To the Revd the Minister of Plymton Maurice

Chanter 232B, 515

  1. Residence, curate and lecturer: I do reside personally upon my Cure - There is no Parsonage House - I reside in the School-House - No Lecturer.

  2. Other benefices: I have the Rectory of Arlington in the Archdeaconry of Barnstaple.

  3. Divine service at other churches: I do not perform divine Service at any Church besides my own.

  4. Frequency of divine service: Divine Service is performed in my Church twice on the Lord's Day with a Sermon in the Morning - on the Holy-Days & on Wednesday & Friday in every Week.

  5. Frequency of communion: The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper is administred five times in the Year - We have about 96 Communicants.

  6. Catechising of children: On Wednesdays & Fridays in Lent.

  7. Church fabric: The Church & Chancel are in good repair. The Church-yard well kept & All things decent for divine Service.

  8. Glebe terrier: I have a Note of the Lands &c for the Maintenance of the Minister & of the things belonging to the Church.

  9. Number of families: We have about 129 Families - but Several of them consisting of only one or two Persons.

  10. Chapels: There is not any Chapel within the Parish.

  11. Papists, dissenters and meeting houses: There are not any Reputed Papists in the Parish nor any Meeting-Houses for dissenting Congregagions.

  12. School, alms-houses, hospital and charitable endowments: There is a Free Grammar School in the Parish, which I believe is managed according to the direction of the Founder.

  13. Charity: The Lands & other Benefactions for pious & charitable uses are duly applied.

    Priest's orders and institution: Robert Forster Minister of Plympton Maurice
    Ordained Priest December 21st 1755
    Licensed December 1756

    Rob: Forster
    Plympton
    Devon