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Extracts from, the Records of the 



division the weekly some of three poundes and fower shillinges And in Sir 



William Eyre his^devision the weekely some of Fortie shillinges The same to 



be equallie p'porconed in ev'y devision according to the discretion of the Justices 



of the sev'all devisions or the more p'te of them. 



" Also we doe taxe ev'y person that shall refuse to paye his pte towards this 



contribucon accordinge to the direction of the Justices .... at double 



that p'porcon that by the said Justices .... shalbe laid uppon hym to be 



levied aqcordinge to the statute. 



" Also we doe agree that there shalbe paid on Saturday e fortenighte nexte a 



full p'porcon for one whole monethe from this tyme And so monethlie so longe 



as this contribucon shall continue. 



Lastlie we doe appointe Gyles Tooker Esq and John Kent gent n To be Re- 



ceivors of this money And to give an accompt of his receipts and disbursem 18 at 



ths nexte quarter sessions. 



"Wm. Eyee Hn Poole Jo Eenele 



"Alexand 1 Tftt Jhon Hugeefoede G Tookee 

 " Henet Maetyn." 



Some of the functions of a permanent finance committee are 

 typified in the following entries. 

 Michaelmas, 1605 : — 



" Money of y e cowntryes receaved by Jhon Hungerford of cadnam Esquier by 

 order of y e last Sessions of the Peace helde at y e Devises upon y e ninth day of 

 Aprill in the third year of y e raigne of O r soveraigne Lord Kinge James owt of 

 y e arerrges of ye collection for ye relief e of y e poore prisoners of y e Kinges Benche 

 and Marshallsye remaininge in some of y e Treasurer's hands of y e said collection 

 for y e Northe part of Wiltshire : and a certificate of some sumes of moneye of y e 

 cowntryes yet remaininge in some other of y e Treasurers handes of the said 

 collection to be receaved fro them. 



" Imprimis receaved by the handes of S r Jhon Ernlye Knight 

 Treasurer of y e said collection for y e North pt of Wiltshire 

 ano 43 Eliz 



" Eeceaved of y e Executors of W m Baskervile gent, deceased 

 Treasurer of y e said Collection for y e North pi of Wilts ano 

 44° Eliz ... 



" Receaved of Thomas Hutchins gent, Treasurer 2° Jacobi 



" Su of my receyte is 



" Whereof havinge by order of y e said Sessions laid owt abowt 



y e reparation of Keylwayes bridge 

 " There remaines in my handes of y e cowntyes monye 

 " There remaines in S r . H Poole's handes Treasurer 42° Eliz as 



appeareth under his owne hande by his owne accompt 

 " There remaines in the handes of Richard Goddard of Upham 



Esquier Treasurer anoprimo regis Jacobi 



18: 13. 6 



40 

 4 .. 8 . 3 



£25 : 1 : 9 



20 . - . - 

 5.1.9 



31 . 10 . 9 



9.11 



Su of y e remanett ariseth to 



£37 : 2 : 5 



