KIKST WINTER MEETING. xliii. 



Chickerill. The Incumbent, Timothy Terrall, resides at Litchett 

 Matravers as Curate. The Minister of Langton, the next parish, serves 

 this. In 1749, John Jessett was instituted. On his death Thomas Stevens 

 was instituted by me|| at Bristol, July 31, 1750. He proposes to employ 

 Mr. Franklyn. Richard Dauberry, licensed Curate in absence of Mr. Stevens 

 aboard the Fleet, May 6, 1762, with a Salary of 22. 



Frame Vauchurch. John Hubbock, M.A., instituted by me|j June 8. 1738. 

 (He was promoted to the livings in Dorchester in 1752). 



Fled. William Allen, senior, witholds the accustomary tithes of Fish, 

 and others do it after his example. 



Chalbury. No children that can read. 



Catti stock. R. Incumbent, John Haynes, Chaplain to Bishop Hall, 

 resides, hath built a Parsonage House and repaired the Chancel. Middle 

 sized parish. No Papists or Dissenters. Belongs to Milton Abbey. 

 Incumbent, Mr. Haynes, was instituted to this living in 1700, and appeared 

 at the Visitation 1752 in high health, having recovered of the Small-pox 

 about two years before. William Churchill instituted September 18, 1758. 



Frampton. Market Town. Large Parish. 17 Presbyterians ; 20 

 Papists. Mr. Colson, excused residence here on account of the strange 

 behaviour of the present Esquire, lives at Dorchester. The whole country in 

 a manner petitioned in his favour giving him the best and the Esquire the 

 worst of characters. 1766, about 70 families : No Papist: No Dissenters : 

 No Methodists. 



MR. H. SYMONDS observed that the method of keeping 

 accounts by means of notches cut in sticks, alluded to by 

 Canon Fletcher, was a survival of the old Exchequer tallies. 



THE HON. SECRETARY and CAPTAIN ACLAND reminded the 

 Chairman of the reeve staves* by which the accounts of the 

 Royal Manor of Portland are still kept in connection with the 

 Court Leet. 



|| The Institution was apparently regarded as an Archidiaconal and not 

 as a purely Episcopal act. ! ! 



* D.F.C. Proceedings, Vol. XXXVIII, pp. 5358. 



