Mr. Adison is to playster what is needfull & whiten all the Quire & Church except that within the insyde of the Arche of the steeple to paint the 10 Coman's on the one syde of the Quire window & the beliefe & Lordes prayer on the other with 8 sentences & florishes in the Quire & 26 sentences in the Church with decent Florishes & the Kinges Armes well drawn & adorned. Later on comes the copy of an agreement in later handwriting:-- March the 29th An'o Dom'i 1687. Mem'd. It was then agreed on by and between James Addison of Hornby in the County of Lancaster Painter on the one part and Mr. Henry Fleming of Grasmer the churchwardens and other Parishioners of the Parish aforesaid: That the said James Addison shall and will on this side the first day of August next after the date hereof sufficiently plaster wash with Lime and whiten all ye church of Grasmer aforesaid (except ye inside of the steeple) and well and decently to paint ye Tenne Commandm'ts, Lord's prayer and thirty Sentences at such places as are already agreed on together with the Kings Arms in proper colours and also to colour the pulpit a good green colour and also to flourish the Pillars and over all the Arches and doors well and sufficiently, the said Parson and Parishioners finding lime and hair onely. In consideration whereof the sd. Parson and Parishioners doe promise to pay him nine pounds Ten shillings when or so soon as the work shall be done. And be it likewise remembered the s'd Parson and Parishioners gave him 05s in earnest and that the Parson is to pay the fifth part of the nine pounds Ten shillings, the parishioners being at the whole charge of the lime and Hair. The names of the 18 Questmen For Grasmer For Langdale Rydal Ambleside and Loughrigg. Reg. Thompson W. Satterthwaite Thomas Benson John Hird Jno. Middlefell Jo. Banks Jo. Hawkrigge Geo. Cowperthwaite Reg. Braithwaite of townhead Chr. Dawson Jo. Newton Jo. Hawkrigge Leo. Benson Jo. Braithwaite de[134] of Howhead James Dixon Hawkshead Hen. Hird Hen. Barrow Eadwin Green [134] This is somewhat inexplicable unless the copyist, who has a late hand, has mistaken Howhead (in Ambleside) for Hawkshead. And the last figure in the account should be £1 18s. Church Wardens For Grasmer Eadwin Green Rob't Hird For Langdale Geo. Cowperthwaite Leo. Benson For Rydal Ambleside and Loughrigg Ed. Benson de Highclose Tho Newton de Ambleside