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Parish officers, 1631-4
From Guildhall Library MS 64: St Mary Colechurch Vestry Minutes 1612-1700.
fol. 17: Parish officers 13 April 1631
| Title | Forename | Surname | Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr | Edward | Basse | churchwarden |
| Mr | William | Pitchford | churchwarden |
| Mr | Jeames | Clark | sideman |
| Mr | Edward | Harvy | sideman (fn. 1) |
| Mr | Mannering | Ceassors for the poore | |
| Mr | Box | Ceassors for the poore | |
| Mr | Towse | Ceassors for the poore | |
| Mr | Fullcher | Ceassors for the poore | |
| Mr | Shambrooke | Ceassors for the poore | |
| Mr | Willson | Ceassors for the poore | |
| Mr | Pratt | Ceassors for the poore | |
| Mr | Dudley | Ceassors for the poore (fn. 2) | |
| Mr | Cowdall | Auditors for the accompt of Edward Chapman | |
| Mr | Mannering | Auditors for the accompt of Edward Chapman | |
| Mr | Box | Auditors for the accompt of Edward Chapman | |
| Mr | Towse | Auditors for the accompt of Edward Chapman | |
| Mr | Shambrooke | Auditors for the accompt of Edward Chapman | |
| Mr | Webb | Auditors for the accompt of Edward Chapman | |
| Mr | Fullcher | Auditors for the accompt of Edward Chapman | |
| Mr | Willson | Auditors for the accompt of Edward Chapman | |
| Mr | Pratt | Auditors for the accompt of Edward Chapman | |
| Mr | Dudley | Auditors for the accompt of Edward Chapman (fn. 3) | |
| Mr | Randall | Mannering | Common Counsell |
| Mr | Henry | Box | Common Counsell |
| Mr | Wm | Pitchford | Questman |
| Mr | Phillip | Prate | Questman |
| Mr | Phillip | Prate | constable |
| Mr | Medcalfe | constable (fn. 4) | |
| Mr | Jo | Holte | scavenger |
| Robt | Rudd |
fol. 17v: Parish officers 5 April 1632
| Title | Forename | Surname | Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr | William | Pitchford | churchwarden |
| Mr | Phillip | Prate | churchwarden |
| Mr | Rodger | Ellis | sideman |
| Mr | John | Fletcher | sideman |
| Mr | Towse | Ceassors for the poore | |
| Mr | Mannering | Ceassors for the poore | |
| Mr | Box | Ceassors for the poore | |
| Mr | Fulsher | Ceassors for the poore | |
| Mr | Webb | Ceassors for the poore | |
| Mr | Jeames | Ceassors for the poore | |
| Mr | Wilson | Ceassors for the poore | |
| Mr | Ellis | Ceassors for the poore (fn. 5) | |
| Mr | Cowdall | Auditors for the accompt of Ed: Basse | |
| Mr | Towse | Auditors for the accompt of Ed: Basse | |
| Mr | Mannering | Auditors for the accompt of Ed: Basse | |
| Mr | Box | Auditors for the accompt of Ed: Basse | |
| Mr | Shambrooke | Auditors for the accompt of Ed: Basse | |
| Mr | Fulsher | Auditors for the accompt of Ed: Basse | |
| Mr | Webb | Auditors for the accompt of Ed: Basse | |
| Mr | Jeanes | Auditors for the accompt of Ed: Basse | |
| Mr | Wilson | Auditors for the accompt of Ed: Basse | |
| Mr | Ellis | Auditors for the accompt of Ed: Basse (fn. 6) | |
| Mr | Randall | Mannering | Common Counsell |
| Mr | Henry | Box | Common Counsell |
| Mr | Phillip | Pratt | Constable and questman |
| Mr | Thomas | Jeanes | Constable and questman |
| Mr | Thomas | Jeanes | scavenger |
| Robert | Rud | beadle (fn. 7) |
fol. 18: Parish officers 25 April 1633
| Title | Forename | Surname | Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr | William | Haughton | lectuerer (fn. 8) |
| Mr | Phillip | Pratt | churchwarden |
| Mr | Richard | Utber | churchwarden |
| Mr | Robert | Renalls | sideman |
| Mr | Adam | Towse | sideman |
| Mr | Cowdall | Ceassors for the poore | |
| Mr | Touse | Ceassors for the poore | |
| Mr | Mannering | Ceassors for the poore | |
| Mr | Box | Ceassors for the poore | |
| Mr | Fulcher | Ceassors for the poore | |
| Mr | Shambrooke | Ceassors for the poore | |
| Laurence | Ceassors for the poore | ||
| Mr | Willson | Ceassors for the poore | |
| Mr | Dudly | Ceassors for the poore (fn. 9) | |
| Mr | Cowdall | Auditors for the accompt of Will: Pitchford | |
| Mr | Towse | Auditors for the accompt of Will: Pitchford | |
| Mr | Mannering | Auditors for the accompt of Will: Pitchford | |
| Mr | Box | Auditors for the accompt of Will: Pitchford | |
| Mr | Shambrooke | Auditors for the accompt of Will: Pitchford | |
| Mr | Fulcher | Auditors for the accompt of Will: Pitchford | |
| Mr | Willson | Auditors for the accompt of Will: Pitchford | |
| Mr | Laurence | Auditors for the accompt of Will: Pitchford | |
| Mr | Ellis | Auditors for the accompt of Will: Pitchford (fn. 10) |
fol. 18v: Parish officers 10 April 1633
Although this list would appear to be the first for the year chronologically, the names of the serving churchwardens (Pratt and Utber) suggest that it should be the second.
| Title | Forename | Surname | Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr | Utber | churchwarden | |
| Mr | Dudley | churchwarden | |
| Mr | Sleigh | sideman | |
| Mr | Godfree | sideman | |
| Mr | Cowdall | Ceassors for the poore (fn. 11) | |
| Mr | Mannering | Ceassors for the poore | |
| Mr | Box | Ceassors for the poore | |
| Mr | Wilsone | Ceassors for the poore | |
| Mr | Laramor | Ceassors for the poore | |
| Mr | Janes | Ceassors for the poore | |
| Mr | Harvie | Ceassors for the poore | |
| Mr | Pitchford | Ceassors for the poore (fn. 12) | |
| Mr | Cowdall | Auditors for the accompte | |
| Mr | Mannering | Auditors for the accompte | |
| Mr | Box | Auditors for the accompte | |
| Mr | Wilsone | Auditors for the accompte | |
| Mr | Pitchford | Auditors for the accompte | |
| Mr | Laurance | Auditors for the accompte | |
| Mr | Bunell | Auditors for the accompte | |
| Mr | Basse | Auditors for the accompte | |
| Mr | Fulcher | Auditors for the accompte | |
| Mr | Mudford | Auditors for the accompte | |
| Mr | Shambrooke | Auditors for the accompte (fn. 13) | |
| Mr | Randall | Mannering | Common Counsell |
| Mr | Henry | Box | Common Counsell |
| Mr | Jaines | Constable and questman | |
| Mr | Dudley | Constable and questman | |
| Mr | Laurance | scavenger | |
| Robarte | Rud | beadle (fn. 14) |
fol. 19v: Parish officers 22 December 1634
| Title | Forename | Surname | Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr | John | Towse | Common Counsell |
| Mr | Randall | Manwaring | Common Counsell |
| Mr | John | Lorimore | Constable |
| Mr | Fredrick | Clapper | Constable |
| Mr | Thomas | Dudley | Warmat Inquest (fn. 15) |
| Mr | John | Lorimore | Warmat Inquest |
| Mr | de Great | Skavenger | |
| Robart | Rud |