P13/5/1

Volume of miscellaneous Churchwardens' papers etc.

1612 - 1817

From: 1612 To: 1817

This volume consists of several sections and various loose papers found in the custody of the Rector in 1929. They were repaired in the County Record Office, and bound into one volume by Mr. W.N.Henman of Bedford (at the request of the Rector) in the same year. pp. 1-4 Names of Churchwardens (2 each year) 1621 - 1703 pp.5,6 Names of Overseers (2) 1619 - 1678 pp.7,8 Names of Surveyors of the Highways (2) 1624 - 1678 pp.9,10 Names of Overseers 1679 - 1706 pp.11,12 Names of Surveyors 1723 - 1770 p.14 Names of Constables (1) 1704 - 1726 p.15 Summary of Churchwardens' accounts 1683 p.16 Names of Churchwardens or Surveyors 1725 - 1731 p.17 Names of [? surveyors] 1771 - 1774 p.19 Names of Surveyors 1679 - 1692 p.20 Names of Churchwardens 1703 - 1745 p.24 Memorandum as to continuing of parish officers for another year because "very few appeared" at the parish meetings 1651 p.25 Receipts etc. by new Churchwardens for Church furniture & vestments (with brief inventories thereof) 1612, 1616, 1617 pp.27-8 "The Rate Booke of all the ground within the parish of Pulloxhill" [gives names, and acreage of meadow, pasture, and arable land in each field] 1636 pp.29-32 Churchwardens' accounts [disbursements] 1628 - 1630 p.33 Brief notes of payment of quit rents 1777, 1782 p.35 Note of receipts by new churchwarden (brief) 1659 p.37 Note of receipts by new churchwarden 1665 p.39 Note "that William Brasier hath 1 li. 10s. allowed to him of the towne monny in satisfaction for a horse which he lost by the souldiers..." 1645 Note as to procuration money 1699 p.41 Note as to payment for burial in chancel (brief) n.d. p.44 List of collections under Charitable briefs 1690 - 1699. [See also P13/1/3 for further list, 1701-1711] p.46 Note as to ownership of a form in the Chancel 1717 47 Note on a gift to the poor 1743 pp.49-55 Constables' accounts (brief disbursements) 1698 - 1704 pp.57-67 Note of distribution of money left by will of Sir William Briers [totals only] 1657 - 1665 p.68 Note as to repairs to a house n.d. pp.69-end. Churchwardens' accounts [brief summaries only, but detailed accounts 1679-84 and 1808-1817] 1679 - 1817

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Henman, W.N.,
Brasier, William,
Briers, William

churchwardens, accounts, PULLOXHILL, Overseers, surveyor of highways, early constables, church furniture, inventories, rates, quit rents, burials, parochial charities, wills