During the time that Bagden Farm belonged to the Living, an Enclosure Act was passed which gave nine acres and three roods to it on Denby Common, and this land still continues part of the Glebe.
By the will of Edward Spencer, dated 14 Nov., 1729, he conveyed to John Thornhill of Hoyland and Matthew Wilson "all that parcell of land called the Hackings in trust for Thomas Cockshutt the present Minister of Cawthorne and his successors for ever." In the same will he leaves a small annuity to an aunt Mary Wilson "to be paid at the Feasts of Pentecost and St. Martin the Bishop," and leaves "the residue of his personall estate unto my two unckles Math. Wilson and Thomas Cockshutt equally."
These two closes in the Parish of Dodworth were in 1857 exchanged to Mr. John Charlesworth for a Farm of twenty acres at Cat-hill Foot, which still belongs to the Benefice.
In 1822, the Living received £200 from the Parliamentary Grant, by lot, which was allowed by the Vicar to accumulate its interest till 1830, when a further sum of £600 was given by Queen Anne's Bounty, (£300 from the Parliamentary Grant and £300 from its own Funds) to meet the benefaction of the present Vicarage and its grounds made by Mr. J. S. Stanhope, who "had become the patron through the purchase of the Banks estate." This £860 was invested for the benefit of the Living in the Three per Cent. Consols.
From 1809 to 1820 the State paid £100,000 a year to the Governors of Queen Anne's Bounty for the purpose of increasing poor livings: it was from this Fund that the above £300 came.
This Grant may well be regarded as repaying the Church in part for those firstfruits which were unjustly taken from it by Henry VIII.
The last emolument mentioned in the Terrier is "the sum of two-pence called Easter dues, due at Easter from every person of age to communicate." This is said to be due by custom "in compensation for personal tithes." They are mentioned in all records of the Minister's income, and accounts exist of "offerings made at Easter," namely, 2d. per head for all above 18 years of age, from 1729 to 1830, from which time their collection seems to have gradually ceased.
