Some Notes of the History of the Parish of Whitchurch, Oxon (Abridged, Paperback, Abridged edition)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 Excerpt: ... gathered from theane till midsomer xs. paid thereof to Alse Goslen xijd. paid to Alst Mowlden for the former debt vjs. vd. and so that it paid all the debt and also to Sparrock for his Syster between or Ladye and midsomer iijs. iiijd. Gathered betwene midsom. and michaelmas vijs. iij. ob. Imprimis paid to her that kepeth the childe of Bushnell vjs. viijrf. also paid at Michaelmas to John Sparrock iijs. iiijd. There remayneth in his hands the day of his accompt w'h was the xxiiij of November ixd. The Accompt made the xxth of Aprill in a 1584 wh. was for the collection made betwene michaelmas and Christmas last in the same tyme was gathered vjs. iiij. ob. and ixd. in the collector's hand before paid thereof to Catherine for wages from then till Christmas iiijs. iiijd. It. at Christmas iijs. iiiji. to Sparrock for his Syster remayneth v. ob. Gathered for the due betwene Christmas and or Lady Daye as followeth Collect, vs. ijd. die predicta summa manet vjs. It. paid about Easter in a 1584 to John Sparrock for keeping of his Syster... iijs. iiij. It. to Katherine Smith for Keping of Bushell ijs. iiijd. remaynet vjd. ob. The same collector gathered from or Lady Daye till Midsomer vjs. iiijrf. and xjd. oh. remained after. Nomina pauperum. Md that the last daye of June in a0 1584. John Jones was chosen Collector for the poore and Thomas Burge was chosen supervisor. The same Jones receyved vjs. xd. After the same Jones departing the parishe John Lee chosen to succeed him and betwene them the office was very slenderly fulfilled. John Lee made his accompt the xixth of June in a0 dni. 1585 who had gathered from mychaellmas till midsomer twelvemonth before xviijs. and had gyven to the poore xs. iijd. and ther remayneth in his vijs. ixd. The xxth of June in a0 D' 1585. ...