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10 06 Ittem for mending ye midle bell Ropp 00 01 00 Ittem to James Harrison for makeing ye sentences w'in ye church 00 01 00 Ittem to Michaell Knott for a Journey to cockermouth for bell founder 00 02 00 Ittem left behind unpayed when bell founder was at grismyre 00 01 06 Ittem for writting ye P'sentm't for ye whole p'rish 00 01 00 Itt for writting ye P'sentm't into 3 P'ts 00 01 00 Itt payed to ye Archbishopp men 01 09 06 Itt for Ringing upon gunpowder treason day 00 01 00 It for our Journey to ye lord Bishopp men 00 08 00 Ittem for setting up ye Kings armes & Charges in Drinke 00 16 06 A slott to ye west doore of gresmyre owne Charges 00 01 09 for bread & wine in owne Charges 00 09 08 for grease to ye belles 00 01 0 washing the surp cloth & table cloth twice in ye yeare 00 01 0 for makeing up ye raill in ye quire 01 01 0 Ittem for Driueing wedges in ye Frame of ye bells 00 00 03 Ittem for gammers for ye Raill doore 00 01 8 Itt. for setting Church (wardens?) nome in ye Church 00 00 06 Itt for lyeing Flagges at Raill 00 00 03 Ittem for two new bell-roppes 00 09 00 Ittem for writting 00 01 0 Ittem for mending ye midle bell Claper leather 00 0 06 Itt to John Newton for quorter of 2 men y't com to sett up ye Kings Armes in ye Church 00 02 0 Finis ye 21th of Aprill 1663. The sume tottall 06 16 04
Churchwardens' Accounts for 1790.
Grasmere April the 6th being Easter Tuesday Churchwardens chosen for the ensuing Year.
For Grasmere James Fleming for Knott houses John Allison for Thompson's Underhelme For Langdales John Benson for Milnbeck Edward Tysons for Fieldside For Rydal & Loughrigg--Edward Park for late Edward Benson's High Close For Ambleside--Thomas Lycott.
General Charge. £ s. d.
To Ringing on Sundays & Holydays & to Grease & greasing the Bells 13 4 To dressing Church and Church Yard 2 6 To cleaning Church Windows and Sentences 1 0 To washing Church Linen 3s 6d, to cleaning Church plate 6d 4 0 To the Rushbearers 2s 6d, to drawing the accounts 3s 5 6 To writing Marriage Register 1s, to drawing copy of Register 2s 6d 3 6 To Dogwhipper 3s to Steeple Window mending 3-1/2d Repairing Choir Door 4 5-1/2 To Bell ropes mending 1s, to 4 Bushels of Lime & Carriage for Steeple Roof 7s 4d 8 4 ---------- £2 2 7-1/2 ----------
For Grasmere in particular. £ s. d.
Received by Assessments for Repairs of Church & Schoolhouse 4 3 4 Rec.d of the old Churchwardens 6 11-1/2 ------------ £4 10 3-1/2 ------------
Disbursements. £ s. d.
To the old Churchwardens going out of their office & Journey 1 4 To the new churchwardens entering on their office & Journey 1 4 Paid to the Commissary for their part of one Presentment and Prayer Books 7 7-1/4 To Bread & Wine & Carriage at Whitsuntide 7 2 To Bread & Wine at Michaelmas 6 6 To Bread & Wine & Carr: at Christmas 7 2 To writing their part of one Presentment 1 0 To Charges at laying Church Rate 1s, to repairing school windows 1s 3d 2 3 To repairing Church windows in Grasmere Third 6 10 To Wine at Xtmas 1786 lost by Leakage of the Wood bottle & unsettled before 6 10-3/4 Their Third part of General Charge 14 2-1/2 ----------- £3 2 3-1/2 ----------- Remains 1 8 0
For Loughrigge & beneath Moss. £ s. d.
Received by Assessment for Repairs of the Church 1 13 4-1/2 Recd. of the old Churchwarden 1 13 4 Recd. for one burial in the Church 3 4 Recd. of Ambleside Churchwarden 5 0-1/4 ------------ £3 15 0-3/4
Disbursements.
To the old Churchwarden going out of Office & Journey 8 To the new Churchwarden entering on his Office & Journey 8 Paid to the Commissary for his part of one Presentment & prayer Books 5 0-3/4 To writing his part of one Presentment 6 To Bread & Wine at Whitsuntide 4 4 To Bread & Wine & Carriage at Michaelmas 5 0 To Bread & Wine at Christmas 4 4 To Charges at laying Church Fees 1s, to repairing Church Windows 1s 6-1/2d 2 6-1/2 To flagging a grave 2d To Wine lost by Leakage of w'd bottle at Xmas 1786 4s 7-1/4d 4 9-1/4 His Third part of General Charge 14 2-1/2 --------------- 2 2 1 --------------- Remains 1 12 11-3/4 ---------------
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The account for Langdale does not appear.
[Illustration: PLAN OF GRASMERE CHURCH TO FACE PART V .]
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