“1476. This day comond {429} of ye Almeshouse by St. James’s & it is agreed that Wm. Walter, Robt. Braybroke, Tho. Constantine, John Bambage, Robt. Bastard, & John Gillom shall have the oversight of the Almeshouse between this and ye genll day to the use of the Gild. “Also Tho. Constantine on of ye bretheren of this gild as executor to Margarett his daughter, heir to Edmd. Bellyete hath granted this same day to make a lawful estate of ye said almeshouse in ffee simple to such persons as shall be named by the gild. “1477. As for ye rule and keeping of ye almeshouse & vestments to be left to ye alderman & 4 of the bretheren. “1487. Given by ye gild to ye prior towards repairing ye church 6_s._ 8_d._ the rest towards repairing ye chappell of St. Julian and ye almeshouse. “Wheras John Reed, Mercht. has been misguided agst ye alderman and officers, John Goodwin, Mayor, & John Bunton, alderman, have ordered he shd pay 6s. 8d. for his broke, which was pd accordingly, but was returned on condition he shd. give to ye Almeshouse 2 new pair of sheets, 2s. 4d. the pair. “1473. Delivered to John Waller a Whystle wt. 12¼ oz. the gift of Robt. Gring to ye fellowship. “The skyvants to bear ye charge of ye light before St. Julian. “The Preist to pray every Sunday for ye bretheren & sisters of ye gild. “The Alderman to gather in ye debts of ye gild & to have 20_d._ to ye £. which debt is for repairing ye chappel of ye gild & ye almeshouse. “Ordered yt ye bretheren shall go about in ye even praying for ye old benefactors, & ye benefactors to be written in ye Gild Book, & ye Bellman to have a list of their names, & yt Thos. Toylet be remembered in ye Bederoll when ye Bellman goeth about. “1482. Ordered yt ye sisters be received into ye gild paying their dutys without delay & ye said sisters shall go with ye bretheren on ye same daies. “Such bretheren & sisters as be in poverty & not able to bury youselves shall have the dean & wax at the cost of the Gild so they be clear in the Gild. {430} “The Alderman to lay out 2_l._ 11_s._ 1_d._ in his hands towards repairing the Almeshouse & beding. “John Soame, Alderman gave 3_l._ to ye Gild. “At one of the Generalls there was a vote in ye fellowship for hoods, 42 was for hoods, & only 8 {431a} which wd. have none, whereupon it was agreed they shd. have hooding. “In the 28th year of the reign of K. Hen. 6th. the Generall mornspech was kept at Corpus Christa [Christi] Hall {431b} Cyprian Pouleson have taken into ye same fraternity the charity company with the ornaments pertaining to the same. “These be ye implements pertaining to ye altar of St. Lawrence {431c} in St. James’s Church belonging to the charity company Anno 1533.