| Title | 1722 Copy of royal warrant to Postmasters General concerning Edward Willes D.D. [?1743. Bp. of Bath and Wells], clerk, to have yearly salary of £500 for his "thorow knowledge and experience;;; in the Art and Mistery of Decyphering", in consideration of past services and to encourage his future application to "Our Service".
See also 161/130 - Edward Willes, Bishop of Bath and Wells.
1744 Account and receipt: 'A computation of the necessary Repairs at the Deanery'.
1772 Letters or drafts from Edward Willes (E. Bath & Wells). To son, an assistant decypherer.
1796 Re bill for enclosure of Huish Episcopi, Som.
1744 Letters to Edward Willes, Bishop of Bath and Wells: from Sam. Creswicke, Wells re suitor for hand for one of bishop's daughters.
1749 Letters from son, John Willes, Ruby in Madras [naval officer]. India and domestic.
1751 Letters from Tho. Trollope: domestic.
1763-1773 Letters from Tho. Hutchinson, re estate in Notts.
1764 Letters from John Smith - mortgage of estate in Essex.
1772 Letters from son, Francis Willes: has been offered post of Under Secretary to Lord Rochford. Present position of Decypherer.
1733 Opinion in case: Sir Thomas Dunk's will. Residue of real estate in Chieveley, Berks. to William Richards; daughter Ann Richards to assume surname, Dunk.
1733-1734 Copy of royal warrant: Anne Richards to assume surname of Dunk - on petition of Edward Willes, D.D., Dean of Lincoln, in whose cure she was left.
1746 Receipt for deeds. List of writings belonging to estate of Sir Thomas Dunk, dec'd and Mr. Richards, dec'd and now belonging to Rt. Hon. George Dunk, Earl of Halifax, in right of the Countess, his wife. Handed over by Bishop of Bath and Wells to Earl of Halifax. Places mentioned: Newenden, Hawkhurst, Benenden, Sandhurst, Kent, Bodiam, Sussex and Westminster.
18thcent. Schedule of deeds: the real estates of the Countess of Halifax, i.e. Sir Thomas Dunk's estate, 1632-. Places mentioned: Sandhurst, Hawkhurst, Kent, Battle Mead, Sussex and Westminster.
1768 Copy of defendant's answer to information of Attorney General and Copy of Bill in Chancery; answer of Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells re will and disposal of estate of Mary Martin, James Street, Westminster, dec'd.
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