Population and dissenters: There are about Sixty separate Families in our Parish: We have but One Old Woman, who is a Dissenter, <&> who sometimes goes to the Presbyterian Meeting-House at Bideford; having no Meeting-house in our Parish of any Denomination.
Public or charity schools: There is no Charity School in our Parish. The poor people, who instruct Children in reading, or Writing, instruct ym likewise in ye Church-Catechism, & are Obedient to ye Canon.
Alms-house, hospital or charitable endowment: There is a small Alms-house in our Parish maintain’d by ye Common Consent of our Parish’ners out of ye Church Rate. We have a small Tenement call’d ye Church Mannors in ye possession of Thomas Berry Gent in Value Sixteen Shillings per Annum given towards ye Repair of ye Church; ye Interest of Fifty pounds is likewise given to ye poor.
Residence upon cure: I am Appointed Master of the Grammar School of Great Torrington by your Lordship; and still continue to perform all Offices in my Parish, which I have been Accustomed formerly to do.
Curate: This I presume, will be Answer’d Your Lordship by Mr. John Silke School Master of Okehampton, who serves for Me a very Small Living in yt Neighbourhood.
Divine service at other churches: I have lately Assisted, occasionally (together with Mr. Glub another Neighbouring Clergy Man) the Revd. Mr. Welsh of Littleham, who is often Afflicted with. the Gout.
Frequency of divine service: I Read Prayers & preach One part of ye day, & read Prayers ye Other, on every Lords-day in my Own Church, Unless it be ye Sunday I preach at Littleham, when I preach One part of ye day only in my Own Church. I seldome or Never Miss{ing} reading Prayers at Westleigh all Holidays.
Frequency of communion: Formerly, ye Sacrament of ye Lords Supper was administer’d four times in ye Year; but for some few years past, it has been it has been [sic] Administer’d oftener.
Number of communicants: There are upwards of an Hundred of competent Age to receive ye Sacrament, about forty or fifty receive almost Every Sacrament Upwards of forty receiv’d last Easter.
Catechising of children: I Catechize from ye beginning of Summer till ye beginning of Winter: It has been ye Usage here to send their Children & Servants who have been before somewhat instructed in ye Catechism; & not till then.