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Trustees,
Administrators
and
Guardians.
The first transcript, under the head of
'miscellaneous,' implies that a surplus existed
in the local exchequer, and that the Vestry were
able to obtain a high rate of interest:—
24th March, 1647.—It is ordered that the five hundred and fiftie
pounds wch was paide in by mr. Smith for Turnmill Street
rents shalbe lent to Mr Rich Willis Mr Henry Willis Clerke
and Rich yeoward upon theyr Recognisance of 1000 : deferanced
for payment of the 550 li with interest at 8 p. cente for six
monthes.
Evidence of the confidence enjoyed by the Vestry, as
trustees of private moneys, is borne by the following:—
12th April, 1647.—Ordered that threescore pounds left by Thomas
Jordan deceased to the disposing of this Yestrie for the use of
his children shalbee lent upon interest for sixe monethes to
mr. Michaell Arnold and his sonne upon their bond wh. bond
shalbee taken in the name of Mr Robert Mawer one of the
Churchwardens of this parish.
At a Vestery holden the 16th daye of April 1649 it is ordered that
60 li being monyes intrusted by Thomas Jordayne for the good
of his children and 80 li being intrusted for Mrs Ray alias
Roper shalbe lent unto William Dodson upon his and Mr
William Styles theyr securities.
The Yestry were recognised as administrators to the
goods and chattels of intestate persons:—
Att a Vestry held this xijth day of June 1652.
Ordered that Mr. Emery Hill and Capt Willm Greeve the
present Churchwardens of this Parish doe take out Lres of
Administration of the goods and Chattels of John Galloway
Butcher (who lately died suddainely intestate) to the use of
his three Children John William and Richard ; And that the
said Churchwardens doe deliver an inventory of his estate
as they shall finde the same and doe dispose of the said
children and estate as they in theyre discretions shall thinke
fitt And doe make and give a pticuler Accompte of the said
estate from Churchwardens to Churchwardens successively
untill the said children shall attaine theyre severall ages of
one and Twenty years and then to pay the same respectively
unto the said Children or the survivors or survivor of them as
the Vestrey and they shall thinke fitt.
Another extract affords an insight into the provision made
for the education of the parish children, as also into the
salaries of the teachers of the day:—
Sunday, the 18th day of Dec. 1681. The Peticon of Thomas Jordan