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8836 .---------------------------14-03R--1714-------------------------------------- 8837 . September the 20th 1714 8838 . At a parish meeting then held in the Vestry at 8839 . Wirkesworth a Levy of twenty markes 8840 . was agreed to be raised in the said parish 8841 . for the necessary repaire of the parish Church 8842 . & other occasions to be paid to the present 8843 . Churchwardens by us whose names are 8844 . subscribed. 8845 . Philip Gell 8846 . J.Statham 8847 . Tho. Hinkessman 8848 . John Alsop 8849 . John Shaw 8850 . Daniel Wood 8851 . 8852 . June 23 1715 8853 . At a parish meeting then held in the Vestrey at 8854 . Wirkesworth a Levy of Thirty pounds 8855 . was agreed to be raised in the said parish for 8856 . the necessary repaire of the parish Church & other 8857 . necessary occations to be paid to the present Churchwardens 8858 . by us whose names are subscribed, 8859 . & 1/2 a book to the Constable George Rogers. 8860 . J.Statham 8861 . Tho. Hinckessman 8862 . Robert Toplis 8863 . Benj. Wigley 8864 . John Fahson? 8865 .---------------------------14-04L--1715-------------------------------------- 8866 . The Account of Mr John Wilcockson Mr Robert 8867 . Toplis Jun Mr Benjamin Wigley Mr Joseph 8868 . Wharton Churchwardens for Wirkesworth 8869 . for the yeare 1715 as follows (viz) 8870 . 8871 . Receipts 8872 . Wirkesworth 4 13 4 8873 . Ashleyhay 2 0 0 8874 . Alderwaslee 1 18 4 8875 . Itheridgehay 1 18 4 8876 . Hopton 1 18 4 8877 . Calow 1 11 8 8878 . Midleton 1 10 0 8879 . Crumford 1 10 0 8880 . Biging 1 10 0 8881 . Ible 0 15 0 8882 . Imber grange 0 15 0 8883 . ---------- 8884 . Reced the Levy being 20 0 0 8885 . ---------- 8886 . Reced 4 Leastalls 0 13 4 8887 . ---------- 8888 . Totall Receipts 3 20 13 4 8889 . ---------- 8890 . Disbursments 8891 .Imprimis 8892 . Visitation charges 1 13 0 8893 . paid for one Levy Book and Notes 0 3 0 8894 . paid Mr Hutchinson for 2 piggs of Lead 2 2 2 8895 . paid Sam. Wall Bill 2 3 0 8896 . paid Robert Cowper Bill 1 3 0 8897 . paid his second Bill 0 3 7 8898 . paid Mr Fawcett Bill 1 2 6 8899 . paid for a Comon prayer Book 0 13 6 8900 . paid Sarah Barker for washing 0 13 0 8901 . and mending the Church Linning 8902 . given John Page money instead of a Coat 1 5 0 8903 . Henry Udall a Coat 1 5 0 8904 . paid wid.Yeomans for sweeping 0 4 0 8905 . the Church Sundry times 8906 . paid Richard Midleton Bill 0 8 2 8907 . paid John Wilde for the Yates 0 6 6 8908 . paid Thomas Fowac for work done at Church 0 2 0 8909 . paid for a fox head 0 1 0 8910 . paid for oyle 0 0 9 8911 . paid Richard Midleton for glaseing 0 2 0 8912 . the North window 8913 . paid Francis Butcher for mending a Bell wheels 0 4 0 8914 . paid Henry Udall for going to Buxton 0 2 0 8915 . to Mr Haynes 8916 . for a pair of Tee hinges 0 1 0 8917 . --------- 8918 . Taken over this £ 13 18 0 8919 . --------- 8920 .---------------------------14-04R--1715-------------------------------------- 8921 . Brought over £ 13 18 0 8922 . paid for Beesoms 0 2 0 8923 . paid for Bread 0 2 0 8924 . paid for 58 Ravens 0 14 6 8925 . paid John Wilde for carrying 0 1 6 8926 . the great beams into the Church 8927 . given John Eyre for loss of 150 by Fire 0 1 0 8928 . given John Smith of New England 0 5 0 8929 . & 12 persons towards his loss of 500 8930 . given Richard Blassart by Mr Hinksmans order 0 1 0 8931 . given dom? Margil 0 0 6 8932 . paid for hair 0 0 1 8933 . given Robert Jenson by Mr Hinksmans order 0 0 6 8934 .1713 May 12 given the Ringers 0 10 0 8935 . ye 29th given the Ringers 0 5 0 8936 . July 7th given the Ringers 0 12 6 8937 . Nov 5th given the Ringers 0 5 0 8938 .1714 May 29th given the Ringers 0 5 0 8939 . Returns are 0 1 8 8940 . Entering this Account 0 2 0 8941 . ---------- 8942 . 17 7 3 8943 . deduct 0 2 0 8944 . ---------- 8945 . The Disbursments 17 5 3 8946 . ---------- 8947 . Money in the Accountants hand is 3 8 8948 . ---------- 8949 . paid for John Page 6s 0d 0 17 6 8950 . paid Mr John Wilcockson what he was owt 11s 6d 8951 . Overplus money 1.15.7 8952 . ---------- 8953 . Money in the Accountants hand 2 10 7 8954 . ---------- 8955 . These Accountts seen and Allowed by 8956 . us whose names are subscribed 8957 . J.Statham 8958 . Ger:Rosell 8959 . Daniel Wood 8960 .---------------------------14-05L--1714-------------------------------------- 8961 . The Accounts of Mr John Wilcockson 8962 . Mr Robert Toplis Jun Mr Thomas Collinson 8963 . and Robert Spencer Churchwardens 8964 . for Wirkesworth for the yeare 1714 follows 8965 . 8966 .Imprimis 8967 . Receipts a 20 Mark Levy 8968 . Wirkwsworth 3 2 3 8969 . Alderwaslee 1 6 8 8970 . Ashlehay 1 5 6 8971 . Itheridgehay 1 5 6 8972 . Hopton 1 5 6 8973 . Calowe 1 1 1 8974 . Biginge 1 0 0 8975 . Midleton 1 0 0 8976 . Crumford 1 0 0 8977 . Ible 0 10 0 8978 . Imber grange 0 10 0 8979 . ---------- 8980 . 13 6 8 8981 . Reced 4 Leastalls 0 13 4 8982 . ---------- 8983 . Totall Receipts 14 0 0 8984 . ---------- 8985 . Disbursements 8986 .Imprs Visitation charges 1 12 2 8987 . paid Philip Gell for wine 3 17 6 8988 . paid Sam Wall for work 2 14 0 8989 . paid Sarah Barker for washing the Church Linning 0 11 0 8990 . paid for our Book and Notes 0 3 0 8991 . paid for 38 Ravens 0 9 4 8992 . paid Mr Edward Buxton Bill 0 14 4 8993 . paid Robert Cowper Bill 0 6 0 8994 . paid Thomas Else Bill 0 3 6 8995 . paid for Bread at Four Loaves times three 0 1 2 8996 . paid for the Church gate mending 0 4 6 8997 . and the Little Bell 8998 . paid for sweeping the Church 0 4 0 8999 . paid Bartle Burton for makeing 9000 . a new spade and mending a hack for the Saxstone 9001 . paid for Beesoms 0 1 4 9002 . paid for setting up 2 pinnacles 0 3 6 9003 . given to Thomas Howitt and another person 0 2 0 9004 . given Ann Bull by Mr Hinkesmans order 0 1 0 9005 .Oct 20 given ye Ringers on ye Coronation Day 0 6 8 9006 . --------- 9007 . Taken over this £ 11 16 4 9008 . ---------- 9009 .---------------------------14-05R--1714-------------------------------------- 9010 . Brought over £ 11 16 4 9011 .Nov 5 given the Ringers 0 5 0 9012 .Jan 20 given to the Ringers 0 4 0 9013 . paid Philip Gell Bill 3 0 10 9014 . ? are 0 2 6 9015 . for entering this Account 0 2 0 9016 . ----------- 9017 . Disbursments 15 10 8 9018 . ------------ 9019 . Due to the Accountants 1 10 8 9020 . ------------ 9021 .Overplus is 1:3:8 9022 . Returns are 9023 . Aspinall Thomas 0 0¼ 9024 . Arnfield John 0 0¾ 9025 . Bradwell Isaac 0 0¼ 9026 . Brough Richard 0 0¼ 9027 . Blackwell Mary 0 2 9028 . Bruckshaw John 0 0½ 9029 . Buxton German 0 0¼ 9030 . Buxton Wm 0 0½ 9031 . Cooke John 0 0½ 9032 . Cadman Mary 0 0½ 9033 . Clay John 0 0¼ 9034 . Mr Chambers 0 0½ 9035 . Bradshaw Arthur 0 0½ 9036 . Guy Ellen 0 1¼ 9037 . Gregory John 0 0½ 9038 . Greenhough Eliz 0 0¼ 9039 . Holebrook Tho. 0 5 9040 . Higgett Ralph 0 0¾ 9041 . Hall John 0 0¾ 9042 . Hopkinson Mrs 0 0½ 9043 . Langton George 0 1½ 9044 . Mather Francis 0 0½ 9045 . Mrs Mennell 0 0¼ 9046 . Pickering Mathew 0 1 9047 . Peal William 0 0½ 9048 . Cotter John 0 0¼ 9049 . Swindle Thomas 0 0¼ 9050 . Shipley Wm sen 0 0¾ 9051 . Shipley Wm jun 0 0¼ 9052 . Sweane Joseph 0 3 9053 . Udall Henry 0 0¼ 9054 . Vallence Henry 0 0¼ 9055 . Wigley Wm ith Dale 0 0½ 9056 . Wilcockson John ith Lane 0 1½ 9057 . Wilson Luke 0 0¼ 9058 . Wood Mr Richard 0 0½ 9059 . Wheatley John 0 0¼ 9060 . Wigley William G.bank 0 1 9061 . Wood Mr Daniel 0 1½ 9062 . ----------- 9063 . 2 6¼ 9064 . ------------ 9065 . These Accounts seen and allowed by us 9066 . whose names are subscribed 9067 . J.Statham 9068 .---------------------------14-06L--1715-------------------------------------- 9069 . The Accounts of Philip Gell, William 9070 . Hoades John Stanley and George Madocks 9071 . Churh wardens for Wirksworth for the 9072 . Yeare 1715 Followeth (vizt) 9073 .Imps Received a thirty pound Levy 9074 . (vizt) 9075 . Wirksworth 7 0 0 9076 . Alderwaslee 2 17 6 9077 . Ashleyhay 3 0 0 9078 . Itheridgehay 2 17 6 9079 . Hopton 2 17 6 9080 . Biging 2 5 0 9081 . Midleton 2 5 0 9082 . Crumford 2 5 0 9083 . Callow 2 7 6 9084 . Ible 1 2 6 9085 . Imber grange 1 2 6 9086 . ------------- 9087 . 30 0 0 9088 . -------------- 9089 . Received for 13 Leastalls 2 3 4 9090 . -------------- 9091 . Totall Receipts L 32 3 4 9092 . -------------- 9093 . Disbursments L s d 9094 .Imps 9095 . Visitation charges 1 19 10 9096 . for wine &c at Sacrament 2 18 2 9097 . Thomas Else Bill 0 16 10 9098 . pd Mr Browns Bill 3 4 6 9099 . pd Richard Midletons Bill 1 18 8 9100 . pd Mr Wigleys Bill 1 3 6 9101 . pd Joshua Andrews Bill 1 12 0 9102 . pd James & Lawrance Battley 1 15 0 9103 . pd John Page for Serveing them 0 5 0 9104 . pd for our Book and Notes 0 3 0 9105 . pd for the sidesmens notes for a Breef 0 1 0 9106 . pd for Ravens 0 19 6 9107 .1716 Visitation Charges 2 0 4 9108 . Bread and wine at Sacrament 3 3 10 9109 . pd Richard Midleton 2d Bill 0 12 4 9110 . pd Sam Wall &c Bill 1 12 0 9111 . pd Mrs Alsoppe Bill 0 7 0 9112 . pd Mr Hanson Bill 0 6 0 9113 . pd for nayles 0 2 8 9114 . pd Nicholas Thacker for makeing a purse? 0 5 0 9115 . pd for a Bell Rope 0 1 9 9116 . given a poor widow with 9 children 0 1 6 9117 . given a sealer by Doctor Inetts order 0 1 0 9118 . given by the Bishopps order 0 2 6 9119 . given to John Steward 0 1 6 9120 . pd for the Serpliz makeing & washing same 1 14 0 9121 . pd Adam Marsh for plateing 2 Yates 0 1 9 9122 . pd Joshua Andrew for Makeing a seat ith pulpet 0 1 0 9123 . ------------- 9124 . Taken over this L 27 11 2 9125 . ------------- 9126 .---------------------------14-06R--1715-------------------------------------- 9127 . Brought over this £ 27 11 2 9128 . pd for lime, hair and sand &c 0 2 6 9129 . pd for sweeping the Church 2 years 0 8 0 9130 .1716 pd Thomas Else Bill 0 12 4 9131 . pd for mending the Chimes & wires 0 8 6 9132 . pd for Beesoms 0 2 7 9133 . pd for Clanseing the Church plate 0 0 10 9134 . given to a man & his Family 0 1 0 9135 . pd for Clanseing the leads twice & nayles 0 1 10 9136 . pd for a new shovell 0 3 0 9137 . pd for nayles and stubbs for the whicket door 0 0 5 9138 . pd for Beesoms & oyle 0 2 6 9139 .1715 May 29th pd for the Ringers 0 5 0 9140 . Nov 5th pd the Ringers 0 5 0 9141 .1716 May 29th pd the Ringers 0 5 0 9142 . June 7th pd the Ringers on the Thanksgiving day 0 10 0 9143 . pd the Ringers more 0 5 0 9144 . Nov 5th pd the Ringers 0 5 0 9145 . Returns are 0 5 3 9146 . Entering this Account 0 2 0 9147 . ------------- 9148 . Disbursmts are L 31 16 11 9149 . -------------- 9150 . Receipts L 32 3 4 9151 . -------------- 9152 . In our hands is L 0 6 4 9153 . -------------- 9154 . overplus money in our hands is 1 11 4 9155 . 9156 .Feb 12th 1718/9 These Accounts seen and Allowed by us 9157 . Daniel Wood 9158 . John Shore 9159 . Wiliam Wilson 9160 . Adam Ragg 9161 .---------------------------14-07L--1718-------------------------------------- 9162 . March 5th 1718 9163 . Memorandum that at this day at a meeting in the Vestrey 9164 . of this pish Church ? Notice here to fore Given 9165 . for takeing up ? of George Clay and ? ? 9166 . Wigley gent & Joseph Wharton here to fore Churchwardens 9167 . of the pish & pish Church of Wirkesworth none of us 9168 . Churchwardens appeareing ? Mr Wigley 9169 . it is agreed by us ? that Notice be given to Mr George 9170 . Hayes & Joseph Wharton to Appeare upon Monday 9171 . next at 2 o Clock in the afternoonto put or 9172 . give thereat ? otherwise the pishn? will 9173 . Defend themselves or ? in the Court of ? 9174 . upon ye sd ? ? ?Churchwardens 9175 . Tho. Greatorex? 9176 . Robert Toplis 9177 . Edward Buxton 9178 . Daniel Wood 9179 . John Shore 9180 . George Buxton 9181 . William Wilson 9182 . John Tompson 9183 . William ? 9184 . 9185 . August the 13th 1724 9186 . At a Parish meeting held at the Vestrey this 9187 . day it was then Agreed that a Thurty pounds Levy be 9188 . made for the necessary Repairs of the Church & other occasions by 9189 . us who are here under named 9190 . Mr Robert Toplis 9191 . Mr John Shore 9192 . Mr Edward Wheatcroft 9193 . Wm Bamford 9194 . Mr Edwd. Alexander 9195 .---------------------------14-07R--1718-------------------------------------- 9196 . 9th March 1718 9197 . Memorandum that the day & yeare abovesd at a publick 9198 . meeting of the pishners of Wirkesworth in the Vestrey there 9199 . it was agreed by & betweene the pishners then psent & Mr. 9200 . Benjamin Wigley & Mr Joseph Wharton two of us Churchwardens 9201 . of the pish of Wirkesworth aforesd for the yeare 1712 and 9202 . they the sd pishners & the sd Mr Wigley & Mr Wharton heve then 9203 . accounted & have agreed that they the sd Benjamin 9204 . Wigley & Mr Wharton shall be allowed their atty? & with the other 9205 . Churchwardens soe far onely as the 60? Levy they have 9206 . Reced? & noe further and that the sd Mr Joseph Wharton 9207 . shall retayne in his hands soe much money as ? 9208 . in his hands in the yeare 1713. And that the sd Mr 9209 . Wigley shall pay to ye sd Mr Wharton 10s 2d & Mr George 9210 . Haynes shall pay L2 18s 8d: the sd Mr Wigley & Mr Haynes 9211 . appeareing by theire Atty? to be so much Indebted to 9212 . the Town?, and the Town? is to pay unto Phillip Gell 9213 . L3 8s 0d, & to Mr Daniell Wood L1 3s 9d And that 9214 . there shall be noe further disente or Controversie ? 9215 . the sd plyes? ab? ye sd Atty? in the Court of Lytchfield 9216 . And that each pty? shall have theire owne Charge & 9217 . Expering there 9218 . Philip Gell 9219 . Tho. Inett Vic. 9220 . Robert Toplis 9221 . George Buxton 9222 . Daniel Wood 9223 . Ben. Wigley 9224 . Joseph Wharton 9225 . William Wilson 9226 . John Shore 9227 . Edward Buxton 9228 .---------------------------14-08L--1719-------------------------------------- 9229 . 26 August 1719 9230 . At a Parish meeting at the Vestry this day 9231 . it was agreed that a Twenty Pounds Levy 9232 . shall be now laid towards the necessary Repairs 9233 . & other occations for the Church for the Yeare ensuing 9234 . J.Statham 9235 . Robert Toplis 9236 . John Toplis 9237 . John Shore 9238 . 9239 . 19th May 1720 9240 . At a meeting held at the Vestry 9241 . this day, It was agreed that a Forty 9242 . Pounds levy shall be now laid towards the 9243 . necessary Repairs & other occations for the 9244 . Church for the Yeare ensueing 9245 . 9246 . May 20th 1720 at 40 Ls overplus money is L0 19s 3d 9247 . 9248 . J.Statham 9249 . Tho. Inett 9250 . Daniel Wood 9251 . William Wilson 9252 . German Yeomans 9253 .---------------------------14-08R--1721------------------------------------- 9254 . Wirkesworth 9255 . 29 January 1721 9256 . At a Parish meeting held at the Vestry 9257 . this day, It was then agreed that an 9258 . Eighty pounds Levy shall be now laid 9259 . towards the necessary Repairs & other 9260 . occations for the Church for the Yeare 9261 . ensueing 9262 . J.Statham 9263 . Robert Toplis 9264 . John Shore 9265 . Daniel Wood 9266 . John Toplis 9267 . 9268 . 26 March 1722 9269 . Ordered that there be a Vestry meeting on 9270 . Monday next the 2d of Aprill for the choice? 9271 . of a Vestry 9272 . J.Statham 9273 . Cha. Hurt 9274 . Daniel Wood 9275 . 9276 . 20 December 1722 9277 . At a Parish meeting held at the Vestry 9278 . this day It was then agreed that an 9279 . Eighty Pounds Levy should be now laid 9280 . towards the necessary Repairs & other 9281 . occations for the Church for the yeare 9282 . ensueing 9283 . J.Statham 9284 . Philip Gell 9285 . Daniel Wood 9286 . George Tompson 9287 . John Toplis 9288 . Edw. Wheatcroft 9289 . John Haynes 9290 .---------------------------14-09L--1717-------------------------------------- 9291 . The Accounts Philip Gell John Stanley 9292 . Wm Hoades, & George Maddocke Church 9293 . wardens for Wirksworth for the Yeare 1717 9294 . as followeth (viz) 9295 . 9296 .May 24 Received a Levy of 20 0 0 9297 .1717 Mr Blyth John Higgett Morris Higgett 0 16 8 9298 . & 2 more being 5 Leastalls 9299 . ------------ 9300 . Totall Receipts 20 16 8 9301 . ------------- 9302 . Disbursments follows 9303 . 9304 .Impts Visitation Charges 2 12 3 9305 . Bread & Wine at Sacrament 3 1 9 9306 . paid for a new Bible 4 8 0 9307 . paid Thomas Else Bill 0 17 10 9308 . ditto for him a 2d Bill 0 10 6 9309 . pd Richard Midleton Bill 1 12 0 9310 . ditto pd him a 2d Bill 1 9 4 9311 . pd Joshua Andrew Bill 0 6 5 9312 . pd James & Laurance Battleys Bill 1 9 4 9313 . pd ditto a second Bill 0 4 6 9314 . pd Joshua Andrew for mending the chimes 0 1 0 9315 . pd for a pigg of lead 1 3 6 9316 . pd for Book & Notes 0 3 0 9317 . pd Sam Wall Bill 0 2 3 9318 . pd for washing & mending the Surplis 0 12 6 9319 . pd for Ravens for 1716 0 18 9 9320 . pd Mr Wigley Bill for Page Coate 0 19 8 9321 . pd Wm Rowley for makeing it 0 3 6 9322 . pd for 4 visitations & Court fees 0 12 2 9323 . pd charges at presseton & goeing long Round 0 6 4 9324 .May 28 given to the Ringers 0 3 0 9325 .29th given to the Ringers 0 5 0 9326 .Nov 5thgiven to the Ringers 0 5 5 9327 . paid J.Page serving Battleys & Coach & Lo Lime 0 3 3 9328 . pd for 1/2 hundred of neales 0 0 5 9329 . pd for Lime 2 Loads 0 2 0 9330 . pd Robert Fox for a Board 0 0 7 9331 . pd for Broomes at 3 times 0 4 8 9332 . pd Mary Yeomans sweeping the Church 0 3 4 9333 . pd charges at Wm Hoades in overfees 0 2 0 9334 . pd for Iron mark & hinging door at Bells 0 1 0 9335 . pd Ralph Paley for 5 hedge hoggs 0 0 2 9336 . pd Thomas Allen Leading Stone from Church yd 0 1 0 9337 . given a distressed man with 8 in family 0 1 6 9338 . given Guilbert Wilson for Loss of 500 at sea 0 1 0 9339 . given John Witham for Loss by fire 0 0 6 9340 . Returns are 0 5 0 9341 . Entering this Account into Towns Books 0 2 0 9342 . ------------ 9343 . Totall Disbursmts £ 24 17 8 9344 . ------------ 9345 . due to the Accountants 4 11 0 9346 . ------------- 9347 . March 26th 1722 9348 . This Account was then seen & 9349 . Allowed by us 9350 . Tho.Inett 9351 . Cha.Hurt 9352 . Robert Toplis 9353 . Robert Leacroft 9354 . John Shore 9355 . Wm Storer 9356 . Anthony Chadwick 9357 .---------------------------14-09R--1718-------------------------------------- 9358 . The Accounts of Philip Gell, John Stanley, Wm 9359 . Hoades, George Madocke, Churchwardens for 9360 . Wirksworth for the Yeare 1718 as followeth (viz) 9361 . 9362 .June 16Received a Levy of 20 0 0 9363 .1718 Received 3 Leastalla 0 10 0 9364 . ------------ 9365 . Receipts 20 10 0 9366 . ------------ 9367 . Disburstmts 9368 .Imp Visitation charges 1 19 1 9369 .1712 for wine 3 8 0 9370 .718 for Wine 3 15 6 9371 . pd James Hadfield & the Arrears 1708 2 16 5 9372 . pd the plumber's 2 Bills 2 3 11 9373 . pd for a Common Prayer Booke 0 14 6 9374 . pd Battleys Bill 1 2 0 9375 . pd Thomas Else Bill 0 17 10 9376 . pd his second Bill 0 4 3 9377 . pd George Madocke Charges to Litchfd 1 2 6 9378 . pd Mr Fawcett for Copying Regester 1 7 6 9379 . pd for 11 skins of Parchment 0 11 0 9380 . pd for washing & mending Surplis 0 12 6 9381 . pd for oyle 0 4 0 9382 . pd for 4 fox heads 0 4 0 9383 . pd for 75 Raven's 0 18 9 9384 . pd James Hadfield charges for Busalt? 0 3 0 9385 . pd for our Books and Notes 0 3 0 9386 . given John Jonson & 8 in Family 0 1 6 9387 . given to an other man & his Family 0 1 0 9388 . given a man by Mr Inetts order 0 1 6 9389 . given David Rushby loss by Fire 0 1 0 9390 . Nov 5th given the Ringers 0 5 0 9391 . May 29th given the Ringers 0 5 0 9392 . pd Court fees & my Charges 0 10 0 9393 . pd for Bread 0 0 10 9394 . pd for a Rope 0 1 6 9395 . pd Mr Blackwall for mendg Chimes 0 10 0 9396 . pd John Page 1 0 0 9397 . pd Mr Blackwall Repairing:Chimes a 2d S 0 8 0 9398 . pd Robert Cooper Bill 0 5 4 9399 . pd his 2d Bill 0 5 6 9400 . pd Mary Yeomans sweeping Church 0 1 0 9401 . pd for Broomes 0 0 3 9402 . given to Parater 0 1 8 9403 . pd Thomas Allen for his horse 0 3 0 9404 . pd John Stanley the Arrears of 1707 0 5 0 9405 . Returns are 0 5 9 9406 . for entering this Account 0 2 0 9407 . ------------- 9408 . Totall Disbursmt 27 2 7 9409 . -------------- 9410 . due to the Accountants 6 12 7 9411 . --------------- 9412 . 26 March 1722 9413 . These Accounts were then seen & allowed at a Vestrymeeting 9414 . this day by us 9415 . J.Statham 9416 . Cha.Hurt 9417 . Tho.Inett 9418 . Robert Leacroft 9419 . Robert Toplis 9420 .---------------------------14-10L--1719-------------------------------------- 9421 . The Accounts of Mr Daniel Wood, Mr Edward Wheatcroft, 9422 . Joseph Fletcher & Mr Robert Thorp Churchwardens 9423 . for Wirksworth for the Yeare 1719 9424 . 9425 . The Levy L20 0s 0d 9426 . 9427 . Receipts 9428 . Wirkesworth 4 13 4 9429 . Ashleyhay 2 0 0 9430 . Alderwaslee 1 18 4 9431 . Itheridgehay 1 18 4 9432 . Hopton 1 18 4 9433 . Calow 1 11 8 9434 . Midleton 1 10 0 9435 . Crumford 1 10 0 9436 . Biging 1 10 0 9437 . Ible 0 15 0 9438 . Imber grange 0 15 0 9439 . ----------- 9440 . Levy £ 20 0 0 9441 . 2 Leastalls of Mr Mellor one & James Wingfield one0 6 8 9442 . ----------- 9443 . Totall Receipts 20 6 8 9444 . ------------ 9445 . Disbursmts 9446 .Impts Two Visitations charges 2 2 0 9447 . Bread & Wine for the Sacrament 2 2 6 9448 . Pd Thomas Else Bill 0 19 2 9449 . Pd John Wilde Bill 1 0 1 9450 . Pd Samuel Wall Bill 2 6 6 9451 . Pd Thomas Collinson Bill 0 14 0 9452 . Pd Anthony Wall Bill 0 10 0 9453 . Pd Mr Daniel Woods Bill 1 16 3 9454 . Pd Mr Stone for Pages Coat 1 0 9 9455 . Pd for 76 Ravens 0 19 0 9456 . Pd Sarah Barker for washg & mendg Surplis 0 12 0 9457 . Pd John Hanson for 6 fox heads 0 6 0 9458 . Pd Berkin for 2 fox heads 0 2 0 9459 . Pd for one year sweeping the Church 0 4 0 9460 . Ale to the Church 0 6 6 9461 . Pd for Makeing Page Coate 0 3 4 9462 . Pd Mr Buxton for a rope for Little Bell 0 1 7 9463 . Pd Mr Blackwall mending the Chimes 0 3 6 9464 . Pd Timperley for gathering stones 0 2 0 9465 .May 29 Pd for Ringing 0 5 0 9466 .Nov 5thPd for Ringing 0 5 0 9467 . Ale to Thomas Else 0 0 6 9468 . Pd for stopping the Sinks 0 2 0 9469 . Pd for the Book & Notes 0 3 0 9470 . Pd for the grease for the Bells 0 0 4 9471 . Pd to Page for Crying 0 0 4 9472 . Pd for Beesoms & a Wiskett 0 2 1 9473 . Pd to Jonathan Terrey a Seaylor 0 2 6 9474 . Pd to 6 Passingers 0 1 6 9475 . Returns are 0 5 8 9476 . for entering this Account into this Book 0 2 0 9477 . ------------ 9478 . Disbursmts £ 16 19 1 9479 . ------------- 9480 . In ye Accountants hand 3 7 6 9481 . 9482 .26 March 1722 Seen & Allowed this Account & ordered that the 3 7 6 due 9483 . from the Accountants be paid to Mr Philip Gell towards the 9484 . Ballance due to him as Churchwarden the last yeare 9485 . J.Statham 9486 . Cha.Hurt 9487 . Tho.Inett 9488 . John Toplis 9489 .---------------------------14-10R--1720-------------------------------------- 9490 . The Accounts of Samuel Travis, Godfrey Shore 9491 . Nicholas Woods, & German Buxton Churchwardens 9492 . for Wirksworth for the Yeare 1720 (vizt) 9493 . 9494 . Received by a 40L Levy as Followeth 9495 . 9496 . Wirksworth 9 6 8 9497 . Ashlehay 4 0 0 9498 . Alderwaslee 3 16 8 9499 . Itheridgehay 3 16 8 9500 . Hopton 3 16 8 9501 . Calow 3 3 4 9502 . Midleton 3 0 0 9503 . Crumford 3 0 0 9504 . Biging 3 0 0 9505 . Ible 1 10 0 9506 . Imber grange 1 10 0 9507 . ------------ 9508 . 40 0 0 9509 . Leastalls 6 9510 . John ? wife 3 4 9511 . Mr Wm Wingfield 3 4 9512 . Thomas Bamford 3 4 9513 . Joshua Killer 3 4 9514 . Mr Wm Wilson mother 3 4 9515 . John Hall Midleton 3 4 9516 . ----------- 9517 . 1 0 0 9518 . ----------- 9519 . Totall Receipts 41 0 0 9520 . ------------ 9521 . Disbursmts 9522 .Imps Visitation Charges 1 8 4 9523 . pd for Bread & Wine for ye Sarant 0 3 0 9524 . pd for our Levy Book & Notes 0 3 0 9525 . pd Samuel Wall bill 1 17 0 9526 . pd Anthony Bradshaw Bill 1 8 0 9527 . pd Thomas Else Bill 1 4 5 9528 . pd Anthony Wall Bill 5 6 4 9529 . pd Mr Edward Buxton Bill o 3 0 9530 . pd Mr John Blackwell Bill 1 7 0 9531 . pd Francis Ward Bill 3 3 6 9532 . pd for Jon Timperley Coate & making 1 1 6 9533 . pd Wm Tayler's Bill 0 5 11 9534 . pd Robert Fox Bill 0 6 4 9535 . for 5 men's Expence to view ye Church 0 11 0 9536 . pd Wm Pidcock & Chas.Briggs for Asist 0 7 6 9537 . pd for drawing a writeing 0 1 0 9538 . pd Thomas Drakefield gosin for J.Kirk 0 1 0 9539 . pd Expence of Chesterfield Sessions 1 10 10 9540 . for 5 men & horses 3 days & 2 Nights 9541 . given Mr Fitcharbert for viewing the 0 15 0 9542 . petition & handing it to the Bench 9543 . pd for 2 horse hires 3 days to Chesterfield 0 6 0 9544 . spent at Nicholas Woods 0 2 4 9545 . pd Francis Butcher for Assist 1 5 0 9546 . pd Isaac Kirk for his Assistance 1 3 6 9547 . for going into Searsdals to have the 0 10 0 9548 . certificate signed by the Justices 9549 . pd for Letters 0 1 0 9550 . ------------- 9551 . Taken over £ 28 17 10 9552 . -------------- 9553 .---------------------------14-11L--1720-------------------------------------- 9554 . Brought over 28 17 10 9555 . pd for going to Derby for the Petition 0 2 6 9556 . & Certificates 9557 . Spent with the undertakers of the Breef 0 2 6 9558 . pd Ellias Sims for goeing to Stafford 0 3 6 9559 . pd Mr Haynes for Drawing the 2 2 0 9560 . Petition & Certificate 9561 . pd for 103 Ravens 1 5 9 9562 . pd for 7 fox heads 0 7 0 9563 . pd Sarah Barker 0 12 0 9564 . pd for sweeping Church for 1 year 0 4 0 9565 . pd for Broomes & 2 Wisketts 0 2 11 9566 . pd for Ringing 29 May & 5th Nov 0 10 0 9567 . pd for a new shovel & Chime Rope 0 6 4 9568 . pd John Page for Carrying Rubbish 9569 . & for sweeping the Church Walls & over head 0 5 0 9570 . pd for Lime & Sand 0 5 6 9571 . pd John Timperley for Blending it 0 0 6 9572 . pd for a 100 of Bricks 0 1 7 9573 . pd for a Quart of Sivell oyle 0 1 4 9574 . pd Mr Hutchinson fr a pigg of lead & carriage 1 7 2 9575 . pd for a new lock 0 0 6 9576 . given 2 Strangers 0 6 0 9577 .Sep 8 pd for a Book for the Fast day 0 2 0 9578 . pd for Repairing Communion Flaggin 0 1 0 9579 . pd for a chime polley wheel 0 1 6 9580 . pd Isaac Spencer Bill 0 3 10 9581 . pd Tho. Yeomans for Coles 0 0 2 9582 . pd for Charcole 0 0 4 9583 . pd for a new finger for the Clock 0 6 6 9584 . pd for Ale when Dial Board was put up 0 4 0 9585 . Returns are 0 5 6 9586 . For entering this Account to the Towns Book 0 2 0 9587 . ------------- 9588 . Totall Disbursmts £ 38 11 3 9589 . -------------- 9590 . In the Accountants hand 2 8 8 9591 . -------------- 9592 .26 March 1722 9593 . Seen and Allowed & the 2 8s 8d the Ballance be 9594 . paid into the hands of Mr Phillip Gell towards his arrears 9595 . by us 9596 . Jo.Statham 9597 . Tho.Inett 9598 . Cha.Hurt 9599 . John Toplis 9600 . R.Leacroft 9601 . Robt Toplis 9602 .---------------------------14-11R--1721-------------------------------------- 9603 . The Accounts of Edward Alexander, 9604 . William Bamford Thomas Else & 9605 . Nicholas Wood Churchwardens for 9606 . Wirkesworth for the Year 1721 (viz) 9607 . Received by a 80 Levy as followeth 9608 . 9609 . Wirkesworth 18 13 4 9610 . Ashleyhay 8 0 0 9611 . Alderwaslee 7 13 4 9612 . Itheridgehay 7 13 4 9613 . Hopton 7 13 4 9614 . Callow 6 6 8 9615 . Middleton 6 0 0 9616 . Crumford 6 0 0 9617 . Biging 6 0 0 9618 . Ible 3 0 0 9619 . Imber grange 3 0 0 9620 . ------------ 9621 . 80 0 0 9622 . 3 Leastalla 0 10 0 9623 . ------------ 9624 . Totall Receipts 80 10 0 9625 . ------------- 9626 . Disbursmts 9627 .ImrimisFor going to the Visitation to be sworne 0 10 0 9628 . For writeing ye Booke Notes & Paper 0 3 3 9629 . Henry Udall a pair of shoes 0 3 4 9630 . A new Ridle - 8 new clock ropes 0 3 4 9631 . given a woman & 5 children from Whitehaven to Kent0 2 0 9632 . For washing & new necking the surplis 0 12 6 9633 . 2 papers consening the Trinity 2s 0 7 0 9634 . & for sweeping the Church 5s 9635 . For Crying abt Town for people 0 0 6 9636 . to keep up their swine to Wm Taylor 9637 . Court fees & charges at Michaellmas visitation 0 7 8 9638 . Lime 4 loads 4s Beesoms 2s 8d 0 6 8 9639 . Henry Udalle Cloath for a Coat & 1 11 6 9640 . Capp with the makeing 5s 9641 . Isaac Kirk for working & setting up the Peirs 11 0 0 9642 . Mr John Blackwall for ye Clocke 26 0 0 9643 . Robert Fox for the Gates and other Work to the 6 17 6 9644 . Church and Church Yard 9645 . At the Bishopps Visitation Presentmt & Court Fees 0 7 6 9646 . 5 fox heads 5s 5 wisketts 1s & 123 Ravens 1 10s 9d1 16 9 9647 . ---------- 9648 . Taken over £ 50 9 6 9649 . ----------- 9650 .---------------------------14-12L--1721-------------------------------------- 9651 . Brought over 50 9 6 9652 . Morris Higgett Leading Pavers 0 14 0 9653 . Bread & Wine for the Sacrament 5 4 7 9654 . 2 labourers to load stone 5 days 0 8 4 9655 . Bread & cheese & Ale to the 0 7 6 9656 . Quarrill severall times 9657 . Mr Yates for giveing People abt 0 2 6 9658 . the Church Yard Notice to Remove 9659 . their middens & stop their sinks 9660 . given a man & woman & 5 children 0 2 0 9661 . comeing from Galloway 9662 . For Ringing May 29th, Nov 5th & May 29th 0 15 0 9663 . Pd for a paper & Carriage of it about the fast 0 2 0 9664 . In Ale to the Workmen & those 0 6 8 9665 . that helpt to sett up the Peirs 9666 . at Severall times 9667 . Michiaell Poyser for loading 1 12 0 9668 . stone for the Peirs 9669 . Samuell Wall for Sander? & work 1 5 0 9670 . Coullr & Tallow 10d gave a woman with a passe 6d 0 1 4 9671 . Given a fee & charges to Litchfield 1 5 0 9672 . about the Gates 9673 . Charges twice to Chesterfield about the same 0 5 0 9674 . Nicholas Wood Horse to Litchfield 5 days 0 14 0 9675 . & 2 days to Chesterfield 9676 . Given a lame mane, woman & 3 children ill 0 2 0 9677 . of an Ague goeing to Liverpool 9678 . for cleanseing the Leads 0 0 6 9679 . pd for a letter from Mr Rider 0 0 3 9680 . Pd a boy goeing to Anthony Gells at Midleton 0 0 2 9681 . Pd Mr Hinks about Mr Gell 1 13 8 9682 . & at the same time Mr Rider 0 10 6 9683 . Pd the surrowgate & mine & horse charges 0 15 0 9684 . vid. Timperly a shovell 4s & 0 7 0 9685 . Sam Wall for soder 3s 9686 . Mr Stone for oyle & Coalour for the gates 7s 5 0 9 3 9687 . & Edwd.Shephard 2 days 9688 . Robert Blount for gathering stones & paveing 0 18 0 9689 . ------------ 9690 . Taken over £ 68 10 11 9691 . ------------- 9692 .---------------------------14-12R--1721-------------------------------------- 9693 . Brought over £ 68 10 11 9694 . and 14 day work 0 11 8 9695 . Thomas Else Bill 6 12 3 9696 . and for Charges to Derby about Mr Inett 3 4 4 9697 . Henry Clay stone for the Peirs 3 5 0 9698 . & for paveing & lettering a stone & setting up 1 11 0 9699 . and for paveing in the Church yard 0 11 0 9700 . Isaac Kirk for 2 Droughts 1 10 0 9701 . of the Church & Church yard 9702 . Spent at severall times in bargining with 0 10 0 9703 . Isaac Kirk Rober Fox, Henry Clay 9704 . Jo.Higgett, Robert Blount & others 9705 . Enterng this Account into the Town's Book 0 2 0 9706 . ------------- 9707 . Disbursmts L 86 8 2 9708 . Receipts L 80 10 0 9709 . ------------- 9710 . Due to the Accountants is 5 18 2 9711 . -------------- 9712 . 20 December 1722 9713 . Seen and alloed these Accounts & ordered 9714 . the Ballance being Five Pounds eighteen 9715 . Shillings shall be paid to the present 9716 . Church wardens in fill 9717 . J.Statham 9718 . Daniel Woods 9719 . Robert Toplis 9720 . John Toplis 9721 . Edward Wheatcroft 9722 . Charles Hanson 9723 . Adam Ragg 9724 . 9725 . Note 9726 . The Return's net entered in this

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