Notes from Birch’s parish register

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Received by me Henry Adams of Much Birch of Elizabeth Miller to the use of hir childe the sum of eight pounds sixteene shillings the 1 day of February 1612 to be paid unto the said Elizabeth or to he use of hir said child upon the 1 day of February wc [which] shalbe 1613.

Memorandum: the sixteene shillings aforenamed is for the use of the said eight pounds.

Henry Addams

Birch

Memorandum that this eighteenth daye of Maye Anno Dm 1623 we the minister and pishioners [parishioners] whose names are here underwriten have received and had from the executrix of Roger March all such monies as are or were due to the pore of the pish [parish] by vertue of his will untill this pute? daye & thereof have made distribution according

Ro. Ram Rector
Tho. Ham
William Sweale? churchwarden
John Daxbery
Willm Eatney the elder (his mark)
William Minett churchwarden (his mark)
Tobyas Ball constable (his mark)
John Samford collerbor? (his mark)

Memorandum that the tenn shillings due at Easter the yeare in Anno Dm 1624 was paid & distributed.

Memorandum that the xiith day of June Anno Dm 1625 [12 June 1625] we the churchwardens & pishioners [parishioners] whose names are hereunder written have had & received of William Savadge the anuytie of tenn shillings due to the poore at Easter last by vertue of the will of Roger Marche & have made distribution accordingly.

William Mynot (his mark)
John Bereman
Danel Aylet

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Memorandum that the towne house called Stocke house is let to John Loveney for one yeare, being the yeare of our lord 1608, paying for the same by the yeare thirty shillings: xvsh at our Lady day and fifteene shillings at Michaelmas day.

Memorandum that the peice of churche land where the buts stand is let unto Thomas Royse paying by the yeare xiiid. [undated]

Memorandum that on Easter day Anno Dom 1666 there was none that did neirur? the communion in the parish of Greate Brich, but these that follow/

Of men:
Thomas Thedome
John Waston
Henry Lay, sexton

Of women:
Mrs Collingwood

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May the 23rd 1689. An Account of those who are to repair the pales of the church yard of the parish of Great Birch: as taken out of former accounts.

From the Elder Tree near the Gate Northward about a Rod & a half Mr Willm Blumfeild, Gent, from Birch Heath.

Next to him four Rods & an half as far as the Corner Northward, Mr Stilleman, John French tenant for Canfield.

Next to him from the Northern Corner Eastward to the Elm about a Rod Mr Godbold for Winterflood.

Next to the said Elm Eastward Mr Godbold about a Rod more the Farm where Will Parsley liveth.

Next to it about a Rod & an half Mr Legg for his Farm near Dowses Green. James Chaplain tenant.

Next to it about 13 feet Sr John Shaw for Webbs Leonard Hardy tenant.

Next to it a Rod & a half for Birgate? House Mr Tho. Kemp landlord Nath. Copsy tenant.

Next to it three quarters of a Rod for Shemings Mr Denton? landlord Tho. Millbanks tenant.

Next to it to the Elm Stephen Crisp for his farm where George Martin lives.

Next to it from the said Elm to the great oake for Scriveners? Shemings? farm Mr Mathewes? landlord, Wm Askins tenant.

From the said Great Oake about a Rod Mr Cocks for his lands in Birch, the Widow Chickenold tenant.

Next to it as far as the Corner Eastward about 19 feet for Birch Mill, Tho. Cooper.

From the Corner about 14 feet Southward Mr Bragraff for his Farm, Gilbert Milbank tenant.

Next to it about 20 feet Samuel Boream? for the Farm where he now lives.

Next to it about 10 feet Mr Johnson for Washlanes.

Next to it about two Rods Sr John Shaw for his Farm Leonard Hardy tenant.

Next to it about two Rods Captain Butler for Bodingham Hall James Chaplain tenant.

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Next to it about 20 feet Mr John Haynes Gent for his farm in Birch Edward Damon tenant.

Next to it as far as the Elm Tree for Newton Farm, Benj. Sumford tenant.

From the said Elm to the Corner Southward James Philips for Croxes?, Mr Tredget landlord.

From the said Corner four Rods & a half Westward Mr Will. Blumfield Gent for Garlands.

Next to it about 12 feet for the Farm called Poses Tho Giggens.

Next to it about two Rods for Marches Farm Thomas Peary* [faded]

Next to it about 10 feet for Hellheands a Farm where Edward Reyner lives, Abraham Freeman

Next to it about 10 feet for Lower? Hill, Will Parsley.

Next to it about 10 feet the Widow Kempton for her house & lanes.

Next to it about three Rods as far as the Corner Mr Cudmore for William of Birches?, John Hailes tenant.

The Churchyard Gate &c.

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