May 23rd 1774 Bill of Fare for the Workhouse Beaminster (the numbers refer to ounces per serving)
Transcribed by Zoe Martin
From the Vestry meetings records May 23rd 1774
At a special Vestory this day held and duly Warned for…… Settling the Bill of Fare for the Workhouse & other matters relating to the Poor, It is agreed that the Old Bill of Fare shall continue which is now entered in this Book & that such Provisions as are (on calculation) cheapest whether Beef.. Bacon or Pork shall be made use off, That no Person shall be relieved out of the House but in sickness & to such until thay are fit to be removed into the house (Except Blind who shall be allowed no more then One Shilling per Week, That such as have Bastards if thay apply for relief shall with their Child or Children be taken in to the House as other Poor & the reputed Father or Bondsman Prosecuted), That every Person is to wear the Parrish Cloths & no other, That no Person shall work out of the House Except Children under th Age of Twelve Years who are to be Contracted for Monthly That the Girls which shall be in the House shall be Bound Apprentice by the Poor Rate when convenient places are to be got & approved of by Vestory, That Provision Clothing & every other thing which is made use of in the House shall be Contracted for, That the Workhouse is the properst place to hold the Monthly Vestory, on account of Seeing the House keeping Order & to hear the Complaint of the Poor, May 23 1774
This Vestory is approv'd of by us
? OGLANDER
Bishop DUNNING
W EVELEIGH
John STRONG
Tho. RAYNE Vicar
? BRODROPP
Richd. SYMES
Jams. DANIEL
Thos. HARRIS
Daniel COX
Edwd. EVELEIGH
John COX
Samuel COX
| *(the first no. for adults 2nd for chldren ) | *Bread | *Bacon | Gardenstuff | Oatmeal | If Beef/Cow | Bull | ||||
| Sunday | Breakfast | 6 or 3 | ||||||||
| Dinner | 4 or 3 | 4 or 2 | Gar. | 6oz | 8oz | |||||
| Supper | 6 or 5 | |||||||||
| Monday | Breakfast | Pot | Broth | 4 or 3 | Oatmeal | |||||
| Dinner | 6 or 5 | |||||||||
| Supper | Milk | Broth | 4 or 3 | Oatmeal | Milk | |||||
| Tuesday | Breakfast | Milk | Broth | 4 or 3 | Oatmeal | Milk | ||||
| Dinner | Pease & | Bacon | 4 or 3 | 4 or 2 | Pease | 6 | 8 | |||
| Wednesday | Breakfast | Milk | Broth | 4 or 3 | Oatmeal | Milk | ||||
| Dinner | 6 or 5 | |||||||||
| Supper | Milk | Broth | 4 or 3 | Oatmeal | Milk | |||||
| Thursday | Breakfast | Milk | Broth | 4 or 3 | Oatmeal | Milk | ||||
| Dinner | 6 or 5 | |||||||||
| Supper | Milk | Broth | 4 or 3 | Oatmeal | Milk | |||||
| Friday | Breakfast | Milk | Broth | 4 or 3 | Oatmeal | Milk | ||||
| Dinner | Bacon | 4 or 3 | 4 or 2 | Gr. | 6 | 8 | ||||
| Supper | Pot | Broth | 4 or 3 | Oatmeal | ||||||
| Saturday | Breakfast | Milk | Broth | 4 or 3 | Oatmeal | Milk | ||||
| Dinner | Bread | 6 or 5 | ||||||||
| Supper | Milk | Broth | 4 or 3 | Oatmeal | Milk | |||||
| A week's Bill of Fare is | 96 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 9 | (18 | 24) | |||
| for children | 75 | 6 | ||||||||
| By this Bill of Fare each person have as under viz | ||||||||||
| 96 oz. | of Bread | |||||||||
| 12 oz. | of Bacon | |||||||||
| Garden stuff | 2 | |||||||||
| Otmill | 11 | |||||||||
| Pease | 1 | |||||||||
| Milk | 9 | |||||||||