Updated 3 Apr 2009

WIRKSWORTH Parish Records 1600-1900

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Churchwardens Accounts 1658-1727

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3492 .-------------------------06-07L---------------------------------------
3493 .empty
3494 .-------------------------06-07R--1677---------------------------------
3495 .       Moneys received by us Raph Alexander John Topleys
3496 .       Maximillian Potter & Adin Horsbey Churchwardens
3497 .       for the year 1677
3498 .       Wirkesworth                                       4   13  4
3499 .       Ashlehay                                          2   0   0
3500 .       Hopton                                            1   18  3¾
3501 .       Alderwaslee                                       1   18  3¾
3502 .       Ideridghay                                        1   18  3¾
3503 .       Cawlow1                                           1   11  8¼
3504 .       New Bigging                                       1   10  0
3505 .       Middleton                                         1   10  0
3506 .       Crumford                                          1   10  0
3507 .       Ible                                              0   15  0
3508 .       Imbrooke grange                                   0   15  0
3509 .       The overplus of the Levy this year is             0   5   10¾
3510 .       Received of James Wingfeild & Nicholas Smith      2   10  0
3511 .           by the hands of Mr Archdeacon for clock money
3512 .       Received of John Higgett Anthony Bradshall        2   10  0
3513 .           for clock money
3514 .       Received for three Latstalls                      0   10  0
3515 .                                                         ----------
3516 .       Receipts Totall                                   25  15  10
3517 .
3518 . Moneys disbursed by us Raph Alexander 3519 . John Topleys Maximillian Potter 3520 . & Adin Sorsby in the year abovesaid 3521 .
3522 . Visitation charges 0 10 0 3523 . for a Certificate and attending the chimneyman 0 4 8 3524 . pd Cawtons wife for a hedghog 0 0 2 3525 . to John Wingfeild a fox head 0 1 0 3526 . to Cawtons wife 3 hedghoggs 0 0 6 3527 . to Ed Wingfeild a fox head 0 1 0 3528 . to Tho Fogg a hedghog 0 0 2 3529 . to Ant Worslow a hedghog 0 0 2 3530 . given Whitaker for a letter of request 0 2 6 3531 . to Ed Wood a hedghog 0 0 2 3532 . to Rich Woodiwis a hedghog 0 0 2 3533 . to George Kemp a hedghog 0 0 2 3534 . to Henry Wheatcroft 6 hedghoggs 0 1 0 3535 . to Will Storer 3 hedghogs 0 0 6 3536 . for writing the Levey book 0 2 0 3537 . for mending the wikket doore 0 0 6 3538 . to Thomas Swindill for a pedill 0 0 6 3539 . Stone and mending the Church 0 2 6 3540 . to Hen Blount upon Bill 0 5 4 3541 . to Will Storer a hedghog 0 0 2 3542 . Nicholis Smith a hedghog 0 0 2 3543 . pd Georg Pidcock & Anthony Bradsha upon Bill 4 11 0 3544 . for glasing & mending the. 3545 .-------------------------06-08L--------------------------------------- 3546 .empty 3547 .-------------------------06-08R--1677--------------------------------- 3548 . Paid the Carpenter for mending the Chyme loft 0 2 6 3549 . to Will Heamus upon Bill 0 4 3 3550 . to Denis Wetton a hedghog 0 0 2 3551 . to Whites lad 2 hedghog 0 0 4 3552 . for putting ? in to the windows and 0 1 0 3553 . pointing in hare the Chyme ? 3554 . for halfe a pinte of sallod oile 0 0 4 3555 . for a pound of swines grease 0 0 4 3556 . to Will Storer a hedghog 0 0 2 3557 . to Ant Tomlinson a hedghog 0 0 2 3558 . to Tho Frost a hedghog 0 0 2 3559 . pd Ed Robinson toword Clock and Chyme 8 0 0 3560 . to Denis Wetton 3 hedghogs 0 0 6 3561 . visitation charges 0 2 6 3562 . Somoning booke and Court fees 0 8 10 3563 . pd Tho Fletcher upon Bill 1 6 2 3564 . for a new key 0 0 4 3565 . for a new Lock for the Chyme loft 0 1 6 3566 . May 29 given to the Ringers 0 5 0 3567 . to Rich Cadman 2 hedghogs 0 0 4 3568 . Willm Smith a hedghog 0 0 2 3569 . Denis Wetton a hedghog 0 0 2 3570 . John Higget a hedghog 0 0 2 3571 . Milre Beck a hedghogg 0 0 2 3572 . visitation charges 0 5 0 3573 . for sumoning & court fees 0 8 4 3574 . November the 5th given the ringers 0 5 0 3575 . Maximillian Potter a hedghog 0 0 2 3576 . given for the presentment 0 0 4 3577 . John Higgett a hedghog 0 0 2 3578 . Cawtons wife 3 hedghogs 0 0 6 3579 . John Higget 2 hedghogs 0 0 4 3580 . for goeing to Brassington 0 1 6 3581 . for a warrant 0 1 4 3582 . Henry Wigley for bread & wine 1 8 3 3583 . for goeing to Brassington 0 1 6 3584 . to John Wheatcroft for bell wheel 0 1 6 3585 . Item for mending treble bell wheel 0 1 0 3586 . Sam Wood for a fox head 0 1 0 3587 . John Higgett a hedghog 0 0 2 3588 . For goeing to Derby about the clock 0 3 0 3589 . John Spenser for four days work about 0 8 0 3590 . clock & chimes 3591 . James Allen upon bill for smith work for 0 18 0 3592 . clock & chimes 3593 . John Wardlow a hedghogg 0 0 2 3594 . Edward Robinson & other laborers 0 3 0 3595 . Tho Hoads 2 hedghoggs 0 0 4 3596 . Ashtons daughter 3 hedghogg 0 0 6 3597 . Eliz.Cadman a hedghogg 0 0 2 3598 . Tho Topleys a hedghogg 0 0 2 3599 .-------------------------06-09L--1677--------------------------------- 3600 . Returns of L s d 3601 . John Yeomans for 0 1 0 ob 3602 . Ralph Greenhalgh 0 0 1 ob 3603 .
3604 . Memd that the overplus money of ye Levyes for 0 5 10¾ 3605 . yeare 77 was pd to German Buxton in pt for 3606 . money due to him being overseer of ye poor 3607 . upon acct 3608 . 3609 .-------------------------06-09R--1677--------------------------------- 3610 . Will Bradbury a hedghogg 0 0 2 3611 . Disburst by Mr Archdeacon for a pewter flaggon 0 6 9 3612 . three pewter plats 0 6 0 3613 . for washing the surplices to Mrs Alestree 0 9 0 3614 . unpaid the year before 3615 . payd to the sidesman of Hopton for visitation 0 4 6 3616 . charges & 12 hedghogs 3617 . to the sidesman of Alderwasley visitation 0 7 0 3618 . charges 3 fox heads 3619 . To the sidesman of Cawlow for visitation charges 0 2 6 3620 . To the sidesman of Ible for visitation charges 0 2 6 3621 . To the sidesman of Crumford for visitation 0 2 6 3622 . charges 3623 . Item for a fox head to him 0 1 0 3624 . To the sidesman of Middleton for visitation 0 2 6 3625 . charges 3626 . To the sidesman of Ashlehay for visitation 0 3 6 3627 . charges & a fox head 3628 . Will Storer 3 hedghoggs 0 0 6 3629 . Mr Fox and a hedghogg 0 0 2 3630 . Hercules Potter a hedghogg 0 0 2 3631 . Will Holebrooke a hedghogg 0 0 2 3632 . Hen Valence 3 hedghoggs 0 0 6 3633 . To the sidesman of Ideridghay visitation charges 0 2 6 3634 . for letter of request 0 1 0 3635 . To the sidesman of Bigging visitation charges 0 2 6 3636 . To Mrs Alestree her Executors for washing the 0 9 0 3637 . Surplices the year 3638 . Returns 0 1 2 3639 . For entering our accompts into ye booke 0 2 0 3640 . ----------- 3641 . Disbursmts in Toto 24 15 11 3642 . ------------ 3643 . Receipts in Toto by ye Accomptants 25 15 10¾ 3644 . Disbursmts in tot by them 24 15 11 3645 . Remd in mainly? Comput 0 19 11¾ 3646 . ------------- 3647 . wherof 14s payd to ye new churchwardens & recd 3648 . by Sam Botham 3649 . The Remd 5s 10d 3/4 being ye Overplus of ye Levy, 3650 . to be disposed for ye Town's use. 3651 . Seene & allowed by us 3652 . Tho Beighton 3653 . John Booth 3654 . Anthony Bunting 3655 . George Tompson (his marke) 3656 .-------------------------15-05L---1678-------------------------------- 3657 . (INVERTED) 3658 . 3659 .Collected for ye Church of Herven? in Glosset & ? the sume 3660 .senenteen shillings & three pence & pd to Mr Wm Browne 00 17 3 3661 .By us Thomas Toplis Fra Mather John Hill & Wm Wall Churchwardens 3662 . July ye 2 1678 3663 . 3664 .More collected by us for ye church of Oswastrie in Salop-which was burnt 3665 .the sum of 0L- s--d & pd Mr Wm Bowne 00 16 7? 3666 . 3667 .More collected by us for Northampton 3668 .-------------------------06-10L--1678--------------------------------- 3669 . Moneys Recd bu us for ye yeare 1678 3670 . Henry Spencer Edw Millward Sam Guy 3671 . Adam Hopkinson 3672 .Imprs 3673 . Recd outt of the towne & hambletts an Assesment 20 0 0 3674 . of Twenty pounds 3675 . Recd of Mr Gregson 2 Lay stalls for Exup Beighton 0 6 0 3676 . & his son Exu 3677 . Another for Anth Notone child 0 3 4 3678 . another for wid? Noton 0 3 4 3679 . another for Richard Smyth 0 3 4 3680 . another for Isaack Greatorex wife 0 3 4 3681 . another for Ralph Bunting son 0 3 4 3682 . another for Henry Valence 0 3 4 3683 . ------------ 3684 . 1 6 8 3685 . Recd in ye whole 21 6 8 3686 .-------------------------06-10R--1678--------------------------------- 3687 . Moneys Disbursed by us the Churchwardens of 3688 . Wirksworth for the yeare 1678 3689 . Henry Spencer Edward Millward Sam Guy 3690 . Adam Hopkinson 3691 .
3692 . Wm Spencer for 2 hedghogs, Jo Sanders 2, Wardlow 1 3693 . Jon Higgett 1, Windell 1, Higgett 2, Woodewis 1, Cumberback 1, 3694 . Miles Becke 1, Simes 1, James Buyard 1, Higgett 1, Smyth 1, 3695 . Wheatcroft 1, Palmer 1, Buyare 4, Allen 1, Denis 3696 . Wetton lad 1, Jon Mather 1, Jon Spencer 1, Johnson 1, 3697 . Georg Clay 4, Seeds lad 1, Crag lad 1, Wetton 1, 3698 . Charlton 1, Fowk lad 3, Spencer 1, Ward 1, Simpson 2, 3699 . Wheeldon 3, Livesley 1, Wetton lad 1, Cumberbach 4, 3700 . Seeds lad 5, Oackton 1, Edw Heild 1, Jane 3701 . Spencer 4, Sam Arren 3, Jon Buxton man 1, 3702 . George Miller 3, Jon Mather 2, Oackton 1, Seeds lad 1, 3703 . Tom Armefeild 2 3704 . hedghoges in all 76 is 0 12 8 3705 . Getting a Certificate signed for 0 5 0 3706 . yne poce? chimney 3707 . Whitleather to the Clarke for the bell 0 0 4 3708 .May 29 Ringers 0 5 0 3709 . paper 0 0 1 3710 .Nov 5 Ringers 0 5 0 3711 .24 bred to ye Comunian table 0 0 4 3712 . bred upon Palme Sunday 0 0 10 3713 . bred Easter day 0 0 6 3714 . Laid out at Darby presenting papists 0 3 6 3715 . writeing ye Levy booke 0 2 0 3716 . Spent with ye chimneyman for Certefieing 0 4 6 3717 . for ye pore 3718 . pd to a letter of Request 0 3 0 3719 . pd for washing & mending ye Cerplis 0 11 0 3720 . to Robt Toplis for tallow 0 0 2 3721 .Visitation pd to Tho Wauterfall his fees 0 4 4 3722 . goeing to Darby for a warrants for want of 0 1 6 3723 . mackeing avedavit 3724 . pd Jon Spencer for Carpinter worke about bell 0 2 6 3725 . pd to 2 travillers 0 1 6 3726 . pd to Edw Millward goeing to Darby 0 3 0 3727 . presenting papis 3728 . pd to a letter of Request frum Bradfeild 0 1 6 3729 . a fox head to Henry Birch 0 1 0 3730 . pd to a traviller 0 1 0 3731 . pd to Wauterfall for books brought from ye 0 1 6 3732 . visitation 3733 . ---------- 3734 .-------------------------06-11L--1678--------------------------------- 3735 . The Remainder of the Disbursments in 1678 3736 . L s d 3737 . pd John Spencer for worke done about bells 0 5 4 3738 . pd Henry Blounts bill smithwake 0 3 6 3739 . pd to Thom Fletcher for neales & a shovell 0 1 0 3740 . pd Will Heamas for single quartes & ? 0 1 10 3741 . about ye bells 3742 . pd Edw Robinson for mending ye chimes & his 0 10 0 3743 . charge borne 3744 . pd Henry Wigley his bill for wine 2 14 9 3745 . pd att Darby for Adam Hopkinson & my selfe 0 8 2 3746 . & ye officialls fees 3747 . pd at Darby ye officialls fees 0 2 8 3748 . mending great bell wheele 0 1 0 3749 . pd Thom Fletchers bill 0 1 11½ 3750 . pd Edw Robinson towards cloke & chimes 8 2 6 3751 . ----------- 3752 . 18 10 7 3753 . ----------- 3754 . Charge at visitation 0 5 0 3755 . pd to the sidesmen of Biggin his charges 0 2 9 3756 . & hedghogs brought with him 3757 . pd the sidesman of Ashlehay 0 2 0 3758 . pd the sidesman of Crumford a fox head and 0 4 6 3759 . his charges 3760 . pd to sidesman of Itheridghay visitation charges 0 6 9 3761 . & a fox head 3762 . pd Hopton sidesman 0 1 10 3763 . pd to Alderwasley sidesman 0 1 3½ 3764 . pd Callow sidesman 0 2 6 3765 . pd Midleton sidesman 0 2 6 3766 . James Allen bill for smyth worke 0 3 5 3767 . ---------- 3768 . Totall Disb. 17 16 9 3769 . ----------- 3770 . The totall sumes Recd is one & twenty pounds 21 6 8 3771 . six shillings & eigt pence 3772 . The totall Disbursments is seventeen pounds 17 16 9 3773 . sixteen shillings & nine pence 3774 . Remains in the Churchwardens handes three pounds 3 9 11 3775 . nine shillings & eleven pence 3776 .-------------------------06-11R--1677--------------------------------- 3777 . Memorand. that these Churchwardens 3778 . have pd for the Churchwardens in ye 3779 . yeare 1677 these sumes following 3780 . L s d 3781 . to Edw Millward for Comunion wine 1 10 0 3782 . to Henry Wigley for Comunion wine 0 15 8 3783 . --------- 3784 . 2 5 8 3785 . which two pounds five shills 1 4 3 3786 . & eight pence being allowed 3787 . them their Remains in theire 3788 . hands to be paid to the present 3789 . Churchwardens one pound foure 3790 . shill & three pence 3791 . Mem this 1L 4s 3d was payd to George Tompson Churchwarden 3792 . for 1678. And he then accounted for it vid.the Account 3793 .-------------------------06-12L--------------------------------------- 3794 .empty 3795 .-------------------------06-12R--1679--------------------------------- 3796 . Moneyes Recd by us George Tompson Thomas 3797 . Houlbrooke Bartholomew Griffin & Robert Bunting 3798 . Churchwardens for Wirksworth for the yeare 1679 3799 .
3800 .Impers Receved from the Towne & hambletts L s d 3801 . a Twenty marke Leavye as Followes 3802 . Wirkesworth 3 2 3 3803 . Alderwashley 1 5 6½ 3804 . Itheridghay 1 5 6½ 3805 . Ashleyhay 1 6 8 3806 . Hopton 1 5 6½ 3807 . Cawloe 1 1 1½ 3808 . Middleton 1 0 0 3809 . Cromford 1 0 0 3810 . Biging 1 0 0 3811 . Ible 0 10 0 3812 . Imber grange 0 10 0 3813 . ------------- 3814 . 13 6 8 3815 . Recd for 15 Leastones 2 10 0 3816 . recd for Lime Ridlings 0 1 8 3817 . recd of Mr Milward Samuell Guy 1 4 3 3818 . & ptners churchwardens for the yeare 3819 . past (viz) 1678 3820 . ------------ 3821 . Receits tot 17 2 7 3822 . ------------ 3823 .It the disbursmts of George Tompson 3824 . Tho Houlbrooke Bartholomew Griffyn 3825 . & Rob Bunting Bt? 3826 .1679 L s d 3827 .May 20 my charges for goeing to Tissington 0 1 0 3828 . for a warrant to stranie? 3829 . The warrant 0 0 4 3830 .June 6 Comunion wine from Derby 6 quarts 0 6 0 3831 . pd Jo Brawtherck for bringing itt 0 1 0 3832 .24 pd Francis Billinge wife for 2 hedghoggs 0 0 4 3833 .Aug 25 pd to Henry Birch for a fox head that 0 1 0 3834 . came from Hopton 3835 .Sep 2 pd for sumons to ye visitation 0 1 4 3836 .5 at the visitation pd for 4 oathes 0 4 6 3837 . my horse & my own charges 0 2 6 3838 .12 pd to Henry Wood for mending the chimes 0 1 6 3839 .13 pd for parchmt to draw the Register in 0 1 6 3840 .16 pd for writeing the Register Copy 0 10 0 3841 .19 pd to Henry Wigley for 3 quarts of wine 0 6 0 3842 .29 pd for writeing the Leavye booke 0 2 0 3843 .Oct 11 pd to ye masons for mending the Church 0 1 6 3844 . yard steeles 3845 .20 pd to Martin Tompson for whitleather 0 1 0 3846 .24 pd Geo Pidcock for 3 dayes worke at church 0 6 0 3847 . his man 3 dayes 0 3 0 3848 . & for 14L of soder 0 14 0 3849 . ---------- 3850 . Tot 3 4 6 3851 .-------------------------07-01L--------------------------------------- 3852 .empty 3853 .-------------------------07-01R--1679--------------------------------- 3854 . Disbursmts 3855 .Oct 24 3856 .1679 pd John Spencer for rayseing the leades & laying 0 4 0 3857 . them down - himselfe 2 dayes 3858 . his sonne 2 dayes 0 1 4 3859 .28 pd Jo Spencer for mending a yoake & bell wheels 0 2 0 3860 . 1 day 3861 . his sonne, 1 day 0 0 8 3862 .Nov 6 pd Mr Jo Riche for poynting the church & water 0 4 6 3863 .Dec 6 pd for coles for plumers worke 0 0 6 3864 . the same day pd to ye Appariter about Jo Wall 0 4 0 3865 .19 pd for 4 quarts of wine & fetching itt from Derby 0 4 6 3866 . by Jo Brawtherich 3867 .Jan 14 pd for Oyle 0 0 6 3868 .29 pd to two seamen with a pass 0 1 0 3869 .Feb 3 pd to a woman & 3 children with a pass by 0 1 0 3870 . Esq Wigleys consent 3871 .ditto pd Jo Potter for geting & loading of ston & 0 14 6 3872 . paveing the litchyate by consent of 3873 . Mr Antho Bunting ? 3874 .Feb 17 pd to Tho Waterfall for sumoning us to take 0 1 4 3875 . our oathes 3876 .26 pd James Allin? his bill of smyth worke 0 13 4 3877 . to the church 3878 .ditto pd for Assistance in our accounts 0 1 6 3879 .Mar 5 pd to a man of Chadesdon with a letter of Request 0 5 0 3880 . by consent of Mr Jo Brown 3881 .6 Given to a man of Wolverhampton with a 0 1 0 3882 . letre of request 3883 . Allowed to 5 sidesmen for their charges att the 0 14 2 3884 . visitation & their oathes 3885 .Apr 14 paid to Edward Milward for 31 quarts of wine at 1 16 2 3886 . 14d a quart for 4 Comunion dayes 3887 . ----------- 3888 . 5 11 9 3889 . brought over 3 4 6 3890 . ----------- 3891 . more disbursmts by ye said Churchwardens 8 15 6 3892 . ----------- 3893 .Sep 5 my charges for my selfe & my hors at visitation 0 2 6 3894 .79 3895 .16 my charges for my selfe & my horse to Derby with 0 2 6 3896 . a copy of ye Register & presentments 3897 .ditto pd the Apparriters 0 1 0 3898 .Oct 18 pd Doroi Ston for neales for mending ye bell 0 1 6 3899 . wheeles & the leades 3900 .ditto pd for a board & 2 Joysts to Mr Heamus 0 1 4 3901 . ----------- 3902 . 0 8 10 3903 . ------------ 3904 .-------------------------07-02L--------------------------------------- 3905 .empty 3906 .-------------------------07-02R--1679--------------------------------- 3907 . More Disbursments by the said Churchwardens L s d 3908 .May 15 79 p Geo Armefeild for 2 hedghoggs 0 0 4 3909 .22 pd Francis Car for 1 hedghogg 0 0 2 3910 .May 29 Given the Ringers 0 3 0 3911 .June 2 given Robt Wilson with a letter patent by 0 1 6 3912 . Mr Jo Brown & Mr Jo Booths order 3913 . Sam Botham being by 3914 . bread for ye Sacrament at Whitsunday 0 0 4 3915 .May 26 Eliza Sowth a hedghogg 0 0 2 3916 .30 William Storer 2 hedghoggs 0 0 4 3917 .June 2 Geo Critchloe 1 hedghogg 0 0 2 3918 .10 Ra? Brusell 1 hedghogg 0 0 2 3919 .12 Jo Seeds sonne a hedghogg 0 0 2 3920 .18 Tho Swindell sonne a hedghogg 0 0 2 3921 .18 Ra? Ridgwaylad 2 hedg hoggs 0 0 4 3922 .July 4 Jo Seeds sonne a hedghogg 0 0 2 3923 .20 Mary Simes a hedghogg 0 0 2 3924 .Oct 4 Joshua Meakin a hedghogg 0 0 2 3925 .9 Willi Cooke lad a hedghogg 0 0 2 3926 .Feb 6 Given William Clarke with a leter patent 0 0 6 3927 .Mar 7 Seeds lad a hedghogg 0 0 2 3928 .14 Mary Simes a hedghogg 0 0 2 3929 .28 Sam Leviesly sonne a hedghogg 0 0 2 3930 .29 Tho Barnes 2 hedghoggs 0 0 4 3931 . ---------- 3932 . Suma 0 8 10 3933 . ----------- 3934 . More disbursments by the said churchwardens 3935 .May 23 79 pd Seeds lad for a hedghogg 0 0 2 3936 .26 pd Antho Harrison for 3 hedghoggs 0 0 6 3937 .29 Given to the Ringers 0 3 0 3938 .30 pd Willi Storer for 3 hedghoggs 0 0 6 3939 .June 5 pd for a hedghogg 0 0 2 3940 .ditto pd to Glossopp for 2 hedghoggs 0 0 4 3941 .10 pd James Adams man for 3 hedghoggs 0 0 6 3942 .16 pd Will Craggs Juner for 2 hedghoggs 0 0 4 3943 .24 pd Edw Cheetham for 1 hedghogg 0 0 2 3944 .27 pd James Adam man for 2 hedghoggs 0 0 4 3945 .30 pd Antho Harrison for 1 hedghogg 0 0 2 3946 .July 10pd James Adam man for 2 hedghoggs 0 0 4 3947 .18 pd for 3 hedghoggs 0 0 6 3948 .26 pd to Goodwin for 3 hedghoggs 0 0 6 3949 .Aug 3 pd Antho Harrison 1 hedghogg 0 0 2 3950 .7 pd Jo Smyth sonne 2 hedghoggs 0 0 4 3951 .8 pd for oyle 0 0 1 3952 .12 pd Wm Shaw 2 hedghoggs 0 0 4 3953 .17 pd Goodwin sonne 2 hedgehoggs 0 0 4 3954 .18 pd Goodwin sonne 1 hedghogg 0 0 2 3955 .20 pd Goodwin sonne 1 hedghogg 0 0 2 3956 .23 pd for wire & oyle to ye chimes 0 0 8 3957 . ----------- 3958 . 0 9 9 3959 . ----------- 3960 .-------------------------07-03L--------------------------------------- 3961 .empty 3962 .-------------------------07-03R--1679--------------------------------- 3963 . More Disbursments L s d 3964 .Sep 5 1679 My charges at the visitation 0 2 6 3965 .ditto pd for 2 hedghoggs 0 0 4 3966 .6 pd to Seeds wife & sonne 3 hedghoggs 0 0 6 3967 .Oct 7 pd for 2 hedghoggs from Ashlehay 0 0 4 3968 .11 pd for oyle 1d 1 hedghogg 2d 0 0 3 3969 .12 pd for 2 hedghoggs from Ashlehay 0 0 4 3970 .Nov 5 pd the Ringers 0 5 0 3971 .9 pd for 4 hedghoggs from Ashlehay 0 0 8 3972 .12 pd for oyle 0 0 6 3973 .20 pd Tho Storer for 2 hedghoggs 0 0 4 3974 .25 pd for 1 hedghogg 0 0 2 3975 .30 payd for a stick of wood to Ralph Alexander 0 13 0 3976 . for the Litch yate stoopes 3977 .Dec 3 pd Jo Spencer & his sonne for mending the 0 2 8 3978 . Litch yates & seting the stoopes 3979 .ditto pd James Greene for sinkeing the stoope holes 0 1 0 3980 .ditto pd Willi Toplis for 5 hedghoggs 0 0 10 3981 .ditto pd Wm Smedley for 1 hedghogg 0 0 2 3982 . pd to men to helpe John Spencer & the plumers 0 1 0 3983 . to draw up the leades 3984 .15 pd Robt Hawkshaw sonne 1 hedghogg 0 0 2 3985 .18 pd to the Apparriter concerneing John Wall 0 2 0 3986 .ditto pd to Geo Pidcock for glaseing the Church 1 0 0 3987 . windows this year 3988 . pd to the sidesmen of Hopton 0 2 10 3989 . pd to the sidesman of Biging 0 2 10 3990 .1680 3991 .Apr 9 pd Tho Barnes for a hedghogg 0 0 2 3992 .11 pd Antho Worsloe for 2 hedghoggs 0 0 4 3993 .13 pd to Adam Short for 2 hedghoggs 0 0 4 3994 .ditto pd Wm Brightmoore for 1 hedghogg 0 0 2 3995 .ditto pd to Henry Wood for mending the bell wheeles 0 1 6 3996 . & for a peice of Wood had of William Heamus 3997 .ditto pd to John Adam sidesman for Ashlehay 0 2 10 3998 . ----------- 3999 . 3 2 9 4000 . brought over 0 9 9 4001 . ----------- 4002 . suma 3 12 6 4003 . ----------- 4004 .-------------------------07-04L--1679--------------------------------- 4005 . Returnes 4006 . Ra Greenhough 0 0 1 4007 . Henry Buxton 0 0 1¾ 4008 . Willi Higgett 0 0 2¼ 4009 . ----------- 4010 . 0 0 5 4011 . ----------- 4012 .-------------------------07-04R--1679--------------------------------- 4013 . More disbursments by the said Churchwardens 4014 . Disbursments more as follows L s d 4015 .Impris paid forth as appeares before 8 15 6 4016 . pd Tho Houlbrooke his disbursmts 0 8 10 4017 . pd Bartho Griffin his disbursmts 0 8 10 4018 . Pd Robt Bunting has disbursmts 3 12 6 4019 .Apr 29 pd Geo Pidcock his sallery for glaseing the 1 0 0 4020 . church windows for the yeare 1678 4021 .14 pd James Allin for smyth worke 0 3 4 4022 .15 pd to Nicholas Birds sidesman for Itheridghay 0 2 10 4023 . for his charges att the visitation 4024 . pd to Ralph Wood sidesman for Hopton for 10 ravens0 3 4 4025 . and for 12 hedghoggs 0 2 0 4026 . pd Bartho Griffin for Comunion bread 0 1 8 4027 . & for his horse to Sr John Cursons 0 1 0 4028 .17 James Allin bill for worke 0 0 8 4029 .19 pd Tho Houlbrooke for his charges 0 2 6 4030 . att the visitation 4031 . And for Courte charges 0 3 6 4032 . pd to William Wilcockson for 4 hedghoggs 0 0 8 4033 . Spent with the chimney man about a Certificate 0 4 8 4034 . for poore people & signeing it att 4035 . a monthly meeteing 4036 . for entring our accounts into the towne booke 0 2 0 4037 . Returned into the hands of Mr Tho Beighton 1 1 5 4038 . John Helloby Samll Botham and Geo Guy new 4039 . Churchwardens 4040 . pd Bridget Huttlescutt for washing the 0 12 0 4041 . surplices 12 times 4042 . ------------ 4043 . Totall disbursmts 17 7 3 4044 . ------------ 4045 . Recd in all 17 2 7 4046 . Disbursmts in all 17 7 3 4047 . ------------ 4048 . Remaines due to us from the townships as appeares 0 4 8 4049 . ------------ 4050 . Returnes unpd are 0 0 5 4051 . ------------ 4052 . Recd due to ye Accomptants 0 5 1 4053 . ------------ 4054 . Seene and allowed by us 4055 . Tho Beighton John Booth 4056 . Ben Buxton John Toplis 4057 .
4058 . The overplus of the Levy in ye Churchwardens 0 5 0 4059 . to be disposedto ye Townes use. And Memd it 4060 . was agreed to be be pd & was pd to German 4061 . Buxton in pt for money due to him upon his 4062 . acct for ye overseer of the poore. 4063 .-------------------------07-05L--------------------------------------- 4064 .empty 4065 .-------------------------07-05R--1679--------------------------------- 4066 . Md that upon the 27th day of June, being 4067 . Sunday notice being given in time of 4068 . Divine Service in the pish Church of 4069 . Wirkesworth for ye pishonersto meete 4070 . in the said Church upon Wednesday 4071 . following being the last day of June 4072 . aforesd to Assist the Churchwardens for 4073 . makeing an Assesmt or Leavie for the 4074 . repare of the Church & other nessessaries 4075 . belonging to the same There was a 4076 . meeting accordingly at the tyme and 4077 . place appoynted And it was then and 4078 . there agreed and concluded that the 4079 . Leavie for the said Churchwardens 4080 . to the uses Aforesd should bee the 4081 . sume off Twenty Marks forwith 4082 . to bee Assessed and Collected by 4083 . the said Churchwardens according to the 4084 . usuall Custome 4085 . Wittness our hands 4086 . Tho Beighton 4087 . John Healabe 4088 . Sam Botham (his marke) 4089 . John Booth 4090 . Geo Tompson (his marke) 4091 . Robert Toplis 4092 . Dennis Potter 4093 .-------------------------07-06L--------------------------------------- 4094 .empty 4095 .-------------------------07-06R--1680--------------------------------- 4096 . Moneys recd by us Tho Beighton 4097 . John Hellobie Samll Botham and 4098 . George Guy Churchwardens for Wirkesworth 4099 . for the yeare 1680 4100 .
4101 . Recd from the towne & hambletts A 4102 . Twenty Marke Leavie as followeth L s d 4103 . Wirkesworth 3 2 3 4104 . Alderwasley 1 5 6½ 4105 . Itheridghay 1 5 6½ 4106 . Ashlehay 1 6 8 4107 . Hopton 1 5 6½ 4108 . Callow 1 1 1½ 4109 . Midleton 1 0 0 4110 . Cromford 1 0 0 4111 . Biginge 1 0 0 4112 . Ible 0 10 0 4113 . Imber grange 0 10 0 4114 . ------------ 4115 . 13 6 8 4116 . Recd for 6 Leastalls 1 0 0 4117 . Recd of Ralph Alexander & ptners 0 14 6 4118 . wich was in their hands 4119 . Recd of George Tompson and pners 1 1 5 4120 . wich was in their hands 4121 . Recd of George Pidcock for old lead 0 3 10 4122 . ------------- 4123 . Totall Receipts 16 5 11 4124 . ------------- 4125 . The Disbursments of Tho Beighton gent John Hellobye 4126 . Samll Botham and George Guy L s d 4127 .Imprs pd Geo Tompson 0 5 0 4128 .Apr 20 pd Natha Smyth for a hedghogg 0 0 2 4129 .1680 4130 .22 pd Jo Houson for 2 hedghoggs 0 0 4 4131 .24 pd Tho Brabin for 1 hedghogg 0 0 2 4132 .ditto pd Jo Rowbotham for 6 hedghoggs 0 1 0 4133 .26 pd yong Charleton for a hedghogg 0 0 2 4134 .ditto pd yong Tomlinson for 3 hedghoggs 0 0 6 4135 .30 pd to Martin Spencer for a hedghogg 0 0 2 4136 .May 2 pd to Edw Seeds for a hedghogg 0 0 2 4137 .3 pd Ra Cheetam for a hedghogg 0 0 2 4138 .4 pd to Antho Tomlinson for 2 hedghoggs 0 0 4 4139 .5 pd to Jo Mather for 2 hedghoggs 0 0 4 4140 .7 pd to Tomlinsons sons for 3 hedghoggs 0 0 6 4141 .8 pd Jo Tomlinson for a hedghogg 0 0 2 4142 .9 pd Daniell Cheetam for 1 hedghogg 0 0 2 4143 .17 pd Tho Milward for 1 hedghogg 0 0 2 4144 .ditto pd Jo Spencer for mending ye Lich yates 0 0 10 4145 .22 pd Henry Cadman daughter for a hedghogg 0 0 2 4146 .23 pd Mary Valence of Midinghale by 0 0 4 4147 . Gilbert Bott for 2 hedghoggs 4148 .26 for stubs to mend a bell wheele 0 0 1 4149 .29 pd to the Ringers 0 5 0 4150 . pd at Whitsunday for bread for the Sacraments 0 0 3 4151 . ---------- 4152 . 0 16 2 4153 .-------------------------07-07L--------------------------------------- 4154 .empty 4155 .-------------------------07-07R--1680--------------------------------- 4156 .80 L s d 4157 .June 4 oyle for the bells 0 0 2 4158 . given a poore woman of Castleton 0 0 6 4159 . pd for a Joyest to Wm Heamus 0 0 6 4160 .8 pd Jo Tomlinson for 1 hedghogg 0 0 2 4161 .29 pd Gilbert Bott for 6 hedghoggs 0 1 0 4162 .July 13pd Edw Seeds for 3 hedghoggs 0 0 6 4163 .14 pd Edw Seeds for 4 hedghoggs 0 0 8 4164 .ditto pd Wm Storer for 5 hedghoggs 0 0 10 4165 .16 pd Edw Seeds for 1 hedghogg 0 0 2 4166 .22 pf Francis Hardy for oyle 0 0 6 4167 .24 pd Tho Wolley for 1 hedghogg 0 0 2 4168 .Aug 1 pd Jo Mather for 3 hedghoggs 0 0 6 4169 .2 pd Tho Wood for 2 hedghoggs 0 0 4 4170 .3 pd Wm Storer for 1 hedghogg 0 0 2 4171 .4 pd Jo Higgett for 2 hedghoggs 0 0 4 4172 .5 pd Jo Storer for 2 hedghoggs 0 0 4 4173 .11 pd Edw Housendal for 1 hedghogg 0 0 2 4174 .ditto pd Peter Archadine for writeing our Leabooke 0 2 0 4175 .21 pd Tho Wolley for 2 hedghoggs 0 0 4 4176 .ditto pd Edw Seeds for 1 hedghogg 0 0 2 4177 .27 pd Tho Wolley for 1 hedghogg 0 0 2 4178 .Sep 2 pd Jo Mather for 1 hedghogg 0 0 2 4179 .3 pd Jo Scathgood for 1 hedghogg 0 0 2 4180 .5 pd Tho Phillips for 1 hedghogg 0 0 2 4181 .18 paid to Lawrence Frost for Church worke 0 5 6 4182 .30 pd Jo Wardloe for 2 hedghoggs 0 0 4 4183 .Oct 6 pd Jo Wardloe for 1 hedghogg 0 0 2 4184 .ditto pd for fetching in the sidesmen aboute 0 4 0 4185 . the greate briefe 4186 .9 paid to Lawrence Frost for poynteing and 0 2 4 4187 . dresing the leades & fetching up the balls 4188 . at the church porch 4189 .10 pd Antho Willimott for 4 hedghoggs 0 0 8 4190 .ditto pd Tho Waterfall for visitation charges 0 7 0 4191 .19 pd Charles Waterfall for 3 hedghoggs 0 0 6 4192 .dito pd Geo Pidcock & Antho Bradshall 1 0 0 4193 . pd Sam Arwin for 1 hedghogg 0 0 2 4194 . pd for a peice of wood to make a Roule for a bell 0 0 6 4195 . pd for lime 0 0 1 4196 . pd to Mr John Browne for 13 ston & 4 L of 1 6 6 4197 . sheete leade 4198 .Nov 5 paid the Ringers 0 5 0 4199 .Nov 9 pd to ye sidesman of Cromford for 2 fox heads 0 2 0 4200 . pd to the sidesman of Ible for his oath 0 0 4 4201 .24 paid John Spencer A bill of worke done at the 0 17 10 4202 . Church & materialls he used 4203 .ditto pd Geo Pidcock A bill of worke done at the 2 0 3 4204 . Church & Materialls he used 4205 .Sep 23 pd Robt Wilson for 1 hedghogg 0 0 2 4206 .25 pd Rachell Billings for 1 hedghogg 0 0 2 4207 .Oct 1 pd Robt Broxhams wife for a hedghogg 0 0 2 4208 . ---------- 4209 . 7 3 10 4210 . ---------- 4211 .-------------------------07-08L--------------------------------------- 4212 .empty 4213 .-------------------------07-08R--1680--------------------------------- 4214 .1680 L s d 4215 .Nov 2 paid James Wetton for leather 0 0 6 4216 .7 given to a poore traveller 0 0 6 4217 .Dec 18 pd Tho Waterfall for a booke 0 2 0 4218 .21 given 15 poore travellers 0 2 0 4219 .Jan 3 pd Mr Hopkinson for oyle 0 0 4 4220 .6 pd to Jo Kingdome of Middleton for a fox head 0 1 0 4221 . pd Firdinando Potter sidesman of Ashlehay 0 0 8 4222 . for his oath & writeing his Levy 4223 . Spent with the Chimney man & Tho Waterfall 0 3 0 4224 . at severall times 4225 .Feb 22 pd Mr Nightingale the Chancellors Parish for 0 1 0 4226 . for an Acc booke for buryeing in Woolen 4227 .ditto pd for a fox head to Antho Simpson of 0 1 0 4228 . Alderwasley 4229 .Mar 24 pd John Spencer for a hedghogg 0 0 2 4230 .Apr 26 pd to Mr Edw Milward by bill for bread & wine 2 11 8 4231 . to the Comunion 4232 . pd for a Rope for the chimes 0 4 9 4233 . pd visitation charges & for a new booke for the 0 4 6 4234 . new Churchwardens 4235 . My horse & my owne charges to visitation 0 2 6 4236 . pd Henry Cawton for his oath his presentment 0 1 0 4237 . 7 Leabooke 4238 . pd William Greatrix for his oath 0 0 4 4239 . pd ye sidesman of Biging for his oath 0 0 4 4240 . pd Jo Hellobye by bill Apr 27 1681 0 8 2 4241 . pd Mr Huttlescutt for washing the surplice 0 11 0 4242 . & church linnen 4243 . pd Tho Fletcher by bill 0 1 6 4244 . pd ye sidesman of Ible for his oath 0 0 4 4245 . pd ye sidesman of Midleton for his oath 0 0 4 4246 . pd Geo Chrichloe for a hedghogg 0 0 2 4247 . pd to Wm Newton for 5 hedghoggs 0 0 10 4248 . pd to Antho Tomlinson for a hedghogg 0 0 2 4249 . pd Anne Wallbanke for a hedghogg 0 0 2 4250 . pd Tho Sladen for 5 hedghoggs 0 0 10 4251 . pd Ra Tomlinson for 4 hedghoggs 0 0 8 4252 . pd Jo Hadcock for a hedghogg 0 0 2 4253 . pd a girle of Warmebrooke for a hedghogg 0 0 2 4254 . pd Tho Wolley for a hedghogg 0 0 2 4255 . pd John Hadfeild sidesman for Hopton by bill 0 4 8 4256 . for hedghoggs & 4d for his oath 4257 . for entringe our Accounts into the townes booke 0 2 0 4258 . ----------- 4259 . 5 8 9 4260 . ----------- 4261 .-------------------------07-09L--1680--------------------------------- 4262 . Returnes in ye booke 4263 . Ralph Greenhough 0 0 0¾ 4264 . Isaac Houlden? 0 0 0¾ 4265 . Tho Brabin 0 0 0½ 4266 . Robt Wall 0 0 1 4267 . ------------ 4268 . 0 0 3 4269 . ------------ 4270 .-------------------------07-09R--1680--------------------------------- 4271 . L s d 4272 . Totall Receipts 16 5 11 4273 . ----------- 4274 . Disbursemts 13 8 9 4275 . Paid to Edward Robinson of Derby in parte of 1 17 1½ 4276 . 3L 4s 0d due to him upon avvounte of the 4277 . clock & chimes by us Tho Beighton Jo Hellobye 4278 . Samll Botham and Geo Guy 4279 . The booke falls shorte 0 13 3 4280 . Returnes in the booke 0 0 3 4281 . Daniell Bacon sidesman of Alderwasley behynde 0 6 6½ 4282 . ------------- 4283 . Totall disbursemts 16 5 11 4284 . ------------- 4285 . This Acccompt seene & allowed 4286 . on by us whose names are here 4287 . unto subscribed 4288 . Aprill 28 John Booth 4289 . 1681 Anthony Bunting 4290 . John Shore 4291 . Robert Hill 4292 . John Wheatcroft (his marke) 4293 .-------------------------07-10L--------------------------------------- 4294 .empty 4295 .-------------------------07-10R--1680--------------------------------- 4296 . Md that upon the 24th day of Aprill binge 4297 . the Lords day Notice being given in time of 4298 . Devine service in the pish Church of Wirkesworth 4299 . for the pishoners to meete in the said Church upon 4300 . Thurday followeinge being the 28th day of April 4301 . aforesaid to Assiste the churchwardens for makeing 4302 . an Assesment or Leavie for the repare of the Church 4303 . & other necessaryes belonging to the same there was 4304 . a meeteing acordingly at the tyme & place appoynted 4305 . And it was then and there Agreed & concluded that 4306 . the Leavie for the said Churchwardens to the uses 4307 . aforesaid should bee the sume of Twenty markes 4308 . forthwith to be Assessed & Collected by the said 4309 . Churchwardens accordinge to the usuall Customs 4310 . proportinably. 4311 . Wittnes our hands 4312 . Tho Beighton 4313 . John Booth 4314 . Anthony Bunting 4315 . John Healobee 4316 . Samll Botham (his marke) 4317 . George Guy 4318 . 4319 .-------------------------07-11L--------------------------------------- 4320 .empty 4321 .-------------------------07-11R--1681--------------------------------- 4322 . Moneyes Recd by us John Mather, John 4323 . Shore, John Wheatcroft and Robert 4324 . Hill Churchwardens for Wirkesworth for 4325 . the yeare 1681 4326 .
4327 . Recd from the Towne and hambletts 4328 . A Twenty marke Leavye as followeth L s d 4329 . Wirkesworth 3 2 3 4330 . Alderwashley 1 5 6½ 4331 . Itheridghay 1 5 6½ 4332 . Ashlehay 1 6 8 4333 . Hopton 1 6½ 4334 . Callow 1 1 1½ 4335 . Midleton 1 0 0 4336 . Crumford 1 0 0 4337 . Biging 1 0 0 4338 . Ible 0 10 0 4339 . Imber grange 0 10 0 4340 . ------------ 4341 . 13 6 8 4342 . ------------ 4343 . Recd for 11 Leastalls 1 16 8 4344 . Recd from John Hellobye and ptners in pt of 1 17 1½ 4345 . 3L 4s 0d due to Edw Robinson for 4346 . ye clock & chimes 4347 . -------------- 4348 . Totall Receipts 17 0 5½ 4349 .
4350 . The Disbursemts of the above sd Churchwardens 4351 .1681 4352 .Apr 21 pd John Mather for 3 hedghoggs 0 0 6 4353 .27 pd Gilbert Booth for 2 hedghoggs 0 0 4 4354 .29 pd Jo Shawcross for 1 h 0 0 2 4355 .30 pd Jo Clay for 1 h 0 0 2 4356 .May 2 pd for the Kings proclamation 0 1 6 4357 .3 pd John Wardloe for 1 h 0 0 2 4358 .4 pd Robt Hellot for 1 h 0 0 2 4359 .6 pd John Mather for 2 h 0 0 4 4360 .8 pd for two 6 foote boards & an 8 foot Joyst 0 2 6 4361 .8 pd Mr Booth for paper 0 0 2 4362 .8 pd Wm Helloby by bill 0 3 4 4363 .9 pd Peter Archadine for writeing our Levye booke 0 2 0 4364 .10 pd Jo Charleton for 1 h 0 0 2 4365 .12 pd to James Bradshaw for 1 h 0 0 2 4366 .16 pd to Wm Brightmore for 2 h 0 0 4 4367 .17 pd Isaac Chritchloe for 1 h 0 0 2 4368 .18 pd Robt Broxam for 1 h 0 0 2 4369 .24 pd Wm Storer for 2 h 0 0 4 4370 . paid for bread at ye Comunion for Whitsunday 0 0 4 4371 .9 paid John Spencer for makeing ye wicket dore 0 3 0 4372 . and mending the Lichyate 4373 .25 pd Thomas Lockall for a fox head 0 1 0 4374 . ---------- 4375 . Sume 0 17 1

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