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( a ) Qopi.ee o f l e t t e r s pa ten t . !

M a n u s c r i p t copy o f l e t t e r s p a t e n t o f James I b e i n g an i n s p e x l r a u s o f a c h a r t e r o f H e n r y [ i i , e . 1 1 5 5 ] t o the men o f C r i e k l a d e . i n s p e x i m u s d a t e d Ik A u g u s t , 10 James I [ 1 6 1 2 ] . Copy u n d a t e d . E n d o r s e d ; " A Copy o f C r i c k l a d e c h a r t e r f o r W i l l r a . Fawkes o f C r i c k l a d e " .

M a n u s c r i p t t r a n s l a t i o n o f l e t t e r s p a t e n t o f James I , p r e s u m a b l y t h e one o f w h i c h t h e above i s a c o p y . E n d o r s e d : " T o George P i k e o f C r i c k l a d e . A T r u e Copy o f C r i c k l a d e C h a r t e r " . [? 1 8 t h c e n t u r y ] .

P h o t o g r a p h i c copy o f l e t t e r s p a t e n t o f James I , p r e s u m a b l y t h e one o f w h i c h t h e above a r e c o p y and t r a n s l a t i o n .

C o p y o f l e t t e r s p a t e n t o f C h a r l e s I I , b e i n g a g r a n t o f a m a r k e t , f a i r s , c o u r t s , e t o . , t o N e v l H l a s k e l y n , E s q . , t o be h e l d i n C r i c k l a d e . p a t e n t d a t e d 20 F e b . , 15 C h a r l e s I I [16633 . C o p y made e . 1 8 5 5 .

( b ) R e c o r d s c o n c e r n i n g e l e c t i o n s .

Copy o f n o t i c e b y Morgan B y r t t B a i l i f f o f the B o r o u g h o f c r l c k l a d e , o f an e l e c t i o n o f one b u r g e s s t o s e r v e i n p a r l i a m e n t t o b e h e l d on 9 J u n e , 179U. 31 M a y , 17$k. ( C . B . )

Form o f p r o c e e d i n g s a t t h e e l e c t i o n o f a b u r g e s s t o s e r v e i n p a r l i a m e n t f o r the B o r o u g h o f c r i c k l a d e . [ L a t e 1 8 t h c e n t u r y ] . ( C . B . )

( c ) D r a f t s o f p e t i t i o n s .

D r a f t p e t i t i o n f r o m the I n h a b i t a n t s o f C r l e k l a d e t o the Thames C o n s e r v a n c y B o a r d f o r t h e m a i n t e n a n c e o f a minimum d e p t h o f w a t e r o f 12 i n c h e s i n t h e Thames a t c r l e k l a d e B r i d g e . A p r i l , 1 8 9 3 .

D i t t o t o t h e Thames V a l l e y D r a i n a g e C o m m i s s i o n e r s . A p r i l , 1 8 9 3 .

2 . S t . gampson?a C h u r c h R e c o r d s .

Volume c o n t a i n i n g c h u r c h w a r d e n s 1 a c c o u n t s i n t e r s p e r s e d w i t h v e s t r y o r d e r s , l 6 7 o - 1 7 0 8 j v e s t r y o r d e r s , 1708-31J r a t e a s s e s s m e n t , I68ij.j and v e s t r y o r d e r s , 1 6 9 2 - 1 7 0 h ( f r o m end o f v o l . ) .

Volume e n d o r s e d : " V e s t r y b O r d e r s 1730 And The O t h e r S i d e The c h u r c h Wardens A c c o u n t s 1761 . . . " . C o n t a i n s : v a r i o u s memoranda, c h i e f l y 1756j v e s t r y o r d e r s , 1 7 3 1 - 6 3 ; and churchwardens* a c c o u n t s , 1 7 5 1 * 6 1 , i n t e r s p e r s e d w i t h v e s t r y o r d e r s , 1 7 5 8 - 6 1 .

E n v e l o p e c o n t a i n i n g : -M a n u s c r i p t a c c o u n t e n t i t l e d " C r i c k l a d e S t . Sampson T i t h e Ren t

C h a r g e t o 3 0 t h J u n e 1 8 M 5 " . p a p e r vo lume b e i n g a v a l u a t i o n o f t h e p a r i s h o f C r i c k l a d e S t .

Sampson t a k e n t o a s s i s t i n v a l u i n g the h o u s e s . 3 May, 1 8 3 0 . M a n u s c r i p t . L .

Volume e n t i t l e d " S t . Sampson 1 s V i c a r f s Hoe B o o k " b e i n g c h i e f l y m a n u s c r i p t n o t e s and n e w s c u t t i n g s c o n c e r n i n g C r i c k l a d e h i s t o r y .

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7 2. S t . S amp s o n ' s c h u r c h R e c o r d s . ( C o n t d . )

E n v e l o p e c o n t a i n i n g : - ( c o n t d . )

Two t y p e s c r i p t e x t r a c t s f rom t h e W i l t s h i r e A r c h a e o l o g i c a l M a g a z i n e , December , 1951, d e s c r i b i n g the f o n t s i n S t . samp son'* a and S t . Mary* s C h u r c h e s , C r i c k l a d e .

M a n u s c r i p t n o t e o f r e f e r e n c e s t o c r i c k l a d e f r o m r e c o r d s i n W e s t m i n s t e r Abbey muniment room.

M a n u s c r i p t r e c e i p t f o r £685*8*9 f rom the i n h a b i t a n t s o f t h e p a r i s h o f C r i c k l a d e S t . Sampson b e i n g t h e c o s t s i n a c a u s e be tween them and the Queen I n Queen*s B e n c h . 31 May , 1850.

3. R e c o r d s on l o a n f rom g l w e l l & s o n , f o r m e r l y c r o w d y & s o n , S o l i c i t o r s , o f H i g h w o r t h . ( W . B . )

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M a n u s c r i p t p o l l b o o k s f o r C r i c k l a d e e l e c t o r a l d i s t r i c t s : ­[?178U.] H i g h w o r t h , c r i c k l a d e and s t a p l e , K i n g s h r l d g e and

Malmesbury H u n d r e d s . A r r a n g e d h y hund reds and p a r i s h e s . 1802 (2) N u m e r i c a l l y b y f r e e h o l d e r s . 1802 D i t t o , " c h e c k P o l l B o o k " . 18o6 K i n g s b r i d g e H u n d r e d . B y p a r i s h e s . [1806] Malmesbury H u n d r e d . By p a r i s h e s . 18Q6 N u m e r i c a l l y b y f r e e h o l d e r s , w i t h s e p a r a t e i n d e x . 18o6 H i g h w o r t h H u n d r e d . A l p h a b e t i c a l l y b y f r e e h o l d e r s . I806 K i n g s b r i d g e H u n d r e d , A l p h a b e t i c a l l y b y f r e e h o l d e r s , 1806 Ma lmesbury H u n d r e d , A l p h a b e t i c a l l y b y f r e e h o l d e r s . 1818 N u m e r i c a l l y b y e l e c t o r s . 1818 A l p h a b e t i c a l l y b y hund reds and p a r i s h e s . 1818 A l p h a b e t i c a l l y b y e l e c t o r s .

L i s t s o f v o t e r s and r e t u r n s . one l a r g e b u n d l e c o m p r i s i n g e i g h t s m a l l e r b u n d l e s , two f i l e s , n i n e p a p e r - b o u n d b o o k s and t w e l v e o t h e r p a p e r s , b e i n g c h i e f l y l i s t s o f v o t e r s i n the a r e a o f t h e C r i c k l a d e B o r o u g h and Hundreds s h o w i n g p r e - e l e c t i o n f o r e c a s t s o f v o t i n g and p o s t - e l e c t i o n r e t u r n s . 1002, 1806, 1857, 1859 and 1865.

C o r r e s p o n d e n c e : -One b u n d l e c o m p r i s i n g s i x s m a l l e r b u n d l e s and t w e n t y - s e v e n

p a p e r s c h i e f l y l e t t e r s c o n c e r n i n g e l e c t i o n s . 18o2-65* e

One b u n d l e o f f i f t e e n c i r c u l a r l e t t e r s , some unowned, s o l i c i t i n g s u p p o r t f o r L o r d A n d o v e r . c.l8o6.'/

P o s t e r s , b r o a d s h e e t s ; -One b u n d l e c o m p r i s i n g a s m a l l e r b u n d l e and t h r e e s e p a r a t e

i t e m s o f b r o a d s h e e t s , the b u n d l e l a b e l l e d : " D i v i s i o n o f t h e Hundreds i n O x f o r d s h i r e " . 1815-16 and u n d a t e d .

One b u n d l e c o m p r i s i n g t h i r t e e n p r i n t e d b r o a d s h e e t s , c a r d s and p o s t e r s c o n c e r n i n g e l e c t i o n s f o r t h e b o r o u g h and h u n d r e d s o f c r i c k l a d e . W i t h many d u p l i c a t e s . 1806(3), 1807(3)* 1818(2) and 1865(5).

N e w s c u t t i n g s . One b u n d l e o f n e w s c u t t i n g s c o n c e r n i n g t h e r e p r e s e n t a t i o n and p a r l i a m e n t a r y h i s t o r y o f C r i c k $ l a d e . 19th c e n t u r y .

A c c o u n t s , one b u n d l e o f a g e n t s 1 b i l l s , e t c . , on b e h a l f o f S i r D a n i e l Gooch and Ambrose G o d d a r d . 1805.

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One "bundle o f documents c o p i e d f o r e l e c t i o n p u r p o s e s a s f o l l o w s : -

Asse s smen t f o r window and o t h e r t a x e s f o r s t r a t t o n S t . M a r g a r e t . 1802-3.

One b u n d l e o f c o p i e s o f l a n d t a x a s s e s s m e n t s f o r t h e t o w n s h i p s i n H i g h w o r t h H u n d r e d . 1803.

L a n d t a x a s s e s s m e n t s f o r t he town and b o r o u g h o f T e t b u r y , c o . G l o u c . 1803.

L a n d t a x a s se s smen t f o r t h e p a r i s h o f p u r t o n , 1805. Two c o p i e s o f a p a p e r book o f c o p i e s o f l a n d t a x a s se s smen t s

f o r t h e t o w n s h i p s i n K l n g s b r l d g e Hundred . 1805. p a p e r b o o k o f c o p i e s o f l a n d t a x a s s e s s m e n t s f o r t h e t o w n s h i p s

i n H i g h w o r t h H u n d r e d , 1805. P o o r r a t e a s sessment f o r t h e p a r i s h o f C r i c k l a d e S t . M a r y . I806. C h u r c h r a t e a s ses smen t f o r t he p a r i s h o f C r i o k l a d e S t . M a r y .

1 8 0 6 . P i l e o f c o p i e s o f l a n d t a x a s s e s s m e n t s f o r t h e t o w n s h i p s i n t h e

h u n d r e d o f H i g h w o r t h C r i o k l a d e and s t a p l e . 1817.

M i s c e l l a n e o u s e l e c t i o n m a t e r i a l . one b u n d l e c o m p r i s i n g e i g h t s m a l l e r b u n d l e s , one f i l e , one p a p e r - b o u n d book and t h i r t y p a p e r s , b e i n g memoranda, l i s t s o f xatxtx v o t e r s , b r o a d s h e e t s and o t h e r documents c o n c e r n i n g e l e c t i o n s i n C r i c k l a d e . 1791­18o6.

Three p a p e r s : " L i s t o f B o o k s i n t h i s B o x " ; a p r i n t e d o f f i c i a l c o p y o f the K i n g * s s p e e c h t o t h e Houses o f P a r l i a m e n t , 2 F e b . , 18ol; and a bi l l t o M r . Crowdy f o r p l a n t i n g o z i e r s , 1J85.

E n v e l o p e c o n t a i n i n g l e t t e r s , p o s t e r s , n e w s c u t t i n g s , a newspaper , and o t h e r p a p e r s c h i e f l y r e l a t i n g t o t h e e l e c t i o n o f N e v i l S t o r y M a s k e l y n e f o r c r i o k l a d e i n 1880 and t h e e a n d i d a t u r e o f R i c h a r d M i e h e l l i n 1885, b o t h i n t h e L i b e r a l i n t e r e s t , ( W . B . )

5* M i s c e l l a n e o u s u n r e l a t e d r e c o r d s .

R e l e a s e . W i l l i a m Wickwar t o Edward p l e y d e l l and Thomas w e d d e l l . P o u r a c r e s o f meadow g round w i t h a p p u r t e n a n c e s i n p a r i s h o f C r i c k l a d e S t . Sampson ' s i n a p l a c e c a l l e d t h e S p i t t l e . To l e a d t h e u s e s o f a r e c o v e r y . 21 S e p t . , 1686.

One b u n d l e o f k2 d e e d s . Burgage and o t h e r p r o p e r t i e s i n c r i c k l a d e S t . i a r y f s p a r i s h . 1723A-1791. [These a r e s a i d t o r e l a t e t o St . J o h n 1 s H o s p i t a l - now the s i t e o f the P o l i c e s t a t i o n ] .

A u t o g r a p h l e t t e r a d d r e s s e d f rom D o v e r C a s t l e f rom W i l l i a m [Duke o f C l a r e n c e , l a t e r K i n g W i l l i a m I V , t o c a p t a i n R i c h a r d v i n o e n t , C . B . , R . F . ] . 28 S e p t . , 1819.

Copy o f d r a f t f e o f f m e n t o f C r i c k l a d e C h a r i t y I s t a t e s . 19 J u l y , 1836. Sta t emen t o f t h e d e b t s and a s s e t s o f t h e R e v e r e n d H . c a u n t l e t t ,

d e e d . 1849.

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p e l l h o o k o f the C r i c k l a d e B o r o u g h and Hundreds e l e c t i o n , 1831. ( W . B . )

P o l l hook o f the C r i c k l a d e B o r o u g h E l e c t i o n , 1859. ( W . B . )

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Manuscript and Typescript Copies of Documents and other Notes

General and Miscellaneous

Envelope containing miscellaneous references to Cricklade from Public Record Office documents.

Envelope containing modern manuscript and typescript extracts from the Cricklade part of the British Directory . . . o f 1797.

% - - \ L ' 1Envelope containing typescript copies of documents relating to Cricklade in the Registrum Cirencestrense, and other papers.

Three manilla sheets with typescript papers and news-cuttings affixed concerning a robber, William Peare, musters f o r Cricklade, 30 Hen. V I I I , and extracts from other documents of Cricklade historical interest.

Typescript abstracts from Public Record Office documents E178/21+23 giving place and personal names connected with Cricklade in 1 5 8 3 .

Specific

Abingdon court. Envelope containing modern manuscript TtfrrtWMi and typescript notes and correspondence concerning the manor of Abingdon Court.

— - Envelope containing modern manuscript transcripts o r abstracts of court rolls of the manor of Abingdton court in the Public Record Office.

. — - - — Envelope containing modern manuscript notes on manorial holdings mostly fields and allotments of the manor of Abingdon court.

Benfield Family. Envelope containing manuscript and typescript correspondence and notes concerning the family of Paul Benfield, M . P .

Boundaries. Manuscript description of t h e boundary of the ancient borough of Cricklade and of the division of the parishes of Cricklade St, Sampson and cricklade St, Mary. To. 18k5]

Bradon Forest. Envelope containing manuscript translations and transcripts of perambulations of Braydon Forest in the Public Record Office*"the British Museum.

- - - - - - - - - - - - Typescript copy of decree concerning the enclosure of Braydon Forest. ? Trinity T e r m , k Chas. I [ 1 6 2 8 ]

— Typescript note and letter concerning a link of tenure between Bradon Forest and the Savernake Estates.

Calcutt. Envelope containing modern manuscript notes on the manor and on the owners of the manor of Calcutt in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Colesbourne S t . James. File of modern manuscript notes on Coleshourne S t . James Church, e t c .

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Dennis Family. Envelope containing modern manuscript and typescript copies of wills of the Dennis and Byrt families and other notes.

Dunch*s Charityi Modern copy of Trust Deed establishing Dunch'8 Charity. Original dated 5 Sept., 1 6 8 5 .

Ermine Street. Pile of manuscript notes, printed plan and new^cutting concerning the Roman Road (Ermine street) from Calcutt to Latton Wharf.

Family History - General. Envelope containing modern manuscript and typescript notes on cricklade families, in particular Archer, Cervington, Kemble, Lane, Morgan, Neeld, Nott, Packer and walrond.

Glebe. Envelope containing manuscript notes on St. Mary's and St. Sampson's rectorial glebe, typescript copies of cognate documents and typescript correspondence.

Gough Family. Envelope containing modern manuscript and typescript notes on the Gough family.

and typescript H i l l , Bishop Richard, Envelope containing modern manuscript /

notes and correspondence concerning Bishop Richard H i l l . Hungerford Family. Envelope containing modem manuscript,

typescript and photostat copiesjand notes on wills of members of the Hungerford family.

Morgan - Pleydell F a m i l y . Envelope containing modern manuscript notes on the Morgan-Pleydell family.

Parish Registers. Volume containing typescript copies of the parish registers of St. 3ampson*8, 1672-18IJ.O, and St. Mary's 1683-181+0, Cricklade. With i n d e x e s , 1 9 4 8 -50 ,

Volume of manuscript copies of the diocesan transcripts of parish registers at Salisbury relating to baptisms, marriages and burials from the earliest to the dates when the surviving parish registers at cricklade begin; St, Sampsons from 1559, St, Mary1 s from 1 6 0 5 .

Peverell Family. Bundle of manuscript and typescript papers and one photostat copy chiefly extracts from archive and printed sources concerning the Peverell family of Sampford Peverell, Devon and elsewhere.

Pleydell Family. Envelope containing typescript copies of wills of the Pleydell family.

Thames, River. Typescript copy of petition from the inhabitants of the borough of Cricklade to sir John Ernie and Sir George Hungerford, Knta., burgesses in Parliament for Cricklade, against an obstruction of traffic at St. John Bridge on the river between cricklade and Abingdon. Original, dated 2 April 1 6 7 7 , in the records of Roger Money Kyrle Esq.. of Whetham, calne.

Wydhill. Envelope containing typescript l i s t of documents in the Wiltshire Record office including some which refer to the manor of Wydhill.

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Newspapers and Newscuttings

Envelope containing news-cuttings of various dates concerning the history of Gricklade.

Nine manilla sheets with news-cuttings affixed concerning John Maepherson, Member for Gricklade, 1 7 8 5 / 6 , proceedings in Parliament concerning undue elections for Cricklade, 1 7 8 0 / 6 , and the l i f e of Stephen Pox ( 1 6 2 7 / 1 7 i 9 ) . (C.B.)

Copy of The Sun newspaper commemorating the coronation of Queen Victoria. 28 June, 1 8 3 8 .

News-cutting concerning capt, "Roddy" Owen who won the Grand National in 1 8 9 1 .

One copy of The Wiltshire Herald and Advertiser, 12 May, 1 9 5 0 , and two of Wilts and Gloucestershire standard, 13 May, 1 9 5 0 , reporting the opening of the Cricklade Museum.

One bundle containing copy of The Evening Advertiser, 11 May, 1 9 5 0 , Wilts, and Gloucestershire tandard, 1 3 May, 1 9 5 0 , and The Wiltshire Herald and Advertiser, 12 May, 1 9 5 0 , reporting opening of Cricklade Museum on 10 May, 1 9 5 0 ; poster announcing the opening and manuscript notes of Chairman,s opening speech.

Printed Sheets

Printed page from unidentified topographical work giving table of distances of Wiltshire places one from another and illustrations of the Y/iltshire Borough Coats of Arms. [Late 18th cent. ]

Printed notices By the King. A Proclamation, For a General Bast, for restoring peace, eic. 2k Januar ', 1 / 9 8 . (St. sarnpsonTs Church Records. "The property of the Vicar of St. Sampson1s") Framed.

Single sheet entitled A New Song printed by pierce of Cirencester and circulated during the election of 1806 in the interest of Thomas, Lord Andover who was not returned. Framed..

Single sheet addressed To The Gentlemen, Clergy, and Freeholders . . . of Cricklade etc. printed by Goodwyn of Tetbury in Lord AndoverTs interest. 1806. Framed.

Thirty four printed cards, broadsheets and posters concerning elections for the borough and hundreds of Cricklade. 1806 Mh), 1807 ( 5 ) * 1811 (2), 1818 (k), 1 8 6 5 ( 8 ) and 1880 ( 1 ) . (C.B.)

Printed election notice in the interest of Joseph Pitt addressed To The Gentlemen . . . of Cricklade. 1818.

Envelope containing printed papers concerning the establishment of the National and British Schools in Cricklade. 18U0-19O9.

One bundle of printed papers chiefly notices of the sale of property by the Feoffees of the Wayland Estates. 1854-1921*.

Envelope containing page for Cricklade from a Wiltshire directory of 1 8 6 7 .

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P r i n t e d s h e e t e n t i t l e d J o n e s ' s E v e n i n g P a r t ^ , a song composed and sung b y M r , C o l e a t The W h i t e Horse H o t e l , C r i c k l a d e , 7 May , 1873.

P r i n t e d p o s t e r o f C r i c k l a d e C o r o n a t i o n C e l e b r a t i o n s . 3 June [1953]. ;

P r i n t e d N o t i c e o f t h e N a t i o n a l F l o o d and Tempest D i s t r e s s F u n d . 5 F e b . , 1953.

One b u n d l e o f spec imens o f o l d C r i c k l a d e b i l l h e a d s and o t h e r t r a d e s m e n ' s p a p e r s .

B o o k p l a t e o f F e t t i p l a c e N o t t E s q r . o f t h e M i d d l e T e m p l e , L o n d o n . A r m o r i a l .

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