l6 RECTORS AND VICARS OF HEANOR. 



1633. " Josias Hawksworth Ministar and Elizabeth his wife : 

 ther daughtar was baptized Cathrin the vij"" Daye of August." 

 Jonathan & Eliz : were also baptized at Heanor. 



In 1634, bell number 2 was placed in the church tower: 

 It bears the following inscription — 



"god save his chvrch. 1634." 



1650. Samuel Wright. Appointed by the Parliamentary 

 Commission. There are entries of three (?) of the children of 

 Samuel Wright and Anne his wife Elizabeth and Joseph only 

 are mentioned by name. The last of these entries is — 



1662. " Samuell Wright y" quondam Mn"' de Henor had two 

 children buried December ye lo""- 



In 1662 there was an entry which has been almost entirely 

 obliterated, but which was evidently a "Thanksgiving to 

 Almighty God" — referring to the Restoration and its conse- 

 quences, one of which was the ejectment of Samuel Wright. 



" Heanor. Mr. Samuel Wright. A good man, and a very 

 able preacher. He lived in much weakness many years after his 

 being ejected. He could not preach so often as his more 

 healthful brethren could, but when he did he preached to very 

 good purpose, among his old parishioners, from house to house." 

 (" JVoncovformists' Memorial, by Ed. Calamy ; corrected by Saf/il. 

 Fahiier, 1775. Vol. I., p. 322.) This vicar was living at Heanor 

 in 1664, when his son Joseph was baptized on the 16'" of April. 

 From 1650 to 1654 there are no entries in the parish registers. 



1664. James Rathborne. He was a very careful and 

 methodical man. He kept the registers in admirable order 

 during his incumbency, and did much to rectify the neglect of 

 his predecessors. 



He thus dates his installation into the living — 



"A true Account of all Christnings, Weddings and Burials 

 since Mr. James Rathborne was authorized to officiate the cure 

 in the Parish Church of Heynor March 9th 1664." 



Among several notes on parochial matters is the following, 

 which refers to the time of Josias Hawksworth's incumbency — 



