Cosgrove Overseers' Accounts 1789-90

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1788-9
 
 
 
 
 
John Symon Overseer 1789
£
s
d
 
April
13th 89
Allowed at Easter meeting to Old Holloway
 
5
0
 
 
to Mary Arnold
 
2
0
 
 
Jeffery Curtiss a Shirt
 
4
0
 
15
Quartridge Money and Sessions Bill
2
10
8
 
17
Poors Weekly Pay
2
1
6
 
24
Poors Weekly Pay
2
1
6
 
May 1
Poors Weekly Pay
2
1
6
 
6
Allow'd for Mary Warrs Burial
 
5
6
 
 
Coffin for Do
 
9
0
 
8
Weekly Pay
2
1
6
 
9
Load of Wood for Rob Westley ordered & Expences and Carrige
 
7
0
 
13
Ann Nortons Removal to Pilston
 
16
0
 
15
Weekly Pay
2
0
0
 
 
Gave Eliz. Mooring to Cloath Fran Gosticks Child
 
7
6
 
 
Paid Mr Collison for two Journeys to Twocester Caring in the Assessements of all the Taxes
 
9
0
 
 
My Expencess at the same time
 
9
0
 
 
paid Sidman for a pare of shoes for Young Perkins
 
6
0
 
 
Mr Collison & Mr Nicholls Charges at Grafton meeting
 
7
6
 
 
Ditto for Overseers Warrant
 
4
0
 
22
Poor Weekly Pay
2
0
0
 
29
Weekly Pay
2
0
0
 
June 5
Weekly Pay
2
0
0
 
11
Hannah Ratley to buy her Childrens Shirts & Edith
 
5
0
 
11
for Fran Gosticks Child Coat Makering
 
1
0
 
12
Weekly Pay
2
0
0
 
19
Weekly Pay
2
0
0
 
26
Weekly Pay
2
0
0
 
July 3
Weekly Pay
2
0
0
 
10
Weekly Pay
2
0
0
 
15
Sessions Bill & Quartridge Money
 
14
4
 
17
My fees same
 
3
0
 
17
Weekly Pay to the Poor
2
0
0
 
24
Weekly Pay 
2
0
0
 
24
Mary Arnol[d] Extra
 
1
0
 
29
Do
 
1
0
 
31
Weekly Pay 
2
0
0
 
 
Mary Arnold Lime & Lath
 
1
9
 
August 3
John Hey same
 
3
0
 
8
Mary Arnold  
 
2
10
 
 
 
41
1
1
 
 
Disburstments Continued
 
 
 
 
 
pd Mary Arnold
 
2
6
 
 
Weekly Pay 
2
0
0
 
8
Jn Hey
 
4
0
 
4
Weekly Pay 
2
0
0
 
 
Mary Arnold Extra
 
1
0
 
 
Biddy Curtiss attending Mary Arnold
 
2
0
 
16
John Hey  
 
4
0
 
21
Weekly Pay 
2
0
0
 
 
Mary Arnold Same
 
1
0
 
22
John Hey  
 
4
0
 
28
Weekly Pay 
2
0
0
 
 
Mary Arnold Same
 
1
0
 
29
John Hey  
 
4
0
 
Sep 4
Weekly Pay 
2
0
0
 
6
Jn Hey  
 
4
0
 
 
Wm Wadkins a Shirt
 
4
0
 
11
Weekly Pay 
2
0
0
 
13
John Hey  
 
3
0
 
18
Weekly Pay 
2
0
0
 
20
John Hey  
 
3
0
 
25
Weekly Pay 
2
0
0
 
28
John Hey  
 
4
0
 
[2]9
Mr Collison & Mr Symons Charges at Towcester Appeal Day and swaring to the additional tax at the levy
 
8
0
 
30
Do
 
8
0
 
Oct 2
Weekly Pay 
2
0
0
 
5
John Hey  
 
4
0
 
5
Expences at Perry Statute
 
6
0
 
7
At Do
 
5
0
 
 
Quartridge Money
 
12
4
 
 
List of Freeholders
 
1
0
 
 
Sessions Bill  
 
1
0
 
9
Weekly Pay to Poor
2
0
0
 
11
John Hey  
 
4
0
 
16
Weekly Pay 
2
0
0
 
 
Mary Arnold Extra
 
1
0
 
18
John Hey  
 
4
0
 
 
Mary Arnold
 
1
6
 
28
Weekly Pay 
2
0
0
 
 
John Hey  
 
4
0
 
24
Jane travels Girl to buy apron
 
 
6
 
 
Sarah French Ea... inffarm…. 
 
4
0
 
 
Constables Charges paid to Mr Franklin
 
4
10
 
 
Harry Branson attending Mr Franklin in taking and Ha.sring? Richd Benboe
 
4
0
 
 
Expences at Jons's
1
10
0
 
 
Mr Worleys Bill for the Gostick [Car 6/3  Price 1/6]
2
12
6
 
 
Lost by 2 Levys
 
9
4
 
 
 
34
6
6
 
October
30th 1789
Disburstments Continued
 
 
 
 
 
Poors Weekly Pay
2
0
0
 
 
Gave Mary Arnold for two weeks
 
4
0
 
 
Jane Travels Child extra
 
1
0
 
 
300½ of Faggots at 18s a hundred
3
3
0
 
 
Gathering to Levyes
 
10
0
 
 
Booking the accounts and writing too Levys
 
3
0
 
 
 
6
1
0
 
 
first paige
41
1
1
 
 
second Do
34
6
6
 
 
 
81
8
7
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Ballance as under due to Mr Nicholls was paid him by Mr Symons who followed him in the Office of Overseer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The following is Mr Nicholls account Left bad on the book
 
 
 
 
 
W Meachams Coffin
 
10
0
 
 
Mr Symons whent to Northampton to search printing office for Shenley Statute on Hick's account
 
4
0
 
 
Nicholls lost by 2 Levys
 
5
0
 
 
Do paid Easter Expences at Jones's
1
11
6
 
 
Do bad in the book at Easter '89
16
14
5
 
 
Jn Symone's Disburstements for 39 weeks Constables Charges included
81
8
7
 
 
 
100
12
6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jn Symones Rec'd by one 9 penny Levy
62
5
1
½
 
by one 6 penny Levy
41
15
1
 
 
Rec'd by Levyes
104
0
2
½
 
Disbursted as above
100
12
6
 
 
Due to the Parish by J Symons
3
7
8
 
 
 
 
18
8
 
 
November 1, 1879 6d per week for 26 weeks Charged to fhort in the Weekly Pay
2
14
8
½
 
So there Remains in Hand only 2 - 14 - 8½ as in paige above
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1789
Disburstements of Rich Scrivener Oversear
 
 
 
 
Nov 5
Mary Arnold
 
2
0
 
6
Poors Weekly Pay
2
2
6
 
8
John Iley
 
2
0
 
12
Mary Arnold
 
2
0
 
 
John Iley
 
1
0
 
 
Weekly Pay
2
2
6
 
19
Mary Arnold
 
2
0
 
 
Weekly Pay
2
2
6
 
26
Weekly Pay
2
0
0
 
 
p Mr Symons 2 Hundred of Faggots for the Poor
1
16
0
 
 
p Do having Ann Cave to Stratford with pass
 
2
6
 
Dec 3
Weekly Pay
2
0
0
 
 
Gave Betty Mooring Cleaning Ann Perkins and Expences
 
3
0
 
 
p Mrs Browns Bill for Mary Perkins
 
14
0
 
11
Weekly Pay
2
0
0
 
 
p Mr Nicholls John Iley
 
11
6
 
 
gave Dury Wife ill
 
5
0
 
18
Weekly Pay
2
0
0
 
 
gave Dury Wife 
 
4
0
 
 
p the Quartridge
 
12
4
 
24
gave Sam Durant in Destress
 
2
0
 
25
Weekly Pay
2
0
0
 
 
pd Jane Larance [Lawrence?] to be with Dury Wife
 
3
0
 
30
pd Mr James Bill Potterspury Workhouse
1
1
6
 
1790
pd 2 Pellours 1yd of Check half a Groce of Bobings for Mary Perkins and Elizth Harris
 
5
9
 
Jan 1
Weekly Pay
2
0
0
 
2
Going to Grafton with Hicks for a pass
 
3
0
 
 
pd making 3 sheets 2 shifts 40 yards 
 
2
6
 
 
Cloath for 4 caps and making
 
2
6
 
4
gave Dury Wife
 
1
0
 
6
John Iley
 
1
0
 
 
 
25
7
1
 
 
Disburstements Continued
 
 
 
 
Jan 8
Weekly Pay
2
0
0
 
 
gave Dury
 
1
0
 
12
Jane Larance [Lawrence?] to be with Durys Wife
 
1
0
 
 
Sessions Bill
 
7
0
 
15
Weekly Pay
2
0
0
 
22
Jane Larance [Lawrence?] to nurse Dury Wife
 
5
6
 
 
Weekly Pay
2
0
0
 
 
pd Mr Harman a bill
1
6
0
½
29
Weekly Pay
2
0
0
 
 
Jane Larance [Lawrence?] to be with Durys Wife
 
5
6
 
Feb
pd James Bill
1
1
0
 
5
Weekly Pay
2
0
0
 
10
Gave Holloway
 
3
0
 
12
Weekly Pay
2
0
0
 
19
Weekly Pay
2
0
0
 
26
Weekly Pay
2
0
0
 
 
Gave Holloway
 
4
0
 
 
pd Making Gosticks boy a pair of Breeches & Wasecote
 
1
0
 
March 5
Weekly Pay
2
0
0
 
12
Weekly Pay
1
16
6
 
 
pd for a Shroud Tho Dove [Buried Mar 7 1790]
 
4
6
 
 
pd Mr Nicholls 4 weeks John Iley
 
7
6
 
 
pd Do for Hicks
 
1
0
 
 
pd Mr Symons 200 of Faggots
1
14
0
 
 
John Iley 10 weeks Do & carried 2 Loads of wood
1
11
6
 
 
Assize Bill
 
1
0
 
 
Tho Dove coffin
 
13
0
 
 
Doves Burial to Turvey
 
2
3
 
13
pd Mr James Bill  
1
4
0
 
19
Weekly Pay
1
16
6
 
 
Expences goin to Stratford on Hicks account
 
2
6
 
 
gave Holloway
 
6
0
 
 
pd Mr Cockerill a pair of shoes Mary Perkins
 
4
6
 
26
Weekly Pay
1
16
6
 
 
 
33
13
4
½
 
March Continued
 
 
 
 
30
p Quartridge
1
4
8
 
 
Mr Worley Bill
2
12
6
 
April 2
Weekly Pay
1
16
6
 
 
gave Holloway
 
4
0
 
 
p Mr Smith account Rent for the Poor House to Lady Day 1790
1
10
0
 
 
for booking the Accounts, Righting Levys and collecting
 
13
0
 
6
p Mr James bill to April 10
 
16
0
 
 
Expences Hannah Webb Lieing in at Old Stratford
1
17
0
 
 
 
10
13
8
 
 
First page
25
7
1
 
 
Second Do
33
13
4
½
 
Total Disbursments
69
14
1
½
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reicpts
86
5
4
½
 
Disburstments
69
14
1
½
 
Due to the Parish
16
11
3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Received by one 6d Levy
41
15
4
 
 
by Do
41
15
4
 
 
Due to the Parish from Mr Symons
2
14
8
½
 
 
86
5
4
½
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1790 April 6th Allowed the above Accounts, the Balance to the Parish being Sixteen Pounds Eleven Shillings & Threepence and we nominate John Franklin and Samuel Battams Overseers for the year ensuing
 
 
 
 
 
Chas Walker
 
 
 
 
 
Richd Nicholls
 
 
 
 
 
Jn Symons
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12th April 1790 Verified on oath before
 
 
 
 
 
Rt Harding
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
April 29th pd Mr Frankling the above account
 
 
 
 
 
Rich Scrivener