Having finished with 1742, I've skipped back to 1715, which is the earliest one on the films I have available to me. I'll tell you, we Bundys don't get any respect, "old Bundeys girl" indeed. :) Jim Bundy Thomas Smith Bought this Book the 5th day of May 1715 it Cost five shillings and Sixpence Memor: Simon Oldhams gift of tenn shill A year is to be paid to the Churchwardens or Overseers of the Poor of Eaton Socon yearly amt of the Estate of John Wright Esqr Now in the Occupation of John E? The aid Gift to be given to Twenty of the poorest of ? of the said parish att St Thomas Day according to the Will of the Said Simon Oldham Benefactor to the Said poor The Overseers Book for the year 1715 to 1721 The Disbursments of Thomas Smith Thomas Atwood and Thomas Watford Overseers of the Poor of Eaton Socon for the year of Our Lord 1715 The ffirst Monthly releifs the 4th day of May 1715 Arme Young 0/4/0 Widdow Browne 0/4/0 Widdow Hills Son 0/3/0 Robt Sibley for Hugh Yorke 0/7/0 (total) 0/18/0 The Overseers Creditors for Conting Releifs the 4th day of May 1715 Leonard Rich 0/6/0 Widdow Graves 0/3/0 Widdow Bleate 0/4/0 Widdow Bundey 0/4/0 For Old Bundeys Girl 0/4/0 Rich Niles for Jon Harris 0/1/6 Widdow Mills 0/3/0 William Earle 0/4/0 Widdow Howell 0/2/0 Widdow Dennis 0/2/6 Widd Luke 0/3/0 Widdow Thornton 0/2/6 Widdow Oliver 0/5/0 Widdow Masson 0/6/0 William Wiles 0/3/0 Arme Drake 0/4/0 William Cooper 0/4/0 Widdow Jeans 0/1/6 Joseph Beckett 0/8/0 Jane Harris 0/2/0 Widdow Knoll 0/1/0 Widdow Meeks 0/3/0 James Brown for Shepersons Child 0/6/0 Widd Eydee 0/2/0 Widdow fflanders 0/2/6 Mary Betts 0/2/0 Widd ffisher for the children 0/6/0 Widd Phillips 0/3/0 Widd Darlin 0/3/0 Widd ffoote 0/6/0 Widdow Hardwick 0/3/6 Widdow Brittin 0/4/6 (total) 5/15/6 The Overseers Creditors for Contingt Disburstments the 4th day of May 1715 Spent at first single rate 0 Calling for 0/2/6 For the Writing of it 0/1/6 To John Bell for Mary Botts house room and use of his necessarys 0/2/0 To John Modbury in Sickness 0/13/0 To Wm Smith in Sickness 0/10/0 To Oliver Leonards 0/0/6 To Widd Jeabis? In Lameness more than her usuall collection 0/1/0 To Goody Beckett 0/1/0 To Widd Darlin more than her pay 0/0/9 To John Summers in Need 0/4/0 To Goody ffulchor for Sizelands boy keeping a fortnight 0/2/4 To Sarah fflanders in need 0/2/0 For Writing the Cargain? Of the Town & Children at putting out 0/1/0 Pd James Coots for the book signing at the Sessions 0/1/0 For his Charges at Sessions 0/2/6 Spent at putting out Town children by Consent of parishioners 0/5/0 To Tho Derricks a years rent due at Lady day last pay for Widdow Mills 0/14/0 Pd for this book for the Town 0/5/6 For Charges at Huntingdon about Sizelands boy to two Attorneys 1/9/0 Paid in Court 0/8/0 For myself and two parishoners journeys & horses 0/7/6 Spent at home before we went and Bugden 0/1/2 For Distt and Drink for four of us & our horses changed 0/8/0 For the keeping and Entering this months Account being the ffirst 0/2/6 Contingt Disburstmts 5/16/9 Contingt reliefs 5/15/6 Monthly releifs 0/18/0 Totall Disburstment is 12/10/3