Updated 3 Apr 2009

WIRKSWORTH Parish Records 1600-1900

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Churchwardens Accounts 1658-1727

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6183 .-------------------------11-03L---------------------------------------
6184 .empty
6185 .-------------------------11-03R--1692---------------------------------
6186 .                                                         L   s   d
6187 .       Transport                                         3   7   1
6188 .Aug 8  Rob Goodwin Jo Armfield Jo Poyser 7 hh            0   1   2
6189 .18     Paul Laughton Jo Adams Humphrey Dutton            0   1   4
6190 .            Antho Gamble  8 hh
6191 .24     Rob Harrison Michall Gregory Jo Armfield 7 h      0   1   2
6192 .27     Tho Spencer Tho Udall Firdin Marson 5 h           0   0   10
6193 .Sep 3  Rob Goodwin Antho Gamble Tho Udall 9 h            0   1   6
6194 .22     Jo Armfield John Hall John Shawcros               0   0   8
6195 .           James Tomlinson  4 h
6196 .26     Tho Gamble Tho Fouke and John Colledge  5 hh      0   0   10
6197 .       for bread & wine att Michas                       0   8   6
6198 .Oct 5  Paul Laughton Mary Roper & George Cragg 7 hh      0   1   2
6199 .       same time for goeing to ye visitation             0   2   6
6200 .       for drawing our prsentmt                          0   0   6
6201 .       Court charges                                     0   2   8
6202 .       for sumoning to ye visitation                     0   4   4
6203 .11     Geo Godbere Jo Wheatcroft Paul Laughton           0   1   10
6204 .           Wm Harrison & Edward Harrison  11 hh
6205 .13     Rich Waterfall Paul Laughton Antho Gamble 11 hh   0   1   10
6206 .       same time for whitleather                         0   0   4
6207 .18     Antho Gamble & Rich Wheatcroft 4 hh               0   0   8
6208 .24     Rob Goodwin & Mary Roper 2 hh                     0   0   4
6209 .25     for writeing our second leavy booke &             0   3   0
6210 .           10 sidesmens notes
6211 .28     Tho Spencer Paul Laughton and Willm Higgett 4 hh  0   0   8
6212 .Nov 1  Anthony Gamble & Edw Harrison 2 hh                0   0   4
6213 .5      for Ringing                                       0   5   0
6214 .7      Rob Goodwin & Jo Spencer 5 hh                     0   0   10
6215 .       for beesomes to ye Church                         0   0   6
6216 .17     Rich Watson Tho Harrison and John Adam  8 hh      0   1   4
6217 .22     John Cooke a Raven                                0   0   4
6218 .Dec 25 for bread & Wine att Xtmas                        0   10  3
6219 .Jan 7  John Spencer for chips to ye bells                0   0   6
6220 .28     pd John Spencer for the font pully wheele         0   3   10
6221 .31     pd Geo Frost for 2 fox heds                       0   2   0
6222 .Feb 7  pd Geo Frost for one fox hed                      0   1   0
6223 .28     for ladder stanes 5d beesomes 4d                  0   0   9
6224 .       for a man goeing to Ashover about                 0   0   6
6225 .           the great Bell
6226 .Mar 8  Tho Udall Joseph Stanly and Geo Scattergood 3 hh  0   0   6
6227 .       same time a glass for the Table for marriage      0   1   0
6228 .10     John Ward  3 ravens                               0   1   0
6229 .30     Tho Swift  3 hh                                   0   0   6
6230 .1693   for a wiskett to the Church                       0   0   3
6231 .Apr 10 pd Geo Frost for 2 fox heds                       0   0   4
6232 .20     Geo Cragg & Tho Swift  2 hh                       0   0   4
6233 .26     John Gregory Andrew Hewson and John Mather 3 hh   0   0   6
6234 .                                                         -----------
6235 .                                                         6   16  2
6236 .                                                         -----------
6237 .-------------------------11-04L---------------------------------------
6238 .empty
6239 .-------------------------11-04R--1692---------------------------------
6240 .                                                         L   s   d
6241 .       Transport                                         6   16  2
6242 .May 5  Wm Hollbrooke Raph Milner & John Mason 4 hh       0   0   8
6243 .13     Tho Spencer Jo Armfield 2 hh                      0   0   4
6244 .20     George Frost for 2 fox heads                      0   2   0
6245 .       same time Antho Wagstaffe 1 fox head              0   1   0
6246 .24     Wm Redfern Antho Wagstaffe Francis Heane &        0   1   8
6247 .           Rob Hawkshaw 10 hh
6248 .       for a spade ewen?                                 0   0   6
6249 .29     Tho Swift & Rob Chapman 3 hh                      0   0   6
6250 .       same day paid the ringers                         0   5   0
6251 .Jun 2  Jo Eaton & Henry Calton 9 hh                      0   1   6
6252 .4      Bread & wine att Goodfryday Palm Sunday           2   14  3
6253 .           Easter & whitsontide
6254 .8      Henry Calton for Wm Storer 8 hh                   0   1   4
6255 .9      John Eaton Antho Gamble and Charles Hanson 8 hh   0   1   4
6256 .12     Widd.Holehouse & Wm Finsom 4 hh                   0   0   8
6257 .13     Wm Glasebrooke & Samll Wardlo 5 hh                0   0   10
6258 .15     Willm Swift 3 hh                                  0   0   6
6259 .17     Willm Swift  4 hh                                 0   0   8
6260 .20     Tho Udall Willm Fletcher & Willm                  0   0   8
6261 .           Bamford junr  4 hh
6262 .23     Willm Swift  2 hh                                 0   0   4
6263 .       for beesomes to the Church                        0   0   2
6264 .June 20for sumoninge to ye visitation                    0   4   4
6265 .       our charges going to ye visitation                0   10  0
6266 .       Court Charges                                     0   4   6
6267 .       for our prsentmt                                  0   0   6
6268 .       At same time for takeing copies out of the        1   1   0
6269 .           register booke into parchment for 9 yeares
6270 .       for Ale at severall times to the workmen at       0   6   8
6271 .           ye Church by consent of Doctor Botham
6272 .           Mr Wingfeild and others
6273 .       pd for a pully wheele for ye chimes               0   1   0
6274 .       for 47 L of lead to fasten ye stanchons           0   4   0
6275 .           withall in the new windows
6276 .       for takeing down the glass out of the old windows 0   2   0
6277 .       for Laying on 2 L of soder upon the leads         0   2   6
6278 .           and the soder
6279 .       paid Willm Toplis for 4 weeks & 4 dayes worke     2   6   8
6280 .           att the new window att 10s p week
6281 .       pd Raph Atkinson for 4 weeks & 4 dayes worke      2   6   8
6282 .           att the new window att 10s p week
6283 .       pd German Toplis for 4 weeks one day & a halfe    1   18  3
6284 .           at 9s p weeke
6285 .       Henry Clay for 4 weeks one day & a halfe          1   5   6
6286 .           at 6s p weeke
6287 .       Tho Spencer a Laborer 4 weeks & one day           0   18  9
6288 .           at 4s 6d p weeke
6289 .       paid for 6 scaffold poles                         0   6   6
6290 .       For leading the scaffold poles                    0   2   4
6291 .                                                         ----------
6292 .                                                         22  10  3
6293 .                                                         ----------
6294 .-------------------------11-05L--1692---------------------------------
6295 .       Md that this Bill following should have been paid
6296 .       by the Churchwardens in 1692 But was not.
6297 .       John Green Bill                                   1   1   0
6298 .       German Buxton                                     0   5   11
6299 .       Mrs Lowe                                          0   4   0
6300 .       Samll Brandreth                                   0   1   2
6301 .       Thomas Spencer                                    0   1   2
6302 .       William Allen                                     0   4   9
6303 .       Willm Swift                                       0   1   6
6304 .       Willm Bradshaw                                    0   14  5
6305 .       Samll Wall                                        0   13  7
6306 .       Raph Attkinson                                    1   18  1
6307 .                                                         ----------
6308 .                                                         5   5   7
6309 .                                                         ----------
6310 .-------------------------11-05R--1692---------------------------------
6311 .                                                         L   s   d
6312 .       Transport                                         22  11  5
6313 .       John Spencer Carpenter 4 dayes and a halfe        0   6   9
6314 .       Adam Wilde 2 dayes & 2 pts of a day               0   4   0
6315 .       For lime & sand                                   0   4   0
6316 .       Rob Thorneley a labourer 2 dayes                  0   1   4
6317 .       given Jo Armfeild & Jo Ariom for lent             0   1   0
6318 .           of scaffold poles
6319 .       Willm Allen for use of 12 bords & 18 pudlocks     0   2   0
6320 .       Wm Allen his bill for smithworke                  0   3   9
6321 .       Jo Drakefield a Labourer 3 dayes                  0   1   2
6322 .       Wm Cantrell for water carrying                    0   0   3
6323 .       John Couper for ston & leading                    0   10  0
6324 .       Pd Richard Pursglove for hanging the great Bell   2   10  0
6325 .           & makeing a new wheele & yoke
6326 .       Adam Marsh his bill for Iron worke about the      1   10  2½
6327 .           great bell & other thinges
6328 .       Edw Botham his Bill                               1   0   7
6329 .       John Green for 7 yards off Holland for makeing    1   1   0
6330 .           a Communion Table cloath & 3 napkins
6331 .       German Buxton bill                                0   5   11
6332 .       Godfrey Batty for a planke                        0   2   0
6333 .       Mr John Allsop his bill                           0   2   4
6334 .       The Glasiers bill                                 5   10  6
6335 .       John Blount bill                                  0   7   3
6336 .       for stateing our Accounts                         0   2   0
6337 .                                                         ------------
6338 .                                                         36  17  3½
6339 .                                                         -------------
6340 .
36 17 3½ 6341 . Returns 0 2 1½ 6342 . ------------- 6343 . 36 19 5 6344 . ------------- 6345 . Totall Disbursmts 36 19 5 6346 . ------------- 6347 . Received 31 3 4 6348 . overplus of both the bookes 0 5 6 6349 . ------------- 6350 . Totall receipts 31 8 10 6351 . ------------- 6352 . Disbursmts more than the receipts 5 10 7 6353 . ------------- 6354 . 20 February 1693/4 seen & allowed by us 6355 . Philip Gell 6356 . Will Browne vic 6357 . Hen Smith 6358 .
6359 . psons returned s d 6360 . Arthur Bradshaw 0 1½ 6361 . Rob Ogden 0 0¾ 6362 . Tho Brabin 0 1¼ 6363 . Mary Fogg wid 0 0¾ 6364 . Martha Fogg wid 0 1½ 6365 . wid Shawcros 0 0¾ 6366 . Jo Beighton 0 1½ 6367 . Tho Blount 0 1½ 6368 . Isaac Tompson 0 0½ 6369 . Wm Saunders 0 1 6370 . Tho Pegg 0 0¾ 6371 . John Lirmas 0 11¼ 6372 . John Gamble 0 1 6373 . Wid. Higget 0 0¼ 6374 . Rob Chapman 0 0½ 6375 . ---------- 6376 . Sum is 2 1½ 6377 . ---------- 6378 .-------------------------11-06L--------------------------------------- 6379 .empty 6380 .-------------------------11-06R--1693--------------------------------- 6381 . The Accounts of William Bamford Samll Wall Francis 6382 . Eaton and Samll Buxton Churchwardens for 6383 . Wirkesworth for the yeare 1693. 6384 .
6385 .Receipts 6386 . Receaved by A 20 L Leavye as followeth L s d 6387 . Wirkesworth 4 13 4½ 6388 . Alderwaslee 2 0 0 6389 . Ashlehay 1 18 3¾ 6390 . Itheridghay 1 18 3¾ 6391 . Hopton 1 18 3¾ 6392 . Calow 1 11 8¼ 6393 . Biging 1 10 0 6394 . Middleton 1 10 0 6395 . Crumford 1 10 0 6396 . Ible 0 15 0 6397 . Imber Grange 0 15 0 6398 . Recd for 3 Leastalls 0 10 0 6399 . ----------- 6400 . Totall receipts 20 10 0 6401 . ----------- 6402 . Disbursmts 6403 .June 2 1693 Our charges to the visitation 0 10 0 6404 . 9 sidesmen their charges were? 1 2 6 6405 .July 30pd for our prsentmt drawing 0 0 6 6406 .Aug 1 My charges goeing to the Bishops visitation 0 2 6 6407 . pd to the proctor & parritor 0 2 0 6408 . for drawing our prsentmt over againe att Derby 0 0 6 6409 . pd for beesomes to the Church 0 0 4 6410 .Oct 9 pd for a peice of leather for ye bells 0 0 5 6411 .16 pd James Green for Blending Lyme for 0 0 6 6412 . the Church use 6413 .17 pd for bread & wine for ye Sacrament att Michas 0 12 0 6414 .18 pd Robert Bingham for sumoning to ye visitation 0 4 10 6415 . & a booke of Articles 6416 .20 pd for leather used about the Bells 0 0 4 6417 . same time pd for makeing a new dore 0 1 0 6418 . to the wickett 6419 .27 pd William Brightmore for goeing to the sidesmen 0 1 6 6420 .28 pd Court charges att a meeting att this towne 0 3 0 6421 . same day for our prsentmt writeing 0 0 6 6422 .Nov 5 pd to the Ringers 0 5 0 6423 .8 for mending the North dore 0 0 6 6424 .17 aid for wine and bringing it when 1 2 0 6425 . the Bishop was heere 6426 . ----------- 6427 . Sum is 4 9 11 6428 . ----------- 6429 .-------------------------11-07L--------------------------------------- 6430 .empty 6431 .-------------------------11-07R--1693--------------------------------- 6432 . Transport 4 9 11 6433 .Nov 17 pd Exton Hardy for 2 fox heads 0 2 0 6434 .20 My charges for my selfe & horse when I went 0 2 6 6435 . to Derby to deliver in the terrier 6436 . pd for our citation & Court fees at same time 0 4 6 6437 . pd for writeing the terrior to Peter Archadine 0 0 6 6438 . pd for parchmt to write it on 0 0 8 6439 .25 pd A laborer for blending morter to poynt with all0 0 6 6440 .29 pd for coles & candles when we repaired the leads 0 0 6 6441 . pd for poynting 2 dayes 0 2 0 6442 .Dec 10 pd John Spencer for him repaireing ye Bells 0 1 0 6443 . For a joyst to him 0 0 8 6444 . pd for wine & bringing itt for Xtmas day 0 10 0 6445 . for bread 0 0 4 6446 . paid Samll Wall for lead soder glaseing 2 18 7 6447 . & moneys in arrears as by Bill 6448 . paid to A man of Calow for 4 Matts for the fonte 0 2 0 6449 .Jan 12 pd Edward Botham for a Raven 0 0 4 6450 . paid a Laborer when Samll Wall sodered 0 0 9 6451 . for coles & candles to soder withall 0 0 6 6452 . paid Henry Birch for 2 fox heads 0 2 0 6453 .25 pd to the ringers the were in areare 0 5 0 6454 . for the 2d day of May 1692 6455 .Feb 27 pd Geo Frost for a foxhead 0 1 0 6456 . pd for a load of lime to Willm Storer 0 2 0 6457 . and 3 Ravens 6458 . pd John Armfield for Bricks and morter 0 0 8 6459 . used about the stiles 6460 . for beesomes to the Church 0 0 4 6461 . pd for Church linnen washing left in 0 12 0 6462 . arreare in 1688 6463 . pd for a load of lime 0 1 0 6464 . pd to a laborer about ye stile mending 0 0 8 6465 . pd for church linnen washing 0 11 0 6466 . due in the yeare 1692 6467 . pd Mr Walton for the Bishops charge 4 17 11 6468 . as by Bill 6469 . pd Geo Frost for a fox head 0 1 0 6470 . pd Samll Wall for 2 Ravens 0 0 8 6471 . pd for washing the church linnen this yeare 0 10 0 6472 .Mar 13 pd Raph Atkinson for worke done 0 17 1½ 6473 . at Church stiles as by bill 6474 . ------------- 6475 . 16 19 7½ 6476 . ------------- 6477 .-------------------------11-08L--------------------------------------- 6478 .empty 6479 .-------------------------11-08R--1693--------------------------------- 6480 . Transport 16 19 7½ 6481 . pd Adam Marsh for worke as by bill 0 5 5 6482 . Given the Ringers when the bishop was here 0 3 0 6483 .Apr 25 pd for Court charges & sumoning to the visitation 0 11 6 6484 . a booke of Articles & my owne charges in goeing 6485 . for my prsentmt there there 0 0 6 6486 . Willm Bamford for goeing to Derby with the 0 2 6 6487 . Terrier at the probate Court 6488 . pd Mr Newell for writeing ye Terrier 0 3 6 6489 . pd the Court charges 0 2 0 6490 . For parchment 0 0 4 6491 . Willm Banford for wood to the great Bell 0 0 6 6492 . clapper & workmanship 6493 . Mr John Stuffyn as by bill 0 15 10 6494 . For wine on Palm Sunday Good Fryday 1 14 6 6495 . & Easter day 6496 . Paul Taylor for Carriage 0 3 10 6497 . for bread same times 0 0 8 6498 . Mr John Allsop for oyle for two yeares 0 6 3 6499 . as by Bill 6500 . Edw Botham by bill 0 5 4½ 6501 . pd to severall psons for 203 hedghoggs 1 13 10 6502 . as by pticulers 6503 . for stateing our accounts 0 2 0 6504 . ------------ 6505 . Tot Sum is 23 11 2 6506 . Returnes 0 1 0¾ 6507 . ------------- 6508 . In all 23 12 2¾ 6509 . ------------- 6510 . Totall Disbursmts 23 12 2¾ 6511 . Totall Receipts 20 13 4 6512 . ------------- 6513 . Rems due to be paid to ye 2 18 10¾ 6514 . psons in ye Bill Ann ? 6515 . ------------- 6516 . omitted in our account about 0 3 0 6517 . for writeing our Levy booke 6518 . & notes to the sidesmen 6519 . ------------- 6520 . In all 3 1 10¾ 6521 . -------------- 6522 . This 3 1 10 3/4 tho herein set downe as pd 6523 . was left unpaid by ye sd Churchwardens so that 6524 . it remains as a debt upon the pish & to bee pd 6525 . by the succeedinge Churchwardens & allowed accordingly 6526 .
6527 . psons returned 6528 . Mrs Slack 0 0 2 6529 . Mr Bunting 0 0 1¼ 6530 . Jo Spencer 0 0 0¼ 6531 . Tho Wiglwy 0 0 0¾ 6532 . John Gamble 0 0 0½ 6533 . Rob Chapman 0 0 0½ 6534 . Benj Walker 0 0 0½ 6535 . John Potter 0 0 0¼ 6536 . Arthur Bradshaw 0 0 1 6537 . Rob Ogden 0 0 0½ 6538 . widd. Sowter 0 0 0½ 6539 . Tho Aspinall 0 0 1 6540 . wid. Higgett 0 0 0½ 6541 . Isaac Tonpson 0 0 0¼ 6542 . Antho Hill 0 0 1 6543 . Samll Woodiwis 0 0 1 6544 . Tho Blount 0 0 1 6545 . ----------- 6546 . 0 1 0¾ 6547 . ------------ 6548 .-------------------------11-09L--------------------------------------- 6549 .empty 6550 .-------------------------11-09R--1694--------------------------------- 6551 . The Accounts of Richard Booth John Spencer 6552 . Tho Rogers and Thomas Garner Churchwardens 6553 . for Wirkesworth for the yeare 1694 vizt 6554 .
6555 .Receipts 6556 . Receaved A twenty marke Levye as followeth L s d 6557 . Wirkesworth paid 4 15 1¾ 6558 . Alderwasley 1 6 8 6559 . Ashlehay 1 5 6½ 6560 . Itheridghay 1 5 6½ 6561 . Hopton 1 5 6½ 6562 . Calow 1 1 1½ 6563 . Middleton 1 0 0 6564 . Crumford 1 0 0 6565 . Biging 1 0 0 6566 . Ible 0 10 0 6567 . Imbergrange 0 10 0 6568 . Recd for 9 Leastalls 1 10 0 6569 . ---------- 6570 . Totall receipts 16 12 6 6571 . ----------- 6572 . Disbursmts 6573 . For Wine at Whitsontide 0 10 0 6574 . and for bread 0 0 3 6575 .May 29 paid the Ringers 0 5 0 6576 .June 7 paid Nightingale for a booke 0 2 0 6577 . paid for the Court fees att Michas 0 7 0 6578 . pd for bread & wine att Michs 0 10 4 6579 . pd for a levy booke & notes to the sidesmen 0 3 0 6580 .Nov 5 paid to the Ringers 0 5 0 6581 . for lime & haire 0 1 6 6582 . pd James Green for couching it & 0 1 7 6583 . poynting the leads 6584 . pd the Ringers at the day of 0 2 6 6585 . Thanksgiving 6586 . For bread & wine at Xtmas 0 11 9 6587 . For bread & wine at Palm Sunday Good Fryday 2 1 1 6588 . & Easter day 6589 .Apr 25 6590 .95 For goeing to the visitation to take our Oathes 0 10 0 6591 . For 8 sidesmen goeing to take their Oathes 1 0 0 6592 . ----------- 6593 . Sum is 6 11 0 6594 . ----------- 6595 .-------------------------11-10L--------------------------------------- 6596 .empty 6597 .-------------------------11-10R--1694--------------------------------- 6598 . L s d 6599 . Transport 6 11 0 6600 . For one of us goeing to the visitation at 0 5 0 6601 . Michas & Easter following 6602 . For 2 prsentmts at visitations 0 1 0 6603 . for Glaseing Church windowes and for soader 0 3 6 6604 . pd Bingham for sumoning us & ye sidesmen 0 5 4 6605 . & for a booke 6606 . For Court fees at easter 95 0 3 0 6607 . pd Nightingale for 2 bookes 0 2 6 6608 . pd the Ringers for touling ye great Bell 0 2 6 6609 . upon ye account of the Queene 6610 . pd for repairing ye treble Bell 0 1 0 6611 . pd for washing the Cerplise 0 8 0 6612 . pd for beesoms 0 0 7 6613 . pd Geo Allen for 6 fox heads 0 6 0 6614 . pd Mr Hurts man for a fox head 0 1 0 6615 . pd Widdow Gamble for a fox head 0 1 0 6616 . Spent in Ale with the Glasiers 0 1 6 6617 . pd John Toplis for mending the clock & chimes 0 4 1½ 6618 . pd Adam Marsh Bill for worke to the Church 0 6 1 6619 . pd Tho Fletchers Bill 0 2 7 6620 . pd Mr Allsop Bill for oyle 92 93 and 94 0 8 4 6621 . pd for Wine at Derby oweing for in the yer 93 1 14 6 6622 . pd Mrs Lowe Bill for 93 0 4 0 6623 . pd Edw Botham Bill for 93 0 5 2 6624 . pd Adam Marsh for mending the Great Bell 0 15 0 6625 . ----------- 6626 . 16 7 8½ 6627 . Returnes 0 2 11¾ 6628 . for stateing our accounts 0 2 0 6629 . ---------- 6630 . Tot Disbursmts 16 12 8¼ 6631 . ------------- 6632 . psons returned 6633 . Robt Ogden 0 0 0½ 6634 . Henry Udall 0 0 1 6635 . Fran Mather 0 0 1 6636 . Isaac Tompson 0 0 0¼ 6637 . Antho Hill 0 0 1 6638 . John Lees 0 0 1 6639 . Rich Tissington 0 0 1 6640 . Samll Woodiwis 0 0 1 6641 . Tho Blount 0 0 1 6642 . Tho Swift 0 0 1 6643 . Mr Ridgway 0 0 8¼ 6644 . Rich Wood 0 0 0½ 6645 . Martha Fogg 0 0 1 6646 . Tho Garner 0 0 9 6647 . Mr Spencer 0 0 6 6648 . Isaac Tompson 0 0 0½ 6649 . John Gamble 0 0 0½ 6650 . John Potter 0 0 0¼ 6651 . Timo Cadman 0 0 0¼ 6652 . Fran Brierly 0 0 0¼ 6653 . Robt Chapman 0 0 0¼ 6654 . Benj Walker 0 0 0¼ 6655 . -------------- 6656 . 0 2 11¾ 6657 . -------------- 6658 . Allowed November 18th 1696 6659 . Philip Gell 6660 . Will Browne vic 6661 . Trist Ridgeway 6662 . Robt Toplis 6663 . Ralph Alexander 6664 .-------------------------11-11L--------------------------------------- 6665 .empty 6666 .-------------------------11-11R--1695--------------------------------- 6667 . The Accounts of Edw Ragg Willm Toplis Phillip Gell and 6668 . Edmund Vallence Churchwardens for Wirkesworth for 6669 . the year 1695 as followeth 6670 . 6671 . Recd a Twenty pound Leavie (vz) L s d 6672 . Wirkesworth 4 13 4½ 6673 . Alderwasley 2 0 0 6674 . Ashlehay 1 18 3¾ 6675 . Itheridghay 1 18 3¾ 6676 . Hopton 1 18 3¾ 6677 . Calow 1 11 8¾ 6678 . Biging 1 10 0 6679 . Midleton 1 10 0 6680 . Crumford 1 10 0 6681 . Ible 0 15 0 6682 . Imber Grange 0 15 0 6683 . Recd for five Leastalls 0 16 8 6684 . ----------- 6685 . Totall receipts 20 16 8 6686 . ----------- 6687 . Disbursmts 6688 . For our selves & 9 sidesmen goeing to 1 12 6 6689 . take our oathes 6690 .May 8 pd Willm Marsh for a fox head 0 1 0 6691 .May 29 Given to the Ringers 0 5 0 6692 . Wine at Whitson Sacramant 6 quarts 0 10 3 6693 . & bringing it & 3d bread 6694 .June 24Geo Allen for a fox head 0 1 0 6695 . for a forme of prayers 0 2 0 6696 . To Elizab Allen for 2 fox heds 0 2 0 6697 . John Coupe for a fox hed 0 1 0 6698 . For a forme of prayers 0 1 6 6699 . Samll Wood for a fox hed 0 1 0 6700 . pd Nightingale for a booke of directions 0 2 0 6701 . for a proclamation & form of prayers when 0 2 0 6702 . the King shold have been murthed 6703 . given the Ringers at same time 0 2 6 6704 . pd Bingham for sumoning ye sidesmen & us 0 4 4 6705 . pd Raph Atkinson in pl of arreares 0 5 0 6706 .Jul 23 Antho Simpson for a fox hed 0 1 0 6707 .Aug 3 Geo Frost for a fox head 0 1 0 6708 .Sep 8 Nightingale for a form of prayers 0 2 0 6709 .9 Bingham for sumons to ye visitation 0 5 8 6710 .22 Geo Allen for a fox head 0 1 0 6711 .Oct 9 pd for our levy booke & notes to ye sidesmen 0 3 0 6712 . for writeing our prsentmt 0 0 6 6713 . Rob Ward for 4 fouls to Mr Brown seat 0 3 0 6714 .10 visitation charges for 2 of us goeing 0 5 0 6715 . pd Mr Nichols for Court Fees 0 2 8 6716 .19 Geo Allen for a fox hed 0 1 0 6717 . Willm Rowly for leather to the Bells 0 0 6 6718 . ----------- 6719 . 5 0 9 6720 . ----------- 6721 .------------------------11-12L--------------------------------------- 6722 .empty 6723 .-------------------------11-12R--1695--------------------------------- 6724 . L s d 6725 . Transport is 5 0 9 6726 . Wine att Michs Sacrament 0 10 0 6727 .Nov 5 pd to the Ringers 0 5 0 6728 .Dec 14 Geo Allen wife for a fox hed 0 1 0 6729 .25 Wine at ye Sacrament & bread 0 10 3 6730 .Jan 7 Geo Allen a fox hed 0 1 0 6731 .Feb 15 for Coles & candles 0 0 4 6732 . Given ye Ringers at news of takeing Namur 0 2 0 6733 . Jonathan Mart for a fox hed 0 1 0 6734 . Att Easter sacraments 24 Quarts and bringing 2 0 11 6735 . itt & 11d bread 6736 . Beesomes a dozen 0 0 6 6737 . pd Jno Green in arrear as by Bill 1 1 0 6738 . pd Edw Buxton in arrear by Bill 0 6 0 6739 . Edw Buxton for ye little Bell rope 0 2 6 6740 . pd Samll Wall & Adam Wilde for the gutter 4 2 9½ 6741 . makeing new as by Bill 6742 . pd Samll Wall for glaseing ye Church 0 11 6 6743 . pd Jno Cooke Bill 1 3 10 6744 . pd Willm Higgett Bill 0 2 6 6745 . pd Samll Buxton for washing ye Surplices 0 8 0 6746 . for scouring ye Communion plate at Easter 0 0 6 6747 . pd Mrs Wigley for oyle 0 1 10 6748 . pd Nr Jno Alsop for oyle for ye clock & chimes 0 2 5 6749 . pd Adam Marsh Bill 0 2 4 6750 . for writeing & prsentmt 0 0 6 6751 . visitation charges for 2 of us 0 5 0 6752 . visitation fees 0 4 4 6753 . Jno Toplis for dresing ye clock & chimes 3 days 0 2 6 6754 . James Green for pointing steeple 0 0 7 6755 . Ale for ye plumers by Mr Wingfield order 0 5 6 6756 . pd Antho Bradshaw od old arreares 0 14 5 6757 . pd Paul Taylor old arreares for wine carriage 0 3 10 6758 . pd James Allen arreares of a Bsmith bill 0 2 3 6759 . pd Ra Atkinson in pt of old arreares 0 0 4½ 6760 . pd Edw Botham for a li of wire for the chimes 0 2 0 6761 . for stateing our account 0 2 0 6762 . ----------- 6763 . Sum is 19 1 3 6764 . Returnes 0 4 2 6765 . ----------- 6766 . Totall disbursmts 19 5 5 6767 . ----------- 6768 .
6769 . Receipts 20 16 8 6770 . Disbursmts 19 5 5 6771 . ----------- 6772 . Rests in our hands 1 11 3 6773 . the overplus of the towne booke 2 12 11 6774 . ----------- 6775 . In all 4 4 2 6776 . ----------- 6777 . October 3d 1698 This Account seen & allowed by us 6778 . And agreed that 2L 12s 11d ye overplus bee pd tp 6779 . Edw Buxton prsent Constable. 6780 . And the 1 11 3 to be pd to ye prsent Churchwardens 6781 . To be accounted for by them at their goeing forth of their 6782 . respective offices. 6783 . Same day the moneyes was pd & answered accordingly 6784 .-------------------------12-01L--------------------------------------- 6785 .empty 6786 .-------------------------12-01R--1695--------------------------------- 6787 . Edw Ragg Wm Toplis Phillip Gell & Edmd Vallence 6788 . their Returns L s d 6789 . Robt Willerly 0 4 9¾ 6790 . Robt Wibberly 0 0 1½ 6791 . Jno Bruckshaw 0 0 0¾ 6792 . Robt Ogden 0 0 0¾ 6793 . Hen Udall 0 0 1½ 6794 . Fran Mather 0 0 1½ 6795 . Ellis Cadman 0 0 1½ 6796 . Wid Lockall Execes 0 6 1½ 6797 . Tho Aspinall 0 0 1½ 6798 . Jno Bruckshaw 0 0 0¾ 6799 . Wid Bunting 0 0 0¾ 6800 . Hen Willmott 0 0 1 6801 . Isaac Tompson 0 0 0¼ 6802 . Fran Britlebank 0 0 0½ 6803 . Antho Hill 0 0 1½ 6804 . Mr Tristram Ridgway 0 1 1 6805 . Ellen Adam 0 0 0¾ 6806 . Rich Tissington 0 0 1½ 6807 . Rich Wood 0 0 0¾ 6808 . Martha Fogg 0 0 1½ 6809 . Wid Woodiwis 0 0 1½ 6810 . John Wood 0 0 0¾ 6811 . Tho Swift 0 0 1½ 6812 . Isaac Tompson Midlet 0 0 0¾ 6813 . Jno Potter 0 0 0¾ 6814 . Fran Bryerly dens 0 0 0¾ 6815 . Robt Chapman 0 0 0¾ 6816 . Benj Walker 0 0 0¾ 6817 . --------------- 6818 . In all 0 4 2 6819 . --------------- 6820 .-------------------------12-02L--------------------------------------- 6821 .Empty 6822 .-------------------------12-02R--1696--------------------------------- 6823 . The Account of Mr Tristram Ridgeway Mr Tho Leacroft 6824 . Mr George Beighton & Mr James Morris Churchwardens 6825 . for Wirkesworth for the year 1696 (viz) 6826 .
6827 . Recd A twenty pond Levye as followeth L s d 6828 . Wirkesworth 4 13 4½ 6829 . Alderwaslee 2 0 0 6830 . Ashlehay 1 18 3¾ 6831 . Itheridghay 1 18 3¾ 6832 . Hopton 1 18 3¾ 6833 . Calow 1 11 8¾ 6834 . Biging 1 10 0 6835 . Midleton 1 10 0 6836 . Crumford 1 10 0 6837 . Ible 0 15 0 6838 . Imber Grange 0 15 0 6839 . ------------ 6840 . Sum is 20 0 0 6841 . Rent for 6 Leastalls 1 0 0 6842 . ------------- 6843 . Totall receipts 21 0 0 6844 . ------------- 6845 .Disbursmts 6846 . paid to the 9 sidesmen & for us 4 Churchwardens 1 12 6 6847 . goeing to the visitation to take our Oathes 6848 .Apr 2 pd Sam Wall & Antho Bradshaw as by bill 4 14 10 6849 .Apr 6 pd Sam Buxton as by bill 0 9 0 6850 . pd John Cooke by bill 1 7 6 6851 . pd John Spencer by bill 0 18 0 6852 . pd Mrs Dorothy Beighton 2 8 5 6853 . pd to William Rowly 0 0 9 6854 . pd to William Rowly by bill 0 11 3 6855 . pd for two fox heads & beesomes 0 2 1 6856 . Wine at Whitsuntide 6 Quarts 0 9 0 6857 . carriage 0 1 0 6858 . A fox head 0 1 0 6859 . for a Levy book & notes 0 3 0 6860 . Beesomes 0 0 1 6861 . William Cantrell goeing to Alderwaslee 0 0 6 6862 .Nov 5 The Ringers 0 5 0 6863 . Beesomes att twice 0 0 6 6864 . Gervass Woodwasse for wood 0 3 4 6865 .May 14 pd the Regr att Derby 0 3 0 6866 . allowed me there 0 2 6 6867 . pd Saml Wall & Antho Bradshaw 1 4 8 6868 . Edw Botham by bill 0 7 4 6869 . Mr Allsopp on bill 0 3 0 6870 .Oct 15 pd Mr Nicolls visitation fees 0 2 0 6871 .Nov 27 pd Nightingale for a book of 0 1 6 6872 . prayers for the Thanksgiveinge 6873 .Dec 23 pd Sarah Barker for makeing a new Surplice 0 8 0 6874 .Feb 7 To A man wich alas had but one hand 0 0 6 6875 .Feb 26 To Mr Ibett? of Derby for a Register booke 1 7 0 6876 .Mar 15 Spent at a meeting about glaseing the windows 0 1 0 6877 . ----------- 6878 . Sum is 17 8 11 6879 . ----------- 6880 .-------------------------12-03L--------------------------------------- 6881 .empty 6882 .-------------------------12-03R--1696--------------------------------- 6883 . L s d 6884 . brought over 17 8 11 6885 . pd Mrs Heathcoate for 18 quarts of wine for 1 9 0 6886 . Michas & Xmas Communions and the carridge 6887 . And for 6 gallons of wine at Easter 1 16 0 1 18 0 6888 . & for carridge 2d both 6889 . To Robt Bingham for sumominge us & the sidesmen 0 10 0 6890 . to both visitations & the prsentmts 6891 . Spent at 2 meetings at James Hills 0 2 0 6892 . For entering the Accounts into ye Towne book 0 2 0 6893 . Charges at settling the Accounts 0 3 0 6894 . ------------- 6895 . Sum is 21 12 11 6896 . Returns 0 11 3¾ 6897 . --------------- 6898 . Totall Disbursmts 22 4 2¾ 6899 . --------------- 6900 .from 23 16 1¾ went with overplus 6901 .take 22 4 2¾ Disburst 6902 . ------------ 6903 . Remains in the hands in ye whole 1 11 11 6904 . & 1 4 2¾ 6905 . -------------- 6906 . makes up ye overplus 2 6 13¼ 6907 . --------------- 6908 . The overplus of the booke accounted for 6909 . ? account with the 1 11 11 to be pd into 6910 . the hands of the Overseere of the Poor 6911 . of Wirkesworth to make good their overcharge 6912 . in the Levy 6913 .
6914 . Returns L s d 6915 . Tho Aspinall 0 0 1½ 6916 . Ellen Adam 0 0 0¾ 6917 . Fran Brierley 0 0 0½ 6918 . Fran Britlebanke 0 0 0½ 6919 . Jno Blount 0 0 0¾ 6920 . Ellis Cadman Landlords? 0 0 1½ 6921 . Rob Chapman 0 0 0½ 6922 . Antho Chadwicke 0 0 6 6923 . Arthur Bradshaw 0 0 1½ 6924 . Jno Bruckshaw Cordwayner 0 0 0¾ 6925 . Martha Fogg 0 0 1½ 6926 . James Guy 0 0 1¾ 6927 . Phillip Gell 0 0 1½ 6928 . Raph Gell 0 0 0½ 6929 . Antho Hill the Blind Lane 0 0 1½ 6930 . Wid. Lockall execel? 0 0 1½ 6931 . Francis Mather 0 0 1½ 6932 . Rob Ogden 0 0 0¾ 6933 . mathew Pickering 0 0 1½ 6934 . Jno Potter 0 0 0¼ 6935 . Wm Peale 0 0 0¾ 6936 . Rich. Tissington 0 0 1½ 6937 . Isaac Thompson 0 0 0¼ 6938 . Henry Udall 0 0 1½ 6939 . Dennis Wetton 0 0 8½ 6940 . Eliz.Woodiwis 0 0 1½ 6941 . Rich. Wood 0 0 0¾ 6942 . Jno Beighton 0 0 1½ 6943 . Mr Wm Chambers 0 0 2½ 6944 . Exuperius Creswell 0 0 8½ 6945 . Eliz.Bealy 0 0 3 6946 . Jno Bruckshaw butcher 0 0 2¼ 6947 . Hannah Barnes 0 0 0¾ 6948 . Raph Higgett 0 0 1½ 6949 . Mr Jno Valence 0 0 0¾ 6950 . Tho Mather 0 0 6½ 6951 . Jno Toplis of Hascoe 0 0 4½ 6952 . Adam Wall 0 0 3 6953 . Wm Gratorex of Calow 0 5 0 6954 . ------------ 6955 . 0 11 3¾ 6956 . ------------ 6957 . Sept 22d 1697 This Account seen & allowed by us 6958 .Same day pd to Edw Ragg Philip Gell 6959 .the sum of 1 11 11 Will Browne vic 6960 . ----------- Will? Wingfield 6961 .? Christ Ridgeway John Botham 6962 .-------------------------12-04L--------------------------------------- 6963 .empty 6964 .-------------------------12-04R--1697--------------------------------- 6965 . The Account of Danll Wood Griffith Dakyn 6966 . Wm Holmes & Henry Fawcett Churchwardens 6967 . for Wirkesworth for the year 1697 6968 .
6969 . Recd a 40 pound levy (viz) L s d 6970 . Wirksworth charged at 9 19 10½ 6971 . Alderwaslee 4 0 0 6972 . Ashlehay 3 16 7½ 6973 . Itheridghay 3 16 7½ 6974 . Hopton 3 16 7½ 6975 . Calow 3 3 4½ 6976 . Biging 3 0 0 6977 . Middleton 3 0 0 6978 . Crimford 3 0 0 6979 . Ible 1 10 0 6980 . Imber Grange 1 10 0 6981 . ------------ 6982 . 40 13 1½ 6983 . Reced 8 Leastalls 1 6 8 6984 . ------------ 6985 . Tot Receipts 41 19 9½ 6986 . ------------- 6987 .Disbursmts 6988 . pd for 3 Churchwardens & 8 sidesmen 1 7 6 6989 . goeing to ye visitation 6990 . A booke of prayers 0 1 0 6991 . Another at Thanksgiving 0 1 0 6992 . Wine at Whitsonday & carridge 0 10 6 6993 . att Chrystmas 0 10 6 6994 . att Michaelmas 1 10 6 6995 . att Easter 1 18 6 6996 . att Whitsonday 1698 0 10 6 6997 . Bread att severall times 0 1 7 6998 . 29 may 1697 paid ye Ringers 0 5 0 6999 . at ye news of Peace 0 5 0 7000 . when proclamation came 0 5 0 7001 . at the Thanksgiving 0 5 0 7002 . 5th November 0 5 0 7003 . 29 May 1698 pd them 0 5 0 7004 . for 5 fox heads 0 5 0 7005 . pd Jno Spencer for laying in A Beame 7 10 0 7006 . & for ye great Bay 7007 . pd Adam Wilde for mending 0 2 6 7008 . the Well hole 7009 . Nailes for the same 0 1 6 7010 . pd Antho Basford for his advice 0 2 6 7011 . pd Wall & Bradshaw by Bill 13 19 11 7012 . Spent with Antho Berrisford at 0 4 0 7013 . the Seting Bargames 7014 . pd Peter Archadine for writeing 0 3 6 7015 . ye Assesmt notes & prsentmt 7016 . ------------ 7017 . 29 10 6 7018 . ------------ 7019 .-------------------------12-05L--------------------------------------- 7020 .empty 7021 .-------------------------12-05R--1697--------------------------------- 7022 . L s d 7023 . Brought over 29 10 6 7024 . pd James Green & Jno Spencer 0 4 6 7025 . for shooting & pointing 7026 . Lime 10d haire 6d 0 1 4 7027 . A handle for Chimes 0 0 2 7028 . pd Robt Bingham 0 4 6 7029 . pd Dakyn for beesomes 0 1 6 7030 . pd for wisketts 0 0 4 7031 . pd for cleaning the Church & the plate 0 3 0 7032 . for washing ye Church linnen 0 11 0 7033 . oyle 0 2 8 7034 . paper 2d 0 0 2 7035 . matts for ye Church 0 2 8 7036 . pd Paul Taylor for Bassocks 0 1 0 7037 . pd Adam Marsh 0 1 8 7038 . pd Mr Rich Houss for worke 4 5 0 7039 . pd Raph Atkinson for worke done this year 1 11 6 7040 . pd his arreares 1 12 11 7041 . 1 L of wyre 2/3d A Rope 2/4d 0 4 7 7042 . Coppying ye Register for 5 years 0 13 6 7043 . & upwards on parchmt 7044 . goeing to visitation in July 1698 0 2 6 7045 . pd to the Court 0 4 6 7046 . pd Jno Toplis for mending ye Chimes 0 1 6 7047 . A lock 8d Nailes 3d 0 0 11 7048 . A board of Polings 0 0 8 7049 . Spencers worke 0 0 6 7050 . John Cookes Bill 0 3 4 7051 . James & Wm Allen stop'd of their arrears 0 2 6 7052 . ------------ 7053 . 40 8 11 7054 . more Disbursmts 7055 . by Hen Fawcett 7056 .
7057 . for goeing to 3 visitations 0 7 6 7058 . Court fees at ye 2d visitation 0 2 8 7059 . pd Mr Nightingale for a book 0 1 0 7060 . for bread at Whitsontide 0 0 3 7061 . ------------ 7062 . 41 0 4 7063 . Returns 0 5 2½ 7064 . ------------- 7065 . Tot Disbursmts 41 5 6½ 7066 . -------------- 7067 .
7068 . Ellen Adam 0 1 7069 . Fra Brierley 0 0½ 7070 . Rob Chapman 0 0½ 7071 . Anth Chadwick 0 8 7072 . Martha Fogg 0 2 7073 . Jno Toplis of Hascoe 0 3 7074 . Rich Wood 0 1 7075 . Dennis Wetton 0 11½ 7076 . Arth Bradshaw 0 2 7077 . Alice Bunting 0 1 7078 . Hana Barnes 0 1 7079 . Ellis Cadman 0 2 7080 . A? Chambers 0 3 7081 . Phillip Gell 0 2 7082 . W Lockall execel 0 2 7083 . Fran Mather 0 2 7084 . Rob Ogden 0 1 7085 . Jno Potter 0 0½ 7086 . Wm Spencer 0 6¼ 7087 . Tho Tomasin 0 1 7088 . Isaac Tompson 0 0½ 7089 . Henry Udall 0 2 7090 . Rich Tissington 0 7091 . Mr Tr Ridgway 0 6¾ 7092 . ----------- 7093 . 5 2½ 7094 . ------------ 7095 . Turn over

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