Chantry Certificate, 1548: Corporations and Companies of the City

[m.36] CORPORATIONS AND COMPANIES OF THE CITY OF LONDON

191. Salters (fn. 1)

Priest in All Hallows Bread Street: lands given by Thomas Beamounde, £17 17s 4d p.a. Of which, £7 11s 8d to Sir John Cornysshe, priest; (fn. 2) 14s 8d quitrent to the king; £3 0s 9d obit; £1 lights; total deductions £12 7s 1d. Clear remainder £5 10s 3d p.a.

Priest in St Mary Magdalene and All Hallows Bread Street: lands given by the same Thomas for his soul for ever, £16 4s p.a. Of which, £6 13s 4d to Sir James Cade [priest]; 10s quitrent to the king; £4 9s 6½d obit; total deductions £11 12s 10½d. Clear remainder £4 11s 1½d p.a.

Priest in St Thomas the Apostle: lands given by Richard Chawrey for ever, £29 6s 8d p.a. Of which, £6 13s 4d to Sir Thomas Wawpole, priest; 10s obit; £1 to prisoners in Newgate; total deductions £8 3s 4d. Clear remainder £21 3s 4d p.a.

Priest and obit in St Matthew Friday Street: lands given by William Clerke, £32 6s 8d p.a. Of which, £7 6s 8d to Sir John Smythe, priest; £1 quitrent to the king; £1 13s 4d obit; total deductions £10. Clear remainder £22 6s 8d p.a.

Obit in the late house of the Friars Minor: lands given by Thomas Brown for ever, £8 p.a. Of which, £1 10s obit. Clear remainder £6 10s p.a.

Obit in St Stephen Walbrook for 20 years: lands given by Sir John Cotes, kt., £4 p.a. Of which, 13s 4d obit. Clear remainder £3 6s 8d p.a.

192. Skinners (fn. 3)

Augmentation of the salary of a priest in St Anthony, and obit there: lands given by John Draper for his soul for ever, £7 10s 8d p.a. Of which, £2 13s 4d to the augmentation of "Gothams" (fn. 4) priest; £3 6s 8d to the rector of St Anthony's; £1 1s 8d obit; £1 8s 8d to the poor prisoners of Newgate; total deductions £8 10s 4d. Clear remainder Nil.

Priest and obit in St Mary Aldermary: lands and tenements given by John Uphavering for his soul for ever, £10 13s 4d p.a. Of which, £6 13s 4d to Sir Nicholas Dunston, priest; 6s 8d obit; £2 quitrent to the king; total deductions £9. Clear remainder £1 13s 4d p.a.

Priest in Guildhall chapel, and obit in the charnel house: lands given by Henry Burton for his soul for ever, £36 5s 4d p.a. Of which, £8 to Sir Robert Foxe, priest; £2 6s 8d obit; total deductions £10 6s 8d. Clear remainder £25 18s 8d p.a.

Priest and obit in St Mary Aldermary: lands given by John Clyff for his soul for ever, £17 6s 8d p.a. Of which, £6 13s 4d to Sir Thomas Garnet, priest; 5s quitrent to the king; 13s 4d obit; total deductions £7 11s 8d. Clear remainder £9 15s p.a.

Obits: in St Stephen Walbrook for John Foster; in St Mary Colechurch for William Wyken; in St Anthony for William Dalton; and in St Peter Cornhill for Thomas White: lands given by John Russell, £12 14s 4d p.a. Of which, £1 17s 5d for the 4 obits. Clear remainder £10 16s 11d p.a.

Torches and obits in the chapel of the charnel house: 200 marks were given by Thomas Mursen to buy lands for this purpose, and the master and wardens have entered into a deed of covenant with Mr Judge, late alderman of London, (fn. 5) to perform this, committing to this purpose lands worth £12 13s 4d p.a.

Obit in St Mary Aldermary: a tenement in the parish of St Martin Orgar, given by Thomas Welles for his soul for ever: 10s p.a. is spent at the obit.

Obit in St Anthony: lands given by William Gregorie, £2 13s 4d p.a. Of which, 13s 4d quitrent to the king; 5s obit; total deductions 18s 4d. Clear remainder £1 15s p.a.

Obit for John Russell in St Mary at Hill: a tenement, £1 16s 8d p.a. Of which, 17s 8d obit. Clear remainder 19s p.a.

[m.36d] Two obits in St Botolph Billingsgate:* £2 p.a. spent.

Obit in All Hallows Barking: a tenement called the Ram's Head, given by Nicholas Jennens, £5 p.a. Of which, £1 10s 4d obit. Clear remainder £3 9s 4d p.a.

Priest in St John Walbrook, and obit at Greyfriars: lands and tenements given by John Barre, £12 4s 4d p.a. Of which, £6 13s 4d to Sir Ralph Shepard, priest; (fn. 6) 3s 4d obit; 1s 8d lights; total deductions £6 18s 4d. Clear remainder £5 6s p.a.

193. Vintners

Chaplain in St Martin [in the Vintry]: lands given by Simon Adam, £7 6s 8d p.a. Of which, £8 to Sir Thomas More, priest. Clear remainder Nil.

Priest at Wilmslow (Wyndeslowe), Ches.: £3 6s 8d p.a. paid by the master and wardens in consideration of £100 given to them by Henry Trayforth.

Priest and obit at the late Friars Preachers: land given by Thomas Roger to yield 5 marks p.a. for a priest and to maintain an obit, £9 12s p.a. Of which, £3 6s 8d p.a. quitrent to the king; 6s 8d obit kept at St Martin's; total deductions £3 13s 4d. Clear remainder £5 18s 8d p.a.

Obit in St Martin in the Vintry: lands given by Thomas Bayne, £2 10s p.a. Of which, £1 obit. Clear remainder £1 10s p.a.

Obit in St James Garlickhithe: lands and tenements given by Nicholas Kent for his soul for ever, £6 p.a. Of which, 8s obit. Clear remainder £5 12s p.a.

Obit for the soul of John Nicholl in St Martin in the Vintry: lands given by Guy (Gwye) Shuldehame for ever, £7 p.a. Of which, 15s obit. Clear remainder £6 12s p.a.

Obit in St Botolph Billingsgate: lands and tenements given by Thomas Owston for his soul for ever, £12 p.a. Of which, 15s 6d obit. Clear remainder £11 4s 6d p.a.

Obit in St Martin in the Vintry: lands and tenements given by William Stafford for his soul for ever, £6 13s 4d p.a. Of which, £1 obit. Clear remainder £5 13s 4d p.a.

Obit in St Magnus: lands and tenements given by Thomas Lewes for his soul for ever, £2 10s p.a. Of which, 15s 5d obit. Clear remainder £1 14s 7d p.a.

194. Mercers (fn. 7)

Obit for Sir William Estfelde in St Mary Aldermanbury; obit for Lymrelmershe in St Martin le Grand; priest in St Mary Aldermanbury: lands given by Sir William Estfelde, £18 4s p.a. Of which, £1 8s 4d for Estfelde's obit; 13s 4d for Lymrelmershe's obit; £6 13s 4d to Sir Edmund Giles, priest; total deductions £8 15s. Clear remainder £9 9s p.a.

Priest and 2 obits in Acon college: lands given by Richard Lakyn, £33 11s p.a. Of which, £1 4s 8d for Lakyn's obit; £1 8s 8d for William Marlere's obit; £6 13s 4d to the churchwardens of St Lawrence Old Jewry towards the Lady mass there; £8 to Sir William Digby, priest; (fn. 8) total deductions £17 6s 8d. Clear remainder £16 4s 4d p.a.

Priest and obits: lands and tenements given by William Brown for his soul for ever, £50 19s 4d p.a. Of which, £6 6s 8d quitrents to the king; £1 6s 8d for John Brown's obit in St Mary Magdalene [Milk Street]; £6 13s 4d to a priest singing there; 13s 4d for William Brown's obit in Acon college; £8 6s 8d to a priest singing there; total deductions £23 6s 8d. Clear remainder £27 12s 8d p.a.

Priest and free school at "Fingeringhoo", (fn. 9) Northants: lands given by John Abbott, £9 16s 8d p.a. Of which, £6 13s 4d to James Colles, priest. Clear remainder £3 3s 4d p.a.

Priest and obit in St Stephen Coleman Street: lands and tenements given by Dame Joan Bradbury for ever, £12 15s p.a. Of which, £1 13s 4d quitrent to the king; £7 13s 4d to Sir Robert Biging, priest; £3 6s 8d obit; total deductions £12 13s 4d. Clear remainder 1s 8d p.a.

Priest and obit for the soul of John Allen in Acon college: £7 16s 8d paid by the master and wardens under a deed of covenant with Allen who had given £300 for the building of their hall. Of which, £7 6s 8d to the priest; 10s obit.

Priest and obit in St Olave: (fn. 10) £200 cash and some lands of unknown value were given in 1516 by Sir Richard Haddon, kt., for his soul for ever. Of which, £7 to Sir Thomas Tickell, priest; £2 obit; total deductions £9. Clear remainder [blank].

[m.37] Priest and obit in St Pancras: (fn. 11) £233 6s 8d cash given by Margaret Reynoldes for her soul for ever. Of which, £6 13s 4d to Sir William Stapleford, priest; £2 obit; total deductions £8 13s 4d. Clear remainder [blank].

195. Waxchandlers

Obit in St Benet Grasschurch: lands and tenements given by Roger Brocket, £3 3s 4d p.a. Of which, 10s obit. Clear remainder £2 13s 4d p.a.

Obit in St Michael Queenhithe: lands and tenements given by John Thomson, £8 p.a. Of which, 14s quitrent to the king; £1 obit; 8s lights; £2 13s 3d to the poor; total deductions £4 15s 3d. Clear remainder £3 4s 9d p.a.

196. Innholders

Obit for 21 years at Hornchurch, Essex: £42 cash was given by John Gefford for his soul, £2 p.a.; 14 years are still to run, leaving £28. Of which, £2 obit. Clear remainder £26.

197. Joiners

Obit in St James Garlickhithe: lands and tenements given by Agnes Sawmon, £2 p.a. Of which, 13s 4d quitrent to Whittington college; 6s 8d obit; total deductions £1. Clear remainder £1 p.a.

198. Grey Tawyers

Lamp and obit in All Hallows London Wall: a tenement which is the common hall of the company, given by William Wilson, £4 p.a. Of which, 5s obit; 4s lamp; total deductions 9s. Clear remainder £3 1s p.a.

199. Curriers (fn. 12)

Obit in St Alphege: lands and tenements given by Thomas Stern, £7 0s 8d p.a. Of which, 16s 8d obit; £1 10s quitrent to the king; total deductions £2 6s 8d. Clear remainder £5 14s p.a.

Obit in St Stephen Coleman Street for Robert Alexaunder: the company are bound to keep this for a further 2 years, but 'how much they be bound thereat to spend for lack of evidence, unknown'.

200. Coopers

Obit in St Michael Bassishaw: tenements given by John Bager for his soul for ever, £4 6s 8d p.a. Of which, 6s 8d quitrent to Eton college; £1 2s obit; £1 1s to the poor; total deductions £2 9s 8d. Clear remainder £1 17s p.a.

201. Pewterers (fn. 13)

Obit in St Mary Abchurch: lands and tenements given by Laurence Astelyn for his soul for ever, £5 10s p.a. Of which, 13s 4d quitrent to the king; 10s obit; total deductions £1 3s 4d. Clear remainder £4 6s 8d p.a.

Obit in "Chappesford", (fn. 14) Herts., for Robert Astelyn: 6s 8d p.a. quitrent paid to the petty canons of St Paul's who maintain the obit.

Obit for John Goteshame: £1 6s 8d p.a. quitrent paid to the petty canons of St Paul's.

202. Cordwainers

Obit in St Michael Queenhithe: £1 6s 8d p.a.

Obit in St Sepulchre for Peers Hill: 13s 4d p.a.

Obit in St Dunstan in the West: lands given by John Fyssher, £12 p.a. Of which, 13s 8d obit. Clear remainder £11 6s 4d p.a.

203. Founders

Contribution to Our Lady brotherhood in St Michael Queenhithe: £1 p.a.

204. Cutlers

Obit in St Botolph Aldersgate: lands given by Simon Newington, £8 15s p.a. Of which, 9s 3d quitrent to the king; 13s 4d obit; total deductions £1 2s 7d.

Clear remainder £7 12s 5d p.a.

Obit in Baldock for John Monke: £1 6s 8d p.a.

205. Carpenters

Obit in St Dionys Backchurch and St Andrew Undershaft: lands and tenements given by Thomas Markehame, £10 p.a. Of which, £1 obit. Clear remainder £9 p.a.

206. [m.37d] Cooks**

Obits: in St Dunstan in the West for ... Finche 12s 6d; in ... for John ... 10s 1d; in St Swithin for John S... . Total spent £1 12s 3d p.a.

207. Barbers

Obit in St Dunstan in the East: lands given by John Johnson, £2 13s 4d p.a. Of which, 2s 8d obit. Clear remainder £2 10s 8d p.a.

Obit in All Hallows Lombard Street: certain plate, given by James Scot: 44 years are still to run at 4s p.a.

Obit in St Martin in the Vintry: a sum of money given by Robert Dalve: 14 years are still to run at 3s 4d p.a.

Obit in St Peter Cornhill: certain plate given by Thomas Grove for his soul for ever [sic]; 7 years are still to run [sic] at 10s p.a.

208. Fletchers

Obit: 4s p.a.

209. Fishmongers

Obits in St Botolph Aldgate and St Nicholas Cole Abbey: lands given by Henry Jurden, £40 10s 6d p.a. Of which, £7 to Sir John William, priest; £1 14s 8d obit; 6s 8d quitrent to the fraternity of St Giles; £1 15s quitrent to Bow church; 13s 4d quitrent to the king; total deductions £11 9s 8d. Clear remainder £29 0s 10d p.a.

Two priests in St Mary Mounthaw and obit in St Nicholas Cole Abbey: lands and tenements given by John Gloucestor, £14 2s p.a. Of which, £10 to Robert Knight and Wyberd Gilby, priests (£5 each); 3s 4d quitrent to St Mildred's; 13s 4d obit; total deductions £10 16s 8d. Clear remainder £3 5s 4d p.a.

Priest at St Austin Hackney; contribution of £3 6s 8d to the rector of Ilford, Essex, and obits in St Margaret Moses and St Margaret Bridge Street: lands and tenements given by John Heron, £22 6s 8d p.a. Of which, £6 13s 4d to a priest in Hackney; £3 6s 8d to the rector of Ilford; 13s 4d obits; total deductions £10 13s 4d. Clear remainder £11 13s 4d p.a.

Obit in St Peter West Cheap: (fn. 15) lands and tenements given by Agnes (Annes) Palmer, £15 13s 4d p.a. Of which, £6 13s 4d to Sir Christopher Reynoldes, priest; £1 6s 8d obit; £1 14s to St Leonard's church; total deductions £9 14s. Clear remainder £5 19s 4d p.a.

Two obits in Guildhall chapel: lands given by Thomas Knesworthe, £98 7s p.a. Of which, £4 5s 4d obit. Clear remainder £94 1s 8d p.a.

Obit in St Margaret Bridge Street: lands given by Richard Knight, £7 8s p.a. Of which, 13s 4d obit. Clear remainder £6 14s 8d p.a.

Obit in St Mary at Hill: lands given by John Mougeshame, £4 p.a. Of which, 10s obit. Clear remainder £3 10s p.a.

Obit in St Botolph Billingsgate: lands given by Lettice Smyth, £4 p.a. Of which, 10s obit. Clear remainder £3 10s p.a.

Obit in St Michael Crooked Lane: lands given by John Awood, £7 6s 8d p.a. Of which, £1 1s 2d obit. Clear remainder £6 5s 6d p.a.

Obit in St Mildred: lands given by William Copinger, £4 16s 8d p.a. Of which, 6s 2d quitrent to the king; 4s obit; total deductions 10s 2d. Clear remainder £4 6s 6d p.a.

Obit in St Sepulchre: lands and tenements given by John Aston, £12 1s 8d p.a. Of which, 6s quitrent to the king; 1s 1d quitrent to St Sepulchre's; 13s 4d obit; total deductions £1 0s 5d. Clear remainder £11 1s 3d p.a.

Obit in St Mary Somerset: lands given by Elizabeth Wilford, £4 2s 4d p.a. Of which, £1 obit. Clear remainder £3 2s 4d p.a.

Obit in St Mary at Hill: lands given by William Remington, £2 16s p.a. Of which, 15s obit. Clear remainder £2 1s p.a.

Obit in St Mary at Hill for Henry Gyfford: 6s 8d p.a. is spent.

Obits in St Magnus and in St Michael Crooked Lane: £1 13s 4d p.a. is spent.

Two torches in St Paul's cathedral: £1 4s p.a.

Lamp in St Mary Somerset: 4s p.a.

210. Ironmongers

Obit in St Nicholas Olave: (fn. 16) £140 cash, and lands and tenements amounting to £11 6s 8d p.a., given by Thomas Michell. Of which, 2s 6d quitrent to the king; £6 13s 4d to Sir William Bucknell, priest; £1 6s 6d obit; total deductions £8 2s 4d. Clear remainder £3 4s 4d p.a.

[m.38] Obits in St Mary at Hill and St Leonard East Cheap: (fn. 17) lands and tenements given by Humphrey Barnes, £11 p.a. Of which, £2 3s 4d obits. Clear remainder £8 16s 8d p.a.

Obit in St Leonard East Cheap for 80 years to come: lands and tenements given by Elizabeth Gyva, £6 13s 4d p.a. Of which, £1 6s 8d obits. Clear remainder £5 6s 8d p.a.

Obit: £40 cash given by Thomas Dorchester for his soul for ever, 8s p.a. Priest in St Mary Colechurch for seven years to come: £7 p.a. paid Sir Robert Sandewiche.

Obit in St Benet Grasschurch for Robert Smyth: £2 16s p.a. is spent.

211. Merchant Taylors (fn. 18)

Priest at the North side of St Paul's and obit: lands and tenements given by Thomas Carleton for ever, £9 8s p.a. Of which, £6 13s 4d to Sir John Turnor, priest; 10s obit; total deductions £7 3s 4d. Clear remainder £3 4s 8d p.a.

Priest and lamp in St Martin Outwich: lands and tenements given by John Churcheman, £30 6s 8d p.a. Of which, £6 13s 4d to Sir John Wilkenson, priest; £3 6s 8d augmentation of a priest's living; 17s quitrent to the king; 6s obit; 16s lamp; total deductions £11 19s. Clear remainder £18 7s 8d p.a.

Obit in St Mary Abchurch: lands and tenements given by William Turnell, £2 p.a. Of which, 15s 1d obit. Clear remainder £1 4s 11d p.a.

Obit in St Mary Aldermary: lands and tenements given by Ralph Hollande, £6 16s 8d p.a. Of which, 13s 4d obit. Clear remainder £6 3s 4d p.a.

Obit in St Martin Outwich: lands given by Edith Hilliat, £4 16s 4d p.a. Of which, 6s 8d obit. Clear remainder £4 9s 8d p.a.

Obit in St Mary Abchurch: lands given by Ellen Langewiche, £12 6s 8d p.a. Of which, £2 6s 2d quitrent to the king; 16s 8d obit; total deductions £3 2s 10d. Clear remainder £9 3s 10d p.a.

Obit in St Martin Outwich: lands given by Hugh Candysshe, £20 13s 4d p.a. Of which, 16s 8d obit. Clear remainder £19 16s 8d p.a.

Priest and obit for the soul of Thomas Hoddam for ever in St Mary Abchurch: £333 6s 8d cash and some plate was bequeathed by Hoddam. Of which, £7 3s 4d to the priest; (fn. 19) £1 7s obit, including 12s 9d to the poor; total deductions £8 10s 4d p.a.

Two priests and obit in St Mary Woolnoth: lands and tenements given by John Percevall, £43 p.a. Of which, £6 13s 4d to Sir John Palmer, priest; £6 13s 4d to Sir Thomas Somerton, priest; £2 10s obit; total deductions £15 16s 8d. Clear remainder £27 3s 4d p.a.

Augmentation of the same priests' livings: lands given by Dame Thomasine (Thamesyn) Percevall, £18 13s 4d p.a. Of which, £2 13s 4d augmentation; £2 6s 8d for an anthem and beam light; £2 1s 10d for an obit; total deductions £7 1s 10d. Clear remainder £11 11s 6d p.a.

Priest and obit in All Hallows Bread Street for 2 years to come: £7 p.a. paid to Sir Harry [blank], incumbent; 13s 4d spent at obit including 1s 9d to the poor. Total spent £7 13s 4d p.a.

Priest and obit in St Mary Woolnoth for 72 years to come: in return for £200 given by Joan Hilton. The present priest, John Fyssher, receives £7 p.a. and the obit costs 13s 4d including 1s 11d to the poor. Total spent £7 13s 4d p.a.

Priest in St Martin Outwich: lands bought from ready cash given by Matthew Pemerton, £24 14s 8d p.a. Of which, £8 to Sir George Sharpe, priest; 12s quitrent to the king; total deductions £8 12s Clear remainder £16 2s 8d p.a.

Obit in St Martin Outwich for the soul of Gerard Braysebroke: £2 p.a. spent.

Obit in St Mary Colechurch for ever: in return for £100 given by John Kirkebie £1 p.a. is spent.

Obit in St Pancras for John Hadley: £1 p.a. is spent.

Priest in St Peter Cornhill: £7 p.a. given to Sir Robert Stockes.

Beam light in St Peter Cornhill: 13s 4d p.a. is spent.

Obit in St Michael Cornhill:* lands given by Robert Shether, £4 1s p.a. Of which [16s 5d] (fn. 20) obit. Clear remainder [£3 4s 7d p.a.] (fn. 21)

[m.38d] Obit:* ... £1 6s 8d p.a. spent.

Obit in St Mary Abchurch:* lands given by Richard S..., £6 ... p.a. Of which, £1 0s 6d obit. Clear remainder £5... p.a.

Obit in St Anthony for Thomas Speight for 26 years to come, with 4s 6d to the poor, £1 p.a.

Obit in St Leonard East Cheap for John Palmer with one year to come: £1 6s 8d p.a. including 12s 9d to the poor.

Obit in St Mary Aldermary for John Britton with 15 years to come: 15s p.a. spent including 3s 4d to the poor.

Obit in St Martin Outwich for Hugh Talbot: 4s 11d spent including 1s 2d to the poor; unknown how long it is to run.

212. Grocers (fn. 22)

Obit in St Anthony: (fn. 23) lands given by Simon Streat, £2 6s 8d p.a. Of which, £1 obit including 4s to the poor. Clear remainder £1 6s 8d p.a.

Obit in St Dunstan in the East: lands given by John Maldon, £5 6s 8d p.a. Of which, 9s quitrent to the king; £1 obit; total deductions £1 9s. Clear remainder £3 17s 8d p.a.

Priest and obit in St Stephen Walbrook: lands and tenements given by Elizabeth Burell, £16 6s 8d p.a. Of which, £8 to [Sir] (fn. 24) Henry Cockes, priest; £1 10s to a chantry priest in St Paul's cathedral; 6s quitrent to the king; £2 obit; total deductions £11 16s. Clear remainder £4 10s 8d p.a.

Priest and obit in St Mary Aldermary: lands and tenements given by Henry Kebell for ever, £28 p.a. Of which, £3 8s obit; £7 3s 8d to Sir Thomas Artes, priest; total deductions £10 11s 8d. Clear remainder £17 8s 4d p.a.

Priest and obit in Biddenham, Beds. and obit 'in London': (fn. 25) lands and tenements given by Sir William Buttler, kt., £25 7s 8d p.a. Of which, 6s quitrent to the king; £6 to Sir Henry Atkinson, priest; £4 18s 4d obit; £1 to the poor sisters of Elsing Spittal; total deductions £12 4s 4d. Clear remainder £13 3s 4d p.a.

Obit for John Pechye in "Bullington", (fn. 26) Kent: £3 p.a. spent including £1 6s 8d to the poor.

Priest and obit in St Peter Cornhill: lands and tenements given by Henry Ade, £28 15s 4d p.a. Of which, £7 10s to Sir Nicholas Jackeson; £6 16s 8d obit; total deductions £14 6s 8d. Clear remainder £14 8s 8d p.a.

Two priests and obit in the chapel of Hallywell, Midd.: lands given by John Billesdon for his soul for ever, £33 16s 8d p.a. Of which, £10 to a priest (fn. 27) at Thorpe Salvin, Yorks; £8 to Sir James Hurst, priest; £8 to Sir Richard Maryf; £1 18s 4d obit; total deductions £27 18s 4d p.a. Clear remainder £5 18s 4d p.a.

Obit: (fn. 28) in return for £100 given by Sir Nicholas Lamberd, £2 p.a. is spent, including 14s to the poor.

Obit in St Botolph Billingsgate: lands and tenements given by Nicholas West, £4 p.a. Of which, £1 10s obit. Clear remainder £2 10s p.a.

Obit in St Mary Woolchurch for the soul of John Trystram: £1 7s 4d p.a. spent, 'but for how long it is not known'.

Priest in Glynde, Suss.: lands given by Thomas Crull for ever, £7 13s 4d p.a. Of which, 13s 4d quitrent to the king; £6 13s 4d to Sir Brian Newton, priest; total deductions £7 6s 8d. Clear remainder 6s 8d p.a.

Priest and obit in St Mary Magdalene Milk Street: in return for £180 given by Sir Thomas Exmewe, kt., £7 6s 8d p.a. is spent.

213. Saddlers (fn. 29)

Two priests in the Long chapel at St Paul's cathedral: £21 1s 8d p.a. given to the dean and chapter of St Paul's.

Two chaplains for the soul of Walter Waldesheff in Boylstone, Derb.: £9 p.a. is spent.

Obit in St Vedast: lands and tenements given by William Caldewell, £10 16s 8d p.a. Of which, £1 6s 8d obit including 6s 8d to the poor. Clear remainder £9 10s p.a.

Obit in St Vedast: lands given by John Aston, £6 2s 4d p.a. Of which, 18s 2d obit including 4d to the poor. Clear remainder £5 4s 2d p.a.

214. Tallow Chandlers

Priest and obit in St Botolph Bishopsgate: lands given by Edward Steward, £19 18s 8d p.a. Of which, 18s quitrent to the king; £6 13s 4d to Sir Richard Nelson, priest; £1 12s 6d obit; total deductions £9 3s 10d. Clear remainder £10 14s 10d p.a.

Obit in St Margaret: lands given by Stephen Lyttlebaker, £5 p.a. Of which, £1 5s 4d obit including 12s to the poor. Clear remainder £3 14s 8d p.a.

215. [m.39] Armourers (fn. 30)

Priest and obit in St Peter the Poor (fn. 31) and augmentation of Barnard's chaplain: lands and tenements given by William at Stocke for ever, £24 10s p.a. Of which, £6 13s 4d to Sir James Payn, priest; £2 6s 8d to augment Barnard's chaplain; (fn. 32) £1 obit; total deductions £10. Clear remainder £14 10s p.a.

Obit in St Sepulchre: lands given by John Buttler, £9 p.a. Of which, 11s obit; 5s quitrent to St Sepulchre; total deductions 16s. Clear remainder £8 4s p.a.

216. Clothworkers (fn. 33)

Priest at Chilham, Kent: lands and tenements given by Robert Pele, £19 6s 8d p.a. Of which, 1s obit; £9 6s 8d to the priest; total deductions £9 7s 8d. Clear remainder £9 19s p.a.

Obit in Whittington college and divine lecture (fn. 34) thrice every week: lands given by James Finche, £30 0s 4d p.a. Of which, £10 to the reader of the lecture; £2 obit; £3 6s 8d quitrent to the church of All Hallows the Great; total deductions £15 6s 8d. Clear remainder £14 13s 4d p.a.

Obit in All Hallows the Great, Thames Street: lands and tenements given by William Gardener, £14 7s p.a. Of which, £4 quitrent to the king; 10s 6d obit; total deductions £4 10s 6d. Clear remainder £9 16s 6d p.a.

Obit in St Bartholomew the Less: lands given by John Felde, £11 10s p.a. Of which, 6d quitrent to the king; 10s obit; total deductions 10s 6d. Clear remainder £10 9s 6d p.a.

Obit in St Martin Outwich: lands given by Richard Gardener, £5 4s p.a. Of which, £1 3s 4d obit with 4s 4d to the poor. Clear remainder £4 0s 8d p.a.

Obit in Whittington college: lands and tenements given by Margaret, countess of Kent, £11 16s 8d p.a. Of which, £3 11s 8d obit. Clear remainder £7 5s [sic] p.a.

Obits in St Anthony for Dr Taylor and in St Mary Aldermary for John Shepard: maintained by the company but not endowed with land: respectively 7s 2d and 10s, total 17s 2d p.a.

217. Ale Brewers (fn. 35)

Priest and obit in St James Garlickhithe: lands and tenements given by Isabel Harte, £30 p.a. Of which, £8 to Sir Henry George, priest; £3 6s obit; total deductions £11 6s. Clear remainder £18 14s p.a.

Priest in St Dunstan in the West: lands and tenements given by John Knapp, £20 5s 4d p.a. Of which, £7 to Sir Edmund Elye, priest; 19s quitrent to the king; total deductions £7 19s. Clear remainder £12 6s 4d p.a.

Obit in St Mary Matfelon: lands given by John Leving, £3 p.a. Of which, 10s obit including 3s 4d to the poor. Clear remainder £2 10s p.a.

Obit in All Hallows Barking, for Edward Jones for 14 years to come: 10s p.a. is spent.

Priest in St Mary Aldermary: £6 13s 4d p.a. stipend.

218. Clerks (fn. 36)

Four obits in Guildhall chapel: lands given by William Dwight for ever, £5 8s 5d p.a. Of which, 8d quitrent to the king; 8s obit; total deductions 8s 8d. Clear remainder £5 p.a.

Obits: in St Giles Cripplegate for Alexander Walshe and in the hospital of St Katharine by the Tower for Hugh Grey: lands given by Richard Wright, £3 p.a. Of which, 6s 7d for Walshe's obit including 6d to the poor; 13s 8d for Grey's obit including 3s 7d to the poor; total deductions £1 0s 3d. Clear remainder £1 19s 9d p.a.

219. Leathersellers

Priest and obit in St Mary Magdalene, Southwark, Surrey: John Scrages gave lands for these purposes, which the company have long since sold, but they keep up the payments, viz.: £7 1s 8d to the priest; £2 4s 4d obit; £1 6s 8d to the poor; 6s 8d to the prisoners in Newgate; total deductions £10 19s 4d. Clear remainder [blank].

220. [m.39d] Haberdashers

Two priests and obit for the soul of Dr Dowman at the altar of St Martha in St Paul's cathedral: £22 p.a. rent given to the dean and chapter who pay £8 p.a. each to the priests and spend £6 on the obit.

Priest to sing for Thomas Justice at Reading, Berks: £7 p.a. rent given to the mayor and burgesses of Reading who pay £6 to the priest and retain £1 for their pains. In consideration of 400 marks given to the company by Justice.

Obit in St Michael Hogen Lane: lands and tenements given by Thomas Exmeux for ever, £3 6s 8d p.a. Of which, £1 13s 4d obit including 16s 2d to the poor. Clear remainder £1 13s 4d p.a.

Obit in St Katherine Cree: lands and tenements given by Stephen Smyth, £3 6s 8d p.a. Of which, £1 10s obit. Clear remainder £1 16s 8d p.a.

Obit in St George Botolph Lane for the soul of Thomas Gale: £1 6s 8d p.a. is spent, including 4s to the poor.

Obit in St Mary Staining for the soul of Henry Somner: £1 10s p.a. including 12s for the poor.

Obit in St Martin for the soul of Stephen Pecocke: £6 2s 8d p.a. is spent, including £1 5s 4d to the poor.

Obit in St Paul's cathedral for the soul of John Gothame: £1 1s 8d p.a. is paid to the petty canons.

Obit in St Andrew Undershaft for the soul of John Godyne: 10s p.a. is spent.

221. Dyers

Priest and obit in St Peter the Poor for the soul of Robert Lunde: £5 6s 8d p.a. is spent. Of which, £1 obit including 16s 3d to the poor; £4 6s 8d to the priest.

Stipendiary priest in St Michael, Coventry for the soul of John Tate: £5 6s 8d p.a. is paid.

222. Goldsmiths

Two priests and obits in All Hallows Bread Street and St Peter West Cheap: lands and tenements given by John Walpole, £31 10s p.a. Of which, £13 6s 8d to the priests; £1 6s 8d quitrent to St Paul's cathedral; 13s 4d quitrent to the king; total deductions £15 6s 8d. Clear remainder £16 3s 4d p.a.

Priest and obit in St John Zachary: lands and tenements given by Hugh Wetherby, £14 8s 2d p.a. Of which, £6 13s 4d to the priest; £1 11s 2d obit; total deductions £8 4s 6d. Clear remainder £6 3s 8d p.a.

Two priests in St Michael Crooked Lane: lands and tenements given by John Patesley, £49 p.a. Of which, 12s quitrent to the king; £2 6s 8d to a chantry priest in St Paul's cathedral; £14 13s 4d to the two priests; 13s 4d obit; total deductions £18 5s 4d. Clear remainder £30 14s 8d p.a.

Priest and obit in Cromer, Norfolk: lands and tenements given by Bartholomew Rede for his soul for ever, £50 10s 8d p.a. Of which, £12 3s 4d to a priest; £2 6s 8d obit; total deductions £14 10s. Clear remainder £36 0s 8d p.a.

Priest and obit in St Matthew Friday Street: lands and tenements given by Thomas Polle, £15 13s 4d p.a. Of which, £6 to the priest; 13s 4d obit; total deductions £6 13s 4d. Clear remainder £9 p.a.

Priest and obit: 400 marks formerly given to this use by Thomas Exmeux for his soul for ever was surrendered to the crown while Wolsey was Chancellor, as witnessed by a tripartite indenture.

Priest in St Foster: 500 marks formerly given by John Thurston for his soul for ever was surrendered as above.

Priest in St Vedast: lands and tenements given by William Stamelden for ever, £7 6s 8d p.a. Of which, £6 13s 4d to the priest; 13s 4d obit; total deductions £7 6s 8d. Clear remainder Nil.

Priest and obit in St Foster: lands and tenements given by John Carbonell for ever, £14 16s 8d p.a. Of which, 15s quitrent to the king; £6 13s 4d to Sir James Serle, priest; 13s 4d obit; total deductions £8 1s 8d. Clear remainder £6 15s p.a.

Chaplain at Longdendale, Ches., and grammar school master and obit at Stockport (Topford), Ches.: lands given by Thomas Fereby, £51 2s 8d p.a. Of which, 13s 4d quitrent to the king; £10 to the school master, who is to be well learned; £4 6s 8d to the chaplain, 'for the ease of the people being far distant from the parish church'; £2 1s 4d obit; 12s to the poor; total deductions £17 13s 4d. Clear remainder £33 9s 4d p.a.

[m.40] Chantry lands: £14 8s 8d p.a. Of which, 9s 1d quitrent to the king; £6 13s 4d to the chantry priest; total deductions £7 2s 5d. Clear remainder £7 6s 3d p.a.

Relief of the company's blind, lame and weak, and obit in St John Zachary: lands given by John Frauncis, £18 17s 8d p.a. Of which, £2 quitrent to the king; 14s obit; total deductions £2 14s. Clear remainder £16 3s 8d p.a.

Lamp and obit: lands given to the rector of St Foster and to the company by John Standolf for his soul for ever, £8 18s 4d p.a. Of which, £1 0s 4d obit; £1 1s 8d to 13 poor goldsmiths; 8s lamp; total deductions £2 10s. Clear remainder £6 8s 4d p.a.

Gowns to 13 poor goldsmiths every third year, and obit of Hugh Barrentine: lands given by John Hilles, £18 17s 8d p.a. Of which, 16s to the keeper of Our Lady's light at St Paul's cathedral; £2 12s to the poor in coal; £4 17s 6d black gowns given to 13 poor men every third year; total deductions £8 5s 6d. Clear remainder £2 12s 6d p.a.

Relief of the blind, sick and lame of the company and obit in St Peter Cheap: lands given by John Carler, £7 3s 4d p.a. Of which, 1s quitrent to St Bride's; £1 3s 4d obit; 6s 6d to 13 poor almsmen; 6d to the beadle, a poor man; total deductions £1 11s 4d. Clear remainder £5 12s p.a.

Obit in St Vedast: lands given by John Edmundes for his soul for ever, £4 9s 4d p.a. Of which, £1 5s 10d obit; 6s 8d to the poor; total deductions £1 12s 6d. Clear remainder £2 16s 10d p.a.

Obit in St Peter West Cheap, and relief of the poor: lands and tenements given by William Walton, £22 6s 8d p.a. Of which, £13 14s 8d to 4 almsmen; £1 13s 4d obit; 3s 4d to the poor; total deductions £15 11s 4d. Clear remainder £5 15s 4d p.a.

Obit in St John Zachary: lands given by Robert Fenrother, £2 p.a. Of which, £1 18s 8d obit. Clear remainder 1s 4d p.a.

Obit in St Martin (fn. 37) Friday Street and 1s 4d a week to two poor widows: lands given by Agas Harding, £9 13s 4d p.a. Of which, £3 9s 4d to 2 almswomen; £1 4s obit; 2s 8d to the poor; total deductions £4 16s. Clear remainder £4 17s 4d p.a.

Obit in St Alphege and £5 4s to the poor: lands given by Alice (Ales) Lupsett for ever, £6 p.a. Of which, 7s 8d obit; 8d to the poor 'resorting thither'; £5 4s to 12 almsmen; total deductions £5 12s 4d. Clear remainder 7s 8d p.a.

Obit in St Foster: lands given by William Button for ever, £11 13s 4d p.a. Of which, 8s 4d quitrent; £6 13s 4d to a priest there; £1 obit; total deductions £8 1s 8d. Clear remainder £3 11s 8d p.a.

Obit in St Leonard, and relief of 2 poor men: lands and tenements given by Oliver Davy for ever, £20 16s 8d p.a. Of which, 15s quitrent to the king; £1 2s 10d obit; 3s 10d to the poor; £6 1s 4d to two almsmen; total deductions £8 3s. Clear remainder £12 13s 8d p.a.

Obit in St Foster, and poor relief: lands given by Richard Bradocke, £1 17s p.a. Of which, 6s quitrent to the king; 17s 8d obit; 13s 4d to the poor; total deductions £1 17s. Clear remainder Nil.

Four other obits: £3 0s 4d p.a. spent: no lands.

Quitrent to St Martin Ludgate: £3 6s 8d p.a.

Lamp in St Edmund Lombard Street: £1 p.a.

Obit in St Foster: lands given by John Alen for ever, £32 13s 4d p.a. Of which, £3 2s quitrent to the king; £1 3s 2d obit; total deductions £4 5s 2d. Clear remainder £28 8s 2d p.a.

223. White Bakers

Augmentation of a priest in St Martin Pomery: lands given by Robert Brocket for his soul and others, £11 10s p.a. Brocket provided in his will that if no priest was found 'for lack of honest behaving himself' or any other reason the money, limited to £2 16s 8d p.a., should be given to provide bread for prisoners in the 4 prisons of London, and for an obit in St Martin, and other charges. Now spent as follows: 13s 4d obit; 10s to the poor; £1 to Alice Brocked [sic] for life; £2 16s 8d to prisoners in the 4 prisons; total deductions £5. Clear remainder £6 10s p.a.

224. Drapers* (fn. 38)

Two chantry priests, and relief of the poor brethren and sisters of the company: lands and tenements given by Maud at Vine and Robert Clopton for ever, £33 11s 4d p.a. Of which, £6 13s 4d to a chantry priest in St Edmund Lombard Street; £6 13s 4d to the rector of Clopton, Cambs; total deductions £13 6s 8d. Clear remainder £20 4s 8d p.a.

Priest and obit: lands given by William Cawley for his soul for ever, £21 6s 8d p.a. Of which, £5 quitrent to the king; £6 13s 4d stipend of a priest; (fn. 39) 16s 8d obit; 4s 8d to the poor; total deductions £12 14s [8d]. (fn. 40) Clear remainder £8 12s p.a.

[m.40d] Priest and obit [in St Christopher]: lands and tenements given by Alice [Harlewyn], £31 1s 4d p.a. Of which, £6 13s 4d to Sir William [Widensor]; 13s 8d obit; 13s 4d lamp; 16s 8d ...; (fn. 41) total deductions £8... Clear remainder £22 2s 8d [sic] p.a.

Lady priest and obit in St Mary Abchurch for the soul of Henry Eburton for a further 20 years: £1 p.a. is spent, including 4s 4d to the poor.

Priest and obit: lands given by William Brothers for ever, £19 14s p.a. Of which, £9 6s 8d to Sir William Baylie, priest; £1 11s obit; 9s to the poor; total deductions £11 6s 8d [sic]. Clear remainder £8 7s 4d p.a.

Obit: lands and tenements given by Sir John Ruddeston, kt., for his soul for ever, £3 10s p.a. Of which, £1 13s 4d obit; 6s 8d to the poor; total deductions £2. Clear remainder £1 10s p.a.

Obit: lands and tenements given by Thomas Cartar for his soul for ever, £5 p.a. Of which, £1 3s 6d obit; 3s 2d to the poor; total deductions £1 6s 8d. Clear remainder £3 13s 4d p.a.

Obit: lands given by William Brothers as above, for his soul for ever, £6 1s 8d p.a. Of which, £1 10s obit; 16s 8d to the poor; total deductions £2 6s 8d. Clear remainder £3 15s p.a.

Obit: lands and tenements given by John Norman, £13 p.a. Of which, 13s 4d quitrent to All Hallows; (fn. 42) 10s quitrent to Sir Thomas [Hawes]; 15s obit; 5s to the poor; total deductions £2 13s 4d. Clear remainder £10 16s 8d p.a.

Obit: lands and tenements given by Maud Wylde for her soul for ever, £6 3s 4d p.a. Of which, 5s quitrent to the king; 13s 4d obit; 3s 4d to the poor; total deductions £1 1s 8d. Clear remainder £5 1s 8d p.a.

Obit: lands and tenements given by Alice Hungerford for her soul for ever, £4 p.a. Of which, 19s 8d obit; 7s 6d to the poor; total deductions £1 7s 2d. Clear remainder £2 12s 10d p.a.

Obit: lands and tenements given by William Whyte for his soul for ever, £5 16s p.a. Of which, 16s 8d obit; 9s 4d to the poor; total deductions £1 6s. Clear remainder £4 10s p.a.

Obit for Richard Norman: formerly kept in the church of the Austin Friars, £2 13s 4d p.a. Now paid to Hugh Losse Esq. for the king.

Obit: a further £1 p.a. is spent 'of their own devotion'.

Obit: lands and tenements given by Thomas Carter for ever, £1 9s 4d p.a. Of which, £1 6s 10d obit; 2s 6d to the poor; total deductions £1 9s 4d. Clear remainder Nil.

Obit: lands and tenements given by William Prowde for ever, £9 p.a. Of which, £1 3s 4d obit; £4 10s to the poor; total deductions £5 13s 4d. Clear remainder £3 6s 8d p.a.

Obit: lands given by William Cawley, £4 (fn. 43) p.a. Of which, 18s 4d obit; 2s 8d to the poor; total deductions £1 1s. Clear remainder £3 19s p.a.

Obit in St Michael Cornhill for John Tole, draper, with 20 years still to run: £2 3s p.a. including 16s 6d to the poor.

Obits in the Austin Friars (£1 6s 8d) and at Winchester college (£1 6s 8d): lands given by William Cawley, £17 8s p.a. Of which, 10s blankets and sheets to the poor of Winchester; 3s 4d to the mayor and bailiffs there; 3s 4d to the wardens and others there; 3s 4d to the poor; £1 10s to the poor for '3,000 of tallwood'; 13s 4d to the provider of the same; total deductions £2 13s 4d. Clear remainder £14 14s 8d p.a.

224a. Totals for the companies

Lands etc. £1,050 4s 8d p.a.

Deductions £960 5s 0½d.

Clear remainder £89 19s 7[½]d (fn. 44) p.a.

[Signed] Richard Chulmely; Nich. Hare; John Car[rell]; (fn. 44) Wymounde Carew; Rico Goodrick; Richard Moryson; Hugh Losse.