St. Saivour of Southwarke.  
❧ A rate of duties belonging to the Corporation of the Churchwardens of the Parish of St. Saviour of Southwark, in the County of Surrye, aswell in the right of the said Corporation, as also in respect of their title to the Rectory of the said Parish, agreed upon by the general consent of the whole vestry, and confirmed by the Ordinary of this place, in Anno Domini 1613. As followeth, Viz.  

Marriages with licence.  
IMprimis, It is ordered and agreed that the Churchwardens shall have for every couple that shall be married with licence.— viii. d  
And for the service of a Minister— iij. s  
And for the service of a Clerk— xiv. d  
And for the service of a Sexton— vi. d  
sum v. s. iiii. d.   

Marriages without licence.  
Item that every couple married without licence in the accustomed time of marriage shall pay to the Churchwardens— iiij. d  
Item for the service of a Minister— xiv. d  
Item for the service of a Clerk— viii. d  
Item for the service of a Sexton— iiij. d  
sum ij. s vi. d.   

Marriages without licence at extraordinary times.  
Item every couple married at extraordinary times shall pay to the Churchwardens— vi. d  
For the service of a minister— xx d  
And for the service of a clerk— x d  
And for the service of a sexton— iiij. d  
sum iij s. iiij. d   

Offerings at weddings.  
Item that the Churchwardens shall have for every offering— xii. d  
And for the Minister— nihil  
And for the Clerk— nihil  
And for the Sexton— ij. d  
And for the conductor— ij. d  
sum xuj. d   

Marriage of women out of the Parish.  
For those women that shall be married out of the parish and did dwell in the parish the Churchwardens shall have— as above said.  
For the service of a minister as above said  
For the service of a clerk— as above said  
For the service of a sexton— as above said   

Certificate of banes asked.  
The Churchwardens shall have for the service of a minister for every certificate. he shall make of the bands asked— xii. d   

Chrisams.  
For every Chrisam the Churchwardens shall have— i. d   

Church.  
Item that the Churchwardens shall have at every Churching— v. d  
And for the service of a Minister— ij. d  
And for the service of a clerk— ij. d  
And for the service of a Sexton— nihil   

Burials in the Church.  
Item that the Churchwardens shall have for the ground for every man or woman that shall be buried in the church, with an afternoons knell, or without it— xx. s  
And for the best black cloth— xii. d  
And for the second black cloth— viii. d  
And for the third hearsecloth— iiij. d  
And for the worst cloth— ij. d  
And for the service of a Minister if he fetch the corpse— xvi. d  
But if he fetch not the corpse— viii. d  
And for the service of a Clerk if he fetch the corpse— xii. d  
If he fetch it not— vi. d  
And for the service of a Sexton if he fetch the corpse— viii. d  
If he fetch not the corpse— iiii. d  
The gravemaker— xvi. d  
The conductor— iiii. d  
The four bearers whether they bear the corpse or not, so they give attendance— xvi. d   

Burials in the Chancel.  
Item for the ground for every man or womam buried in the chancel with a knel, or without, the churchwardens shall have— xxvi. s. viii. d  
And for the services of a Ministet and rest of the officers as abovesaid.   

Burials of strangers.  
Item for the burial of strangers the Churchwardens shall have double duties, and every other officer double also.   

Burials of children in the Church.  
Item for every child buried in the Church being under the age of twelve years, the churchwardens shall have— vi. s. viii. d  
In the chancel— x. s  
For the service of a Minister if he fetch the corpse— xii. d  
If he fetch it not— viii. d  
For the service of a clerk if he fetch the corpse— viii. d  
If he fetch it not— vi. d  
For the service of a sexton if he fetch the corpse— vi. d  
If he fetch it not— iiii. d  
The gravemaker— xii. d  
For such as shall die in this parish and be buried in an other parish, shall be paid such like duties to this parish, as if he or she had been buried here in like manner,   

Burials in any Churchyard next the Church.  
Item the Churchwardens shall have for the ground for every man or woman that shall be buried with a coffin in any churchyard next the church— two. s  
Without a coffin— xvi. d  
For the service of a Minister if he fetch the corpse.— xii. d  
If he fetch not the corpse— viii. d  
For the service of a clerk if he fetch the corpse— viii. d  
If he fetch it not— iiii. d  
For the service of a Sexton if he f●tch the corpse.— vi. d  
It he fetch it not— iiii. d  
The gravemaker if there be a coffin. viii d  
If no coffin— iiii d  
The four bearers as afore said.  
For the clothes as aforesaid.   

Burials of a child in either of the said Churchyards next the Church.  
For the ground buried with a coffin. viii. d  
Without a coffin— iiii. d  
For the ministers service if he fetch the corpse.— viii. d  
If he fetch it not— iiii. d  
For the clerks service if he fetch the corpse— viii. d  
If he fetch it not— iiii. d  
For the Sexton's service if he fetch the corpse— iiii. d  
If he fetch it not.— two d  
The gravemaker if there be a coffin— iiii d  
If no coffin— two. d   

Burials in the College Churchyard of man or woman.  
For the ground if there be a coff●n.— xii. d  
If no coffin— viii. d  
For the Minister's service if he fetch the corpse.— xii d  
If he fetch it not— viii. d  
For the Clerks service if he fetch the corpse.— viii. d  
If he fetch it not— iiii. d  
For the Sexton's service if he fetch the corpse— vi. d  
If he fetch it not— iiii. d  
The gravemaker if there be a coffin— viii. d  
If no coffin— iiii. d  
The four bearers as aforesaid.  
For the clothes as aforesaid.   

Burials in the College Churchyard of a child.  
For the ground if there be a coffin— iiii. d  
If no coffin— two. d  
For the Minister's service and other officers as aforesaid in the other Churchyards.   

The Churchwardens duties for the Bels.  
For an afternoons knell with the great Bell, if the party be not buried in the Church.— iiii. s  
For an hours knel with the Lady bell—  
For an hours knel with a lesser bell viii d  
To the Sexton for an afternoons knel with the great bell iiii. s  
For an hours knell with the Lady bell—  
For an hours knell with a lesser bell iiii. d  
For the passing bell if it be with the great Bell— xii. d  
With the Lady bell— viii d  
With the lesser Bell— iiii. d  
To the Minister for every child baptised Item the Clerk is to have for registering the name of the child baptised— two. d  
Item, it is ordered that the gravemaker shall make every man and woman's grave (if there be a coffin) five foot and an half deep if the ground will serve, if without a coffin, four foot & a half. Every child's grave with a coffin four foot deep, without a coffin three foot and a half.  
For burial of the poor of of the College and all other ordinary weekly pensioners of the poor of this pacish— nihil Saving to the gravemaker and bearers two pence a piece.  
Item it is ordered that the Clerk shall make a bill of the charges of every burial, and shall deliver the same bill to the party that is to pay the charges if it be demanded.  
Also it is ordered that the Clerk shall bring every such Bill to one of the Churchwardens, to the end the Churchwarden may set his hand thereto, that so the party may know it to be a true bill.