58 THE DIARY OF BENJAMIN GRANGER. OF BOLSOVKR. 



On the 7th Jan., 1698, the Rev. Richard Chadwick, who only 

 read himself in the 3rd April previously, had his hand cut off by 

 one Mr. Adams, at Mr. Richard Brown's house in Chesterfield, 

 apparently not a mere medical operation, for the church was vacant 

 the following month, whether because of the death of Chadwick 

 or of his expulsion does not appear ; but Mr. Granger records 

 that the day of the maiming he paid Mr. Chadwick 30s., part 

 of his dewes which were accounted for two days previously, 

 together with 4s. 6d., part of the Henn groats (tithes on fowls?). 

 A curious note is added, that on June 26, 1698, six months after 

 he had read himself in, " Mr. Chadwick came to Bolsover the 

 first Sunday after he had gotten orders," from which it would seem 

 that he had not full orders, at any rate, when he read himself in. 

 Mr. Granger was evidently a decent sort of man, for on April 14, 

 1690, when churchwarden, the new parson, Mr. Hugh Jennings, 

 came to table with him, and stayed 10J weeks. This worthy 

 cleric went away from Bolsover the 14th Sept., 1691, and took all 

 his goods with him. The charge of keeping the rev. gentleman 

 was 4s. a week, and 3s. for his wife ; and Margaret Roades 

 charged is, 6d. for •' washing of Mr. Jennings and Miss Jennings 

 cloathes and linings,'' which, if it was for the ten weeks, was cheap. 

 This lady was probably grandmother of Henry Roades, for at the 

 same period one Thomas Roades made the little yate into the 

 churchyard, and Henry records his own birth as son of Henry at 

 the same period. The family were probably hereditary carpenters 

 of Bolsover. Mr. Jennings was succeeded by Mr. Fearne, who 

 entered to the place by virtue of the sequestration. Alas, 

 on the 1 2th December following, Vicar Fearne was taken to 

 Chesterfield by an execution, so the church was vacant 17th 

 December and Christmas Day. This was preparatory to the 

 final catastrophe. 



Many legal proceedings are set out minutely. There was a 

 procedure necessary at that period when a person desired to 

 move into another place. One John Parker, a tailor, removed to 

 Chelmsford, and the churchwardens and overseers entered into a 

 bond to take him back if he became chargeable to the poor. 



