St Botolph Aldgate Parish:
Minutes of Parish Vestries
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19th May 1690 - 22nd May 1771

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Image 231 of 52324th May 1726


At a General Vestry held for the Parish in the Vestry Room in the Church
the 24th Day of MayAnne Done 1726

Present


Mr Joseph Johnson< no role >
Mr John Sheepey< no role >
Mr William King< no role >
Church Wardens

Dr Thomas Bray< no role > Mr John Watson< no role > Mr William Clerkson< no role >
Mr Deputy BrewisMr John Welch< no role > Mr William Warren< no role >
Mr James Rochester< no role > Mr Edmond Sawtell< no role > Mr Richard Mortimore< no role >
Mr Robert Hall< no role > Mr Thomas Littler< no role > Mr Seth Aylwing< no role >
Mr John Pycroft< no role > Mr George Colebatch< no role > Mr John Towers< no role >
Mr Samuel Mayne< no role > Mr William Brooks< no role > Mr Thomas Bradley< no role >
Mr Benjamin Gardiner< no role > Mr Gamaliel Lewin< no role > Edward Gross< no role > Esqr & Jno Bellinger< no role >
Mr Edward Holloway< no role > Mr George Lawley< no role > Mr Saml How< no role > & Mr Peter Parden< no role >

Ordered and Agreed That the Fees for Bunalls in the New Vaults be
Forty Shillings for every Man or Woman and Twenty Shillings for every
Child under the Age of Eight Years

Ordered and Agreed that in Considerations of the Ministers being Excluded
his Fees by a Former order of Vestry for not Burrying in the Body of the
Church That for the future he have Seven Shillings and Six pence for
every Man or Woman that shall be Buried in the New Vaults and Four Shillgs.
for every Child under Eight Years of Age

It having Appeared to the Church Wardens that Severall of the inhabitants
have been over Charged in the Rate made for the Repairs of the Church

Ordered and Agreed That the Church Wardens do alter the same Rate on
every Inhabitants that has been so over Rated on Producing their Leases or
giving such other Satisfaction as the Church Wardens shall require

Ordered and Agreed that such of the Inhabitants as shall refuse to pay
the said Church Rate be proceeded against at the Publick Charge of the Parish
And that this Vestry will stand by and Support and Indempnifye the Church
Wardens for so doing

Ordered and Agreed That the Pew keepers belonging to the Church Do
not for the future presume to let in any Stranger in any of the Pews till
after the Second Lesson is Read under the Penalty of being Suspended from
his or her Office by the Church Wardens for the time being for so doing




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