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Little Brickhill C. St Mary. Belonged to the Priory of Combwell in Kent. (Said in Paroch. Book 1663 to come from Sr John Gage Kt). ABP Impropriator. R. in Ks books 9£. Certified 27-14-10 (29-10-0 Ecton). Another acct (in Ecton) Certified 29-10-0. 14£ reserved to it by Juxon in the ABPs Lease. Near 40£ a year with the Tythe wood

70 Houses inhabited. 2 noted Shopkeepers, called Muggletonians, go to no place of Worship. Not above 9 or 10 come to Church in a Morning, besides Chn. More, in afternoon, wn the Sermon is now. Many Alehouses. Ch. Wns will not present. Court takes no notice of the ministers Complaints. Minister hath well repaired the Parsonage Ho. Church is much out of Repair, & the Parish will not be able to keep it (in Repair) (up) many years longer. Whole (Sunday) Serviced, except wn called to assist a Neighbour: then once. Prayers on Holydays &in Lent, till there was no Congregation. Cat. on Sundays in Lent: but few Chn sent, & no Servts. 4 or 5 Sacramts in a year, if a Congregation. No Ch Wn hath recd in 13 Years.

John Moseley MA collated by ABP to this V. being in ﹛the) his peculiar Jurisdiction 22 Dec. 1664. Void by Cession. (But a note in the margin of the Entry Book, that the ABP is not to collate but present to BP of Lincoln). Tho. Harwood cl. presented by ABP to this V. 3 July 1671 void by Cession. John Smyth pres. to BP of Line. March 6. 1665 on Moseleys Death Entry Book I. 164. Geo Badeley pres. 23 Dec 1673 on Harwoods Death. Robt Woodward licenced to serve the Cure 29 Feb. 1703/4. V. 112. Wm Cawne lie. on the Cession of John Harrison, called a pre. 11 Apr. 1711 VI. 40.

Wyat Francis Cur. Licenced 7 March 1747 (on death of Mr Martin). Resides.

V. also of Bromeham Co. Bedf. Certified 57£.

Michael Woodward Licensed Cur. September 6 1774.

John Burton Watkin A.M. 1779.

This Curacy was augmented in 1768 with £200 from the late ABP & £200 from the Governors of Queen Annes Bounty. Laid out in the urchase of Land 1776.