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The dissolution of the monasteries

APPENDIX XIII DISSOLUTION OF BURTON COLLEGE: SCUDAMORE’S RECEIPT FOR GOODS UNSOLD

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P. R. O. Church Goods, 8/24a.

[4 Dec., 1545.]

This bill Indentyd made the iiijth of December in the xxxvijth yere of the Raigne of or soueraigne lorde Kinge Henrye the eight Witnessethe that I sr John Willms[266] Knight Tresoror of the courte of Thaugmentacyons of the reuenues of or seyd soueraigne the Kinge corone Haue Receuyd of John Scudamore esquyer Rceuor of the seyd courte wthin the counties of Salope Worc’ Herefford and Stafford by thandes of Willam Scudamore his sone Certen plate and ornamentes latlye belonging to the late Colleidge of Burton apon [sic] Trent in the seid countie of Staff’ as hereafter pticlerly is resyted

That is to seye

Plate

Fyrst iiijor Chalesis wth theyr patentes gylte weyng xlix oz. di.

Itm ij Chalesie wth there patentes whight weing xxxiij oz. iij. quart.

Itm a shippe wth a spone whight weying xij oz. quart.

Itm ij Sensers whight weying xlvij oz.

Itm the garnyshing of a Crosse p’cell gyllt weying vj oz.

Itm the garnyshing of a gospell boke p’cel gilt weing xviij oz. di.

Orname’tes

First on Vessement wth ij Tynnades of count’faite tysshue wth albes to the same belonging.

Itm a vesment wth ij Tynnacles of Redd velwet and ij albes to the same belonging

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Itm a Cope of Taunnye velwet wth an offer[e]s of red turkye satten

Itm iij Copes of whight damaske wth Flowers of nedle worke wroght

In witnes whereof to this presentes I have sett to my seale the daye and yere aboue writen.

John Williamz.

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