| Description | 1 Thomas Kempe of Saughall Massie, yeoman, his son and heir John, 2 Thomas Cleave, citizen and haberdasher of London, William Pemberton, citizen and beerbrewer of same, William Glegg of Gayton, esq., Thomas Watt and John Wilcocke, churchwardens of Bidston, Christopher Bennett, Henry Bennett, George Bennett, Henry Hancocke, Robert Pemberton, William Taylor, John Fells, Richard Bennett and James Wilson, all inhabitants of Bidston parish. Annual rent of 56s. charged on messuage and 4 closes called Muche hey, the Garden hey, the Meadow hey, and the Marled croft in Saughall Massie in occ. of Thomas Kempe, purchased by him from Randal Blease and Thomas Blease of Chester, mercers. Annual rent, and 20s. penalty for arrears, to be paid to churchwardens for purchase weekly of 13 penny loaves of wheaten bread to be distributed among 13 poor people of the parish every Sunday in the forenoon after sermon; parish clerk to have one loaf for seeing the bread bought and decently set up in the church; other 12 recipients to be chosen and changed weekly by the churchwardens and overseers of the poor; bread to be given only to poor people attending church both in the forenoon and afternoon of the same day and not to their children or servants unless their absence is allowed and approved by the minister and churchwardens; any overplus of rent to be used for maintenance of the poor or repair of the church. When parties in 2 are reduced to 3, 3 survivors to grant rentcharge to churchwardens and other feoffees to the number of 13 or more chosen at a parish meeting. Consideration: £50, given by Thomas Cleave for the purchase of lands for the use of the poor. Recites that Thomas Cleave has also given 26s. for the provision of bread for the next half year. Wit: William Cleave, Rich. Hockenhull, Charles Adams, Ralph Poole, Henry Hockenhull, Thomas Parker, Ric. Deane, Robt. Hoole, Richard Yong, Ann Betts. Endorsed: memorandum that the deed was shown to Richard Deane on the part of John Bennet by Ro. Gregge, 18 Dec 1662 |