Inventory of Swineshead Church Furniture 1634

Church interior looking east about 1900 [Z50/120/22]

The first Swineshead parish register dating from 1550 to 1712 [P96/1/1] contains an inventiry of church furniture of 1634 on its last page [CRT130Swi1]. The inventory is transcribed below [note the archaic spellings]:

 
Font September 2008

"July 10 Anno Domini 1634. A note of such things as the Church is now possessed of:

• Fyve bells in goode and sufficient repayre;
• A decent font with a cover upon it;
• A decent pulpit with a cushen upon it;
• A decent seat for reading of prayers;
• A decent communion table with a carpit and a lynen coveringe upon it;
• A decent communion cuppe of sylver with a cover of sylver;
• A decent surples; a regester booke of parchment;
• A chest with locks and keyes, to keepe the register booke in and for the poore;

 
Parish chest September 2008

• A table of the degrees prohibited for mariage;
• A large bible of the last translation; Two sufficient books of Common prayer;
• Erasmus' Paraphrasis and B.B.Jewel's works of the last edition;
• Two books of homilies authorised and on booke of 12 sermons, authorised by Queen Elsabeth;
• The booke of Canans agreed upon ano. dom. 1603;
• The booke callid God and the Kinge and the book of the defence of the right of Kinges;
• The booke of prayers for the fyft of November;
• The booke of prayers for the High Court of Parliament;
• Dr.Sparke and Mr.Leedon their catachisme;
• Four books of prayer for he times of warre and the visitation of the plauge;
• A forme of thanksgyveing to God for staying the plauge;
• The booke of Articles for the Archbb. visitation.

Per me Thomas Dawson Rector de Swyneshed;

Edward Borne, Beiaminn Shelford churchwardens"

 
Pulpit September 2008