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By the Rev. Canon J. E. Jackson, F.8.A. 213 
: Old Jo. Townsend 
John Weekes 1 Guild Jo. Dash 
Humphrey Townsen¢ ( Stenedy W™. Nicholas, Constable 
W”. Jeffrey New Thomas Dash, Jun’. 
Anthony Pierce | G.S. Jo. Landick 
John Mayo Edw. Seager 
Walter Forman W™. Haskins 
Arthur Estmead Jo. Rale, Sen. 
Ben. Browne Jo. Jones 
Ro. Forman Thos. Hunt, Cler. 
Robert Jeffreys Jo. Somers 
_ Stephen White Wm. Nicholas 
Eliz. Hungerford Thomas Riley 
John Noyes Rich‘. Rogers 
Jo. Parker Philip Orrell 
Dorothy Flower Peter Byre 
Edward Hungerford, Esq. And many others.” 
W. Forman 
[No entries for 1649 and 1650.] 
“1651. Whereas it hath been an ancient custom for those persons who held the 
Town Stock on Bonds, the Interest of wh. was to be paid on Ist 
Nov*., in case they did not pay s‘. interest, to pass the bonds on to 
other persons, whereby much money was lost, It is ordered, That 
if the holders of the new bonds do not in future pay up at once, 
they shall be put in suit at court.” 
“1652. To souldiers travelling from Ireland 9/0 
‘* For carrying O’Neale towards London 2/6 
‘Great injury having been done to trees in the Alders, Ordered, that they 
shall be felled and sold, and after all expenses paid, the money to 
be invested in stock and the interest given to the Poor as the Bur- 
gesses shall think fit. , 
“ Paid to John Tubbs, for his plowe* to carry the saltpetre tubs 8/0 ” 
“1655. For setting of the Town crook 64 
‘€ Stocks and Cage [Blind-house] repair 2/0 
‘Town Bridge 2/0. Patford Bridge 2/0 
** For renewing the Charter 7 ,, 0 ,, 0 
*« Candles, tobacco and a dozen of pipes sent for to the Town-hall /10*. 
“*Candles at All Hallon day at night 24.” 
1657. The King proclaimed.” 
* 1658-9. To Capt. Lavington’s souldiers when we proclaimed our most gracious 
and merciful sovereign Chas II., a hogshead of beer 23/0.’ 
“©1672. Robert Hungerford, Esq., Guild Steward.” 
*A “plowe,”’ in the West of England, means, not the instrument, but the team of horses that 
draw it, 
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