Therfield Parish dr. to H. Hodge. Etin and drinkin at John Hollensworth's weddin. Aug. 8 3 folks suppor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 2 0 " 9 3 folks brakfarst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 1 6 " " 3 deners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 3 0 " " 3 suppors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 2 0 " 10 3 brakfast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 1 6 To Beer for the Hol Time . . . . . . . . . . 0 13 4 2 Cunstablers' time, 2 days . . . . . . . . . 0 8 9 2 nits (nights) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 6 0 Pad at Sam Green's Cheppine . . . . . . . . . 0 2 8 ------- 2 0 9 In another hand is added . . . . . . . . . 0 19 3 ------- L3 0 0 Here is a picture of a very interesting state of things! The little party that persuaded John Hollensworth to marry the fair one, who was expected otherwise to be a trouble to the parish, evidently went off to Buntingford on August 8th to get there in time for the great event on the morning of August 9th, and, after spending the day in the manner indicated by this hotel bill, remained till the 10th and left after brakfarst. But even the responsible pair of "Cunstablers" failed to get by Sam Green's, at Chipping, without spending that 2s. 8d., and arrived home late at night on the 3rd day, in what condition the record says not, but so much to the satisfaction of the parish that their diplomacy was apparently rewarded by a substantial bonus of 19s. 3d. being added to their bill! There are many other journeys to Buntingford on a similar errand recorded in the parish accounts of Therfield. In one case in 1774 the bounty of L3 3s. 3d. was given to the man for taking the woman, and the total of the "Cunstabler's" expenses in this little expedition was L8 19s. 2d. The details of this account contain a remarkable run of {51} items for Quarts of Beer, "beer for parish ofesers," &c., and of the whole account of 40 items 19 of them are beer!