Bardney Church 1709

BARDNEY CHURCH 1709

Lincoln
Lindsey
Wraggo
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} / A terrier(1) of the Vicarage of BARDNEY made by the Minister, Churchwardens and other inhabitants; this third day of June in the year of our Lord God M.D.CCIX.

1  An House built of wood and clay and thatched wh Straw, containing Six Rooms, viz. Three below, and as many above. The Kitchen and Buttery are floor’d with clay and the parlour with deal boards and plaishered in the Roof of the chambers and also next falseroof. There is a barn or stable; built of wood and clay covered wh straw. The garth or Homestall contains almost half an acre of ground bounded on the N & S with the town street and back land, on the W with church land, and on the E with a garth(2) occupyd by Richard Waddington. It is fenced round (except where the house and stable stand) with pales, maintained by the minister, except on the E with an hedge of the said R. Wadington.

2  There has not been any glebeland in the possession of the minister, since the last inclosing of the parish which was in the year 1659. Save only two cowgates in the Commons.

3  The Incumbent ought regularly to be a vicar and ‘tis said he had Tythos, but in the time of the war, they were taken away and never since restored; but the Vicarage, as well as parsonage Tythos are said to have now been left by the Lord Bishop of Lincoln, in a house now belonging to Sr Thomas Skipworth Bart, tho nevertheless the Tythos of Southrow, a village or Hamlett in this parish are taken by Robert Vyner Esq viz Corn, Hay, Geese, Ducks, Piggs, chickens, eggs, apples, pears, plums, Honey, Wax, &c, (tho’ by what right we cannot tell the Minister has Tythe of Wool and Lamb in kind and of Cows & Fish in composition.

1  No Lands in the parish (except Southrow) pay Tythes at present.

2  The Hall Farm of Southrow aforesaid called Lenox place pretends to be free from paying Wool, Lamb or Cow Tythe in kind to the Minister by paying a crown yearly in lieu of them.

3  The parishioners plead no other particular Custom in paying Tythos or Offerings or discharge of the same. In Southrow is to have one Lamb at Six: allowing four times three halfpence, and the people pay only three times halfpence for every lamb under Five.

4  The offerings at Easter are, in strictness Twopence for every communicable person, and tree halfpence smokepenny Twelvepence a churching half a crown a Marriage, a crown if any of the parish be married with a License Twelvepence a Burial and Mortuary, as due by Act of Parliament in the 21 year of the reign of King Henry the Eighth.

5  There is no Ponsion charged to any person whatsoever. The people of Southrow claim of Mr Vyner or his Tenent the custom to keep a Stored horse, a Bull and a Brawn for the use of the Hamlett, which has always been in use till within these seventeen or eighteen years; and then taken away by one Robert Battersby, Mr Vyners tenant, who refused to keep any, and still discontinued by Robert Brown, his successor in the Farm and Tythos, to the loss of the poor inhabitants.

6  There belongs to the church Four large Bells, the greatest Bell has this Inscription JESUS BE OVRSPEED, 1615. The next Bell SANTUAS DOMINO 1663. The next AD. 1670. The last Bell SOLI. DEO HONOR. ET GLORIA. TT.W.K. Churchwardens 1644. A clock, a large Bible and two Books of Common Prayer, a Book of Homilies, a pulpit cushion & Surplice; for the Chancell a chest with three locks for the parish use, a communion Table with two carpets, a linen Table Cloth and Napkin, a paten or plate of pewter weighing one p. two ounces marked L.W.C., a flagon of pewter weighing 7 pounds 4 ounce. A chalice with cover of silver weighing 13 ounces marked on the cover AN.DO. 1569.

7  There is neither lands nor money in stock for the repair of the church or utensils. The chancel is repaired by the Lord Bishop of Lincolns Lessee.

8  The Edifice or Vicarage house is repaired by the Minister, the churchyard fenced by the Parish.

9  The Clerk appointed by the Minister, his wages are one shill. A marriage, half a crown if married by license, Ten pence for a burial without a coffin, Sixteen pence if in a coffin, Six pence when any banns are published, Six pence a year from every farm, a groat from every cotage, and a custom of going with his basket at Easter & Christmass. The Minister has all the Easter offerings mortuaries and surplice fees, the grass of the churchyard, the Tythe Wool & Lamb of Southrow except the Hall, which pays five shills a year; and also half a crown more if he that farms the Hall, farms Winters farm also; Two pence for every cow, one shill for every Fish garth, Eight pounds a year payable by the Lord Bishop of Lincoln. There is also payed Three pounds a year out of Bardney Dairies, to which the Hoir of Sir Benjamin Batthurst has added Forty shillings more. The Clerk has Twenty shill for looking to the clock.

In witness wherof we have subscribed these presents at

Bardney June 3d 1709

Thomas Hawsfead / Matthias Symson Minr
his / Thos Thomson Churchwarden
John + Rason / George Bullers Sidesman
mark
his
James / + / Dennis Churchwarden of Southrow
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The above has been copied by A. L. Treadgold from a vellum(3) lent to him by John Sharpe, Esq., St. Lawrence, Bardney. March 29 1910.

(1) Terrier - Register setting down land boundaries;

(2) Garth - Paddock, Yard or Croft;

(3) Vellum - Fine parchment made of calfskin;

[This is a verbatim copy, reproduced by David Miles on July 3rd 2009]

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