The Inventory

Sommersham
This inventorie indented made the xix daie of July 1552 bitwen (the commissioners) and Thomas Cranwell and John Wellington, church wardens of the p[arishe churche of Sommersham of all mannour goodes and ornamentes.
Inprimis: iii chalices, ii double gillt, one parcel gillt with iii patentes - one waying xv ounces, th’other xvij ounces, the third ix ounces.
Item one vestment of redde satten, one redd satten a bridges, one of whitt satten a bridges.
Item a lardge cope of whitt damaske, a cope of redde satten a bridges, a littell cope of green damaske.
Item ii copes of blacke worstedde, a herse clothe of saye whitte and blewe
Item one corporesse case with a clothe, a pyx of latten, ii crosse clothes of old sylke.
Item v towels of playn clothe, iiii towelles of diaper, iii alter clothes, iiii table clothes of diaper.
Item ii chests in the steeple, ii crosses of copper and gillt, ii crossestaves of copper and gillt.
Item one crosse fote of copper and gillt, iiii great belles and one sanctus bell.
Item an alter covering of green buckram, an ewer of latten, one paire of organs.
Item v sleaved surplesses and ii rochettes, ii chests one coffer with ii coveres.
We the said commissioners have assigned and appointed for the divine service in this church of Sommersham ii chalices waying xxiiii ounces, iii surplesses, iii alter clothes for the table of communion.


And what happened to those things not listed in the inventory…

Solde by John Castell, Nicolas Ogellesthorpe and Thomas Cranwell, churchwardens ther, with the assent of all the parochinerse;
ii lardge latten candlesticks and other latton pewter and iron for xv shillings.
A vestment of blew velvet deacon and subdeacon, a vestment of blew damaske, ii redde copes of velvet for xxx shillings
A vestment of redde taffeta with deacon, ii copes of baldken, a vestement of redd damaske, a vestment of gren sarsnett, an old vestment of St Nicholas for xl shillings
A vestment of blew fustian, a vestment of whitte fustian, ii copes of redde satten a bridges, a canapye for xlii shillings x pence
An old coverlet of tapestrie, ii hollyewater stoppes of brasse, ii chrismatories, one of latton, the other of pewter, iii pillows, vi peaces of say payned redd and green for xxiii shillings and viii pence
A bassen of latten and one hand bell for xvi pence

Total vi pounds vi shillings vi pence

All which money they with other declare upon theire othes was bestowed upon necessarie reparacions on the churche and on the poore.
Also ther was stolne out of their churche a paynted canapye, vii peces of saye payned redd and green, iii candellstickes of latten, a handbell and ii olf pillows.
Also the said churchwardens declare upon ther othes that they with the hole assent of all the praochiners dyd gyve to the poore vii towelles of playn clothe, vi of diaper, vi alter clothes of playn clothe, iiii alter clothes of diaper, ii payre of olde shettes, a vaile for lente, one old surplesse and one rochett.