There is also a Register of the Marriages which were performed at the Chapel from the year 1538 to 1694, subsequent to which time that ceremony has uniformly taken place at the mother-church at Hillingdon. The following is extracted from the book No. 1. which contains the marriages from 1538 to 1653. 1599 April Henry Batty of Thame & Sara Turno' of this towne the 30 day Memorandu that the same daye Henry Reddinge one of the executors of Raffe Turnor late of Pynner dyd pay to the said Henry Batty & Sara his said. wief in the house of Robte Winstone her father in lawe at the Cocke in Woxbridge Twentye pounds in money One Fyne towell two paier of Fyne Sheets and a pyllouse beeve as of the Gyfte of the said Raffe Turner her Uncle by his last will in writinge in the pace of George Battye Robte Wynston John Edlyn Willm Gatton & Sundrye others." During the commotions in 1655, and for some little time afterwards, it is stated the publications of banns were made "in the public meeting place," and in some cases "three several market-days in the market-place of Woxbridge" and the ceremony, which was then considered as a civil contract merely, was performed be fore a magistrate, who has signed the certificates in the register book. In the book No. 2. which contains the marriages from 1653 to 1694, is an entry of the last marriage performed in the chapel, in the following words : April 9 1694 John Tice & Mary Browne." Vestry Minutes. The following are extracts from the Vestry Minute Book. 66 May 28. 1734 At a Vestry it was also Represented that Jn Crosiez of Cowley in the county of Middlesex Esq who frequents Divine Service and Sermon in this Chappell is desirous to Errect a Gallery in the same in the Lower part of the North Isle of this Chappel, and that he will at his own Chargé Errect and finish the same provided the Inhabitants of the Towne of Uxbridge will permitt him his friends and Successors to have the sole Use thereof for his or their attending Divine Service to wch request we whose hands are hereto sett in Open Vestry afores do Consent and Agree for & on the behalf of all the Towns-inen of Uxbridge afores as Witness our hands" "Be it Remembred that a Publick Vestrey held this 29th day of April 1747 in the Vestry Room in the Chappel of Uxbridge in the county of Middx, ss. We whose hands are hereto set do Consent and Agree for and on the behalf of all the Townsmen of Uxbridge aforesaid that Mr John Honnor Mr James Henderson and Mr John Cockbolt shall be for ever Exempted the serving of the office of Constable in the said Towne of Uxbridge Aforesaid Each of them having Paid into the Hands of Mr Rich Peel and Mr. Abel Aldridge the Sum of Five Pounds for the Putting out of Three Boys Apprentice According to the Contract made with them at the last Court Leet." "Memorandum that at a Vestry held for the Town of Uxbridge this 14th day of Jan' 1752 We do Agree that Abel Aldridge and Chas Sarjant the present Chappel Wardens for the sd Towne of Uxbridge shall forthwith go to the Bailiffs of Kingston in the County of Surry and request of them a Letter of Attorney to Destrain for the Charity due to the said Town of Uxbridge for the Bennefit of the Poor by a Gift given them by the Garretts payable out of the Beerhouse in Uxbridge and the Meadow Ground called Duntons and that they take all proper and Lawful Methods for the Recovery of the same And wee do Agree to Indemnyfie the said Chappel Wardens for their so doing and that their Reasonable Charges and Expences shall be allowed them by the said Town of Uxbridge Witness our hands." "Be it Rembered that it is agreed at a publick Vestry held this Eighteenth day of September 1782 in the Vestry Room of the Town of Uxbridge in the County of Middlesex that the Burial Ground belonging to the said Town of Uxbridge be enlarged by taking down the Engine House and removing the Common Pound to the Lynch Green and that the ground upon which they respectively stand Together with a small piece of ground on which a small house lately stood in the occupation of John Lawrence and the Garden belonging thereto be added to the said Burial Ground." Curious Extracts from the Receipts and Disbursements of the Chapel-wardens*. Recd of Mr Wainwright for ditto 03 00 00 1712 Pd. Mrs. Dean as They should.... 00 10 00 1715 Pd.. my Lord Dickenson's wife when sick at severall times 1716 Pd. Mr. Baker for mad Nan 1722 Pd. for Straw to Lodge 26 people in the Cadge 0 07 0 0 06 0 .......... 00 15 00 .............. 026 1731 Gave 20 Turkish Slaves...... Pd. expences for Ventrous who was brt. to bed in ye Street 0 8 6 * In Appendix No. 7 we have given an abstract of the receipts of the chapel-wardens from 1708 to 1818. The earlier accounts are lost. 1 THE LECTURESHIP, &c. 1732 Pd. for an hour glass 1779 Paid Dan Miller for Sarah Comb's fortune.............. 1717 Pd. charge for the Yew tree........ 1718 Pd. for Ringing for the Earle of Vxbridge att severall times...... 0 18 6 1733 To a Days Ringing w". the . Prince of Orange was Married 0 12 0 1741 To Mr. Shakell for Hillingdon Church-yard-wall 1768 Paid Ringing for the King of Denmark............... 1809 Burgiss for shaving Moses and 1 15 4 С 5 0 THE LECTURESHIP OF UXBRIDGE CHAPEL. Previous to the institution of the Lectureship, it is presumed that the Vicar of Hillingdon had the sole care of the chapel, and, according to the usual custom, in similar cases, performed divine service in it himself, once a month, which, we believe, it is still his duty to do. But this respects only the Morning service on such days. The town is indebted for the establishment of a regular Morning service, and also for prayers in the Afternoon, to George Townsend, |