Notes from a Peakland Parish (Hope), Derbyshire, A Complete List of Briefs

Notes from a Peakland Parish

An Account of the Church and Parish of Hope in the County of Derby,
by William Smith Porter (1923)

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Hope

Notes
from a Peakland Parish

BY

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PRINTED BY J.W. NORTHEND LTD.,
WEST STREET.

1923.

Chapter VII.

A COMPLETE LIST OF THE BRIEFS
As entered separately in the Churchwardens' Book from 1686 to 1722.

A BRIEF, generally called the King's Brief, was a writ (Breve) from the Privy Council, not from the Bishop, ordering collections to be made for specific objects such as building churches to replace those destroyed by fire, relieving suffering by fire, refugees, “suffering Protestants abroad” etc. The Brief was generally read in Church. The collection seems often to have been made from house to house. A considerable number were for losses by fire.

(After the first two entries the repetition of the introductory wording of the entries and of the names of the vicar and Churchwardens is avoided here. The lists of vicars and Churchwardens previously given supply the names of the latter under each successive year. The first three entries should be read 1685-86, in accordance with the division into Legal and Historical Year then existing).

	£ :	s :	d
January 3. 1685. Collected in the Parish Church of Hope by virtue of a Letters Patent for Sicklinghall in ye West Riding in ye county of York ye sume of two shillings and sixpence	0	2	6
February 7. 1685. Collected in the parish Church of Hope by virtue of a Letters Patent for Kirk Santon & other villages in Cumberland the sume of three shillings by us: Will: Browne, vic: de Hope. Thomas Eyre, Churchwarden.	0	3	0

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	£ :	s :	d
March 7th 1685. Collected etc... for Beaminster in ye County of Dorset the sume of four shillings & three pence, by us etc	0	4	3
June 6th 1686. Collected etc... for the French Protestants the sume of four pounds seven shillings & two pence halfepenny by us etc...	4	7	2	½
October 29. 1686. Collected etc... for Hereford the sume of two shillings and sixpence by us etc...	0	2	6
1689 Collected etc... for reliefe of the Irish Protestants the sume of one pound seventeen shillings and three pence by us etc...	1	17	3
1689 Collected etc... for Bungay in the County of Suffolk by us etc...	0	4	10
April 24th 1690. Collected etc... for ye Irish Protestants by us etc...	0	9	2
April 30th 1690. Collected etc... for St. Ives by us etc...	0	0	8
May 8th 1690. Collected etc... for New Alresford by us	0	0	8
June 28th 1690. Collected etc... for Losse by fire in ye p'ish of St. George in Southwark by us	0	6	10
June 29th 1690. Collected etc... for East Smithfield by us etc	0	3	1
Jul 13th 1690. Collected etc for Bishops Lavington by us etc...	0	3	6
Novemb 30th 1690. Collected etc... for James Brindle of Blackburn Lancashire by us etc...	0	2	0
April 19. 1691. Collected etc... for Teignmouth & Shaldon by us	0	6	2	½
May 31st 1691. Collected etc... for Morpeth by us etc.	0	2	4
Aug 21st 1691. Collected etc... for Thursk by us etc.	0	2	6
Mar 25th 1692. Collected etc... for Tinmouth by us etc...	0	6	2	½
April 16th 1692. Collected etc... for Oswestry by us etc...	0	1	6

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		£ :	s :	d
April 16th 1692. Collected etc... for Casualties at sea by us etc...		0	2	6
Aug 4. 1692. Collected etc... for Mont Sorrel by us etc...		0	1	0
Septemb 11. 1692. Collected etc... for Chagford by us etc		0	6	3
Septemb 25. 1692. Collected etc... for Havant by us etc...		0	2	0
Octob 16. 1692. Collected etc... for Elsworth by us etc...		0	2	3
Octob 30. 1692. Collected etc... for Peter Ditchfield by us etc...		0	2	1
Jan 15. 1692/3. Collected etc... for Druridge by us etc		0	1	5	½
Mar. 12. 1692/3. Collected etc... for Leadbury by us etc...		0	1	6	¾
July 2. 1693. Collected etc... for Losse by fire in Hedon. Concomitant wth. yt. for ye Redemption of captives by us etc...		0	3	9	¾
Jan 4th 1693. Collected etc.. for Losse by fire at Churchill in ye County of Oxon.		0	2	1	½
December 9th. 1694. Collected etc. for Losse by fire at Yalding in ye County of Kent.		0	2	0
February 3rd. 1694/5. Collected etc... for Wooler in ye County of Northumberland.		0	2	0
February 24th. 1694/5. Collected etc for Nether Haven & Middleton in Wiltshire		0	2	6
Octob 7th 1695. Delivered in Five Collected Briefes at ye Visitation then at Bakewell & ye money collected by vertue of ye said Briefes, viz:
	A Briefe for the French Protestants	0	5	6
	A Briefe for York	0	2	6
	A Briefe for Grantester in Cambridgeshire	0	2	0
	A Briefe for Rockerdine in Shropshire	0	1	6
	A Briefe for Warwick	0	11	3	¾

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		£ :	s :	d
March 9th 98. Collected etc... for losse by fire at Litchfield in ye County of Stafford the sume of		0	1	6
April ye 16: 1699. Collected etc... the summ of, by us the day & year above sd., by vertue...		0	9	3	½
Septemb 1700. Collected etc...
	for Berrels brief ye sum of	0	1	3
	for Barmondsey brief ye sum of	0	1	7
	for Eley brief ye sum of by us etc...	0	1	10
Octob: 21: 1700. Pd. to ye brief for ye captives by us ye sum of		0	10	2	½
Deliver'd in at ye Visitation at Bakewell April ye 22nd 1706 these following briefs & these following sums to wit:
	8br 21st 1705. Beverly Church	0	3	2
	9br 4th 1705. Rich: Harrison & others, sufferers by fire at Merriden ye County of Warwick	0	0	10
	9br 18th 1705. Bradmore loss by fire	0	0	10
	Decembr. 2nd. 1705. Rich: Davies etc loss by fire	0	1	0
	Xbr. 6th. 1705. All Saints Church in Oxford, being much damnified by the fall of its steeple upon it	0	5	3
	Xbr. 16th 1705. Jon Bainton etc loss by fire	0	0	8
	Xbr 23rd 1705. Samuel Allen etc loss by fire	0	0	9
	March 19th 1705. At Iniskilling (loss by fire) in Ireland, this last not returned last time by us etc...	0	4	9

	In all	0	17	3

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		lb :	s :	d
Delivered in at ye Visitation at Bakewell 8br ye 7th 1706 these following briefs & these following sums viz:
	Darlington Church June 16: 1706.	0	2	2	½
	June 30th. 1706. Basford Church	0	2	5
	July 14th. 1706. Morgans Lane Southwark	0	2	7
	Aug 4th. 1706. Chatteris in ye Isle of Ely	0	1	9
	Aug 25th 1706. Great Torrington	0	1	3

	by us etc In all	0	10	2	½


Recd. these Briefs as followeth, viz 1708.			s :	d
	1. May ye 30th 1708 & Collected June 6th Lisburne in Ireland whose loss was 31770lb. & upwards ye sum of		3	2
	& I delivered it wth ye moneys ye same day to Geo: Burrows, Churchwarden
	2. Bewdly in ye County of Worcester loss by fire 1384lb: 4s. & upwards, recd. May 30th, collected June 13th & then read & returned to Geo: Burrows, Churchwarden ye sum of		4	1	½
	3. June 27th. 1708. Wincanton in ye County of Somerset 2930lb loss by fire & upwards. Recd. June ye 20th. read & collected June 27th & yn returned to Geo: Burrows wth wt collected wch ws		4	0	½
	4. Great Yarmouth in ye County of Norfolk loss by fire 1228lb. & upwards. recd. June ye 20th. read & collected July ye 11th 1708 & yn returned to Geo: Burrows wth. wt. ws. collected viz:		2	7	½
	5. Alconbury cum Weston in ye County of Huntingdon loss by file 3318lb: 10s. recd. July

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		£ :	s :	d
	ye 6th. read & collected July 25th 1708 & yn returned to Geo: Burrows wth. wt. ws. collected viz		3	1	½
	6. Dursley Church in ye County of Gloucester damage 1995lb & upwards. recd. July 6th read & collected August ye 8th 1708 & yn returned to Geo: Burrows wth wt ws collected, to wit		2	6
April ye 10th 1709. Then recd. these 2 briefs:
	1st at ye head of ye Cannon-gate at Edinburgh in North Britain. recd. & collected April ye 17th 1709 returned April ye 22nd to Geo: Burows one of ye. Churchwardens, ye sum of:		1	8	½
	The 2nd Strand loss by fire 1788lb. read, collected & returned to Geo: Burrows May ye 1st 1709 & recd. on it		3	6	¾
June 19th 1709. Then recd. these briefs viz:
	Llanvilling Church damage 1325lb & upwards. June 26th read & collected yn		2	9	½
	H . . . market loss by fire 11258lb & upwards. read & collected July ye 10th ye sum of		2	11	½
	Market Rayson etc: loss by fire file 1228lb & upwards. July 24th read & yn collected ye sum of		2	6
July 24th 1709. Recd. then these briefs:
	St. Mary Redcliffe Church in Bristoll damage 4410lb & upwards. read & collected Aug 7th		4	6
	Harlow loss by fire 2035lb & upwards. Aug 28th yn read & collected		3	3

“These five briefs wth ye money collected upon ym were delivered Octobr. 16th to Anthony Cleytone, one of ye Churchwardens for this year. ye Octobr. 20th delivered by him to the Collectors. Witness our hands etc...”

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“October 15th 1709. Collected of these several persons hearafter named these several sums following, upon a Brief for the Relief of ye poor distressed Palatines,^[1] wch Brief was recd. 7br ye... 1709 & read the ... day of ye same month and collected on several days immediately after the reading of it, throughout the parish of Hope in the County of Derby”.

BRADWALL
Richard Middleton	twopence
Mr. Greaves	fourpence
Sam: Bennit	twopence
Geo: Wild	twopence
Tho: Rose	six pence
Rob: Balguy	two pence
Geo: Burley	two pence
Rob: Burrows	three pence
Geo: Burrows	three pence
Wm: Bradwall	six pence
Edward Eyre	two pence
Isaac Morten	two pence
Widow Hambleton	twopence
Mr. Oldfield	four pence
Martin Middleton	two pence
Richard Worslow	one penny halfpenny
Larance Marshall	one penny
Tho: Middleton	one penny
Mrs. Wood	six pence
Jon: Nowell	one penny
Rob: Bramwall	one penny
Geo: Trickett	two pence
Ellis Burrows	three pence
Geo: Meller one penny

5s. 1½d. in all five shillings & one penny halfpenny
COPLSDALE
Will:Bagshaw	four pence
Godfrey Pierson	two pence
Jon: Pierson	one penny
Tho: Overton	one penny
0s. 8d. in all eightpence.

5s. 9½. Both which sums are five shillings & nine pence halfpenny.
ASTON & THORNHILL
Rob: Yellot	one penny
Nic: Hadfield	two pence
Tho: Darwent	a half penny
Rob: Bocking	three pence
Godfrey Hallom	two pence
Ant: Raworth	four pence
Wm. Darwent	two pence
Tho: Wilson	one penny
Geo: Robinson	two pence
Wm: Poynton	one penny
Geo: Grant	one penny
Mart: Marshall	one penny
Richd: Middleton	two pence

1s. 10½ in all one shilling ten pence halfpenny.
LITTLE HUCKLOW
Ellis Chapman	one penny
Edward Smith	two pence
Jon: Priestly senr.	two pence
Jon: Priestly junr.	six pence
Barth: Cowper	two pence

1s. 1d. in all one shilling & one penny.
BROUGH & SHATTONS
Alva Slin	four pence
Ellis Middleton	four pence
Rob: Middleton	two pence
Mr. Rich: Coap	two shillings & six pence
Nat: Greaves	six pence
Pet: Robinson	two pence

4s. 0d. in all four shillings.
GRINLOWE
Geo: Bennit	six pence
Mr. Wm. Mills	six pence
Jon. Bagshaw	two pence
Edw: Bagshaw	four pence
Tho: Newton	two pence
Widow Solsby	two pence
Will: Bamford	two pence

2s. 0d. in all two shillings.
wch four sums make eight shillings and eleven pence half penny.
So now collected 14s. 9d. in this page.
J. Creswell vicar.
Ant. Cleton
Robt. Hunter Churchwardens
Robt. Fanshaw
HOPE
Tho. Harrison	six pence
Richard Grant	one penny
Michael Slack	one penny
Sarah Grey	two pence
Ellen Wilson	two pence
Jon: Cottrell	two pence
Mrs. Glossop	three pence
Jon: Kitchen	one penny
Ann Yellot	one penny
Fran: Ashmore	two pence
Tho: Eyre	two pence
Jer. Andrew	two pence
Ellis Eyre	one penny
Will. Staley	two pence
Jon. Greaves	two pence
Hen: Ashton	one penny
James Brown	one penny
Rog: Key	four pence
Ralph Bocking	three pence
Tho. Hall	one penny
Tho. Morten	one penny
Chris: Bocking	three pence
Jon: Hadfield	one penny
Abraham Ibbutson	one penny

3s. 10d. in all three. shillings and ten pence.
WOODLAND
Tho: Gleadle	two pence
Wm: Greaves	six pence
Hugh Buxton	six pence
Mrs. Eyre	three pence
Edward How	two pence
Tho: Wilcockson	two pence
Jon: Hall	two pence
Jon: How	two pence
Wm: Oldfield	two pence
Edw: Yellot	two pence
Gilbert Marshall	two pence
Rob: Webster	one penny
Mary Gleadle	one penny
Wm: Mallison	two pence
Jon: Webster	two pence
Jos: Hargreave	two pence
Rich: Middleton	two pence

3s. 5d. in all three shillings & five pence.
HAYSLEBADGE & WINDMILL
Tho: Wragg	one penny
Wm: Hibbert	two pence
Jon: Blackwell	one penny

0s. 4d. in all four pence
GREAT HUCKLOW
Mr. Done	two shillings & six pence
Jos: Berly	two pence
Rob. Onyon	a half a penny
Charles Furnis	two pence
Jos: Bagshaw	two pence
Rob: Bowman	two pence
Jon. Nall	two pence
Jon: Wilson one penny
Rob. Bagshaw	two pence
Tho: Bagshaw	three pence
Jos. Chapman	two pence
Tho. Chapman	one penny
Michael Marshall	four pence
Jonathan Baggaley	two pence

4s. 7½d. in all four shillings & seven pence half penny.
ABNEY & GRANGE
Widow Hall	one. penny
Widow Bagshaw	two pence
Jon: How	two pence
Geo. Bomford	two pence
Rob: Barker	three pence
Will Bradwall	four pence
Rob. Middleton	four pence

1s. 6d. in all one shilling & sixpence.
OFFERTON
Jon. Paramore	three pence
Jon: Heald	four pence
0s. 7d. in all seven pence.

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The above said last six sums make fourteen shillings & three pence halfpenny, wch, being added to fourteen shillings and nine pence make one pound nine shillings & one halfpenny bein wt ws collected in ye prsh of Hope by us

		14s.	3	½d.
		14	9

in all	lb1	9	0	½

	J. Creswell vicar.
	Ant: Cleton
	Robt: Hunter	Churchwardens.
	Robt: Fanshaw

	lb :	s :	d
Octobr. ye 20th 1709. Then recd. ye Brief for Stoak whose loss by fire ws 2463lb & upwards, and ye same ws read in ye prsh Church of Hope on ye 13th day of November when ws collected toward that loss the sum of three shillings, & eight pence halfpenny by us...
Novembr. 20th 1709. Then recd ye Brief for ye Protestant Church in Mittau in Courland & ye same ws read in ye prsh church of Hope on ye eight of January following, wn ws collected yr on the sum of two shillings & nine pence halfepenny by us etc...
These two briefs were delivered by me to Ant: Cleyton, one of ye Churchwardens, May ye 16th 1710
June ye 2nd 1710. Recd. these Briefs: Northfleet & Durant Loss by fire 1613lb & upwards, read & collected June 11th		2	8	½

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		lb :	s :	d
	Rotherith wall. Loss by fire 1640lb. & upwards read & collected July 2nd		4	9
	Chalfont St. Peters Church damage 1521lb & upwards read & collected July 23rd		2	1	¼
July 4th 1710. Recd. these Briefs: the prsh church of Ashton Super Mercy. Damage 2710lb & upwards July 30th read & collected			2	11	½
	Stockton Church charge 2580lb & upwards. Aug. 13th read & collected		5	5
Wch 6 Briefs were delivered to ye Collectors 8br ye 11th 1710 at ye Visitation at Bakewell by us etc...
8 br 11th 1710. Recd. these briefs, viz:
	Haughley in Suffolk loss by fire 863 lb etc. 8br. 22nd yn read & collected		3	9	½
	Twyford loss by fire. 1261lb etc. 8br 29th yn read & collected		2	7	¾
	Cardigan Church charge 2240lb etc. 9br. 5th read & collected		4	5	½
	Rotherhith Church charge 4361lb etc. 9br. 19th read & collected		4	0
	Ensham in Oxon loss by fire 1474lb 11s. 6d. 9br. 26th read & collected		2	11
All these Briefs were delivered in to ye Collectors at ye Visitation at Bakewell June 6th 1711 by us etc...
June ye 6th 1711. then recd. these briefs, viz: A brief for ye prsh Church of St. Helens alias Edington in ye Isle of Wight, charge 1203lb. & upwards. wch brief ws read June 24th & yt ws yn collected for ye same, in ye prsh Church of Hope			5	0

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		lb :	s :	d
	A brief for St. Marie's Church in Colchester damage 6153lb. read July ye 1st & yn collected		4	3	½
	A brief for Cockermouth Church charge 1331lb read July 29th. collected yn		4	4	¼
	Recd. this brief July 29th viz: Edinburgh, loss by fire 3572lb & upwards. read Aug 5th & yn collected		2	9	¼
All wch Briefs were delivered at ye Visitation at Bakewell 8br 17th 1711 by us etc...
October 17th 1711. Then Recd. a Brief for Long Melford Church charge 1800lb & upwards, and a brief for Tradmore & Market Rayson, loss by fire 1169lb & upwards. the first was read Oct 28th & yr ws yn collected upon it			3	4
	the other ws read 9br 11th & yr ws collected upon it yn		3	0	½
December ye 10th 1711. Then recd. ye brief for Woolwich Church, charge 5069lb & upwards, wch ws read Jan 6th. & yr ws collected upon it in the weeke following as is to be seen from this paper ye sum of			18	6	½
	by us etc...
	and by Jon: Heald another of ye Churchwardens ye sum of		1	9	½
	and by Tho: Morton ye 3rd Churchwarden nothing

	in all lb	1	0	4

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		£ :	s :	d
1712. Recd. read & collected these Briefs as followeth:
	The Brief for Charles Empson, loss 2000lb & upwards. recd. May 7th & read & colld. June 8th		4	11	¼
	for West Tilbury Church, damage 1117lb & upwards. recd read & colld July 13th 1712		4	6	½
	for Little Brickhill etc, loss by fire 1270lb etc recd July 27th read & colld. Aug 3rd.		3	11	½
	Adderley Church damage 800lb etc. recd Aug 17th read & colld. Aug 24th.		3	1
	Thames Street. loss by fire 1111lb etc, recd. July 13th. read & colld. 7br 7th. 1712.		3	7	½
	for Whitchurch Brief in Shropshire. collected at several times ye sum of	1	1	10	½
	ye damage ws 5497lb & upwards.
All these Briefs with ye moneys collected on ym were returned to Hen: Norman. Coll at ye Visitation at Bakewell 8br 20th 1712, by us etc...

		s :	d
Collected and received these Briefs as followeth, 1712
	Recd. Richard Salter 8br 26th ye same read & coll: 9br 2nd loss by fire 1720lb & upwards	2	6	½
	St. Clement's Church at Hastings, damage 1550lb & upwards. recd. 9br. 23rd. read yn & colld.	2	9
	Pensford Church. damage 2742lb & upwards Jan 18th recd. read & colld. yn	3	0
Coleorton Church. damage 2412lb. recd. read & colld. Feb 15th. 1712		2	9	½
	Battle Bridge in Southwark loss by fire 12254lb & upwards. recd & read March ye 29th 1713 &

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		lb :	s :	d
	afterwards collected within ye parish of Hope ye sum of eleven shillings & eightpence halfe-penny by us etc...		11	8	½
These Briefs with ye moneys collected upon ym now returned to Hen: Norman at ye Visitation held by ye worshipful Dr. Kimberley, Dean, & ye Chapter of Litchfield at ye prsh Church of Bakewell June 10th. 1713.

June 1713. Rudgley loss by fire 1691lb & upwards. recd June 10th read 28th & yn collected			4	8	½
	July 7th. 1713. Southwell Church. damage 3800lb & upwards. Aug. 2nd read & coll.		6	3	¼
	Warmingham Church. damage 885lb & upwards Aug 16th read & coil		2	9	¾
	Woodham-ferrys Church. damage 1425 lb & upwards 7br 6th read & coll		2	6	½
7br 17th 1713. Church of Burton upon Trent. damage 3100lb & upwards. read 7br 20th & after coll			16	2
	Brief for Wm. Adams. Loss by fire 1108lb & upwards 8br 18th read & coll yn		6	2	½
These six briefs were delivered to ye Collector at Bakewell visitation on 8br 26th 1713, by us
	J Cresswell vic: Rog: Key. Samll. Marple. Reginald Hollingsworth, Churchwardens; but Reginald Hollingsworth the Churchwarden for Woodland got nothing to ye Brief out of his hamlet for Burton on Trent.
June 15th 1714. These Briefs were recd. last visitation by us Churchwardens of Hope in ye County of Derby & returned this Visitation at Bakewell ye day & year above-said:

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	s :	d
St. Margaret at Cliffe Church. damage 1384lb & upwards read & coll Jan 17th 1713	2	10
Leighton Church. damage 1516lb & upwards, Novembr ye 15th 1713 read & coll	4	1	½
Witheridge & Chilton loss by fire 1116lb & upwards Xbr 6th 1713 read & collected	2	9	¾
St. Mary Church. loss by fire 1392lb: 8s & upwards Xbr 20th 1713 read & collected	3	3	¾
Skipwath Church. damage 1155lb & upwards. Feb 1st 1713 read and collected	2	3	½
Quatford Church. damage 1366lb & upwards. March 7th 1713 read & collected	3	3

	18	8	½

			s :	d
June the 16th 1713. then ye Churchwardens received these briefs and they were read & collected as forthwith, viz:
June 27th read Blanford-forum. damage 7880lb 13s. & upwards. collected			5	2	¼
	July 18th Bottisham. loss by fire 3659lb & upwards. read & collected		4	11
	Aug 15th Dorchester. loss by fire 2537lb & upwards read & collected		2	10
	Septembr 19th Burslem Church. damage 1618lb etc. read & yn collected		5	2
	8br ye 3rd St. John Baptist's Church in Southerer damage 1510lb		3	2

October ye 7th these briefs were returned by us etc		lb 1	1	3	¾

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October ye 7th 1714. then the Churchwardens received these Briefs & they were recd by me read & collected as followeth:
			s :	d
	9br 21st 1714. Torksey Church damage 1182lb. & upwards, collected		2	11	½
	Xbr 26th 1714. Warwick & Preston Baggot. loss by fire 1162lb etc. collected.		4	8
	Jan 23rd 1714. New Shoreham Church in Sussex damage 2203lb etc collected		3	9	¼
	Feb 6th 1714. Ruthin Church. damage 3128lb etc collected		3	10
	April 17th 1715. William Bowyer, loss by fire 5146lb etc. collected		6	10	½
	May 1st 1715. All Saints Church in Derby, damage 5252lb & upwards. collected		6	3

June ye 1st 1715. These Briefs were returned by us & we pd. being wt ws collected on them, viz		lb 1	8	4	¼

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		s :	d
These Briefs recd. read & collected is followeth, viz:
	8br 23rd 1715. Walkerith & Wrexham. Loss by fire 1425lb etc	3	8
	9br 13th 1715. Mitcham & Lythwood. Loss by fire 1442 lb etc	2	3	½
	9br 27th 1715. New Church at Sunderland. charge 2800lb etc	4	9
	Feb 19th 1715. Liverpool in com: Lancaster. Loss by fire 3005lb etc.	3	11
	March 18th etc 1715. St. Gile's Church in Newcastle under Line. Damage 3115lb & upwards	14	0

These Briefs were returned & ye moneys collected upon them May 14th 1716, at ye Visitation at Bakewell by us etc...

		s :	d
October 13th 1716. These Briefs were received read & collected as followeth, viz:
	June 3rd 1716. John Aron. loss by fire 1070lb etc	6	9
	July 1st 1716. Thames Street loss by fire 7639lb etc	6	0

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		lb :	s :	d
	July 19th 1716. Upton & Tempsford. loss by fire 1940lb etc		4	8	½
	August 26th 1716. Burton in com: Lancaster. loss by fire 8651lb etc		4	6	½
	Septembr 22nd 1716. Spalding. loss by fire 20560lb	1	4	9

	total	2	6	9
These Briefs were returned & ye moneys collected on them 8br 17th 1716 at ye Visitation at Bakewell by us etc...

		lb :	s :	d
These Briefs received read & collected as followeth, viz:
	9br 11th 1716. Chelmarsh & Royston charge 2126lb etc		4	4	½
	Xbr 2nd 1716. Ridgmont in com: Bedford. loss by fire 1578lb etc		3	6	½
	Janry 6th 1716-17. recd. read & collected in ye week following ye Brief for ye Reformed Episcopal Churches in Great Poland & Polish Russia etc	1	2	1
	April 21st 1717. Ottery St. Mary in com: Devon. loss by fire 4466lb etc 5			8	¾
	April 28th 1717. Houndsditch. loss by fire 5383lb etc		7	3	½

	sum total	2	3	0	¼
These Briefs were returned & ye moneys collected on them May 22nd 1717 at ye Visitation at Bakewell by us etc...

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			s :	d
These Briefs recd. read & collected as followeth, viz:
	Oldbury Church in com: Gloucester. charge 1163lb etc June 2nd 1717		4	4	¼
	June 30th 1717. Great Bedwin in com: Wilts: loss by fire 2485lb etc 4			6
	July 21st 1717. Harstoft in com: Derb: loss by fire 1428lb etc		3	5	¼
	7br 1st 1717. Benenden Church & Steeple. loss by fire 1552lb etc		3	10	½
	7br 15th 1717. Hethwaite Hill etc: in ye West Riding of the County of York & Whittington in ye county of Stafford. loss by fire 1281lb 19s etc		5	4	½

	The total	lb1	1	6	½
These Briefs were returned & ye moneys collected on ym at ye Visitation 8br 22nd 1717 by us etc...

			s :	d
These Briefs received 8br 22nd 1717 & read & collected as followeth:
	Arnold Church & Steeple. charge 1290lb etc. 8br 27th 1717 & yn collected		4	1
	9br 10th 1717. Wensley Church & Steeple. charge 978lb etc yn collected		3	9
	Xbr 1st 1717. Pulley & Jay loss by fire 1291lb etc then collected		3	6	¾
	March 2nd 1717 Frampton in com: Dorset. loss by fire 1560lb etc yn collected		4	9
	April 6th 1718. Ellingham & Wisbech. loss by fire 1611lb etc yn collected		4	7	½

	collected in all	lb1	0	9	¼
These Briefs with ye moneys collected on ym were returned at ye Visitation at Bakewell May 26th 1718 by us etc...

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		lb :	s :	d
Recd. & Collected these Briefs as followeth & collected as followeth in ye year 1718 viz:
	June ye 8th 1718. Penrith Church in com: Cumbrd. charge 1380lb etc & yn collected		3	9	½
	June 29th 1718. St. Mary Newington in com: Surrey, charge 1926lb etc & yn collected		5	5	½
	July 13th 1718. Cherrington in com: Warwick Loss by fire 1476lb & yn collected		5	4
	Aug 3rd 1718. Ashberne & Mappleton Churches. charge 3016lb etc & yn collected	1	3	5	½
	7br 7th 1718. Newland & Chepping-Wickombe. Loss by fire 1020lb etc & yn collected		2	9	½

	the total	lb2	0	10
These Briefs etc etc (omitted)

			s :	d
Recd. & Collected these Briefs as followeth, viz:
	Jan 4th 1718. Grindon Church in com: Stafford. charge 1350lb etc		5	0	½
	Novembr 9th 1718. Dolgelly Church in com: Merioneth. charge 1449lb etc		4	6
	Novembr 10th 1718. Sheriff-Hales Church in com: Stafford charge 1339lb etc		5	0
	Octobr 26th 1718. Little St. Andrews Barnwell in Cambridge. loss by fire 1842lb etc		6	5
	Feb 8th 1718. Wilcot & Rusden in com: Salop. loss by fire 1717 lb etc		5	1
	March 15th 1718. Arely Church in com: Stafford charge 1351lb etc		5	6

	Total	lb1	11	6	½
The Briefs etc etc (omitted)

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			s :	d
Recd. read & Collected these Briefs as followeth, viz:
	June 7th 1719. Deeping St. James Church. charge 1102lb etc		4	5
	June 28th 1719. Headington in com: Oxon. loss by fire 1983lb etc		5	3
	July 12th 1719. Old Radnor & Habberley. loss by fire 1289lb etc		3	6	¼
	Aug 16th 1719. Hinstock Church in com: Salop. charge 1295lb etc		4	9	½
	Aug 30th 1719. Old Weston in com: Huntingdon loss by fire 1969lb etc		3	5	¾
	7br 20th 1719. Bigleswade Church & Steeple. charge 1437lb etc		5	3	¾

	Total	lb1	6	9	¼
These Briefs etc etc (omitted)


Recd. & collected these Briefs as followeth, viz:
	9br 22nd 1719. Cheltenham & Letchlad in com: Gloucester; Thornton-Hough, Bickley, & Barnston in com: Chester. loss by fire 1307lb etc	4	1	½
	Xbr 13th 1719. St. Jon. Baptist's Church in ye city of Chester. charge 3269lb etc	3	1
	Jan 17th 1719. Hartlepool Church in com: Durham charge 1732lb etc	3	2	½
	March 27th 1720. Thrapston in com: Northampton loss by fire 3748lb etc	3	6
	May 8th 1720. Bedford-Row. loss by file 4178lb etc	3	9	½

	the total	17	8	½
These Briefs etc etc

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		lb :	s :	d
Read & Collected these Briefs as followeth viz.
	July 31st 1720. Ingmanthorp & Norton under Cannock in com: Ebor & Stafford. loss by fire 1133lb etc		2	9
	June 12th 1720. Paris Street in Exon. loss by fire 1067lb etc		3	6	¼
	June 26th 1720. Kingswood Church in com: Wilts. charge 1000lb etc		5	5	¾
	July 17th 1720. Oxted Church in com: Surrey. loss by lightening 1904lb etc		3	11	¾
	Sep 4th 1720. Great Grimsby Church. damage 1757lb etc		3	9
	Octobr 9th 1720. Sufferers by thunder, hail etc in com: Stafford. damage 4163lb etc	1	15	8	½

	the total	2	15	2	½
These Briefs etc etc


Recd. read & collected these Briefs as followeth:
	9br 27th 1720. St Olave's Church near York. charge 1039lb etc		3	7
	Xbr ye 11th 1720. Burton Church in ye county of Chester. charge 1548lb etc		3	6	½
	Jan 22nd 1720. Shraward Church & Parsonage House. charge 1609lb etc		3	3
	Feb 12th 1720. Swavesey in com: Cantabr. loss by fire 1755lb etc		2	10	½
	June ye 11th 1721. Meonstoke in com: Southampton. loss by fire 5173lb etc		8	0

	the total sum is	1	1	3
These Briefs etc etc

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		lb :	s :	d
Read & collected these Briefs as followeth:
	July ye 2nd 1721. Burcott & Wheatly in com: Oxon. by fire 1847lb etc		3	9	½
	July ye 16th 1721. Amberley in com: Sussex. loss by fire 1280lb etc		3	2
	July ye 30th 1721. Louth & Newport in com: Lincoln & Salop. loss by fire 1347lb etc		2	9	½
	Aug 20th 1721. Kingston upon Hull. loss by fire 5840lb etc		15	5
	Septembr ye 3rd 1721. Fitts Church in ye county of Salop. Charge 1509lb etc		3	3
	Septembr ye 24th 1721. Tukesbury Church in com: Gloucester. charge 3929lb etc		7	5

	the total	1	15	10
These Briefs etc etc


Octobr 2nd 1721 Collected on a Letter of Request for Mr. Tho: Clarke Rector of Fitts at ye request of ye Dean & Chapter of Lichfield & Octobr ye 5th pd. according to their order to Mr. Nat: Hincks ye sum of		lb2	2	2	½
These Briefs were read & collected as followeth, viz:
	8br 22nd 1721. Usk Church in com: Monmouth. charge 2333lb etc		3	10
	9br 26th 1721. Damerham-South in com: Wilts. loss by fire 1365lb etc		4	1	¾
	Xbr 17th 1721. Kemberton & Disserth in com: Salop & Radnor. loss by fire 1054lb etc		2	8
	Xbr 24th 1721. Welsh-poole in com: Montgomery loss by fire 1022lb etc		3	1
	Jan 7th 1721. Jenkin Vingoc (sic). suffer by fire 1000lb etc at St Ives in com: Cornwall		2	8

	the total		16	4	¾
These Briefs etc etc

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		lb :	s :	d
These Briefs were read & collected as followeth, viz:
	May 27th 1722. Addington, Bandisick, & Alderton in com: Surrey & Gloucester. loss by fire 1147lb : 10s etc		2	1	¾
	June 10th 1722. Gratwood, Bilston, & Newent in com: Stafford & Gloucester. loss by fire 1184lb etc		2	6
	June 24th 1722. St John Wapping etc: in com: Middlesex. loss by fire 1922lb etc		2	9	½
	July 29th 1722. Upper Darwen Chapel in com: Lancaster. charge 1032lb etc		2	1	½
	7br 2nd 1722. Bakewell Church & steeple in com: Derby. charge 1815lb etc		15	8
	7br 16th 1722. Inundation in ye com: Lancaster. damage 101227lb etc		9	3

	the total is	lb1	14	5	¾
These Briefs etc etc


These Briefs were read & collected as followeth, viz:
	8br 21st 1722. Abbots Bromley in com: Stafford. loss by fire 2437lb etc	4	6

(The entry breaks off here, and no further entries of Briefs are found in the Churchwardens' Book.)

Notes on Chapter VII

[1]	“Palatines”. The inhabitants of the Palatine States of Germany

OCR/Transcription by Rosemary Lockie in November 1999.

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These Briefs were read & collected as followeth, viz:

June ye 19th 1715. St. Peters Church in Chester. damage 1509 lb & upwards

July ye 10th 1715. Kentford in Suffolk. Loss by fire 1057lb etc

July 31st 1715. Drynton & Shinbridge. Loss by fire 1378lb etc.

Aug 21st 1715. Blymhill Church. damage 1485lb etc