Morebath, deanery of Tiverton

Chanter 225A, 86-87

1. Population and dissenters: I have in my Parish about 40 families, 2 of which are Dissenters under the Denomination of Anabaptists. There is no Meeting-house in my Parish.

2. Public or charity schools: There is a publick School in my Parish endowed with £10 per Annum for teaching the poor Children reading, writing, and arithmetick. They are duly instructed, and every Saturday catechiz’d after the Church Catechism.

3. Alms-house, hospital or charitable endowment: There is an Alms house likewise endowed for 2 widdow women, who are constantly pay’d 6s a month each.

4. Residence upon cure: I do reside personally upon my Cure, and in my Vicaridge house.

5. Curate: I have no Curate.

6. Divine service at other churches: No.

7. Frequency of divine service: On all Sundays and some holy days, twice every Lords day, with a sermon in the morning and afternoon, except in the Shortest days.

8. Frequency of communion: At the three usual festivals.

9. Number of communicants: I have usually upwards of 20 persons that do communicate, and about that number last Easter.

10. Catechising of children: They are mostly catechized in the winter season when there is no Sermon in the Afternoon.

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

    Morebath. Rich: Sharp, A.M. inst. May 21. 1705. Presb. June 12 1704. Jonat Exon. [Explanation]