The following are taken from D/Pa 71.17, meetings held by the parish overseers etc. The parish records were not kept in numerical date order, entries were made in any blank space available.
Memorandum for the year beginning (page damaged) the first day of May that the poor is to be relieved that is six pence ye pound is to be rated towards the poor by us whose names are hereunto written
Thomas Lewis
Wal Williams
Jenkin Rosser
Memorandum that three shillings as overplus by the old and to be paid to the new 1729
May 1727
At a parish meeting held at the house of Morgan Williams by Goytre Church this iid of May 1727
Thomas David and John David church wardens for ye year 1726
The sume of their estreat at 10d per pound comes to 2 9 2
Disbursed as appears in their accts comes to 2 13 6
Paid them in full
Remainder due to them 4 6
William Walter and John Morgan Evans overseers of ye poor for ye year 1726
the sume of their estreat at 4d per pound comes to 14 5 6
overplus received from ye hands of ye old overseer 4 10
14 4 10
Disbursed as appears by their acc’ts comes to 13 10 0
And paid to ye new overseers 15/6 re overplus 1 10 4
William Mathews petty constable for ye year 1726
The sume of his estreat at 1p per pd comes to 2 14 0
Disbursed as appears, receipts & accts 2 5 4
Allowances as constable as usual 6 8
2 12 0
Ordered William Mathews to pay William Lewis David ye sume of 2d disbursed for ye warrant for ye highways for ye year 1726 x0 x01 xii
Agreed William Jacob Edward for ye maintenance of Blanche Pritchard for ye whole year ending first of May 1728 ye sume of three pounds five shillings ye pish supplying her with (?) clothing
Thos Lewis – rector William Morgan
Wal Williams Henry Andrew
Jenkin Rosser William Mathew
Evan Richard John Davies
Thomas Robert – x
Andrew Parry – x
At a parish meeting held at ye house of Morgan Williams Goytrey Church upon Thursday ye 14th day of May 1730
The overseers of ye poor for 1729 were James Rosser and Jacob Evans
Ye sume of ye estreat for ye poor for 1729 is 12 10 11
Overplus from ye old 16 06
Disbursed 10 06 11
As appears by ye account allowed comes to 15 09 05
To the new overseers due 2 03 06
the account of ye church wardens for 1729 Jacob Edwards and Thomas Howell
The sume of the estreat is 3 05 03
Dispursed as appears by ye acct 2 16 05
4 08 10
The account of ye constable for 1729 George Walby 3 10 06
Dispursed as appears by receipt 1 17 03
Due from him 1 03 02
Agreed yt George Walby and Jacob Edward shall pay to James Rosser and Jacob Edward ye sume of one pound 13 shillings two pence half penny 2 02 01
From Jacob Edward wch (?) whole memo of Jacob Edwards and James Rosser paid in full
Yt is agreed:
Dorothy Williams shall be allowed 8d weekly till ye 1st of November next
Likewise to Jane Wm David ye sume of sixpence weekly till November ye 1st next and to make her a waistcoat
Likewise to Mary Reynold to May next ye sume of one shilling weekly and one doz coals as before and house rent
Likewise to Jane Tobias ye sume of eighteen pence weekly as before and to remove to live with Mary Reynold as former hoped or not be allowed house rent also half a doz of coals
Allowed by us:
Thos Lewis – Rector Matt Lew – x
Wal Williams John Jones Constable – x
James Rosser William Morga
May 14th 1730
Mem: yt Jenkin Rosser and Wm Morgan as collectors of ye land tax 1724 allowed overplus in their hands 6 0
Sum of fourteen shillings paid to William Mathew’s surveyor of ye high way as allowed, and thirteen shillings now paid
By William Morgan to ye disbursement of as followed:
To Jenkin Rosser for his journey to Monmouth allowed 3 6
To Jacob David and James Rosser agreed to them 1 6
Delivered to ye new overseers Wm David and John Harry 8 0
13 0
Memo of the parishioners present do agree to give order to ye officers both constable, church warden and overseers of ye poor. Rowland Morgan to appear or to get a warrant agst him for (?) in his hands for ye land tax for 1726
At a parish meeting held at ye house of Morgan Williams by Goytre church 3rd day of Nov’r 1726
We order of clothing of Blanche Pritchard it is ye outward apparell and one shift with one dozen coals being eight shillings and sixpence
We order Mary Reynolds one shilling weekly as before and one dozen coals. To Rosser Reynold for repairs of roads between ? and next ?
We order Anne Jenkins Phillip ye sum of one shilling a week as before, one dozen coals and blanketing for her use
We order Jane Tobias six pence a week as before and half a dozen coals
Disbursed on an order for ye use of ye poor 1726
Sum of eight pence approved
Tho Lewis Rector
Wal Williams
Jenkin Rosser
Thos Robert – x
Andrew Parry – x
November 13th 1728
At a parish meeting at the dwelling house of Morgan Williams by Goytrey church it was agreed by the major part of parishioners as followers:
We do over that Jane Tobias is to have eight pence weekly until 1st May next and half a dozen Coles.
We do order that Jane Williams is to have six pence per week to repair her house
We do order that Dorothy Williams is to have sixpence weekly until the first day of May next and half a dozen coles
We do order that Mary Reynolds is to have sixpence weekly until the 1st of May and one dozen Coles and one pair of shoes
We do order the seven pence ye pound is to be rate for this present year for the relief of the poor
Wal Williams
Thos Robert
James Lewis
Francis Williams
William Mathews
November 30th 1728
Jenkin Rosser collector of the Kings Taxes have paid unto William Mathew surveyor of the highways the sume of 13/- towards the making up of his apparel the which was to short of soo much money
Allowed by us;
Wal Williams
Jacob Edward
Morgan William
The (?) of the above boundon William Mathew is as follows:
For his being first year as surveyor of the highways 1729
The sume of his allowance 3 10 6
Received of the ould 5 0
The disbursement is:
Due to the said William Mathew from the parish 13 4
At a parish meeting held upon Wednesday the 5th day of November 1729 at the dwelling house of Morgan Williams at Goytrey church it was agreed by the major part of the parishioners present that a rate of seven ye pound is to be rated towards the parish for churchwardens
We do order that Mary Reynolds is to have until May next 1/6 weekly towards her relief and towards her apparel and being and a dozen coles
We do order that James Wm David is to have until May next the sum of 6d weekly and half a dozen coles
We do order that Dorothy Williams is to have sixpence weekly until May next and half a dozen coles
We do order that Jane Tobias is to have eightpence weekly until May next and have a dozen of coles
We do order that Mary Leek the sum of twelve shillings funeral.
It is ordered that the same of 2/6 is to be the surveyor of the highways for the present year
Wal Williams
Jenkin Rosser
James Rosser
William Morgan
John Harry