1651 Item, of Colonell Barkstead, being money by him received of one who sold unlicensed books

...il.

Item, of Colonell Barkstead, as money by him received of
two persons that entertained company to tipple on the
Sabbath-day
Item, paid to the ringers, for ringing on the fourth of
September, upon intelligence of the overthrow of the
Scottish armey at Worcester

Item, paid to the ringers, for ringing on the four and
twentieth day of October, being a day of thanksgiving
for the victorie over the Scotts at Worcester
Item, paid for hearbes and lawrell that were strewed in
the church the same day

are

Item, paid unto several labourers (whose names
inserted in these accomptants rough booke) for sweeping
and cleansing the Sanctuary high-way, when the Parlia-
ment accompanied the corpse of general Ireton to the
grave, and for filling the holes of the same high-way with
rubbish to levell it

Item, paid for a petition to the committee of prisoners,
for a recompence for injurie done by the Scottish
prisoners in the new church and church-yard*

1652 Item, of Adam Brown, joiner, for the posts and railes
which stood before that porch of the Abbey, called by
the name of Solomon's porch
Item, paid to Thomas Wright, for lxvij load of soyle laid
on the graves in Tothill fields, wherein 1200 Scottish
prisoners (taken at the fight at Worcester) were buried,
and for other pains taken with his teeme of horse about
mending the Sanctuary high-way, when general Ireton
was buried, as, etc.
1653 Item, paid to the ringers for ringing on the 23d daie of
June, 1653, being a daie of thanksgiving
Item, paid to the ringers for ringing on that day when
the Lord Proctor. was installed

...

...

...

vjs.

viis.

viijs.

il. xiijs. vjd.

ijl.

is.

il. xs.

vs.

iijs.

Item, paid to three porters for sweeping and cleansing the
Sanctuary high-way for the ffuneral of Genl. Deane
[successor to Gen. Monk].

iijs.

...

Item, paid to John Blewdon a poore souldier who came from aboard the shipp George to be cured of his wounds iijs. 1654 Item, paid to Francis Day, carpenter, for building the turrett upon the steeple, as by his bill and receipt Item, paid to Richard Parrock, smith, for making the vane and other iron worke upon the church steeple as by bill

1656 Item, spent at severall times and places when the inhabitants of this parish and those of Paddington mett to reconcile the differences concerning the bounds

1658 Item, of Thomas Hamond, Francis Daye, Thomas Chandler, and Stephen Harebottle, for 240 foot of ground in the old church-yard lett unto them to build scaffolds at the Lord Protector's funeral at the rate of is. the foot

...

...ijl. xs.
vs. ijd.

1660 Item, of his Majestie King Charles the Second, as his royal gift to the poore of this parish, att the interring of his brother the Duke of Glocester, and his sister the Princess Royal, the summe of fiftie pounds, viz. ...11. Item, of Edward Rogers, sexton, for thirty foot of ground to build scaffolding on, at the coronation of the King's Majestie Charles the Second, at the rate of is. viijd. the foote ...ijl. xs. Item, to the town waits, for playing on the day of the King's coronation Item, delivered to them in bread and wine [The "town waits " were an ancient Society enjoying privileges conferred upon them when Westminster was a mere village, by warrants issued to the members by the High Steward, long before the Court of Burgesses was created by Statute in 1585. The members were regularly sworn in like constables and, after the last-named date, received their licenses from the Court, by whom particular districts were assigned to different sections of the Society. A fee of £20 was paid to the Court annually. This entitled the waits to wear the Arms of Westminster, which the members had engraved on silver badges. The Society was in existence in 1820; but the circumstances under which they discontinued their operations can only be told, if at all, by the records of the Court of Burgesses.]

Item paid for three pints of canary at several times for
Ministers

Ffor a pint of canary for the Minister

iijs. iijd.

xijd.

Ffor a pint of canary and and roll for the Minister ...
Spent upon a dynner for the Bishopp Almner's Gentlemen

xiijd.

that brought in the blew cloath which his Maiestie trodd
upon at the day of his coronation

xvjs.

vjs.

Paid for bringing back the engines from Whitehall, when
the fire was there
1661 Item, to Henry Richards, for making of a scaffold in the
engine-house, to sett the hoggshead of wine uppon, which
rann at the King's coronation, as by his receipt
appeareth

...

...

Item, paid for a hoggshead of French wine which rann at
the coronation of King Charles the Second
1663 Item, to Mr. Brown's clerke, for a copy of the act con-
cerning Vestries+

1664 Item, of the Bishop of Winchester (Dr. George Morley) to
make good the damage done by coaches in the church-
yard, and the rest to the poore

xxiijl. is. vd.

1666 Item, expended in two dinners, and other necessarie
charges on the inhabitants when wee went the per-
ambulation within and without the parish

1668 Item, to Christopher Davison, Wyreman, for covering the
vestry windows with wyre

iijl. ivs.

076

[The use of arabic numerals by the accountants commences in this number.]
1671 Item, of Dr. Busby, to pay Mrs. Hooper for teaching the
parish children three weeks, at 2s. 6d. the weeke
[See the last entry against the year 1628.]

1672 Item, received of Dr. Busby, for teaching the parish
children, 15s. and 10s. and £1 and £1 10s. and £1 10s.
Item, expended in enterteyening of Mrs. Barnett, when
thanks was returned for her charitable guift* to the
church poore, per order

This bequest, producing £64 per annum, is still administered by the Trustees of the Parochial Charities.

This was the first Statute relating to Vestries (15 Car. II., cap. 5).

No.

[Aubrey, the naturalist and antiquary (1626-1697), mentioned this maze as much
frequented in his day in the summer time on fair afternoons.]
1675 Item, to Mr. Bernard Smith, for the charge of the organ
newly erected in the parish church*

1680 Item, expended in going to Windsor with a petition to his
Majestie to pray leave for the parish to make perambula-
tion through his Majesty's park at St. James', to visit
their parish bounds, which was granted

Title or Nature of Record.

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1 Churchwardens' Accounts, 17 sets bound in one volume,

200

I IO II

Year. Shelf.

1460 to 1510 77

marked "A," viz.: :

1460-1

1480-2

1496-8
1498-1500

3 Churchwardens' Accounts, 10 sets bound in one volume,

4 Churchwardens' Accounts, 10 sets bound in one volume,

He was better known as "Father Smith," and built the organs of Winchester, Eton, St. George's (Windsor). St. Paul's and Whitehall. His salary at St. Margaret's was £20 per annum.