The History of Lynn, Vol. 1 [of 2]Richards, William
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The History of Lynn, Vol. 1 [of 2]
Richards, William
Fens, The (England); King's Lynn (England)
“ffirst 3 altar clothes 3 pillows a vestment of cloth of Bawdekyn
with a cross of cloth of gold in ye midst, a printed Mass Book, 2
latten candlesticks, one altar cloth before ye altar stained, 2
stained curtains, 2 Bulls for pardons, 2 curtains of darnick, a Pall
of black wursted, with I. H. S. of gold embroidered, and a cross of
white ffustin in ye midst, a crucifix of timber with a foot, a blue
say for the Herse, 2 great candlesticks of timber for ye Herse with
scallops and 4 iron bars at ye feet, a Horn harnessed with silver.
“N.B. The above Charity Company dwelt in ye Bedehouse adjoining the
above Almeshouse.”
“1488. The alderman to have for making his dinner on the gild even
for the officers & minstrells {432a} 3s. 4d. a Botte of good Ale and
4d. in Bread.” {432b}
[A Bill, as it is called, and some memoranda are annexed to this last
article in the MS. Volume. They were thought curious, and well worth
preserving. The reader will find them in the note below, and will, of
course, judge for himself, as to the merit or value of them.] Then
follows
_An Inventory of the ornaments belonging to the Altar of St. Gyles &
St. Julian in St. James’s Church_.
_Imprimis_. A Cyprus hanging before the Altar.
Two Pillows, one of portray’d work with the Holy Lamb, another of
needlework with an Hart in the midst, Two curtains of stained work
with angels.
Two Irons for the Curtains.
An altar-cloth stained with our Lady & her child on her knee.
A stained altar-cloth with the Salutation of our Lady.
Three low candle-sticks lattin.
Two altar clothes of plain cloth with crosses of red silk with 8 . .
. a Peice & C on the corners of the same clothes & one of red silk in
ye middle.
2 Chests of Cyprus wood.
Witnesses Sr. Wm. ffinne, Sr. Richd. Houghton, Sr. Tho. Knights,
Priests, with many others.
* * * * *
_An Inventory of the Jewell belonging to the above gilde_.
oz. dwt.
_Imprimis_. A Chalice of Silver and gilt with 18. 1.
gold Pottant of the same, wt.
A great Maser with a print of St. George. 46. 0.
A Maser with St. Julian and a Hart in the bottom 18. 0.
with a Scepter.
A Maser with I. H. S. in the bottom. 13. 0.
A Maser with Rich. Collyns name. 16. 0.
A Horne harnissed with Silver and gilt with three 43. 0.
feet the same.
A Scepter silver part gilt with a Christall stone.
3 Table clothes.
[Then follows an Inventory of furniture in the _men’s_ and the _women’s
Almshouse_.]
These be the Parcells belonging to the Almeshouse
FOR THE MEN.
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