a rate and assessment made this 20.3.1749 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 said parish to be gathered at twelve quarters 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 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 lands 6s2d mr Newton for his house and land and Malleries 5s7d same for late Bullock's 2d mr Harrington for his house and lands 7s3d same for Jn May's land 1s same for late Wm Root's 2s8d same for late mrs Grimston's 6d miss Hatch for her messuage and land 7d mr Robinson for his messuage 6d same for Gilberts and Bearcrofts 2s same for Burroughs 1s mr Smith surgeon for his messuage and land 1s same for mr Wm Sewell's land 2s Jn Tiffin for his land and tenements 5s6d Jn Leaper for his land and tenements 6s9d Jn Williamson for The Gatehouse 2s6d Thos King for The Lion 11d same for Lowfields 1s Sam Hall and for Highfields and Kiln Croft 1s6d Sam Parkisson for Jn Harvey's land 1s2d same for mrs Harris's land 9d Jn Harvey for his tenement 2d Thos Man for Adam's farm 2s6d same for The Kiln Field 1s same for the fens 7d mrs Abbott for her tenement 1d1h Sam Shelley for his tenement 2d Jn Wenden for his tenement 2d mr Fromont for his messuage 6d Thos Paskall for his house and land 3s6d Francis Martin for his house 4d for the hopground 1d 5d Math Moul for his house and land 2s Ben Crabb for his land 10d Edw Crabb for his house and land 1s Wm Crabb for his messuage and land 2d Rich Pratt for his tenement 5d Edw Johnson for Lowfield 6d Johnson Frith for his house and malting 6d Jn White for his house 2d Hen May for his house and land 1s same for Spriggs Marsh 4d Jos Bott for his messuage 9d widow Gibson for her messuage 6d Geo Wall for his house and land 10d Sam Fitch for The White Hart 8d Sam Tunbridge for The George 8d Jn Betts for his house and land 1s Jeff Cook for his messuage 3d mr Morris for late Page's house 4d for Mulbery Croft 3d 7d mrs Harris for her messuage 3d mr Thos Smith for his messuage 3d Thos King for The Malting late held by Wm Long 4d Jos Pond for his messuage 3d Jn Deardsley for his tenement 2d Wm Harvey for his messuage 4d widow Rayner for Wood's land 6d Plampin Wenden 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 same for his house late Rich Hatch's 2d Jarvis Williston for his cottage 2d Eliz Savill for her cottage 3d Wm Ellis for his messuage 2d Wm Benson for his messuage 4d Thos Williamson for his houses and land 8d the house late mr Snelling's 2d Jn Buck junior for his cottage 3d Thos Sexton for his cottage 3d Thos Brewster for his messuage 4d Sam Guyon junior for his messuage 5d out leets mrs Eldred for one third of Chalkney Wood 1s6d Robt Tweed esq for The Blue Boar 4d1h Jn Morley esq for sir Hildebrand Jacob's lands and tenements 9s7d mr Jn Lay for Moorland 1s6d same for land late mr Robt Lay's 5d mr Phil Lugar for his land 2d mr Wm Sewell for Kemball Meadow 1s6d Thos Ringer 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 total 6li7s1h Jn Newton churchwarden Thos Sewell Jn Tiffin overseers