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inheritance, now or lately in the possession of William Rowe, ' upon ye Cawse in the West Street/ likewise pay- able to wardens. Whereas Ben Speckman and David Sar- gant, gent., .wardens for the present year, did distrain the goods of the occupiers ; and whereas Thomas Glanuill, vicar of Tauystock, and Thomas Preston, rector of Mary- tavy, were ' arbitrators and wardsmen,' they award : — (A) Cunningham to pay all arrears to Speckman and Sargent. (B) Speckman and Sargent to repay Cunningham all the said money towards his charges and expenses, except 30s., to remain to the use of the parish. (C) Cunningham and his heirs to pay the 8s. and is. 4d. regularly. Signed by Thomas Glanvill and Thomas Preston, October 30th, 17th Charles II., 1665. Accepted by the parties as testified by the signatures of fifrancis Toller, William Hore, John Cun- ningham, and John Toller.

[1682. Articles against Jasper Cann, vicar of Tavistock, 1682. 5 leaves, fragmentary.]

The first four articles set forth the duty of a ' minister of the gosple' to ' be honest, not double tongued, not given to drink, riott, or other disorder, noe striker,' &c., but a 'wholesome example and patterne to ye flocke of Christ'; 'setting forward quietnesse, peace, and loue amongst all Christian people'; rendering due obedience to the laws of the Church and to his Ordinary, &c. ; and fulfilling his duties as a parish minister — in baptizing, burying, cate- chising, and performing all other acts in the Liturgy and Rubricke prescribed.

Article 5 charges his having misbehaved himself at the Lord's table, contemned & slighted the person and authority of the Ordinary, his counsel and admonitions, 'endeavoured to subvert y® ancient & laudable customes of thy said parish to y® great griefe & offence of y° people comitted to thy charge y'' great scandall and prejudice of thy ministry, y^ dishonour of y*^ Gosple & thy function, y*^ evill example of good Christians, and y*^ great advantages of the Adver- saryes of Religion.' The special offence is the refusal, when all had been prepared, to celebrate the communion — ' for noe other reason as thou saydst because thou wouldst •not weare a mended surplice & y* y^ wyne pvided was un- wholesome because not bought where thou wouldst have had it.' The remainder of the article is much tattered, but inter alia Cann is charged with causing a flagon of 'consecrated wine to be carried to his house ; with chiding

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