County: Lincolnshire
Code: D4443#2
Reference: Lincoln, Lincolnshire Archives: Louth St James PAR/7/1, p. 6
Function: Rule




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Mmemorandum [sic] that theys her the statutes & chargys
belongyng~ to the parich clarkes of Saynt James
kirke of louth that folos by the hole body and
moste honest men of the parych thay to be kepyd
and obseruyed ~~~
First the said two parych clarkys shall obey and
delygently do thaire dewty concernyng Master
vecary and his parich prest thay to be redy at thaire
commaundmentes euery oder of thayme that his to say
in all the sacramentes mynystryng both with-in
the kyrke & in the toune os oft nedys ~~~
Also the saide clarkys shalle rynge day bell contynually
fro the fest of Saynt Peter oder-wyes called
lames day vn-to the fest of the Annunciacion of
oure lady called oure lady day in lentyn~ the
saide bell to be rounge . x . score pullys and
knelyng after that it be rongynge ~~~
at foure of cloke in the mornyng ~~~
Also the saide paryche clarkes shalle kepe A messerabulle
oure in ryngyng~ of Curfure that his to say in
pryncipall festes and oder dobull festes be-geyn
to knelle the bels at vij . of the cloke . And thay
to ryng a honest peylle for worshipe of the toun~ .
Also in ferealle days the saide curfure to be rounge
at . viij . of the cloke . of the leyst bell . with . xviijth
score pulls . for this consideracion~ if Any man shuld
goo wronge in wynter day in the filde . be the sounde
of the belle he may come the soner~ to the toun~
Also the said paryche clarkes shall ryng to matyns
in pryncipalle festes and [Latin: mages duplex] of this maner
first peylle with two small bels . the secound
peylle with one of the sayd bells . and the thirde
belle . And the thirde peyll to be rongyng with
the thirde bell and fourte belle . And then cay
belle And then all Jn with . iij . bels or els wt
iiij bels at the leyste . And that theyre be the
space of A houre be-twix the firste peylle and
all Jn . And both parich clarkes to be presente at euery
peylle And after this forme to ewyngsong