a rate made the 16.3.1730 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 Rich Androwes esq and for two thirds of Chalkney Wood and Hancers Hedge 3s10d Jn May for part of the priory estate 5s11d for his own land 1s Thos Sewell for mrs Cressener's land 7s9d for part of the priory estate 2s4d mr Angier 1s Rich Stringer clerk 9d Ambr Towers 1s Jn Pratt 9d Thos Fenn 1s7d mr Morley or tenants 9s7d for Newhouse 3s6d Sam Gyon 8d Jn Moss 1s4d Jn Newton and for Mallories 5s7d for late Pease's 2d Thos Pattorick for one third of Chalkney Wood 1s6d Jn Leaper 7s9d Jn Hatch 3s8d1h for the Kilne Croft 1d Jos Bott 9d widow Walker 1s10d Edw Wash 2s Thos Tiffin 5s6d for Rayner's 2d Edw Osbourne 2s Robt Newman 2s8d Jn Scott 2s6d for mrs Cressener's land 8d Wm Peartree senior 3d widow Parmenter 2d the house where Wm Eagling lived 1d Dan Gibson 6d Sam Burton for part of Math Fletcher's land 9d Jas Vince for the Lyon 11d for part of Math Fletcher's land 3d for mr Newton's land 6d for mrs Harris land 9d Rich Morris 2d Jn Unwin 1s9d Sam Shelley 2d mrs Harris 3d Dan Cook 6d Wm Peartree junior 5d Wm Long 4d Jn Harrington 5s9d for Loveland 4d Oliver Johnson and for Curds 6s2d Sam Smith for late Adams 2s6d Rich Barnard for the Fenns 7d Geo Wall 10d widow Bott 1d1h Wm Harvey 4d