Population and dissenters: The number of Families seventy three. Of these six persons only are Dissenters. Three Presbyterians. Two Quakers. One Anabaptist.
Alms-house, hospital or charitable endowment: There is an Alms-House maintain'd by a Poor-rate rais'd on ye Parish. Some Lands & Tenements have been left for ye Repair of ye Church. And the direction of them is in some of the Parish appointed for yt Purpose. I do not know, nor have I heard of any Abuses or Frauds &c.
Residence upon cure: I do not reside Personally upon my cure, but in the adjoining Parish of Kingsbridge, (which is not more than half quarter of a mile distant from ye church of Dodbrooke) having your Lordship's leave for so doing, when your Lordship ordain'd me a Priest.
Frequency of divine service: Every Sunday once a day, & on Xmas day. I doubt not but your Lordship would Ask me why I do it not oftner. My Lord, when I came first to ye Parish, I resolv'd to read prayers every Holy-day appointed to be observ'd, & accordingly attended several such days, but could not get a Congregation. The Inhabitants of ye Parish being mostly Labourers or Tradesmen.
Frequency of communion: Four times in a year. At the three Grand Festivals, and on ye Sunday before or after the Feast of St. Michael.
Number of communicants: How many Communicants are in ye Parish I know not. I have not had more at a time since I came to ye Parish than ten or twelve; and thereabouts was ye number at Easter last.
Catechising of children: Every Sunday in June, July, & August. The Parishioners send their Children & Servants.