a rate made 20.3.1727 by the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the parish of Colne Earls in the county of Essex for and towards the relief of the poor of the said parish to be gathered at nine quarters as follows imprimis mrs Mary Androwes and for two thirds of Chalkney Wood and Hancers Hedge 3s10d Jn May for part of the priory estate 5s11d Thos Sewell 7s9d of him for part of the priory estate 2s4d mr Angier 1s Rich Stringer clerk 9d widow Harris 1s Jn Pratt 9d Thos Frost 1s7d Ambr Stowers 1s9d Ben Crabbe and for the fens 7d Jn Raven 2d Sam Gyon and for the hopground 8d mr Morley or tenants 6s7d for the Kilne Farm 3s for New House 3s6d Edw Frith 1s4d Jn Newton and for Mallories 4s7d for late Smiths 1s for Pease 2d Thos Pattorick for one third of Chalkney Wood 1s2d Jn Leeper 7s9d Jn Hatch and for his hopground 3s8d1h for the Kilne 1d Jn Scott 9d Jn May 1s widow Walker 1s10d Edw Wash 2s Thos Tiffin 5s6d Jn Scott 2s6d for mrs Cressener's land 8d Wm Peartree 3d Thos Warren 2d the house where Wm Eagling lived 1d Gibson 6d Sam Burton and for part of the land late Fletcher's 9d Edw Crabbe 10d Jas Vince 11d for part of the land late Fletcher's 3d for mrs Harris land 9d Rich Morris 2d Sam Shelley 2d Jn Unwin 2s Dan Cook 6d 4li12s6d