Transactions

June 4, 1630 – payd for a thanksgiving for the queen

June 4, 1630 – paid for a thanksgiving for the queen.

Please note: the foliation refers to the original manuscript though this data was gathered from the printed information in "Accomptes of the Churchwardens of the Paryshe of St Christopher’s in London 1575-1662".

Oct. 26th payd to Mr Borne Stationer for clasps bosses & buffe for the bookes of Juell and Erasmus upon the gospells

October 26th paid to Mr. Borne, Stationer, for clasps, bosses, & buff for the books of Jewell and Erasmus upon the gospels.

Please note: the foliation refers to the original manuscript though this data was gathered from the printed information in "Accomptes of the Churchwardens of the Paryshe of St Christopher’s in London 1575-1662".

payd the ioyner for a twning desk for the sayd bookes for the frame of the table of duties & other worke   

Paid the joiner for a twining desk for the said books for the frame of the table of duties & other works.  

Please note: the foliation refers to the original manuscript though this data was gathered from the printed information in "Accomptes of the Churchwardens of the Paryshe of St Christopher’s in London 1575-1662".

payd for a Common prayer booke

Paid for a Common prayer book.

Please note: the foliation refers to the original manuscript though this data was gathered from the printed information in "Accomptes of the Churchwardens of the Paryshe of St Christopher’s in London 1575-1662".

payd for buffe bosses & clasps for the Church byble             

Paid for buff, bosses, and clasps for the Church bible.             

Please note: the foliation refers to the original manuscript though this data was gathered from the printed information in "Accomptes of the Churchwardens of the Paryshe of St Christopher’s in London 1575-1662".

Nov 5th payd for a Loope and a Chayne for Erasmus uppon thepistles & allso for a desk for it

November 5th - paid for a Loop and a Chain for Erasmus upon the epistles and also for a desk for it.

Please note: the foliation refers to the original manuscript though this data was gathered from the printed information in "Accomptes of the Churchwardens of the Paryshe of St Christopher’s in London 1575-1662".

March 14th 1630 payd for two Common prayer books w[i]th chains bost and bust.  

March 14th 1630 - paid for two Common prayer books with chains, bossed and bussed.

'Bust' is an unusual term but taken with 'bossing' most probably refers to the process of adornment, or 'bussing'. These two volumes were chained and their bindings were bossed and bussed.

Although this data was gathered from the printed information found in the Accomptes of the Churchwardens of the Paryshe of St Christopher’s in London 1575-1662  edited by Edwin Freshfield, the foliation refers to the original manuscript.

March 26, 1631 payd to Goodm[an] Warde for worke about the readers pue & desk & other worke

March 26, 1631 -  Paid to Goodman Warde for work about the reader's pew and desk and other work.

Please note: the foliation refers to the original manuscript though this data was gathered from the printed information in "Accomptes of the Churchwardens of the Paryshe of St Christopher’s in London 1575-1662".

payd for a prayer for the Queene

Paid for a prayer for the Queen.

Please note: the foliation refers to the original manuscript though this data was gathered from the printed information in "Accomptes of the Churchwardens of the Paryshe of St Christopher’s in London 1575-1662".

payd to Nurse Farrington when Anne Christopher Came to Mr Jarmans 5s and more for a bible and other occacons 5s 6d w[hi]ch is 10s 6d                

Paid to Nurse Farrington when Anne Christopher Came to Mr. Jarman's, five shillings, and more for a bible and other occasions five shillings six pence which is ten shillings six pence/

Please note: the foliation refers to the original manuscript though this data was gathered from the printed information in "Accomptes of the Churchwardens of the Paryshe of St Christopher’s in London 1575-1662".