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Hogsty End & Sherington MM Minutes (Brief accounts interspersed)

1795-1800

From: 1795 To: 1800

4to vol., cardboard cover, 170 pp., very closely and hastily written, ink sometimes faint General: representatives are named and are attributed either to Hogsty End or Sherington, "together with other Friends"; answers to Queries usually given (see below) Routine business: As usual, and including also registration; National stock ndications as to organisation: YM epistle gives directions about lending mtgho., 1799 QM remarks sometimes given (p. 27 stresses urgency of "weighty remarks & advices of last QM") 1795 MM business: p. 14 membership: Mary Howe & Jn. Baldwin visited (details) 1795 p. 7 two overseers in each mtg. (ans. to Q.) p. 24 in future the PM before MM to be held:- At Leighton when MM at Hogsty End At Hogsty End when MM at Leighton or Sherington p. 37 membership report: Phil.Rogers, Anne & Hannah Wright 1796 p. 118 membership report: Mat.Ridgway & w.Mary 1798 p. 163 scattered situation of Friends who attend weekday mtg. at Sherington: cttee. to consider; also anything that may tend to advantage of PMs of Olney & Sherington 1799 p. 167 no alteration can be satisfactorily made: Practice is:- 1st day : every other (but suggest time 10 & 5 hr.) Weekday: following every other 1st day Olney Friends to be encouraged to diligence, but suggest alteration of hour to 10; & suggest weekday 4th instead of 3rd day p. 168 in future MM 2nd 4th day in month instead of 1st 1799 Queries: - answers are usually transcribed, see: pp. 7, 22, 29, 43, 51, 77, 84,99, 107, 120, 135, 144, 151, 156, 165 But answers are largely formal & affirmative; however note p. 22 (heaviness), p. 99 (some deficiency at the weekday meeting), (Also p. 7) p. 151 (some instances of drowsiness) (also p. 7) Women's meeting: p. 12 funds low 1795 MM business: - Discipline:- pp. 4, 11, 23, 28 Jn. Wiffin takes oath before j.p (Humble sense) 1795 p. 6, 41 Tho. Barringer disowned: absence 1796 p. 16 misconduct p. 59 Jn. Hawgood: disowned: drunkenness 1796 p. 72 Tho.Collett disowned: disorderly & absent 1797 pp. 90,94 Sar. Richardson disowned 1797 pp.110,115 Wm. Joyce How has been baptised as an Independent: disowned 1798 p. 117 Ben. Lamb disowned 1798 p. 130 Jn. Roberts disowned 1798 pp. 146,149,153 Jn. Green: visited "to some degree of satisfaction...attends more frequently but marries out of society, so disowned 1798-9 Military service: p. 87 Jn. Roberts, Oakley, resigns, apparently for military service, owing to situation of the country - every single man should come forward 1797 p. 91 copy, YM minute: fines in lieu cannot be complied with 1797 Ackworth school. p. 27 collection not sent 1795 p. 56 collection to be made 1796 p. 91 report 1797 Poor: e.g. 4, 53; bequest p.61 Note ref.p.7 to two meetings being small & remiss on weekday.

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Howe, Mary,
Baldwin, John,
Rogers, Philip,
Wright, Hannah,
Wright, Anne,
Ridgway, Matthew,
Ridgway, Mary,
Wiffin, John,
Barringer, Thomas,
Hawgood, John,
Collett, Thomas,
Richardson, Sarah,
How, William Joyce,
Lamb, Benjamin,
Roberts, John,
Green, John

Society of Friends meetings, Society of Friends buildings, Pontefract Ackworth School, Society of Friends individuals, Sherington, Hogsty End, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, Olney, drunkenness, militia