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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1874 Excerpt:...sessions at Weeton. 12 June they were ordered by the captains and other officers to make presentment of all recusants in the parish. In August they were employed several days at the parish cost about the covenant, and giving notice through the parish for them to take the covenant." 1644. From May to September there is no account of disbursement, "prince Rupert's army havS command of the country, and there was no attendance, many having fled away. "Sep. 22. For setting up the king's arms, 2d. "1646. "Ordered that no churchwardens shall hereafter spend upon the minister who shall preach on exercise days and themselves more than 3.$-. A4 "1648. "Pd to two souldiers, 4s. 'The churchwardens spent for their Sunday dinners' in nine months this year, '2l. 2s. od.' "5 July. Pd to W. Bamber for gathering moss for the church, 145-. "1650. "Received from Eupronia Paterson for the burial of William, $s.; ditto of Mr George Sharples for burial of his child in the church, 6s. 8d. Keep of a child, 2/. a year. A spade, 2od. "1651. "24 June. Given to two Irishmen who had a pass, 3J. 4//. An order made to sue the churchwardens of Goosnargh church, if they did not pay the usual rent of 1os. yearly towards the expense of the mother church. "29 Sep. Ten of the 30 men fined for non-attendance, 2s. 6d. each. "1653. "Aug. 4. It was agreed that in future if any of the 30 men shd die, he shd have liberty to be buried in the church without any bidding;33 also agreed that whenever any of the 30 men died all the rest should attend his funeral without any bidding. The 30 men elected Mr Wm Swarbrick of Eccleston as a feofee for the Free school, in the room of George Buller of Singleton, deceased. See p. 99. "I...