A98 - A104

Transcripts, etc.                                                 7 items

[1767] - 20th cent.

 

A98

Transcripts and abstracts of charters and other records, made by Stanley Leighton and published in his book.

                                                                              1 vol.

 

 

[c.1875]

 

     pp. 75 and 89 include abstracts of a receipt, a bill of charges, and an account relating to the poor’s money, 1692 - 1694, which are not now among the records.

 

 

 

A99

Transcripts, translations and notes on records.        1 vol.

[1767]

 

     Inscribed: ‘These copies were part of an old Book in Parchment cover, dated 1756.  Probably at one time it belonged to the Corporation or some of its officials.  It was sold either with the effects of Richard Minshull or Mr. Edmunds’.  Contains:

 

 

 

pp. 1 - 60:         Translation of charter of Charles II, 13     

                         Jan. 1673/4 (A22).

 

 

 

pp. 61 - 65:       Extracts and notes from Assembly Book,

                        1763, 1741, 1743, 1727 (A1/1).

 

 

 

pp. 65 - 70:       Oaths of Recorder, Town Clerk, Mayor,

                         Coroner, Common Councillor,     

                         Alderman, Muringer, Burgess, Sergeant,

                         Watch.

 

 

 

pp. 70, 71:        Forms of summons to take oaths.

 

 

 

pp. 72 - 82:       Extracts from Assembly Book (A1/1)

                         and Register of Burgesses (A7), 1673 -

                         1674.

 

 

 

pp. 82 - 87:       Extracts from Assembly Book, 1682 -

                         1766.

 

 

 

pp. 87 - 90:       Transcript of accounts of money

                         received by Richard Pope, first Mayor,

                         for newly elected Burgesses, 1674.

 

 

 

p. 90:                Transcript of accounts for clothes for

                         John Kyffin, bellman.

 

 

 

p. 90 - 93:         List of Burgesses, 1725 - 1767.

 

 

 

p. 94:                Transcript of appointment by Richard

                         Williams, esq., Mayor, of John Hughes,

                         mercer, as his deputy, 23 Oct. 1747.

 

 

 

 

A99

continued

 

pp. 95 - 108:     List of Burgesses, 1674 - 1724.

 

 

 

pp. 112, 113:     Transcript of accounts relating to the

                         renewal of the charter, 1674.

 

 

 

pp. 118, 119:     Transcript of part of will of Richard

                         Muckleston of Keel, co. Salop, 1633,

                         and related notes, 1767.

 

 

 

pp. 119 - 123:    Abstract of will of James Phillips of

                         London, 1661.

 

 

 

pp. 123 - 129:    Transcript of survey of lands belonging

                          to the Free School, 28 Oct. [c.1636].

 

 

 

pp. 129 - 135:    Transcript of case of the Mayor and

                          Burgesses in a suit concerning the

                          election of a schoolmaster and the

                          letting of the school lands, [1680].  A

                          version of this is printed in Bye-gones

                          1874, pp. 153 - 154.

 

 

 

pp. 136 - 138:    Transcript of order of the Council of the

                         Marches of Wales in favour of the

                         plainliffs in a dispute concerning rights

                         of common in Porkington, 25 Jan.

                         1605/6.  See A78.

 

 

 

pp. 138 - 141:    Transcripts of letters A75/1 /2, A73,

                          A74, A72, and related notes.

 

 

 

A100

Copy of A99 pp.54 - 108.                                  1 bundle

[late 18th cent.]

 

 

A101

‘Copies of Documents and Proceedings relative to the Town and Liberties of the Borough of Oswestry 1818-1838’.                                                                    1 vol.

 

 

1817-1842

 

     Contains Town Clerk’s transcripts and original documents as follows:

 

 

 

f. 1:                   Sketch of the Town of Oswestry

                         showing the two Roads through the

                         Town from Shrewsbury to Holyhead, 

                         [1818].

 

 

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continued

 

f. 2:                   A Correct Table of the Stages and

                         distances between Oswestry and London

                         and also between London and Holyhead,

                         [1818].

 

 

 

 

f. 6v.:                Transcript of order of the Deputy Mayor

                         for closure  of shops on the day of the

                         funeral of Princess Charlotte, 14 Nov.

                         1817.

 

 

 

f. 7r.:                Transcript of notice of a Town Meeting

                         to consider means of opposing new fairs

                         at Shrewsbury, 19 Dec. 1818.

 

 

 

ff. 7v. - 8r.:       Transcript of minutes of the meeting, 30 

                         Dec. 1818.

 

 

 

ff. 8v. - 9r.:        Extract from Shrewsbury Chronicle, 15

                          Jan. 1819, reporting on another meeting

                          on the same subject.

 

 

 

ff. 9v. - 10v.:      Transcript of case, and opinion of C.

                          Puller, Lincoln’s Inn, concerning the

                          legality of the new fairs at Shrewsbury,

                         23 Dec. 1818.

 

 

 

f. 11:                 Transcript of minutes of Town Meeting

                         to consider presenting a petition to the

                         House of Commons against the renewal

                         of the Insolvent Debtors Bill, 4 Mar.

                         1819.

 

 

 

f. 12r.:              Transcript of petition, [1819].

 

 

 

ff. 12v. - 13r.:   Transcript of petition to the House of

                         Commons against the taxing of inland

                         coal, 15 Mar. 1819.

 

 

 

f. 13r.:              Memorandum on distance between

                        Oswestry and Shrewsbury, 1819.

 

 

 

ff. 13v. - 14r.:  Transcripts of letter from Thos. N.

                        Parker, Mayor, to the Committee of the

                        Shrewsbury General Agricultural

                        Society, concerning the new fairs at

                        Shrewsbury, [1819], and reply, 16 Jul.

                        1819 .

 

 

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continued

 

f. 14v.:             Extract from Liverpool Mercury, 10

                        May 1819, concerning the right of any

                        Borough Magistrates to commit

                        prisoners to the County Gaol and try

                        them in the Borough Courts.

 

 

 

f. 15:                Transcript of memorandum relating to

                        repairs to the stand at Oswestry Race

                        Course, Aug. 1818, with related

                        accounts and list of subscribers, 1819. 

                        See Bye-gones 1889-90, p. 1.

 

 

 

f. 16r.:              Transcript of letter from C.W. Williams

                         Wynn to Rev. James Donne, 15 Dec.

                         1817, suggesting the trial of an offender

                         at Shrewsbury, the offence of stealing

                         geese having been committed in

                         Llandrino, co. Montgomery.

 

 

 

ff. 16v. - 17r.:    Transcripts of accounts of prosecuting

                          John Davies, Catherine Davies, and

                          Elizabeth Hughes for stealing the geese,

                          and related letter from Thos. N. Parker

                          seeking reimbursement from the

                          Treasurer of co. Montgomery, 29 Jun.

                          1819.

 

 

 

Between            Receipt of Thos. Yates, attorney for the

ff. 16, 17:          prosecution , for £30 19s. prosecution         

                         costs from Lewis Jones, Oswestry

                         Treasurer, 27 Feb. 1818; letter from L.

                         Jones to Richard Griffiths, Treasurer of

                         co. Montgomery, requesting payment of

                         £30 due to Oswestry, 14 Mar. 1832; 

                         letter from Edwd. Edmunds to the

                         Mayor and Coroner apologising for

                         offensive words he ‘hastily let fall’ when

                         making application for a warrant ‘

                         against one Foulkes for keeping a

                         mischievous Dog’, 2 Jul. 1824.  See

                         Bye- gones 1889-90, p. 281.

 

 

 

ff. 17v. - 18r.:   Transcript of letter from Th. L. Jones to

                        C.W.W. Wynn giving his opinion that

                        the Treasurer of co. Montgomery ought

                        to reimburse Oswestry for the costs

                        referred to in ff. 16v. - 17r.

 

 

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continued

 

ff. 18v. - 19r.:   Complaint of William Rogers of

                        Kynaston in Kinnerley parish, co. Salop,

                        of unlawful demands for tolls by Ann

                        Redrobe, Mary Tomkies, Bailiff James

                        Jones, chinaman, and Special Constable

                        John Tomkies, son of Mary, on barley

                        he brought to Richard Brayne of Beatrice

                        Street, malster, 26 Jan. 1820.  See Bye-

                        gones 1889-90, p. 260.

 

 

 

f. 19r.:             Memorandum relating to an Act for the

                        better relief and employment of the Poor 

                        in Shrewsbury, [1820].

 

 

 

ff. 19v. - 20r.:   ‘An Account of the Procession in

                        proclaiming his Majesty George the

                        fourth, King’, and account of expenses,

                        14 Feb. 1820.  See Leighton p. 190, and

                        Bye-gones 1889-90, pp. 11, 12; 1899 -

                        1900, pp. 31, 32.

 

 

 

ff. 20v. - 22r.:   Transcripts of case, and opinion of John

                        Richardson, Middle Temple, suggesting

                        the passing of a bye-law to prevent Irish

                        hawkers from selling their linen in the

                        Market Place, 22 Feb. 1817.

 

 

 

f. 22v.:             Statement of Thos. N. Parker concerning

                        payments for tithes of milch cows offered

                        by Peter Jones of Trefarclawdd in

                        Oswestry parish to William Judson as

                        agent for the Vicar of Oswestry, and

                        refused, 30 Nov. 1820;

 

 

                        extract from John Bull newspaper, 2

                        Jun. 1823, concerning the committal to

                        Lancaster Gaol of Mr. Jersey ‘a

                        Missionary amongst the Primitive

                        Methodists usually called Ranters’, he

                        having refused to give bail for good

                        behaviour, on a charge of creating a

                        disturbance and riot by preaching in the

                        market place at Dalton near Ulverston,

                        co.Lanc.

 

 

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continued

 

f. 23r.:             Transcripts of depositions of William

                        Bynner of Oswestry, Special Constable,

                        and Henry Hughes of Bailey Head, 9

                         Jun. 1823, concerning the disturbance

                         caused by William Doughty preaching

                         on Bailey Head, with memorandum that

                         the latter refused to desist and was

                         committed to Shrewsbury Gaol for a

                         month.  See Bye-gones 1889-90, p. 32.

 

 

 

Between             Handbill purporting to be a letter from

ff. 22, 23:          Mr. Doughty, written in prison 8 Jun.

                         1823, but annotated ‘This was not

                          written by himself  (he had no Paper in

                         the Prison)’.  Printed in Bye-gones

                         1893-4, p. 508.

 

 

 

ff. 23v. - 25r.:    Transcript of memorial to the Bishop of

                          St. Asaph, signed by 82 inhabitants in

                          recommendation of Rev. John Russell,

                          curate of the parish, [1823].

 

 

 

ff. 25v. - 27r.:    Transcripts of petition, but not 

                         signatures, to the House of Commons in

                         support of measures to emancipate

                         slaves; related minutes of meeting 24 

                         Mar. 1824; letter from Lewis Jones,

                         Town Clerk, to J.C.Pelham, 2 Apr.

                         1824; and the latter’s reply, 5 Apr.

                         1824.

 

 

 

ff. 27v. - 28r.:    Transcript of petition, but not

                         signatures, to the House of Commons

                         against the proposed alterations to duties

                         on ale and beer, 30 Apr. 1824, and

                         covering letter from Lewis Jones, 3 May

                         1824.

 

 

 

ff. 28v. - 29r.:   Statement concerning the impassioned

                         behaviour of Edward Edmunds,

                         attorney, Coroner for co. Salop, when

                         applying for a warrent (see between

                         ff. 16, 17), 11 Jun. 1824, and transcripts

                         of letters from W. Hughes on behalf of

                         the Mayor and Coroner,  demanding an

                         apology, 18 Jun. 1824, and the letter of

                         apology.

 

 

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continued

 

ff. 29v. - 30r.:  Transcript of order of Shropshire Quarter

                       Sessions, 12 Jul. 1824, confirming order

                       of removal of Jane, wife of William

                       Hankinson, and her three children John,

                       aged 4, James, aged 3, and Elizabeth,

                       aged 1, from Oswestry to Woolston with 

                       Martinscroft, co. Lanc.

 

 

 

f. 30r.:             Agreement of Edward Philips, 21 Sep.

                       1824, to complete work on the iron paling

                        in front of the Town Clerk’s office for

                        £17, and agreement of W.O. Gore and

                        H.P.T. Aubrey to pay him an extra £2

                        8s. 4d.

 

 

 

Between            Bill of Wm. Powell for £2 for painting

ff. 29v.- 30r.:     the iron paling, and receipt for same, 7

                         Mar. 1825.

 

 

 

ff. 30v. - 34v.:   Transcript of petition, and 630

                         signatures, to the House of Lords

                         against bestowing political power on

                         Roman Catholics, [1825].

 

 

 

f. 35r.:              Minutes of a meeting 6 Aug. 1825 at

                         which the decision of a committee, 

                         favouring a smaller plan for the

                         proposed new gaol, was adopted.

 

 

 

f. 35v.:             Transcript of schedule of forms

                        (warrants, precepts etc.) required for

                         Oswestry Subdivision, 13 Sep. 1825.

 

 

 

f. 36r.:              Transcript of address of condolence sent 

                         to George IV on the death of the Duke of

                         York and Albany.  See Bye-gones 1889

                         - 90, p. 140.

 

 

 

ff. 36v. - 38v.:  Transcripts of petition, and 114

                        signatures, to the House of Commons

                        against the removal of restrictions on the

                        free importation of foreign grain, 20

                        Feb. 1827, and related letters from the

                        Town clerk to J.C. Pelham, M.P., and

                        Sir Rowland Hill, M.P., 23, 24 Feb.

                        1827.  See Bye-gones 1889 - 90, p. 352.

 

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continued

 

ff. 39r. - 40r.:   Transcripts of case and opinion of     

                        Counsel, Thos. Plumer, Lincolns Inn, 15

                        Jun. 1791, concerning the status of

                        Halston, co. Salop, in respect of laws

                        relating to settlement of paupers, the

                        view of Counsel being that it cannot be

                        compelled to provide poor relief, nor can

                        paupers be sent there.  See Bye-gones

                        1889 - 90, pp. 129, 130.

 

 

 

f. 40r.:             Memorandum of weight of iron railing of

                        the churchyard adjoining the street

                        opposite the Wynnstay Arms, 18 Sep.

                        1827.  See Bye-gones 1889 - 90, p. 119.

 

 

 

f. 40r.:              Order of Oswestry Justices that market

                         stalls should not be allowed to extend

                         beyond the kerb into any street and that

                         the Bailey Head market place be kept

                         clear for agricultural produce, 7 Dec.

                         1827.

 

 

 

ff. 40v. - 41v.:   Transcript of minutes of meeting of the

                         Committee for the Purchase of the Tolls

                         of Oswestry, 27 Mar. 1828, and

                         related memoranda.

 

 

 

f. 42r.:              Transcript of petition, and 15 of 334

                         signatures, to George IV to uphold the

                         Protestant Constitution, [1829].

 

 

 

ff. 42v. - 43r.:    Transcript of return under Gaols Act

                         1824 (5 Geo. IV c.85) relating to

                         Oswestry gaol.

 

 

 

f. 44r.:               Transcripts of letters from the Town

                         Clerk to the Rt. Hon. Lord Kenyon and

                          J.C.Pelham, M.P., 2 Feb. 1829

                          enclosing copies of a petition to be

                          presented to the Houses of Lords and

                         Commons.

 

 

 

ff. 44v. - 45r.:    Transcripts of petition, but not

                         signatures, to the House of Commons

                         urging a review of the Malt Act, and

                         covering letter to J.C. Pelham, M.P., 20

                         Feb. 1830.  See Bye-gones 1889-90,

                         pp. 322, 323.

 

 

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continued

 

f. 45v.:             Transcript of proclamation of William

                        IV as King, 30 Jun. 1830.

 

 

 

f. 46r.:              Certificate of swearing in of John Leeke,

                         servant to Mrs. Hopkins of Woolston,

                         co. Salop, as a special constable, 29

                         Dec. 1830; extract from minutes of

                         meeting 29 Nov. 1830 to consider the

                         best means of relieving the poor during

                         the present inclement season.

 

 

 

f. 47r.:             Memorandum of meeting 19 Apr. 1831 to

                        consider appointing a regular police

                        officer for the Town, at which ‘nothing

                        done’.

 

 

 

f. 47.:               Transcript of minutes of meeting 8 Sep.     

                        1831 to consider ways of celebrating the 

                        coronation of William IV.

 

 

 

ff. 48v. -  49r.: Transcripts of minutes of meeting of

                       Oswestry Board of Health 3, 17 Dec.

                       1831.

 

 

 

f. 49v.:            Transcript of return of Peace Officers in

                       Oswestry, [1831].

 

 

 

ff. 50r. - 51v.:  Transcripts of minutes of the Board of

                       Health, Jul. 1832.

 

 

 

f. 52:               Transcript of loyal address on the

                       occasion of the passage of Princess

                       Victoria through the town, [1831].

 

 

 

f. 53r.:             Transcript of minutes of meeting 8 Sep.

                       1832 to consider the propriety of

                        postponing the races.

 

 

 

ff. 53v. - 56r.:  Transcript of appointment, 17 Dec. 1832,

                        of Special Constables as scheduled, in

                        expectation of a riot in the Town on the

                        occasion of the forthcoming county

                        election.

 

 

 

Between          Sworn statements of Sir W.H. Clarke,

ff. 53, 54:        17 Dec. 1832, and Robert Morrall of

                       Oswestry, gent., 13 Dec. 1832, that a

                       riot is likely to occur.

 

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continued

 

f. 56:               Transcript of authority of Thos. N.

                        Parker and H.P.T. Aubrey for payment

                       of Special Constables, 29 Dec. 1832.

 

 

 

f. 57r.:             Transcript of petition, but not signatures,

                        to House of Commons for amendment of

                        laws relating to Sunday observance, 9

                        Mar. 1833.

 

 

 

f. 57v.:             Transcript of certificate of accuracy of

                        Bickertons Weighing Machine, Jun.

                        1833.

 

 

 

f. 58r.:             Transcript of statement of Thomas

                       Williams of Bailey Head, shoemaker, that

                        it is doubtful whether Robert Williams of

                        Oswestry, labourer, called Robin of the

                        Nant, married Jane Buttery; that Owen

                        Buttery of Ellesmere, co. Salop,

                        clockmaker, married her when she was a

                        street walker in Oswestry, then went into

                        the Shropshire Militia, was absent many

                        years, and when he returned took his

                        daughter away.

 

 

 

f. 58v.:             Petty Sessions order, 10 Sep. 1834,

                        fixing the opening hours of licensed

                        premises at 6 a.m. - 10 p.m., and 1 -

                        6 p.m. on Sundays, Good Friday,

                        Christmas Day, Public Fast or

                        Thanksgiving Days. 

 

 

 

ff. 59r. - 60v.:  Transcript of petition, and 209

                        signatures, to William IV to uphold the    

                        Protestant cause, [1835].

 

 

 

ff. 60v. - 61r.:  Statistics of prosecutions at Assizes and

                       Quarter Sessions, 1829 - 1834.

 

 

 

f. 61v.:            Memoranda of suspension of Edward

                       Gittins, bellman, 28 Jul. 1835 for using

                       threats and improper language to Rev.

                       Stephen Donne, and his restoration to         

                       office, 3 Aug. 1835.

 

 

 

Between          List of constables, 1834.

ff. 61, 62:

 

 

 

 

f. 62:               Sessions orders as on f. 58v., 27 Aug.

                       1835, 25 Aug. 1836.

 

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continued

 

ff. 63r. - 64r.:  Petty Sessions orders as on f. 58v. but

                       altering hours to 5 a.m. - 11 p.m. and 1 -

                       9 p.m., 31 Aug. 1837, 9 Aug. 1838, 29

                       Aug. 1839.

 

 

 

ff. 64v. - 65r.:  Transcript of petition, and 47 signatures,

                       to the House of Commons against the

                       abolition of church rates, [1840].

 

 

 

f. 65v.:            Transcript of petition, but not signatures,

                       to the House of Lords against the union of

                       the sees of Bangor and St. Asaph, [post

                       14 Dec. 1842].

 

 

 

Between          Transcript of same petition.

ff. 65, 66:

 

 

 

In reverse:

 

 

 

ff. 1r. - 2r.:       Rental of new earthenware market on the

                        Bailey Head, 1822 - 1825.

 

 

 

f. 2v.:               Memoranda relating to letting of vacant

                        ground between the George stables and

                        the gate entrance to the earthenware

                        market, to William Mellor for selling

                        earthenware, 1829, 1830.

 

 

 

f. 3r.:                Memoranda of fines for nuisances

                        committed, Jul. - Dec. 1823.

 

 

 

f. 4r.:               Elevation of the proposed Gaol at

                        Oswestry,  [1823].

 

 

 

f. 5r.:               Ground plan, [1823].

 

 

 

f. 6r.:               Plan of second storey, [1823].

 

 

 

ff. 7r. - 8r.:       Transcript of general specification and

                        description of new gaol by Thos. Penson

                        junior, architect, Oct. 1823.

 

 

 

f. 8r.:               Transcript of letter from Thos. Penson to

                       Lord Kenyon, enclosing plans and

                       particulars, 10 Jan. 1824.

 

 

 

f. 8v.:              Transcript of notice inviting tenders,

                       1824.

 

 

 

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continued

 

f. 9r.:              Transcript of minutes of meeting to

                      discuss the erection of a new gaol, 16 Apr.

                      1825.

 

 

 

f. 9v.:             Transcript of inventory of goods in the

                      new gaol, 30 Oct. 1830.

 

 

 

 

 

A102

Manuscript transcript of A76.

[19th cent.]

 

A103

Typescript transcript of depositions of Richard ap David of Oswestry, corser, Edward ap David of same, tanner, Edward ap John of same, weaver, and Edward William Mucleston of same, yeoman, in A78/2.

 

 

 

 

[20th cent.]

A104

Photocopy and typescript transcript of A75/1 /31.

                                                                          

[20th cent.]