| Description | Folder of documents:
1. Undated letter in Latin: John Hans Sloane, College of Medicine.
2. 7 May 1569 Grant of tithes and tenths of the rectory of Lacock from Henry Sharington of Lacock to Edward Baynard of Lackham.
3. 25 Mar 1590 List of Lady Sharington's lands in Lacock, Bewley, Bowden, Wick and Woodrew with the rents of Lacock and Notton, by Sir Robert Stapleton.
4. 12 Dec 1608 True copy of the note of evidence delivered into the court of wards. Lists deeds, wills and other documents concerning the Sharington family's lands in Wiltshire.
5. Undated list of lands belonging to Grace Mildmay and Olive Sharington, with the people occupying them.
6. 1655 Note of lease and copyhold tenements and the occupiers in Lacock.
7. 1668 Names of tithable grounds and what is in them. Lists names of tenants.
8. 1741 Draft copy of grass tithes sold.
9. 1741 Fair copy of grass tithes sold.
10. 1741 Tithes sold, with notes.
11. 1741 Tithe book, including an account of grass tithes sold, account of tithable lands in grass, mowed or corn, and some notes.
12. Undated directions for taking out a commission for charitable purposes.
13. Poem about "Old Orpheus".
14. 1741 Calculation of costs of fine for a leasehold estate dependent on 3 lives.
15. 1746 Query by John Ivory Talbot of whether he and his son John Talbot could, without the consent of Lord Berkley or John Ivory Talbot's younger children, discharge their Wiltshire estates from being their security. States the abstract of deeds and includes the opinion of James Booth on the case.
16. Undated observations on Mr Talbot's petition, by Mr Bill.
17. 20 Mar 1746 Opinion of D Ryder, attorney, regarding the will of Charles Earl of Ailesbury and the release of legacies and claims by the witnesses. John Talbot was one of the trustees and executors of the will.
18. Copy (17th century) of a 1507 inventory of the evidence of the manor of Lacock.
19. 25 Apr 1674 Letter from Richard Lightfoot, Bushy Park, to John Talbot to advise Sir John Banks concerning rents.
20. 29 Oct 1705 Receipts from Thomas Vernon of the Middle Temple, London, Francis Keck of Great Tew, Oxon, and Sir John Talbot of Lacock of various sums of money due by agreement in the will of Thomas Warren and of others (4).
21. Prayer, written by "dear Aunt Ingram".
22. 1749 Letter in Latin by Clarido Costrange.
23. Copy of Mr Dunning's opinion on Mr Talbot's title to Abbots Waste.
24. Undated list of tenants at Bewley, tenants of Robert Baynard. Written before 1646.
25. 1608 List of acreage and ground rate of land at Lacock, Bewley, Bowden and Notton.
26. 22 Jun 1631 Agreement between Lady Olive Stapleton of Lacock and Thomas Bryan of Lacock, weaver, to rent cottages to Mr Bryan.
27. 1652-1653 Copy of the particular of Lacock demesne lands.
28. 1 Jul 1674 Letter from John Digbey to Sir John Talbot concerning fee farm rents purchased by Sir John Banks.
29. 15 Jun 1675 Advice from Richard Lightfoot and John Digbey, attorneys, concerning the fee farm rents purchased by Sir John Banks.
30. 4 Jan 1675 Letter from Jonathan Rogers of Chippenham to Sir John Talbot concerning the dispute between John Talbot and Mr Montagu of Lackham over fishing rights.
31. Abstract of the 1677 deed of settlement of the Lacock estate.
32. 3 Mar 1707 Survey of part of Home Farm / South Berry Farm.
33. 1709 List of half yearly rents to be collected at Michaelmas, for Lacock, Pottern, Charlton and Salwarpe.
34. 1709 List of yearly rents to be collected.
35. 1710 List of arrears of Michaelmas rents at Lacock, Potterne, Liddington and Salwarpe.
36. 1710 List of tenants who have a right of common in Bewley Common belonging to the manor of Lacock.
37. 1710 List of tenants who have a right to the 16 commons in Bewley Common belonging to the manor of Lackham.
38. 2 Apr 1730 Letter from John Wigorn at Hartlebury to unknown, about a sermon sent by the recipient, and concerning the death of a Mr Collins who was a "wicked man".
39. 1744 Legal opinion of B Filmer following the death of Elizabeth Talbot nee Stone, wife of John Talbot junior. Gives an abstract of the marriage settlement of 1742. Gives questions and answers on the repercussions of Mrs Talbot's death and John Talbot junior's title to various lands which are tied up with trustees. The settlement was limiting to the sons of John Talbot junior by a second wife. Includes opinion on John Talbot the elder and John Talbot the younger's title to Wick and Charlton farms, and the trustees' possibility of joining a contingent.
40. 1759-1761 Account between Robert Pottow of Notton and John Talbot. Includes payments by the tenant for taxes and rates.
41. 1763 Draft advertisement for the letting of a dairy farm at Naish Hill.
42. Undated list of cottagers at Cold Harbour.
43. Undated list of mortgages and leaseholds abstracted.
44. Undated list of meadows with acreage of Wick Farm, including deductions such as tithes, rates and coals.
45. Undated letter from Mountagu to Mr Marsh concerning disputed tithes of a tenant called Berne, who had been asked to pay tithes for Haydons by Mr Marsh; with draft reply from Mr Marsh.
46. 11 Aug 1784 Letter to William Davenport Talbot from Thomas Berrington enclosing a certificate of his age: proof of his baptism by Rowland Bradstock in 1763. Enclosed also is a 1786 receipt from John Perkins to William Davenport for the residue of the purchase of an annuity. |