Poor Rate (ERO D/P209/8)

26.9.1745 (Thursday 26 September 1745)

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a rate made 26.9.1746 by the churchwardens and overseers of the parish of Earls Colne for the relief of the poor to be gathered at fifteen quarters as followeth Jn Wale esq and 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 Jn Hatch 7d mr Robinson for his house 6d same for Gilberts 2s same for Buroughs 1s mr 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 Grimston's 6d total 3s2d mr Unwin 1s9d same for the house where London lived 4d Edw Wash 2s Jas Brabrooke 1s1d same for Lowfields 1s Sam Hale for Highfields and Kiln Croft 1s6d same for Harvey's land 1s6d Thos Man and for The Kiln Field 3s6d Thos King for The Lyon 11d Thos King for the fens 7d Geo Fromont 6d Wm Harvey and for the hopground 3s7d mrs Abbott 6d Sam Perkisson for land of mrs Harris 9d Ben Crabb 10d Edw Crabb 1s Wm Crabb 2d Rich Pratt 5d Edw Johnson for Lowfield 6d mr Morrice 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 Tiffin's 9d Sam Tunbridge 8d Wm Stovers 1s Jeff Cooke 3d Jn Page's executors 4d and for Mulberrie Croft 3d total 7d mrs Harris 3d Thos Smith 3d Wm Long for The Malting 4d Jos Pond 2d same for the house where Wenden lived 3d Wm Harvey shopkeeper 4d mr Angier's house 6d Dan London senior 2d Dan London junior 4d widow Rayner and for Stebbing's land 6d Plampton Wendon 2d Jn Brasier 4d Edw Marven 2d Thos Rayner 2d Jehu Shave 6d Jas Rayner 2d Abraham Dugarde 2d Wm Gladwin 2d Jas Savil 3d Isaac Potter 2d Wm Ellis senior 2d Wm Benson 4d Wm Wagstaffe 2d Thos Williamson and for Crow's 8d Jarvis Willison 2d mr Snelling's house the tenant allowed poor 2d Jn Buck for late widow Brackley's 1d1h Thos Sexton 3d Edw Spells or Johnson Frith 2d Thos Brewster 4d Wm Peartry 2d Sam Guyon senior 4d mrs Harris's house late Sam Shelly senior 2d Sam Guyon junior 5d 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 Weavers 5d Wm Sewel for Kemball Meadow 1s6d Rich Dutton 6d Jn Smith 7d Robt Prentice 6d Rich Bridge 1d Jn Newton churchwarden Dan Gibson Dan Cowland overseers