Updated 3 Apr 2009

WIRKSWORTH Parish Records 1600-1900

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Churchwardens Accounts 1658-1727

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7096 .-------------------------12-06L---------------------------------------
7097 .empty
7098 .-------------------------12-06R--1698--------------------------------
7099 .       from  41  19  9½  Recd
7100 .       take  41   5  6½  Disburs
7101 .             ------------
7102 .       Rests  0  14  3
7103 .       In the hands which was paid to
7104 .       Tho Wheatcroft ye overseer att a meeting in the
7105 .       Church October the 8th 1698. And by consent of
7106 .       sevrall psons there met paid to Tho Jackson to
7107 .       put him into stock & to take him off from his
7108 .       pay; by his own consent & Agreemt
7109 .-------------------------12-07L--1698---------------------------------
7110 .       The Accounts of John Shore John Helloby John Moslye
7111 .       and Henry Higton Churchwardens for Wirkesworth
7112 .       for the years 1698 as follows
7113 .Imp
7114 .       A twenty mark Levye (viz)                         L   s   d
7115 .       Wirkesworth                                       3   2   3
7116 .       Alderwaslee                                       1   6   8
7117 .       Ashlehay                                          1   5   6½
7118 .       Itheridghay                                       1   5   6½
7119 .       Hopton                                            1   5   6½
7120 .       Calowe                                            1   1   1½
7121 .       Biginge                                           1   0   0
7122 .       Midleton                                          1   0   0
7123 .       Crumford                                          1   0   0
7124 .       Ible                                              0   10  0
7125 .       Imber Grange                                      0   10  0
7126 .                                                         ------------
7127 .                                                         13  6   8
7128 .                                Recd for 3 Leastalls     0   10  0
7129 .       Recd from ye Churchwardens                        0   11  3
7130 .           for the yeare 1695                            ------------
7131 .                          Totall receipts                15  7   11
7132 .                                                         ------------
7133 .       Disbursmts
7134 .       pd for 4 Churchwardens & 8 sidesmen               1   10  0
7135 .           goeing to the visitation
7136 .       for 2 levy bookes & notes to the sidesmen         0   6   0
7137 .       The Glasiers? bill                                4   12  6
7138 .       Jo Spencer for mending ye Lich yates              0   12  10
7139 .           the bells & for a ladder
7140 .       James Green for 5 days work                       0   3   4
7141 .       pd Nightingale for A sumons                       0   4   6
7142 .       & for a book of prayers at ye fast                0   2   0
7143 .Nov 5  pd to the Ringers                                 0   5   0
7144 .       pd Brigham for Michas visitation                  0   5   0
7145 .       pd for entering the last Churchwardens            0   2   0
7146 .           accounts into the townes booke
7147 .       For wine att Michas                               0   10  6
7148 .       for bread                                         0   0   3
7149 .       for Wine att Xtmas                                0   10  6
7150 .       for bread                                         0   0   3
7151 .       for Wine at Easter                                2   8   0
7152 .       for bread                                         0   0   9
7153 .       for beesomes                                      0   1   6
7154 .       Raph Atkinson bill                                0   8   3
7155 .       Given Willm Smith by consent                      0   0   6
7156 .       Given Major Cormwell by consent                   0   4   0
7157 .       John Helloby bill                                 0   17  4
7158 .       Edward Buxton bill                                0   11  0
7159 .       John Cooke his bill                               0   5   0
7160 .       John Helloby goeing to Derby                      0   2   6
7161 .           about a Terrior
7162 .       for 2 load of sand                                0   0   4
7163 .                                                         ------------
7164 .                                                         14  4   0
7165 .-------------------------12-07R--1699---------------------------------
7166 .                                                         L   s   d
7167 .       A load of Coles                                   0   1   0
7168 .       for fetching 3 poles from Ashlehay                0   1   0
7169 .       for washing the Church & linnen                   0   11  0
7170 .       for notes to the sidesmen concerneing             0   1   0
7171 .           the great brief
7172 .       for a prsentmt & collection of ye brief           0   1   0
7173 .12may
7174 .99     pd for Court fees                                 0   4   0
7175 .       Gervass Woodruffe bill                            0   2   3
7176 .       For Carridge of Wine at Easter                    0   1   6
7177 .       Henry Higton pd at Xtmas visitation               0   4   6
7178 .       & for twice goeings to Derby                      0   3   0
7179 .       for writeing the terrior                          0   3   0
7180 .       pd at Derby for Recording itt                     0   7   0
7181 .       for 10 fox heads                                  0   10  0
7182 .       for entering the account into the townes booke    0   2   0
7183 .                                                         ------------
7184 .                                                         2   8   6
7185 .                        The first page is                14  4   0
7186 .                          Returnes                       0   1   10¼
7187 .                                                         -------------
7188 .                                                         16  14  4¼
7189 .                                                         -------------
7190 .                               Recd                      15  7   11
7191 .       ye overplus of ye townes book                     1   8   3
7192 .                                                         -----------
7193 .                              Tot is                     16  16  2
7194 .                                                         -----------
7195 .                              Disbursmts                 16  14  4¼
7196 .                                                         -------------
7197 .                              In our hands               0   1   9¼
7198 .                                                         --------------
7199 .       Returnes                                              s   d
7200 .       Fran Bealy                                            0   0½
7201 .       Hannah Barnes                                         0   0½
7202 .       Mr Chambers                                           0   1½
7203 .       Tho Cleator                                           0   0½
7204 .       John Gregory                                          0   0½
7205 .       Antho Gratorex                                        0   0½
7206 .       John Hough                                            0   2
7207 .       Anne Lockall                                          0   0½
7208 .       Willm Peal                                            0   0½
7209 .       Mathew Pickering son of Peter                         0   0½
7210 .       Adyn Soresby                                          0   0½
7211 .       Widdow Tomasin                                        0   0½
7212 .       Rich Tissington                                       0   0½
7213 .       Tho Udall                                             0   9
7214 .       Henry Udall                                           0   0½
7215 .       Rich Woodiwis                                         0   0½
7216 .       John Wheatlye                                         0   0½
7217 .       Elizabeth Woodiwis                                    0   0½
7218 .       Isaac Braddall                                        0   0½
7219 .       Tho Wigley                                            0   1½
7220 .                                                             -----------
7221 .                                                             1   10¼
7222 .                                                             -----------
7223 .-------------------------12-08L---------------------------------------
7224 .empty
7225 .-------------------------12-08R--1699---------------------------------
7226 .       The Account of William Ragg, John Hellaby Tho Hodes
7227 .       and Timothy Cadman Churchwardens for Wirkesworth
7228 .       for the yeare 1699 (viz)
7229 .       Recd a 20L leavie as followeth
7230 .                                                         L   s   d
7231 .       Wirkesworth                                       4   13  4
7232 .       Alderwaslee                                       2   0   0
7233 .       Ashlehay                                          1   18  3¾
7234 .       Itheridghay                                       1   18  3¾
7235 .       Hopton                                            1   18  3¾
7236 .       Biging                                            1   10  0
7237 .       Middleton                                         1   10  0
7238 .       Crumford                                          1   10  0
7239 .       Calow                                             1   11  8¾
7240 .       Ible                                              0   15  0
7241 .       Imber Grange                                      0   15  0
7242 .                                                         ----------
7243 .                                                         20  0   0
7244 .                               Recd by 6 Leastalls       1   0   0
7245 .                                                         ----------
7246 .                                     Sum is              21  1   0
7247 .                                                         -----------
7248 .       Disbursmts
7249 .12 May for goeing to visitation                          0   10  0
7250 .       8 sidesmen for goeing to the visitation           1   0   0
7251 .       Sidesmen of Hopton                                0   5   0
7252 .       for hinging? the 3d bell and                      2   10  0
7253 .           makeing a new wheele
7254 .       for cuting down the brasses &                     0   3   0
7255 .           makeing of a new Rowler
7256 .       pd John Helloby for Ironworke                     1   17  11
7257 .           to the 3d Bell
7258 .       Wine at Whitsontide & fetching                    0   11  0
7259 .           it and bread
7260 .May 29 To the Ringers                                    0   5   0
7261 .       for writeing our Levy booke and                   0   3   0
7262 .           sidesmens notes
7263 .       3 dussen & a halfe of beesoms                     0   1   9
7264 .       Wine & bread at Michas                            0   11  0
7265 .Oct 12 Visitation charges                                0   10  8
7266 .Oct 27 A new wheele to the 2d Bell &                     1   11  6
7267 .           eaisering? the Cannons into the
7268 .           yoke, & a new Rowler
7269 .       John Helloby for a key                            0   1   0
7270 .       Ironwork to the 2d Bell                           1   10  8
7271 .       Ironworke to the chimes                           0   4   0
7272 .       for mending the 4th Bell wheele                   0   1   8
7273 .           and the clapper
7274 .       for mending the 5th Bell wheele                   0   2   0
7275 .           & nailes for all ye wheeles mending
7276 .Nov 5  To the Ringers                                    0   5   0
7277 .Nov 18 for a load of Lime                                0   1   0
7278 .       pd James Green for carrying water                 0   2   6
7279 .           to sleck the Lime & ridling itt for
7280 .           haire & poynting the windows
7281 .                                                         ------------
7282 .                                                         12  7   8
7283 .                         turn over                       ------------
7284 .-------------------------12-09L--1699---------------------------------
7285 .                                                         L   s   d
7286 .       Brought over                                      12  7   8
7287 .Dec 25 Wine 10 quarts & bread                            0   17  2
7288 .       for mending the chimes to John Topleys            0   1   6
7289 .       for wire & nailes to mend the chimes withall      0   3   6
7290 .       for new glass & mending the Church windows        1   15  6
7291 .       for washing the sirplices                         0   10  0
7292 .       pd for 26 quarts of wine at                       2   4   7
7293 .           Palm Sunday & Easter & bread
7294 .       pd Ralph Atkinson? for                            0   2   6
7295 .           paveing in the Church
7296 .       pd for a stick of Wood to                         0   0   2
7297 .           Richard Hodgkinson
7298 .       The last visitation charges                       0   12  10
7299 .       A proclamation against                            0   0   6
7300 .           swearing and cursing
7301 .       for 9 fox heads                                   0   9   0
7302 .       The booke falls too short                         0   3   10
7303 .       Returnes                                          0   0   4¾
7304 .       for stateing our accounts                         0   2   0
7305 .                                                         ------------
7306 .                                                         19  11  1¾
7307 .                                                         --------------
7308 .                                   Totall receipts       21  0   0
7309 .                                   Totall Disbursmts     19  11  1¾
7310 .                                                         --------------
7311 .                                Remains in our hands     1   8   10¼
7312 .                         Recd for 4 ston of old Iron     0   4   4
7313 .                                                         -------------
7314 .                                     Totall Remaines     1   13  2¼
7315 .                                                         -------------
7316 .                                    Lsons? returned
7317 .                                        Mr Chambers      0   0   2
7318 .                                      Alice Bunting      0   0   0½
7319 .                                     Hen Farrand         0   0   0¾
7320 .                                       Tho Wigley        0   0   1½
7321 .                                                         -------------
7322 .                                                         0   0   4¾
7323 .                                                         -------------
7324 .                            Paid into the hands of       1   13  2
7325 .                            the present churchwardens
7326 .                                  Edward Botham
7327 .-------------------------12-09R--1700--------------------------------
7328 .       The Accounts of Edward Botham William Wilson
7329 .       Robert Greensmith & Joseph Fletcher Churchwardens
7330 .       for Wirkesworth for the yeare 1700 (viz)
7331 .
7332 .Receipts 7333 . Imprs Recd a 20 L levie as followeth L s d 7334 . Wirkesworth 4 13 4½ 7335 . Alderwasley 2 0 0 7336 . Ashlehay 1 18 3¾ 7337 . Itheridghay 1 18 3¾ 7338 . Hopton 1 18 3¾ 7339 . Biging 1 10 0 7340 . Midleton 1 10 0 7341 . Crumford 1 10 0 7342 . Calow 1 11 8¼ 7343 . Ible 0 15 0 7344 . Imbrooke Grange 0 15 0 7345 . ---------- 7346 . 20 0 0 7347 . Recs of the old Churchwardens 0 13 2 7348 . Recs for 7 Leastalls 1 3 4 7349 . ----------- 7350 . Totall receipts 22 16 6 7351 . ------------ 7352 .Disbursmts 7353 . Imprs for 4 Churchwardens & 9 sidesmen going 1 12 6 7354 . to the visitation to take their oaths 7355 . for Wine & Bread at Whitsunday 0 10 3 7356 . for Wine & bread at Michas 0 10 3 7357 . for Wine & bread at Xtmas 0 11 11 7358 . for Wine & bread at Palm Sunday 0 13 7 7359 . for Wine & bread on Good Friday 0 7 0 7360 . for Wine & bread att Easter 0 17 0 7361 . pd James Allen his Bill for worke 3 1 6 7362 . done to ye Church about the Bells and chimes 7363 . pd Willm Bamford Senr his Bill for goeing 0 8 7 7364 . to Derby with the terrior in 1693 7365 .May 29 paid the Ringers 0 5 0 7366 . pd John Hanson for a fox head 0 1 0 7367 .31 pd Mr Burton man for a fox head 0 1 0 7368 . pd Raph Attkinson his bill 0 6 2 7369 . a rope to fatham for a weight rope 11L 0 4 11 7370 . A chime rope 10L 0 4 6 7371 .Sept 21pd Willm Rich for blending morter & poynting 0 7 6 7372 . the windows & for lime and hair 7373 .Nov 5 pd to the Ringers 0 5 0 7374 . pd visitation charges for fees & for 0 9 6 7375 . 13 sumoning & my charges goeing to Derby 7376 . for 2 prsentmts to the Court 0 1 0 7377 . pd Lamb for ye fast day booke 0 1 6 7378 . Adam Wilde for mending ye Lich yates 0 1 4 7379 . Adam Wilde for hinging? ye 4th Bell 2 2 6 7380 . ----------- 7381 . 13 12 6 7382 .-------------------------12-10L--1700--------------------------------- 7383 . L s d 7384 . Brought over 13 12 6 7385 . pd visitation charges for sumoning for 0 8 6 7386 . fees & a new booke of Articles 7387 . pd John Hanson for 2 fox heads 0 2 0 7388 . pd Samll Wall & Antho Bradshaw their Bill 5 0 0 7389 . pd Gervass Woodruff for 2 Joyce 0 1 6 7390 . for the Litch yates 7391 . pd in exchange for a Bellbrass and for Carridge 0 9 2 7392 . pd George Buxton for carridge 0 2 1 7393 . of 10 load of ston to ye Church 7394 . Samll Buxton Bill for washing the Church linnen 0 11 0 7395 . Mr John Allsopp his Bill 0 9 8 7396 . for cloath & mending the surplis 0 0 10 7397 . Beesomes for the whole year 0 1 7 7398 . for writeing our Levy booke 0 2 0 7399 . John Topleys for dresing the chimes 0 2 0 7400 . for wire 0 2 4 7401 . for writeing 10 notes to ye sidesmen 0 1 0 7402 . Returns 0 1 1½ 7403 . our book falls short 0 3 11 7404 . for entering our accounts into the townes booke 0 2 0 7405 . ------------ 7406 . Sum is 21 13 2½ 7407 . ------------- 7408 . from 22 16 6 recs 7409 . take 21 13 2½ Disburst 7410 . -------------- 7411 . 1 3 3½ Rems in our hand 7412 . -------------- 7413 . Returns 7414 . Fra Bealy 0 0½ 7415 . Alice Bunting tennants? 0 0½ 7416 . John Clay 0 0½ 7417 . Mr Jo Osborne 0 2 7418 . Tho Garner 0 0½ 7419 . Willm Peal 0 0½ 7420 . Wm Wigley of this towne 0 0½ 7421 . Adam Wall 0 1½ 7422 . Rich Woodiwis 0 6½ 7423 . --------- 7424 . 1 1½ 7425 . ---------- 7426 . June 6 1701 seen & alowed by us 7427 . Philip Gell 7428 . Nicholas Hurt 7429 . Will Browne vic 7430 .-------------------------12-10R--1701--------------------------------- 7431 . The Accounts of William Shipley Thomas Wingfield 7432 . Nathaniel Soresby John Slack Churchwardens for 7433 . Wirkesworth for the year of our Lord 1701 viz 7434 . Reced a 30 L Levy as followeth L s d 7435 . Wirkesworth 7 0 0 7436 . Alderwaslee 2 17 6 7437 . Ashleyhay 3 0 0 7438 . Itheridghay 2 17 6 7439 . Hopton 2 17 6 7440 . Bigging 2 5 0 7441 . Middleton 2 5 0 7442 . Cromford 2 5 0 7443 . Calow 2 7 6 7444 . Ible 1 2 6 7445 . Imber Grange 1 2 6 7446 . ---------- 7447 . 30 0 0 7448 . ----------- 7449 . Rec 3 Lay stalls 0 10 0 7450 . Rec of the old Churchwardens 1 3 3 7451 . ---------- 7452 . Rec in all 31 13 3 7453 . ----------- 7454 . Disbursmts 7455 . Impris for 4 churchwardens & 9 sidesmen goeing 1 12 6 7456 . to the first visitation 7457 . for a Lay booke writeing & notes to the sidesmen 0 3 0 7458 . for goeing to the Archdeacon Court when cited 0 10 0 7459 . Court charges then 0 1 0 7460 . cleansing the Leads twice 0 1 0 7461 . Bread & wine at Whitsonday 0 13 9 7462 . John Spencer 3 dayes 0 4 0 7463 . 4 Labourers 0 2 8 7464 . Coales & candles 0 1 6 7465 . Beesoms 0 1 6 7466 . Ringers 29 May 0 5 0 7467 . Haire 0 2 6 7468 . Glaziers bill 4 10 2 7469 . for 4 skins of parchmt 0 3 8 7470 . for coppying Register 0 15 6 7471 . for 4 churchwardens & 9 sidesmen goeing 1 12 6 7472 . to the Bishopps visitation 7473 . Court charges then 0 1 6 7474 . Ringers 5th November 0 5 0 7475 . for 3 prsentmts 0 1 6 7476 . John Toplis for mending the chimes 0 1 6 7477 . Bread & wine at Xmas 0 11 9 7478 . 2 ropes 0 7 6 7479 . for nailes 0 1 9 7480 . Mr Hutchinson for Lead 4 1 0 7481 . for washing the surplice 0 11 0 7482 . Bread & wine at Palme Sunday 1 15 5 7483 . Good Friday & Easter Day 7484 . 7 loads of Lime 0 7 0 7485 . for a book of prayers 0 1 6 7486 . mending the litch yate 0 0 6 7487 . wire 0 0 8 7488 . nailes 0 0 4 7489 . to Mr lamb 0 1 6 7490 . Willm Rich Bill 2 2 0 7491 . John Booke bill 1 2 5 7492 . mending the Sirplice 0 1 3 7493 . notes to the sidesmen 0 1 0 7494 . Ralph Atkinson bill 0 8 0 7495 . pd proclamation 0 1 6 7496 . ----------- 7497 . 23 18 3 7498 .-------------------------12-11L--1701--------------------------------- 7499 . L s d 7500 . more to the Glasiers 0 3 0 7501 . for Leads to blind Lane stile 0 0 6 7502 . John Hardy for measureing the windows 0 1 0 7503 . Dan Wood for boards 0 9 0 7504 . Wm Rich for pointing the Leads 0 9 0 7505 . Wm Aspinall for Leading the Lead 0 9 0 7506 . James Allen for mending the clapper 0 2 0 7507 . A fox head 0 1 0 7508 . Mr Alsopp bill 0 5 0 7509 . Adam Wild bill 0 3 10 7510 . for goeing to Derby to give a prsentmt in October 0 5 0 7511 . Court fees then 0 2 6 7512 . Ringers at proclaimeing the Queene 0 2 6 7513 . for goeing to the last visitation 0 5 0 7514 . Court fees then 0 3 0 7515 . 4 loads of lyme 0 4 0 7516 . for hanging the little bell 0 1 0 7517 . Robt Bingham for citeing us and 0 5 4 7518 . a booke of Articles 7519 . Lyme 15 loads 0 15 0 7520 . Haire 0 7 9 7521 . pd to Willm Rich 3 3 0 7522 . pd ? our accts & ent them 0 3 0 7523 . ----------- 7524 . 7 12 11 7525 . brought over 23 18 3 7526 . ------------ 7527 . paid in all 31 11 2 7528 .
7529 . The booke falls short 0 5 11 7530 . Returns Anth Potter 0 0 6 7531 . Isaac Bradwall 0 0 0½ 7532 . Fra Bayley 0 0 0¾ 7533 . Alice Bunting 0 0 0¾ 7534 . Mr Chambers 0 0 2½ 7535 . John Gregory 0 0 0¾ 7536 . Fra Mather 0 0 0¾ 7537 . ------------- 7538 . 0 6 11 7539 . ------------- 7540 . soe ading 6s 11d to 31L 11s 2d 31 18 1 7541 . makes our disbursements 7542 . Soe we have overpaid 0 4 10 7543 . and left in arrears to Wm Rich of his bill 0 7 0 7544 .
7545 . Seen & Allowed 7546 . Philip Gell 7547 . H Gregson 7548 . John Morton 7549 . Benj Wigley 7550 . John Wingfield 7551 . Robert Toplis 7552 . William Alleyn 7553 .-------------------------12-11R--------------------------------------- 7554 .empty 7555 .-------------------------12-12L--------------------------------------- 7556 .empty 7557 .-------------------------12-12R--1702--------------------------------- 7558 . Nov 21 1702 7559 . At a publick meeting held for ye pish of Wirkesworth in ye Vestry 7560 . of ye pish Church there (after due and publick notice given of 7561 . the same) In consideration of the greate expence of ye Church 7562 . wardens of ye said pish in ? New casting? and new- 7563 . hanging ye Bells in ye sd pish Church and other necessary 7564 . expences about ye said Church The pishoners of the sd 7565 . pish at their sd meeteing have given the said churchwardens 7566 . a Levy of Two hundred & twenty pounds to reimburse them their 7567 . sd expences & layings and Witnesse their hands ye day & yeare 7568 . above written. 7569 . Philip Gell Mich Burdon 7570 . Will Browne vic John Wingfield Churchwardens 7571 . Trist Ridgeway John Morton 7572 .
7573 . George Tomson 7574 . Robert Toplis 7575 . William Alleyn 7576 . Robert Toplis 7577 . John Spencer 7578 . John Slack 7579 . William Alleyn 7580 .
7581 . The Accts of Mich Burton esq John Moreton Henry Gregson & John 7582 . Wingfield Gent Churchwardens of the parish of Wirkesworth 7583 . in the County of Derby for the yeare of our Lord 1702 7584 . Reced by a generous subscription as followeth 7585 . L s d 7586 . Sir Philip Gell Barrt 10 0 0 7587 . the Honourable Lady Gray 5 7 6 7588 . Mrs Eliz.Gell? 10 15 0 7589 . Mr Carter 10 0 0 7590 . Geo Sacheverill Esq 5 0 0 7591 . Hen Gilbert Esq 5 0 0 7592 . Gilbt Mundy Esq 2 3 0 7593 . Capt Barnes 3 0 0 7594 . Sir Nath Curzon Barrt 1 1 6 7595 . Mr Ben Hayward 2 3 0 7596 . Mr Greaves 2 0 0 7597 . Mrs Mundy 3 0 0 7598 . Jo.Berrisford Esq 1 1 6 7599 . Mr Willmott Bambridge 5 0 0 7600 . Mr Trist Ridgway 5 0 0 7601 . Mr Wm Browne 5 0 0 7602 . Mr Jo Wilcockson 2 3 0 7603 . ----------- 7604 . 77 14 6 7605 .-------------------------13-01L--1702------------------------------ 7606 . L s d 7607 . Mr Thomas Leacroft 2 3 0 7608 . Mr Andrew Greenesmith 2 3 0 7609 . Mr Robert Greenesmith 2 3 0 7610 . Mr Wm Wilson 2 0 0 7611 . Mr Wm Holmes 2 3 0 7612 . Mr Geo Beighton 2 3 0 7613 . Dd Botham 2 3 0 7614 . Mr John Hutchinson 2 3 0 7615 . Mr John Alsopp 1 0 0 7616 . Mr Ben Wigley 1 0 0 7617 . Mr John Spencer 0 10 9 7618 . Mrs Toplis 0 10 0 7619 . David Woods 1 0 0 7620 . Tho. Hoades 2 0 0 7621 . Geo.Haslam 0 10 0 7622 . Jo.Toplis 3 Swanns? 1 1 6 7623 . James Hill 1 1 6 7624 . Philipp Gell 1 1 6 7625 . Anth.Chadwick 1 1 6 7626 . Ralph Gell 0 10 0 7627 . Mr Chancey? 1 0 0 7628 . Mr Jo.Woodhouse 0 10 0 7629 . Mr Robert Toplis 1 1 6 7630 . Robt Toplis Chandler 0 10 0 7631 . Ben Fletcher 0 2 6 7632 . Rich Hodgkinson 0 2 6 7633 . Tho Collinson 0 5 0 7634 . Wm Taylor 0 2 6 7635 . Geo Tompson 0 5 0 7636 . James Ragg 0 2 6 7637 . Saml Wall 0 2 6 7638 . Tho Claytor 0 1 0 7639 . Tho Toplis 0 2 6 7640 . Wm Bamford 0 1 0 7641 . Jo Spencer Brayfield 0 7 6 7642 . Wm Allen 0 5 0 7643 . Mr Edw Buxton 0 15 0 7644 . Mr Travis 1 1 6 7645 . Mr Geo Buxton 0 10 0 7646 . Edw Botham 0 5 0 7647 . James Hatfield 0 2 6 7648 . Mr Jos Hodgkinson 0 2 6 7649 . John Shore son 0 5 0 7650 . Edw Molinehouse 0 2 6 7651 . John Wheatcroft 0 2 6 7652 . ------------- 7653 . 36 15 3 7654 . Brought over 77 14 6 7655 . ------------- 7656 . 114 9 9 7657 . -------------- 7658 .21 Nov 1702 7659 . reced a Levy of 220 0 0 7660 . rec for wood sold to P Collinson 2 5 0 7661 . rec for 2 Laystalls 0 6 8 7662 . ------------- 7663 . Rec in all 337 1 5 7664 . -------------- 7665 .
7666 . The weight of the Old Bells C q l 7667 . viz the tenor 14 0 3 7668 . the 4th 8 1 7 7669 . the 3d 8 0 10 7670 . the 2 6 0 23 7671 . the keble 5 1 23 7672 . -------------- 7673 . 42 0 10 7674 .-------------------------13-01R--1702------------------------------- 7675 . The weight of the new bells C q l 7676 . viz the tenor 16 3 18 7677 . the 5th 12 3 19 7678 . the 4th 10 2 25½ 7679 . the 3 9 0 8 7680 . the 2d 7 2 14 7681 . the keble 6 3 8 7682 . -------------- 7683 . Totall 64 0 8½ 7684 . Difference in weight 21 3 26½ 7685 . between the old and new bells 7686 .
7687 . Mr Whitemans Bill viz L s d 7688 . for makeing 6 new bells att 1s 2d ye 418 12 7 7689 . pound being 6L 10s 8d ye Cent is 7690 . allowing 1s ye pound for the old bells 235 14 7 7691 . being 5L 12s ye Cent is 7692 . ------------- 7693 . Remainder is 182 18 7 7694 . -------------- 7695 . for fraight of the old bells from 4 13 0 7696 . Gainsborrough to London 7697 . for warfeidge? & portridge 0 5 0 7698 . for carriage from the water and shipping dues 0 13 0 7699 . -------------- 7700 . Totall of Mr Whitemans bill 188 9 7 7701 . --------------- 7702 . pd Mr Whiteman 188 9 7 7703 . --------------- 7704 . pd John Cooper for carrying the old 2 16 0 7705 . bells to the ferry & weighing 7706 . for fraight there to Gainsborrough 1 3 0 7707 . for bringing the new bell from 16 0 0 7708 . London at 5s ye Cent 7709 . pd Mr Baxter for makeing the frame 44 8 6 7710 . and hanging the new bells 40L & for 7711 . six new principles for the wheeles 7712 . and carriage from Laxton to Derby 7713 . 1L 5s & for comeing hence? to Wirkesworth 7714 . 2L 10s & for 4 days sawing & hammering 7715 . ye rowlers 13s 6d 7716 . pd 358 foot of timber at Bloare parke 17 18 0 7717 . for cutting & sawing the same 2 17 6 7718 . pd for carriage of ye wood being 12 loads 7 16 0 7719 . pd John Cooke & Wm Sarseby for the casting 3 1 3 7720 . ye old brasses being 62 l at 6d ye pound 7721 . and for adding 30 l & 1/4 of new mettle 7722 . att 1s ye pound 7723 . Pd John Cooke & his son for Comon 19 3 6 7724 . iron worke 4d ye pound & for clappers 7725 . 6d ye pound they allowing us 2L 9s 3d 7726 . for 4th- 21L of old Iron at 1s 6d ye 7727 . stone which made up their bill of 7728 . 21L 12s 9d ------------ 7729 . 115 3 9 7730 .-------------------------13-02L--1702--------------------------------- 7731 . L s d 7732 . pd Adam Wilde & Anthony Pickering 7 10 0 7733 . for takeing down the old bells & frame & makeing 7734 . ye new ladder & for sawing and the worke 7735 . and for severall Journeys to Bloare & other 7736 . places about ye wood & carriage 7737 . Spent upon the workemen att severall reorenings? 1 10 0 7738 . and other times 7739 . Given to Mr Sorrowcold for his paines & care 2 3 0 7740 . about ye bells 7741 . Given John Ragg for his paines 0 10 0 7742 . pd for nailes 0 11 7 7743 . pd for boards for shrouds & for dryin them 1 5 6 7744 . pd Tho Sims & Ja Greene for labouring at ye Church0 6 0 7745 . pd Mr Spencer for an Ash tree 0 5 0 7746 . pd Richard Hodgkinson for Ash woods 0 1 6 7747 . pd Ger Woodroofe for pinwood 0 1 3 7748 . pd John Cooke for repairing the Clocke 1 2 0 7749 . and mending 2 clappers 7750 . for a set of new bell ropes 0 17 6 7751 . pd Pa Atkinson for 24 days in ye Steeple 1 4 0 7752 . pd Tho Collinson for boards for shroads 1 10 0 7753 . for ye wheels 7754 . pd Saml Wall for planning? 0 16 0 7755 . ------------ 7756 . 19 13 4 7757 . ------------- 7758 . for 4 churchwardens & 9 sidesmen at 1 12 6 7759 . ye 1st visitation 7760 . Court fees then 0 8 0 7761 . Mich.visitaton 4 churchwardens 0 10 0 7762 . for parishoners? & court fees 0 13 4 7763 . Those? who pd ye 3d visitation charges 7764 . pd Hopton sidesman for the charges 0 11 6 7765 . of the procession 7766 . pd to Callow sidesman for the like 0 16 8 7767 . pd Ible sidesman for the like 0 6 0 7768 . pd John Hanson for a fox head 0 1 0 7769 . for washing the sirplice 0 12 0 7770 . Dan Wood for wine & bread 1 6 7 7771 . Philipp Gell for wine & bread 2 5 11 7772 . pd ye Ringers at ye Queens Coronation 0 5 0 7773 . pd for a wiskett & Beesoms 0 1 2 7774 . Mr Alsopp bill for oyle 0 4 2 7775 . for a new comon prayer booke 0 11 0 7776 . pd 2 ? & 3 prayer bookes 0 5 6 7777 . to the ringers 5 Nov & 29 May 0 10 0 7778 . Levy booke 0 2 0 7779 . Ben Fletcher for nailes & a wiskett 0 0 8 7780 . for dr & entr the amts 0 3 0 7781 . John Toplis for mending the Clocke 0 5 5 7782 . ------------ 7783 . 11 11 0 7784 . Returnes 7785 . Isaac Bradwall 0 0 4 7786 . Jo Bradshaw Butcher 0 0 6 7787 . Arthur Bradshaw 0 0 6 7788 . Hannah Barnes or tennt 0 0 6 7789 . Ma Cadman 0 0 4 7790 . Jo Clay son 0 0 6 7791 . Edw Woodiwis 0 1 6 7792 . Wm Peale 0 0 6 7793 . Wm Millward 0 1 6 7794 . Tho Mather 0 2 11 7795 . Mra Mather 0 0 6 7796 . Mr Ja Morris 0 13 5 7797 . Wm Wigley 0 6 4 7798 . Mr Richard Wood 0 4 0 7799 . Anth Greatrex 0 0 3 7800 . ----------- 7801 . 1 7 1 7802 . ----------- 7803 . Wm Smith Alderwaslee 4 18 0 7804 . Martha Godbeare from Cromford 1 1 1 7805 . ------------ 7806 . 7 6 2 7807 .-------------------------13-02R--1702--------------------------------- 7808 . L s d 7809 . Reced a Levy of 220 0 0 7810 . Subscription mony 114 9 9 7811 . for wood 2 5 0 7812 . for 2 Lay stalls 0 6 8 7813 . ------------ 7814 . 337 1 5 7815 . ------------ 7816 . Disbursemts 188 9 7 7817 . 155 3 9 7818 . 19 13 4 7819 . 11 11 0 7820 . ------------ 7821 . 334 17 8 7822 . ------------- 7823 . from 337 1 5 7824 . take for returnes 7 6 2 7825 . -------------- 7826 . Soe then reced but 329 15 3 7827 . -------------- 7828 . Disbursed 334 17 8 7829 . reced but ni all 329 15 3 7830 . -------------- 7831 . over pd 5 2 5 7832 . 11 Oct 1703 7833 . This was seen & allowed by us who were present 7834 . and signed the acct when given in 7835 . Philipp Gell 7836 . Will Browne Vic 7837 . Hen Spencer 7838 . Robert Topleys 7839 . John Topleys 7840 . Andrew Greensmith 7841 . Robert Toplis 7842 . William Allen 7843 . Ben Wigley 7844 . William Shipley 7845 . John Spencer 7846 . William Rowley 7847 .-------------------------13-03L--------------------------------------- 7848 . Empty 7849 .-------------------------13-03R--1703-------------------------------- 7850 . The Account of John Wilcockson Andrew Greensmith 7851 . Benjamin Wigley & Robert Thorp Churchwardens for 7852 . Wirkesworth for the Yeare 1703 (viz) 7853 . 7854 .Impris Reced by a 30L levie as followes L s d 7855 . Wirkesworth 7 0 0 7856 . Ashlehay 3 0 0 7857 . Alderwaslee 2 17 6 7858 . Itheridgehay 2 17 6 7859 . Hopton 2 17 6 7860 . Biging 2 5 0 7861 . Midleton 2 5 0 7862 . Crumford 2 5 0 7863 . Calow 2 7 6 7864 . Ible 1 2 6 7865 . Imber grange 1 2 6 7866 . Reced of ye last years church wardens 2 10 0 7867 . Reced for 3 Leastall 0 10 0 7868 . Reced of Tho Mather ma---are? 0 2 11 7869 . -------------- 7870 . Sum is 33 2 11s 7871 . --------------- 7872 . Disbursmts 7873 . Pd for ? Oaths 4 Churchwardens 1 10 0 7874 . and 8 sidesmen 7875 . The Court fees 0 4 0 7876 . ? prseatmt 0 0 6 7877 .29 May given the Ringers 0 5 0 7878 .5 Nov given the Ringes 0 5 0 7879 . Charges at 2 visitations& or prsentmis 0 6 0 7880 . Court fees & summining the sidesmen 0 7 4 7881 . for Wine & bread at Whitsunday, Michas 3 19 11 7882 . Xmas & Easter 7883 . paid John Toplis for ye Chimes 10 0 0 7884 . pd John Ragg for comeing over 1 1 6 7885 . ? about the Chimes ag---ey? 7886 . pd to the glasiers as by bill 7 10 8 7887 . pd Mr Hutchinson for 3 halfe piggs of Lead 1 18 6 7888 . for washing & mending Surplices 0 10 0 7889 . a rope for the little bell 0 1 8 7890 . for a levy booke & notes 0 3 0 7891 . pd John Cooke by bill 1 1 6 7892 . pd for Neales 0 0 5 7893 . pd Mr Jo Allsop by bill 0 2 6 7894 . for cleanseing the leads & spoute 0 0 10 7895 . A shovell for the Sexton 0 2 0 7896 . Adam Wilde for shingling a 0 2 6 7897 . window in the steeple 7898 . ------------ 7899 . 29 12 10 7900 . ------------- 7901 .-------------------------13-04L--1704--------------------------------- 7902 . for Beesoms 0 1 3 7903 . A box for the Chimes 0 0 6 7904 . for mending a Church dore 0 0 2 7905 . pd Tho Wingfeild arreares due to him for 1701 0 4 10 7906 . pd Willm Riche in arreare in 1701 0 7 0 7907 . pd Willm Storer for 6 load of lime 0 6 0 7908 . for mending the allies in ye Church 0 2 0 7909 . to Wm Cooke & Anthy Fogg 7910 . for stateing the accounts 0 2 0 7911 . pd for wire for the Chimes 0 3 0 7912 . pd Raph Atkinson for puting 0 0 9 7913 . in a window transeat 7914 . pd Jo Cooper for 6 load of lime & ? 0 6 0 7915 . Returnes 0 0 8¼ 7916 . --------------- 7917 . Returnes Sum is 31 7 0½ 7918 . --------------- 7919 . Isaac Bradwall 0 0¾ 7920 . Alice Bunting 0 1 7921 . Han Barnes 0 1 7922 . Mary Cadman 0 0¾ 7923 . Lime Kiln 0 2 7924 . Jo Clay 0 1 7925 . Fran Mather 0 1 7926 . Wm Wigley 0 0¾ 7927 . --------------- 7928 . 0 8¼ 7929 . --------------- 7930 . Tot Receipts 33 2 11 7931 . Disbursmts 31 7 0½ 7932 . ---------------- 7933 . Remg in the hands 1 15 10½ 7934 . ---------------- 7935 .May 24 1704 Thise Acct This day paid to Joshua 7936 .seen & allowed by us Cooke Constable 7937 . this 1 15 10½ 7938 . Philip Gell 7939 . Will Browne Vic 7940 . Js Greatorex 7941 . Robert Toplis 7942 . William Rawly 7943 .-------------------------13-04R--1704-------------------------------- 7944 . The Accounts of Mr Jo Spencer Edward Allexander 7945 . William Houghton & Henry Wheatcroft Church 7946 . wardens for Wirksworth for ye yeare 1704 7947 .
7948 . Recd by a 20L leavy as follows 7949 . Wirksworth 4 13 4 7950 . Ashlehay 2 0 0 7951 . Alderwaslee 1 18 4 7952 . Itheridghay 1 18 4 7953 . Hopton 1 18 4 7954 . Calow 1 11 8 7955 . Midleton 1 10 0 7956 . Crumford 1 10 0 7957 . Biging 1 10 0 7958 . Ible 0 15 0 7959 . Imber grange 0 15 0 7960 . ----------- 7961 . sum 20 0 0 7962 . Recd for 5 Leastalls 0 16 8 7963 . ----------- 7964 . Totall receipts 20 16 8 7965 . ------------ 7966 . Disbursmts 7967 . for wine to ye Sacraments 4 2 6 7968 . our charges at ye visitation 0 10 0 7969 . anf for 9 sidesman 1 2 6 7970 . for washing and mending the surplice 0 12 0 7971 . for washing the church paid William Riche 4 10 0 7972 . for Ale for him and his men 0 6 0 7973 . for lime 1 10 0 7974 . for hair and fetching water 0 19 0½ 7975 . for pay Beesoms cords & tubs 0 2 5 7976 . for mending the Church yates 0 12 3 7977 . for mending the styles 0 12 0 7978 . pd Geo Buxton for heading stone 0 2 9½ 7979 . Saml Wall for lead & laying 0 14 6 7980 . given on the day of Thanksgiving 0 5 0 7981 . pd Mr Fawcett for writeing the ferroe 1 0 0 7982 . pd Mr Buxton bill 0 4 1 7983 . pd Mr Gibson for oyle 0 1 0 7984 . pd John Cooke bill 0 4 11½ 7985 . pd Mr Higgett for pully wheeles 0 2 0 7986 . given Captin Hanmore 0 5 0 7987 . pd Willm Horsleys bill 1 3 8 7988 . visitation fees & charges 0 10 0 7989 . ------------- 7990 . 19 10 9½ 7991 . -------------- 7992 . turn over

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