Yolland have delyured unto the new Wardens John Moore and Rychard Smythe iiij li. xij s. v d. [1561] The Connt of John more & Rychard Smyth anno Dni M. ccccc. lxj. They have of there ale clere wt other thynges geven & gatheryd, iij li. vij s. viij d. Rychard Smyth delyuered unto Bartolamu gedleght xxxj s. vij d. ob. wch was Receved before myghelmas for xliij s. vj d. of the old Wardyns. John More Receved of the old wardyns xlvj s. whereof he lost but iiij s. Mdm That the aforesaid John More & Rychard Smyth have delyuered unto the new wardens Rychard Stronge & Barnade ffrend v li xij s. [1562] The Connt of Rychard Stronge & Barnarde ffrende the yere of our lorde god M. ccccc. lxij. They have made of there ale clere wt other thynges geven & gatheryd iiij li. Wereof they aske alowans of xvii d. spend, & dyd losse by iiij pysterlyns & Span'ys mony wyche they had of the olde Wardyns iij s. Mdm That the aforesayd Rychard Stronge & Barnarde Frend have delyuered unto the new Wardens George frend & Thomas gla'ffeld xli viijs. [1563] The comte of george Frend & Thomas glamfield made in the yere of our lord god M. ccccc. Ixiij. They have made of there alle & gatheryng of other thyngs clere lvij s. viijd., weroff they aske a lowans of xviij d. spend and also pade unto Wat Gedlegh for sawldyers xxxiij s. iiij d. & also payde unto John Borne att hys com'yng yn, x s. & also payde unto Rycharde Walleys f' when hys Wyffe was buryed, ij s. iiij d. V S. & also payd for a key for ye churche hose vi d. & also payd unto Master Battyshyll for Sawldyers cottes & also payd for a belstocke, v s. & the hole sum of alowens ys lvij s. viij d. Mdm That the afforesayd george ffrend & Thomas Glanffeld have delyuered unto the new wardyns Walter Wonstone & Wyllyam gerde, x li. viij s. [1564] The cowntt of Wat' Wonston & Wylly a' gerde made the xv day of October In the yere of our lord m.v. hondred lxiiij. [Rec.] In primis Recevyd of the olde Wardyns Thomas glanfeld & george ffrend x 1. viij 8. Also we made of our alle & gatheryng xlviijs viijd. [Exp.] The Expe'sses payd by the sayd Wardyns:It'm payd ffor the fyfty dolle to Rycharde Estbrooke harry Wethebrocke & Rychard Wyckes iij'. ix s. iiij d. Also payd for a nother ffyftye doll' to Rychard Wycks xls. Also payd for Reparyng of the churge howsse xxij s. ij d. Also payd for ye makyng of Bottes xiij d. Also payd for expe'ssys appone the olde Wardyns & other' yong men', & the makyng of theyr cowntt xxij d. Also payd for Wrytyng of the cowntt, iiij d. The holle sume of expe'ssys, vj li. xxiiij s. ix d. And theyr Remaneth unto the new wardyns, Thomas Borgene & George venycu' v li. xxiij d. [1565] The conte of Thomas Burgoye and the xv day of october A° 1565. It' the alle mony xl s. vj d. It' reseved of gyrde & yonsoe v li xxiij d. gorge Wenekon Sm. totl. It' payd for makyn of the conte and for expenses xvj d. It' payd to the nou wardons that ys to say Richard holl & Markes sloeman vij li. ij s. iiij d. [1566] The cont of donston Slouman & Richard hole the xv daye of october. It'm made of our ale this yere iij li & iij d. It'm receved of Thomas borgen & venycon vij li. & xx d. It'm payd to Richard estbroke & Thomas kelond x s. It'm payd for makyng of the cont & for expens' xvj d. Itm payd to the nou wardens Wyllam Bryght John W... viij li x s viij d. [Half sheet cut off.] [1567] The Acompt of Wyllyam bright & John Ware made the xxvj th day of october in the yere 1567. [Rec.] It'm Recyved of the old wardens Dunstone Slowman and Rychard hole, ix li. x s. vij d. The hole sum of our Receyttes xij li. ij s. viij d. [Exp] The expences paide by the saide wardens: In prim's paide unto M Battyshill & Richard Wycks for ffyfty dolle iiij li. xij s. x d. It'm paide to a dome child that could nether speake nor heare xij d. It'm for repayringe of the churche howse viij d. It'm paide for wrytinge of our acconnt and for expences xvj d. The hole some of expences iiij li. xv s. x d. And ther Remayneth unto the new wardens hugh pollyslande & Wyllam burne vij li. vj s. x d. [1568] The aconnt of Wyll'am burne & huge pollysland, made the laste daye of October in the yere 1568. [Rec] Md Recyved of the old wardens wyllam bryght & John Ware vij li. vj s. x d. It'm we made of our ale money & or gatherynge iij li. vj s. viij d. The hole some of Recyts x li. xiijs. vj d. [Exp.] The expenc's paid by the sayde wardens:Inpm's paid to Wyllam haywood of Spreyton for bords & tymber for the church house viij s. v d. It'm for the caryenge home of the sayd tymber ij s. xj d. It'm p'd. to Roger Conybye & John Somer for 4 dayes worke w'th their meat drynke, vj s. It'm for the hyre of a man 4 dayes to tend the carpenters ij s. It'm payd for bares for the church howse & for other yren worke w naylles v s. iiij d. It'm P'd to barnard Lockson for xviij hundred of Shynell xiijs viid. It'm for a hundred of shynell to Jo(mn?) Can, and for bryngynge home of yt, xij d. It'm p'd for bringynge home of the shynnell from Wynckley vj s. vij d. It'm pd. to Roger Reed for Layenge of the Shynnell ixs viijd It'm for taken downe of the old shynnell and settynge up of Scaffolds viij d. It'm p'd to Rychard bucher for vij dayes worke with hys. meat & drinke vij s. It'm pd for a man to tend hime vij dayes iiijs. jd. ij bushells & half of lyme iijs. ,,caryenge of earth & cleye ijs. vijd. latyses for the church howse wyndowes ij s. iiij d. It'm p'd to the maken of or acconnt and to the clarke, xx d. The hole Some of expens' iij li. xvj s. vij d. So ther Remayneth unto the new wardens George Ascott & Johu Ascott vjli. xvj s. xjd. 1569. The Acount of George ascott and John ascott made the syxt daye of November in the yere of or lorde 1569. [Rec.] Ma Receved of the old wardens wyllam burne and hugh pollyslande vj li. xvj s. x d. It'm we made of our ale money & our gatheringe xxxvj s.... The hole some of Recyt viij li. xiij s ij d. [Exp] The expenc's paid by the Sayde wardens. Itm paide to Nycolas Soper xiij s. iiij d. for thattchine of the church howse xij d. for maken of or account & for expenc's xvj d. The hole Some of expenc's iii li. x s. ix d. So ther Remayneth unto the new wardens, John Kellond & John gerde, v li. ij s. v d. [1570] The Aconnt of John Kellond & John Gerde made the iiij or daye of June in the yere of or Lorde god, 1570. [Rec.] It'm receved of the old wardens George Ascott & John Ascott the full some of v li. ij s. v d. Itm made of our Ale money this yere lv s. iiij d. The hole some of Recyts, vij li. xvij s. ix d. [Exp.] Expenc's paid by the sayd wardens: It'm paid to the new wardens bartholomew northmore & wyllam Ascott of Seale xl s. It'm p'd to Rychard bucher for footinge of the churche howse & for a man to serve hime xviij d. Itm paid for chargs at the maken of our account xij d. the clarke for wrytinge of our account iiij d. S'ma totallis paid xl s. x d. So ther Remayneth upon this Account the wch was paid unto Henry Taw, beynge hed warden, v li. xiij s. xj d. [1571] The Accompte of Wyllam Ascott & Bartholomewe northmore wardens of the staure of St George, made the ij daye of novemb' 1571, before John Wik's esquyer, Wyllyam Battishill, & others. Impmis Receyved of the olde wardens John kellond & John Gerde xl s. It'm made of o' ale xlvij s. viij d. Solut et expences: S'm iiij li. vij s. viij d. Imprimis payed to the newe wardens John Wonston & lauenc hole xl s. Itm payed to Henrye Tawe xl s. So ther Remayneth uppon the accompt wch was payed to Thomas Venycomb being Hed warden of the saied p'ishe vij s. viij d. [End of this division of the book.] EXAMPLES OF WEST-COUNTRY WIT AND HUMOUR. BY J. D. PRICKMAN. (Read at Lynton, July, 1906.) IN continuation of stories of West-country wit and humour, the following are believed to be original and founded partly on fact. An old man summoned a lad for using abusive language to him, and in due course the case came up before the Bench of County Justices for adjudication. The Bench happened to have as chairman a somewhat impatient military gentleman. The complainant was very garrulous in his statement-told their worships at length how that he lived in the village. 'Maybe you know it, zer, down tu the bottom ov South Street, not quite close to the police-station, but you go up auver the turn, up auver the hill, and then you come to another turning"; and just as he was going on to give further details of the way in which his home was reached he was asked to finish there, and get on and tell what he had the boy before the Court for. Then the old gentleman again started off, giving particulars of his family history, how he had a wife and several children, and lived down at the bottom of South Street, down by the police-station, yet not quite by the policestation; and then again the Chairman interrupted the old man and told him to tell the story of his complaint against the boy. His only reply was, "Why, zer, I be tellin' it to 'ee as vast as ever I can if you will only let me get on furder"; and after he had fairly got under way again, he continued by saying that he lived "up by the police-station, yet not quite by the police-station," and was a shoemaker by trade, and he was sitting in the door. By this time the Court was con |