HSA1678/W/7

Stodden Hundred) 7 March 1677 Knotting: William Hale: nothing to present Yelden: Thomas Browne & Thomas Bowgar: nothing to present Milton: John Storey & Thomas Line: nothing to present Tillbrocke: Clemment Farye: nothing to present Shellton: Thomas Morris: nothing to present Ryseley: Thomas Lichfeild & William Gell: nothing to present, saving wee present Willm Fowler, Ann Rottum widdowe, Henry Doston, Francis Clarke For absenting from Church for three Sundayes last past Pertenhall: Richard Johnson presents Samuell Shepard dayryman & William Aspeland Labourer for absenting from Church for three Sundayes last past Oakley: [this entry, which is partly deleted, is replaced by a separate document, with the marginal note 'To be added to the presentments of Stodden Hund.' This is here transcribed in extenso] The Constables bill of Oakely Mar the 2778 We have not any prophainers of the Lords day We have not any comitt ryots or unlawful assembly We have not any that sell beare or ale without licence We have not any that use false weights or measuers We have not any Forestallers Ingrocers or regrators We have not any Inmatts or new erected cottages Our poore are provided for & set on work Our highways and bridges are in goode repair Rougs and wandring persons have been punished Hugh and Crys have been persued We have not any Conventicles We have not any Absenters from Church saving we present John Fowler shopkeeper Will Findin carpenter Thomas Harvey labourer for Absenting from Church for 3 Sundays last past Jo: Comberland Constables Jo: Paine We present John Negoose High Constable for absenting from Church for three Sundays last past. Also we present John Wildman of Bedford for keeping schoole att the said town of Oakely without licence. Melchbourne: John Good & Symon Purnye: nothing to present Keysoe: Henry Nevill & John Dexton: nothing to present Clappham: John Hillyott presents Evens Yarrow Widdowe Cooper Widdowe Harvey Widdowe Harper Jo Bills and his wife for absenting from Church for 3 Sundayes last past Bolnehurst: Gilbert Tompkins & Tho Ball present Jo: Church, Edmond Peacocke Husbandman for absenting from Church for one Sunday last past Stawton: Phillipp Attwood: nothing to present Deane: George Flint presents Peter Yorke, John Mewe, Nathanill Tomson, Sarah Yorke, Elizabeth Yorke, Nathanill Fayrey, Widdow Garrott & Widdow Beasley for not coming to church for 3 Sundayes last past Richard Hellder [Addendum in a different hand] Johen Nices of Okely Chef Constable Stoton, Welem Finden, Thomas Efaray[Harvey?] absenten from absenten from Cerch thre Sondes laste past Richard Helder

1677

From: 1677 To: 1678

No. of pieces: 1

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Hale, William,
Browne, Thomas,
Bowgar, Thomas,
Storey, John,
Line, Thomas,
Farye, Clemment,
Morris, Thomas,
Lichfield, Thomas,
Gell, William,
Fowler, William,
Rottum, Ann,
Doston, Henry,
Clarke, Francis,
Johnson, Richard,
Shepard, Samuel,
Aspeland, William,
Fowler, John,
Findin, William,
Harvey, Thomas,
Comberland, Jo.,
Paine, Jo.,
Wildman, John,
Good, John,
Purnye, Symon,
Negoose, John,
Nevill, Henry,
Dexton, John,
Hillyott, John,
Yarrow, Evens,
Cooper,
Harvey,
Harper,
Bills, Jo.,
Tompkins, Gilbert,
Ball, Thomas,
Church, Jo.,
Peacocke, Edmond,
Attwood, Phillipp,
Flint, George,
Yorke, Peter,
Mewe, John,
Tomson, Nathaniel,
Yorke, Sarah,
Yorke, Elizabeth,
Fayrey, Nathaniel,
Garrott,
Beasley,
Hellder, Richard,
Nices, John,
Finden, William,
Efaray, Thomas,
Helder, Richard

early constables, parish constables, Chief Constable, Recusants, Recusancy, nonconformity, Oakley early education, licensing crime, Stodden Hundred, labourer, dairyman, carpenter, shopkeeper, husbandman, OAKLEY, LITTLE STAUGHTON, YELDEN, KNOTTING, TILBROOK, RISELEY, PERTENHALL, BEDFORD, MELCHBOURNE, KEYSOE, DEAN, CLAPHAM, BOLNHURST