a rate and assessment made this 29.9.1747 on the inhabitants of the parish of Earls Colne in the county of Essex for and towards the necessary relief of the poor of the parish to be gathered at nine quarters 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 madam Biddulph for her messuage 6d mr Stringer for his messuage and land 9d mr Sewell for mrs Clifford's land 7s9d same for his house in the street 10d mr Johnson for his house and land 6s2d mr Newton for his ho use and land and Malleries 5s7d same for a house late Bullock's 2d mr Harrington for his house and lands 7s3d same for Jn May's land 1s same for late Root's 2s8d same for late mrs Grimston's 6d mr Hatch for his messuage and land 7d mr Robinson for his messuage 6d same for Gilberts and Bearcrofts 2s same for Buroughs 1s mr Smith surgeon for his messuage and land 2s same for mr Wm Sewell's land 2s Jn Tiffin for his land tenement 5s6d Jn Leaper for his land and tenement 6s9d Jn Williamson for The Gatehouse Farm 2s6d same for mrs Cressener's land 8d Jn Osborn for his house and land 2s Thos Hales for his house and land 1s Jn Unwin for his house and land 1s11d Edw Wash for his mill and land 2s Rich Ruffle for his mill and land 1s10d Jas Brabrook for Lowfields 1s Sam Halls for his house and Highfields and Kiln Croft 1s6d Sam Parkinson for Jn Harvey's land 9d same for mr Harris's land 9d Thos Man for Adam's farm 2s6d same for The Kiln Field 1s same for the fens 1s Thos King for The Lion 11d mr Fromont for his messuage 6d mrs Abbot for her tenement 1d1h Sam Shelly for his tenement 2d Jn Wendon for his tenement 2d Thos Paskall for Newhouse Farm 3s6d Francis Martin for his house 4d for the hopground 1d 5d Math Moul for his house and land 2s Ben Crabb for his house and land 10d Edw Crabb for his house and land 1s Wm Crabb for his messuage and land 2d Rich Pratt for his tenement 2d Edw L Johnson for Lowfield 6d Johnson Frith for his house and malting 6d Jn White for his tenement 2d Hen May for Lake's house and land 1s same for Spriggs Marsh Jos Bott for his messuage widow Gibson for her messuage Geo Wall for his house and land 10d Sam Fitch for The White Hart 8d and for Tiffen's 1d 9d Sam Tunbridge for The George 8d Jn Betts for his house and land 1s Jeff Cooke for his messuage 3d mr Morris for late Page's house 4d and for Mulbery Croft 3d 7d mrs Harris for her messuage 3d mr Thos Smith for his messuage 3d Wm Long for The Malting 4d Jos Pond for his messuage 4d Jn Dearsley for his tenement 2d Wm Harvey for his messuage 4d Wm Gladwin for his messuage 2d widow Rayner for her house and Wood's land 6d Plampton Wendon for his messuage 2d Jn Brasier for his messuage 4d Edw Marvin for his messuage 2d Jehu Shave for his messuage 6d Jas Rayner senior for his tenement 2d Abraham Dugard for his messuage 2d Thos Rayner for his messuage 2d Jas Savill for his cottage 3d Wm Ellis for his messuage 2d Wm Benson for his messuage 4d Abraham Hart for Thos Williamson's house and land 8d Jarvis Williston for his cottage 2d mr Snelling for his messuage 2d Jn Buck for his cottage 1d1h Thos Sexton for his cottage 3d Edw Spells for his tenement 2d Thos Brewster for his messuage 4d Wm Peartree for his field 2d Sam Guyon junior for his messuage 5d Wm Wagstaff for his cottage 2d out leets madam Eldred for one third of Chalkney Wood 1s6d Robt Tweed esq for The Blue Boar 4d1h Jn Morley esq for sir Hilderbrand Jacob's lands and tenements 9s7d same for Kemball Meadow 1s6d mr Jn Lay for his land 1s6d mrs Lay for her land 5d mr Phil Lugar for his land 2d Peter Weaver for his land 5d Rich Dutton for his land 6d Jn Smith for his land 7d Robt Prentice for his land 6d Rich Bridge for his land 1d Jn Hatch Jn Newton churchwardens Jn Unwin overseer