The following quaint and interesting items taken from the Parish Constables', Overseers' and Churchwardens' Account Books may suitably be given here.

 

 

ll s. d.
1685. Given to a man & a woman & a child      
  with a pass      .....     3
  for a huencry (hue and cry) to Aram     2
  Given to two slaves that came out of Turkey    ......     4
  Given to a man with a wooden legge 8 more with him...    

    ll s. d.

 

Pd for the warrant for watshing with a dubble guard  .....     2

 

for a warrant for Caling in the Malisha
money...................................................................
    2

 

Given to a cripple.................................................     2

 

Given to James Dring for Carriing him in his Cart       .....     8

 

for Lodging a Soulger at Thos : Spickes Given to a dutshman (Dutchman) with a     2

 

pass         ......     1

 

Spent wth the Chimley man at Peeter Clarices   ......     4

 

Paid to the Prisioners at Nottingham   .   1 0
1686. Paying the muster maister fees at Carlton   1 2
  Given to a Blind man with a pass .     2
  for Carriing him to Fiskerton on horseback        .....     2
  Given to Mr. Speight and Mr.Williamson for drought and waggon  Charged for the Kings service to Bautry 1 0 0
1688. Given for a Sabath Daies Lodging  of Mrs. Tould Gentle woman   1 0
  To a Pore Minnester      ....   2 0
1693. Charges about Mr. Millns man goeingto the Justice house of Correction   1 4
1694. Given to 6 passengers for a loss of the sea banke breakinge     6
  Paid  for a warrant to carry in the dubly cats (duplicates, i.e. Register Transcripts)      .....     2
1695. Paid  the  Bone  setter for seting Luke
Harding leg ............................................................
  10 0
1696. Paid Wid. Spick  for Lodging a mad woman & a child    ....     8
  Paid to three men one day for mending
the highways........................................................
  2 0
1697. Paid John Lillie for the death of 2 Foxes   1 0
  Paid Mr. Twist for   blooding Mary Vrry     6
  Paid Mr. Witton Schavingers fees   5 0
1698. Given to a Gent man that said he had four Thousand pound loss by sea    .   1 0
  Paid for a warrant for the Window tax to go in to Newarke to the Justises     2

    ll  s. d.

 

Gave Newark Bellman that he should never  Charge a  waggon  upon  us againe      ......   2 6

 

Pd for hay to stop the Greet banke   2 0
1699. for Carring the Kings Deare to Colsworth       ..... 10 0
  Paid for 16 weeks Table for Tho : Bell. 12 0
  for 3 Cravats & 2 paire of Stackings   7 6
  for a Comb & curing him of the Itch   2 8
1702. Paid  for Ale at the Queen Coronation (i.e. Queen Anne)     ....   10 0
1706. Paid for a waggon that Carryed away the Souliers to Grantha[m]   10 6
  Charges Going into Southwell about the Catholix ......   1 6
1707. Paid for 2 Foxes to my Lords Keeper   .   2 0
1708. Paid Robt. Spick for mending the Guttertree at milln         ....   1 6
1713. Given to a woomen in fits     8
  Given to a mad woomen     6
1715. Pd. Mr. Brown for Cilling a Notter (i.e. killing an otter)   1 0
1717. The Watch Spent on Roulstone feast Munday night          ....   1 0
1720. pad for a nabstrakt (i.e. an abstract)   2 2
  to 4 turky slavess            ....     4
1721. Given 2 out Landish men wt pass     2
  pd. Saml  Richman for mending  the stocks wood & work   7 0
  Given to 3 Spanyards 2d to 4 disbanded
Soldiers 4d..........................................................
    6
  Given to 9 sailors Taken slaves by the Turks    ......   1 0
1723. Given my Lords servants for killing otters      ......   2 0
  Pd. Sam Richmond for a gate head and a bar for the pin fold gate     6
1726. pd. Mr. Wmson for goeing to Notting. to seek Joseph Darbyshire a master but cold finde none.   2 0
  pd.  towards  the schoolhouse Building 2    8 5
1728. Given to Aman from turky     3

 

 

ll. s. d.
1729. Gave to a woman that was deaf and dum     6
1734. Given to a man without a Tongue     2
  pd. the Scavengers phes (i.e fees) .for cleansing the common Drain upon
the Green..............................................................
  5 04
1735. Going 4 Days to Sell the Towns Cloth .   1 0
1740. Corroners war1 when he sat on the man
that was starved to Dead 2/
Charges 12/...........................................................
  14 0
1741. pd. Jn. Girtone for Blooding Mary
Sharpe    ...............................................................
    0
1744. To the Apparitor for the Proclamation to prevent the spreading of the contagion amongst cattle   1 0
  Spent    at   rejoiceing   for   the   Victory obtained by the Duke of Cumberlands Forces over the Rebels   8 0
1748. given to 4 tuerkye slafes(An Account Book evidently missing)     6
1808. Pd. for Sparrows..................................................   14 6
1811. Pd. Mr. Williamson Bill for the Bakehouse      ..... 2 19 1
1813. Pd.  Mr. Barnsdale  for wood  for the Pinfold ...... 1 8 0
1814. Pd. the Rat Catcher       .... 1 10 0
1823. Pd. for Moles Killing     ....   10 6
1824. Pd. Pinder's Sallery   .... Churchwarden's Accounts.   5 0
1690. The Clock price..................................................... 7 0 0
  Spent at the Bargain making   2 6
  Weights for the Clock   .... 1 4 0
  Nayles for the Clock House .   1 6
  for the Clock BringingSpent  at  severall  times  in  Ale at the   3 2
  seting up of the Clock   .   2 0
1712. A Bell wheel mending   ....     6
  Candles & oyle for the Bells .   1 0
1713. Spent at the Perambulation   .   15 0
1714. Spent at John Lillyes the Rejoyceing day for the Peace   ....   2 0

    ll. s d.
1715. Spent by the Ringers when  the King was Crowned           .... (i.e. George I.)   4 0
  Disburst by Wm. Boswell for the Damage That was done by the  Great Wind   on   the  first  of  february   1714. A whole page is devoted  to  these items total cost   ...... 27 7 6)
1719. 3 yards of Silk to Line the parsons Hudd   7 9
  Pd. to the Taylor for   Lining  of  it   & Silk to soe it with    ....     10
1719. pd. to John Spick for the Stoops & Raill about the Dial   5 2
1722. Gave the Ringers for K. Charles Restauration   .....   1 0
  Recd, for a Bason-pewter that was sold   1 0
1725. Beesoms to sweep the Church wt .     6
1727. on the King's Proclamation Day  (i.e. George II.)       .....   2 6
  on the Coranation Day (i.e. for ringing)   7 6
1734. for ringing att the Princes weding   2 6
1736. To Wm Parnham for cleansing the Church Wall from Weeds(An Account Book evidently missing)     8
1820. King George the third bell ringing   1 0
  for Ringing King Crowning.   .   12 0
1837. Paid  for  a New base Viol £2-10s-0d. Strings & Bag          .... 3 0 0
1843. Mr. Ridges for new Clarinet . 2 0 0
1844. 2 Bassoon 2s. and 2 Clarinet Reeds 8d .   2 8
1846. Repairing Clarinet         ....   1 0
1851. 2 Clarinet Reeds...................................................     8
1853. Carrage of Organ from London (i.e. a "Barrel Organ")    ....   19 3
1857. Rec. for sale of Violoncello    . 2 2 0
1858. Cleaning out Coal house for Vestry   1 6