Hi Carol.
How you deciepher this lot beats me,?
N.B.--On 26 Jul 1749 ; at the Nisi Prius Bar in Shrewsbury, came on, by Writ of Quare impedit, before Baron Clive, a trial concerning the right of Advowson of the Rectory of Smethcott, wherein Mr. Richard Beddow, of Cotton Hill in Salop (the only son and heir, then living, to John Beddow, Cler. late Rector of Smethcott, and of Anne his wife, one of the daughters of Richard Philippes of Netley Esqr., patron of the Rectory of Smethcott) was Plaintiff, and Mrs. Catherine Pope of Woolstaston, spinster, Mr. Joseph Orme, Cler. Curate of Clunbury, and the Right Revd. Richard Lord Bp. of Lich. and Coven. were Defendants. After tedious impleadings of six hours long, the Special Jury, who were some of the principal Men in the County, next Morn brought in their verdict for the plaintiff, and two years Value of the benefice for damages according to Stat. 2nd Westr. At Michaelmas Term following judgment was given at Westminster upon that verdict, and a Writt issued out to the Bp. to amove Joseph Orme, the Usurpative Incumbent, and to admitt a fit clerk at the presentation of Richard Beddow, the true patron in full right.
The very next week after the verdict given at Salop, the Usurpative Incumbent Joseph Orme, in order to shun the odious reproach of being formally amoved by the Bp's Injunction and Inhibition affixed on the Church Door, which he was informed would of course succeed the Verdict, and Judgment when given at Westminster, and also to avoid the restoration of the profits of the benefice since the decease of the last legall Incumbent, Mr. Thomas Beddow (viz., the 26 Jun 1746 , to the time of his amoval) and no less desirous to secure his usurping Patroness Mrs. Pope from payment of the damages, waited on the sd. Lord Bp. of Lich. and Cov. (Dr. Richard Smalbroke) at Eccleshall Castle, praying his Ldsp. to accept his resignation of the Benefice, upon which condition he wth proper security wd execute a penal bond of £500 to indemnify his Ldsp. and successors for ever. The resignation was accepted, and Orme withdrew to his old Cure at Clunbury. In Nov the Bp. was serv'd with the Writt, who immediately sent to the legal patron Mr. Richard Beddow, requiring him to present a fit Clerk to the Rectory of Smethcott; but before he had presented, the same Bp. dy'd at London in Dec 1749.In Feb following, Dr. Fred. Cornwallis was consecrated Bp. of Lich. and Cov., and in Mar following Mr. Beddow presented his Clerk, David Rice, Cler. Curate of Leebottwood and Longnor, who was since the late Incumbent's death (viz. Mr. Thos. Beddow's) the only and singular friend of Mr. Richard Beddow in the whole affair. He waited of the New Bp. at London, was admitted and instituted Rector of Smethcott, and in Apr following was inducted personally to the same, to the universal joy and satisfaction of all haters of oppression and wrong, and of all true lovers of Truth, Justice, Honesty and Virtue.
To me this is double Dutch,
22 Apr 1715 This day, at about 9 aclock in ye morning, there was a total eclipse of ye Sun, so near being total yt ye whole globe of it appeared to the eye wholly hid, which lasted above two minutes. Several stars appeared, and everything look'd much darker than in ye twilight; insomuch yt ye largest Prints cou'd not be read in open fields; nor hardly any Body be seen in Houses.
14 Mar 1716/7 It began to snow at 5 a'clock in ye afternoon; and without any intermission continued till noon ye 16th. Though a strong wind blew all ye while, yt drove ye snow into hollow Places to so great a height as to make ye roads altogether impracticable, yet was ye snow upon ye level in ye garden behind ye Castle found at least 13 inches deep, and sixteen in ye court before it. It did snow again and freeze excessive hard all ye next night, and ye night following. A vast number of sheep were buryed under ye snow 20 or 30 and more of ym together. The sheep yt lay buryed five or six daies escaped, but those which continued longer under were found dead. So great a snow in so short a time, and in a season so far advanced had never been seen by any body in ye Parish. It occasioned, as it had done ye year before, a mighty bright Meteor in ye air, in ye night, some few daies after it had wasted away.
10 Sep 1717. The Moon happened then to be totally eclipsed at six in ye afternoon; but ye weather proving foul at yt very time, ye Eclipse was hardly perceived.
28 Apr 1722 Anne Cowley bur.
28 Apr 1722 james Barnsley bur.
The same day these two Children were buryed, there was another dead in this Parish, ye Small Par then raging in it in a very mortal manner. ( whats this about,? )
Good luck to you on this one,
Pete,
