Catalogue description East Kent Order Book, Epiphany 1661/2

Sessions at Canterbury, 24 January 1661/2

Richard Gateman

On the petition of Richard Gateman, that during the time of his being borsholder for the borough of Harbledown he spent about 17s. 4d. on conveying away vagabonds and sick persons from the said borough. Ordered that the constable of Harbledown make an assessment on the inhabitants of Harbledown for the re-imbursement of Richard Gateman.

John Horne

On the petition of the wife of John Horne of Buckland, husbandman, showing that John Horne is a distracted man and in his madness burnt his own house whereby his wife is without a dwelling house and unable to rebuild one. It is ordered that Mr. William Russell, Treasurer of the county stock for the Eastern division shall pay to Mr. Michael Page and Edward Hatton, for the use of the wife of John Horne, twenty nobles.

Inhabitants of Womenswold

On the petition of the inhabitants of Womenswold, showing that the parish being small and the inhabitants poor they are unable to relieve the poor of the parish being very numerous. The matter referred to Sir Edward Monins, Sir Henry Oxenden and Mr. John Boys, justices of the peace or any two of them to examine.

Overseers of Sittingbourne

On the petition of James Mitchell and George Gilpin that as overseers of the poor of Sittingbourne they disbursed £17 14s. 6d. for the relief of the poor and although an assessment of 12d. for every pound rent was made by consent of the inhabitants to reimburse them, yet the present overseers, Thomas Hatch and John Grant having received the assessment have not made payment. The matter referred to Sir William Hugessen and Mr. Roberts, justices of the peace.

Samuel Parker

Samuel Parker of Egerton appointed borsholder of the borough of Edgly in Egerton in the lower half hundred of Calehill in place of Stephen Barling, deceased, and to go before a justice of the peace to take the oath for the execution of his office.

Thomas White

Thomas White of Ruckinge appointed borsholder of the borough of Church in Ruckinge in the upper half hundred of Newchurch in place of William Read, deceased, and to go before a justice of the peace to take the oath for the execution of his office.