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Halton R St Michael. Wake hath put ABP, then Lord Fermannagh P. But Ecton & Herring, Sir Fra. Dashwood. Ks books 13-6-8. R. saith, 105-10-0. 4 Farm. Ho. abt 15 Cottages. An old Seat of Sir Fra. Dashwood, where his brother, Mr Dashwood King, resides sometimes. One Tenant occupies two of the Farms. Service once on Sundays. Cur. will try, if directed to get a Congregation on Week-days: but hath tried in vain to get the Chn to cat. 4 Sacr. Abt 12 Com each time. No Offertory. Service will be twice, as soon as R. can provide for it. Edw. Brown pres. by Sir Fra. Dashwood inst. 24 May 1736 Entry B. VIII. 55. The Advowson was given by the ABP to the Crown 31 Aug 1 Ed. 6. See Chart Misc vol. 13 N° 21. In the Parochial Book of 1663 is a Reference to the Register of Bourchier & Courtenay f. 219.

1767 No Papists.

Will Wroughton MA. R. 5 Aug. 1755. V. of West Wycomb, where he resides, & seldom comes hither, 10 Miles off.

Richard Levett MA of Ch. Ch. R. Dec. 18. 1765 on the Cession of Wroughton.

J.Shaw Cur. 21£. V. of Bierton, 2 miles off. Serves it from thence. 1766 R must get one to do the whole Service. Promises.

Thomas Cur. May 1766. Salary { }. Resides in next parish. Gone. Parry Cur. to come Mich 1767.

Conf. 12 at the BP of Lincolns10 last Visitation at Aylesbury.

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Monks Risborough. R. St Dunstan, with the Chapel of Owlswick, St Peter, of which there are now no Remains. ABP P. Ks books 30£. Wake 200£. Herring 220 (So Disp 1738). 6 miles long, 1 broad. Contains Risborough. Whiteleaf, Ascott, Meadle & Owlswick: each hath abt 20 Families. 30 scatterd Ho. & Cottages. In all 129 Ho. One Presb. 3 Anab. Families. One Man & 2 Women Quakers. The Man & his Ancestors have long occupied 80£ a Year; & ever since the Restoration they have let their Tithes be taken quietly.