Miscellaneous

FR4/12/1/1

Miscellaneous

1673 - 1843

Folio vol. with some sections missing; the surviving sections are numbered 9-18, 57-83, 137-72, 226; the whole now repaged 1-99; one or two items stuck in.

p.3 subscriptions to buy Hogsty House mtgho., 1673

Cooke, Wm. 17

Edw. 14

Tho. 11

Jn. 6 12 0

Joan 12 10 0

Tho. 10 0

Brincklow, Mich. 5 0

Harvey, Tho. 13 0 0

Biggs, Hen. 2 10 0

Pawley, Tho. 11 10 0

Page, Robt. 5 0

Cooper, Geo. 6 0

King, Asam 6 0

?Bracey, Tho. 1 0 0

Albright, Wm. 10 0 0

Jas. 6 0 0

Coleman, Fra. 12 0 0

Ireland, Fra. 3 10 0

Coleman, Chas. 1 0 0

Mathers, Wm. 1 0 0

King, Ric. 3 10 0

Cartwright, Mercy 7 10 0

Whipham, Tho. 1 17 6

Underwood, Jeff 12 0

Lane, Tho. 8 0

Tansley, Hen. 1 0

Hartwell, Ric. 2 5 0

Gurney, Robt. 1 4 0

Swinfield, Tho. 10 0

Gosley, Geo. 2 10 0

Sutton, Jn. 14 0

135 4 6

12-17, sufferings:

21 Sam. Wooding, Aspley, 1761-4, 1766

Briggins How, 1761-2

Jos. Brook, Leighton, 1768, 1776, 1780, 1787-8

Tho. Wheeler, Leighton, 1777, 1779, 1788

Martha & Sus. Heley, Leighton, 1780, 1787

Jn. Grant, 1787-90

Pet. Bassett, 1787-8

Ben. Reeve, 1787-8

Eliz. Cuthbertson & Mary Reeves, Newport, 1788

Margt. Tandy, 1788

Margt. Barnes, 1788

Jn. Day, Olney, 1790

Tho. & Hen. Smith, Olney, 1790

Ben. Cuthbertson, Olney, 1790

19 marriage intention:

Jn. Watson & Mary Pain, 1759

p.20 legacy for poor of Newport, £5, from Jn. Fossey (?), 1688

p.20 note that mtgho. deeds are with Mat. Roodgers, Olney, 1691

49-76 register of certificates, 1754-89:

95

incoming certs. are mostly the same as originals ( )

also:

Gab. Greg. White to Woburn from Rochester

Wm. Dollin from Gracechurch St.

outgoing certs.:

Sar. Turpin to Baldock MM

Herman Hingsberg to Horseleydown, Southwark

Tho. Skegg to Witham, Essex

Isabel Day to Wellingbor'

Wm. Bavington to Wittleberry

Wm. Joyce to Ampthill

Jn. Exton to Chesham Sam. Wooding to Albans

Sam. Wooding jr. & w. Alice to Hempstead

Jos. Gilks & Tho. Edwin to Chackmore

Tho. How, s. of Briggins & Sar., to Worcester

Ann Alexander to Rochester

Wm. Richardson, late Brayfield, to Buckingham

disownment certs.:

Martha Morris, Woburn

Jn. Wooding, s. of Sam., Aspley

Mary Cook, nee Hart, Leighton

Ric. Tan---, Sherington

Wm. Cowley, Goathouse (2)

Eliz. Humphrey, nee Gray

Ann Ward

Eliz. Butcher, nee Brown

95 Edm. Southouse, 1820

55 letter to Northampton MM about Wm. Martin

(financial difference with another Friend) 1768

80-5 catalogue & withdrawal register of MM books: 31 items

(the most popular is Sam. Bownes' jnal: 7 entries)

87-9 YM epistle, 1753

90 additional query, 1753: how are advices put in practice?

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loose items:

letter & statement (2 double fo. sheets, closely written) relating to a difference in Sherington MM, 1705-6 from Joshua Wheeler - he names 8 Friends, 21/10/1705, 24/8/ 17 he protests against "uncharitable dealing"; had tried to advise Zach. Thornton (too gt. confidence in his imagination); the meeting apparently took ZT's part; JW urges that a matter in dispute should be submitted (by "ancient practice of Friends") to an impartial meeting.

sufferings note: Sam. Wooding of Aspley: 1773

bushels of wheat on 4 occasions (18, 32, 16, 32)

YM 1778: statement from Clerk on various matters 1778

militia: act provides that Quaker claiming exemption must produce cert. of genuineness from 2 or more reputable Quaker householders;

also:

general visitation of QMs & MMs: cttee report: sometimes "grateful hearts", sometimes "sorrowful occasion to lament" (esp. as regards weekday attendance and religious education of youth) - all generalities

sufferings note:

Mary Barnes (2 occasions) church rates:

"Abbidashrey", candles 1787

Margt. Tandy, "drapery goods"

QM minute (copy): Friends to consider weightily question of junction with Oxon. n.d. (1788)

Visiting cttee. report on new members:

(cttee. Tho. & Mary Wheeler, Ben. Reeve, Martha Heley) in 2 cases "good satisfaction" (Mary How, Mat. Ridgway) others hopeful n.d. (1798)

"Books in J. Gilks' hands" (14 vols. entered on scrap) including journals of Jn. Richardson, Tho. Chalkley & Jn. Griffiths, Ben. Bangs' memoirs, Moses West on marriage, David Hall's life. n.d. (C18)

Notes & award on a business disagreement between 2 Friends, 1817

Jn. Grant & Wm. Exton; MM Friends tried on 6 occasions; then QM appointed 5 Friends, who awarded that Jn. Grant should pay £224: cause of difference now removed. 16/10/1817

Bucks. QM:

mtes. of cttee. to consider uniting with Northants., 1842-3 "best interests would be served by junction"; clerk is Ben. Wiffen; members include J.D. Bassett, Wm. F. How & 8 others.

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