Hawker 6 Shares 600 Jos Wathen Five Shares 500 Richd Aldridge 4 Shares 400 J Winchcombe five Shares 500 Thos Baylis Eight Shares 800 Jno Hollings two shares 200 Benj Grazebrook six shares 600 Friam Anrundell Three Shares 300 Peregrine Arundel Two Shares 200 Rich Hawker & Son Five Shares 500 John Butt five shears 500 Tho: White Seven Shares 700 Jno Colborne three Shares 300 Thos Heart three shares 300 Willm Capel two Shares 200 Wm Smith two Shares 200 Jas Croome three Shares 300 Wm Wathen two Shares 200 Richd Bigland two Shares 200 Natl Jones One Share 100 Francis Knight one Share 100 Thomas James one Share 100 Anna Haynes one Share 100 Durley Wintle Five Shares 500 Willm Ellis one Share 100 Jas Dallaway Two Shares 200 Willm Hopton one Share 100 Hester Poglor one Share 100 John Gardner Ten Shares 1000 Benjn Fisher one Share 100 William Tombs one Share 100 Edwd Clutterbuck two Shares 200 Edwd Clutterbuck for Daccive Clutterbuck one Share 100 Edwd Clutterbuck for Hathe Porky two Shares 200 John Allaway five Shares 500 Charles Pugh two Shares 200 Timothy Lewis one Share 100 Timothy Lewis One Share for his Son Bathurst Lewis 100 Timothy Lewis One Share for his Son George Lewis 100 Richd Gabb one Share 100 Gorge Sumner one Share 100 Rowles Scudamore one Share 100 Chas Freebury one Share 100 Richd Gabb one Share 100 Gorge Sumner one Share 100 Rowles Scudamore one Share 100 Chas Freebury one Share 100 Robt Ellis one Share 100 Henry Shephard one Share 100 John Peach one share 100 Joshua Thomas one Share 100 Wm Sevill Senr two Shares 200 Wm Sevill for John Wright Clk one Share 100 Wm Sevill Junr two Shares 200 Anthy Keck one Share 100 Sam Baylis Three Shares 300 John Cambridge two Shares 200 William Turner one Share 100 Saml Jones two Shares 200 Saml Arundell three Shares 300 James Sheppard Two Shares 200 Samuel Peach one share 100 S Bowyer one share 100 Abel Grey two Shares 200 Thos Gibson four Shares 400 Thos B Winter four Shares 400 Bick Coney for Self & J Wilson five Shares 500 Elizth Hawes (Junr): one Share 100 S Bowyer for Wm Bowyer one Share 100 Frank Hawes one Share 100 Thomas Colborne two Shares 200 John Priddey one Share 100 Saml Shey two Shares 200 John Bennett two Shares 200 Joseph Beddome two Shares 200 Joseph Beddome one share for his Daughter Rebecca Ann 100 Susanna Dallaway one share 100 Nathl Clissold one share for his Daughter Elizabeth 100 John Clissold two Shares 200 Jos.
Jno Colborne and Mr. Francis Knight were appointed Inspectors and Mr. Ben: Grazebrook and Mr. Richd Hall were appointed Scrutineers for the present Election and the following Return was made by the Chairman~~~ Stroud Decbr 29th 1774~~~I declare the following Persons duely Elected as a Committee of Directors for the Stroud water Navigation for the year 1775.
Whereas an Act was made in the Third Year of the Reign of his late Majesty King George the Second, intituled, An Act for making navigable the River Stroudwater, in the County of Gloucester, from the River Severn, at or near Framiload, to Wallbridge, near the Town of Stroud, in the same County: And whereas by the said Act certain Persons therein named, their Heirs, or Assigns, or Nominees, were authorised and impowered, at their proper Costs and Charges, to make the said River, called Stroudwater, navigable and passable for Boats, Barges, Lighters, and other Vessels, from the River Severn, at or near Framiload aforesaid, to Wallbridge, near the Town of Stroud aforesaid, and from Time to Time to continue, maintains, and use such Navigation in such Manner as they should think fit; and, for the better effecting the Premises, Commissioners were, by the said Act, nominated to determine Differences between the Undertakes and other Persons concerned; but no Proceedings were had towards making the said Navigation: And whereas an Act was made in the Thirty-second Year of the Reign of this said late Majesty, to amend and explain the said former Act, whereby other Persons therein named, their Heirs, Assigns, or Nominees, were impowered to make and maintain the said Navigation, in Manner and by the Ways and Means therein mentioned: And whereas by the said Act it was provided, that, in case the said Undertakers should not finish their said Undertaking one or before the Twenty-ninth Day of September, One thousand seven hundred and sixty-one, or within such further Time as the Commissioners should think proper to allow for finishing the same, the Powers, Authorities, Rights, Privileges, and Advantages, by the said Act granted to and vested in them, should cease and determine; and all the Lands, Engines, and Machines which should then have been by them purchased, erected, and made, for the Use and Purpose of the said Navigation, should be forfeited to the Commissioners appointed by and in pursuance of the said former Act, who were impowered to grand and convey the same to any other Person or Persons who should be willing to complete the said Undertaking in the Manner intended by, and under the Conditions, Privileges, Restrictions, and Limitations of the said former Act, in such Manner as might have been done in case the said last-mentioned Act had not been made: And whereas the Undertakers under the said last-mentioned Act made some Progress towards effecting the said Navigation, but did not complete he same, notwithstanding they has a further Time of Six Years allowed them for that Purpose, pursuant to the Provisions of the said Act: And whereas, upon the Eighth Day of December, One thousand seven hundred and seventy-four, the several Persons hereinafter named entered into an Article of Subscription for raising the Sum of Twenty thousand Pounds for making the said Navigation, to be divided and distinguished into Two hundred equal Parts or Shares, at the Rate of One hundred Pounds per Share, and agreed to advance and pay such Sum or Sums of Money as should respectively belong to the Share or Shares subscribed for, according to the Tenor of the said Article; videlicet, the Right Honourable the Lord Ducie Two Shares, Sir Onesiphorus Paul Baronet One Share, William Dallaway Three Shares, William Dallaway, for his Daughter Elizabeth, One Share, William Dallaway for his Daughter Rebecca Catherine, One Share, William Knight Two Shares, George Hawker, Six Shares, Joseph Wathen, Five Shares, Richard Aldridge Four Shares, James Winchcombe Five Shares, Thomas Baylis Eight Shares, John Holling Two Shares, Benjamin Grazebrook Six Shares, Fream Arundell Three Shares, Thomas Crozier Arundell Two Shares, Richard Hawker and Son Five Shares, John Butt Five Shares, Thomas White, Seven Shares, William Capell Two Shares, William Smith Two Shares, James Croome Three Shares, Wiiliam Wathen Two Shares, Richard Bigland Two Shares, Nathaniel Jones One Share, Francis Knight One Share, Thomas James One Share, Richard Gabb One Share, George Summer One Share, Rowles Scudamore One Share, Charles Freebury One Share, Robert Ellis One Share, Henry Shephard One Share, Anna Haynes One Share, Durley Wintle Five Shares, William Ellis One Share, James Dallaway Two Shares, William Hopton One Share, Hester Pegler One Share, John Gardner Ten Shares, Benjamin Fisher One Share, William Tombs One Share, Edmund Clutterbuck Two Shares, Daniel Clutterbuck One Share, Nathaniel Perks Two Shares, John Allaway Five Shares, Charles Page Two Shares, Timothy Lewis One Share, Bathurst Lewis, Son of Timothy Lewis, One Share, George Lewis, One Share, Joshua Thomas One Share, William Sevill Two Shares, John Wight One Share, William Sevill junior Two Shares, Anthony Keck One Share, Samuel Baylis Three Shares, John Cambridge Two Shares, William Turner One Share, Samuel Jones Two Shares, Samuel Arundell Three Shares, Jane Sheppard Two Shares, Samuel Peach One Share, Samuel Bowyer One Share, Abel Grey Two Shares, Thomas Gibson Four Shares, Thomas Bradbury Winter Four Shares, Bicknel Coney and John Wilson Five Shares, Elizabeth Hawes One Share, Thomas Colborne Two Shares, John Kemmett Two Shares, Joseph Beddome Two Shares, Rebecca Ann, Daughter of Joseph Beddome, Two Shares, Susanna Dallaway One Share, Elizabeth Clissold, Daughter of Nathaniel Clissold, One Share, John Clissold Two Shares, John Billingsley Two Shares, Richard Hall One Share, William Tombs One Share, John Mills One Share, Hannah Beale Two Shares, Abraham Wallbank One Share, Samuel Wallbank One Share, Joseph Cripps, Son of Joseph Cripps, One Share, Edward Cripps, Son of Joseph Cripps, One Share, Samuel Vines One Share and John Dauncey One Share.
It is requested that a Committee of Corespondence of the following Gentlemen Messrs WIntle, Hollings, Aldridge, Dr Jones, Arundle, Colborne, Thos White and Francis Knight do meet as Business require.
The said proprietors did in pursuance of a former Method prescribed for regulating the Ballatt for the above Choice appoint Mr Jno Colborne and Mr Francis Knight Inspectors, and Mr Joseph Grazebrook and Mr William Wathen Scrutineers for the present Election, and the following return was made by William Knight Esqr the Chairman: Mr James Winchcombe, Mr William Knight, Mr Joseph Wathen, Mr Robert Ellis, Mr John Hollings, Mr Thomas Baylis, Mr Thomas White, Mr Freame Arundell, Mr Durley Wintle, Mr Anthony Keck, Mr Benjamin Grazebrook, Mr Timothy Lewis, Mr Richard Bigland.
Joseph Wathen Five Shares Wm Knight two shares Thos Baylis Fourteen shares J Winchcombe five Shares Jno Hollings Two shares F Arundell 3 Shares D Wintle Three shares Thos White 7 Shares Timothy Lewis three Shares Robt Ellis one Share Richd Bigland Two Shares Anthy Keck one Share Benjn Grazebrook 7 Shares Jno Colborne five Shares Saml Shey four Shares John Butt five Shares Jas Croome Three Shares Humy Jefferys one Share John Cambridge two Shares Wm Wathen 2 Shares W Tombs two Sheares Wm Sevill two Sheares Wm Sevill Junr two Shares Rowles Scudamore one Share George Sumner one Share William Ellis one Share Rd Gabb one Share Wm Seville for Revd Mr Wight one Share William Turner one Share Thos Heart one Share Thomes James one Share John Morris one Share Francis Knight one Share Debh Pitt one Share Jno Allaway five Shares John Gardner ten Shares Henry Shephard one Share Thomas Cooper One Share Richd Aldridge five Shares Nathl Perkes two Shares Edmd Clutterbuck two Shares Edmd Clutterbuck for Danl Clutterbuck one Share Saml Whitmore 4 Shares Hannah Beale 2 Shares William Hopton 1 Share Frans Hawes One Share Frans Hawes for Eliz: Hawes One Share S Bowyer one Share J W W Jepson one Share Abrm Walbank one Share Chars Freebury one Share Anna Maria Rogers Two Shares Samuel Peach one Share S Peach for Mr Wm Bowyer one Share Thos B Winter Two Shares Thos Gibson two Shares Joshua Thomas One Share Thomas Hayes four Shares Christopher Chambers Eleven Shares Ricknell Coney for himself & Jno Wilson Two Shares Thomas Colborne Two Shares Saml Arundell Three Shares ?
The committee finding that the transfer of shares nos.148,196 from Francis Knight to the Rev Valpy has not been executed, the treasurer told to withhold payment of future dividends until such an execution has taken place and the clerk is directed to write a letter to Rev Valpy to this effect.
That it be an instruction to our committee to associate with themselves Thomas Jones and Francis Knight to consult and deliberate on the measures.
The following gentlemen are requested to attend in London: Joseph Grazebrook, Dr Darke, P H Fisher, John Holbrow, Francis Knight, Joseph Hawker.
Resolved that the Cordial Thanks of this Meeting are especially due, and that the same be, by the Chairman, presented to _Francis Knight_ Esqr of Saville Row, London, one of the proprietors, for the advice, and very active, continued and effective assistance rendered by him of that occasion.
Richard Hawker claimed shares nos.31,32,33,34, 35,67,74,9,148,196,94,3 will of Francis Knight.
