In the churchwardens' accounts for Horsham, Sussex (1632/3) is this entry: "It. Pd. Robert Treadcroft which he payd for horsmeate at Arrundell at the Visetation iij s" Robert Treadcroft was a vintner who supplied wine for the communion to the parish church in other entries in the churchwardens' accounts. If anyone knows what use the horsemeat was put to by the church I would be grateful for an explanation. At only 3 s. it probably wasn't a large quantity of horsemeat but it might have been the Spam of its day. For comparison, he was paid £3 8 s. for wine for the whole year 1641/2. Beth

Beth It might have been horse meat as such, but it is probably more likely to be "meat for the horse" i.e. food for the horse which he had riden to Arundel to get to the visitation. Lyn B

Hi Beth This was "meat for the horse" not horse flesh to be eaten - ie the keep for Robert Treadcroft's horse when he went to Arundel. Kind regards Polly Rubery List owner: MIDMARCH-L@rootsweb.com A genealogy and local history list covering the Counties of Brecon, Hereford, Monmouth, Shropshire, Stafford and Worcester ENG-HEREFORD-L@rootsweb.com ROWBERRY-L@rootsweb.com ROWBERRY/RUBERY ONS - GOONS #278 rowberry@one-name.org http://www.rowberry.org Webmaster for the Herefordshire Family History Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~ukhfhs/index.html