Repton and its neighbourhood : $b a descriptive guide of the archæology, &c. of the districtHipkins, F. C. (Frederick Charles)
History
Repton and its neighbourhood : $b a descriptive guide of the archæology, &c. of the district
Hipkins, F. C. (Frederick Charles)
Repton (England) -- Description and travel; Repton (England) -- History
It ij platt cotts (coats of plate armour.)
It ij two sweordes, iij dagers, ij gyrgells
(girdles).
It ij calivers wᵗh flaxes and tuchboxe.
(_calivers_, _flaxes_, muskets, flasks for powder,
_touch boxes_ to hold the priming powder.)
It ij pycks and ij halberds.
It for the Treband Souldear a cote and bowe and a
scheffe of arrows, and a quiver and a bowe.
(_Treband Souldear_ = our volunteer. Train-band
soldiers were formed in 1588, to oppose the
Spanish Armada.)
It to Mr. Heawoode for the Comen praer boke ixs
It geven to Mr. Heawoode for takynge payne in
gatheryng tythyne xvjd
1592 It geven to Rycharde Prince for Recevyinge the
bull and lokinge to hym jd
1594 It spent at Darby when I payde the money for the
lame soldiars (returned from France.) iiijd
1595 It spente at Darby when we weare called by sytatyon
xxiii daye of January vjs viijd
It geven to Thomas Belsher for bryngying a sertyfycatte
for us beying excommunycatt viijd
(Excommunication issued by the Archdeacon owing to
the neglect of the Church windows.)
It spent att Darby—where we weare called by Sytation
for glazing the Church—in the court xxd
It at Darby when we sartyfyed that our Church was
glazed—to the Regester viijd
1596 In this year the amᵗ “gathered for a communion,” is
first mentioned. The amounts varied from jd to vjd.
Also an account of “a dowble tythyne levied and gathered
for yᵉ Church by Gilbart Hide, at ijd per head, on all
beasts &c. in Repton and Milton.”
1598 It payᵈ to Will Orchard for yᵉ meaned souldyers for
yᵉ whole yeare iiijs iiijd
(By an act passed, 35 Eliz. cap. 4. the relief of
_maimed_ soldiers, and sailors was placed on the
parochial assessments.)
It payᵈ to Willᵐ Massye for killinge of towe
baggers (badgers) and one foxe iijs
1600 It payᵈ to the parritor (_apparitor_, an officer of
the Archdeacon’s court.) vd
1601 “The Constables charges this p’sent yeare 1601.”
Spent at yᵉ muster at Stapenhill yᵉ xxi day of Decʳ xvd
It payᵈ to yᵉ gealle (jail) for yᵉ halfe yeare vjs viijd
It spent yᵉ v daye of Aprill at yᵉ leat (court) viijd
It for mending yᵉ pinfould (in Pinfold Lane) iiijd
It for mendinge yᵉ stockes and for wood for them xjd
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