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EXTEACTS FROM CHURCHWARDENS' ACCOUNTS OF 

 BEDFORDSHIRE. 



By J. Steele -Elliott. 



(Concluded from p. 167.) 

 Everton. 



In the old register of the parish numbers of entries occur be- 

 tween the years 1810 and 1825. Hedgehogs were paid for at the 

 rate of 2d. each; as many as 108 were destroyed between April, 

 1810, and April, 1811, and 328 in all. Polecats at the rate of 4d. 

 each, eight were paid for in 1816, and eighteen altogether. Snakes 

 at 2d. each ; the most were destroyed in the twelve months from 

 April, 1811 to 1812, when 49 were paid for, a total of 204 were 

 paid for altogether from 1810 to 1820. From 1819 Vipers are 

 entered, but we may conclude the before-mentioned payments 

 were for this species in every instance. Sparrows varied from 

 2d. to 3d. per dozen, and eggs at Id. per dozen ; 301 dozen birds 

 and 9| dozen eggs were destroyed. 



Flitwick. 



1709. £ s. d. 



ffortuffoxes 2 



payd Richard powell ffor on ffoskes 10 



1711. 



pd. Joseph Tillcock 4 foxes heads 4 



pd. Amridg for killing one He dghogg 4 



pd. Jo. Collman for killing one Pollcat 2 



Paid Goody Eamerig 3 hedghogs 10 



pd. the Widow Bayley 1 hedghog 4 



1719. 



Ped Rich, dee for 4polcats 14 



Ped heney Bresher 5 hegok 18 



Ped Jon. Sebrook for 11 pollcat 3 8 



1725. 



paid to wido sebrok for mold cachin 2 11 



paid to william ffary for mold cachin 4 



1730. 

 pead will Seabrook for 2 bagougs heds 2 



