Tue 19 Nov 1799
Shed at Thomas Lewis's house and boat for conveying materials on Navigation finished.
Charles Ballinger bequeathed his two shares in Stroud Navigation to the Committee to pay the dividends, one moiety to Church Warden of parishes of Chedworth and Bisley and the other to officiating minister at France Lynch Meeting House, providing he be a Protestant dissenting Minister and no Baptist or Methodist.
At a Meeting of the Committee of the Stroudwater Navigation held at the Committee Room at Walbridge on Tuesday the 19^th of Nov^r 1799
Present: Rev^d J Colborne, Jos^h Grazebrooke, Nath^l Wathen, Rowles Scudamore, Jn^o Allaway, Ew^d Wood, Benj^n Grazebrooke, Nath^l Jones.
Read the Minutes of the last Meeting.
Our Clerk reported that the Shed at Tho^s Lewis's House is finished, as well as the Boat for conveying Materials on the Navigation. Also the other repairs have been compleated on the Navigation.
M^r Will^m Taylor attended, produced the Probate of the Will of the late M^r Charles Ballinger by which it appears that he has bequeathed his two shares in the Stroudwater Navigation forever to the Committee for the time being in trust to pay the Dividends, one Moiety to the Church Wardens of the Parishes of Chedworth and Bisley and the other Moiety to the Officiating Minister at France Meeting House, provided that he be a protestant Dissenting Minister, and no Baptist or Methodist. Our Treasurer is therefore authorized to pay the Dividends as directed by said Will.
Adjourned this Meeting to Tuesday the 31^st Dec^r next at 3 o'Clock in the afternoon at the Committee room at Walbridge.
