Payd more to the sayd William Payd unto Issabel daughter of Tho- Payd for a vessel to the workeman Year by year the usual repairs continue, the entries being of more or less interest; one of the most curious being in 1672-3-" for making a desk " & chain for the Book, & expended on the worke man, 00 05 : 00." The altar rails were also repaired during these two years, in which the churchwardens seem to have had a hard time, a large expenditure having been incurred in recasting a bell, and they close their accounts with this entry: "for gathering Church Leyes these two yeares "goeing about the pshss 22 times." The following are a few of the more interesting extracts relating to the church fabric and furniture. Nearly every year during the century covered by the volume of accounts, expenses were incurred for repairs, slates, lime, &c., and there are also many interesting entries concerning parish expenses and charities, to quote which would lengthen this paper to too great an extent. Many entries referring to the bells are quoted in Appendix B., as well as the complete account for the year 1687. 1675. An hour glass & frame - boxes 02:00 00: OI: 00 1677. 4 yards of green bayes for a carpet for two dales to repair the seats of the Little Ile 1678. to the act for burying in Woollen 1680. to a plate for the Communion table 00:05: IO 03:00 00:06 OI: 02 1682. The "bread desk" was enlarged, and the chest, reading desk, and Mr. Litherland's pew repaired; a frame was made for the Table of Degrees, and the "quire fframe” was removed. The capitals of the chancel arch, when found in 1857, were morticed for the reception of a choir screen. 1683. to an hower glass to turning the pulpit and make ing a pue & deske for ye prson 1684. goeing to Liu'poole with the Great Bible, ex. to Mr. Gerrard for the great Bible 1688. A new Service book 1690. to an Hour glass 1691. to ex. wth Tho. Cotton at Bargaineing about the East Gable end of the Church 1692. to Tho. Cotton for repairing Chchyard wall 00:00: IO 00:05:00 00:00: IO 00: 14:00 00: 10:08 00 OI 00 00:00:08 00:02:00 This would probably be the occasion on which that individual used the remains of the Weeping Cross, broken by King William's men, for steps for the stile leading to the cross in Wallasey village. 1694. to a new hour glass - 00: OI: 00 00:06:06 to Tho. Cotton to mend the Ch. Eaues, Laths nailes & his work for Ch. yard wall - 01:03:08 "July 6th 1704. "Memorand that 'tis agreed the day & year "abouesd Between Samuel Dean & James Preeson "Churchwardns & Tho: Cotton Mason for & Con"cerning the Gable end & window of the South Ile "of the psh Church of Wallasey the sd Tho: Cotton "hath agreed to take the sd Church South end Ile "and window downe to the foundacon & Set up the "sd gable end & window again wth the addicon of "Such new stone as shall be requisite to make the "work Compleate & to find all Scaffolding and "materialls except as follows & to begin upon the "Sd work within such convenient time as shall seem "meet to the Sd Tho: Cotton soe as the same work "shall & may be fully finished & compleated before "Micalmas next ensueing The sd Churchward ns "are to find and provide seven barrells of good "Lyme & to Lead all new Stone to the Church as "shall be needfull to the work & to pay to the Sd "Tho: Cotton when the work is finished the Sume "of three pounds Sters, the Sd wards to take the "slate adjoyneing to the Church end off & to take "Care of the glass witness our hands. "Samel Deane. "Thomas Cotton." 1722.45 For two Altar Table Cloths, the one Green the other white, and making the same, and mending the black cloth OI : 07 : 06 Coloured altar cloths were surely not common at this period of general laxity in Church matters. 45 There is an hiatus in the Churchwardens' Account from 1699 to 1722, though the notices of meetings continue. 1726. In this year there was a Church Ley of Is. per oxgange, for repairs to the roof of the "North Ile." 1729. To A new Communion Plate - 00: OI : 02 To the frame for a Benefaction "We whose names are Subscribed being met "according to notice given in the Church on Sun"day last to Lay the Ch: Wardens John Dean and "Thomas Richardson a Ley, Do allow and order "the said Churchwardens to Gather a Ley of one Shilling per Oxgange through the Parish to defray "the Charges of white washing writing and beautifying the Church and other parish Expences. "As witness our hands, แ 66 "John Mullinix, John Robinson, John Smith "(his mark), Sam1. Urmson, Benj Ranford, Joseph "Robinson (his mark). "Isaac Hyde Cut. " 1729. To Lime and Workmen for the white-washing the Church To Lodging, Hair, Carting and To Tho: Leigh Writer and Painter 1734. Boards and Timber for Singers Seats 1736. To a Copper Cock for the To wast of Copper and work- OI: 16:06 00:03:06 - 05: 10:00 00 II: 03 - 03: 16: 10 - 00:15:00 To Smith's Bill for a Spindle - 00:03: II 1745. To 1yd of Velvet for pulpit 00:15:00 cushion at 175. pr. yard - - OI 09 09 1749. To Tho: Willson & John Johnson Lading & making clay and stopping the Hole in the west Gable end of Church 1750. To Henry Cotton for Building the West End of Church To Eighty pounds w. of Bars for the new window 00 12 00 00:03:04 00 : ΟΙ : IO 00:02 02 00:02:06 00:01:06 17: 17:00 OI: 06 : 08 01:02:08 In the year following-1751-further large repairs were undertaken, 5200 slates being procured at 16s. per thousand; and on 21 June, 1751, a parish meeting levied a church ley of 3s. per oxgange to take down and rebuild the west gable end of the church. Shortly after this date-about the year 1760this church was pulled down, with the exception of the Tudor tower, and the materials used in the construction of a new church, the carved stones being built into the walls. These, when found, were thickly covered with whitewash, the details being picked out with red lines; those of the Norman period bearing the appearance of having undergone a previous fire. There is a tradition that the church has been thrice burnt, having been twice a church without a tower, and once a tower without a church, or vice versa. 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