At a Meeting on St Thomas's Day being the 21st Decemr
1756

Present

Mr Robert Crafton< no role >
Mr Robert Bagley< no role > } Church Wardens

Mr Daniel Taylor< no role > , Mr George Maynard< no role > , Mr John Chauntrell< no role >
Mr Henry Burt< no role > , Mr John Perkins< no role > , Mr Thos Pullen< no role > & others

This Meeting was Summoned by Mr Robert Crafton Upper
Church Warden for the Disposing of and Distributing the Sum of
Seven Pounds Ten Shillings the Gift of Mr Alderman Abdy deced, at
which time Mary Frimling< no role > Widdow , Robert Moore< no role > , and Elizabeth
Kempton< no role > Widdow Three poor Householders of this Parish severally
Petitioned for the Sum of Five Pounds part thereof given by the
Will of the said Alderman Abdy to a Poor Householder of this
Parish and their several Petitions were brought up to the Table
and Ordered to be Read and the same were Read accordingly

Then the gentlemen present took into Consideration the
Case and Circumstances of the several Petitioners and were almost
Unanimous of Opinion that the said Five Pounds shoud be
given to Mary Frimling< no role > , Widdow a Poor Householder according
to the Prayer of her Petition and she being called In the same was
given to her accordingly and the Remainder of the said
Alderman Abdy's gift being Fifty shillings Together with
Fifty Shillings Sacrament Money were at the same time
Distributed as follows (that is to say)

Sacrament money

To The Doctor0:6:8
To the Clerk0:3:4
0..10:0

To the Sextoness0..3..60..4..6
Widdow Kempton0..2..60..2..6
John Clifton< no role > This name instance is in set 3415. 0:5:0
Wido. Whittle0:2:6
Hughes0:1:6
Mr Powells Servant0..2..6
P Mr Hayden0:2:0
Carried over 1..0..6 Carrd over 0..16..0