This Vestry was held pursuant to Publick Notice
given in the Church for the Choice of Parish Officers for the
Year ensuing and upon other Affairs
Church Wardens
And Mr
Henry Newton< no role >
being first in Nomination
was put up to Serve the office of Upper Church Warden for
the Year ensuing and Chose
Then Captn
William Wyld< no role >
was put up to Serve the
Office of under Church Warden for the Year ensuing and Chose
Poor Rate
Collectors and
Sidesmen
Then Mr
Thomas Newton< no role >
and Mr
Aeneas Mc Millan< no role >
were severally put in Nomination to Serve the Offices of
Collectors for the Poor and Sidesmen
for the Year ensuing
and Chose.
Organist
Ordered That Mr
John Bennet< no role >
be continued Organist
for the Year ensuing
Engine Keeper
Ordered That Mr
John Cooper< no role >
be continued Keeper of
the Fire Engines for the Year ensuing
Sextoness
Ordered That
Sarah Parker< no role > This name instance is in set 1455.
be continued Sextoness
for the Year ensuing
Parish Clerk
Ordered That Mr
John Winter< no role >
Oswin the Parish
Clerk be Allowed a Sum not exceeding the Sum of Twenty
Pounds to be paid him by the Church Warden for one Year
only to Commence from Lady day last as a Gratuity only
and not as a fixed Salary upon Condition that he dont
presume to Collect any Money or Voluntary Payment in
Lieu
of Wages And that he constantly Attends and Discharge
the Duty's of his place as parish Clerk upon all
Occasions
Auditors
Ordered That Mr
George Maynard< no role >
Mr Robert
Crafton Mr
John Perkins< no role >
Mr
Peter Pope< no role >
and Mr Robert
Scouthroupe
or any three of them be appointed Auditors to
Audit the Account of Mr
Richard James< no role >
the same to be
Audited in one Month.
Exd
P Nath Andrews< no role >
Vestry Cl