Population and dissenters: Two Hundred & Thirteen Families; of which Two are Anabaptists; one Presbyterian; no Meeting House in the Parish.
Public or charity schools: No Publick, or Charity School endowed; But there is usually a School for Writing & Arithmetick, where Children are instructed in the Catechism of Church of England.
Alms-house, hospital or charitable endowment: There is an Alms-house in a Village call'd Guswell for Five poor Persons founded by Sir Christopher Harris Knight endowed with Ten Pounds a year, payable out of the said Manor of Guswell, directed by the Head of the Family; In which I know of no Fraud &c.
Residence upon cure: I reside in Plymouth being Lecturer of St Andrews in that Town; To which I hope your Lordship will be please'd to consent; as your Predecessours have done for upwards of Twenty years. There is no House for the Minister at Plympstock.
Curate: Mr William Cookeson is my resident Curate, & licens'd, I allow him Thirty Pounds a Year and upwards.
Frequency of divine service: Twice every Lords Day, with a Sermon in the Morning & usually in the Afternoon; & on State Fasts & Festivals, & Prayers generally on the other Holidays.
Frequency of communion: On all the great Festivals; & monthly in the other Parts of the Year.
Number of communicants: There are usually Forty or fifty Communicants. And upwards of Fifty received Easter last past.
Catechising of children: The Children are Catechiz'd in the Church on Sundays in the Afternoon betwixt Easter & Whitsunday; When most of the Children & Young servants of the Parish are sent.