Broadwoodkelly, Deanery of Okehampton.

Chanter 225A, 356-357

  1. Population and dissenters: I have Fiftie seven Families in my parish, no Dissenters in it of any sort nor Denomination whatsoever, no meeting-house in it.

  2. Public or charity schools: There is no publick or Charitie school, endowed or otherwise maintain’d in my Parish.

  3. Alms-house, hospital or charitable endowment: There is no Alms-house, or Hospital in my Parish but a charitable Endowment of sixteen pounds, which we call ye Stock-money, where of Nineteen shillings is lost, by ye insolvency of a Parish-officer.

  4. Residence upon cure: I do reside personally upon my Cure, & in my Parsonage-House.

  5. Curate: I have no Curate, but serve ye Cure myself.

  6. Divine service at other churches: I perform divine <service> at no Church (but occasionally) besides my own.

  7. Frequency of divine service: Divine service is performed in my Church on Every Lord’s day, & on Festival & Fast-days.

  8. Frequency of communion: The Holy Sacrament of ye Lord’s Supper is administred in my Church Four times a year.

  9. Number of communicants: There are sixscore Communicants, in my Parish, about Fiftie usually receive; about a hundred of them received on Palmsunday & Easter-day last.

  10. Catechising of children: I catechize ye Children Five or Six times about mid-summer; ye Parishioners send their Children & servants to be instructed by me.

  11. Chapels or chapels in ruins: I have no Chapel within my Parish.

    Broadwoodkelly R--- Simon Webber, A.B. inst. Jan. ye 15th 1719. Presb. May ye 30th 1697. Jonath. Exon. [Explanation]