Volume II 1603-1660 - The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple
Volume II 1603-1660 - The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple Volume II 1603-1660 - The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple
xxviii INTRODUCTION. took steps to pull down Middleton's shed, to stop the washing and p. 61 drying of clothes in the churchyard, and to keep the place " faire and cleane." They walled up the entrance from Fleet Street to the church and the churchyard, and not without much difficulty abated the nuisance caused by the incursions of beggars and outlaws. On the church itself they spent during the year i6o8, the year of their p. 31 grant, the sum of ,-132 los. jod. in addition to Z55 6s. 6d. for pews, and 16s. for a new communion table. in 1609, the year after the grant, they spent on the church £213 135. 4d of which our half is recorded as follows, giving a lamentable picture of the condition into which the building must have fallen : P. 45 William Wilson freemason for pollishing all the marble pillars of the Church . James White for repairing the monuments . John Langford plasterer for mending the ceiling the pillars and repairs . Michael Bowden for painting the upper part of the Church, the round walk, the top of it, the pillars in it, and in the cloisters, the doors and the partitions . For coloring 21 seats which were enlarged, into a wainscott colour William Wilsher a blacksmith for the one half of the iron grate placed about the monuments in the Temple Church . Joiner for new pews in the church and wainscotting the Treasurer's study Paul Thorneton for new glass in the Church and of the new double lanthorn and scouring the glasses carrying rubbish out of the Church lead the Smith iron bars do. P. 44 A lanthorne to hang at the Church door going into Parson's Court . pulley for lanthorn the free-mason, extra the bricklayer the carpenter 5 o o 2 0 0 25 4 o 22 0 0 I 0 0 16 0 0 21 0 0 7 12 8 1 o 8 6 5 o 12 4 10 0 2 6 9 6 3 6 6 3 14 0 P. 53 In 1610 the Inner Temple spent the moderate sum of 13d. for " plates and nayles to hang candles on our side of the church." The general expenditure on the church appears to have been £60 tos. of which our half is recorded as follows :
INTRODUCTION. xxix For carrying away the old glass out of the Church into our library 3 one round ballister in the church . o The glazier for the white glass in the Church ' and the King's 13 4 6 arms put up there . the wire maker for wire set before the King's arms the smith for new iron bars for the windows and altering the old . 5 new doors to the benchers' pews for hinges thereto . for altering the locks so that any key should open every lock . for the great brass candlestick which doth hang in the Temple 12 3 23 4 12 6 p. 53 5 6 6 Church . 3 5 o Work at the Church . 3 14 0 To Terry a goldsmith, for two ncw Communion cups for the Temple Church, abating of the purchase of one old one 6 16 a black leather case for one of them . 4 0 IL 54 These cups, with their patens, are of silver gilt. They bear the hall mark of 1609, and are still in use at the Temple church. A drawing of them appears in this volume. In these three years, therefore, the two inns spent on the church the sum of ,4.469 los. 2d., equal to about ,4-2,300 and upwards, value of the present day, the whole of which sum was raised by contribution of the members of the two societies upon assessments made in the usual course. These were in addition to the assessments for the ordinary expenses of the inn, and the heavy calls made upon them for the purchase of the house. From this time to the end of the reign the expenditure on repairs was comparatively small. There is little to remark in these entries except that there does not appear to have been at this period any stained glass. It is possible that there may originally have been stained glass, which was afterwards removed as containing popish emblems, and Mr. Smirke is of this opinion.3 But the removal of stained glass from churches or cathedrals is seldom, if ever, complete. There remain in nearly every instance some portions either covered with plaster, or too small to be dealt with by the destroyer. In the Temple church, however, there was no trace of any such remains, from which, and from the absence of any reference whatever to coloured glass, it would seem as Vol. i., p. lxxxv I The price of this white glass was one shilling per square foot " when sett up." 2 Sir John Terry. 3 "The Architecture, Embellishments, and Painted Glass of the Temple Church," by Sydney Smirke. London, 1845, p. 6.
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xxviii INTRODUCTION.<br />
took steps to pull down Middleton's shed, to stop <strong>the</strong> washing and<br />
p. 61 drying <strong>of</strong> clo<strong>the</strong>s in <strong>the</strong> churchyard, and to keep <strong>the</strong> place " faire and<br />
cleane." <strong>The</strong>y walled up <strong>the</strong> entrance from Fleet Street to <strong>the</strong><br />
church and <strong>the</strong> churchyard, and not without much difficulty abated<br />
<strong>the</strong> nuisance caused by <strong>the</strong> incursions <strong>of</strong> beggars and outlaws. On<br />
<strong>the</strong> church itself <strong>the</strong>y spent during <strong>the</strong> year i6o8, <strong>the</strong> year <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
p. 31 grant, <strong>the</strong> sum <strong>of</strong> ,-132 los. jod. in addition to Z55 6s. 6d. for pews,<br />
and 16s. for a new communion table. in 1609, <strong>the</strong> year after <strong>the</strong><br />
grant, <strong>the</strong>y spent on <strong>the</strong> church £213 135. 4d <strong>of</strong> which our half is<br />
recorded as follows, giving a lamentable picture <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> condition into<br />
which <strong>the</strong> building must have fallen :<br />
P. 45 William Wilson freemason for pollishing all <strong>the</strong> marble pillars <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> Church .<br />
James White for repairing <strong>the</strong> monuments .<br />
John Langford plasterer for mending <strong>the</strong> ceiling <strong>the</strong> pillars and<br />
repairs .<br />
Michael Bowden for painting <strong>the</strong> upper part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Church, <strong>the</strong><br />
round walk, <strong>the</strong> top <strong>of</strong> it, <strong>the</strong> pillars in it, and in <strong>the</strong> cloisters,<br />
<strong>the</strong> doors and <strong>the</strong> partitions .<br />
For coloring 21 seats which were enlarged, into a wainscott colour<br />
William Wilsher a blacksmith for <strong>the</strong> one half <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> iron grate<br />
placed about <strong>the</strong> monuments in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Temple</strong> Church .<br />
Joiner for new pews in <strong>the</strong> church and wainscotting <strong>the</strong> Treasurer's<br />
study<br />
Paul Thorneton for new glass in <strong>the</strong> Church and <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> new<br />
double lanthorn and scouring <strong>the</strong> glasses<br />
carrying rubbish out <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Church<br />
lead<br />
<strong>the</strong> Smith<br />
iron bars<br />
do.<br />
P. 44 A lanthorne to hang at <strong>the</strong> Church door going into Parson's<br />
Court .<br />
pulley for lanthorn<br />
<strong>the</strong> free-mason, extra<br />
<strong>the</strong> bricklayer<br />
<strong>the</strong> carpenter<br />
5 o o<br />
2 0 0<br />
25 4 o<br />
22 0 0<br />
I 0 0<br />
16 0 0<br />
21 0 0<br />
7 12 8<br />
1 o<br />
8 6<br />
5 o<br />
12 4<br />
10 0<br />
2 6<br />
9<br />
6<br />
3 6 6<br />
3 14 0<br />
P. 53 In 1610 <strong>the</strong> <strong>Inner</strong> <strong>Temple</strong> spent <strong>the</strong> moderate sum <strong>of</strong> 13d. for<br />
" plates and nayles to hang candles on our side <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> church." <strong>The</strong><br />
general expenditure on <strong>the</strong> church appears to have been £60 tos.<br />
<strong>of</strong> which our half is recorded as follows :
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