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Here's two I gleaned several years ago whilst searching in Ware.
from the Rev Thomas Hassall parish register.
1634
John Allen, one of the antient inhabitants of Amwell, aged above
foure score yeares, a labouringe man and of good and honest reputation,
a pentioner to the Newe River to clense and keepe the head, an old
servant to the church to guarde the chappell doore, to controle unrulye
boyes and correct intrudinge doggs, livinge allways poorelye but never
miserably, died and was buried from Hodsdon December jo.
1635
Edward Shadbolt of Amwell, a laboringe man of above threescore
and ten yeares of age, allwayes a good laborer, no spender,
without children, selldome eate good meate or dranke good drinke
or wore good cloathes, yet lived and dyed very poore and miserable,
buried Maye the xxiijth.
What a description....
"to guarde the chappell doore, to controle unrulye boyes and correct intrudinge doggs,"
and
"selldome eate good meate or dranke good drinke"
Made me chuckle