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Wath Registers 1598-1779/Memoranda - Wath, Yorkshire

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WATH-UPON-DEARNE PARISH REGISTERS - 1598-1779
Memoranda and Miscellaneous Notes

Memorand that the 22th day of November 1607 John Bearde, George Hoyland [Holland?], John Addy with others put our hands to a certificate for Ann Addy, that she was free to be hired a maid servant where she best liked and had the consent of her father and mother to be hired with Thomas Adams by Pontefract.

Memorand that the 24th day of May 1604 William Hepworth of Wath upon Dearne within the county of York, yeoman had a stall place set forth in the Church of Wath the highest place and the south side of the Church nearest Thornell hall quire to continue to him and his heirs dwelling in the house wherein he now dwelleth in Skyterick.

Memorandum that Ann the daughter of John Wharom of West Melton was 15 years of age upon Saint Luke Day in Anno p'dict (1604)...

That upon the 10th of June 1615 I Thomas Benson Master of Arts and Vicar of Wath upon Dearne did give my free consent and assent somuch as in me did lay, that Henry Saville of the same parish, gentleman, should remove his stall or pew (for the more convenient hearing of divine service and sermons) from the Lady Quire unto the uppend of the right hand of the south part of the body of the same Church, next to .... his stall. In witness whereof I have set to my hand the day and year above written. By me Thomas Benson.

March 1615, Baptised Ellin the supposed daughter of Thomas Maykin begotten of the body of Anne Settle the same day which child, though she was born in Wath; yet was sent and was kept at Bolton; the sixth day after she was christened: by a warrant from Sir Thomas Wentworth and Master Rookebye; because the inhabitants of Wath did make it appear to them that the mother of the said child was borne at Bolton...

Memorand that Nicholas Sha of Hoober in the parish of Wath, yeoman, was admitted and licensed by us whose names are hereunder written to set a stall or seat made of this pp charges for himself and other his own family in the south side of the church of Wath adjoining uopn Sir Thomas Wentworth's stall or pew in the upper end of the South alley there seen in the year of our Lord God 1624 the 19th of November and there to continue without disturbance of any person in pain of Ecclesiastical Censure.
Henry Taylor, Clerk, John Baxter, Robert Hawslyn

A license under the hands of Master Doctor Benson was shown and allowed dated the 8th of December anno domini 1630. Whereby Peter Man of Wentworth and in the parish of Wath, gentleman is licensed to eat flesh meat of such kinds only as are admitted by his Ma(ties) laws upon Fridays Saturdays Wednesdays and all other fasting days during his time of Infirmity and present sickness.
Ralph Goodyear, Curate, + The mark of William Pearson, Churchwarden

Memorandum the 2nd of April, 1633: John Carr of Wath was licensed by us whose names are here under written to re-edify a stall in the north alley which he usually hath sitten and to continue there without molestation of any one in pain of ecclesiatical censure.
Radulphus Goodyear, minister, John Sisson, Jarvis Smith, Humphray Jackson....

Ringing of the bell at eight of the clock at night and six at morn was begun March the 25th in the beginning of the year 1646
Nicholas Hunt, Clerk...

Thursday the 27th of April 1648 Anthony Sawdrye parish clerk of Harwood deluded to William Coulbrand of Swinton, John Baldrick [see: Baldric, Balder]of Wath and to me Nich Hunt Thirty & Six pounds, £30 whereof were to be let at 16 pence per pound upon treble security to such inhabitants within the Town of Wath as should be of good report and had occasions to imploy the same. And the interest thereof was unto the Schoolmaster of Wath for the time being to be paid him at Christmas day for the teaching of four poor children of the Town of Wath and two of that part of Swinton which belongs wholey thereunto. The other £6 was for repair of West Melton Town Causeway: £2 for repair of part of Ardsley Lane, £2 to the poor of Brampton Bierley, £1 6s 8d to the poor of Wath, 10s to the poor of Swinton, 3s 4d which money and certain lands given by the said Anthony by his last will and also confirmed by deed unto the Inhabitants of Brampton Bierley for maintenance of six poor children at School with the yearly Rent thereof to be paid to the Schoolmaster as aforesaid if it were from time and at all times for ever imployed to the only use and to return unto the heirs of the said Anthony within one year and a day after the same was otherwise imployed.
Nich. Hunt, John Baldrick, William Coulbrand

Be it remembred that the tenth day of April 1656 Lawrence Wade of Wath in the West Riding of the County of Yorke was sworne Register for the said towne (beinge chosen to the said office by the consent of the inhabitants of the said towne) according to a late Act of parliament.
before me
William Beckwith