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Another petition, in somewhat similar terms, was presented
to the King in February, 1664-5.
Other entries illustrate the supervision exercised by the
Vestry over the collection and disbursement of the funds:—
4th March, 1668.—That a Petition be prepared to be presented to his
Matie prayeing that ye summe of 100£ yearely given by his
Matie for ye use of the Poore of this Parish may be continued &
thus disposed of vizt. [50£ thereof to be Imployed yearely for ye
Support of the Hospitall of Greene Coat Boyes in Tothull Fields
in this parish founded by his Late Matie King Charles the first of
ever blessed memory, & the other £50 to be Imployed by the
Churchwns for the Tyme being for the use ot the Poore of this
Parish as formerly it hath beene]. And that his Matie would be
Gratiously pleased to grant a Privy Seal for the receiving of the
sd £100 yearely & Imploying ye same as above expressed.
1st March, 1670.—That the Churchwardens doe give Ticketts to
such of the Poore People of this Parish as they shall thinke fitt
aske and receive the Almnes by broken Bread & Meate of such
well disposed Housekeepers as will please to bestow the same.
6 Feb. 1660-1.—It is Ordered that the present Overseers of the Poore
or any of their Successors Att any time hereafter shall not pay
any money monthlie to the Poore of the parish of St Margarett's
or unto any of them except only to the Nurses; and that the
present Overseers of the Poore and their Successors doe continue
their Care of the Poore of this Parish to the verie last day of
their being in their Office And it is further Ordered that upon
moneth daies when the present Overseers of the Poore or their
Successors shall pay the Nurses the said Overseers or their
Successors shall not then pay any money to the Poore as formerly
they have done But shall goe to the houses of the Poore and
there relieve them according as they shall see cause or ells send
reliefe unto them It is also ordered that whatsoever Overseers of
the Poore shall doe contrary to this Order the moneys well
they shall in such wise disburse shall not bee allowed in their
Accompt And of this the Clerke of the Vestrie is to take notice
soe that such moneys bee not at anytime soe much as entred in
their Booke of Accompt; And that this Order be entered in
everie Overseers Accompt.
At a Vestry held on the 18th Apl., 1659, an order was passed
directing the Churchwardens to receive from Michael Arnold,
William Wilkinson, and William Herbert, the sum of thirtysix
pounds, the amount of their fines for not serving the
office of Overseer,* and to pay the same to the succeeding
Overseers for use in the discharge of their duties.
*This is the first recorded case in which a fine was imposed for refusing to
serve the office, although 98 years had elapsed since its creation. All the