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Parish. There is a copy of the extracts from the Court of Probate 

 of these two wills bearing date 1036 and 1649. Then comes a 

 list of those \vho did not pay to the common rate, but to the 

 churchwardens for bread and wine at the Holy Communion. 



Ordered, 30 March, 1662. That these may be added to the Eegister Booke 

 of Christenings, Weddings, and Burials now purchased. 

 Then follows a list of church furniture, and plate, and books. 

 Also the following entry, 



Presented at Wrington the 18 of April 1659 at a Meeting hefore the Sheriff 

 or deputy, 



"Wrington is a Rectory formerly in the hands of Mr. Samuel Crooke, who 

 deceased the 25 of December, 1649, since which time it hath been and now is 

 in the hands of Mr. Francis Roberts, Rector, the presentation thereof is in 

 the hands of Arthur Lord Caple, Barron of Haddham.* 

 After this come entries on parchment, the former leaves appear to 

 have been bound up with these ; there are eight paper leaves. 



p. 15. To Richard Powell for 2 days' work about the 



A.D. 1634. Church and Church yard and mending the g^ ^ 



1635. Wicked to vaa.ke him rune a.tt several times ... ij. ii. 



To Two poore Ministers at severall times by the g ^ 



entreaty of Mr. Crooke ... ... ... iiii- ii. 



Beginning of Parchment Entries. 

 Wrington. 



The Accompt of Henry Backwell and John HaJe- 

 stone. Churchwardens, from the fifth day of 

 May, 1633, unto the 9th day of May, 1634 : 

 as foUoweth — 

 p. 8. Item, Reed of John Amery, Willm Ffoord, Mr 

 Willm Tynt, Richard Willett, John Hale- 

 stone, and James Philpes for their seats under g 

 the north window, uijd. a year, in all .. oo ij. oo 

 p. 9. It., Spent upon the Commissioners when they g 



viewed the Church the sum of . . . . . . oo j oo 



p. 12. Contains a memorandum of the letting of pews, 



May, 1634. This is signed by Sam. Crooke, John 



Phippen, Jo. Amory, and eight parishioners. 



p. 14. Item of Mr. Bennett and Henry Backwell for their 



two seats in the new pew under the south wall 



at the end of the upper alley. 



p. 26. It., Paid to Mr. Hay wards of Bathe in earnest 



A.D. 1636. towards the repayring of the organs. 



* The advowson of the Rectory of Wrington, with the Chapelry of Burring- 

 ton, was granted to the Capell family by Henry VIII. See Patent Roll, 

 38 Henry VIII., p. 3, m. 8. 



