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English Church Furniture, Ornaments and Decorations, At The Period Of The Reformation. As Exhibited in a List of the Goods destroyed in certain Lincolnshire Churches, A.D. 1566. Edited By Edward Peacock, F.S.A. etc.“Qui abominaris idola, sacrilegium facis.” London
John Camden Hotton, Piccadilly 1866. Gretford – Thinventarie of all the goodes belonging to the church of Gretford wt in thedeanrie of Nesse in the countie of Lincoln wĕh remayned in the first yere of the reigne of the Quenes Matie the nowe is taken by Sr Henrie Howe clerke psonne ther Sr Roberte Grace curate Roberte Browne Henrie warde willm harrisonne Roger Locke and Richard huntonne of Gretford aforesaid the iiijth daie of marche 1565.ffirst a roode wt marie and Johne and the Image of sainete martine the Patrene wchwere destroyed in the said ffirst yere of the quenes maiestie the now is Sr henriehowe psonne there then presente. Itm a pixe of pewter wt an old white clothe goune in the tyme of Roberte Browne* and Raffe holdinge churchwardens. Itm an altare stone nowe paved in the chauncell an old painted clothe for the neither part of the altare an altare clothe of lynnen remayninge a clothe for the coion tableand two candlestickes of latten yet remayninge. Itm a table of wood for the upper parte of the altare destroyed in the said first yereby the said Sr henrie howe psonne. Itm one chalice of silver yett remayninge. Itm a paire of crewettes and a paxe borrowed of Stephen bond and restored againe in the said first yere. Itm an old corporaxe wt a clothe broken by Roberte Browne churchwarden. Itm a masse booke and a pressessioner and the winter parte of a portes defaced thenby the said Sr henrie howe psonne. Itm a litle crosse of woode wt a staffe for procession broken and destroied in the saidfirst yere. Itm a crosse clothe of grene silke wt the Image of the trynytie yet remayninge. Itm an old roode clothe gone not knowen howe Roberte Browne then churchwarden. Itm two old vestmentes of bustion a stole and two old phannele yet remayninge. Itm an old cope of black bustion gone Robert Browne beinge then churchwarden. Itm two albes wt an amisse converted into a surplus in the iiijth yere of the reign of the quenes matie that now is. Itm one sacringe bell stolen awaie Robert Browne then churchwarden. Itm two surplesses yet remayninge. Itm one sensor the upper parte ther of yet remayninge and the nether parte stolenawaie. Itm an old lector wt a deske yet remayninge. Itm a crismatorie stolen awaie Robert Browne then churchwarden. Itm the frame of the sepulere broken yet remayninge the clothe for the neither parteof the altare servinge for the same. Itm handbelles we had none. Itm an hallie water stocke of a penny tanckerd of wood wt a sprinckle** of a stick forthe same destroyed in the said first yere. Itm a hallie water stocke of stone at the church dore wt a sprinckle of a stick for the same destroied in the said first yere.
Robertus Grace vbi.
dispensator ibm.
Henry ward. Roberte Browne. Roger Locke his marke O. William Harrison his mark +
Richard hamtonue (sic) his mark Ђ. Lincoln.
John Aelmer 26 March 1566.
*Robertus Browne de Gretforde was a yeoman freeholder in 1561. – Lans d 5, f. 60. **the Sprinler (Lat. Aspergillum) was a brush fixed on a shaft with which the holywater was sprinkled.
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