Catalogue description Churchwardens' account book

Contents include early-17th-century surveyors' accounts, briefs and parish register entries as listed below

pages:

1 Copy receipt to Isaac Prat of Benenden in Kent for 50s 0d given by John Edwards to buy a cow for the poor; 20 Jul 1606

2 Note of distribution to the poor of money given by Christopher Edwards; 13 May 1610; list of [apprenticeship] indentures for parish children: John Turner of Rolvenden for John Turner, John Turner of Salehurst for Philip Glidd, George Piper of Northiam for Robert Harris, William Barham of Rye for Thomas Ludbye, John Wenner of Brede for John Brissenden, William Bayly of Beckley for Iden Brummall, John Avery of Beckley for Margaret Cucke, Thomas Holman for John Smight, Henry Wryting for Robert Avery, William Davy for Robert Young, Thomas Seer for Andrew Hilton, Richard Clarke for William Hilton, Thomas Davy for Edward Danyell, John Robbins for George Hilton, Thomas Henly of Northiam for Ann Spinner, Goddard Beale for Bridget Brissenden

3 List of parish documents in the churchwardens' care, including leases of waste and bastardy bonds of Stephen Lingham and Abraham May of Etchingham; 1607

4 blank

5-115 Parish officers appointed 1617-1713 with summary of their accounts (Highway Surveyors included 1623-1659 only) and vestry minutes, 1686-1707

116 blank

117-126 Burials; 1597-1616

127-245 Churchwardens' accounts; 1712-1762

245-248 Marriages; 1597-1616

249-310 Churchwardens' accounts; 1762-1804

311-312 Memorandum of the resignation by Edward Jeremiah Curteis, lord of the manor of Knelle, of the manor's rights over the side-chancel of Beckley parish church, and gift of the same to the parish; 21 Aug 1804

313-327 Churchwardens' accounts; 1805-1815

328-333 Notes of appointments of churchwardens; 1816-1835

336-338 Subscription-list for a piece of plate to be presented to the Revd James Collins, DD, on his retirement as curate, 1 Jul 1834, with a copy of his answer, 31 Aug 1834

339-346 Church briefs, with detailed subscription-lists; 1670-1699

347-349 blank

350-362 Baptisms; 1597-1617

363-367 Bonds for money borrowed from the parish 1703-1719; agreement to subscribe £8 to apprentice John Whiteman, a poor boy, to Mr Thomas Farnham; 29 Mar 1703; agreement of Thomas Gollar, parish clerk, to allow any amount in excess of the £12 subscribed by the parishioners for his purchase of a cottage from Jacob Baker of Icklesham; 22 to be deducted from his wages; 22 Aug 1716; note that Thomas Goaler has paid the parish the £6 8s 0d borrowed from the parish, and that his wages are to be paid as normal; 30 Mar 1719

380 List of churchwardens, 1607-1613

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