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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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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    Mem. We further agree y' no Child or Children now borne or y' hereafter shall be borne in ye Street of S' Giles's by Strangers (their parents not being free on y^ s^ Moor nor pay'd for their Gates shall have Liberty to Stint ye Moor but upon y^ Terms above mention'd for Strangers. Witness our Hands. \Thirty-eight signatures; twenty-two write their own names]. January ye i6, 1701—Rec'^ of Ralph Robinson In full for his six gates on gilligate moor ye sum of 3/. Rec<^ by us grasmen ; lohn Martin, Anthony Dobson. Aprill ye 25, 1702—Rec^ of thomas Nicolson for 3 gates, 6s. May ye 10, 1702—Rec^ then of anthony Burdon In full for his six gates on gilligate moor ye sum of three Pounds. Reed by us gva.s{men) ; his lohn Martin ; Anthony X Dobson Sen^. Test. Wm Dunn. mark Grassmen for ye year 1700, Antho. Dobson & lohn Martin. [Receipts include nothing unusual]. Disbursements include—Pd W'm Wilson for stub- ing 7 Acres & 3 Ropes, 2I. ys. Pd W'm Wilkinson for stubing I Acre, 6^-. For four Rubing soups^ for ye moor, ^s. ^d. For a horse and cart 3 dayes Leading manner {manure), 3^-. 4^. Pd W'm Wilson for scouring at Gils & Normour Bogg, 3^-. M. For making ye hedge at Gils Bridge, \s. Spent when I let ye 2 Common Lanes, \s. 6d. When I went to M^ Smith & M^ Salvin about ye order, is. 6d. For a new booke to place our Accompt in, 3J-. For 3 rales for ye Pinfold A Crook & loop nailes & wages, 8d. For A lock for ye Pinfold, is. Given m Ale when I agreed for ye hedge one ye moore, is. Spent when I came about ye street to get ye order sygnd* 2s. Spent when I agreed with Wil'm Wilkinson to stubb to ye Wmdmill, is. Spent about ye parish business in gomg about our orders, 9^. gd. Pd for ye Persons Horse one ye Bounder day & his Clubb, 2s. Pd ye drum & yialinns, 5^. 6d. Spent one ye Bounder day at Simond Light footes, ss. ^d. Given ye Girles yt had ye Garlands IS. 6d. Given in Drink to ye boyes & Girles & Brad & Chease, 4^. Pd for A Saddle, los. For A hatt, 3s. For y^ Bounder Dinner, il. igs. gd. ' I.e., Posts for the cattle to rub themselves against. Cf. above stoups for the bees (beas/s) to rub on. aoove,