Churchwardens' accounts, 1838-9

From the churchwardens' book of church rates and accounts, Centre for Bucks Studies PR/237/5/1

[col.1] Messrs Dudley & Burgess
Churchwarden's Winslow
To the Inhabitants of the Parish
1838
£
s
d
Mic(haelma)s  
 Balance in hand from Easter
1
17
11¾
Rate at Three Pence halfpenny in the pound
63
7
7¼
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65
5
7
Per Contra
Cred
1838
Mich(aelma)s
 Sam(ue)l Yeates Esq. The last Instalment and Interest due to him on a morgage Bond for the Church
52
8
1
Paid
Dec 17th
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Balance in hand
£12
17
6
[col.2] Messrs Dudley & Burgess
Churchwardens of Winslow
Tradesmen's Bills &c 1838 to Easter 1839
1838
£
s
d
May 23rd
 Paid Postage &c
0
1
2
24
 Ringers at the Queen's Birthday
0
5
0
31
 Horse & Gig to St Albans
1
1
0
Expences at St Albans
2
7
6
Paid Archdeacon's Procurations & Synodals due at Easter Visitation
0
14
8
W(illia)m Hair Apparitor
0
10
0
Fees at Easter Visitation
0
10
8
T. Burgess Exp(ence)s at D(itt)o
1
12
6
June 21st
 Postage & Carriage of parcels
0
1
10
July 7th
 Man for cleaning & weeding the Church path's
0
11
0
T. Ablethorpe for crying church bills
0
0
6
13th
 G. Harrup for Men Playing Engine at Fire at North Marston
0
12
0
20th
 Postage
0
0
10
Sept 7th
 D(itt)o
0
2
10
Oct 11th
 Paid Fees at the Bishop's Visitation at St Albans
1
13
0
Expences at D(itt)o
2
13
0
Horse & Gig to D(itt)o
1
1
0
J. Abbott Making Rates Mich(aelma)s
0
8
0
Notices
0
1
0
Dec 12th
 For Copying Register's on Parchment
0
5
6
20th
 John Abbott ½ year's Salary Parish Clerk
2
10
0
1839
 Expences Collecting Rate Mich(aelma)s
0
5
6
Jan 3rd
 W(illia)m Jennings Bill for Winding up the Church Clock & Chimes 17 months
3
3
4
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Carr(ie)d For(war)d
20
11
10
[col.3] 1839
Jany
 Brought Forward
20
11
10
24th
 Rich(ar)d Allen Bill for work done at the entrance of the Churchyard
7
1
6
Feb 9th
 J. Saving for Carriage of Sand to the Church
0
6
4½
Man for Work at the Church
0
3
6
March 20th
 Man for Graveling the Church Path
0
5
4
25th
 Geo(rge) Mayne per Bill
2
1
0
Alfred Barton D(itt)o
3
0
0
Jos(ep)h Neal D(itt)o
3
0
0
Geo(rge) King D(itt)o
0
3
4
Giles Dickens D(itt)o
0
3
4
W(illia)m Hinton D(itt)o
0
5
5
Jam(e)s Hawley D(itt)o
0
3
4
Tho(ma)s Matthews D(itt)o
0
5
8
Rich(ar)d Allen D(itt)o
1
17
6
William French D(itt)o
0
7
10
Henry Wigley D(itt)o
1
2
1
Paid for Sparrows
0
12
1½
W(illia)m Jennings &c Bill for Winding up the Church Clock & Chimes, one Quarter
0
10
0
Geo(rge) Yeulet for Drawing Gravel to the Church Path's
0
9
0
J. Abbott Making Rate &c
0
8
6
Exp(ence)s Collecting Rates &c
0
5
6
Rates back Mich(aelma)s
Tho(ma)s Viccars per Bill
1
18
0
Tho(ma)s Jennings D(itt)o
0
3
8
Henry Jennings D(itt)o
0
3
6
George Harrup D(itt)o
0
19
2
John Abbott ½ year Salery Parish Clerk
2
10
0
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£48
17
6

It seems that the total should be £48 17s 0d (col.2 was added up wrongly). The accounts provide early references to the church clock and to the existence of a fire engine. The churchwardens were Thomas Burgess (farmer of Shipton) and (probably) Samuel Greaves Dudley.

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