An Account of
the receipts & disbursements of Isacke  Barham
and Richard Stockden, churchwardens of the parish of
St Mary Bredman, Canterbury, Kent:

(undated,
but early 18th century)

The lainges out:

Item   for a bill of Christeninges
& burials                                                      16
d

Item   for the ministers diner                                                                          12
d

Item   for writing of a bill                                                                                12
d

Item for the churchwardens dines and sidamens                                           6
s

Item   spent att the perambulation                                                                 3
s  6 d

Item   for mending of a pdudore                                                                    12
d

Item   payd
to the Scavinger for the yeere                                                     6
s

Item   payd
to the Clarke for washyng of linen                                              6
s

Item   payd
to the minester for his diner att
the last visitation                     12
d

Item   for a bill of crysteninges & burials                                                        16
d

Item   for writing the bill                                                                                 12
d

Item   payd
for a bill of presentments                                                            12
d

Item   gaves
to a breife licensed to aske                                                        12
d

Item   payd
for mending the ledes                                                                  2
s 6 d

Item   paid the mason for worke & tiles                                                         3
s 6 d

Item   payd
for nayles                                                                                     12
d

Item   for a bill of Christeninges & burials                                                      16
d

Item   payd
for caring a way gravel under the church wall                           8
d

Item   for pales poste & rayles & the worke man                                          15
s  3 d

Item   layd
out for bred & wine for whole yere                                              8
s  4 d

The sum is                                                                                                       £3/8/8

On dorse:

A note of receits:

Item   Reserved of the sesse                                                                           £2/2/6

Item   Reserved of the
strangers                                                                    £0/12/1

Item   Reserved of the bakers                                                                         £0/16/3

Item   Reserved for bred &
wines                                                                   £0/12/2

The sume
is                                                                                                     £4/3/0

Delivered by me Isack Barham to Richard Stockden                                      14s
4d