The following quaint and interesting items taken from the Parish Constables', Overseers' and Churchwardens' Account Books may suitably be given here.
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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... | 8½ |
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Pd for the warrant for watshing with a dubble guard ..... | 2 | ||
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for a warrant for Caling in the Malisha money................................................................... |
2 | ||
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Given to a cripple................................................. | 2 | ||
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Given to James Dring for Carriing him in his Cart ..... | 8 | ||
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for Lodging a Soulger at Thos : Spickes Given to a dutshman (Dutchman) with a | 2 | ||
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pass ...... | 1 | ||
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Spent wth the Chimley man at Peeter Clarices ...... | 4 | ||
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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 |
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Gave Newark Bellman that he should never Charge a waggon upon us againe ...... | 2 | 6 | |
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Pd for hay to stop the Greet banke | 2 | 0 | |
1699. | for Carring the Kings Deare to Colsworth ..... | 1 | 10 | 0 |
Paid for 16 weeks Table for Tho : Bell. | 1 | 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 |
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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 |
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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 |