Poor Rate (ERO D/P209/8)

8.10.1744 (Monday 8 October 1744)

document 11301735

a rate made 8.10.1744 by the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the parish of Earls Colne for the disbursements of Thos Smith overseer of the poor of the said parish to be gathered at fifteen quarters as follows viz Jn Wale esq and for two thirds of Chalkney Wood and Hancers Hedge 3s10d same for land late held by mr Sewell 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 same for Bridgeman's 1s2d Jn Hatch 7d mr Robinson 6d same for his brother's land 1s same for land late held by mr Hatch 2s mr Smith surgeon 1s same for land of mr Sewell 2s mr Tiffen 5s6d mr Leaper 6s9d Jn Williamson and for mrs Cressener's 3s2d Jn Osborne 2s Thos Hale 1s Wm Root 2s8d and for mrs Grimson 6d total 3s2d mr Unwin 1s9d same for the house late Dan London's 4d Edw Wash 2s Jas Brabrooke 1s10d same for Jn Harvey's land 1s6d same for Lowfields 1s Thos Man and for The Kiln Field 3s6d Thos King for The Lyon 11d same for the fens 7d mr Fromont 4d and for King's house 2d total 6d Wm Harvey and for The Hopground 3s7d Math Moul 2s Jn Edwards junior 6d and for mrs Harris 3d total 1s3d Ben Crabb 10d Edw Crabb 1s Wm Crabb 2d Rich Pratt 5d Edw Johnson for Lowfields 6d mr Morris or Johnson Frith 6d Hen May 1s and for Spriggs Marsh 4d total 1s4d Jos Bott 9d Dan Gibson 6d Geo Wall 10d Sam Fitch and for Tiffen's 9d Sam Tunbridge 8d Wm Stovers 1s Sam Hall for Highfields and Kiln Croft 1s6d Jeff Cooke 3d Jn Page's executors 4d and for Mulberrie Croft 3d total 7d mrs Harris 3d Thos Smith 3d Thos London for Long's malting 4d Jos Pond 2d for the 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 Mary Raven 2d Wm Gladwin 2d Jas Savil 3d Isaac Potter 2d Wm Ellis senior 2d Wm Benson 4d Wm Wagstaff 2d Thos Williamson and for Crow's 8d Jarvis Williston 2d mr Snelling's house late Steed the tailor's     Jn Buck for late widow Brackley's 1d1h Thos Sexton 3d Francis Halliday 2d Thos Brewster 4d Wm Peartry 2d Sam Guyon 4d Sam Shelly 2d Wm Long for his house 5d out leets mrs Eldred for one third of Chalkney Wood 1s6d Robt Tweed esq 4d1h mr Morley or his tenant 9s7d Jn Lay 1s6d Robt Lay 5d Phil Lugar 2d Peter Weavers 5d Wm Sewel for Kembal Meadow 1s6d Rich Dutton 6d Jn Smith 7d Robt Prentice 6d Rich Bridge 1d