Ordered That the thanks of this Vestry be given to the [..]
Mr Kynaston for his great paines and Care in the affair of the Vaults.
Ordered and Agreed That there be a Publick Perambulated
the whole parish And that Every Antient that is Willing to Dine [..]
the Church wardens of that Day Do pay into their hands Five shill [..]
towards defraying the Change of the said Dinner, And the rest of the [..]
to be paid by the Church wardens and the same to be Allowed in the
accounts.
Ordered and agreed that the Renter Church wardens and the Cl [..]
the Vestry Do forthwith make a Demand of Mr Joseph Johnson< no role >
[..]
late Joseph Johnson< no role >
deced of the Silver Badge and Chain
belonging
the parish bring the Gift of Samuel Brewster< no role >
Esqr
deced and that
his Refusall to deliver the same the Vestry Clerk Do take propper men
to Compell him thereto
The Report from the Committee appointed by Order of Vestry
Exmine into the Burial Vaults.
The Reverd. Mr Kynaston Reported That the Committee to whom the [..]
relating to the taking away an Tinbrazleing the Nails and Covering of [..]
Coffins of persons that have been buried in the severall Vaults and [..]
yards belonging to this parish were refused pursuant to an Order of Vestry [..]
examined the said Vaults and did find That most of the Coffins in the [..]
under the Charity School and the South Vaults were ships of the Naile [..]
and other Ornaments belonging to the same but that they found the North [..]
to be in Good Order
That the Committee had shirtly examined severall persons who they [..]
informed were concerned in the said Tinbraz Clements and found that One Thousand [..]
Gravedigger and Assistant to Thomas Groves< no role >
Sexton
was the principall person [..]
And that the said Thomas Middleton< no role >
then lay in Newgate
under Sentance of [..]
for officers of the like kind committed by him in the Vaults belonging to the parish [..]
of
St. Mary Le Bone
London
That the Committee upon this Examinacons Did Observe that in some [..]
aforesaid Tinbrazlements had been ensuing to the negligence of the said Mr Groves the [..]
setting the Doors of the South Vaults and Church be frequently opened But the [..]