Transactions
pd. for A Booke for Wedings, Christnings, and Buryalls
Paid for A Booke for Weddings, Christenings, and Burialls.
pd. for a Booke to keepe the Vestries In
Paid for a Book to keep the Vestries In.
The dates for this accounting year orginally spanned from 25 December 1600 to 25 December 1601, but appears to have been later extended until 24 April 1602. These dates were recorded as follows:
"The Account of John Ampleforth, late churchwarden with Thomas Woader, in the parishe of Saynct Barthelmewes the lyttle, neere the Rioall Exchange in London, made and geven up to the parishioners of the same parishe. As well four all such somes of mony as hath come to his handes to the use of the sayd parishe, As also of the payementes by him made for the necessary affayres and uses of the said parishe, for the space of one Whole Yere, beginnynge at the Feast of the byrth of our Lord god, 1600, and endinge at the Feast and birth of our Lord, 1601, as followeth; and yet contynewed till the 24th Aprill, anno, 1602"
[The Account of John Ampleforth, late churchwarden with Thomas Woader, in the parish of Saint Bartholomew's the little, near the Royal Exchange in London, made and given up to the parishioners of the same parish. As well for all such sums of money as hath come to his hands to the use of the said parish, As also of the payments by him made for the necessary affairs and uses of the said parish, for the space of one Whole Year, beginning at the Feast of the birth of our Lord god, 1600, and ending at the Feast and birth of our Lord, 1601, as followeth; and yet continued until the 24th April, anno, 1602.]
pd. for 25 and 5 artycles at St. Magnus
Paid for twenty-five and five articles at St. Magnus.
pd. for a Booke of artycles at the bishop's visitation at St Larances
Paid for a Book fo articles at the bishop's visitation at St. Larances [St. Lawrence's].
Pd. for paper for the Church
Paid for paper for the Church.
The exact start date for this set of accounts was not recorded. The provided start date is an estimate based on surrounding accounts.
For this accounting year, all transactions appear under headings that read "Anno 1602." These headings are unreliable with regard to dating transactions because at times the scribe wrote out the entire date, including the year, in individual entries, and transactions that occurred in 1603 are included under the "Anno 1602" headings. A heading for the second year for this set of accounts (1603) is never written. Similar discrepancies between headings and the dates found in entries are repeated for several years of accounts.
Paid the 3 of May for Articles at the visitation, some
Paid the 3 of May for Articles at the visitation, sum [1s 4d].
For this accounting year, all transactions appear under headings that read "Anno 1603." These headings are unreliable with regard to dating transactions because at times the scribe wrote out the entire date, including the year, in individual entries, and transactions that occurred in 1604 are included under the "Anno 1603" headings. TA heading for the second year for this set of accounts (1604) is never written. Similar discrepancies between headings and the dates found in entries are repeated for several years of accounts.
Payd for settinge the Queenes Armes in A Crest. Some
Paid for setting the Queen's Arms in A Crest. Sum [1s 2d].
Related transaction: Transaction 13484
The exact start date of this set of accounts was not recorded. Based on surrounding accounts, it likely picks up from when the previous set of accounts left off and thus spanned from 25 April 1603 until 24 April 1604.
These entries immediately follow a transaction dated to 3 May which, according to the dates for this set of accounts, would be 3 May 1603. Elizabeth I died over a month earlier on 24 March 1603. This means that either these payments were made later for a job completed while she was still on the throne, or that this was a deliberate choice made by the parish for unclear reasons. It is unlikely to be a scribal error in which the scribe meant to write "the King's arms" as for decades after this purchase was made, "the late Queen's arms" are recorded in parish inventories. The inventory for 1631 specifically indicates that the Queen's arms were in a frame, likely referring to the purchases made here.
Payd for the Queenes Armes in paper sett in the Crest, some
Paid for the Queen's Arms in paper set in the Crest, sum [1s 2d].
Related transaction: Transaction 13483
It is unclear if this was a hand-drawn image of the Queen's arms or if it was a printed sheet.
The cost is identical to that of setting the Queen's arms in a crest, so it is possible that the cost is a scribal error.
Paide for paper for the Church business
Paid for paper for the Church business.
The exact start date of this set of accounts was not recorded. The provided start date is an estimate based on surrounding accounts.
For this accounting year, all transactions appear under headings that read "Anno 1603." These headings are unreliable with regard to dating transactions because at times the scribe wrote out the entire date, including the year, in individual entries, and transactions that occurred in 1604 are included under the "Anno 1603" headings. A heading for the second year for this set of accounts (1604) is never written. Similar discrepancies between headings and the dates found in entries are repeated for several years of accounts.
Payd for 2 bookes for the 24th of March 1603
Paid for two books for the 24th of March 1603.
For this accounting year, all transactions appear under headings that read "Anno 1603." These headings are unreliable with regard to dating transactions because at times the scribe wrote out the entire date, including the year, in individual entries, and transactions that occurred in 1604 are included under the "Anno 1603" headings. The second year for this set of accounts (1604) is never written in a heading. Similar discrepancies between headings and the dates found in entries are repeated for several years of accounts.