a rate made this 26.9.1743 by the consent of the churchwardens and overseers for the poor of the parish of Earls Colne towards the relief of the said parish to be gathered at fifteen quarters as followeth first Jn Wale esq and for two thirds of Chalkney Wood and Hances Hedge 3s10d the same for lands late held by mr Sewel 2s4d the same for land late held by Jn May 5s11d mrs Biddulph 6d the rev mr Stringer 9d mr Thos Sewell for mrs Cressener's 7s9d of him for his house in the street 7d mr Oliver Johnson 6s2d mr Jn Newton and for Malleries 5s7d of him for late Bullock's 2d mr Jn Harrington 5s9d of him for Loveland 4d of him for Jn May's land 1s Jn Hatch 7d mr Robinson 6d of him for his brother's land 1s1d of him for land held by mr Hatch 2s mr Sam Smith 1s of him for mr Sewell's land 2s Jn Tiffin 5s6d Jn Leaper 6s9d Jn Williamson and for mrs Cressener's 3s2d Jn Osborn 2s Thos Hales 1s Wm Root and for mrs Grimston's land 3s2d Jn Unwin 1s9d Edw Washe 2s Jas Brabrook and for Mulbury Croft 2s1d of him for Jn Harvey's land 1s6d of him for Lowfields 1s Thos Man and for The Kiln Field 3s6d Thos King for The Lyon 11d mr Geo Fromont 4d Wm Harvey and for the hopground 3s7d Math Moule 2s Jn Edwards 6d and for mrs Harris 9d total 1s3d Ben Crabb 10d Edw Crabb 1s Wm Crabb 2d Rich Pratt 5d Edw Johnson for Lowfield 6d mr Morris or Johnson Frith 6d Hen May 1s Jos Bott 9d Dan Gibson 6d Geo Wall 10d Sam Fitch and for Tiffin's 9d Sam Tunbridge 8d Wm Stovers 1s Sam Halls for Highfields and Kiln Croft 1s6d Jeff Cook 3d Jn Page 4d mrs Harris 3d Jn May or Francis Martin for the fens 7d Thos Smith grocer 3d Wm Long and for The Malting 9d Jos Pond 2d Wm Harvey 4d mr Angier 6d Jn Vince 2d widow Rayner for Stebbing's land 6d Plampin Wenden 3d Jn Brasier 4d Edw Marvin 2d the tenant of the house late Hatch's 2d Jehu Shave 6d Jas Rayner 2d Sam Potter for Robt Pennocke's 2d widow Ravin 2d Wm Gladden 2d Dan London the elder 4d Dan London junior 4d Jas Savill 3d Isaac Potter 2d Wm Ellis senior 2d Wm Benson 4d Wm Wagstaffe 2d Thos Williamson and for Crow's 8d Jarvis Williston 2d Robt Hull 2d widow Brackley 1d1h Thos Sexton 3d Francis Halliday 2d Thos Brewster 4d Wm Peartree 2d Robt Hum Sam Guyon 8d Sam Shelly 2d out leets mrs Eldred for one third of Chalkney Wood 1s6d Robt Tweed esq Jn Morley gentleman or his tenants 9s7d mr Jn Lay 1s6d mr Robt Lay 5d Phil Lugar 2d Peter Weaver 5d Wm Sewell for Kembal Meadow 1s6d Thos Washe 1s2d Rich Dutton 6d Jn Smith 7d Robt Prentice 6d Wm Brett 1d the rate amount 6li8s10s total amount 96li12s6d