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the parish in 1562-3. In 1567-8 the value of the chrisom offerings is 40s.). See _Introd_. to _St. Edmund and St. Thomas, Sarum, Acc'ts_, p. xix. [294] See p. 27 _supra_. Also p. 35 _supra_. [295] _Provision for the poore now in penurie Out of the Store-House of Gods plentie, Explained by_ H. A[rth], London, 1597 (No pagination). "Wednesday suppers" refers to fasting nights appointed by proclamation or by statute. A not uncommon entry in the act-books is "no levy of the fyne of 12d." See, _e.g., Manchester Deanery Visit_., 57, _et passim. Barnes' Eccles. Proc_., 119, _et passim_. Hale, _Crim. Prec., passim_. Cf. in _Bishop Stortford Acc'ts_ (J.L. Glasscock, _Rec. of St. Michael, B. S_.), 64, the rubric: "Rec. of defaultes for absence" (9 names follow, each for 12d., except one for 3s.). _Dean of York's Visit_., 215 (Hayton wardens report to commissary that they have a small sum from absentees yet undistributed to the poor: "But it shalbe shortlie". 1570). [296] See examples in note 32, pp. 19 _supra_. [297] _Warrington Deanery Visit_., 189 (Penance of three days standing in white sheet for fornication commuted--the offender "_humiliter petens_"--to 13s. 4d. to be paid to vicar and wardens of Ormschurch to be distributed to poor, etc.). Hale, _Crim. Prec_., 232-3 (Commutation of a penance for having a bastard into L5 to be paid for the repair of St. Paul's, London, and also into 34s. 4d. to be paid to wardens of Horndon-on-the-Hill for the poor. 1606). See also _Chelmsford Acc'ts_, 212 (20s. received in 1560 "toward the pavynge of oure churche for part of his penance"). _Abbey Parish Church Estate Acc'ts, s. a_. 1578 (20s. received for a "purgation" to go to parish poor and to church). [298] For some interesting receipt items see _The Westminster Tobacco Box_, Pt. ii, _Overseers Acc'ts_, 18 ff. (Fines in 1569 from a player beating a drum in service time; for selling coals on Candlemas day; for selling wood on Sunday; for driving a cart on that day, etc. In 1570 fines are received for retailing during service time, from proceeds of forfeitures of pots and dishes, etc., etc.). Wandsworth Acc'ts, _Surrey Arch. Coll_., xviii, 146 (Receipts for 1599 from fines for bricklaying on Sunday; for being in ale-house at service time--a number). [299] See John Hawarde, _Les Reportes del Cases in Camera Stellata_. 1593-1609 ed. W.P. Baildon (1894), _passim. E.g_., p. 91 (Offender fined L10 to use of poor for not laying su
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