Noe stock to sett the poore on worke but they are sett on worke by the inhabitants to spinn towe at iiiid the pound, fiftie shillings guift to the poore, adozen of bread out of Lent and twoe dozen in Lent wth a Barrell of White & a cade of Redd herrings the Weekly Collection amounteth to aboue xxli the yeare, six rogues punished, Watches and Wardes duely kept....
Will Denison, Const.
Hen. Wattie, Edw. Dogood, Church.
Tho. Smith, Edw. Tubman, Ouer.
Widford.
None that keepe Alehouse wthout Licence noe disorder in the Licenced, Watch and Ward duely kept, iiii rogues punished, noe money leuied vpon drunkards, none but will and doe worke for reasonable wages, noe stocke but the poore are releiued wth corne and money, noe Guifts to charitable vses, none to put fourth Apprentices but those whome their parents will put fourth.
Tho. Ouerill, Const.
Tho. Wett, Churchw.
John Cripes, Ouers.
D. S. P. Chas. I. Vol. 197. 69.
An Abstract of the Returnes and presentments made by the churchwardens, constables and ouerseers for the Poore in the parishes of the halfe hundred of Braughing vnto vs Justices of the peace in this diuision whose names are herevnder written on the first day of May anno do(min)i 1631....
Stortford.
Twoe put fourth Apprentices, there is more to put fourth soe soone as there cann be masters gotten for them, Robert Gray refuseth to pay to the Rate for the poore, there is one William Brookes will not keepe his seruice....