Hi all,
07 Sep 1625 Richard, s. of Griffith Davies bap.
The mother was delivered at the house of Widow Burgesse in Westley & buried the weeke after, the father is runne forth of the country but there was a bonde for to save the parish harmeles, taken by the Vicar, & given to the Wardens & a promise also registred in the end of this booke under the hand of him that did promise to the same purpose.
[Note in margin.-The child is dead and buried.]
07 Jun 1636 William Cockins, drowned in the mill-poole by ducking bur.
20 Mar 1671 Mr. William Owen, the third son of Sr. William Owen, Knight, P rebendary of Worcester & Minister of Pontesbury bur.
Hee was a Reverend & learned Divine, a Loyall subject, an excellent friend, a tender husband, & most endearing & indulgent Parent, in a word hee was a Person of yt. great modestie, humilitie, charitie & hospitalitie which made him the best neighbor in the world. Hee was a publick loss & publickly lamented, for I never saw truer mourning & soe generall in all my life. Help Lord for good men decay 1
06 Mar 1748 Eliz., a bastard d. of Mary Bromley, a most for-sworn abominable whore bap.
15 Dec 1748 Joyce Gardner, a wandering Girl belonging to the Parish of Frodsley bur.
[Written in red ink.]
The Officers of Frodsley did inhumanely refuse to receive her without an Order, but er'e the same could be procured, she died miserably in a Barn at Wheathall.
23 Jan 1757 Samuel, a bastard s. of Eliz. Staunton, begotten by A, B, C, D, E, F, G, &c., &c. bap.
10 Jun 1757 Sarah Roberts, from Frodsley ??
She cut her Throat but was deem'd non compos mentis by the wise men of that Town.
10 Aug 1758 Thos. Hincks, a bastard s. of Jane Mousel, a most egregious Whore & Adulteress, & begotten by Thos. Hincks, an u'paralel'd Rogue & Adulterer bap.
18 Nov 1764 The Honourable Elizabeth, d. of the Right Honourable Robt. Lord Clive, Baron of Plassey in the County of Clare in the Kingdom of Ireland, Major General in the East Indies, Governour of Bengal, Commander in Cheif of the East India Company's Forces, & Knight of the Honourable Order of the Bath, and of that truely Amiable and Right Honourable Lady the Lady Margaret Clive bap.
An Aged Sire's longing Eyes to feast And fill with Rapture his Clorinda's Breast From Indostan unto his native shore With Laurels crown'd may Clive as heretofore Return, Thou, King of Heaven, we implore,
03 May 1782 Mary Davies, wid., of Dorrington bur.
She was barbarously murder'd in her House by person or persons unknown.
[Added in other ink.]--Sarah Turner, the murderess, was hanged at Shrewsbury.
15 Sep 1623 Joan Lidgeley, widow. ringing for her the great bell of St. Maries was broke.
as they say in the loony tunes, thats all for now folks.
Pete,
ps I did try to post a long passage of a land dispute cir 1611, but with these ive exceeded my 5500 characters, i will try it on ita own
