A7	Register of Burgesses and Freemen 1 vol. Records Burgesses elected and sworn in following the renewal of the charter in 1674, and those elected and sworn in thereafter to Oct. 1834. Continues with elections of Honorary Freemen, viz. Alfred Wynne Corrie of Park Hall, esq., 9 Nov. 1893; Joseph Parry Jones of Beechfield, esq., 18 Aug. 1898; Aldermen Thomas Whitfield and Edward Bremner Smith of Oswestry, 10 Aug. 1908. At front: memorandum of the purchase of the book by Richard Edwards, Mayor, 16 Aug. 1676, burgess’ oath; memorandum, 12 Jun. 1696, of the admission by Richard Jones, Mayor, and David Lloyd, Justice of the Peace, of Thomas Arthur to the Company of Butchers, they having refused to admit him; a similar memorandum, 30 May 1700, of the admission of Richard, son of Nathaniel Jones, by Richard Jones and Nathaniel Edwards, Justices of the Peace.	1674 - 1908
A8	Certificates of Election of Burgesses 73 docs.	1704 - 1830
A8/1	22 Aug. 1704 Richard Helton of Oswestry, dyer.
A8/2	4 Oct. 1723 Thomas Rogers of Bromwich Park, co. Salop.
A8/3	17 Nov. 1725 Humphey Parry of Llanvyllin, co. Montgomery.
A8/4	4 Jan. 1725/6 Henry Wytherington.
A8/5	[28 Jan. 1725/6] Francis Wem of Oswestry.
A8/6	30 Sep. 1726 Nathaniell Edwards, butcher.
A8/7	30 Sep. 1726 John, son of Nathaniell Edwards, butcher.
A8/8	14 Apr. 1727, 2 Mar. 1727/8. William Jordon of Oswestry; Sidney Rigby of same, widow, salt dealer; John Rigby, her eldest son, aged about 10; William Rigby, her second son, aged about 2; Thomas Hughes of same, weaver; Thomas Hughes, his only son, aged about 4; Richard Jones of same, butcher.
A8/9	2 Mar. 1727/8 Edward Owen of Oswestry, hatter.
A8/11	18 Jul. 1729 John Davies of Oswestry, brewer and baker.
A8/12	18 Jul. 1729 John Davies of Glascoed, co. Denbigh, gent.
8/13	18 Jul. 1729 John Davies the younger of Glascoed, gent.
A8/14	18 Jul. 1729 Thomas Davies of Glascoed, gent., ‘but was not Sworne he being under Age’.
A8/15	3 Oct. 1729 John Basnett of Rednall, co. Salop, gent., and his son Thomas.
A8/16	3 Oct. 1729 Edward Williams of Eastymcolwyn, co. Montgomery, esq.
A8/17	3 Oct. 1729 John Williams of Oswestry, nailer.
A8/18	2 Oct. 1730 Thomas Beakall of Oswestry, saddler.
A8/19	2 Oct. 1730 Thomas Evans of Whittington, co. Salop, innholder.
A8/20	2 Oct. 1730 John Fraile of Whitchurch, co. Salop, plumber.
A8/21	2 Oct. 1730 Timothy George of Hinford, co. Salop, yeoman.
A8/22	23 Jul. 1731 Thomas Dawes of Oswestry, gent.
A8/23	23 Jul. 1731 John Paine of Oswestry, tobacconist, and his son John.
A8/24	2 Mar. 1731/2 Edward Roberts of Oswestry, cardmaker, and his two sons.
A8/25	6 Jun. 1732 Robert Jackson of Ellesmere, co. Salop, tanner.
A8/26	6 Jun. 1732 Charles Wicksteed of Oswestry, watchmaker.
A8/27	12 Jan. 1732/3 Andrew Jones of Kinsall, co. Salop, yeoman.
A8/28	12 Jan. 1732/3 John Mort of Oswestry, gent.
A8/29	12 Jan. 1732/3 John Rees of Derwenypandy, co. Salop, yeoman.
A8/30	5 Oct. 1733 Joseph Davies of Oswestry, apothecary.

A8/31	5 Nov. 1734 Edward Evans of Oswestry, periwig maker, and his son.
A8/32	5 Nov. 1734 Vincent Phips of Oswestry, grocer, and his son.
A8/33	5 Nov. 1734 Charles Thomas of Oswestry, cooper, and his son.
A8/34	6 Dec. 1735 John Basnett of Oswestry, grocer.
A8/35	6 Dec. 1735 John Boulton of Oswestry, shoemaker.
A8/36	6 Dec. 1735 John Evans of Oswestry, wheelwright.
A8/37	16 Jan. 1735/6 William Basnett of Oswestry, periwig maker.
A8/38	16 Jan. 1735/6 William Lewis of Porkington, co. Salop, chandler.
A8/39	2 Feb. 1736/7 William Boodle of the Clive, co. Salop, yeoman.
A8/40	2 Feb. 1736/7 John Morris of Broomhall, co. Salop, yeoman.
A8/41	2 Feb. 1736/7, 15 Jul. 1737 Edward James, son of Edward James of Oswestry shoemaker; William Simpson of same, gent.
A8/42	15 Jul. 1737 Henry Jones of Llanvorda, co. Salop, gent.
A8/43	6 Oct. 1738, 13 Jan. 1738/9 Richard Williams, esq.; John Hurleston, joiner: Edward Evans, innholder.
A8/44	2 Mar. 1740/1 John Williams, tailor.
A8/45	17 Dec. 1741 John Griffith, ironmonger.
A8/46	17 Dec. 1741 John Jones, joiner.
A8/47	1 Oct. 174[2] Abraham Phillips of Oswestry, carpenter.
A8/48	20 Apr. 1743 Thomas Adams, victualler.
A8/49	20 Apr. 1743 James Roberts, saddler.
A8/50	5 Oct. 1744 Charles Williams, weaver.
A8/51	8 Aug. 1745 Joseph Blocklin, joiner.
A8/52	8 Aug. 1745 George Dorsett, gent.
A8/53	8 Aug. 1745 Nathaniel Evans and his two sons Nathaniel and Richard.
A8/54	12 Jun. 1747 James Lloyd, corviser, and his son Edward; Samuel Carter, gent.; John Ellis, sawyer.
A8/55	15 Jul. 1748 Thomas Lewis and his son John; John Brookes, victualler; John Griffith, weaver, and his two sons James and John; Thomas Rathbone and his son Thomas.
A8/56	22 Jul. 1748 Ralph Fox and his son John; Jonathan Shaw, gent.; Edward Evans, grocer.
A8/57	27, 29 Jul. 1748 Roger Clark and his three sons Thomas, Roger, and John; John Chidloe and his two sons John and Edward; Cadwalader Lloyd; Humphrey Philips and his son William; Joseph Fox.
A8/58	5 Oct. 1750 John Evans, hatter.
A8/59	8 Feb. 1750/1 Morris Harries, wheelwright, and his son John.
A8/60	6 Oct. 1752 Samuel Evans, dyer, and his sons Samuel and Edward.
A8/61	1 Mar. 1754 Isaac Davies Jones, gent.
A8/62	3 Oct. 1755 Thomas Morris and his two sons Edward and John.
A8/63	3 Oct. 1755 Joseph Venables and his six sons John, Joseph, Richard, Lazarus, Edward, and George.
A8/64	4 Aug. 1759 John Barton of Oswestry, flax dresser.
A8/65	4 Aug. 1759 John Lloyd, gent.
A8/66	23 Nov. 1759 John Jones of Oswestry, malster, and his two sons John and Robert.
A8/67	3 Oct. 1760 William Griffiths of Oswestry and his two daughters.
A8/68	24 Oct. 1807 Arthur Noneley Davenport of West Felton, co. Salop, gent.
A8/69	2 Oct. 1828 Henry Hughes, clerk to Lewis Jones, gent., Town Clerk of Oswestry, elected 22 Oct. 1819, [subject to the consent of the High Steward].
A8/70	3 Oct. 1828 Peploe Cartwright of Oswestry, surgeon.
A8/71	17 Oct. 1828 John Jones of Foxhall in the parish of Oswestry, farmer, elected 18 Jan. 1828.
A8/72	21 Oct. 1830 Charles Lewis of Oswestry, mercer.
A8/73	21 Oct. 1830 John Lewis of Drenewydd in the parish of Whittington, co. Salop, farmer.
A9	Certificates of Swearing of Burgesses 9 docs.	1827 - 1834
A9/1	18 Dec. 1827 Rev. Sir Edward Kynaston of Hardwick, co. Salop, bt., sworn 5 Nov. 1824.
A9/2	18 Dec. 1827 John Edwards of West Felton, co. Salop, great - great - great - grandson of Edward Edwards of Llwyntidmon, co. Salop, sworn 26 Jan. 1825.
A9/3	18 Dec. 1827 Edward Edwards of West Felton, great - great - great - grandson of Edward Edwards of Llwyntidmon, sworn 26 Jan. 1825.
A9/4	18 Dec. 1827 Richard Edwards of West Felton, great - great - great - grandson of Edward Edwards of Llwyntidmon, sworn 26 Jan. 1825.
A9/5	7 Mar. 1829 Robert Morrall of Oswestry, esq., great - great - grandson of John Morrall, Town Clerk, sworn 3 Oct. 1828.
A9/6	7 Mar. 1829 John Richard Powell of Preesgweene in the parish of St. Martin’s, co. Salop, gent., great - great - grandson of Edward Philips of Ifton Rhyn in the parish of St. Martin’s.
A9/7	21 Oct. 1829 George Dorsett Owen of Oswestry, wine merchant, son of John Owen of same, grocer, deceased.
A9/8	22 Oct. 1833 John Jones of Oswestry, esq., son of John Jones, esq., Senior Alderman.
A9/9	3 Oct. 1834 James Edwards of Oswestry, esq., son of the late Rev. Turner Edwards, Common Councillor.
A10	Oaths of a Burgess and Muringer 1 doc.	[17th cent.]