In the North Ile of the Church Imprimis in the uppermost seat of the same Ile Saml RENSHAW for Hollins to have the uppermost end of the same seat and John BRADSHAW of Woodhead tenant of Godfrey CLARK Esqr the other end of the same seat

In the 2nd seat Jno STONES Godfrey ALLISON Upper Ashgate and Ralf BOOT of Ingsmanthorp

In the 3rd Seat of the same Ile George WILKS of Ingmanthorp Mr BURTON for Rathall Gervas SHAW for Chanderhill Jno WATTS for Woodhead

In the 4th Seat of the same Ile Jno SHAW for Doghole Godfrey MIDDLETON for Wigley

In the 5th Seat of the same Ile Godfrey STEVENSON for Wadshelf Saml TOMLINSON ditto., George LINLEY of Pocknedge, Thos STEVENSON for part of Grimboulds Land

In the 6th seat of the same Ile James SWIFT Jno WILCOCKSON late Mr ACRODE Anthony HEATH of Loads and Wm MASLAND of Cutthorpe

In the 7th seat of the same Ile, Godfrey MIDDLETON for Grimboulds Land Wm HIBBERT for Mowers Land

and Christopher PEARSON for Wadshelf and Christopher STONES Land at Loads

In the 8th seat of the same Ile, Thos HARVEY for Doghole Wm REVIL for the Manor House at Wadshelf Paul FLETCHER for Mr WATKINSONs Land being part of Grimbould Land

The Middle Ile in the Body of the Church
The uppermost seat there is the Reading Seat

In the 2nd seat of the same Ile Saml RENSHAW for Hollins Jno WATTS for Woodhead Jno BRADSHAW of Wadshelf

In the 3rd seat of the same Ile Wm KITCHEN for Frith Hall Thos HARVEY for Doghole John BROWN of Hollings Jno WATKINSON of Loads, Wm REVIL for Manor House of Wadshelf Chrisr PEARSON Wadshelf Wm WILCOCKSON senr Brampton Moore Godfrey MIDDLETON for Grimbould Land

In the 4th seat of the same Ile Mr Geo MILWARD for Sumersall Two Seats Wm LINLEY purchased of Josh WILLCOCKSON late Jno SHAW of Doghole Godfrey WATKINSON Geo WILKS for Ingmanthorp Godfrey MIDDLETON for Wigley Jno SWIFT of Bruckside Wm LOWE for Wigley

In the 5th seat of the same Ile Rufford Hall, Hallcliff house James GRATTON of Hillton Peter HIBBERT for Mr BROWNs Land Chas NEWBOULD Wadshelf and the heirs of Jno LOWE of Wigley

In the 6th seat of the same Ile Doctor HEATHCOTE late METTAMs Geo POINTON late Calows Farm Jno STEER for Stevensons Land at Wadshelf Wm WILCOCKSON senr Joshua BRADLEY Churchgate

In the 7th seat of the same Ile Jno COWLEY for Parthall and Godfrey MIDDLETON for Holden House

In the 8th seat of the same Ile Jno DOE of Neetscroft

The South Ile in the Church
In the 1st seat Thos WATTS and Godfrey WATTS of Hallcliff

In the 2nd and 3rd seats of the same Ile belonging to Linacer Thos TURNER (Esqr?)

In the 4th seat of the same Ile Jno TURNER of Churchgate Geo ASH Cutthorpe Jno HARTLEY above Church and Anthony MASON of Hemming Green

In the 5th seat of the same Ile Jno STONES of Ashgate Gervas SHAW Chanderhill Saml OUTRAM of Cutthorpe Saml TOMLINSON of Wadshelf and Wm MASLAND of Cutthorpe

In the 6th seat of the same Ile Geo ROBERTS of Barlow house Godfrey STEVENSON of Wadshelf Mr Godfrey CLARK late OATES of Cundeys; Godfrey MIDDLETON Grembould Land and Thos STEVENSON late Isabel MOORE

In the 7th seat of the same Ile Mr WATKINSON for Carringtons Land Christopher STONES for Lands Chrispher RENSHAW for Littlecommon Geo BIBBY of Hilltop Frans CALOW for Beards Farm

The Middle Ile South
In the 1st seat of the same Ile Mr Josh HARVEY of Loads and Watkinsons late Wards and Josh LOWE of Loads two seats for women there

In the 3rd seat in the same Ile Thos GREAVES (Esqr?) of Leegreave Ralph BOOT of Ingmanthorp Geo SIMMS and James BROWN Mr Offlys Godfrey MIDDLETON of Hole House Jno STONES for Leeams Land Godfrey ALLISON for Ashgate

In the 4th seat of the same Ile Saml RENSHAW for Bagthorp Thos WATTS for Cutthorp Anty HEATH of Loads Thos SMITH of Wadshelf Edmund BARNES for Leadhill Doctor HEATHCOTE late Smiths

In the 5th seat of the same Ile Saml RENSHAW for Hollings Jno STEVENSON for Champions House Anty HASLAM for Tumble hole Thos HEATH for Loads and Hen Park Frans SHAW of Nether moore Frans LITTLEWOOD of Loads Jno CUNDAY Smillter

In the 6th seat of the same Ile Jno BOWER Chanderhill Thos WATTS of Cutthorp Josh HEATH of Dark Lane and ……………………………..?

The Seats towards Belfrey South
1st seat James SWIFT for Dale House and another seat for Doghole Mr OFFLEYs for Cutthorpe Hall Jno MASON of Birley Robt BELFIT of Hemming Green and REFERNs of Pikstorth

(on reverse)

In the next adjoining Occupiers of Prathall Geo LINLEY of Pocknedge Jno BRADSHAW of Woodhead Jno ROBERTS of Dark Lane and Jno HEATH of High field

In the next adjoining Jno DSRONFIELD Doghole Jno WILCOCKSON for Mr ACRODEs Farm and for Brckside Farm Godfrey WATTS of Loads Jno CUNDEY Miller for Nether Loads

In the Long Forms on the North Side
In the 1st Form James SWIFT for Josh HEATH Thos HARVEY for Pocknedge Robt MARJERRISON

In the 2nd seat adjoining Francis CALOW for Beards Farm and Gilead GOUCH for Madens Farm

In the 3rd seat Josh LOWE of Loads Two Seats and Robt HIBBERT of Pikarstorth were Josh WATTS lived Nether Hollings or else were; ---

In the Nethermost seat adjoining Thos THICKETT Robt MARJERRISON Wadshelf Joshua HIBBERT Jno BOWER for Cundeys House of Moor side and Christopher RENSHAW Little common

Item It is thought fit that Mr Godfrey CLARK shall have one seat for a Man next the North wall in that werein James MILNES for Rufford hall Jno ROBERTS for Mr CLARKs Farm and Jno BOWER for Chanderhill do sit ________________

Seats in the Church not in the Roll belonging to severall persons which they have enjoy'd for many years

In the North Ile in the Body of the Church
Mr George MILWARD for Sommersall
The seat next adjoining Northward
Mr Godfrey WATKINSON and Edmund BARNES for Mr OFFLEYs house at Ashgate

The seat adjoining Eastward
Mr MILWARD for Summersall

The seat next Adjoining Northward
Wm KITCHEN for Frith Hall and John HEATH for High field or Hemming Green late Stevenson Land

The seat next adjoining Northward
Mr Godfrey WATKINSON and James SWIFT

In the North Ile Westward
Martin WILSON and Edmund NICOLS

In the South Ile in the body of the Church and so southward
In the seat adjoining to the great seat belonging to Mr OFFLEYs tenants and John WATKINSONs of Chanderhill
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The Ministers Wife and Saml RENSHAW for Hollins
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The seat
next adjoining Eastward
To Dr HEATHCOTE for Cutthorpe
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The seat next adjoining Southward
to Jno STONES of Ashgate and Thomas WATTS and Godfrey WATTS
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The seat next adjoining Southward
Francis OWTREM for Chantrey house
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The seat next adjoining Southward
Mr Godfrey WATKINSON and James SWIFT
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The seat next the Belfray South
Mr James WEBSTER of Brick house
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The seat next adjoining to the Church
Due South Mr Godfrey WATKINSON
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Col 3
The first Seat in the South Ile northward one half to Mr John BEIGHTON for his house and land at Upper Loads purchased of late Thomas WATTS Mr Thos SHINWELL of Chanderhill late John WATKINSON for Mr CLARKs Lands.

Verbatim transcript by Celia Renshaw, 14th July 2009
from original held at Derbyshire Record Office, Matlock, ref. D1583/4/1.