Portland Year Book 1905 |
| PORTLANDERS OF 200 YEARS AGO |
|
[The following old record of a complete Poor Rate (for which we are indebted to Mr. R Pearce is an interesting Who's Who of Portlanders two centuries ago :- ]
"Rate made ye 30th of April, 1697 for ye Relefe of ye Poore of Portland, and everyone and everyone to pay as followeth:
| |
� |
s. |
d. |
|
� |
s. |
d. |
William Hine |
0 |
3 |
8 |
John Ayles |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| Rebekah Dryer |
0 |
2 |
6 |
John Flew |
0 |
4 |
10 |
| Mary Hine. |
0 |
1 |
8 |
Edward Pearce |
0 |
2 |
8 |
| John Pearce |
0 |
1 |
10 |
George Holand |
0 |
1 |
4 |
| William Pearce |
0 |
4 |
0 |
John Petters |
0 |
1 |
6 |
| William Comben |
0 |
0 |
8 |
Thomas Ellioatt |
0 |
8 |
6 |
| Thomas Wissman |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Thomas Attwooll |
0 |
3 |
10 |
| Thomas Comben |
0 |
3 |
2 |
Abel Flew |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Mary Pitt |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Thomas Lano |
0 |
5 |
6 |
| Thomas Flew |
0 |
3 |
0 |
Henry Coppas |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| Thomas Comben |
0 |
0 |
10 |
John Mitchell |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Jonathan Comben |
0 |
1 |
6 |
Robert Pearce |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Juel Studly |
0 |
1 |
6 |
Susanna Pitt |
0 |
6 |
8 |
| John Stone |
0 |
2 |
0 |
William Pearce |
0 |
1 |
6 |
| Edward Attwooll |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Abel Sweett |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Philip Dorrent |
0 |
4 |
4 |
William Gibbs |
0 |
2 |
10 |
| Zashias Jennings |
0 |
1 |
8 |
Grace Attwooll |
0 |
1 |
4 |
| John Pearce |
0 |
1 |
6 |
Alexander Pearce |
0 |
2 |
10 |
| Tomson Byatt |
0 |
2 |
6 |
John Cox |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Owen Elliott |
0 |
1 |
0 |
William Ellioatt |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| William Coppas |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Robert Attwooll |
0 |
3 |
4 |
| Richard Tucker |
0 |
10 |
6 |
Thomas Paynter |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| John Wiggatt Jun |
0 |
0 |
6 |
John Andrews |
0 |
5 |
8 |
| John Wiggatt Sen |
0 |
7 |
2 |
John Owsley |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| John Pamer |
0 |
2 |
6 |
John Toby |
0 |
2 |
4 |
| Shaderick Stone |
0 |
0 |
8 |
Abel Pearce |
0 |
4 |
2 |
| Robert Famel |
0 |
3 |
8 |
Robertt Pearce |
0 |
1 |
10 |
| Bart Attwooll |
0 |
0 |
10 |
Zackeriah Whitte |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Jennings Elliott |
0 |
1 |
6 |
John Whitte |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Edward Coopper |
0 |
4 |
0 |
Alexander Attwooll |
0 |
0 |
10 |
| Abel Sweett |
0 |
1 |
0 |
William Ellioatt |
0 |
1 |
6 |
| William Gibbes |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Mr Elizeberth Gilbert |
0 |
18 |
10 |
| Robert Mitchell |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Edward Attwooll |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Ales Ellioatt |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Elnor Attwooll |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Robert Rood |
0 |
0 |
1 0 |
William Attwooll |
0 |
2 |
4 |
| Shaderick Stone |
0 |
3 |
6 |
Frances Gilbert |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| William Rod |
0 |
0 |
8 |
John Ellioatt |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| John Stone |
0 |
1 |
0 |
John Flan |
0 |
0 |
10 |
| John Pearce |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Mr John Derbyshire |
1 |
0 |
6 |
| Abraham Sweett |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
| Eesther Pearce |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
| The Sume Totall |
�10 |
3 |
8 |
|
May the 28th 1698 |
|
Seen and confirmed by us |
|
C GOULD |
|
ANTHO FLOYER |
Accountt of what Money hath been Receved for the relefe of the Poore of Portland which is as followeth 1697 :
|
|
� s. d. |
|
Receved of ye old |
0 10 6 |
|
Receved for ye first Ratte ye Sume of |
10 3 8 |
|
Receved for ye Second ye Sume of |
9 11 4 |
|
Receved for ye Third ye Sume of |
6 19 5 |
|
Receved for nine Horses leasses ye sume of |
5 17 0 |
|
Receved for a Cow Lease ye Sume of |
0 7 0 |
|
The Whole Sume Receved is |
33 8 11 |
Account of what hath been Laid Out:
|
|
� s. d. |
|
Laid out to Catrian Rayment the sume of |
5 16 0 |
|
Laid Out to Mary Masters ye sume of |
4 14 0 |
|
Laid out to Ann Massters ye sume of |
6 17 6 |
|
Laid out to Margett James ye sume of |
4 2 6 |
|
Laid out to Haynes Children ye sume of |
8 5 0 |
|
Laid out to Ann Haynes for tending ye Children |
2 10 0 |
|
laid Out to Robertt Flew ye Some of |
0 15 0 |
|
Laid out to William Pearce ye sume of |
0 5 6 |
|
The Whole Sume Laid Out, is : |
33 05 6 |
|
Soe there Remains in Stock ye Sume of |
0 3 5 |
HENRY ENDRY, Curate.
BARTHOLOMEW COMBEN Constabel
ALEXANDER ATTWOOLL, Churchwarden
JOHN WHITLE, Churchwarden
Wee doe Apoynt Edward Attwooll, of Southwell and Abel Sweett jun., to serve Over Seearss for this yeare insueing 1698
May the 12th 1698
Seen and approved by us
J GOULD
ANTHO FLOYER
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