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<p n="531"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Iron Chest</note>
Afterwards at the same Vestry Mr. Church Warden Willm.<lb></lb>
Kippax acquainted the Gentlemen present. That It Woud be<lb></lb>
convenient, if they approved of it. To have an Iron Chest Kept<lb></lb>
in the Vestry Room as a Repository for the Parish Records<lb></lb>
and Church Plate in case of Fire, but upon motion the same<lb></lb>
was postponed sine die.</p>
<p n="532"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="occupation" id="GLDBMV30502_occ207">Church Wardens</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Account</note>
He also told them that Mr. <rs type="persName" id="GLDBMV30502_n532-1">Francis Leech</rs>
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<interp inst="GLDBMV30502_n532-1" type="surname" value="Leech"></interp>
<interp inst="GLDBMV30502_n532-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
late <rs type="occupation" id="GLDBMV30502_occ208">Upper</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Church warden had charged in his Account the Sum of One pound<lb></lb>
Eight Shillings by him disburs'd during the Time of his Office<lb></lb>
towards Relief of sunday Casual Poor, which was Refused to<lb></lb>
be allow'd him upon the Audit of his Account But he hoped<lb></lb>
this Vestry wou'd consider of and allow the same And Mr. Leech's<lb></lb>
Book wherein the Entries were made of his disbursements on those<lb></lb>
occasions, together with the Parish Ledger were bought up to the<lb></lb>
Table and perused, and after some debate.</p>
<p n="533">Mr. <rs type="persName" id="GLDBMV30502_n533-1">John Roberts</rs>
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<interp inst="GLDBMV30502_n533-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
moved that the said Sum of One<lb></lb>
pound eight shillings shou'd be paid to Mr. Leech. by the<lb></lb>
present Upper <rs type="occupation" id="GLDBMV30502_occ209">Church Warden</rs>
<interp inst="GLDBMV30502_occ209" type="occupation" value="Church Warden"></interp>
and be allow'd him upon the<lb></lb>
Audit of his Account. and being Seconded by Mr. <rs type="persName" id="GLDBMV30502_n533-2">John Chauntrell</rs>
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<lb></lb>
the Question was put on the said Motion, and carried in the<lb></lb>
Affirmative.</p>
<p n="534">Ordered That Mr. <rs type="occupation" id="GLDBMV30502_occ210">Church Warden</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="GLDBMV30502_n534-1">Willm. Kippax</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Do pay to Mr. Leech the said Sum of One pound Eight<lb></lb>
Shillings by him disbursd P Account towards relief of sundry<lb></lb>
Casual Poor during the time of his office And that Mr. Kippax<lb></lb>
be allow'd the same upon the Audit of his Account.</p>
<p n="535">It was Afterwards moved that the Sum of One<lb></lb>
pounds Twelve Shillings also charged in Mr. Leech's Account<lb></lb>
for a Journey to Ware, and Refused to be Allow'd him upon<lb></lb>
the Audit shoud be paid to him by the Present Upper Church<lb></lb>
Warden, But It appearing the said Journey was taken without<lb></lb>
the previous Order of Vestry and without any Report made<lb></lb>
It past in the Negative.</p>
<p n="536"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Church Clock<lb></lb>
and Chimes</note>
Then Mr. <rs type="persName" id="GLDBMV30502_n536-1">Thomas Hunter</rs>
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desired Leave to<lb></lb>
Resign at Michaelmas next the Care of the Church Clock<lb></lb>
and Chimes, Which was agreed to. and Mr. <rs type="persName" id="GLDBMV30502_n536-2">James Green</rs>
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