Stratford-upon-Avon: Guild of the Holy Cross: Masters' and proctors' accounts

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Account of Andrew Draper and William Mayn, Proctors of the Guild of the Holy Cross ... John the Baptist, from the Morrow of the Feast of the Guild, 10 Henry IV., to the Morrow of the same Feast, 11 Henry IV The Account is rendered under the following headings Arrears Receipt of rent Light-silver [No heading.] (42s 11d received from divers Brethren and Sisters for the dinner this year) Stipends of the Chaplains Decays of rent Rents resolute. (3s paid to John James for the chief rent for the Hall of the Guild and the Garden, 12d for "le Drapry," 4d for the House of St. Mary in "le Oldton," c.) Cost of the lamp and the light. (One of the items is of 23lb. of wax received from divers Brethren and Sisters.) Necessary expenses. (For bread, beer, meat, c. for the Master, Aldermen, Proctors, and others, on various occasions at the Hall of the Guild and for supper at the house of John Mayel; and for writing the accounts, c.) Small necessaries (Payments for washing the vestments of the Altar of the Holy Cross, the Blessed Mary, and St. John the Baptist; to Henry Bedemon for ringing the bell four times in the year at the "interlocution" of the Bretheren and Sisters, c.) On the back of the roll is an account of the receipt of wax from the members of the Guild, 1 lb. being due from each Brother or Sister [Receipt] of wax. (The names of members, with the weight of wax furnished by each Total, 23lb. The following are the names John Magote and his wife, John Turnour "Mulleward" and [his wife], William Fox and his wife, Hugh Salford and his wife, John Garet of Bisshopusdon, William E[i]sdekon, "Taylour," and his wife, Richard Gilberd and his wife, Solomon Sabern, "Barbour," and his wife, William Fr[eet]horn and his wife, John Webbe of Alreston and his wife, and Andrew Draper and his wife.) Arrears of wax. (Due from John To[rt]hen of Welicote and his wife, Richard atte Halle and his wife, Thomas Reynold and his wife, John Ingement and his wife, Thomas Wheler, Chaplain, William Wheler of Clifford, Peter Lynedraper and his wife, the wife of William Lenche of Warwick, Henry atte Yate, Richard Holy and his wife, a man of Thorndon and his wife, Thomas Clerke and his wife, William Taylour and his wife, Thomas Stratton-super-Fosse and his wife, Alice Carter, Peter Sloley, John Colyer, and Agnes his wife, Richard Torpley and his wife, John Drawgton, Margery Smyzth, John Hull, Chaplain, the wife of Thomas Iremonger, the wife of William Wes .. ng .., John Barbour of Ychyndon, William Salamon of Hodycote and his wife, Henry Frennyne, "chapmon," John Salamon, "chapmon," John Base and his wife, John Jowkyns, Vicar of Alveston, William Reve and his wife, John Weley and his wife, John Parkers, Rector of Barford, and John Hugenis of Drayton and Alice his wife. Total 47lb.)