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Item paide to Varneham for iij. Loades of Gravill ijs.
Item for vj. Tynestowles for the Courthouse viijs. iiijtZ.
Item for v Cussions of Tapsterrie worke xxs.
Item for ij. dossene of grene cussions for the Burgesses
& the Assistance xxiijs. viijcZ.
Item for ij Cussions one for mr. vaelle and one for mr.
Baylyffe ijs. iiijd.
Item for fower yardes and three quarters of greene clothe
for a carpette xxxiijs. iiijd.
For Boatehier viijd.
Constitution
of the
Vestry.
From the first election of Burgesses of the
newly created Court, onwards for upwards of a
hundred and fifty years, a wholesome, though
apparently unwritten rule admitted within the
circle of the Vestry an influential number of inhabitant
householders who were either Justices of the Peace or
Members of the Court of Burgesses To this may safely
be ascribed the absence of conflicting jurisdiction and the
harmonious relationship long prevailing between the several
representative bodies. The mode of election is illustrated
by the minutes of the Vestry, from which the following are
transcribed :—
Md. that att A Vestreye houlden the vijth dave of June Anno Dm.
1622 William Ireland was elected and admitted to be one of
the Vestrye of this Parrishe of St. Margaretts in WeBtin by
the whoale consente of us whose names ar hereunto subscribed.
Att a Vestrie holden the Eleaventh day of Aprill being Monday in
Easter weeke 1612 Sr Robert Pye* Knight thelder John Glynnef
esquire and Arthure Squibbe esquire were elected and admitted
Vestrie men of the parish of St. Margarett in Westminster by
the Consent and nominacon of us of the vestrie whose names
are subscribed.
Wednesday, Tth Oct, 1674.—Sir John Cutler‡ and John Baynes
Esquire were this day nominated and elected Vestrymen of
this parish. And the Churchwardens are desired to acquaint
them therewith.
At a Vestry holden this 7th day of Sepr. 1644 being Saterday Sr
Edward Powe1! Knight and Barronett, Captaine Thomas
* M.P. for Westminster 1625. f MP. for Westminster 1641-9.
|The founder of one of the benefactions now enjoyed by the parish.
Thomas Arneway, the husband of Joyce Goddard, Henry Forrest, Tobias
Mills, Thomas Hanwell, Emery Hill, Bartholomew Fillingham, Charles
Rampayne, Robert Griffin, ar.d others, who left bequests in favour of the
poor of the parish were Members of the Vestry.