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Parish Briefs

Notes in the Merriott Parish Registers 1723-1730 (Broken periods)

Does anyone know anything about these types of collections - was the practise widespread through England, and for what period of time?

I've had a reply from Michael Dwyer, who sent the following information to me:

"I have a History of Holt, Norfolk, (1908) which states that most of the town of Holt-market, Norfolk was destroyed by fire in 1708. The book states, “A royal brief was issued at once for collections throughout the country in aid of the homeless townsfolk of Holt.”  Apparently it meant a call for some sort of charitable fundraiser."

DATE DETAILS AMOUNT
November 3, 1723 Collected then upon a Brief for Rebuilding & Repairing the Church & Steeple of Ilkeston in Com' Derby, the Sum of Illegible
November 10, 1723 Collected then upon a Brief for Rebuilding the Church of Eporston [Epperstone?] in Com' Nottingham, the Sum of Seven Pence 00 - 00 - 07 - 00
November 17, 1723 Collected then upon a Brief for the Relief & Support of Poor Sufferors by Fire in the Town of Cherry Hinton in Com' Cambridge, the Sum of Six Pence 00 - 00 - 06 - 00
November 24, 1723 Collected then upon a Brief for Rebuilding & Repairing the Church of New??? (illegible) in the Com' of Salop, the Sum of seven Pence 00 - 00 - 07 - 00
December 2, 1723 Collected then from House to House upon a Brief for the Relief and Support of Poor Sufferors by Fire within the Township of Wetherby in the West Riding of the County of York, the Sum of four Shillings & two Pence 00 - 04 - 02 - 00
December 8, 1723 Collected then upon a Brief for the Relief & Support of the Poor Sufferors by Fire in the Town of Falmouth in the Com' Cornwall, the Sum of one Shilling four Pence, Half peny 00 - 01 - 04 - 02
June 28th, 1724 Collected then upon a Brief for the Relief & Support of the Poor Sufferors by Fire at Staverton in the County of Northampton, the Sum of one Shilling & eight Pence. 00 - 01 - 08
July 5th, 1724 Collected then upon a Brief for Rebuilding the Parish Church & Steeple of Holt- Market in the County of Norfolk, the Sum of two Pence 00 - 00 - 02
July 12th, 1724 Collected then upon a Brief for the Relief & Support of the Poor Sufferors by an Innundation at Hallifax in the county of York, & for Rebuilding the Chapel of Rippondon, the Sum of nine Pence 00 - 00 - 09
July 19th, 1724 Collected then upon a Brief for the Relief and Support of the Poor Sufferors by Fire at Alrewas in the County of Stafford, & at Martham & Southbergh in the County of Norfolk, the Sum of one Shilling & ten Pence 00 - 01 - 10
July 26th, 1724 Collected then upon a Brief for Repairing the Church of Frodsham in the County of Chester, the sum of nine Pence 00 - 00 - 09
November 1, 1724 Collected then upon a Brief for Repairing & Rebuilding Wirksworth Church in Com Derby, the Sum of four Pence Half - peny.
November 8, 1724 Collected then upon a Brief for Rebuilding Neath Church in Com Glamorgan, the Sum of four Pence Half - peny.
November 19, 1724 Collected then upon a Brief for the Relief & Support of Sufferors by Fire at Wheatonhurst in the County of Gloucester, at Saintwerdike in the County of Hereford & at Knighton in the County of Rednor, the sum of one shilling & Three half pence.
November 22, 1725 (may be an error; may have been 1724) Read then a Brief for the Relief & Support of Poor Sufferers by Fire of Michael Church & Grimston, in Com Radnor and Leicester 
November 29, 1725 (may be an error; may have been 1724) Collected then upon a Brief for the Relief & Support of Poor Sufferers by Fire at Camps Hall & Downton, in Com. Cambridge & Wilts, the Sum of ten pence half-peny
December 6, 1724 Read then a Brief for the Relief and Support of Poor Sufferers by Fire at Cricklade in Com. Wilts
MEM. The Briefs for Michaels Church & Grimston & for Cricklade were not collected by reason neither of the Church-Wardens was at Church, but at the insueing visitation the Church Wardens allowed one Shilling & sixpence to both Briefs.
May 30 1725 Collected for Langton Church in Com. Lincoln 0:0:3:2
June 6 1725 Collected for Poor Sufferers by Fire at Crediton & Kirk Doughton in Com. Devon & York 0:0:11:2
June 13 1725 Collected for Poor Sufferers by Fire at East-Morden in Com. Dorset 0:0:11:0
June 20 1725 Collected for Great Bowley Church in Com. Salop 0:0:6:1
June 28 1725 Collected for Poor Sufferers by Fire at Market Lavington in Com. Wilts 0:1:8
October 21 Collected for Warsolsy Church in Com Huntingdon 0:0:8
November 7 Collected for Parlostone Church in Com Stafford 0:0:8
November 14 Collected for Orinskorke Church in Com. Lancoshire 0:0:2
November 21 Collected for Bampton Church in Com. Westmorland 0:0:1
November 30 Collected for Poor Sufferers by Fire at Great Torrington in Com. Devon Illegible
Aug 14 1726 Collected for Albrighton Church in Com. Salop 0:0:2:2
       21 Collected for Falkston & Hillery in Com. Kent 0:0:4:3
       28 Collected for St. Nicholas Church in the City of Worcester 0:0:3:0
Sept 4 Collected for Sufferers by Fire at Alderford & Gt. Horwood in Com. Norfolk & Bucks 0:1:3
       16 Collected for Sufferers by Fire in the town of Buckingham in Com. Bucks 0:2:1
March 12 1726-7 Collected for Tiblselse Church in Com. Derby 0:0:3
          24 Collected for Sufferers by Fire within the town & Borough of Dorchester in the County of Dorset 0:7:4:1
March 27, 1727 Collected for Sufferers by Fire at Shipston upon Stower in Com. Worcester 0:3:0
April 7 Collected for Sufferers by Fire of Hambledon in Com. Southampton 0:3:0
       9 Collected for Westhoughton Chapel in Com. Palat Lancasher 0:3:1
       16 Collected for Backford Church in Com. Palat Lancasher 1:04:0
May 21 Collected for Sufferers by Fire at Littleport & Baddeley in Com. Cambridge & Chester 0:6:2
       28 Collected for Cranbrook Church in Com. Kent 0:7:0
June  4 Collected for Sibson Church in Com. Leicester 2:1:0
        11 Collected for St. Peter's in Oxon. 0:6:0
Oct  17 for Alcester Church in Com' Warwick 0:10:2
        24 for Great Wilbraham in Com' Cambridge 0:11:2
Nov  7 for Burton Joyce Church in Com' Notting. illegible
       14  for Sufferers by Fire at Stamford in Com' Lincoln 0:8:2
May 26 1728 for Yarime Church in Com' York 0:9:2
June  2 for Hinton in the Hedges in Com' Northamp. 0:5:0
        9 for White Gate Church in Com' Chester 0:4:0
        16 for Trinity Church in Com' Chester 0:10:0
        27 for Sufferers by Fire at Gravesone in Com' Kent 4:6:0
August 14 1729 for Sufferers by Fire at Fulborne in Com' Camb 1:1:0
            24 for Tamworth Church in Com' Warwick & Stafford 0:10:2
            31 for Sufferers by Fire at Hilton in Com' Huntingdon 0:4:0
September 7 for Pershore Church in Com' Wigorn 0:7:2
                14 for Sufferers by Fire at Rickinghall & Botesdale in Com' Suffolk 0:4:2
                21 for St John Baptist's Church in Com' Glouc. 0:4:0
                28 for Napton Church in Com' Warwick 0:6:2
November 26 1729 Collected for the Protestants at Copenhagen who suffer'd by fire 5:3:2
               31 for Worthsbury Church in Com. Flint illegible
December 14 for Sufferers by Fire at Melbourne in Com. Canteb. 1:0:1
                21 for Sufferers by Fire at Hornsby & Whitehall?  (partly  illegible) in Middlesex, and Chester 0:10:0
May 3 1730 for Sufferers by Fire at Hinckley in Com. Leicester 0:11:2
       10 for Sufferers by Fire at Bearley in Com' Warwick 0:11:1
       17 for Colnbook Chapel in Com' Bucks 0:4:3
       31 for Sufferers by an Inundation at Wroot in Com' Lincoln 1:0:0
June 7 for Bilston Chapel in Com' Stafford 0:6:0
       14 for St. Michael's Church in Com' Southampton 0:8:0

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