Overseers
of the Poor Rate Books
Ref
PE/PTD – OV1/2 (DHC)
Powerstock Poor Rate 5 June 1757 - 7 April 1758
Nettlecombe Poor Rate 5 June 1757 – 5 May 1758
Milton Poor Rate 5 June 1757 – 5 May 1758
Poorton & Loscombe Poor Rate 5 June 1758 – 5 May 1758
POORSTOCK POOR RATE
April 11th 1757
John Underhill Vicar 0s. 10d.
Francis Bedwell Esq 0s. 10½d.
Richard Brodropp? Esq 0s. 0½d.
The Occupier of W Burnfields Estate 0s. 8d.
Thomas Bailey for Ways or Occupier 0s. 1½d.
The same 0s. 1d.
William Bellamy 0s. 6d.
Abel Best or Occupier 0s. 0½d.
Josheyer Browne or Occupier 0s. 1½d.
Nicholas Browne for ? 0s. 1½d.
The Occupier of the late Richard Chichester Esq? 1s. 9d.
The same or Occupier of the Lease Hold 0s. 8d.
The same or Occupier of the Tythes and Glebe 2s. 6d.
The Occupier of the Late Richard Churchill Esq for ?? 2s. 2d.
The same or Occupier of Park's Estate 0s. 5d.
The same or Occupier for Poor of Gill's 0s. 4½d.
John Cooper or Occupier 0s. 5d.
Mr Elias Coombs 0s. 6d.
Thomas Cammel Or Occupier 0s. 3½d.
The same for Richards 0s. 1½d.
Christopher Downe or Occupier 0s. 3½d.
John Foord or Occupier 0s. 1½d.
The Occupier of Foord's Estate 0s. 5d.
Anne Gill widow 0s. 2½d.
The Widow Gale and John Walbridge 0s. 0½d.
Sarah Greening or Occupier 0s. 0½d.
Mary Hine Widow 0s. 10½d.
Mr Simon Hansford 0s. 4d.
Thomas Hine 0s. 0½d.
The same 0s. 0¼ 1/3d.
The same 0s. 2d.
The Widow Langford 0s. 6d.
The Occupier of the ? Mead 0s. 2¾d.
The Occupier of the late Widow Marsh 0s. 3½d.
The Poor? Mead 0s. 0½d.
The Widow Meadway 0s. 1d.
Mrs Hannah Nayle 1s. 4d.
Henry Northover 0s. 4d.
The same 0s. 1½d.
Robert Northover 0s. 3d.
John Northover 0s. 1d.
Mrs Margaret Palmer 1s. 0¾d.
Mr John Palmer 0s. 4d.
Mr Thomas Palmer 0s. 5¼d.
Mr George Stephens 1s. 8d.
The same 0s. 1d.
The same 0s. 0½ ¼d.
Mr Sparks or Occupier 0s. 4d.
John Symes 0s. 6d.
The Occupier of Spells House 0s. 1d.
John Sheppheard 0s. 3½d.
The Widow Teviot? 0s. 8d.
Susannah Travers 0s. 3¼d.
The Widow Travers 0s. 2d.
Francis Travers or Occupier 0s. 3½d.
Joan Walbridge Widow 0s. 7d.
Hannah Walbridge Widow 0s. 3½d.
Henry Walbridge 0s. 4d.
Robert Walbridge 0s. 4d.
Thomas Walbridge 0s. 3d.
Sarah Whittle 0s. 2d.
Lydia Way 0s. 1d.
£1 6s. 8d.
WYTHERSTONE POOR RATE
Mr Thomas Banger 0s. 6d.
Richard Churchill Esq 0s. 3d.
Matthew Gill 0s. 9d.
John Hine 0s. 1d.
The Occupier of Mr Kerslake's Estate 0s. 8d.
Mrs Hannah Nayle 0s. 3d.
The Occupier of the late Widow Travers 1s. 3d.
William Travers 0s. 6d.
Wytherston Farm 3s. 0d.
Wytherston Tythes 0s. 8d.
NETTLECOMBE POOR RATE
John Underhill Vicar 0s. 6d.
Mr George Burton Occupier 3s. 0d.
The Occupier of the late Mrs Best for Ashard 0s. 2d.
Abel Best or Occupier 0s. 3d.
John Brown or Occupier 0s. 3d.
John Ba? 0s. 1d.
The Occupier of the Peter Richard Churchill Esq for part of 1s. 5d.
Mr Thomas Churchill for part of the same 1s. 8d.
The Occupier of the late Richard Chichester Esq 1s. 2d.
Mr Dibben Esq or Occupier 2s. 3d.
The same for part of Saunders? 0s. 3d.
The same for part of Paul Gale's 0s. 1d.
The Occupier if the late Elizabeth Eades? 0s. 1d.
The Occupier of Andrew Garlent 0s. 0?d.
The Occupier of Mr Grant's Estate 0s. 8d.
James Gale or Occupier 0s. 10d.
Paul Gill 0s. 0?d.
Mr Simon Hansford 0s. 6d.
Robert Hounsell or Occupier 0s. 0?d.
Mr ? or Occupier 0s. 3d.
The Occupier of the late Bernard? Hounsell 0s. 0?d.
Mr Edward Lawrence 0s. 1d.
Jean Northover or Occupier 0s. 1d.
Mr John Palmer 0s. 5?d.
Mr James Syndercombe 0s. 3d.
William Saunders 0s. 4d.
The Occupier if the late Mr Stephens Estate 0s. 3d.
Henry Walbridge 0s. 7d.
16s. 8d.
MILTON POOR RATE
John Underhill Vicar 0s. 8d.
Mr B? 0s. 6½d.
The same 0s. 6d.
Mr John Bellamy 0s. 6d.
The same for part of ? 0s. 3½d.
John Belringer 0s. 0¾d.
The occupier of Richard Chichester Esq 1s. 4d.
Mr John Conway 2s. 5d.
The same for part of Syme's 0s. 2d.
The Occupier of Simon Dunn 0s. 1d.
Mary Dunn Widow or Occupier 0s. 4d.
Mr William Hart 1s. 3d.
Mr Simon Hansford 0s. 9d.
The Occupier if the late William Hine 0s. 4½d.
Mrs Mary Hill 0s. 4d.
Mrs Hill for Cope Close 0s. 1d.
William Hallett 0s. 3¼d.
Thomas Hine 0s. 6½d.
Mr William Hart 0s. 1d.
Mr Richard Hinwell or Occupier 0s. 1½d.
The Occupier of the late William Hine 0s. 0½d.
Abraham Janson Esq 2s. 0d.
James Keals 0s. 0½d.
Mr Edward Lawrence 1s. 4½d.
The Occupier of Christopher Lamb 0s. 3d.
Robert Northover 0s. 1d.
John Roper 0s. 1½d.
The same 0s. 2d.
The same for part of Wrixton's 0s. 1d.
Richard Roper 0s. 1¼d.
John Symes 0s. 2½d.
The Occupier of Wm Stephens 0s. 0½d.
Mr? Francis Travers 0s. 8d.
Mrs Rebecca Travers or Occupier 1s. 9½d.
Mr George Watson 1s. 6½d.
The Occupier of Joan Watson 0s. 0¾d.
Edward Way 0s. 3d.
William Way 0s. 1½d.
£1 0s. 1½d.
POORTON & LOSCOMBE POOR RATE
John Underhill Vicar 0s. 4d.
Richard Brodropp? Esq 0s. 0¾d.
The Occupier of Bra? 0s. 4½d.
Mr Thomas Banger 0s. 2½d.
The same for part of Justininan Symes 0s. 7½d.
Mr John Bellamy 0s. 9½d.
The Occupier of Richard Chichester Esq 0s. 7d.
Madam Churchill 0s. 3d.
Lydia Cooper 0s. 6d.
Mr Robert Ford 0s. 7d.
Martha Foot or Occupier 0s. 8d.
Mrs Hallett Widow 0s. 1d.
Patience Hallett 0s. 0½d.
Mrs Mary Hill 0s. 0¾d.
Mrs Joan Hill or Occupier 0s. 2? ½d.
Abraham Janson Esq 0s. 8½d.
Mr Edmund Newbon 0s. 9½d.
Justinian Symes 0s. 4½d.
Mr John Travers 1s. 9½d.
Thomas Whittle 0s. 8d.
£9 9s. 0½d.
April 11th 1757
A vestry held this day. He who have hereunto ? Hands do approve of the above Rates and do nominate and appoint Overseers for the Parish of Powerstock for the year ensuing
Thomas Hine for Powerstock
William Grant for Nettlecombe
John Bellamy for Milton
Daniel Hallett for Poorton & Loscombe
9th May 1757
New Officers received with the Book
Thomas Hine £3 16s. 0d.
William Grant £3 16s. 0d.
Mr John Bellamy £3 16s. 0d.
Daniel Hallett £3 16s. 0d.
£15 4s. 0d.
PAID THE POOR OF POWERSTOCK (POORSTOCK)
June 5th 1757
Paid Susannah Meadway £0 8s. 0d.
Pd Mary Travers £0 6s. 0d.
Pd for keeping Eliz Maby's child £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Robert Browne £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Mary Barber £0 6s. 0d.
Pd George Gale's wife £0 8s. 0d.
Gave Edith Palmer £0 3s. 0d.
Gave John Rigler Weaver £0 5s. 0d.
Gave Andrew Gale £0 5s. 0d.
Gave Edith Greening in sickness £0 4s. 0d.
Gave John Way £0 2s. 0d.
To Expenses when Mary Hounsell ? brought with an order £0 0s. 7d.
To keeping Accounts £0 1s. 0d.
£2 19s. 7d.
July 3rd 1757
Paid Susannah Meadway £1 8s. 0d.
Pd Mary Travers £0 6s. 0d.
Pd for keeping Eliz Maby's child £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Robert Brown £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Mary Barber £0 6s. 0d.
Pd George Gale's wife £0 8s. 0d.
Gave John Way £0 1s. 6d.
Gave Anne Maby £0 1s. 0d.
Gave Robert Greening £0 1s. 6d.
Gave Edith Palmer £0 3s. 0d.
Pd for keeping accounts £0 1s. 0d.
£2 7s. 0d.
July 31st 1757
Paid Susannah Meadway £0 2s. 0d.
Pd Mary Travers £0 6s. 0d.
Pd for keeping Eliz Maby's Child £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Robert Browne £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Mary Barber £0 6s. 0d.
Pd George Gale's wife £0 8s. 0d.
Pd Edith Palmer £0 3s. 0d.
Pd Mary Barber's house rent £0 3s. 6d.
Gave Robert Greening £0 2s. 0d.
Gave Geo Millers Wife £0 1s. 0d.
Pd to Slade's Bastard three months £0 12s. 0d.
Pd to keeping Accounts £0 1s. 0d.
£2 15s. 6d.
August 28 th 1757
Paid Mary Travers £0 6s. 0d.
Pd for keeping Eliz Maby's child £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Robert Brown £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Mary Barber £0 6s. 0d.
Pd George Gale's wife £0 8s. 0d.
Pd Edith Palmer £0 3s. 0d.
Pd to Slade's Bastard Child £0 4s. 0d.
Pd to keeping Accounts £0 1s. 0d.
Gave Eliz Maby's boy a pair of shoes £0 2s. 2d.
Pd Edith Palmer's land rent £0 1s. 0d.
Gave John Riglar's wife £0 2s. 0d.
Gave Eliz Maby's boy a shirt £0 1s. 10d.
Gave Eliz Maby's boy Breeches £0 1s. 6d.
Gave Eliz Maby's boy Stockings £0 0s. 7d.
Pd for a Collecting Rate £0 0s. 6d.
£2 8s. 7d.
September 25th 1757
Pd Mary Travers £0 6s. 0d.
Pd for keeping Elizabeth Maby's child £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Robert Browne £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Mary Barber £0 6s. 0d.
Pd George Gale's wife £0 8s. 0d.
Pd Edith Palmer £0 3s. 0d.
Pd to Slade's Bastard £0 4s. 0d.
Gave John Riglar's Wife £0 1s. 0d.
Pd to keeping Accounts £0 1s. 0d.
£2 0s. 0d.
October 29th 1757
Paid Mary Travers £0 6s. 0d.
Pd for keeping Elizabeth Maby's Child £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Robert Browne £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Mary Barber £0 6s. 0d.
Pd George Gale's Wife £0 8s. 0d.
Pd Edith Palmer £0 3s. 0d.
Pd to Slade's Bastard £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Half a Year's House Rent for Anne Maby due
Michaelmas last £0 5s. 0d.
Pd to keeping Accounts £0 1s. 0d.
Gave Anne Maby a bed sheet £0 4s. 6d.
£2 8s. 6d.
November 20th 1757
Pd Mary Travers £0 6s. 0d.
Pd for keeping Elizabeth Maby's Child £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Robert Browne £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Mary Barber £0 6s. 0d.
Pd George Gale's Wife £0 8s. 0d.
Pd Edith Palmer £0 3s. 0d.
Pd to Slade's Bastard £0 4s. 0d.
Pd to keeping Accounts £0 1s. 0d.
Pd half a year's house rent for Anne Gale £0 5s. 0d.
Gave Andrew Gale £0 1s. 0d.
Gave Anne Riglar Widow £0 1s. 0d.
Gave Edward Critchell £0 3s. 0d.
Gave John Way £0 2s. 6d.
£2 11s. 6d.
December 18th 1757
Paid Mary Travers £0 6s. 0d.
Pd for keeping Elizabeth Maby's Child £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Robert Browne £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Mary Barber £0 6s. 0d.
Pd George Gale's Wife £0 8s. 0d.
Pd Edith Palmer £0 3s. 0d.
Pd for Slade's Bastard £0 4s. 0d.
Pd for keeping Accounts £0 1s. 0d.
Gave Andrew Gale £0 1s. 1d.
Gave a Soldier Wife and Child £0 0s. 10d.
Gave Bernard Gill £0 4s. 0d.
Gave Edward Critchell £0 3s. 2d.
Gave John Way £0 2s. 0d.
Gave William Walberton £0 3s. 0d.
Gave Bernard Gill £0 2s. 0d.
£2 15s. 1d.
January 15th 1758
Pd Mary Travers £0 6s. 0d.
Pd for keeping Elizabeth Maby's Child £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Robert Browne £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Mary Barber £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Geo Gale's Wife £0 8s. 0d.
Pd Edith Palmer £0 3s. 0d.
Pd to Slade's Bastard £0 4s. 0d.
Pd to keeping Accounts £0 1s. 0d.
Gave Nicholas Gale's family in small pox £0 18s. 7d.
Gave Andrew Gale £0 3s. 4d.
Gave Edward Critchell £0 5s. 0d.
Gave John Way £0 4s. 0d.
Gave William Walberton £0 4s. 0d.
Gave William Greening £0 1s. 0d.
Gave Robert Greening £0 1s. 0d.
Spend of a vestry £0 2s. 0d.
Pd for the Waywardens Warrant £0 2s. 0d.
£3 19s. 11d.
February 12th 1758
Paid Mary Travers £0 6s. 0d.
Pd for keeping Elizabeth Maby's Child £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Robert Browne £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Mary Barber £0 6s. 0d.
Pd George Gale's Wife £0 8s. 0d.
Pd William Walberton £0 5s. 0d.
Pd John Way £0 5s. 0d.
Pd to Slade's Bastard £0 4s. 0d.
Pd to keeping Accounts £0 1s. 0d.
Gave William Walberton after Vestry last £0 0s. 6d.
Gave George Miller £0 1s. 0d.
Gave Barnard Gill £0 1s. 0d.
Gave Andrew Gale £0 1s. 0d.
Pd for feeding? Jno Way and for basket of cheese £0 0s. 7d.
Gave John Way a pair of shoes £0 4s. 8d.
Gave Robert Greening £0 5s. 0d.
Gave Edith Palmer £0 1s. 7d.
Pd half a year's house rent for Mary Barber £0 7s. 0d.
Pd Nicholas Gale and Family £0 18s. 8d.
Gave Nicholas Gale 4 Bushels of Wheat £1 5s. 0d.
Gave Nicholas Gale 30 wood faggots £0 3s. 9d.
Pd Jean Greening for tending Nicholas Gale and family
in the small pox 2 weeks & half £0 12s. 6d.
Pd for 12 Purges for Nicholas Gale & family £0 3s. 6d.
£6 11s. 9d.
March 12th 1758
Pd Mary Travers £0 6s. 0d.
Pd for keeping Elizabeth Maby's child £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Robert Browne £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Mary Barber £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Geo Gale's Wife £0 8s. 0d.
Pd William Walberton £0 5s. 0d.
Pd John Way £0 5s. 0d.
Pd to Slade's Bastard Child £0 4s. 0d.
Pd to keeping Accounts £0 1s. 0d.
Gave Roger Gale £0 2s. 0d.
Gave Nicholas Gale £0 6s. 6d.
Gave George Miller £0 3s. 0d.
Gave Edith Palmer £0 2s. 6d.
Pd for Straw for John Way £0 0s. 1d.
Expences to know how may poor rates to collect
for the year £0 2s. 0d.
Gave Anne Rigler Widow £0 1s. 6d.
Gave Bernard Gill £0 2s. 0d.
For Expences about John greening and for carrying
him home to Shipton £0 6s. 3?d.
Gave William Greening £0 5s. 6d.
Paid George Slade's land rent £0 1s. 0d.
Paid Doctor Syme's Bill for Curing Robert Gale's
wife's leggs £1 10s. 0d.
Paid Elias Coombs For Anne Butcher's house rent £0 3s. 0d.
Gave Andrew Gale £0 1s. 0d.
Gave Maby's boy in the small pox £0 1s. 0d.
Paid half a year's house rent for Elizabeth Wills £0 10s. 0d.
Pd for Drawing the Rates down in the Book £0 2s. 0d.
Paid half a year's house rent for Geo Miller £0 10s. 0d.
Pd half a year's house rent for Anne Gale £0 5s. 0d.
£7 0s. 9d.
April 7th 1758
Paid Mary Travers £0 6s. 0d.
Pd for keeping Elizabeth Maby's Child £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Robert Browne £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Mary Barber £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Geo Gale's Wife £0 8s. 0d.
Pd William Walberton £0 5s. 0d.
Pd John Way £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Slade's Bastard £0 4s. 0d.
Pd to keeping Accounts £0 1s. 0d.
Gave John Rigler a Bushel of Wheat £0 6s. 6d.
Gave Anne Rigler Widow £0 1s. 6?d.
Gave Bernard Gill £0 2s. 0d.
Gave Maby's Boy in the small pox £0 2s. 3d.
Gave Edith Palmer £0 1s. 0d.
Gave William Greening £0 2s. 0d.
Gave Andrew Gale £0 0s. 6d.
Paid a Quarter's House Rent for Mary Barber £0 3s. 6d.
Gave Geo Miller's Wife £0 2s. 0d.
Pd the Tythingman for the List of Jurors £0 1s. 0d.
Paid Nicholas Gale's house rent £0 9s. 5d.
Gave Anne Rigler Widow £0 1s. 0d.
Gave Catherine Travers £0 1s. 0d.
£3 19s. 8d.
At a Vestry held this 7th of April 1758 we who have under set our Hands do ? of the Above Account ? the three tythings bearing even date with this
Geo Burt
Thos Churchill
Richard Forse
John Palmer
Thos Dabney
PAID THE POOR OF NETTLECOMBE
5th June 1757
Pd Susannah Richards £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Margaret Paul £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Sarah Miller £0 5s. 6d.
Pd Elizabeth Gale £0 3s. 0d.
Pd John Greening £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Thomas Trooper £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Henry Rigler's Wife £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Anne Rigler £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Mary Hounsell £0 10s. 0d.
Gave Robert Paul £0 3s. 6d.
£2 10 0d.
July 3rd 1757
Paid Susannah Richards £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Margaret Paul £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Sarah Miller £0 5s. 6d.
Pd Elizabeth Gale £0 3s. 0d.
Pd John Greening £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Thomas Trooper £0 3s. 0d.
Pd Henry Rigler's Wife £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Anne Rigler £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Mary Hounsell £0 10s. 0d.
Pd for Drawing a Collecting RaTe £0 0s. 6d.
Paid the Widow Brown for house room for Mary
Hounsell's Children £0 2s. 0d.
For going to Longbreddy after Mary Hounsell's goods £0 7s. 0d.
Pd John Hounsell for clothing the Boy £0 7s. 6d.
Gave Robert Paul £0 2s. 0d.
Gave Thos Gale's Boy in small pox £0 8s. 0d.
£3 12s. 6d.
July 31st 1757
Pd Susannah Richards £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Margaret Paul £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Sarah Miller £0 5s. 6d.
Pd Eliz Gale £0 3s. 0d.
Pd John Greening £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Henry Riglar's Wife £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Anne Rigler £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Mary Hounsell £0 10s. 0d.
£2 2s. 6d.
August 28th 1757
Pd Susannah Richards £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Margaret Paul £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Sarah Miller £0 5s. 6d.
Pd Eliz Gale £0 3s. 0d.
Pd John Greening £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Henry Rigler's Wife £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Anne Rigler £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Mary Hounsell £0 10s. 0d.
Gave John Gale £0 4s. 0d.
To repairing the Parish House in Nettlecombe £2 19s. 3½d.
£5 5s. 9½d.
September 25th 1757
Pd Susannah Richards £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Margaret Paul £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Sarah Miller £0 5s. 6d.
Pd Elizabeth Gale £0 3s. 0d.
Pd John Greening £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Henry Rigler's Wife £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Anne Rigler £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Mary Hounsell £0 10s. 0d.
£2 2s. 6d.
October 29 th 1757
Pd Susannah Richards £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Margaret Paul £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Sarah Miller £0 5s. 6d.
Pd Elizabeth Gale £0 3s. 0d.
Pd John Greening £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Henry Rigler's Wife £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Anne Rigler £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Mary Hounsell £0 10s. 0d.
Pd a Bill for Clothing Thos Gale £0 18s. 2½d.
Pd for swearing the List of Juries £0 1s. 0d.
£3 1s. 8½d.
November 20th 1757
Pd Susannah Richards £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Margaret Paul £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Sarah Miller £0 5s. 6d.
Pd Elizabeth Gale £0 3s. 0d.
Pd John Greening £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Henry Rigler's Wife £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Anne Rigler £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Mary Hounsell £0 10s. 0d.
Pd for mending the Parish Window £0 2s. 0d.
Gave Thomas Trooper £0 0s. 6d.
£2 5s. 0d.
December 18th 1757
Pd Susannah Richards £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Margaret Paul £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Sarah Miller £0 5s. 6d.
Pd Elizabeth Gale £0 3s. 0d.
Pd John Greening £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Henry Rigler's Wife £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Anne Rigler £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Mary Hounsell £0 10s. 0d.
Pd for Clothing Edmund Hounsell's Son £0 18s. 6d.
Gave Henry Rigler £0 1s. 0d.
Gave Thomas Trooper £0 2s. 0d.
Gave Thomas Trooper a Pair of Shoes £0 5s. 0d.
Gave Sarah Miller £0 0s. 6d.
£3 9s. 6d.
January 15th 1758
Pd Susannah Richards £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Margaret Paul £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Sarah Miller £0 5s. 6d.
Pd Elizabeth Gale £0 3s. 0d.
Pd John Greening £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Henry Rigler's Wife £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Anne Rigler £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Mary Hounsell £0 10s. 0d.
Gave William Hounsell to free his goods £0 6s. 0d.
Gave Henry Rigler £0 3s. 2d.
Gave Thomas Trooper £0 1s. 6d.
Gave John Greening £0 1s. 0d.
Gave Margaret Paul a Gown £0 8s. 1d.
Pd for the Waywardens Warrant £0 2s. 0d.
£3 4s. 3d.
February 12th 1758
Pd Susannah Richards £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Margaret Paul £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Sarah Miller £0 5s. 6d.
Pd Elizabeth Gale £0 3s. 0d.
Pd John Greening £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Henry Rigler's Wife £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Anne Rigler £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Mary Hounsell £0 8s. 0d.
Gave Thomas Farthing £0 0s. 6d.
Pd Sarah Miller £0 1s. 6d.
Pd
the Burial Charge of Thos Trooper £0 17s.
8d.
Gave Thos Trooper £0 2s. 0d.
Gave Thos Trooper a Shirt £0 3s. 4d.
To Answering a Warrant that Mary Hounsell fetchd £0 3s. 0d.
Pd for ? Anne Rigler's Turn £0 1s. 6d.
Pd the Burial Charges of Thos Trooper £0 17s. 8d.
£3 10s. 0d.
March 12th 1758
Pd Susannah Richards £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Margaret Paul £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Sarah Miller £0 5s. 6d.
Pd Elizabeth Gale £0 3s. 0d.
Pd John Greening £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Henry Rigler's Wife £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Anne Rigler £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Mary Hounsell £0 8s. 0d.
Gave Henry Rigler £0 1s. 0d.
Gave John Greening £0 1s. 0d.
Pd for Cleaning Thos Troopers Clothes £0 0s. 6d.
Gave Mary Hounsell the first month she came under pay £0 5s. 0d.
since Easter £2 8s. 0d.
April 7th 1758
Pd Susannah Richards £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Margaret Paul £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Sarah Miller £0 6s. 6d.
Pd Elizabeth Gale £0 3s. 0d.
Pd John Greening £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Henry Rigler's Wife £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Anne Rigler £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Mary Hounsell £0 8s. 0d.
Gave John Greening £0 1s. 0d.
£2 2s. 6d.
May 5th 1758
Pd Susannah Richards £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Margaret Paul £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Sarah Miller £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Elizabeth Gale £0 3s. 0d.
Pd John Greening £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Henry Rigler's Wife £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Anne Rigler £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Mary Hounsell £0 8s. 0d.
Gave Anne Rigler and Margaret Paul a lounge? Coat £0 3s. 4½d.
To making for 2 changes £0 0s. 7d.
Gave Robert Brown for sweeping Poor Chimneys £0 0s. 6d.
To going to the Bottle to ??? £0 3s. 0d.
Gave Elizabeth Gale a Gown £0 3s. 2d.
(There is one line of writing here which is very difficult to read)
PAID THE POOR OF MILTON
5th June 1757
Pd Thomas Knight £0 7s. 0d.
Pd William Symes £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Elizabeth Gale £0 7s. 6d.
Pd Joan Mills £0 6s. 0d.
Pd William Langford £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Richard Wrixton £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Joan Watson £0 6s. 0d.
Pd George Wrixton £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Jean Hunt £0 3s. 0d.
Gave Edith Knight of Hook £0 8s. 0d.
Gave Joseph Wrixton £0 5s. 0d.
Gave Thomas Knight £0 1s. 0d.
Gave Jean Hunt for Attending Joan Watson £0 4s. 0d.
Gave Richard Wrixton a pair of Breeches & a Pair of
Gloves £0 4s. 6d.
Gave Christopher Wrixton Junr £0 7s. 0d.
£3 15s. 0d.
July 3rd 1757
Pd Thomas Knight £0 8s. 0d.
Pd William Symes £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Elizabeth Gale £0 7s. 6d.
Pd Joan Mills £0 6s. 0d.
Pd William Langford £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Richard Wrixton £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Joan Watson £0 6s. 0d.
Pd George Wrixton £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Jean Hunt £0 3s. 0d.
Pd David Cousins Widow for 2 months £0 10s. 0d.
Gave Joseph Wrixton £0 2s. 6d.
Gave Christopher Wrixton £0 4s. 5d.
Gave Simon Cousins £0 1s. 0d.
Pd for mend of William Langford Shoes £0 0s. 6d.
Gave Jean Mills a Change £0 3s. 0d.
Pd Elizabeth Gale's House Rent due old Midsummer last £0 2s. 6d.
£3 10s. 5d.
July 31st 1757
Pd Thomas Knight £0 8s. 0d.
Pd William Symes £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Elizabeth Gale £0 7s. 6d.
Pd Joan Mills £0 6s. 0d.
Pd William Langford £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Richard Wrixton £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Joan Watson £0 6s. 0d.
Pd George Wrixton £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Jean Hunt £0 3s. 0d.
Pd David Cousins Wife £0 5s. 0d.
£2 11s. 6d.
August 28th 1757
Pd Thomas Knight £0 8s. 0d.
Pd William Symes £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Elizabeth Gale £0 7s. 6d.
Pd Joan Mills £0 6s. 0d.
Pd William Langford £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Richard Wrixton £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Joan Watson £0 6s. 0d.
Pd George Wrixton £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Jean Hunt £0 3s. 0d.
Pd David Cousins Wife £0 5s. 0d.
Gave Richard Wrixton half a bushel of Barley £0 2s. 0d.
To Clothing Richard Wrixton's Son £0 6s. 1½d.
Pd Joseph Wrixton's House Rent £0 5s. 3d.
Gave Christopher Wrixton for 2 Months £0 6s. 6d.
To 2 Days to Dorchester and examining Mary Symes £0 11s. 0d.
Gave Jean Watson a Change £0 2s. 10½d.
Pd for a Rate to Collect by £0 0s. 6d.
£4 5s. 9d.
September 25th 1757
Pd Thomas Knight £0 8s. 0d.
Pd William Symes £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Elizabeth Gale £0 7s. 6d.
Pd Joan Mills £0 6s. 0d.
Pd William Langford £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Richard Wrixton £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Joan Watson £0 6s. 0d.
Pd George Wrixton £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Jean Hunt £0 3s. 0d.
Pd David Cousins Wife £0 5s. 0d.
£2 11s. 6d.
October 29 th 1757
Pd Thomas Knight £0 8s. 0d.
Pd William Symes £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Elizabeth Gale £0 7s. 6d.
Pd Joan Mills £0 6s. 0d.
Pd William Langford £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Richard Wrixton £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Joan Watson £0 6s. 0d.
Pd George Wrixton £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Jean Hunt £0 3s. 0d.
Pd David Cousins Wife £0 5s. 0d.
Gave Mary Symes £0 2s. 0d.
Pd Christopher Wrixton £0 5s. 0d.
For going to Beaminster to answer Thos Knight's Warrant £0 2s. 0d.
Pd Christopher Wrixton £0 2s. 0d.
Pd for mending William Langford's Shoes £0 0s. 3d.
Pd Edith Knight of Hook in 5 months £1 10s. 0d.
For Riding to Charmouth to contest Christopher Wrixton's
warrants £0 3s. 0d.
Expences at a Vestry at Poorstock £0 1s. 0d.
Pd Mary Symes House Rent £0 2s. 6d.
Pd Mary Symes £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Christopher Wrixton at Plymouth Inn £0 4s. 0d.
To Expences at Plymouth Inn £0 1s. 0d.
To a Journey to Nash? To Answer a Warrant Thomas
Knight fetch'd £0 3s. 0d.
Gave Thomas Knight's Wife £0 4s. 0d.
£5 15s. 3d.
(There is one line of writing here which is difficult to read)
November 20th 1757
Pd Thomas Knight £0 8s. 0d.
Pd William Symes £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Elizabeth Gale £0 7s. 6d.
Pd Joan Mills £0 6s. 0d.
Pd William Langford £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Richard Wrixton £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Edith Knight £0 6s. 0d.
Pd George Wrixton £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Jean Hunt £0 3s. 0d.
Pd David Cousins Wife £0 5s. 0d.
Gave Mary Symes £0 4s. 0d.
Pd the Burial Charges of Joan Watson £0 14s. 3½d.
Gave Thomas Knight and his Wife £0 2s. 0d.
Gave Elizabeth Gale at Loscombe a Bed & Rest £0 2s. 6d.
Gave Christopher Wrixton a shirt £0 2s. 9¾d.
Gave Christopher Wrixton's Wife £0 2s. 0d.
Pd for ? to the List of Juries £0 1s. 0d.
£4 0s. 1¼d.
December 18th 1857
Pd Thomas Knight £0 8s. 0d.
Pd William Symes £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Elizabeth Gale £0 7s. 6d.
Pd Joan Mills £0 6s. 0d.
Pd William Langford £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Richard Wrixton £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Edith Knight £0 6s. 0d.
Pd George Wrixton £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Jean Hunt £0 3s. 0d.
Pd David Cousins Wife £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Simon Cousins for Jean Watson's Coffin £0 6s. 0d.
Gave Thomas Knight £0 1s. 0d.
Gave Christopher Wrixton £0 2s. 0d.
For Answering a Warrant at Dorchester by Simon Cousins £0 3s. 0d.
Pd Simon Cousins £0 3s. 0d.
Gave Christopher Wrixton £0 3s. 4d.
Gave Simon Cousins £0 1s. 0d.
Gave Christopher Wrixton £0 2s. 7½d.
Gave Simon Cousins a Pair of Shoes £0 4s. 6d.
Gave Simon Cousins £0 0s. 10d.
£3 18s. 9½d.
January 15th 1758
Pd Thomas Knight £0 8s. 0d.
Pd William Symes £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Elizabeth Gale £0 7s. 6d.
Pd Joan Mills £0 6s. 0d.
Pd William Langford £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Richard Wrixton £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Edith Knight £0 6s. 0d.
Pd George Wrixton £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Jean Hunt £0 3s. 0d.
Pd David Cousins Wife £0 5s. 0d.
Gave Richard Wrixton for a Coat £0 12s. 3d.
Gave Simon Cousins £0 2s. 0d.
Gave Christopher Wrixton £0 3s. 4d.
Gave Thomas Knight a Shirt £0 3s. 5d.
Gave Christopher Wrixton £0 5s. 4d.
Gave Simon Cousins £0 1s. 0d.
£3 18s. 10d.
February 12th 1758
Pd Thomas Knight £0 8s. 0d.
Pd William Symes £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Elizabeth Gale £0 7s. 6d.
Pd Joan Mills £0 6s. 0d.
Pd William Langford £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Richard Wrixton £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Edith Knight £0 6s. 0d.
Pd George Wrixton £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Jean Hunt £0 3s. 0d.
Pd David Cousins Widow £0 5s. 0d.
Gave William Langford a shirt £0 3s. 2d.
Pd for the Waywardens Warrant £0 2s. 0d.
Gave Christopher Wrixton £0 10s. 6d.
Gave OB Wrixton £0 2s. 6d.
£3 9s. 8d.
March 12th 1758
Pd Thomas Knight £0 8s. 0d.
Pd William Symes £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Elizabeth Gale £0 7s. 6d.
Pd Joan Mills £0 6s. 0d.
Pd William Langford £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Richard Wrixton £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Edith Knight £0 6s. 0d.
Pd George Wrixton £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Jean Hunt £0 3s. 0d.
Pd David Cousins Wife £0 5s. 0d.
Gave Tho Knight £0 1s. 0d.
Gave Simon Cousins £0 1s. 0d.
Gave Christopher Wrixton £0 12s. 3d.
Gave Wm Symes a Coat £0 9s. 10d.
Gave OB Wrixton a Pair of Shoes £0 4s. 6d.
£4 0s. 1d.
April 7th 1758
Pd Thomas Knight £0 8s. 0d.
Pd William Symes £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Elizabeth Gale £0 7s. 6d.
Pd Joan Mills £0 6s. 0d.
Pd William Langford £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Richard Wrixton £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Edith Knight £0 6s. 0d.
Pd George Wrixton £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Jean Hunt £0 3s. 0d.
Pd David Cousins Wife £0 5s. 0d.
(There is one line of writing here which has been crossed out)
Gave Christopher Wrixton £0 7s. 0d.
Pd Mr George Wrixton for hair shirt £0 10s. 0d.
Pd Thomas Hine for Langord & Wrixton's house rent £1 10s. 0d.
Pd half years house rent for Jean Hunt £0 7s. 0d.
£6 15s. 6d.
May 5th 1758
Pd Thomas Knight £0 8s. 0d.
Pd William Symes £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Joan Mills £0 6s. 0d.
Pd William Langford £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Richard Wrixton £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Edith Knight £0 6s. 0d.
Pd George Wrixton £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Jean Hunt £0 3s. 0d.
Pd David Cousins Wife £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Elizabeth Gale for House Rent for Jean Hunt £0 7s. 6d.
Pd for a Shroud for Elizabeth Gale £0 2s. 4d.
For stretching out £0 2s. 0d.
Pd for the Affidavit £0 0s. 6d.
For a Beer for the Stretcher out £0 0s. 6d.
Pd the ? bearer and carpenter £0 5s. 4d.
Pd the ? man £0 2s. 0d.
Pd for carrying the Bin? £0 0s. 6d.
Pd Simon Cousins for the coffin £0 6s. 0d.
For a journey to swearing the Accounts £0 3s. 0d.
£3 13s. 8d.
Powerstock 2nd month since Easter Old Officers paid
May 5th 1758
Paid Mary Travers £0 6s. 0d.
To keeping Elizabeth Mabey's Child £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Robert Browne £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Mary Barber £0 6s. 0d.
Pd George Gale's Wife £0 8s. 0d.
Pd William Walburton £0 5s. 0d.
Pd John Way £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Slade's Bastard £0 4s. 0d.
Pd to keeping Accounts £0 1s. 0d.
Gave William Greening £0 8s. 0d.
Gave Maby's Boy a Old Shirt £0 0s. 4d.
Gave Bernard Gill £0 2s. 0d.
Pd half a years House Rent for Anne Maby due Lady £0 5s. 0d.
Paid a ? Half years rent for Elizabeth Wills £0 10s. 0d.
Gave George Gale's Children Three Shirts and Spares£0 6s. 0d.
Gave Maby's Boy a Coat and Breeches 21/2 yards £0 5s. 0d.
To Buttons Canvas and Thread and Flannel £0 1s. 3d.
Pd for Making the Coat and Breeches £0 2s. 6d.
Gave Maby's Boy a Pair of Stockings £0 0s. 7d.
Pd Doctor Symes Bill for attending and drugs used about
William Greening £0 6s. 5d.
Gave Bernard Gill a Pair of Shoes £0 4s. 6d.
For confirming the Book and for Journey £0 5s. 0d.
Gave Anne Rigler Widow £0 1s. 6d.
For 220 read sheaves at ? Hundred for Andrew Gale's
House £1 10s. 9½d.
To 3 thousand and a Quarter of Spars £0 5s. 2½d.
Pd George Hodge for thatching 4 days £0 4s. 2d.
Pd John Oxenbury for thatching 6 days £0 7s. 2d.
Gave Edith Palmer £0 1s. 0d.
Pd the County Rate money £4 15s. 2d.
Gave James Pitman £0 15s. 0d.
Gave George Hodge £0 3s. 0d.
Pd Simon Cousins for Poles and Labour about James
Gale's house £0 2s. 0d.
To Nails for the same £0 0s. 3d.
£13 7s. 10d.
PAID THE POOR OF POORTON & LOSCOMBE
5th June 1757
Paid James Gale £0 8s. 0d.
Pd Joan Slade £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Elizabeth Gale £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Elizabeth Lawrence £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Elizabeth Gale's House Rent and ? £0 2s. 6d.
Pd Abraham Oxenbury £0 2s. 0d.
Pd William Farthing £0 3s. 0d.
Gave Giles Devole in the Small Pox £0 8s. 0d.
Gave Joan Gale for her Son when Same £0 3s. 0d.
£2 3s. 6d.
July 3rd 1757
Pd James Gale £0 8s. 0d.
Pd Joan Slade £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Elizabeth Gale £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Elizabeth Lawrence £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Abraham Oxenbury £0 2s. 0d.
Pd William Farthing £0 2s. 6d.
Pd Giles Devole while in Small Pox £0 13s. 0d.
Gave Joan Gale for her Son when Lame £0 3s. 0d.
£2 5s. 6d.
July 31st 1757
Pd James Gale £0 8s. 0d.
Pd Joan Slade £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Elizabeth Gale £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Elizabeth Lawrence £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Abraham Oxenbury £0 2s. 0d.
Pd William Farthing £0 2s. 6d.
August 28 th 1757
Pd James Gale £0 8s. 0d.
Pd Joan Slade £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Elizabeth Gale £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Elizabeth Lawrence £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Abraham Oxenbury £0 2s. 6d.
To Going to the Bottle £0 2s. 6d.
Gave Giles Devole £0 5s. 0d.
Pd William Farthing £0 2s. 6d.
Pd to drawing a Collecting Rate £0 0s. 6d.
Paid Abraham Oxenbury last month £0 0s. 6d.
£1 18s. 6d.
September 25 th 1757
Pd James Gale £0 8s. 0d.
Pd Joan Slade £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Elizabeth Gale £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Elizabeth Lawrence £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Abraham Oxenbury £0 2s. 6d.
Pd William Farthing £0 4s. 0d.
£1 11s. 6d.
October 29th 1757
Pd James Gale £0 8s. 0d.
Pd Joan Slade £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Elizabeth Gale £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Elizabeth Lawrence £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Abraham Oxonbury £0 2s. 6d.
Pd William Farthing £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Long Wife's House Rent due August last£0 2s. 6d.
Gave Joan Slade a change £0 2s. 10d.
Gave Long's wife a Change £0 2s. 10d.
Pd for John Acherman's coffin £0 6s. 0d.
Pd for funeral Charge of John Ackerman £0 3s. 6d.
£2 9s. 2d.
November 20 th 1757
Pd James Gale £0 8s. 0d.
Pd Joan Slade £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Elizabeth Gale £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Elizabeth Lawrence £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Abraham Oxonbury £0 2s. 6d.
Pd William Farthing £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Long Bess's? House Rent £0 2s. 6d.
£1 14s. 0d.
December 18th 1757
Pd James Gale £0 8s. 0d.
Pd Joan Slade £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Elizabeth Gale £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Elizabeth Lawrence £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Abraham Oxenbury £0 3s. 0d.
Pd William Farthing £0 4s. 0d.
£1 12s. 0d.
January 15th 1758
Pd James Gale £0 8s. 0d.
Pd Joan Slade £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Elizabeth Gale £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Elizabeth Lawrence £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Abraham Oxenbury £0 3s. 0d.
Pd William Farthing £0 4s. 0d.
Pd for the Waywardens Warrant £0 2s. 0d.
£1 14s. 0d.
February 12th 1758
Pd James Gale £0 8s. 0d.
Pd Joan Slade £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Elizabeth Gale £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Elizabeth Lawrence £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Abraham Oxenbury £0 3s. 0d.
Pd William Farthing £0 4s. 0d.
Gave Mary Farthing £0 1s. 0d.
Paid Long Bess's? House Rent £0 2s. 6d.
£1 15s. 6d.
March 12th 1758 Since Easter
Pd James Gale £0 8s. 0d.
Pd Joan Slade £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Elizabeth Gale £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Elizabeth Lawrence £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Abraham Oxenbury £0 3s. 0d.
Pd William Farthing £0 4s. 0d.
Pd Hannah Hallett's house rent £0 7s. 6d.
Pd for the Tything man to be sworn £0 1s. 0d.
£2 0s. 6d.
March 27th 1758 We approve of the above accounts
Geo Burt
Thos Churchill
William Travers
Edw Lawrence
Abel Whittle
Thos Palmer
William Foot
Since Easter 2nd month
May 5th 1758
Pd James Gale £0 8s. 0d.
Pd Joan Slade £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Elizabeth Gale £0 6s. 0d.
Pd Elizabeth Lawrence £0 5s. 0d.
Pd Abraham Oxonbury £0 4s. 0d.
Pd William Farthing £0 4s. 0d.
Gave Abraham Oxenbury shoes £0 4s. 6d.
Pd James Pitman £0 3s. 6d.
Pd for James Pitman's examination £0 2s. 0d.
To a Journey to Dorchester £0 3s. 0d.
To a Journey to Swear to Accounts £0 3s. 0d.
Pd Richard Harbin for Giles Devoles Child's coffin £0 3s. 0d.
£2. 12s. 0d.