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Sunday 23 February 2014

Embezzled Church Goods of Essex (14): Transactions n.s. Volume 13 Part 3

EMBEZZLED CHURCH GOODS OF ESSEX.
BY EDWARD PERCIVAL DICKIN, M.D.

{Part 14}
{Transcribed for the internet from the Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society (now the Essex Society for Archaeology and History), ‘New Series’ Volume 13 Part 3 (1913).}

THE church goods of Essex have received considerable attention in the Society's Transactions. The late Mr. H. W. King's transcripts of inventories of confiscated church goods were printed in vols. iv. and v. (o.s.) and in vols. i., ii., and iii. (n.s.). Mr. R. C. Fowler and Mr. W. C. Waller printed some further inventories in vols. x. and xi. respectively. These all referred to goods taken into the king's hands in 1552, and in some cases the goods previously sold are also named.

The following transcript (the Essex part only of S.P.D. Edw. VI., vol. v., no. 59) refers to the goods which the churchwardens and parishioners had sold by 1548.

 [P. 74]  THE DEANERY OF DUNMOWE.
{THE DEANERY OF DUMNOW}

MYCHE DUNMOWE. William Glascocke, William Dente, Thomas Colfold, John Turnour, Churchewardens haue sold of the same churches plate thees parcells videicet; A Croose of Sylvar parcell gylte, a lytle crucifix of Sylver, a chalycer parcell gylte, two sensers parcell gylt, a pyxe, two paxes parcell gylte, one shippe with a spone, a lytle boxe, and two Candlestyckes all of syluer for the Somme of liiijli. ijs. iiijd. And they haue bestowed in leadd to repayre churche and other necessaries thereunto belonging xxiijli. xvjs. And the resydue of the same Somme of liiijli. ijs. iiijd. remayneth in theyre handes.

{GREAT DUNMOW. William Glascock, William Dent, Thomas Colford, John Turner, Churchwardens have sold off the same church’s plate these parcels viz: A Cross of Silver partly gilded, a little crucifix of silver, a chalice partly gilded, two sensers partly gilded, a pyx, two paxes partly gilded, one shippe(?) with a spoon, a little box, and two candlesticks all of silver for the sum of £54.2s.4d. And they have bestowed in lead to repair church and other necessaries thereunto belonging £23.15s. And the residue of the sum of £54.2s.4d. remains in their hands.}

STEBBINGE,  John Greene, Thomas Panell, Churchewardens to repayre the same churche hathe layed to pledge one Crosse of sylver for the somme of xli. Which moneye yet restith in theyre handis.

{STEBBING. John Green, Thomas Panell, Churchwardens to repair the same church have laid to pledge one Cross of silver for the sum of £10 which money yet rests in their hands.}

HIGHE ESTER. John Cavyll, John Alen, Churchewardens and Rycharde Croo, Rychard hard, and Robert Alen, hath sold of the churche plate to repayre the churche theese parcells folowinge; A Crosse parcell gylte, a paxe and a pyxe for the Somme of xviijli. xviijs. iijd., which money remayneth in theyre handes

{HIGH EASTER. John Cavill, John Allen, Churchwardens and Richard Croo, Richard Hard, and Robert Allen, have sold off the church plate to repair the church these parcels following: A Cross partly gilded, a pax and a pyx for the sum of £18.18s.3d. which money remains in their hands.)

SEELO BOWELLS. Rychard Sampforde hath solde of the said churches plate one Clalyce of sylver and gylte for the Somme of xxxvijs. iiijd. whiche money the same Rychard bestowed in repayring the same churche.

{SHELLOW BOWELLS. Richard Sampford has sold of the said church plate one chalice of silver and gilded for the sum of 37s.4d. which money the same Richard bestowed in repairing the same church.}

THAXTED. John Smythe, William longere, Churchewardens doo say That they haue sold of the churcheplate these parcells folowinge a paxe, a chrysmatorie[1], a chalyce, a shippe, a monster[2], and two Candlestycks all of sylver for the Somme of xliiijli. xvs. viijd., whereof they haue bestowed in repayring the said church xxxiijli vijs xd. And the resydne remayneth in thandes of John gate and William Spilman.

{THAXTED. John Smith, William Longere, Churchwardens do say that they have sold off the church plate these parcels following a pax, a chrismatory, a chalice, a shippe, a monster, and two candlesticks all of silver for the sum of £44.15s.8d. whereof they have bestowed in repairing the said church £33.7s.10d. And the residue remains in the hands of John Gate and William Spilman.}



[1] Chrysmatorie = Chrismatory = a vessel containing chrism or sacred oil
[2] unknown

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