CHARITIES FOR THE POOR. (fn. 43)
William
Allen, by will proved c. 1632 or c. 1686, (fn. 44)
bequeathed a 10s. rent charge on a house and
land for yearly distribution in bread. After the
sale of the property in parcels in 1811 nothing
was received until 1823 when the purchasers
were found to be liable, and three years' arrears
were distributed in bread. The charity was
mentioned by name in 1852 (fn. 45) but not after 1878,
when it was perhaps represented by 10s. rent
administered with another charity and distributed yearly in bread to schoolchildren. (fn. 46)
Elizabeth West, by will dated 1638, and her
brother John Walter, by will proved 1640, gave
land in Appleton (then Berks.) to the poor of
Standlake, Witney, and Eynsham. Standlake's
share, one quarter, was c. £11 in 1786 and over
£18 in 1878, distributed weekly in bread. (fn. 47)
Thomas Weale, by will proved 1658, (fn. 48) left a
cottage and land for the poor of Standlake,
Brittenton, Brighthampton, and Northmoor, in
equal portions; Standlake and Brittenton's
share, £2 in 1738 and 1786 and £9 10s. in 1878,
was distributed twice yearly in bread and money.
Robert Wyatt, by will proved 1676, (fn. 49) left a £2
rent charge distributed yearly in money.
In 1694 charitable bequests including those of
Dame Elizabeth Stonehouse (£5 by will proved
1655), (fn. 50) one Allen (£5), John Jones (£3), and
William Farr (£10 by will proved 1691) (fn. 51) were
used to buy a cottage and land later called
Yatemans, (fn. 52) the rents to benefit the poor. In the
early 18th century the cottage was held rent-free,
and c. £1 was received for the land; cottage and
land together yielded £4 by 1824 and £6 by
1878, distributed yearly in bread and money.
Susannah Crouch, by will dated 1713, left
£300, used in 1715 to buy land in Stanford-in-the-Vale (then Berks.). The rent, c. £16 in 1786
and £48 in 1878, was distributed weekly in
bread. (fn. 53) In 1808 accumulated rents of c. £64
were used to build or rebuild cottages for the
parish poor at Rack End, and interest of £3 4s.
from the overseers was carried to the bread
account. In 1866 £36 undistributed income was
used to buy two other cottages, (fn. 54) the rent from
which, £5 4s. in 1878, was also distributed in
bread.
Thomas Weston, by will proved 1757, left a
house and close, (fn. 55) the rents to be distributed
twice a year in bread. The charity yielded c. £4
10s. in 1786 and £16 in 1878, then distributed
in bread and money. A bequest by James Leverett of Witney, by will dated 1783, (fn. 56) seems not
to have been received.
A Charity Commission Scheme of 1908, when
income, excluding the West and Walter charity,
was c. £67, amalgamated the surviving charities,
and separately vested the poor allotment of 10
a. granted at inclosure. The Scheme was
amended in 1937. A further Scheme of 1976
reorganized the charities as Standlake Welfare
Trust for the benefit of Standlake and that part
of Hardwick-with-Yelford formerly within the
parish. Brighthampton's share of Weale's charity became part of Bampton Consolidated
Charities and later of Bampton Welfare Trust
under Schemes of 1888 and 1972; a two-acre
close in Bampton thought to belong to the
Brighthampton poor was sold in 1967 for £450,
interest from which was administered by the
Trust for the benefit of the Brighthampton
poor. (fn. 57)