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Extracts from the Records of the 



Trinity, 1608:— 



" Whoras wee are given to understand .... that they both have bynn 

 p'ceeded w th all .... in the Ecclesiastical Court by the censure and order 

 of w ch Court they have binn enjoyned to suffer pennance w ch they accordingly 

 performed we doe therefore in o r discretion think it fitt not to inflict any further 

 corporall punishm 1 uppon them." 



Order of Justices dated 1st February, 1609, that an offending 

 person : — 



" Some one Sundaye before the feaste of Penticoste next cominge, after the 

 seconde leasone, shall openly in the Church of Bishopstrowe acknowledge his 

 offence in this behalfe, and to desire the congrecacon then presente to praye unto 

 God to forgive him." 



The following was the case of an infant not wholly destitute. 

 Trinity, 1608 : 



" Whereas one Marie Somers an infant borne in the p'ishe of Cherington wher 

 by the law she ought to be releved and by the Overseers of the poore of the same 

 pishe hath ben appoynted to be kept by one John Leach the said Overseers 

 geveing to the said Leach for the same xviij d weeklie And where the said 

 Leach hath kept the said Marie by the space of Fyftie weekes w th out anie 

 allowance hitherto for the same It is therefore thought fitt that the said p'ishe 

 of Churton shall pay to the said Leach towards the said charge xxviij 8 . And' 

 forasmuch as Richard Stockden clerke Vicar of Cherton hath in his hands xiiij 1 

 stocke of the said childes It is also ordered that the said Richard Stockden shall 

 also pay towardes the same charge xxviij 8 w ch is the ordinarie consideracon for 

 xiiij 1 for one year And whereas Robt Dickinson seised and tooke in to his 

 custodie the goodes of John Somers father of the said Marie, apprehended for 

 fellony by the use of Franncis Neale Esquire, and had the same in the lief tyme 

 of the said Somers many weekes before his conviction by w ch goodes the said 

 Somers untill his attaynder ought to be releeved It is therefor thought fitt that 

 the said Dickinson shall pay to the said Leach out of the said goodes the residue 

 of the same charge for keeping of the said childe for the tyme aforesaid." 



There were evidently occasions on which the court required proof 

 of a marriage. 



Hilary, 1604-5 :— 



" To Mr. Kempe [Kent] clarke of the peace in the County of Wiltes 

 " These are to certyfie you that .... and .... the daughter 

 of .... of Westashton within the p'ishe of Stepelashton are lawfully 

 solimnised in the Church the xxix th of November in the year of our Lord God 1604 



" John Rogees Vicar there." 



