nishes in 1708;
the accounts are all written at the time of their respective dates,
and regularly signed by the auditors then and there present as
correct.

I have made numerous extracts from these interesting documents,
and _notes_ thereon, which I shall at some future time be happy to
lay before your readers, if you should consider them of sufficient
importance.

As a voucher for what I have stated with regard to their existence,
and to give some idea of their general character, I have selected (at
random) a few items from the year 1580-1:--

"The Accompte of Henrie Jaye, Churchwarden of the Parishe of
St. Antholyne, from the feaste of the Anunciacon of our Ladye
in Anno 1580 unto the same feaste followinge in Anno 1581."

Among the "receaittes" we have--

"R'd of Mr. Thorowgoode for an olde font stone,
by the consente of a vestrie v's iiij'd

"R'd for the clothe of _bodkine_[11] y't Ser Roger
Marten hade before in keppinge, and now
sold by the consente of a vestry and our
mynnister iij'll vj's viij'd

"The Payments as followithe:--

"P'd to the wife of John Bakone _gwder_ of the
Lazer cotte at Myle End[12] in full of her due {261}
for keppinge of Evan Redde y't was Mr.
Hariots mane till his departtur and for his
Shete and Burialle as dothe apere xl's viij'd

"P'd for makinge of the Longe pillowe & the
pulpit clothe ij's

"P'd for a yard and a nale of fustane for the same
pillowe xvj'd

"P'd for silke to the same pillowe xvj'd

"P'd for xj'li of fethers for the same pillowe, at
v'd iiij's vij'd

"P'd for brede and beer that day the quen cam
in xij'd

"P'd for candells and mendinge the _baldrocke_[13] vj'd

"P'd for paynttinge y'e stafe of the survayer iij'd

"P'd for mendynge the lytell bell iij's

"Pd to Mr. Sanders for the yearly rent of the
Laystall and skowringe the _harnes_[14] for
his yer iij's viij'd

"P'd to Mr. Wright for the makinge of the Cloke[15]
mor than he gatheride, agred one at the laste
vestrie xvij's

"P'd to Peter Medcalfe for mending the Cloke
when it neade due at o'r Ladies Daye laste
past in A