to dressing & cureing Matt Ball to A threaue of straw for Eliz: to Leading of Eliz: Wmsons turves to one yeares washing and IO: 00 (4.) June 11th 1700. Wee the Inhabitants of the p'sh whose names are hereund written being the day abouesd assembled & mett to Consider of p'sh business & settling Accts for the year 99 have made these orders followingImps we allow for expences for the gathering of every Church Ley two shillings. Itm expencs to be allowed to every visitacon half a Crowne apeice for the Wardns. It: for ringing the 5th of November yearly fiue shillings. As witness our Hands Church Wardens (Samuel + Johnson C. Bunbury Edward Litherland James Gordoun Peter Willson Jo: Walker William Bird (5.) The Parish Clerk's Wages ; May 15 1729. We whose names are Subscribed being met according to notice given in the Church on Sunday Last to fix and Settle the Parish Clarks wages, we do settle them as follows, viz. : That Every Estate of Three Oxganges and That Every Estate from one Oxgange to That Every Estate of one Oxgange Pay That Every half oxgange or quarter oxgange or Cottage Pays to the Clark Isaac Hyde Cut d об 04 03 02 Thos Richardson John + Dean Church Wardens His mark This entry is referred to in the following ; April 10 1732. We whose names are Subscribed being met according to notice given in the Church on Sunday last, Do hereby order and appoint the Church Wardens for the time being to Gather and Collect the parish Clarks Wages, as settled on the opposite page, and we hereby give them power to sue for the same, if refused or detained, and allow them the Charges out of the Church-Leys, as witness our hands. Isaac Hyde Edw: Yong May 7th 1741. We whose names are Subscribed being met in a Vestry or parish Meeting according to notice given in the Church on Sunday last to Settle and appoint the parish Clark's Wages Do Order and appoint that the Church Wardens for the time being do pay unto the said Clark for the time being the Sum of One pound ten Shillings yearly out of the Church Ley and that the said Clark Do gather and Collect two pence pr Cottage from every inhabited Cottage thro' the parish as witness our hand the day and Year abovewritten. Isaac Hyde Israel Gleave His mark Tho: Strong Thomas Ormson James Rainford John Mullinix The last Parish Clerk was dismissed for defalcations by Rector Haggitt, who was appointed anno 1850. APPENDIX E. The following is a transcript of an agreement the original of which is in the possession of Mr. George Harris, of Liscard Village, a descendant of one of the signatories : Circular Ink Stamp "Nine Pence pr Quire" Three embossed 6d Stamps. Be it known to all men whom it may concern that whose names are here Under Subscribed being in habitance of the Township of Liscard in the County of Chester do Covenant agree one with another to destroy all the Rapits [on the waren or Coney borrow]48 on the Common Commonly Called or known by the Name of Liscard Hoes Where As Jno Hough of Liscard Claims a property to the Rapits in that [Waren or Coney-borrough] ground Which we the Said Inhabitance of Liscard here after mentioned do not alowe the Sd Jno Hough to have any right or property to the Rapits [or Waren] in the above Mentioned Liscard hoes any more then any other person in the Said Township And further it is agreed a-Mongst us that if he the Said Jn Hough after the destroying of the Said Rapits in the a-bove Mentioned ground Shall Cause a Suit of Law to Commence we the Said Inhabitance do here by these presence firmly bind them Selves unto each other in the pane of twenty pound of lawfull money of great Britain if any one of us after the Sining and Delivering of these presence Shall offer or Refuse to Stand to this Agreement that Signs the Same Shall forfitt and pay the Above Mention'd sum of twenty pounds which Said Sum of Money Shall go towards Carrying on a Suit of Law if one should happen 48 The words in square brackets are erased in the original. to commence from the Said Jno Hough if he denies to Show is property to the said [Waren] Rapits And it is further agreed-What every Expence or Charges yt may be expended In Relation to this afair every person Concern'd in this Agreement Shall pay in proportion to the Legal Towns Assessment And likewise it is further Agreed that if it Should So happen that if one of us Should be brought before a Justes of the peace or any other trouble be brought on one of us Withou the the Rest by the Said Jn Hough for killing and destroying these Said Rapits that all us the Said inhabitance do hereby join all to geather according to the true Intent and meaning of these presence what ever trouble or Charge one of us Comes to we are all liable to the same In Witness Whereof the parties to these presence have Interchangeable put their hands and Seals this twelfth day of December and In the twenty fifth year of the Reign of our Soverign Lord George the Second of Great Britain king Defender of the faith france and Irland &c. and in the Year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and fifty three-four. Sign'd Seald the paper being first Leagualy Stampt According to Law in ye presence of us John Mullinex Wm WS Strong Tho: Strong John Dean Joseph Robinson Thomas Stanley mark Daniel Robinson is mark Robt Richardson |