Updated 3 Apr 2009

WIRKSWORTH Parish Records 1600-1900

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Churchwardens Accounts 1658-1727

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1704 .-------------------------04-01R--1666---------------------------------
1705 .       Money Disbursed by Robert Blackburn Thomas
1706 .       Flecher James Guy & Willm Hemas Churchwardens
1707 .       for the towne & ye parrish of Wirkesworth for the
1708 .       year 1666
1709 .
1710 .Imp payd to the Ringers for Ring the 29th of May 0 5 0 1711 . payd for mending the liche yate & a Passach 0 1 0 1712 . for the procession? 1713 .June 8 given to the Ringers for Ringing 0 5 0 1714 . for the Holland newes 1715 .June 8 given to Leuetenant ? wife & six children 0 1 0 1716 . payd for wood & boardes to make the 1 14 6 1717 . great church door 1718 . payd to Spencer for makeing the Church door 0 14 0 1719 . payd to Willm Glasebruck bill for wood for the 0 17 6 1720 . bell chambr & the church stiles 1721 . Willm Hemus bill & Anthony Wall bill for 3 12 6 1722 . wood & boards for the bell chambr bell wheele 1723 . & church stiles 1724 . pd for two horses for Thomas Flechar & Tho 0 5 0 1725 . Smith to ride to Chesterfeild to Chesterfeild 1726 . to ? new pullpitt & there owne Charges 1727 . given the Clarke ? ? of him 0 2 0 1728 . payd in ? to Thomas Smith 0 1 0 1729 . payd Tho Smith & his workmen? on bargan for ? 0 0 1730 . makeing the pullpitt 1731 . payd more to Tho Smith for makeing 1 4 6 1732 . up the ? seat & the ? to 1733 . the pullpitt & takeing down down the 1734 . rayles & makeing of ? ? ? 1735 . ? betwixt the Church & Chancell 1736 . payd for Iron worke about ye pullpitt 0 8 0 1737 . payd for mason worke about the pullpitt 0 11 0 1738 . bestowed of the workeman in Ale 0 1 6 1739 . John Hollobie bill 1 3 3 1740 . payd John Spencer for makeing a new pate & 0 12 0 1741 . finding all thinges to it 1742 . payd nore to John Spencer for makeing a ? 0 4 0 1743 . at the ? & makeing the ? 1744 . payd for makeing two stiles 0 3 4 1745 .Oct 25 payd to Water Gell for sumonsing the Church 0 10 0 1746 . Wardens & sydemen to the visitation & 1747 . booke of ? for the Fast day for ? 1748 .Sep 17 payd Walter Gell for a booke of ye ? 0 2 0 1749 . for a Day of Thanksgivin 1750 . payd for Ringings 0 3 0 1751 . payd John Spencer for six days & two other 0 14 0 1752 . workmen for feching down the wod & 1753 . drawing it up to the Bell Chambr & the 1754 . workmanshipe of the Bell Chambr 1755 . payd Christopher Wall for sweeping the Church 0 2 0 1756 . payd John Heapey for oyle for 0 2 2 1757 . clocke & bells 1758 . Spent at the makeing of our presentment 0 1 0 1759 . for the visitation 1760 .-------------------------04-02L--1666--------------------------------- 1761 .Nov 9 payd at the visitation for puting in our 0 4 6 1762 . presentment 1763 .Aug 10 Given to John Willson to pass by his breefs from 0 2 6 1764 . ? in the ? 1765 .Feb 29 given to John Brunston by Mr Browne appoyntment 0 1 0 1766 . who had great looss by sea 1767 .Feb 5 payd to the Ringers for ringing of the fifth 0 10 0 1768 . of Novembr 1769 . payd for bread & wine for the sacrement att 0 6 6 1770 . Whittsunday 1771 . payd for bread & wine for the sacrement at 0 14 0 1772 . Christmas 1773 . payd for bread & wine for the sacrement at 3 2 6 1774 .1667 Easter 1775 .Apr 30 payd at the visitation for our presentment 0 8 2 1776 . & swearing the new churchwardens & 1777 . sydsmen 1778 . The charges of the Churchwardens of Wirkesworth 1 10 0 1779 . for three visitations 1780 .The sydsmen charges at the three visitations 1781 . Payd Anthony Wall 0 7 6 1782 . payd him for seven hedghoges 0 1 2 1783 . payd Edward Hellott 0 7 6 1784 . payd him for 24 hedghogs 0 4 0 1785 . payd more for two hedghogs 0 2 0 1786 . payd John Hitcerson 0 7 6 1787 . payd Robt Anabell 0 7 6 1788 . payd Willm Gritrixe 0 7 6 1789 . payd Peeter Willcockson 0 7 6 1790 . payd Godfrey Mather 0 7 6 1791 . payd Thomas Woodrufe 0 7 6 1792 .July 2 payd John Harnsworth for two hedghogs 0 0 4 1793 . Anthony Whitte two hedghogs 0 0 4 1794 . payd Peale for two hedghogs 0 0 4 1795 . payd John Pickering & ? ? for 4 hedghogs 0 0 8 1796 . Thomas Flechers bill 2 3 10 1797 . payd to Mr Anthony Bunting for the 5 15 0 1798 . Pullpitt Cushon 1799 . payd for writing the whole yeare for the 0 15 0 1800 . Churchwardens & for R--ing? the 1801 . Regester booke 1802 . payd for five stones of lead for the Pullpitt 0 9 0 1803 . payd John Spencer for sitting up the ? ? ? 0 2 5 1804 . payd for a hack? for Christopher Wall 0 1 3 1805 .-------------------------04-02R--1666--------------------------------- 1806 . for paving to Mr John Carson ? to the ? 0 1 6 1807 . Spent at severall meetings about our accompter 0 1 0 1808 . ----------- 1809 . The whole sume of our disbursments is 44 18 3 1810 . ----------- 1811 .
1812 . Disbursments 44 18 3 1813 . Receipts 39 19 6 1814 . out of purse 4 18 9 1815 . May the 29th 1667 1816 . This accompt was viewed & approved of by 1817 . John Gell, John Lowe, Tho Beighton 1818 . Henry Buxton, Henry ? 1819 . Thomas Wigely, Martin Thompson 1820 . Robert Toplis & severall other persons 1821 . then present 1822 .
1823 . ? was then allowed of to be entred 1824 . into the book of accompts for the Churchwardens 1825 . which are entred accordingly 1826 . Robert Blackburn 1827 . Thomas Flecher Churchwardens 1828 . James Guy 1829 . Willm Hemas 1830 .-------------------------04-03L--1667--------------------------------- 1831 . Moneys Disburted by George Tompson the 1832 . elder Dennis Wetton Ralph Wiggley 1833 . Thomas Fletcher for Thomas Beighton 1834 . Churchwardens for the Towne and parish 1835 . of Wirksworth for a forty pound leivie 1836 . for the yeare 1667 L s d 1837 .Imprimis paid to churchwardens for the yeare before 4 18 9 1838 . paid for wine and bread at Whitsunday 0 6 6 1839 . paid to the Ringers on the Kings Holy Day 0 3 0 1840 . paid to Edw Ragg for the regester booke 0 5 0 1841 . paid to Anthony Bradshall and Allsoppe for 0 1 4 1842 . eight hedghoggs 1843 . paid for oile John Heapy had 0 2 0 1844 . paid to Bunting wife for 2 hedgh. 0 0 8 1845 . paid to John Spencer for making a bell 0 12 8 1846 . whole juggings 2 bell yoakes 1847 . paid for wine & bread at Michalmas 0 4 4 1848 . paid to Rob Flint for a boson head 0 1 0 1849 . paid William Glasebrook bill 1 9 8 1850 . paid workmen for hinging the Church doore 0 2 0 1851 . & yates up 1852 . paid to two churchwardens goeing to Darby 0 10 0 1853 . paid to 2 women which had a letter of request 0 0 6 1854 . paid Jo.Spenser and Tho White for eleaven days 0 18 4 1855 . paid for putting our presentments 0 3 0 1856 . at the visitation 1857 . paid Anthony Wall 2 bills 3 15 11½ 1858 . paid John Hellibees bill 0 19 6 1859 . paid Ringers the 5 November 0 5 0 1860 . paid 3 women had greate loss by fire 0 1 0 1861 . paid to a poor woman 0 0 6 1862 . paid Jo.Spenser for 5 days 0 8 4 1863 . paid Jo Spenser for shingling the church windows 0 10 4 1864 . paid Daniell Dale for a peice of wood & 0 1 0 1865 . mending a gate 1866 . paid Winneyfrite Burton & her company which had 0 2 6 1867 . losse by the Duch 1868 . paid for helpe for getting up the great bell 0 1 6 1869 . paid for wine & bread att Chrismas 0 4 6 1870 . paid Mrs Tallbeate & Jone Sidon 0 1 0 1871 . paid William Bartle and his company 15 in number 0 2 0 1872 . paid for oyle 0 0 9 1873 . Spent about agreeing with Abraham Arthur 0 1 7 1874 . paid to Mr Whitemoore and and Mr Carey and 0 1 6 1875 . their wives and famileys 1876 .-------------------------04-03R--1667--------------------------------- 1877 . paid John Spenser for makeing the reales and 1 5 6 1878 . spent at the bargin 1879 . paid John Higgott for 38 hedghoggs 0 6 4 1880 . paid Mrs Alistrey for washing 0 12 0 1881 . the sirplises two yeares 1882 . paid for laying downe the leades and laying 0 14 3 1883 . stones & morter of ye high beay? 1884 . paid for eleven ells of holland cloth and thread 2? 9 0 1885 . paid for parchment & writing out the 1 10 0 1886 . the regester booke into a Coppey 1887 . paid for Spenser and Jo Ashmoore for 0 16 8 1888 . mending the leades 1889 . paid to Ralph Wiggley for loime & leading 0 4 0 1890 . paid for summonsing churchwardens & sidesmen 0 0 8 1891 . to two Visitations 1892 . paid Addam Plates for a fox head 0 1 0 1893 . paid for makeing & washing the sirplisse 0 9 0 1894 . paid William Heamas for 6 6 foot goyses? 0 5 0 1895 . paid for five foot goyse 0 0 10 1896 . paid for wine and bread at Easter 2 7 6 1897 . paid for mending ye second bell wheele 0 2 6 1898 . paid for washing the table linnen 0 1 6 1899 . to John Heapeys wife 1900 . paid Ralph Hoggton for 12 hedghoggs 0 2 0 1901 . paid for bread and wine at Whitesunday 0 6 3 1902 . paid to Ringers the twenty ninth May 0 3 0 1903 . paid Thomas Buxton for a fox head 0 1 0 1904 . paid Water Gell for summonsing 0 4 6 1905 . churchwardens and sidesmen 1906 . paid for two bookes of Articles 0 2 4 1907 . paid Water Gell for summonsing 0 1 0 1908 . some of the towne 1909 . paid James Hall for 2 fox heads 5 hedghoggs 0 2 10 1910 . paid Ralph Hoggton for one hedghogg 0 0 2 1911 . paid for loading sand 0 1 6 1912 . paid for a booke of homyleys of 1 & 2 part 0 12 0 1913 . paid John Higgott for 23 hedghggs 0 3 10 1914 . paid John Ashmoore for laying stones 0 3 4 1915 . paid for makeing the lev? booke 0 1 0 1916 . paid to the churchwardens of Wirksworth 1 10 0 1917 . at 3 Visitations 1918 . paid to Ible sidesmen for 3 visitations for 0 7 6 1919 . goeing to Sir John Cursons 1920 . paid to eight sidesmen moore for ye like 3 0 0 1921 . paid to Travelers had great losse by fire 0 1 6 1922 . Ralph Wiggley spent at Ierton? with those 0 1 6 1923 . that went the perambulation 1924 . paid to Christopher Wall 0 3 4 1925 . paid Mr Oldham moneys that hee was behind 0 10 4 1926 . since hee was Churchwardens 1927 . paid for writeing our accounts & lev booke 0 3 6 1928 . spent at severall times 0 2 0 1929 . Thomas Fletcher bill 2 1 9 1930 . paid Mr Oldham for oyle 0 0 3 1931 . paid Dennis Wetton for 19 hedghoggs 0 3 2 1932 . paid for 2 boardes & 10 foot goyte 0 2 6 1933 . Abraham Arthur bill 2 5 0 1934 .-------------------------04-04L--1667--------------------------------- 1935 . Moneys Received By George Tompson 1936 . Dennis Wetton Ralph Wiggley Thomas 1937 . Fletcher for Mr Beighton, Churchwardens 1938 . for the Towne and parish of Wirksworth 1939 . for the yeare 1667 1940 .
1941 .Imprimis Received in Wirksworth 9 6 9 1942 . Rec of Ashlyhay 4 0 0 1943 . Rec of Allderwaysley 3 16 7½ 1944 . Rec of Ideridghay 3 16 7½ 1945 . Rec of Cawlow 3 3 4½ 1946 . Rec of Ible 1 10 0 1947 . Rec of Imbrookegrange 1 10 0 1948 . Rec of Bigging 3 0 0 1949 . Rec of Middleton 3 0 0 1950 . Rec of Crumford 3 0 0 1951 . Rec of Hopton 3 16 7½ 1952 . Rec for ten burialls 1 13 0 1953 . Rec for old wood 0 2 6 1954 . ----------- 1955 . Received in all 41 15 6 1956 . ----------- 1957 .-------------------------04-04R--1668--------------------------------- 1958 . Moneys Disbursed by us John 1668 1959 . Booth George Sumers Robert 1960 . Spencer & James Spencer Churchwardens 1961 . for the towne & pish of Wirksworth 1962 . for the yeare 1668 the 1963 . Assesment beinge L28 13s 4d 1964 .
1965 .Ipr our 4 charges & horse charges to the 1966 . Bishoppes Vissitasyon 0 10 0 1967 . pd the same tyme Corte fees 0 3 4 1968 . pd Ed Fogg for waleringe? upp the 0 0 6 1969 . wall at Stollehouse End 1970 . pd to Edward Ragg for writeinge the 0 2 0 1971 . Assesment Booke 1972 . pd to Thos White for Repaire of the 0 2 0 1973 . Turne? yate & wood 1974 . pd to Jo Heapy for Leather for the bells 0 0 4 1975 . pd to Jo Heapy for makeinge the quinthen? 0 7 0 1976 . & cloth for coveringe the same 1977 . given to a man & 2 children that had a passe 0 0 4 1978 . pd to Christopher Wall for an houre glasse 0 1 0 1979 . Jo Heapy for a rope to the ? bell 0 1 3 1980 . pd to Hellowby for a haspe & stabley 0 0 7 1981 . & 4 Bragg nails 1982 . pd to Jo Heapy for washinge the 0 4 0 1983 . 2 sirplices & wine 1984 . pd to him for washinge the Table Linen & wine 0 1 0 1985 . given to 3 Gent widdowes & their family 0 2 6 1986 . 14 in number 1987 . for oyle for the bells & 2L of candeles 0 2 3 1988 . when hee runge the 5 a clock bell 1989 . pd ho Storer for 6 ? hinges 0 1 0 1990 . pd Christopher Wall for layinge downe 0 0 8 1991 . 2 great stones 1992 . for a Greene Carpet for the Communion Table 1 5 0 1993 . given one Thomas ? a traveler to ? that 0 0 6 1994 . lost by fire 1995 . to John Spenser for ? the Clop yate & for wood 0 1 10 1996 . to John Moore for a plate 0 0 6 1997 . Thomas Fletcher bill for the ? 0 2 9 1998 .-------------------------04-05L--1668--------------------------------- 1999 . given to the Ringers the 5th of Nov 68 0 5 0 2000 . given to ? ? with a passe 0 1 0 2001 . paid to ? ? for a lock 0 1 10 2002 . for the Church door 2003 . for Robert Spencer ? ? for 2 0 5 0 2004 . visitations ? to Darby 2005 . & for the Court fees as ? 0 14 0 2006 . paid to Robert Hawlisall? for 1 urchin 0 0 2 2007 . given 2 gentlewomen & the company 0 2 0 2008 . beinge 18 in number 2009 . paid Samuell Collinworth? for 9 urchins 0 1 6 2010 . paid ? Bowman for 2 more 0 0 4 2011 . paid John Wagstaffe for 4 more urchins 0 0 8 2012 . paid Thomas Storer? for 2 more urchins 0 0 4 2013 . paid William Barnes? for bringinge in three? more 0 0 6 2014 . paid William Wood for a fox head 0 1 0 2015 . paid Richard Potter for 3 urchins 0 0 6 2016 . paid for the charges of 9 sidesmen 1 2 6 2017 . to the visitation at Derby 2018 . paid to the glasiers for glasinge 4 10 0 2019 . the Church windowes 2020 . paid Thomas Swindell for pavelinge the Church 5 5 9 2021 . paid to Lawrence Frost for pavelinge 3 9 8 2022 . the Church 2023 . paid to William Cooke for pavelinge 3 0 6 2024 . the Church more 2025 . paid Mr Greatrix for measuring 0 11 2 2026 . the worke down at the Church 2027 . paid Christopher Wall for caridge of rubbishe? 0 4 0 2028 . out of the Church 2029 . paid for loadinge of stonn to pave the Church 5 10 3 2030 . paid for wine and bread for 3 comunions 2 16 8 2031 . ----------- 2032 . 31 14 8 2033 . ----------- 2034 .-------------------------04-05R--1668--------------------------------- 2035 . Moneys Reced by Jo Booth George Somers 2036 . Robert Spencer & James Spencer Church 2037 . wardens for the towne & pish of Wirksworth 2038 . for the yeare 1668 the Assesment beinge 26 13 4 2039 . L s d 2040 . Reced in Wirksworth 6 4 6 2041 . Reced of Ashleayheay 2 13 4 2042 . Reced of Allderswasley 2 11 1 2043 . Reced of Hopton 2 11 1 2044 . Reced of Ideridgeheay 2 11 1 2045 . Reced of Callowe 2 2 3 2046 . Reced of Ible 1 0 0 2047 . Reced of Imber Grange 1 0 0 2048 . Reced of New Biggen 2 0 0 2049 . Reced of Midellton 2 0 0 2050 . Reced of Cromford 2 0 0 2051 . Received for 8 burialls in the Church 1 6 8 2052 . Reced of Tho Swindell for ? of ? Staires 0 1 4 2053 . Reced of him for Allablaster 0 6 0 2054 . ---------- 2055 . 28 7 4 2056 . ----------- 2057 . Soe that wee are out of purse 3 7 4 2058 . ----------- 2059 . June 12 1672 2060 . paid by account of money ? more in Wirksworth 0 9 3 2061 . Leavie then in above expenses? 2062 .
2063 . same day paid to Mr Sommers in full & Anthony 2 18 1 2064 . Bradshaw & churchwardens for ye yeare 1670 2065 .-------------------------04-06L--------------------------------------- 2066 .empty 2067 .-------------------------04-06R--1669--------------------------------- 2068 . Moneys disbursed by us German Buxton 2069 . Edward Collinson John Leese & Thomas Tompson 2070 . Churchwardens for the towne & parrish of 2071 . Worksworth for the yeare 1669 the Levie beinge 40L 2072 .
2073 . Imprimis 2074 .May 7 pead to Thomas Storer 1 hedghogg 0 0 2 2075 . & 5 hedghoggs to John Higgot 0 0 10 2076 .the 8 pead at ? to Tho Storer for 5 hedghoggs 0 0 10 2077 .the 24 to John Heapy to mend the belwheel & neals 0 0 3 2078 .the 29 pead to the Ringers of the kings holy day 0 2 6 2079 . pead to Edward Fogg for goeinge to 0 2 0 2080 . fetch Samuell Browne 2081 .June 19pead to Samuell Browne 0 4 0 2082 . pead to John Heapy for washing ye surplus 0 1 0 2083 .July 1 pead to george Pidcock for settinge up a ladder 0 2 6 2084 . to ? the roofe of the Church 2085 .the 5 pead to John Potter 1 hedghogg 0 0 2 2086 . pead to John Higgot for 1 hedghogg 0 0 2 2087 . pead to Edward Ragg for writeinge 0 2 2 2088 . the levie booke & paper 2089 . pead to Tho Drakfeild 1 hedghogg 0 0 2 2090 . pead to John Heapey for washinge the surplus 0 1 2 2091 . & 2d for oyle 2092 .Aug 13 pead to Dennis Wetton 2 hedghogs 0 0 4 2093 .Sep 7 pead to Mr Vallance man for a fox head 0 1 0 2094 . neals to Heapey for belwheeles 0 0 1 2095 . 8 ropes to fit the scafolds 0 2 4 2096 . 200 8d neales 0 1 4 2097 .the 18 pead to John Higgot 1 hedge hogg 0 0 2 2098 . a great rope to draw up the beames 0 10 0 2099 . 100 3d neals 0 0 3 2100 . pead to Killer for a load of lime 0 1 0 2101 . pead for 4 stone 6L & 1/2 Iron 0 10 0 2102 . to make pines & plates for 2103 . the ? beames & other ? 2104 . pead to Thomas Flecher for the 6 se? of 0 2 9 2105 . a nother rope 2106 . pead for ale at the church at twise to men 0 1 0 2107 . to help to draw up the great timber 2108 . 12d neals 0 0 2 2109 . pead to Tho Barns for sande 0 0 6 2110 . & loadinge 3 draughts water 2111 . pead to Finsam for 2 straw mattes 0 0 8 2112 . 2L candle to John Heapey 0 0 9 2113 . neales to Heapey to mend belwheele 0 0 1 2114 . neales & bords to mend the gate 0 1 6 2115 . at the Bradhouse end 2116 . pead to John spencer for mendinge the gates 0 2 0 2117 . pead to Heapey for washinge surplus 0 1 0 2118 . pead for lether for belclaper & 0 0 11 2119 . for oyle for the bells 2120 . neales to mend the belwheeles 0 0 10 2121 . pead to John Spencer for his worke 0 3 0 2122 . pead to Mr Planter? for 4 quarts of wine 0 4 3 2123 . at Chrismas & 3d in bread 2124 . pead off the Carpentars bill 12 9 0 2125 . pead to Ashmore upon bill 1 16 10 2126 . pead to Will Helobey upon bill 0 8 0 2127 . pead John Helobe bill 0 1 6 2128 . pead to Pidcock upon bill 2 ? 0 2129 . pead to Anthony Wall by bill 0 9 6 2130 . pead to William Browne sidsman 0 8 8 2131 . for Alderwashlee upon bill 2132 . ------------ 2133 . 21 8 10 2134 . ------------ 2135 .-------------------------04-07L--1669--------------------------------- 2136 . transport 2 18 10 2137 . pead to Tho Summers sidesman for 0 2 6 2138 . Middleton his charges at Visitation 2139 . pead to John House sidsman for 0 2 6 2140 . Hopton his charges at Visitation 2141 . pead to Crumford sidsman at Visitation 0 2 6 2142 . pead to Will Helobey for worke about 0 2 6 2143 . the churchyard gates 2144 . pead for bread for sacrament at Easter 0 1 7 2145 . pead to Heapey for washinge 2 surplusses & 0 2 6 2146 . the tablecloth 2147 . pead to Ashlehay sidsman his charges at 2148 . Visitation & 6 hedghoggs 0 3 6 2149 . pead to Bigginge sidsman charges 0 2 6 2150 . pead to Water Gell for a book of Articles & 0 5 0 2151 . summonsinge the sidsmen 2152 . pead to Tho Waterfall for givinge to summons 0 1 0 2153 . the sidsmen to pay in their proportions 2154 . of their levie 2155 . pead for oyle for bels 0 0 2 2156 . pead to William Gretorax for loadinge 0 17 0 2157 . 2 load timber 2158 . & for his charges at Visitation 0 2 6 2159 . pead to Richard Watson sidsman for Itheridgehay 0 7 6 2160 . for 3 Visitations 2161 . pead to Mr Wigley of Wigwall for timber 11 16 0 2162 . & loadinge it to Church 2163 . pead to Anthony Buntinge & William Heamus 6 2 6 2164 . for timber 2165 . pead to Ffrancis Machen for mendinge the Clock 0 10 0 2166 . pead to Tho Storer for 1 hedghogg 0 0 2 2167 . pead to Mr Feanter? at whitsunday 0 4 0 2168 . for 4 quarts of wine 2169 . spent of William Turner 0 0 4 2170 . pead to Tho Brunt 1 hedghogg 0 0 2 2171 . for goeinge to Turnditch with workmen 0 2 0 2172 . to ?en the wood 2173 . spent with Turner 0 0 4 2174 . pead for ale at severall times to workmen 0 5 10 2175 . & labourers to draw upe the great timber 2176 . pead for 2 dosen of grene timber to make 0 5 0 2177 . ladder staires & other ? 2178 . pead to Ringers of 5 of november 0 5 0 2179 . pead to Francis Machin for mendinge lokes 0 2 0 2180 . & making kayes 2181 . pead for goeinge to Sir John Curson 0 2 0 2182 . for his levie 2183 . for Edward Collinson goeinge to Darby 0 7 6 2184 . at 3 Visitations 2185 . pead to Thomas Storer & John Taylor 0 0 8 2186 . for 4 hedghoge 2187 . pead the Court fees at two Visitations 0 7 2 2188 . given to labourers & spent in ale more 0 6 11 2189 . about drawing great timber 2190 .-------------------------04-07R--1669--------------------------------- 2191 . pead for Edward Milward for 17 quarts of wine 0 17 0 2192 . at Easter 2193 . pead to Henry Wigley for 24 quarts of wine 1 4 0 2194 . at Easter 2195 . pead to Edward Fogg more for goinge to looke 0 1 6 2196 . the workmen 2197 . a days wage to Brownes man 0 2 0 2198 . for beere? upon the workmen 0 1 2 2199 . ---------- 2200 . 47 7 10 2201 . ---------- 2202 .-------------------------04-08L--1669--------------------------------- 2203 . Moneys Recd by German Buxton John 2204 . Leese Edward Collinson & Thomas Tompson 2205 . Churchwardens for the towne & parish of 2206 . Worksworth for the yeare 1669 L s d 2207 . the Assesment beinge 40 0 0 2208 .
2209 . Reced of Worksworth 9 6 9 2210 . Reced of Ashlehay 4 0 0 2211 . Reced of Alderwashlee 3 16 7 2212 . Recd of Hopton 3 16 7 2213 . Recd of Itheridghay 3 16 7 2214 . Recd of Calow 3 3 4 2215 . Recd of Ible & Imbergrange 3 0 0 2216 . Recd of new Bigginge 3 0 0 2217 . Recd of Mideleton 3 0 0 2218 . Recd of Crumford 3 0 0 2219 . Recd of Tho Gregory breakeinge ground 0 3 4 2220 . in the Church for a burial 2221 . Recd of Anthony Godber for a buriall 0 3 4 2222 . in the Church 2223 . Recd of Raph Smith for a buriall in the Church 0 3 4 2224 . Recd of Mr Rob Mellor of Itheridghay 0 3 4 2225 . for a buriall in the Church 2226 . Recd from Abraham Arter for a buriall 0 3 4 2227 . in the Church 2228 . Recd of George North for ash wood 0 3 6 2229 . Recd of John Buxton for old wood 0 7 0 2230 . Recd of Thomas Browne for 2 ash pooles 0 16 0 2231 . Recd of Mr Addam Hopkinson for 2 ash poles 0 15 6 2232 . Recd of Edward Milward for a longe peere 0 1 6 2233 . Recd of Antho Bradshall for some od 0 3 6 2234 . peeces of wood 2235 . Recd of German Buxton for 2 out side plankes 0 7 0 2236 . & some od peeres 2237 . Recd of Edward Collinson for the old rope 0 5 0 2238 . & for severall peeres of wood 0 8 0 2239 . for the old ladder sides 2240 . Recd of Cristopher Wal for one ash pole 0 7 0 2241 . Recd of James Wingfeeld for a buriall in Church 0 3 4 2242 . ----------- 2243 . 44 14 0 2244 . ----------- 2245 . Soe that wee are out of purse 2? 13 10 2246 . more than wee have Recd 2247 . Recd of Worksworth towne more than 1 3 4 2248 . the 9L 6s 9 above written 2249 . ---------- 2250 . so then rests? due to them 1 10 6 2251 . ---------- 2252 . June 12 1672 2253 . paid to German Buxton & Anthony Bradshaw 2254 . Churchwardens for 1670 in full to ballance 1 10 6 2255 .-------------------------04-08R--1670--------------------------------- 2256 . Money disbursed by Anthony Bradshawe James 2257 . Wingefeilde John Higgett and Richard? 2258 . Smith Churchwardens for the towne & parish 2259 . of Wirkesworth for yeare 1670 the assessmente 2260 . beinge Forty pounds L s d 2261 .
2262 . Imprimis payed to the Masons for 4 16 10 2263 . 291 & a half of stonn for the 2264 . Batlements at 4d p foote 2265 . payed to them for fower pinicles 1 6 8 2266 . payed to them for pointinge 0 3 0 2267 . payed to them for paveringe the porch 0 1 0 2268 . payed to the plumers upon theire bill 6 2 9 2269 . payed to Edward Rigg for writinge 1 0 0 2270 . & helpinge to gather the Levie 2271 . payed to Francis Machon for makeinge 7 0 0 2272 . of a newe Clocke 2273 . payed to Martin Tompson for fower 2 13 4 2274 . hundred and a halfe of leads 2275 . payed to John Webster for ten dayes 1 1 0 2276 . worke and a halfe 2277 . payed to him for a poule? 0 3 6 2278 . payed to Thomas White for twoe 0 3 6 2279 . dayes worke & a halfe 2280 . payed Edward Fogg for twoe dayes worke 0 2 6 2281 . payed to William Greene for leadeinge 0 12 0 2282 . of 48 loades of stonn at 3d p loade 2283 . payed to John Higgett for leadeinge of 0 5 9 2284 . 23 loades of stonn at 3d p loade 2285 . payed to Anthony Eaton for leadinge of 0 7 3 2286 . 23 loades of ston & five loades of sande 2287 . payed to Edward Wood for leadinge of 0 2 0 2288 . eighte loades of stonn 2289 . payed to Anthony Bradshawe for leadinge 0 2 1 2290 . of three loades of sande and one loade of 2291 . lime and payed for the lime 2292 . payed to him for layinge downe of the Church 0 4 6 2293 . leade & castinge of the Clocke plumes 2294 . payed to William Greaterax for leadinge 0 10 0 2295 . of stonn with his waine 2296 . payed to German Buxton uppon bill 1 0 5½ 2297 . payed to Anthony Wall uppon his bill 0 2 9 2298 . payed to John Hellowby uppon bill 0 2 4 2299 . ----------- 2300 . 28 3 4½ 2301 . ------------ 2302 .-------------------------04-09L--1670--------------------------------- 2303 . L s d 2304 . transporte 28 3 4½ 2305 . payed to William Hellowby for Iron 0 3 0 2306 . worke for the bells 2307 . payed widow Heapy for washinge of the surplis 0 7 0 2308 . and table Cloth 2309 . payed to Gervas Woodruff for leadinge of water 0 0 6 2310 . payed to the Ringers for Ringinge May 29th 0 13 0 2311 . & Novmber the 5th 2312 . payed for makeing of a newe stonn 0 8 6 2313 . stile for the Churchyarde 2314 . payed for 3 loades of lime 0 3 0 2315 . payed Thomas Storer for five hedghogs 0 0 10 2316 . payed John Higgett for six hedghogs 0 1 0 2317 . payed Toby Spencer for twoe hedghogs 0 0 4 2318 . payed Anthony Chadwick for one hedghog 0 0 2 2319 . payed to John Hewes for one hedghog 0 0 2 2320 . payed to George Somers for one hedghog 0 0 2 2321 . payed to the Churchwarden of Bigginge 0 1 0 2322 . for six hedghogs 2323 . payed to the Churchwarden of Ashlehey 0 4 2 2324 . for 25 hedghogs 2325 . payed to the Churchwarden of Allderwaslee 0 4 2 2326 . for 25 hedghogs 2327 . payed to the Churchwarden of Cromford 0 0 6 2328 . for three hedghogs 2329 . payed to Francis Machon for an Iron 0 6 0 2330 . stanchion and Rayes? for the Church dores 2331 . payed Robert Hawkeshawe for a fox head 0 1 0 2332 . payed for the sidesmens Charges of 0 2 6 2333 . Ible to the firste visitation 2334 . for the Churchwarden of Wirkesworth Charges 0 2 6 2335 . to the firste visitation 2336 . payed for Crte fees 0 2 8 2337 . for the churchwarden of Wirkesworth Charges 0 2 6 2338 . to the monthly meetinge to Asborne 2339 . for twoe of the Churchwardens charges 0 5 0 2340 . to the seconde visitation and goeinge to 2341 . Sr John Curzon for his Levie 2342 . payed for Crte fees 0 2 8 2343 . for one of the Churchwardens Charges to the 0 2 6 2344 . thirde visitation May 9th 1671 2345 . payed for Corte fees 0 2 8 2346 . payed for twoe loades of firwood 0 0 4 2347 . ----------- 2348 . 32 3 2½ 2349 . ------------- 2350 .-------------------------04-09R--1670--------------------------------- 2351 . L s d 2352 . Transporte 32 3 2½ 2353 . payed to Henry Blounte for Ironworke 0 0 8 2354 . payed for a pearse? & letes? for the bells 0 0 7 2355 . payed Mr Parker for oyle for the bells 0 1 1 2356 . payed to Tho Fletcher for neales 0 0 10 2357 . payed for Comon prayer booke 0 12 0 2358 . payed for paper 0 0 5 2359 . payed for breade and wine at three Comunions 0 14 6 2360 . payed for breade and wine at the Sacramente 1 15 2 2361 . at Easter 2362 . spent when wee barganed with the 0 3 0 2363 . masons and Carpenters and they 2364 . losinge their dayes worke 2365 . spent uppon the masons the plumers and the 0 2 0 2366 . Carpenters another tyme 2367 . spente uppon men that helped to loade 0 1 6 2368 . & unloade the wine with stonn 2369 . spente uppon the men that mesured the masons 0 2 0 2370 . worke beer? sinse the woulde take noe money 2371 . spente uppon three men that helped 0 0 4 2372 . John Webster to mende the bells 2373 . payed for enteringe our accompts 0 2 0 2374 . into the Church booke 2375 . ----------- 2376 . 35 19 3½ 2377 . ------------ 2378 . Money Received by them 2379 . Received of Wirkesworth & the hamlets 40 0 0 2380 . Received for the oulde pulpitt 0 6 8 2381 . Received for an oulde peece of wood 0 2 0 2382 . Received for eleaven burialls in the Church 1 16 8 2383 . ---------- 2384 . 42 5 4 2385 . ---------- 2386 . more gathered in Wirksworth towne 1 5 7 2387 . ---------- 2388 . 43 10 11 2389 . ----------- 2390 . Soe theire is remaining in our hands 6 6 0½ 2391 . & the overplus of ? 1 5 7 2392 . ----------- 2393 . 7 11 7½ 2394 . ------------ 2395 . June 12 1672 2396 . paid to Mr Geo Sommers 2 18 1 2397 . paid to German Buxton 1 10 6 2398 . paid over to John Toples & ye rest of ye 3 3 0 2399 . Churchwardens for ye yeare 1671 ------------ 2400 . 7 11 7½ 2401 . ------------- 2402 . Memorandum that the clock of price 7 0 0 2403 . is not allowed 2404 . also disallowed for Ale p Ringers 0 9 0 2405 .-------------------------04-10L--------------------------------------- 2406 .empty 2407 .-------------------------04-10R--1671--------------------------------- 2408 . An Accompt made by the Churchwardens of Wirkesworth 2409 . for ye yeare 1671 And part of ye yeare 1672 2410 . John Topleys Richard Sheldon 2411 . Martin Tompson Thomas Chadwick L s d 2412 . having gathered a Sesmt of ye sum of 13 6 8 2413 . ? ? which parishe - Georg Pidcock 2414 .Impr for glaseing ye church windows 4 0 0 2415 .It for laying downe ye leads and 1 1 6 2416 . for mending ye leads Pidcock 2417 .It payed to Edward Milward for wine at ye Sacrament 3 5 0 2418 . upon 2 Bills 2419 .It for going to ye first visitation 0 2 6 2420 .It payd to ye sidesman of Ible for going 0 2 6 2421 . to ye visitation 2422 .It payd to ye Court at ye visitation 0 7 0 2423 .It for one Churchwarden goeing to the 0 2 6 2424 . second visitation 2425 .It payd to Willm Heamus for wood 0 6 4 2426 .It payd to Thomas White for mending ye 0 0 4 2427 . churchyard steele 2428 .It for washing the surplisses to Charles Gretrax 0 11 6 2429 . wife & widdow Hudlescot and for washing 2430 . ye Table cloth and mending surplisses 2431 .It payd to ye sidesman of Alderwasley for 11 hedghogs0 1 10 2432 . & for 2 foxheads 0 2 0 2433 .It payd to ye sidesman of Ashlehay for 12 hedghogs 0 2 2 2434 .It payd for 10 matts for people to kneele upon 0 2 8 2435 . at ye Comunion Table 2436 .It payd for 40 hedghogs killed in Wirkesworth 0 6 8 2437 .It payd for making a yate at ye Almshouse end to 0 3 0 2438 . John Webster 2439 .It payd for wood to Anthony Wall 0 5 6 2440 .It payd to John Webster for making ye ? 0 3 4 2441 . bell wheele 2442 .It payd for a book that was sent for to pray 0 2 6 2443 . for ye prosperity of ye Navie 2444 .It payd to John Webster for repairing ye Bell wheele 0 3 10 2445 .It payd to ye Ringers for ringing ye time 0 15 0 2446 . & ye twentieth of may 1671 2447 . & ye 5th of November 1671 2448 . & ye 29th of May 1672 ------------ 2449 . 12 7 8 2450 .-------------------------04-11L--1671--------------------------------- 2451 . L s d 2452 .It payd to John Blount upon a bill 0 7 2 2453 .It payd to John Webster for making a new bell wheele 0 8 6 2454 . & for mending of the bells 2455 .It payd to Charles Gretrax for lether for 0 0 6 2456 . ye bell clappers 2457 .It payd to Anthony Aurcroft for a rope for 0 3 6 2458 . a rope for ye Sawnor? bell & neales 2459 .It payd to Thomas Wigley for oyle for the Bells 0 1 10 2460 .It payd for writeing Notes & sending them 0 1 6 2461 . to ye hamletts 2462 .It payd to Edward Ragg for writeing ye Levie booke 0 5 0 2463 . And for writeinge the names of all ps'as that 2464 . gave moneys to Release the prisoners that 2465 . were taken by the Turk and sending it to 2466 . the Bishopp 2467 .It payd more for hedghoggs for Wirksworth 0 1 6 2468 .It payd to Thomas Wigley for oyle 0 0 3 2469 .It payd to John Webster for mending ye Bells 0 3 0 2470 .It payd to Georg Pidcock for mending ye Faunt 0 4 0 2471 .It for our charges at ye 3d visitation 0 2 6 2472 .It for ye Court Fees 0 2 8 2473 .It for 4 Summons 0 1 4 2474 .It payd to John Webster for mending ye Bells 0 2 0 2475 .It payd to Anthony Cheadle for writing the Accompt 0 1 0 2476 . into the Booke ----------- 2477 . this sum is 2 6 3 2478 . The totall sum of charges 14 13 11 2479 .
2480 . money received by them L s d 2481 . for ye Sesment booke 13 6 8 2482 . Received of ye former Churchwardens 3 3 0 2483 . for 7 Burials 1 2 4 2484 . ----------- 2485 . The sum is 17 12 0 2486 . ------------ 2487 . Remaining in our hands 2 18 1 2488 .-------------------------04-11R--1672--------------------------------- 2489 . Moneys disbursed by Tho Chadwick Rob Ward 2490 . Will Healobie Anthony Kempe churchwardens of 2491 . ye pish Church of Wirksworth 1672 2492 .
2493 .Impr pd for wine to Edward Milward for ye Sacrament 2 1 0 2494 . of ye whole year 2495 .Item pd to ye Ringers one ye 5th of November 0 5 0 2496 . pd for washing ye Surplises & mending them & 0 6 0 2497 . washing ye table cloth twice 2498 . for a loke of Tho Fletcher 0 1 2 2499 .Item pd ye bread to ye Sacraments 0 0 11 2500 . pd for a foxe head to John Conaway 0 1 0 2501 . of Awtheronshie 2502 . for a spade for Christopher Wall 0 2 4 2503 . for peireing a bell clapper & making 0 1 6 2504 . tothers of ye Bels 2505 .Item pd to Edward Wood some p an urtchin 0 0 2 2506 .Item pd to Tho Storer p 2 Hedghogs 0 0 4 2507 .Item pd to Wallter Gell p Cort Fees 0 10 0 2508 . p Robert Wards Charges p going to 2509 . ye visitation ---------- 2510 . 3 9 5 2511 . ----------- 2512 . A true Account of what money ye above 2513 . sd churchwardens Rec. 2514 .Item Rec of Martin Tompson & his ptners 2 18 1 2515 .Item Rec p 2 burialls 0 6 8 2516 . ----------- 2517 . 3 4 9 2518 . ----------- 2519 . So wee are out of purse 0 4 8 2520 . ----------- 2521 .-------------------------04-12L--------------------------------------- 2522 .empty 2523 .-------------------------15-05R---1673-------------------------------- 2524 . (INVERTED) 2525 . 2526 . May ye 26th 1673 2527 . Collected then for a fire at Harding Bridge in Willshire upon a breife 2528 . the some of one pound seventeen shillings & paid it to Alexsander117? 2529 . Moore deputed Collector of ye somme breif upon his ser 2530 . by us James Allen, Andrew Kay Richard Buxton churchwardens. 2531 . 2532 .Item Collected on ye 29th of March 1674 for a fire in Nether Wallopp 2533 . in ye County of South Hampton 0 9 4? 2534 . the somme of nine shillings four pence farthing & paid it to 2535 . Richd Barnibie (deputed Collecter of ye summe) upon his recd we say 2536 . 2537 .-------------------------16-01L--1673--------------------------------- 2538 . May ye 26 1673 L s d 2539 . Collected then for a fire at Harding Bridge 1 17 0 2540 . in Willshire upon a breife the some of 2541 . one pound seventeen shillings & paid it to 2542 . Alexsander More deputed Collector p ye 2543 . summe breife upon his rect 2544 . by us James Allen, Andrew Keyes Richard Buxton 2545 . Churchwardens 2546 .Item Collected on ye 29 March 1674 for a fire in 0 9 4 2547 . Nether Wallopp in ye County of South Hampton 2548 . The some of nine shillings four pence farthing 2549 . & paid it to Rich Barnibie (deputed Collector 2550 . p ye same) upon his Rec we say. 2551 .-------------------------04-12R--1673--------------------------------- 2552 . June the 10th An Dom 1673 Wirkesworth 2553 .Md that upon warning given the Lords day 2554 . before the date here of for a publike meeting 2555 . of pishanors to Assist the church wardens for 2556 . makeing a levie for repaires & other nessesories 2557 . of ye Church. There was a meeting accordingly 2558 . in the sd church of Wirksworth. And it was 2559 . there agreed that a levie of forty pounds should 2560 . forth with be made for the ends & uses afore 2561 . said. And before theire departure it was 2562 . made accordinglie & herein entered entered according 2563 . to the proportions of the town and each hamlett 2564 . in the pish witness our hands 2565 . L s d 2566 . Wirksworth 9 6 9 2567 . Ashliehay 4 0 0 2568 . Hopton 3 16 7½ 2569 . Alderslie 3 16 7½ 2570 . Itheridghay 3 16 7½ 2571 . Callow 3 3 4½ 2572 . Ible 1 10 0 2573 . Imbrookegrange 1 10 0 2574 . New Biggen 3 0 0 2575 . Crumford 3 0 0 2576 . Midleton 3 0 0 2577 . ---------- 2578 . 40 0 0 2579 . ---------- 2580 . Thom Browne vicar 2581 . Jo Sladen 2582 . Andrew Key his marke 2583 . James Allen 2584 . Richard Buxton 2585 . Churchwardens

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