I wonder if any lister might be able to shed some light on a little enigma ......? In perusing a book of churchwardens' accounts (1709-1820) for a North Wilts village church, I came across the following entries which may relate to ancestors of mine: 11 September 1777: for a warrant for Mary Brain and expenses..... 2s6d 25 October 1777: for a warrant and expenses for Mary Brain and Hugh Brain..... 16s6d 6 November 1777: Expenses of Hugh and Mary Brain.....8s They are the only entries in 110 years of accounts that refer to "warrants" so I am intrigued as to what these warrants refer to - what misdemeanour might have led to the churchwardens paying out for them? I am particularly interested as Hugh's marriage took place on 27 October that year in an adjacent village (he married Mary Giles): the warrants mentioned in the first two entries therefore do not refer to Hugh's wife but perhaps a sister or even his mother? All suggestions welcomed. Steve BRAIN PS Hugh was my 4x great grandfather