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An Account of the Church and Parish of Hope in the County of Derby,
by William Smith Porter (1923)

Chapter VI.

EXTRACTS FROM THE CHURCHWARDENS'BOOK OF ACCOUNTS.

(Abbreviations used in the Accounts and Briefs.)

7 br	=	September.
8 br	=	October.
9 br	=	November.
X br	=	December.

wch	=	which		ye	=	the
wn	=	when		ym	=	them
ws	=	was		yn	=	then
wt	=	what		yr	=	there
wth	=	with		yt	=	that

(Pasted into the cover of the Book is the following:)

"July ye 26th 1661.

"A true and perfect copy of an Assessment of the Parishoners of Hope.

"We whose names are hereunder Subscrib'd being by an Order of Sessions bearing date ye Sixteenth of July Instant Nominated and Appointed Assessors for the Relief of the poor of ye Parish of Hope. We do make ye single Lay or Penny score the Sum of ten pounds within ye said Parish of Hope, and to be collected and gather'd within the said several & respective Hambletts as follows:"

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	£	s.	d.				£	s.	d.
"1st Hope	1	5	6			Nether Padley		3	9
Bradwall		18	0			Abney & Grange		8	8
Thornhill		9	7	½		Great Hucklow		10	0
Aston		7	10	½		Little Hucklow		4	0
Brough		1	9			Grindlow		7	0
Shattons		8	8			Wardlow		5	4
Offerton		3	4			Haslebadge		15	0
Woodland	2	10	0			Shawcross & Fearnylee		10	0
Highloe		4	0
Stoak		7	6			£ s. d.   sum 6 16 3     3 3 9       10 0 0	3	3	9
sum	6	16	3
					total

John Shalcross.				Thos. Brushfield.
Robt. Eyre.		Assessors		Edwd. Poynton.
Henry Balguy.		A.D.		Gervasse Hallam.
Thos. Balguy.		1661.		Robt Eyre.
Willm Bagshaw				Martin Middleton.
Ralph Glossop.				John Ward.
Howard Brooke.				Thos Eyre.
Willm Wells.				Edwd Eyre.
Ralp Bocking.				Edwd Hague.
John Parramoor.		Willm Sharshaw.		Edwd Fournesse.
Robt Middleton.				Christopher James."

(The following has also been pasted into the Book,
opposite to the Assessment :)
"The following is the revised Church Rate, done by a Committee, appointed for the purpose by the Parish at a Vestry Meeting in the year of Our Lord 1845."

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				£	s.	d.
"Hope Woodlands	1	penny	rate	2	0	0
Hope		"	"	1	5	6
Bradwell		"	"		18	0
Thornhill		"	"		7	8	½
Aston		"	"		6	4
Fernilee		"	"		10	0
Brough and Shatton		"	"		10	5
Offerton		"	"		3	4
Highlow		"	"		4	0
Stoke		"	"		7	6
Nether Padley		"	"		3	9
Abney and Grange		"	"		8	8
Great Hucklow		"	"		10	0
Little Hucklow		"	"		4	0
Grindlow		"	"		5	7	½
Wardlow		"	"		4	3	½
Hazlebadge		"	"		10	0

Aprill 5th John Hadfield, Twitchill, Churchwarden."

EXTRACTS (selected items) FROM THE ACCOUNTS,
1686-1832.

1686-87

"The Generall Accounts of John Turner, Joseph Eyre, and William Bradwall, Churchwardens for the Parish of Hope for the year 1686, tendered at the Parish Church of Hope the 24th day of May in the third year of ye Reign of our Soveraign Lord King James the Second over England etc Anno Domini 1687 as followeth:"

		lb :	s :	d
Received three penny Scores within the parish of Hope		28	10	0
Received from the last Churchwardens		7	0	0
Received from Shalcross and Fernilee			11	8
	Sum Tot	36	1	8

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Disbursed of ye same as followeth:      Imprimis:	lb :	s :	d
April 13th 1686. Spent at ye visitation at Bakewell		10	0
paid for a Book of Articles, a Book of prayer, & Court feese		6	0
paid to the Ringers the 29th of May		5	0
paid to Wm. Rowbotham for makeing a frame for ye marriage table		1	6
spent in going to Lichfield with money collected for ye French Protestants		13	6
spent in collecting the same in ye whole parish		4	0
paid for takeing down and seting up the pillar[1] & other mason work & poynting.	3	5	6
for attending the work at the pillar 3 days		2	0
paid to the ringers the 5th of Novemeber		5	0
given to Mr. Browne (the Vicar) as a gratuity	2	0	0
paid far washing the surplice		10	0
spent in tending the Communion at Easter		7	6
spent in chuseing new officers		5	0
paid for writing all our Assessments		6	0
spent by ye Assessors in makeing the same in ye whole parish		5	8
spent in collecting our Assessments in the whole parish		13	6
paid to a Briefe		2	6
paid for Tenn foxes & their heads	3	16	8
paid for five fox cubbs	1	1	8
paid for seven Boson heads[2]		7	0
paid for 25 Raven heads		8	4
paid for 205 Urchin heads[3]	1	14	2

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	lb :	s :	d
given to ye Ringers the 6th of February      (date of the accession of James II)		1	0
given the masons in ale at ye pillar		1	0
spent with Mr. Creswick when he preached at Hope		1	0

	lb :	s :	d
The Receipts comes to	36	1	8
The Disbursements are	31	19	9
Remains due to ye parish	4	1	11

May 24th 1687. These accounts were then seen and allowed by us:

Willm. Browne, vicar.	John Slack
	Willm. Eyre.
John Bocking	Robert Hambleton.
Joseph Champion	Henry Ashton.
	Thomas Stephenson junr.
Thomas Hall	John Stephenson

(Subsequent entries are very much curtailed, and only a few selected items given in each year. The names of the Churchwardens, already given in the list, and others present at the Vestry meetings are suppressed in the following extracts; with the exception of certain special meetings.)

1687-88	lb :	s :	d
collected within the parish of Hope 3 penny scores	28	10	0
Received from the last Churchwardens	4	1	11
Recd. for Lay Stalls[4]	1	10	0

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Disbursed as followeth:	lb :	s :	d
spent at the first visitation of ourselves and our horses		7	6
paid to ye Appartition and for Court fees and for our oaths		5	2
paid for vicar's charges the same time		2	6
spent of Mr. Caulton and his company when he preached at Hope		4	0
spent with Mr. Flesher when he preached at Hope		4	0
for moss for ye Schoolhouse and for mossing the same		6	6
paid for a book and proclamation for ye 30th of January (Execution of Charles I.)		3	6
paid for 154 urchin heads	1	5	8
paid for 19 Raven heads		6	4
paid for 14 Boson heads		14	0
paid for 3 foxes & 2 fox cubbs	1	11	8
paid to Mr. Browne as a gratuity towards buying wine at Easter	2	0	0
1688-89
spent in collecting moneys for the French Protestants		5	0
spent in going with the perambulation ("beating the bounds" of the parish).		4	6
spent in going to Wirksworth with ye moneys collected for French Protestants		2	6
for a book of prayers for a day of thanksgiving for ye Prince of Wales (Son of James II, born 10th June, 1688)		3	6
for ringing the 29th of May and ye 1st July for the Prince of Wales.		8	0
paid for a book of prayer for ye Prince of Wales and ye good prosperity of the King from his enemies		3	6

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	lb :	s :	d
given Mr. Browne as a gratuity towards having wine at Easter (Note: This last item recurs each year, though there are also entries for wine for Communion).	2	0	0
spent in sending the Communion at Easter 5 days		10	0
paid to several travellers with passes		2	0

		lb :	s :	d
sum totall		19	12	0
Abated out of these disbursements as unreasonable		3	0	0
so that ye whole disbursement will be		16	12	0

June 10th 1691. Memorandid yt it is agreed upon at ye takeing ye Churchwarden's Accounts, yt John Stephenson of Hope ye Parish Clerk shall have yearly 2£ for tending ye Clock and for providing Ringers to ring on Sundaies to Church etc, and for finding Ringers to ring on Thanksgiving daies upon extraordinary occasions etc.

1689-90	lb :	s :	d
spent in collecting the Irish Protestant briefe		6	0
pd. to John Slack mason for 21 daies at ye Church work	1	8	0
pd. to Wm. Nowell mason for 30 daies for loading & getting stone etc at ye Church	2	0	0
pd. to Franc: Low carpenter for 18 daies	1	4	0
pd. to Humphrey Low for 16 daies	1	1	4
pd. to Nichols. Low for 13 daies at 8d. a day		8	8
Pd. to Michael Slack for smithy work	1	15	0
spent at Rearing five Stoopes[5] and fetching ye same		3	0
pd. to Mr. Sam Statham a chimney man for a certificate for takeing of ye poore		2	0

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	lb :	s :	d
pd. for a man and horse to Bakewell & Tideswell for wine against Christmas and there was none		1	6
pd. for wine and fetching ye same at Sheffield & for bread		7	3
pd. to John Slack & Win. Nowell for mossing & pointing ye School house 12 daies		16	0
pd. to John Londen for getting moss & for serveing at Schoolhouse 2 dales		1	4
pd. for 5 calves . . . . . to leather ye Bells		1	8
1690-91
spent of ye people yt went with the procession	1	0	0
pd. for two letters sending to London			6
pd. for a prayer booke for a day of Thanksgiving and two other prayer bookes		6	6
pd. for changing the Communion Dish		4	0
pd. to a letter patent for losses by fire (a Brief)		2	6
spent of Mr. Hollingshed when he preached at Hope			10
1691-92
Pd. for Ale and Bread in going with Procession, which is to be omitted for ye future till further order		9	3
Pd. for 12 loads of Lime		8	0
Pd. for 8 strike of Haire[6] (for plastering)		4	0
pd. for 4 foxes by an agreement within ye parish at 6s. 8d. a piece	1	6	8
For a Board to stop a drop n ye Leads above Mr. Bagshaw's seat		1	0
Pd. to John Stephenson for going to Dranfield for Mr. Balguy to come to ye last Accounts		1	6
1692-93
Received for buryinges in ye body of ye Church	1	0	0

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	lb :	s :	d
Pd. to Thomas Kirkall for a new Clock	6	12	0
Pd. to John Stephenson for tenting ye Clock and Ringing on Holy Daies	2	0	0
Pd. to Robert Kirke for mending ye old Clock		6	0
1693-94
Spent when the Bishop came to visit		3	0
Pd. to Robert Pidcock for Church worke	13	5	10
Spent in going to pay the same		1	0
spent in going to see wt work was needful at ye Church			6
1694-95
spent at severall times in ye year about ye Town's business		5	4
1695-96
Pd. for leveling ye Church floors & mending ye biers and making two basses		7	0
Pd. to Tho: Sanderson for paving ye Church Alles & making a door in ye Steeple & walling up a door & mending ye Churchyard Stiles	1	1	4
Pd. to Peter Sidebottom in part of ye 7lb. 10s. wch I ws to give him in money, besides ye old clock, wn I Articled with him for a new Clock	1	10	0
Pd. for writing one part of ye Articles		2	6
Spent & paid for Wine & Ale wn ye Dean ws here		12	0
given to ye Dean's man by Mr. Browne's order		2	6
given to Mr. Browne as a gratuity 2lb. & pd. his wife for washing ye Surplice 10s. in all	2	10	0
1696-97
Pd. Peter Sidebottom for ye Clock as by his bill will appear	11	4	7
For meat and drink for himself & his man 3 weeks & 3 dayes		19	6

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	lb :	s :	d
For his his horse keeping		7	6
Paid for ye Sequestration wn Mr. Browne was dead 5s. & for wine at Christ: 13s. 6d.		18	6
Paid ye Charges of Parsons yt came to preach 9 Sundays at 4s. 6d. a time	2	0	6
spent wn ye Parishs went to view ye Steeple with ye Limer		5	0
Paid for Bell ropes 10s. & to Hen: Furnis for Pet: Sidebottom's table wn he set up ye finger[7] and for his man's table they living there 3 weeks & 2 dayes	1	11	6
Paid to Messengers to get Parsons to preach		4	6
Expended wn ye Parish mett about parsons & other extraordinary things		15	0
1697-98
Paid to a blind man with a letter of request 2s. 6d. & pd. to ye Apparitor for bookes & spent on him 2s.		4	6
given to a distressed Knight 3s. & pd. to ye Apparitor by ye Deans order 4s.		7	0
Paid to Adam Thornhill for making Tho: Marshalls[8] clothes ye last year		1	6
Paid to Jon: Eaton for making Tho: Marshalls clothes & ye cloth this year		13	0
Paid for Cloth & necking ye Surplice 3s. & pd. to Wm. Greaves for Tho: Marshalls coat cloth		14	3
1698-99
Spent on ye parson & myselfe wn ye Bp came to Bakewell		5	0

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	lb :	s :	d
Spent on ye parson & myselfe & ye Clarke wn we went 3 dayes to give ye Sacrament to sick people		1	6
Paid and spent on ourselves and ye parson at ye Deans visitation		15	6
Paid to ye Clarke for his Wages 2lb. & to ye parson's wife for washing ye Surplice 10s. in all	2	10	0
Given to ye Vic: as a poore acknowledgement of our thankfullness and his greater merit	9	10	0
Paid for a pair of breeches for Tho: Marshall, for whipping ye doggs etc 3s. & for a lock 4d. in all		3	4

1699-1700

(There was some irregularity in the Accounts this year. Two out of the three Wardens presented separate accounts, the third failed to present any account. The following note occurs at the foot of the Accounts :)

"Christ: James of Wardlow never made any account but is to pay what he has in his hands to Isaac Morten & Jos: Ibbutson wt they have over pd. and ye rest to ye parish as a gratuity to him and never more separate accounts to be allowed."

1700-1	lb :	s :	d
For 10 strike of Hair & fetching 9s. 6d. for fetching ye Winglass & 4 Piggins[9] 6s. in all		15	6
For nails etc to Franc: Low for his work 1s. 2d. for scaffolding at ye Top & repairing ye Winglass 5s.		6	2
spent on Mr. Roe wn he preached 1s. paid W. Sanderson & Eyre for cramping ye Steeple 17s. 4d.		18	4
Pd. the Clarke his wages 2lb. : pd him more for Ale drunk wn we went ye procession 13s.	2	13	0

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	lb :	s :	d
Pd. to Geo: Wright for . . . & for fetching them 11s. : for a tree. yt made ye bier & Lichgate & 2 little gates 16s.	1	7	0
Paid to Adam Barber for Ale drank there at ye procession 4s. & to Jos: Eyre of Thornhill for ye same 7s.		11	0
For 9 gallons of wine at Easter & fetching 2 lb. 15s. : for visitation fees 14s. 6d.	3	9	6
For making Tho: Marshall's coat 2s. 6d.		2	6
Pd. for a bell for Tho: Marshall 1s. Tho: Marshalls Clothes 10s.		11	0
Given to Mr. Cresswell one penny score as a gratuity	9	10	0
1701-2
Pd. to Tho: Sanderson for walling ye Churchyard wall being upon a bargain	3	7	0
Pd. to Joseph Eyre for walling at ye Church		12	4
For meat and drink when me agreed with ye masons & came to view the same		4	6
For a Surplice and making 2lb. 6s. 2d. For meat and drink when we agreed with ye Plumbers and came to view the work 4s.	2	10	2
Paid to the Ringers on the Coronation Day: (Queen Anne's Coronation)		3	0
Spent when we came to adjust our accounts and to account with the workmen		3	0
Paid to Mr. Cresswell as a gratuity for this year, which for ye future, upon ye complaints of some, he doth acquit.	9	10	0
1703-4
Paid for Tho: Marshall's coat and breeches		15	0

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	lb :	s :	d
Paid for making a canopy 1 lb. 14s. 6d. Paid to R. Hawley for 2 Clock Ropes 4s. 6d.	1	19	0
Pd. for repairing the Christening Seat 1s. Pd. for a book for a fast day 2s. 6d.		3	6
1704-5
Spent in Ale and Meat when we came to bargain with ye men that came from Highlow		4	6
Spent when we made ye bargain about the Bells with Warrist (new collar frames and new wheels)		4	0
Spent when we Articled with Warrist		2	0
Paid to Mr. Dearnely for Stamp paper and drawing the Articles		2	6
Given to Samuel White for viewing the Bells		15	0
Given to the Dean's man 1s. & for wine to treat ye Dean withal 3s. 8d.		4	8
1705-6
Paid to Enoch Warrist for making 2 new yates[10]		13	4
Pd. to Humphrey Low for a new yate making and hanging ye other		9	0
Pd. to John Balguy for iron work for ye 3 yates	1	12	0
Pd. to Tho: Sanderson for mason work done att ye Church Stiles	1	4	0
Spent on ye Day of Thanksgiving on ye Parson of Edale & 3 men with him & given to ye Ringers ye same day		6	0
Spent when going 3 severall times to look for money at Shallcross		3	0
1706-7
Paid to John Balguy for taking up ye third Bell & making a new Goodgeon[11]		6	0

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	lb :	s :	d
Paid to Michael Slack for mending ye Church yates & making Cotters[12] and Reathings for ye second Bell		5	0
Paid to ye Ringers for 2 days of Thanksgiving & one time when the good news came		6	6
pd. for several Briefs 17s. 9d. & a Letter of Account conerning ye Recusants 1s. in all 18			9
pd. to two Letters of Request to two severall men		7	6
Pd. for 2 casements for ye Vicarage		5	6
1707-8
Pd. to George Needham for work done att ye Pulpit, being 20 days at 1s. 2d. a day	1	3	4
Pd. to Chris: Greaves for Stubs & a pair of Gimmers[13] & other work		1	7
Pd. for 2 Books 3s. pd. to ye Singing Master	3	18	2
1708-9
Given to ye same (i.e., the Ringers) when the news came that Lile was taken		1	6
for a whip for Tho: Marshall (see previous note on on Thomas Marshall)			3
for besoms and a penny worth of neals			7	½
1710-11
pd. at Litchfield to ye Dean & Chapters Register Mr. Nich : upon ye Accounts of Thornhill & Aston tythe	20	0	0
Spent in going to Litchfield 13s. for ye Churchwardens Horse 4s.		17	0
Pd. to Mr. Nichols upon ye tythe account att two severall times 2		0	0

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	lb :	s :	d
for our charges 10s. for Interest for ye twenty pounds haph a year 10s.	1	0	0
given to ye clark as a gratuity ye said sum yt is due	1	14	3

"Recd. from John Balguy of Hope Esqre. & Mr. Jacob Creswell vic: ye. sum of £5 which ye recd. front John Shallcross of Shall- cross esqre. & give him a receipt for in full of all that was due for or towards ye repairing of ye parish Church of Hope from Shallcross & Fearneley."

1711-12	lb :	s :	d
For Ingravening Letters on ye plate yt Madam Balguy give to ye Church		2	0
For trees yt are set in ye Churchyard	3	9	0
Pd. to Rob: Ashton for hedging and Making them bands to gard ye trees		5	10
For looking to ye trees on May Day			8
Spent more with ye man yt sett ye trees 1s. for besoms 6d.		1	6
1713-14
Given to a Letter of Request 4s. for Will Eyre close & making 14s. 8d.		18	8
Pd. to Jos: Eyre & Tho: Sanderson for laying 23 yards of Pavors		7	8
given to Bakewell singers in meat and drink		6	6
to Bamford Singers 2s. 6d. & to Castleton Singers 3s.		5	6
1714-15
For a new Weather Cock	2	15	0
for sett ye Cock up		2	6
for a rope to draw ye chair up		14	0
for sending for wine when ye Dean was here		2	6
To ye Ringers of Coronation Day (Coronation of George I) 2s. 6d. & on ye day of Thanksgiving 5s.		7	6

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	lb :	s :	d
spent at ye same dayes 5s. 6d. for Will: Eyre close 16s.	1	1	6
for a Silver flaggon, of which money there was 13lb. 18s. 3d. of ye offering money in ye vicar's hands wch he paid to Mr. Balguy	19	10	0
1716-17
for Pavors for ye Church 13s. 4d. for Load them being Sixty Horse Load 2lb. 5s.	2	18	4

"Mem: It is agreed on by us that ye said sum of 17lb. 3s. 2d. be paid to ye Dean & Chapter of Lichfield towards ye sum of Twenty pounds wch is to be paid as a fine for ye tythes of Thornhill & Aston."

1717-18	lb :	s :	d
Pd. to Mr. Hinks Regester 2lb. Pd to Pariter[14] 2s. 6d.	2	2	6
For laying Pavors 2lb. 4s. 4d. Pd. for stone & leading it 15s.	2	19	4
Spent when we measured Pavors 8d. & pd. for glassing 17s. 10d.		18	6
given to two travilers[15] 6d. Spent with chusing new Officers 3s.		3	6
Pd. for a box to lay ye plate in 4s. 6d. Pd. for Lathes 4s.		8	6
1718-19
For killing an Otter 1s. for poynting ye windows & other work 1s. 2d.		2	2
For washing ye Church windows several times		3	0
1719-20
Pd. to Travelers 1s. 6d. for fox 1lb. 16s. 8d. to four seamen 1s.	1	19	2

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	lb :	s :	d
Pd. Will: Eyre for sweeping church 11s. 3d. John Stafford towards a new coat		16	3
For mending a Kitt[16] yt ye broke att School			6
1720-21
For seacurring [sic] ye trees and stakes 5s. John Stafford new coate 16s. 8d.	1	1	8
For two piggins for ye Limers 6d. & given Jos. Gillott 1s.		1	6
"This 8lb. 6s. 7d. with ye 10lb. mentioned in ye last years accounts is to be to Chris: Bocking for Mr. Creswell's use, before if Mr. Creswell surrender his lease in part of 20lb. so in our hands is	18	6	7
It is also agreed yt ye Parish is to Lay out upon ye Church 40lb, which will arise out of ye tythes of Aston & Thornhill wch is all ye Parish is to receive out of those tythes."
1721-22
spent at ye last Accounts 10s. & two new Yates & new Ladder 1lb. 16s. 6d.	2	6	6
For Iron work done at ye Church Yates		5	6
For making a hasp & stable for ye Church Yates			4
For besom 6d. given to a poor woman 2s. given to another poor woman 6d.		3	0
For a fox head 1s. John Kitchin for oyle for Clock & Bells & wiskitt (Basket) 2s. 2d.		3	2
1722-23
Spent when some of ye Parish meet to consider about going to Lichfield		2	6
For a napkin for ye Communion Table		2	0
Pd. ye man yt brought ye sequestration 4s. 2d. spent on him 6d.		4	8

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	lb :	s :	d
For loosing a Letter concerning ye County Money			3
Spent when we Recd. ye Plate & other thinks belonging to ye Church			8
Charges with going to Lichfield, being 4 days away, to acquaint them with Mr. Creswell's death & horse hire		15	5
1723-24
For copying out ye Regester 10s. for Parchment for ye same 3s. 4d.		13	4
For cloth to make a neck for ye Surplies & making itt		2	0
Pd. to 2 Briefes 10s. to 4 travelers by ye Parsons orders 4s. 6d.		14	6
For ye charge of ye loft	12	15	2
1725-26
Pd. upon a meeting to consult well way ye 10lb. must be dispos'd on		1	0
For a new Bible & a new Common Prayers Book	4	19	0
For matts for ye Communion Rails		1	6
1726-7
For nails & cropping ye trees 1s. 1ld. to travelers by Mr. Balguy's order 2s. 6d.		4	5
Pd. to 2 Letters of Request 3s. 6d. to a travelar that was dum 6d.		4	0
1727-28-29-30 (accounts for three years in one entry)
For 2 Setts of Bell Ropes 1lb. for Ale upon ye Coronation 10s. (Coronation of George II.)		1	10
For alteration of Prayers 3s. A Brief by House Row 4s. 6d.		7	6
Pd. to a person directed to all Ministers & Churchwardens		4	6
Pd. for Christening Seat & ye Seats tor ye Poor at Lower end of Church	27	0	0

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	lb :	s :	d
"July 1730. An Account of ye charges & expenses of ye seating of Hope Church:"
Boards and Rails from Bawtry	42	4	0
Pd. for ye carriage of them	9	15	0
Wood from Bakewell & carriage	14	0	0
Wood from Baslow	15	18	9
Joysts from Castleton, 248 yards at 4½d. per yard	5	8	0
ditto from Woodland, one hundred	2	5	0
one hundred of Boards from Castleton	5	0	0
one Powl from Castleton		12	0
two Powls from Bradfield for "Syles" (sic)	1	2	0
wood from Sheffield of Mr. Savage	3	17	0
Pd. ye Carpinter for Squaring and Sawing	1	0	0
Pd. for bring in to Hallom	1	0	0
bringing to Hope	3	0	0
Mr. Butcher 46		14	9
Jos: Staveley bill 10lb. 4s. 9d. Jos: Eyre bill 6lb. 7s. 16		11	9
Will: Naul bill for Hinges	11	18	11
for nailes 6lb. 7s. 5d. Chris: Greaves for Smith's work 2lb. 1s. 7d.	8	9	0
for Stone getting & Leading for pillars	1	10	0
	190	3	2
old wainscots	30	0	0
Totall is	220	3	2
The Seatts as valued comes	208	0	10
wanting	12	2	4

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	lb :	s :	d
"Recd. the further sums of Thirty Pounds, wch is disburst as followeth:"	lb :	s :	d
wanting to discharge the other side	12	2	4
Pd. for ye Vicar seat	3	10	0
Pd. for Clark Seat	1	13	0
for ye Churchwarden's seat	2	6	10
ye deduction of 6 seats on ye account of ye pillers	4	0	0
	23	12	2
wanting on his Common Accts. for ye years 1727, 1728, 1729	9	16	9	½
	33	8	11	½
due to My. Balguy, Ellis Needham, & ye other Churchwardens	3	8	11	½
1730-31
Washing ye Surplies 10s. ten Gallons and halph of wine	4	3	6
when we came to see what repairs was needful		2	6
when Hugh came to view to ye Limer		2	0
Spent when we made ye bargain with Mr. Rutter		2	0
for what we Barging for	7	7	0
Will: Butcher bill 1lb. 6s. a new Table Cloth 1lb. 11s. 6d. 2		17	6
At ye setting up ye Pickters[17] 1s. 6d. one fox & one cub 10s.		11	6
for carrying ye Dial Board to Derby & Bring them & other things		3	0
1731-32-33 (accounts for two years in one entry).
Pd. for Mr. Wormwald, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Balguy, & Mr. Wroe, at a meeting to consult about ye Bells		2	0

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	lb :	s :	d
for a new Surplies and makeing	3	18	8
"Now in hand 3lb. 2s. 0d. wch is allowed for a seat for ye Vicarage & School
1733-34
"Collected a twelve penny Lay, being 120lb. 0s. 0d.
Pd. Mr. Hawksworth for ye 1 tells and front Bells and from us	45	19	5
Pd. Will: Butcher for making ye frame	26	0	0
Pd. for ye Bell Clapers at Bawtrey	4	5	6
Pd. for waying ye old Bells in money & ale		7	9
for 3 days my horse & my self 6s. & spent at ye same time		9	10
Pd. Mr. Eddearley for coming to sine ye Last Article	1	1	0
My charges 4 days & what I paid for Mr. Parsons & both Horses when we went to way ye new Bells & tune them at Bawtrey		13	2
gave to Mr. Ederly to help to Load ye Bells & ye workmen		3	10
for four days my horse rind my self going to Bawtrey		8	0
spent with Mr. Hawksworth as we went to Sheffield		1	0
Pd. Will: Butcher when he went to Bawtrey		8	0
Spent in taking down ye old Bells & helping up ye new Bells & all charges about em & spent upon ye Ringers & all Vestry meetings in Nathan's bill	4	18	10
Pd. Geo: White for Carriage of ye Bells & going to his house	7	1	0
Pd. to a passenger with some Justice's hands at it		1	0
to James Syddall & Will: Gellott for ale		10	10
spent of ye Bell founder at several times		10	0
ye Lawyer's bill for Drawing ye Articles	3	3	0
Pd. for Letters come from ye Bell founder		2	6
ollowed Mr. Balguy's scores for ye Bells		18	0

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	lb :	s :	d
spent at making these Accounts		10	0
"Instead of this Accounts being 122lb. 4s. 6d. It is 122lb. 17s. 10½."
1734-35
Allowed Mr. Balguy's score		11	4	½
Pd. Latter halph of ye Bell money	45	13	5	¼
Pd. Mr. Hawksworth for over Mettle	17	9	6
1735-36
Spent at ye confirmation 10s. Mr. Haxby for a new Regester 3lb. 7s. 6d.	3	17	6
Christ: Greaves for Malt to ye Steeple 1lb. 2s. Shepley for wine 4lb. 4s.	5	6	0
Nicholas Didsbury poynting Steeple 10lb. Ralph Bocking bill 1lb. 0s. 4d.	11	0	4
Didsbury more for Lyming	1	4	0
1736-37
halph a hundred of slate to ye School		3	0
Shepley bill for wine 13 Gallons & ½ at 7s. per Gall	4	14	6
Pd. for alterning ye prayer for ye Prince of Wales		2	0
1739-40
ye Sexton's wages 16s. to ye Ringers 1lb. 6s.	2	2	8
for catching catching 3 Otters 3s. Pd. for mending ye clock 3s.		6	0
Pd. for 2 mens wage coming to view ye Church		2	6
1740-41
spent when meeting about repairing ye Church		8	0
Spent in setting up a prop & takeing down		2	0
a Ladder Pole 3s. fetching it from Wharncliffe 2s. 6d.		5	6
1741-42
Pd. Will: Gellott for cleaning tyth Barn		1	0
2 Stooks of Hair 8d. 4 loads of Coals 4s.		4	8
for carrying ye Ladder into ye Chancel		1	0

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	lb :	s :	d
Loading dirt out of ye Churchyard		1	6
Zacc: Middleton a stone 6d. Spent in hoisting ye Great Beam 1s.		1	6
1743-44
For ye Burying Cloth in all	1	18	9
Pd. Tho: Shepley for a paire of Shears 3			6

"Memorandum that at the passing these Accounts it was agreed by all parties for ye Ballance money to be paid to Joshua Barnsley upon ye Account of ye Lose of yt money which should have been paid to him by Tho: Bagshaw of Offerton."

1746-47	lb :	s :	d
Pd. for a pair of Hinges for ye Singing Board			6
Pd. Mr. Bennett for a Napkin for ye Communion		4	0
Pd. for three Raven Heads		1	0
1747-48
Pd. for three Church Wans (? wands)		1	6
Ringers when Warren gott ye Victory (the taking of Louisberg by Vice-Admiral Warren)		5	0
Pd. to ye Court about horned cattle 2			6
1748-49
April 29th 1748 Pd. for Beast orders & a fast Book 5			0
April 19th 1749 Pd. for a Book of Thanksgiving		2	6
Do. Pd. for a prayer for ye Distemper in Cattle 1			0
Pd. for Killing Vermin. Pd. by John Sykes thro' ignorance tho' not to be allow'd for ye future		1	0
1749-50
Given to the Forest Singers		6	0
for removing ye Garlands to make ye Church lighter		1	6
"Allowed the Ringers for Ringing 9 months on Sundays morning and evening, which is designed to be continued with ye Parishioners approbation and

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	lb :	s :	d
so to make ye whole years Sallary for the Ringers to be ten shillings and Rope. The other Ringing Days to be included in that sum"		18	4

"Memorandum this Sixteenth Day of June 1750. It is agreed by a Vestry Meeting at the Parish Church of Hope by us who were present, being all or the major part of the persons that then met, (Notice being given for a meeting ye Sunday before), that ten shillings a Bell shall be allow'd to the Ringers for Ringing a Decent Peal every Lord's Day morning & evening & the said money to be paid by the Churchwardens & allow'd in their Accounts."

1751-52 "Memorandum this 30th day of May 1752. It is agreed by us who are present at the passing these Accounts that the money taken from ye Ringers is to be allowed out of ye Overplus money, provided the Ringers will agree to Ring a decent peal every Sunday morning & evening before service."

1752-53	lb :	s :	d
The Lymers 3 men 5 days at 16d. per day	1	0	0
four loads of Lime at 8½d. per load		2	10
two stroke of Hair at 12d. per stroke		2	0
4 days at 1s. 4d. per day for mossing the Schoolhouse		5	4
For Liquor to put to the Lyme & spent when rearing the Ladders		6	0
1753-54
Pd. for 2 Load of Lime and fetching of it and for slecking of it, and fetching sap latts[18] from Castleton		2	6
for 2 stroke of Hair, 200 of latts, 1000 of nails		4	8
1755-56
Pd. Willm. Marshall's Bill for Leading Gravel & Stone into the Churchyard 9 days at 4s. 6d. per day	2	0	6

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	lb :	s :	d
Paid Thos: Shepley for Digging Gravel for the Churchyard 10 days at 14d. per day		11	8
Paid for Willm. Marshall and Thos: Shopley each of them a pint of Ale per day		3	2
Paid Jeremiah Ward's Bill for leading Feath[19] & Gravel for the Churchyard 4 days at 3s. per day		12	0
Pd. do. for himself 4 days labour		4	8
gave him each day a pint of Ale			8
1756-57
gave the singers		5	0
gave the Ringers when news came that Hawke had gotten the victory		5	0
gave the Singers 4 lb. of candles		2	3

"May 16th 1759. The undermentioned inhabitants of the Parish of Hope met in Vestry this day have agreed to pay and allow unto the Singers of the Parish Church of Hope the sum of sixteen shillings & sixpence towards paying for a Bassoon & Hautbois to be used in the Parish Church of Hope, which money is by the Present Vestry directed to be paid by Elias Marshall one of the present Churchwardens in consideration that the said Bassoon & Hautbois shall be and remain the property of the Parish of Hope & continue in the Parish Church of Hope for the use of the Singers in the said Parish Church of Hope."

T. Wormald vicar. Isaa Morton, Robt. Needham, Jos: Baggaley, Sam: Bagshaw, Ed: Furnes, Win: Fuesdale, Joseph Hadfield, Jos: Raworth, Robert Hodkinson, his mark, John Fanshaw, Chris: Greaves, Isaa Hall, M. Hall, Joseph Staveley, Joseph Iberson, John Bagshaw, Richd. White Joshua Needham, John Heald.

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"We Thomas Fox & Edmund Ashmore who purchased the above Bassoon & Hautbois do hereby promise & agree that the said Instruments shall be & remain the property of the Parish of Hope."     Thos: Fox.
     Edmund Ashmore.

1758-59	£ :	s :	d
Pd. to the Ringers	3	0	0
Gave to the Ringers at the taking of Louisberg & a Victory of the King of Prussia's over the Russians		6	0
Pd. for a fox		6	8
Pd. for half a fox		3	4
1759-60
May 2nd gave the Ringers when Guadaloupe was taken		3	0
July 5th gave the Ringers when Adml. Rodney bombarded Havre de Gr.		1	0
July 25th gave the Ringers when Genl. Johnson took Fort Niagara in North America		1	0
do 28th gave the Ringers when Genl. Amherst took Ticonderoga in North America		1	0
Aug. 1st gave the Ringers when when Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick beat the French at Minden 4			6
Aug. 4th gave the Ringers when Genl. Amherst took Crown Point		3	0
Aug. 10th gave the Ringers when the Prussians under Genl. Wunsch[20] defeated the Army.		1	0
Aug. 18th gave the Ringers when Adml: Boscawen defeated la Clue in the Mediterranean		2	6
Sept. 18th gave the Ringers when Quebec was taken		4	0
do. 20th gave the Ringers when Ferdinand to Munster in Germany		1	6
Pd. towards a Bassoon and Hautboy		16	6

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	lb :	s :	d
Pd. Willm: Jeffrey's Bill for Reeds 7s. 6d. for a Box for the Reeds 2s. Oil for the Bassoon 2s. 6d. and for Sunday Dinners 5s.		17	0
Nov. 20th give the Ringers when Adml: Hawke defeated Mr. Conflaus in the Bay (Quiberon)		4	0
Feb. 28th gave the Ringers when Mr. Thurot was taken		2	0
Paid the Ringers for a victory		3	0
Paid the Ringers their wages	3	0	0
Paid Clark wages	2	0	0
When the King of Prussia beat Daun[21]		2	6
Paid for Jeffrey's Dinners		8	8
1761-62
Spent on ye Coronation of King George ye 3d.		15	0
Robt. Rathmeal for Natts & Basses[22]		2	0
Collected upon the Brief for the Propogation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts in the year 1752 the sum of	4	14	4
Collected for the Colleges in America in the year 1763.	1	9	6	½
1763-64
July 24th to Ale for the Singers		2	6
Nov. 6th 7th 8th. To going to Lichfield when Mr. Wormald died	1	0	0
This is not to be continued. To Dinners & Liquor for Mr. Barber the Curate, the Clark and ourselves at Easter		9	8
To William Jeffrey Dinners and Ale	1	0	0
To Ale at 3 different tones for the Masons, Glaziers and Limers		6	0

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	lb :	s :	d
To Ale for the Ringers		4	0
(The entries for Ale are very numerous at this period, and continue for some time)
1764-65
To William Jeffrey's Dinners	1	6	0
To Ale for Thomas Shepley on the Sacrament days		2	0
To Stone and leading to repair the pillar of steeple	1	0	0
1766-67
To William Jeffrey for playing the Bassoon	1	6	0
Paid to Denton Singers	2	2	0
To a prayer for the Queen's safe Deliverance		2	0
1767-68
To a prayer for the Queen's safe Deliverance		2	0
1769-70
Paid for Bass Viol	1	10	0
1772-73
To candles for Bradwall Singers		3	9
Gave to the Forest Singers when at Hope		15	0
1773-74
Clock Dresser's Bill	1	0	0
To Thomas Siddall for Malt to make Liquor to mix with mortar to point the steeple		16	6
1776-77
To the Ringers when New York was taken		2	0
1777-78
To George Fox for boring an Hole in the Steeple and a Tinpipe		5	0
Paid for a collection of Anthems by Hall of Sheffield[23]		6	0

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	lb :	s :	d
"Collected for the Relief of the distressed Clergymen in America, in the year 1779, the sum of	2	11	2
1780-81
To William Marshall for removing snow and cleaning Hearse House[24]		3	4
Spent when we met to consult about buying an Hearse		1	0
To Ale, when the timber was laid on the Hearse House		1	6
To Robt. Ibbotson for Harness for the Hearse	4	0	0
gave to the Ringers when St. Eustatia was taken		6	0
1781-82
To Ringers for the Christening Seat Door			11
gave to the Ringers when Admiral Rodney defeated Mr. De Grasse.		5	6
1783-84
To Nathan Woodroofe Parish Clark	7	0	0
To Dinners & Ale for Joseph Rose on Sacrament Days		4	0
To Dinners and Ale for William Jeffrey in the Winter Season.		10	0
To a new coat for Joseph Rose		18	5	½
1785-86
To Ellis Pedley for Instructing young men to sing	5	5	0
gave to the Chimers		7	9	½
1788-89
To an Umbrella		17	0
gave to the Ringers at the late Revolution Day		15	0
1791-92
Painter's Bill for painting Font, Pulpit, Chancel Rails, Pictures, Churchyard Gates etc	3	9	6
To painting front of the Loft	2	2	0
1798-99
To John Longdin's Bill for a Constable Staff		7	6

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1799-1800	lb :	s :	d
To Ale at putting new Bell Ropes to the Bells.		1	0
To Clark's Bill for Churchwarden's Dinners Ale etc	3	9	5
1801-2
Robert Barber's Bill for instructing Singers 12 months	15	18	0
To paid Chapel Clock maker for his journey to Hope		2	0
To spent at meeting concerning Church Clock etc		5	6
To do James Hibbs Bill for work done at Church Clock in 1800		9	6
1803-4
Liquor at Settling Steeple pointing		15	0
Paid for Steeple pointing	23	12	6
for Liquor at fixing weathercock etc		13	0
for Brazing and Gilding do	1	0	0
Paid Mr. Drewry for advertizing Steeple		11	6
For Ale at repairing Leads etc		3	0
1804-5
To the Clark for washg. & mendg. Surplice & Communion Linen	1	0	0
To Mr. Jas. Harrison's Bill for Rehangg. the Bells, Repairg. Ch Clock etc	70	7	0
To Wm. Eyre's Bill for Oak, Timber, Sawing, Carriage & making of the Bell Frame	51	5	3
To the Clark's Bill of Churchwarden's Dinners & Solidly otr. things	7	0	5	½
To Daniel Rose for a Dial Plate	3	1	4
1805-6
To the Clark's wages	10	0	0
To the Ringer's wages	4	0	0
To the Singers' do.	1	10	0
To given to the Ringers upon news of defeating the French fleet (?Trafalgar)		6	0

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1809-10	lb :	s :	d
To gave Ringers 5s. & Singers 5s. on the Jubilee Day		10	0
To paid David Pearson fox playing Organ[25]	5	16	0
To paid Plant for dressing Church Clock		8	0
1810-11
Will. Burgon for playing the Organ to Easter 1811	10	0	0
for blowing the Organ		1	10
Paid Wm. Ibbotson for fire Range, Oven, & Boiler, to continue in the School house	2	12	6
do Joseph Hill and Micah Holme for stone leading & walling School Garden Wall	1	9	0
Thomas Siddall for the use of his house while the chool House was repaired	1	1	0
1811-12
To 3 yards of Green Cloth for Communion Table	1	4	0
To Daniel Rose bill for repairing Sun Dial		12	6
To Benjm. Gleadhill for pricking tunes[26]		5	0
(There was apparently no bell ringing or indications of feasting for the victory of Waterloo in 1815)
1817-18
Nov. 19th for ringing a Dumb peal for the funeral of Princess Charlotte		5	10
David Pearson for tuning the Organ	1	3	0
Victuals & drink for David & Boy 4 days		12	0	½
Mr. Marshall for instructing the Organist to play	6	6	0
1819-20
Paid for Black Cloth to put the Pulpit, Desk etc into mourning (George III died 1820)	6	0	3
Paid for putting Black Cloth on etc		4	6
Paid Mr. Marshall for playing Organ at the Feast (Hope Feast)		10	6

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1821-22	lb :	s :	d
Gave the Singers & Organist at Hope Feast	2	12	6
Gave Singers Liquor when consulting about ye Wakes performance		8	0
spent on the King's Coronation Day (George IV crowned July 19th 1821)	1	8	0
1825-26
Ten thraves of straw to thatch Schoolhouse Shippon[27]		10	0
To John Hallam for instructing some young people in music	3	6	0
1831-32
To spent on his Majesty's Coronation Day Sept 8th 1831 (William IV)	1	8	0
(There is no entry of any rejoicings or celebration of the Coronation of Queen Victoria).

After 1868 the Accounts become common place and merit no special notice. In 1873 extensive repairs to the fabric of the Church were carried out. In 1882 the old Chancel was pulled down and rebuilt by public subscription. in 1887-88 the Nave was thoroughly repaired, Mr. Edward Firth of Birchfield contributing £2050. A new clock was given by by Captain A. P. Arkwright, R.N., M.P. for North Derbyshire.

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Notes on Chapter VI

[1]	"the pillar". In 1764-5 called "the pillar of the steeple", a term not known at the present day.
[2]	"Boson" or Bowson - The Badger. Occurs in the Parish Accounts of Wortley, near Sheffield. (vide: "Hallamshire Glossary".)
[3]	"Urchins". Hedgehogs.
[4]	"Lay Stalls". A burial place. Also a "midden", "a place where refuse is disposed of", see New English Dictionary. Used in this connexion for a burial place within the Church.
[5]	"Stoopes" or posts, probably gate posts.