Darleton.

Inpr(imis) they maintaine 2 poore people wth weeckely pension. It (em) they haue 30" in Towne stocke.

It(em) they haue noe poore children fitt to bee placed apprentices.

Item they haue punished 3 vagrants.

Rampton.

Impr(imis) they maintaine one poore man wth weeckely pension.

It(em) they haue xxli in Towne stocke.

It (em) they haue placed out 2 Apprentices.

Item they haue noe wanderers come wthin their Towne.

Dunham.

Impr(imis) they maintaine 4 poore people wth monethly pension.

It(em) they haue in Towne stocke 21i. 6. 8d.

It(em) they haue noe poore children fitt to bee placed apprentices.

It(em) wanderers they haue had none.

Askham.

Impr(imis) they have 5 poore people wch haue weeckely pension.

It(em) in Towne stocke twenty mks.

It(em) they haue placed out one apprentice.

It(em) they haue punished one vagrant.

Eaton.

Inpr(imis) in Towne stocke 2. 6. 8d.

It(em) one poore boy placed out apprentice.

It(em) two wanderers punished.

Kirton.

Inpr(imis) 3 poore people wch haue weeckely or monethly

releife, as they neede.

It(em) in Towne stocke x1i.

It(em) wanderers they haue had none.

Welhagh.

Inpr(imis) in Towne stocke 6. 13§. 4a.
It(em) wanderers they haue had none.

It (em) poore children to bee placed out apprentices none.
It(em) 4 poore people wch haue monethly releife.

Bilstrop.

Impr(imis) they allowe a poore woman a weekely pension. It(em) they give for the keepinge of a bastard child per ann(um) xxxiii iiijd.

It (em) in towne stock 4 pounds.

It (em) they haue punished 2 vagrants.

Tuxford.

Impr(imis) they give to 9 poore people weekely pension.

It (em) in towne stock five pounds.

It(em) they haue placed out 6 poore children apprentice.
It(em) they haue punished 3 vagrants.

East Markham.

Impr(imis) in towne stock vij pounds.

It (em) they haue placed out fower apprentice and wth two of them given viili x'.

It (em) wanderers they haue had none.

Treswell.

Impr(imis) the(y) releeve weekly of poore people, impotent, aged and younge children 29.

It (em) they haue punished 3 vagrants.

Grove.

Impr(imis) they haue no poore that need releefve all being able to mainteine themselues wth theire labor.

It(em) they haue no towne stock in regard theire poore are otherwise sett on worke.

It (em) they haue no wanderers.

Egmonton.

Imp(rimi)s they mainteine 8 poore people wth weekly pension and one with monthly pension.

It(em) towne stock they haue none because they imploy theire poore in other worke as they wante it.

Laxton cu(m) Morehouse.

Inpr(imi)s they haue placed 3 poore children out apprentice and given with them vili x".

It(em) they haue no towne stock, theire poore such as want work beinge sett on worke otherwise by the towne.

It(em) wanderers they haue had none.

West Markham.

Impr(imi)s they haue diuers younge children but are too young to place out apprentice wch wee maintaine and theire parents wth worke.

It (em) an old woman is mainteyned wth a monethly pension of v3 iiija and a load of coles eu(er)y yeare.

It(em) wanderers they haue had none.

Headon cu(m) Upton.

Impr(imi)s they give vnto 3 poore people a weekly allowance.
It(em) such poore as are able to worke are sett on worke.
It (em) they haue placed out 4 apprentice.

It(em) they haue punished 2 vagrants."

The reports for the divisions of North Clay and Hatfeild follow, and the whole is signed by the justices.

H. Dom. State Papers, Chas. I., Vol. 395, No. 55. Certificate concerning the Book of Orders from the hundreds of Loes, Wilford, Thredling and Plomesgate, 14 July 16381.

"To the high Sheriffe of the County of Suff.

The Certificate of the Justices of the peace whose names are herevnd(er)written for the hundreds of Loes, Willford, Thredlinge and Plomesgate wthin the lib(er)ty of Set Etheldred made the xiiiith day of Julye: 1638, touchinge his Mat's Booke of Orders as followeth :

1. First that wee doe contynue or monethly meeteings wthin the said hundreds according to his Mat's said Booke of orders.

2. That the impotent poore wthin the said hundreds are releived and such other poore as are able to worke and will worke

1 See above, p. 264.

Suff.

haveing noe stocks are provided of stocks and sett to worke by the ou(er)seers.

3. That such idle poore as will nott worke are sent to the house of Correction and there sett to worke and punished according to lawe.

4. That the nomber of sup(er)fluous alehowses wthin the said hundreds doe still contynue suppressed.

5. That since o' last c(er)tificate wee haue bound forth syxe poore children to be apprentices.

6. That since or last c(er)tificate wee haue levied wthin the said hundreds for disorders in Innes and Alehowses and for other offences comitted contrary to lawe the some of Twenty shillings.

7. That there hath bin a watch kept wthin the said hundreds for the apprehending of Rogues and vagabonds in wch watch such Rogues as haue bin Apprehended haue bin punished and sent according to lawe.

Edwd Duke.

Nic. Reuette."

APPENDIX XIII.

The assessment for a rate made at Norwich in Jan. 1643 in order to relieve the poor and to raise a stock for setting them to work (Add. MSS. Brit. Mus. No. 22619, f. 11).

The accounts for this rate are given in full for seven parishes of Norwich, and a summary is also made of the accounts received from all the parishes of the city. The whole sum together with contributions from a few private gentlemen amounted to £105. 58.

The part of the account here printed relates to the parish of S. Benedict. It is printed on a separate sheet of paper and is endorsed "St Benedict's."

Richard Puckle, Edw. Norris, Churchwardens.
Henry Tompson, John Sabbarton, Overseers.

The rate abouesaid made by vs the churchwardens and ou(er)seers of the said parishe whose names are aboue written for releiffe of the poore of or said parishe and for rayseinge a stocke to sett them on worke in theise necessitous times to be forth wth paid at one payment this 3 day of January 1642.