Eggbuckland, Deanery of Tamerton

Chanter 225B, 459-460

  1. Population and dissenters: In this Parish are sixty six Families, & not one Dissenter nor Meeting House of any Denomination.

  2. Public or charity schools: There is no publick or Charity-School in this Parish.

  3. Alms-house, hospital or charitable endowment: There is no Alm's House or Hospital in this Parish, tho' one pound & ten shillings, yearly, are given to ye poor of it payable out of ye Rent of a House or Houses in Plymouth which is wont to be distributed at Christmass by ye minister & overseers of ye poor for ye Time Being. I have not heard of any fraud committed in ye management of this Charity.

  4. Residence upon cure: I have personally resided in ye Vicarage House of this Parish, since ye 20th of June last.

  5. Curate: There are two residing Curates in ye vicarage of Stockingha[m] (which I have a Dispensation to hold with this vicarage) they are qualified I believe, according to ye Canons: neither of them liveth in ye Vicarage House. Their names are William Winter & Peter Creed, & their Allowance is £30 per annum each.

  6. Divine service at other churches: No.

  7. Frequency of divine service: On Sundays twice ev'ry Lord's day, with a Sermon both in ye morning & afternoon, except from advent Sunday to Lent, when ye minister used to catechize & expound on ye Catechism, in ye Afternoon, instead of preaching.

  8. Frequency of communion: Four Times in ye year.

  9. Number of communicants: According to ye Information I have, about Thirty Persons communicated last Easter.

  10. Catechising of children: The Children use to be catechized evr'y Sunday in the afternoon from advent Sunday to Lent, & the minister to expound on the Catechism.

  11. Chapels or chapels in ruins: There is no Chapel of any sort in this Parish.

    Eggbuckland V. – George Langworthy M.A. Inst. Jul. 20th, 1743 Presb. Jun. 13. 1731. Stephan Exon. Stockingham v. George Langworthy A.B. Inst. Apr. 15. 1742. [Explanation]