jan 1, 1539 - kirk grave

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An early and occasional regional term for churchwarden. 1490 <i> the Kirkgraves of the Parish Kyrke of Burton </i> (Morehouse62). Other examples have been noted in Sandal in 1492 and Boroughbridge in 1541 but, as with kirk maister, it was already giving way to church warden in that period: 1499 <i> John Hornar, Robert Oxspring and John Beghton Greve or Churche maisters of the parisshe Churche of Sheffeld </i> (TWH13/112); 1504 <i> unto the kyrk wardayns of every kyrk within the Citie </i>, York (YRS106/3); 1539 <i> xs which I delyuered to the churche grevis </i>, Methley (Th19/3).

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