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Collections
1660-63, 1674-77 & 1687-89
These collections were largely the response of the parish to the
"Church Briefs." The briefs were letters patent, issued by the Crown,
and directed to be read in all the Churches, within a certain
defined area, in favour of petitioners whose needs were very urgent,
and who had influence in high places. Fifty-one such were issued
in the year 1661-2 and Pepys had perhaps reason to complain,
"To Church, where we observe the trade of briefs now come up
to so constant a course every Sunday, that we resolve to give
no more to them." [cf Dibden parish website]
For an example of a similar, longer, list from another parish and for background to such collection see the Bunbury parish webpages.
- August 5 in the yeare 1660 then Collected for the parish of Ffakenham in the County of Norfolk Twenty shillings
- May 12th in the yeare 1661 then Colected for the parish of Milton Abbas in the Countie of Dorset the sume of sixtene shillings
- Collected the 9th of June for A brif for Walter Hues in the Countie of Oxon - viii d
- Collected the 9th of June for John Davis & his Mother Elizabeth of the Cittie of Hereford - x d
- July 21 Collected for great Drayton 1661 - 13 d
- August the 18th 1661 Collected for the towne of South Waldales Soulbay [Southwold - largely destroyed by fire in 1659] in the Cownytie of Suffolk twenty three shillings and nine pence
- August the 18th 1661 then Collected for the parrish Church of Condover in the cowntie of Salop seven Shillings
- August the 18th 1661 then collected for certaine psons in the parrish of Dunstans in the west in fleet street London six shillings
- August the 18th in the year 1661 collected for Elmley Castell in the cowntie of wuerister [Worcester] tenn shillings
- Sept 15th 1661 collected for the Cittie of Oxford the sume of eight shillings and fowre pence
- Sept 15th in the yeare 1661 collected for Fremington in the cownytie of Devon the sume of eight shillings
- ??? by me Richard Harvey
- 1661 Novemb the third collected for the borough and parish of pontefract in the County of york the sum of six shilings
- 1661 Novemb the third collected for the town of hungerford in the County of berks the sum of five shilings
- June 29th in 1662 Then Collected for Ann Royston of the pish of Shawe near Newbury in the County of Berks Eight Shillings
- June 29 in 1662 Then Collected for Eleanor Davis of the pish of Langullo [Llangynllo] in the County of Radnor the sume of Seven Shillings
- August the 3 1662 then Collected for St martens in the fields in london the sum of Twelth Shillings & six pence
- by Wm Whitchurch & andrew Rogers [Churchwardens]
- Ockto the 5th 1662 Colected for berkenton [Beckington] in the Countie of sumarset £01-16s-00d1/2
- aprill the 12th 1663 Colected for fordingbridge in the County of South hamton fifteen shillings & penny happence £00-15s-01d1/2
- may 17th 1663 Colected for tiforton [Tiverton] in the County of Devon fifteen shillings & four pence £00-15s-04d
- June 7th June 1663 Coleckted for hey Ercall [High Ercall] in the County of Salop forten shillinges £00-14-00d
- Collections 1674
- Collected for a fire at maidstone in Kent the sume of fourteen shillings & six pence - Aug 23
- Collected for a fire at Littleton in Middlesex the sume of four shillings nine pence - Aug 23
- .. the 28th 1675 Collected for 2 fires at Redborne [Redbourn] in the County of Hertford the sume of fifteen shills 4d
- .. 26th [16]76 Collected for a fire at Basingstoke in the County of Hampshire 11/- [11 shillings]
- Aprill 2d [16]76 Collected for a fire at great Beding in the County of wilts 5/-
- August the 13th 1676 Collected for a fire att corsham in the Countie of Devon 7s-00d1/2
- the same time Collected towrds the Repairing of the Pish Church of S..sted in the Countie of Salop 6s-6d
- ..25 1676 Collected for the fire at Northampton the sume of seven pounds
sixteen shillings & one halfe peny
Receipt for collection for Northampton
- March the 11th 1676/7 Collected for the fire att Eaton [Eton] in the Countie of Bucking the sum Eight Shillings & Eight pence 3/4 : £0-8s-8d3/4
- Collections 1687-89
- May 15th 88
Collected a briefe in Ffroome Parish for the french Prottestants the sume of £9-18s-0d Mr Finkings [?] has the reciet - Collected a briefe for Leonard Standly in Glostershire pd it to John West parreter Oct 17th 87 as appears by his receit £0-17s-10d1/2
- July 29th 89
Collected a briefe for the french protestants pd to Mr Wakeman to be returned to Mr Ffoxman in London £18-17s-0d Mr Finkings [?] has the reciet - Collected a 2d briefe for the French protestants just as the first was £9-9s-10d1/2 Mr Finkings [?] has the reciet