Poor Rate (ERO D/P209/8)

3.3.1745 (Sunday 3 March 1745)

document 11302058

a rate made 3.3.1745 by the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the parish of Earls Colne for the disbursements of Joseph Pond overseer of the poor of the said parish to be gathered at fifteen quarters as followeth viz (inserted here in a later hand) Jn Newton churchwarden Thos Smith Jos Pond overseers 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 6s1d same for Jn May's land 1s same for Bridgemans 1s2d mr Hatch 7d mr Robinson for his house 6d same for land late held by mr Hatch 2s same for his sister's land 1s mr Sam Smith surgeon 1s same for mr Sewel's land 2s Jn Tiffen 5s6d Jn Leaper 6s9d Jn Williamson and for mrs Cressener's 3s2d Jn Osborne 2s Thos Hales 1s Wm Root 2s8d and for mrs Grimson 6d total 3s2d Jn Unwin 1s9d same for the house where Dan London lived 4d Edw Wash 2s Jas Brabrook 1s10d same for Lowfields 1s Jn Harvey 1s6d Thos Man and for The Kiln Field 3s6d Thos King for The Lyon 11d same for the fens 7d Geo Fromont 4d and for late King's 2d total 6d Wm Hervey and for the hopground 3s7d Math Moul 2s mrs Abbot 6d Ben Crabb 10d Edw Crabb 1s Wm Crabb 2d Rich Pratt 5d Edw Johnson for Lowfields 6d mr Morris 6d Hen May 1s and for Spriggs Marsh 4d total 1s4d Jos Bott 9d Jn Edwards senior for mrs Harris land 9d Dan Gibson 6d Geo Wall 10d Sam Fitch and for Tiffen's 9d Wm Stovers 1s Sam Hall for Highfields and Kiln Croft 1s6d Jeff Cook 3d Jn Page's executors 4d and for Mulberry Croft 3d total 7d mrs Harris Thos Smith grocer Wm Long for The Malting 4d Jos Pond 2d same for the house where Wendon lived 3d Wm Harvey grocer 4d mr Angier's house 6d Dan London senior 2d Dan London junior 4d widow Rayner and for Stebbing's land 6d Plamton Wendon 2d Jn Brasier 4d Edw Marven 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 inhabited by Frith 2d Jn Buck junior 1d1h Thos Sexton 3d Johnson Frith tenement late Francis Halliday 3d Thos Brewster 4d Wm Peartry 2d Sam Guyon senior 4d Robt Harris house late Sam Shelly senior     Sam Guyon junior for the house late Long's 5d out leets mrs Eldred for one third of Chalkney Wood 1s6d Robt Tweed esq 4d1h mr Morley or his tenants 9s7d mr Jn Lay 1s6d mr Robt Lay 5d Phil Lugar 2d Peter Weavers 5d mr Wm Sewel for Kembal Meadow 1s6d Rich Dutton 6d Jn Smith 7d Robt Prentice 6d Rich Bridge 1d in another hand(inserted) Jn Newton churchwarden Thos Smith Jos Pond overseers