Church Gifts and Bequests

From “Religious Houses of Northamptonshire”

COSGROVE: ST PETER 3

OUR LADY.

“To the lights of blessed Mary two busshells of barley”: John Cook, 1510 (A 37). Richard Nicholls, 1530 (D 343)“ To our lady a sheete to make a allter cloth off”: J Becham 1531 (D 419)

To be buried in the Church of Saynt Peter “before our lady aulter”: Robert Maye 1540 (G 35)

ST PETER

To be buried “in ye chancel of Covysgrave before Sent Peter”: H Boydell 1529 (D 253)

“To Senct Peter a busshell of barley”: Richard Nicholls 1530.

SACRAMENT

“To the blessed sacrament of Cosgrave xijd”: W Rygbie 1557 (L 126)

“To the sacrament in the same church iiijd”: T Mayowe, 25 Feb 1558-9 (Q 183)

TORCHES

“To the torches viijd”: J Becham 1531. H Boydyll 1529.

VESTMENTS

“Allso I will that Margarett my wife shall have vj acres of lond yt is called yllyngs lond to bye a cope for the church price of the cope to be xls. To the hye aulter of Covesgrave iiij bushell of barley to bye a paynted clothe to hang before the hie aulter”: J Becham 1531.

“To the churche of Covesgrave one surples”: Robert Maye 1540.

“Towards the byinge of a cowpe, vjs, viijd”: T Becham 1545 (J 5)

SEATS

“To the makynge of the seytes xxd”: Robert Maye 1540

3 W Pollyng, 1512 (A 93); H Boydyll 1529 (D 253); Robert Maye 1540 (G 35)