a rate made the 29.3.1731 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 thirteen quarters as follows imprimis Jn Wale esq for two thirds of Chalkney Wood and for Hancers Hedge 3s10d Jn May for part of the priory estate 5s11d for his own land 1s for one third of Chalkney Wood 1s6d mr Sewell and for part of the priory estate 2s4d for mrs Cressener's land 7s9d 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 tenants 1s4d Jn Newton and for Mallories 5s7d for late Pease's 2d Jn Leeper 7s9d mr Angier 1s Jn Hatch 3s8d1h for the Kilne Croft 1d Jos Bott 9d Jas Brawbrook 1s10d for Mullbury Croft 3d Edw Wash 2s Thos Tiffin 5s6d for Rayner's 2d Edw Osbourne 2s Robt Newman or tenant 2s8d Wm Peartree senior 3d the house where Eagling lived 1d Jn Scott 2s6d for mrs Cressener's 8d Dan Gibson 6d Sam Burton for Math Fletcher's land 9d Jas Vince for the Lyon 11d for part of Math Fletcher's land 3d for mr Newman's 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 mr Poulter 4d Jn Harrington 5s9d for Loveland 4d Oliver Johnson 6s2d Sam Smith for late Adams 2s6d Rich Barnard for the Fenns 7d Geo Wall 10d widow Bott 1d1h Wm Harvey 4d Rich Fossett 2d Jn Newman 8d Jn Porter 6d Dan Smith 2s Thos Hale for his own land 1s widow Hatch 2d Sam Christmas 2d Thos Sexton 3d Sam Hall 4d Jn Cook and for late Crow's 1s8d for late Gosslyn's 6d Jn Brewster 4d Jas Merridith 10d Wm Dore 3d Wm Gibbs 2d Dan King 2d widow Raven 3d Edw Fell 2d Jas Savill 3d Dan London 4d Wm Ellis 2d Isaac Potter 2d Jn Marven 1d widow Patten 2d widow Paine 4d Jn Bullock 6d Sam Fitch 8d Thos King 4d Jn Bowtall 2d Wm Benson 4d Rich Argent 4d Jarvis Willistone 2d Wm Sucklyn 1d the house where Jn Walker lived 3d Robt Crow or Sam Parmenter 2d Ben Crabbe 10d Edw Crabbe 1s Jn Edwards 1s the house where Jos Brook lived 2d Ambr Wright 4d Thos Brackley 1d1h out leets Thos Little gentleman with Jas Brown 1s6d Franc Green 6d Thos Grimwood 8d Thos Chitterfield 1d Wm Myall 7d Jn Smith 7d Robt Prentice 6d Jn Lay 1s6d Hen Adams or Thos Moss 5d Thos Wash for Bridgmans 1s2d 26.4.1731 seen and allowed by us and we do nominate and appoint Jos Bott and Jn Cook overseers for the year ensuing Jn Wale