Memorials of St John at Hackney . enry Norris wasalso chosen warden. May 3, 1760. Henry Norris, ) Churchwardens, wereM. Trulock, ) present. John Dekewer, \Robt. Coose, > Adnett, ) Perhaps Mr. Coose did not serve in 1760; but why arethree chosen ? Mr. Coose died almost as soon as he cameinto office. William Reynolds,) John Blackwell, [ 1762. James Joyner, ) Mr. Adnett excused, as he took the office of Upper last year, on the death of Mr. Coorse. (There areagain three chosen.) 11764- LIST OF CHURCHWARDENS TO 209 William Reynolds, James Joyner, J. 1763. Robert Purnell


Memorials of St John at Hackney . enry Norris wasalso chosen warden. May 3, 1760. Henry Norris, ) Churchwardens, wereM. Trulock, ) present. John Dekewer, \Robt. Coose, > Adnett, ) Perhaps Mr. Coose did not serve in 1760; but why arethree chosen ? Mr. Coose died almost as soon as he cameinto office. William Reynolds,) John Blackwell, [ 1762. James Joyner, ) Mr. Adnett excused, as he took the office of Upper last year, on the death of Mr. Coorse. (There areagain three chosen.) 11764- LIST OF CHURCHWARDENS TO 209 William Reynolds, James Joyner, J. 1763. Robert Purnell, Robert Purnell, Henry Hawkins, Henry Hawkins, { Joseph Pasco, \ I765John Davis and Richard Marshall are chosen one of theChurchwardens. (They are held in reserve, we imagine, incase of need.) Joseph Pasco, ] Joseph Parsons, ) Joseph Parsons, ) , John Lambert, ) I7°7 John Lambert, ) Samuel Tayler, j l?bb- Samuel Tayler, \ , Thos. Wright, ) I7°9- Thos. Wright, ) Edwd. Buck, ) I77a Edward Buck, ) William Brooks, Esqr., j I771 27. ^hc (Dlb |£lcgi6ter We have been favoured, by the courtesy of the Rev. , Rector of Hackney, with permission to inspect asmall Register wherein the Christenings begin January,1555-6, and end in 1650, and the Marriages and Burialscommence in 1600, and end about 1650. We have copieda few pages in extenso at the beginning, to show the form ofthe Book. Afterwards we have made extracts only. Allthe more important entries have been already copied byLysons, and following Lysons, by Dr. Robinson ; but wethought an independent selection might preserve some ofinterest, and being familiar with the names of the inhabi-tants, we have copied such names as we have been accus-tomed to meet with elsewhere in the parish records. (At the beginning of the old Register book.)Churchwardens. To them for the ground in the ChurchTo them for the great bellTo them for the 4 bell - v]s. THE OLD REGISTER. 211 To them for the third bell - - - ijs. vjd. To them for


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