Richard Marler stipulates in his will that his priest is to have the
"stypend or wagis of nyne marks by yere so long as he shall be of good
and prestly conversacyon and demeanor, wt' a p'vyso that yf the seyde
prest be ffounde otherwyse, after monyc'on and reasonable warnyng to
hym geven, he to be removed."

Much of the later history of the church relates to the destruction of
its fittings and furniture or to restorations almost as grievous. In
1560 2_s_. 6_d_. was paid for taking down the carving about the high
altar, while the Mayor bought the panelling of the altar for 33_s_.
4_d_., the vail for 5_s_., the "thing that the sacrament was in over
the altar 1_s_.," the "peyre [pair of candlesticks?] that was upon the
altar 5_d_." Perhaps he thought that all these things would be wanted
again ere long. In 1547 a quantity of costly vestments and banners had
been sold and we find in the accounts a number of such items as these:
"Sold the 6 day of Jennery 5 copps of red teyssew to Mr. Roghers, now
mayre (and 4 other persons) pryce of the sayd copps, 10_l_. To Bawden
Desseld one cope of red velvet, 5_l_. Mr. Schewyll a grene velvet
cope, 30_s_."

But before Mary's death we have a lengthy inventory of copes,
vestments, albs, banners and the like, some of which may have come
back to the church from the buyers at the sale eleven years before.

The church must have looked like a builder's yard in 1643 when the
Committee and Council of War pulled down divers houses outside
Bishop's and Spon Gates and stacked the materials here, while the
changes of government are indicated by the payment in 1647 of 3_s_. 6
_d_. "to Hopes for defacing the King's Arms" and in 1660 of 6_s_. to
"Hope for the King's Arms."