Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 this series is P314/M constables accounts [P314/M/1/2] 1590 Robert and Roger … constables for carrying a load of wood for the coronation 15d for bringing a poor woman to Claverley 3d for bringing a poor woman to Stockton 3d for bringing a … to Bridgnorth and for his diet 3d for bringing a poor woman on Syverne 3d for going 2 times with hue and cry to Bridgnorth 6d laid out at the muster at Shifnal 4s 8d paid at Bridgnorth to the justices for one soldier, conduct money 41s for mending a calinder flaske and tuchbox 12d for a girdle 6d for one locker and two chapes for daggers 6d for 2 sword girdles 2s 4d for the charges of a prest soldier 16d for the carrying of furniture to Bridgnorth and expenses there for mending 2 girdles 3d for bringing a lame man in a cart to Stockton 6d for wages of soldier and expenses of the training 2 days 16d for a sheffe of arrows for a bow for a quiver [ page torn] [next page] … laid out to a soldier who went into Ireland 36s for his diet and carrying his furniture to Shrewsbury and for a ?girdle 2s 11d for mending a flask, tuchboxe and headpiece 4d for a flask and matchbox 4s 4d for match and powder 8d for other charges at Bridgnorth14d for bringing a man to Pattingham 6d for keeping to boys to Bridgnorth as prisoners for the space of 3 days 8d for bringing them to Bridgnorth 2d for bringing them to Shrewsbury 3s 4d laid out at Bewdley concerning carriage of the councell stuff 21s 3d for ten calyvers and furniture to them 33s laid out at the subsidy at Bridgnorth 20d for bringing a lame man to Stockton his diet 5d for one sword 3s laid out at the last muster …6d to last constables 11s 5d

1591-1592 [P314/M/1/2] for every yard land 8d Constables: William Bradney, William Hoccom Received of the old constables 12s for 2 headpieces 8s 4d for 4 sword girdles 3s for 6 swords and 6 daggers 27s 6d for prest money to John Mobberley 4d for carrying the furniture to Bridgnorth to show whether it was allowable and for our diet 12d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 for an acquittance when we paid the tax to the collector and our diet 9d for 2 pikes 3s 6d for 3 arrows and the heads 4d for pointing a sword 1d for a black bill and the halne 20d for 3 rivetts and 2 buckles 2d for train and choke to store and trim the harness 9d for dressing a carriage of a load of wood for the Coronation Day 16d for carrying a poor lame boy to Claverley 4d for an headpiece for bow and arrows 2s 6d for an headpiece for a musket 4s for a mould 12d for scouring the harness and mending the leathers 2s for 3 flaske leathers 12d for 2 girdles 8d for carrying another poor boy to Bridgnorth 6d to William New when he undertook to discharge the parish for the carriage of a waye of wheat 18s to Captain Johnson 5s for flaske laces 8d for the Queens provision 21s when we caryed John Pryse before the justice 5s for our charge when John Pryse called us before the officials to Shenston 13s 8d to Hancoke the summner 2s to Wesburye for …6d when we were at Shifnal before the clearke of the market and the subsidy 4s 4d for going twice to Kinlet 21d at Bridgnorth when we were twice before the water bailiffs 4s 8d

1594 John Baker and Roger Catstrey constables for every yard land 12d - £5 10s for carrying a poor lame man to Stockton 12d laid out at Bridgnorth when we were before the justices to sesse corne 14s 2d our charges when Richard Barrett was arrested 13d for the carriage of a load of wood for the Coronation Day and making the fire 20d for going of hue and cry 2d for carrying another lame body to Burnell Greene 4d for the Queens provision 21s 3d laid out upon the soldier at Shrewsbury 30s our charges when we were before the justice with the butcher that was suspected of stealing John Warter’s sheep 2s 6d our charges when we were before the justice with Shynton, Dobye, Howden, Pryse and one Barbor when they made a brawle 16d paid to Francis Frodgley for one day’s diet according to the justices commandment 12d our charges at the muster at Bridgnorth 14d when we were on privy searches 14d for going of hue and cry 3d for gluing the musket 1d our charges at another time 4d for scouring the harness 6s 6d for making the buttes 4d for meat and drink to Anne Whittenton and for a cart and ?horse to bring her to Hopstone 19d for meat and drink to Anne Whittenton for the space of a fortnight and 3 days 5s 6d to one that went about the parish with him that gathered for the marshall sye 11d for 2 precepts one to fetch Thomason before the justice and the other for the wardens and collectors 12d our expenses 4d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 for carrying a precept to Claverley and other charges 10d when we caryed Francis Frodgley his child to Claverley and for a precept being our warrant 17d our charges when we were at Bridgnorth before commissioners for the subsidye 10s 6d for the carriage of a load of stuff from Bewdley to Shrewsbury 21s 10d our charges on the 9 trained soldiers when we were before the justices at Bridgnorth 2s for a precept and our own charges 2s 2d our charges and the trained soldiers another time 4s our charges when we went to Shrewsbury to buy cloth for coats 3s when we and the trained soldiers were at Shrewsbury before the muster men 39s 3d when we were at Bridgnorth before the muster men another time 4s 1d for going of hue and cry 3d for making our book of account 12d sum total £8 12s 10d remaining to the old constables over and above their receipts £4 4s 10d

1597 James Bowen and John Warter constables a lewn laid at 2s 2d a yard land £11 received of the old constables 46s 6d laid out at a muster at Bridgnorth for our bill 4d to the bailiff for calling 2d press money 4d for our charges 12d for our condith money 16s 8d for the souldiers apparell 7s spent at his setting forth at Worfield 4d for a hue and cry 2d for the charges of the constables of Claverley bringing of a soldier to the Captain and mending the costlet at Shrewsbury and charges at the making of the accounts then 4s for dressing of the furniture and other charges about it 7s 2d at the apprehending of a prisoner 3d for bringing 2 prisoners to Shrewsbury 8s 8d charges of a prisoner - Jerome Warter accused 10d for a hue and cry 2d for 2 daggers 13d for sheathes, lockers and chapes for them 18d our charges at Bridgnorth and the lethering of a new costlet 6d charges for showing our furniture to the muster master at Shifnal, the soldiers charges our charges and the charges of carrying the furniture 22s 4d for a new girdle 12d spent at the coming home of the furniture 3d charges when we brought the ale brewers to Bridgnorth before the justices 18d for a hue and cry 2d for half a sword 2s 6d for a load of wood for the coronation day 2s charges of Haselward kept 2 days and a night 20d gone to watch him and our charges } Item charges of him who robbed John Walker and one to keep him 2 days and a night } 3d hue and cry 3d for provision money 18s to the muster master 6s for half a costlet 16s for half a pike 20d for fetching the same pike at the further Newe Inn 4d for rivetting and gathering of the old black costlet 4s the quilting and fringing of 6 headpieces 10s Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 for a hue and cry 3d for setting forth of a soldier betwixt an other Lottunt & us press money 4d spent of our selves seeking of soldiers and bringing them to the justices 4d to the justices clerks and the bailiff of the hundred for calling 8d for our charges and our part of the soldiers charge 18d for one half of a costlet 16s 8d for half the charge for a sword and a girdle 4s for half a pike 20d for fringing and lining a headpiece 10d for his apparell 6s 8d for condith money 13s 4d for a hue and cry 3d to the high constable for bringing the soldier to Shrewsburye 18d for the carrying of 2 wayes of wheat from Bewdley to Ludlow for the Cownsell 45s 4d for a hue and cry 3d for another hue and cry 2d for bringing a lame body to the heath 3d for charges of a poor boy and whipping him 4d for sending to Bridgnorth to know whether the partie would followeth suit upon the fellow that stole the lamb in Morfe and other charges 7d for making a pair of buttes in Sound Field 14d paid at Bridgnorth to the Queenes ma …Commissioners for wearing of hats 10s 6d other charges 2s 6d for bringing a child who came from Coventry to the next constable and charges all night 5d for a hue and cry to Stockton from Kinver 2d for a hue and cry from Badger to Stockton 2d for bring a lame woman to High Gravenor on Michaelmas Day 6d sum total 5s - £12 10s 4d for a hue and cry 3d for a hue and cry for Henry Done his mare 2d for carrying a cripple who came from the Bathe and for guyd from Rindleford to Norton 8d for a hue and cry for John Barret’s mare from Stableford to Badger 1d for another hue and cry from Stableford to Badger when William Mellins house was broken up 2d to the soldier for carrying his harness and his charges to Shrewsbury until he was delivered to the Captain 2s for fetching the harness at Bridgnorth and burnishing it 4d for writing our accounts 12d sum total £12 15s received in all £14 6s 6d so is due to the parish 11s 6d to the muster master and the soldiers 4d for half a musket and the furniture thereto 18s when we were called to Shifnal about artillery 4s to a keeeper for Makens and our charges when we brought same trials to Shrewsbury 11s 8d when we were called to Bridgnorth about the subsidy 4s 2d for wine when the Lord Abergavenny came to Worfield 4s 2d to the ringers at the same time 12d for a benevolence upon a soldier 2s 6d for a hangles for a sword 4d for condite money 42s for wine bestowed on the commissioners 22d for carrying a cripple to Quatford 6d for carrying another to Claverley 6d and another to Norton 6d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 for carrying 2 maimed soldiers to the next constable 8d to the next constable 8d sum £4 13s 2d for bringing a prisoner to Bridgnorth 2d for fetching the Egyptians from Bridgnorth to Worfield 10d for cords to bind them 6d to John Grome for a lock that the prisoners broke 8d for fetching Toyes wife from Bridgnorth to Halon 3d for bringing… from Worfield to Badger 2d for watching John Gyles one night 10d for going on hue and cries the whole year 3s for writing our book of accounts 12d sum total £14 6d due to be paid to the old constables 49s

1598 P314/M/1/5 constables Stephen Bradney, John Barrett a lewn laid at 2s the yard land received of the constables 11s 6d for dressing and carriage of a load of wood for Coronation Day 2s for bringing a prisoner to Shrewsbury 5s for bringing a cripple to Stockton 6d for bringing another cripple to Bridgnorth 6d to the High constable for the Queenes provision 20s to the muster master 6s for bringing Frodgley to Shrewsbury 3s 4d for carrying 2 children to Stockton 12d for bringing a prisoner from Halon to Bridgnorth 2d for the burying of a poor woman who died in our town 14d for going to Shrewsbury to the coroner and burying of Thomas Dovy who drowned himself in Morfe ?ford/syd for carrying William Whittington to Rudge 12d for board to make a chest for the furniture and lock and hinges to the same belonging 18s 11d for the carriage of a load of household stuff from Ludlow to Bewdley 35s 4d for whipping of rogues and beggars and food bestowed upon them this year 6s 6d to Francis Mason for making of the Butte twice 2s 2d to poor people that had passports 15d to the widow Crudgington for relief 8d to Hugh Yate to go to Penne 4d for bringing the Egyptians to Shrewsbury 32s laid out to the Commissioners and for artillery the 20 day of May 15s 10d to Edward Shynton for house roome for the furniture 12d for carrying a cripple to Norton 8d for carrying the furniture to Bridgnorth and for dressing of it 7s 10d our charges at the muster 10s 2d sum £6 12s 8d

1599 P314/M/1/5 John Yeate & John Foxall constables a lewne laid at 3s the yardland £22 paid to the old constables 49s for the dressing and carriage of a load of wood for the coronation day and for making the fire 2s 2d when we went about the parish to gather men before the justices at Worfield 10d for making our precept and bill 8d to the bailiff for calling at the muster at Bridgnorth 4d for parish money to Thomas Hakins 4d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 for the soldiers dinner 6d paid to the High constables at the same time to furnish the soldiers in apparall and furniture £3 10s our own charges at the same muster 14d paid to Thomas Hakins then the soldier for some maintenance by the justices commandment 3s paid Edwards the House of Correction £4 paid to the poor of the marshulsye from the Feast of Easter 1598 to the quarter sessions after easter 1599 4d a week which is 17s 4d for a hue and cry from Mullens Lye 2d and another which came from Peper Hill and for making search 3d for carrying a cripple to Bridgnorth to the courtyard to[wards] the destination in Montgomery town 6d for a hue and cry that came from Mr Coats of Woodcote 2d for another hue and cry from Shifnal 2d for a pair of hangers for the soldiers 14d spent when we bought the soldiers apparell upon our selves the soldier and the tayler 10d for more maintainers for the soldiers by the justices appointment 3s 4d our charges at Bridgnorth at the soldiers departure towards Shrewsbury 14d to the constables of Claverley for the conducting of Thomas Hakins to Shrewsbury 2s to Thomas Hakins after he came back from thence to carry him thither again 2s for making our bill at another muster at Bridgnorth 4d the bailiff for calling 4d prest money to the soldier John Jugmetrot 6d for his dinner and supper 12d for a girdle and hangers 12d paid to the high constable towards half the furnishing of John Jugmetrot 35s for a shirt cloth and the making for the soldier John Jugmetrot 3s for a pair of gloves for the same 4d for a pair of shoes for the same 2s bestowed on the justices at the same muster in wine and … 2s allowed the soldier for half his own dagger 15d spent when we bought his apparel 4d our charge at the muster and at the delivering of the soldier John Jugmetrot/Ingmetrot to the conductor 2s 8d for a hue and cry which came from Worcester after certain soldiers which ran away from their Captain 3d to a certain soldier who had a passport which William Newe brought out of his way 6d paid towards the Queens provision 20s spent at Bridgnorth when we brought the ale men before the justices on our selves and others of the parish which came about the parish business 3s for keeping a prisoner a day and a night .1d and for whipping him 2d hue and cry when Harrinson’s wife from Bridgnorth was robbed 2d for a hue and cry that came from ..lenghu 2d another hue and cry from Wellington fair 3d for making our bill at the muster at Wenlock 4d to the bailiff for calling 4d preste money for William Millens 12d prest money for William Bowen 4d paid to the high constable to furnish William Millens £3 10s 2d charges of ourselves and soldiers at the same muster 14s 2d to the soldier William Myllens hired for to allow the sword 6d for carrying a cripple to Claverley 4d to the high constable for carrying and delivering of our soldier at Shrewsbury 12d for the carriage of a wayne load of furniture from the men Ju… to ?re….. 8s 6d spent at Bridgnorth when the trained soldiers came to show their furniture there 8s for prest money to John Beech 4d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 for prest money to William Smyth 4d for prest money to Thomas Bradburne 4d for prest money to John Brooke 4d at the apprehending of a certain rogue and carrying him to Bridgnorth to be examined by the bailiffes there concerning 2 mares that he brought thither 2s 2d for keeping and watching him 3 days and 3 nights 2s 10d for bringing him to Shrewsbury 5s 3d spent at the training at Bridgnorth on St Bartholomew’s eve 8s 2d for matche then and 2 pounds of powder 2s 10d at the cessing of the subsidy at Bridgnorth 6s 10d for recreating our bill 4d for a hue and cry2d for another hue and cry when Thomas Pyate of Newport had a mare stolen 4d for writing and casting our book of accounts 12d sum total £12 3s 2d for [money] due to the old constables 3s 2d

There are some reckonings between the constables of Claverley and us we owe to the constables of Claverley which they laid out to Thomas Hakins at Shrewsbury for his maintenance till he was delivered to his captain 3s 11d they owe to us for half a sword, half girdle and hangers, half the prest money which was 6d and also half the soldiers charges of 12d and 2d at the buying of the soldiers apparell and some charges of ourselves

October 25 1601 William Smith and John Beech constables received of the old constables 45s a lewne laid at 2s the yardland £11 total received £13 5s paid for dressing and receiving a load of wood for the coronation day to Worffeild 2s for a hue and cry from Worffield to Stockton when Bishop was robbed 2d when we went to Shifnal at the Collertoms his precept concerning the subsidy 6d 3 several hues and cries with precepts from Shipley Rudge to Bridgnorth 6d an other hue and cry from Stockton to Bridgnorth for the robbing of 2 poor women 2d when we went to Cressage to the muster at Christetide 5s for our bill to the justice his clerk 4d for conduct money for the soldier 18s 8d to Hugh Yeate for whipping a rogueish woman and bringing her to Bridgnorth and for her diet for a whole day and a night in the stocks 6d for a hue and cry from Claverley to Stockton which came from Mr Rickthorn’s 2d a hue and cry from Stockton to Bridgnorth which came from Priors Lye 2d hue and cry from Shipley to Bridgnorth which came from Mr Wightwick 2d at the deliverance of Margaret Whittington upon her and her child 15d laid out in the absence of of the churchwardens at the request of sundry of the parish for 2 sermons delivered by Mr Greece to Hugh Yeate for whipping 3 rogues 3d to Freeman for whipping another rogue and bringing her to Higford 4d for a hue and cry which came from Emersley to go northwards 2d for a hue and cry from Claverley to Stockton which came from Hartlebury 2d for another hue and cry which came from Mr Gifford of Chillington 2d at the burial of a strange poor woman’s child 6d To William Freeman for whipping 2 rogues 2d when we went before the justices at Bridgnorth concerning the poor and the victuallers 5s at our meeting before the high constable 2s 11d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 for bringing a cripple to Bridgnorth 2d for a hue and cry which came from Hampton Lovet 2d for an other hue and cry which came from Stourbridge 2d to Hugh Yeate for whipping 3 rogues 4d laid out at apprehending the apparitour 12d for the Queen’s provision 24s for bringing a cripple to Bridgnorth which went to the Bathe 4d our charges at the muster at Cressage before Whitsuntide 3s 10d for our bill to the justices his clerk and for our horse meat 8d to make out the soldiers conduct money 14d for the Queens carriage to the council for one whole year 40s spent on the purvenour and them that were with us 2 days at Bridgnorth at the agreement for the carriage 2s 4d 2 several hues and cries from Bromsgrove the one for a mare the other for the breaking of a shop 4d for carrying a cripple to Norton who was to go to West Chester 2d for carrying another cripple to Norton who came from the Bathe to go into Flintshire 2d at the muster at Wenlock for the finders of the furniture, our men and ourselves 9s 3d for the foot men their passage to and fro over Severne 3d spent at Bridgnorth at our coming home from Wenlock 14d hue and cry which came from Alveley for breaking of an house 2d to a poor woman that was sent with a passport into Warwickshire 2d for a hue and cry from Bridgnorth to Stockton for a bay mare 2d to the muster master 6s at the muster at Cressage upon our men, our selves and our horses 4d for conduct money for the soldier 38s 6d for our bill to the justice his clerk 4d at bringing and delivering the soldier at Shrewsbury 2s 8d for a hue and cry from Stockton to Bridgnorth for a burglary in Sutton Wood 2d to George the Furburrer scouring dressing and amending the armour of the parish 4s bestowed on him in ale 2d in sending out precept after one that broke out of the stocks 4d to Robert Barret for a lock that was broken and taken away at the same time 4d a hue and cry from Alveley for a burglary 2d a hue and cry from Shipley Rudge for a gelding of one Mr Bagshaw 2d another hue and cry for a gelding that was stolen from Wombourne 2d for making and casting our book of accounts 12d sum total £9 10s 11d remaining to be paid to the parish £3 ?10s 1d a brief note of all the parish armour delivered unto our charge by John Cuerton and John Garbett as follows 2 corsletts wanting on part of a pair of poldrons, and 2 pikes whereof one is in the keeping of Francis Westbury 2 calivers and a musket one belt 3 flasks and touchboxes, one rest for the musket and 5 head pieces with 2 bullet bags, 3 mouldes and 2 wormes a bow and a sheffe of arrows, a skull cap, a black bill and one dagger one sword and dagger in the keeping of Stephen Rowley with the girdle and hangings and another sword and dagger with the girdle and hangings in the keeping of Roger Barret

P314/M/1/8 undated paid by John Baker and Roger Catstrey to a soldier at Shrewsbury in 1594 40s paid by Stephen Bradeney and John Barrett constables in 1598 for conduct money 42s paid by Robert Barret and John Sadler constables in 1590 for conduct money 41s Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 for the charges of one soldier the same year into Ireland 32s Richard Bradney and Henry Haslewood constables in 1602 for conduct money 23s by the same constables po… for the same year 37s 6d and for conduct money 22s 6d paid by William Smythe and John Beeche in 1602 18s 8d by the same constables the same year 38s 6d James Abowen and John Warter for conduct money 13s 4d and by the same constables, same year 16s 8d for … towards the…the two houses of correction at two several times £8 for the ………….£8 12s towards the provision of the cask of powder and one ?extra … pound weight of match sum total £34 7s 2d [separate page] dated at the court of St James the 18th of October 1588 from the parishioners to the Earle of Pembrook [there are 2 pages with the same detail. Where it appears twice I have recorded it once, assuming them to be different summaries. This is the header on one page ‘A note of the monies paid to the constables of Worfield heretofore for and towards the services and consines heretofore discharged’ the same month and year the 24th of October 1588 aforesaid 1588 Mr Baggshott from the Earl of Pembrook to the parishioners of Worfield and … to the then precedent and … to the … deputy …when the …was proportioned to ?revalue back towards the charges, for the coats after 4s the peece £20 for conduct money after 2s 6d a peece £12 for transportation after 2s a piece £10 for half a month’s wages after 10s a piece £50 1590 paid by Robert Barrett and John Sadler the constables of Worffeld for conduct money 42s paid by the same constables … for the charges of our soldiers into Ireland besides his diet and furniture into Ireland 30s [another entry for the same amount says 32s] 1594 paid by John Baker and Roger Catstrey to our soldiers in Shrewsbury 30s 1598 paid by Stephen Bradney and John Barrett for conduct money 42s James Warter and James Abowen paid for conduct money 16s 8d paid by the same for conduct money 13s 8d 1601 paid by Richard Bradeney and Henry Haslewood constables for this year for conduct money 23s paid by the same for conduct money 37s 6d ditto 32s 6d 1602 paid by William Smythe and John Beech for soldiers money 23s 8d paid by the same constables for conduct money 14s 4d paid by the same constables for conduct money 18s 8d paid by the same constables for conduct money 38s 6d gathered for and towards the houses of correction at two separate times £8 for the provision of two casks of powder and one thousand pounds weight of match

1605 (P314/M/1/11) paid for a soldier his dyet in Worfield 15 October 6d paid for a soldier conduct money the 16 October to Harry Haslewood 23s paid to Richard Grome for carrying a load of wood to Worfield for the Coronation Day 14d Paid for Richard Sond going to Shifnal about the parish business 7d For sending a hue and cry to Bridgnorth the 4 day of December coming from Thomas Payne dwelling at Wollerston Mill in Worcestershire 2d hue and cry coming from Compton in Tetnall parish which had his house broken the16 day of December and for sending it to the constables of Claverley 2d charges laid out at Bridgnorth for appearing about subsidies the 18 January 4s 6d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 hue and cry coming from the constables of Shipley Rudge and for sending it to Bridgnorth the 29 March 2d laid out at Bridgnorth for appearing before the Quenes justices about subsidies the 30 day of March 2s 4d for carrying a cripple to Stockton the 30 March paid to John Frodsley 6d for appearing at Bridgnorth the 6 April before the Quenes Justices about subsidies 3s 2d paid to the high constable John Yeate the 12 day of April for the Quenes provision 12s for bringing Francis Winkle before the justices the 16 and 17 April charges there laid out 4d for bringing Francis Winkle before the justices at Bridgnorth on 18 April charges there laid out 4d for bringing Thomas … alias S..ter and his s….ties before Mr Hoorde at Bridgnorth the 26 day of April 4d spent at Bridgnorth … going to pay the ?tax the 3 day of April 6d paid to 2 widows coming from Ireland having small children whose husband was Robert Corbet being a sergeant of a band slain on Christmastide eve last past ?for taking land at Priston having a passport to go into Yorkshire from Constable to constable 6d going to Wenlock the 17 May with 10 men charges laid out for ferrying over 2d our expenses when we came to the Towne 4d for prest money 2d making our bill 2d for 5 men’s dinners 2s 6d paid to the High Constable for conduct money 37s 6d paid to Edward Jones for his diet one day 8d for carrying armour to Newport being 2 wayne loads the 9 May our charges at Bridgnorth in the morning for 10 persons 2s our charges when we came to Newport our drinking there for 7 persons 20d for hay for 12 oxen 5d spent by the way 2d our diet at Shifnal and our return again for 7 persons 18d charges for 12 oxen all night 14d our charges at Shifnal the 20 May in the morning 20d paid to the High Constable John Yeate at the quarter sessions for the muster master 3s paid for carrying wood to the counsell and charges 20s 6d for staples and shackles of iron on the whipping post at Worfield 4d for the like at Hilton 4d for appearing at Wenlock the 12th July before the Queenes Justices 6 subsidy men with their armour and 6 trained men 3s 4d our drinking 6d for ferrying over 2d paid to the High Constable William Potter the 13 August for conduct money for one soldier. 22s 7d For bringing sufficient and able bodied men to the muster whereof I paid for 4 of their dinners and my own dinner 2s 6d spent by the way 2d for putting in our bill 2d for prest money 3d for our ferrying over 2d for delivering our soldier at Shrewsbury 3d for making a pair of buttes at Wyken Greene 6d appearing at Bridgnorth the 7 October before the Queens Justices about subsidies 5s 4d a hue and cry coming from Coventry from one who had silks and velvets stolen from them and so sending it to Bridgnorth 2d for writing 12d

1602 Henry Haslewood constable lewne laid out at 2s a yardland £11 received …? £5 2s Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 from the old constable 33s 4d laid out at Cressage at the muster for conduct money 23s for the High Constables dinner my self and 2 men 2s for our horses 2d for keeping ……?cripple 2 days and 2 nights and our dyet 2s 8d given to the same cripples by consent ?2s laid out for going to meet the clerk of the overseers at Shifnal for a hue and cry to Bridgnorth for a murder done in Rockadine Wood 2d for a hue and cry to Bridgnorth after the prisoners being broken out of Stafford jail 2d bestowed on William Marrall and Richard Grome when they brought the wood to Worfield for coronation day 2d laid out for my supper when I searched John Walkers house at Hallon 6d for a hue and cry to Bridgnorth which came from Shyffonell for an house being broken and certain goods being taken out 22 December 2d for carrying a cripple to Bridgnorth that came from Stockton4d laid out at Bridgnorth when the commissioners sat about the subsidy 4s 4d laid out at the muster at Wenlocke the 23 day of January for making our ?drill for ferrying us over the water and for our charges the high constable my ?cost and 5 ?men 5s laid out at Bridgnorth when the commissioners sat about the second subsidy 30 March 2s for a hue and cry to Bridgnorth which came from Shyffonell for another house being broken and certain goods being taken out 2d laid out the 4 April for the High constable for the Queens provision 12s laid out at Bridgnorth when we went to loke order a …the purveyor for carriage of wood for the 10d laid out at Shifnal the 27 April when we went before the clerk of the market for my self and four men for the parish 2s 9d paid to the high constable the 17 May for the conduct money when Edward Jones served into Ireland 37s 6d laid out going to shrewsbury with Edward Jones my own diet and my horse 2 days and 2 nights 3s 3d for ferrying us over the water 2d for our expenses when we come to Wenlock 4d for prest money 2d for making our bill 2d for 4 mens dinners and myself at Wenlock the 17 May 3s paid to Edward Jones for his diet 2 days 8d paid the carriers of wood for the counsell at Bridgnorth 20s laid out to the muster men 3s for 13 men’s dinners when we appeared at the ?muster 12 July 3s for their drinking when they came to the town 6d for ferrying them over the water 2d for carrying a cripple to Bridgnorth that came from Dawley 4d to Thomas Hakins for digging turves and making the butte for 2 days 16d to William Billingsley for carrying a load of turves out of the heath 4d my charges and them that did help to carry turves to the butte and dig 12d laid out the 13 August at the muster at Wenlock for conduct money 22s 12d spent by the way 2d for making our butte 2d for prest money 2d to the high constable for the delivering of our soldiers to Shrewsbury 3d laid out for our charges for myself and four men 2s 8d for carrying a cripple to Stockton who came from Taseley 4d for a hue and cry which came from ?Ly…rk 15 September 2d for making our book 10d sum total £8 6s 2d remaining to be paid by the parish to the old constables over and above their receipts ?8d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675

1603 constables: John newton and Isaac Rowley laid at 12d a yard land £2 received of old constables £2 2s when we were at Bridgnorth before the commissioners for the soldiers/subsidy 7s 8d when we were at Bridgnorth before the clerk of the market ..s for a hue and cry which came from Claverley for a house that was broken and certain apparell stolen 2d for a hue and cry which came from Claverley for wilful murder 2d for a hue and cry from Boningale Woodhouse for a house that was broken and certain goods stolen 2d for a hue and cry which came from Haton /Eaton when Mr Haton’s ?Eaton’s house was broken and certain goods stolen 2d for carrying 2 poor children to Bridgnorth and for victuals bestowed upon them 6d for a hue and cry from Darlaston for a house that was …2d for a hue and cry which came from Haton /Eaton when Mr Haton ?Eaton was robbed another time 2d hue and cry when Mr Leighton was robbed of £10 - 2d when we went to Bridgnorth to pay the tax to the collector 12d for a hue and cry from Shifnal for a man that was robbed 2d for a hue and cry from Norton for picking of hedges 2d to John Weaver for carrying a cripple to Claverley 6d for keeping a woman 2 days and a night that was arrested upon felony by Mr Chorton and for bringing her to Madeley 18d to William Marrall for dressing a load of wood and carriage to Worfyeld for the Kings Holy Day 2s 4d for a hue and cry from Sutton Wood for one Hughes who was robbed 2d

1603 John Walker of Roughton and John Warter of Chesterton, constables (November 1603) lewne laid at 2s a yardland £11 ladi at Bridgnorth when we were before the clerk of the market 11s hue and cry for a mare of Mr Jannes 2d when we were at Shifnal 8d hue and cry for four beasts stolen out of Ecclesell Park 2d hue and cry when Mr Ogerton’s horses were stolen 2d to richard ?Taverner for the dressing and carrying of a load of wood for the Queens Holy Day 2s hue and cry when an house was broken at Chillington 2d hue and cry when Mr Brooke his silver plate was stolen 2d for keeping a woman at Worfield that robbed John Rowley of the Lowe and bringing her to Shrewsbury 6s hue and cry for the man who was robbed in Kingswood 2d paid to the old constables Richard Bradeney and Henry Haslewood 44s laid out at Bridgnorth when we went to buy gunpowder 11d for a hue and cry when an house was robbed in ..pton Heath 2d for a hue and cry for a …[?chest, perhaps] which was stolen from Sommerfort 2d bestowed on the ringers when the proclamation for the king was set up in the church 4d hue and cry when Ly..ell church was robbed 2d for bringing 3 cripples to Badger 6d laid out at Bridgnorth the 4 April when the trained soldiers appeared and supplied were before the justices 10s … paid for the King’s provisions 30s … hue and cry when some prisoners broke out of Worcester jail 2d for carrying a lame soldier to Pattingham 6d hue and cry for 3 geldings stolen from Stafford 2d hue and cry when a house was robbed at … 2d when we were at Bridgnorth with the overseers for the poor and ale sellers 12d laid out at Bridgnorth when we were before the justices about the subsidy 4s 8d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 when we went to meet Mr Fords/Fouds at Wolverhampton 11d hue and cry when an house was robbed at Areley 2d when we went to Bridgnorth to agree for the carriage for the counsell and to pay for it 12d paid to William Capper for one lead carriage for the counsell to shrewsbury 20s for a hue and cry for 2 horses that were stolen from Mr Gifford 2d for a hue and cry for a house that was robbed at tong 2d spent in gunpowder upon the King’s Coronation Day 4s for a load of wood the same day 2s hue and cry for a house that was robbed at ?Ertlyn 2d for a hue and cry when Powell was robbed at Shifnal 2d paid to the muster master 6s for making our book of accounts 12d sum total £7 14s remaining … £3 6s

1608 Thomas Billingsley & Richard Bradeney, constables paid to the old constables 20s … hue and cry coming from Henry Poyner 2d sending a hue and cry to Claverley coming from Mr Millington from Sherrifhales 2d for going to Claverley before the high constable and bringing thither all day labourers unmarried and our charges there 16d hue and cry sent to Bridgnorth coming from Malinslee 2d for provision for the king’s house 24s appearing at Bridgnorth before the justices with 3 men about subsidies 21 March our charges there 7s paid to Hugh Clarke for coals on … to make a bonefire 12d paid to John Frodsley for bringing a cripple to Claverley 10d appearing at Bridgnorth before the justices about the ale selling 12d bestowing on a poor woman John Baker brought to us 1d bringing a lame cripple with a horse to Bridgnorth 6d our charges appearing at Bridgnorth when we were called before the clerk of the markets 4s 4d paid unto ?him 6s 8d paid to Elizabeth Jones and Alice Freeman for carrying a child to Claverley 6d for bringing a lame woman to Badger coming from Bridgnorth 4d hue and cry to Badger coming from Quatt after a nag was stolen at Worcester 2d for bringing a lame cripple to Pattingham 1d paid to William Freeman for bringing Elizabeth Fleming a ?byson woman to Bridgnorth 3d giving the victualers at the same time 2d putting in our bill at presentment at the assizes in Bridgnorth our charges … paid to William Millins for bringing a hue and cry to Bridgnorth coming from Master Sommerfort 2d paid to Elizabeth Jones for carrying a child to Stockton our charges for going to Wenlock with him that made default at the last muster 14d for appearing at Wenlock before the justices with 6 trained men and their maintainers 10s…d for making our book 12d sum laid forth £4 2s7d remains to the parish 27s 5d

1608 constables:John Perton and Roger Perry lewn 8d per yardland £4 13s 4d hue and cry from Badger after horses were stolen at Shifnal 2d laid out and spent when Robert Rowley was apprehended and taken before the justices and watched for 2 nights and whipping him 2s hue and cry from Kimmerson 2d for wine bestowed on the justices at Bridgnorth 12d for mending the stocks 4d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 hue and cry which came from Penne hue and cry which came from Badger after one that was accused with stealing horses and escaped from the constable 2d hue and cry which came from Shifnal after a horse was stolen at St Martin’s Fair 2d hue and cry which came from Colshill after 3 men that robbed a house there 2d hue and cry which came from Shenston after a man suspected of felony 2d hue and cry which came from ?Bigney after 2 rogues that had broken an house 2d for conveying the Egyptians to Claverley 4s our charges and 2 others that went with us to Claverley the same time 6d for carrying Elizabeth Stokys a lame woman to Claverley 6d one hue and cry that came from Dudley after a horse that was stolen there 2d one hue and cry that came from West Chester after a man that stole away from the ?manor there 2d hue and cry which came from Tetnolle after a man and woman that robbed Lewis Dunne 2d bestowed on 2 soldiers that had their captains warrant to pass into their own country 2d for taking George Felton and bringing hime before the justices when he made an entrance into his brother’s house 12d a hue and cry that came from Penkridge after a rogue that robbed one by the wayside 2d hue and cry which came from Bolysse [Bolas]after one that robbed the church there 2d our charges when we and some subsidye men were before the justices at Bridgnorth concerning the subsidy 8s 4d hue and cry which came from Bridgnorth after 2 prisoners that broke from the sergeant 2d the King’s provision money 24s hue and cry which came from Shifnall after the church there was robbed 2d hue and cry which came from Styruchley [Stirchley] after the church there was robbed 2d hue and cry which came from Pattingham after 2 mares were stolen 2d for making our bill of presentment to put before the justices of the assesers 6d hue and cry which came from Chillington after 3 women that broke a house 2d our charges when we were at Bridgnorth before the justices when they sat upon the commission in aid for the prince 16d hue and cry which came from Kings Norton after one that had stolen an horse 2d for keeping John Dee his child and bringing it to Badger 13d our charges when we brought Manda Dee before the justices in Bridgnorth 10d our charges when we were commanded to bring Manda Dee again and her husband before the justices 14d charges upon John Dee and his wife keeping them from Monday until Friday 21d our charges and 2 more that went with us to Shrewsbury to bring the said John Dee and his wife to gaol 11s 11d hue and cry that came from wolverhampton to after one that broke from the constable 2d for carrying a poor cripple woman and 2 children to Quatt and benevolence bestowed on them 20d to John Bradshaw for going to High Arcall for John ?Dote when his wife was in trouble 12d when we went at Brignorth before the justices concerning the aid for the prince 2s charges for bringing Symcoxe to gaol 9s 6d at the last assize for making our bill of presentment and our own charge 16d for taking William Barrett before Mr Wolryche and for bringing him from Dudmaston to Bridgnorth 6d for a hue and cry that came from Sir William Sommervill of ?Edraston after 3 geldings that were stolen there for a hue and cry that came from Albrighton after certain rogues that had broken an house and stolen some apparell out of the same 2d our charges when we were at Shifnal before the clerk of the market and for them that went with us for the parish 6d & 13d for making our book of account 7d sum total £4 9s 8d remaining due to the parish 6s 1d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 1609 John Walker of Halon and William Gould of Bradeney 29 September to 20 December 1609 Lewne at the rate of 2s per yard land total £11 paid to the old constables £5 for making a bonefire for 5 November 14d bestowed upon the ringers the same day 4d for one hue and cry that came from Wheaton Aston after an yoke of oxen that were stolen 2d bestowed upon a poor man that had losses upon the sea and conveying him out of the parish 6d bestowed on the conductor that had government upon a company that came in the name of Egyptians according to his pass 2s for one hue and cry that came from Lichfield when a carrier was slain there 2d for one hue and cry that came from ?Tatershell for one that had killed a man there 2d for one hue and cry that came from Shifnal after one that had killed a man there 2d for conveying a poor man to Bridgnorth who had his warrant to pass from constable to constable 12d for the King’s provision 30s When we were before the justices at Bridgnorth concerning the poor 2s 8d bestowed upon a poor man who had his father with him his wife and children who had great losses by fire 18d for making our presentment at the assizes 4d for one hue and cry that came after 3 felons who committed a robbery at Bradway Hills 2d for one hue and cry that came from Shifnal after one that had robbed a widow there 2d when we were at Much Wenlock at the muster for our selves and the soldiers that were charged thither 9s 9d for charges at Much Wenlock when the maintainers of the trained soldiers were called thither 9s 8d when the parish made a return to the justices concerning money that should have been gathered for the high constable for … the justices 12d for making the presentment at the other …4d for one hue and cry that came from Stirchley 2d for one hue and cry when Fletcher of the parish was robbed 2d to George Staunton for ?diging when Thomas Warter was taken up the first time and ale bestowed on them that did help him 20d charges when we brought young John Foxall and his wife to Shrewsbury 8s 2d charges when we brought young John Foxall and his wife to Shrewsbury 10s 1d when we were before my Lord ?Evers at Shrewsbury at the trainers in charge of diet for ourselves the maintainers of the furniture and the trained soldiers 42s 6d for horse meat for 11 horses 14s for matches and powder 5s 10d when we were before the justices at Bridgnorth concerning the ale houses 5d for one hue and cry that came from Wellington 2d for one hue and cry after a man who had stolen certain .suffes 2d charges in bringing Stephen Ball twice before the justices and after bringing him to Shrewsbury 9s 2d for one hue and cry that came from Brockton after a woman that had lost her child there 2d for one hue and cry that came from Whitchurch after a felon that had stolen a bay nag 2d for making our book of accounts 12d sum total £12 12s 4d paid to the constables over and above their receipts which they have laid out 35s 3d new lewne rate 16d per yardland

1610 September Tymon Marrall and John Mathewe constables lewn per yardland 12d. Total £5 10s received of the constables 12s 4d received of the old constables 12s 4d received of the … in the parish for the clerk of the market 10s 4d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 sum £6 4s 8d laid out when we went before the clerk of the market 11s 2d for coals for the 5th of November being the King’s holy day 12d when we brought John Carpenter before the justices 2d for carrying a poor cripple for Stockton 6d bestowed on Jane Jenkins when she was in the stocks 2d for a hue and cry after 2 rogues that had broken an house at ?Harborowe 2d for a hue and cry after 2 other suspected persons 2d a hue and cry after a ….. at Kemberton 2d laid out on Richard Barrett when he was taken before the justices 2s for a hue and cry after 2 mares of Sir John Whitbroke 2d laid out when we were taken before the justices concerning the subsidy 5s 9d laid out for provision money 26s 8d paid to the high constable for B,,,es Bridge 8d paid for the repairing of Atcham Bridge 5s for a hue and cry that came after a man in a black doublet and on a black horse who had killed a man at Stafon [?Stafford] 2d for a hue and cry after a young woman of 20 years of age 2d for a hue and cry after a black mare that came from Hampton 2d for a hue and cry sent out of the parish when Thomas Parramour was robbed 2d for a hue and cry that came from Apley 2d for a hue and cry that came from Coventry 2d for a hue and cry that came from Shipley after a bay horse was stolen 2d for carrying a poor cripple to Bridgnorth 6d for one hue and cry that came from the New Inn 2d for bringing 2 men before the justices that Mr Gray’s man took upon suspicion of felony and for keeping them 3 days and 3 nights for their diet and for bringing them to gaol 9s 3d for carrying another poor cripple to Stockton 6d for making a pair of buttes on the Mutland greene 14d for bringing Elinor Willott home to Wondell 4d for one hue and cry from Eyton 2d a hue and cry from Birmingham after 2 rogues that had broken an house there 2d one hue and cry after another rogue that broke an house 2d when we were before the justices at Shifnal when they sat there concerning recusants and also at the same time before the clerk of the market 11s 1d one hue and cry which came after a thief for robbing a minister 2d for one hue and cry that came from Broke Hampton after 2 thieves that had stolen 2 horses 2d for one hue and cry sent out of this parish when Mr Chaloner was robbed 2d For carrying Elinor Willott again from Hilton to Wondell 2d for one hue and cry from Pattingham after a prisoner 2d for one hue and cry from Worcester after a prisoner 2d for making our book of accounts 12d sum total £4 7s 9d remaining in the old constables hands to be paid unto the parish 39s 11d

1613-1614 September Roger Barbor of Chesterton and Thomas Barbor of Bromeley September lewne at the rate of 2s £4 13s 4d paid to the old constables 23s charges when 2 felons were apprehended 1 November 12d for making a bonefire for the 5 November 16d for 13 hues and cries all the whole year 2s 2d paid to the high constable for provision money 30s for carrying a poor cripple to the constable of Pattershell [Patshull] 6d to a poor man that was brought from constable to constable 9d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 for carrying a poor cripple to Shipley 6d given to a poor man who had a testimonial 6d laid out at Bridgnorth when we were before the justices concerning the poor 7s for carrying another cripple to the constable of Stockton 8d laid out when we were at Wenlock for conduct money £4 12d our charges at Wenlocke when the trained men were there and to make supplies 23s 4d for making a bill 4d for making our accounts 6d sum total £8 13s 4d remaining to the foresaid constables over and above their receipts due to be paid by the parish the sum of £5 A lewn levied by consent for the constables following the 13 day of November after the rate of every yard land 2s signed John Walker & William Gould, constables

1616-1617 William Clarke and William ?Price constables September lewne rate ?8d - 13s 4d received of the old constables 14s sum of receipts £4 11s ?2d laid out when we we received a warrant from the justice to bring Widow Foxall before them to Bridgnorth 6d for a hue and cry from … 2d for a hue and cry from Albrighton when … house was broken and robbed 2d laid out when we had a precept from the justice to set Roger Adams in the stocks 2d for a hue and cry from Pattingham when Mr ?Mander of the ..ome was robbed 2d for our presentment at Hillary sessions 4d for a hue and cry from Wednesfield after a mare that was stolen 2d for helping a poor woman and her children to lodging and giving her some relief according to her pass 3d laid out when we received a warrant from the justice to bring Thomas Walton before him for beating of Joan Vallance 6d for 2 books to gather the lewn 4d for making a presentment at the great assize 24 March 4d for the king’s provision 30s for giving some relief to a poor man and his wife and lodgings according to their pass 6d for a hue and cry from Oaken 2d for making a presentment at Easter sessions 4d for giving some relief to a poor man and his 2 children going towards Bath according to their pass 6d charges for making a pair of buttes 2s 4d for a hue and cry from Perton after rogues that broke a house there 2d a hue and cry from Bromsgrove after a rogue that had stolen sheep and broken prison 2d a hue and cry from Pattingham when Hardwick’s house was broken and robbed 2d for making a presentment at the August Great assize 4d when we had a warrant from Mr Kinnersley to bring Mr Davenport before the justice …. 4d when we had a warrant from Mr Corbett and Mr Coats to bring Mr Davenport before them at Newport 2s 6d for bringing to Bridgnorth a poor man and his wife and 2 children which she was delivered of at Hilton and finding them relief for a fortnight 4s laid out when we brought one … …. before the justice who was supposed to have taken certain goods out of Richard Felton’s house 3d hue and cry from Brewood 2d hue and cry from Kidderminster 2d laid out at Much Wenlock when the trained men and their maintainers were called thither to show the armour and furniture for diet and horse meat 18s bestowed on a poor man that had a pass to go from constable to constable 2d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 when we were before the justices at Bridgnorth concerning ale selling 12d when we went to the quarter sessions to bring in our warrant which we had for Mr Davenport 5s 6d for a sheete of parchment to make a roll to put in all the able mens names under 50 10d for take a note of all the names and engrosssing them in the roll 12d when we and the churchwardens were called to Wellington before the Lieutenant to deliver up the parchment roll of names 4s for a hue and cry from Tettenhall 2d laid out at Shrewsbury when we, the trained soldiers and their maintainers were called thither to train before my Lord Gerrard for all our dyet and horse meat 40s for making a book of accounts 12d sum total £3 9s 11d remaining to the constables over and above their receipts due to be paid to them by the parish £2 9s 11d

1617-1618 Richard Barrett and John Cuerton, constables Sept. lewn rate per yardland 12d sum total £7 3s 8d paid to the old constables 34s 4d when we had a warrant from the justice to bring Thomas Walton being then committed for murder 14d for making a certificate to the Right Honourable Baron Bromley concerning Walton’s ?examination 4d for watching the said Walton all one night and for charges bestowed upon him 14d for bringing the said Walton to Shrewsbury the charges upon 3 men and 3 horses and more charges bestowed on the said Walton 10s 6d for making our bill of presentment at Hillary sessions 4d bestowed on a poor man that went from constable to constable according to his pass 4d paid to the High Constable for the king’s provision 30s for making our bill of presentment at the Sises 4d for bringing a poor man to Stockton and for charges on him 4d for making our bill of presentment at the Easter sessions 4d when we, the churchwardens and overseers for the poor were at Bridgnorth before the justices of the peace 20d for making our bill of presentment at the Trinity sessions 4d when we had a warrant from the justice of the peace to bring Edward Jones before him 8d for making our bill of presentment at the Summer Syses 4d bestowed on 11 Egyptians that had a warrant to go from constable to constable 16d for bringing a felowe before the justice that was accused with robbing Mathewe Fowler of Brockton 4d laid out at Wenlock when we were there with the trained men and their maintainers being 12 in men and 11 horses in charges 14s 8d laid out when we brought John Dod before the justice 4d bestowed on the ringers the 5 August 14d laid out when we were at Bridgnorth before the justices concerning ale sellers 12d for making our bill of presentment at Michaelmas Sessions 4d for a hue and cry from Birmingham a house was burnt and robbed 2d for a hue and cry from the Grange when Mr Bagot was robbed 2d for a hue and cry from Wellington when ?Master Steventon was robbed 2d for a hue and cry from Over penn when Edward Bache was robbed 2d for a hue and cry for a bay nag that was stolen from Himley 2d for a hue and cry for a robbery that was done at S….. 2d for a hue and cry from Tettenhall 2d bestowed for a hue and cry from Howgate 2d for a hue and cry from Madeley 2d for a hue and cry from Norton 2d for a hue and cry when Roger Walker his shop was robbed 2d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 for a hue and cry for..Wolryche when 4 beasts were stolen 2d for a hue and cry when Mr Smythe his hedge was robbed 2d for making our book of account sum total £5 12s 7d

1618-1619 Francis Oseley and John … constables paid to William Millings for coals and making a bonefire for the king’s holy day, the 5th November … Laid out when we and the ale sellers went to Bridgnorth before the justices 12d when we had a warrant to bring John Pitt’s wife the younger before Mr Hoorde 6d when we had a warrant to bring William Hollygreve before Mr Hoorde 7d for a hue and cry when Stocknall of Bridgnorth was ?killed 2d for a hue and cry when a nag and mare were stolen from Bottrells Aston 2d for a hue and cry when George Jones of Newprt was robbed for a hue and cry for when a woman was killed at Himley 2d for a hue and cry when Richard Hadley his horse of Stockton was stolen 2d to John Haslewood for carrying a poor cripple to Bridgnorth 4d when we and the trained soldiers were called to Wenlock 29s 4d laid out when we, the churchwardens the overseers of the poor and ale sellers went to Bridgnorth before the justices upon Saturday in the Easter week 2s 4d paid to the high constable for the king’s provision 30s paid for a book to gather our lewn 4d for making our presentment at Hillary Sessions 4d for a hue and cry from Awscot 2d for a hue and cry from Pattingham 2d for a hue and cry from Warwick 2d hue and cry from .roundle 2d for a hue and cry from Brockton 2d for 2 hues and cries when William Perry his heffers were stolen, one to ?Gatacre and one to Claverley 4d for making our presentment at the assizes 4d laid out at Worfield when we … of the parish before the clerk of the market 4d for a hue and cry from Hales when Thomas Taylor was robbed 2d for making our presentment at the Easter sessions 4d when we and the ale sellers were at Bridgnorth before the Justices the last day of May 2s 6d for a hue and cry when John Barrett of Alscote was robbed 2d for watching 2 rogues all night and for whipping them 15d for a hue and cry when a … was robbed at Newton gate 2d hue and cry when a carrier of ?Leighton was robbed 2d for a hue and cry from Stockton 2d for making our presentment at Trinity Sessions 4d laid out when we were at Bridgnorth 3 days about John Lowe and Walton 12d for making a presentment at the assizes 4d laid out when we and others of the parish were at Shifnal about ?artillery 11s for a hue and cry from Bewdley 2d for a hue and cry from Shrewsbury 2d for a hue and cry from Haughton 2d for a hue and cry from Rowton 2d laid out when we went before the justices with Rebecca Hakins and for watching her all night 12d laid out on the morrow we went to the bailiffs of Wenlock for a warrant to call in one Gough the suspected father of her child 18d for making our presentment at Michaelmas sessions 4d for making a book of our accounts 12d sum total £4 12s 11d remaining to be paid to the parish 48s 4d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 1619 Roger Barret and Roger Crudgington. October Last years £2 8s 10d rate of lewn 8d total lewn …? paid to muster master 10s precept for Rebecca Hakins and Lewis Lloyd for keeping a begging woman 8d our charges for going before the justices with Lewis Lloyd 12d our charges for going before the justices with Rebecca Hakins 6d our charges paying in the monie to the muster master 12d at the taking of Goughe at Hakings house and keeping him all night on the morrow going before the justices our charges 2s 8d our charges for keeping Parramour nayler his wife and his daughter Richard Felton and wife Richard Meredith and Thomas Sond at the Sergeants house all night. Our own expenses and for carrying over the water … when we went before the justices to………………. 16d for making a benefice the 5 November 16d for a general warrant to take John Gough 4d our charges going to Brockton to seek Gough 4d for making our presentment 13 January 4d our charges for bringing him before the justices that stole Isaac Rowley’s mare keeping him and the witnesses three days and tow nights and bringing him to Shrewsbury 12s for going before the justices with John ?Claste and his son two days our charges 12d to a poor woman travelling with a pass 6d to another poor woman and her sonne in like manner 6d for burying a poor woman from Standlow 8d for 8 hues and cries 16d for carrying a cripple off to Claverley 4d paid for provision money 32s our expenses at Worfeild payment of provision money and making our presentment to the High Constable 12d hue and cry from …pell in the county of ?York 2d given to a poor woman travelling from constable to constable 6d hue and cry from Hansworth 2d for a warrant to the overseers for rent and our charges 14d when Adam Davie?(Daubrie) came with ?ptes for the Ould Constables …s ?when he came with commission to heire artillery to spare the whole parish appearances 10s for the expenses of Richard Clemson and John Barrett being overseers of the poor 8d for a hue and cry from Oxfort 2d one hue and cry from Claverley 2d for mending the stocks 12d for keeping a felon all night taken on suspicion and going before the justices on the morrow 12d hue and cry from Asteley 2d to three poor travellers with a pass 6d charges at the quarter sessions 13 June 3s2d charges going to Shrewsbury at the armour 3s charges at Wenlock at the appearance of the trained soldiers and their maintainers £1 When we went to Bridgnorth to attend the justices for the business in Bohemia two days our charges 3s 2d two hues and cries from Stockton 4d one hue and cry from Astley when Mr Ridley was robbed 2d for making our presentments to the quarter sessions and at the assizes and for keeping our accounts and making the books all the year 2s Remaining to the old constables 18s 3d Paid to the King of Bohemia which could not be gathered by the constables 11s 4d sum is 29s 7d

1619 John Lowe and Richard Clemson, constables December Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 lewn rate per yardland 2s £14 6s 4d paid to the old constables 35s 3d hue and cry from Wolverhampton after 2 rogues 2d hue and cry from from Norton 2d hue and cry from Tettenhall after rogues that broke his house there 2d hue and cry from Worfield after rogues that had robbed an hedge 2d hue and cry from Stockton when … was robbed 2d when we executed a warrant on Roger Foxall the son of John Foxall 4d for making a presentment at Hillary sessions 4d when we had a precept to bring John Foxall the nailer and John Pearse before the justices 2d when we searched the house of John Foxall the nailer 2d hue and cry from Owerley 2d hue and cry from Sanford 2d hue and cry from Worveld 2d hue and cry from Brockton 2d hue and cry from Brewd [Brewood] 2d hue and cry from Bobbington 2d for 2 books to gather our lewn by 4d for the king’s provision 30s for making our presentment at the assizes 4d hue and cry from Boningale 2d when we brought John?Cooke and Richard Walker to Bridgnorth before the justices 6d charges when we and the churchwardens and overseers of the poor were at Bridgnorth the 6 April before the justices for a warrant from them 20d for making our presentment to the high constable at Easter sessions 4d for bringing 2 poor wandering persons of Bridgnorth that were taken at Wolverhampton and there whipped for stealing of poultry and so directed to … from constable to constable 4d hue and cry from the Hem 2d charges when we took Roger Foxall son of John Foxall with a warrant from the justices to punish and set the said Roger in the stocks for his misdemeanour 12d for bringing one Oswald Fletcher to ?Gatacre who had a warrant to go from constable to constable and for finding him victuals 12d our charges when we brought Richard Walker before the justices when he abused the offices 10d for making a poor man a passport to go into his own country 2d hue and cry from Walsall 2d charges when we and 3 men from the parish were at Bridgnorth before the clerk of the market 13 May 5s for making a presentment to the high constable at Trinity sessions 4d for bringing a ?disordered fellow to Quatt who had a passport from the Mayor of Chester to go from constable to constable 4d hue and cry from Woodcoat 2d hue and cry from Shipley when Mr Gatacre’s parlour was broken 2d hue and cry from Ryton when … horse was stolen 2d for carrying a poor woman and her son to Shipley and their diet 4d for keeping 4 poor folk one night that came out of Nottingham and bringing them to the constable according to their pass 12d when we had a warrant to bring John Rowley before the justices 6d when we had a warrant to bring John Pearse before the justices to be bound for the king’s peace 2d for bringing 4 other people of Pattingham … to ?Gatacre and charges bestowed upon them according to their pass 12d hue and cry from Alveley 2d for making a presentment at the assizes the 23 July 6d for bringing 3 cripples to Shipley that came from Swinnerton 6d hue and cry from Shifnal 2d for bringing Mr Leighton before the justices with a warrant 8d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 our charges and 4 men when we were before the water bailiffs at Bridgnorth 22 August 12s 9d for bringing 2 poor cripples to Shipley 6d charges at Wellington when we were at the muster 12d for making our bill 4d for a hue and cry from Oldbery 2d paid for the constables of Claverley for bringing the soldier to Shrewsbury 2s 9d our charges at Bridgnorth when we were before the justices concerning the ale sellers 12d for making our presentment to the high constable at Michaelmas sessions 4d for a hue and cry from Kinlet when Sir Francis Lacon was robbed 2d for a hue and cry from .. orton 2d when the maintainers of the furniture and the trained soldiers were called to Much Wenlock before the Lieutenant our charges there 24s 1d when we received a warrant from the justice to bring Roger Foxall before him 6d for bringing a rogue before the justice that robbed Francis Wilcox his hedge for a hue and cry from … ….2d for a hue and cry from … 2d for a hue and cry from …2d for a hue and cry from Bobbington 2d for carrying a poor cripple woman to Bridgnorth 6d for a hue and cry from …. 2d for bringing Francis Barrett with a warrant before the justice 6d for a hue and cry from Sutton 2d for bringing 3 poor folk to Bridgnorth one of whom was lame and I carried on horseback 6d for making a book of accounts 12d sum total £12 8s 4d remaining due to the parish over and above their expenses 18s

1621-1622 Constables Thomas Haslewood and Richard … Lewne at the rate of 12d per yard land sum £7 3s 8d paid to the old constables 44s 8d for the King’s provision 32s paid to the High Constable for the muster master 10s laid out at Wenlock for the trained soldiers 20s 4d laid out at Bridgnorth at the sessing of the subsidy 4s 8d laid out at Bridgnorth at the furnishing of the furniture 4s 8d for watching and keeping Thomas Thomason one night at Worfield after he was apprehended 13d for bringing the said Thomas to Bridgnorth before the Justices and for keeping him the night before we went to Shrewsbury 13d our charge when we brought the said Thomas to Shrewsbury 5s our charges at Shrewsbury when we stayed there a day and a night for the harness 18d our charges at Shifnal when we brought the subsidy money to the collector 14d for going with John Groome and his son to Bridgnorth before Mr Horde 2d for going 4 times to Bridgnorth before the justices about aleselling 3s 2d for watching a rogue that was suspected for stealing horses and keeping him 2 nights 8d for keeping a poor cripple 2 nights and bringing her to Bridgnorth 12d laid out at the showing of Mr Barkeley’s light horse troop - 4s went to Bridgnorth about the last subsidy and paid this at Shifnal 4d for making our bills and presentments at the assizes and sessions for one year 22d bestowed on a poor blind man and bringing him to Bridgnorth 4d for sending the bridge subsidy to Shrowsbury 14d paid to Roger Barrett and Roger Crudgington money recovered of them in the courts by Roger Rowley that was unpaid for Bohemia 13s 4d for going before Mr Smythe with John Wobaston 4d for going before Mr Hoorde with John Preene’s wife 4d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 for keeping a poor woman and children one night and most part of a day 4d for keeping another poor woman and another poor cripple and her child a night and day and then carrying them to Claverley 6d charges at Worfield 3d hue and cry from Wellington 2d hue and cry from Dawley 2d hue and cry from Sutton 2d hue and cry from Shifnal 2d hue and cry from Kemberton 2d hue and cry from High Arcall 2d hue and cry from Alvescote 2d hue and cry from Hatton Grange 2d hue and cry out of Worcestershire hue and cry from Appley 2d hue and cry from Atcham 2d hue and cry from Sheriffhales 2d hue and cry from ?Bishopcastle 2d hue and cry from Tonge 2d hue and cry from Wellington 2d hue and cry from Shifnal 2d hue and cry from Sheriffhales 2d hue and cry from Hattongrange 2d hue and cry from Haughton 2d hue and cry from Kemberton 2d for making our book of accounts 12d sum total £9 23d due to old constables over & above their receipts to be paid by the parish 35s 3d

1624-1625 William Taylor & John Barrett of Hallon Lewn at the rate of 3s per yardland which is £12 10s to the old constables 54s 11d paid out for the king’s provision 30s laid out at our first muster at Shrewsbury 42s 4d laid out at the second muster £3 14s paid for cloth to make the soldiers garments 29s 4d for making their apparell 18d for 20 pair of shoes 4s 4d. Paid to the High Constable at the first sitting at Shrewsbury about recusants & in charges for an appearance there 2s for our charges when we paid in subsidies 12d paid for a woman who was travelling from Whitchurch to Worcester who fell in labour in the field and for keeping her and her sister 4 days 4s laid out for 5 diseased persons having a pass to travel from London to Cardington 2s for hiring a man and an horse to bring them to Bridgnorth 16d paid to Edward Jones for finding the soldiers and taylerrs diet 14d Laid out at the sessing of the subsidy in Bridgnorth 6s 10d Laid out at Bridgnorth when we brought the alemen before the justices to be founde that they should not dress nor eat any flour in their houses in the term of Lent 3s 2d Our charges at Bridgnorth when the churchwardens and overseers of the poor presented their accounts to the justices there 10s for apprehending one …?usorris and for hiring a man to watch him all night and bringing him before the justice 14d paid to William Clerk for coals to make a bonefire for 5 November 10d for keeping a poor cripple one day and bringing him to Stockton 4d for keeping a poor cripple one night and bringing him to Pattingham 4d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 12d given to a poor travelling man, a soldier and having a pass 12d for keeping a poor cripple woman one night and bringing her to Claverley 7d paid to William Clark for coals to make a bonfire when the king was proclaimed 10d for finding a rogue, one ?meal and whipping him 7d for making 4 presentments to put in at the assizes and monthly sesssions 12d for keeping a poor cripple one night and bringing him to Stockton 6d given to a poor travelling man who was a soldier and had a pass 6d our charges when we paid in the last subsidy 12d laid out at the last muster at Shrewsbury for conduct money and other charges £3 10s to the muster master for his fees 10s laid out at Bridgnorth 20 June when we were before the justices with the alesellers 22d paid to Mr Rowley for a warrant that he got out of Claverley 2s laid out at Bridgnorth at the sessing of the last subsidy 8s 10d laid out and spent when we, the trained men and their maintainers were at Shrewsbury at the training £6 for a hue and cry from Himley 2d for a hue and cry from .egment 2d for a hue and cry from Sherriffhales 2d for a hue and cry from Himley 2d for a hue and cry from Stockton 2d for a hue and cry from Pattingham 2d for making our accounts 12d sum total £28 4s 8d paid to the old constables over and above their receipts £9 14s 8d

1625 & 1626 John Sadler of Alvescote & John Foxall of Hilton lewn laid at the rate of 4s total £22 another lewn laid for every yardland 2s £11 sum total £33 paid out to the old constables £6 14s laid out when we brought Morris Jones 4 times before the justice 5s 6d for lodging 2 soldiers and giving them some relief 4d bestowed upon a poor woman and child who had a passport under justices hand 6d given and bestowed on 16 children that were brought to us by the constables of Badger 2s 4d laid out when we went before the coroner and 6 more men to make a jury concerning the man … killed in Morfe 3s 2d for bringing a cripple woman to Stockton 4d Laid out when we and 6 men of the Parish met the clerk of the markets at Worfield about the weights and measures our charges and … the clerk 8s 6d bestowed on a poor cripple and bringing her to Norton 12d for bringing 2 cripples to Claverley 6d paid when a precept came to us for provision for …poor there 20s laid out when we went with the coroner’s inquest to Claverley 2s 6d for keeping a poor cripple woman all night and bringing her to Bridgnorth 12d paid for provision money 32s for carrying another poor cripple woman to Bridgnorth 12d paid for provision money 32s for carrying another poor woman to Bridgnorth 12d laid out when we went … with the Coroner’s inquest …. one day 7 men the other 8 men 4s when we received a warrant from the justice to bring Henry Jones to Shrewsbury 11s laid out at Bridgnorth when the trained men were 2 days with their Captain for their charges and ? more arrows 21s 2d laid out when we went before the justices with the alesellers 12d laid out at Bridgnorth charges for 4 trained men for 4 days 13s for match and powder for the said 4 days 2s 2d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 laid out when we had a warrant to bring the trained men and their maintainers before their captains and the muster master 13s for match and powder at the same meeting 3s 4d laid out when we were at Alveley with the coroners inquest to give up their verdict 3s 2d for carrying a poor woman to Bridgnorth 8d for bringing another poor person to Norton 11d laid out when we met the coroner at the assize in Bridgnorth 12d for bringing Roger Walker before the Justice 3d paid to Edward Baker for watching to take Roger Walker 4d paid to William Wobaston and to Roger Merrall for watching one night for the said Roger Walker 8d laid out when we apprehended the said Roger and brought him before the Justice 16d for fetching the muster master at the lodge 2d laid out when we went before the subsidy men for sessing the subsidy 7s 4d laid out when the churchwardens and overseers of the poor went before the justices to yield up their accounts 3s paid to the 4 trained men for one meeting 9s laid out when we and the trained men went to Shrewsbury to the training our charges and our horses for 9 days £3 4s 4s laid out for match and powder the same time 6s 8d laid out when we brought Richard Barrett twice before the justice 8d bestowed upon a poor soldier 3d for burying a poor cripple woman and bringing her to Bridgnorth 8d laid out when we and the trained soldiers went to Ludlow in charges for our selves and our horses 42s 2d for match and powder for the same time 4s 6d laid out when the trained men and their maintainers went before the Lieutenant at Shifnal 10s 6d for carrying 2 cripples to Bridgnorth 12d laid out when we and 4 men for the parish were at Shifnal before the clerk of the markets 6s 1d laid out when we went to Shrewsbury at the assize to give in evidence against Richard Barrett 5s when we brought Richard St… before the justices 6d paid to the Lieutenant for the powder and lead 45s laid out when we went before the justices concerning the contribution to the ?King 2s for bringing 3 poor cripples to Dawley 8d laid out when we and the trained souldiers went to Wenlock 9s for powder, match and bullets the same time £12 laid out when we were commanded to bring in all the names of the alesellers before the justices 6d to William Clark for carrying the armour to Wenlock 18d for making our presentment and a roll to the HighConstable of all the able mens names in the parish before the quarter sessions 6d laid out when the trained men met in Morfe 4s for match , powder and bullets the same time 12d for setting out one hue and cry 2d for one hue and cry from Copley 2d for one hue and cry from Blymhill 2d for one hue and cry that came from Sutton when Mr Fosters servants chamber was broken 2d for making a book of accounts and lewns 3d for one hue and cry from Wolverhampton after 2 hosses that were stolen 2d for one hue and cry from Brierley 2d for one hue and cry from Norton 2d for one hue and cry from Wellington 2d for another hue and cry from Norton 2d for one hue and cry from Bridgnorth 2d for 2 hues and cries 4d for another hue and cry from Norton 2d for one hue and cry from Bridgnorth 2d for 2 hues and cries 4d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 for one hue and cry from Badger 2d for one hue and cry from Shifnal 2d for one hue and cry from Rudge 2d our charges when we made our book of accounts 12d sum total £32 21s received ££32 paid out £32 18s remaining to the parish 4s

1626-27 laid out when we went to Bridgnorth before the justices concerning recusants 2s paid to John Barrett for going to the coroner for a warrant for Mr Barney to bury the poor body that died at Fenngate and other charges - 12d for keeping 3 cripples a day and a night by reason of the extreme weather and bringing them to Norton 18d Laid out when we brought Richard Barrett before the justices and bringing him to Worfield and punishing him there according to the justices commandments - 9d Paid to Mr Barkeley towards his charge when he showed his light horse last year 10s for coals to make a bonfire 5 December 14d Bestowed upon certain fugitives who came to Ackleton because we would discharge the Parish of them 2s bestowed on a poor soldier 2d laid out when we brought a wandering rogue to the stocks 2d for making our presentment at Hillary Sessions 4d Paid to Mr Edes for making a rent roll for the parish for gathering the L rent 1s Bestowed on a poor woman that had a warrant to go from constable to constable and so into her new country 8d for a little book to gather our lewns by 4d Warrant to bring Francis Barrett before the justices for a misdemeanour 6d laid out in charges when we and the subsidy men and other contributors were at Bridgnorth before the justices concerning the paying of the subsidy to the … … 27s 9d Bestowed on some Egyptians … out of the parish 8d when we had a warrant to bring John Groome before the justices 6d when we made a search for one Fouke when John Granger’s mare was stolen 3d laid out in charges at Bridgnorth when we and the subsidy men paid in the lewne money to his majesty’s justices 2s 8d for making our presentment at the great assizes 4d bestowed on 2 rogues that were set in the stocks 2d for match and powder for the trained men and their charges and arms for 2 days training 6s6d Bestowed on a poor lame woman a captain’s wife who had a warrant to go from constable to constable 12d paid to muster master 10s Laid out at Worfeld the morning before we and the prestmen went toward Shrewsbury to the muster there on 3 April 2s paid for our charges at Shrewsbury and the soldiers for the muster the same day 29s for conductor’s money 29s for bringing 2 poor cripples to Bridgnorth that had a pass to go to the Bathe 12d laid out at Bridgnorth when the churchwardens and overseers of the poor yielded up their accounts before the justices 2s 4d for prest money given to the soldiers that went for us out of Shifnal 6d our charges when we went about to press soldiers for the muster 18d for match and powder for the trained soldiers and their charges and our own for 2 days training 10 and 11 April 16s laid out when the trained men met their Captain one day at Claverley one day and another at ..for shot and powder and their charges 4s 6d provision money 36s Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 given to a soldier going from constable to constable with a passport into his own country 10d bestowed on a rogue having him before the justices ?stocks and ?whipped by justice’s command 12d laid out when we went to Shifnal before the Lieutenant to shew him that our armour was in good order and in readiness for the trained soldiers 2s laid out when we and the trained men went to Wenlock for 2 May in charges for ourselves and our horses 10s for match and powder 9d paid for 4 feathers 18s Paid to Richard Farre for carrying our armour to Wenlock and to Shrewsbury and home again- 4s Laid out at Shrewsbury for our charges and for trained men for 4 days - 38s 4d For match and powder for 4 days 5s 4d charges for our horses 7s 4d for our presentment at the quarter sessions 4d laid out at Bridgnorth when we and the alsesellers went before the justices 2s for taking a poor woman on suspicion for cutting horses’ tails that had 11lb of hair found about her 12d paid to Mr Berkeley towards his charge for showing his light horse for this year 10s paid for 3 napsacks 3s 9d for keeping and dieting 3 cripples that had been at the Bathe who had a warrant under Sir Richard ? Newport and Sir Andrew Corletts hands and bringing them to Norton 18d paid to Margaret Barrett for reading our warrant 6d for making our presentment at the assizes 4d for prest money given to 4 soldiers that went to Shrewsbury to the muster the 10 September 2s laid out at Edward Jones for the prestmens dinners and our own before they went to shrewsbury - 4s spent by the way 7d paid for conduct money to Thomas Lowe £3 10s laid out in charges for the soldiers, ourselves and our horses the time we were there 31s 6d for going before the justices with Thomas Billingsley about Richard Clarke’s sheep 12d for keeping him a day and a night 6d brought Cullicke and his wife before the justices 6d bestowed on a poor man and 3 children 6d laid out when we and the wardens were called to Shrewsbury about recusants our charge and our horses 5s 10d for a hue and cry when Mr Scrinnsher was robbed 2d for a hue and cry when a woman was robbed and stripped of all her apparell at Huching Hills- 2d for a hue and cry from Blymhill 2d for a hue and cry from Coventry after a bay mare was stolen 2d for a hue and cry from Wellington 2d for a hue and cry from wednesbury 2d for a hue and cry from Birmingham 2d for a hue and cry from Claynes 2d for a hue and cry from Norton 2d for a hue and cry from Stafford 2d charge when we made our book of accounts 6d for noting down our expenses this whole year and making an account boo 12d sum total £21 13s 4d

1627 & 1628 roger Foxall of Stableford and Thomas Egginton of Hallon are constables lewn for every yardland 2s which is £2 to the old constables £3 13d laid out when we and others of the parish went before the Clerk of the Market the 15 January and for our charges 2s 7d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 given to two cripples that came from Bath from constable to constable towards their own country 2d bestowed on 2 poor soldiers 12d paid for the kings provision 36s Paid for Mr Barkley 20d laid out at training in Bridgnorth in easter week 17s 9d given to one Henry Edwards a soldier travelling towards the low countries 12d paid to Richard Marrall for mending the stocks 6d paid for a lock that was hanged on a woman’s leg in the stockes what got out and ran away with the same 10d for bringing a cripple woman and child with a dragge to Norton laid out when we were at Bridgnorth before the justices with the alesellers 9d paid to Richard Farr for bringing the armour to Claverley in the Whitsun week for the captain to have a view of the same 10d laid out when we were at Bridgnorth before the justices concerning the subsidy 11s 10d to William Clarke for going to Claverley and Grindle to show the armour bestowed on another poor soldier 4d laid out at Bridgnorth 2 September when we and others of the parish went before the justices concerning the subsidy 2s 6d paid to Mr Barkley towards his charges when he showed his light horse 4s laid out when we and others of the parish went before the Clerk of the Market at Shifnal and our charges 9s 10d Hues and cries from Halesowen, Claverley, Hales, Stafford, Wellington, Newport, Beckbury, Stockton, Archall, Worcester, Sherriffhales hue and cry after a man called Smythe who killed a Worcester man at Bridgnorth 4d sum total £9 9s 8d sum received £11 laid out this year £9 9s 8d

1628-1629 John Walker of Roughton and John Warter of Stapleford lewn rate 2s per yardland sum £12 10s 4d laid out at paying in the subsidy 6d bestowed on 6 Irish people that were to go to Milford Haven 12d laid out when we had a warrant to bring Richard Clempson and Henry Pearson before the justices at Bridgnorth 8d laid out when a felon was taken for stealing a beast and after was taken to Shrewsbury 9s 10d paid to Jev…. for a horse to convey him 12d for bringing a poor cripple to Farmcote 12d laid out at Bridgnorth when we were before the justices for the subsidy 10s 10d before the justices re those who sold ale without a licence 20d Thomas Mason’s hedge was robbed for apprehending the thief and keeping her for a night 2d laid out when we paid in the 4th subsidy 8d for Kings provision money 36s bestowed on 4 Irish people 8d for making a search in Worfield Home when widow Nycholls Kittchinne of Stockton was broken 6d laid out when the … shewed their armour before the captain 6s 4d given to a poor man, his wife and 3 children that travelled from Westchester towards Worcester 6d for carrying a poor cripple to Bridgnorth and keeping him a night with meat, drink and lodgings 9d given to 2 Irish women who had a licence to pass 6d laid out at Bridgnorth when the churchwardens and alesellers yielded their accounts 3s 10d paid to Richard Barrett for mending the stocks 6d paid to Richard Marrall for mending the hinges of the stocks 2d for making our presentment at the Great Assize 4d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 laid out at Bridgnorth at the sesssing of the last subsidy 9s 2d laid out at the training at Bridgnorth 7s 2d bestowed on certain Egyptians to show them out of the parish. 12d paid to a poor man who had a pass to go from constable to constable for some relief in his journey 4d laid out when we and the trained men went to Wenlock and from Wenlock to Shrewsbury to the training for 7 days in charges for us and our horses 49s paid for match and powder the same days 5s 2d paid to Richard ?Farmer for carrying our armour to Wenlock and from there to Shrewsbury and home again 6s laid out when we were before the justices at Bridgnorth with the alesellers 2s 6d for making our presentment at the great assize 4d when we made a search when Mr Wolrich was robbed 3d laid out when we went before the justices Jonathon Groome 4d laid out when we and 3 men of the parish went before the clerk of the market at Shifnal 7s 8d laid out for carrying a load of salpeter from Bridgnorth to Shifnal and for agreeing with the man to release the team there and not to go to …16s laid out when we went with John Rowley and his wife of Newton before the Justices 6d laid out when we had a warrant from the justices to search Jonathon Groome his house 4d for one hue and cry 2d one hue and cry from Shyffnal 2d sum £9 8s 9d received £12 10s 4d to be paid to old constables £3 19d

1629-1630 William ?Newton of Oldington and Richard … of Ackleton Nathaniel Barrett for making a pair of buttes 12d paid to Nathaniel Barrett for reading the constables precepts 12d paid for writing down all the names that had warning given to be brought before the commissioners of Artillery 5d our charges when we went we went about the parish to give them warning to appear 23d paid to two men who went with us around the parish to write down everyone’s name 12d for carrying a cripple to Bridgnorth and finding him his diet and lodgings for the night 16d charges at Bridgnorth when we were before the commissioner of artillery 6s 6d bestowed on 2 fellowes that were set in the stocks 1d bestowed on 4 Irish people that had a pass 4d laid out when we went with ?Richard Rowley and his wife before the justices 2d our charges when we met the ?churchwardens to see the …. 4d given to a poor soldier 3d given to another 2 poor soldiers 4d for keeping a poor cripple and his wife and 2 children one night and a day and carrying them to Beckbury 12d bestowed upon 19 poor soldiers at 4 separate times 12d gievn to a poor captain that was to be carried from constable to constable 12d bestowed upon 5 poor cripples and their 2 horses and keeping them all night 16d bestowed on 3 … that came out of Ireland 3d for the kings provision 35s for bringing the provision to Claverley 1d given to a poor soldier 2d given to a poor man who has suffered great loss for whom they had a gathering in the church - 12d charges bestowed on rogues that were punished 3d for making our presentment at the Great assize 4d our charges at Bridgnorth when the overseers of the poor yielded up their accounts before the justices 6s Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 bestowed on 9 poor people and some of them cripples and bringing them to Bridgnoth on horse ? cart 2s 4d for making 2 little books to gather a lewne 4d bestowed on 4 soldiers 8d given to a soldier who by words of his pass was a gentleman 6d going to Bridgnorth before Mr Smyth with John Stych and Richard Stych 3d bestowed upon 2 soldiers 2d for going before the justice with Elizabeth Felton and John Walker 6d paid for the old constables ………….7s for making our presentment at the other assize 4d paid to the High Constable towards the House of correction £4 for making our presentment at the Trinity Sessions 4d bestowed on 2 soldiers 2d paid to John Rowley for carrying a poor cripple to Claverley and keeping all night 16d for carrying another poor cripple to Bridgnorth our charges at Bridgnorth when we were before the justices with the alesellers 16d given to 2 poor children who were carried from constable to constable 6d given to a poor woman which was carried from constable to constable 3d for making our presentment at … sessions 4d our charges when we made our presentment 2d for bringing a prisoner to Shrewsbury and finding him a horse and watching him all night 7s 6d charges at Shifnal when we and others of the parish went before the clerk of the market given to a poor traveller his wife and child 3d when we went before the justices with Jonathon Grome and his daughter 3d carrying another poor cripple to Norton and giving her relief 10d laid out for bringing the gaol money and our presentment to Claverley 6d bestowed on an Irishman his wife and 4 poor children 3d for carrying another poor cripple to Norton and keeping her all night10d given to 2 cripples and feeding them all night 5d given to a poor Irish woman who was robbed her husband kilt and her child burned 12d bestowed on 20 soldiers at various times 3s given to 9 Irish women 6d given to 2 soldiers man which had a pass and was w…rich his hand at the same 12d for carrying a poor cripple on horseback to claverley and keeping them all night 18d going before justices with John Pitt and his daughter 4d given to 3 soldiers 5d given to 3 Irish people that had a pass 5d paid to Nathaniel Barrett for reading our precepts this year 12d for one hue and cry 2d for 2 hues and cries from Tonge 4d for one hue and cry from Dudmaston 2d for one hue and cry from Beckbury 2d for one hue and cry 2d for one hue and cry from Bridgnorth 2d for one hue and cry 2d for one hue and cry 2d for 2 hues and cries 4d for one hue and cry to Bridgnorth 2d for one hue and cry to Claverley 2d for one hue and cry from Leys 2d charges when we made our accounts 2d for making our book of accounts 12d sum laid out £9 12s 2d some received £14 19d remaining to the parish £4 9s 5d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 1630-1631 lewn rate 16d per yardland total £4 6s 8d Richard Rowley of Bromley and Roger Foxall of Ackleton bestowed on 7 Egyptians keeping them one night 8d bestowed on 2 Irish women 4d bestowed on 2 poore soldiers 4d paid to Roger Barbor when he went to Shrewsbury about paying money for the bridges 2s paid to Stephen Smythe his charges for carrying 2s 1d our charges at Bridgnorth when we and some others of the parish were before the assizes about the sessing of corne 6s laid out for meeting the justices when we had a warrant to watch and ward 7d laid out at another meeting 5d for making our presentment the 5 February 4d for apprehending 2 rogues and taking them before the justice in Bridgnorth and he commanding them to be kept 3 days in Bridgnorth and sending one to Stafford and to Wolverhampton to learn whether any further?presse would come .. them 5s 3d kings provision money 36s 4d charges when we went about the parish to see whether the poor did work and how they were maintained 3d for making our presentment 6 March 4d for making our presentment at the Great Assize 4d our charges at Bridgnorth assizes 6 March 7d bestowed on a poor traveller 2d spent at Worfield when John Waight was taken by John Low with a warrant of the peace 3d for making our presentment the 2 April 4d given to a soldier who had the king’s bread stolen to gather something of all officers for his relief 4d for making a bonfire for the King’s Holy Day 12d given to 3 poor soldiers 12d for apprehending 3 suspects ….. 4d laid out at Bridgnorth when we were before the justices when the overseers of the poor yielded their accounts 4s …d laid out when we were at Bridgnorth when the alesellers were before the justices 3s 4d bestowed on 5 Egyptians that had passports to go from constable to constable 4d for making our presentment at the Trinity Sessions 4d bestowed on 6 Irish persons and carrying them out of the parish 9d given to a poor man with a passport 2d laid out at Bridgnorth 2 July when we the churchwardens and the overseers of the poor and the surveyors of the highways went before the justices to see how the poor …?wording kept and whether the highways and bridges were in repair 7s 4d for making a presentment 4d for making another presentment 4d given unto poor people that had passports 4d given to George Booth who had a passport with 3 justices hands to gave to his friends and to gather of officers by the way 2d given unto 2 poor soldiers 4d for carrying a poor woman to Bridgnorth 3d for making a presentment at the assizes 4d for carrying a poor cripple to Stockton 4d for making a presentment our charges 8d given unto 2 poor men without passports 4d given unto 6 poor people with passports 6d for carrying an Irish man to Stockton 8d for punishing a rogue and sending him to Stockton 8d for carrying a woman and child to Bridgnorth 6d for carrying 2 poor people to Bridgnorth 4d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 laid out at Shifnal when we and others of the parish were before the clerk of the market 6s 8d paid to the clerk of the market 5s 2d for carrying out the precept that came from the clerk of the market 4d for making our presentment 4d for making a presentment at the Michaelmas Sessions 4d paid to Nathaniel Barrett for reading our precepts this year 2s spent at Bridgnorth 6d given to a poor man and woman who had the kings bread stole ?whom with they might gather some relief 6d given to 6 Irish people that had a passport 10d Hue and cry from Bridgnorth Hues and cries from Harrington, Brockton, Pattingham, Trescote, Stanton, 2 hues and cries Hues and cries to Stockton 4, Claverley 2, Bridgnorth 4 laid out when we made our accounts 4d for making a book of accounts 12d Received this year £11 16s 1d laid out £5 6s 10d remaining to the parish £6 9s 3d

1631-1632 Constables: Thomas Bach of Hoccom and John Bach of Chesterton lewn rate 16d total £7 6s 8d received of the old constables £6 9s received of Thomas Haslewood the money that was lewned for the muster master 10s paid to the house of correction ?…20s for bringing 3 sick people to Bridgnorth 6d 12d for bringing a poor woman and 2 sick children to Bridgnorth carrying a poor woman to Stockton bestowed on 2 soldiers that had a passport 3d for making a bonfire on the 5th November 4d for bringing a poor child to Stockton 6d Bringing a poor man to Claverley that came out of the house of correction 2d paid to John Morrall for punishing rogues 2d for bringing John Wayte before the justice and keeping him 3 days before he was discharged - 2s for bringing the same child back again to Bridgnorth that the bailiff sent to Wellington - 6d for carrying a poor cripple woman to Claverley - 4d for making a monthly presentment 2d for bringing a Welsh fellow to Bridgnorth 2d for bringing the same child back again to Stockton 6d Paid to Shrewsbury to maintain them that were infected with the plague £4 for provision money 36s for our charges at Bridgnorth 3d given to a poor … man who had a passport 12d laid out at Bridgnorth when we had 2 warrants one for William Barrett and another for Jonathan Swayne to bring them before the justices 12d for bringing a poor sick man to Stockton 4d for making our presentment at the Lent Assizes 6d for keeping 5 wandering persons and cripples one night and bringing them to Quatford 12d laid out at Bridgnorth when the overseers of the poor gave up their accounts before the justices 12s 2d for making a presentment 6d for carrying a poor cripple woman to Bridgnorth and keeping her one night 12d for carrying 9 little children to Stockton whose parish was extended by the Lent Assizes for bringing a poor man to Bridgnorth 2d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 Given to a poor man who had the king’s bread stolen 4d laid out at Shrewsbury when the trained men went before the Lieutenant to show themselves and their armour 30s 6d Paid to Richard Farre for carrying the armour to Grindle 2s paid to the trained men for their charges when they went to meet there at Grindle and Claverley 3s 7d for carrying a woman and children to Stockton 12d for bringing a poor woman to Stockton 2d for making our presentment at Trinity Sessions 4d laid out at Shifnal when the trained men and their maintainers went before the Lieutenant to be viewed 12s bestowed on a poor man that had a certificate which justices gave at … 12d our charges when we went before the clerk of the market at Shifnal 6s 2d for carrying a poor man to Claverley 6d for carrying a cripple a woman and a boy to Quatford 6d given to a poor woman by consent that came out of ?Chusgrove 4s for making our presentment at the Summer assize 4d for making another presentment 6d given to a poor woman that had a passport to travel towards London 12d bestowed on a poor man 2d for making a presentment and charges 6d laid out at Bridgnorth for our charges and the trained men and for match and powder 18s for making 2 months presentments 4d for making our presentment at Hillary Sessions 4d charges at Worfield 4d our charges when we went to Wenlocke with Mary Waste when she was examined before the ? bailiff concerning her bastard 6s 7d given to a poor man that had a passport 6d for making a book to gather the lwn by 2d for making the overseers book of accounts 6d for bringing 3 poor people to Shipley 5d for carrying a poor cripple woman on a float from Chesterton to Bridgnorth 15d paid to the widow Waste for keeping the bastard child 6 ?merks 4s for making a months presentment and our charges 4d for making a passport for a poor boy so that he can be conveyed from constable to constable to the place where he was born 8d our charges at Bridgnorth 6d charges bestowed on the 2 coroners inquests the one for John Gravenor and the other for Richard Collins 5s 11d for making a presentment 6d hues and cries paid to John Morrall 12d for 10 hues and cries from Stockton 15d hue and cry from Badger 2d 2 hues and cries from Claverley 4d 3 hues and cries from Bridgnorth 10d our charges at Worfield when we made our accounts 4d for making a book of accounts 12d sum total £4 5s 8d laid out £4 2s 4d remaining in the parish £1 3s 4d

1632-1633 Thomas Walker and Stephen Smythe lewn at the rate of 2s per yardland laid out for the king’s provision 16s Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 for coals to make a bonefire on the 5 November 14d for our charges on 5 November 6d given to a poor man who had losses by fire who would have had a gathering in church - 12d given to 3 soldiers who came out of Ireland who had a pass and lodging them one night - 6d for wandering about the parish 3 weeks for the avoiding of beggars 5s for making our monthly presentments for the whole year 2s for our charges at our monthly meetings all year 2s given to 4 poor people that we punished 6d for our charges when we took a note of all the able bodied men in the parish 12d for taking a note of their names 4d to Mr Berkely for his man’s charges for showing his horse 4s given to a dumb man that had his tongue cut out of his mouth and taking him to Claverley 2d given to a merchant that had losses by sea - 6d given to 2 soldiers that had a pass 6d given to other soldiers that had a pass out of the Low countries and lodging them one night 6d 6 hues and cries from Stockton 12d 4 hues and cries from Claverley 8d for keeping a sick old man for 3 days, making him a pass and carrying him to Quatt 12d for our charges when the churchwardens and the overseers for the poor yielded up their accounts before the justices 9s 6d to 2 Irish gentlemen that had a certificate under the Lord Deputy’s hand and a pass from the Mayor of Chester iwith [blot on page]…. to the value of two thousand pounds …..Irish 4 hues and cries from Bridgnorth 8d 2 hues and cries from Patsill 8d given to 4 vagrant persons the 25 November 12d given to a seafaring man that had losses by sea 6d given to a poor lame man 4s for our charges when the alemen went before the justices 4s4d given to a soldier that came out of the Low Countries and went into ?Yorkshire - 6d for our charges at Shifnal before the clerk of the market 6d for making a book for the overseers for the poor 4d given to 2 other soldiers that had a pass out of Ireland 6d 3 hues and cries from Pattingham 6d for carrying a cripple and his wife and children to Bridgnorth 12d to the High Constable when he stayed at Shrewsbury at the assizes about the bridge money 2s given to 2 soldiers more who had a pass to ? 6d given to another man that had a pass into ?Dorsetshire 6d our charges at Halesowen before the clerk of the market 5s 6d Given to an Irish man, his wife and child that had a pass from London to Ireland and lodging them one night 12d given to two Scotsmen that came out of Ireland and had a pass to go into Scotland 6d for keeping a cripple one night and carrying him to Pattingham to Nathaniel Barrett for reading our warrants all year 2s for making a book of accounts and keeping all year 12d Total sums not recorded

1633-1634 John Felton of Ackleton and Thomas Hoccom of Hoccom lewn rate 16d per yardland sum £7 16s 8d laid out the 5 November for coals to make a bone fire and to John Marrall for making the same 12d for king’s provision 36s [payment to Mr Berkley for showing his horse is crossed out] for our charges when we paid in the provision money 4d laid out at Bridgnorth when the overseers of the poor and churchwardens gave up their accounts before the justices 8s 6d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 when they trained at Bridgnorth the charges 36s laid out at Shifnal with the clerk of the market about weights and measures 9s paid to the house of correction 10s our charges 12d laid out at our monthly meetings before the justices 4s for making 12 presentments 2s for making 6 presentments, 4 to the quarter sessions and 2 to the Sizes 2s for making a pair of buttes 12d for making a 2 books to ward 4d for carrying 12 poor cripples to the constables adjoining7s 4d for 19 hues and cries 3s 2d given to poor travellers 3s 4d for keeping a person 2 days and 3 nights and bringing them to Shrewsbury for keeping a woman and a wench 2 days and one night and for whipping her 2s 6d laid out when we went before the justices with the alesellers 2s 2d our charges when we were before the justices concerning the P ..es charges 14d given to more wandering people and poor soldiers and diverse times 10s laid out when we went to Claverley for men to be of the Coroner’s justice when Gravenor’s man was killed 13d laid out when we went with Katherine Colly before the justices 12d Laid out when we brought Anne Gryssts before the justices who had robbed John Wood of Pattingham and for whipping her - 3s for bringing gaol money to Claverley 2s to Nathaniel Barrett for reading our warrants 2s our charges when we made our book 12d paid to John Morrall for [looks like stocking] the poor19d paid for making our book of accounts 12d sum total £9 10s 8d laid out £8 8s 1d remaining in parish 23s 7d rebated to old constables 14d

1634 Richard Walker and Roger White lewne rate 16d total £7 6s 8d total of all receipts £9 5s 8d paid to King’s majesty’s commissioners for 2 books concerning the improvement of husbandry 2s laid out at the general training at Salop £3 2s 3d for lodging a cripple and carrying him from Burcote to Norton 1s When we went before the justices with Jonathan Grome and his wife 6d one hue and cry from the Lady Bromley 2d Hue and cry after a mare of Wm Johnson 2d Hue and cry from Little Aston after one Whiteleys mare 2d Hue and cry from Newport when one John Colledge had his house broken 2d Hue and cry from ?Bedson Heath 2d Hue and cry when Mr Hercules Kinnersley was robbed 2d Hue and cry after one Greene 2d Hue and cry after Wm Gunstons mare 2d Hues and cries when Stephen Smyth was robbed 6d Hue and cry when Mr Southall’s sheep were robbed 2d Hue and cry after two men that robbed one Ockeley Heath 2d Hue and cry after a grey gelding stolen from Stafford 2d Hue and cry from Hatton Grange 2d Our charge when Mr Rowley caused the ale seller of Worfield and other of the parish to appear before the Justices 15d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 For lodging a poor cripple and his wife who lost their house by fire and bringing them to Bridgnorth 8d For lodging a poor cripple and bringing him to Quatford 8d given to ?a man of Stanton Lacy who lost by surety ship by one John Norton, gent £160- 11d given to a lame soldier and finding him lodging, meat and drink 10d for mending the butts 14d Given to Katherine Gerrards the wife of Denis Gerrard who had lost £600 on the seas being taken by the Turkes - 12d given to John Comtisse a poor man who has losses and goods to the value of £30 - 6d to John Harding and Philip Smyth who had passes and had been soldiers - 11d given to William Smyth who has the falling sickness 12d for the king’s provision 41s given to one unfit soldier 4d given to John Inglas of Godward in Scotland who had a pass with a certificate of £100 lost - 12d to a poore woman and 2 children who had passes 6d given to Tybert Knotte a youth soldier who had a pass 11d a hue and cry when Wenlocke gaol was broken 2d given to Richard Grant gent a soldier who had a pass 12d spent at Bridgnorth when alesellers appeared before the justices for licences 14d given to two poor Irish women who were travelling from West Chester to London 12d for lodging Henry ?Head his wife and their small children 6d given to Robert Clues of High Ercall a poor old man who had a pass 4d given to John and James Maradolin who had a certificate that they were honest men and were chosen special bailiffs for the king’s mats rents and were robbed of £200 2s paid to the muster master 10s spent at Shifnal before the clerk of the market our presentment composition charge and horsemeat 12s 2d given to Robert Whit, William Bennett and Francis Williams, soldiers who landed at Hollingshard [?Holyhead] and were to pass to Gloucester allowed by Sir Andrew Corbett and for Phillip Eaton - 12d given to James Hamberton a poor lame soldier - 4d given to Mary Douglas wife of James Douglas who lost £500 upon the seas being partners in a ship, lodging her and her brother in law one night and carrying them to Bridgnorth 12d paid for the wages of the house of correction 10s Paid to Thomas Parker and William Parker of Congerton who had loss by fire 2s paid to William Hamberton who had been taken by the Turks - 11d paid to Nathaniel Barrett for reading warrants 2s given by Mr Barney, Mr Rowley and others of the parish to a poor man - 3s paid for the burial of a poor man 12d Charges when we went to view the body of Arthur Greene how he came to his untimely death - 14d given to Mary Sellington wife of Alexander Sellington who had lost by fire - 12d To Alice Whorely with 2 small children who were carried from constable to constable - 6d charge for ourselves when we appeared before the coroner … concerning the death of Greene and Richard Hoggings, servant to William Gravenor 12s 6d for bringing the assessment money to Shrewsbury & paying it in our charge, our own diet and horsemeat 10s our expenses in gathering the assessment 12d paid for dinner and other expenses at the assessments 8s 4d to the clerk for writing it 2s given to Thomas Phillips a soldier travelling with a pass - 8d our expenses at 13 monthly meetings the whole year 6s 6d for 13 presentments the making 4s 4d for making 6 presentments at the 2 assizes, 4 at the sessions 2s our presentments before the Deputy Lieutenant and other justices the charges of soldiers expenses writing the names at the general muster a warrant for a new coslett and soldiers pay 20s 4d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 to John Felton for relieving a poor child that was like to perish in the snow and keeping him a week 12d to William Winkell for going to Kemberton 6d To John Marrall for being our deputy and punishing vagrant people 12d for making and keeping our books and making our accounts 23d for coals for a bonfire 5 November 20d for charges at Shifnal when the maintainers were there 3s 13d for a special warrant to bring in 5 maintainers that did not appear before the lieutenant 6d for lodging Thomas Sansoms and Eleanor his wife being poor people travelling from Himley 6d for lodging Mr John Manning, wife and his ?man being a soldier travelling from Chester to Briston 11d For taking Rowland Taylor and 2 witnesses before the justices he being committed to gaol 4s 6d given to a gentleman soldier and his wife who had a pass to travel to the Bath and lodging them two nights 18d for carrying a cripple from Kyngslow to Badger on a hams barrow 12d given to Jane Powell travelling with a pass from Chester to Petersfield 2d for a warrant for new overseers of the poor 6d our charges at Salop for convicted recusants 2s our charges when we appeared before Captain Woolrich with four maintainers 4s for lodging Thomas and Charles Fewell poor people and 3 poor children 12d for coals for the bonefire 1635 21d for conveying Alse Whittingham from Kyngslow to Bridgnorth 4d given to Eleanor Grant who travelled with 2 small children carried in panniers - 12d our charges when the overseers gave up their accounts at Bridgnorth 4d the charges when we brought the assessment to the High Sherriff to Shrewsbury 4s sum total £14 1s 6d remaining to the old constables £4 9s 11d

Undated and headed: received of the parish and … revenue the sum of £40 6s 8d a hue and cry from Claverley to Bridgnorth 2d 4 wandering people with a pass 6d to the house of correction 10s a hue and cry from Bridgnorth to Claverley 2d 2 wandering people with a pass 4d 5 travellers with a pass 6d a hue and cry from Bridgnorth to Claverley 2d meeting at Claverley on the jury of the death of John Lawrence 2s 6 travellers with a pass [amount illeg] a hue and cry from Claverley to Bridgnorth 2d meeting the justices at Bridgnorth with the alesellers meeting the assessors at Worfield for bringing a soldier to Claverley and for maintenance 9 travellers with a pass and bringing them to Norton 9d to travellers with a pass and bringing them to Bridgnorth 6d for bringing a cripple to Shipley 4d 6 travellers with a pass 4d charges when we fetched home the soldiers from Shrewsbury 2s 6d to a poor man travelling to his friend with a certificate certifying his losses [amount illeg] the conducting money for the soldiers and cart horses 20s charges when we went to the muster at Shrewsbury [amount illeg] For presse money and five shillings pay to one soldier before he went and our charges till we cam home £4 12s 6d given to the soldiers after they came home until they returned again to march away 19s Charges at Shrewsbury when we brought the soldiers again and being hindered at the sessions by putting a petition about bridge money 10s charges at Shrewsbury at showing of the light horse 2s Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 to a poor man and his company with a certificate [amount illeg] for sending a poor woman great with child out of the parish to Albrighton parish 8d Hue and Cry from Forton 2d Hue and Cry from Forton 2d John Warter for his pay when the maintainers are to meet in November 2s charges at Wenlock and the soldiers pay 14s 6d laid out at the training at Bridgnorth and the soldiers pay £2 7s 2d Hue and Cry from Forton 2d our High Constable his charges when the churchwardens and constables were to put in a presentment about recusants and also his charges when he went to fetch home 3 soldiers £1 4s 10d To John Marrall for taking the names of vagrants and for assisting the wardens when they bring a vagrant to the stocks 2s … for making presentments 2s of … Smith 2s John Overton 2s 8d 12 monthly meetings 6s for keeping the book and writing our account 3s 4d Lent to Robert Griffith, George Barrett’s man being press for a soldier to get him off the sum disbursed is £36 3s 10d remaining to be paid to the new elected constables the sum of £4 2s 10d

1640 William Bell and William Newton, constables paid to the old constables 7s 2d Henry Powell, his wife and four children with a pass, Margaret Harris and 10 children with a pass lodged 2 nights and one day one being the Sabbath 2s 6d expenses at Bridgnorth when the country met about the view of armour 2s 6 vagrants with a pass the same day and sending to Quat 10d one savage his wife his son and daughter in law and his family being 9 in all with a pass and maintenance and lodging one day and two nights 2s 6d for a bonefire 1s 2d paid to Richard Barratt for reading warrants ?2s Hue and Cry from Forton 2d Hue and Cry from Forton 2d Paid to Richard Boodle for the Kings ?purvier 2s 12d charges at the New Inn when we delivered a copy of the seasment of Mr Newton, Sherriff 4s 2d charges at the New Inn when the sesors [assessors] met about seasing [ceasing] the ship money 5s 2d one soldier and 3 Irish with a certificate 6d Hue and Cry from Forton 2d Hue and Cry from Badger 2d Hue and Cry from Claverley 2d given to a soldier with a pass 3d expenses at Widow Clarkes when the sessors met there 6d expenses at Bridgnorth when 7 or 8 were to join with other parishioners to yield up a verdict about Magdalene Wast 4d Mr ?Gedos for writing the sesment and going twice to the new inn 3s expenses when the overseers yielded up this account and for approval for the new overseers 3s 5d for the muster master 10s for keeping a sick woman all night and carrying her to Bridgnorth 6d Thomas Clarke, his father, wife and children having had their house burnt travelling to their friends with a certificate 6d

1647-1649 Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 William Billingsley constable for 2 years from Sept 1647-Sept 1649 hue and cry after 2 horses of Captain Barbers that were stolen for a hue and cry 2d given to a gentle woman and her maid 6d given to 3 Irish women with a pass and lying at Vernons one night to Robert Barrett for going to Badger about Captain Younges soldiers spent at a meeting at Bridgnorth about Captain Young his soldiers and some of the best of the parish 3s 6d laid out when Stephen Dovey was brought before the justices 2s spent at a ?hearing of a warrant for raising a horse and man 6d for bringing a cripple to Badger 1s given to 3 children with a pass 8d our charges for bringing Captain Young money and one to go with us - 1s 4d given to 6 Irish women with a pass 3s paid to Thomas Rowley for going to Shrewsbury about Captain Young’s soldiers 2s 6d to 5 Irish with a pass 6d & 4 more with a pass 4d hue and cry after 2 mares 2d and another from Shifnal 2d for our presentment at the first quarter session 4d spent for the return of a warrant for soldiers pay 6d for the return of a warrant to bring in Steven Dovey before the justices 6d for a return for Mr Barney his money to Shrowsbury 5s for carrying a hue and cry to Badger 2d for our presentment at quarter sessions 4d for giving summons to men who were listed for trained soldiers to make the muster 4d for our presentment at the assizes 4d for a hue and cry 2d another hue and cry 2d Hue and cry from Beckbury 2d Hue and cry from Upton 2d another hue and cry 2d another hue and cry 2d To Nathaniel Barratt for reading warrants 1s for our presentment at the 4th quarter session 4d another hue and cry 2d for a boy who was at the House of Correction one night and bringing him to Shrewsbury Jail 5s Given to a cripple with a pass 8d Charged when we quartered soldiers - 6d five men with brief and 2 men with brief 4d for quartering 2 soldiers one night and another night and their horses 5s 6d paid to Thomas Tyror for quartering one soldier and horse one night 1s 6d for the parish overseers dinner 2s 6d presentment at the quarter sessions 4d for quartering 5 soldiers at Vernons as before one night 5s for quartering 5 soldiers one night my self 3s 4d for a hue and cry 2d for quartering soldiers one other night 2s 8d to Nathaniel Barrett for reading warrants 1s for giving forage to men that were listed for trained soldiers to go to Wellington and to Shrewsbury 2s Given to John Best for quartering one soldier 2 nights and one day 2s 4d paid for ?registering a loan to Humphrey Aston - 1d for gathering a loan aforesaid 10s Paid to Richard Billingsley for going to Lichfield about the £57 being out 3 days 8s paid for making a schedule to gather money for Bridgnorth 1s Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 paid for making 2 assessments for 2o £90000 3s for quartering 3 soldiers one night 3s 4d given to a gentle woman with a pass 4d spent when we read our accounts to the parish 6d a return of a warrant about ale sellers 6d to a troop of soldiers which would have quarter one night in the parish 8d to a cripple with a pass 6d paid to the house of correction 5s for bringing a cripple to the Heath 1s charges for bringing Thomas Tyror and his uncle before the justices about Richard Billingsley’s mare 2s for a presentment at the quarter sessions 4d given a cripple with a pass 6d given to Egyptians with a pass 6d return of a warrant to Bridgnorth 6d for bringing Roger Bradney before the justices 1s for a presentment at the assizes 1s to 2 with a testimonial 1s return of a warrant about Roger Bradney 6d for a presentment at the sessions 4d given to a gentlewoman with a pass 4d hue and cry to Bridgnorth 2d given to John Best when soldiers were quartered here 1s 6d paid to William Newton and John Sadler for quartering soldiers who came for money before it was due 3s 4d paid to John Walker for the money he laid out for the mill more 1s 6d to William Rowley and my own charges for bringing a boy before the justices 1s spent quartering soldiers as before 1s 6d for arrears for maimed soldiers to the High Constable 3s 9d total £1 1s 9d paid for coals to make a bony fire for the making of the fire 1s 2d paid to Richard Boodle when he laid out for the mill moore contribution for 6 months 2s paid captain … 4s 8d paid to Richard Boodle money which he paid for quartering soldiers who came for money before it was due 5s 5d for making my book of accounts for 2 years 2s [Separate page] paid to Captain Cresett £1 8s for a month’s pay £2 16s to Captain Croo £10 10s for provision for ?stocks £2 to poor in Bridgnorth £3 9s to the poor in Oswestry £3 16s

Sept 1648-1649 Richard Billingsley, constable paid for beer when the justices were at Stockton about the assesment 6d our charges about Henry Jones and bringing him to jail 11s 6d Hue and cry to Norton and another to Bridgnorth 4d charged about Roger Rowley concerning Mr Beech’s wool and going before the justices with him 2s 4d for beer when the soldiers came first to the parish 1s for writing a loan to him after 1s for beer at bridgnorth in the soldier’s company 6d and money in the captain’s company 6d the … days making account to the captain 1s Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 Paid to William Totty who had a pass and was travelling to Worcester for his lodgings for his wife and 2 children 1s paid to William Guest who had a pass 4d for beer when Robert Crudginton was ?taken to Bridgnorth 4d Elizabeth Bruerton and 5 children with a pass 1s 4d paid to Thomas Rowley for going to Shrewsbury about the soldiers 12s 6d for carrying a hue and cry to Bridgnorth 2d another hue and cry to Norton 2d another hue and cry to Bridgnorth 2d paid to John Foster an Irishman & travelled to ?Waules Chester with a pass 6d when we paid in the … provision in beer -8d charged for myself and Mr Yardley when for … at Wellington when we were called in for trained soldiers 3s 4d paid to one Gifforde and William Harries their wives and children and carrying them to Rudge and one to go with them who had a pass 1s 8d Paid to Jane Roch and An Lewis who had a pass 6d for writing at presentment 1s paid to Mr Woster for his charges staying one night about Atcham Bridge 2s for carrying Thomas Wells his wife and children to Bridgnorth with my team and for her charges all night 2s for quartering a soldier 2 days who had ?news for Captain Croo charges for himself and horse 2s 6d hue and cry to Bridgnorth (2) 4d Charges for bringing William Dovey to Bridgnorth and coming with him to Shrewsbury Jail hue and cry to Norton (2) 4d …persons with pass [illegible] 5 lines paid to … persons who had a pass 3d paid for beer when money was given to Captain Cro -6d paid to Thomas Sorbeson and his wife and 2 children who had a pass 8d paid to Mr Geensh & Mr Yardley for going to New Inn with Roger Felton about Captain Young £1 paid to Gilbert Williams and Robert Moore who had a pass and were soldiers and traveling towards their own country 1s Paid to Captain Detton who had a pass and was going towards London 1s 8d Paid to one Mrs Braine and 2 children with a pass 8d paid for a warrant to bring in Pendus [?Peter] Rowley for receting [hiding] a stranger 4d paid to John Right and his wife and 2 children for their suppers and breakfasts who had a pass 1s for 1 cripple to Norton and for charges all night 1s for going with one to the constable of Claverley who was punished for begging 4d for punishing one and relief and bringing him to Stockton hue and cry to Bridgnorth 2d paid to William Hopton, his wife and mother for their supper and breakfast who had a pass 1s 6d paid to William Garrett his wife and 5 children who had a pass 2s paid to William Pinke his wife and 5 children for their supper and breakfast with a pass 1s 4d for the dinner of the overseers of the poor and a warrant for Newtont 2s 4d charges at Claverley when we were …[?called] in about the excise 8d paid to the house of correction 5s paid to one Richard Stanton his wife and children who had a pass for their supper and breakfast 1s 6d for my charges and Mr Yardley and Richard Boodle at Shrowsbury about Atcham Bridge - 4s for lodging 14 vagrants and for carrying them to Ludson and one to go with them 3s 4d paid to 16 impotent people who came from Newcastle carrying them to Bridgnorth with my team 1s 6d money paid to them 8d charged at Worfield about Roger ?Brunt and Thomas Southall for stealing Richard Grise’s …5s 8d paid to Ann Hunt and Elizabeth Bishop who had a pass and travelled towards Bewdley 8d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 May 28 paid to 4 soldiers who had a pass and came out of Ireland and travelled toward Worcester June 2 paid one Captain Sadler 1s for carrying William Warter to Shrewsbury 5s paid to Richard Billingsley for writing several assessments for the 2000th and 600th - 4s paid for beer in Bridgnorth when we paid Captain Croo his money 8d paid captain Doverise, wife and 4 children and Irish woman who had a pass 1s 8d paid a soldier under the General who had a pass 6d paid for our charges at the muster when we were called thither for trained soldiers 2s paid to Samuel Morris who came out of Wiltshire and traveled to Chester 4d paid to an Irish woman 3d paid to John wood who had a pass great lost by fire 8d paid for writing two assessments 3s To Thomas Hoccom which he laid out for contribution for the mill moore 2s Paid to William Palmer for quartering soldiers who came for contribution before it was due 2s 8d to Nathaniel Barrett for reading warrants 1s for returning 2 warrants 1s paid for the mill more for 3 sesments w… gathered 1s 8d paid to Elizabeth Barrett for her loanes 2s 6 paid for her 3 assessments 3d paid to John Keowton which he had for keeping Roger Barrett and Thomas Southall 3s 6d paid to the High Constable for the marshallsee which were due long since 3s 9d for bringing a man to Norton and for his provision night and morning and a horse to carry him 1s 4d paid to 2 men who had a pass who travelled towards Worcester - 6d hue and cry to Bridgnorth 2d paid to John Sonde, his wife and 3 children travelled in Lancesheere with a pass - 1s paid to Joan Williams for going with her to Bridgnorth and for maintenance who we punished for begging 4d paid to Jane Grigeson and Irish woman who had a pass and 2 children - 8d hue and cry to Norton 2d paid to Katherine Mansfield and for her sister and one child who had a pass 6d paid to certain poor people who had a pass 1s 2d to 2 of the General’s men who had quarters and a peck of oats 1s hue and cry to Bridgnorth 2d for 4 soldiers who were on their march to Ireland 1s 6d for a brass half crowne put upon us by Captain Crompe 2s 6d paid for 2 assessments which were for the mill moor 1s for our charges and for bringing to Bridgnorth being warranted by the justices 18 times for the return of warrants 9s paid to William Grisse and his wife who came out of Ireland and travelled towards W..4d paid to Nathaniel Davis who had a pass 4d paid to the overseers of the poor’s dinners at Bridgnorth the second … 2s 6d paid to Captain Crompe for quartering soldiers more then gathered 8s 4d for a warrant for … assessors 6d for gathering of 11 assessments 10s paid to 3 Irish women who had a pass 4d for beer when some of the parish met at the church to show our accounts 6d for returning of a warrant about …fellows and charges 4d paid to Richard Hayward an Irishman and 4 children with a pass 4d 4 children with a pass 4d paid to William Sanson, his wife and 2 children with a pass 8d to the house of correction 5s paid when some of the best of the parish met at John Best’s about 2 assessments 1s paid to one Irishmen and 3 women and one child who had a pass 8d for a hue and cry to Norton 2d paid to soldiers which were upon their march and would have quarter 2s 6d for carrying 2 cripples to Bridgnorth with my team and provision for them one night 2s 6d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 to an Irishwoman with a pass - 4d to one Jane Anderton who had a pass for herself and one child 8d paid to John Goomel who was robbed by pirates on the seas who had a pass 8d

1649 June 16 paid for carrying a hue and cry to Bridgnorth 2d paid to Edward Edwards with pass for relief travelling to Wenlock [perhaps] 8d hue and cry to Badger 2d To Ann Austen an Irish woman with a pass and 2 children 4d to Nathaniel Barrett for reading warrants for the second year 1s paid to 4 Irishmen and 4 women and 2 children who had a pass 8d paid to an Irish soldier who had a pass 4d To Jane Barrett an Irish woman with 2 children who travelled towards Worcester 8d paid to 7 vagrant people who were sent in to Corvedale where there last abiding was and for one to go with them to Bridgnorth 1s 2d Paid to one officer who came from Ireland who had a pass 8d for carrying a hue and cry to north 2d for carrying a man that was sick who came from Worcester who had one with him to help him and for charges of them one night and a horse to carry him to Norton 1s August 30 hue and cry to Bridgnorth 2d paid to 3 Irish who had a pass 6d paid to William Newe for quartering soldiers who came for contributions before it was due 2s 4d paid for charges about Stephen Rowley and watching him 2 nights and for bringing him before the justices in Bridgnorth 3s 6d for making my book of accounts for 2 years 2s paid more to Mr Peersye for going to Lichfield concerning the ?tithes 8s paid to Captain Cressett £4 10d [there are 2 columns of money. the other is £8] Paid to Captain Crooe £10 10s [there are 2 columns of money. the other is £21] paid for tolls £2 [there are 2 columns of money. the other is £4] paid for the poor in Bridgnorth £3 9s 6d [there are 2 columns of money. the other is £6 18s] to the poor in Oswestry £3 16s 7d [there are 2 columns of money. the other is £7 12s] paid for a month’s pay for soldiers which we have here £2 16s [there are 2 columns of money. the other is £5 12s] sum total £59 16s to Richard Billingsley £38 4s received for one lewne at 3s per yardland for 55 yard lands £8 9s and one other lewne at 2s per yardland £5 10s …. for a lewne assessment at … 5s per … £28 17s 6d total received by Rich Billingsley £42 12s 6d paid in total £38 4s remaining in parish £4 8s 6d Oct 1649- Oct 1650

Richard Billingsley, constable received of William Billingsley previous constable £6 10s 7d disbursed as follows paid to an Irish commander, William Owen who had a brief and 3 Irish women who had passes for their lodging and diet one night 2s 6d charges quartering soldiers at 8 various 10s for making a bonefire 2d sending a hue and cry to Claverley which came from Middleton for carrying a cripple to Bridgnorth and for diet one night and given to wash her clothes 1s 8d 23 Nov given to one Robert Brown who wanted relief who had a pass who lost his means in Ireland 6d Dec 9 Paid to John Parnor for diet for one William Stanlow an Irish man his wife and 3 children for one night and diner the next day being the Sabbath 5s Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 given summons to the parishioners to pay excise 6d Charges coming with soldiers to distrain of some who did not pay excise 8d to one Robert Broadway a soldier who had a pass to travel towards Ludlow for relief 4d to one Joan Wright who had a brief her husband working his life in the parliament service for relief 4d 24 January to one William Norris his wife and 7 children who had a pass 6d to giving … to the overseers of the poor to be at Bridgnorth and return of a warrant for making an assessment for 3 months beginning Sept 1640 for a return of a warrant to bring in Matthew Warter before the justices 6d for charges for quartering soldiers at Widow Stiches 1s given by the consent of the best of the parish to an Irish woman who had a brief 1s given to an Irish gentleman who had a brief by the consent of some of the parish for relief … paid to … who had a pass and were to travel towards Bristol for their relief 1s paid to a minister for the relief of himself, his wife and children who came out of Ireland given to him by the consent of the best of the parish 4s paid for the relief of William Sheusbry , his wife and 9 more and one horse for 5 days one woman being a havene woman who could not travel who were vagrants and were taken in Southampton Shire and were to travel with a pass to Northumberland -1s and coming home in a cart to ?Bridgnorth 1s for relief of Elizabeth Bricken who was taken being in Worcestershire and sent with a pass to our parish for her diet and her relief 2 nights and days and …1s 6d to Richard Wobaston for carrying her to the Armitage 1s for carrying a cripple to Shipley and for relief 1s for relief of one Elener Langley and her ?fellow traveller, an Irish woman who had a pass 6d for relief of one Thomas Brooke a soldier who had a pass to travel to his friends 6d for giving summons to the parishioners for to take the engagement 6s 4d for quartering 2 soldiers who had bin to see their friends 1s for the dinners of the overseers of the poor when they delivered up their accounts to the justices 4s for relief of one John Eton a soldier who had a pass to go to his own country 3d paid to the master of the house of correction 5s paid for making an assessment for 60000d? beginning March 25 for 3 months 2s 6d paid to Captain Broadhurst and a horse for taking of soldiers who were a plundering and carrying home to Shrewsbury ordered by the justices 4s 6d for bringing in of Seth Stanley and John Cartwright before the justices concerning Thomas Billingsley’s servant 1s paid to one ?Stelte a soldier for quarter one night who was to guide his company 10d for carrying a hue and cry to Bridgnorth after one Richard Biddle who had broken a house at Walsall 2d for sending a warrant to Albrighton 1d paid to Edward Frichart a soldier for his quarter one night 1s

1649-1650 William Beech constable hue and cry carried to Bridgnorth 2d for a return of a warrant to the commission of excise December 6th 1s given the same day to an Irishman and his wife and children being a 11 having a pass … 1s For bringing Robert Crudgington before the justices several times 1s 8d given to … to watch Henry Jones …..6d paid to Robert Clarke November 5 for …. loads of coal 1s for a warrant to bring Mary Rowley before the justices 4d for carrying out a hue and cry to Bridgnorth that came from Staffordshire after 3 horses December 28th 2d for carrying Ann Williamson a cripple to Stockton having a pass to be carried to Chester dated the 31st - 6d paid to Thomas Bach for the millmore 1s 6d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 presentment to the quarter sessions Jane 7th 6d return of a warrant for Mr Yeurdley ?to lock .oth 2d spent at the quartering of soldiers Feb 1st- 6d hue and cry from Bridgnorth to Stockton after a prisoner Feb 1st- 2d given to Eliza Pugh widow and 5 children whose husband was killed by the rebels in Ireland travelling with a pass 1s paid to William Allsop, his wife and children who lost all their estate by fire11 March 6d given to a soldier March 13 that came out of Ireland 2d for dining of 10 Egyptians having a pass & for bringing them to Stockton April 8 1s 6d given to two Irish gentle women and their families being widowed, 10 in the company and for writing a form ….to gather the beneficence of all good people and officers their husbands being slain in Ireland1s 6d carrying a hue and cry from Stafford to Bridgnorth 2d warrant for overseers to give their accounts to the parish April 20 4d paid for our presentment for the Quarter session April 21 6d for lodging 2 Irishmen their wives and children and giving them provision having a pass. April 21 6d to the master of the house of correction 5s April 27 5s to the justices for taking 6 Fourserfit soldiers May 4th 4s 6d for summoning the ale sellers to come before the justices to be licensed ….4d for a warrant to bring in 8 for selling ale without a licence before the justices 4d for a warrant to bring in Eliza Haslewood widow before the justices May 18 4d for lodging Eliza Gwin and her child and for giving them provision and for carrying them to Stockton having a pass 1s spent at the bringing in of Eliza Haslewood for receting [hiding] her son in law May 25 - 2d for the return of a warrant to the justices for all above 18 years of age to take the engagement and for giving the full summons and for taking all their names in writing May 31 1s 6d

1650 Richard Billingsley for a warrant to bring in Widdow Barker for receting [hiding] her son in law 4d to John Piper June 7 for the irons on the whipping post 1s 8d paid to bring Francis Haselwood before the justices for receting [hiding] Richard Grainger 4d spent the same day at the bringing of the widow Barker before the justices - 2d bringing Francis Haselwood before the justices 2d for bringing Widdow Barker before the justices June 15 2d for a warrant to bring the old overseers before the justices for .. giving there accounts to the parish June 29 4d hue and cry to Bridgnorth after the widow Hodgetts oxen 2d for a presentment to the quarter sessions July 13 6d for provision given to Corporal John Duston, his wife and children and for carrying them to Bridgnorth and having a pass, he being lame August 2 1s 4d for the return of a warrant to the excise man 4d for the return of a warrant to bring in Steven Dovies man the same day 2d for a presentment for the assize 6d paid to John Wild for carrying a cripple to Stockton August 15 and for provisions 1s for carrying another cripple to Stockton Aug 16 8d spent at Shifnal after the naming of soldiers, maintainers and…and given to John Bruntt 29 August 1-6 hue and cry to Stockton after 2 prisoners 2d hue and cry the same day to Bridgnorth after a mare of Solman’s of Harrington 2d spent at Shifnal when we were called in to give the names of the soldiers’ and contributors 4 September 1s spent at Worfield at the assessing of the contributors 27 Sept 1s for a presentment for the monthly meeting September 4 4d paid to two soldiers of their coming to take up arms at Shifnal September 24 3s for charges the same day of ourselves and our neighbours 1s 2d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 for a presentment September 28 6d for carrying a cripple to Bridgnorth and her child and for provision for them 8d for a hue and cry to Bridgnorth 2d spent on an assesment at Worfield at John Wernutus for the £600000 for our book of accounts given to William Poyner for going with Henry Jones before the justices 6d. sum disbursed £2 10s Received for the poor of Shrewsbury 8s paid for 2 months 7s Received back again from the High Constable ?£6 4s 4d halfpenny

1650-1651 Richard Newton constable for the east side of the parish October to October received of the previous constable £2 7s 1d a levy for the infected in Shrewsbury £4 9s a levy of 2s per yardland £5 10s Total £12 6s 1d paid for the relief of the infected in Salop £2 18s 3d hue and cry to Claverley which came from Shifnal 2d for sending a hue and cry to Claverley which came from Owre [?Oswstrey] after an horse stolen 2d spent at Worsor field at the meeting of the valuators to value the impropriatis 2s 4d paid for coals and for making the bony fire on the fifth of November 1s 6d for relieving one William Smith and his wife and 5 more of their company from Saturday until Monday 3s 6d spent four of us going to church …by the assessment of the parish …….12s 6d given to one Henry Jones towards paying for lodging one night 6d hue and cry to Bridgnorth which came from Hameurston after a loss 2d hue and cry to Bridgnorth from Stafford after 2 horses 2d given to James Crather having a wife and 3 small children towards paying for his lodging one night 1s 6d for relieving one Joan Barnfield with 2 children and for bringing them to Stockton 1s for attending the Coroner having summoned a jury concerning Richard Walker all day 8d given to one Joan Barkeley having a pass who has sustained great loss in Jocela 4d for the return of a warrant requiring the maintainers and soldiers summoning them to go in to Shifnal 4d for the return of a warrant for bringing Thomas Parramor before the justices 4d for relieving a cripple with her maid and drawing her to Stockton 1s for summoning the maintainers and soldiers with my charges going to Shifnal to make return of the warrant 1s for relieving Mary Newman with her company being 6 all of them for one night 2s for a presentment for the monthly meeting 4d hue and cry to Bridgnorth which came after an horse was stolen from Cheswardine 2d for the return of a warrant and warning the maintainers and soldiers into Shifnal 6d for four soldiers dinners which were going towards Scotland having orders for free ?progress 1s paid to the High Constable for the repair of Montford, Atcham and Tern Bridges 18s given to Mary Gravenor and others being 5 of the company with a pass 6d for giving summons to the parishioners to go to Claverley to pay excise with my travel thither to make return 1s 6d for dining the overseers when they gave up their accounts to the justices at Bridgnorth April 5 hue and cry to Bridgnorth which came after … 2d for relieving one Alice White one night and sending her to Bridgnorth 6d for relieving Mr Burley and his company and lodging them one night 1s 8d hue and cry to Bridgnorth from Wellington after an horse 2d To William Chambers having a pass 6d for carrying a sick man and his wife to Claverley with my team and relieving them 2s …and relieving one Thomas Jones with his wife and one child one night having a pass 1s Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 given to Elizabeth Newbury having a pass 2d given to the master of the house of correction 5s for sending a hue and cry to Bridgnorth after a mare was stolen from Shifnal 2d for lodging and relieving one Peter Gravenor, his wife and 7 more of the company one night they having a pass 2s 6d for giving summons to the assessors to go into Bridgnorth to pay excise for going thither to make return for a presentment at the monthly meeting 4d for carrying a woman cripple to Claverley with my team and relieving them there being 4 in their company 2s 6d for lodging and relieving Katherine Pinfold and Mary Smith with their families being seven in their company for one night 2s for sending a hue and cry to Claverley after 2 horses stolen near Wellington 2d for lodging and relieving Mary Gappe with 5 children for one night with pass 1s hue and cry to Bridgnorth from Wellington after an ox 2d for giving summons to the trained soldiers to repair to their colours at Shifnal and making return of warrant 6d for giving summons to the parishioners to appear at Lilshull hill with my charges to going in to make return of the warrant 1s 6d for giving summons to the parishioners to appear at Old Heath with my charges for going thither 2s 6d spent at Worfield at a meeting re maintained soldiers’ pay 6d for going in with provision to Bridgnorth for soldiers which were quartered there with any expenses there Sept 6d for lodging and relieving an Irish woman one night she having a brief 4d spent when went to Wenlock and Shrewsbury the first time to take in men to be imprest £1 12 10d spent the second time when we went to Shrewsbury to bring in men to be imprest 14s 9d return of a warrant to bring in Thomas Brunt before the justices for the return of a warrant to bring William Newton before the justices 4d for the return of a warrant to bring in the overseers to present their account 4d for going with the churchwarden to assist him to gather his lewne one day 6d for the return of a warrant to bring in Thomas Brunt and his wife before the justices 4d paid to Richard Billingsley for making 3 schedules 6s paid to Richard Billingsley his charges for going to Shrewsbury to present … for getting ?some of the trained soldiers 5s paid to Thomas Bradburne for going with him 2s 6d paid for the relief of the Scottish prisoners 8s for making a schedule for gathering the money for poor infected in Shrewsbury 6s making a book & for collecting and going to Bridgnorth divers times to pay to the High Constable 1s 4d paid to John Tailor for his mare to go to Shrewsbury to carry a …man thither 2s for a book to gather my lewne 6d for a presentment for the monthly meeting 4d for making my book of accounts 1s 6d

… as appears by those accounts £10 16s 4d there remains due to the parish out of the former receipts £1 9s 9d the said remainder is paid unto Thomas Hoccom and William Goolde exectors of Thomas Goold his last will and testament towards bearing the charge of a … in law by the said Thomas Goolde against one J. Northall of Shifnal concerning tole in the behalf of the parish

October 1650 - 1651 Thomas Bache constable for the west side of the parish Oct-Oct received from the previous constable £2 19s 4d a levy for the infected in Salop £3 11s 0d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 a levy of 2s per yard land £5 10s paid to the High Constable for the infected in Shrewsbury £2 18s paid to George Walker for bringing a hue and cry to Norton Oct 10th 2d paid for suping lodging and breakfasting 17 of a company of Cumberland people who went in the habit of Egyptians with a pass and for bringing them to Norton 24 October 4s for bringing a hue and cry to Norton that came from came from Hartlebrough after 2 men with their wives which broke out of the stocks 2d for moving the trained soldiers and their maintainers to go in to train at Newport and making a return of the warrant 8d spent at Worfeild the 5 November meeting the 6 valuators of the impropriatis and for summoning them to meet 6d spent at Wenlock 6 November 13s paid to John Crudgington for help over said intr. 6d for going to Wenlock the same day and making return 1s for a presentment for the monthly meeting 4d for relieving Edward Roberts and his wife being sick of a ?Pontish aqua [?dropsy] brought from Patinjam by the Constable, suping lodging and breakfasting them and bringing them to Bridgnorth 1s.6d given to a soldier who came by entreaty not having a pass - 2d given to a man with his wife who had a pass 4d given to James Crouther and his wife and 3 small children one night 2s for bringing them to Bridgnorth with my horse 6d for relieving Henry Fines with his wife and 2 children and for carrying them to Norton 1s 6d for giving summons to the maintainers of the Dragoons to send in their horse and men upon 17 December and returning the warrant 6d for the return of the warrant concerning the last day of thanksgiving 6d presentment for monthly meeting 4d for giving summons to the clerks to pay in their land for going to Bridgnorth to ……………. spent at Shifnal by the maintainers January 8 1s 8d for giving summons to the maintainers and trained soldiers to come in and my own charges going in to make returne for carrying a hue and cry to Claverley coming from Wenlock 2d for the return of the warrant requiring the reformers to pay in their charges 4d for relieving one Mary Tyrill and Elizabeth Thomson with her son and daughter being Irish gentlefolk as it appeared by their certificate, lodging them and allowing them their suppers and breakfasts 2s and for bringing them to Bridgnorth 4d for summoning the trained soldiers and giving notice to the maintainers to send in their soldiers with their arms complete to Newport and 10 days pay and making a return of 6d for going one day with churchwardens to assist them to gather their lewne 6d for bringing a hue and cry to Bridgnorth …after one William Fairchild 2d Paid for the repair of Montford, Atcham and Teame bridges 18s and for paying the money to the High Constable 8d spent at Worfield when my fellows and I met to consider about making a list of all the parishioners who pay excise as we were required to do by warrant March 13th 4d for making a list with my expenses going to Claverley to make a return 1s 6d for making a presentment for the assize, at Bridgnorth March 16 6d for the return of the warrant requiring the maintainers and …to meet at John Bach’s July 3rd to … business 4d for the return of a warrant requiring the High constable for 5 years past to appear before the treasurers for the maimed soldiers 4d April 8 for a presentment for the quarter sessions 6d for relieving one Henry smith, Cornelius Smith and John Smith with his wife, lodging, suping and breakfasting 2s and for bringing them to Bridgnorth 4d return of a warrant for ale sellers to be brought in to renew their licences 6d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 return of a warrant for overseers to make their accounts 4d for going to assist Richard Hardwicke appointed to distrain certain contry..,, attending him all day 8d present at Worfeild on the 16 December meeting the coroner and summoning jurors for a … to collect a fortnight’s pay for the relief of the poor unfortunate people in Shrewsbury 6d for collecting and going to Bridgnorth several times and paying it in with all my expenses concerning it 1s for a book to gather my lewne 6d spent at wellington bringing in the trained soldiers to deliver up presentments 2s paid to the master of the house of Correction 5s for relieving John Lawrence an impotent vagrant and bringing him to Claverley 8d for the return of a warrant to bring in Stephen Dovey 4d for the return of a warrant for overseers and churchwardens 4d for overseeing summons to let maintainers of the dragoons to send in their horse with horse maintainers to Shifnal 6d spent at Worfield, Wenlock and Salop when we took in the men to be imprest £1 16s 8d for the return of a warrant to bring John Rowley of the cause before them 6d for making a quarter Sessions presentment 6d for relieving a woman sick of the falling sickness brought from Claverley July 10th and for bringing her to Bridgnorth 1s spent about bringing in men to Shrewsbury to be imprest July 12 14s 6d for relieving of lame soldier that came out of Saint Thomas’s hospital in Southport lodging them and bringing them to Bridgnorth 2s for relieving a poor woman which had lost all her estate by fire having 3 or 4 children with her 1s for making a presentment at the assizes in Salop 6d spent at Shifnal when we were charged by a warrant to summon in all inhabitants to bring in all their horses and mares to Lilshall hill and for giving summons and making return [August] 1s 6d spent at shrewsbury and by the way going thither and coming home when we went to make return having summoned all persons within the age 16 and 60 to appear at the Old House with their horses and arms 2s 6d for the return of the warrant concerning ordinance, arms and ammunition 6d Aug 29 Present at Shrewsbury and by the way going thither and coming home when we went to bring in a week’s pay for the trainers £1 4s 6d spent at Worfield at a meeting concerning the trained soldiers and captain1s 6d spent going to pay part of a fortnight’s pay for the trayners unto the High con[stable] 4d paid for relieving one William Smith, his wife and three children who came out of Ireland 1s for the return of a warrant to bring in Edward Dey and Richard Billingsley before the justices 6d spent at Worfield July 12 by prest men and their keepers 2s 6d for bring a hue and cry to Bridgnorth 2d for making a presentment at the Michaelmas sessions 2d for going to Bridgnorth and giving notice to send in provisions thither 1s for the return and execution of the warrant requiring watch and search to be set forth for the apprehending of all Scotts and others …. adhering unto them 6d for the return of a warrant requiring the parishioners to go in to Bridgnorth to pay excise and for giving them summons 6d spent at Shifnal going in to make account of what money the maintainers had paid unto me for their soldiers 1s presentment at the monthly meeting 4d paid to the High Constable for the relief for the Scottish prisoners 8d for going to Bridgnorth several times to meet the High Constable to pay it in … given to the widow Barrett 1s for making my book of accounts 1s 6d Total disbursed on behalf of the parish as appears by these accounts £10 18s 1d There remained due to the parish out of the former relief £1.2s.3d halfpenny Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 The which remainder is paid to Thomas Hoccam and William Goold executors to the last will and testament of Thomas Goold towards bearing the charge of a suit in law summoned by the said Thomas Goold against one Northall of Shifnall concerning tole in the behalf of the parish signed Thomas Bache

Oct 1651 to Oct 1652

May 16 paid to Thomas Hubbard, his wife and children for relief for themselves who had a pass 4d paid for a warrant to bring in Thomas Billingsley before the justices concerning 2 mares and colts 6d for making an assessment 3 months beginning June 24 1650 for making a schedule for to gather money for the poor of Salop 2s for giving summons to the parishioners to pay the excise 6d paid to a leaven maimed soldiers who had a pass to go to Ludlow for their relief 1s 8d and for carrying one of them to Bridgnorth with a horse 6d paid for charges at Shifnal about trained soldiers 1s at a nother meeting 1s paid for relief of 2 Irish men and 3 women who had a pass 6d spent at Shifnal when we brought in money for trained soldiers 1s 3d for charges at a Worfield meeting about the trained soldiers 6d paid for charges at Shifnal 1s 2d for sending returns of warrants by William Alte 6d to William Taylor a soldier for one day 1s 6d to Edward Cox 1 day 1s 6d for … soldiers and maintainers in to Shifnal several times 1s charges at sessing the £60000 4d for making an assessment for £60000 beginning September 29 1650 2s 6d for making my book of accounts for one year 1s received £6 10s 7d paid £5 2s 8d remaining to Richard Newton the preceding constable £1 7s 11 received by way of assessment for diseased in Shrewsbury £8 …that money to the High Constable in Shrewsbury £7 16s remaining in the parish … £1 [more detail follows] 1651 until 22 October 1652 Accounts of William Newe constable for the west of the parish laid out for fetching a warrant to bring in John Warter junior of Stableford before the justices 4d and for executing and return thereof 4d for relieving 2 soldiers who were travelling towards Bristol having a pass 6d for relieving 2 Irish widows having 4 children lodging them one night 2s for relieving one Rafe Jeston gent and his wife and 5 children lodging them one night 2s 6d given to one James Harrison his wife and children 1s 6d for coals and the making of the bonny fire 1s 6d for dining 4 maimed soldiers who came from Worcester and were travelling towards Chester having a pass 1s 4d for relieving 2 Irish men and their wives and seven children one night 2s for going to give summons to the maintainers and trained soldiers to meet Captain Broadhurst at the New Inn and for making return of the warrant 1s for relieving 2 Irish men and their wives and 5 children lodging them 1 night 2s 6d given one Daniel Gravenor gent who came out of Ireland having a wife and 5 children and his sister and 3 or 4 children being in all 13 or more in the company 3s for giving summons to the alesellers to appear at Bridgnorth before the justices 5d for making a return 4d for bringing a hue and cry to Higford which came from Leominster after a horse was stolen 2d given to an Irish widow and 2 children 1s Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 for relieving 2 Irish widows and 3 children one night 2s for giving summons to the parishioners to go into Bridgnorth to pay excise and making a return of the warrant 1s 6d for relieving and lodging an Irish widow one night 6d for relieving one Richard Clare his wife and 5 children one night 2s given to one Katherine Nevells and her company 1s for making a presentment for the quarter sessions 6d for relieving one Jane Harison widow and 5 children 2s for bringing a cripple to Norton 1s for lodging and relieving one Anne Tedstell a cripple and for bringing her to Norton 1s 6d for relieving one Thomas Veale having a pass 1s for bringing a hue and cry to Bridgnorth 2d for relieving one Thomas Walden, Stephen Browne, William Draper with their wives and children being counterfeit Egyptians 17 by count and lodging them one night 4s for relieving one John Gray his wife and his mother and 6 children lodging them one night 2s for bringing a hue and cry to Norton which came after an horse was stolen from Hanley Castle 2d paid to Mr Beeche for Ludowe 9s for dineing a cripple and bringing her to Norton 1s for making a presentment for the assizes held at Bridgnorth 6d for relieving one John James his wife and 2 children one night 1s for bringing an hue and cry to Norton after an horse was stolen in Worcester 2d giving summons to all ale sellers to go into the New Inn to pay excise and for going to make return 1s 6d for going with the Churchwardens to distrain for their lewne 6d for dining the overseers of the poor at Bridgnorth when they gave up their accounts 4s paid to Mr Richard Billingsley, High Constable, for the master of the House of Correction 5s for a presentment for the quarter sessions 6d for giving warning to all ale sellers licensed and unlicensed to come in before the justice 6d for going to Bridgnorth to make return of warrant 4d for relieving a cripple woman one night which came from Norton for bringing her to Bridgnorth 1s 6d for relieving one Jane Sidley and Anna Carter and 2 children two nights, Saturday until Monday 2s 6d for relieving one James White, William Smith, their wives and 3 children 1s for relieving one Jane Savage, Anne ?Manton with 3 children from Saturday until Monday 2s for relieving one Mary Madlin one night 6d for relieving one Katherine Gray and her 5 children and bringing them to Bridgnorth 1s 6d given to one William Herbert 6d for relieving one John Watson a cripple being brought from Bridgnorth, keeping him Saturday until Monday then bringing him to Norton 2s for giving warrants to all the ale sellers to go in to the New Inn to pay excise and making a return 1s 6d for relieving 2 widows and 4 children one night 2s for bringing a hue and cry to Bridgnorth which came from Lilleshall after 2 horses 2d for giving summons to the churchwardens and overseers of the poor to attend at Bridgnorth before the justices and for making return 4d for making a presentment for the assize held at Salop 6d for relieving one Mathew Jenkes, Hugh Worbeton, Richard Eduglady all cripples with their horses entertaining them one night and bringing them to Badger 3s paid to Eleanor Best for lodging and trap: Richard Dutton, his wife and 2 children one night 3s for removing a cripple from Stableford to Badger 1s for driving one Jane Litlmore and bringing her to Badger 6d for relieving one Thomas Williams, William Jones and their mother-in-law and children being 17 of the company 3s for relieving one Thomas Mason one night 6d for breakfasting one Elizabeth Litlmore and bringing her to Badger 6d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 for relieving one Thomas Meredith his sister and 2 children one night 1s for bringing an hue and cry to Badger who came after a mare was stolen from Worcester 2d for relieving two cripples who were brought from Norton for lodging them one night and for bringing them to Bridgnorth 2s for making a presentment for the quarter sessions 6d for giving summons to all ale sellers to go to Claverley to pay excise and for going to make return of the warrant 1s 6d for going with soldiers to distrain those who did not pay excise 6d for keeping and serving a man who did dwell at Henry Hinckes that we were charged with by Thomas Baylys of Stockings keeping him from Thursday until Saturday being taken on suspicion of felony 2s paid to Thomas Bache for making the overseers accounts 2s for a book to gather my lewne 6d for making my books of accounts 1s 6d for going to Beckbury and Higford to look after one John Pugh for the removing of a woman out of our parish which the said John Pugh had begotten with child which was afterwards delivered at Hallon spending a day in the busiest time of the Burley [barley] Harvest with my expenses 1s 6d [the date is September ] for bringing in Thomas Southall’s wife and Margaret Morrall before the justices about Mr Rowley’s hoppes for making return of the warrant 1s 6d total disbursed £5 6s 8d received of the parish a lewne at the rate of 3s per yard land £8 5s remaining to the parish £2 18s 4d received …. from the accounts of Richard Yate £2 12s 2d

Oct 1651-1652 Oct- for the East of the parish for relieving 2 maimed soldiers which came from Worcester fight having a pass 1s for relieving an Irish man and his wife with 5 children 1s 6d given to one Andrew Rosen and his wife English people who were travelling the ways to Ireland having a pass 6d given to a maimed soldier being disbanded and having a pass to travel towards his own country 6d paid to Robert Barrett his wife for relieving an Irish gentlewoman affording her lodging, her supper and breakfast and one night there 1s 6d for relieving the widow Sallenger an Irish gentlewoman having 7 children lodging them and keeping them one night 1s 6d for relieving two Irish widows who had their husbands slain by the rebels in Ireland having a pass for relief 1s 6d given unto 2 Irish men with their wives and children being 14 in the company 1s for the executing and return of a warrant to bring in Mr Richard Bill (being chosen High Constable) to take his oath 4d for relieving one Ambrose Jenkes a gentleman with his wife and 5 children lodging, suping and breakfasting them 2s for giving summons to the maintainers and trained soldiers to meet Corporal Broadhurst at the New Inn and for going to make return of the warrant 1s given by Mr Rowley’s consent with diverse others of the best of the parish to a man which had a brief 5s for relieving one Robert Atkinson a distressed gentleman having a wife and 8 children with his mother and 6 followers being in all 16 of the company lodging suping and breakfasting them 5s given to one Mr John Seamer who had been a justice in the Queenes Country in Ireland until the rebellion with one German Langley their wives and children being 14 of the company 3s for giving summons to all which sold ale without licence to appear at Bridgnorth and for making return of warrant 6d given to an Irish woman who had 3 children with her 1s given to a maimed soldier which came from Hereford 6d for bringing him to Hardwicke with my horse 6d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 for relieving Mary Giles having with a pass 1s given to one Joan Shandy and her sister and 3 children which had their husbands slain by the rebels in Ireland 2s for giving summons to the parishioners to go in to Bridgnorth to pay excise and for making return of the warrant 1s 3d for relieving one Eleanor Clees an Irish woman entertaining her from Saturday until Monday 1s for relieving one Robert Nicholls his wife and 5 children one night with more brought from Claverley by the Constable 2s for making a presentment for the quarter sessions 6d given to one Jane Hill and her 3 children having a pass 1s for relieving one Anne Woolrich and for bringing her to Hardwick 1s for bringing one hue and cry to Bridgnorth which came after one Richard Parkes for murther 2d given to a souldier who came out of ?Shipley and had a pass to travel to Ludlow 6d for carrying a hue and cry to Bridgnorth which came from Pattinjam after a thief who robbed George Dorson 2d given to one Nicholas Baron and his seven children travelling in the habit of counterfeite Egiptians being brought from Claverley by the Constable 1s 6d and for bringing them to Hardwicke 6d for relieving one George Smith his wife and 3 children being brought from Claverley by the constable with a pass to travel towards Lancashire 1s for assisting 2 soldiers who were sent to distrain those which were in arrears and had not paid their excise 6d for relieving one Jeffrey and Thomas Kinsley their wives and seven children, lodging them one night being brought from Shipley and for bringing them to Bridgnorth 2s 6d given to one Thomas Powell his wife and 2 children who had a pass 1s for relieving one Adam Griffith his wife and 6 children one night 2s paid to Mr William Brooke for Ludlow 8s 9d for carrying a cripple to Sheeply with a horse brought from Bridgnorth 6d for making a presentment for the assizes held at Bridgnorth 6d for relieving one John Abygonerown one night who came from Worcester and bringing him to Hardwicke 1s for giving a summons to all ale sellers licensed and unlicensed to go to the New Inn to pay excise and for going to make return 1s for going with the exciseman to dist attending him all the day 6d for giving the churchwarden to distrain for his lewne 6d paid to the High Constable for the Master of the House of Correction 5s for making a presentment for the quarter sessions 6d for bringing a hue and cry to Bridgnorth which came after cloth that was stole out of a fulling mill at Burwarton 2d for lodging one Eleanor Davies widow and 3 children entertaining them from Saturday until Monday 2s given to Simon Duncan a distressed gent his wife and 2 children 1s for relieving one James Adams and his brother with their wives and his child one night 2s given to Anthony Robinson his wife and 4 children 1s given by the consent of the churchwardens and others of the parish to one who came out of Worcestershire having a brief 3s given the same day unto one Elizabeth Kinlet having a pass 6d for executing a warrant for watch and ward and making return 6d for lodging one Thomas Lloyd his wife and 6 children, his father and mother, two sisters one night being distressed gentlefolk Yorkshire people und ..pyd by the Scots 4s for relieving one Robert Jones his wife and their children one night 2s paid to John Warter for a warrant which he had granted for the removing a sick woman 4d for giving summons to the alesellers to go to the New Inn to pay excise and for making return 1s 6d for bringing a hue and cry to Bridgnorth which came from Pattinjam after Mr South and Mr Brownes horses 2d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 for executing and returning a warrant to bring in the Churchwardens and overseers before the justices at Bridgnorth 4d for making a presentment for the assizes at Shrewsbury 6d for relieving 6 cripples lodging suping and breakfasting them and bringing them to Bridgnorth 4s for relieving one Edward Swan his wife and 8 children one night 2s for lodging one John Modicose his wife and children being 14 of the company 3 of them cripples who were to go towards Anglsea 4s for bringing a hue and cry to Sheeply that went after Thomas Bache his horse 2d for bringing a hue and cry to Bridgnorth 2d given to a family of distressed people 1s for relieving Thomas Jonson and William Williams their wives and 8 children one night 2s paid to one which came out of Ireland having a pass 6d for relieving one James Lealrest his wife and five children one night 2s for a presentment for the quarter sessions 6d paid to Richard Billingsley for making two schedules 4s for giving ale sellers warning to go into Claverley to pay excise and for making return of the warrant 1s 6d for relieving one William Madeley his wife and 3 children one night’s lodgings 1s for carrying a cripple to Badger and lodging and relieving her and her child one night 1s 6d for bringing a hue and cry to Claverley that came from Sheriffhales after one George Newall had stolen an horse 2d for carrying a cripple to Bridgnorth 6d for a book to gather my lewne by 6d spent at Bridgnorth when we brought in Mr Richard Yeate and Richard Clemson to take their oaths 1s for making my book of accounts 1s 6d total sum disbursed is £5 17s 5d there remains to the parish £2 7s 7d my lewne at 3s the yardland £8 5s 0d

Richard Clemson signs for £2 12s 6d

1601-1656 Pound was built P314/M/1/48 a true account of the petty constables of worfield Thomas ?W… and ….Goold ….. view of business concerning the aid money laid out the 6 day of November to ?George Clark for coles 12d and to ringers the same day 4d for repairing the stocks 2s for two rogges [rogues] which were taken by Roger Barrge and were had before Mr Wolrich there charges and those that went with them 2s 2d they were in the stocks two nights for carrying cripples to Bridgnorth in a cart of Hugh Clark his horse and his man to go with it 12d laid out at Wenlock at the meeting of the trained soldiers 13s 4d paid to the High Constable being for shot and powder there charges and the maintainers thereof … and for rowing over the water 4d paid to a stranger that had a warrant to have it 12d paid to the High Constable for the King’s provision 20d 3s one of the petty constables did spend when he went to the quarter sessions 2 days and 2 nights paid to one for overseeing of three post horses having the broad seal for his warrant 4s and 2d more bestowed of him when he did search all the ale houses laid out 2s 2d upon Margaret Harper whom William Myllens did take in his house and of those that went with her before Mr Wolrich [6s is written on the left hand side] 6d for carrying cripple to Badger 20 hues and cries 2s 2d for paper and … the whole year 1d sum total £4 3s 3d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 … of the old constables £4 5s 9d the parish is in our debt 16s 6d for John Mathewe being at Wenlocke 6d

1664 The accounts of Thomas Gibbons constable for the east side of the parish of worfield 1664 my lewne £6 7s 6d for coal and making the fire 1s 2d hue and cry to Claverley 2d hue and cry to Stockton 2d hue and cry to Stockton 2d for a warrant concerning William Newton and others and making the same at Bridgnorth 4d for a warrant that John Best had to serve and return at Bridgnorth 4d for a warrant of excise and making return at Shifnal 8d two Irish with a pass for a ….. 4d ….with a pass 3d eight persons wife a pass and a horse and going with them to Claverley 1s 2d for bringing in our presentments at Claverley 2d for a warrant of excise and making return at Shifnal 6d paid for return at the Court of Con… of Bridgnorth two times ………….3s paid at the Quarter Sessions at Shrewsbury in fees and charges 18s 4d paid to George Barrett for Erasmus Powel, Isabel Brunt and her children 2s 6d paid to Erasmus Powel 6d to one that came from Wellington with a pass 5d present at Bridgnorth with the overseer of the poor 2s 6d paid to George Barrit that was spent by some of the parish 1s for executing a warrant concerning the trained soldiers 4d for executing a warrant concerning the trained soldiers 4d for a warrant from William New and making return at Bridgnorth 4d for carrying a sick man from Oldington to Norton in a tumbrill 1s paid for the house of correction 3s 4d for a hue and cry to Bridgnorth 2d for making a warrant of excise and making a return at Shifnal 10s 8d paid to John Bach for writing parish … 2s 8d paid to Mr Large for a warrant concerning William Foxall 6d for executing a warrant and making return at Bridgnorth 4d and for taking William Foxall to Bridgnorth 6d for lodging a lame woman with a pass and carrying her with horses to Bridgnorth 1s 6d for carrying William Foxall to Wilnall [Willenhall, perhaps] and expenses 2s spent by the horse ?wardens men and others for the bringing in of William Foxall to Bridgnorth 1s two widows and their children with a pass 1s 4d for executing a warrant of excise and making return at Shifnal 8d paid two women with a pass 1s paid to John Clarke his wife and for lodging and meals 4d paid to 14 persons that were like gipsons with 2 horses and going with them to Stockton 1s 6d paid to Mr W…yarts man for a copy of Isabel ?Brooke’s examination 1s …. …. …. paid to Thomas Large for a warrant for Omfery [Humphrey] Cluet 6d expenses 6d paid to Mr Freggleton for the ?Town bridges 15s for my … book 6d for writing the lists concerning the first charges four times 2s for executing a warrant for Mr Jobbers and making return at Bridgnorth when I took my oath about the … 4d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 to Mr large 4d ditto 4d when I took my oath about the … 4d paid to John New for the meeting about New Inn about John Bell 1s 8d for several meetings at Bridgnorth concerning fire grates 6d for expenses for gathering ….. monies contribution .1s for a list that …. …. and Haselwood 4d for a list that …. in to Mr Freggleton for Hearth money 4d present at Bridgnorth at a meeting concerning the fi.e money 4d paid to Mr Freggelton for fi.e money £2 for expenses when I paid the fi.e money 4d for making my accounts 1s my lewne £6 7s 6d … … 1664 The accounts of William Bell, petty constable for the west side of the allotment of Worfield for 1664, receipts and disbursements Received of Thomas Devey late constable £1 6s Received by lewne per yardland at the rate of 1s 4d sum £3 13s 4d Received of Thomas Gibbins 15s Received by the pound rate 15s 5d for return of a warrant conferred by Thomas Barrett 4d our expenses 8d paid George Barrett at the ?assessors appointment 1s Paid to John Hunt and Daniel Conway maimed soldier 8d my report at 3 times at the excise office 2s for return of a warrant on behalf of John Yardley against Francis Selman 4d for return of a warrant, John Wever against Baker 4d for return of a warrant about the fire hearths and a roll sent in with the money 20s 10d paid to the relief of Edmund Williams and family and his brother 1s for sending a hue and cry to Claverley 2d for returning presentments at … and sessions 3s for a warrant to bring in Joan Hugs with overseers 12s 4d for return of a warrant to summon the trained soldiers to Shrewsbury 4d for return of a warrant caused by Mr Fall 4d our expenses 8d for return of a warrant at the court of Conser.anty 4d to the wife of John Bonny and his family 6d for the return of a warrant and presentment by Edward Oliver 4d for sending a hue and cry to Claverley 2d for the relief of Elizabeth Corvon and Mary Lloyd 6d to the relief of John White and his wife 6d …aleselellers… for return of a warrant about the subsidy with our expenses 2s 4d for return of a warrant about the bridges 4d for return of a warrant about the death of Thomas Addams and spent on the jury 1s 4d for return of a warrant to summon the overseers to give their account to with our charges at Easter 2s 10d for the return of a warrant to bring in Thomas Bowen 4d for return of a warrant about to bring in Humphrey Cluett 4d paid to George Davitt ?for Erasmus Powells his expenses 2s 8d for return of a warrant to bring in Mr Yardley 4d for making my lewne books and a roll to gather … money 1s for return of a warrant to summon the ale sellers tomorrow …4d paid to the House of Correction 3s 4d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 for return of a warrant to summon the trained soldiers to Bridgnorth 4d for return of a warrant at Atcham Bridge with my expenses 2s 2d for return of a warrant caused by Jane Foxall 4d for return of a warrant Stephen Smith against William Newton 4d for return of a warrant to bring in Mr Yardley 4d for return of a warrant to bring in Mary Ousley with our expenses 1s 4d for return of a warrant to bring in John Fletcher with our expenses 3s 4d paid for a pass to send away Thomas Merwall 6d for return of a warrant about the hearth money and a roll sent in with it 11d for return of a warrant to send ten trained soldiers … 4d for return of a warrant to ……….. 4d for return of a warrant caused by John leighton 4d for return of a warrant to bring in Jane Corfield 4d paid to Mr Gorge at …. when we went for our … 8d for return of a warrant to pay to the County Bridge 4d paid to the county bridge 15s for return of a warrant to summon the trained to Shrewsbury 4d for return of a warrant to pay to a sale between Staffordshire and this county 4d paid to that sale £2 for return of a warrant to bring in William Barney 4d for making our … to gather a half months pay 1s 6d ?Mr Yeate … towards his expense about the default to …John 1s 8d Thomas befell on the same amount 1s 8d for gathering his half crown’s pay t1s spent at several times at Worcester £2 11 1d paid to Thomas Bach his widow for making a sessment 2s 6d Paid to Mr Large for writing a roll of the fire hearths 1s Expense at Bridgnorth about the hearth money twice 1s for writing the last roll to Richard Haslewood 6d my expenses at Worfield about the arrears of hearth money several times 1s of money which I could not gather 1s —— received of Thomas Devy late constable £9 8s received by lewne at 4s 4d per yardland £3 13s 4d received of Thomas Gibbons 18s received by the pound rate £2 17s 5d sum received £8 9s 11d remaining in my hand 1s 10d

1664-1665 P314/M/1/48 the accounts of John Bradney constable for the East side of the allotment of worfield of all his receipts and disbursements received a lewne of 2s a yardland for 55 yard lands £5 10s disbursed as follows paid to the justices at Claverley for giving and my oath £5 4d paid Thomas Gibbons for writing 2 warrants to gather the chimney money by 1s for executing a warrant about the fire hearthes and going to Shifnal to make return 4d paid to a clerk at Shifnal for writing an account of the fire hearths 9d paid for coals for the bonefire on the 5th of November 8d for executing a warrant to summon the ale sellers to renew their licences and going to Shifnal to make the return 4d Paid to Mr Edward Fregleton pay due to the master of the House of Correction at Michaelmas 1664 3s 4d for executing a warrant for excise and going to Shifnal to make return 4d for relieving one Robert Burt William Browne and their children in money 1s 4d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 for relieving one Edward Alden his wife and children with meat, drink and lodging. They had a pass 1s for relieving one Matthew May and his children in money & victuals one night 1s paid to Martin Stockall for ale the jury drank when the Coroner sat on the death of John Fibs 1s 6d for executing a warrant for excise and going to Shifnal to make return 4d for carrying a hue and cry to Bridgnorth 2d for carrying a hue and cry to Claverley 2d for making a presentment of all Lent Assize 6d for executing a warrant against the News and going to Bridgnorth to make returne 4d paid 2 men for going with me one night to apprehend Francis New and others 1s paid for a warrant to summon the overseers to give up their accounts to the Justices and going to Bridgnorth to make return and paying for their dinners 2s 6d Paid Mr Richard Billingsley High Constables for pay due to the Master of the House of Correction 3s 4d paid for making a presentment for the sessions 6d paid at Shifnal for writing a schedule for fire hearths 9d for executing a warrant presenting the hearth money and going to Shifnal to make return 8d for carrying a hue and cry to Bridgnorth 2d for returning a warrant at Bridgnorth concerning Edward Cox 4d payed a poor man with a pass 2d for returning a warrant to the Coroner concerning the death of John Fibs 4d for returning warrant to the coroner regarding the death of Shinton of Heathton 4d spent at the New Inn on our parishioners that served on the Jury 1s for relieving 3 poor people that had a pass 4d for executing a warrant to summon in the alesellers … paid Mr Large for writing my return of the ale sellers 4d for making my lewne book 6d payed for making a pain of buts on Wyken Green 1s 6d for executing a warrant against William Norton and going to Bridgnorth to make return 4d for executing a warrant for excise and going to Shifnal to make return 4d for executing a warrant to take the body of William Morton and going to Bridgnorth to make return 4d for relieving and lodging one George Stevens and carrying him to the next constable. He had a pass . for lodging and relieving 6 passengers who had a pass 1s 6d for carrying a hue and cry to Bridgnorth 2d presentment at the Midsomer sessions 6d for making a presentment at the assizes 6d for relieving John Hambleton and 12 more of his company having a pass 1s 6d for relieving a poor woman and her 2 children 6d spent at Bridgnorth by the parishioners when they met about Mr Talbot 9s 10d paid Mr Large for a warrant to summon Mr Talbot before the commissioners 6d paid John Barker for making a schedule for relieving John Fennill his wife and children they had a pass 1s for returning a warrant for excise at Shif[nal] 8d for making a presentment for Michaelmas sessions 6d paid Mr Richard Billingsley one quarters pay due at Michaelmas ’65 to the Master’s House of Correction 3s 4d paid at Shifnal for writing a return for fire hearths 9d for return of a warrant at Shifnal concerning fire hearths 9d paid Richard Billingsley for returning several warrants for us this year 2s relieving John Johnson for his wife and children in money 1s 4d stopped by Roger Foxall his lewne towards …following the death of Shinton 7s stopped by Roger Felton his lewne he being of the same jury 1s John Sadler hath stopped his lewne being of the same jury 2s Thomas Gibbons hath stopped his lewne being of the same jury 2s Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 paid for 2 men watching fires 10 nights a year about George Barrett's house and for 3 men 3 nights 13s paid Thomas Ropier for warding 19 days about George Barrett’s house 7s 3d paid Thomas Ropier’s wife for candles for George Barrett 5d paid for milking George Barrett’s kyne 3d paid for bread for George Barrett 1s paid for hue and cry for Barrett 9d paid for grass for George Barrett’s kyne 2s for making and summing the accounts 1s [under the sum of £4 11s 10d is this item] Remaining in the house of John Bradney constable when he gave up his accounts 18s 2d Allowed John Bradney upon the death of John Bett 1s allowed John Felton for his going to Shrewsbury once 1s

1665-1666 the account of Thomas Selsman parish constable for the east of the parish of Worfield received a lewne of 4s for a yardland £11 for relieving with meat, drink and lodging two cripples, one woman and three children with a horse which had a pass 1s 6d for relieving with meat and drink a lame man and 3 women and 2 children lodging and carrying them to Claverley 2s 6d for carrying a hue and cry to Claverley 2d for making a warrant for Littleford of Bromley and making a return at Rudge 4d for going one day with William ?Yates, collector, to gather the Royal Aid for apprehending a felon, hiring 12 men to watch him at night who robbed Roger Rowley’s hen house 2s for taking him on the morrow to Bridgnorth before the justices1s for going myself about the same business 4d paid to a man for the whipping him 1s for relieving a woman with a pass with meat and drink and lodging one night 6d for making a warrant for Sir William Whitmore and returning it to Bridgnorth 4d for executing another warrant for Sir William Whitmore …for taking … to Apley and my return there8d for executing a warrant for the water bailiff and making return at Bridgnorth 4d for taking 12 men to …the rivers and their charges at Bridgnorth 1s 6d [P314/M/1/51 for executing a warrant for George Betton and making a return at Bridgnorth 4d paid for a warrant to remove Ann Aston’s now husband out of the parish 4d and for making return of the same at Bridgnorth for executing a warrant of excise and for making and returning at Shifnal for executing a warrant for Billingsley of Higford and making the return at Bridgnorth for executing another warrant of excise for relieving a man with a pass from the bailiffs of Bridgnorth with meat and lodging for relieving one man and a women with small children in money … for relieving 4 women with children for meat, drink and lodging. They had a pass to John Hitchcox for the provision of stone for the pound 6d To William New for the carriage of stone for the pound 7s 6d paid to John Rowley for 60 quarters of lime for the pound 10s paid to Richard Bradney for the carriage of that lime paid to John Groome for his work about the pound £3 spent on the workmen in beer 6d spent relieving one lame man with a woman and 12 children who had a pass 6d for carrying a hue and cry to Norton 2d for executing a warrant for the observation of lent and making return 4d for executing a warrant of excise and making return at Shifnal 8d paid to Francis Burns collector the royal Aid for Mr Talbott 11s 9d paid George Barrett money spent by the assessors 4s Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 paid for making my lewn book 6d for executing a warrant of contempt against the alesellers and making return 4d paid to the High Constable for the House of Correction 3s 4d paid for the overseers when they brought in their accounts to Bridgnorth 2s 8d spent at the apprehending of Ann Aston’s supposed husband and for carrying him to Bridgnorth 3s 3d the relief of a man with a pass 6d for executing a warrant of excise and making returns at Shifnal 8d for the return of a warrant into Bridgnorth about the licensing of alehouses 4d for carrying a hue and cry to Claverley 2d spent by Thomas Gibbons and myself when we went to view the drains at Montfort Bridge 3s 6d paid to John Hubbold and William Woobaston collectors of the royal aid for Mr Talbott 10s 4d for executing a warrant of excise and returns at Shifnal for relieving one Edward Matthews a poor man and small children with a pass in money 4d for a warrant for the gathering up of our lewns 6d for relieving one Peter Brian 6d for executing a warrant for the overseers and making return to Bridgnorth 4d for relieving 10 with a pass in the name of Richard Pris with one horse with meat, drink and lodging one night 2s 6d for relieving one Thomas Burnesby and his wife with meat, drink and lodging one night that had a pass 1s paid the Royal Ayd for Mr Talbott by the parish’s order to William Bradney and Henry Mason collectors 10s 4d for summoning the Highway Tables into Bridgnorth and making return 4d for going one day with the collectors to gather the Royal aid 4d paid a quarter’s pay for the house of correction to the High Constable 3s 4d for making and summing these accounts 1s for making a warrant for Thomas Lowe against William Bell and making return 4d for a hue and cry to Claverley 2d

1666-1667 Oct-Oct the accounts of Richard Slater constable for the west side of the parish of Worfield received a lewn of 1s a yard land for 55 yard lands - £2 15s disbursed as follows for returning an excise warrant at Bridgnorth 4d for carrying a hue and cry to Bridgnorth 2d for carrying a hue and cry to Norton 2d for executing a warrant for the parish of Worfield and making a return at Bridgnorth 4d for an order to bring Elizabeth Rowley to Astly 6d for my charges to bring her mother 6d for carrying a hue and cry to Claverley 2d paid the High Constable for the House of Correction 6s 8d for my charges and Richard Bradeley for bringing Elizabeth Rowley 1s for returning a warrant concerning for returning a warrant concerning the Tole money at Bridgnorth 4d spent of the money concerning the tole 6d for relieving 3 men with a pass for meat and drink and lodging for 2 nights 4s for carrying 9 cripples to Bridgnorth a relieving them 2s 6d for making 3 presentments 1s 6d for carrying a hue and cry to Bridgnorth 2d spent for old overseers dinner 3s for a warrant for the new overseers 6d for relieving one man with a pass 4d for returning a warrant at Claverley 4d given to 11 poor people 1s given to 11 poor people with a pass 1s Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 paid to 13 poor people from a company with a pass 1s for executing a warrant and returning it at Bridgnorth 4d for executing a warrant concerning the ale sellers and returning their names in to Bridgnorth: concerning their licences 9d Paid to 4 poor people with a pass 6d for carrying a hue and cry to Bridgnorth 2d for relieving 3 poor people with a pass 6d for carrying a hue and cry to Bridgnorth 6d paid John Barney for making a bonfire 1s 2d for making my book and making my accounts 1s

1670-1671 John Crudginton one of the petty constables [Richard Haselwood was the other constable] for one yard land the lewn is 4d which comes to 18s 9d disbursed as follows paid the master of the house of correction in Bridgnorth 6s 8d for returning one warrant concerning Winkle’s house and keeping possession 4d for returning 2 excise warrants 8d bestowed on 23 Cornish people and bringing them to Stockton with a pass 5s bestowed on one blind man and bringing him to Bridgnorth 1s for returning a warrant concerning overseers 4d for returning 6 general warrants 4d for retuning one warrant concerning the subsidy 8d for summoning the ale sellers and returning the warrant 1s for 7 hues and cries 1s 2d bestowed on 4 poor people and bringing them to Bridgnorth with a pass 1s bestowed on a woman and a child 6d for bringing a felon to the justices and then to Shrewsbury 5s for drawing one presentment 6d for drawing my leewen book 6d for making my accounts 6d [the mark of John Crudgington, constable]

1671-1672 Oct-Oct John Mearwall of Hilton and Robert Barrett petty constables of the allotment of Worfield received a lewn of 4d per yardland for 110 yardlands which comes to £1 16s 6d disbursed as follows paid to the master of the house of correction 13s 4d paid for the old overseers dinners at Claverley when they gave in their accounts to the justices 4s 9d for bringing Joan Jones as a felon to the gaol in Shrewsbury 5s for making 6 presentments 3s given to Mrs Mary Leigh widow 1s 6d for 5 hues and cries 10d for returning 6 excise warrants 2s for summoning the ale sellers to Claverley and returning the warrant 4d paid for warrant for the new overseers 6d for a bonfire on the 5th November 1s 2d for 23 general warrants more 7s 8d for our lewn book and making our accounts 2s for lodging John Bowman being blind all night and bringing him to Bridgnorth having a pass 8d disbursed £2 2s 9d Recepts £1 16s 8d out of purse 6s 1d Signed: John Mearweall, Robert Barrett Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 1673-1674 Michaelmas - Michaelmas Richard Eakin and Thomas Shepherd constables levy or lewn 12d per yard land for 110 yardlands comes to £5 10s 0d disbursed as follows for coals and making the bonefire 1s 3d for 4 warrants 2s 6d for relieving Elizabeth Williams and bringing her to Quatt with a pass 6d 25 hues and cries 4s 2d for returning 13 warrants 4s 4d paid to the constable of Claverley to execute a warrant 4d for lodging Peter Williams with a pass 6d for lodging and relieving Joan Dorson and a child with a pass 1s for lodging and relieving Mary Flower and bringing her to Sutton with a pass 11d spent on the parish business at January monthly meeting at Bridgnorth 2s given to 2 maimed men with a pass 2d spent on the parish business at January monthly meeting at Bridgnorth 2s given to 2 maimed men with a pass for lodging them with a pass 11d for lodging and relieving Edmund Dowson his wife and four children with a pass and carrying them to Quatford 3s 4d for lodging and relieving Edward Ireland and his wife with a pass 1s for lodging Mary Flower and bringing her to Sutton with a pass 9d spent on parish business at March monthly meeting at Bridgnorth 1s 9d given Elizabeth Johnson and 2 children with a pass 4d paid for the old overseers dinners when they gave in their accounts to the justices 4s paid to the master of the house of correction 13s 4d paid for drawing a schedule to gather the militia by 2s given to Marian Fell, Mrs Elinor Bromly and Katherine Morley with a pass 1s 8d for lodging and r with a pass 1s Relieving John Poulter with a pass 8d given to Elinor Digby and Mary Stuard with a pass 1s paid to George Bonner with a pass 6d given to David Gray with a pass 6d paid mr Lardg for drawing a return of the ale sellers 4d for lodging and relieving one seaman his wife and 3 children with a pass 2s given to 2 soldiers with a pass 4d given to 3 women with a pass 6d given to one seaman with a pass 4d paid in expenses at 2 monthly meetings concerning Whitehead 3s paid in expenses at 3 monthly meetings £1 3s 5d and Claverley concerning Cooksy £1 3s 5d for lodging Cooksy all night and bringing him to Claverley with an order 2s for drawing 6 presentments 3s for drawing our Leewen books 1s Paid to the former constables which were out of purse for the 3 years last past 14 6d given Elizabeth Johnson and child with a pass 4d for 4 warrants returning 4d for giving these accounts 1s total £4 2s 3d

1674-1675 Michaelmas to Michaelmas John Richards and John Bradburne constables lewne/is it levie of 12d per yard land£5 10s disbursed as follows paid at the monthly meeting in Bridgnorth concerning the settleing of Cooksey in the Claverley Parish 2s 6d for relieving one John Parkes one night and sending him to the next constable 8d for relieving John Parmore with a pass 6d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675 for relieving Constantine Kemston and sending him to the next constable with a pass 1s for relieving Richard Croll and his wife and two small children and for sending them with a horse liter to the next constable with pass 1s 8d for relieving Mary Howland and Ann Hodson and sending them to Stockton with a pass 8d paid for the widow Bache’s loan and for the militia 3d for relieving Adam Merson with a pass 9d for relieving Thomas and Margaret …and sending them with a horse to Stockton 1s paid Jane Hoaulle [?Howell] and Mary Allen with a pass 9d paid Humphrey Matthews and his wife and two small sons with a pass 8d for 26 hues and cries of them levied by us 5s 4d for a schedule to gather the militia by 2s for relieving George Adams with a pass 8d for returning 30 warrants 10s 9d for attending and …at several monthly meetings 4s 8d expenses to meet the justices at Shifnall 1s for relieving of John Paviour and taking him with a horse to the next constable with a pass 1s for taking Hester Barret to ?Milner to present and expenses 2s For relieving Thomas ?Weaver and his wife one night with a pass 1s 6d paid to Richard Lee and Matthew Harris with a pass 3d paid to Harry Armiger with a pass 6d for repairing the stocks and expenses 8d paid to John Laprey and Henry Lewis with a pass 1s for relieving Mary Hodgetts being sick and impotent and taking her with a cart and 2 horses to Badger with a pass 2s paid to John Skidmore with a pass 4d for overseeing the presentments for relieving Edward Spenser with a pass all night, being blind, and taking him to Bridgnorth 1s for drawing our lewne books 1s for summing our accounts 1s for drawing a return for ale sellers 1d for relieving Katherine Brooke and Mary Robinson a ?season other of that company with a pass 1s for meeting justices at New Inn 1675 Mary Partington with her child came with a pass 6d Peter Udell and his family came with a pass 1s 4d a hue and cry - west 2s return of a warrant to Shifnal 8d hue and cry north 2d for presentments for quarter sessions 6d hue and cry south 2d return of a warrant to Shifnal 8d for presentments for assizes 6d for presentments for quarter sessions 6d warrant from justices 6d return of a warrant 4d for 5th November 1s 2d return of a warrant to Bridgnorth 4d for presentments for quarter sessions 6d for presentments for assizes 6d for a cripple that was brought to me and carrying away 8d for another with a pass 6d for a warrant against Jane Greene 4d for a warrant against Thomas Bishop 4d for the charges with William Aston 12s for presentments for quarter sessions 6d Worfield Constables Accounts 1590-1675