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The accounts of Peter Bagwell, parish bailiff, between the years 1622 and 1629. Records the rents receipts for the feoffees properties, the rents paid for the poor, listing names, and other expenses such as payments for the billeting of soldiers, payment made to the ringers when the king passed by, towards the relief of the poor of Plymouth and Stonehouse and of Exeter. 1624 lands at Ottery surrendered. !626 relief provided when Buckland, Toogood and Sprake kept at Borcombe because of visitation of the plague. Payments for pressed soldiers. Payments to constables for taking prisoners to house of correction / Bridewell and for whipping of rogues and vagrants.Work carried out on schoolhouse and schoolmasters chanber. Some gratuities for the sheriff recorded.

Years: 1622 – 1630

Pages: 9

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