112 THE GREEN BOOK OF ST. COLUMB, 



is entered "■ V^ Symon Treman for entertayniiig two soldiers 2s." 

 In 1699, "to George Larkin for cutting a trench and draining of 

 belowsy water (now Belovely) 6s., and then agreed with him to 

 keep the same in repaire for one shilling a yeare during his life." 

 People were buried at half price when not supplied with coffins, 

 as the following entry proves, the ordinary charge for an adult 

 being £1. 6s. 8d. : 1680, "John Lawry without a coffin 13s. 4d." 

 About the beginning of the last century the neighbourhood was 

 haunted by a notorious robber, called Vigers, and several traces of 

 his existence and his depredations are to be found in the Green 

 Book:— 1708, "P'^Mr. Arnoll for lending and clenseing armes 

 in searching for Vigars 7s." The search was ineffectual, for in 

 1710 we find: "P* Thomas Gilbert in full endevouring to tak 

 Vigers 5s." 



The only other quotations which I shall make are : 1706, "To 

 Xtopher Eejniolds for his goods being distrayned for ye high 

 wayes 2s. 6d."; 1715, "P'^Mr. Eobert Creeper in full for tran- 

 scribing the King's letter <£2 10," — not bad pay; and in 1729, 

 " Drink give the workmen throughout the whole yeare 2s. 6d.," — 

 an expenditure which, if not legal, was certainly economical. The 

 interest of the book rapidly diminishes as the 18th century 

 proceeds. 



