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

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to Aldgate High Street till all other Parts of it be full of Corpses And an Ordered
Vestry be made for the Burying there in So that the going out & Coming out of the [..]
be not Incommoded or Old trusted by the Digging of Graves or breaking up of the
Pavement or the Entrance Defaced And that all Graves in the Church Yard
in the Vaults and or the Church be dug 6 feet deepat Least & that no Corps be to
above Ground in the Vaulty (Except in the inclosed Vaults under the Steple
Stair Cases) And that all the Grown Corpses be Deposited in Rows one at the [..]
the Other & not Laid upon one an other till the whole of the Church Yard Esw [..]
before has been dug thero' Save at the side of the Church yard Wall where [..]
Case must be taken in the Digging not to hint the Same And to Prevent
Damage happening to it We are of Opinion That the Head of the Coffins
put against the Wale & not laid a long side of it Whereby the Wall w [..]
be laid Open any great Wid that a time nor Endanger it's falling and that [..]
wele there as in all other Parts of the Church yard & Vaults the Graves be [..]
filled up with Earth & well Rammed & the Ground laid Level And We are of
Opinion That no flat Grave Stone or Head Stone be Permitted to be laid [..]
Set in the Church Yard or Vaults nor Fees planted in the Church Yard w [..]
Roots by Spreading under the Ground would Obstruct the Digging of the Gr [..]
And that for the Corpses of Children under 8 years old there be not any fre [..]
Ground broken up but a Grave dug & such Corpse laid up on a Grown On [..]
then lately buryed And We are of Opinion that the Sexton be annua [..]
allowed the same as Usual for Looking after the Clock & Steple & Ring [..]
the Tenor a Quarter of an Hour before 6 in the morning between Mich [..]
& Ladyday And Lastly We have drawn up a Table of the dues & Fees
paid to the Minister Churchwardens Clerk & Sexton of this Parish which
all the fore going Report we submit to the Vestry which Table of Fees f [..]
Vizt.

In the three Vaults under
the Steple & Stair Cases for
Manor Woman

To the Churchwardens for Burying
& Bell}£2..0s..0d

Passing Bell£0..3s..6d
Minister£0..5s..0d
Clerk£0..3s..0d
Sexton£0..2s..4d

To the Churchwardens for
Burying & Bell}£1 [..]

Passing Bell£0 [..]
Minister£0 [..]
Clerk£0 [..]
Sexton£0 [..]

A Child under 8 years Old.




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