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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 Scolemr (Schoolmaster) of All-*forde
  for wryting of Thoms Jacson Wylle iiijd
Itm payde unto Thoms Wryghte for dressynge
  the crosse ijd
Itm payde for a horsse skyne for bellstryngs ijs id
Itm payde to the players iiijd
Itm reseuyd (received) for ye Sepuller lyghte
  gatheryd in ye cherche iis id
Itm reseuyd for ye wyttworde[1] of Rycharde Grene xijd
Itm Receuyd of Anthony Orby for his wyffs yereday[2] xijd
Itm payde un to Wyllm Craycrofte for the rente
  of ye Kyrke platte ijs vd
Itm payde for washing the corporaxys[3] iiijd
Itm payd for a ynglyghe sultr [an English
  psalter] xxd
Receuyd of Thomas Thorye for [=on] thrughestone iijs iiijd
Itm payde for the Sepulcre xs
Itm for a paire of Sensors xs iiijd
Receuyd of John Curtus for his Wyff lying in ye
  churche vis viijd
Receuyd[4] of ye said John for [=on] thrughstone xxd
It Recd for ye sowll of John Dodyke xiiis
It Recd for ye sowll of Syr Gregory Wylk vid
Impmus [In primis] payd for certeffyenge of
  ye Rodloffe xijs

  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.
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