History of Brighthelmston; or, Brighton as I View it and Others Knew It: With a Chronological Table of Local EventsErredge, John Ackerson
History
History of Brighthelmston; or, Brighton as I View it and Others Knew It: With a Chronological Table of Local Events
Erredge, John Ackerson
Brighton (England) -- History
“_Orders for the Payment of the_ QUARTER SHARE.—“_Imprimis_. Every
master of every boat in every voyage shall divide, receive, and take
up the said quarter share accordingly, as it hath been used
heretofore, and is before ordered, and not otherwise; and the same
shall well and truly pay yearly, upon the feast of _St. Stephen_, to
the Churchwardens for the time being, in the place where it has been
accustomably paid in former times: and if any master in any boat, in
any voyage, shall not divide and take up as aforesaid, or shall
detain the said quarter share, and not pay the same unto the
Churchwardens at the end of every voyage, at the place
above-mentioned, before the feast of the _Epiphany_ yearly then next
following, that then every such master, for every time so doing,
shall forfeit the double value of the same quarter share that he so
detained, or not divided, or not taketh up.”—“_Item_. If there be in
any tucker or cock in the time of _Tucknet Fare_ or _Cock Fare_, any
more than one master during the voyage, then the owner or first
master of any such tucker or cock shall account for and pay the whole
quarter share due for all that voyage, and therewithal shall deliver
unto the said Churchwardens, a note in writing, of the names of all
the other masters in that voyage, upon pain of forfeiting twenty
shillings by the owner.”
“_Orders for the_ CHURCHWARDEN’S.—“_Imprimis_. There shall be
yearly, at the time accustomed, _two_ substantial fishermen and _one_
such landman, chosen by the consent of the constable, the vicar or
curate, and the chief of the town, for Churchwardens.”—“_Item_. The
same Churchwardens, nor any of them, shall not employ nor disburse
any of the money to be kept by the sea-faring and land wardens, to
any other use than for the reparation of the church, and for
necessary public charges for the town, without the consent of the
constable, the vicar or curate, and six substantial men of the
parish, first had in writing, of which six, _four_ shall be fishermen
and _two_ landmen, upon pain of paying all sums of money laid out
contrary to this order, at and upon the charges of the said
wardens.”—“_Item_. The same Churchwardens shall yearly, at the time
accustomed, yield up a true and perfect account, in writing, of all
receipts, reprises, and charges for all that year, and the money then
remaining shall then deliver up into the hands of the wardens, their
successors, in presence of the constable, the vicar or curate, and
the parishioners, upon pain of forfeiting by him or them that shall
do the contrary, forty shillings, and shall be chargeable
nevertheless with his account before the Commissioners.”—“_Item_.
Every forfeiture before or hereafter mentioned growing by reason of
any matter pertaining to the sea or fishing, shall be paid unto the
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