Two churchwardens sign by a mark at the bottom. This is clearly an account for Grasmere township alone.

Gresmyre.

A Booke For the whole p'rish Concerning the Church Affaires, For the Churchwardens to writte their Accounts, euery yeare & to subscribe their names to the same mad The 23th day of Apprill 1662.

Church wardens For this present year.
GresmyreMichaell KnottLangdellJames Harrison
Willm WatsonJohn Harrison
Laughrigg Ridell Amblesid'Thomas Partrigge
Thomas Braythwaitt
lisd
Imprimis for our Journey to Kendal to be sworne000600
Ittem for paper000003
Ittem for dresing of ye Church000100
Ittem for binding ye Church bible000100
Ittem for ye bell Founder John Langsha in earnest000500
Ittem for Ringing up on Cronoc'on Day000106
Ittem disbursed for ye Comon prayer book001006
Ittem for mending ye midle bell Ropp000100
Ittem to James Harrison for makeing ye sentences w'in ye church000100
Ittem to Michaell Knott for a Journey to cockermouth for bell founder000200
Ittem left behind unpayed when bell founder was at grismyre000106
Ittem for writting ye P'sentm't for ye whole p'rish000100
Itt for writting ye P'sentm't into 3 P'ts000100
Itt payed to ye Archbishopp men010906
Itt for Ringing upon gunpowder treason day000100
It for our Journey to ye lord Bishopp men000800
Ittem for setting up ye Kings armes & Charges in Drinke001606
A slott to ye west doore of gresmyre owne Charges000109
for bread & wine in owne Charges000908
for grease to ye belles00010
washing the surp cloth & table cloth twice in ye yeare00010
for makeing up ye raill in ye quire01010
Ittem for Driueing wedges in ye Frame of ye bells000003
Ittem for gammers for ye Raill doore00018
Itt. for setting Church (wardens?) nome in ye Church000006
Itt for lyeing Flagges at Raill000003
Ittem for two new bell-roppes000900
Ittem for writting00010
Ittem for mending ye midle bell Claper leather00006
Itt to John Newton for quorter of 2 men y't com to sett up ye Kings Armes in ye Church00020
Finis ye 21th of Aprill 1663.
The sume tottall061604

Churchwardens' Accounts for 1790.

Grasmere April the 6th being Easter Tuesday
Churchwardens chosen for the ensuing Year.

For Grasmere James Fleming for Knott houses
John Allison for Thompson's Underhelme
For Langdales John Benson for Milnbeck
Edward Tysons for Fieldside
For Rydal & Loughrigg—Edward Park for late Edward Benson's
High Close
For Ambleside—Thomas Lycott.

General Charge.