Memorials of St. Giles's, Durham : being grassmen's accounts and other parish records, together with documents relating to the hospitals of Kepier and St. Mary Magdalene.

  • St. Giles (Parish : Durham, England)
Date:
1896
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Memorials of St. Giles's, Durham : being grassmen's accounts and other parish records, together with documents relating to the hospitals of Kepier and St. Mary Magdalene. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Glasgow Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Glasgow Library.

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    There folloro here a feiv memoranda of receipts for gates, &'c., this year: but the accounts for the year are found entered afterwards m what appears to have been a new book procured this year, but now boimd up in one volume with the foregoing. See next page. Next comes a list of names, with sums varying from ^d. to 4s. opposite each ; but with no intimation of their purpose. Then as follows— P^i towards the suit Concerning- William Watson agreed by the four and twentie. Below this heading there is a list of 22 names, with similar sums opposite them. Of this list the former one may be a continuation, displaced in the bound volume. Then came the following memoranda, referring, as will be seen, to former years. October 22'^, 1685. Memorandum that it is concluded. consented & agreed by the assent and Consent of y^ fower antwenty and all y^ rest of y^ inhabitants of y^ street of Gilligate y*^ we will save and keep harmless our Grassmen that is Rob't Johnson and Thomas Robinson in trying of a Suit against Edward Eadon and Nicolas Paxton Junior in ye behalf and right of our Entercommons and in defence of y^ Grassmen in doeing their office. Further it {is) concluded and agreed that if their be any need for moneys to try this suit that ye fower antwenty upon demand of ye s'^ grassmen shall lay a Sess as much as shall Clear ye Charges of ye s^ suit and to be Collected and levyed by ye s^ Grassmen and we the inhabitants do declare that if any man assessed do refuse to pay that he shall be suied forthwith and we ye s^ inhabitants will save and keep harmless ye s^ grassmen where unto we have sett our hands ye day and year above written. {This is followed by ten signatures, eight of the signers writing their own names]. ApriU 6, (1686). Memorandum yt it is Concluded Consented & agreed by ye assent & Consent of ye fower & twenty & all ye rest of ye inhabitants of ye street of Gilligate yt every inhabitant which stints in ye Common pasture shall send a mowder to scayle ye Common pasture ; or otherwise shall pay sixpence when ye Grassemen shall give notice, & if any refuse to send or pay ye Grassemen shall sue them to the Lords Court, or fold their goods, & the fower & twenty to keepe ye Grassemen indempnified. Witness our hands ye day & yeare above writen. [Ten signaturesfive write their own names].