To the Revd the Minister of Lapford

Chanter 232A, 9

  1. Residence, curate and lecturer: I do reside personally on my Cure & in the Parsonage House.

  2. Other benefices: I have no more Benefices than one.

  3. Divine service at other churches: I perform Divine Service at the Church of Nymet Rowland besides my own.

  4. Frequency of divine service: Divine Service is perform'd twice in my Church Forenoon <& Afternoon> on the Lords Day with a Sermon Three Sundays in the month. The other Sunday in the Afternoon when There is a Sermon at Nymet Rowland in the Forenoon.

  5. Frequency of communion: The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper is administred Eight times in the year. The Number of Communicants generally about Forty.

  6. Catechising of children: Between Whitsunday & Michaelmas.

  7. Church fabric: My Church & Chancel are in good Repair. Churchyard is well kept & we have all Things decent for Divine Service.

  8. Glebe terrier: We have a Terrier of the Glebe Lands Houses & c.

  9. Number of families: About one hundred Families.

  10. Chapels: We have no Chapel within our Parish.

  11. Papists, dissenters and meeting houses: We have no Papists - no meeting-houses for Dissenting Congregations.

  12. School, alms-houses, hospital and charitable endowments: None.

  13. Charity: Alexander Arundel formerly Rector & Patron of this Parish gave twenty Shillings to be paid annually, out of an Estate call'd Rudge Arundel in Morchard Bishop to such poor people as have no relief from this Parish on the first Sunday after the Sixth of October which Benefaction is duly applied.

    Priest's orders and institution: I was admitted to the order of the Priesthood the 24th of June & receivd Institution the 25th of June one Thousand Seven hundred & Sixty Four.
    A Letter directed to me at Lapford near Exeter is the most speedy way of conveyance.