ARCHDEACON HARPSFIELD'S VISITATION RETURNS
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To amend the non picturenon of Our Lady at thissid Alballon To prouid covers of tynne for the crissemetory and mak a lock and key for the fonnt at this sid Alhallon That the parson or the farmer to [sic] repaire non the channcell non in all thinges neccesarye athissed Alhallon To prouid a clothnon and a desk with a handbell and that the parishioners do repaire ther church in althinges neccesarye and enclos the churche non yerd non at thissid Alhallon To prouid streamers against Lent with other neccessarys [f. 59r.J
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Rector Dominus Richardus Ffourd* nuper coniugatus mulier eius habitat Cant' Rectoria ex patronatu Magistri Coole et valet-viij libri Icol1omi' Parochiani
Christoferus Gaye generosus Robertus Pett Robert Jull Andreas Harsfeld Richard Ffyttell
Numerus parochianorum sacramentum} altaris recipientium ~~-~--~- [no number] et familie vij Die et anna prescriptis Dominus Archidiaconus ecclesiam parrochialem predictam iconomos ac parochianos ad tunc comparendum monitos preconizatos ac conlparentes actualiter visitauit ac visis ornament is ac ceteris necessaryis quem [sic] vsui ecclesie et decori eiusdem fuerant preparata nee non articulis inquisitionis publice declaratis eisdem vero iconomis ac parochialis [sic ] iudicialiter iniunxit et mandauit vlteriusque processit prout inferius habetur
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Ffirste yt ys commanded that the church wardens prouid an altar non clothe before Alsaintes To mak a fronnter clothe for the working daies and an other for the holly dayes before Christenmes
John Lythall adm. 5 Nov . 1560 on death of last incumbent, unnamed (Pa1'ker, 346a). A Richard Ford adm. to Selling, near Faversham, 7 Mar. 1558 (Post Mortem Poli, 15a), and died before 27 June 1560, when John Avyn succeeded him (Parker, 234b). A Richard F ord adm. t o Acrise 17 June 1525 (Warham, 384b), and to Appledore 22 Dec. 1537, which he resigned before 15 Aug. 1546 (Cranmer, 363a, 401b). A Richard Ford also adm. to St. Peter's, Canterbury, 10 Aug. 1552 (Cranmer, 421a).