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| Spent at Gresmer, when ye wainscott seat, & my father's monum.t were set up | 00 | 00 | 06 |
And two days later the bill for the seat was paid. It is not very intelligible, but reads thus:—
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| Paid unto Christ. Robinson of Kendall (Joyner) for 10 yards and foot 2/1 of double wainscott at 4s P' yard, and yards 4 foot 2/1 of single wainscott at 3s P' yard, for a Board, Ledging & knobs in all (being for ye seats at Gresmere) ye sum of | 03 | 06 | 06 |
No doubt this is the fine old pew which still stands between the pulpit and the priest's door of the chancel. In it, for nearly forty years, the squire worshipped, with his growing family about him. The regularity of his attendance is shown by his account book, where every collection is entered; and in spite of his frequent ridings on public and private business, he never but once (till the close of the book in 1688) missed the four yearly communions in his parish church. On that occasion, when Easter Day, 1682, was spent at Hutton, he attended a service at Grasmere on the previous Good Friday (held possibly by his order), at which his Easter offering was given.
Given this day (being Good-Fryday) at ye Offertory in Gresmere Church for myselfe 5s., for Will, Alice, Dan, Barbara & Mary 5s.
The sums given were invariable: 5s. for himself, 2s. 6d. for his wife (while she lived), and 1s. for each child.[129]
It was in 1675 that the sad necessity rose of putting up a monument to his excellent wife. The brass was apparently cut in London, for he sent to his Uncle Newman there:—
3li 10s. 0d. towards ye paying for my late dear wifes Epitaphs engraving in brass.
Though 2s. 6d. more was paid afterwards.