Volume II 1603-1660 - The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple

1617] INNER TEMPLE RECORDS. 165
GENERAL ACCOUNT BOOK.
* Entries similar to these occur frequently in the accounts.
ACCOUNT from 3 November, 2 Charles I., A.D. 1626, to 3
November, 3 Charles I., A.D. 1627 :-
PAYMENTS.
To Chafyn, the lecturer, for his stipend for
Trinity and Michaelmas terms, 20/i.
To Richard Baylie, the mason, for work
done about repairing the garden wall
and the Temple bridge, 27/i. 45. 6d.
To Michael Bowden, the painter, for new
trimming and painting all the rails and
seats in the garden and walks before the
King's Bench office, and for trimming
and new gilding the beasts and arms
before the garden gate, 15/i.
To Thomas Ingram, the painter, for our
part of trimming and new painting the
Temple bridge, 5/i:
To the King's Majesty's players for a play
on Candlemas Day last, 7/i.
To John Ramsey, the joiner, for work
done about Micklethwaite's chamber
and the church, and for a new communion
table, for our part, 6/i. is. 4d.
To Chafyn for his stipend for Hilary term,
to/i.
To Micklethwaite for his stipend for Easter
and Trinity terms last, 20/i.
To Amos Mason for reading evening prayer
for one year,* 5/i.
To the gentlemen who were revellers on
Candlemas day and Candlemas even
last, by the Treasurer's allowance, 405.
To the music for playing on 5 November,*
13s. 4d.
For the play on All Hallows day last, 7/i.
Given to Serjeant Vernon at his going
away from the House, iou.
For a purse to put the money in, I2d.
For twelve torches for the revellers at
Candlemas, for two nights, los.
On 22 March, 1626, paid a bell founder
for mending the little bell, being broken,
for our part, 8s. 3d.
To Symes, the carpenter, for our part of a
scaffold for taking down and fitting up
the same bell, 75. 2d.
To the smith for our part for work done
for the church, 35. 9d.
To the players for their play on 5 November,
1627, 7/4
To Hugh Pavier, the bricklayer, for tiling
work about the hall, library, etc., 3/i.
18s. iod.
To the bricklayers for two brick walls and
a charnel house in the churchyard, etc.,
I Ill. I35. 3d.
To the smith for work done about Micklethwait's
chamber and the churchyard
doors, 2I5. 3d.
For painting the doors in the churchyard,
os. 6d.
To John Ramsey, the joiner, for work
done in the church, for our part,
175. 6d.
To the bricklayer for repairing the tiles in
the cloister which the plumber had dug
up and broken, 6s.
For one and three-quarter yards of broad
cloth, at I is. a yard, for a carpet for the
accounts, 19s. 3d.
For the supper at the treasurer's accounts,
1626, 6/i. 4s. 6d.
For the supper at St. Thomas' even last,
31s. 6d.
Sum total of the receipts, 1464/i. 45.
8d.
Sum total of the payments, 6oi/i. I7s.
6d.
And so there remains in emendels,
862/i. 7s. 2d.