Saint Clement Danes
July 6th.. 1797 .

Vestry met pursuant to Notice given in the
Church on Sunday Last.

Present

Mr. Richard Prior< no role > -Churchwarden

Mr. Ritchie
Mr. Buck
Mr. Lindsay
Mr. Long}Overseers

Mr. Bury-Treasurer
Mr. Richardson
Mr. Collier.
Mr. Marchant

Mr. Cole
Mr. Willis
Mr. Sadler
Mr. Pennington
Mr. Barker
Mr. Marshall
Mr. Ponten

Read and Auditted the Churchwardens Accounts for the Month
of June last amounting to the Sum of £6..5..4..

At the same time Read and Auditted the Overseers Accounts
the same Month amounting to the Sum of£679..12..10 [..]

Resolved and Agreed that the Second Rate for the necessary
Relief of the Poor be at Ten Pence in the Pound Rents and
that the Vestry Clerk Rate the Books accordingly.

Recruits Hos.
the Riot abt.
Order to
Reimburse.

A Precept having Issued Signed by W. Mainwaring Esqr. a [..]
Dr. Saml. Glasse< no role > Justices of the County of Middlesex directed to
James Sharp< no role > the Constable Requiring him to Assess the Sum
of Five Pounds upon the Inhabitants and Dwellers in the
Parish being the Sum Assessed upon this Parish towards the
Damages and Costs of James Slade< no role > Amounting to £122..7..4
Sustained by reason of a certain Trespass and Riot comm [..]
within the Hundred of Ossulston .
(the same being Read.)

Ordered that such £5: be paid the Churchwarden to
Prevent the Trouble of a General Rate for so small a Sum

Moved by Mr. Pennington and Seconded by Mr. Collier
That the late Overseers do Pay all Monies Collected
upon their Books into the Hands of Mr. Howell