A history of the Church of St Giles, Northampton . hopes, like them to rise agen. On March 27th, 1769, Richard Clarke was chosen sextonin the room of Wm. Thredder, deceased. He was paid by the Feoffees as Bell-man, till 1777, afterwhich the office seems to have been abolished. Richard Clarke died in 1784, and was succeeded by WilliamBaker, who was chosen sexton on January 27th, 1784. On 7th September, 1789, the sextons wages were raisedfrom £2 to £3, provided he keeps the church and chancelclean and decent. In the same year a new great coat waspurchased for him at a cost of £1 13s., and a new
A history of the Church of St Giles, Northampton . hopes, like them to rise agen. On March 27th, 1769, Richard Clarke was chosen sextonin the room of Wm. Thredder, deceased. He was paid by the Feoffees as Bell-man, till 1777, afterwhich the office seems to have been abolished. Richard Clarke died in 1784, and was succeeded by WilliamBaker, who was chosen sexton on January 27th, 1784. On 7th September, 1789, the sextons wages were raisedfrom £2 to £3, provided he keeps the church and chancelclean and decent. In the same year a new great coat waspurchased for him at a cost of £1 13s., and a new official coatat £2 15s. Wm. Baker was buried at St. Giles, March 19th, 1795, andwas succeeded by John Penn, who was appointed 6th April, 1795. In 1801, the following item occurs in the Churchwardensaccounts:— April .6. Paid John Penn as allowd by the parish instead of agreat coat, £1 is. od. * He was buried at St. Giles, 22nd December, 1746f In the Mercury for January 30th, the words here doth lye,were changed to near this place doth Edward Pexx, Sextox of St. Giles 8th January, 1883. CLERKS AND SEXTONS. l8l Similar payments occur in 1807, 1810, 1816, and a vestry meeting held 14th November, 1809, it was agreed that John Penn should have his present salary raised fromone guinea a year (for his services as sexton) to three pounds five shil-lings a year, which, with two pounds a year he receives from the FeoffeesFund, makes up Five Guineas a year, being the same as is paid to theclerk, Mr. Jno. Sanders. On August 15th, 1814, £3 7s. 6d. was paid for clothes forthe sexton, and in 1819, the sum of three guineas was ex-pended on the sextons uniform. John Penn died in 1824, at the age of 71, and was buried14th September, at St. Giles. On 30th September, 1824, Edward Penn was appointed inroom of his father lately deceased. His duties were carefullydefined by a minute in the vestry book. The duties of the Sexton are as follows:— To attend constantl
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