At a Vestry held on Thursday the 10th. May 1764
.
Present Mr William Kippax< no role >
Mr John Hayden< no role >
} Church Wardens
Mr George Maynard< no role >
Mr Peter Pope< no role >
Mr James Hebert< no role >
Junr
Mr John Chauntrell< no role >
Mr Goodson Vines< no role >
Mr Henry Newton< no role >
Mr Robert Crafton< no role >
Mr ShersonMr Robert Gosling< no role >
Mr James Green< no role >
Mr Joseph Richardson< no role >
Mr Edward Treadway< no role >
Mr Richard James< no role >
Capt
William Wylde< no role >
Mr John Winter< no role >
Oswin
Maintenance
of Poor.
This Vestry was held pursuant to public Notice given in the
Church relating to the poor in the parish Work house and upon
other Affairs.
And Mr Church Warden William Kippax< no role >
acquainted the Gentlemen
present that he had received from Mr Richard Birch< no role >
the Master of the
parish Work house a paper Writing dated 2d May Instant, complaining
of the Dearness of provisions, that he could not keep the poor any longer
and desired the parish to provide for them elswhere in three Months
unless such further provision or Allowance was made to him as
therein is mentioned
And he read the said Notice or paper Writing in his places
Ordered that the same be immediately taken into Consideration
Ordered that so Much of the Order of Vestry made the 28th Septr
1763 as related to a former Complaint by Mr Birch of the Dearness
of provision be now read, and the same was read Accordingly
Ordered that the Names of the Gentlemen who were then of
the Committee appointed to treat with Mr Birch touching the Matter
of his Complaint be now called over, and they were severally called over
It was then Moved that the same Committee be Empower'd to Treat
with Mr Birch and make the best Terms they could with him for
keeping the parish poor by Allowing him some Gratuity and for such
time as they at their discretion shall think fit, without prejudice to the
Articles of Agreement now subsisting between him and the parish
And in case they could not Agree with him, that the same Committee
be Empowered to treat and Agree with any other person or persons for
providing for and Maintaining the parish poor, and to Advertize the
same, And being Seconded the Question was put on the said Motion
and past in the Affirmative