Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 this series is P314/M constables accounts [P314/M/1/2] 1590 Robert and Roger … constables for carrying a load of wood for the coronation 15d for bringing a poor woman to Claverley 3d for bringing a poor woman to Stockton 3d for bringing a … to Bridgnorth and for his diet 3d for bringing a poor woman on Syverne 3d for going 2 times with hue and cry to Bridgnorth 6d laid out at the muster at Shifnal 4s 8d paid at Bridgnorth to the justices for one soldier, conduct money 41s for mending a calinder flaske and tuchbox 12d for a girdle 6d for one locker and two chapes for daggers 6d for 2 sword girdles 2s 4d for the charges of a prest soldier 16d for the carrying of furniture to Bridgnorth and expenses there for mending 2 girdles 3d for bringing a lame man in a cart to Stockton 6d for wages of soldier and expenses of the training 2 days 16d for a sheffe of arrows for a bow for a quiver [ page torn] [next page] … laid out to a soldier who went into Ireland 36s for his diet and carrying his furniture to Shrewsbury and for a ?girdle 2s 11d for mending a flask, tuchboxe and headpiece 4d for a flask and matchbox 4s 4d for match and powder 8d for other charges at Bridgnorth14d for bringing a man to Pattingham 6d for keeping to boys to Bridgnorth as prisoners for the space of 3 days 8d for bringing them to Bridgnorth 2d for bringing them to Shrewsbury 3s 4d laid out at Bewdley concerning carriage of the councell stuff 21s 3d for ten calyvers and furniture to them 33s laid out at the subsidy at Bridgnorth 20d for bringing a lame man to Stockton his diet 5d for one sword 3s laid out at the last muster …6d to last constables 11s 5d 1591-1592 [P314/M/1/2] for every yard land 8d Constables: William Bradney, William Hoccom Received of the old constables 12s for 2 headpieces 8s 4d for 4 sword girdles 3s for 6 swords and 6 daggers 27s 6d for prest money to John Mobberley 4d for carrying the furniture to Bridgnorth to show whether it was allowable and for our diet 12d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 for an acquittance when we paid the tax to the collector and our diet 9d for 2 pikes 3s 6d for 3 arrows and the heads 4d for pointing a sword 1d for a black bill and the halne 20d for 3 rivetts and 2 buckles 2d for train and choke to store and trim the harness 9d for dressing a carriage of a load of wood for the Coronation Day 16d for carrying a poor lame boy to Claverley 4d for an headpiece for bow and arrows 2s 6d for an headpiece for a musket 4s for a mould 12d for scouring the harness and mending the leathers 2s for 3 flaske leathers 12d for 2 girdles 8d for carrying another poor boy to Bridgnorth 6d to William New when he undertook to discharge the parish for the carriage of a waye of wheat 18s to Captain Johnson 5s for flaske laces 8d for the Queens provision 21s when we caryed John Pryse before the justice 5s for our charge when John Pryse called us before the officials to Shenston 13s 8d to Hancoke the summner 2s to Wesburye for …6d when we were at Shifnal before the clearke of the market and the subsidy 4s 4d for going twice to Kinlet 21d at Bridgnorth when we were twice before the water bailiffs 4s 8d 1594 John Baker and Roger Catstrey constables for every yard land 12d - £5 10s for carrying a poor lame man to Stockton 12d laid out at Bridgnorth when we were before the justices to sesse corne 14s 2d our charges when Richard Barrett was arrested 13d for the carriage of a load of wood for the Coronation Day and making the fire 20d for going of hue and cry 2d for carrying another lame body to Burnell Greene 4d for the Queens provision 21s 3d laid out upon the soldier at Shrewsbury 30s our charges when we were before the justice with the butcher that was suspected of stealing John Warter’s sheep 2s 6d our charges when we were before the justice with Shynton, Dobye, Howden, Pryse and one Barbor when they made a brawle 16d paid to Francis Frodgley for one day’s diet according to the justices commandment 12d our charges at the muster at Bridgnorth 14d when we were on privy searches 14d for going of hue and cry 3d for gluing the musket 1d our charges at another time 4d for scouring the harness 6s 6d for making the buttes 4d for meat and drink to Anne Whittenton and for a cart and ?horse to bring her to Hopstone 19d for meat and drink to Anne Whittenton for the space of a fortnight and 3 days 5s 6d to one that went about the parish with him that gathered for the marshall sye 11d for 2 precepts one to fetch Thomason before the justice and the other for the wardens and collectors 12d our expenses 4d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 for carrying a precept to Claverley and other charges 10d when we caryed Francis Frodgley his child to Claverley and for a precept being our warrant 17d our charges when we were at Bridgnorth before commissioners for the subsidye 10s 6d for the carriage of a load of stuff from Bewdley to Shrewsbury 21s 10d our charges on the 9 trained soldiers when we were before the justices at Bridgnorth 2s for a precept and our own charges 2s 2d our charges and the trained soldiers another time 4s our charges when we went to Shrewsbury to buy cloth for coats 3s when we and the trained soldiers were at Shrewsbury before the muster men 39s 3d when we were at Bridgnorth before the muster men another time 4s 1d for going of hue and cry 3d for making our book of account 12d sum total £8 12s 10d remaining to the old constables over and above their receipts £4 4s 10d 1597 James Bowen and John Warter constables a lewn laid at 2s 2d a yard land £11 received of the old constables 46s 6d laid out at a muster at Bridgnorth for our bill 4d to the bailiff for calling 2d press money 4d for our charges 12d for our condith money 16s 8d for the souldiers apparell 7s spent at his setting forth at Worfield 4d for a hue and cry 2d for the charges of the constables of Claverley bringing of a soldier to the Captain and mending the costlet at Shrewsbury and charges at the making of the accounts then 4s for dressing of the furniture and other charges about it 7s 2d at the apprehending of a prisoner 3d for bringing 2 prisoners to Shrewsbury 8s 8d charges of a prisoner - Jerome Warter accused 10d for a hue and cry 2d for 2 daggers 13d for sheathes, lockers and chapes for them 18d our charges at Bridgnorth and the lethering of a new costlet 6d charges for showing our furniture to the muster master at Shifnal, the soldiers charges our charges and the charges of carrying the furniture 22s 4d for a new girdle 12d spent at the coming home of the furniture 3d charges when we brought the ale brewers to Bridgnorth before the justices 18d for a hue and cry 2d for half a sword 2s 6d for a load of wood for the coronation day 2s charges of Haselward kept 2 days and a night 20d gone to watch him and our charges } Item charges of him who robbed John Walker and one to keep him 2 days and a night } 3d hue and cry 3d for provision money 18s to the muster master 6s for half a costlet 16s for half a pike 20d for fetching the same pike at the further Newe Inn 4d for rivetting and gathering of the old black costlet 4s the quilting and fringing of 6 headpieces 10s Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 for a hue and cry 3d for setting forth of a soldier betwixt an other Lottunt & us press money 4d spent of our selves seeking of soldiers and bringing them to the justices 4d to the justices clerks and the bailiff of the hundred for calling 8d for our charges and our part of the soldiers charge 18d for one half of a costlet 16s 8d for half the charge for a sword and a girdle 4s for half a pike 20d for fringing and lining a headpiece 10d for his apparell 6s 8d for condith money 13s 4d for a hue and cry 3d to the high constable for bringing the soldier to Shrewsburye 18d for the carrying of 2 wayes of wheat from Bewdley to Ludlow for the Cownsell 45s 4d for a hue and cry 3d for another hue and cry 2d for bringing a lame body to the heath 3d for charges of a poor boy and whipping him 4d for sending to Bridgnorth to know whether the partie would followeth suit upon the fellow that stole the lamb in Morfe and other charges 7d for making a pair of buttes in Sound Field 14d paid at Bridgnorth to the Queenes ma …Commissioners for wearing of hats 10s 6d other charges 2s 6d for bringing a child who came from Coventry to the next constable and charges all night 5d for a hue and cry to Stockton from Kinver 2d for a hue and cry from Badger to Stockton 2d for bring a lame woman to High Gravenor on Michaelmas Day 6d sum total 5s - £12 10s 4d for a hue and cry 3d for a hue and cry for Henry Done his mare 2d for carrying a cripple who came from the Bathe and for guyd from Rindleford to Norton 8d for a hue and cry for John Barret’s mare from Stableford to Badger 1d for another hue and cry from Stableford to Badger when William Mellins house was broken up 2d to the soldier for carrying his harness and his charges to Shrewsbury until he was delivered to the Captain 2s for fetching the harness at Bridgnorth and burnishing it 4d for writing our accounts 12d sum total £12 15s received in all £14 6s 6d so is due to the parish 11s 6d to the muster master and the soldiers 4d for half a musket and the furniture thereto 18s when we were called to Shifnal about artillery 4s to a keeeper for Makens and our charges when we brought same trials to Shrewsbury 11s 8d when we were called to Bridgnorth about the subsidy 4s 2d for wine when the Lord Abergavenny came to Worfield 4s 2d to the ringers at the same time 12d for a benevolence upon a soldier 2s 6d for a hangles for a sword