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Inventories of Church Goods, 6th Edw. VI (1552) by H.W. King (Part 1): Greensted
Source: Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society. New Series, Volume 4 (1889), p. 236.
GRENESTEADE.
This Inventory made & indented the xxvij day of Septemb' in the syxte yere of the reigne of o' Sou'eigne lode Kynge Edwarde the sixte, &c. Betwene the right honorable S' Richard Ryche, Knight, Lorde Ryche, & Thomas Josselyn, Knight, & Edwarde Mordaunt, Comyssion's of the one p'tye, And James Skott, p'son,185 John Fynche, thelder, Churchewarden, Robert Bernde, John Marcyall & Vmfrye Benton p'senters on the other p'tye, Witnesseth that the saide p'sent's hathe p'sented vnto the saide Comyssion's the Inventory belongyng to their pishe churche in mann' & forme folowyng.
Goods not Alyenated delyu'ed into the handes of the Churche Wardens.
In p'mis a vestment of grene saten & a nother of blacke saten.
It. a white vestment of Dornyx & a chalise of sylu' in weight viij onc's.
It. ij Rogacion Bells in weight x li.
It. ij great bells in weight CCC li. & di.
It. ij canstycks, a crosse, a sense' & a pax all of laten.
It. ij clothes, lynen, paynted, & ij bann' clothes of the same.
It. ij towell & a flexen shete wt an herse clothe of grene & Red Saten.
It. a yelow clothe of saye, a sepulcre wt the frame, ij corpas cases, one of clothe of tyssew & the other of velvett wt a clothe.
It. a pelow of yelow velvett & a paynted clothe.
Goods delyu'ed to the Curate for the devyne S'ves.
Item a chalys of sylu' in weight viij onc's.
It. a cope of blew saten wt surpleses.
Goods solde
It. in wax xxxvj li. for xviij·
Yelde goods nl. Stock nl
Footnotes
185 James Scott appointed Rector 2nd June, 1548 and continued in the incumbency throughout the reign of Mary. His successor was appointed 2nd June, 1561 “per mortem Scott alias Davison.”
