Costs To The Borough of Ipswich
(Expenses for the case of Agnes Potten and Joan Trunchfield, from accounts of Robert Sparrow and Jeffery Carr, Borough Chamberlains, for the Bailiffs William Rainbald and Robert Barker, in the third and fourth years of King Philip and Queen Mary.)
- To Holmes the Sargeant for riding twice to Sir Clement Heigham's - 5s 4d. (Holmes was one of the four Sergeants at the Mace 1529-1557. Sir Clement Heigham was MP for Ipswich, and Speaker of the House of Commons, and lived at Barrow.)
- To Edward Balham (Sergeant) for carrying a letter to William Foster at the Bailiffs' instructions - 4d. (William Foster of Copdock was the Justice involved in the condemnation of Rowland Taylor and Robert Samuel)
- To Robert Barne, for riding to Needham Market for a hue and cry - 10d. (Robert Barne was one of the Sergeants in 1552.)
- To Thomas Robertson, for a gallon of wine given to Mr Chancellor - 7d.
- Charges for carrying four prisoners to Bury St Edmunds who were committed to perpetual prison - 15s 10d.
- Writ for the execution of the two women burned - 5s.
- To John Kerrison for certain 'yorns' relating to the executions - 3s 4d.
- For two loads of brushwood and a load of broom, and for cartage of them into the Town House - 8s 3d.
- For the Stake for the execution - 6d.
- To four men for carrying wood and broom to the place of execution - 4s 8d.
- To Mr Wheatcroft for serving out the commission to hold the executions - 35s.
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