I. Newbury

Thys Inventory Indented made the seconde daye of Auguste in the sexte yere of the Raigne of or soueraigne Lorde Edwarde the sixte betwene the Comyssyoners of or said soueraigne Lorde for the vyewc of all goodes plate Juellcs belles and orna-mentes to euery Chourche & Chapell wtin the Countye of Berk, belongings or in any wyse ap-pertaignynge of the one partye & Thomas Dolman & William Blandy & Anthony Harmer & Richard Cooke Churche wardens of the peryshe churche of Newbury in the said countye of the other partye Wittenessethe that the said Cornyssyoners haue delyvered by thies presentes to the said Churche Wardens All parcelles here after partyculerly wryt-tene via. one Challys wt A pattene parcell gylts a A cope of fyne blewe velvett embroydered wt spangesb of golde one other Cope of Clothe of bawdy kynec, certene lynene Appoynted for the servyce of the mynystracion of the Comyunyone ij° payer of orgaynsd v belles hangingc in the Tower A Clothe of fyne Arrase conteynynge in lenthe iij yardes & in bredthe ij yardes & di. wch dyd hange Att the highe Alter and a sanctus bellf. And all the seid parcels safly to be kept & preserted And the same and euery pareell therof to be forthcom-mynge at all tymes when it shalbe of them re-quyred In Witnesse wherof aswell the seid Commissioners as the seid churchewardens to this Inventory haue subscribed their names. The day and yere aboue writtene. per Thomas Dolman g per me Wyllyam blandy h per me Arther harmarii per me Rycherd cose k.

a Gilt insids only, or partially gilt.

b Spangles.

c Tissue, or cloth of gold, from Baldacca.

dThe word organ, in the singular, was never formerly used.

e Tapestry, from Arras, i.e. cloth of arras.

f The aanotng-bell was often a simple hand-bell.

g An opulent clothier of Newbury. In the year 1561, he completed the stately Elizabethan mansion now called Shaw House. He served the office of Sheriff of this county, 81 Elizabeth.

h Also a wealthy clothier of Newbury, and a man of letters. He translated the five books of Jerome Osorio, published by Thomas Marsh in 1576.

i Spelt "Harmer" in the text, a member of art old Newbury family; one of whom, Dr. John Harmer, was Head Master of Winchester School in 1588, and Warden in 1696.

k The family of Cooke were engaged in the clothing trade, then the staple manufacture of Newbury, and considerable benefactors to the pariah. John Cooke was Mayor in 1687 and 1618.

II. Aldermastone

2 Aug., 6 Edw. VI.

William Horsely and Myles Hawkyns Churchewardens.

iij belles weyinge xvjc A saunse bell1 weynge halfe a hunderd A hande bell weyinge v pounde ij Caadlestickes of brase weynge lxli ij Smale Candil-stickea weyinge vjli ij Crosses of lattenem weynge ij1i one crose of led weynge A pounde and A halfe A peyre of Cruettesn of Tyne0 price iiijd A haly-water pott of brasse weynge ij1i A Certene of owlde Ieronp weyinge xijli A cope of Russettq Veluytt iij vestmentes on Sattene Bridgesr bor-derd wt golde one of whyte damaskes & one of blacke fustane apest ij Surplices iij Towelles one of dyaper & ij of lynene ij Corprisseeu of veluyt ibrotherd wt golde A Cbalyse of Syluer percell gylte weynge xviij ownces A pixe of lattene weynge halfe A liv A Canapyx wt A Coueringe of ffustyane apes A banner Clothe of Sylke & ij owld Stremers ij Cruettes price iiijd .A sacrynge belly price ijd pyllowbersE price viijd v owld Alter Clothes And All the foresaid percells safly to be kepte etc.

l Sanctus bell. m Of latten metal.

n The flasks, or orets, containing the wine and water used at the altar. When in pairs, the letter V. (vinun) was engraved on one, and A. (aqua) on the other.

oTin.

p Iron.

q Of russet or brown colour. r Satin from Bruges.

s Cloth of Damascus.

t Fustian, from Naples.

u Each Corporal was of velvet embroidered with gold.

III. Aldeworthe

4 Aug., 6 Edw. VI Robert Holmes and Edmund Emery Churohe wardens.

One Chalice of syluer percell gylte wayinge x ownces di. two Corporaces of holland clothe one alter clothe of lockerame a one payntid clothe before the alter of canvas one Crosse of latten one Candle-styoke of brasse two Crewettes of leade a vestyment of blewe worsted Imbrodered wt golde wt one albe and fannellb of Lockerame for the same one old vestyment of yellowe sylke wt albe & fannell of hollande clothe for the same one Surplice of lockerame one Cope of blewe Damaske imbroderid wt golde one payer of Sensersc of brasse one Crysma-torye of leade three banner clothes of Canvas three belles one Sanctus bell one hands bell two sakeringe belles all wayitige xiiij hundred waighte di. And all the said percelles safely to be kepte etc.

v Half-a-ponnd.

x A hood, or tabernacle, over the altar, under the shadow of which the pix was suspended. y Sacring or Sacrament-bell.

z Pillow-cases.

a Lockeram is a fine linen cloth, to be distinguished from Boke-ram, or buckram.

b The fanon, or maniple.

c Censers or thuribles.

IV. Avington

4 Aug., 6 Edw. VI. John Chocke paryshenor. A Challice wt a Corporouse caaed, thre payre of vestymentes of sylke twoo alter clothes, a Surplice, two Coopes, a boke, a Cruett, fyve bannars a paynted clothe a clothe of Dornixec before thaulter, two Coffers iiij Candlestickes two belles a sakaring bell a crosse copper and gilte wt two other Crosses And the same percels safeley to be kepte etc.

V. Bedon (Bedon)

4 Aug., 6 Edw. VI. William Spyoer & Stophyn Gyles, Churohewardens. Viz. A challice of sylver parcell gilt weinge xj ounces thre copes whereof one of blacke dam-aske thother of right grene sattyn ymbrodered wt gould wyar and the thurde of redd sylke and grene wrought to gether, thre payre of vestymentes, one of redd veluett thother two of bridges sattyn color grene and tuwnye, the clothe that hangithe before thaulter of blewe sattyn bridges two aulter clothes of canvas two surplices of lockeram a sepulcre clothe' of white sarcenett a pyxe and a crosse of brasse, and three belles by estymatyon weinge xx And all the said parcelles safeley to be kepte etc.