Churchwardens Accounts 1658-1727

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4376 .-------------------------07-12L--------------------------------------- 4377 .empty 4378 .-------------------------07-12R--1681--------------------------------- 4379 .1681 L s d 4380 .May 25 paid Wm Tonge for 3 hedghoggs 0 0 6 4381 .27 pd Tho Phillips for 2 h 0 0 4 4382 .29 pd to the Ringers 0 5 0 4383 .29 pd for oyle for ye bells to Mrs Sarah Hopkinson 0 1 3 4384 . by bill 4385 .30 pd Jo Smyth for 2 h 0 0 4 4386 .30 pd Jo Mather for 1 h 0 0 2 4387 .June 3 pd William Hellobye by bill 0 6 0 4388 .June 8 pd John Tomlinson for 1 h 0 0 2 4389 .21 pd Wm Storer for 2 h 0 0 4 4390 .23 pd Isaac Chritchloe for 1 h 0 0 2 4391 .28 pd Anne Rishon for 1 h 0 0 2 4392 .29 pd German Buxton by bill 0 4 9 4393 . pd to John Spencer for worke done at the bells 0 6 0 4394 . pd to John Briggs for 3 h 0 0 6 4395 . pd to Eliaser Seeds for 2 h 0 0 4 4396 .29 pd to Tho Waterfall for our oathes 0 1 4 4397 .30 pd John Mather for 1 h 0 0 2 4398 .July 6 pd James Wetton for whitleather 0 0 6 4399 .16 pd Mr Francis Robinson in full for the 3 4 0 4400 . clock and chimes 4401 .July 23pd John Tomlinson for 2 h 0 0 4 4402 .27 pd William Hemus for two Joysts 0 1 3 4403 .28 pd for Mr Stuffins oath 0 0 4 4404 .29 pd Jo Rowbotham for a fox head 0 1 0 4405 .29 pd for Henry Storers oath 0 0 4 4406 .29 pd to Thos Woolley for a fox head 0 1 0 4407 .29 pd for John Hellots oath 0 0 4 4408 .29 pd Eliezer Seeds for 2 h 0 0 4 4409 . spent with the chimney man 0 1 0 4410 .Aug 2 pd to Eliza Cheetam for 2 h 0 0 4 4411 .20 pd John Briggs for 2 h 0 0 4 4412 .22 pd William Storer for 2 h 0 0 4 4413 .27 pd John Clay for 1 h 0 0 2 4414 .28 pd John Clay for 2 h 0 0 4 4415 .30 pd John Seeds for 1 h 0 0 2 4416 .Sep 25 pd for bread for ye Comunion 0 0 3 4417 .27 pd Eliza Seeds for 4 h 0 0 8 4418 .Oct 6 pd to John Green for Linen cloath and thrid 4 11 3 4419 . to make 2 surplices by bill 4420 .7 pd Willimot lad for 1 h 0 0 4 4421 . spent with Thos Waterfall att severall times 0 2 0 4422 .22 pd visitation charges 0 7 0 4423 .23 pd Anne Waterfall for 1 h 0 0 2 4424 .29 pd Sarah Udale for 1 h 0 0 2 4425 . ---------- 4426 . 10 2 2 4427 .-------------------------08-01L--1682--------------------------------- 4428 . Returnes in ye booke 4429 . Ralph Green hongh? 0 0 0¾ 4430 . Tho Brabant 0 0 0½ 4431 . Mr John Greatrax 0 1 1½ 4432 . ------------ 4433 . 0 1 2¾ 4434 . ------------- 4435 . May 3 82 4436 . Md that the 1L 8s 0d payable by 4437 . Robt Hill & his p-nder? to Edward 4438 . Milward in part of A bill of 3L 10s 0d 4439 . was payd in to the hands of William 4440 . Toplis & his p-nder? new churchwasdens 4441 . for ye yeare 1682 4442 . 4443 .-------------------------08-01R--1681--------------------------------- 4444 .1681 L s d 4445 . My own charges and for my horse 0 2 6 4446 . at ye visitation 4447 .Nov 1 pd William Storer for 3 hedghogs 0 0 6 4448 .5 pd to the Ringers 0 5 0 4449 .Jan 5 pd Eliza Brocklehurst for a fox head 0 1 0 4450 .6 pd Jo Oakton for 2 h 0 0 4 4451 .25 pd to Henry Hough for a Fox head 0 1 0 4452 .Feb 4 pd Thomas Phillips for 2 h 0 0 4 4453 .Mar 18 pd Dennis Wetton for 1 h 0 0 2 4454 .18 pd for Rich Watsons oath 0 0 4 4455 .ditto pd for James Cotterill oath 0 0 4 4456 .ditto pd James Cotterill for 2 fox heads 0 2 0 4457 .Mar 23 pd for Coles 0 ? ? 4458 .25 pd Tho Udall & Samll Wall by bill 2 5 6 4459 .30 pd John Mason for 2 h 0 0 4 4460 .Apr 6 pd Will Cadman for 2 h 0 0 4 4461 .12 pd Mr Stuffyn by 2 bills 0 3 6 4462 .ditto pd Robt Hawkshaw for 4 h 0 0 8 4463 .16 pd Jo Shawcross for 2 h 0 0 4 4464 .18 pd for Richard Grahams oath 0 0 4 4465 . pd for paper 0 0 2 4466 . For entring our Accounts into the Townes booke 0 2 0 4467 .The churchwardens I allowed to Edward Harrison ? 4468 .pd to the Apparitor 4469 . The booke falls short 0 13 3 4470 .Apr 28 pd for visitation charges 0 6 10 4471 .ditto my horse charges & my owne 0 2 6 4472 .May 3 pd Edward Milward in p of 3L 10s 0d due for 1 8 0 4473 . wine att ye Comunions 4474 . Returns 0 1 2¾ 4475 . ------------- 4476 . Tot Receipts 17 0 5½ 4477 . ------------- 4478 . Total disbursmts with the returnes 16 19 4¼ 4479 .1682 ------------- 4480 .May 3 4481 .This Account seen & allowed Remainder 0 1 1¼ 4482 .by us whose names are due to be 4483 .under written pd to the new 4484 .Richard Buxton Churchwardens 4485 .Geo Tompson 4486 .his booke Thom Browne vic ibm 4487 .William Hemus? Robert Toplis 4488 . Ben Buxton 4489 .-------------------------08-02L--------------------------------------- 4490 .empty 4491 .-------------------------08-02R--1682--------------------------------- 4492 . Md that upon the 30th day of Aprill being 4493 . the Lords day notice being given in time 4494 . of devine servicein ye pish church of Wirkesworth 4495 . for the pishoners to meet in the said Church 4496 . upon Wednesday following being the 3d day 4497 . of May to Assist the churchwardens for 4498 . makeing an Assesmt or Levye for the repare 4499 . of the Church and other necessaryes belonging 4500 . to the same there was a meeteing accordingly 4501 . at ye time and place appoynted And it was 4502 . then and there Agreed & Concluded that 4503 . the Leavie for the said Churchwardens to 4504 . the uses aforesaid should bee the sume of 4505 . Twenty poundes forthwith to bee Assessed 4506 . and Collected by the said Churchwardens 4507 . according to the usuall Custome p portionally 4508 . Wittness our handes 4509 . Robert Toplis 4510 . George Tompson (his marke) 4511 . Robert Hill 4512 . William Mather (his marke) 4513 . William Hemus (his marke) 4514 . John Shore 4515 . John Mather (his marke) 4516 . John Wheatcroft (his mark) 4517 . Thom Brown vicar et Archdeacon Derby 4518 .-------------------------08-03L--------------------------------------- 4519 .empty 4520 .-------------------------08-03R--1682------------------------------------- 4521 . Moneys Recd by us William Houghton Gervass 4522 . Woodruffe William Topleys and John 4523 . Pickering Churchwardens for Wirkesworth 4524 . for the yeare 1682 4525 . 4526 . Recd from the Town & hamblets 4527 . A Twenty pound Levie as followes 4528 . L s d 4529 . Wirkesworth 4 13 4 4530 . Alderwashley 1 18 4 4531 . Itheridghay 1 18 4 4532 . Hopton 1 18 4 4533 . Ashlehay 2 0 0 4534 . Calow 1 11 8 4535 . Midleton 1 10 0 4536 . Crumford 1 10 0 4537 . Biging 1 10 0 4538 . Ible 0 15 0 4539 . Imber grange 0 15 0 4540 . ----------- 4541 . 20 0 0 4542 . Recd for 7 Leastalls 1 3 4 4543 . Recd of Robert Hill & ptners 1 9 1¼ 4544 . Churchwardens for the last yeare 4545 . Recd of Mr Brown for Daniell 0 1 4 4546 . Bacons returne 4547 . ------------ 4548 . Totall receipts 22 13 9¼ 4549 . ------------- 4550 . There Disbursmts are as follows 4551 .Imprs for writeing our Levie booke 0 2 0 4552 .Apr 28 1682 pd John Tomlinson for 6 hedghoggs 0 1 0 4553 .May 3 pd Mary Huttlescutt for makeing 2 surplices 1 5 0 4554 . & for washing it in ye last yeare as by bill 4555 .7 pd John Hellott for 3 hedghoggs 0 0 6 4556 .9 pd Mary Seeds for 1 hh 0 0 2 4557 .13 pd Jos Horsly for 1 h 0 0 2 4558 .20 pd Mr Valence man for 2 h 0 0 4 4559 .23 pd Jo Tomlinson for 1 h 0 0 2 4560 .23 Given to Captin Croi by Mr Browns Order 0 5 0 4561 .29 pd to the Ringers 0 5 0 4562 .31 pd the old churchwardens to pay Mr Millward 3 10 0 4563 . for the last years bread and wine by bill 4564 .June 9 pd Robt Greenhough for 2 h 0 0 4 4565 .13 pd Mr Slack for a comon prayer booke 0 14 0 4566 . as by a receipt 4567 .19 pd Tho Wardlor for 3 h 0 0 6 4568 .24 pd William Bradshaw for glaseing the Church 1 0 0 4569 . windowes as by bill 4570 .July 12pd Anthony Cadman for 1 h 0 0 2 4571 .14 pd Jos Horsly for church worke as by bill 0 6 0 4572 .16 pd Esquire Lowes Huntsman for a fox head 0 1 0 4573 .31 pd John Clay for 1 h 0 0 2 4574 . ----------- 4575 . The sume is 7 11 6 4576 . ----------- 4577 .-------------------------08-04L--------------------------------------- 4578 .empty 4579 .-------------------------08-04R--1682--------------------------------- 4580 .1682 L s d 4581 .Aug 5 pd William Storer for 2 hedghoggs 0 0 4 4582 .7 pd Rich Buxton for 1 hh 0 0 2 4583 .13 pd Edward Houlmes for 1 h 0 0 2 4584 . William Topleys charges to the 0 2 6 4585 . Bishopps visitation 4586 .17 pd Edmund Kempe for 1 h 0 0 2 4587 .25 pd Jo Farnesworth for 1 h 0 0 2 4588 .Sep 6 pd to Mr Slack for a letter of request 0 5 0 4589 .20 pd charges for Wm Houghton & Gervass Woodruffe 0 5 0 4590 . for goeing to ye Bishopps visitation and 4591 . takeing their oathes 4592 .Oct 4 pd for our prsentmt: writeing 0 0 6 4593 .Sep 20 pd Mr Slack for copying out the Register 0 13 4 4594 . as by his receipt 4595 . Gervass Woodruffe his charges in goeing to Darby 0 2 6 4596 . with a copy of the Register 4597 . pd to the Court for takeing ye copy of ye Register0 1 0 4598 .Oct 9 pd to Edward Seeds for 5 h 0 0 10 4599 . pd to Mr Nightingale by John Pickering 0 4 4 4600 . for sumonsing 4601 . pd more at the visitation to Mr Nightingale 0 4 6 4602 . My charges to ye visitation 0 2 6 4603 . paid to Robt Shore of South Winfeild for 0 1 6 4604 . a letter of Request by consent 4605 .Nov 4 pd Jo Mather for 1 h 0 0 2 4606 .4 pd John Spencer for Church work as by bill 1 16 2 4607 .5 pd to the Ringers 0 5 0 4608 .6 paid Tho Wilde sidesman of Ashlehay for 0 3 6 4609 . goeing to Bishopps visitation. 4610 .14 pd William Gretrix sidesman of Calow for goeing 0 2 10 4611 . to the visitation & takeing his oath 4612 .14 pd Jo Heane sidesman of the Biging for goeing 0 2 8 4613 . to ye Visitation 4614 .14 pd Ralph Marple sidesman of Midleton for goeing 0 2 10 4615 . to the visitation & his oath 4616 .Nov 18 pdEdward Botham by bill 0 9 4 4617 .22 pd Joseph Horsly by bill 1 3 7 4618 .22 pd John Topleyes by bill 0 18 0 4619 .Dec 20 pd Roger Jackson for 2 h 0 0 4 4620 .Feb 12 pd Jo Allsopp for 1 h 0 0 2 4621 .20 pd Ralph Atkinson for paveing in the Church 0 3 0 4622 . 2 dayes as by bill 4623 . ---------- 4624 . The sume is 7 14 ? 4625 . ---------- 4626 .-------------------------08-05L--------------------------------------- 4627 .empty 4628 .-------------------------08-05R--1683--------------------------------- 4629 .1683 L s d 4630 .Mar 28 pd to Joseph Horsly by bill 0 5 6 4631 .28 pd to John Spencer by bill 0 2 0 4632 .28 pd to Edward Botham for stubs to mend 0 0 3 4633 . the Bell wheeles 4634 .29 pd to Edward Heald for 1 h 0 0 2 4635 .Apr 4 pd James Wetton for whitlether for the bells 0 0 8 4636 .9 Pd Thomas Waterfall for sumoning ye sidesmen 0 4 10 4637 . 0-4-4 & for an Article book 6d 4638 . pd for our presentment 0 0 6 4639 .13 Att ye Archdeacons visitation pd Court fees 0 2 8 4640 . ye Churchwardens charges thither 0 2 6 4641 .17 pd George Pidcock for 3 l of soder 3s 0 4 0 4642 . & for laying it on 1s 4643 .17 pd Mary Huttlescutt by bill 0 12 0 4644 . for washing ye surplices (this year) 4645 .18 pd William Roper for goeing to ye Bishops 0 5 2 4646 . visitation 2s 6d, for two fox heads 2s 4647 . paid for oyle to John Wigley 0 1 2 4648 . for the clock and bells 4649 .Apr 12 paid Mr Milward for bred and wine for the 3 4 5 4650 . Comunion this yeare 4651 . for entring our accounts into the booke 0 2 0 4652 .18 pd Richard Bately for goeing to the Bishops 0 3 10 4653 . visitation 2s 6d his oath 4s his 4654 . presentmt 4s and for 4 hedghoggs 8d 4655 . pd Mathew Bacon sidesman of Hopton by bill 0 9 8 4656 . for goeing to the Bishops visitation 4657 . and wern--? 4658 . pd Michaell Taylor sidesman of Alderwasley 0 6 6 4659 . for charges at ye Bishops visitation 4660 . 2s 10d for 3 fox heds and 4 hedghogs 4661 . 3s 8d. In all 4662 . The sume of this page is 6 7 10 4663 . ------------ 4664 . The sume of the Disbursmts 21 13 11 4665 . ------------ 4666 . The sum of ye Receipts vz supra 22 13 9¼ 4667 . ------------- 4668 . Returns allowed in this acount are Ralp 0 0 2½ 4669 . Greenhough, Rich Steer & Saml Clowes ------------- 4670 . The overplus Levie for Wirkesworth being 0 4 1½ 4671 . 4s 1 1/2d payd into ye hands of ye 4672 . present overseers to be accounted for by them 4673 . Remains in ye accountants hands. Now paid to the 0 19 7¾ 4674 . present churchwardens ------------- 4675 . May 10 1683 This account seen and allowed by us 4676 . Thom Browne Vicar ibm 4677 . James Allen 4678 . James Wetton 4679 . John Wigley 4680 . George Toplis? 4681 . Robert Toplis? 4682 .-------------------------08-06L--------------------------------------- 4683 .empty 4684 .-------------------------08-06R--1683--------------------------------- 4685 . Anno Dom 1683 4686 . Md that upon the 20th day of May being the Lords day 4687 . Notice being given in time of divine sevice in 4688 . the pish Church of Wirkesworth for the pishoners 4689 . to meet in the said Church on the week day 4690 . followeing to assist the Churchwardens for 4691 . makeing an Assesmt or Levie for the repare 4692 . of the Church and other necessaryes belonging 4693 . to the same there was a meeting accordingly 4694 . on Saturday the 26 day of May aforesaid 4695 . at the place appoynted And it was then and 4696 . there agreed and concluded that the Levie 4697 . for the said Churchwardens to the uses 4698 . aforesaid should bee the sum of Twenty 4699 . pounds forthwith to bee Assessed and colected 4700 . by the said Churchwardens according to the 4701 . usuall Custome proportionably 4702 . Wittness our hands 4703 . John Booth William Wheatcroft 4704 . William Mellor James Wetton 4705 . Anthony Bunting Tho Wingfeild 4706 . Richard Buxton Francis Baylisse? 4707 . George Tompson 4708 . William Walton 4709 . Wm Wall Thom Brown Vicar ibm 4710 . George Griffin 4711 . Samuell Wall 4712 . James Hill 4713 . Will Higgit 4714 . 4715 . The above said Levie propertioned between 4716 . Wirkesworth and the hamblets as followeth 4717 .-------------------------08-07L--------------------------------------- 4718 .empty 4719 .-------------------------08-07R--1683--------------------------------- 4720 . Moneys Recd by us William Wheatcroft Thomas Winfeild 4721 . Francis Bealy and James Wetton Churchwardens for 4722 . Wirkesworth for the yeare 1683 (viz) 4723 . 4724 . Recd from the towne and hamblets a Twenty 4725 . pound Levie as followeth L s d 4726 . Wirkesworth 4 13 4 4727 . Alderwasley 1 18 4 4728 . Ideridghay 1 18 4 4729 . Hopton 1 18 4 4730 . Ashlehay 2 0 0 4731 . Calow 1 11 8 4732 . Midleton 1 10 0 4733 . Crumford 1 10 0 4734 . Biging 1 10 0 4735 . Ible 0 15 0 4736 . Imber grange 0 15 0 4737 . ---------- 4738 . 20 0 0 4739 . Recd of the last churchwardens 0 19 7¾ 4740 . Recd for 9 Leastalls 1 10 0 4741 . ----------- 4742 . Totall receipts 22 9 7¾ 4743 . ------------ 4744 . Their Disbursmts are as followes 4745 .Imprs For writeing our Levie booke 0 2 0 4746 .Apr 24 pd Henry Buxton for 1 hedghogg 0 0 2 4747 .May 1 pd John Storer for 5 hh 0 0 10 4748 .4 pd Wm Norman sonne for 3 h 0 0 6 4749 .8 pd Samll Jackson for 2 h 0 0 4 4750 .8 pd John Storer for 4 h 0 0 8 4751 .9 pd Henry Phillips for 3 h 0 0 6 4752 .10 pd for a lock for the Litch yate 0 0 4 4753 .15 pd Mr Spencer sonne for 2 hh 0 0 4 4754 .26 pd Tho Spencer for 2 hh 0 0 4 4755 .29 pd to the Ringers 0 5 0 4756 .30 pd Jo Storer for 2 hh 0 0 4 4757 .30 pd Anthony Coates of Crumford for a fox head 0 1 0 4758 .June 3 pd to James Wetton for Whitleather 0 0 10 4759 .5 pd Isaac Worsloe for 3 h 0 0 6 4760 .12 pd Rich Bealy for 3 h 0 0 6 4761 .25 pd Samuell Wall as by bill for worke 2 4 4 4762 . done at ye Church 4763 . pd Tho Winfeild for a peine of wood 0 1 10 4764 . yt is in ye Church 4765 .27 pd to Henry Calton for 3 load of lime 0 3 0 4766 . ---------- 4767 . Sum is 3 3 4 4768 . ---------- 4769 .-------------------------08-08L--------------------------------------- 4770 .empty 4771 .-------------------------08-08R--1683--------------------------------- 4772 . L s d 4773 . pd for Coles 0 1 0 4774 . pd Tho Waterfall for our oaths 0 1 4 4775 .July 4 pd Ralph Attkinson by bill for worke 0 15 0 4776 . done at the Church 4777 .13 pd Widdow Higgett for 2 hh 0 0 4 4778 . James Wetton boy for clensing the leads 0 0 6 4779 .15 pd to Robt Goodwins sonne for 4 hh 0 0 8 4780 .Aug 12 pd Ralph Attkinson by bill foe worke done at 0 9 0 4781 . the church & churchyard stiles 4782 .21 pd Mr Nightingale for a booke 0 2 6 4783 .22 pd Jo Oakton for 2 hh 0 0 4 4784 .ditto pd Eliazer Seeds for 2 hh 0 0 4 4785 .23 pd John Wallbanke for 2 h 0 0 4 4786 .ditto pd Robt Broxam for 2 h 0 0 4 4787 .Sep 7 pd Geo Bowmersonne for 2 h 0 0 4 4788 .21 pd Jo Higgett daughter for 3 h 0 0 6 4789 .22 pd Thos Spencer for 3 h 0 0 6 4790 .Oct 6 pd to John Cheatle for 8 straw matts 0 3 6 4791 .12 pd Samll Jackson for 2 h 0 0 4 4792 .Oct 18 pd Robt Bingam for sumoning his & the sidesmen 0 4 4 4793 . to ye Archdeacons visitation 4794 .ditto pd to John Storer for 2 h 0 0 4 4795 .Nov 2 pd Mr Nicholls for Court charges 0 2 8 4796 .Nov 3 pd Samll Wall by bill for church worke 1 7 4 4797 .13 pd Jo Seeds for 3 hh 0 0 6 4798 .20 pd Jo Cheatle for a Bassock for the pulpitt 0 1 6 4799 .20 pd Rich Waterfall 1 hedghogg 0 0 2 4800 .21 pd Henry Hough for a fox head 0 1 0 4801 . pd Isaac Worslow for 2 hh 0 0 4 4802 .22 pd Jo Winfeild for 2 hh 0 0 4 4803 . omitted above for our charges to the 0 5 0 4804 . visitation Nov 2 4805 .Nov 5 Omitted above for the Ringers 0 5 0 4806 .5 pd for an Article booke & our presentmt 0 1 0 4807 .Dec 27 payd Mr Brown by bill for work done 0 12 9 4808 . at the pulpit 4809 .Feb 9 pd John Briggs for 2 hh 0 0 4 4810 .ditto pd Geo Frost sister for a fox head 0 1 0 4811 .10 pd Thomas Fletcher for a Clock rope 0 2 6 4812 .11 pd John Spencer for a shoole even 0 0 6 4813 .Mar 20 pd Mr Nightingale for the Kings proclamation 0 1 0 4814 . pd Joseph Wheatcroft for the frame & 0 0 7 4815 . paseboard 4816 . ----------- 4817 . Sum is 5 5 6 4818 . ----------- 4819 .-------------------------08-09L--------------------------------------- 4820 .empty 4821 .-------------------------08-09R--1683--------------------------------- 4822 . L s d 4823 .Mar 21 pd John Taylor for 2 bassocks 0 1 6 4824 .22 pd Edw Botham for stubs & neales 0 1 0 4825 . Adam Wilde used 4826 . pd for beesoms to sweep the church 0 0 6 4827 .Mar 23 payd Mr Edw Milward for bread and wine for the 2 17 1 4828 . Comunions for this yeare as by bill 4829 .23 pd William Hellobye for workedone aboute the 1 1 8 4830 . bells and chimes as by bill 4831 .23 pd Mary Huttlescutt for washing the 0 12 0 4832 . surplices 12 times 4833 .23 pd Mrs Sarah Hoskinson for oyle for the Clock 0 1 10 4834 . & chimes & bells by bill 4835 .Apr 6 pd Mr Charles Lowe man for a fox head 0 1 0 4836 . paid to John Street for 4 h 0 0 8 4837 . for paper 0 0 2 4838 . Edward Heald 2 hh 0 0 4 4839 .7 pd Thomas Woodhous sidesman for Crumford 0 4 0 4840 . for 3 fox heads his oath & presentmt & 5 hh 4841 .7 payd George Allsopp for his oath & 13 hedghoggs 0 2 6 4842 .7 payd John Allen for 2 fox heads his oath & 3 hh 0 2 10 4843 .7 paid William Young for his oath his presentment 0 1 10 4844 . & 7 hh 4845 .7 paid William Alsopp for his oath & 8 hh 0 1 8 4846 . to severall psons 4847 .8 payd William Smedley for his oath & 2 hedghogs 0 0 8 4848 . Eliazer Seeds 1 hedghogg 0 0 2 4849 . Ralph Poyser 2 hh 0 0 4 4850 .8 payd Adam Wilde by bill for worke done about the 0 12 4 4851 . bells & for a ladder 4852 .8 payd Thomas Fisher sidesman for Biging for 0 0 4 4853 . his oath 4854 .22 payd William Moore for his oath and 11 hedgehoggs 0 2 2 4855 .22 pd James Storer for his oath 0 0 4 4856 .28 payd Cort Fees at the visitation 0 2 8 4857 . William Wheatcroft charges to the visitation 0 2 6 4858 . for stateing our accounts 0 2 0 4859 . ---------- 4860 . 6 14 7 4861 .-------------------------08-10L--------------------------------------- 4862 .empty 4863 .-------------------------08-10R---1683-------------------------------- 4864 . Receaved by us William Wheatcroft Thomas Wingfeild 4865 . Francis Bealy and James Wetton Churchwardens for 4866 . Wirkesworth for the yeare 1683 4867 . L s d 4868 .Imprs by a Twenty pound Levie 20 0 0 4869 . Recd of the last Churchwardens 0 19 7 4870 . Recd for 9 Leastalls 1 10 0 4871 . The overplus of our Levie booke 0 4 1½ 4872 . ------------- 4873 . Totall Receipts 22 13 9 4874 . ------------- 4875 .Totall Disbursmts 15 3 5 4876 . ------------- 4877 . Totall 22 13 9 4878 . ------------- 4879 . Returned into the hands of 7 10 4 4880 . John Arnefeild James Hill 4881 . John Molanus and Henry Allen 4882 . Churchwardens for the psent 4883 . yeare 1684 the sum of 4884 . 4885 . May 12 1684 4886 . This Account seen and allowed by us whose names are 4887 . hereunto subscribed 4888 . John Booth 4889 . Georg Tompson 4890 . Robert Toplis 4891 . James Allen 4892 . Thomas Spencer 4893 .-------------------------08-11L--------------------------------------- 4894 .empty 4895 .-------------------------08-11R--1684--------------------------------- 4896 . Moneyes recd by us John Molanus 4897 . John Arnefeild James Hill & Henry 4898 . Allen Churchwardens for Wirkesworth 4899 . for the yeare 1684 as followes 4900 . 4901 . Recd from the towne of Wirkesworth 4902 . and hambletts a sixty pound Levie 4903 . L s d 4904 . Wirkesworth 14 0 0 4905 . Alderwasley 5 15 0 4906 . Itheridghay 5 15 0 4907 . Hopton 5 15 0 4908 . Ashlehay 6 0 0 4909 . Calow 4 15 0 4910 . Middleton 4 10 0 4911 . Crumford 4 10 0 4912 . Biging 4 10 0 4913 . Ible 2 5 0 4914 . Imber grange 2 5 0 4915 . Recd of the last Churchwardens 7 10 4 4916 . Recd for 6 Leastalls 1 0 0 4917 . ---------- 4918 . Totall receipts 68 10 4 4919 . ---------- 4920 . Their Disbursmts are as follows L s d 4921 .Imprs For writeing our Levie book 0 2 0 4922 .May 1 pd Thomas Storer for 2 hedghoggs 0 0 4 4923 .4 Jo Toplis man 2 hh 0 0 4 4924 .10 pd Tho Waterfall for our Summons 0 1 4 4925 . pd Nathaniell Johnson for an Article booke 0 0 8 4926 .12 pd for a comon prayer booke to Mr Brown 0 4 6 4927 .13 pd Jo Stubs for 6 hh 0 1 0 4928 .23 pd to Peter Cheetam for 8 hh 0 1 4 4929 .24 pd Peter Archadine for writeing 0 0 6 4930 . notes to ye sidesmen 4931 .29 pd to the Ringers 0 5 0 4932 .June 1 pd to Anne Cheetam for 6 hh 0 1 0 4933 .June 2 pd to Ralph Alexander daughter for 2 hh 0 0 4 4934 .6 pd Wm Houlbrook sonne for 2 hh 0 0 4 4935 .9 pd to Jo Mather for 3 hh 0 0 6 4936 .12 pd to Wm Norman for 2 hh 0 0 4 4937 .July 14pd Mr spencer sonne for 2 hh 0 0 4 4938 .15 pd Jo Brookes for 2 hh 0 0 4 4939 . Wm Norman junr for 6 hh 0 1 0 4940 .Aug 10 James Byard for 3 hh 0 0 6 4941 .20 James Hill for wood to make bell 0 12 1 4942 . wheels on as by bill 4943 .22 payd Mr Morris for 7 boards 0 6 0 4944 . 7 footes for ye same use 4945 . ---------- 4946 . 1 19 9 4947 .-------------------------08-12L--------------------------------------- 4948 .empty 4949 .-------------------------08-12R--1684--------------------------------- 4950 . L s d 4951 .Sep 12 Our charges at Nott to bargaine with 0 14 0 4952 . ye bell founders 4953 . pd for ye Belfounder comeing over 0 5 0 4954 . payd for help to take down the bell 0 3 0 4955 .13 pd Edm Buton for 6 hh 0 1 0 4956 .ditto pd Geo Frost for a fox head 0 1 0 4957 .ditto to John Briggsfor 2 hh 0 0 4 4958 .15 Jane Spencer sonne for 2 hh 0 0 4 4959 .ditto to Widd.Wigley for 2 hh 0 0 4 4960 .Oct 6 pd to Hinchcliffe for sumonsing us & the 0 4 4961 . sidesmen to the visitation 4962 . pd the Court fees 0 3 0 4963 . my charges in goeing to the visitation 0 2 6 4964 .11 paid Willi Reanes for 6 hh 0 1 0 4965 .12 pd Jeane Storer for 1 hh 0 0 2 4966 .15 pd Willi Smyth sidesman for 12hh 3 ravens 0 5 8 4967 . 2 fox heads and one summons 4968 . & his presentment 4969 .25 payd Adam Wilde & John Spencer for worke done 2 19 10 4970 . at the church as by 2 bills 4971 .md 4972 .Sep 10 84 paid to John Spencer Adam Wilde & 0 9 0 4973 . John Wilde for worke done at the church 4974 . when the tooke down the great Bell & helping 4975 . to load itt & helping them upp to 4976 . the Moore topp 4977 . paid Ralph Milner for blending lime 0 0 4 4978 . pd Jo Smyth for 4 hh 0 0 8 4979 . pd to Hannah Alexander for 2 hh 0 0 4 4980 . pd Antho Wall for 1 hh 0 0 2 4981 . pd to Antho Wall for a stick of wood for 0 1 0 4982 . a bell yoake 4983 . pd Alice Smyth for 1 hh 0 0 2 4984 . pd Robert Goodwin for 6 hh 0 1 0 4985 . pd Wm Houlbrook sonnes for 2 hh 0 0 4 4986 . pd Dennis Wetton Junr for 1 h 0 0 2 4987 . payd Anthony Gregory for 18 ravens 0 6 0 4988 .Oct 26 pd Samuell Wall for glaseing the church windowes 1 0 0 4989 .Nov 3 pd John Smedley for 6 hh 0 1 0 4990 .5 pd to the Ringers 0 5 0 4991 . pd Tho Ray for carrying bills to the sidesmen 0 0 4 4992 . Henry Allen his charges in goeing to Nott twice 0 12 0 4993 . about the great bell 4994 .16 pd George Frost for a fox head 0 1 0 4995 . ---------- 4996 . ? 0 2 4997 .-------------------------09-01L--------------------------------------- 4998 .empty 4999 .------------------------09-01R--1683------------------------------- 5000 . L s d 5001 .Dec 4 payd for helpeing with the bell the bell to 0 3 6 5002 . the town & unloading it & getting it 5003 . into the Church 5004 .ditto pd Firdinando Valence for a fox head 0 1 0 5005 . pd to Mr Browne for a peine of wood to make 0 1 0 5006 . pt of a bell yoake 5007 .5 payd Lawrence Frost and Ralph Attkinson for 2 19 9 5008 . worke done at the porch & within the Church 5009 . For Charges to Nott for one of us: 2 dayes 0 6 0 5010 . pd to George Frost for a Fox head 0 1 0 5011 . pd a man fr comeing with the Carriage pt of 0 1 0 5012 . the way from Nott 5013 . Given ye Belfounders men 0 1 0 5014 . pd to John Green for a peine of woodto make 0 1 8 5015 . pt of a bell frame 5016 . pd for a load of lime to Henry Cawton 0 1 0 5017 . pd Geo Buxton for leather to the bells 0 1 6 5018 . pd John Toplis for mending the chimes and clock 0 7 0 5019 . pd for help in geting upp the bell three dayes 0 10 0 5020 . pd for beesoms to sweep the church with 0 1 0 5021 . pd to Joseph Wheatcroft for a 7 foot joyst 0 0 10½ 5022 . James Green 1 day for Riding rubbish 0 0 8 5023 . out of the porch 5024 . pd for leading 4 load of ston for mending the 0 2 0 5025 . church stiles to John Higgett 5026 . pd Tho Swindell for 2 day worke about ye church 0 3 6 5027 . stiles & geting ston 5028 .22 Payd John Storer of Heage for carridge of the 2 0 4 5029 . great Bell 40s & for the toule 4d 5030 .26 payd Mr William Noone for new casting the Tennor 24 6 10 5031 . Bell as by bill 5032 .ditto pd William Booth for the clapper 0 19 6 5033 .28 paid James Allen by bill for worke done at the 1 15 4 5034 . Bells and chimes 5035 .30 pd Geo Frost for a fox head 0 1 0 5036 . ---------- 5037 . 4? 5 5½ 5038 .-------------------------09-02L--------------------------------------- 5039 .empty 5040 .------------------------09-02R--1683------------------------------- 5041 .1684 L s d 5042 .Jan 6 paid Henry Buxton for leading 45 pavers 0 11 3 5043 . to ye church 5044 .12 pd John Spencer & Ralph Attkinson for laying in 0 3 0 5045 . ye brasses 5046 . payd Mr Wm Noone for two new brasses 0 13 9 5047 . pd John Spencer for mending ye chimes 0 0 10 5048 .Feb 1 For our charges at the Court 0 6 0 5049 . (this disallowed) 5050 .2 For bringing the new brasses and 0 0 6 5051 . carrying ye old ones 5052 .ditto pd John Storer for 6 ravens 0 2 0 5053 .4 pd Ralph Storer for a fox hed 0 1 0 5054 .5 pd Susand Frost for 2 fox heds 0 2 0 5055 .14 pd for Ringing at the Kings proclaymeing 0 3 0 5056 .16 pd Mr Nightingale for the Kings proclamation 0 1 0 5057 .Apr 4 payd William Bradshaw & Samll Wall as by bill 2 6 0 5058 .1685 for repareing the leades 5059 . payd Anthony Bradshall for dresing the leades 0 0 6 5060 .Apr 13 pd Edmund Valence for 3 hh 0 0 6 5061 .20 pd to Anne Frost for a fox head 0 1 0 5062 .24 Visitation charges and for a booke 0 3 6 5063 . My charges there 0 2 6 5064 . payd Mr Edward Milward for bread & wine 2 13 1 5065 . for the Comunion as by bill 5066 . pd Tho Waterfall for a summons to the Visitation 0 1 4 5067 . payd to John Storer on Easter even and severall 0 4 8 5068 . times before for 14 Ravens 5069 .23 payd to the Ringers on the Kings Coronation day 0 5 0 5070 .25 pd Anthony Gregorye for 17 Ravens 0 5 8 5071 . paid Edward Robinson as by bill for mending 1 7 2 5072 . the chimes & dresing the clock 5073 . payd Thomas Fletcher as by bill 0 18 0 5074 .30 pd for oyle for ye clock and chimes 0 2 4 5075 . ----------- 5076 . ? 18 4 5077 .-------------------------09-03L--------------------------------------- 5078 .empty 5079 .------------------------09-03R--1683------------------------------- 5080 .1684 L s d 5081 .May 4 Paid James Allen for smyth worke done at 0 8 9 5082 . the Church as by bill 5083 . pd for Coles 0 0 10 5084 . pd German Buxton by bill for Neales and stubs 0 1 4½ 5085 . Given a traveller that came from Kendall by 0 0 6 5086 . Mr Antho Buntings order 5087 . pd Mary Huttlescutt for washing surplices 13 times0 13 0 5088 . payd John Potter for a horse to ye last Visitation0 1 0 5089 . payd to Rich and James Roose for 4 Ravens 0 1 4 5090 . payd John Godbhere sidesman for 2 fox heads 6 hh 0 3 8 5091 . his sumons & prsentmt 5092 . pd Jo Lumas sidesmen for 6 hh 4 Ravens 0 3 0 5093 . his sumons & presentment 5094 . pd John Jackson sidesman as by bill 0 15 4 5095 . paid Robert Wall sidesman for 3 Ravens 3 hh 0 2 2 5096 . his sumons & prsentment 5097 . and William Storer returnes for hh three 0 5 0 5098 . yeares since 5099 .(This disallowed) 5100 . pd Tho Webster sidesman for 2 hh his oath 0 1 0 5101 . & presentment 5102 . pd John Blood sidesman for 2 Ravens his 0 1 4 5103 . sumons and presentment 5104 . For stateing our Accounts 0 2 0 5105 . ---------- 5106 . 3 0 3½ 5107 .-------------------------09-04L--------------------------------------- 5108 .empty 5109 .------------------------09-04R--1684------------------------------- 5110 . Received by us John Molanus John Armefeild 5111 . James Hill and Henry Allen Churchwardens for 5112 . Wirkesworth for the yeare 1684 as followes 5113 . L s d 5114 .Imprs Recd by a sixty pound Levie 60 0 0 5115 . Recd of the old Churchwardens 7 10 4 5116 . Recd for 6 Leastalls 1 0 0 5117 . ---------- 5118 . Totall receipts is 68 13 8 5119 . 5120 . Totall Disbursmts as appeares by pticulers (blank) 5121 . Remaines in our hands (blank) 5122 . Returned into ye handes of Jo Slack Mr Jo Stuffyn 11 10 0 5123 . Mr Edward Lowe & Mr Samll Guy Churchwardens 5124 . for this prsent yeare 1685 the sum of: 5125 . 5126 . October 21st 1685 5127 . This account seene and allowed bu us whose 5128 . names are hereunto subscribed 5129 . Hn? Bunting 5130 . John Booth 5131 . Henry Spencer 5132 . William Mellor 5133 .-------------------------09-05L--------------------------------------- 5134 .empty 5135 .------------------------09-05R--1685------------------------------- 5136 . Moneyes Receaved by us Mr John Slack Mr John Stuffyn 5137 . Mr Edw Lowe & Samll Guy Churchwardens for Wirkesworth 5138 . for the yeare 1685 as follows 5139 .a 30L levie 5140 . Recd from the town of Wirkesworth 7 0 0 5141 . Alderwasley 2 17 6 5142 . Ideridghay 2 17 6 5143 . Hopton 2 17 6 5144 . Calow 2 7 6 5145 . Midleton 2 5 0 5146 . Crumford 2 5 0 5147 . Biging 2 5 0 5148 . Ible 1 2 6 5149 . Imbergrange 1 2 6 5150 . Ashlehay 3 0 0 5151 . Recd of the Old Churchwardens 11 10 0 5152 . Recd for 4 Leastalls 0 13 4 5153 . ---------- 5154 . Totall receipts 42 3 4 5155 . ---------- 5156 . Their disbursmts are as followes 5157 .1685 L s d 5158 .Apr 28 paid Hatfeilds boy for a hedghog 0 0 2 5159 .May 20 pd Mr Lowe man for 4 ravens 0 1 4 5160 . paid John Shore for the ringing for 0 5 0 5161 . the 29th May 5162 . paid to Nightingale for a forme of prayers 0 1 0 5163 . for the 29th of May 5164 . paid John Shore when wee agreed with 0 3 0 5165 . Wm? Turner for hinging ye great Bell 5166 . paid to John Webster of Westhallem with a 0 1 0 5167 . letter of request by the ptners Consent 5168 .June 9 paid Geo Frost for a fox head 0 1 0 5169 .10 paid Bess Thornely sonne for a raven 0 0 4 5170 . by Mr Brownes order 5171 .12 pd Eliz Mather for 3 urchans 0 0 6 5172 .25 pd Jo Martin for 2 hh 0 0 4 5173 .29 pd Peter Archadine for writeing our levie booke 0 2 0 5174 .July 18pd Wm Hands daughter for a hh 0 0 2 5175 . ----------- 5176 . 0 ? 10 5177 .-------------------------09-06L--------------------------------------- 5178 .empty 5179 .------------------------09-06R--1685------------------------------- 5180 .1685 L s d 5181 .July 22pd to Anne Smyth daughter for a hh 0 0 2 5182 .23 pd Tho Waterfall for our sumons 0 1 4 5183 .23 pd Wm Britemoores boy for 2 hh 0 0 4 5184 .24 pd Wm Page & Tho Blount for 3 urchans 0 0 6 5185 .26 pd Nightingale for a forme of prayer 0 2 6 5186 .29 paid Geo Frost for a fox head 0 1 0 5187 .Aug 11 pd Mr Keyes man for a hh 0 0 2 5188 .Sep 4 pd Mr Milwards boy for 4 hh 0 0 8 5189 .11 Our charges at the visitation 0 10 0 5190 . pd the Court fees 0 4 6 5191 . pd Mr Slack for writeing the Register 0 15 0 5192 . pd Nightingale for his fees 0 5 4 5193 . & puting in the Register 5194 . given to a traveller 0 2 6 5195 . given the Ringers upon the nuse 0 7 6 5196 . of Mimmoths (Monmouth's) routing 5197 . paid for 7 hh 0 1 2 5198 .13 pd Geo Frost for a fox head 0 1 0 5199 .20 given a man with a letter of request 0 0 6 5200 .21 pd to Tabarer boy for 2 hh 0 0 4 5201 .27 pd Peter Archadine for writeing a Levie booke 0 2 0 5202 .29 pd to Ralph Swan for 2 hh 0 0 4 5203 . pd young Spencer of Gorsybanke for 5 hh 0 0 10 5204 .Nov 2 given to a traveller 0 0 6 5205 .5 paid William Turner for a wheele 2 16 9 5206 . makeing as by bill 5207 . pd for help for takeing the bell down 0 17 0 5208 . & hinging it up 5209 .5 given the Ringers 0 5 0 5210 . pd Edw Cheetam wife for 3 hh 0 0 6 5211 . pd Tomlinson lads for 4 hh 0 0 8 5212 .16 pd to Richard Bealy for 1 hh 0 0 2 5213 .17 pd Jo Johnson for 6 hh 0 1 0 5214 . pd to Fordin Potter for a fox head 0 1 0 5215 .19 given a woman with a letter of request 0 1 0 5216 . from Hulland 5217 . pd for writeing the Certificate for the poore 0 4 0 5218 . & for Ale 5219 . ----------- 5220 . 7 0 3 5221 .-------------------------09-07L--------------------------------------- 5222 .empty 5223 .------------------------09-07R--1685------------------------------- 5224 .1685 L s d 5225 .Dec 1 paid for Geo Frost for a fox head 0 1 0 5226 .4 given to a letter of request 0 1 0 5227 . pd to John Gell for 3 hh 0 0 6 5228 .30 pd Jo Toplis for leather for the bells 0 1 0 5229 .Jan 5 pd Shusand Frost for 3 fox heads 0 3 0 5230 .13 pd to Nightingale for 2 formes of prayer one for 0 2 6 5231 . the 30th January the other 5232 . for the 6th of February 5233 . paid Henry Birch for a fox head 0 1 0 5234 . paid to Michaell Taylor for 5 hh 0 0 10 5235 .Feb 6 given the Ringers 0 5 0 5236 .18 pd Samll Wall for Church worke as by his bill 2 10 0 5237 .23 pd Geo Frost for a fox head 0 1 0 5238 .27 Given to psons with a letter of request 0 2 0 5239 . paid to Betty Smyth for 3 hh 0 0 6 5240 .Mar 5 pd Mary Johnson for 2 hh 0 0 4 5241 . pd Wm Smyth for 3 hh 0 0 6 5242 .6 pd Ralph Atkinson for laying pavours in ye Church 0 1 0 5243 . pd Rich Houlbrook for a hh 0 0 2 5244 .Apr 6 pd Susand Frost for a fox head 0 1 0 5245 .1686 pd the Sidesman of Hopton his visitation charges 0 4 6 5246 . & for Ravens 5247 . pd the sidesmn of Biging for Ravens hh & his 0 2 2 5248 . Sumons as by bill 5249 . pd the sidesman of Alderwasley for his 0 1 6 5250 . visitation charges 5251 . pd the sidesman of Crumford which he stopt 0 3 0 5252 . paid for the Comunion plate the Carridge & box 29 19 0 5253 . Our Court charges 0 4 9 5254 . for stateing our account 0 2 0 5255 . ---------- 5256 . 34 9 3 5257 .-------------------------09-08L--------------------------------------- 5258 .empty 5259 .------------------------09-08R--1685------------------------------- 5260 . Received by our John Slack John Stuffyn 5261 . Edwd Lowe & Samll Guy Churchwardens for 5262 . Wirksworth for ye yeare 1685 as follows 5263 . L s d 5264 . Received p a Thirty pound Levie 30 0 0 5265 . Recd of ye Churchwardens 11 10 0 5266 . Recd for 4 Leastalls 0 13 4 5267 . ---------- 5268 . Totall Receipts is 42 3 4 5269 . ----------- 5270 . Totall disbursmts as appears p pticulars 42 5 4 5271 . ----------- 5272 . Due to us 0 2 0 5273 . Returned ye bills as folows to be pd 5274 . p the next Churchwardens 5275 . 5276 . Due to James Alen as by bill 1 5 5 5277 . Due to Mary Hutelscutt by bill 0 16 0 5278 . Due to Tho Fletcer by bill 0 3 2½ 5279 . Due to Mr Edw Milward by bill 2 4 10 5280 . ----------- 5281 . 4 6 5½ 5282 . ----------- 5283 . Dues 5284 . 30 Oct 1690 5285 . This account was pused & inspected and allowed 5286 . by us whose names are subscribed 5287 . Philip Gell 5288 . H Bunting 5289 . John Toplis 5290 . George Compton 5291 . C? Wingfeild

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