1688
William Stokes Esq mayor, Mr Edward Wivell and Henry Broadly chamberlains, Thomas Bedingfield towneclarke, Thomas Pepper Towne serjeant, Christopher Goodwine maiors serjeant.

Halfe passage

page 1

Jan 31 rec of Thomas Phillpot for 103 £6-0-2
passingers
Feb 9 rec of Edward Taylor as per bill £6-3-8 ¼
Feb 16 rec of Edward Taylor as per bill £3-0-8 ¼
Feb 23 rec of Edward Taylor as per bill £4-12-2
March 2 rec of Edward Taylor as per bill 19-10
March 9 rec of Edward Taylor as per bill £1-13-10
March 16 rec of Edward Taylor as per bill £1-2-2
March 23 rec of Edward Taylor as per bill 19-10
March 30 rec of Edward Taylor as per bill £2-7-10

1688

April 6 rec of Edward Taylor as per bill 19-8
April 13 rec of Edward Taylor as per bill 14-10
April 20 rec of Edward Taylor as per bill 4-9 (or 8)
April 27 rec of Edward Taylor as per bill £1-9-2
May 4 rec of Edward Taylor as per bill 9(or8)-2
May 11 rec of Edward Taylor as per bill £1-1-0
May 19 rec of Edward Taylor as per bill 9-2
May 25 rec of Edward Taylor as per bill 7-0
June 1 rec of Edward Taylor as per bill 15-2
June 9 rec of Edward Taylor as per bill £1-2-2
June 15 rec of Edward Taylor as per bill 1-2
June 22 rec of Edward Taylor as per bill £1-1-0
June 29 rec of Edward Taylor as per bill 12-10
July 6 rec of Edward Taylor as per bill 10-6
July 13 rec of Edward Taylor as per bill £1-10-4
July 20 rec of Edward Taylor as per bill 10-6
July 27 rec of Edward Taylor as per bill 3-6
Aug 10 rec of Edward Taylor as per bill 1-2
Aug 24 rec of Edward Taylor as per bill £1-1-0
Sept 7 rec of Edward Taylor as per bill 1-2
Sept 29 rec for three weeks 7-0

£40-8-6

Sept 11 rec per Mr Vanacker 8-2

£40-16-8

Ffaringboat monie

Nov 11 rec of Mr E Taylor for 3 shares
of 8th from the 30th Oct to this
day as p his 2 bills 18-0

Nov 26 rec of Mr E Taylor more to this day 8-0
Dec 10 rec of Mr E Taylor more 18-0
Dec 24 rec of Mr E Taylor more to this day 9-9
Jan 5 rec of Mr E Taylor more to this day £2-3-0
Jan 19 rec of Mr E Taylor more to this day £5-2-0
Feb 2 rec of Mr E Taylor more to this day £1-13-0
Feb 9 rec of Mr E Taylor more to this day £1-1-0
Feb 16 rec of Mr E Taylor more to this day 10-6
Feb 23 rec of Mr E Taylor more to this day 13-6
March 2 rec of Mr E Taylor more to this day 6-0
March 9 rec of Mr E Taylor more to this day 7-6
March 16 rec of Mr E Taylor more to this day 4-6
March 23 rec of Mr E Taylor more to this day 3-0
March 30 rec of Mr E Taylor more to this day 9-0

1689

April 6 rec 4-6
April 13 rec 3-0
April 20 rec 3-0
April 27 rec 7-6
May 4 rec 7-0
May 11 rec 5-0
May 18 rec 1-6
May 25 rec 3-0
June 1 rec 3-6
June 8 rec 4-0
June 15 rec 4-0
June 22 rec 3-6
June 29 rec 5-0
July 6 rec 3-0
July 13 rec 9-0
July 20 rec 2-6
July 27 rec 1-0
Aug 10 rec 1-6
Aug 24 rec 4-10
Sept 19(?) rec 1-0
Sept 28 rec for 3 weeks 4-6

£19-7-9

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Corne monie

Salte Monie

page 4

Howsage monie

December 28 Rec of George Bing in full of his
acct to Mich last as per bill £2-1-8

March 14 rec of George Bing for housidge,
tunnidge and horses shipt to
Christmas last as per bill £7-15-0
May 8 rec of George Bing for housidge,
tunnidge etc to Lady day last, as per
his acc. £7-12-9
Aug 31 Rec of George Bing for housidge,
tunnidge etc to Midsumer last, as per
his acc. £8-19-2
Oct 30 rec of George Bing for housidge of
goods and tunnidge to Mich 1689 as
per his bill £4-11-4

£30-19-11

ffreedoms

1688

Feb 1 rec of Sir Basil Dixwell Baronet for
his freedom £10-0-0

1689

March 26 rec of Peter Bland for his freedom £3-0-0
July 2 rec of John Ffinnis for his freedom 3-4

£13-3-4

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ffaire monie

1688

Novem 17 Rec of sundry people for their
standing in the faire in all £7-5-6
rec more of Mr Franklin for the
Watch house 15-0

£8-0-6

Carte monie

1689

Sept 17 rec of the widd Drew in part of
a yeares rent due at Mich last £1-0-0
Sept 18 rec of Stephen Shrewsbury in part
of a yeares rent due at Mich £1-0-0

£2-0-0

Issue monie

Comon Seales

page 6

Sesse monie

Composition monie

1689

June 26 rec of the parish of St John’s in
Thanet £1-0-0
rec of St Peters 15-0
rec of Birchington 13-4
Sept 17 rec of the Corporacon of Ffeversham
for a yeare’s composition due at the
assumption of our Lady last past £2-0-0
rec of the corporation of ffolkestone,
a yeare’s composition to that time £2-6-8

£6-15-0

page 7

Opening of Shoppes

Head monie

Wine monie

page 8

Old debts

July 7 (?) Rec of Edw Divell and Hen Broadly
the ballance of their last acc £2-2-3

page 9

Deodands

page 10

ffines and amerciaments

1689

June 26 rec in Thannett of William Ffriend
for a fine for serving an unlicensed
victuall 6-8
of Edward Richardson for misbehaviour 2-6

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page 12 blank

page 13

Rents and incroachments

1688

Feb 8 Rec of Thomas Room for the purchase
money of a peece of land neare St Martin’s
church yard, sold him by order of the
corporation. £10-0-0
March 14 rec of the widdow New for a yeare’s
rent for her house to Michmas 8-0

1689

May 18 rec of Robert Kennet in part for the
purchase money of the old prison sold
him by the corporation. £6-0-0
rec of Edward Petts for the storehouse
and seales and weights sold him for £31-0-0
Aug 1 rec of Edward Petts ¾ rent of the
storehouse left to Lady day last 7-6
rec of ditto for 800 tiles of the house
next Capt Taverner 4-0
Aug 7 rec of James Page a yeare’s rent for
the freeman’s prison to Ladyday last 12-0
Aug 13 rec of William Mellow a yeare’s rent
of the storehay yard due at Christmas 12-0
Sept 29 rec of John Holland for tiles sold him 7-6

£49-11-0

rec of Mr William Stokes for 1300
of tiles sold him from the house pulled
down by the corporation £1-6-0

£50-17-0

rec of Thomas Monnins for a yeare
and a quarter rent of the almes house
Cellar due at Midsumer 1689 12-6

£51-9-6

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page 16

Payments

1688

Sept 25 Paid Richard Cannon Senior for
50 bavins? for the bonfire made this
day, upon reading his Majes’
proclamation for restoring Corporations 5-0
paid the Ringers for ringing the bells 6-8
paid the border of the Castle for 2
proclamations and 2 orders of Counsell &c 2-0
paid the Town Porters making the bonfire 1-6
Oct 2 paid John Davis for mason’s work on the
Town storehouse, as per bill £1-17-5
paid Robert Hogben, expenses at his
house Sept 25 by Mr Maior, the Jurats
and the Common Cowncell &c £2-0-0
Sept 16 paid Robert ffox for a new rope for
the chimes 9-9
Oct 6 paid Jos Mildman for 2 latties for the
hole 2/4 and a baskett for cleaning the
markett 5d both 2-9
Oct 7 paid the border of the castle for 3
proclamations 2-0
Oct 8 paid for mending one of the Town drums 3-0
Oct 10 paid for beating the Peer drums at a
Muster Oct 6 by John Milton and
John Everard 5-0
Oct 10 paid John Milton beating for volunteers
to go on board the Lord Dartmouth 1-0
Oct 13 paid Richard Arnold going Express
to the Isle of Thanett 2-6
Oct 14 paid Jos Richardson beating the
Town drums, as per bill 12-0
Oct 28 paid for a Lanterne and hour glass,
for the soldiers 2-0
Oct 28 paid George Bing for the Porters
making a bonfire amd sundry extra
services 2-4
Oct 29 paid 3 drummers beating 2 each 9-0
paid Jos Richardson beating 3rd 4-0
Jany 26 paid James Bonie for cleaning the
Town market 4-6
Jany 27 paid widow Somes, widd White,
widd Bicker, widd Granger, widd of
John Edge and the widd of Thomas
Edge each 10/- for Sir William Hugeson’s
gift, in all £3-0-0
paid Nicholas Knott mason’s work
on the bench ffish market &c, as per
his bill £1-12-1
Jany 30 paid Richard Snelling for Smiths
work on the above bench, as per bill 13-6
Jany 30 paid Robert ffox for a great rope
for the clock 4-4
Jany 31 paid Thomas Nash for 3 constables
staves 3-0
paid Edward Pett’s upon settling
the old account 5-8
Feb 2 paid Richard Edward’s painting 6
constables house 9-0

borne over £14-0-0

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Feb 4 paid Capt Tavenor for coales and
candles, delivered to the soldiers
guard at the Bench, as p rec £1-19-6
paid Thomas Cullen crying the lights 6-8
paid Mr Thomas Pieres for candles
to the town watch 11-8
Feb 9 paid John Mason paving at Biggin
gate 1-6
Feb 16 paid John Renalls his turne waterbill 18-0
Feb 18 paid Mr Taylor for men expelling
beach, as per bill; £1-3-0
Feb 20 paid Robert Webb Capentery work
on the cage 7-1
Feb 23 paid Richard Cannon for 2 hundred of
bavins for the bonfire the 14th inst
and this day £1-0-0
paid the town porters making both
bonfires 3-0
Feb 25 paid Edward Baylors (sic) bill for
expelling beach 18-0
March 2 paid Edward Baylor for ditto £1-10-8
March 4 paid John Renalls his turne walter
bill £1-11-0
spent at Edward Pett’s upon the
proclamation of King William and
Queen Mary £2-14-6
paid Nicholas Knott mason’s work
on the cage 3-3
March 12 paid Abraham Gibbon, carpenters
work on the bench 17-6
March 13 paid Vincent Underhill. Pavier’s work
as per bill £1-2-1
March 14 paid George Bing for beer drank by
the drummers and Town Porters the
day of the King’s proclamation 2-0
paid the border of the castle for 2
proclamations 1-4
paid Mr West for locks for the bench
&c as per bill 7-0
paid a labour cleaning the townshorehouse 1-0
March 15 paid Edward Pepper his turn waterbill 19-00
March 15 paid Edward Baylor his bill expelling
beach £1-7-0

1689

March 25 paid ditto for ditto, as per bill 18-0
March 30 paid John Renalls his turne waterbill £1-10-0
paid Edward Baylor his bills for
expelling beach £2-3-0
April 1 Paid the Ports messenger 2-6
April 3 paid labre expelling beach 3-6
April 6 paid Mr Baylor for ditto 3 sides £1-7-8
April 6 paid the border of the castle for 2
proclamations 1-4
April 6 paid for a shovell, brooms and baskett
to sweep the market 2-1
April 8 paid labour expelling beach 7-0
April 11 paid the ringers for ringing bells
this day 3-4
April 11 paid Edward Baylor’s bill for
expelling beach 7-0
April 11 paid the border of the castle for
1 proclamation 8
April 19 paid Goody Page for stones and
gravell to replace the street &c 6-6
April 22 John Mason paving the street
along the bench wall 9-0

borne over £40-9-0

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April 27 paid Edward Baylor for halling up
the ffareing 2-6
May 8 paid George Bing for making the
bonfire the 11th April, being the
coronation day 1-6
paid ditto more for breakfast and
drink for the mason that pulled down
a house for the corporation 2-0
paid Richard Cannon for 100 bavins
for the bonfire April 11th 10-0
paid Mr Pierce his bill for the candles
for the watch to Feb 1688 3-10
paid James Marsh for 3 proclamations 2-0
May 10 paid for setting up a bench at the
bench 1-0
paid for brooms to sweep the markett 1-0
paid Hodges, a turne water bill 6-0
May 11 paid Edward Baylor for labour
expelling beach 6-0
May 14 paid Soll Swaine for 6 load of
gravell sand and stone to pave
along the bench wall 6-0
May 18 paid Mr Francis Bastinck by order of
comon councill the money which Sir
Basil Dixwell paid for his freedom of
this corp. being £10-0-0 £10-0-0
May 27 paid the Portsmen abt a brptherhood 2-6
May 28 paid carpenters work on the ffareing
boat £1-2-1
paid smiths work on ditto 5-3
paid for a spring for the clock 1-0
May 28 paid for painting the ffareing boat
as per bill 5-0
June 7 paid the boarder of the castell for
4 proclamations 2-8
June 20 paid James Marsh for 2 proclamations 1-4
June 27 paid for a basket and brooms for the
markett 1-0
paid for 2 moan basketts used in
pulling down the house adjoining to
the old churchyard 10
July 3 paid Barth Worthington for making
the new coal nets (?) £1-15-0
paid William Stokes Esq Mayor,
Capt George West and Mr John
Bullack each £13-3-3 by order of
the Comon Councill, being a debt
due to them from the coporation for
the harbardroit by them paid in the
year to the Com of the harbour £39-11-3

borne over £95-19-5

July 10 paid for 2 proclamations 1-4
paid at Mr Petts with some of the
jurats of Sandwich 6-10
July 10 paid Mr Raworth which he paid at
London for 2 years quittrent due to
jis Majesty at Lady Day last for land
in this corporation 19/4, for the rec
4/- and for his expenses 1/8 in all £1-5-0
paid Goodmanunderdown laying up
some stones in the Bench Wall 6
July 23 paid James March a proclamation 8
July 26 paid the Ports messenger 2-6
paid for twine to mend the town nett 6
paid a woman for mending the nett 1-0
July 29 paid Richard Edwards for Glasciers
work about the Court Hall &c, as per
2 bills £2-7-5
Aug 1 paud Mr West for locks and nails
as per bill 4-2
paid Edward Petts for horse hire
of Richard Arnall into Thanett in
Dec last 7-0
Aug 13 paid James Marsh for a proclamation 8
Aug 24 paid ditto more for another 8
Aug 29 paid Richard Snelling smith’s work
about the Court Hall 3-0
Sept 7 paid Edward Baylor expelling beach 3-4
Sept 8 distributed among the freemen at
the election of the mayor this day £4-15-6
Sept 9 paid John Renalls his turne waterbill 18-6
Sept 21 paid the markett woman at twice (?)
to buy brooms
paid Jos Richardson beating the town
drum 3 days and watching with its
nights in Dec last 6-0
Sept 26 paid William Hammonds bill for pulling
down a house 14-8
Sept 28 paid Edward Baylors bill for expelling
beach 11-8
Sept 30 paid Richard Snellings bill for iron work
on the bench 13-6
Sept 30 paid John Renalls his turn waterbill £2-2-6
paid Thomas Walker for iron hoops
on the new netts and mending the old
ones £1-4-4
Sept 30 paid Abraham Gibbon for carpen work
on the bench 11-10
paid Nicholas Knott, mason’s work
on the hole 8
Oct 17 paid Thomas Gibbon for receiving a
yeare’s composition of Faversham 1-6
paid Mr ffranklin for a coat for the
cryer £1-9-0
paid Thomas Pierce for candles
delivered to the watch 15-2
Oct 18 paid James Robinson iron work on
the turne water 9-3

Oct 7 paid John Renalls his turne waterbill 12-0
paid Thomas Dakes for expelling beach 7-4
paid James Marsh for 2 proclamations 1-4
paid Thomas Nash for work in letting
down the market bell rope and fixing
up the bell &c 3-0
Nov 30 paid Mr John Bullack, Mr George
West and Mr William Stokes each 40/-
for their charges about the habour droit
by order of comon councill as per their
rect in full £6-0-0
paid Mr Lambe his expenses with Mr.
Mayor of Folkestone, on receiving their
compositions. 1-0

£123-3-9

Paid Edward Baylor for ¾ sallery in collecting the ½ passage duty and his pains in expelling beach £4-10-0

£127-13-9

Jany 31 1689

Examin this account by said Sir Edward Wivell £175-4-1
and Henry Broadly chamberlains whose receipts are one hundred seaventy five pounds 4 shillings and a penny.

Their payments are one hundred sixty six pounds thirteen shillings and 11d

£166-13-11

Soe due from those accountans for ballance this account eight pounds 10 shillings and two pence
£8-10-2

Signed:

John Bullack Mayor
John Lambe George West Thomas Scott Edward Ffranklin John Hollingbery

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page 27

Livaries

1688

Jany 16 paid Mr Ffranklin for a livery cloke
for the mayor’s serjeant £1-12-0

page 28

1688

Jany 16 paid John Milton a quarter looking
at the clock &c 17-6
paid Christopher Goodwin mayor’s
serjeant £2-6-8
Feb 2 paid Mr Maior this qr £5-0-0

£8-4-2

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March 25 paid Mr Mayor £5-0-0
paid Mr Mayor’s serjeant £2-6-8
paid Danll Prescott and John Renall
for looking after the sluice £1-10-0
paid John Milton looking after the
clock 15-0
paid a woman sweeping the markett 3-0

£9-14-8

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Midsomer quarter

June 29 paid Goody Coomer sweeping
the markett 3-0
June 29 paid Mr Mayor £5-0-0
June 29 paid Mr Mayor’s serjeant £2-6-8
June 29 paid John Milton looking after
the clock &c 15-0
July 11 paid John Renalls looking after
the sluice £1-10-0

£9-14-8

page 31

1689

Michaelmas Quarter

paid Mr Mayor his quarter sallary £5-0-0
paid Mr Mayor’s serjeant £2-6-8
paid the woman sweeping the
markett 3-0
paid John Renalls looking after
the sluice £1-10-0
paid John Milton looking after
the clock 15-0

£9-14-8

page 32

Debts owing to the towne

page 33

Debts owing to the towne

pages 34, 35, 36, 37 and 38 are blank.

A loose receipt dated Daver Dec 31 1689.
Received of Edward Wivell for acc of the corporation the sum of £4-10-0 for 3 years sallary in collecting the duty of half passage and in expelling the beach at the harbour’s mouth.
I say rec p m Edward Baylor