The maintenance of the church in the 18th century
(Excerpts and adaptations of the Historical Notes on the Bessin)
- A parish deliberation of October 7, 1723 states that the nave of the church had just been covered and the bells re-founded "By diligence of the late Marin Conseil, in his lifetime treasurer of the annuities and income of the treasury of the church of Louvières" ; she praises having "Zealously acquitted of the so-called office of marguillier, to have perfectly restored the sacristy and had several things necessary for the church done". The assembly elected Thomas of The Hague to "To manage for four years to start in Saint-Michel last the land leases, the receipts of the annuities, to have one of the parish priests buy a green chasuble necessary for the celebration of the parish service, to collect for this purpose fifteen pounds due to the treasury for the burial of Anne Guérin, wife of Mr. Charles Le Peton, who died on September 13, as well as four books by Gabriel Le Coustillier for the apples of the cemetery, to have the clock re-arup, to have a lock put on the small door of the nave, to have the lock of the door of the tower..., to make the heirs of the previous treasurer report accountable, to be then examined and cleared by two parishioners or other deputies to this by the parish".
What the two parishioners signed after the vespers said by Me Jacques Féron, priest priest of the third portion of Louvières (and) "will not make the said treasurer any attachment to the church with regard to major repairs without the consent of the parish priests and parishioners... "
Followed by the signatures of Jean Gaultier, parish priest of the first portion, François des Rotors, parish priest of the second, J. F. Regnault Mauger, Th. Delahaye, Fr. and J. Carrel, J. Gouet, J. Council, G. Lecoustillier, Z. Feet.
According to the ancient and modern custom, the present were strong for the absent, quite numerous, we guess.
Such was the meticulous care that was then taken in the management of the church's property and in the maintenance of the objects used for worship. As for the redesign of the bells, she tied the founder to the church of Louvières in the following way: on November 12, 1719, at the end of the vespers, the parishioners had assembled " for the usefulness of the treasure touching the first place in the nave of the church of Louvières, of the costé de la mer, published three times and today by iteration at the sum of forty pounds once Saint-Nicolas parish, which requested the d. place to be paid in cash."
Introduced himself Me. Guillaume Jonchon, master bell founder, residing in Caen "which sum of 40 pounds (given that the treasury owes him a large sum for having melted the bells of which church) and in quarter with a bench that he will provide at his expense, with the burial rights for him and his in direct line."
This was granted by the parish priests of the second and third portions, by Mr. Charles de la Rivière, by Marin Conseil, treasurer, Jacques Conseil, Jacques Cousin, Robert Mauger, Jean Benard, Michel Poisson and other parishioners."