The churchwardens of a parish had many responsibilities with the protection of their church and maintaining good order, they also made payments from church funds to deserving causes. Some of the Eling records are listed below. NOTE we have not altered the text or spelling in any way except for putting "pound" instead of the symbol which a lot of subscribers have not got on their computers Chris and Caroline 1667 (The Great Fire of London was in 1666) Gave two Londoners who came with a pass who lost in ye fire 2s. 6d To two mearchants who were Wracked and had a pss 0s. 6d Paid for 8 ffoxes heads 8s 0d To ye ringers on gunpowder reason day last past 6s 0d 1670 To the man that went with the collect money to ye briefe concerning ye slaves in Turkey for two daies 2s 6d 1672 Paid a horseshire to carry away a woman that was great with child into ye next parish 0s 6d Paid for watching a madman 1s 6d Paid to 2 families of Norfolk people being 16 of them who had sustained great loss to the value of 2000 pound by ye breach of waters on their land 2s 6d 1674 for paving belfrey with stone 1Pound 1678 To John Smith and other maimed soldiers 1s 4d Collecting a briefe for St Paul's Church London towards ye rebuilding it 1 pound 15s 0d Spent at T hackstones on ye ringers ye 6th of Ffeb being ye day that ye king came to his crown 15s 0d 1689 Paid to Mr George Strode for halfe a hund. of ffagots to make a bonfire when ye king and queen were proclaimed 2s 3d --- All of our outgoing mail is checked and certified Virus Free by regularl updates Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.680 / Virus Database: 442 - Release Date: 09/05/2004