The following extracts from the accounts, besides others interspersed in the text, show that the townships carried out their separate obligations until the Vestry revolution of 1856-7, a period of almost 200 years. They apparently gave out their share of the work to their own townsmen. John Birkett, who received 1s. for a "yeat stoop," in 1755, for the Loughrigg and Beneath Moss Gate, was a Rydal man. The ale charged 1s. 8d. in the public auction, when that township let the contract for the repair of its benches in 1783, was doubtless drunk at the Fleming's Inn in Rydal, where such scenes were frequent. 1667 to John Hawkrigg for mending gresmyr-yeat 1s 4d 1668 for glassing one window for gresmyr 3s 6d 1669 It. to Milles Mackereth for a Gammer & Crake & loupp to gresmyre Church yeats 1s 9d. 1670 for mending sliper of our Church yeats 1d 1678 For langdall yeat & laughrigg yeat for Irron-worke 6d; also "for mending Churchyard wale for laughrigg third" 1s 6d. 1680 Loughrigg and beneath Moss repaire "our window" 1s 0d 1683 Grasmere repairs windows, 8d., "yeats" 1s. 0d., and Lou. & b. M. the "Church wals" 10. 1730 Lou. and b. M. makes a new gate 16s 6d. 1751 Langdale makes a new gate 10s 7d 1755 Lou. and b. M. makes new gate 8s 0d. and mends wall 4s 4d 1759 Grasmere and Langdale repair their walls 1761 Grasmere mends gates 1s 10d.; while mending of the church porch, 4s 6d is entered in general charges 1768 Grasmere "glasses" windows 9s 6d 1769 All three gates are repaired, and Grasmere mends her windows 1773 Loughrigg and beneath Moss makes new gates and stulps 11s 11d, also repairs wall 10s 0d, Langdale does the latter 7s 6d 1775 Grasmere sells old gates for 4s 0d 1776 Lou. and b. M. works on wall £3 5s 0d 1777 Grasmere collects material for wall 19s 4d. Langdale makes new gate 9s 0d 1780 Grasmere raises wall from the school-house to where it meets "Rydal third" £1 17s 3d. All the townships repair their windows 1782 Lou. and b. M. again repairs wall, evidently with thoroughness, giving 1s 0d in ale to the men who work the foundation in water (of the river). The leading of stones for 5 days with 2 horses cost £1 0s 0d. Total £2 3s 6d 1790 Langdale pays "for new stoops for Langdale gate & hanging" 4s 3d while all three townships mend windows--Grasmere for its "third" 6s 10d, Langdale 10-1/2d, and Lou. and b. M. is 6-1/2d 1799 Lou. and b. M. pays "To mending Rydale Gates" 1s 0d 1806 Lou. and b. M. pays £1 5s 6d for a new gate, to Edward Wilson of Grasmere 1811 Lou. and b. M. repairs "Church Garth Wall" £1 11s 9d; and gate 2s 6d, to John Watson, smith, of Grasmere 1819 Lou. and b. M. repairs wall, 15s 0d; and windows 15s 3d 1822 Lou. and b. M. mends and paints church gates 6s 4d 1832 Lou. and b. M. glazes windows 1s 9d