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380 ST. THOMAS CHURCH. Philip Rowe, of Yomebridge, is., &c. Seen & allowed 10 th May, 1652. James Hoskens, Mayor; Leonard Treise, Rec: Fragment of a Church Rate. The heirs of Edm. Dennes, the houlders of Vosper's tenement in Terbursie, is. 8d. Outhoulders. Francis Drake, barrinet, 3s. ; John Eliott, esquire, 2s. 4d. ; Edward Eliott, Esquire, Thomas Blighe, Esq., the houlders of the Deere parke, is. 9d. At the foot of the rate is : "This Rate for the repayring of the church of S l Thomas was seen & allowed by us the seventh day of October, 1652. Chriss: Wortherall, Leonard Treise. Portion of a rate i Bt November, 1653, for repairing the Church, made by two churchwardens. 1654. Church Rate and account combined. Received of the heires of Edmond Dinnis, 2s. ; of Leonard Trease, Esq., is. 8d., and 44 others. Then follow " Jusment holders. Off S r Francis Dracke, bar 1 , is. 8d. Off Edward Eliott, Esq. Off the Deare Pke, 8d., and of others. Succeeding these entries is the following: "Rec. for the prisoners clothes at Lent assises, 5s. 6d. ;" and among the disbursements are : " P d John Cottle for mending the beare. P d for bringing dowen the woman from the place of execution at Lammas assises, is.; for making the grave, &c. P d for mending the ledes of the church, us. ; more for wood to heate the iron, 8d. ; for a war 1 to distrayn them which refused to paye their rates, is. P d for bringing dowen the prisoners at Lent assises from the place of execution to our Church yeard, 8s. ; for making of their graves, &c. ; p d Sampson Jackman for two foxes and one nches head, 4d. Signed, John Congdon, chwarden ; & John Tome, sideman. Att Callington, March 29, 1654. Seen & allowed by us, Rob: Bennett, Jo. Moyle." There are portions of rates for other years about this period, but the actual dates are lost. They contain nearly the same names as those already noted. We extract the following from one of the fragments: " Henery Olliver for a close called Allers, 3d.; the same for a close by the Ashes, & a close att Tresmarrow, 2d. ; the same for a close called Handcrosse, 2d. Oswald Cooke, gen., for two closes under the Wall, 3d. ; the same for one other close under the Wall, id. George Hickes, gen., for part of Dockaker, 4d. John Gennys, gen., for three closes of land & a moore by S l Jo. Chapel, 6d. John Wythinail for a litle close under the wall, id. ; the same for Watts parke, 3d. Olliver Glanvill, gen.,