman Jonas Hopkins
George Harwood John Rushton
1629 19 a.
At a generall vestrye houlden vpon Sunday the 28* of ffebruary e it
was graunted to m' Blackwell vppon his request made, that hee
should haue a reader to help him ffor six months tyme accoumpt-
ing ffrome ou' Lady day next and the parrish to allow the sayd
reader ffor the sayd tyme the some of Three pounds and that to
bee payd out of the rent of the Lands in ffleet street which was
graunted by a full Consent of the parishishioners by reason of
his wiues Long signesse and his owne extraordenarye weaknesse
and infirmetie

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At a vestry houlden the 28* of March 1630 theare was Chosen w*
ffull Consent ofthe porishioners of this parish that John Roberts
and Humphrye Castle shall bee churchwardens ffor the yea'
insewing and william Lea and Edward Ridlye shall bee sydemen
And it was concluded at the sayd vestrye that John Roberts shall
giue secvritie or some other satisfaction by bond or otherways to
the sayd parishioners Concerning the Charge which hee shall
bee possest w*in the ye'e insewing belonging to the parrish
At the same vestrye it was Concluded that mr John Rushton his
accompt ffor the ye'e past shall bee Audited the 29* of Aprill
next 1630 m' Alderman Moulson
m' John Neuell
mr Thomas Buckner
mr John Helmes
m' Richard Downes
m' George Harwood
mr Isaack Seward
m' Thomas fforman
m' Thomas Carlton
mr Thomas Jackson
m' Jonas Hopkins
Or any Seauen or fiue of them appoynted Auditors for the sayd
accompt
At a vestry holden this 3 1* of August 1 630 it was Agreed that ffower
Searchers for the Sicknes shuld be Apointed whose names are
Goodwiff Robinson
Goodwiff Perkins
Goodwiff Jenkins
Goodwiff Madox
The wch ffower are to be Sworne according to Custome
Item at the same vestry it was agred that the Chardg laied out by
mr Willeam Willeamson in the Shut against Andrewe Slad shuld
be repaied him againe by the vpper Churchwarden m' John
Robarts beinge the some of ffower Pounds Twelue Shillinges
and tovve pence
W" Lee Sydeman William Watkin Thomas Buckner
John Roberts 1 _. , , Mathew fferne Tho: forman
,T r _, „ i-Churchwardens _,. , ... T , TT ,
Humfry CastellJ Rich: Abbott John Helmes
George Goodday Roger Garland
George Webbe Nathanell fflack
19 b. At a vestry houlden the 6* day of October 1630 theare was chosen
by a ffull Consent of the parishioners of this parish M' Andrew
Blackwell ffor the after noones Lecture one the sabath days ffor
the yee' ensewing by full Consent of the parishioners afforesayd
and hee to haue for his paynes the beneuolence of the sayd
parishioners as accustomed
John Lorym' Thomas Mowlson
John Rushton John Nevell
Rich: Abbott Thomas Buckner
William Williamson Tho forman
Toby Maydwell Richard Downes
Andrew Glascock Edmund Vnderwood
Heriot Washeboume John Helmes
Mathew fferne Isack Seward
Andrew Hodges Thomas Carleton
Peter Eldred Wm Bolton
John Roberts Joseph vaughan

William Blundell

Humfry Castell
Edward Ridley
It was aliso agreed by all the parties aboue written that the table ffor
parish duties shall bee reformed by those whose names are
vnderwritten and the sayd table afterwards to bee ratefied by
another vestrye written the day and yea' aboue
Mr John Neuell
M' Thomas Buckner
M' Thomas forman
M' Richard Downes
M' George Harwood
M' John Helmes
Mr Thomas Jackson
M' Tho Carelton
John Roberts
Humphrye Castell
These or any six of them are to vew and reforme the table
abouesayd and to p'pare it ffor a vestry as abouesayd
At a vestry houlden the twenteth day of October 1630 the table ffor
duties aboue spesified (being reformed by the pties abouesayd)
it was ratefied and Confirmed of which table thea' is aliso a
Coppy written in a parchmt Roule, to which all thea' hands are
putt which wea' p'sent, which Roule is to remaine in the chest
vnder the saffe custodie of the church wardens and the table to
hang in some Conuenient place in the church
At a vestrye houlden the 10* of Aprill 1631 thea' was Chosen by a 20 a.
full consent of the parishioners of the parish of S' Christophers
M' Humphry Castell to bee vpper churchwarden and M' William
Boulton ffor vnderchurchwarden and for sidemen Mr Richard
Abbott and m' william Blundell :
Att the same vestrye it was aliso concluded that the accompt of
John Roberts ffor the yea' past : shall bee audited vpon the 28th
of this month of Aprill : 1631 being Thu'sday
Auditors appoynted for this accompt :
M' Alderman Moulson Thomas Mowlson
Mr John Neuell John Nevell
Mr John Helmes Israeli owyn
M' Tho: fforman Richard Downes
M' Richard Downes Thomas Forman
Mr George Harwood Edmund vnderwood
Mr Tho Carlton Thomas Carleton
M' Averye Gaskoyne Jonas Hopkins
M' Jonas Hopkins John Rushton
M' John Rushton John Roberts
or any ffiue or seauen of them;
At a vestry holden the 9* July 1631 it was agreed that the parishioners
should haue libertie to make Choise of a lecturer and that they
should Consider to nominate some fit men that might stand in
election for that place such as may be ppounded by the parishe
and Conformable to the government of the Church of England
m' Macarness our parson did consent hear vnto
At A Vestery holden the 22* of July 1631 ther was the election of a 20 b.
lecturer to preach once euery Saboth for on yeare, when the
parishioners did make chose of mr Dell, to be lectrur for one
yeare insuing ;
William Williamson Thomas Mowlson
Andrew Glascock John Nevell

Minutes of the Vestry Meetings of St. Christopher Le Stocks.

George Webbe
Joseph Vaghan
John Parker
George Goodday
Mathew fferne
Michaell sisson

Richard Downes
George Harwood
Thomas Carleton
John larymer
John Rushton
John Roberts
humfry Castell "» Church
wm Bolton / wardens
At a vestery aforesaied it was concluded p the parishioners that the
lecture mony should be colected p the Churchwarden for the
last quarter past for m' maconesse and that the parishioners
whould give to m' maconesse twenty pounds out of the Church
stock teward the repaireing of his house and other charges that
he hath bine at
At a vestry the 14* of dec: 1631 it was Concluded that m' fforman
mr dowes and the Churchwardens should confer and make an
end w* m' Hopkins for his ingagement toward the Chargees of
his maides Child
aliso that m' dell should be paid one quarters salery till michellmas
and take the benevolence of the parishe as the Churchwardens
can gaither it
Tho: molson Alderman
m' maconesse mr Rustan
•i' fforman m' Roberts
n' downes mr Carleton
m' Harwood w* the Churchwardens "> Humfry Castell
m' Helmes and many other parisheniers / wm Bolton
Churchwards
21 a. At a Vestry holden this ffirste of Aprill 1632 ther was chossen by a
full Consent of the Parishioners of S' xpoffers mr Willeam
Boulton for vpper churchwarden and m' Willeam Willeamson
for vnder Churchwarden and for Sid men mr Gilbert morwood
and m' mathewe fferne Tho Mowlson
Pieter Rychaut
Tho: forman
Richard Downes
George Harwood
Thomas Carleton
Alvery Gascoigne
John Larymer
John Rushton
John Roberts
At the same Vestrye it was also concluded that the Accompt of m'
Humphrey Castell for the yeare past shall be Audited vppon
the last daye of Aprill next ensewinge being mondaye. Auditors
apointed for this Accompt
Mr Alderman Moulson M' John Robbarts
M' John neuell M' John Helmes
Mr Richard downes M' Aluery Gascoyne
M' Georg Harwood
M' Thomas Carlton
Thomas fforman
M' John Ruston
Or any ffiue or seauen of them
At the same vestry it was also concluded that m* Jonas hopkins
and Ambrose Goodart the Supposed ffather of Rebeca Goddart
shall be saued and kept harmles from any molestation con-

cerninge the parish In Consid deration of the some of Twelue
pounds pd by the saied Jonas hopkins vnto Edward Lewys of
mitcham husbandman
At a vestry holden the 6* of Novemb' 1632 It being propounded 21b.
and the parishioners mette for the Choise of a lecturer ther was
chosen w* a free Election mr Rogers for on yeare from Christmas
next and to be paid by the Churchwardens for his paines till
Christmas
Aliso it is was concluded and agreed that m' Hocke should haue
paid him by the Churchwardens 7" 10s for some paines he had
taken and not till now satisfied
Likewise it was ordered that the Churchwardens should colect for
m' Maconesse the money that was vnpaid to him for midsomer
and michellmas quarters and what could not be gaitherd that it
should paid out of stock
More over the parishioners did conclude to give mr maconesse ten
pounds for on yeare as a gratuitie of thir loue and m' maconesse
did pmise to be asisting in the establishing of mr Samuell Rogers
to be our lecturer as aforesaid m' maconesse being psent
Tho Mowlson
1 John Nevell
Richard Downes
Tho: forman
George Harwood
John Helmes
Thomas Carleton
John Larymer
Jonas Hopkins
John Rushton
John Roberts
Humfry Castell
Andrew Glascock
Peter Eldred
March 19* 1631 22 a.
Memorand that having rec' a Certificate from Docto' Wilson Physician
that m' William Bolton w'hout great danger of his health could
not feed vpon Lenten Fish dyet, I did giue him my lycence to
feed vpon flesh. And finding that the weaknes of his body was
such at the space specifyed in the Statute giues way to was not
able to endure after according to the Statute I haue registred it
the day and yeere aboue written
Joannes Macamesse Rector Ecclis s" xpferi
At a vestrey Howlden the 21th of Aprill 1633 There was Chosen by '
a full Consent of the Parrishoners of S' Christophers William
Williamson for vper Chirchwarden m' Georg Webb for vnder
Churchwarden and for Sydmen m' John Parker and mr Roger
Garland
Att the same vestrie it was Concluded that the ACompt of m' William
Boulton shalbe Audiated the fourteenth of May being Tewseday
Auditors apointed for this acompte Tho Mowlson
M' Alderm Moulson John Nevell
M' John Nevell Richard Downes
M' Richard Downes Tho: forman
M' Georg Harwood George Harwood
M' John Helmes John Helmes
Mr Thomas Carleton Thomas Carleton

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Minutes of the Vestry Meetings of St. Christopher Le Stocks.

M' Thomas fforman
M' John Rushton
Mr Homfrey Castle
M' John Robts

Jonas Hopkins
John Rushton
John Roberts
Humfry Castell

M' Jonas Hobkins or any five of them
22 b. At a vestrey howlden the 31* of October 1633 yt is ordered by them
first that the Church shalbe suffitiently repayred with all Con-
venyent speed to wch end the twoe Churchwardens for the tyme
beinge together with the Assistance of m' Thomas fforman and
m' John Helmes and m' Homfrey Castle and m' Tobias Maid-
well for this sid of the parish : for Cornewell [Cornhill] side m'
Richard Downes mr Harwood m' Roberts m' Willm Boulton
m' Gilbert Moorewood who are Intreated by the said parish to
Take Care for the performeance of all things therein requisit
, r both for Masons Worke Timber worke plumers worke Glasiors
Worke Plaisterers worke Painters worke or any other worke that
shalbe Needful to be done in and touchinge the repayeringe and
Bewtifyinge of the said Church. And for the Charg that it shall
amount vnto we doe Promise and bind our selues and"the whole
Parish whose names are herevnder written to see all the costs of
the said Church dischardged what eu' shalbe concluded by any
six or more of them of the boue names and M' Mathewe ffearne
alsoe to be an Assistant for this side, and alsoe wee whose
names are vnderwritten to not only Bind our selues but the
whole parish for the pform' of ye said Costs and Chargis. In
Wittnes whereof we haue sett to our hands the day and yeare
aboue written. And furth' agreed 15* Aprill 1635 That M' W,n
Williamson and Mr Joseph Vaughan shalbe Assistants as above
and M' Abraham Chambers in Mr Downes his place
„, , , f Willm Williamson Tho Mowlson
Churchwardens < _ ... , ,
I George Webbe John Nevell
p me Mathew fferne Richard Downes
Richard Abbott Thomas forman
Andrew Glascock George Harwood
George Goodday John Helmes
Henry Baynbrigg Thomas Carleton
Peter Eldred Jobn Larymer
Roger Hunt John Rushton
Isaack Knight John Roberts
Blackwell Humfry Castell
the marke of Mathew Gilbert Morewood
Strangim Nathaniell fflacke
Toby Maydwell
Edmund Vnderwood
23 b. At a vestry holden the 19* day of decembr 1633 yt was agreed that
mr Samuell Rogers should be our Lecturer for one yeare beginig
at the aboue said tyme to read sirvice and preach every Saboth
daie in ye afternoone and is to haue for his paines thirty pounds
to be paid him by the Church Wardens
And mr Mackamis is to haue tenn pounds for The said yeare for
giving way to be his lecturer
Att the same vestrie it was agreed that ye comitie wch are vnderwritten
or any 3 of them wthe the Churchwardens shall advise wth m'
Mackarnis concerning duties and other bussines in the pish
and to conclude fullie thereof
m' Thomas fforman
m' George Harwood
m' Richard Downes

m' William Bowlton
m' Thomas Carleton
mr John Roberts
Att the same vestrie was alsoe fullie concluded and agreed that
whereas the parish Church of St Christophers is to be repaired
and great som of monies to'be disbursed to the raising of which
monies the parishione'5 whose names are vnderwritten haue pro
mised ffreelie to Lend the seuerall somes heareafter menciond
And the vestrie hath concluded the said monies shalbe Repaied
out of there Rents in ffleet street At two or three yeares by the
Churchwardens that shall then be : viz halfe of the said somes
at one three years end And the other halfe at six yeares End to
the pties menciond which shall Lend the said somes or to there
Exector' or Assignes And for pformeance hereof the said pish
haue Jointly and seuerally Ingadged them selues for pformance
thereof
Monies promised to be Lent to the repayreing of the Church of
St Christophers
1 M' Alderman Mowlson
2 M' John Nevill twenty pounds
4 M' Thomas fforman ...
3 M' Petter Ricaut 
5 M' Georg Harwood tenn pounds
M' Richard Downes tenn pounds
7 Mr John Helmes six pounds thirten shill iiij**
24 M' Thomas Carleton three pounds ...
36 M' John Rushton fforty shill ...
6 M' William Bowlton tenn pounds
8 Mr John Roberts six pounds thirteen shill iiij**
n M' Tobyas Mead well five pound
12 M' Edmond Vnderwood ffive pound
13 Mr Kyng five pound ...
14 M' William Lea fiv pound
19 Mr Georg Goodaye foure pound
15 M' Homfrey Castle five pound
26 Mr Andrew Glascocke three pound ...
20 M' Petter Eldred foure pound
21 Mr Richard Abbott foure pounds
16 M' Henry Benbricke five pounds
27 Mr Joseph Vaughan Three pounds ...
22 M' Mathew ffearne foure pounds
25 M' Nathaniell fflacke Three pounds 
28 Mr John Parcker Three pounds
29 Mr Joseph Blackwell Three pounds 
37 M' Hamer twoe pound
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M' Jonao Hopkins fyvc pounds
9 M' Gilbert Moorewood
M' Harrioono eight
10 Mr Chambers ...
31 M' Hobbs three pounds
17 Mr Hewitt Leate 
32 M' Alvery Gascoigne ...
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40 M' John Thorpe
42 M' Mathew Stangrum
41 M' Hunt 
M' Charles 
34 Mr Thomas Bolton ...
43 Martyn Dallison
35 Widow Jackson
Widow Garland
M'Hill 
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Mr Knight 
M' Thomas Snart
Mr Robert Holden ...
M' Ridley 
At a vestrye howlden the n* of Aprill 1634 there was Chosen by a
ffull consent of a vestrie by the parishoners of S' Christophers
for the yeare Insveinge mr George webb for vper Churchwarden
and mr Nathanell fflacke for vnder Churchwarden and for
sydemen mr Georg Gooday and m' Joseph Vaughan And the
accompt of William Williamson to be Audiated the ffirst of May
being Thursday. Auditors apointed for his accompte
mr John Nevell
mr Richard Downes
mr Thomas fforman
mr Harwood

mr Helmes
mr Castle
m' Roberts
mr Wm Boulton
mr Laramore
mr Carleton
Tho Mowlson Maior
John Nevell
George Harwod
John Helmes
Thomas Carleton
John Roberts
John larymer
Humfry Castell
Gilbert Morewood
John Saintlowe
Andrew Glascock
John parker
Richard Abbott
Mathew fferne
Abraham Chambers
Henry Baynbrigg

or any five of them

Wm King
llu Paveley
Thomas Hobs
John Thorpe
Isaack Knight
Jn° Chauncy
Henry Emsworth
John Rushton
Humfrey Wattsonn
mathewe + stangram
Joseph Blackwell
m' Eldred aproued of chirch
William Williamson
George Webbe

\ Churchwardens

=s b. Att a vestrie howlden the ii* of Aprill 1634 by the parishoners of S'
Christophers and there was Chosen by full Consent of the said
vestrie for sexton for a yeare next Ensweing Nathaniell Jermond
m. alsoe M' John Saintlowe being Chosen for sideman and haveinge
served it elsewheere 17 yeares agoe doeth freelie give forty
shillings to the parish for the benefit of the Church wch the
pish doe accept of for the said office and soe quit him for
that, alsoe these things weare agreed vpon by those whose
names names are vndrwritt on the Contray side the daie and
yeare abouewritt

Att a Vestrey holden the xxvij* of December 1634 it was concluded
and agreed That Mr Samuell Rogers should be or Lecturer for
one yere begyning at the abovesaid tyme to read service and
preach every Saboth day in the Afternoone And is to have for
his paines Thirty Pownds to be paid him by the Churchwardens
And Ten pownds more which form'ly was given to M' Makar-
nesse
Att a vestrey houlden the 27* of January 1635 it was concluded and
agreed that m' Samuell Rogers should be or Lecteier for one
yeare begging at the aboue said tyme to Rede Saruise and prech
euery Saboth day in the after noone and is two haue for his
paynes thirtie poundes to be paid him by the Churchwardens
and ten pounds more wch formarly was geuen vnto mr makames

Tho Mowlson
Thomas forman
George Harwood
John Helmes
Wm Bolton
Humfry Castell
Willm Williamson
Toby Maydwell
Gilbert Marwood

Huett Leatt
John Saintlowe
Richd Abbott
Mathew fferne
Henry Baynbrigg
John Parker
Joseph Vaghan
John Thorpe
Roger Hunt

Att a Vestry holden On Easter day being the Nyne and Twentith 26 a.
Day of March 1635 there was chosen by a full consent of the
said Vestry for Vpperchurchwarden Mr Nathaniell fflack and
Mr Andrew Glascock for Vnder Churchwarden of this Parish
And for Sidemen John Thorpe and Joseph Vaughan
And the Audite for M' George Webb his accompt is appointed to be
vpon Thursday the Nyne and twentith last day of Aprill next by
the Audito'5 chosen whose names are herevnder written
M' Thomas fforman
Mr George Harwood
Mr John Helme
M' William Bolton
M' Thomas Carleton
M' John Roberts
Mr John Rushton
M' Avery Gascoigne
Or any ffower of them
Att a Vestrie holden the ffifteenth Day of Aprill A" dni 1635 It was 26 b.
ordered and agreed by the Parson and the Major part of the
Parish then p'sent That from henceforth no Vestrie shalbe
called or held in the Parish vpon the Saboth Day And that the
choosing of Churchwardens and other Officers for the Parish
shall every yere be vpon Easter Munday
John Macarnesse Rector Tho Mowlson

Wm Lee
Nathaniell fflacke
Andrew Glascock
Mathew fferne

Thomas forman
George Harwood
John Helmes
Thomas Carleton
Humfry Castell
Willm Williamson
Gilbert Morewood
John Saintlowe
Joseph Vaghan
Peter Eldred
Tho: Hamor

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Minutes qf the Vestry Meetings qf St. Christopher Le Stocks.

Joseph Blackwell
John Thorpe
llu Paveley
Abraham Chambers
Martyn Dallison
27 a. Whereas there is now remayning in the Registry of the Arches Court
in London the some of One hundred Pownds of lawfull mony of
England which was given and bequeathed by S' Peter le Maier
Knight late of the City of London deceased in his will and
Testam' to the Poore of the Parish of S' Christofer in London to
be setled as a stock for them by his Executo'5 of his last will
and Testam' Now we whose names are vnderwritten being of
the Vestry of the said Parish are contented and do desire that
the said Hundred Pownds be delivered vpon bond to George
Webb late Churchwarden of o' said parish to the vse of o' said
poore to be setled for them as aforesaid Nathaniell fflack and
Andrew Glascock o' now Churchwardens of the same parish
and John Thorpe Sydeman ioyning with him in the said bond
In witnes whereof we have subscribed 0' names this Last day of
Aprill 1635 which note was dd to the said Churchwardens to carry
into the Court of Arches w* these names subscribed
viz' John Makarnesse Rector
Thomas fforman
George Harwood
John Helmes
William Bolton
Thomas Carleton
John Rushton
John Roberts
Humfrey Castell
Peter Eldred
Henry Baynebrick
Mathew ffearne
Toby Maydwell
Abraham Chambers
John Lorymer
William Lee
Richard Abbott
27 b. Whereas Nathaniell fflack and Andrew Glascock now Churchwardens
of the Parish of S' Christofer in London, and John Thorpe one
of the Sydemen of the same parish (according to a note or
agreem' made the Last Day of Aprill now last pas' as appeares
on th'other side) have entred into an obligacon of the penalty
of 200" the Copy whereof is entred into this booke towching the
receipt of One hundred Pownds out of the Registry of the
Arches Court in London which was there deposited by Sr ffrancis
Crane Knight Executo' of the last will & Testament of S' Peter
le Maier Knight deceased in full paym' of all legacies given to
the poore of the said Parish by the said S' Peter Le Maier in &
by his last will & Testament And for that the said Nathaniell
fflack & Andrew Glascock have received the said One hundred
Pownds for the vse of the poore of the said parish Now we the
Parishioners of the said Parish, whose names are herevnder sub
scribed are contented & agreed & do hereby promise for vs and
the hole parishe and o' Successors parishioners of the same
parish for the tyme being That the said Nathaniell fflack Andrew

Glascock & John Thorpe their executo'5 & admistrato'5 shalbe
from tyme to tyme saved & kept harmeles by the Parishioners
of the same parish for the tyme being of & from all sutes Costs
charges execucons & damages to arrise or happen to them the
sd Nathaniell fflack Andrew Glascock & John Thorpe their
executo'5 or admistrato15 or any of them or their or any of their
goods Chattells lands or Tenements towching or concerning
their entring into the obligacon aboue menconed in any manner
of wise And it is further ordered & agreed That when it shall
happen any of them the said Nathaniell fflack Andrew Glascock
& John Thorpe to depart this life or decay in estate and that
warning shalbe given for procuring of new surety or sureties to
enter into the like bond or obligacon of Two hundred Pownds
with such like Condic5n as the said Nathaniell fflack Andrew
Glascock & John Thorpe are bound vnto That then in such
case the Churchwarden or Churchwardens of the said parish
for the tyme being shall enter into the like obligacon and 28 a.
Condicon as is afore menconed, order being taken for his or
their indempnity & saving harmeles from the same as afore-
herein is expressed. In witnes whereof we have herevnto
subscribed o' names the Anno dni 1635
Thomas forman
John helmes
Thomas Carleton
John Roberts
Gilbert Morewood
Toby Maydwell
Mathew fferne
wm Bolton
Wm Lee
Peter Eldred
Rich** Abbott
John Larrymor
Henry Baynbrigg
Humfry Castell
Ex Regro Curie de Arcubus London extract'.
Noverint vniversi p p'ntes nos Nathanielem fflack parochie S'1 Christo-
feri prope le stocks London Civem et Grocer London Andrew
Glascock eiusdem parochie Civem et Haberdasher London et
Johannem Thorpe parochie pred Civem et Carpenter London
teneri et firmiter obligari Venerabili et egregio viro domino
Johanni Lambe militi et legum doctori alme Curie Cant de
Arcubus London Officiali principali in Ducents libris bone et
legalis monete Anglie solvend' eidem domino Johanni Lambe
aut suo certo attornato executoribus admistrator' vel assignatis
suis Ad quamquidem soluconem bene et fidetr faciend obliga-
mus nos et quemlibet nostru per se pro toto et in solid heredes
executores et admistr' nfos firmiter per p'ntes Sigillis nostris 28 b.
sigillat Dat Nono Die Mensis Maii Anno regni domini nostri
Caroli dei gratia Anglie Scotie ffrancie et Hibernie Regis fidei
defensoris &c Vndecimo Annoque dni 1635.
The Condition of this obligacon is such That whereas S' Peter Le
Maier Knight late of the City of London deceased in & by his
last will & Testament gave and bequeathed to the poore of S'
Christofers in London the some of One hundred Pownds in this
forme of words following or the like in effect viz' (And my body
to be buryed in the Church of S' Christofers in London, and I
give to the poore of that parish the some of One hundred

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Pownds to be setled as a stock for them by my Executo'5 of this
my last will and Testament) And whereas after sute comenced
in the said Court of Arches by George Webb & Nathaniell fflack
Churchwardens of the said parish church against S' ffrancis
Crane Knight Executo' of the last will & Testam' of the said
deceased the some of One hundred Pownds of lawfull mony was
tendred & left in the Registry of the said Court of Arches on the
part of the said S' ffrancis Crane in full payment of all legacies
given to the said poore of the said Parish And wherealso the
said Nathaniell fflack and Andrew Glascock the now Church
wardens of the said Parish of S' Christofer have accepted the
said One hundred pownds in full payment of all legacies given
to the said poore in the said will & by the decree of the right
wor" Sr John Lambe Principall Officiall of the said Court & by
the deliu'y of Matthew Thwaits Deputy Register of the same
Court have had and received the same to be setled as a stock
for the vse of the said Poore, If therefore the said Hundred
Pownds shalbe setled as a stock for the poore of the said Parish
of S' Christofers according to the true intent & meaning of the
will of the said Testato' and shalbe so from tyme to tyme
contynued w*out wasting or dyminishing of the said Hundred
Pownds And also if the said Nathaniell fflack Andrew Glascock
& John Thorpe their heirs executo'5 and admistrato'5 do and
shall at all tymes hereafter & from tyme to tyme save defend or
otherwise sufficiently keep harmeles as well the said S' ffrancis
Crane his executo'5 and administrate'5 as also the said S' John
Lambe and the said Matthew Thwaits and all other the Officers
and Mynisters of the said Court of Arches their several! executors
& admistrato'5 from and against all and every other person and
persons having or pretending to have any right title or interest
in or to the said Hundred Pownds or to any part thereof and
from and against all sutes, troubles Controversies damages
expenses and incombrances whatsoever which shall or may any
way happen to them or to any of them for or by reason of the
said Hundred Pownds or any part thereof And lastly if the
said Nathaniell fflack Andrew Glascock & John Thorpe or any
of them shall happen to depart this life or to decay in estate
Then if they or any of them or any of their executor'5 or
admistrato15 shall within One Monethes space next after warning
given to them or any of them procure one or more sufficient
surety or sureties by the Officiall principall of the said Court of
Arches to be approved & allowed to enter into the like bond or
obligacon of Two hundred Pownds with such like Conditions
for the surety or sureties to performe as are above recyted to be
performed by the said parties bound in this obligacon Then this
obligacon shalbe void and of none effect, or ells the same shall
stand & be in full strength and vertue.

Sealed and delivered in the
presence of
Matt: Thwaits.
W? Durham.
Edm. Arnold.

Nath: fflacke.
Andrew Glascocke.
Jo. Thorpe.

29 b. Att a Vestry holden On Easter Monday being the Eighteenth Day
of Aprill Anno dni 1636 there was chosen by a full consent of
the said Vestry for Vpper Churchwardens M' Andrew Glascock
And for Vnder Churchwarden & M' Toby Maidwell And for
Sydemen Mr Peter Eldred and M' Abraham Chambers

John Macarnesse
Thomas forman
George Harwood
Thomas Carleton
John Rushton
Humfry Castell
William Williamson
George Webbe
John Saintlowe
Peter Eldred
Abraham Chambers
Henry Baynbrigg
Tho: Bolton
John Thorpe
Roger Hunt
Nathaniell fflacke

And the Audite for Mr Na
thaniell fflack his accompt is
appointed to be Vpon the
Seaventeenth Day of May
next by the Audito'5 chosen
whose names are herevnder
written M' Thomas fforman
M' George Harwood
M' John Helme
M' William Bolton
M' Thomas Carleton
M' John Roberts
M' John Rushton
M' Alvery Gascoigne
M' Humfrey Castle
M' William Williamson
M' George Webb
Or any ffower of them
At a Vestry holden one Easter monday beinge the 10* Aprill Anno 3° a.
domine 1637 ther was chosen by ffull consent of the saied Vestry WJ ^lem
for churchwardens m' Toby maydwell and mr Willeam Leigh. this yeare-
And for Sydmen mr Willeam King and m' Thomas Boulton

Thomas forman
Wm Bolton
Thomas Carleton
John Rushton
George Webbe
Nathaniell fflacke
John Saintlowe
Andrew Glascocke
Edmund Vnderwood
George Goodday

And the Audit for m' Andrew
Glascocke his Accompt is ap
pointed to be One tuesdaye
the 9th daye of maye 1637 by
the Auditors chossen, whose
names are hervnder written
by ffiue or six of them
Wm Bolton
Thomas forman
Thomas Carleton
John Robbarts
Georg Harwood
Nathaniell fflack
humphrey Castell
Willeam Williamson
George web
John Ruston
Aluery Gaskoyne
Att A vestrie holden one Easter Mundaye beeinge the 26* day March
1 638 ther was Chosen by full Consente att the saide Vestrie by
mr Backer ou' pa'sone and the parishioners for Churchwardenes
m' William Lee and mr Mathew fferne and fo' Sidesmen m'
Thomas Hobes and m' Joseph Blackewell

And the Auditt fo' Toby
Maydwell his accompte is
apoyented to bee vpon Tues
daye beeinge the 24* daye of
Aprill 1637 by the auditurs
chosen whose names are
heare vnder written by 5 or
six of theme
Thomas forman

Sa: Baker Parson
John Nevell
Thomas forman
George Webbe
Nathaniell fflacke
John Saintlowe
George Goodday
Peter Eldred
Henry Baynbrigg

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Minutes qf the Vestry Meetings qf St. Christopher Le Stocks.

Tho. Bolton
Wm King
Tho: Hamor
Huett Leatt
Edmund Vnderwood
Thomas Cullinge

Nathaniell fflacke
fo' auditors 1638
John Nevell
Tho: forman
m' Carlton
mr will: Bolton
m' Jn° Roberts
m' William sone
m' fflacke
m' Webb
m' Gaskine
m' Rushton
3°b. Att a Vestry holden the ffifteenth day of Aprill A0 dni 1639 was M'
Mathew fferne elected Vpper Churchwarden for the yere ensuing
ending att Easter 1640. And M' Gilbert Morewood was chosen
Vnderchurchwarden; but att his owne request (as by the Letter
affixed appereth) he was w* consent of this Vestry remitted, for
the said place of Churchwarden, and for the place of vpper-
churchwardenshipp wch would fall vpon him the next yere. The
said M' Morewood paying for his ffyne Twenty pounds to be
laid out for plate for the Lords Table, and in his the said M'
Morewoods sted was chosen for Vnderchurchwarden Mr Edmond
Vnderwood, and M' Thomas Hamore and M' Hugh Souden
were then by the like consent chosen Sidesmen

And the Auditt for M'William
Lee his accompt is appointed
to be vpon the ffouerteenth
day of May next by the Au-
dito's chosen whose names
are herevnder written or any
Six ffyve or fower of them
Thomas fforman
Thomas Carleton
John J. Rushton
John Roberts
William Williamson
George Webb
Nathaniell fflack
Toby Maidwell

Sa: Baker Parson
Thomas forman
Thomas Carleton
John Rushton
John Roberts
William Williamson
George Webbe
Toby Maydwell
Peter Eldred
John Saintlowe
Tho: Bolton
Thomas Hamor
Tho: Peapes
Georg Bromhall
William Somerfeilde

31 a- The ffive & Twentith Day of August A" dni 1639
Att a Vestry holden by the Parishioners of this Parish there was
chosen for Lecturer to preach on Saboth dayes in the aftemoone
Mr Edmond Brome for the space of one whole yere from Michas
next ensuing there being the number of Thirty & ffive persons
giving their names for the election of the said Mr Brome being
the greater number of the whole Parishioners of the said parish,
the rest being but Thirteene in number for the election of Three
others then in nomynacon giving their consent to pay him
whome the major part should choose.
31 b. At a vestrey the 8* day of Aprill 1640 was Ellected M' Edmond
vnderwood for vperchurchwarden and M' Georg Gooday for
vnder Churchwarden for the yeare Insving And M' Henry
Benbricke and M' Martin dallison for sidemen

And the Audyt of M' Mathew
ffearnes acompte is apointed
to be vpon the seventh day
of may next following. Au-

Thomas forman
Thomas Carleton
John Roberts
John Rushton

Willm Williamson
George Webbe
Nathaniell fflacke
Wm Lee
John Saintlowe
Hu Sowdon
Joseph Vaghan
Tho: Hamor
Tho: Snart

dito'5 Chosen whose names
are vnder wrytten
M' fforman
M' Carleton
M' Robts
M' Rushton
Willm Williamson
Nathaniell fflacke
Georg Webb
M' Moorwood
M' Maidwell or any five
of them The ffirst Day of ffebruary 1640.
Att a Vestry holden by the Parishion15 of this parish there was chosen
for Lecturer to preach on Saboth dayes in the aftemoones M'
Christofer Cartwright for the space of one whole yere from the
tyme he cometh to reside w* them there being the number of
Thirty Seaven p'sent whereof Thirty & ffive gave their consents
& subscribed for the choice of Mr Cartwright the other two, one
of them gave their hands for one M' Nelson, and the other for
one M' Randall who were putt in nomynacon w* M' Cartwright.
And there was agreed to be given Mr Cartwright Ten pownds
for his charges of his Journeyes : Also its agreed that M' Cart
wright shall preach Monethly a p'paracon sermon before the
Sacrament on Thursday or ffriday at his election ffor wch weekly
Lecture & for the p'paracon sermons the parish agreed to give
ffifty pownds this yere at the least.

Wm Myddelton
Pieter Rychaut
Jo" Roberts
Wm Williamson
George Webbe
Nathaniell fflacke
Tho. Cullinge
Toby Maydwell
Stephen Bolton
Martyn Dallison
Henry H W Ward
Wm Lee
Christop English

Thomas forma
John Rushton
Gilbert Morwood
John Saintlowe
Joseph Vaghan
Henry Hardcastle
Thomas Hobs
Henry Baynbrigg
Roger Hunt
John Hawes
Tho. Snart
John Brett
Stephen Joy
Georg Goodday

Memorand That this Last day of March A0 dni 1641 there was 3*1'-
chosen for Clarke of this parish of S' Christofer William Mercer
an Inhabitant in this parish there being in nomynation w* him
John Roch & Nathaniell German also inhabitants in this parish
And there being then p'sent in the Vestrey Thirty of the
Parishioners Two & twenty of them gave their voice & choice
for the said William Mercer and Two for John Roch and Sixe
for Nathaniell German.
Att a Vestrey the 16* Day of Aprill 1641 was elected M' George 33a-
Goodday for Vpperchurchwarden. and M' John Saintlowe for
Vnderchurchwarden for the yere ensuing and M' Henry Eyns-
worth and M' Roger Hunt for Sidemen

And the Auditt of Mr Ed
mond Vnderwoods accompt
is appointed to be vpon the
Twelveth Day of May next

Thomas forman
John Roberts
John Rushton
Willm Williamson

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35

Audito'5 chosen whose names
are herevnder written viz'
Mr Thomas fforman
Mr John Roberts
M' John Rushton
M' William Williamson
M' Nathaniell fflack
M' George Webb
M' Gilbert Morewood
M' Toby Maidwell or any
five of them

George Webbe
WmLeeTho Bolton
Joseph Blackwell
Henry Baynbrigg
Tho. Hamor
Joseph Vaghan
Tho Peapes
John Hawes
Stephen Gey
Richard williames
Martyn Dallison
Tho. Cullinge
Stephen Bolton
John Brett
Peter Eldred

33 b- At a vestrey howlden the 8* day of Septb' 1641 There was Chosen
34 a. for our Lecturer M' James Cranford for one whole yeare to
preach twise euery Lords day And a preparation Sermon euery
monthe and to Begin at the feast of S' michell next pvided he
be free from other pastoral Charge or Cure
John Hansley Rector
Thomas forman
John Rushton
Willm Williamson
George Webbe
Lady Mowlson
Wm Lee
Peter Eldred
Will: Sheward
Henry Emswcrth
Roger Hunt
Henry Baynbrigg
Tho: Peapes
Stephen Gey
John Hawes
Tho. Snart
William Walker
Edmond Balye
ffrancis Burton
John Lammas
Ric** Elkin
George Goodday
John Saintlove
William Mercer Parrish Clarke
34 b. At a vestrey houlden the 17* december 1641 the names of vs vnder-
writt of the parish of S' Christophers in the precinct of S'
Christop in Brodstreet ward haue acepted of eight pounds
from mr henry Benbrick & it is for Constable & questman and
for euer acquiring ye same mr Benbrick of the sd offices for the
said money in the sd precinct, wittnes our hands day & year
aboue Thomas forman
John Rushton
Willm Williamson
Peter Eldred
John Hawes

Att a vestrey howlden the iith day of februrij 1641 There was Chosen
to be Auditors of Mr Georg Gooday deceased being vper
Churchwarden for his acompt dureing the tyme he Continved in
the place these whose names are vnderwritten & to be Audiated
the 1 7 jof this Instant being thursday
M' Thomas fforman
M' John Roberts
M' Moorewood
Mr Maidwell
M' fflacke
M'Lea
M' Webb
Willm Williamson
M' vnderwood or Any five of them
At a vestrey houlden iith of Aprill 1642 There was Chosen By full 3s a.
consent of a vestrie Mr John Sainctloe for vper Churchwarden
and M' Richard Abbott for vnderchurchwarden and for Sydmen
m' Thomas Peeps And m' Stephen Gey.
Thomas forman
John Roberts
John Rushton
Willm Williamson
George Webbe
Nathaniell fflacke
WmLeeJoseph Vaghan
Henry Baynbrigg
Tho: Hamor
Tho: Cullinge
John Hawes
Tho: Snart
William Withers
Robt Coker
At a Vestrey houlden the 3 of Aprill 1643 the names of vs the 35 b.
pishioners of Christophers here vnder written it was agred one
as ffolloweth viz
That M' Cranford for his ffirst quarter next insuing to Mid
summer for the pay for his Lecture he is Content to stand to
the ffree will of the parishioners.
That m' Cranford hath declared his willingnes to stay with vs
though he hath benn offered greater preferment.
That the parsonidge house wherin mr ffranckline now liueth
shalbe repared at the cost & Charge of the parrish
At the same vestrey was Chosen for vpper Churchwarden for the
year Insuing mr Richard Abbot and for vnder Churwarden
Captin Joseph vaughan and for Sydesmen Captin John Brett &
mr henry ward

James Cranford rector
Wm Myddelton
Thomas forman
John Roberts
Willm Williamson
John Rushton
George Webbe
Nathaniell fflacke
WmLee John Saintlowe
Tho. Cullinge

And the acompte of mr John
Sainclowe to be Audiated vpon
the 9* of may being tuesday
& Auditors
m' James Cranford
m' fforman
mr Maidwell
m' John Roberts
m' John Rushton
m' Georg webb
m' Wittm Lee

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Minutes qf the Vestry

Meetings

Stephen Gey
Henry Emsworth
Tho: Peapes
John Hinde
John Hawe
William Withers

m Nathaniell fflack
Wittm Williamson
or Any 4 of or 5 of them

ffebrurij

36 a. *At a vestry howlden the 13* of Aprill 1643 we the parishoners
whose names are vnderwrytten of S' Christophers for the In-
coriging of m' Cranford for his great paines that he takes wth
vs shall have for his Lecture euerey Lords day in the after noone
& monthly before the sacremt yearely the Some of Threescore
pownds and it is desired the Churchwardens shall Indeuor to
gather it of the pishioners and what shall fall short the shall pay
out of the Church Stock. By the Churchwarden
Wm Williamson
John Rushton
Nathaniell fflacke
John Saintlowe
Ri: Abbott
John Brett
Will: Sheward
Stephen Gey
William Withers
John Hinde
John Hawe
Jn° Sordell
William Bird
ffrancis Burton
William Walker
Tho: Cullinge
The Order aboue was Reversed by a vestry held the first of
may 1644.
36b. Att A vestrey houlden this 22* Aprill 1644 of the whole Parishoners
of this Parish it is Agreed vppon Captine Joseph Vaughan for
ye vpp Church warden for y" yeare. ffollowinge & for y" vnd'
Church warden for y° yeare ffollowing M' Hugh Sowden & for
Sidmen for yc yeare ffollowinge M' Thomas Cullen & M' Hum
phrey Blundell & wee here p'sent haue vnd' written our hands
John Roberts
Gilbert Morewood
John Rushton
1 1 enry Emsworth
Joseph Blackwell
W- Marsh
Henrey H W Ward his marke
Peter Cole
John Saintlowe
Ri: Abbott
Will: Sheward
W.lliarn Withers
37a. Itt is Agreed vppon at this vestrey houlden this 22* Aprill 1644 that
for the Auditting of M' Richard Abbott Churchwardens Accountt
shall bee 15* of May next followinge & the Auditors to be mr
James Cranford m' John Robart mr Wm Williamson mr Tobias
Meadwell mr Gilbert Morewood mr John Rushton mr Georg
Webb mr Nathaniell fflacke mr John Santloe
* This minute is crossed through with the pen, and the italicized words are
further obliterated and almost illegible.

of St. Christopher Le Stocks.
Itt is Agreed vppon att this Vestrey houlden this 22* Julij 1644
That mr Humphrey Blunderi is to Take Anne Christoph' to
searue him After the maner of Apprentize duringe the Tearme
of ffive yeares duringe wch Tearme shee shall Carey & behave
her selfe as a App'ntize ought to doe both honnestly & justly
ffor wch wee Ingage ou' selves & wee Towards byinge nese-
careys of Cloths Convenient for her wee pmise to give him
Three pownds James Cranford pson
Wm Williamson
Gilbert • Morewood
John Rushton
Toby Maydwell
Ri Abbott
Nathaniell fflacke
Stephen Bolton
Tho: Cullinge
„ „ , > Churchwardens
Hu: Sowdon )
John Saintlowe
John Brett
Stephen Gey
John Hawe
William Walker
Hum Blunden
* The ffirst of Awgust 1644 v i-
Att a Vestrie then held John Christofer one of the parish children
was by consent placed p'ntice to William Sweby Citizen &
Clothworker of London & Gloii[er] by profession for nyne yeres
from Midsomer last and Three pounds money was agreed to be
giuen when he is bound att Clothworkers Hall according to
custome and the M' att the end of the terme is to enter the boy
in the howse of Bridewell to the end that when he cometh forth
of his time he may be capable of ffive pounds giuen to poore
boyes in like kynd The ffirst of Awgust 1 644
Att a Vestrie then held John Christofer one of the parish children
was by consent placed appntice to John Reynolds of the parish
of S' Dunstan in the west Taylor ffor eight yeres from Midsomer
last and ffower pounds money was agreed to be paid when he is
bound att Drapers Hall to George Young of this parish Taylor
and free of the Drapers and John Reynolds is to cause George
Young to make the said John Christofer free of the said
Company att the end of his terme
John Roberts
Wm Williamson
John Rushton
Nathaniell fflacke
George Webbe
John Saintlowe
Richfd Abbott
Tho: Hamor
ffrancis Burton
Ge: Nieren
Tho: Cullinge
William Withers
Witt. Sheward
* This entry is crossed with the pen in the original.

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37

38 a. Att a Vestrey holden the 15* August 1644 its agreed that the
Churchwardens shall rayse the Roufe of m' James Cranfords
house at the Charge of the parrish and the monye to be raysed
in pportion as men are Rated for the poore
Wra Myddelton
Wm Williamson
John Rushton
Gilbert Morewood
Toby Maydwell
Witt Sheward
John Hawe
Robert Coker
Stephen Bolton
Edward Ridley
William Stratford
John Roberts
John Saintlowe
Gerha: Nieren
Ri: Abbott
Joseph Vaghan
John Brett
1644
Att a Vestery holden the 22 of Septemb" its agreed that what mony
shalbe payd by the parishemers to the repare of mr Cranfords
house shalbe repayed them agayne out of the Chvrch stocke
if it be ffound it may be disposed of to that end
Wm Williamson
John Rushton
George Webbe
Toby Maydwell
Richard Abbott
Tho: Cullinge
Tho: Bolton
John Hawe
William Bird
Joseph Vaghan
ffrancis Burton
Edward Ridley
William Walker
38 b Att a vestrey houlden y° 16th of december 1644 whereas John
Reynolds Taylor of the pish of S' Dunstons in ye west hath
taken to prentise John Christopher one of this parish Children
for his aprentice for eight years and his tyme to begin at
Midsom' last for the tearme of 8 yeares and the said Renolds is
to haue foure pounds w* the said John Christop this vestrey
orders that mr Reynolds shall haue three pounds paid him in
p' of the some and the other 20s when the said John Christo
pher shalbe made free of this Citty or in a Capasity of being
made free of this Citty Ja: Cranford
Wm Williamson
Gilbert Morewood
John Rushton
John Saintlowe
Ri. Abbott
Tho: Bolton
Stephen Bolton
Henry Emsworth

William Withers
the marke H W of Henery Ward
William Bird
Richard Williams
John Hawes
The 16* January 1644 39 a.
At a vestry then held it is Concluded y' Humfrey Stockwell be
discharged by the Churchwarden for his Arrerages of Rent vpon
payment of Twenty foure pounds The lease being deliu'ed vp &
quyett possession yeelded And also y' the house be surrendred
vnto Henrye Sharpe who is to be entertayned Tenant for this
yeare ensueing beginning the 25* day of december 1644 at
Twenty pounds for the yeare, paying it by fyve pounds quarterly
Ja: Cranford Rector
Wm Williamson
Gilbert Morewood
John Rushton
Nathaniell fflacke
Richard Abbott
William Sheward
Stephen Bolton
John Hawe
William Walker
Christop English
Richard Ryman
Joseph Vaghan
Hu: Sowdon
At a vestrey Houlden 28th of march 1645 It is orderd that Mr John 39 b.
Saintlowe shall pay ffifty pounds due to Hills twoe Childr to yc
hands of Maior Joseph Vaughan Nowe Church Warden of the
sd parish and he shall disburse the same for the parishes vse
and be acomptable to the pish for the same and vpon Audiating
of the acomptes the Childr shall haue alloweance for the same,
out of wch mony Reed he is to pay the workem for Repairinge
Mr Cranfords howse and this vestrie doeth further order that the
said parishoners that have disbursed money to that end shalbe
reinbursed of there monies out of the parish stock
Wm Williamson
Toby Maydwell
John Rushton
Richard Abbott
Nathaniell fflacke
Witt: Sheward
Tho: Cullinge
John Brett
John Hawe
Roger Hunt
Peter Cole
William Bird
Tho Ashton
Edmond Balye
Att a vestery Houlden this 11 Aprill 1645 °f tne whole prishio'5 of 40 a.
this pish it is agreed vpon that m' Hugh Souden for the vpper
Churchwarden and for the vnder Churchwarden mr Thomas
Boulton and for sidesmen for the yeere ffollowing m' William
Walker and m' William Shewarde and we here p'sent haue vnto
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Ja: Cranford pson
John Roberts
Wm Williamson
Gilbert Morewood
John Rushton
John Saintlowe
Richard Abbott
Joseph Vaghan
John Brett
Tho: Cullinge
Stephen Gey
Toby Maydwell
Witt: Sheward
John Hawe
Ge Nieren
Its agreed vpon at a vestery houlden the day aboue sayd that for the
Audidings of Joseph Vaghans Account the 13 may 1645 shalbe
Audito'5 mr James Cranford m' John Roberts m' Williamson
mr Toby Meadwell m' Gilbert Moorewoodd m' John Sayntlo
m' Richard Abbott and that widow Snart shall haue the money
paid her that her husband did lend to y" repayre of this Church
John Roberts
Wm Williamson
John Saintlowe
Ri: Abbott
Toby Maydwell
Tho: Cullinge
4ob. Att a vestrey holden the 30* of Ma'ch 1646 of the whole parrish itt
is agreed vpon that mr Henrey Benbrige is Chosen fo' Vnder
Churchwa'den and m' Thomas Bouelton fo' vpper Chu'chwa'den
and fo' Sidesmen fo' the yeare ffollowing mr Steephen Bouelton
for Cornew*ell [Cornhill] side and fo' ou'e side m' William
Witheres and wee thatt wer p'esent att this ellectione haue heare
vnder sett our hands ye daye and yeare aboue written

Att this p'esent vestrey itt is
ordered the daye and yeare
aboue saide that the Audit-
inge of Toby Maydwells
accompt shall bee vpon the
twentith eight of Ap'ill beeing
friday and the Auditors are
toe bee m' Will Williamson
m' John Roberts m' Richard
Abbutt m' George Webb
m' John Rustone and m'
Nathaniell fflacke and m'
Gilbert Morewood & Maior
Vawhone or aney fiue of
them

p me John Roberts
Wm Williamson
John Rushton
George Webbe
Nathaniell fflacke
Tho. Cullinge
Joseph Blackwtt
Toby Maydwell
John Brett
Will: Sheward
John Hawe
William Walker
Tho: Colclough
Richard Williams

41a. att A Vestry holden the 30* of Apill '1647 we whoss names are
vnder writt have Chosen m' Henry Bainberg for the year
insueing to searve the plac of vper Churchwarden & m' Josep
Blackwell for vnder Churchwarden and mr wm Streattford &
mr John Haw for Sidmen John Rushton
Nathaniell fflacke
Toby Maydwell
Tho: Cullinge

John Brett
Stephen Bolton
William Walker
Garrard Dickins
Thomas Chubbe
ffrancis Burton
ffrancis Maye
Thomas Lowe
Richard Ryman
Tho Bolton
Att This presentt vestry itt is Apointed The Auditt day of Tho Bolton
is to be vpon Tewsday the first of Junne next and the Auditors
to be is mr wmson
m' Robertts
m' morwood ore any fiue
m' maydwell of them
mr vaughan
m' fflack
¦m' webb
m' Rustian
m' Abott
At a vestery houlden the prime of m'ch 1647 it was agreed as ffol-4ib.
loweth— that if John Roach tayler being a poore man of this
pishe hauing six small chilldren shuld gett his Sonne Joseph
being about three yeares & a halfe ould to be receiued into the
Maintenance & keeping of S' Bartholmewes Hospitall ; that
then the pishioners of this pishe shuld ffree the said Hospitall
of the charge of the said childe when he came to the age of
ffifteene yeares. witnesse our handes as ffott
William Walker Ja: Cranford rector
Gilbert Morwood
John Roberts
John Rushton
George Webbe
Richard Abbott
Tho. Bolton
Tho Culling
Stephen Bolton
ffrancis Burton
henry Trough ton
Thomas Lowe

Henry Baynbrigg | churchwardens
Joseph Blackwell j

Joseph Richard Ryman
At a Vestery houlden the 3" of Aprill 1648 m' Joseph Blackwell was
Chosen Senior Churchwarden and m' Thomas Cullen Junior :
and mr Thomas Chub and m' ffrancis Mao Sidemen for this
yeare ensuinge and it is appointed at the same vestry that m'
Henry Baynbrigge his Audite day bee vpon Wednesday the
third of may, the Auditors to bee y* mjnist', m' Williamson, m'
Roberts, m' Morewood, m' majdwel, m' fflacke, m' Abbot, mr
webb, m' Rushtjan, m' vaghan, m' Bolton, or any five of them
Richard Ryman Ja: Cranford
Gilbert Morwood
John Roberts
John Rushton
George Webbe

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Richard Abbott
Toby Maydwell
Tho. Bolton
Henry Baynbrigge
Stephen Bolton
John Brett
Christo: Jenner
ffrancis Burton
Henry Troughton
William Walker
Thomas Lowe
42a. Att a vesterye the 26 March 1649 it was agreed that m' Thomas
Cullinge Chosen Senior & L'. Col: John Brett Junior Church
wardens, and M' Thomas Aston and m' Peter Cole sidesmen
for this yeere Ensuing and that the Acc° of m' Joseph Blackewell
shalbe Audited the third of may 1649 the Auditors m' Cranford
m' Roberts mr Ruston mr Morewood mr Williamson m' Thomas
Boulton mr Vaghan or any ffiue of them
Ja: Cranford
John Roberts
John Rushton
Gilbert Morwood
Joseph Vaghan
Tho: Bolton
Henry Baynbrigg
Joseph Blackwell
Stephen Gey
John Hawe
Garrard Dick ins
Ben Oldfeild
Richard Ryman
42 b. Att A vestrey Houlden this 23* of Aprill An" 1650 there was
Chossen officers for this Parish for the yeare ensuinge Both for
vpp & vndr Churchwardens & sidmen Accordinge to the vote
of the vestrey & the Parishon'5 whoes names are here vnder
written. The officers for the Church are these Maigo' John
Breet for the vpp' Churchwarden for the yeare ensinge & for
the vnd' Church warden is mr Stephen Gey for the yeare
ensuinge & for sidemen mr Richard Williams ffor Threedneled
Precincte & mr Wm Marsh for Comhill side
And the Audiett day is Appoynted the 15* day of may next & the
Audito's for mr Thomas Cullen Accountt are these followinge
m' Cranford mr Morewood mr Robarts mr Williamson Corns
Vaughan mr Meadwell mr fflacke mr Thomas Boulton mr
Banbricke & mr Blackwell or aney ffive of them
Ja: Cranford pson
Richard Raymond John Roberts
Henry Troughton Wm Williamson
William Bird Nathaniell fflacke
Stephen Parker Joseph Vaghan
James Berblok Henry Baynbrigg
Joseph Blackwell
Tho Bolton
William Sheward
John Hawe
William Walker
Tho Culling
Tho Ashton

Att a Vestery holden the 19 Nout5 1650 it is ordred that (whereas 41 a.
by Acc° seuerall yeeres past there was due to Jo Hill & Sarah
Hill Children of Thomas Hill who was a pensioner to ye parish
sixty nyne povnds ffower shillings & nyne pence) there shall be
paied to them for yc same 801 to bee equally djvjded y' is to say
fforty povnds to Jo & fforty pounds to the said Sarah, and the
Bonnd due from Tailor is to be deliuered vnto the said Jo Hill
and what one the bond is receiueed is equally to be deuided
betwixt the sayd Jo and Sarah, thirty pounds of this mony the
Churchwarden is to paye and shalbe alowed one Acc° the other
ffifty pounds M' Henry Banbricke lendeth and is to haue bond
from the Churchwardens by order of this Vestery for which we
are to paye 53" to mr Banbricke the ffirst Jany 165 1 the 80" is
to be payd the sayd Children the ffirst Jan: 1650 and the
vestry and parish is to safe y*= Churchwardens harmelesse from
their bond

Att the same vestery and
the day & yeere aboue sayd
Richard knight was Chosen
(during his good behauior)
Sexton of this parish and to
receiue the pay of the same
accordingly

Ja; Cranford parson
Wm Williamson
Nathaniell fflacke
Joseph Vaghan
Henry Baynbrigg
Joseph Blackwell
Tho Culling
John Brett |

Churchwardens

Stephen Gey J
John Hawe
Garrard Dickins
Richard Richardson
Jn° Sordell
Tho Ashton
Richard Reymond

The ii* of ffebrarij 1650 43b.
At a vestry houlden the day abouesaid M' Cranford did proffer and
desire to Catechize those yonge people of this parish euery
Lords day begining the 23* of this Instant in ye afternoone
that haue not yett Receud the Sacram'e the wch ye vestrey did
Willingly and thanckfully Accept of and Doe promise to send
there Children accordingly and doe hope the whole parish Wilbe
redy to Submitt to this order Ja: Cranford parson
W"? Williamson
Joseph Vaghan
Henry Baynbrigge
Tho Culling
John Brett
Stephen Gey
John Hawe
Peter Cole
Garrard Dickins
Christo: Jenney
Richard Williams
Thomas Hinde
Richmond Reymond
Edward Moore
The 90 of Aprill 1651 44a.
At a Vestry helde the day aboue sd theire weare Chose for officers
for the parish the ptyes vnderneath exprest by the ptyes whose

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names are vnder subscribed viz for Church Wardens Stephen Jey
the Seanior Churchwarden and Humph Blundell for the Junior
and Rich Raymond and Jn° Hynde for Sydemen And the
Auditt day for the perusall of the Churchwardens Accompt is
appwinted the 13* day of May next, the officers aboue exprest
are for the yeare insuinge and the Auditors for Jn° Bretts
Accompt for the last year of Accompt are Mr James Cranford
Rector M' Jn° Roberts, M' Wm Williamson, M' Natha fflack,
Coll Josep Vaughan Mr Hen Bainebrigg M' Tho. Bolton M'
Josep Blackwell and M' Tho Culline or any 5 of them
Ja: Cranford parson
John Roberts
Nathaniell fflacke
Joseph Vaghan
Henry Baynbrigg
Joseph Blackwell
Tho Culling
Stephen Bolton
John Adrian
Richard Richardson
Garrard Dickins
Richard Williams
John Robinson
Christop English
John Brett
44 b. The 19 Aprill 1652
Att the day and yeere aboue sayd ther weare Chose officers for the
parish for the yeere insueing for vpper Church Warden & vnder
Churchwarden & sids men according to the vote of the vestery
by the parishioners whose names are here vnder written vpper
Churchwarden Mr Humphery Blunden vnder Churchwarden
Mai' Richard flinch sidsmen Mr Thomas Colcloth and mr
ffrancis Burton
And the Audit day is oppoynted the 13* may next and the Audito'5
for Mr Steuen Gey acc° are these that follow, m' Cranford m'
Williamson m' fflacke m' Henry Banbricke mr Thomas Bolton
m' Joseph Blackewell M' Thomas Cullin Mai' Jo Breett &
Joseph Vaghan or any fiue of them Ja: Cranford
Henry Baynbrigg
Joseph Vaghan
Joseph Blackwell
Tho Bolton
Nathaniell fflacke
Tho Culling
Richard Richardson
Garrard Dickins
Tho Ashton
Peter Cole
Richard Reymond
John Punter
William Walker
William Pope
Stephen Gey
45 a. The 18" of Aprill 1653
Att a Vesterey holden the day & yeare abouesaid, there was Chosen
Churchwardens & Sydemen for this pishe for the yeare Insuing

as ffott : m' Richard flinch, Senior Churchwarden, m' Wm Strad-
ford Junior Churchwarden, m' Garrard Dickins, & mr Nathniell
Brookes Sydemen. And the 4* of May next Apoynted for the
Auditt of m' Humphry Blunden his accoumpt, Mr Cranford, m'
Cullen, m' Williamson, m' Vaughan, m' fflack, m' Boulton, mr
Blackwell, m' Brett and M' Baynbrigg or Any ffive of Them are
Apoynted Auditors. Aliso it is Ordefred that the Senior Church
warden shall giue bond of Two hundred poundes by himself and
a Suffitien Suerty, for the rendring a Just & true Accoumpt for
the trust reposed in him Ja: Cranford
Henry Baynbrigg
Tho. Bolton
Nathaniell fflacke
Joseph Blackwell
H. Blunden
John Hawe
ffrancis Burton
Richard Reymond
Tho Ashton
Tho Lowe
will Bird
Stephen Parker
Garrard Dickins
Nathaniel Brookes 45 b
The 4* of Aprill 1654 46a.
At a vestry Houlden the day and yeare aboue said There was
Chosen Churchwardens and Sydmen for this parish for the yeare
Insueing as ffolloweth M' William Stratfford Senior Church
warden M' John Hawe Junior Churchwarden and Mr Thomas
Lowe and M' William Simpson Sydemen, and for the Audiat of
Maior flinches Accompt wee apoynt the 9th day of May next
and for the Audiat of the said Accompt wee doe Apoint M'
Cranford Mr Cullen William Williamson M' Vaughan M' fflack
M' Boulton M' Blackwell Mr Brett M' Baynebrig M' Blunden or
any five of them Apoynted Audito'5 and m' Geij
Alsoe it is ordered that the senior Churchwarden shall give Bond of
twoe hundred pownds by himself and a suffitient Suerty for the
rendring a Just and true acompt of the trust reposed in him
Ja: Cranford parson
Wm Williamson
Henry Baynbrigg
Nathaniell fflacke
Joseph Blackwell
Will Stratford
John Hawe
Tho: Colclough
William Walker
Richard Reymond
Richard Williams
Tho: Lowe
William Bird
Nath Brooke
Stephen Parker
John Punter
Robert Watkins
Peter Aylworth
Jerimie Gregory

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46 b. The 28 of Aprell 1652.
In psueance of A warrant from the right hono'able the Lord Maio'
dated the 25* of this present Aprell grounded apone an ordin
ance of his highnes ye lord p'otector of England etc of ye 1 2 of
this month for Chooseing of Surveyors and Scavenger'5 for
amending Clengesinge of high wayes and streetts etc wee of
the parish of Christoph in the waurde of Broad streett London
haue Chosen and doe present Thomas Loue and Willyam Pope
to Bee Surveyors or Scavengers ffor the precinct of Christopher
London for yc yeare ensueinge accordinge to y*5 purposs and
intent of the sd ordinance :
Nathaniell fflacke Tho Culling
John Haue Wm Williamson
Tho Ashton Richard flinch
William Bird Richard Richardson
Stephen Parker Peter Aylworth
William Moore John Punter
Henry Sutton
47a. August 17: 1654
Att a very full vestry in ye Parish of Christophers London, It was
agreed by the Minister & the Major part of the Parishion'5 That
Thomas Marten should be the Clerke of that parish putting in
sufficient securety to the Churchwardens for to make good all
such Monies & plate & all other things belonging to the Church
or Parish, that the said Clerke shalbe trusted withall, or shall
come, into his hands & to be accomptable from time to time as
he shalbe called therevnto : And shall continue in the sd Place
no longer then he shall faithfully discharge his office & performe
this agreem'. And in case he come into ye Parish to inhabite
there, to secure the parish from his charge of wife and children
. Ja: Cranford Rector
In this vestree were p'sent Will Stratford ) _, . ,
, „ ... r ., n } Churchwardens
mr Culling John Hawe )
mr Bainbrigge
mr Williamson
mr Vaghan
mr Blackwel
mr Bolton
mr Brette
m' Blunden
m' Guy mr flinch
m' Webbe
m' Nuttall
m' Brookes
m' Bird
m' Astill
m' Skirier
m' Dickens
m' Burton
47b. The 2: feb. 1654
Med The Tenants in ffleetestreete appearing and desiring that their
Leases might be renewed. It was thought fitt to appoint &
nominate m' Stratford Colonell Vaughan Majer Brett m' Blacke-
well & M' Bolton for Cornhill side, & M' Haw mr Culling m'
Bambridge major flinch & mr fflacke for the other side to be a
Comittee to view the houses in ffleetestreete & to treate w* the
Tenants and report to a vestry how they find the same.

March 16* 16540
At a vestry holden the day and yeare aboue written. It is upon the
Peticons of the Tenants in ffleetestreete, & full Consideration
thereof, thought fitt & ordered That the sd Tenants surrendring
up their old leases shalbe tenants to ye Parish for their seu'all
tenem'5 at & vnder ye Condicons following, viz' James Vade
paying seauenty pounds fine at ye sealing of his lease and ye
yearely rent of 30" to be made q'terly shall hold ye same for 31
yeares, the rent to be brought home to the Churchwardens.
That Wm Smith paying 28" fine & 16 rent p an shall have a
lease upon the like tearmes. That Henry Sharpe paying 28"
fine & 24" rent p anii shall also haue a lease on the same
tearmes. And that Richard Scrivener paying 201' fine & 14"
rent p Ann shall haue a lease granted him as ye rest. And that
yB seu'all fines be paid by the tenants upon sealing of their
Leases, and the Leases to Comence from Lady day next.

48 a.

At y° same vestry it was also
ordered That from & after
the 25 day of this instant
March John Roach shalbe
Sexton of this pish to exe
cute the same during his
good behavio'. And that 4s
weekely shalbe paid to Wm
knight the p'sent Sexton for
his weekely pencon

Ja: Cranford Rector
Henry Baynbrigg
Nathaniell fflacke
Tho Bolton
John Brett
Richard flinch
Tho: Colclough
William Walker
William Moore
John Webb
John Robinson
John Punter
Tho Ashton
Chr: Marsham
Edward Moore
Nath Brooke
Garrard Dickins
Thomas Hinde
James Nuthall
Jerimie Gregory
John Cumberland
Witt Stratford
John Hawe

Churchwardens

The 24* of Aprill 1655' 48b.
At a vestry holden ye day & yeare abouesd, there were chosen
Churchwardens & Sidesmen for this parish for the yeere ensuing
as followeth M' John Haw Senior Churchwarden mr Thomas
Colecloth Junior Churchwarden mr Stephen Parker & mr
Edward Barriffe Sydesmen. And the 22* of May next is ap
pointed for the Auditt of mr Wm Stratford his Accompt And
mr James Cranford mr Tho. Culling mr Henry Baynbrigg mr
Wm Williamson mr Thomas Bolton, mr Joseph Blackwell mr John
Brett mr Richard flinch mr Joseph. Vaughan mr Nath11 fflacke or
any fiue of them are appointed audito'5. Also it is ordered that
ye Senio' Churchwarden shall giue bond of 200" by himselfe as
a sufficient suerty for ye rendring a just & a true Accompt for ye
trust reposed in him.
At the same vestry it is also further Ordered Ja: Cranford Rector
that at ye costs & charges of the pish Henry Baynbrigg
the Church shalbe forthw* whited & Wm Williamson
the pillars done in oyle as form'ly : & Tho Bolton
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John Brett
Nathaniell fflacke
Richard flinch
Garrard Dickins
James Nuthall
Peter Aylworth
Nath Brookes
Edward Moore
Richard Reymond
Henry Sutton
Richard Richardson

Prayer & the Creed shalbe decently
sett vp & painted at y" east end of the
Church or Chancell. And whereas at
a vestry holden the 16* of m'ch last
Richard knight was displaced from
being sexton & John Roach appointed
to execute that place & it was ordered
that Knight should haue his pencon
made up iiij5 weekely. It is now thought
fitt & ordered that ye sd Act in relacdn
to Roach & Knight shalbe & is hereby
made null and voyd. And it is further
ordered (upon the peticdn of the sd
John Roach) that he shall have vj**
weekely added to his pencon from this
pish.
49 a. May the 24* 1655
At a vestry holden the day & yeare abouesd for auditing the Ac-
compts of the Churchwarden for the last yeare. It is Ordered
that m'5 Herseman wid shall haue given her by the Church
wardens the sume of thirty shillings eight pence as a Gift from
the pish : and that Richard knight haue paid him fiue shillings
for cleansing the leads of the Church & for ringing the 5 of
Novemb the last yeare ; Both wch sumes are to be paid by mr
Haw the p'sent Churchwarden Ja: Cranford Rector
Wm Williamson
Nathaniell fflacke
Richard ffinch
Joseph Blackwell
John Brett
Will. Stratford
Tho Colclough
49b. August 25. 1655
At a vestry holden ye day and yeare above sd it was ordered that
Edward Pejrce his bill for his worke done in the church should
bee discharged and the church-warden to pay it, being 28 pound,
and y' ye church-wardens agree with, and pay of the other
workemen who have brought in thejr bills for thejr worke about
the church. It ,was likewise ordered that John Christopher
bee placed as an apprentjce for thirteene yeares with Robert
Lewen, and the sajd Robert Lewen give in securjty to save the
parish harmeles from him for ever, and to bring him vp in his
trade and bind him in the glovers hai, and make him a free
man of ye citty of London, and that the churchwardens vpon
this consideratjon pay vnto y*= said Robert ten pounds, and
ffurther ordined Mr Cranfords house in wch he now dwelleth
shalbe repared at the Charge of this parish
Ja: Cranford Rector
Will Stratford
John Hawe
Tho Colclough
Richard Richardson
Garrard Dickins
William Moore
John Brett
Tho Ashton
Richard Williams

Richard Reymond
Jerimie Gregory
Henry Sutton
Thomas Hooton
Richard Kingey
Tho: Lowe
Robert Watkins
7 Aprill 1656 ;
At a vestry holden the day & yeere abouesayd, there were chosen
Churchwardens & Sidesmen for the yeare ensuing as followeth
m' Thomas Coleclaugh Senior Churchwarden mr ffrancis Mayoh
Junior Churchwarden, mr Stephen Skinner & m' Cave Bury
Sydesmen. And the 6th of May next is appointed for the
auditing of m' John Hawes Accompt. And mr James Cranford
mr Thomas Cullen mr Henry Bainbrig mr Wm Stratford mr
Joseph Blackwell mr Richard ffinch mr Thomas Bolton mr
Nath11 fflacke mr John Brett mr Joseph Vaughan & mr Stephen
Jey or any fiue of them are appointed Audito15 Also it is ordered
that ye Senior Churchwarden shall giue bond of 200" by himselfe
as a sufficient securety for ye rendring a just & true accompt for
ye trust reposed in him. Ja: Cranford Rector
Tho Culling
Tho Bolton
Henry Baynbrigg
John Brett
Stephen Gey
Richard ffinch
Will Stratford
Thomas Hinde
Robert Watkins
John Webb
John Punter
Steph: Skynner
Garrard Dickins
Tho: Lowe
Joseph Wright
Thomas Hooton
William Moore
The Ist of Aprill 1657 5
At a vestry holden the day & yeare abovesayd there were chosen
Churchwardens & Sidesmen for the yeare ensuing as followeth
mr ffrancis Mayo Senior Churchwarden mr Wm Walker Junior
Churchwarden mr John Potter and mr Robert watkins Sides
men. And the 2d of June next is appointed for the auditing of
mr Thomas Colclaughs accompt and mr James Cranford mr
Thomas Cullen mr Henry Bainbrigg mr Nath11 fflack major John
Brett mr Wm Stratford mr Joseph Blackwell mr Thomas Bolton
major Richard ffinch & mr Stephen Jey or any five of them are
appointed Audito'5. And it is ordered that ye Senior Church
warden shall give bond of 200" as a sufficient securety for
icndring a just & true Accompt for the trust reposed in him
Nathaniell fflacke
Tho: Bolton
Henry Baynbrigg
Joseph Blackwell
John Brett
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Stephen Gey
John Robinson
Th5 Ashton
Richard Reymond
Tho: Lowe
Nath: Brooke
Joseph Wright
John Punter
Richard Kinsey
Jerimie Gregory
Henry Sutton
Peter Aylworth
John Elliott
51a. At a vestry holden the 10* of sepBer 1657 doc' Prior was chosen
Lecturer to Preach on the Lords day in the afternoone for on
whole yeare beginning at Michalmas next ensuing.
Henry Baynbrigg
Nathaniell fflacke
Joseph Blackwell
John Brett
Th5 Ashton
Nath: Brookes
Garrard Dickins
Richard Reymond
Stephen Skynner
Joseph Wright
Caue Bury
Chr: Marsham
Robert Watkins
Richard Poulton
Tho: Hooton
Richard Kinsey
Thomas Hinde
John Punter
Richard Williams
ffrancis Mayo Churchwarden
sib. At a Vestry houlden the 12* of Aprill 1658 their was Chosen for
church Officers for this pishe for the yeare Ensueing as ffolloweth
Mr William Walker Senior Churchwarden, and Mr Thomas
Ashton Junior Churchwarden, Mr Thomas Lambe & Mr Chris
top' Masham Sydemen. The Auditt day is Apoynted to be the
6th day of May next. And the Auditors of mr Mayo his acc° are
M' Cullen, M' Blackwell m' fflack m' Boulton Mr Baynbrigg
m' Stratford, M' Gey & M' Colcloth or any fower of them.
The Senior Churchwarden is to giue bond & Security in 2001,
for a Just Acc° for all goodes & moneyes that shall come to his
Custody. James Cranford Henry Baynbrigg
Tho Culling Joseph Blackwell
Tho: Bolton Stephen Gey
Tho: Colclough ffrancis Mayo
Richard Reymond Garrard Dickins
Tho: Long Chr: Marsham
steph: skynner Tho. hooton
Joseph Wright John Punter
Peter Aylworth Henry Sutton
Jerimie Gregory

Att a vestry houlden the 30th of Aprill 1658 vppon the motion and
request of m' william Hawkes for leaue to make a leaden pipe to
convay the Rayne water from the gutter between m' Henery
Banbriggs & m' Stephen Geyes House downe into the Church
Ally to run from thence into the Comon shore, it was freely
granted him according to his request soe farr as it conserns the
Parish Nathaniell fflacke Henry Baynbrigg Tho Culling
Stephen Gey ffrancis Mayo Garrard Dickins
Thomas Lowe Nath. Brookes
Richard Reymond Jerimie Gregory
Stephen Parker Henry Sutton
Robert Watkins William Walker Churchwarden
John Punter The first of October 1658 52 a.
At a vestry holden the day & yeare abovesayd : It was thought fitt
& ordered, That m' Adrian Littlejohn (who hath bin form'ly
Curate to this parish and is now dismissed) shall haue for
& towards his maintenance & livelihood the sume of twenty
shillings payd unto him q'terly by the Churchwardens for the
tyme being during the pleasure of the parish and he is to haue
xx5 payd him for the q'ter ending at Michats last past
Further y' ye Churchwardens shall pvide at ye charge of the
Parish a blacke cloath for ye covering of the dead y' shalbe
buryed within the Church or Churchyard
Also ordered That no Stranger shalbe buryed either in ye
Church or Churchyard w*out ye consent of the Churchwardens
together w* those of the parish that haue borne y" office of
overseer for the poore or any 5 of them ; first had & obteyned.
Jam: Cranford Rector
Henry Baynbrigg
Nathaniell fflacke
Joseph Blackwell
Stephen Gey
ffrancis Mayo
Richard Reymond
Peter Cole
Nath: Brooke
Peter Aylworth
Christop English
Tho: Aylward
John Rous
William Walker
Tho Ashton
At a vestry holden the 8* of ffebruary 1658 It was thought fitt and 52 b.
ordered that William Mathewes shalbe Sexton to the parish and
continue in the sayd office of sexton for and during his good
behavio' and the pleasure of the pishe and no longer, the sayd
place being now voyd vpon the decease of Richard Knight
James Cranford Rector
Tho Culling
Henry Baynbrigg
Tho: Bolton
Nathaniell fflacke
Joseph Blackwell
John Brett
Tho: Colclough
Richard Reymond

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Tho: Lowe
Stephen Parker
Garrard Dickins
John Potter
Ste: Skynner
Chr: Marsham
John Punter
Peter Aylworth
Nath Brooke
William Walker
53 a. The 4* of Aprill 1659
At a vestry holden the day & yeare abovesayd, there were chosen
Churchwardens and Sidesmen for the yeare ensuing as followeth
mr Thomas Ashton Senior Churchwarden mr Peter Cole Junior
Churchwarden, mr Thomas Hooton & mr Richard Keinsey
sidesmen. And the 5* of May next is appointed for the
auditing of mr Wm Walkers accompt and mr James Cranford,
mr Thomas Culling mr Henry Bainbrig mr Nathan11 fflack
mr Joseph Blackwell mr Thomas Bolton, major John Brett
mr Thomas Colclaugh mr Stephen Jey or any 5 of them are
appointed auditors. And it is ordered that the senior Church
warden shall give bond of 200" for rendring a just & true
accompt of the trust reposed in him. And it is further ordered,
that the Churchyard be kept decent & cleane & the doores thereof
kept shut & none permitted to dry cloathes therein or to make
use thereof, but that it be reserved for the use of the parish only.
James Cranford Rector
Joseph Blackwell Tho Culling
Henry Baynbrigg Tho Bolton
Nathaniell fflacke Tho Colclough
Stephen Gey ffrancis Mayo
Richard Williams Nath: Brooke
Richard Reymond Peter Aylworth
Stephen Parker Willm: Clarke
Tho hooton Rowland Price
Samuell Powell Tho: Chebsey
It was Concluded by the [entry unfinished]
53 b. At a vestry holden Thursday the 14* of Aprill 1659 it appearing
that John Roch late a penconer and inhabitant of this parrish
being deceased and the lease of his house and goods falling to
the care of the pishoners of this parrish to be held and disposed
of for the paying of his debts and good and maintenance of his
children It was at the said vestry holden agreed that M' Thomas
Culling paying fforty pounds shall haue the whole interest of the
lease Roch had of his house being 19 yeares & a halfe to come
at o' Lady day last And likewise it is ordered the Churchwardens
make sale of what goods hee left and to receive the said 40" of
Mr Culling and thereout to pay Roches debts and the rest
remayne for the good of his children. James Cranford Rector
Richard Richardson Tho Culling
Tho: Lowe Henry Baynbrigg
Garrard Dickins John Adrian
Peter Aylworth Tho Bolton
Richard Remond Nathaniell fflacke
Henry Sutton Tho: Colclough
John Robinson Sam: Harwar
John Punter
Chr: Marsham

At a vestry holden the 19* of Aprill 1659 by S' Christofers precinct
John Robinson Ser was chosen Constable for this p'cinct as also
Quest man for the Remaynder of this present yeare the late
constable Joseph Wright being removed out of the Ward and
John Punter of this p'cinct was chosen Skavenger for the
Remaynder of this present yeare
James Cranford Rector Tho. Culling
ffra: Clifford Henry Baynbrigg
William Horsey John Adrian
Christop English Nathaniell fflacke
Henry Sutton Richard Williams
Richard Reymond
Steph: Skynner
Garrard Dickins
Tho: clayton
Att a Vestry holden on Thurs'day the 23* of June 1659 it was 54 a.
ordered and agreed that the Churchwardens shall forthw* goe
and take the Advise of Councell what is requisite to be done in
relation to the disposall of the Lease & estate of John Roch
deceased a late Pensioner to this parish, and concerning his
Children. Also it was then ordered and agreed by the Vestrey
that Thomas drake be admitted to the place of Parish Clerke to
officiate therein during the pleasure of the parish
Tho: Bolton James Cranford Rector
Nathaniell fflacke Tho Culling
John Webb Joseph Blackwell
James Hakes Henry Baynbrigg
James Speght John Adrian
Jerimie Gregory Richard Richardson
Willia Gosnell William Walker
Peter Cole
At a Vestery holden the 15* of Septemb' 1659 The pishoners
knoweing That Mr Cranford their Minnister hath bine longe
sicke & weake, Thay did Agree to giue him ffifteene poundes
for his Comfort in the said Sicknesse, and hereby authorice the
Churchwardens to pay the same
John Adrian Tho Culling
Joseph Blackwell Henry Baynbrigg
Nathaniell fflacke Tho: Bolton
Richard Richardson Tho Colclough
Sam: Harwar John Webb
Richard Reymond ffrancis Mayo
James Hakes William Walker
Jerimie Gregory
Henry Sutton
Att a vestry holden on Monday the Third day of October 1659 in 54 b-
respect mr James Cranford the Parson being dead they went to
a choyce for a new mynister and M' John Pearson was chosen
and a peticon subscribed by the vestry directed to the Lords
Commissioners of the great seale for graunting him the pre-
sentacon to the said Church by the severall psons heereafter
namedThomas Bolton Henry Bainbrigg Thomas Culling
John Brett Thomas Colclough Joseph Blackwell
John Robinson Peter Aylworth Nathaniell fflack
Christofer Marshom John Rous ffrancis Mayo
Gerrard Dickens Wittm Thorrogood Richard Kelsey
James Waldegraue William Clarke Robert Karington

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Stephen Skynner
Thomas Lowe
Thomas Horton
Thomas Ashton
Robert Watkins

Thomas Clayton
Thomas Chepsey
William Drope
Christofer English

Nathaniell Brookes
William Rutland
Richard Raymond
William Walker

Att a vestry holden on ffriday the Sixtenth day of March 1659 in
respect M' Peirsons the Recto'5 house and garden is much out
of repaire and being put to the vote whether the pish would
repaire it or allow any thing towards it it was agreed that out of
the Stock of the pish m' Peirson shall haue Twenty and ffive
pounds towards the repaires thereof
Caue Bury Jerimie Gregory
Richard Reymond Tho Aylward
Will"1 Clark
Tho: Harper

John Punter
steph: skynner
Tho: hooton
William Rutland
Will Gosnell
John Elliott

Tho Ashton } Church-
Peter Cole ) wardens

Tho Culling
Henry Baynbrigg
Tho: Bolton
Joseph Blackwell
John Brett
Stephen Gey
Tho Colclough
William Walker
Nath. Brooke
John Robinson
Aprill the 23d 1660
Att a vestry holden the Day & yeare abouesayd there weare Chosen
Churchwardens Mr Peeter Cole Senior Church-warden Mr
Richard Raymond Junior Churchwarden Sidesmen Mr Jeremye
Grigory and Mr John Robinson for the yeare ensuing
And the Audite of m' Thomas Ashtons Accoumpt for Churchwarden
the yeare past, is Apoynted the 24* of May next. And it is
Ordered that the Senior Churchwarden shall giue bond with
Security in the some of 200" for giueing a Just & true
Accoumpt of all moneyes, plate, and gooddes as shall come to
his Custodie by his said office of Churchwarden.

John Pearson Rector
Henry Baynbrigg
Nathaniell fflacke
Henry Sutton
Peter Aylworth
Tho: hooton
Edw: Buckerfeild
W. Thorowgood
William Rutland
Christop English

Tho: Bolton
Joseph Blackwell
Tho Colclough
Stephen Gey
ffrancis Mayo
William Walker
Chr: Marsham
James Speght
John Punter
steph: skynner
Tho: Lowe

55b. Att a vestry holden the 27* day of June 1660 in respect the Parson
age house was much out of repaire and now being put into good
repaire aswell in the ffoundacon and all other things in doing
wch there hath been expended fforty and six pounds nine
shillings as appeares by the workemens bylls and formerly at a
vestry onely Twenty ffive pounds was allowed to m' Peirson for
the doing thereof and being now put to the vote whether the
residue of the money disbursed should bee allowed out of the
pish stock It was agreed that the said residue of money beinge
Twenty one pounds nine shillings shalbe paid out of the said
pish stock

Peter Cole ) Church
Richard Reymond J Wardens

Henry Baynbrigg
Joseph Blackwell
Nathaniell fflacke
Tho: Colclough

John Brett
Tho Ashton
Step: skynner
Chr: Marsham
John Robinson
John Punter
Robert Watkins
Henry Sutton
ffra: Clifford
William Rutland
John Elliott
The 26* of July 1660 S6a.
Att a Vestery houlden the day & yeare aboue written M' Stephen
Skinner was Chosen Junior Churchwarden for the remaynder of
this yeare, by reason m' Ramond is deceased & buried

Henry Baynbrigg
Tho: Bolton
Joseph Blackwell
Tho Ashton
Peter Cole
John Elliott

John Adrian
Nathaniell fflacke
Tho: Colclough
Stephen Gey
Caue Bury
Chr: Marsham
Tho: hooton
James Hakes

At a vestry holden the 15* of Aprill 1661 m' Stephen Skynner was 56 b.
Chosen Seinor Churchwarden & mr Nathaniell Brookes Junior
Churchwarden for the yeare ensuing and
M' John Punter and 1 . ,
Mr William Thorowgood j 1 emen
The Senior Churchwarden is to give bond and security of the
some of Two hundred pounds to deliver vp a just & true
accompt of all moneys plate and goods that shall come to his
Custody by reason of the said Office, when he shall be required
by the Auditors for the parish.
The Auditt day for the auditing of M' Peter Coles Accompt, and also
for the setling of all matters concerning the Accompts of Mr
William Walker & M' Thomas Ashton late Churchwardens, to
be the 30* of May next. M' Henry Baynbrigg M' Thomas
Culling Mr Nathaniell fflack M' Joseph Blackwell, Mr Thomas
Bolton M' Thomas Colclough, M' Stephen Gey & Mr ffrancis
Mayo or any ffoure or ffive of them are appoynted to be
Audito'5 of the said Accompts John Pearson Rector
Henry Baynbrigg
Nathaniell fflacke
Tho: Colclough
William Walker
Tho Ashton
Chr: Marsham
Richard Kinsey
Tho: hooton
John Punter
Tho Pratt
W: Thorowgood
Peter Aylworth
Will"1 Clarke
William Bigg
Peter Bell

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57 a. Att a Vestry holden the 27* of March 1662 : were chosen for the
yeare ensuing
M' Nathaniell Brookes, senio' Churchwarden
and
M' John Potter . . . , junior Churchwarden
But the said M' Potter alledging that he was going out of the
parish it was ordered that he should pay Eight pounds for a ffme,
wch he submitted to, But the same is ordered not to be brought
into president for the future ; After wch was chosen in the roome
of M' Potter
M' Christopher Marsham . junior Churchwarden
Also there were chosen
M' Thomas Pratt )
, r T * . , T , , > Sydemen
Mr Lodowick Lloyd I
The senior Churchwarden is to give bond & security of the some
of Two hundred pounds to deliver vp a just & true accompt
of all moneys plate & goods that shall come to his Custody
by reason of the said Office when he shalbe required by the
Audito'5 for the parish
The Auditt day for the auditting of M' Stephen 'Skynners Accompt
and also for the setling of M' Peter Coles and all other the
late Churchwardens Accompts yet vnperfected to be Wednesday
the 14* of May next.
Henry Baynbrigg Esq1 Thomas Culling Alderman Mr Nathaniell
fflack, Mr Thomas Bolton M' Thomas Colclough M' Stephen
Gey & M' ffrancis Mayo or any ffoure of them are appoynted to
be Audito'5 of the said Accompts. Stephen skynner
John Adrian
Nathaniell fflacke
Tho: Colclough
Peter Cole
John Webb
William Walker
Tho Ashton
Robert Watkins
John Punter
Tho pratt
Henry Sutton
Charles Innes
Peter Aylworth
Peter Bell
57 b. At a vestrey houlden the 10* of Aprill 1662 vpon a motion that M'5
Cranford the widdow of Mr James Cranford Deceased (their
late Minnister) was but in a lowe Condition for worldly eastate,
thay voted and ordered the pfite Churchwarden m' Brookes to
pay and giue vnto hir the some of ffifteene pounds, provided
that shee remooue all the remainder of hir gooddes out of the
parsonage house.
John Pearson Rector Tho Culling
Henry Baynbrigg Tho Bolton
John Adrian Nathaniell fflacke
John webb Stephen Gey
Peter Aylworth Henry Sutton
John Punter John Cockeram
John Elliott W; Thorowgood
AVilliam Horsey Daniell Hills
At a vestry houlden the 9* of May 1662 It being Certified vnto the
pishioners That Mr Christop' Marsham Junior Churchwarden

for other Satisfactory
was remooueing out of the pishe & also wao fallen to ducay
reasons
in hia Estate thay Chose m' Thomas Hooton in his roome for
the remaynder of the yeare ensueing.
Henry Baynbrigg Tho Culling Tho Ashton
Tho: Colclough Step: Skynner
ffrancis Mayo John Punter
William Walker Tho Pratt
John Elliott John webb
Witt Rutland Peter Bell
Tho: Russell

Tho Bolton
Natha fflacke
Stephen Gey
Henry Sutton
Peter Aylworth
Tho: Clayton
Nath Brooke

Att a Vestry holden the ffirst of August 1662 these persons following 58 a.
were nominated to be ffeoffees in trust touching the parish
Lands M' Nathaniell fflack being only surviving of the old
ffeoffees viz: Henry Baynbrigg Esq', Thomas Culling Esq'
Thomas Colclough, Thomas Bolton Stephen Skynner, Jeremy
Gregory, Peter Ayleworth, Thomas Lamb & the two present
Churchwardens Nathaniell Brooke & Thomas Hooton
Also these persons ffollowing were nominated & appoynted to be a
Comittee for viewing of the wrytings and prosecuting the rights
of the parish viz the said Henry Baynbrigg Esq1 Thomas Culling
Esquire Thomas Colclough Thomas Bolton Stephen Skynner
Nathaniell Brooke, Thomas Hooton Nathaniell fflack John
Webb Jeremy Gregory & William Walker or any ffive of them.
Also it was referred to the said Churchwardens to repaire the Church
where it is defective.
Nathaniell fflacke Wm Thorowgood
Tho Colclough John Rous
William Walker Will Horsey
Stephen skynner Wm Drope
Robert Watkins Peter Bell
Henry Sutton Tobias Davis
Peter Aylworth Henry Beke
John Elliott
Att a Vestry holden the Nynth day of January 1662 : It was ordered 58 b.
That Abigaell Short one of the Children at the charge of this
parish shalbe placed forth by and at the discretion of M'
Nathaniell Brooke and Mr Thomas Hooton the present Church
wardens whereby the parish may be freed from further charge
about the said Child And that the Churchwardens shall give
any some for so placing forth the said Child not exceeding
Seaven pounds.
Also it was ordered at the same Vestry that the Churchwardens be
desired to goe to the severall parishioners to collect such moneys
as they shall freely contribute to docto' Hackett now Recto' of
the said parish for and in respect of his extraordinary paines as
well for the quarter now past as for the future.
Also it was ordered that the said Churchwardens shall at the parish
charge repaire ye Chimneys that are defective in the Tenement
now in the occupacon of M' William Kensey belonging to the
Glebe of this parish.
Henry Baynbrigg Tho Pratt
Stephen Gey John Elliott
Tho: Colclough Will Horsey
Peter Cole Will Thompson
John Punter Peter Bell
George ffrancklin

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William Kinsey
Nathaniel Brooke
Tho: Hooton

>¦ Churchwardens

sg a. Att a Vestry holden the Three & twentith day of Aprill 1663 M'
Thomas Hooton was chosen Senior Churchwarden & M' John
Webb was chosen Junior Churchwarden for the yeare ensuing,
and M1 Henry Sutton & M' John R.ous were chosen Sidesmen
for the yeare ensuing. And it is ordered that the said Senior
Churchwarden shall enter into bond of 200" penalty w* Two
sufficient sureties for giving a just and true Accompt of what
moneys goods plate vtensill & things shall come to his hands
belonging to this parish as hath beene formerly accustomed
when he shall be required by the Audito'5. The Auditt day for
the auditting of M' Nathaniell Brookes accompt & also for the
setling Peter Coles Accompt formerly Churchwarden yet vnper-
fected to be Thursday the xxj* of May next.
Henry Baynbrigg & Thomas Culling Esq15 M' John Adrian Mr
Nathaniell fflack M' Thomas Bolton Mr Thomas Colclough M'
Stephen Gey & M' Stephen Skynner or any ffoure of them are
appoynted to be Audito'5 of the said Accompt.
Also it was ordered that all such brasses sculptures & inscripcons
belonging to the monuments of the dead as have beene hereto
fore taken away & are remayning in the Vestry house of this
parish Church shall as neare as may be forthwith be restored &
affixed in their right places, and that the above named Church
wardens shall see the same done w* the advice & assistance
of such of the parishioners as they shall thinke fitt.
Also it is ordered that the said Churchwardens shall cause one deed
bearing date the 18* day of this instant Aprill made betweene
Nathaniell Brooke & Thomas Hooton then Churchwardens of
th'one pt and John Vincent Esq' of th'other pt touching an
Annuity or Rent charge of ffive pounds p Ann given to this
parish by Mr Thomas fforman Merchant deceased to be enrolled
in the Court of Chancery & registred & engrossed in some
booke of this parish appoynted for the like purpose.
Also it is ordered that the Churchwardens Constables & Sydemen
for the tyme being do enquire what Inmates are or shalbe enter-
tayned into any house or houses in this parish & take care that
the parish may be saved harmeles from any charge by reason of
such Inmates. Henry Baynbrigg Tho: Hackett Rector
Tho Bolton Tho Culling
Tho Colclough John Adrian
William Walker Natha fflacke
Steph. Skynner Jerimie Gregory
Tho Pratt Rich Kinsey
Henry Sutton Nath: Ruckly
John Elliott Tho: Clayton
Peter Bell Stephen Gey
59 b. Att a Vestry holden the Six and twentith day of October 1663 it is
ordered that forasmuch as D1 Ralph Harrison now Recto' of
this parish hath expended & is like to expend a very consider
able some of money in & about the necessary repaires of his
dwelling house the same being at his first entrance ; Therefore
as a testimony of their respect to the said Dr Harrison he shall
be allowed the some of ffifty pounds by the p'sent Churchwarden
M' Thomas Hooton out of the parish stock

Also it is ordered that whereas there are severall peices of old brasse
formerly belonging to old Tombstones wch are broken & vnvse-
full they shall be disposed of by the Churchwarden towards the
Charge of providing a new brasse Branch for lights in the
Chancell when need shall require. Henry Baynbrigg
John Elliott Tho Culling
Tho: Blagraue Tho Bolton
Peter Bell Tho: Colclough
Sam" Harwar William Walker
Tho Hooton Steph Skynner
Nath: Brooke
Tho Pratt
Henry Sutton
Peter Aylworth
Charles Innes
John Robinson
Tobias Davis
Att a Vestry holden the Eleaventh day of Aprill 1664: the parish- 60 a.
ioners of this parish out of their love and respects have excused
Mr Christopher Marsham from being Churchwarden.
And at the same Vestry were chosen for the yeare ensuing Mr John
Webb senior Churchwarden & Mr John Robinson Junior
Churchwarden M' Robert Kerrington te. ..
„rni . . °, } Sidesmen
M' Peter Ayleworth J
And it is ordered that the senior Churchwarden shall enter into bond
of CC" penalty w* Two sufficient sureties for giving a just &
true Accompt of what moneys goods plate vtensills & things
shall come to his hands belonging to this parish as hath beene
formerly accustomed when he shall be required by the Audito15.
The Auditt day for the auditing of M' Thomas Hootons Accompt the
late vpper Churchwarden to be Thursday the 5* of May next.
Henry Baynbrigg & Thomas Culling Esqis M' John Adrian M'
Thomas Bolton Mr Thomas Colclough M' Stephen Gey M1
William Walker M' Stephen Skynner & M' Nathaniell Brooke
or any ffoure of them are appoynted to be Audito15 of the said
Accompt.
Also it was ordered that M' Thomas Drake shall be continued
Clarke of this parish for the yeare ensuing.
Also William Bate was chosen Sexton of the parish during their good
pleasure.
Also it is referred to the said Audito'5 or any ffoure of them to settle
the Clerkes wages & other duties. And William Mathewes the
late Sexton is ordered xxs for his keys Ralph Harison Rector
Samuel Powell Henry Baynbrigg
ffracis Taylor John Adrian
Will. Thompson Tho: Colclough
Peter Bell William Walker
Nath: Brooke
Tho: Pratt
Peter Aylworth
Sam" Harwar
Tho: Russell
Rob. Kerington
Tho: Hooton
Churchwarden

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Meetings

of St. Christopher Le Stocks.

60 b. Att a Vestry holden the 13* day of June 1664 Mr Thomas Pratt was
chosen Junior Churchwarden (in the roome and stead of M'
John Robinson deceased) for the residue of this yeare ensuing
Henry Baynbrigg Tho Culling Tho: Bolton
Stephen Gey Steph: Skynner William Walker
Tho Ashton Tho. Hooton Chr: Marsham
Peter Aylworth Sam" Harwar Witt Horsey
Nath: Brooke John Elliott Tho: Blagraue
Edw: Buckerfeild Thomas Seawell Nath: Ruckly
Peter Bell Richard Gasley
Att a Vestry holden the 27* of March 1665 : were chosen for the
yeare ensuing Mr Thomas Pratt senior Churchwarden & M'
Robert Watkins junior Churchwarden M' John Elliott and M'
Robert Briquett Sydesmen. And it is ordered that the senior
Churchwarden shall enter into bond of CC" penalty w* Two
sufficient sureties for giving a just & true accompt of what
moneys plate vtensills & things shall come to his hands belong
ing to this parish as hath beene formerly accustomed when he
shall be required by the Audito15 The Auditt day for the
auditing of M' John Webbs Accompt the late vpper Church
warden to be Thursday the 27* of Aprill next. And D1 Ralph
Harrison Parson, Henry Baynbrigg & Thomas Culling Esq15 M'
John Adrian M' Thomas Bolton M' Thomas Colclough M'
Stephen Gey M' William Walker Mr Stephen Skynner M1
Nathaniell Brooke & M' Thomas Hooton or any ffive of them
are appoynted to be Audito'5 of the said Accompt
Ralph Harison Rector Henry Baynbrigg
John Adrian Tho: Colclough
Tho: Hooton Stephen Gey
Jerimie Gregory William Walker
Peter Aylworth Steph: Skynner
Rob Kerington Tho: Blagraue
Wm Droper John Elliott
Edw Buckerfeild Peter Bell
William Horsey
«i a. Att a Vestrey holden the xxviij* day of July 1665 : it was agreed and
ordered that forasmuch as it is now a tyme of pestilence, and
that there is a great concourse of people to this Church
especially in the afternoones many of wch are knowne or believed
to resort hither from places infected That therefore there shalbe
a suspension of the Aftemoone Sermon during the tyme of this
Contagion or vntill further order, and that in the interim there
shalbe only Divine Service or Comon Prayer in the afternoones
on the Lords dayes.
Henry Baynbrigg Tho Culling
Tho: Bolton Tho Colclough
Peter Aylworth Nath: Brooke
Rob: Kerington John Elliott
Wm Drope Edw: Poultney
Peter Bell Daniell Lingard
Tho Pratt )
Robert Watkins /
Att a Vestry holden the xxiij* of August 1665 : It was ordered and
agreed that forasmuch as Thomas Drake the present Clerke of
the parish is intended to relinquish his said place, That there
fore William Bate the present Sexton shall supply the place of
Parish clerke in the roome and stead of the said Thomas Drake
during his good behavio'.

Joseph ffrancklin
Peter Bell
Rob': Mickell
Thomas Pratt

Ralph Harison Rector
Henry Baynbrigg
Tho: Colclough
Steph: Skynner
Chr: Marsham
Tho: Hooton
ffrancis Taylor
Henry Sutton
Robert Gay
At a Vestry holden September the 19* 1665 by virtue of an order 61 b.
from the Lord Mayor Daniell Linger was chosen Constable (in
the Roome & stead of Villain Henry Horsey who absented
himselfe) for the residue of the yeare ensuing
Henry Baynbrigg
Tho Culling
Tho Ashton
Thomas Pratt
Chr: Marsham
John Elliott
John Lansdell
Joseph ffrancklin
Rob': Mickell
Steph: Skynner*
John Quarrin'gton
At a Vestry holden the 20* of September 1665 that forasmuch as
Daniell Langer was chosen in the Roome and stead of William
Horsey, who absented himselfe (by virtue of an Order from the
Lord Maior) and the said Daniell Langer being not capable of
the same place. It was Ordered that Joseph ffrancklin should
hold Constable in the Roome & stead of the sd Daniell Langer
for the residue of the yeare ensueing and should bee discharged
from serving of Constable at any time heereafter in this Precinct
of S' Christophers steph skynner
Chr: Marsham
John Elliott
John Lansdell
Daniell Lingard
Rob'. Mickell
Tho Pratt
S' Christophers December y" 20* 1665 62 a.
At a vestry holden the said day were chosen for the yeare ensueing
Thomas Clayton Constable and Questman and William Horsey
Questman and Thomas Browne Scauinger And at y" same tyme
William Horsey did request of ye said Vestry that they would be
pleased to excuse him from seruing as Constable for ye yeare
ensueing in Consideracon of what fformer seruice he had done
in the same Office. And thereupon he was willing to allow to
the poore of ye said Parish y*" sum of fforty shillings to excuse
him from y" said Office And at ye same tyme William Drope did
request of ye said Vestry that they would be pleased to excuse
him from seruing as Constable and Questman for ye yeare
ensueinge in consideracdn of his earnest businesse in the
Countryes And thereupon he was willing to allow to the Poore
of the said Parish the sum of ten poundes Ster to excuse him
from the said Offices And at yc same tyme Samuell Powell did
request of ye said Vestry that they would be pleased to excuse
him from seruing as Scavinger Constable and Questman for

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ye yeare ensueing in Consideracon of the weaknesse and ill
disposicon of his body And therupon he was willing to allow to
the poore of the said Parish the sum of Twelue poundes Sterling
to excuse him from ye said Offices In witnesse whereunto wee
then of ye said Vestry haue hereunto sett Our hands the day and
yeare aboue written. Tho Culling
Joseph ffrancklin steph: skynner
Miles Temple Jn' Thomas Pratt
Peter Aylworth
Tho: Hooton
Tho: Blagraue
William Horsey
Samuel Powel
ffowlke Jones
Will Barker
62 b. S' Christophers Aprill ye 12* 1666
That whereas William Drope amongst other parishoners did upon
(p'tence of uery extraordinary businesse & going into ye Countrey)
referre themselues to seuerall persons that held a Vestry on the
20* day of December last to ffine for seuerall Offices that they
were then in Election to hold Whereupon the said William
Drope was fined the sum of ten poundes ster. the which sum
he hath euer since refused to pay Therefore it is thought fitt
that euery person from henceforth shall (after he hath soe
referred himselfe and is fined) pay euery such sum of money
so fined before any other person or persons shall be put in
Election Whereto we haue herevnto sett our handes the day
and yeare abouewritten
Chr: Marsham
ffowlke Jones
Sam" Harwar
1669: Memorandum That the sd Wm
Drope payde the sd: Tenn pounds
above mentioned vpon the acc°: aforesd,
the which Mony was Employed in the
Repayres of S'. Christop'5 Church :
this present yeare 1669 Wm: Horsey
being then Churchwarden
Witnes Peter Aylworth Aprill y" 17* 1666
At A vestry holden then there was chosen for y= yeare ensueinge M'
Robert Warkins Senio' Churchwarden and Mr Peter Ayleworth
Junior Churchwarden and Mr Wm Horsey and Mr Nathan Rutley
sidesmen And it is Ord'd y' ye said Senior Churchwarden shall
enter into bond of CC" penalty with two sufficient sureties for
giuing a just and true Accompt of w' monyes plate utensills &c:
belonging to ye Parish when he shall be thereunto required.
And ye Auditt day for auditing of M' Thomas Prats Accompt is
appointed ye 30* day of Maye next & M' Hall Rector Thomas
Culling Esq' M' Stephen Skynner M' John Adrian Mr Thomas
Bolton M' Tho: Colclough M' Stephen Gey M' William Walker
M' Nathaniell Brookes Mr Thomas Hooton M' Jn° Webb or any
fiue of them are Appointed Auditors of ye said Accompt
Joh. Hall Recto' Tho Culling Tho: Colclough
Tho Bolton step: skynner Stephen Gey
W,n Baynbrigg Tho: Hooton William Walker
Tho Pratt Sam1! Harwar John Webb

Tho Culling
steph: skynner
Tho. Pratt
Tho. Hooton
Stephen Gey
Peter Aylworth
Richard Joanes
Will Barker
Miles Temple Jn1
John West

Chr: Marsham Miles Temple Jn1
ffowlke Jones
S' Christophers Aprill y'r 17* 1666 63 a.
Att A vestry holden then It is though[t] fitt and Ordered that from
henceforth noe Churchwarden shall admitt or suffer any pson to
erect or build any Monument either in Church or Churchyard
without a Consent of a full vestry first had and Obteyned
Joh Hall Recto' Tho Culling Tho: Colclough
Tho: Bolton steph skynner Stephen Gey
Wm Baynbrigg Sam11 Harwar William Walker
Tho Pratt ffowlke Jones John Webb
Chr: Marsham Miles Temple
S' Christophers Aprill 12. 1667 63 b.
Att a meeting as a vestry then holden, there was chosen for ye yeare
ensueing Mr Peter Ailworth Senio' Churchwarden Thomas Lamb
Junior Churchwarden Thomas Kemble & W"1 Drope Sidesmen
And it is ordered that M' Ailworth senior Churchwarden shall
enter into bond of CC" with two sufficient suerties for giueing a
iust & true accompt of what plate monies vtensills &c belonging
to the pish when hee shalbe therevnto required, and the auditt
day for auditing of M' Robt Watkins accompt is appointed the
xvj* day of May being assencon day next ensueing and Thomas
Culling Thomas Colclough esq' M1 Stephen Skynnier M1 John
Adrian M1 Nathaniel Brookes M' Stephen Gee & M1 W"
Walker & M1 John Webb or any fiue of them are appointed
Audito15 of the said Accompt Tho Culling
Tho Pratt Tho: Colclough
Jerimie Gregory John Adrian
Tho: Blagraue Stephen Gey-
William Horsey William Walker
Will Thompson Steph: Skynner
James Taylor Nath: Brooke
John West John Webb
Robert Watkins
Peter Aylworth
S' Christophers November the first 1667 64a.
Att A meeting as a Vestry then holden, these severall perticulers
following were taken into Consideration by the Parrishioners then
present, whoe then & there agreed to the Conclusions following
ffirst An acc° being given of the Disposall of the Parish
Children and of Monny to be Red from the Chamber London
for the farther support of the sayd Children, it is ordered that
the sayd business shall be farther prossecuted by the Church
wardens with the assistance of som of the Committy after named
2 The Lead belonging to the sayd Church, was then sould to
Joseph ffrancklin Plumer at 145. 6d pe he giveing his bond with
his ffatherinlaw William Jones Bricklayer for security for pay
ment of the monny that the sayd Lead shall amount vnto, at
six monthes, from this Day, with intrest for the sayd monny
after the Rate of 6'! pe p Ann:
3. It is farther ordered that the Parish Tennants in ffleete
Stieet shall be Treated & Dealt with for Rebuilding of theyr
howses, by the sd Committy now appoynted
4. An Estemate of the Charge of Repayring the sayd Church
being presented at ye sayd meeting; what Course should be
taken for the Repayres of the same, was allsoe Referd to yc
sayd Comty H

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5. Lastly it is Ordered & agreed that Tho Culling Esqr M'
John Adrian Mr Tho: Colclough, M' Wm Baynbrigg M' Stephen
Skinner M' Natha: Brookes M' John Webb M' Tho Hooton
M' Robert Watkins M' Jerime Gregory shall be a Committy to
assist the Churchwardens in Carrying on the affayres of the sayd
Parrish and that thay or any fouer of them with one of the
Churchwardens shall act as a Committe in behalfe of the sd
Parrish, the heads of these Conclusions being Drawne vp in a
paper were subscribed by the Persons then Present
Tho: Culling

Robert Watkins
Samuel Powell
Wm: Horsey
Will: Thompson
Joseph ffrancklin

Peter Aylworth }
Tho: Lambe j

John Adrian
Tho: Colclough
John Webb
Nath. Brooke
Tho Hooton
Tho. Pratt
Tho. Russell

Churchwardens

64b. Decemb' 21* 1667
At a meeting for the Precinckt of S' Christophers in the ward of
Broadstreete, were presented offisers for the yeare Ensewing
Peter Aylworth 1
M' Wm Baynbrigg J
Tho: Blagrave )
Edw: Buckerfield j
Tho: Blagrave Constable
Edw: Buckerfield Scavinger

for ye Choyse of a Comon Counsellman
Quest men

> for ye Choyse of A Com: Counselman
ngg J Quest men

Decemb' 21. 1668
At A Meeting for the presinckt of S' Christop'5 in the ward of
Broadstreete were presented offisers for the yeare Ensewing
Peter Aylworth
Wm: Baynbrigg
Tho: Blagrave j
Rich: Kemm
Tho: Russell Constable
Richard Kem Scavinger
65 a. s' Christophers March 26* 1668
At a Meeting as a Vestry then holden, in ye Ward of Broadstreete
there were Chosen for ye yeare ensueing M' Thomas Lambe
senio1 Churchwarden and M1 John Elliott Junio' Churchwarden
And M' Thomas Saywell and M' Samuell Powell Sidesmen And
it is Ordered that M' Thomas Lambe senio' Churchwarden
shall Enter into Bond of 300" penalty with two Sufficient
Suretyes for giving a Just and true Accompt of what Plate
monyes Materialls vtensills &c belonging to ye Parish when he
shallbe therevnto required. And the Auditt day for Auditting
M1 Peter Aylworths Accompt is appointed ye last day of Aprill
next ensueing being Assention day And Thomas Culling &
Thomas Colclough Esq'5 M' Stephen Skynner M' John Adrian
M1 Nathaniell Brookes M1 Stephen Gey M' William Walker
M' John Webb Mr Thomas Hooton & M' Robert Watkins or
any ffive of them are appointed Audito15 of the said Accompt
And it is further Ordered That Thomas Culling Esq1 M' John
Adrian M' Thomas Colclough M' William Bainbrigge M' Na
thaniell Brookes Mr John Webb M' Peter Aylworth M' Thomas
Hooton M1 Robert Watkins & M1 Jeremiah Gregory shallbee a
Comitee to Assist ye Churchwardens in Carrying on ye Affaires

of ye Parish And that they or any ffower of them with one of y
Churchwardens shall Act as a Comittee in ye behalfe of ye said
Parish Robert Watkins Tho Culling
Tho: Russell John Adrian
Peter Aylworth Tho: Colclough
Nath: Brooke Tho: Hooton
Will: Horsey John Webb
Tho Kemble Rich Kinsey
John West
S' Christophers Aprill 30* 1668 65 b.
At a Meeting then holden in the Ward of Broadstreete, at a Vestr[y]
of the said parish, Mr John Elliott formerly Chosen for junior
Churchwarden was Excused for holding ye sd Office vpon his
promise that if he shall hereafter Inhabit in ye said parish, he
will freely performe & hold yc same Office of Churchwarden.
And then and there was Chosen for ye yeare ensueing M1
William Horsey Junior Churchwarden in ye place of ye sd
John Elliott Joh: Hall late Recto'
Robert Watkins Tho Culling
Jerimie Gregory John Adrian
Sam1! Harwar Tho: Colclough
Tho Russell Nath: Brooke
Tho: Hooton John Webb
Samuel Powell Peter Aylworth
Rich Kinsey Steph: Skynner
Edward Godman
Tho: Lambe
John West
S' Christophers Aprill 16* 1669
At a Meeting then holden in the said parish, as a Vestry of the said
parish there were Chosen for the yeare ensueing Mr William
Horsey senio' Churchwarden and M' Robert Kerrington junio1
Churchwarden. And M1 Thomas Russell & M' Richard Barwell
Sidesmen And it is Orderd That M' William Horsey senior
Churchwarden shall enter into Bond of 300" penalty with twoe
sufficient Suretyes ffor giving a Just and true Accompt of what
Plate Monyes Materialls Vtensills &c doth belong to ye parish
when he shallbe therevnto required And the Auditt day for
Auditting M' Thomas Lambs Accompt is appointed the 20* day
of May next ensueing being Ascension day. And Thomas
Culling Esq1 M' Thomas Colclough M' John Adrian M1 Na
thaniell Brookes Mr John Webb M' Peter Aylworth M' Thomas
Hooton & William Bainbrigge Esq' M' Stephen Gey or any ffive
or them are appointed Audito'5 of the said Accompt
Peter Aylworth Tho: Colclough
Tho: Ru sell Tho: Blagraue
Charles wellings John Webb
Richard: Kenn Rich. Kinsey
Joseph ffrancklin Tho: Kemble
Wm Hasellwood Nath: Brooke
John West Tho: Hooton
Tho: Lambe
S' Christophers June 11* 1669 66a-
At a Meeting as Vestry then holden in the parish aforesaid It was
Ordered That M1 John Adrian M' Thomas Colclough M'
Nathaniell Brookes M1 John Webb Mr Thomas Hooton M'

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Peter Aylworth M' William Drope M' Thomas Kemble M1
Samuell Powell M' Edward Butterfeild M' Stephen Gey M1
Thomas Pearcehurst shallbe a Comittee to Assist the Church
wardens in Carrying on the Affaires of ye Parish And that they
or any fower of them with one of the Churchwardens shall Act
as a Comittee in the behalfe of the said parish This to Continue
vntill the next Easter. And further M' George ffrancklyn was
Chosen Clarke and Sexton of ye same parish.
Samuell Powell Joh: Hall
Tho. Persehowse Tho: Colclough
John West Peter Aylworth
John Bowyer Stephen Gey
John marriott Tho Hooton
John: Whitter Wm Drope
William Horsey ~\ ~, ,
„ , „ . ' }- Churchwardens
Rob: Kerington J
ffebruary 7* 1667
At a Meeting with ye Parish Tenants It was Offered that they should
pay halfe their Rents Have their p'sent Leases made vp 61
yeares And to begin their tyme at Lady day come Twelve month
They desire tyme to Consider till Monday come Sennight to
give their Answeare which was Ordered to be given to the
Churchwarden there was p'sent at this Meeting Thomas Culling
Esq' M' Adrian Mr Brookes Mr Skynner M' Webb M' Gregory
M1 Aylworth M' Lambe.
S' Christophers June 11* 1669
The parish Tenants viz. M' William Wheatley Mr William Smyth
M' Richard Scrivener and M' John Sharpe haveing since ye
said Proposall of the 7* ffebruary 1667 and before the said
Lady day 1669 Accepted of ye same Proposall And severally
declared they were willing to Build and Hold their severall
Houses for Threescore and one yeares At halfe their respective
Old rents At a Meeting as a Vestry holden in ye said parish ye
day abovesaid The Parishoners Confirmed and Allowed of ye
Agreement made by ye Comittee and ye parish Tenants touching
the said Houses joh: Hall
Sam: Powell Tho Colclough
Tho. Persehowse Peter Aylworth
William Horsey "> Church John West Stephen Gey
Rob: Kerington / Wardens John Bowyer Tho: Hooton
John marriott Wm Drope
John Whitter
66b. S' Christophers March 25 1670
At a Vestry then holden it was ordered that twoe hundred Pounds
be taken vp for the vse of the Parish of Christophers in the
repair of the Church and that four men of the said Parish giue
in Personall Security in behalfe of the Parish to those that lend
it, the ffour Persons chosen by the Vestry are m' William Horsey
Robert Kerington mr Thomas Colclough mr Peter Aylworth and
it is further ordered that these Persons shall be indemnified and
saued harmelesse by the Parish for soe doeinge.
Joh: Hall
Tho: Colclough
Peter Aylworth
Tho: Blagraue
Tho Persehowse
John Elliott
John Whitter

Church Wardens

Joseph Lem
Joseph ffrancklin
Robert Todd
John Williams
Charles wellinges
William Horsey
Robt: Kerington
Wm Drope
S' Christophers Aprill ye 7* 1670 »?1
Att A vestry holden the day aboue written there was Chosen for sen1
Churchwarden of ye parish for ye yeare Ensuing m' Robert
Kerington & for Jun' Churchwarden m' Jn° Ellyott & for Sides
men m1 Tho Blagraue & mr Edw: Buckerfeild, and it is agreed
that next Ascention day be y" auditt day for y° Acc° of m' Wm
Horsey late vpper Churchwarden, & it is alsoe ordered m1
Robert Kerington the p'sent vpper Churchwarden giue a bond
of 300" penalty w* 2 sufficient Securytyes for giueing a Just &
true Account of what plate monyes Materialls vtensills &c doth
belong to ye parish when he shall be thervnto required, the
Audito'5 appoynted for m' Horseys Account are m' Jno° Hall
rector, Tho: Colclough Nath Brooke peter Aylworth, Wm Drope,
Tho Russell, Sam: powell, & Tho: Kemble or any 5 of them.
It is lastly agreed y* the Comittee formerly chosen to manage
the parish busines be continued till ye next Auditt day, mr Wm
Horsey & m' Tho Russell being added to them.
Joh: Hall
Tho: Colclough
Nath: Brooke
Peter Aylworth
Wm: Drope
Tho: Russell
Tho: Kemble
Edw: Buckerfeild
Edward Godman
Henry Joyce
Charles Wellinges
John Williams
John Daniell
Richard Kenn
William Horsey,
S' Christophers i° Junij 1670 67 b.
At a Vestry then holden in the Pish Church there It was Ordered and
Consented to That a Provisoe in ye Lease intended to be granted
to M' Horsey of pte of ye lands belonging to ye parish for
forfeiture vpon letting or Assigning without Lycence may be left
out & ye fforfeiture altered And instead y' of a Nomina Poena
inserted of One hundred pounds And that he may Demise ye
p'mises to ffernelius Clarveato Vintner now in Possession thereof
And y' ye Parsone & Churchwardens may proceede to Seale &
Execute Three Leases to ye Three Tenants in fleetestreete for
61 yeares in pursuance of a former Order to y' purpose Making
such Alteracons in all of them as aforesaid (if required) And
Measuring all ye Estate of ye Pish in fleetestreete And insert ye
same in ye severall Leases as they shall see Cause
Joh: Hall Recto'
Tho: Colclough
Stephen Gey
Peter Aylworth
Tho: Russell

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Will: Allen
Sam: Powell
Tho Persehowse
John Bowyer
Joseph ffrancklin
Robert Tod
Siluester Deane
John Williams
( RoB: Kerington
Church Wardens < _ , ,,,,. °
\ John Elliott
68 a. S' Christophers 23"° Novemb 1670
Att a Vestry then Holden in the Parish Church there it was ordered
and consented to that the taking down of the East End of the
Church bee freely left to the Judgment and consideration of y"
Lords Commissioners and the surveyo15 to act therein as they
shall think convenient
Tho. Persehowse Joh: Hall Recto'
John Williams Tho: Colclough
John Bowyer Peter Aylworth
Jasper Holt Samuel Powell
ffra Lucy Tho: Russell
Edward Willoughby Stephen Gey
Will: Allen
Rob: Kerington \
T , „,,. > Church Wardens
John Elliott j
Ordered by the persons above named y' M' Colclough M' Ayle-
worth M1 Brooks Mr Horsey Mr Kemble M1 Drope M' Powell
Mr Russell M' Allen M' Persehowse and the two Churchwardens
for the time being bee appointed a Committee to treat w* M'
Buckeridge or any other persons concerning the Interest of the
Parish and to prepare matters thereto relating for the consider
ation of y" vestry any three of them with one of the Church
wardens being of the Quorum
68 b. S* Christophers Lond: 26* December 1670
At a vestry then holden in the said pish Church in pursuance of an
Order made by the Comittee appointed by Corhon Councell to
Consider the Bill for the Citty & Ministers Maintenance Pur
suant to their Order of Referrence Wee of the vestry whose
names are Subscribed Have Considered of the Matters con-
teyned in the said Order And wee doe Conceive That our
p'sent Tyths or Contribucon for Tyths for a Competent Main
tenance for our Minister being at p'sent 70" p annu may be
raised and Augmented 30" p ann Soe as to make the same for
ye future One hundred pounds p annu ffor that improvements of
Rents are made in severall places in our said pish And pticulerly
in that parte of the Royall Exchange that Stands in our said Pish
In the Buildings of the Ground of the late generall Pesthouse
And the Buildings of Grice Esq' neare the Royall
Exchange :
Thos Persehowse Richd Booth
Edw: Buckerfeild Tho: Colclough
John Bowyer Peter Ayleworth
Jn° Watts Will Allen
ffra Lucy Wm Drope
Henry Joyce Samuell Powell
John Williams Tho: Blagrave
Robert Todd Edward Willougby
Charles Wellinges Edward Godman

George Varney

Robert Kerington
John Elliott

Samuell Parker
Siluster Deane
Tho Russell
Churchwardens

S' Christophers Parish
M' John Hall Rector
Tyths before the fire were  701' p an
Glebe besides dwellinge house  30
Perquesitts Combu5 Annis about  2. io5
To the Curate that shall officiate at \
prayers euery morneinge at six of the > 205
clock (giuen by m' Kenndrick) ... )
Glebe and dwellinge house let at ... 24s
Except a garden
The aboue written is coppy of what was deliuered to the
Comitte of Adermen & Comon Counsellmen at Guild Hall the
270 December 1670.
S' Christophers London 26 of Jan. 1670. 69 a.
Att a Vestry then holden in persuance of an order made by the
Committee appointed by the Common Councill to consider the
Bill for the City Ministers maintenance it was agreed between
the Minister and the Inhabitants of the sayd Parish that the
Tythes of the sayd Parish formerly about seventy Pounds a year
bee rais'd and advanc'd to one Hundred and twenty pounds a
year to bee setled by Act of Parliament
present & Consenting to the abovesayd order
Rich: Booth Esq' Tho Pearcehowse Jn° Williams Joh: Hall Recto1
Nath: Brooke Jn" Cross ffra: Padget Peter Aylworth
Wm: Horsey ffra: Lucy Rich: Kenn
Edw: Godman Jos: ffrancklin Corne: Glover
Tho. Kemble George Verney Rob: Todd
Step: Jey Sam: Powell Sam: Parker
Wm. Drope Oliver Conyer Rot5 Kerington ) Church
John Elliot j Wardens
S' Christophers London: March: 23rd 1670
At a Vestry then holden in the Parish Church it was ordered that yc
Minister & Church Wardens shall let a lease of Seuenty one
yeares to m' Nicholas Buckridge of soe much ground as can
conveniently be Spared out of the passage on ye North side
of the Church at the rate of Sixpence p foote square p an.
At ye same time it was ordered that m' Samuell Brewster shall be
suffered to make lights in the west side of his house in con
sideration whereof the Parish shall haue the vse of his wall
to build against or to fasten any buildinge to it.
At ye same time it was ordered that the Churchwarden shall get the
great branch y' was giuen by m1 Kendrick repaired & that all ye
old brasse and Iron belongeinge to ye Church shall be disposed
off for y' vse.
At ye Same time it was ordered that m' Colclough m' Brooks m'
Aylworth m' Horsey m' Kemble mr Drope m' Powell m' Russell
m1 Allen m1 Persehouse m' Booth m' Houblon m' Blagraue m1
Buckerfeild m1 Conyar and the twoe p'sent Church Wardens
be a Comitte and seuen to be a quorum (whereof one of the
Church Wardens to be one) to consider of a way to build
a Parsonage house & to giue their opinions to y" Vestrey.

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Tho: Colclough
Nath; Brooks
Will: Allen
Tho. Kemble
Oliver: Conyers
Rob. Kerington | Church-
J Wardens

Joh: Hall Recto'
Peter Aylworth
Jn° Houblon
Wm Drope
Tho: Russell
Witt Horsey
Tho: Blagraue
Tho: Persehowse
John Bvrows
Charles wellinges
Robert Todd
George Varney
69b. S' Christophers London Aprill 27* 1671
At a vestry then holden in the Parish Church was chosen m' John
Elliot vper Church Warden m' Thomas Kemble vnder Church
Warden m' Joseph ffrancklin & m' Edward Godman Sidesmen
for the yeare insueinge. And it is ordered that next assention
day be the time to audite the accoumpt of Robert Kerington
late vper Church Warden : And that the p'sent vper Church
Warden giue bond of 300" w* One sufficient security for
giueinge a iust & true acco'5 of what plate moneys materialls and
vtensills that belongeth to the Parish when he shall be therevnto
required and that m' Peter Aylwourth shall keep the bond on
behalfe of the Parish, the Auditors apointed for Robert Ker-
ingtons accoumpt Are mr Hall m' Colclough Majo' Brooks
m' Aylworth m' Gey m' Horsey Aid' Booth m' Allen or an
fiue of them :
Will: Allen Joh: Hall Recto'
Edw: Buckerfeild Peter Aylworth
Thomas Lee Samuell Powell
Siluester Deane Rob. Kerington
Samuell parker Rich: Barwell
George Varney Tho: Persehowse
Will Woodbridge Will Banks
Laurence Aggar Rob Kerington
May yb 16* 1671
At a Vestry then holden in ye pish Church it was this day ordered y'
ye two Churchwardens and'm1 Horsey shall take a Surueyour to
veiw ye grounds in fleete streete concerning m1 Sharpes & mr
Smiths houses in reference to treate & make an end with the
Citty aboute the Melioration ground :
Edw. Buckerfeild Joh: Hall Recto'
Joseph ffrancklin Peter Aylworth
ffra Lucy Jn° Houblon
Corn5 Glover William Horsey
John Elliott ) „, , , John Crosse
i,, ,„ , , Churchwardens 1, -,.-,,
Tho Kemble ) Edward Godman
Thomas Lee
Michaell Dunwell
Samuell Parker
70 a. S' Christophers London July 14: 167 1
At a Vestrey then holden in the Parish Church it was agreed and
concluded that a comutation be made with the Parish of
S' Bartholomews and that the Parish accept of the front of a
house adioyninge to m' Blagraue now buildinge by m' Rooks in
exchange for the front of those buildinges belongeinge to ye
Exchange which stand vpon ye soile of S' Christophers. And it
is further ordered at the same Vestrey that the reserued rent for

the houses in ffleet street be mortgaged for the sume of fiue
hundred pounds more or lesse as the Parish occasions shall
require, twoe hundred and ffifty pounds of which is to be aplied
to the building of a Parsonage house and the rest for the
peweinge ye Church : prouided that m' John Hall the p'sent
Incumbent grant a lease to ye said Parish or to trustees for theri
vse for the terme of ffourty yeares at the ground rent of fiue
pounds p an Joh: Hall Recto'
Peter Aylworth
RoB Kerington
Joseph ffrancklin
RoB: Weddell
Charls wellinge
Lawrence Agar
Henry Lascoe
Robert Todd
George Varney
Samuel Powell
Joseph Lem
Tho: Blagraue
Tho: Russell
John Elliott

Churchwarden

S' Christophers London August 8 167 1 70 b.
At a Vestry then holden in ye said Parish Church it was ordered that
Richard Booth Esq' Peter Aylworth Nathaniell Brooks William
Horsey William Allen John Houblon Robert Kerington William
Drope Thomas Russell Joseph Leme Thomas Blagraue Samuell
Powell and the twoe p'sent Church Wardens be a Comitte fiue
besides one of the Church Wardens to be a Quorum to treat
w* any Person or Persons about morgageing the ground rent in
ffleet street for such a sume of money as the Parish shall haue
occasion for as alsoe to treat w* Joyners and other wourkmen
and agree w* them for peweinge the Church repaireinge the
Vestrey or doeinge such other thinges relateinge to the Church
as the Surveyours shall leaue vndone and that the Church
Wardens take the assistance of a solisitour for draweing con
veyances and consulting lawyers in order to that affair the power
of this Comitte to continue vntill Easter and noe longer :
And it is further ordered that the Clerks wages shall be Sixteen
pounds P an to be assessed on the Inhabitants of the said
Parish by the abouesd Comitte and if any Parishoner findes
himselfe agreiued by ye assesment that he may haue liberty
to apeale to the next Vestrey after demand by the said Clerke.
And it is further ordered that Nathaniell Brooks Peter Aylworth
John Potter Stephen Jeye William Horsey Robert Kerington
John Elliot & Thomas Kemble be trustees in behalfe of the
Parish to take a lease in their names for the vse of the Parish
from John Hall p'sent Rector of the Glebe land to be built
vpon on the termes already agreed vpon :
Joh: Hall Recto1
Stephen Gey
Nath: Brooke
Peter Aylworth
Will: Allen
William Horsey
Rob Kerington

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W™ Drope
Tho: Russell
John Bvrowes
Richard: Kenn
Charts wellinges
George Varney
Samuel parker
Lawrence Agar
Nicholas day
John Elliott Churchwarden
S' Xpofers London October io* 167 1
At a Vestrey then holden in the said Parish Church In pursuance of
a Referrence made by M' Sharpe & Mr Smyth Teiints of 2 of
the Pish Houses in ffleetestreete vnto the said Vestry touching
the ffynes to be by them respectively paid in regard of ye
Ground by them Gained on ffleete streete to Enlarge their
Houses The said Pishoners demanding of the said Mr Smyth
Tenne pounds Eighteene shillings & Nyne Pence And of ye sd
M1 Sharpe Twelve pounds Eight, Shillings & fower pence Being
the sume demanded for the Inheritance of ye same Ground at
5 s for each supficiall foote And it was then Ordered That ye
said Teiints should each of them be abated One Tenth parte of
ye respective sumes of them demanded as aforesaid And that
they should pay the other nyne partes by way of ffyne & Seale
ye Counterptes of their Leases to them to ba Tendred out of
hand And doe further Order That Mr Kerringtons Accompts
shallbe Auditted on or before Tomorrow Sennight And Audito15
for Mr Kerringtons Acct are Mr Nath: Brookes M' Peter Ayl
worth M' William Horsey Aid: Booth M' William Allen Mr
John Houblon M' Thomas Russell M' William Drope M'
Samuell Powell Mr Edw: Buckerfeild & M1 Edw: Godman or
any ffive of them And further it was Ordered & Confirmed That
the Clerkes Wages be Sixteene Pounds Thirteene Shillings &
ffower Pence P annum According to a Roll for that purpose
made being ye Sixth Parte of ye Tyth
Nath. Brooke
Peter Aylworth
William Horsey
Ed Buckerfeild
Ed Godman
Silustr deane
Samuel parker
Charles wellinges
Witt Millman
Robeart Todd
George Varney
Lau. Agar
John Elliott

Tho Kemble

Churchwardens

7ib. S' Christophers London October the 20* 1671
At a Vestry then holden in the said Parrish Church Many things
being debated for the Explaining an Order of the 14* of July
past touching the Building of the Parsonage house. It was
resolued And agreed That in Consideracon of Two hundred
and ffifty pounds to bee paid towards the Building the said
Parsonage House. That Mr Hall the present Incumbent doe
grant a Lease of the Toft and Parsonage House to Trustees for
the said Parrish for fforty yeares from the Sealing thereof At the

Rent of ffyve pounds per Annu Cleare of Taxes Vppon Trust
and Confidence That the Trusees for the said Parrish for the
time being shall from time to time Grant a Lease of the said
Parsonage House to the said M' Hall and his Successors
Parsons of S' Christophers ffor all the said Terme Except one
Weeke (if hee or they shall soe longe live). Provided Hee and
They shall time to time during the said Terme Reside and dwell
therein Att the Rent of Twenty pounds per Annu Cleare of all
Taxes. And that the said Trustees shall accordingly Seale such

Redemise to M' Hall
Will: Allen
Tho: Russell
Samuel Powell
Henry Lascoe
John marriott
Siluester Deane

Joh: Hall Recto'
Peter Aylworth
William Horsey
RoB Kerington
Wra Drope
John Elliott )
Tho Kemble /
RoB: Weddell

Church Wardens

S' Christophers London November 28* 1671 72a.
At a Vestry then holden in the Parish Church of the said Parish It
was Ordered and Agreed That Mr Stephen Skynner Mr Nath: j
Brooke M1 Xpofer Marsham M' Peter Aylworth Mr Thomas
Lambe M' John Rouse M' John Elliott Mr John Pointer & Mr
Rich: Kensey being ye remaining Trustees for the Pish Land in
ffleetestreete Doe & shall Convey ye same Lands & y' Interest
therein To ye Vse of Rich Booth Esq1 & John Houblon of
London Merchant Wm Allen Vpholder Nathaniell Brooke
StacSner Peter Aylworth Clothworker William Horsey Cord-
weyner Robert Kerrington Merch'taylor John Elliott Leather-
seller Thomas Kemble Draper Edward Buckerfeild Leatherseller
Edward Godman Merch'taylor Joseph ffranklyn Plumer Thomas
Russell Haberdasher Sam: Powell Grocer Henry Lascoe &
ffrancis Lucy Grocers & their heires in ye same maiier as ye sd
former Psons were Trustees And likewise That ye Conveyance
for ye Land in ffleetestreete taken out of the Streete there And
such other Conveyances Leases & other Deedes as are or
shallbe neceassary to be made for ye Vse or Accompt of the
said Pish shallbe granted & made to ye said P'sent Trustees
Joh: Hall Recto'
Nath: Brooke
Peter Aylworth
RoB Kerington
Edward Godman
Joseph ffrancklin
Jn°: Watts
John marriott
George Varney
Samuell parker
John Elliott \ Church
Tho. Kemble j Wardens
S' Christopher 11* Aprill 1672 72b.
At a Vestry then holden in the said Pish were Chosen for ye yeare
ensueing Mr Thomas Kemble Vpper Churchwarden & Mr Wittm
Drope lower Churchwarden M' John Bowyer and M' Richard
Kenne Sidesmen And it is Ordered that next Ascention day be
the tyme for Auditting ye Accompt of Mr John Elliott ye late
Vpper Churchwarden And that the p'sent Vpper Churchwarden
doe forthwith give Bond of 300" penalty with one sufficient
Surety for giving a just & true Accompt of ye money Plate

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Vtensills & other things of ye said Pish yt shall come to his
hands w" thereto required And that M' Peter Aylworth keepe
the same Bond And Audito'5 for ye said M' John Elliotts
Accompt are hereby appointed M' John Hall M' Nath: Brookes
M' Peter Aylworth Rich Booth Esq' M' Wm Allen M' W"
Horsey & Mr Robert Kerrington or any five of them And it is
hereby Ordered y' the Persons next herevnder named or any
Sixe of them whereof one to be one of ye Churchwardens be a
Comittee to Act & doe on the behalfe of the said Pish in all
their Affaires for the yeare ensueing viz. M' John Hall Recto'
Rich: Booth Esq' M' William Allen M' John Houblon M' Nath:
Brookes M' Peter Aylworth M' Wm Horsey Mr Robert Kerring
ton \Ir Moses Goodyeare M' John Elliott M' Thomas Russell
Mr Sam: Powell M' Thomas Blagrave M' Edw: Buckerfeild M'
ffrancis Lucy M' Edward Godman M' Joseph Lem and Mr
Oliver Conyers And M1 Thomas Kemble & M' Wittm Drope
ye p'sent Churchwardens
And it is lastly Ordered That the Churchwarden be allowed for or
towards ye Entertainem' & other necessary charges of Ascention
day next And his Auditt dinner ye sume of ffive pounds & noe
more joh; Hall Recto'
Samuel parker Nath: Brooke
Oliver: Conyers Peter Aylworth
Robert Moody Moses Goodyeare
Joseph Lem John Elliott
John Bowyer Tho: Russell
Thomas Scott Fra: Lucy
Tho: Blagraue
Edw: Buckerfeild
Edward Godman
ffrancis Pagett
July 2d 1672
At a vestry then holden in the said Pish Church Vestry of S'
Christophers it was Agreed y' Tho: Kemble uper Churchwarden
should dispose of Jn° Michaell a nurse Pish boy to a Master
y' should giue bond to discharge ye Pish from him : & to bind
him apprentice to Learne his Art & trade of a painter and that
he should Agree with his said Master as cheape as hee could for
his soe doeing not exceeding seauen pounds. It was alsoe then
ordered y' ye said Churchwarden shall dispose of an old man
Tho. Day lately throwen vpon ye Charge of the parrish as
cheape as hee can, to bee putt out to Nurse : And that ye said
Pish shall keepe harmeless & indempnified ye Pish where hee
shall bee bestowed. And that Goodwife Stratford shall haue
fifty shillings giuen her ouer & aboue her wages for her former
Charge with the said boy : it was then alsoe Agreed y'
shall take y' aboue said Tho: Day att three shillings & sixpence
p weeke : And it was then alsoe Agreed y' A poores tax
Extraordinary for one yeere shall bee rated & giuen to ye
Carying on & defrayeing ye necessary expences for ye finishing of
ye Remajnder ofthe said Church
Joh: Hall Recto'
Richd Booth
Peter Aylworth
Jn° Houblon
Will: Allen
Daniel Mercer
Edward Godman

ffra Lucy
Sam" Brewster
Rich Barwell
Thomas Lee
Edw: Buckerfeild
Thomas Scott
Josiah Mitchell
Tho: Kemble ) „, , ,
,„„ ^ > Churchwards
W? Drope J
S' Christophers i5' Aprill 1673 73 b.
At a Vestry then holden for the said Pish were Chosen M' William
Drope vpper Churchwarden Mr Richard Barwell vnder Church
warden And Mr William Barker & Mr Thomas Pearsehouse
Sidesmen for ye yeare ensueing And it was Ordered that next
Ascension day be the time for Auditing M' Thomas Kemble's
Accompts the late vpp Churchwarden And that Mr John Hall
ye p'sent Recto' M' Nathaniell Brookes Mr Peter Aylworth M1
William Horsey M' Robert Kerrington Mr John Elliott & Mr
William Allen or any ffower of them be the Auditols of the said
Accompts And that the p'sent vpper Churchwarden Give Bond
of 3001' penalty, with one sufficient Surety ffor giveing a true
Accompt of the Moneyes Plate & Vtensills belonging to ye same
Parish when thereto required And that M' Peter Aylworth keepe
the said Bond on behalfe of ye Parish And lastly it's Ordered
That from time to time hereafter the Churchwarden for the
time being shallbe allowed ffor or towards the Entertainement
Dinner Points & other things & Charges of Ascention day And
for ye Auditt dinner the sume of ffive pounds & noe more,
And that all the Audito's of ye Accompts of M1 Kemble be
Assistant to the Churchwardens in Placeing ye Parishoners in
ye Pewes of ye sd Church And y" sd M' Thomas Kemble
be Added to the said Assistants. Joh: Hall Recto1
Nath: Brooke
Peter Aylworth
Will: Allen
Will Horsey
Rob: Kerington
John Elliott
Tho: Russell
Edw: Buckerfeild
Tho. Persehowse
Will. Parker
Edward Godman
Siluester Deane
Robert Moody
Thomas Lee
Witt Banks
ffra Lucy
Sam" Brewster
Tho Short
Geo: ffulford
Tho: Kemble
S* Christophers 20* of Novemb' 1673 ?fa-
Att a Vestry then holden in the Vestry house of the said Parish it
was ordered thatt two Taxes bee made upon all inhabitants
of the said Parish the same with the Poor's Roll for discharging
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be Levied presently the other to bee Levied six month's after
the Date of this Order.
Samuel Powell B" Billingsley Joh: Hall Recto'
Tho: Russell John Groue Richd Booth
Will: Allen Michaell Dewing Tho: Blagraue
John Morris Peter Aylworth
George Varney Tho: Kemble
Witt Horsey
Will Barker
Sam" parker
Wm Drope 1 „, , ^ Sam" Brewster
Rich: Barwell } Churchwards Ed Buckerfeild
Daniel Mercer
Thomas Lee
Robert Moodij
Richard Nicoll
Rob Todd
Memorandum that Wm: Bancks was present at this vestry And con
sented to this order, by makeing noe Objection.
74 b. S' Christophers Aprill ye 20* 1674
At a Vestry then Holden M' Richard Barwell was Elected for upper
Church warden in the Roome of m' Wm: Drope, but desiering
to fine and be Discharged from the sayd Office it was admitted
by the Vestry, and he haveing served one yeare Alreddy, should
Barwell be Excused from the sd Offis, paying the sume of Six pounds to
m' Wm: Drope, the last Church warden At the same time mr
Powell Samuel Powell was Elected Church warden for the yeare Ensew
ing and he Desiering to fine for the same was fined at Twelve
pounds to be payd to Mr Wm: Drope, and he to be Discharged
from the same offis.
At the same time mr Edward Buckerfeild was Elected for Cornhill
side, upper Churchwarden for ye yeare Ensewing
¦ Russell At the same time m' Tho: Russell was Elected under Church warden
and he desiering to fine for the sayd place was fined at fourteene
pounds to be payd to ml wm: Drope & to be discharged from
the sd place for Ever
At the same time mr Tho: Blagrave was Elected under Church
warden, for the yeare Ensewing.
For Sidesmen were Elected for the Church side m' Silvester Deane
and for Cornhill side m' Robert Mordant.
It is ordered that M' Wm: Dropes accoumpt shall be Auditted the
27* day of May next Ensewing
And that mr Edward Buckerfield upper Church warden shall give bond
of 300" penality with one suffitient suerty to give a true acc°. when
therunto Required of all Mufiy plate &c belonging to the sd parish
And it is Ordered that M' Nath: Brookes Peter Aylworth m' Wm:
Horsey m' RoB. Kerington mr Jn° Elleott mr Tho. Kemble M'
Rich: Barwell M' Samuell Powell and M' Tho Russell, or any
five of them shall be Auditers of m' wm: Dropes Accoumpt
It is farther Ordered that the fines above mentioned shall be payd
Downe upon Demand Joh: Hall Recto'
Sam" Brewster Nath: Brooke
Will Barker Peter Aylworth
Samuel Powell Witt Wood John Elliott
Tho Russell Witt Meriden Witt Horsey
Ed Buckerfeild B" Billingsley Tho. Kemble
W? Drope Edw: Godman
Rich Barwell Jn° Houblon
Sam" parker

It is farther Ordered by the sd Vestrey that MT Wm: Drope shall
cause pipes of Lead to be brought Downe by the side of the
Church, according to a late Act of Parlayment.
S' Christophers 4* March 1674 75 a.
At a Vestry then holden It was Agreed and Ordered That the ffower
Hundred pounds Subscribed by Severall persons for Purchasing
a Revenue to ffind Evening Prayers for ever in this Parish
Church. Shallbe receaved of M' Aylworth ye Treasurer for that
Money, ffor ye Vse of this pish to be Paid and Applyed towards
the discharge of ye Debt of 500" and Interest due on Accompt
of this Parish to Mr John Brewer And for which the Houses in
ffleetestreete belonging to this Parish are Mortgaged And that
in Consideracon of ye said ffower hundred pounds a Rent
Charge Afiuity or yearely Sume of Twenty pounds shall be
Charged on and Payable out of the said Houses in ffleetestreete
ffor ever ffor ffinding Evening Prayers in this Parish Church as
above, To be Setled in such marier as Councell shall Advise.
And to ye End the said Houses in ffleetestreete may be Discharged
of the said Incumbrance by Mortgage, And the residue of ye
said Debt to M1 Brewer being about 100" may be paid off, It is
further Agreed & Ordered That if M1 Peter Aylworth & M1
Thomas Kemble thinke fitt to Enter into Bond to M' Brewer
ffor One hundred pounds & Interest y'of They ye sd M' Ayl
worth & Mr Kemble are & shallbe for ever Saved harmelesse &
Indempnifyed for ye same. And that the said One hundred
pounds and Interest shallbe paid on Accompt of this Pish as a
proper debt of this Parish. Joh: Hall Recto1
Rob: Kerington Peter Aylworth
Tho: Kemble Will: Allen
Samuel Powell Mos. Goodyeare
John Morris Witt Horsey
Will Barker John Bvrowes
Richard Nicoll Sam" parker
Nicholas Day John Groue
John Williams Rob' Morden
Edward Woolner
Robert Moody
Witt Meriden
Edw: Buckerfeild ) _, , ,
„, _, } Churchwardens
Tho: Blagraue J
S' Christophers Aprill 5* 1675 75 b
At a Vestry then holden M' Edward Buckerfeild was Chosen Vpper
Churchwarden for y5 yeare ensueing. And Mr Thomas Blagrave
was Chosen Vnder Churchwarden for ye same yeare, But
Desiring to ffyne he ye said M' Blagrave (having served one
yeare) was Admitted to ffyne for ye Office of Churchwarden ffor
ye sume of Six pounds which was Ordered to be paid to ye
other Churchwarden M' Buckerfeild forthwith, Wherevpon Mr
William Allen was Chosen Churchwarden And he desireing to
ffyne, was Admitted to ffyne for Churchwarden this yeare And
Vpper Churchwarden ye yeare following & for ye said Place
for ever ffor fifteene pounds which was accordingly Ordered to m'Wm:
be Paid forthwith to M' Edward Buckerfeild, Wherevpon Richard
Booth Esq' was Chosen Churchwarden for ye Church side for
ye yeare ensueing. And Mr Samuell Brewster being P'sent &
desiring to ffyne for Churchwarden & all pish Offices, & Offering
ye Parish ffifteene pounds for such ffyne It was Accepted And

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m' Saml'
Brewster. 15"
mr Joseph
Lem : 20K

Auditors appointed to Audit m* Edw:
Buckerfeilds late Churchwardens Acct
are m' Jn° Hall
Richard Boswell
Tho: Blagrave
Jn° Powell
Tho. Russell

Wm Allen
Sam: Breuster
Jos" Lemm or

Nat. Brooke
Peter Aylworth
wm Horsey
Robert Kerrington
Jn° Elliott
Tho: Kemble
Wm Drope

any fiue of these two Collumes
The Auditt day to bee on ye thirteenth
day of May next

Rich : Booth
Esq : 20I1

Ordered to be paid p'sently to M' Edward Buckerfeild. And
M1 Joseph Lem being also p'sent desiring to ffyne for ye Office
of Churchwarden & sydesman for Twenty pounds was Admitted
And ye ffyne accepted & ordered to be paid likewise forthwith
to M' Edward Buckerfeild
And Sydesmen were then Elected M' William Banks for Cornehill side
And M' Samuell Parker for Churchside. Joh: Hall Recto'
Peter Aylworth
RoB Kerington
John Elliott
Tho. Kemble
W™ Drope
Tho. Persehowse
Edw: Godman
Robert Moody
John Williams
Sam". Brewster
William Banks
Rob' Morden
B" Billingsley
John Morris
ffrancis pagett
Josiah MitchiU
ffurley Barton
Edw Buckerfeild
Church Warden

,6 a. S' Christophers Aprill 14* 1675
At a Vestry then holden at the Instance of Richard Booth Esq' he
the said Richard Booth desired to be admitted to a fine for the
office of Church Warden for this and the ensueinge yeare the
said Vestry agreed to accept of his fine and to excuse him from
the aforesd office of Churchwarden at the same time it was
ordered by the Vestry that his fine shall be twenty pounds to
be forthwith paid to m' Edward Buckerfeild the p'sent vpper
Church Warden att the same time Mr William Barker was
Chosen vnder Church Warden for the yeare ensueinge
Joh: Hall Recto'
Nath Brooke
Peter Aylworth
RoB Kerington
Will: Allen
John Elliott
Tho: Kemble
W™ Drope
Edward Godman
Sam11 Brewster
Rob' Morden
ffrancis pagett
Robert Moody
Edw: Buckerfeild 1 Church
Will Barker J Wardns

Bee it Remembered That at a Vestrey holden within the Parish of
S' Christopher London the Twentieth day of October One
thousand Six hundred Seaventy and ffive It was ordered and
A°reed That the Churchwardens and Parishioners of S' Giles
without Criplegate London are and shall be from henceforth for
ever saved defended and kept harmelesse by the Parishioners of

this Parish of S' Christopher of and from all Costs Charges and
expences that shall or may Arise and happen vnto them or any
of them by reason of Samuell Acres his wife and Three Children
of theirs or any of them dwelling or Residing within the said
Parish of S' Giles Criplegate (in Case any such Charge shall
happen) their last place of Legall Settlement being in our said
Parish of S' Christopher And also That the Churchwardens of
our said Parish of S' Christopher (for the time being) shall and
may (if any such Charge shall fall or happen to the Parishioners
of the said Parish of S' Giles Criplegate for or by reason or
meanes of the said Samuell Acres his wife and Three Children
or any of them residing or Inhabiting in the said Parish as afore
said) well and truely pay to the Churchwardens of the said
Parish of S' Giles Criplegate All such Charges from time to time
within Three dayes next after demand thereof made
Peter Aylworth
Tho: Kemble
Michael Danwell
Edward Woolmer
Richard Nicoll
John Williams
Rob Todd
Robert Moodij
Thomas Scott
John Morris
W™ Bythell
Edw Buckerfeild
Will Barker
Church Wardens
S' Christophers 77 a.
At a vestry holden ye 18* day of Nouemb' 1675 it was agreed that
Joana Varny should bee allowed for and towards her mainten
ance two shillings p weeke to bee paid her p ye Churchwardens
for ye time being dureing her naturall life except y" Pish shall
find hereafter any reason to ye Contrary and alsoe that ye said
Churchwarden send to the widdow Mathewes tenn shillings
towards her p'sent releife and two shillings p weeke dureing her
sickness being not able to helpe herselfe.
Joh: Hall Recto'
Peter Aylworth
Tho: Kemble
W? Drope
Samuell Powell
Sam" Brewster
John Morris
Rob Todd
William /\\ woodbridge his mark
John Groue
Witt Wood
B" Billingsley
Edw** Buckerfeild
Will Barker
Church- Wardens
S' Christopher 77 b.
At a vestry holden ye twenty seauenth day of March 1676 m' Wm
Barker was chosen Senior Churchwarden and m' Edw: Godman
was chosen Junior Churchwarden for the yeere ensueing, at
yc same tyme was chosen sidesmen for the same yeere mr John
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Williams for Church side and m' John Cross for Cornhill side.
At ye same tyme it is ordered that m' Edw: Buckerfeild late
Churchwarden his Accts shall be Auditted on the Ascention day
next ensueing, M' John Hall m' Nat. Brooke m' peter Ayle-
worth m' John Elliott m' Wm Horsey m' Rob' Kerrington Tho:
Kemble m' Rich: Barwell m' Tho: Blagraue m' Wm Allen m'
Wm Drope m1 Sam powell m' Tho Russell mr Jos. Lemm m'
Sam: Brewster are appointed Auditors of the said Ace' or any
fiue of them : it is alsoe ordered y' Wm Barker senior Church
warden shall forthwith giue one Sufficient Security with himselfe
in three hundred pounds Bond, to giue a true Accompt of all
such stocke plate and utensills belonging to ye said parrish that
shall come to his hands when thereunto required, And that m'
peter Ayleworth keepe the said bond in behalfe of the parrish
being a 300". bond Joh: Hall Recto'
Peter Aylworth
Will: Allen
John Elliott
Tho: Kemble
Wm Drope
Rich: Barwell
Samuel Powell
Tho: Blagraue
Tho Short
Rob Todd
John Williams
Will Banks
John Morris
Witt Wood
Edward Woolmer
Rob' Morden
Wm Bythell
Edwd Buckerfeild
Will Barker
Edw: Godman
Church- )
Wardens j
?8a- S' Christophers 22* August 1676
At a Vestry then holden It was Ordered That if M'5 Adryan doe pay
ye Churchwarden for the vse of the Parish Twenty pounds That
shee shall have liberty at her Charge to take downe ye Wall at
ye West End of ye Vault in ye Church wherein ye Body of her
late Husband Mr John Adryan Merchant lately an Inhabitant of
this Parish lyes And to Build ye same Vault Westward ffower
foote & a halfe or thereabouts. And of such breadth as Con
veniently to Conteyne Two Coffins in breadth: And that ye
same shall be vsed from henceforth for ye Interring ye Bodyes
of such psons as the said M's Adryan or her Children shall
Appoint : Paying Customary Dutyes
Peter Aylworth
Wm Drope
Sam" Brewster
John Morris
Silvester Deane
Fra: Lucy
Tho: Short
Rob Todd

Joseph Heywood
John Groue
Richard Nicoll
Will Barker
Edward Godman
Church Warden
S' Christopher Lond 78 b.
At a Vestry holden ye Eleauenth daij of Decemb' 1676: it was
ordered, y' whereas Jn° Hieron late seru' to m' Nathaniel
Brooke of this pish being lunaticke, and it being endeauered
p some to Cast the said lunatick upon this pish, for the pre-
uention whereof, the Churchwardens of this pish take the Aduice
of m' Simpson & m' Lane y" Comptroller or such able Cunsell
as they can gett, to defend the said pish from the Charge of y"
aboue said lunaticke att a Tryal att Sessions, And in case the
lunaticke bee cast upon ye said pish then the said Church
wardens shall enter into bond to the Masters of Bethlehem att
the rate of fiue shillings p weeke for his keeping
Joh: Hall Recto'
Peter Aylworth
Wim Horsey
Tho: Kemble
John Graue
Siluester Deane
Sam" Brewster
Witt Wood
William Banks
Rob' Morden
Rob Todd
John Morris
Will Parker 1 Church
Edward Godman / Wardens
S' Christophers London 79a.
At a Vestry holden the 8 of January 1676 It was ordered that John
Mathews be Sexton of this parish and shall receive all such fees
as belong to that place and that the sd John Mathews shall
give such security to the Churchwardens for the time being
as the Church orders doe in that behalfe appoint And it was
then further ordered that the Churchwarden shall pay into the
hands of M' Ayleworth the sume of Tenne pounds sterling for
the use and accomodation of M's ffranklin widow of George
ffrankling late Clerke and Sexton of this parish deed
Joh: Hall Recto'
Sam: Powell Peter Aylworth
Tho Short Jn° Houblon
Sam" Brewster Will: Allen
Edw: Buckerfeild W? Drope
William Banks John Elliott
Siluester Deane Tho Kemble
Arthur Myles jun' Micha: Dewing
John Williams
Will Barker
S' Christophers London 79 »•
At a Vestry held this 20* of March 167^ It was consented to by all
the parishoners of the said parish that the right of nominateing
and declareing the Clerke for the said parish was undoubtedly
in the parson and that the Precedents entred into this Vestry
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Barre or Prejudice to the right of the present Incumbent or his
successors.
Vpon clearing of which point the present Incumbent M' John Hall
did declare that he would admitt of him to be Clerke whome
the Major part of the parish should nominate and thereupon
the most of the Parishoners agreed to nominate Israel ffolgate
Inhabitant of the said parish to be Clerke thereof who imediately
thereupon was nominated by the parishoners and approved of
by M' Hall Joh: Hall Recto'
Jn° Houblon
John Williams William Hawke
Rob Todd Mos: Goodyear
Wm Pepys John Elliott
William Gloster W? Drope
Tho: Rea Micha: Dewing
W? Nicholson Siluster Deane
Josiah Mitchell ffra Lucy
Richard Instars Sam" Parker
marke R I Nicholas Day
James Lambert Randal Stathan
Will: Allen William Barker )
Edward Godman J
Church Wardens

Arthur Myles jun'

S' Christophers London
At a Vestry holden the Sixteenth day of Aprill 1677 M' Edward
Godman was chosen Senior Church Warden. And whereas
Richard Booth Esq' was formerly fined twenty pounds for the
Office of Church Warden, which fine he hath hitherto refused to
pay, the said Richard Booth is chosen Vnder Church Warden
for the yeare ensewing. And at the same Vestry was chosen
Sidesmen for Cornhill side Thomas Lee and for Church side
Mr Robert Todd. At the same time it is ordered That the day
for the Auditing of the Accompts of Mr William Barker shalbe
on Assention day being the 24? of May next ensewing. And
that the Auditors for the said Accompt shalbe M' John Hall,
Rector, M' Peter Aylworth, Mr Jo" Elliot, Mr Wittm Horsey,
M1 Thomas Lemball, M' Witt Drope, M' Richard Barwell, M'
Witt Allen, M' Sam: Powel, Mr Tho: Blagraue, M' Samuel
Brewster, M' Jos: Lem, M' Edward Buckerfeild, or any five of
them. And it is also Ordered that M' Edward Godman Senior
Church Warden shall forthwith give one sufficient Security with
himselfe in a Bond of Three hundred Pounds penalty To give a
true Accompt of all such Stock Plate and vtensills, belonging
to ye sd Parish as shall come into his hands, when he shalbe
therevnto required, And that M' Peter Aylworth, keep the said
Bond in behalfe of the same Parish
Joh: Hall Recto'
Peter Aylworth
Will: Allen
John Elliott
Samuel Powell
Edw Buckerfeild
Mos: Goodyeare
ffra Lucy
Sam" Parker
Rob' Morden
John Williams

Wm Bethell
John Morris
Wm Fashion
Sam: Bennet
Samue: King
Will Barker
S' Christophers London sob.
At a vestry holden this 25* of Aprill 1677 it was agreed that Richard
Booth Esq' should bee excused from serueing Churchwarden
upon the paym' of twenty pounds to m' W'° Barker late church
warden, And at ye same time m1 Wm Haukes was chosen iunior
Churchwarden, and upon a proposition made & in regard of his
greate Age it was agreed p ye said Vestry that hee should bee
excused for the paym' of fiue pounds to ye p'sent Churchwarden,
from serueing the office of Churchwarden. And then was
chosen mr Siluester Deane in mr Hawkes his stead junior
Churchwarden, And then it was alsoe agreed and ordered that
noe person shall bee excused from the office of Churchwarden
p way of fine till such time as the party hath paid his fine
according to order nor any other person shall bee chose in his
roome till hee hath paid his fine as aforesaid
Joh: Hall Recto'
Will: Allen
Tho Kemble
John Elliott
Wm Drope
Samuel Powell
Sam" Brewster
ffra Lucy
Edw Buckerfeild
Will Wood
John Williams
Rob Todd
Latimer Burroughs
Samuel King
Will Barker
Edward Godman )
Church Warden j
S' Christophers London j"10 Aprilis 1678 81 a.
At a vestry then holden M' Sylvester Deane was chosen Church
warden for Churchside and M' Robert Morden Churchwarden
for Comehillside and M'John Houblon Sydesman for Church-
side and Mr Simon Cole sidesman for Cornehill side and it was
then and there ordered that the accounts of M1 Edward Godman
the Churchwarden for the last yeare shall be audited on Tuesday
the Seaventh day of May next by M' John Hall Rector Mr
Peter Aylworth Mr John Elliott M' Wm Horsey M1 Thomas
Kemball M' W" Drope M' Richard Barrwell M' Wm Allen Mr
Samuel Powell M1 Thomas Blagrave Mr Samuel Brewster M'
Joseph Lemm M' Edward Buckerfield & Richard Booth Esq' or
any five or more of them, and alsoe that the said Mr Sylvester
Deane shall on or before the said Seaventh day of May now &
next ensueing give one sufficient security togeather with himselfe
to be bound in a bond of Three Hundred pounds penalty to be
conditioned to give a true account of all such stock plate and
utensills belonging to the said parish as shall come into Mr
Deanes hands at any time or times dureing his Churchwarden^
ship and that M1 Peter Aylworth shall keepe the said Bond in

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trust for the said parish. And alsoe that the Bearers for the
dead shall be from time to time appointed by the upper Church
warden for the time being unles the Relations of the_ deceased
shall appoint them. Joh: Hall Recto1
Peter Aylworth
Will: Allen
Tho: Kemble
ffra Lucy
William Banks
Witt Wood
Edw Buckerfeild
Tho Short
Edward Godman
Nich" Buckeridge
Latimer Burroughs
Thomas Taylor
William Gloster
Arthur Myles junr
Nicholas Day
Siluester Deane 1 Church
J wardens
81 b. S' Christophers 210 Aprilis 1679
At a Vestry then holden M1 Robert Morden was chosen upper
Churchwarden for Cornehill side and M' Samuel Parker under-
churchwarden for Churchside and M' Henry Lascoe Sidesman
for Cornehill side and M' ffrancis Lucy Sydesman for Churchside
And it was then and there ordered that the Accounts of Mr
Sylvester Deane the Churchwarden for the last yeare shall be
audited on Tuesday the Seaven and Twentieth of May next by
M' John Hall Rector Mr Peter Aylworth M' John Elliott M'
William Horsey M' Thomas Kemball M' Wm Drope M' Richard
Barrwell M' William Allen Mr Samuel Powell M1 Thomas Bla
grave M1 Samuel Brewster M' Joseph Lemm M' Edward
Buckerfield Richard Booth Esq1 and M' Edward Godman or
any five or more of them. And alsoe that the said M' Robert
Morden shall on or before the said Seaven and Twentieth
of May next give one sufficient security togeather with himself
to be bound in a bond of Three Hundred pounds penalty to be
conditioned to give a true Account of all such stock plate and
utensills belonging to the said parish as shall come into M'
Mordens hands at any time or times dureing his Churchwarden-
ship And that Mr Peter Ayleworth shall keepe the said Bond in
Trust for the said parish And it was alsoe then and there
ordered that the Churchwarden from time to time being shall
prosecute and sue according to Lawe from time to time such
person and persons shoppkeepers and others (and in respect of
their shopps and otherwise) as shall from time to time refuse to
pay what is and shall be respectively charged on them for the
Poore of this parish Joh: Hall Recto'
Peter Aylworth
John Elliott
Tho: Kemble
Edw: Godman
Thomas Lee
Josiah Mitchell
William Wood
John Prittyman

Nicolas Skinner
Will"1 Gloster
John Williams
Silvester Deane
William Blunt
Arthur Myles jun'
Tho Short
Tho. Collins
Wm Bythell
S' Christophers. Aprill 120 1680 82a.
At a vestry then holden was chosen upper Churchwarden for Church
side m' Sam: parker and under Churchwarden for Cornehill side
m1 W" Banckes, and for sidesmen m' Nich Day for Church side
& m' Humphrey Bradley for Cornhill side, And it was then &
there ordered that the Accompts of m1 Rob' Morden late
Churchwarden for ye last yeere shall bee Audited on Wednesday
ye nineteenth day of May next by m' Jn° Hall Rector m' peter
Aylworth m' Jn° Elliott mr W" Horsey Tho: Kemble mr Wm
Drope m1 Richard Barwell m1 Wm Allen m' Sam. powell m' Tho
Blagrave m1 Sam Brewster m' Joseph Lemm Rich. Booth Esq1
& m1 Siluester Deane or any fiue of th;m. And alsoe y' the
said m1 Sam. parker shall att or before the nineteenth day of
May next giue one sufficient security togeather with himselfe in
a bond of three hundred pounds penalty to giue a true Ace' of
all such stocke plate & vtensills belonging to ye said pish,
as shall come to ye said m1 parkers hands, And that m' Peter
Aylworth shall keepe ye said bond.
Joh: Hall Recto'.
John Elliott
Tho Kemble
Samuel Powell
Henry Lascoe
Rich: Barwell
Will Barker
Tho Short
Thomas Lee
Thomas Groue
Latimer Burroughs
Michaell Dewing
John Williams
Wm Bythell
Isaac Hancock
William Gloster
S' Christophers the 4th day of April 1681 82 b.
At a Vestry then holden were chosen churchwardens for the year
insuing for Cornhill side upper Churchwarden m1 William Banks
and for Churchside under Churchwarden M' John Williams
then alsoe were chosen Sidesmen for Cornhill side M' William
Bythell and for Churchside M' Daniel Mercer. And it was then
ordered that the accounts of M' Samuel Parker late Church
warden shall bee Audited on Tuesday the tenth day of May
next ensuing By M' John Hall Recto' M' Deputy Peter Aylworth
M' John Eliot M' William Horsey M' Thomas Kemble M'
William Drope M' Richard Barwell M' Wm Allen Mr Samuel
Powell Mr Thomas Blagrave M' Samuel Brewster M' Joseph
Lemme Richard Booth Esq' M' Silvester Deane Mr Rob'
Morden or any five or more of them. And alsoe that the said
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next give one sufficient security together w* himself to be bound
in a bond of three hundred pounds penalty to give a true
account of all such stock plate and utensills belonging to the
said Parish as shall come into his hands and y' M' Peter
Aylworth shall keep the said Bond in behalf of the sd Parish It
was alsoe ordered that M' Banks the upper Churchwarden shall
dispose of Elizabeth Christopher to Edward Everett of ffarnham
and give five pounds w* her hee the said Edward and M' John
Eliott w* him giving bond to the Parish to discharge them of
her and to keep her w* good usage and all necessaries till shee
shall bee able to work for her living.
Joh: Hall Recto'
John Elliott
Rich: Barwell
Samuel Powell
Siluester Deane
Tho Short
ffra Lucy
Rob' Morden
Sam" Parker
Witt Winne
Isaac Hancock
Wm Bythell
Josiah Mitchell
Tho: Collins
Humph Bradly
Andrew Keepe
S' Christophers Nouemb1 y" 250 1681.
At a vestry then holden Wm Dalton was Chose Sexton dureing his
good behauiour, and it was then ordered y' Israel ffolgate &
y= said Wm Dalton shall giue their seuera'.l bonds with one
security for each of ffiffty pounds each bond to the present
Churchwardens for their tyme being, for the safety & forth-
comeing of all such goods & vtensells & mony as shall come to
their hands respectiuely belonging to yc parrish, pursuant to ye
first Article in yc Table of orders of vestry bearing Date
eleauenth day of Aprill 1664. both which bonds are to bee
sealed & delued att or before the 20th day of December next
ensueing. joh: Hall Recto'
Peter Aylworth
Tho. Kemble
Rich: Barwell
Samuel Powell
Rob' Morden
Sam" Parker
John Groue
Samuell Bennet
Grif Vincent
Tho Short
James Ashwood
Tho Collins
Toby Chapman
Will Winne
Rich** Chauncy
William Scott
Gerrard Harris
William Banks
John Williams Churchwarden

moran-
dum.

S' Christophers The 17* of Aprill 1682 s3b.
At A vestery then holden were Chosen Churchwardens for ye yeare
insewing for ye Churchsid vpper Churchwarden M' John Williams
and ffor Cornehill sid vnder Churchwarden M' John Cros. And
Aliso ware Chosen sidsmen for ye Church sid M' John Groues
and for Cornhill sid M' Thomas Collins and it was then ordered
that the Accounts of M' William Banks Late Churchwarden
shall be Audited one Tuesday ye Twenty third of May next
Ensuing by M' John Hall Rector M' Deputy Peter Aylworth
M' John Eliot M' William Horsey M' Thomas Kimball M1
William Drope M' Richard Barwell M' Samuell Powell M'
Thomas Blagraue M1 Samuell Brewster M' Joseph Lemme
Richard Booth Esq' M' Siluester Deane M' Robert Morden M1
Samuell Parker or Any fiue or more of them and Allsoe that y°
saide John Williams shall one or before the said twenty third
day of May next giue one sufficient security togeather with him
selfe to be bound in A bond of three hundered pounds penall
to giue a trew Account of All such Stocke plat and Vtensills
belonging to ye said Parrish as shall Come to his Hands And
that ye said Peter Aylworth shall keepe y*= said bond in behalfe
of ye said parrish. M1 John Cros desiring to fine for Church- Me
warden it was putt to the vote and it was Carried in ye Negatiue
W Horsey Joh: Hall Recto'
Sam" Parker Peter Aylworth
Thomas Manton Tho. Kemble
Samuel Welles Rich: Barwell
Isaac Hancock Tho: Blagraue
Jeremiah mitchell Rob' Morden
Sam" Brewster Wm Pepys
Tho Short Arthur Myles jun'
John Prittyman Will Banks
Daniell ffranklyn Churchwarden
Wm Bythell
S' Christophers London The 16* of May 1682 It was agreed 84a.
At a Vestry then holden that John Cross should be Excused from
the serving ye office of Churchwarden upon the payment of
sixteen pounds to M' W" Bankes late Churchwarden, and att
the same time M1 Thomas Lee was chosen Junior Church
warden for the year Ensueing
Memorandum the same time M1 John Cross paid the said summe of
Sixteen pounds to M1 W1" Bankes aforesaid. Samuell Powell
William Glaister Sam" Brewster
Isaac Hancock Sam" Parker
Jere mitchell Constable Wheeler
Samuel Welles Micha: Dewing
John Groue Will Barker
William Winne Rob Todd
William Banks 1 Church Nicholas Day
John Williams J wardens James Cornwall
Siluester Deane
William Scott
Js Puller
Josiah mitchell
S' Christophers 24 May 1682 84b.
At a Vestry then holden upon the instance of Mr Lee who was of
opinion that he was not regularly chosen Churchwarden and Mr
Crosse excused it was debated whether we should proceed upon

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that matter againe and upon M' Crosses referring himself to the
Vestry it was put to the Question and carried in the affirmative
that we should take that matter into Consideracon and debate
whether M' Crosse shall be excused on a fine and another
person chosen Churchwarden and afterwards twas voted by the
Major part of the Vestry that M' John Crosses fine should be
Sixteene pounds and at the same time Mr Banks did deliver the
1 6" in his hands to Mr John Williams present upper Church
warden Vpon which the Vestry proceeded to a new Choice
and chose Mr Thomas Lee Churchwarden for the yeare ensueing
for Cornehill side who alsoe desireing to be admitted to fine
and withdraweing it was carried in the Negative
Joh: Hall Recto'
Wm Horsey
Tho. Kemble
Rich: Barwell
Sam" Parker
Constable Wheeler
Samuel Powell
Grif Vencent
Micha: Dewing
William Banks
Isaac Puller
Toby Chapman
Wm Bythell
John Lawrence
John Groue
Tho Collins
Josiah Mitchell
Jere Mitchell
John Williams

Humphry Bradly
Jn° Brinkley
Arthur Myles jun1

85 a- S' Christophers Aprill ye 90 1683
At a vestry then holden m' Thomas Lee was chosen upper Church
warden for Cornhill side & m' Robert Tod under Churchwarden
for Churchside, and m' Jn° Hopkins sidesman for Cornhill
side & m' Tho: Scott sidesman for Churchside for the yeare
ensueing And it was Then ordered that mr John Williams his
Accounts late Churchwarden shall bee Auditted on Tewsday ye
fiueteenth day of May next ensueing. p m' John Hall Rector
m' Deputy Peter Ayleworth, mr Wm Horsey Tho: Kemble, m'
Wm Drope, mr Richard Barwell, m' Sam Powell, Capt. Tho:
Blagraue, m' Sam Brewster, m' Joseph Lemm, Richard Booth
Esq: m' Rob' Morden, m' Sam. Parker, m' Wm Banckes, or any
fiue or more of them, And alsoe that mr Thomas Lee shall on
or before the said 15* of May giue one sufficient security
togeather with himselfe to bee bound in a bond of three hundred
pounds penall, to giue a True Ace' of all such plate stocke &
vtensells belonging to the said parrish as shall come to his
hands, And that the said Deputy Ayleworth shall keepe ye said
bond on behalfe of the said parrish, it was then Agreed y' a
parchm' of the parishoners names intitled the Clarkes Wages
Bearing date this day shall bee confirmed and paid According
Joh: Hall Recto'

to the Rates there inserted.
Will Barker
Rob' Morden
John Groue
Sam" Parker
Micha: Dewing

Peter Aylworth
W. Horsey
Tho: Kemble
Tho: Blagraue
Sam" Brewster

Wm Pepys
William Scott
Gerrard: Harris
Wm Bythnell
John Lawrence
James Ashwood
Samuel Welles

Jn° Houblon
Witt Banckys
Josiah Mitchell
Jere Mitchell
Tho: Scott
Isaac Hancock

S' Christophers 31? July 1683 sSb.
At a vestry then held. It was declared by the Church Wardens that
they had putt out Apprentices the Parish Children following
viz': Philip Chrestopher baptized May the 4* 1673 to John
Sawyer of Leytonstone in the parish of Lowe Layton in the
County of Essex Black Smith the said Master to have w* his
said Apprentice Seaven Pounds and tenn Shillings & such
Clothes as he now hath and not more, and to give Bond in
twenty Pounds penalty to save the said Parish of S' Christophers
harmelesse, Izabella Christopher baptized 22" July 1673, to
John Elliot Currier & Marie his wife of the Parish of S' Giles
Criplegate London the said Master & M15 to have with their
said Apprentice Eight Pounds & such Clothes as shee now hath
and not more. And M' Robert Watkins Citizen & Leatherseller
of London to giue bond with the said John Elliot in Twenty
Pounds Penalty to save harmlesse the said Parish of S' Christo
phers. All which agreement is ratified and confirmed by this
Vestrey j0h: Hall Recto'
Peter Aylworth
Tho: Kemble
Rich: Barwell
Sam" Brewster
Tho Short
To: Chapman
John Williams
Wm Fashion
Samuel Puller
Jere mitchell
James Ashwood
John Lawrence
S! Christophers ffebruary 6* 1683 86 a.
Att a Vestry then holden It was Agreed and Ordered That whereas
the Parishoners of St Christophers Did by Order of Vestry
Dated ffowerth March 1674 Agree to Indempnifie and Save
harmelesse M1 Peter Aylworth and M1 Thomas Kemble if they
thought fitt to Enter into Bond to M' Brewer for Security
of One hundred pounds Which said M' Peter Aylworth and M'
Thomas Kemble did accordingly become bound to the said M'
Brewer for the said One hundred pounds and Interest And
whereas the said M' Peter Aylworth is since removed out of the
said Parish and the said M' Kemble is since dead Soe that the
said M' Aylworth desires to bee Discharged from the said
Obligacon Now Therefore it is Ordered & Agreed that if
M' William Drope and Mr Richard Barwell thinke fitt and doe
enter into bond to M' John West for One hundred pounds and
Interest thereof ffor Paying off of the said Debt to M1 Brewer
They the said M1 William Drope and M1 Richard Barwell are
and shall bee for ever Saved harmelesse and Indempnified for
the same And that the said One hundred pounds and Interest
shall bee paid on Accompt of this Parish as a proper Debt of
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Tho Blagraue
Richd Booth
John Dunton
Witt Glaister
John Prittyman

Witt Banks
John Ashwood
John Lockyer
Constable Wheeler
Micha: Dewing
Samuel Puller
Isaac Puller
Peter Capelin
Robert Morden
John Lawrence
W™ Bythell
Cha: Robinson
W? Pepys
Tho Short
Isaac Hancock
Thomas Lee
Rob Todd

Joh Hall Recto'
W? Drope
W Horsey
Jn° Houblon
Daniel Mercer
Samuel Powell
Sam" Brewster
Sam" Parker
Rich: Barwell
W? Fashion
John Williams
Tho: Rea
Toby Chapman
John Hopkins
Hen: Wellington
church wardens

86b. S' Christopher 3 1° March 1684
At a Vestrey then held Mr Robert Todd was chosen vpper Church
warden for Church side, and Mr Humphrey Bradley vnder
Church Warden for Cornehill side and M' Thomas Shorte
Sidesman for Church side and M' Tobias Chapman Sidesman
for Cornehill side, And it was then ordered That Mr Thomas
Lee his Accompts as late Church Warden shalbe audited on
Tuesday the Sixth day of May next p M' John Hall Rector
Mf William Drope, M' Witt Horsey, Mr Richard Barwell, Mr
Samuel Powel, Cap! Thomas Blagrave, Mr Samuel Brewster, M'
Joseph Lemm, Richard Booth Esq, Mr Robert Morden, Mr
Samuel Parker, M' Witt Bancks, M' John Williams, or any five,
or more of them ; and also that the said Mr Robert Todd shall
on or before the said 6* day of May next, give one sufficient
Security together with himself to be bound in a Bond of Three
Hundred Pounds penalty, to give a true Accompt of all such
Plate Stock vtensills & things belonging to the said Parish
as shall come to his hands, And that the said m' William Drope
shall keep the said Bond on behalfe of the said Parish
Joh: Hall Recto'
Wm Drope
Jn° Houblon
Will Barker
Witt Banks
John Groue
Rob' Williamson
Tho: Rea
W? Pepys
Gerd Harris
Sam: Bennet
Wm Fashion
Nicha: Dewing
Tho: scott
John Williams
Jere mitchell
s7a. S' Christophers March 2d 1684
Att a Vestry then holden It was Ordered that the Present Church
wardens bind Samuell Christopher Apprentice to William Palmer
Cittizen and fframeworke Knitter for Eight yeares and that Six
pounds bee given to his M' vpon that Consideracon hee giveing
Security to the Parish to Save the same harmelesse from the said

Samuell. It was then likewise further Ordered that the Expences
vpon the Tennants for Receiving the Parish Rents for the future
shall not exceed Tenn shillings for one whole yeare. It was
then further Agreed and Ordered by the said Vestrey That
Cap' Thomas Blagrave Shall have the Vse of a Vault in the
South Isle of the Parish Church and that hee may Remove
thither the Corps of his RelacSns that lye else where and that
it bee left to him the said Cap' Blagrave and his Civillity what
Consideracon hee shall give the Parish for the said accomadation
Joh: Hall Recto'
Jn° Houblon Wm Drope
Tho Short Rich Barwell
Will Barker
William Banks
Rob' Morden
Sam" Parker
John Williams
Thomas Lee
Tho: Scott
Josiah mitchell
Tho: Collins
Rob Todd 1 Church
Hump" Bradley j wardens
S' Christophers 150 Aprill 1685 87 b.
At a vestry then held It is agreed That this parish Church be repaired
and beautified and that such persons as were auditors of the
last Church Wardens Accompts together with M' Jo" Houblon,
Mr Tho: Short, M' JO" Grove Mr Tho: Scott, M' Rob! Todd
M' Tho: Lee M' Wittm Bythell & Wittm Fasheon be a Comittee
with ye Church Wardens for the time being, or any five of them
whereof one to be a Church Warden To agree with WorkemoB
order & direct what is fitt to be donne and to agree with the
respective workemen. It is further agreed That the monies to
be paid for the said works shall be raised forthwith by way of a
poores rate Joh: Hall Recto'
W? Drope
Rich: Barwell
Samuel Powell
Sam" Brewster
William Banks
J ohn Williams
Thomas Lee
Will Barker
Rob' Morden
Tho. Short
Tho: Scott
Wm Merriden
Wm Fashion
Rob! Williamson
Witt Glaister
Jos Cressett
W? Bythell
Rob Todd 1 Church
j Warden
S'. Christophers. 22° Aprill 1685 88 a.
At a vestry then held M' Humphrey Bradley was chosen vper Church
Warden for Cornehill side, and Mr John Houblon Church

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Warden for Church side, but M' Houblon desireing to Fine for
the said Office and offering twenty pounds, it was accepted and
he discharged fro the said office for ever. And whereas M'
Michael Dewing freely offring fowerteen pounds for a Fine to be
excused from the Offices of Sidesman and Church Warden for
ever, the same was accepted and he discharged, which said two
Fines to be paid to Mr Robert Todd. The Vestry proceeded
to another choice, and did elect m' Nicholas Day for Church
Warden for Church side, also was chosen Sidesmen For Corne
hill side M' Isaac Puller, and for Church side M' Josiah
Mitchell. It was then ordered, That M' Robert Todd his
Accompts as late Church Warden be audited on Tuesday the
Six & twentieth day of May next by Mr John Hall Rector, M1
William Drope, M1 Wittm Horsey, M' Rich. Barwell, Mr Sam:
Powel, M' Samuell Brewster, M' Joseph Lem, Rich: Booth
Esq1, M' Rob' Morden, M1 Sam: Parker, M' Witt Bankes, M'
Joi Williams, M' Tho: Lee, M1 John Houblon, M1 Michael
Dewing, or any five or more of them. And also that ye said
Humphrey Bradley shall on or before the said 26° day of May
next give one sufficient security together w* himselfe to be
bound in a bond of 300" Penalty to give a true Accompt of all
such Plate Stock Vtensills &: things belonging to the said Parish
as shall come to his hands. And that the said M1 Wittm Drope
Shall keep the said Bond on behalfe of the sd Parish
Witt Banks Joh: Hall Recto'
Arthur Myles Wm Drope
John Williams Rich: Barwell
Will Barker Jn° Houblon
, _ ,, Church- Samuel Powell
warde Thomas Lee
Sam" Brewster
Tho Short
Dauid Heywood
Witt Glaister
W Bythell
Sam" Parker
Tho: Scott
Charles Robinson
Rob' Mordeh
Jere mitchell
Wm Fashion
Josiah mitchell
ib. S^ Christophers Maij n* 1685
Att a vestry then held m' wm Bithell was chosen Church-warden for
Cornehill side in ye Roome of Humphry Bradley deceased, ye
same vestry did alsoe Approue of wht M' Todd hath done in
bindinge Tho. Christopher to Jn° Bell Barber-chirurgeon &
payinge six pounds to ye sd Bell of whome he hath red bond for
to save ye Parish harmelesse
Rob' Morden Joh: Hall Recto'
W™ Pepys Wf Drope
Rob! Williamson Rich: Barwell
Ger: Harris Sam" Brewster
Isaac Hancock Thomas Lee
William Glaister Tho Short
John Williams
William Scott
Toby Chapman

Isaac Puller
Rob Todd
Church warden
S' Christophers Maij ye 25* 1685
Att a vestry then holden It was then ordered y' m' Nic : Day on or
before ye 4th of June next doe give one sufficient securety w*
him selfe to be bound in a bond of 300" penalty to give a trew
ace' of all such plate stock & vtensils belonginge to ye Parrish of
s' xtopheres as shall come to his hands & y' m' Drope doe
keepe ye sd Bond
Tho: Collins Sam: Harris Curate
henry Chuch Wm Drope
Rob Todd Will Barker
Churchwarden Sam" Brewster
Rob' Morden
Will Banks
Tho Short
Toby Chapman
Isaac Hancock
Andrew keepe
Gerrard Harris
Samuel Puller
John Lockyer
S' Christophers December the 2d 1685 s9a.
Att a Vestry then holden, It was Ordered that M' Samuell Brewster
M' John Crosse Mr Michaell Dewing M' John Grove M1 William
ffashion Mr Thomas Rea M1 Thomas Collins M' Thomas Scott
(M' Nicholas Day and M' William Bethell Churchwardens) bee
appointed as a Comittee to enquire after examine and inspect
all Bookes Writings and Accompts relating to or concerning the
Parish of S' Christopher And to Report to the Vestry of the said
Parish how, wherein, and by whome, the said Parish is any way
prejudiced or Damnified Of which Comittee five to bee a
Quorum the Vpper Churchwarden of the said Parish then being
to bee one. It was also Ordered at the same time that the
Parishioners of S' Margarett Lothbury shall have the Accomo-
dacon of the Church of S' Christopher to meete vpon Lord's
Dayes and Holy dayes till their owne Church bee Rebuilt
If the Vestry of this Parish shall not see cause to otherwise
Order it j0h: Hall Recto'
W? Drope
Samuel Powell
Sam" Brewster
William Banks
John Williams
John Groue
H. Coningesby
Dauid Heywood
Samuel Puller
Tho Short
Rob' Williamson
Jere mitchell
Witt Glaister
Josiah Mitchell
Constable Wheeler
Nicholas Day 1 Church
Wm Bythell J wardens

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65

ib. S' Christopher January 17 1685
At a Vestry then holden D' John Mapletoft lately Chosen Minister
of S' Lawren e Jury was unanimously Chosen Lecturer for this
Parish to Preach every Lords day in the Afternoone for One
yeare To Commence at Lady day next. And It was then
likewise Ordered that Richard Booth Esq' M1 John Houblon
M1 Samuell Brewster M' Richard Barwell M' Thomas Lee M1
John Grove and Nicholas Day and William Bythell Church
wardens Or any two of them with the Churchwardens Doe goe
about the Parish to gett Subscriptions of the Severall Inhabitants
for his Incouragement Joh: Hall Recto'
Richd Booth
Jn" Houblon
Sam" Brewster
Samuel Powell
Rich: Barwell
Thomas Lee
Wr1 Merriden
Rob' Morden
Micha: Dewing
Tho: Rea
Dauid Heywood
Arthur Myles

Rob' Williamson
Jos: Cleare
Jn" Barton
Jos Cressett
Cha: Bysshopp
Tho: Jacks
Nicholas Day ) „, , ,
„™ -r, ,,1 > Church wardens
Wm Bythell j

S' Christopher March 24* i68| 90a.
At a Vestry then holden It was Ordered and Agreed that such
Agreement as M' William Bythell has made with M' John Page
concerning a Parish Child shall noe wayes bee any Obligacon or
tye vpon the Parish And that the Bond given by the said John
Page to Mr Day and M' Bythell Dated the 23* Instant for the
Saveing the Parish harmelesse against Katherine Christopher
wee doe protest against and noe wayes accept of the same, the
same being made and taken without the Knowledge or Consent
of the said Mr Day William Banks
Samuel Puller
Jere Mitchell
Nicholas day Churchwarden

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APPENDIX.

lould in the
yere 1534

1 These beth the psellis of the Juellis Goodis and Ornamentis of the
churche of Seynte Cristofre of london founden in the Same
Churche the xxvj day of the monethe of marche the yere of the
reigne of oure lorde god m'° cccc° lxxxiij takyn into the warde
and kepyng of william Brown and RoBt Eyzyk wardens of the
same Churche the which juellis goodis and ornamentis that
Richard Croke and John Jacoby haue Receyued into theire
warde and kepyng the xxvj daye of the moneth of marche A"
dni m'° cccc0 lxxxviij as apperith by a bille
soide In primis a grete Crosse with mari and John of Siluer and ouergilde
XX
weyenge iiij xj vncis of the gifte of william Gardyner draper and
1 a foote therto of Copur & gilte
Crosses . * the Same crose Rd agayne ij knopys lakyng
*¦ Itm a nother Crosse of Siluer and ouergilde without mari & John
havyng therin a plate of iron the whiche Crosse weyeth with the
iron lxxix owncis
2.
vj chaiieses Itm a Chales with a patent of Siluer and ou'gilt w' a Trinite weyng
 xxj owncs w1 the cruciffix in the fote dr3 ?nary 6° John
Itm a Chaleys with the patent of Siluer and ou'gilde with a Crusyfix
& T & S theruppon & an hande vppon the patent the whiche
Chaleys weyeth  xvj owncs
Itm a Chaleys with a Crucifix and mari & John vppon the foote and
the Coronacion of oure lady vppon the patent weyng  xxv
owncs di
smid 1536 Itm a Chaleys with a Crucifix and too hartis hedis vppon the foote
and the jugement of god Sittyng vppon the patent the whiche
Challeys weyeth  xiiij owncs di
Itm a Chaleys with a vernacle vppon the patent weyng vj owncis
Itm a Chaleys off the gifte of henry waiter &• the said name graved
vppon the ffote
Itm a grete mustraunce of Siluer & ou'gilde with the Pixt of Cristall
weyeng  lxviij owncis
soulde to thomas mostyan by the consent of a vestre for to pay the
nessysarye chargs of the sayd cherche as aperethe by the cherche
wardyns akovnte
Itm too Sensers of Siluer pcell gilte weyng 'f and ij owncs
bought by master jaks cherche wardyn in the yeire \
of 'or lord 1536 j sencers of selver pee Us gylt weyng \ ....u
xxv oz coste iif viif the oz &¦ thomas hylton ( J "' "
was cherche wardyn wc hym  )
* The portions in italics are additions in later handwritings of various dates, as
may generally be gathered from the context.

soulde in ihe
yere 1534
lost [? left
ovte] be
tlie Clark
Mustraunce iS48
soide

Sensers solid 1536

3-
t Itm ij Basons of Siluer with leggys armes weyeng hx owncs & di Basons
soide 1536
t Itm too Candelstikks of Siluer with leggis armes vppon them weyng Candeistikks
bothe  lxv owncs
Itm a Coupe of Siluer & ou'gilde with a Crucifix vppon the hed to a Covpe
put in the Sacrement weyng  xxxj owncis sold
Itm a Crismatorie of Siluer and gilde w' ij imags oon of oure lady the A Crisma-
other of Seynt Cristofre the Same Crismatorie weyng xxix owncs
di the same cresmetore broken 6° conserted lib a chales to make a
comen comynyon cope gilte xl oz by me thomas groschampe one of
the cherche wardenes wylhe the consentt of the same paryes
_ • • 4-
Itm a Shippe of Siluer pcell gilte for the ffrankensence that weyeth asiuppe
soide 1536
 viij owncis "
Itm a mustraunse of Siluer & gilde w' an image of Seynt Cristofre mustraunse
therin weyng the same mustraunce  vj owncs di
Itm a pelar of Siluer with a Cristall theron gilt w' c'tayne relikks aPeier
weyng all to gedur  v -owncs
Itm a Sepulture of Siluer with ij crosses theruppon and with certayne a sepulture
Relyquees therin weyeng all to gedur  iiij owncs

Itm a Sepulcre of siluer and ou'gilde with the ffleesshe of Seynt
Cristofre therin that weieth with the fflesshe xi owncs di
N.B. — Here is an addition made in 1518 which has been erased
with the word "sold" written at a subsequent date. It is
illegible.
Itm a paire of Siluer feete belongyng to the image of Seynt Cristofre
weyeng both  xviij owncis
Itm a Pax of Siluer and ouergilte weyeng  vj owncs lakkyng
¦a- knop of -a- corner beneth on knop more lakyng 3 in all.
Itm ij rownde Crewetts of Siluer pcell gilte weyng both  xij
owncs.
Itm ij Square Crewetts of Siluer pcell gilte weyeng bothe  iij
owncis. sold
Itm ij Shone of Siluer with a Stone that s'ued somtyme for an image
of oure lady that weyed bothe with the Stone an ounce di
the Sho ufoute the stone lakking the scho wl the stone sold by
Itm a Crosse of Siluer the foote and the hed Cristall that weyeth an
ownce & a halff.
t Probably the gift of Thomas Legge, who, by his will dated 31 Edward the
Third, gave various bequests to the Parish of St. Christopher. A copy of the will
is in the Book of Records. He apparently increased the churchyard.

a Sepulcre
1536 sold

fieete
soulde 1534

Pax

Crewetts
sould 1536 1
6.
Crewetts ,
sotild isl^,t e
Shone '

Crosse

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7-
vestments sewts
iwta lakyng
a stotie
-pfyt the 19
of maye 1550

pfyt tlie 19
of maye 1550

parfyt

parfytt

vestements suyts
~pfet rg of
maye 1350
* laekyng tlie
coppe
¦ parffyt to
; the crosse
W, bencthe

arffyt all
this

irffyt the
of Maye
1550
9 missing] 10.
vestment Suytez
trfytt the
} of may
m° 1550

Itm ther is a Crosstaffe of Copur and gilte that is for the best Crosse
that cost the pisshons  xvij s.
Itm a Sewte of Crymysyn veluet the Orpharies of blewe cloth of
Tissew and flowres of gold, for preist dekyn and subdeakyn
w' stole and ffanons and iiij Coopes of the same sewte that sewte
was bought of my lady Stockdon. Wherof one is cloth of golde
blewe Tyssewe the orphers of the said coope is of redde golde the
whiche coope of red gold was of the gifte of my lady stokton
abouesaid.
Itm a Coope of blewe cloth of tyssewe the Orpharies of Red cloth
of golde of the gifte of my lady stokdon scriptu vt sup"
Itm A Coppe of clothe of gold the Orpharies w1 ymegery All of Broderes
werke gyffe be dame Thomasyn pcyvall
Itm a Sewte of Red veluet for Preist dekyn & Subdeakyn browderid
with Griffons of golde with the armes of legge with too Stooles
& iij ffanons and with iij Coopes of the Same Sewte and a Cloth
of the Same to hange before the high altar with a ffrontell of
the Same armes and a cloth for the lectaru of the Same Sewte '
laekyng a lectory clothe of this sewt wyche mr chambers hathe in
kepyng by the parsons Request
Itm a Sewte of vestements of Red Saten with Orpharies of blewe
Bawdekyn for Preist dekyn and Subdeakyn with ij Stooles and
iij ffanons and a Coope of the same Sewte
Itm A vestement of purpull veluet w1 Orpharies of Brodre werke and
y° vestemet ffull of ffleredelys of gold lib y' albe and all thrto be-
longyng gyvyn by mf Roger acheley late mayre of London y'
ffyrst day of Novemb a" 15 13 *
Itm a Sewte of vestements of blewe Satyn with Birdes of goolde and
lyons and the Orpharies of Red Bawdekyn the grownde Powdered
with white fflowres for Preist dekyn and Subdeakyn ij Stooles
and iij ffanons and a Coope of the same w' Sterres in the
Orpharies
Itm a Sewte of vestements of white Bawdekyn with libbards of gold
Crowned abought theire nekkis and Rooses of Red Silke for
Preist dekyn and Subdekyn with ij Stooles iij ffanons & a
Coope of the same suyte & ij aulter clothes for the high Alter
of white Saten Steyned w' the same libardis and ij Ridels of the
same and a ffrontell of white Bawdekyn with iij platis of blewe
bawdekyn and ij pendauntis therto to hange at iche ende
of the cloth to eke hit for the cloth is or [o'er] Shorte for
the alter
Itm a nother Sewte of vestements of white Bawdekyn with Rooses
of goolde and Orpharies of Red Bawdekyn full of the same
Rooses for Preist dekyn and Subdeakyn with ij Stooles and iij
ffanons and iij Coopes and a cloth of the Sewte to lye vppon a
forme vppon the high alter vndre the juellis
Itm ij Coopes of white Bawdekyn & the grounde of the Orpharies
Red w' libardis of goolde havyng in theire mouthes Rolles
Itm a Sewte of Blak vestementis of damaske and the Orpharies
browdred with images and Trayfoyles of grene Silke in the hed,
& the growndes of Siluer with a Scripture therin and the Armes
w' Rynges of goolde for Preist dekyn and Subdeakyn with ij
Stooles and iij ffanons and with iij Coopis of the Same Sewte
* This was written in 1518. Sir Roger Achely (Draper) was Mayor of London
15 1 1. Stowe says he was a careful Magistrate for corn, which he caused to be
stowed up in Leaden Hall. He lived in Cornhill, and was buried in St. Christo
pher's church.

parffyt

Syngle
vestments

vestements parfyt th,'
19 of maye
parfet

Itm a Sewte of Blak bawdekyn browderid with treis of goold and
the Armes whyte with mones of Blewe for Preist dekyn and
Subdeakyn and a Coope of the Same Sewte
Itm a vestement Syngle of worsted with Crownes m with Goolde the
grounde of Blak
Itm a vestment of Bawdekyn white and Red with the Orpharies of
Blewe with Crownes & Sterris of golde
Itm a vestement of Red Bawdekyn full of Braunches of goolde and
blewe Sterris of Silke the Orpharies of blewe playne bawdekyn
Itm a vestement of whyte Bawdekyn and the Orpharies of Red with
lambes and Rooses of goolde, with Stoole and fanon
Itm a vestement of Cloth of goolde ffebull full of flowres delycs &
the Orpharies of blew Red and Grene with Strypus of whyte for
Preist dekyn with Stoole and fanon & a Coope of the same
Itm a vestement Syngle of Clothe of goolde febull w' Stoole and
fanon & the Orpharies of dyu's Colours and an egle Splayed
of blew.
Itm a vestement Syngle of Red and the Orpharies of blewe worsted
with stoole and ffanon.
Itm a vestement Syngle of Silke full of Ray and of Chekkis of dyuers
Coloures and the Orpharies of blew veluet
Itm a vestement Syngle paled of Purple and grene and the Orpharies
of blewe with dyuers birdes of golde therin
Itm a vestement Syngle of whyte Cloth browderid w' Jhesus
Itm a vestement Syngle partie oon Side Red and grene and the
other side blewe and lyons of siluer with longe tailes and the
Orpharies of blak with Crownes and Sterrys
Itm a vestement of Grene and Red Single with whyte flowres and
the Orpharies of blewe veluet w' Images and Sterres of goolde
Itm a Cope feble of grene the Orpharies of Red w' flowres of whyte
and grene
Itm ij Coopis of blewe Rayes
Itm a Cope of Cloth of gold ffeble for a Child Bisshop
Itm a vestement of blewe Saten the Orpharies grene damaske with
blewe garters Stole and fanon
Itm a Cope ffeble for a Childe of dyuers Coloures and iij Copes of \
white Bustyan and the Orpharies of grene thise iij Copes byn |- tatengtii.
Smale coopes for Children )
Itm a Cloth of blewe Rayes with a ffrontell theron of blewe damasque
with other pecys of the Same Rayes that belonged Som tyme to
the Alters and nowe ben Spente and made a Certeyne forto
cloose aboute the founte and another about oure lady of Pytie
of the Same Rayes
Itm a Cloth of ffeble Silke to Seme at Weddyngs for a care cloth
Itm a Cloth of Gold fyne Bawdekyn w' a valance aboute of Silke
called a vertaine that Serueth to bere ouer the Sacrement with
iiij Staves and iiij bellis longynge therto
Itm ij Awbes of Ray for Children of oon Sewyte I5.
Itm vj Spare Amytes of the whiche oon is browdered with gold and
iij Images therynne John kateryne and Antony. Another is of
Red veluet with Sterres of goold. The thirde of white damaske.
The iiij* of Red veluet with letters of T. & C. of golde. The
v* of grene Bawdekyn with whyte and Red fflowres. The vjfc
of dyuers Coloures Rayes

parfytt !3-
vestements parfytt

14.
parfyt

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J7-
R.ddellis

Itm ij Clothes Steyned whyte for thappostellis Aulter aboue with the
Trynyte and beneth with oure lady and ij Riddelles therto
Itm ij Clothes for the high Alter Stayned with the xij appostellis
Itm ij Aulter Clothes of Red and grene paled and ij Riddellis and a
ffrontell of the Same
Itm a Clothe of Red damaske with armes at every ende and w'
fflowres of golde to hange aboue the Table ou' the Alter and ij
clothes of the Same to hange before the Alter and ij Riddels of
Red Tarteron and an Altercloth of diapre with a ffrontell of the
Sewte of the best Cope of blewe cloth of gold of my lady
Stokdons gifte
Itm a banercloth for the Crosse of grene Tarteron with the Trynyte
theryn of my lady Stokdons geyfte
Itm ij Clothes for oure lady Alter oon to hange aboue the Alter and
another to hange before the alter havyng the vij Sacraments
vppon hem Steyned & leide with golde and ij Curteyns of the
Same with Shepe theryn that beth of master whits gifte
Itm ij Riddelles of Lawne that renne behynde in the Quere that
beth of Johnsons wiffs gifte
Itm ij longe and ij Shorte Riddels of Red Silke with griffons and T.
of gold and Crownes that Serue in the Quere at tymes
Itm a lectarne Cloth grownde blewe with Red Strypes ou'thwarte
that is but feble cloth
Eiddeius Itm ij Riddels for an Alter White Stayned w' Roses of gold
Itm ther beth viij pillowes of dyuers Coloures beside other that beth
Suspent & dampned for bad as apperith in the pcellis of the
Suspent wares
Itm a gheton of Silke betyn with golde and iiij baners w' liberts hedis
ij baners with the armys of london and vj smale baners with
dyuers armes and iiij Smale baner clothes of master fibsters
gyfte and a, banerclothe for the Crosce of oure lady of Silke
Itm iiij longe grene baner powlles and iiij Shorte Standarts Staves
Itm xxiij Aulter Clothes good and badde the most parte Symple and
vj hussyllyng Towellis Therof and playne feble oon the Remlaut
diapre of whiche is oon longe of my lady Cookes gifte & a
litell oon that was gevyn in lent A0 87 by Reynold Rutters wiffe.
Itm avlter Clothe off porpull veluet w1 pflowre delys of Gold gyvyn by
master Roger Acheley late mayre of Thys Cette of london.*
Itm a Sewdarie of grene Tarterne ffringed with Silke on bothe endis
and a Canape of knyt warke and ij kerchiffs of Silke oon Red
and a nother whyte for the Sacrament
Itm ij large paire of longe laton Candelstykks Standards oon paire to
Set before the high aulter and the other paire to Serue for Obites
to Setton the Tapers bothe the paire weyenge
ij
Itm iij-Candelstykks of a Sewte to Sett on Smaller tapers vppon the
Alters and to bere Tapers vppon of laton weyng att
•j
Itm iij-laton Candelstikks with ij Noses to Set Inne Talowe Candell
for the Alters. And a Candell braunche w' ij Noses and a Pyl;c
sett at the ffounte of laton weyng all-
Itm a payre of Candolotikks of copur gilte of whiche- oon io broken
Itm a payre of Candelstykks greate standards for grete tapers of
Tynne, and a paire of lesse of Tynne that beth parte brent
Itm ij payre Peautre Crewetts that Seruen daily the Preists
* Written in 1518.

Baner
clothes &
baner
poulles
stromas

18.19.
Aulter
clothes
laheng vj

Candel stikks

Peautre

Itm ij Crosses of Tynne Copur on that hath had Marie and John „.
that is gilte and another without Marie and John that is blak Copur
Itm ij Copur disshes to gedre offryng Inne and iij Sacryg bellys and
an haly water Stop and the Spryngell of laton therto
Itm ther beth iij Sup Altarees of the Churches a large & A middell Sup aitan
and a lytell oon that ben Clothed in cloth
Itm ther beth xx Corpores cases that longe to the Churche and iiij Corpora*
heeris to ley vppon the Alters & iiij Canvase to Couer the Alters Casea
Braunches of laton longyng to the Churche 22.
Itm ther beth longyng to the Rode loft xxx'' bolles of laton
Itm in the Quere before Seynt James a braunche with vij fflowres
that weyeth
Itm before oure lady in the North Chapell a braunche of vj ffloures
laton weyng
Itm before oure lady and Seynt Anne in the Same Chapell is a
braunche of v fflowres of laton weyng
Itm in the South Chapell before the Trynyte is a braunche of laton
with v fflowres weyng
Itm before or lady a braunche of laton w' v branchy s
Itm before oure lady of Pytie in the body of the Churche is a
braunche of iij fflowres of laton weyng
Itm before the Pytie of Seynt Gregorie in the body of the Churche is
a braunche of iij fflowres weyng
Itm ther is a lavmpe hangyng before the Rode in a basyn of laton
and a basyn with Cheynes and a Sterre of laton for to hange
Inne the Pascall at the Season of Esterne
Itm ther beth ij olde grete braunches of laton that beth eche for oon
Tapur that s'ued before oure lady & before Seynt Anne 23.
Itm for the high Aulter ij Clothes of whyte Stayned with the Some lente-
vppon them and a Crosse with Scorges vppon the other
Itm ij Clothes for the postellys Aucter Steyned with the Crosse and
Scorges to hange on aboue and the other before the Aucter
Itm ther beth for ij Aucters of the Same Sewte both for a boue and
beneth
Itm there beth iiij Clothes of the Same Sewte that s'ue for Riddellys
in the Quere in the lentyn Season
241
Itm ther is a Vaile Clothe to hange before the high aucter and vaiie-
therto longeth ij weyghts of leed iche of xxviij li
Itm a Cloth for the lectarne of the Same Sewte for lente
Itm a Cloth to hange before the Roode with the passion Story
Itm ij Clothes with the Imags of Seynt Cristofre to couer Seynt
Cristofre
Itm ij baners of vexilla and a Cloth to cou' w' Seynt John
Itm viij Clothes Stayned to couer w' other Images marked 25 a-
Itm iij Symple vestements of whyte bustyan and the Orpharies of
Red veluet to s'ue in the lente Season
Itm ij Clothes for the Sepulcre oon with the passion and the other
Steyned full of whyte leves.
Itm afore the Rode lofte beth ij Curteyns of lynnen cloth w' ffrynges
of grene vppon hem of lynnen Syngle yaron 25 b.
In primis A grete Antifoner of master Gedneys gyfte begunyng in the Boks
secounde leeff hoc modo dur

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Itm an Antifoner begynnyng in the secounde leeffe memorie que
pcedit
Itm a nother Antifoner begynnyng in the Secownd leeffe Allia hee
ant' dicatur
Itm a nother antyfory that begynnyng in the thyrd leeffe Campanis
more selito
=6. Itm an olde antyjmoner that begynneth in the Secunde leeffe paries
quidem filii
j. mashokes Itm v masbokes of the whiche oon begynneth in the Secunde leeff
Et in Ramys palmar
Itm a nother in the Secunde leeff, Et finiat' hoc modo hitaculo
Itm a nother in the Secunde leeff, Te pater Supplices
Itm a nother in the Secunde leeffe factoribz istius loci
Itm a nother in the Secunde leffe Reprimis qz inimici
iiij Grayies Itm oon begynneth in the Secunde leeff P totu aduentu
?7-
Graiies Itm a nother in the Secunde leeff Cumque dicat' missa
Itm a nother in the Secunde leeffe In diebz illis
Itm the iiij* begynneth in the Secunde leeff Spontanea gra
vpsessio- Itm v Pressessionaries of the whiche oon begynneth in the ijde leeffe.
naries -r r j
Infande
Itm in a nother in the Secunde leeff begynneth Eradicare
Itm in a nother in the Secunde leeff begynneth Propicius inuo-
cacoibz
Itm in a nother in the Secunde leeff begynneth Oem potestatem
Itm in a nother in the Secunde leeff begynneth Paupu Suof
28.
Maneweis Itm ij manewelles oon begynnyng, in the Secunde leeff Inimici et
ipm, Another begynneth in the Secunde leeff mundi Sprus
iegende& Itm ij bokes on called a legende and a nother called a Temj3all oon
tempaii begynnyng in the Secunde leeff Cecitatem quanda And the other
in the Secunde leeff begynneth In qua? immaculatus
Portewos Itm ij Portewos oon begynnyng in the Secunde leeff dei credimus and
the other with Brigitts legent begynnyng in the Secunde leeff
Ipo die et cotidie
IBokes of Itm A lectonarie w' a martelage therin begynnyng in the Secunde
diuers Sortis . q. -p, , , -
leeff Relacio p ui
Itm a Colectori in the Secunde leeff begynnyng Sibi in noB etc'
29.
Ymner Itm an ymner and a Sequencer noted bothe in oon boke begynnyng
in the Secunde leffe Carnem qui viuis
>rdinau Itm an Ordinall begynnyng in the Secunde leeff festum Sci marcij
Queyris Itm ij Queyres oon of Corpus Cristi with legende therin The of
Seynt Cristofer
yk songe Itm a Pryk Songe boke of paper Royall with dyuers masses therin
boke begynnyng in the first lyne of the Secunde leffe Ne filii vni
myter Itm a miter for a Bisshop of the lord Pyggs* gifte of whyt damaske
with marie and Gabriell & petyr & poule theron of golde ymags
and a Case of leder therto & a Croyser staffe hed gilte therto
30.
restrari Itm on the Est Side and on the west side in the vestrane beth on
iche an Alter joyned and vndre theme they be full of Closetts to
ley Jnne vestments and Surplecys that beth daily occupied to
kepe them clene and closse
* Perhaps the gift of John Peche, Lord Mayor of London, 1361, or his pre
decessor Henry Pycard, 1356.

Itm ther Stondeth the xxvj daie of marche A0 88 in the Churche
yarde a deske ioyned of Estryche burde with an Almery and ij
durres and iiij paire of Stronge garnetts and a lok therto
Itm ther beth the Same daie in the Store hows xix Imags of Tymbre olde ymaSs
and an Image of oure lady in a Tabernacle of Tymbre with
many Aungellis therabought
Itm in the Churche yarde ther beth iij longe ladders lokked in a ladders
Cheyne oon of xxxj staues and a nother of xxv anoth' xxiiij
Itm ther be in the Rode loft a paire of Orgons with the ij peire Orgons
blewers the Orgons closse to be shitte w' clos leffes
Itm ther beth vj Judas Staves for Torches peynted havyng iche a Judas staves
Castell gilded to set Inne Torchetts to bere with the Sacrement
on Corpus Cristy daye & other tymes
Itm ther be ij letterns of tre Stondyng in the Quere lettemes
Itm ther is a Standyng letterne of yron, and ij Stondyng letterns of
tre in the Rode lofte, and a grete deske lettarne for the grete
boke, and ij smaller deske lettarnes for the quere and iij
letternes of tre for the iij alters
Itm ther be xij Tables in the Churche the xxvj daie of the moneth Tables in the
of marche A0 88 of the whiche is oon of the x comaundements, churche
A nother hangyng vndre oure lady of Pitie with dyuers good
prayers of oure lady and the Sauter of Charite, And a nother of
Seynt Gregories pitie of James Wellis gifte, A nother of Seynt
Erasynus, A nother of Seynt kateryne of dyuers good prayers,
A nother of Seynt Anne, A nother of Seynt Jamys, and iij of
Seynt Cristofre, and ij of Seynt Sebestian
Itm a Sensers of laton and a Ship of laton therto for thensense and
a fire Shofell of yron for to sette with ffire to Sense with
Itm ther longeth to the Churche the same xxvj daie of marche A0 88
a Crowe of yron a whele barowe a Shofull and a matok
Itm ther beth longyng to the Churche ij Carpetts a more and a lesse Carpetts
of the whiche the more longeth for the high Aulter and the
lesse to the Trynyte Aulter
Itm ther beth longyng to the Churche the xxvj daie of march A0 Dni vij Chestis
m1 cccclxxxviij vij Chestis and a forcer of the which Stonde in
the vestrarie iij therof oon is plated all ouer with platis and
bondes of yron to kepe in the Juellis, A nother that is playne
Chest boundyn with bandis of Iron to put in necessaries,
Another litell Chest to put Inne evidencs and ther is a Stronge
bownden fforcer with evidence, And in the Rode loft is a grete
Shipchest, And in the body of the Churche stond ij longe smale
Chestis, And in the Churche yarde Stondeth a longe deske Chest
for Torches
Itm in the vestrarie Stondeth on the North Side a grete closet in ye
wherin beth certayne fframes to hange on Copes And in the vestrarv
Same beth c'tayne Smale Closetts with lokkys and keyes to Shit
Inne the Clerks chargs that beth daily occupied
Itm on the South side of the vestrarie Standeth a grete library with
ij longe lecturnalles theron to ley on the bokes
Hoc Inuentar' q' in p'dcis xxxiii/ ffolijs exhibit' erat coram me Jotine
Calipolen epo Arctmo london p'mo die mesis ffebruarij Anno dni

m quigentesimo xviij"!

+ Jo Calipolen

f This is a later addition to the older list, and was probably made on the occa
sion of an Archidiaconal visitation at the time when the addition of the things
given by Sir Roger Acheley was made.

Minutes of the Vestry Meetings of St. Christopher Le Stocks.

Memorandum these beth the Specialteis that I RoBt Eyryk delyuered
vnto master Croke and John Jacoby the Churche Wardens as
apperith by a bille delyuered to me by master Croke the xxvj
daie of marche A0 dni m1 cccc0 lxxx viij0
In primis iij endentures of leses of the whiche oon was of the leese
of the vernacle with the tenauntry therby to William Browne for
the t'me of xx yerys, begynnyng at midsomer A0 88 by Coue-
naunte to paie yerely to the Churche iij li xiij s iiij d clere he to
bere all maner chargs and repacions therof
Itm a nother of the Cok and Sterre leten to George Venables for xij
yeris after iij li xiij s iiij d by yere begynnyng at midsomer A°
dni m1 cccc" lxxxv
Itm the iijde of the Aungell in ffletestrete with the ij tenntries therby
leten to John Cok for the terme of 1 yeris begynnyng at Criste-
mas A0 dni m'cccc°lxxxvij to paie yerely to the churche iij li x s
and bere all maner repacions of the houses & vessellys
Itm v obligacions therynne bownden John Wanton and Thomas
Wayte in the Sm of viij li vj s viij d wherof is paied as apperith
vppon the bak of oon of the obligacions xiij s. iiij d Rest
The lyueiode Memorandum these bethe the pcellis of lyuelode pteynyng to Seynte
Cristoferes Churche Showyng at the xxvj daye of marche A0 88
howe they stonde leten
Nerford Furst the house that John Jacoby holdeth and dwellith Jnne payeng
by yere vj" and the tenements next hit on the west side payeng
by yere xl s that is vacant from oure lady daie in lente last
passed vnto midsomer. And the tenement next on the est side
that John a Ridis holdith for xxvj s viij d by yere the whiche
grete house and the ij tenements beth letyn vnto John Jacoby
by endenture for t'me of his liff & a yere after payng for theyme
yerely ixti vjs viijd. The whiche lyvelode is of the gifte of
my lady Nerford,* for the whiche the Churche wardens beth
bounden by her testament

longynge to
the Churche

Length 46 foot
Inches 6

bredth
lxiij foot
Inches vj

A trew Coppie of the length & bredth of that pte of the Royall
Exchaunge both w*out on the streat side & also w"'in the Ex-
chaunge as the same was measured before ye exchaunge was
builded & as is now Recorded in Chamber of London to be
Cituat & lying w*in the prish of St xpofers by y" Stocks &
registred this xxiiij'1' of June 1590
The length of the soyle of the prish of St xpofers on the streat syde
of Cornehill ffrom the late new allye gate on the Easte pte vnto
the howse late Jaques on the west pt Conteyneth — xlvj foote
— vj Inches of Assise
The bredth of the same streete on the South pte wherin on Scother
dwelt & the ground late of Christe Churche in Caunterbury on
the North rite Conteyneth — Lxxiij foote — vj Inches of
Assise p me Johne Thorp Rectore 1
Ecctie Sti xpoferi p le stocks J
Memorandu y' ye j3son & churchewardens the 2d of Julye 1590 dyd
fynde an old date in yc north glasse wyndowe in the vestry
howse of ye prysh churche of St xpofers in pieces of glasse
disseuered bearing yc date of 1462 & because ye same was
* Lady Margaret Nerford was a cousin of the rector of St. Christopher's in the
year 1417, in the reign of King Henry V. ; she lived in the Parish and gave
bequests to it and to other Parishes in the city. She was buried in St. Christo
pher's, and a copy of her will, which is very curious, is among the Records.
was a friend of Sir John Oldcastle, Lord Cobham.

She

broken in sondry pieces we the pson & Churchwardens ioyning
each piece together haue found the date afore seyde haue
therefore subscribed ou' hands & names as aboueseyd
p me Johne Thorp in Artibus Mgru
et Ecctie Sti xpoferi Rectore

Memorandu these beth the articles concluded at A vestry yc vj day uS a.
of Janyver in anno 1507
ffurste it was agreed & fully concluded by yc psun by ye alderman
and by y° pisshens of Seynt xpofers pisshe that for certen
cawses and consideracions, in thextchewyng of suche p'els as
hath happed to be w' ynne the cherche yerde, And as myght
happe to be in tyme to com to the cherche, & vnto them
y' beth dwellyng wynne ye cherche yerde and other, that ther
shalbe set a sewer lok vppon y" weket of the alle gate of y"
cherche yerd, that shalbe bothe w' a spryng & a stok lok in on
stok the whiche weket shalnot be shytte w' ye stok lokke from
myhelmas vnto candilmas before y' ye clarke of this cherche
hath Rongun curfew after viij of the clok, noder from candilmas
vnto myhelmas before ye owre of ix of ye clok at nyte, but oonly
w' ye spryng lok, vnto ye whiche spryng lok every inhabitant
dwellyg w'ynne ye gate may have a key, to have his fre comyng
ynne & goyng owte, before & vnto the seid owres & not after
exsepte for a resonable cawse, and y' to ye stok lok ij keyes to
be made whiche shall open bothe the spryng & yc stok lok, &
therof the on key to be in ye kepyng of ye p'sun of this cherche
or of his debyte dwellyng w'ynne the cherch yerd, And ye other
key to be in ye kepyng of yc pisshe clarke dwellyng w'owte
ye gate, w' ye whiche key he to have his goynge ynne & his
comyng owte at all nedefull tymes, And to shyt ye seyd stok lok
at the seyd owres
Itm that ye chaplyn or chawntry prest y' shall serve & syng in owre
cherche for John Whateler & suche as bethe expressed in his
wille & testament, and to have ye mancion appteynyng thervnto
shalnot from hensefurth grawnt noder lete that marisyon nor no
chamber nor parte therof vnto no strawnger nor prest w'owte ye
willes & y" consents of the psun and the wardens of this
cherche
Itm it is concluded the day aboveseid that owre lady masse shall be
done solemply by note in owre cherche by owre prests &
clarkes every saterday in the yere beyng werkeday exsepte in
the lente seson, And that iche and every on of owre prests
chapelyns and owre pisshe clerke or pisshe clerkys shalbe
attendaunt and helpyg vnto the same dewly and w'oute faylyng
& at ye begynyng therof exsept a Resonable cawse be ther
lettyng, provided alwey so y' ther be in nomber iiij prests oder
chawntry prests or sell prests servyng in this cherche, & on
joisshe clerke to be attendaunt & helpyng vnto y° same
Itm that every werkeday in the lent seson the hye masse the even- "5 °-
songe shalbe done in this cherche by note And ye coplyn in
lyke wyse at ye after none by owre seid chapelyns prests &
clerks, and that everyon of them to be attendawnt & helpyng
thervnto day & dewly to be at y" begynyng & ye endyng exsept
that a Resonable cavse be ther lettyng therfrom.
Itm that the antem or salve shalbe done dayle by owre chaplyns
prestis & dark or clarks and that every on & iche of them to
be attendant & helpyng therto dayle exsepte that a Resonable
cavse be ther lettyng ther from.

Minutes of the. Vestry Meetings of St. Christopher Le Stocks.

71

Itm that the morow masse be kepte & done in this cherche dayle fro
myhelmas vnto owre lady day thannociacon before ye owre of
vij of ye clok and fro owre seid lady day vnto myhelmas before
the owre of vj of ye clok, and y' it shalbe kepte & done by owre
seid prests & chapelyns by covrse and yl that preste y' seith it
shall have that weke that iij pence of ye yefte of benet harlwy
and he to sey therfore acordyng to the will & so to iche of the
Itm that non of owre chaplyns shall go vnto eny trental or place and
leve this cherche but dewly to kepe this cherche & herynne to
sey ther masse & pray for ther benefactors and fownders dayle
exsepte a lawfull cawse be ther lett and els to be Rebated acordyng
Itm that owre seid chapelyns prestis shalnot on the werke dayes go
to ther masse too at ones exsepte for a lawfull cawse shewed
vnto the p'sun or vnto his debyte, and by them admytted but
that they shall disspose them among themselfe that they go to
ther masses immediatly the on after the other, so that betwene
the morowmasse and the hye masse ther masses may be done in
gud order to the plesure of god, & to the consolacion ofthe pepull
that shall come therto, And y' the clarke shall leyfurth to them
every werke day ij masse bokes ij chalesses ij awbes & on
chesebull exsepte that he be otherwyse comanded by y" p'sun
or by his debyte & the cherche wardens.
• Itm to that entent and for that these forseyd Articles shalbe ferme
and stable holde & contenewe from hensefurth w'oute eny
varyaunce or contradixion of any of the seid psones, or other
herafter we y* psun the alderman and the pisshens before seyd
have subscribed owre names hervnder w' owre owne handes the
yere and the day beforeseyde

Memorand that the xj day of December in the yere of our lord god
m1 vc xxiiij and in the xvj yere of the Raigne of King Henry the
viij* There was assembled in this vestry m' Richard Reynolds
mr John pnell henry Walter Willam Hertwell Willam Seintpier
Thomas fflude John pierson John Bulkeley peter pson George
Wyng laurence Solly Robert Johnson Richard kytwythe John
Horspole xpofre Bowlyng Willam Sprynget Willam macham
Willam hardwyke Jamys Turner henry Johnson Robert White-
churche and Richard Romsey, and than and there by the hole
voyce and comon assent of all the aforenamed psones being in
nombre xxij" psones of the moost substanciall and honest psones
of the parisshe It was condiscended and agreed for a ppetuall
quyetnes to be had among all the pisshens. That the clerks
wags shuld be sessed by the pyews bothe yn the chapels and in
the body of the churche Wherevpon by all their hole assent
were than and there chosen for Sessours of the same Pyews
henry Walter Willam hertwell Thomas fflude John Bulkeley
Peter pson George Wyng Robert Johnson John horspole William
Sprynget and Willam hardwyke to sesse eu'y piew seu'ally at a
certain sma as they be in order yndifferently after their dis-
crestions And moreou' that the same sessours at their assemble
for the said sessyng shuld appoynte to sit in eu'y piew of the
piews of the said churche suche psones as by their discrestions
shuld be thought most couenient aswell men to the piews
ordeyned for men as the Women to the piews ordeyned for
Women And yf any psone be rebell so that he will not syt or
pay according as he is now appointed by the same sessours, or
as herafter he shalbe appoynted by the churchward eyns than
being, that than the churchwardeins shall furst shew his Rebellyon

to the parisshens in the vestry Where yf he Will not be reformed
by the furst monycon gyuen vnto hym openly in the vestry by
the pisshens there assembled Orells if he refuse to come afore
the pisshens there assembled when he is warned by the church
wardeins That than the churche wardeins for that tyme being
shall complayne of hym that so rebellith vnto the ordynary there
to sue hym at the church costys vntill suche tyme as he be
reduced vnto a good order and hath paid bothe the costys of
the sute and the chargs that he owith vnto the church Prouyded
alway that the order that the aforenamed psonys now being
sessours haue takyn in sessyng and appoyntyng of the pisshens in
the piews be nother in all or any pcell therof revoked aduychilat
or broken in tyme comyng except it be done by viij sessours
and the ij churchwardens thervnto elect chosen and appoynted
openly in the vestry by xxij psones in nomB of the moost
substanciall and honest psones of the pish withoute contradiccon
or any agaynsaying of any psone of the said nombre that than
shalbe p'sent but that they than be as hole and fully agreed
vnto the breking of this order as the xxij pisshens aforenamed
Were vnto the making of this order, all the which were con-
sentyng to the making heroff and no psone of the said nomB
of xxij abouereherced said nay but all were agreeabill therto
and to the Writing hereoff.
Hereafter ensueth the Sessyng of the pyews in the ij Chapells that is
to say in the Chappell of the blessed Trynyte and our lady and
in the Chappell of oure lady and saint Anne and of the pyews
in the body of the church and the appoyntment of the same
pyews which is formest and furst in order which ijde and whiche
iijde soo descending frome the highest piew vnto the lowest in
the churche Where any housholder or their wyves haue vsed in
tymes past to syt sessed and appoynted by the sessours aboue-
named In witnes whereoff the same sessours haue vndernethe a
Rolle conteynyng all the sessyng and appoyntyng of the said
pyews seu'ally sette their namys the day and yere aboue writen
The pyews in the chappell of the 1
blissed Trinite and our lady J
The furst and formest piew ys in the Trinite chapell before | ..s ....d
our lady for oon man alone to pay a quarter ... ... j
The iijde piew ys the formest piew before the Trynite for ij ) ..d
fisones eche of them to pay a quarter xxijd ... ... /
The v"1 piew is the ijde piew before our lady for ij psons
eche of them to pay a quarter xvjd
The vij* piew is the second piew before the Trynyte for ij 1 ..d
psones eche of them to jjay a quarter xijd ... ... J
The ix* piew in ordre is the iijde piew before our lady for ij
jjsones eche of them to pay a quarter xd
The xj* piew in order is the iijde piew before the trinite for } ...d
too psons to pay a quart' viijd ... ... ... ... j
The xiij* piew in order is the iiij* piew before o' lady for ij ) .d
psones eche of theym to pay a quart' vjd ... ••¦ J
The xv* piew in order is the iiij* piewe before ye trenyte i ....d
our lady for iij psonys ech of thern to pay a quart' iiijd j
The pyews in the chappell
of our lady and saint Anne
The ijde piew in order is the formest piew before saint Anne ) ..s
for ij psones ech of them to pay a quart' ijs ... ¦¦¦ I

117 b.

XVJU

72

Minutes of the Vestry Meetings of St. Christopher Le Stocks.

The fourth piew in order is the formest piew before o' lady
for ij psones eche of them to pay a quart' xxd
The vj piew in order is the second pewe before saint Anne
for ij psones eche of theym to pay a quarter xiijd
The viij piew in order is the second piew before our lady
for ij psones eche of theym to pay a quarter xjd
The x* piew in order is the iijde piew before saint Anne for
ij psonys eche of theym to pay a quarter ixd 
The xij* piew in ordre is the iijde piew before or lady for ij
psones eche of theym to pay a quarter vijd
- The xiiij* piew in order is the iiij* piew before saint Anne
for iij psones eche of theym to pay a quarter vd
The xvj* piew in order is the iiij"1 pew before our lady for
ij psones eche of them to pay a quart' iiijd 
us b. The pyews in the body of the churche
The South side

lxxd I xiijd
}xjd lixd
}vijd lvd
}iiijd

saint )
arf jjd / 'J

The litill piew on the southside of the church vnder saint
Gregoryes petre ij psones ech of them to pay a qa)
The litill piew in the body of the church on the southside ) ..a
of saint Gregories petre for oon psone to pay a quart' ijd j
The long piew on the southside for v psones eche of theym ) ..d
to pay a quarter ijd ... ... ... ... ... j
, The pyews in the body of the churche
for women of the parisshe
The iijde pew is the formest piew on the south side
The v* piew in order is the ijde piew on the south side
The vij* piew in order is the iijde piew on the south side
The ix* piew in order is the iiij* piew on the south side
The xj* piew in order is the v* piew on the south side
The xiij* piew in order is the vj piew on the south side
The xv"1 piew in order is the vij"1 piew on the south side
The xvj piew in order is the viij piew on the south side
The xvij piew in ordre is the ix* piew on the south side
The North side
The litill piew in the body of the church vnder the pulpet ) ..d
for oon psone to pay a quarter ijd ... ... ... )
The litill piew on the northside of the pulpet for oon psone
to pay a quarter ijd
The long piew on the northside for iiij psones eche of
theym to pay a quarter ijd The piewe for women
The furst and formest piew in the body of the churche for the women
is the piew next on the north side to the table of Jhus
The ijde piew is on the north side next pew before the shryving lious
The iiij* piew is the formest piew on the North side
The vj piew in order is the second piew on the north side
The viij piew in order is the iijde piew on the North side
The x* piew in order is the iiij"1 piew on the north side
The xij* piew in order is the v* piew on the North side
The xiiij* piew in order is the vj piew on the North side.

ijd

Memorandum the xviij* daye of december in The yere of our Lorde uoa.
god mH vc xlvj it was agreyd by the worshipfull of the peryshens
of this perryshe of saynt Christoffers assembled in a vestrie. That
wheare as oon ffraunces Merye hath ben putto great Costes and
Charges in the reparing of a certen Tenement wherin the same
ffraunces nowe dwellethe, being in this perryshe of saynt Chris
toffers and belonging to the same Churche. In Consideracon
whereof Thaforsaide whorshipfull peryshens withe oon Comen
voise and consent haue condiscended and agreed that John
Dogget nowe Churche warden of this saide Churche shall delyver
and paye vnto the aforsaide ffraunces or his assignes Towardes
his saide Charges at the Daye of the Delyvering vppe of his
Accompte fyve Markes sterlinges of suche money as the saide
John Dogget receyved of the rentes and profetes of the saide
Churche. And farther that the same ffraunces nor his Assignes
shall paye no rent vnto the saide John Dogget nowe Church
warden nor his Assignes for this pfite yere of A m* vc xlvj for
his said dwelling howse, nor vnto his Successors Churche
wardens nor thier Assignes vnto the tyme of iiij yeres then next
ensuing be fully complet and ended which shalbe at the feast of
the Nativite of or Lorde in the yere of or Lorde god A m" vc xlix
And frome Thensforthe to paye his saide rent as afore tyme '
hathe been Accostomed.

The Second daye of Maye 1561. And in the 123a.
Thirde yere of the Reign of o1 sovereign Lady
Elizabeth by the grace of god quene of england
ffraunce and Ireland Defender of the faythe
etc. Hereafter ensuithe a note of suche goods
and ornaments as were in the churche of Saynt
xpofer at the stocks in London at the tyme of
the enteraunce of John Jakes into the churche-
wardenshippe, p'vsed in the presence of Thomas
Laurence wyttm wyngat Richard Meryt and
Thomas Curtys prissheners of the same prisshe,
And lefte in the custody of John Mynte Sexton
then of the same churche viz.
In primis a table clothe for the commynon table of nettell clothe and
two towells of the lyk clothe
Item one playne table clothe and two playne towells.
Item one olde table clothe of dyaper
Item a vestment w' two tunicolls of clothe of golde, pte broken and
ript
Item a red vestment of satten of brudges broken in peces
Item a cope of blew velvet w' fflowers of golde.
Item a hersse clothe of clothe of golde pte & olde velvet
Item an olde hersse clothe of olde sore worne silk
Item thre table clothes narrowe one of velvet, tawney, another of
fustyan a napes, and one of red velvet
Item a pvlpit clothe of red damaske w' flowers of golde
Item an olde turque carpet
Item vij olde broken surpleses.
Item a wrytinge Indented vpon John Younge m'cer for certayne
money due longe past the some of iij11 vjs viijd
Item a Desk of latten w' a fawken
Item a communyon cuppe of sylver and gilte weinge xij ouncs & half
a quarter
Item certayne peces of latten taken of graves

Minutes of the Vestry Meetings of St. Christopher Le Stocks.

73

I23 b. Note that the xv daye of Maye 1561 there was chosen six of the
prissheners, that is to saye M' Becher, M' fforman, M' Laurence,
M' Basford, M' Whithed- & M' Banester, to cease w' the churche-
wardeyns those that ar not cest for the clarcks wages, aswell in
the new pewes as other, And those six to take jarder for the sale
of suche things as myght well be soide of the churche goods,
and all other matters nedefull to be done from yere to yere those
six or other in their steads to be chosen to take order therein
The names of those po' folkes of the prisshe as ar appoynted to haue
vjd a weke out of the money geuen to the po'
BauneHenley Carlell
Hillton Collectors for the poore
John Younge
Richard Merryet
»4»- A ceasment made for the Clarcks wages the v*
daye of June 1561 by Harry Becher, George
fforman, Thomas Banester, Thomas Laurence,
John Jakes, Thomas Basford, John Whytehed,
and John Overton, and this rate to stond vntill
consent of the prisshe by a vestry it be altered,
and is quarterly xls xd

Sir Willm Garret 1

might

James Bentley 

_ijd

and Alderman . .

... iijs iiijd

Thomas Laurence 

viijd

Thomas Wylkes

viijd

John Baker 

iijd

willyam CoUe

. ... iiijd

Richard Meryt 

vjd

Edward Sotherik ..

. ... xijd

Thomas Basford [124 t>.]

viijd

Thomas Monds

. ... iiijd

Adam Worm all ...

vjd

Robert ffox 

. ... ijd

Stephen Barrowe 

vjd

Thomas Brayfelde ..

. ... ijd

John Whytehed 

viijd

John Hawkins

. ... jd

John Overton 

vd

Willyam Tompson . .

. ... jd

George fforman 

xviij d

wittm Yerryngeton

iiijd

John Barrow 

xvjd

Christofer Goodrik

and

John Barrow 

xiiij d

his ptefi 

. ... xxd

Willyam heckmans plumer

viijd

John Cery 

• - ./

Misteres Thorowgood ...

iiijd

Misteres Casse wydo

we ... iiijd

Robert Home 

xiiij d

Thomas Beson

. ... jd

Willyam Thorowgood ...

iiijd

Richard Howson ..

. ... jd

John Smithe 

vjd

Thomas Curtys

' - ..jd

Willyam wyngat 

xijd

Wittm Weldon

. . . xviijd

John Younge 

viijd

John Whyte 

. ... xxd

Thomas Bannester

xviij*3

John Kelk 

. ... vjd

Gyles Evenyt 

viijd

Harry Bechar

xxijd

Misteres Saterley 

iiijd

Thomas Lancaster

-.. ..ijd

Misteres Person 

xd

Misteres Compagny

... iijsiiijd

Thomas Raynam 

ijd

Thomas Garret

. . . . iiijd

Thomas Curtys 

iiij*1

Robert Holfourthe

... ijd

John Jakes 

xvjcl

Robert Thorneton ..

• ... iijd

Willyam Poole 

iijd

John Egilsfelde

. ... ijd

Richard Rusheall 

xd

Thomas Adams

. ... vjd

Anthony Whyte 

xvjd

Adam Whetley

. ... vjd

Misteres Jakes Wydowe

vjd

Some quarte

dy — xls xd

It was determyned the same v* daye of Juni" 1561 that the foure
keys of the po1 mens box sholde remayne in the custody of theis
psons followinge that is to saye
M1 Becher one key
The Parson a nother
M' fforman a nother
The churche wardeyns a nother '
Also ijd o15 is to be gathered euery sundaye by the Sexton wch was
wont to serve for holy breade, And nowe to serve for wyne for
the comunyon table, And if any overplus be left then the same
to be geuen to the po1 of the prisshe.

then

An Inventory of Goods and Ornaments belonging
to the Church and Parrish of S' Christophers
London saved and p'served at and after the
Burning of the said Church by the dismall ffire
happening in London in September 1666
Robert Watkins and Peter Ayleworth
Churchwardens
Imprimis Old Burn'd Brasse belonging to
large Branch and Gravestones
Course Burn'd Bell Mettle ... ... ... iiij
One Bell broken and burn'd mixt with Iron \
Lead and Stones ... ... ... ... }
One great whole Bell Weighing
Copper belonging to S' Peter Lameeres Mon-
nument
Out of which a deaths Head left in the ¦>

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v nj xij
ix — ij
lxxx viij

Custody of Mr Robert Watkins of the same >
Mettle weighing ... ... ... ... j —

xij

Sonld by Mr
Horsey pt of
it, ye rest pte
dd to mr
Kerington
sould by mr
Horsey &
accountedfor by him
for 24. 14. 7d
Hanged in
ye steeple
These are
affixed to the
Church Wall
Near the
Vestry Dooar

Goods preserved by William Bate Clerke of the
said Parrish as followeth
One Box with a small brasse Branch
ffower brasse Candlesticks
Three Trenches
Two Old Service Bookes
Six Tinn Sconces
One other Box with a Master of Arts hood
One Communion Cloth
Two Surplices
One Velvet Carpet w* Gold and Silke ffringe
One Velvet Pulpitt Cloth w* Gold & silke ffringe
Two Pulpett Cushions one of them Velvet
One Black Cloth for a Hearse
One Greene Cloth Carpet
ffower Pewter Basons
One Old Carpett
Three Service Bookes
One Booke of Homilies
One Booke of Cannons
Severall small service Bookes for p'ticuler Occasions
One Church Bible
One large Bible
One Booke against Popish Errors
One Booke of Peter Martirs Cone. Plases
Two Bookes of Erasmus Comentaryes on the new Testament
Three Vollums of the Booke of Martirs

127 b.

Lost '

Not found
smce Mr
Horsey's
time of being
Church
warden

The Guift of
Mr George
Goodday

•4

Minutes of the Vestry Meetings of St. Christopher Le Stocks.

wai Iron
remains in
the hands of
M i- Thomas
Hooton In ye
Churchwardenshands Iron &>Lead
nbor-r.\d nistliarrd

The Guift of
Mr Gilbert
Morewood
The Guift of
Mr Thomas
Westrow

Register Bookes
ffower Tables that hang'd in the Vestry concerning the Parrish
Lands Church dutyes and other Matters
Six large Iron Casements weighing
One large Curtaine Rodd weighing

128 b.

Lead ...
One large Iron Casement weighing
Plate for ye
t One Silver fiiagon weighing . . .
One Bason weighing
I One Plate weighing ...
One fiiagon weighing
One other fflagon weighing . . .
One Silver and Gilt Cupp and Cover
One other Gilt Cupp and Cover weighing
One silver and Gilt Salver the Gift of Madam
Jane Bainbrigg relict of Wm Bainbrigg
Esq. 1 69 1 Bookes of Parrish acc°: &c
One Booke of Records
One Booke of Assessmts for the Poore and Scavenger
One Old Booke of Churchwardens Ace":
One new Booke of Churchwardens Acc°
One Vestry Booke
One Old Chest bought since the ffire

e

qr li

... —

— lxxviij

... —

— xix

Tunns €
qr li
x ij
iij vj
— —
— xxxix
Comunion
oz
d. gr.
xliiij
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xxij
 
viij
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138 b.
Conveyance from Mayor Cominalty & Cittizens of
London granted to the Trustees of S' Christo
phers Parish on the behalfe of the same Parish
of a Slipp of Ground Added to the Front of the
Houses in Fleete Streete
This Indenture made the Eight and Twentieth day of November in
the Three and Twentieth yeare of the Reigne of our Sovereigne
Lord Charles the second by the grace of God of England
Scotland ffrance and Ireland King defender of the ffaith etc
Betweene the Mayor Colalty and Cittizens ofthe Citty of London
on the One part And Richard Booth Esq' John Hubland
Merch' William Allen Vphold' Nathaniell Brooke Stacdner
Peter Ayleworth Grocer William Horsey Cordwayner Robert
Kerrington Merchanttaylor John Elliott Leatherseller Thomas
Kemble Draper Edward Buckerfeild Leatherseller Edward God
man Merchanttaylor Jos. ffrancklin Plumer Thomas Russell
HaBdasher Samuel Powell Grocer Henry Lascoe & ffra Lucy
Grocers Parishioners of the Parish of S' Christophers London
Trustees for and on the behalfe of the said Parish on the other
pte Witnesseth that the said Mayor Coialty and Cittizens for
and in Consideracon of the Sume of Twenty Three pounds Six
shillings of Lawfull money of England to them paid the Receipt
whereof they doe hereby acknowledge and thereof and of every
pte and parcell thereof doe acquite and discharge the said
Parishioners their heires and Assignes Have granted bargained
sold released and confirmed And by these p'sents doe grant
bargaine sell release and confirme vnto the said Richard Booth
John Houblon William Allen Nathaniell Brooke Peter Ayle
worth William Horsey Rob' Kerington John Elliott Tho Kemble
Edw: Buckerfeild Edw Godman Jos ffranklin Tho Russell Sam
Powell Henry Lascoe and ffrancis Lucy All that their late Wast
and Comon Ground or Soyle now taken laid or added vnto
Two new built Messuages or Tenements belonging to the said
Parish scituate and being in the Parish of S' Dunstans in the
West on the north side of the same Streete in the severall
Tenures of William Smith and John Sharpe and lying in the
ffront or fibre pte of the said Tenemts next the said Streete
Conteyning in Length from East to West Ninety Three foote
ffive inches of Assize little more or Lesse and from North to
South ffower ffoote of Assize or thereabouts at one End and
Three ffoote at thother End And all thestate right title Interest
Clayme and demande whatsoever of them the said Mayor
Coialty and Cittizens of in and to the same ground To have
and to hold the said late wast and Comon ground or soyle
herein before menconed and intended to be hereby given and
granted and every parte and parcell thereof vnto the said J39 =
Parishioners their heires and Assignes to th' onely proper vse
and behoofe of them and their heires for ever And the said
Mayor Coialty and Cittizens for them and their Successors the
said late Wast and Comon ground or soyle and every pte and
pcell thereof vnto the said Parishioners and their heires against
them the said Mayor Coialty and Cittizens and their Successors
and against all and every other pson and psons whatsoever
lawfully Clayming or which shall or may lawfully Clayme by
from or vnder them shall and will warrant and for ever defend
by these p'sents In witnes whereof the said Mayor Coialty and
Cittizens to these p'sents their Comon Seale haue caused to be
affixed the day and yeare above written
Primo die Januarii Anno Primo Regni Regis Edwardi Sexti 139 t>-
' A breefe declaracon made by vs S' Roger
Cholmeley Knight Cheefe Baron of the
Kings Ma'les Exchequer, Nicholas Hare,
Wymounde Care we and John Godsalue
Knights, Richard Goodricke, John Car-
rell, Richard Morrison and Hewe Losse
Esquiers Comissioners of our Soveraigne
Lord the King, within the Citty of Lon
don, and the County of Middelsex, As
signed for thexecution of an Acte made
in the first yeare of his Highnes Reigne,
Concerning Colledges, ffree chappells,
Chaunteries, ffraternities, Gildes, Brother-
That is heddes and other Lands whatsoever, geven
for or towardes the findinge of anny
to say Preestes, Obits, Leightes or Lampes and
such other like those, as in the Kinges
Commission vnto vs directed in that be
halfe more plainely appeareth declaring
as well the trew valew of all such Col
ledges, ffree chappells, Chaunteries, flra
ternities Brotherheddes, Gildes and such
other, with thyerelie Repriss and Annuall
deduccons goinge out of them as also
of all suche Somes of Money comeinge
and growinge to the Kinges saied Maiestie
by reason of the forenamed Acte of
Parliament, as hereafter more plainely
may appeare
The Cytye of
London and the
County of
Middelsexe
Minutes of the Vestry Meetings qf St. Christopher Le Stocks.

75

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The Citie of "1 of Seint
London j xpofer at
Stocks

Sciz'

' Benedict Harlewyn by his '
Testament gave vnto the
Parson and Churchewardens
for a Priest to pray for
. , his Soule, and an obite
1 V1 < to bee kepte, and for
the helpe and
of the poore, Lands and
rentes of the yerelie
. value of

' To the Kinges 1

Cxiijs iiijd
whereof

Mayestie in
quit rent

> xxvjs viijd

To the drapers 1 ...„....,,
, , f ujs nij'1
for the poore j
In Expences
at thedite
And then re
maineth Clere

j- xnjs mj

> xliijs iiijd

lxxs

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Memorandu those Tents were given by Benedicte Harlewyn towards
the finding of Preists, and to keepe an obite for his Sole for
ever p me Hugonem Losse
The clere yearelie value of the
p'misses 
s-Which rated at xvj yeres pur
chase Amounteth to 
To bee paid in hand
The kinges Maiestie to discharge the Purchaser of all incum
brances excepte Leases and the Covenants of the same, and
the rent before allowed.
The tenure in Socage or free Burgage
The Purchaser to have th'issues from Easter last
M° p Thomam Goueld Wa: Mildmay Robt Keylwey

xvj'° die Junii Anno
Secundo Regs Edfi vj"
pro Johne Crooke de
Chilton in Com'
Bucks Armig'

Memorandu That I John Croke of Chilton in the County of Bucks
Esquier, doe require to Purchase of the Kings Highnes by
virtue of his Graces Commission of Sale the Lands Tenements
and hereditaments Conteyned and specified in the particulers
and Rate herevnto annexed, being of such clere yerelie value
as in the same particulers and rate is expressed. In witnes
whereof to this Bill subscribed with my hand I have put my
Seale the xvj* day of June in the Second yeare of the Reigne
of our Sovereigne Lord Edward the Sixth by the grace of God
King of England ffrance and Ireland Defender of the ffaith,
and of the Church of England and also of Ireland in Earth the
Supreme Hedde p me J. Croke
This is a true Coppie and Examined in
the Augmentacon Office at Westm'ster

76

Minutes qf the Vestry Meetings of St. Christopher Le Stocks.

147 b. The Parish of S' Christophers London 1681 An Assessement made
within the said Parish of Money to bee paid yearely by Quarterly
Payments in Liew of Tythes to the Parson of the said Parish
for the time being over and above the Glebe Perquisites Guifts
and Bequests According to an Act of Parliament Intituled an
Act for the better Settlement of the Mainteinance of the Parsons
Viccars and Curates in the Parishes of the Citty of London
Burnt by the late dreadfull ffire there diverse Appeales haveing
been made to and heard and determined by the Lord Mayor
and Court of Aldermen According to the direccon of the said
Act. Beginning at the West Corner of Princes Streete neer to
the Poultrey.

No 1 ffrancis Lucy
2 Silvester Deane . . .
3 Griffith Vincent . . .
4 Samuell Bennett ...
5 John Hemingway
6 Nicholas Skinner
7 Richard Booth Esq'
8 David Heywood ...
9 Thomas Scott
10 Elizabeth Davis ...
11 Joseph Lem
12 John Clare
13 William Barker ...
14 James Cornwall ...
15 Michaell Dewing
16 Robert Adams
17 John Grove
18 Thomas Rea
19 Constable Wheeler
20 Richard Lightwood Thredneedle Streete North side
21 Nicholas Day
2 2 Mary Croxton Three Nunn Alley
23 William Blunt
24 John Williams
25 Robert Crosse
26 John Elleott
27 Anne Clarke
28 William Dalton ...
29 Jonathan Platte ...
30 Richard Marchant
31 Robert Todd
32 Thomas Manton .. .
Church Alley next the Church doore
t,t, Sarah James
34 Jeremie Mitchell ...
35 Samuell Wells
36 Israeli ffalgate
37 Benjamin Billingsley
38 William Scott
39 James Ashwood ...
40 Gerrard Harris ...
41 Nicholas Buckeridge

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43 Mabell Roland   ... 00 08 08
44 Josiah Mitchell ... ... ... ... ... 00 12 00
4=; Gerrard Harris Office of Intelligance and Two )
Stalls  } 00 02 04
Thredneedle Streete North side
46 Samuell Brewster
47 Thomas Short
48 William ffashion .
49 John Houblon
50 Samuell Powell .
51 Daniell ffrancklin
52 Anne Craven
53 Cap' Tho. Blagrave ... 
54 Andrew Keepe ...
55 Henry Browne ...
56 Henry Wellington 
Bartholomew lane
57 Daniell Mercer ...
Castle Court Broadstreete Ward
58 Hannah Herring Castle Alley
'59 Henry Boone 1-^ I 
60 f 16 S
Thredneedle Streete Southside
61 John Prettiman ...
62 William Winn
63 Arthur Miles 
64 Isaac Hancocke ...
65 William Gloster 
66 William Pepes
67 Samuell Parker ...
68 William Meriden 
69 Peter Aylworth ...
70 Deborah Woodbridge
71 William Drope ...
Cornhill side and Ward
72 Peter Caplin
73 Isaac Puller
74 John Crosse
75 Henry Lascoe
76 Robert Mordant 
77 Arrabella Bobert
78 John Hopkins & Partner
79 William Bancks ...
80 Thomas Collins ...
81 John Lawrence ...
82 Charles Robinson
83 William Bethell 
84 Thomas Kemble
85 Tobit Chapman 
86 Thomas Lee 
87 Richard Barwell 

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Minutes of the Vestry Meetings qf St. Christopher Le Stocks.

77

Castle Alley Cornhill Ward
88 William Horsey the Corner House
89 Humphrey Bradley 
90 Simon Cole ... 
91 Henry Moss in Castle Court
92 William Newman 

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1 Humphry Cuningsby an Office  ... 00 08 00
l\0 > John Cave Stationer ...  01 15 00
5' Cornhill Piaza
6 Edward Browne ...
7 Benjamin Billingley 
8 Samuell Hodgkins 
New Pawne above North Row of South Pawn
1 Dorothy Hervy ...
& !-John ffencell
3 ) West side of the West Pawne
6 ffoote Sam" Bathurst being § of his Shopp
10 8 ffoote ...
n 11 ffoote ...
12 12 ffoote ...
13 8 ffoote Thomas Smith ...
14 9 ffoote ffronting Old Pawne Dudley
15 A Large Roome in Southwest Corner
Severall Shopps M' Dudley . . .

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16 Joseph Cooke 17 ffoote M' Richardson
Closett and Roome over it ...
1 7 ffoote Sarah Nicholls ...
18 ffoote M13 Alsopp 
19 ffoote Peter Way
20 6 ffoote being § M1S Denhams . . .
Old Pawne & Pepper Cellar
1 8 ffoote M's Browne 
2 12 ffoote ffrancis Webster
3 12 ffoote Mrs Lockyer
4 9 ffoote Mrs Shaw 
512 ffoote Dorothy Lacon
6 6 ffoote But \ S' xpfers M's Humlock
West side
7 8 ffoote M's Goff 
8 8 ffoote Andrew Turner 
9 16 ffoote John Spillet 
10 8 ffoote Thomas Jellan 
116 ffoote & \ Tho Symonds
12 5 ffoote Anne Randell 
13 8 ffoote William Badham
14 10 ffoote M1S fibster 
ffor the Pepper Cellar 

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Nics Bendy Depty \ Corn hill
Leonard Bates J Ward
Tho Kemble Pishon'

Wm Pritchard Ald'man
Peter Aylworth Dep'y & Pishon'
Michaell Rolles \ Com Councell
Robert Watkins >men for Broad
Geo Cole J streete Ward
1681
Will Bancks 1
John Williams j

- Churchwardens

Jn° Houblon \
Sam11 Brewster L^^
Samuel Powell C
Wm Drope /

Ano 1556 the 10 of may :
by the consent of the holle vestry ffor the order of the pwes and
sesement thereof ffor the clarkes wages to tacke payns therein
m' Jackes
Mastar bechere
Mastar krampton
Mastar fforeman
Mastar Grovare
Mastar Banestar
Mastar Moustean
Mastar Raynesby
And the ij cherche wardens
And To be ffeneshed By Wysson day ore afore
And to be vj ore iiij at the leste by Syd the cherche wardens
beynge Cherche wardens at that pressente tyme Wyllyam laker and
thomas lawrns

This order taken by asseste of this pares the fferst daye of nofember 217 b.
1 55 1 for the pore of this paress quarterly the names of them M' westcotts
Rd of m' westcott the same daye for mykellmas q' is now
xvijs viijd

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dafe poyntt maker
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R.emayneng in m' ssmethes handes in his Resette — m  m  vj?

R.emaynes in m' Mieschompe handes of the resette of
mychellmas qr the daye aforsaid of mr weccotte q'

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78

Minutes of the

Vestry Meetings

Rd of m' dokette the xxvj daye of desember 1551 for crest-
mas qr
Rd of mr fforman the xij day of Apprell for the pore ester 1
q' som is  J '
Rd of m' amyas the x day of July for the power for thys q'
that is from our lady day to mydsommar
browght in by m' amyas the wyche was gyuyn by a wyddo xxs
browght in by me thomas lawrons & harry pekyns the
fyrst day of nouembyr for the power & hyt remenes in J>xxvjs xd
the box ...

xvijs

• xxx vij

218 b. md the x day of may an" 1532 where there ys v kayes wher of iij of
the belongythe to the grett chest in the Rod loft & the other ij

ys for the lytell chest wher in ys apors [a purse] w' iij11 xijs

inja

wher of on of the ys in m' Reynold hands & the Rest of the
lawrens sowley hathe another and the Rest of the m' thron
hathe cherche wardyn

of St. Christopher Le Stocks.
md payd to manewell lucar vj li xiiij s j d for a Rest of accowmpte
geven vp be hem in presens of owre curet m' kyng & wyttm
kent John askeve churche wardens, & m' semp larans solley
Robert Jennyns willm machen & be the consent of m' Reynolds
mr p'nell the iij day of apryll the xxiiij yere of keng henry the
viiij*a° 1533
Itm the vij day of may an" m1 vc xxx° the cherche of synt crestovers
ow' onto wyllym chamber goldsmythe of london for that he layd
out in redy mony for the sayd cherche besynes as yt aperethe
by the akovnte som xiiij11 xviiijs vd iij q' sterlyng and for the
plege of the same I wyllym chamber hathe Resayued in to my
hands the viij day of July in the yere aforsayd as yt was agred
by a vestre of the hole preshe thys pcells folowyng
Itm monester of selver and gylte & ij crewetts of selver and pcells
gylte and a pakes of sylver & gelte the lgys & the otter pte
therof, tyll the mony be payd aforsayd p me wyllym chamber
thys mony was pd agen to the sayd chambe by the hands of mr Jaks
1536 & all thys pcells of plat was clerly delyuerd agen in to the
cherche wardyns

THE END.

EN TH BA2IAEIA SOY MNH26HTI KYPIE TQN AOYASN SOY EAOYINOY *PES*IEAA KAI ZQHS THS TYNAIKOS AYTOY
KAI EAOYINOY TOY YIOY AYTON.