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It is ordered yt ye Church wardens do take Care to secure ye tobacco to this parish by bill from Sam'l Bogg being by a fine according to law. In obedience to a late act of Assembly made at James City 1691 yt each vestry divided their parish into & certain precincts to so mark ye bounds of last man's land some time between ye month of September & ye last of March. It is therefore ordered yt ye do give out orders to ye severall precincts as has been formerly divided by this vestry.
Benjamin Bolsly being appointed Surveyor of the high way do in ye place & stead of Mr. Geo. Pargitor & making his Survey to this vestry for help. It is therefore ordered yt he have all
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the Tithables on ye south side of the road from Mattodequin Creek up to Capt. Page's mill to board & make good ye s'd Roade according.
Registered p me, CHARLES TURNER, Clk Vest'y.
At a Vestry hold at ye house of Mr. James Moss on ye behalf of St. Peter's parish this 8th day of Mars 1692-3.
PRESENT :
Capt. Matt Page, Mr. David Craford, Mr. Thom. Smith, Mr. Jno. Roper, Mr. Gideon Macon, Mr. Hen. Wyatt, Mr. Corn'! Dabboni, Mr. John Parks, vestrymen.
Capt. Jos. Forster, Mr. James Moss, Church wardens.
Whereas Mr. Jacob Ware late minister of this parish did at ye Vestry hold ye 20th day of December, 1692, desire a pre- sentation to his Excell. to be minister of this parish w'ch propo- sition did likewise ye vestry and ye vestry now having made and confirmed ye same do therefore order Capt. Jos. Forster & Mr. James Moss Church wardens doe request Mr. Jacob Ware to accompany them to his Ex & to whose ye Church wardens are ordered and desired in the behalf of this vestry to go to his Excell. yt ye said Mr. Jacob Ware may be restored to this parish w'th an induction to be our minister.
At a vestry held at the house of Mr. James Moss on ye behalf of St. Peter's parish this 25th day October, 1693.
Mr. Jacob Ware minister.
Capt. Jno. Lyddall, Mr. Henry Wyatt, Mr. Geo. Smith, Mr. Wm. Bassett, Mr. Con'l Dabboni, Mr. Jno. Parks, Vestrymen. Capt. Jo Forster, Mr. James Moss, Church wardens.
St. Peter's parish Dr. to this following Charge
To Mr. Jacob Ware w'th Casq't, Considering two months
wanting in paying & s'd Mr. Ward acc't one agt ye other 12720 To Chas Turner as Clk of this parish & Sexton of ye Lower Church 2385
To Edward Clark, Sexton of ye uper Church 250 To Mrs. Butts for keeping Margaret Swanson & her Bas- tard child sixty-eight days 680
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To Jon. Giles for keeping Margaret Swanson & Child II days & other attendance 175
To Rich'd Scruggs for keeping Mary Fisher after ye rate of one thousand pounds of Tob. p'r year & p Acct. To Wm. Booth for keeping ye Widdow Davis two months after ye rate of one thousand pounds of Tob. p'r year. . 167 To Mr. Rob't Napier for keeping ye widdow faulkner and for some things she hath had as p Acc't after ye rate of 1000 Lbs. of Tob. p'r year, according to a former order of this to Mr. Warsman II60
To Benj. Bulkly as by agreement & Acc't for paling in ye Uper Church 2700
To Capt. Matt. Page as p Acc't 1896
To Mr. Jas. Moss as Church Warden p'r Acct. 940
To Wm. Daniell for falling & removing two trees from ye uper Church 0025
To Chas. Turner for laying of Lower Church Alley 0060
To Capt. Forster for two bottles of wine for A Commun- ion at ye rate of a penny p pound for Tob. 0060
0500
To Mabel Wood, widdow, towards her maintanance ... To Capt. Forster & Mr. Moss for their expense James Towne concerning ye presenting of Mr. Ware in order to his induction according to a former order, they giv- ing an Acc't next Levy 01000 To Jo'n Webb for Clearing round ye uper Church yard &
burning ye leaves to secure ye same this present year .. 0050 To Chas. Turner for clearing room ye lower Church to se- cure ye same 0053
To Capt. Lyddall for a Case to secure ye Register Book. . 0060
To Thomas Miller p agreement w'th ye Church warden for carrying Margaret Swanson's child from Mrs. Butts to Mr. Moss's house 0030
To Casks for 25944 lb. of Tob. at 8 p'ct is 2075
To Ditt. for 28019 of tob. at 5 p'ct is I400
CR. 29419
By 539 Tithables at 55 lbs of Tob. p polo is 29645
1034
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To remain in ye Church wardens' hands to give an acc't .. 00226 At ye laying of ye next Levy 00183 By Samuel Waddy
By what remains in ye Church warden's hands last year 0313/4 00440
It is ordered y't Capt. John Lyddall, high Sheriff of New Kent. Co. do collect 55 lbs. of Tob. from each Tithable in this parish for defraying the above charges, making payments to ye severall creditors & give an acc't of ye same at ye next vestry.
It is ordered y't Capt. John Lyddall do collect from four Tith- ables belonging to Geo. Pargitor according to w'ch is raised p'r polo they not being in the list of Tithables.
It is ordered that Capt. Joseph Forster ye Bill of ye Sam'1' Bugg into the hands of Capt. Jno. Lyddall & y't he take care to review ye same & render an Acc't thereof at ye laying the next Levy.
Registered. CHARLES TURNER, Clk of Vestry.
At a Vestry hold at ye house of Mr. James Moss on ye behalf of St. Peter's parish this Ist day of May, 1694.
PRESENT :
Mr. Jacob Ware Minister.
Mr. Thos. Smith, Capt. Matt. Page, Mr. Gideon Macon, Capt. Jo'n Lyddall, Mr. David Craford, Mr. Jno. Roper, Mr. Jo'n Parks, Mr. Hen. Wyatt, Vestrymen.
Mr. James Moss, Church warden.
It is ordered by this present vestry y't Capt. John Lyddall & Mr. John Parks do offiate as Church wardens of this parish two years ensuing ye date of this present vestry according to a former. order &
Mary Fisher, an orphant child, having been a Charge to this parish for some time past, & Mr. Jacob Ware offering to this vestry to have ye s'd orphant bound to him thro' vestry consider- ing ye same, do, therefore, order y't ye Church wardens doe bind ye same orphant to Mr. Ware according to law.
It is ordered y't Mr. William Clopton do have lawfull noatisc
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of ye next vestry meeting, he being chosen & elected as vestry- man in ye Room & stead of Mr. Cornelius Dabboni, Deas'd.
This vestry understanding y't Mr. John Bouston, late of this parish, in his last will & Testament did bequeath some part of his estate to ye use of this parish. It is, therefore, ordered y't James Austin doe bring ye s'd will to ye next vestry whereby ye s'd vestry may be sattisfied y't ye Case may be take on thereof.
Registered. CHARLES TURNER, Clk of vestry.
At a vestry hold at ye house of Mr. James Moss on the behalf of St. Peter's Parish this 2nd day of Octob'r, 1694.
PRESENT :
Mr. Jacob Ware, Capt. Joseph Forster, Capt. Matt. Page, Mr. James Moss, Mr. Da. Craford, Mr. Jo'n Roper, Mr. Wm. Bas. sett.
Capt. Jo'n Lyddall, Mr. Jo'n Parks, Church wardens.
ST. PETER'S PARISH, Dr., to ye following Charge :
To Mr. Jacob Ware, minister I2720
To Charles Turner as Clk of this Parish 2120
To Jo'n Webb as sexton of ye uper Church 0250
To Jo'n Webb for clearing about ye Church, to secure ye same 0050
To Jo'n Hillton as Sexton of ye Lower Church 0250
To Jo'n Hillton for clearing about ye Church, to secure ye same 0050
To Mr. Rob't Napier for keeping ye widdow Faulkner one whole year 01000 To Mabell Wood, widdow, for her year's maintanance ... 00500 To Mr. Curteen for keeping William Wittin 8 days & burying him 00400
To Capt. Page for Communion Wine 00065
To Mr. James Moss as Church warden as p acc't. 00165
To Mr. Wyatt for Communion Wine 00060
To Capt. Forster for Delinq't Tithables in ye year 1691 .. 00? ' To Charles Turner for ye washing ye Surplice & Com-
mu: Cloathe, Scouring ye plate being usually allowed 00150
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To Mr. Jacob Ware for Cloathes for Mary Fisher, an orph't 00153
Cr. pd fine laid on Mary Turber 17960
OI332 By w'h laying in Church wardens hands. 00440
161871/4
To Casq's for 1618714 of Tob at 8 p cent, is OI294 To Ball. for 1758914 of Tob. at 5 p cent, is 00874
1248144 1835574
By 534 Tithables at 35 lbs. of Tob. p'r polo 18690 To remaine in ye Church wardens' hands to give an acc't
at ye laying of ye next levy
335
It is ordered y't ye Church wardens do Collect 35 Lbs. of Tob. from each Tithable in this parish to defray ye above Charge making payment to ye severalle Credit's and render an acc't of ye same at ye next vestry.
It is ordered y't Tho. Mimb be allowed for keeping ye widdow Faulkner this ensuing year after ye rate of 1000 lbs. of Tob. & Cask.
It is ordered that ye Church wardens take Care in receiving ye fine due from Mr. Macon Concerning Rich'd Rhodes & his servant woman and render an acc't thereof at ye next vestry.
It is ordered that ye Church wardens take Care to take out A Copy of Bouster's Will & present ye same soe far as ye parish lye therein.
Whereas divers of ye parishoners have so petitioned to this vestry y't course may be taken with some persons for their mis-
It is, therefore, ordered y't ye Church Wardens doe take care demeanors at ye Church in ye time of Divine service. to give in their presentments agt all such persons for ye future yt they may be proceeded against according to law.
Registered pr me. ... CHARLES TURNER, Clk of ye vestry.
At a vestry hold at ye house of Mr. James Moss in ye behalf of St. Peter's parish octob'r ye 10, 1695.
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PRESENT :
Mr. Jacob Ware, Mr. James Moss, Mr. Thomas Smith, Mr. David Craford, Mr. Hen. Wyatt, Mr. Jo'n Roper, Mr. Wm. Clopton, vestrymen.
Mr. John Parks, Church warden.
ST. PETER'S PARISH, Dr., to ye following Charge:
To Mr. Jacob Ward, Minister I2720
To Chas. Turner as Clk of ye parish 02120
To Jo'n Webb as Sexton of ye uper Church 00250
To Jo'n Hillton for clearing about ye Church to secure the same 00050
To Mr. Job Howes p acc't of Ch. fees for persons sum- moned to ye Court p ye Church wardens 00040 To Jno. Webb, Sexton of ye uper Church for clearing abot ye same 00050 dens' order 0040
To Mr. William Clopton for 4 summons pr ye Church war- To Thomas Wingfield for keeping Hanah Ross' child one year 01000
To Mr. Parks as Church warden for Acc't for W. Pedley for haveing a bastard child 00150
To Thos. Wingfield p acc't of charge for Hanah Ross' child 0007 I To William Walker for acc't paid to ye widdow Faulkner & to Mary Gibson upon an acc't drawn by ye Church wardens. 00208 To Jos. Gibbs pr acc't for ye care of Boe wounded by ye Indians 02000 To Edward Burnett for keeping Gulshell 8 weeks & bury- ing him 00350 To Mr. David Craford as by acc't for Cloathing of Rich .:
Boe & some lining to Edward Burnet for Thos. Gulshell 005.58 To Mabel Wood, widow, for her maintanence 00500 To Thomas Gibson for keeping a bastard child a year and a half 01500
To Thomas Minne for keeping ye widow Faulkner one
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whole year 01000 To Thomas Minne for one pair of shoes for ye widow Faulkner 00040
22897
To Casq's for 22897 Lbs Tob. a 8 p cent., is 183I
To Sall for 24728 Lbs Tob. a 5 p cent., is 1235
CRE'T. 25964
By Tobacco in Capt. Lyddall's hands ye half year. 03357/4
By 538. Tithables at 48 Lbs of Tob. pr polo 25824 By 538 Tithables at 48 Lbs of Tob. pr polo .25824
To lie in ye Church wardens' hands to give an acc't at ye laying of ye next levy 00186
It is ordered that ye Church wardens doe collect 48 Lbs. ot Tob. from each Tithable in the parish to defray ye above Charge, making payments to the severall Creditors & render an acc't of ye same at ye next vestry.
Registered est CHARLES TURNER, Clk of ye vestry.
At a Vestry hold at ye Lower Church of St. Peter's Parish, on the behalf of ye s'd parish this 5 day of Jan'y, 1695. 1
PRESENT : 1
Mr. Jacob Ware, minister.
Mr. James Moss, Mr. Thos. Smith, Mr. Gideon Macon, Mr. Hen. Wyatt, Mr. Jo'n Roper, Mr. Wm. Clopton.
Mr. John Parks, Church warden.
Whereas, Mr. Jacob Ware was inducted as minister of this parish, and for some time ye Induction did soe remain, and now publishing & declaring his intention of leaving this parish, & upon a motion of this vestry toward considering ye s'd Induction, he doth utterly renounce & lay downe ye same as never hereafter to take any advantage ov any person by from or under him any ways relating to ye same, and yt this parish have full and free liberty to provide a minister to serve ye sd parish as fully & freely
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as though no such thing as an induction had ever been and doth likewise now surrender up to ye Church wardens in ye behalf of this parish ye Church belongings thereto, and this vestry doth descard Mr. Jacob Ware hath fully effiated for in Tob. hath been raised for him by the parish.
Registered per
CHARLES TURNER, Clk of ye vestry.
At a vestry hold at ye Lower Church of S'n't Peter's parish on ye behalf of ye s'd parish this Ioth day of Aprill, 1696.
Capt. Jo. Forster, Capt. Matt. Page, Mr. Jas. Moss, Mr. Thos. Smith, Mr. Hen. Wyatt, Mr. Will. Bassett, Mr. John Roper, Mr. Tho. Smith, Mr. Gideon Macon, Church wardens.
It is ordered yt Mr. Gideon Macon & Mr. William Clopton doe officate as Church wardens of this parish two years ensuing ye date hereof in ye Room & Stead of Capt. John Lyddall & Mr. John Parks, who have officiated ye time aforesaid.
Capt. Matt.Page acquainting this vestry of ill rec of ye being removed out of this parish and County. It is there- fore, ordered yt Mr. John Lewis be appointed as a vestryman in ye Room & Stead of ye s'd Capt. Page, ye s'd Mr. Lewis being present at this vestry.
It is ordered yt ye Church wardens doe make application to his Excellency concerning a minister for this parish being now vacant. This Parish being vacant of a minister & ye vestry considering ye necessity and want thereof did request Mr. Mon- rowe yt he would offiate some certain Sundays to ye w'ch ye s'd Mr. Monrowe hath agreed & doth promise to offisiate at ye uper Church ye first Sunday after Easter next, & yt day three weeks at this Lower Church in ye afternoon & so to continue untill this parish be provided with a minister ; it is, therefore, ordered yt ye Church wardens take Care to provide yt ye S'd Mr. Mon- rowe may have a passage over ye River on those particular days aforementioned.
Registered pr
CHARLES TURNER, Clk vestry.
At a Vestry hold at ye uper Church of St. Peter's Parish in ye behalf of this s'd parish this 16 day of November, 1696.
Capt. Joseph Forster, Capt. Jo'n Lyddall, Mr. James Moss, Mr.
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Thos. Smith, Mr. David Craford, Mr. Jo'n Lewis, Mr. Hen. Wyatt, Mr. Jo'n Parks, Mr. Wm. Bassett.
Mr. Wm. Clopton, Church Warden.
Whereas, Mr. Nicholas Moreau hath been recommended by his Excell. and Mr. Camesery unto this parish and appearing to this vestry as a minister fully qualified this parish being vacant of a minister and ye vestry being desirous of ye advancement of God's Glory & ye continuance of ye Sacred function in this par- ish do therefore in ye behalfe of ye s'd Parish Covenant & agree w'th ye s'd Mr. Moreau to offiate as minister thereof for this ensuing year from ye day and date of this present vestry & he ye s'd Mr. Moreau do offiate one Sunday at ye one Church and ye other Sunday at ye other as other ministers have done here- tofore, and to be allowed for ye same according to law, but if not well understood by this parish then by agreement this parish to be at their liberty at ye expiration of ye afores'd year.
Read and approved of p ye vestry & is Registered p
CHARLES TURNER, Clk of Vestry.
At a vestry held at ye uper Church of Snt. Peters Parish in ye behalf of ye s'd parish this 16th day of November, 1696.
PRESENT :
Mr. Nicholas Moreau, minister.
Capt. Joseph Forster, Mr. Jno. Lewis, Capt. Jo'n Lyddall, Mr. Hen. Wyatt, Mr. James Moss, Mr. Jo'n Parke, Mr. Thos. Smith, Mr. Wm. Bassett, Mr. Daniel Craford.
Mr. Wm. Clopton, Church warden.
St. Peter's Parish, Dr. to ye following Charge:
To Mr. Monroe, minister for nine sermons at 250 Lbs of Tob pr serm. 2250
To Charles Turner as Clerk of this parish. 2120 To Idem for serving extraordinary when no minister .. 0500 To Jo'n Webb as sexton of ye uper Church. 0250 To Idem for clearing around ye s'd Church to secure ye same 0050 To Jo'n Hilton, Sexton of ye lower Church 0250
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To Thos. Wingfield for keeping Hanah Ross' child I year & for finding same necessarys 1075
To John Giles for keeping Rich' Bowe who was wounded p ye Indians 2750 0500
To Mabell Wood Widdow for her maintanence
To Mr. Job Howes for lb feed concerning Eliza Pedly's having a bastard child
To Jo'n Gunton for three bush'll Indian Corn delivered to Anthony Burruss 0060
To Thom. Minns for keeping ye widdow faulkner I year & providing her a pr of Shoes as pr acct. 1040
To Tho. Gibson for keeping a Bastard Child 10 months & a half 0850
To Mr. Jo'n Lightfoot for keeping Anna Chapman 14 mon's & for * * trouble with her
1450
To Jon. Hilton for mending some pews & pales abo't ye lower Church & fetching Mr. Monrowe once over ye River with Mr. Littlepage's overseer OIIO
To Capt. Lyddall pr acct for delinq't Tithables & goods for cloathing Rich'd Bowe wounded by Indians. . ... 0855 To James Nees for himself & two horses going w'th Mr. Moreau minister 0150
To Casq's for 14370 lbs. Tob'o at 8 p Ct. is I4370
II49
To Sall'r for 15519 lbs. tob. at 5 p Ct. is 775
16294
By 54I Tithables at 30 lbs. tob'r p polo is. 16230
To be repaid ye Church wardens at ye laying of ye next
levy being now wanting 64
Totall 16294
It is ordered yt ye Church wardens do take Care to collect from each date Tithable person in this parish, 30 lbs. of Tob. for ye defraying of ye above Charge & to make payment to ye sev- erall persons unto whom it is proportioned.
It is ordered yt ye Church wardens take Care to receive ye
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moyete of ye fine due from Mr. Gideon Macon concerning Rich. Rhodes & his servant woman & render an acct. thereof at ye next vestry.
Whereas Anthony Burrass of this parish is stricken blind & his wife is very ancient by what means they are incapable of getting their living & that ye s'd Anthony addressing himself to this vestry for a maintanence.
It is therefore ordered yt ye Church wardens forthwith cause ye s'd Anthony Burros to convey over unto them for ye use of this parish forever his plantation, Cattle, horses & hoggs & yt there be allowed to each of them five hundred pounds of Tob. & Casq's for their maintanence during their or either of their natural lives or till he may be recovered of his eye sight. It is ordered yt ye Church wardens take care as soon as may be binde out Hanah Ross's child now at Thomas Wingfield's to any person that shall be willing to take ye same according to law.
It is ordered yt ye Church wardens forthwith endeavour to find out some person yt may take & keep Anna Chapman now at Mr. Lightfoot's house at as little Charge to ye parish as they can.
It is ordered yt the Church wardens doe by the first oppor- tunity Return his Excell. humble thanks for his Care & kind- ness in Recommending to this parish a minister.
Mary ye wife of William Leah declaring to this vestry yt her husband aforesaid is willing to keep Richard Bowe this ensuing year and Mr. Tho. Smith assume yt what shee did declare her s'd husband would performe. It is therefore ordered yt Wm. Leah do keep ye s'd Richard Bowe this ensuing year ye vestry finding him Cloathes during ye s'd time & ye s'd Leah to be allowed after ye rate of foure hundred pounds of Tob. & Casq p year.
Jeffery Daniel making appear to this vestry yt he is discharged for paying any Publique or County levy p order of Coort. It is likewise ordered by this present vestry yt ye s'd Jeffery Daniel pay noe parish levy for ye future.
Sam'll Buggs Bill was this day delivered to Mr. Wm. Clopton.
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Church warden, to receive and give acct. of at ye laying ye next levy.
Registered p order of vestry.
P CHARLES TURNER, CI. of ye vestry.
At a Vestry held at ye house of Mr. Wm. Bassett on ye be- half of S'nt Peter's parish this 19 day of Jan'y, 169 .
Mr. Nicholas Moreau, minister.
Capt. Joseph Forster, Mr. Hen. Wyatt, Capt. Jo'n Lyddall, Mr. Wm. Bassett, Mr. James Moss, Mr. Jo'n Roper, Mr. John Parke, vestrymen.
Mr. Wm. Clopton, Church warden.
Whereas this vestry did upon ye presentation of Mr. Nicholas Moreau, minister on ye 16th day of November last past agree with ye s'd Mr. Moreau as minister of this parish and to offiate ye ensuing year from ye date aforesaid and yt s'd Mr. Moreau having considered ye afores'd agreem't and finding many disad- vantages yt may attend to him in ye performing ye same did appoint a vestry, ye which vestry have accordingly met & ye s'd Moreau acquainting this vestry his desire to returne for England & therefore to be acquitted from ye afores'd agreement. This vestry doe consent to ye same if it be Mr. Moreau's pleas- ure so to doe or other way or to continue minister as afores'd Mr. Henry Wyatt assuming to this vestry yt he will pay unto Mr. Moreau wt. Tob. is due to him from this parish for ye time of his offiating in this parish, And this vestry hath promise to re- pay to s'd Mr. Wyatt at ye laying of ye next levy ye w'ch paying Mr. Moreau doth like and request.
Registered p CHARLES TURNER, Clk. Vestry.
St. Peter's Parish at a Vestry held at the house of Mr. Gideon Macon this 18th day of Dec'r, 1697.
PRESENT :
Capt. Joseph Forster, Mr. Thomas Smith.
Capt. John Lyddall, Mr. John Lewis, Mr. James Moss, Mr. Will Bassett.
Mr. Gideon Macon, Church warden.
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Charles Turner, late Clerk of this Vestry, being dead William Clopton in his stead to offiate in his place and to have the same allowance the late Clerk had.
Capt. Thomas Bray is elected to be one of the vestry of this parish in place and stead of Will Clopton who was this day chosen Clark of the vestry & requested to be at the next vestry to take the oath according to Law & that the Clark give him notice thereofe.
St. Peter's Parish, Dr.
To Mr. Nicholas Moreau, minister, 16000 Comm't 800. . 168000 To Charles Turner, Late Clerk 2289
To John Hilton, Sexton of the Lower Church 0270
To Idem for Clearing about the Church
0054
To John Webb, Sexton of the uper Church 0270
To Id for Clearing ab't y'd Church & wash ye Surplis. . 0108
To Robert Walker p acct. of Smith's work 0150
To Anto. Burrows for himselfe and wife's maintainance
but to Lye in the Church warden's hands for his use. Severall payments taken out
0540
To Edm. Bedford for keep Eliz. wimsherfers Child Six wekes 0270
To Idem for fees ab't Pedley
To Capt. Lancelott Bathurst for the fees 0015
To Mr. Job Howes for Clark's fees 0030
To John Lightfoot, Esq., p acct. regulated 0292 1080
0173
To Mr. Hen'e Wyatt for Cloathes for ye wid. Faulkner. To Thom. mims for keeping ye wid. Faulkner one year . .
0847
To Idem for one pr Shooes for her 0030
To Capt. John Lyddall for Releefe of Anth. Burrows. ...
0540
To Mr. Macon & Clopton, Church wardens, p acct. for Antho. Burrows II88
To Mr. Macon ballance of an acct. 0015 To Will' Clopton p acct. as Church warden 0065 To Mabell wood, widow 054C To will'e Leake for keeping Hen'e Bow one year 0432 To Sallery for 25662 at 5 p Cent. I283
2749I
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P. Centra, P. Cap' John Lyddall paid Edmond Badford for six weeks nursing two children 0270
p Mr. Nicho. Morean for his servant woman's find 0540
P Capt. Lyddall for 1/2 of Perdy's find 0270
P Wm. Clopton upon the moyetee of a find Rec'd of Mr. Macon, p Serv't and overseer 1512
P 575 Tithables at 42 Lbs. Tobacco p polo 24150
p Capt' Lancelot Bathurst for Deposits to b'd showed him in the next Levy 00749
27491
Registered p. WM. CLOPTON, Clk Vestry.
St. Peter's Parish At a Vestry held at the uper Church the 14th June, 1698.
PRESENT :
Capt. Joseph Forster, Mr. Hen' Wyatt, Mr. Jno. Roper, Mr. Wm. Bassett, Mr. James Moss, Mr. Dan Crawford, Mr. Jno. Parke, Capt' Tho. Bray, vestrymen.
Mr. Gideon Macon, Church warden.
Mr. Gideon Macon, Mr. Thomas Bray and Mr. John Roper the oaths enjoyned by act of Parliament in Stead of the oaths of Alegence and Supremacy Duly Administered to them by Capt' Joseph Forster and also doe subscribe to be Conformable in all things relating to the Church of England as it is now Estab- lished. Gideon Macon.
Signed THOMAS BRAY,
JOHN ROPER. -
Mr. David Craford and Mr. Thomas Smith were this day elected and Chosen Church wardens of this parish for this pres- ent year.
The Church wardens of this parish are ordered forthwith to Caus the Lower Church yard to bee fenced in with a Good Ditch and that there bee, a Good gate with Seader posts on that side next to the Road.
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It is ordered that the Church wardens forthwith Caus the uper Church to be put in Good repair.
Stephen Crump applying himself to this vestry for help to Cleer the Roads in his presints is ordered the s'd tithables follow- ing, viz .: Capt' Thomas Bray, Step. Mitchell, Step. Mitchell fun, Will Fergisson, Will Bournd, Will' Crump, Pelham moore, and his own family and that the aforementioned help to Cleer to the new mill Damm upon the Black Creeke.
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