Linkinhorne Parish
CHURCHWARDENS ACCOUNTS 1715-1827
CRO Ref: DDP 125/12/1
Extracts from the accounts
1715
Churchwardens Emanuel Budge & Philip Coo(missing)
Their receipts
John Budge of Clampit, Moses Barriball, Nich. Ffoot, Edward Dingle, Thos. Doney, Will. Sheer, Will. Rawling, Jo. Elford, James Tillie
In all £31. 7s. 4½d
Distributed;
Wine at Whitsuntide 10/-
Wine at Allhallowtides 9/6
Wine at Christmas £1.0.0
Ringers 29th May ¾
Thomas Brent bushels of lime & carriage of same 1/-
Jo. Guist for 100½ of helling stones & carriage missing
Pd Thomas Norden for new bellropes 8/6
Pd 7 travellers that came with apass? 1/-
Pd 3 travellers that came with appass 6d
Walter Bound for two bookes 1/6
John Martin for 2 days work on church roof 2/4
Ringers for coronation day 5/-
Thomas Roberts for 60feet of boards and planks 10/-
TR and his son for 18 days work each at 2d ye day when the pulpit was moved and the parsons pew and desk and ye clarks seat were now made £1. 16s. ?d
(more work for moving high seats out of middle chancel)
(also payments to a painter from Plymouth for drawing ye commandments, Lords prayer with 2 figures)
Pd James Hay for 8 dell boards to make frames 13/4
Pd John Marton for 5 days work in ye chancel 5/10
1717
Pd Will Crabbs for mending ye glass £1. 3s. 6d
Pd Stephen Dingley for mending ye 3rd bell 1/-
Pd Eliza Marton for washing of linen part of ye year 1/-
Pd William Couch for putting up ye bell ropes 6d
Pd Will Raw for bottoming a cieed 4d
Pd John Trehane for one days working on ye tower 3/6
Pd Henry Marton for 29 days work on ye church £1. 13s. 10d
Pd Samuell Vine for 200 of laths 2/-
Pd John Roberts for nine days work on ye chancel 10/6
Pd Thos. Cowling for 200x½ of laths 2/-
Pr Rich. Roberts for himself & two horses two days to carry helling stones & sand 4/-
Pd Edward John for killing a fitch (finch) 2d
Gave four tailors that came with apass 1/-
1754
Pd ye fees of ye court 6/-
Pd for ye Vicars dinner 2/6
Pd for our dinner 2/-
Pd ye Clarks salary £2. 10s. 0d
Pd ye Clarks wife for laundry for washing ye linen & scouring ye pewter 5/-
Pd Jn. Brooking ye ringers expenses for 3 days 10/-
Pd Jn. Rehane ye carpenter his bill for worke done in ye Tower 12/10
Pd Henry Marton Snr Henry Marke Jnr & Edwd Harry for paveing outside ye Church Stile and also ye foot path home for Mr Hoopers gate being 94 yds at 3d per yd. £1. 3s. 7½d
Pd Nic Foott one day for drawing stones with his plough in Roosbrook 7/6
Pd Richd Wadge for two days men & horses to bring ye stones from Addicraft Mill 7/6
Pd Robt Harvwy for six kites heads 1/-
Pd Wm Harvey for 4 kites heads 8d
Pd Edwd Roberts for 3 kites heads 6d
Pd Thos. Richards for 3 kites heads 6d
Pd William Truscott for 2 kites heads and 5 fitches heads ½
Pd Richd King for 1 kites head 2d
Pd John Bartlett for 1 fitch 2d
Pd John Trehane 1 fitch 2d
Pd John Trehane 1 fitch 2d
Pd Wm Harvey 1 kites head 2d
Pd for Act of Parliament for preventing clandestine marriage 6d
Pd Thomas Bennett of Church Town ye smith his bill 1/6
Pd Wm Rawling & Thos. Nicholls for killing an old fox 5/-
Pd John Nile for a fitches head 2d