Reference
FR2/1/1/2
Title
[Albans] - Luton & Leighton MM
Date free text
1754-1786
Production date
From: 1754 To: 1786
Scope and Content
Folio vol., contemporary parchment binding; only 102 pp written; (pp.3-8: minutes 1754-5 copied here because "omitted from the fair book")
indications as to organisation:-
YM & Sufferings
p. 9 case about militia read, 1778
11 advice from Sufferings on recruitment
31 general collection required
54 "divers members absent at", 13/6/1783
57 directs apptmt. of registrar for births, marriages, burials
85 printed epistles distributed "as usual"
QM
44 directs visits to families where necess., 1782 (family at Dunstable being deficient in points of conduct, this meeting appoints Rich, Jos & Jn Brown; p.45 the visit in some degree to satisfaction) slavery (see under testimonies)
94 QM arranges visitations of the several MMs of Albans, Luton & Ampthill
98 QM approves merger of Luton & Albans MMs
MM merger with Albans
95 Albans expresses willingness, 1785
97 junction to mutual benefit, 1786
98 approved QM as above
100 meetingplaces to be:- 1. Hemel 2. Luton 3. Albans 4. Luton 5. Hemel 6. Luton 7. Albans 8. Luton 9. Hemel 10. Luton 11. Albans 12. Luton but not Chorley Wood. The MM to be called Albans.
Overseers
39 some alteration being thought necessary touching the present appointment, Rich & Jos Brown are apptd. by this meeting.
Registrar
57 apptd. for births, mar., bur., (on requirement of Mtg. for Suff.), Jos Brown sr., 1783
Travelling Friends
53 Sam Spavold visits families "much to comfort & satisfaction", 1783
Routine business not noted
(but e.g. sufferings p.15 "taken from Friends in harvest" (most Chris Pryor £53.14.6.) and p.66 "taken in hay & corn harvest, also militia tax & church rates", 1784)
Meetinghouses etc.
Dunstable:
p.13 caretaker paid; also repairs;
p.21 repairs; p.78 etc. 1784
Sewell:
p.13 caretaker paid; p.78 etc.
p.21 "entertainment at", £1-2-6 Luton: p.13 rent paid (etc.)
p.22 notice to quit meetinghouse (see below: disownment of Dan Brown)
p.78 etc.
burial cart repaired p.13
Discipline
p.9-10 Elias Hill, despite promises, still a reproach (drinking); therefore to be disowned; see also below;
14-15 Wm Freeth readmitted on request, 1779
15-18 Dan Brown's misconduct, 1779; visit not as satisfactory as could be wished; disowned; (unlawful connection with his late servt. Lydia Ward - also disowned)
39-41 asks to be readmitted 1783 & is accepted.
34-40 Thos Burr (visit not satis.) disowned; wholly withdrawn & joins himself to public way of worship
49,55,59 Edm Humphrey (minute discont. for present)
70-3 Eliz Chessy disowned: unlawful intimacy with Fowler
77,79 Wm Freeth fails again, 1784
81,87 help given for his children at Ackworth
90 visited by Horslydown mtg.; disowned again.
Charity
89 children of Elias Hill at Ackworth (but he absents himself from his master - to be visited; p.97 he is disowned by Gracechurch St. MM) 98-9 Rich Brown's 2 children in difficulty;
101 Horslydown mtg. asked for 6s. week
Books 23 epistles of Ste Crisp
Ackworth School p.44 (and see above) etc.
Testimonies: slavery
89 Herts. QM meeting at Hitchin asks answer from Beds QM to query in YM mtes. respecting the slave the slave trade.
Level of description
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