Meaning of kyrkmaster | Babel Free

Definitions

A churchwarden.

Northern-England, Scotland, obsolete

Examples

“Item to the makyng of the stepell of Tykhill cˢ., a cart with iiij hors. Item to the kyrkmasters a nobill. Item to Kateryn, the doghter of Robert his son, a caldron, a pot, and a littell posnet. […] [6 Sep. 1429.]”

“Another entry shows that Henry Barry one of the witnesses to the grant, was at one time Kirkmaster:—"The Preuost and Counsall has grantit til Henry Barry and till Marione of Bum, his wyf, thar laris within the Kirk or queyr of Dunde, quhar thai pies til haff thame becaus the said Henry gef to the Kyrk werk his fee that pertenit til hym the tyme that he wes kyrkmaster, and a rest of silver that tha aucht till hym."”

“"Upon a pew in Thornton Church is the following inscription cut in black letter upon oak: " In the yer yat all the stalles in thys chyrch wā mayd Thomas Kijrkbe ihо̄n skre bye hew resten ihon smyth Kyrkmasters in the yer of owre Lorde God mccccc xxxii."”

“[1507. 12 Nov.] […] "Provided allway that when soever the said Jamys Karr shall change his naturall lyfe, that then it shalbe lawfuU, as ofte tymes as it shalbe nedfuU, to the vicar of ye churche afforsaid for the tyme beyng and kyrkmasters of the same, heires executors and assignes to the said Jamys jontle, to electe one person beyng within holye orders, to be scole master of the gramer scole afforsaid, whiche so electe, and abled by the Prior of Duresme, shall have occupye and rejoce the said halfif acre of land and the hows therapon beildyd with the appurtenaunce, in lyk wyse as the said Jamys occupyed and usyd in hys tyme. […]””

“At St. Andrews there was a special ' Master of the Kyrk werk ' or ' Kyrkmaster' responsible for the fabric of the parish church as early at least as 1503 ; in 1598 the office was still filled by a ' Kirkmaister.'”

“The kyrkmasters of the Trinete kyrk for a Garthen behynd the mason loge yerly”

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