DOCUMENTS FROM BURTON PARISH CHEST. 263 
The papers marked 10 are the accounts of the constables 
of Burton-on-Trent for the years 1628, 1633, 1641 (fragment), 
1650, 1654, 1661, and an undated account apparently anterior 
to 1655. Some of the items present points of interest : 
“*7628. Item paid for provision for His Majesty’s 
household the 6 of February, tod.” 
‘©1633. Paid Richard Bagally for having the wooden 
handed man before the Justice, 8d.” 
“Given to Richard Aderley for watching a mad 
preeste in the cage one night, 8d.” 
‘*Given to a mad preeste, 4d.” 
‘©1650, Feb. 1. Gave a soldier come over from Ireland, 
had the flux and had a passe with Cromwell’s own 
hand, 3d.” 
“Feb. 3. Gave a companie from Ireland who had 
a parchment passe with a broad seale, 3d.” 
“May 3. Pd. atte the monthly meeting at Litchfield 
for defraying a suite for a robbery in this hundred, 8/-” 
“1661, Nov. 25. Paid then to Mr. Lie for arranging 
a Peticon concerning the Forestallers and Regraters 
that frequented our market, 2/6.” 
‘Paid for an order then agt forestallers and Regra- 
ters, 2/6.” 
“7661, March 27. Paid for writing our Presentment 
for Innholders and Alehouse keepers to appear before 
the Justices at Shenstone the 31 March to take licenses 
and to summon all alehouse keepers, Victuallers and 
Butchers that had not entered into Recognisance for 
due observing of Lent, 8d.” 
‘©7661, August 5. My charges at Overstonnell, when 
I gave in a list of the Firehearths.” 
Nos. 11, 12, 13, and 14 are the acconnts rendered by the 
‘“‘Town’s Masters” to the Feoffees of the Town lands, No. 
11 for the year 1597, No. 12 for 1636, No. 13 for 1638, 
and No. 14 for 1640. They are simply accounts of rent, 
