To the old Churchwarden going out of Office & Journey 8 To the new Churchwarden entering on his Office & Journey 8 Paid to the Commissary for his part of one Presentment & prayer Books 5 0-3/4 To writing his part of one Presentment 6 To Bread & Wine at Whitsuntide 4 4 To Bread & Wine & Carriage at Michaelmas 5 0 To Bread & Wine at Christmas 4 4 To Charges at laying Church Fees 1s, to repairing Church Windows 1s 6-1/2d 2 6-1/2 To flagging a grave 2d To Wine lost by Leakage of w'd bottle at Xmas 1786 4s 7-1/4d 4 9-1/4 His Third part of General Charge 14 2-1/2 --------------- 2 2 1 --------------- Remains 1 12 11-3/4 --------------- * * * * * The account for Langdale does not appear. [Illustration: PLAN OF GRASMERE CHURCH TO FACE PART V.] PART V LATER PARSONS OF GRASMERE AMBLESIDE CHAPEL AMBLESIDE CURATES LANGDALE CURATES SCHOOLS AND CLERKS CHURCH RATES NON-RATEPAYERS REGISTERS PRESENTMENTS, BRIEFS, AND CHARITIES THE RUSH-BEARING [Illustration: On the Great Bell, Gloria in Altissimis Deo] LATER PARSONS OF GRASMERE Grasmere settled down then, after the Restoration, to an absentee rector, the Rev. John Ambrose; and under him was a curate-in-charge, the Rev. John Brathwaite. One of his name, son of William, "pleb.," matriculated from Queen's College, Oxford, in 1631, aged 18, whom Dr. Magrath thinks may have been he.[157] Under Mr. Thomas Brathwaite's will, 1674, "Mr. Brawthwaite minister of Grassemire" received a legacy of 20s., which shows that he enjoyed the esteem of that Puritanical gentleman. He often appears in the Account Book. For churching the squire's wife he received regularly 5s.; until there comes the melancholy item in 1675:-- [157] See "Flemings in Oxford." £ s. d. Apr. 17--Given to Mr. Jo. Brathwait for preaching of my Dear Wifes Funerall Sermon (upon Prov. 31, 29) and often visiting her dureing ye time of her sickness and praying by her 02 00 00 Other items are more cheerful; for often the minister's little daughter would carry offerings of fruit, cherries and wild blackberries to the Hall, for which she would receive a _douceur_ in return. Also, as boys apparently then caught woodcocks in springes, as they did later (see Wordsworth's Prelude), the item occurs in 1782:--