a rate made 26.3.1744 by the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the parish of Earls Colne for and towards the disbursements of Jos Bott overseer to the poor of the said parish at fifteen quarters firstly Jn Wale esq for two thirds of Chalkney Wood and Hancers Hedge 3s10d same for land late held by mr Sewel 2s4d same for land late held by Jn May 5s11d mrs Biddulph 6d mr Stringer 9d mr Sewel for mrs Cressener's land 7s9d same for his house in the street 7d mr Johnson 6s2d mr Newton and for Malleries 5s7d same for late Bullock's 2d mr Harrington 5s9d same for Loveland 4d same for Jn May's land 1s Jn Hatch 7d mr Robinson 6d same for his brother's land 1s same for land late held by mr Hatch 2s Sam Smith surgeon 1s same for lands of mr Sewel's 2s Jn Tiffen 5s6d Jn Leaper 6s9d Jn Williamson and for mrs Cressener's 3s2d Jn Osborn 2s Thos Hales 1s Wm Root 2s8d and for mrs Grimston's 6d total 3s2d Jn Unwin 1s9d same for the house where London lived 4d Ed Wash 2s Jas Brabrook 1s10d same for Jn Harvey's land 1s6d same for Lowfield 1s Thos Mann and for The Kiln Field 3s6d Thos King for The Lyon 11d Geo Fromont 4d Wm Hervey and for the hopground 3s7d Math Moal 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 Tiffen's 9d Sam Tunbridge 8d Wm Stovers 1s Sam Halls for Highfields and Kiln Croft 1s6d Jeff Cook 3d Jn Page 4d and for Mulbury Croft 3d total 7d 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 same for house where Wenden lived 3d Wm Harvey shopkeeper 4d mr Angier 6d Dan London senior 2d Dan London junior 4d widow Rayner for Stebbing's land 6d Plampin Wenden 2d Jn Brasier 4d Edw Marvin 2d Thos Rayner 2d Jehu Shave 6d Jas Rayner 2d widow Raven 2d Wm Gladwin 2d Jas Savil 3d Isaac Potter 2d Wm Ellis senior 2d Wm Benson 4d Wm Wagstaff 2d Thos Willison and for Crow's 8d Jarvis Willison 2d Robt Hull 2d Jn Buck for late widow Brackley's 1d1h Thos Sexton 3d Francis Halliday 2d Thos Brewster 4d Wm Peartree 2d Sam Guyon 8d Sam Shelly 2d out leets mrs Eldred for one third of Chalkney Wood 1s6d Robt Tweed esq 4d1h mr Morley or his tenants 9s7d Jn Lay 1s6d Robt Lay 5d Phil Lugar 2d Peter Weaver 5d Wm Sewel for Kembal Meadow 1s6d Thos Wash 1s2d Rich Dutton 6d Jn Smith 7d Robt Prentice 6d Wm Brett 1d