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from " An Alphabetical abstract of all the charities and benefactions given to this 

 City of Hereford collected by Ja. Lane, Town Cler. Anno Dni, 1711. 



"Boulcott Roger his gift by will of his House in Bye Street called the Scald- 

 ing House* to ye Poor of ye Hospitall in Bewail Street to be equally divided be- 

 tween ym by ye Mayor and Justices at ye rent days or wthin 10 days after. 

 Yearly rent 50s at Lammas and Candlemas." 



He was also a benefactor to the library of Vicars Choral in the Cathedral. 



Roger Boulcot was assessed for two fire hearths in Wigmarsh Ward, 14 

 Car. II. 



The following inscriptions to members of the Boulcott family occur on two 

 stones in the pavement of the Bishop's cloister of the Cathedral. 



" Here lyeth ye body of Mr. Roger Boulcott, Mercer, departed this life " 



stone broken and remainder of inscription illegible. 



This no doubt was the father of the issuer of the token. 



On a larger stone — 



" Here lieth the body of INIr. Roger Boulcott, of this City, Mercer, one of 

 the Common Council of the same City, who departed the 10th day of October, 

 1680." 



"Also the body of Theodosia, the wife of Mr. Richard Witherstone, she being 

 the eldest daughter of Robert Mynors, of Treago, Esq., deceased, and formerly 

 the wife of the above Roger Boulcott, who was interred 6th day of December, 1700. 

 She had nine children living at her death. " 



" Here also lyeth the body of Bohun, the youngest son of Mr. Richard 

 Witherston and Theodosia his wife, who married Anne, the daughter of Sir John 

 Hoskyns, of Harewood, Bart., and died the — day of February, 1717." 



"Here lieth Margaret, the wife of Richard Waring, Clerk, the youngest 

 daughter of Mr. Richard Witherston and Theodosia his wife, who died May 20th 

 173—?" Mon. In. 



In the Registers of All Saints are the following entries relating to the Boulcott 

 family : — 



1674. Henry, the sonne of Roger Boulcott, gent., and Theodotia, his wife, 

 was baptized the 29th of March. Wm. Allen, vicar ; Mr. Roger Boulcott and 

 John Sandford, churchwardens, 1674. 



1675. Theodotia, the daughter of Mr. Roger Boulcott, and Tlieodotia, his 

 wife, was baptised the 8th of June. 



1676. Mary the wife of Joseph Boulcott was buryed the nine and twentieth 

 of March. 



1677. Elizabeth, the daughter of Mr. Roger Boulcott and Theodotia his wife 

 was baptized the thirteenth of May. 



1678. Thomas ye son of Mr. Roger Boulcott and Theodosia his wife, was 

 baptized the xxth of July. 



1678. Joseph Boulcott buried ye 28th of November. 



believe 



* The Scalding-house in Bye-street, now Commercial road, is now occupied by Dr. Smith I 

 i-e. I shall be glad to have any information as to origin of the term Scalding-house. 



