Scope and Content
p.3 subscriptions to buy Hogsty House meetinghouse., 1673
Cooke, Wm. £17
Edw. £14
Tho. £11
Jn. £ 6 12 0
Joan £12 10 0
Tho. 10 0
Brincklow, Mich. 5 0
Harvey, Tho. £13 0 0
Biggs, Hen. £ 2 10 0
Pawley, Tho. £11 10 0
Page, Robt. 5 0
Cooper, Geo. 6 0
King, Asam 6 0
?Bracey, Tho. £ 1 0 0
Albright, Wm. £10 0 0
Jas. £ 6 0 0
Coleman, Fra. £12 0 0
Ireland, Fra. £ 3 10 0
Coleman, Chas. £ 1 0 0
Mathers, Wm. £ 1 0 0
King, Ric. £ 3 10 0
Cartwright, Mercy £ 7 10 0
Whipham, Tho. £ 1 17 6
Underwood, Jeff 12 0
Lane, Tho. 8 0
Tansley, Hen. 1 0
Hartwell, Ric. £ 2 5 0
Gurney, Robt. £ 1 4 0
Swinfield, Tho. 10 0
Gosley, Geo. £ 2 10 0
Sutton, Jn. 14 0
total: £135 4 / 6 d
pp.12-17, sufferings:
p. 21
Sam. Wooding, Aspley, 1761-4, 1766
Briggins How, 1761-2
Jos. Brook, Leighton, 1768, 1776, 1780, 1787-8
Tho. Wheeler, Leighton, 1777, 1779, 1788
Martha & Sus. Heley, Leighton, 1780, 1787
Jn. Grant, 1787-90
Pet. Bassett, 1787-8
Ben. Reeve, 1787-8
Eliz. Cuthbertson & Mary Reeves, Newport, 1788
Margt. Tandy, 1788 Margt. Barnes, 1788
Jn. Day, Olney, 1790
Tho. & Hen. Smith, Olney, 1790
Ben. Cuthbertson, Olney, 1790
p. 19 marriage intention: Jn. Watson & Mary Pain, 1759
p.20 legacy for poor of Newport, £5, from Jn. Fossey (?), 1688
p.20 note that mtgho. deeds are with Mat. Roodgers, Olney, 1691
pp. 49-76 register of certificates, 1754-89:
p. 95 incoming certs. are mostly the same as originals
also: Gab. Greg. White to Woburn from Rochester Wm. Dollin from Gracechurch St.
outgoing certs.: Sar. Turpin to Baldock MM
Herman Hingsberg to Horseleydown, Southwark
Tho. Skegg to Witham, Essex Isabel Day to Wellingbor'
Wm. Bavington to Wittleberry
Wm. Joyce to Ampthill
Jn. Exton to Chesham
Sam. Wooding to Albans
Sam. Wooding jr. & w. Alice to Hempstead
Jos. Gilks & Tho. Edwin to Chackmore
Tho. How, s. of Briggins & Sar., to Worcester
Ann Alexander to Rochester
Wm. Richardson, late Brayfield, to Buckingham
disownment certs.:
Martha Morris, Woburn
Jn. Wooding, s. of Sam., Aspley
Mary Cook, nee Hart, Leighton
Ric. Tan---, Sherington Wm. Cowley, Goathouse (2)
Eliz. Humphrey, nee Gray
Ann Ward Eliz. Butcher, nee Brown
95 Edm. Southouse, 1820
p. 55 letter to Northampton MM about Wm. Martin (financial difference with another Friend) 1768
pp. 80-5 catalogue & withdrawal register of MM books: 31 items (the most popular is Sam. Bownes' jnal: 7 entries)
pp. 87-9 YM epistle, 1753
p. 90 additional query, 1753: how are advices put in practice?
loose items: letter & statement (2 double fo. sheets, closely written) relating to a difference in Sherington MM, 1705-6 from Joshua Wheeler - he names 8 Friends, 21/10/1705, 24/8/ 17 he protests against "uncharitable dealing"; had tried to advise Zach. Thornton (too gt. confidence in his imagination); the meeting apparently took ZT's part; JW urges that a matter in dispute should be submitted (by "ancient practice of Friends") to an impartial meeting.
sufferings note: Sam. Wooding of Aspley: bushels of wheat on 4 occasions (18, 32, 16, 32) 1773
YM 1778: statement from Clerk on various matters 1778. Militia: act provides that Quaker claiming exemption must produce cert. of genuineness from 2 or more reputable Quaker householders; also: general visitation of QMs & MMs: cttee report: sometimes "grateful hearts", sometimes "sorrowful occasion to lament" (esp. as regards weekday attendance and religious education of youth) - all generalities
sufferings note: Mary Barnes (2 occasions) church rates:
"Abbidashrey", candles 1787
Margt. Tandy, "drapery goods"
QM minute (copy): Friends to consider weightily question of junction with Oxon. n.d. (1788)
Visiting cttee. report on new members: (cttee. Tho. & Mary Wheeler, Ben. Reeve, Martha Heley) in 2 cases "good satisfaction" (Mary How, Mat. Ridgway) others hopeful n.d. (1798)
"Books in J. Gilks' hands" (14 vols. entered on scrap) including journals of Jn. Richardson, Tho. Chalkley & Jn. Griffiths, Ben. Bangs' memoirs, Moses West on marriage, David Hall's life. n.d. (C18)
Notes & award on a business disagreement between 2 Friends, 1817 Jn. Grant & Wm. Exton; MM Friends tried on 6 occasions; then QM appointed 5 Friends, who awarded that Jn. Grant should pay £224: cause of difference now removed. 16/10/1817
Bucks. QM: mtes. of cttee. to consider uniting with Northants., 1842-3 "best interests would be served by junction"; clerk is Ben. Wiffen; members include J.D. Bassett, Wm. F. How & 8 others.