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"Hic jacet Ricardus Ward qdm. Mr̄ctor Stapali Calais MCCCCXXXIII."

A slab in the north aisle to Thomas Ely, 1783, has a singular inscription on it:—

"Plain in his form but rich he was in mind,
Religious, quiet, honest, meek and kind."

Evidently a real good fellow though he was plain.

CHURCHWARDEN'S ACCOUNTS The following extracts from the churchwarden's accounts between the years 1540 and 1580 are curious.

Itm payde to the Scolem^r (Schoolmaster) of All-*forde
    for wryting of Thoms Jacson Wylle iiij^d
Itm payde unto Thoms Wryghte for dressynge
    the crosse ij^d
Itm payde for a horsse skyne for bellstryngs ij^s i^d
Itm payde to the players iiij^d
Itm reseuyd (received) for ye Sepuller lyghte
    gatheryd in ye cherche ii^s i^d
Itm reseuyd for ye wyttworde^[1] of Rycharde Grene xij^d
Itm Receuyd of Anthony Orby for his wyffs yereday^[2] xij^d
Itm payde un to Wyllm Craycrofte for the rente
    of ye Kyrke platte ij^s v^d
Itm payde for washing the corporaxys^[3] iiij^d
Itm payd for a ynglyghe sult^r [an English
    psalter] xx^d
Receuyd of Thomas Thorye for [=on] thrughestone iij^s iiij^d
Itm payde for the Sepulcre x^s
Itm for a paire of Sensors x^s iiij^d
Receuyd of John Curtus for his Wyff lying in ye
    churche vi^s viij^d
Receuyd^[4] of ye said John for [=on] thrughstone xx^d
It Recd for ye sowll of John Dodyke xiii^s
It Recd for ye sowll of Syr Gregory Wylk vi^d
Impmus [In primis] payd for certeffyenge of
    ye Rodloffe xij^s

1. Wytteworde may have meant the warning notice of a funeral.
2. Yereday = the anniversary of a death.
3. Corporaxys is the plural of corporax = a linen
   cloth for the consecrated elements. (See Chap. XXIII.)
4. Spelt indifferently Reseuyd, Receuyd, Reseauyd, reseueade, Resauyd,
   resevyd, Recevyd.