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Registered p WM. CLOPTON, Clk. to Vest.
Alexander Mackeney, producing an order of Court to this vestry for help to Cleer the roads in his presints is ordered those familye following, viz .: Christopher Clarke, Thomas Stanley, Edw'd Clarke, Thomas wharton, Nicholas Purde, Will Martin, Jno. Martin, Edmond Harris, Will Reese, Thos. Harris, Bar- nell Chappell, martin martin, Thomas Delahay, John Aldridge, michael Johnson, John Jones, Thomas moss, Sam'l moss, John Willmore Garrat, Robert Ellison, Francis Amos.
Mr. Hen. Wyatt producing an order of Court for help to Cleer the Roads in his presints is ordered the s'd following Tith- ables, viz .: will mackgeehe, Edw. Tony, Will Walker, Robert Allin, will Daniell, John Yeomans, Richard Scruggs, James Neenes, Thomas Ashcraft, Edw'd Flinch, Thomas Wilkinson, John Rayle, Evan Raglan, Mr. Thomas Smith's quarter, Edw'd Morgan, Will Dollard, Thomas martin, Thomas Gibson, Will Gardner, Christopher Baker, William Johnson, Peter Moss, Rob- ert Hughes, Thomas Howard, Geo. Bradbury, Hen'e Turner, Thomas minns.
Registered WM. CLOPTON, Clk of Vestry.
St. Peter's Parish, July the 10th, 1698.
PRESENT :
Capt. Joseph Forster, Capt. Jno. Lyddall, Mr. Jam's Moss, Capt. Thomas Bray, Mr. John Lewis, Mr. Jno. Parke, Mr. Wm. Bassett, Mr. Hen'e Wyatt, Vestrymen.
Mr. David Craford, Church warden.
Whereas Mr. James Bawker having appeared as a minister
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fully qualified before this vestry, this parish being vacant of a minister, this vestry being desirous of the advancement of God's glory and the continuance of the Sacred function in this parish doe therefore in the behalf of the s'd parish Covenant and agree with the said Mr. James Bowker toe offiate as minister thereoffe; it is therefore ordered by this present vestry that the aforesaid Mr. James Bowker doe offiate as minister of this parish one Sun- day at the one Church and the other Sunday at the other, as other ministers have done heretofore and his time to begin from the 26th day of June last past and to continue till the 2nd day of December next & to be paid
WM. CLOPTON, Clk. to ye vestry.
St. Peter's Parish, July the 10th, 1698. At a Vestry held at the uper Church.
PRESENT :
Mr. James Bowker, minister.
Capt. Jos'ph Forster, Mr. John Lewis, Capt. Jno. Lyddall, Mr. John Park, Mr. James Moss, Mr. Will Bassett, Capt. Tho. Bray, Mr. Hen. Wyatt, vestrymen.
Mr. David Craford, Church warden.
Whereas Capt. Thos. Bray by the Information Will'm Hughes hath informed this vestry that there is a man child Lately brought to the house of Richard Gillam in this parish and noe parents Can be found for the same: the Church wardens are therefore ordered forthwith to take Care that the said Child be returned to the place from whence it Came or to Caus the said Gillam to give good Securities to save the parish harmles.
It is ordered that the Church wardens forthwith take out a Copie of Bruster's will and prosecute the same soe far as the parish Interest Lyes.
Registered. WM. CLOPTON, Clk. to vestry.
St. Peter's at a Vestry held at the House of Mr. Gideon Macon this 18 day of December, 1697.
PRESENT :
Capt. Jose. Forster, Mr. Thos. Smith, Capt. John Lyddall,
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Mr. John Lewis, Mr. James Moss, Mr. Will'm Bassett, vestry- men.
Mr. Gideon Macon, Church warden.
Capt. Lancelott Bathurst, high Sheriffe of New Kent County, is ordered to Collect from each tithable person in this parish forty-two pounds of Tobacco: to defray the parish Charge and make payment to the severall persons to whom it is proportioned : and in cas of non payment to make Destres according to Law, and that the Clark deliver a copy of Charge to Capt. Bathurst and take his Receit for the same.
Registered. WM. CLOPTON, Clk. of the vestry.
St. Peter's Parish, New. Kent Co. At a Vestry held at the uper Church Octo. the 3rd, 1698.
PRESENT :
Mr. James Bowker, minister.
Capt. John Lyddall, Mr. James Moss, Mr. John Roper, Capt. Jos. Forster, Mr. Will Bassett, Mr. Hen. Wyatt, Mr. John Lewis, Mr. John Park, vestrymen.
Mr. David Craford, Mr. Thos. Smith, Church Wardens.
St. Peter's Parish, Dr.
To Mr. James Bowker, minister for 1/2 the year 8000
To Idem for Cash & Convenience of ditto II20
To Will Clopton, Clk. 2289 To Idem for reeding Homiles there bein' noe minister .. 0250 To Will Major p acct. 0148 To Mr. Thom. Smith, p acct. 1670
To Idem p acct. . II40 To Mabell Wood, widdow 0540
To Mr. John Roper 0010 To Wm. Sanders for his bro'l goeing to James 0150
To Will Leake for keeping Hen'e Bow & burial of him .. 0700 To Mr. Gideon Macon, p acct. . 0280
To John Gonton for Corne for Antho. Burrows 0065
To Mr. James Moss 0030
To John Hilton Sexton, of the Lower Church 0300
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To John Webb, Sexton of the uper Church 0300
To Will Clopton p acct .. 0456 To Thom. Mims for maintaining ye wid. Faulkner one year 1080 To Capt. Lancelott Bathurst for Deposito. last year 0854 To Idem p acct. for The fees 0100
To John Gonton for goeing to Court to prove Anthony Burrows deed of sale to the parish 0040
To Mr. David Craford & Mr. Thom. Smith, Church war- dens for ye maintanance of Antho. Burrows and wife .. 1728
To Capt. Matthew Page for 6 Bush'l of Corne for Antho. Burrows in 1696. 0129 To Mr. Craford & Mr. Smith, Church wardens, towards the getting of Blocks
0648 0648
To Idem for getting timber and bringing it in place. .... To Thom's Ponton for Covering the uper Church but to Lye in the Church wardens' hands till the work be dun 1693
To Idem for blocking the uper Church making 2 hors
blocks and Steps to both doors, but to Lye in the Church wardens' hands till the work be dun. 1728
To Sallery of 26096 Lbs. Tob. at 5 p cent. is 1305
. Lbs Tob. 2740I
P. Conte, Cr.
By 618 Tithables at 44 Lbs. p polo. 27192 By Capt. Lancelott Bathurst for deposito to be alowed the next year 00209
2740I
Capt. Lancelott Bathurst, high Sheriffe of this County, is or- dered to collect from each tithable inhabitant in this parish forty- foure pounds of Tobacco to defray the parish charge and that he make payment to the several persons for whom it is Levy'd: and in case of non payment to make destress according to Law, and that the Clerk give a Copy of this Charge to the said Capt. Bathurst and take his receipt for the same. Will. Clopton was this day sworn Clark of this vestry.
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Anthony Burrows being sent for to this vestry doth accept and is contented with one thousand six hundred pounds of Tobacco and Cask yearly for himself wife's maintainance during their Lives.
Whereas at a vestry held for this parish on the 27th Sept'r, 1697, it was ordered that Mr. Gideon Macon, Mr. John Roper and Will Clopton should meet sutch Gen'l as the vestry of Bliss- land parish should apoynt & reamark the line between the two parishes, which order hath not yet been executed; it is therefore ordered that Mr. Thomas Smith, Mr. Hen. Wyatt and Mr. John Roper or any two of them doe meet sutch Gen'lmen as the ves- try of Blissland parish shall apoynt: and at sutch time as they shall apoynt and reamark the said Line.
Whereas Mr. James Bowker, at a vestry on the 10 July, 1698, did agree with this vestry to preach in this parish till the 26 day of December next following, and this vestry Considering the un- certinty of another meeting doe therefore Covenant and agree to and with the said Mr. Bowker for the next ensuing year and the time to begin from the 26th day of December next following: to offiate as formerly and to be paid Sixteen thousand pounds of Tobacco and Cask Convenient for the year.
Mr. John Alford aplying him self to this vestry for help to Cleer the Roads in his presints, it ordered all the tithable which formerly belonged to David Clarkson and within his presints.
Registered. WM. CLOPTON, Clk. of ye vestry.
St. Peter's Parish, at a vestry held at the uper Church the 19th March, 1698-9.
PRESENT :
Mr. James Bowker, minister.
Capt. Joseph Forster, Capt. Jno. Lyddall, Mr. James Moss, Mr. John Lewis, Mr. Hen. Wyatt, Mr. Will Bassett, Mr. John Parke, vestrymen.
Mr. David Craford, Mr. Thos. Smith, Church wardens.
Mr. Nicholas Meriwether was this day chosen vestryman in the place & stead of Mr. John Roper, late dec't and the oathes injoyed by act of Parlament duly administered onto him by Mr. James Moss and did likewise sincerely promise and sware as a vestryman of this parish that he would be Conformable in all
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things Relating to the Church of England as it is now Estab- lished.
Upon the petition of Thos. Wilkins it is ordered that the Church wardens provide such things as are necessary for him.
Upon the motion of Mr. David Craford, Church warden, Jef- frey Davis is ordered the same.
It is ordered by this present vestry that Capt. John Lyddall Carry Anthony Burrows in his Sloop to the Springs in Mary- land and provide such necessarys for him as he shall think fitt; and to be paid for his Charge and trouble at the laying the next Levy.
Mr. David Craford and Mr. Thom. Smith are Chosen and Elected Church wardens of this Parish for this Insuing year.
WM. CLOPTON, Clk. of Vestry.
St. Peter's Parish. At a Vestry held at the uper Church the 20th Sept., 1699.
PRESENT :
Mr. James Bowker, minister.
Capt. Joseph Forster, Mr. Nicho. Meriwether, Capt. John Lyd- dall, Mr. Will Bassett, Mr. John Lewis, Mr. Hene. Wyatt, Ves- trymen.
Mr. David Craford, Mr. Thomas Smith, Church wardens.
Whereas Mr. Charles Turner, late Clark of this vestry, hath omtted the Registring Severall orders of vestry and Baptizmes therefore ordered that Will. Clopton the present Clark, Comit all such orders of vestry and Baptizmes as he thinks verily to be of the hand. writing of the late Clark or signed by the Gentle'n of the vestry in the Register book of this parish.
Capt. Lancelott Bathurst, Late high Sherift of this County, having undertaken the last year's Collection of the parish Dues, and having fully satisfied the same is Discharged.
This vestry doe agree with Mr. James Bowker, minister for this next ensuing year, and to be paid Sixteen thousand pounds of tobacco and Cask Convenient as formerly.
Whereas Thomas Ponton, at a vestry held at the uper Church of this parish the 3rd October, 1698, did agree with the said parish to Double Cover the said uper Church as pr his Bond of the above date may. more Large appear and the s'd Ponton failing
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to Come to work accordingly and the timber Lyeing upon Soyle this vestry Doth therefore agree with John King Carpenter, of this parish, to performe Thomas Ponton's bargin evere Respect and the said King doth promise to begin upon the said work upon the second day of October next.
St. Peter's Parish, Dr., 1699.
To Mr. James Bowker minisster for one year 16000
To Idem for Cask & Conve. of Ditto 2240 To Wm. Clopton, Clark of the parish for one year 2289 To Idem for a Register Book OII4
To Mabell Wood, widdow 0540 To Jno. Hilton, Sexton of ye Lower Church, 300 Ca' 24. 0324
To Id. for Cask of 300 omited Last year 0024 To Jno. Webb, Sexton of ye Uper Church 300 Ca'-24. . 0324 To Idem for Cask of 300 omited last year 0024
To Capt. Lanc'lt Bathurst for Deposito. Last year 0238
To Idem for Sheriff's fees 0040 To Mr. Job Howes for Cla'k fees 0219
To Thomas mims for maintaining ye wid. faulkner I yr. 1080 To Jno. Hillon for grubing round ye Church, &c. 0050 To Tho. mims for I pr Shoes for wid. faulkner 30 1b., &c. 0034 To Jno. King for work done ab't ye Lower Church .. . 0100 To Tho. Smith, Chu'h warden, p acct. 0168 To Mr. David Craford, Chu'h warden, p acct. 445 1b. 62. . 0507
To Capt. Jno. Lyddall p acct. . 1275 To John Webb for washing ye Surplis 0050
To Wm. Sanders by Mr. Smithes, note as Church warden for maintaining Tho's Wilkinson, 500 1 a 40 0540
To Capt. Lanc't Bathurst, Late she. for Delinq't tithables 0176
To Thos. moss for keeping Lettice Bayle the time of her Lying in 0300 To Alex'r mackeney for keeping Anne Peggs the time of her Lying in 0300
To Mr. David Craford, Chu'h warden p ball. of his acct. 1512
To Wm. Clopton, Clk for Registering Severall orders and Baptizmes omited by the Late Clk. 0500 To James Blackwell for 20 Cutte timb'l at 30 p cut 600 Ca, 48 0648
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To Mr. David Craford and Mr. Thos. Smith, Church war-
dens for ye maintainance of Ant. Burrows. 1728 To Sall'e of 31344 at 5 p Cent. 1567 To Lye in the Collector's hands to reimburse the parish next year 0213
33124
P. Coute Cr. Lb. Tobacco
P. 676 tithables at 49 1b. tobacco p polo 33124
Capt. John Ldyall is ordered to Collect for each tithable inhabi- tant in this parish forty nine pounds of Tobacco to Defray the parish Charge and mak payment to the severall p'sons for whom it is Levyed and in Case of non payment to make Destress ac- cording to Law and that the Clark give a Copy of this Charge to the s'd Capt. Lyddall and take his receipt for the same.
Ordered that William Sanders take care and provide sufficient meate, Drink, washing and Lodging for Thomas Wilkins and to be alowed one thousand pounds of Tobacco and Cask for the year.
This vestry doe give Anthony Burrows the mare which he formerly acknowledged to the parish.
Whereas by order of vestry the Church wardens of this parish were ordered to presente James Austin conserning Brustor's Es- tate and the vestry now considering the Same the Church war- dens are ordered to desist from any further prosecution.
Whereas Lettice Bayle was delivered of a bastard Child at the house of Thomas moss sum time the last winter, and being sum- moned to Court upon her oath doth lay the same to Thomas Har- ris. Therefore ordered that the Church wardens prosicute the said Harris according to Law.
Registered p WM. CLOPTON, Clark. Registe.
St. Peter's Parish, at a Vestry held at the Lower Church the 29 march, 1700.
Mr. James Bowker, minister.
PRESENT :
Gideon Macon, Hene. Wyatt, James Moss, Wm. Bassett, John Lewis, John' Park, Gent Vestrymen.
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David Craford, Tho. Smith, Gent Church wardens.
It is ordered that Mr. Hen. Wyatt & Mr. William Bassett do offiate as Church wardens for this insuing year in the place & stead of Mr. David Craford and Mr. Thomas Smith.
Reg'd. WM. CLOPTON, Clk. Reg't.
For St. Peter's parish, Nek Kent County. At a vestry held at the house of Mr. James Moss 13th August, 1700.
PRESENT :
Mr. James Bowker, minister.
Capt. Joseph Forster, Mr. Thomas Smith, Mr. Gideon Macon, Capt. John Lyddall, Mr. John Lewis, Mr. David Craford, Mr. James Moss, Capt. Nicho. Merewether, Mr. John Park, Ves- trymen.
Mr. Hene. Wyatt, Mr. Wm. Bassett, Church wardens.
Whereas the Lower Church of this parish is very much out of Repair and Standeth very inconvenient for most of the inhabi- tants of the said parish. Therefore ordered that as soon as con- veniently may be a new Church of Brick Sixty feet long and twenty fower feet wide in the Cleer and fourteen feet pitch with a Gallery Sixteen feet Long be built and Erected upon the maine Roade by the School House near Thomas Jackson's; and the Clark is ordered to give a Copy of of This order to Capt. Nicho Merewether who is Requested to show the same to Will Hughes and desire him to draw a Draft of the said Church and to bee at the next vestry and Mr. Gideon Macon and Mr. Thomas Smith are Requested to treate with and buy an acre of Land of Thomas Jackson whereon to build the said Church and for a Church yard.
New Kent County. At a vestry held for St. Peter's parish at the house of Mr. James Moss the 26 September, 1700.
PRESENT :
Mr. James Bowker, minister.
Capt. Joseph Forster, Capt. Jno. Lyddall, Mr. Thomas Smith. Mr. Jno. Lewis, Capt. Nicho. Merewether, Mr. James Moss, Mr. Gideon Macon, Mr. Jno. Parke, Vestrymen.
Mr. Wm. Bassett, Mr. Hene. Wyatt, Church wardens.
The upper Inhabitants of this parish by their Pettiteon Set-
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ting forth that they Live very Remote from the Church, therefore pray that they may have a place apointed and preaching amongst them which is Refered to the Consideration of the next vestry.
Whereas there is Layed before this present vestry an order of Court held for New Kent County dated the 28th day of August last past wherein is Resighted an order of his Excellence and Councill dated at James City the 10 day of July, 1700, wherein the first part thereof signified that severall frauds and Abuces have been commited heretofore in Concealing County and parish tithes and Converting severall Gifts and Donations made to School and other Pious uses to other uses then were by the Do- nors Intended, and whereas the Said order Doeth direct that this vestry doe Returne to the next Court held for this County aforesaid an exact List of all and Every Indeveduall Tythable in this parish this present yeare 1700 and a true and p'fect accu. Debtor and Creditor of the Parish Levy the last yeare 1699 and allso the Exact bounds and Limetts of this Parish, together with an acct. of what Gleabes or Gleabe Lands thereunto belonging of what value and Estimation what gifts and Donations for the Ad- vancement of scools and other pious uses when and by whom Given, &c. In answer to all which this present vestry doeth Re- turne as followeth, first an exact List of all and Every Indevidual: Tythables in this parish which doeth amount to 738 tythables and allso an acct. Debtor and Creditor of this parish Levy the last year 1699 and alsoe that the Bounds of this Parish doeth be- gin at a Certain place on Pamaunkey River commonly known by the name of Capt. Bassett's ould Landing from thence Runing up the Said River to the Extent of this County and soe over ic Chickcohominy Swamp which Devides this from Henerico County and Soe Down the Said Swamp to the upper Eand of James City County and from thence by a line of marked trees to the place it first began and for the Gleabe Lands there is where the two Severall Churches Belonging to this Parish doeth Stand about 100 acres of Land at Each place of Little value and Esti -. mation there being noe Improvement on either, and the Lower Church Speedely to be removed and as to Gifts and Donations for the advancement of schools and other pious uses there is not any in this Parish and the Clark is ordered to make Returne hereof to the next County Court.
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Whereas Robert Magrime, who for some years past hath lived with the Hon'ble Jno. Lightfoot, Esq., and hath not been Listed this two years past and Mr. Gideon Macon offering to this ves- try to take the said Magrime and keep him as long as he Can work and pay his Levys and keep him from being a Parish Charge During his natural life, therefore ordered that the Sheriff sumon the said Magrime to appear at the next Court to answer what the Court shall therein order.
This present vestry having taken into their Consideration the order of his Excellence and Councill baring date at James City the 10th July, 1700, together with an order of this County Court baring date the 28th August, 1700, this day Layd before them Conserning the Returning an acct. of the number of Tythables in this parish, together with the bounds and Limits of the Same in order to be Layd before the next Generall Assembly and the same being just at hand, and whereas this present vestry having Designed to build a Brick Church out of hand they have there- fore thought good to Refer the laying of the Parish Levy for this present year and all other proceedings about the building the aforesaid Church till after the Eanding the Sessions of the next Gen'l Assembly, and all Persons that are Desirous to undertake any part of the said work Relating to the Building of the said Church shall have notice given of the time and place where the next vestry shall be held when they will then and there be Re- corded.
Cop'a Test: WM. CLOPTON, Clk. Vestry.
New Kent County Sct. At a vestry held for St. Peter's Parish at the uper Church the 25 November, 1700.
PRESENT :
Mr. James Bowker, minister.
Capt. Joseph Forster, Mr. Thos. Smith, Capt. Nicho. Meri- wether, Mr. John Lewis, Mr. David Craford, vestrymen.
Mr. Hene. Wyatt, Mr. Wm. Bassett, Church wardens.
St. Peter's Parish. Lbs. Tobacco.
To Mr. James Bowker, minister for one year 16000
To Cask and Convenience for Ditto 02240
To Wm. Clopton, Cla'k of the parish for one year 02289 To John Hilton, Sexton of the Lower Chu'r, 300 Cas 24. 00324
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To John Webb, Sexton of the uper Church, 300 Cas 24. . 00324 To Capt. Nicho. Merewether, acct. of Sheriff's fees 00040 To Mr. Geo'e Clough his acct. of Clark's fees. 00138 To Mr. David Craford, late Chu'r warden, the ball. of his acct. 01240
To Mr. Thomas Smith, late Chu'r warden, his 397 1b.,
44 0045 To Mr. Gideon Macon for I pr Large hooks and hinges .. 00060 To James Teate for worke done for Antho. Burross . To Mabell Wood, widdow, 500 Cask, 40. 00540 To Thomas Mins for maintaining ye wid. Faulkner and ye 1000 Ca. 01080
To Jno. Webb for washing ye Surplis & 2 days' work at ye Chu'h, 70 Ca. 0075
To John Hilton's acct. 0190
To Capt. John Lyddall the ball. of his acct. 0083
To Mr. Hene Wyatt, Chu Warden, his acct. 0686
To Wm. Sanders for keeping Thos. Wilkinson one yea : 1000 Ca., 80 1080
To Clopton, his acct. for Recording proclamations and Drawing over the Lists of tithables 0220
To James Sanders, his acct. 0460
To Sallery of 27571 at 5 lbs. tobacco p Cent, I378
To lie in the Collectors hands to reimburst the parish next year 0379
P. Conte, Wm. Timson 29328
Cr
P. 752 tithables at 39 lb. tobacco p polo 29328
It is ordered that the parish Levy for this present year be thirty nine pounds of Tobacco p polo to be paid for Every tithable in- habitant in this parish to Defray the parish Charge, and that Capt. Nicholas merewether Receive and Collect the same and make payment to the severall persons for whom it is Levyed and in Case of non payment to make Destress acording to Law and that the Clark * him a Copy of this Charge and take his Receipt for the same.
This present vestry doe hereby agree with Mr. James Bowker,
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minister for this ensuing year and to be paid sixteen thousand pounds of Tobacco and Cask Convenient as formerly.
Copa Test, WM. CLOPTON, Clk. vestry.
Ordered that William Clopton be Continued Clerk of that par- ish and vestry for this insuing year, and to be paid as formerly.
William Clopton being apointed Surveior of the highwayes in the place and stead of Stephen Crump and aploying himself to this defray for help to doe the work is ordered those tithables following, viz .: Capt. Thomas Bray, Stephen Michell, Stephen Nicholl, Jun., Will Forgison, William Crump, William Bourne, Stephen Crump, Richard Crump, the widdow Crump's tithables, Pelham more and John Crumps Jun: all which did formerly belong to Stephen Crump's presincts.
Registered p WM. CLOPTON, Clk. Vest.
New Kent County. At a vestry held for St. Peter's parish at the house of Mr. John Lewis, 14 Febe., 1700-I.
PRESENT :
Mr. James Bowker, minister ; Capt. Joseph Forster, Mr. James moss, Capt. John Lyddall, Mr. Gideon Macon, Mr. Thomas Smith, Mr. David Craford, Mr. John Lewis, Mr. John Park, Capt. Nicho. merewether, vestrymen.
Mr. Hene Wyatt, Mr. Wm. Bassett, Chu'h wardens.
Where as at a vestry held for this parish the 13 Janue last the Clark was ordered to sum Mr. John Park Jne to be one of the vestry for this parish in the place and stead of Capt. Thomas Bray, Late dec't, who haveing appeared according sumon and taken the oathe enjoyned by act of Parlament to be taken in stead of the oathes of alegence and Supremacy together with the oath of a vestryman : and subsented the test and associacion it admited into the vestry.
Mr. John Park, Jne aded.
Thomas Jackson having appeared at this present vestry hath agreed toe and with the said vestry to make one hundred thou- sand good and well burnt brick fit for building each and Every brick to be moulded in a Shod mould of 9 inches 3/4 in length and 434 in width and 4 inches 1/2 thick in the Cleer all the afore said bricks to be layd down or delivered upon the Ground where
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the Church is to be built and in consideration of the said work this vestry doe promise and agree to pay the said Jackson ten thousand pounds of Legall sweet-sented tobacco and Cask Conv't in this parish this present year, 1701, and teen thousand pounds of Like qualified tobacco as afores'd and Cask Convt. in this parish in the year 1702.
Vincent Vaughn hath this day agreed too and with this pres- ent vestry to doe all the sawyers work belonging to the Church Compleated and workman Like be the same Either Plank or Skantling for one pound of Tobacco and Cask, to be paid Conv't in this parish p feet, and to Lay all the said plank and timber down upon the Ground where the said Church is to be built as fast as the Carpenter shall require the same.
Recorded p WM. CLOPTON, C1.
David Craford, Nicholas Merewether and Wm. Bassett absent whereas at a vestry held for this parish at the House of Mr. James Moss the 13th Aug't, 1700, it was ordered and agreed that as soon as Conveniently could be made a new Church of Brick 60 feet Long 24 feet wide and 14 feet pitch in the Cleer with a Gallerey 16 feet long Should be built and Erected upon the main Roade by the School house neer Thomas Jackson's and for the performance and forwarding the said work accord- ing to the aforesaid order this vestry do Request and apoint Jo'n Lewis and Gideon Macon, Gent'n Supervisers and Directors of the said work to agree with and toe any workmen that shall offer themselves to undertake any part of the S'd work that hath not been allwady agreed with and for what ever the Superavisers doe agree for in Tobacco and Cask Conv't this vestry doe promise to performe and abide by and make punctuall payment of the Same and that the Collector make noe payment to any workman but upon a note sign'd by the S'd Superviasers and the Supervia- sers are Requested to take bond with Good Securities of all work- men that have or shall undertake any part of the S'd work for due performance of the same, and that all bonds be taken paiable to the Superavisers and Directors for the use of the parish and that the Superavisers give bond in behalfe of the parish to all workmen for due payment of their tobacco according to agree- ment.
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