Sunday, March 11 1764

In the morning Mr Stone called on me and bleeded me. My servant only at church in the morning, Mr Long and myself staying at home and getting dinner. My friend Mr Long dined with me on a piece of beef boiled, a light pudding and greens. Myself, servant and Mr Long at church in the afternoon; the text in Matthew 29:31,32: “When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: And before him shall be gathered all nations; and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats.”

Waldron singers came and sang at our church in the afternoon. After churchtime Mr Porter and myself gave away the interest of hundred pounds, being a legacy given to this parish for ever by Mr Sam Atkins, formerly gardener and house steward at Halland to his Grace the Duke of Newcastle, the interest of which annually to be distributed among the poor householders of this parish. I presume them to be such (according to the testator intention) as had no monthly or even any relief at all out of the parish book. But be that as it will, we now deviate from that rule. The interest due November 20th 1763 being £4 and one shilling, Mr Porter put to it of the money given at the communion, and we distributed it in the following manner:

Richard Braizer0.0.2Thomas Tester0.5.0
Edward Babcock0.1.0Richard Vinal0.3.0
John Durrant0.4.0Ann Wood0.1.0
Widow Dan0.2.0William Eldridge0.8.0
James Emery0.3.0Thomas Ling0.5.0
Richard Heath0.3.0Thomas Roase0.2.0
Samuel Jenner0.3.0John Streeter0.2.0
Richard Prall0.3.0Widow Cain0.2.0
Susan Swift0.2.0Widow Cornwell0.2.0
William St[l]arkes0.5.0Will Sinden0.3.0
Francis Turner0.3.0Thomas Dallaway0.2.0
Widow Trill0.2.0Will Elphick0.5.0
Sarah Thunder0.3.0Peter Adams0.2.0

But several of the people not being there, I took their money in order to pay it to them, and they are as follows:

John Durrant0.4.0 pdWill Sinden0.3.0 XX
James Emery0.3.0 pdWill Elphick0.5.0 XX
Widow Trill0.2.0 pdPeter Adams0.2.0 pd

Of the above William Elphick’s is to be placed to the account of his debt. Sam Jenner and Mr Long drank tea with me and then Mr Long went away. Sam Jenner stayed the evening and took part of my bed. A very pleasant day. Quite warm what we have had it. In the [ ] my servant down at her brother’s.