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G. and T. - John Riches, by Will, dated in 1624, gave 3R. of Land and a Tenement, vested in 4 Feoffees. The land produces 10s. yearly for the Poor, and the tenement is inhabited by several poor persons.
Thomas Smith, in 1344, bequeathed £5 per annum for the Poor, and 13s. 4d. for the Minister, for preaching two sermons in the parish church every year, which sum of £5 13s. 4d. is paid from a Cottage and Land, vested in the Minister and Churchwardens for the time being.
A Close, called Long Close, containing 6A. given by Will, by Catharine Smith, in 1718, to the Churchwardens and Overseers, and their successors, upon trust, that they pay the sum of 16s. for bread, to be distributed in equal shares to the Poor, at Easter and Christmas.
See also the Stalham parish page.
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