Dowenams workes. The conditions to be observed concerning the usinge and lendinge of the forsaid bookes. First that the said minister nowe p’sent and Churchwardens and all theire successors shall yearely at the accountt daye for the parrish deliver up the bookes to be viewed by Mʳ Whiteheade wᵗʰ the parrishioners. Allsoe that the said minister and churchwardens or any one of them shall have authoritie to lend any of the said bookes to any of the parrish of Reptonne for the space of one, 2 or 3 months, as they in there discretione shall see fittinge, one this condicione, that the parties borrowinge anye of the bookes aforenamed eyther fowly bruisinge tearinge defaceinge or embezellinge the said bookes borrowed, shall make good the said bookes thus defaced, towrne, bruised, or embezelled unto the parrish. Allsoe that the said bookes, kept by the minister and Churchwarddens in some convenient place shall not be lent more than one at a time to anye of the parish. Allsoe that anye p’son borrowinge any of the said bookes shall subscribe his name on borrowinge of the same booke. (Allsoe the name) of every booke by anyᵉ borrowed shall (be entered) by the said minister and churchwarddens. (This is a list, and rules of the first “lending library” mentioned in Derbyshire. The books have been “embezelled” years ago.) 1623 It given to the Ringers at the time of Prince Charlles his comminge forth of Spaine. (When he and Buckingham went to Madrid, to arrange a marriage with the Infanta of Spain.) 1625 It paide for towe bookes appoyntted for prayer and fastinge xxd 1626 Paid for a linnen bagge to keepe the Chalice with the cover ijd It paid for a booke of Thanksgiving xiijd 1627 It spent in takinge down the Clocke xijd It paid for makinge the Clocke iijli It paid for carryinge the Clocke to Ashby and fetchinge yᵗ againe iijs 1628 It given unto a preacher the Sabboth daye beinge the 30ᵗʰ of December iiijs It paide for a littell prayer book iijd 1629 It given yᵉ 24ᵗʰ of May to a preacher iijs ivd 1630 It paide for towe excommunicacions xvjd It paide the IXᵗʰ of November for the Retanene of excommunicacions ijs