Vestry Minute Book

2414/4/1

Vestry Minute Book

1578-1652

Fo.1 Memorandum of lease by William Brasbroke and Thomas Jacke, churchwardens, and the parishioners to William Sheene, of the parish house with lands and appurts for 21 years, at 10s. yearly. 1 Sept 1578

Considn £11 for the use of the church and repair of the steeple.

Fo.2-12 Churchwardens accounts: receipts including rent for the parish house and payments for work on church fabric and furnishings etc. 1578-80, 1583-84, 1588, 1589, 1591-1593, 1598, 1625, 1626.

Fo.12v-13v Accounts for subsidies granted in 16 Charles I [1640/41], 15 Charles II [1663]

Fo.14 Inventory of church plate, books, linen and furniture. 1599

Fo.14v Churchwardens accounts 1599

Fo.16-17v Vestry minutes: election of officers 26 Apr 1603-22 Apr 1606

Fo.18-19 Churchwardens' accounts 1605-1607

Fo.19v-33 Vestry minutes: election of officers, alternating with churchwardens' accounts. 1607-1625

Fo.33v Repairs to church 31 Aug 1623

Fo.34v Memoranda of collections made in the church porch. July-Sept 1625

Fo.35-36 Vestry minutes: election of auditors and officers. 1626, 1627

Fo.37 Memorandum of undertaking of Richard Bennett Esq that Alice Adams, daughter of John Adams, deceased, shall not be chargeable to the parish, in considn of £5 paid by Richard Lee, overseer of the poor. 7 May 1627

Fo.37v-40 Vestry minutes: election of officers: includes decision to fine parishioners elected to and refusing to take office. 1628-1630, 1632

Fo.40v Decision by vote to raise funds for the repair of the church by leasing the parish house and land in reversion rather than by an assessment.

Fo.41 Vestry minutes: election of officers. 1631

Fo.41v-43 Churchwardens' accounts 1630-1632

Fo.43v-54 Vestry minutes: election of officers, and Churchwardens' Accounts [fo.47 torn out]. 1633-1638

Fo.54v Inventory of furnishings etc. handed by churchwardens to their successors. 8 May 1638

Fo.55-58 Vestry minutes and churchwardens accounts. 1639-1641

Fo.59 Memorandum concerning a bequest for coal, John Juxon.

Fo.59v-65v Churchwardens' accounts and Vestry minutes. 1641-1647

Fo.66 Memorandum concerning the lease by the parish of a house called the Maydenhead with lands on 24 June 1632: William Crabbe (the lessee) is to pay £4 5s arrears and £3 yearly and relinquish his interest in the lands taken by the King into the great 7 June 1647

Fo.66 park [Richmond Park] and in the money which the King is to pay.

Fo.67-70 Vestry minutes (also churchwardens' accounts for 1646). 1648-1652

Fo.70v Assessment of the parishioners for the repair of the church. 19 Sept 1637

Fo.71-72v Copy of lease to William Crabbe and Margery his wife, victualler, of customary messuage with yard and barn called Madenhead [bounds given] and other lands described. 24 June 1632

Fo.73-74 Copy of Court Roll of the manor of East Sheen and Westhall: recording grant by the late Lord of the manor Thomas Whitfield to Miles Hudson, William Childe and William Symonds and Miles Holland of the customary messuage between the messuage called The Anchor E and the lane leading from the River Thames to the field called Clayends W, the River Thames N and land of Thomas Knarisborough S; also ½a. arable in Ewe furlong alias Townshott, 1a. arable in Longfurlong, ½a. land and pasture near Ponderclose alias Ashton close S and Smallingdon field N, and a piece of meadow at the W end of the town adjoining the river, to hold and use for the maintenance of Mortlake Church; with licence to let to Henry Boorne. Surrender by William Childe, the others having died, and admission of William Childe, Lancelot Simons and John Poole with licence to let to William Crabbe and Margery his wife. Fine 20s. Lord of the Manor: John Juxon, gent. [See 2414/9/1]. 20 June 1632

Memorandum that the lease does not contain a direction as to the use of the rent as agreed.

Fo.74v Memorandum that the churchwardens are free to contract with Sir Charles Harbert for the King's use of church lands at Mortlake taken into the new park. 26 Feb 1636/37

Fo.75 Extract from the will of John Juxon, citizen and merchant tailor of London dated 17 Aug 1626, concerning annuity of £5 4s. for paying 6d. a piece to four poor widows weekly, to be housed by the testator; also £3 for their further provision; and £10 to the overseers of the poor for coal. [See also 2414/9/235].

Fo.75 Copy of a decree in Chancery between Sir Francis Craine, plaintiff, and John Juxon, defendant, relating to the bequest. [This was presumably the Sir Francis Crane, who established the tapestry manufacture at Mortlake in 1619. Victoria History of Surrey, IV, p.69] 11 June 1631

Fo.76 Copy of the warrant for a composition for the King's household: Mortlake to pay £8 3s. 6d. 21 Feb 1622/23

Fo.77v Copy of assessment for the King's carriage and household. 22 Sept 1622

Fo.77v The other way up: a note of apprenticeship of Miles Wattson son of Robert, to Henry Tunstall of New Bramiforde [Brentford], Middx, cooper. 29 Sept 1620

Fo.78v-79 Assessment for fifteenths 28 Aug 1608

Fo.80v Copy of Court Roll with grant by Thomas Whitefeild to Miles Hudson etc (see fo.73). 2 Nov 1607

Fo.81-83 Copy of lease to Henry Boorne, waterman. 21 Dec 1607

Fo.83v Memorandum of agreement by the minister, churchwardens and overseers that James Budder, blacksmith, shall have £6 out of the rent of the cottages of Miles Addams, whom he has taken as apprentice for 9 years. Tenants of the cottages named as William Addison and Widow Lee. 27 Jan 1627/28

Fo.84 Memorandum of attornment as tenants by William Addison and Elizabeth Lee to Thomas Scales and Richard Lee, overseers of the poor and guardians of Myles Addams. 9 Dec 1627

Fo.84v Memorandum that John Blackwell is to enclose land in 'Cleyends' and besides the 20 marks paid by him he will pay 20 nobles more when a school house is begun. [This projected school was not set up until 1670]. 7 Apr 1634

Fo.85 Assessment for the King's carriage. 28 Oct 1619

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