Oct. 20.—To Mr. Loxham for a Prayer, 2d. Dec. 25.—Spent Receiving Bassoon, 1s. 6d.: To Clark in full for wages, £4 0s. 0d.: To Ringers Last half yʳ Sallary, 18s. 0d.: To Singers in full, 12s. 6d. “1766. “Sept. 15.—Rushes for Church, 6s. 8d.: Candles, Beesoms, &c., 12s. 6d. “1767. “May 13.—Court fees at Visitation, 7s. 10d.: Churchwardens’ Expenses at Preston, £1 7s. 5d.: Curat’s horse hire to Dᵒ, 2s. 6d. July 20.—To Reed for Bassoon, 4s. 6d. Nov. 21.—To Hugh Seed for Flaggin, £6 18s. 8½d.: To Thos. Crook for Church steps, 18s. 4d.: Ale at fixing dᵒ, 1s. 0d. “1768. “Sept. 1.—To Mr. Warbrick for Cloth for Surpᶜᵉ, 10½d.: To a Sacrament day, 11s. 6d. “1769. “Feb. 1.—To A New Prayer Book, £1 1s. 3d. ” 6.—To Cleaning Candlesticks, 2s. 0d. Mar. 27.—To Cash wᵗʰ Marton Parson, 5s. 5d. Received By Miss Hesketh’s Burial in the Church, 3s. 4d. “1770. “Mar. 13.—To Cash allowed Church Wardens for attending sacramᵉⁿᵗ, 5s. 0d. “1771. “May 29.—To Ringers ale, 3s. 0d. Aug. 18.—Spent when Parson Hull preeched, 4s. 6d. “1772. Aug. 14.—To cleaning Windows, 7s.; and lowance of ale 2s. 6d. “1774. “July 4.—Spent on Parson Eckleston and another strange Parson, one Red prayrs and the other preached, 3s. 6d. Dec. 21.—To Expense of a Meeting in sending for boys that had done Mischief at Church, 1s. “1775. “May 3.—To 5 Church Wardens attending 7 Sacrament Days, £1 15s. 0d. May 6.—To Horse Hire for 5 Church Wardens twice to the Visitation, £1 5s.: To Wᵐ Brown for ale for Richᵈ Rossall whilst he was altering Pulpit, and at settling his accᵗ, 3s. June 30.—Spent on Martin Singers, 10s. Oct. 4.—Spent on St. Lawrence’s Singers, 18s. 4d. “1781. “July 14.—It is agreed this Day among the Parishioners of the several Townships of Poulton that all arrears belonging to the said Parish unto the time of Visitation last past shall be paid and discharged by a Tax regularly laid upon the Parish in general, and that all charges of Organ and Organist for the Parish Church of Poulton shall not be defrayed hereafter by any Tax levied on the Parish in general but by voluntary subscription only. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands the Day and Year above written. THOMAS TURNER, Vicar of Poulton; EDWᵈ SMITH, JAMES BISBROWN, PAUL HARRISON. “1782. “Feb. 6.—Recᵈ for Mr. Brockhole’s Burial in the Church, 3s. 4d. July 27.—Memorandum: It is agreed at this Vestry Meeting by all the parishioners who have attended here that in future the public ringing days in this parish shall be reduced to two, namely, the King’s Birthday and Christmas Day,—the ringers to be allowed Six Shillings on each day; and further, that the Church Wardens’ Expenses on every Visitation shall on no pretence exceed forty shillings.—JOSEPH HARRISON, WILLIAM DICKSON, JAMES STANDEN, EDW. SMITH, THOS. TWISS, RICH. SINGLETON, THOMPSON NICKSON. “1788.