is dated 31 October, 1753, and is for
"1 pound due Nov. 1st, 1753, for Prestwood's Dole."

The others are for the same sum, designating it either as
"Prestwood's Dole," or "A Dole payable to the Poor of Willenhall."

We do not conceive that, under these circumstances, the imperfect
Instrument above stated, unaccompanied by possession, can afford any
ground to the Parishioners of the Township to claim anything more
than the Dole which has been so long paid. The 20 shillings are
given away to 20 Poor Widows on St. Thomas's Day.

2.--PEDLEY'S CHARITY.

James Pedley, otherwise Fletcher, by his Will dated 20 May, 1728,
after the death of his wife, gave to his brother, Richard Pedley,
alias Fletcher, his heirs and assigns, those two Closes of Land
called by the name Little Clothers, lying in the Liberty of
Willenhall, in the Parish of Wolverhampton, on condition that his
said brother should pay or cause to be paid 30s. a year out of the
rent of the said two Closes of land, as follows; that is to say, to
the Minister of Willenhall 6s. 8d. a year to preach a sermon on New
Year's Day; and unto Poor Housekeepers 8s. in bread yearly, upon New
Year's Day, at the Chapel as the Chapelwardens should think fit; and
to the Chapelwardens for their trouble 4d.; and 13s. yearly to one of
the Chapelwardens and to the Overseer of the Poor to be given in
bread to such Poor Housekeepers as they should think fit, and carry
the said bread to, from house to house, upon the first day of July;
and he directed that the Officers for trouble should have 12 pence
apiece: And in the event of his brother's death without issue, he
gave the Closes, paying the aforesaid 30s. yearly as above directed
to the right heir of the Pedleys for ever.

The premises charged with this annuity of 30s. are at present the
property of Mr. George Bailey, in right of his wife, to whom they
descended as heir to her brother, Charles Pedley, the great-nephew of
the testator.

The several payments of 6s. 8d. to the Minister and 8s. and 13s. for
bread, appear to have been annually made; but the bread having been
distributed by the Pedley family themselves, or persons deputed by
them, without the intervention of the Chapelwarden or Overseer, the
fees of 2s. 4d. to these Officers have been hitherto withheld, and
are indeed unno