REGISTERS OF MoKl.n AND SMALLEY. 91 



In 1682 John Noone occurs as " Chappellwarden." 



"Elizabeth <lau. of Thomas Shottwell ' A Jeriy tuaiJe' 

 "buried Wed: 20 Nov: 1689." 

 She was baptized March 26th, 1668. 



The third Register Book commences April, 1692. It con- 

 sists of six leaves of parchment, about 24m. long and 7m. 

 wide. It ends July 7th, 1728. 



In a later Register is the following entry : — 



1785 "Dec: 23. Samuel Ligget Buried. Poper," 

 (and underneath in another hand), "Starved to death l>y 

 " the Humanity of the parish Officer." 

 On the opposite page is the following : — 



" The Poors' Rates of this Township having very cou- 

 " siderably increased, it was thought advisable to have a 

 " standing overseer and a meeting of the Parishioners was 

 " held to appoint a man to the office distinguished fur 

 " extreme parsimony & hardness of heart. The result of 

 " the appointment was cruelty and oppression to the poor, 

 " and Samuel Liggat was absolutely starved to death. I 

 " was from home when he was buried, and did not know 

 " of his death till many months afterwards when, although 

 " I obtained sufficient information to convince me of the 

 "fact I could not obtain sufficient evidence to convict the 

 " overseer upon it, and therefore he escaped the puuish- 

 " ment which he deserved." 



" R. W. (Robert Wilmot) Rector." 



On a loose sheet of paper in this Register is the following — 



" Thomas Smith of Kimberley left by a will bearing date 



"1767 — 20^ to the poor of the Parish of Smalley the 



" interest of which was to be distributed to them in bread 



"on S. Thomas' Day It is understood that 



" the said Thomas Smith was killed by the fall of a tree." 



