Our Parish Registers; Being Three Hundred Years of Curious Local History, as Collected from the Original Registers, Churchwardens' Accounts, and Monumental Records of the Parish of Waltham Holy Cross (Paperback)

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. 1885 Excerpt: ...in Pynest 2." "Given by Tho. Hall to the poore the sum of forty shillings at the end of 10 years 10." The number of gifts to the poor at this period was very great, and was owing doubtless to the large number of noblemen and gentry who then resided in the parish. The line of distinction between tho rich and the poor was more obvious then than it is to-day. "In the wind and tempest of fortune's frown, Distinction, with a broad and powerful fan, Pushing at all winnows the light away." A.D. 1660-61. "The Accounts of John Hodge Roger Bridges, W. Stoker & John Porters, Churchwardens for 1660 to 1661." "Paid a Eope for the Saiitts Bell 2s-6d" A.D. 1661-2. "1662--The Accounts of John Barnard, Roaskeynce Robinson, Hen. Pickbone, & Tho. Pearman, the Elder, Churchwardens from May 1661 to 1662." "Imp. 1661 laid out for a Booke to be read on Kings birth daie according to Command Is-" "Paid John Guibon for one year's lookinge to ye boyes 16s" This person I apprehend to be the son of John Guibon, incumbent of Waltham (see my Annals of the Clergy, p. 14), "for mending the weather cock and making of it cleane and having the cross sett on the topp of it 69-6d' It is here seen that the weather cock is not a modern invention. This ornament, however, shortly afterwards fell down, and was set up again by the same churchwardens. "1661--Itm. paid the Carpenter for their woork about the steple 1. 8. 4. Itm. for 300 3 quarters and 13 pounds of sheet lead at xxs-the hundred & for carriage 4. 0. 6." A.D. 1662-3. "The Accounts of John Barnard, Boascana Robinson, Weston Hills & Chris. King Churchwardens from 1662 to 1663." "Paid for a booke of common serv...