[253] Op. cit., 26.

[254] Op. cit., 92.

[255] In 1605 and 1606, doubtless to meet some extraordinary expenses, the Mere wardens roused themselves to great efforts at their church-ale, and netted L15 6s., and L20 respectively.  Sir Rich.  Colt Hoare, Hist. of Modern Wiltshire (1822), i, 21.

[256] Kitchen, Manor of Manydown, 174.  At this ale there were six tables and the receipts from each were tabulated separately.  For other large receipts see the Wing, Bucks, Acc’ts, Archaeologia, xxxvi, 219 ff.  In 1598 the ale here yielded L9 16s. 4d.  At Morebath, a small and poor parish, an ale had produced L10 13s. 5d. in 1529. but the receipts from this source fell off here in Elizabeth’s time.  At Stratton, Cornwall, up to 1547, at any rate, if not later, ales were the chief source of income. Archaeologia, xlvi, 195-6.

[257] Devon Notes and Quer., iii (1905), 224.  Cf. the Young Men Wardens’ ales at Morebath (Binney, Morebath Acc’ts, 213 [1573], et passim).  Also St. Anthony’s Gild ales at Chagford. Devon Ass. for Adv. of Science, viii, 74 (1599).  Various persons at Milton Abbot sold ale and bread. Op. cit., vol. xi (1879), 218.

[258] Notes and Quer. for Somer. and Dorset, v (1897), 48.  The same year in these acc’ts we find three conduit wardens mentioned.  These are to have “the assistance of William Ellis plomer [plumber].”  Of them it is also determined that they “do kepe an alle for the comodetie of the [Transcriber’s note:  WORD ILLEGIBLE] dytts in the sayd Towne to be kept abowts the tyme of Shrofftyde,” [Transcriber’s note:  WORD(S) ILLEGIBLE] just before Lent.

[259] Butcher, The Parish of Ashburton, 41.  It would seem that there were special wardens here for ale drawing. (See p. 44 [1570-1].)

[260] Archaeologia, xxxvi, 235.

[261] “And because John Watts hath ben long sick, hit is agreed that if hee be not able to s[e]rve at the tyme of the Church ale, That then John Coward ... shall s[e]rve and be king in his place for this yeare.”  Mere Acc’ts (Wilts Arch.  Mag., l.c., 34) s.a. 1561.  Cf.  J.H.  Matthews, History of St. Ives (1892), 144, et passim.

[262] Bishop Hobhouse, Churchwdn’s Acc’ts of Croscombe, Pilton, etc., Somerset Rec.  Soc., iv (1890), 80, where he says:  “The [Yatton] wardens attended these festivals at Ken, Kingston, Wrington, Congresbury, etc., with more or less regularity, making their contributions, commonly xijd. in the name of the parish and at the cost of the parish ...”  Cf. Morebath Acc’ts (ed.  Binney), 224:  “It there was payd a trinite Sonday at the Churche ale at Bawnton [Bampton] for John Skynner ... xjd.” (1565).  Mere Acc’ts (Wilts Arch.  Mag.), 60:  “Item paied for bread and drink to make the Sum[m]er Lord of Gillingham Drink ... ijs. vjd.” (1578-9).  T. Nash, Hist. and Antiq. of Worcestershire, ii, appen., p. xxix (Halesowen Acc’ts:  “Paid when we went to Frankley to the church ale 20d.").