76 



A TOPOGRAPHICAL 



1652. 



1653. 

 1662. 



1663. 



The mill is a small building well supplied with water from the 

 Trent. 



According to the Parish Register, the first entry in which is dated 

 November 12, 1538, it appears that from 1538 to 1547 inclusive, 

 the marriages were 20, births 69, burials 55 ; and from 1787 to 

 1796, there were 30 marriages, 122 births, and 79 burials. 



Curious Extracts from the Churchwarden's accounts : 



1651. For one our glase ..^0. 0*. 9d. 



Foronedyall 1 4 



Post to set a dyall on 010 



Paid Gaunt, the clocke-maker, for the clocke 2 10 8 

 For the booke of comon praier and the booke of 



artickles 10 



For the church bible 300 



The following Extracts from the Constable's accounts, are illus- 

 trative of the unsettled state of the country during the Civil war : 



1642. May 15, Paid to Collonell Bagot towards the 



mentenance of his Majestie's garrison at Lich- . s. d. 



field in money and retornes 7 10 



Sept. 12, The same payment, &c. 7 10 



Dec. 29, Spent at Mary Edwarde's amongst oure 



neghbors and Collonell Cromwill's soldiers .. 



1643. Assessment to pay for five horses that were lost, 



(i. e. taken away by Col. C romwill's forces) 



March 17, Provisions went to Lichfield for Prince 

 Rupert and his foarces 



April 1, Ditto 



Contribucion weekly paid for the garrison at 

 Lichfield, from Nov. 24, 1643, to Oct. 25, fol- 

 lowing, inclusive. In money 76 3 6 



In retornes 33 14 6109 18 



Weekly payment paid towards the mentenence 

 of the garrison at Stafford, from Feb. 17 to 



July 20, 1644. In money 21 5 



In retornes 19 18 1041 3 10 



1645. The whole disbursement this yeare in money and 



retornes 289 5 2 



1647. Soldiers under Sir Thomas Fairfax quartered 

 upon them, by ordinance of Parlyment, from 

 Oct. 7, 1646, to Jan. 25, 1647, after the propor- 

 tion of 372 men in every division : 



Aug. 28, Quartering 400 Scotes prisoners, and 20 

 soldiers with horses, theire garde 4 19 8 



Oct. 11. One moneths towards mentaininge the 



county troops 280 



In the 25th Henry VIII. there were thirty-six householders of 

 Mavesyn Ridware.* 



Harl. MS, p, 594. 



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456 

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