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p[ai]d for Regester strappes for the communyon booke

Paid for Register straps for the communion book. 

p[ai]d the vith of october for a proclimacion sent by the Shryve

 to our Towne to be proclaymed for that the Sickens or plague was

 in London at the begynynge of this last terme for that the countrie

 should not then apere

Paid the 6th of October for a proclamation sent by the Shryve

to our Town to be proclaimed for that the Sickens or plague was

in London at the beginning of this last term for that the country 

should not then appear. 

Shryve in this context refers to a sheriff. 

_____ [torn] the xxx of december that was taken by the

 Leagars [brief] frome Newfoundland

[Torn] The 30th of December that was taken by the 

Ledgers [brief] from Newfoundland. 

Page is torn, information may be missing. 

visitation at Easter for a booke of prayer for the Queene and a booke

 of articles 

Visitation at Easter for a book of prayer for the Queen and a book 

of articles. 

paied for a Statute Booke for the parishe 

Paid for a Statute Book for the parish. 

ffor dim the bybell & the entyng [ent’yng = entryng – register] boke

For half the Bible and the entering [of the] register book. 

'Dim' in this context would have been another way to say 'half'. 

to phelypp ffor chaynyng of towe bokes 

To Phelypp for chaining of two books. 

ffor mendyng of bokys

For mending of books. 

for halffe the bybell 

For half the Bible. 

to Sir Thomas Laghtham ffor the Iniunccyons w[i]t[h] the omyles

To Sir Thomas Laghtham for the Injunctions with the homilies.