To the Revd the Minister of Plymtree

Chanter 232A, 244

  1. Residence, curate and lecturer: I reside upon my Rectory but not in the Parsonage House that being so much out of Repair at present as to render it unfit for my Habitation therein. However, I hope in a little time so to repair it as to make it habitable.

  2. Other benefices: None

  3. Divine service at other churches: No

  4. Frequency of divine service: Twice on the Lord's Day with two Sermons.

  5. Frequency of communion: Four Times a year: at the Festivals of Xtmass, Easter, Whitsunday, or Trinity Sunday, & about Michaelmass. The No. of Communicants I beleive are small. If I may judge from Easter last.

  6. Catechising of children: Some Time after Whitsunday.

  7. Church fabric: All very neat & decent.

  8. Glebe terrier: I have ordered one to [be] made out which I will produce at the Visitation.

  9. Number of families: About seventy.

  10. Chapels: None.

  11. Papists, dissenters and meeting houses: I do not know of any Dissenter in the Parish.

  12. School, alms-houses, hospital and charitable endowments: We have some Alms or rather Parish Houses for the Poor which were properly, & I may say elegantly repaired the last year by the Parish.

  13. Charity: There is an Estate which was purchased some years ago with the Benefactions left for £14 per Annum & I beleive all are properly applied to the uses of the Charity.

    Priest's orders and institution: Jan: 8: 1778: I was Instituted into the Rectory of Plymtree.
    Decr: 23: 1770. ordained Deacon by the Bp: of Oxford &
    Decr. 22. 1771: ordained priest by the same
    John Fleming
    Plymtree near Cullumpton.