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

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Account of John Webbe, Master of the Guild of the Holy Cross, the Blessed Mary, and St. John Baptist, from the Morrow of the Feast of the Translation of St. Thomas the Martyr, 14 Henry VI., to the Morrow of the same Feast, 15 Henry VI The Account, the writing of which is rather faded, is rendered under the following headings Arrears Fines. (Amongst other names are those of William Meryn, Bailiff of Atherston, and Matilda his wife ; Juliana, wife of Thomas Lake ; William Tandy of the Forest of Fekenham, and Sibilla his wife (pledges mentioned); William Cawle, "parchmentmaker," and Alice his wife, and for the soul of Margaret his late wife ; Richard Taylour ; John Buthill, of Warwick, "vestment maker." Numerous fines for souls. William Hale, "singulmon"; John Webb ; John Hugford, "gentilman ;" Richard Pershore, a monk of Evesham ; (Thomas Burdet, a pledge;) William Rose, of Mylcote, and for the soul of Margaret late his wife; Thomas Trevet and Isolda his wife, of Gloucester ; Margaret Robyns, of Aston-subter-Egge, and for the soul of William Robyns, late her husband; John Saunders, "syngulmon"; John Compton; John Thommes and Agnes his wife, of Welycote; William Purdon, "syngulmon," and if he should hereafter marry, then his wife to be received into the fraternity of the Guild without paying any fine. Several fines for "light" mentioned. John, son of Thomas Baxster, and Agnes his wife ; Gregory Barnard, "singulmon de la Wick" ; Thomas Daddy, Rector of the Church of Arewe; legacies of John Thomas, of Pebworth, brother of the "Gylde"; Alice, wife of Robert Ernson, c. 5s received for one quarter of corn, the gift of Robert ..., c.) [Cost] of the houses, c. (Payments by the will and assent of the Aldermen and Bailiffs of the Council of the Guild ; 4s the annual offering in the church ; payment to Thomas Mayel, the Chief Bailiff of the town of Stratford; paid John Yate, cook of the Guild chaplains, 13s 4d per annum.) Cost of the houses (domorum) within the Guild. (1 "evespole" 2d; repairing defects in the kitchen and gutters; mending the clock, 14d, c.) Cost of the vestments. (Paid John Botill, "vestment maker," of Warwick, for mending the vestments of the altar of the Blessed Mary; and for mending books (librorum) of the said altar; mending a cope belonging to the said altar, c.) [Cost of the lights.] (47 lb. wax bought for the usual purposes; payments for hoods given to Ralph Nevill, Lord de Oversley, Sir Thomas Burdet, Sir William Bisshopusdon, the wife of ..., Thomas Chastelyne, William George, Vicar of Bradeway, Thomas Herewell, John Hugford, John Campion, Robert Thorne, Richard Swyfte, and others, including the Guild Chaplains.) [No heading.] (Payments for wine bought for the celebration, and for the "great Lords" at some feast given in the hall.)