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The Minutes of the last Vestry of the 31st. March
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read and confirmed.
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Audit of
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Church Wardens
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Account
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Mr. Barry late
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Church Warden
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not having audited
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his Account, and as it was usual to produce the
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Church Wardens Account at the making the Church rate
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Mr. Tutet acquainted the Vestry on behalf of Mr. Barry
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that the Account was finish'd, and would very soon be
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audited, and that there was a Balance of Twelve Pounds
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or there abouts due to the Parish in Mr. Barry's hands.
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Mr. Viner stated the ill consequence and Inconveni-
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ence that must arise to the Parish by delaying the
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Account and not paying the Bills at the usual time;
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and Moved that Mr. Barry late
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be ordered
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to audit his account on or before the 21st. day of this
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instant October, and being seconded by Mr. Shank, the
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Question was put and carried in the Affirmative Nem: Con
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Poor in
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Previous to the making the Church rate, Mr. Church-
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Warden Eley took notice, that there was a great Increase
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of the Poor; that the Bill at the Parish
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for
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the last Quarter came to a larger sum than usual, and
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he had reason to apprehend the Poor's Rate would not be
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sufficient to pay the expenses it was intended to answer,
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and he thought it necessary to lay then particulars before
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the Vestry, as the Inconvenience would be greater if there
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shod. be a deficiency in the Church Rate. The Church rate
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was thereupon raised from six pence to eight pence in the
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Pound, and the above Order sign'd for that purpose.
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Mr.
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Aaron Norden
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'sLegacy
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A
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attended the Vestry from the Executors of
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the late
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Aaron Norden
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Esq
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; an Inhabitant of this Parish
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with an Extract of his Will, which was in the Wor'ds following
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I Give to the Church Wardens of the Parish where my
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Residence shall be at the time of my decease Twenty
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Pounds, to be distributed to the Honest and industrious
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"Poor of the said Parish" and the same
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Gentleman
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paid the Legacy to Mr. Church Warden Eley for the
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Purpose aforesaid.
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The Vestry was then adjourn'd until further Notice.
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Nl: Andrews
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Vestry Cl.
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