Scope and Content
Includes Luton junction Folio vol., original binding, 230 pp;
well kept but with increasing references to decline;
a number of papers (e.g. certificates) are pasted in (e.g. an Ampthill cert. 1787 on p. 157);
the minutes for 1/1/73 are entered on p. 3 out of order.
Cover: minute of 1716 about members ont in unity.
p.1 YM queries 1-11, 1759
p. 3 QM queries 1-11, 1755.
General:
attendance entered:
p.7 6 5/2/68
p.85 9 3/19/79
p.156 13 5/11/87 (After Luton)
Answers to queries are given in full;
Sufferings are entered (but not many)
Indications as to organisation:-
QM
p. 21 threatened appeal to, over poor
p. 23 QM urges more care with registration, 1770
p. 53 QM Friends visit (Sam. Spavold, Sam. Scott, Jon. Bell, Rudd Wheeler, Jn. Boone), 1773
pp. 138-44 QM approves junction with Luton, 1786
p. 163 QM reminds about Preparative Meetings, and about deeds, 1787
MM
pp. 7,10. membership application, 1768
p. 8 minute relating to Preparative Meetings "to rest 153 on the minds of Friends", 1768; each PM to consider, 1787
p. 9 "things are at a low ebb"
p. 16 lukewarmness & indifference, 1769
p. 25 in a barren state, 1770
p. 42 very low, 1772
p. 51 sorrowful declension, 1773
p. 83 too much slackness, 1778
Junction with Luton:
p. 138 proposed, 1786
p. 141 QM in favour (cttee has visited Albans, Luton, Ampthill)
p. 143 MMs to be: Luton, 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th, 12th Albans, 34d, 7th, 11th Hempstead, 1st, 5th, 9th (Chorleywood originally proposed for 5th)
p. 144 QM approves
p. 192 list of members to be made, 1789
Meetinghouses & meetings
p. 7 Watford: as Sam. Weedon has paid the court charges, he shall have the premises with liberty to convert, 1768 (he moves in 1770, p.23)
p. 11 Albans: trustees given
p. 19 Tho. How, late cit. & goldsmith, London, left £50 for brick wall to enclose burial ground in Long But Lane when fence decayed; Wid. Sar. had this done; it cost more, which she paid, 1769
pp. 89-91 Wood End: now meets one week in four (first 1st day in month henceforward), 1779
p. 113 v. small number: meet twice or thrice in summer? 1783
p. 116 drop in winter? reference to "several meetings roundabout which meet only 2 or 3 times a year", 1783
p. 120 first 1st day in 4th & 7th months (Ap. & July). 11th hr., 1784
New trust deeds required, 1785
pp. 128,133,145: lists of trustees;
p. 64 completed, 1787 (see list at end, pp. 1-2)
Albans deed, 1787
Hempstead & Cross lanes or Wood End, 1787
Dagnall burial ground, 1771
Sewell mtgho. & bur. gd., 1777
Dunstable, 1766 All deeds are in chest at Luton meetinghouse.
Dunstable
p. 176 to be discontinued in winter, 1788
Luton
p, 176 to be 10th hr. & 2nd hr., 1788
Discipline:
p. 13 misbehaviour of Jn. & Ben. Child, sons of Sar., 1768
p. 18, possible marriage out of Eliz. Baldwin; she is determined
pp. 23,45 to take her own course, 1770: "Friends need give themselves no concern about her"
pp. 38-9,45 ditto Ann Rooke: "does not appear disposed to break off"; she marries, 1771
pp. 52-5 Jacob & Ruth Warner insolvent, 1773; unwarrantable & aggravated circumstances to great reproach & scandal of truth & Friends; way of living that profits of trade would not support
p. 56 Martha Ellington's misbehaviour, 1773
pp75-100 Zach. Neale's imprudent conduct; his sorrow; 1777, 1781
pp. 91-2,103 failure of Hen. Smith: his sorrow; 1780
p. 107A letter about Anna Buxton, nee Hanbury, 1782
p. 107 Rachel Taylor (nee Hill); she first married out in 1754; since then twice; absents herself from meetings; to be visited, 1782
pp. 112-3 disownment of Wm. Wooding, 1783
p. 126 disownment of Pennington Exton, 1784
pp. 133-4 insolvency of Jos. Simcock, 1785
pp.171-5 disownment of Jos. Haggar, 1788;
pp. 178-9 Hannah Haggar visited & disowned, 1788
p. 187 Tho. Haggar visited: he was apprentice; absented himself from meetings; him master says he used profane language, did not keep his word, was out at unreasonable hours, 1789
pp. 199-200 Jn. Child jr. (who married out in 1775) is in borough gaol (so Horsley down writes); disowned, 1790
Poor:
pp. 16,47,148 Ann Butterfield (see previous vol.): £19 in 1769
pp. 18,21 dispute with Horsley down on Jn. West; Appeal to QM threatened; MM gives in, 1769
p. 50 Ruth & Jacob Warner (in bad circs.), 1773
p. 65 child of Wm. Warner abandoned, 1775
p. 149 poor to be expense of united MM, 1786
pp. 172,182 collection for Tho. Lane: £29.17.0 to Horsley down; Albans & Chorleywood £9.9.0; Luton £9.9.0 ; Hempstead £4.4.0 . Total £23.2.0
p. 190 et seq. the Woodings
p. 218 Wid. Lawrence, Ivinghoe (formerly Dunstable), necessitous, 1791
Schools:
p. 89 nothing yet done about Ackworth, 1779
p. 157,165,167-8,180,217 children at, 1787 etc. Ruth, Sarah & Mary Hill
Finance: e.g.
p. 64 collection for Society: Chorleywood £2.2.0: Hempstead £ 1.1.0 ; Albans £ 4.10.0
pp. 196,204 MM stock,
1789: 1790
Luton £1. 5.6 £ 1. 5. 6
Albans 18.0 15.0
Chorleywood 4.6 4.6
Hempstead 12.0 12.0
Total £3. 0. 0 £2. 17. 0
Miscellaneous:
p. 25 death of Jas. Archer, Albans, public Friend, 1770
p. 115 Sufferings urges care over registers, 1783