| Description | 1. 1569-1570 Book of payments of rents and certain charges, also of tithes, for the manor of Worfield. Includes place and personal names.
2. 26 Jan 1636 Partial list of tenants of the manors of Wyken and Worfield taken at a court baron of Robert Talbot.
3. [1663] Copy of a charter dated 1393/4 concerning the advowson of Worfield. Latin.
4. Undated copy of a document dated 1614/5 concerning the rectory of Worfield and made for Mrs Talbot, widow, at Worfield. Latin.
5. 24 Aug 1714 Worfield. Letter to Major General Davenport from Daniel Adamson concerning local matters. Says King George has been proclaimed in neighbouring towns, alludes to conflict between the Walkers and his agent and other tenants.
6. 26 Aug 1710 Letter to Major General Davenport from Daniel Adamson at Worfield lamenting his absence and giving news of an affray at Newport over the election of new burgesses.
7. 21-25 Apr 1719 Page from The London Gazette, number 5740 containing news from the Admiralty, including the capture and death of the pirate Thach, alias Blackbeard.
8. 1 Apr [1691] Letter to Madam Davenport at Hallon from her son Sharington Davenport asking for word of her and complaining of his duties in Ireland after enjoying his time in large towns and cities.
9. 7 Jul 1690 Copy of a declaration of William and Mary concerning the victory of Royal forces at the Battle of the Boyne. Given at the Royal Camp at Finglas near Dublin.
10. Undated note of bills in files which Sharington Davenport hasn't found charged in his account. Note on rear of troop payments and horses needed.
11. Undated letter to Colonel Davenport from an unknown sender begging him to release their son from being a soldier. Second letter on reverse, dated 22 Sep 1717, to Mrs Hallifax from her brother Davenport who assures her he will do everything in his power for her service in the matter of a unspecified vacancy.
12. Undated letter to General Davenport from John Neale expressing his great regret that he is unable to accept his offer to join his regiment on account of his father's opposition.
13. Undated list of the general officers arranged by rank.
14. 24 Sep 1718 Letter to Major General Davenport from Anne Williams telling him she has no thoughts now of going to London and apologising for telling him otherwise and wishes to remain in his service.
15. 20 Oct 1710 Letter to Sharington Davenport from Robert Barrett concerning estate matters, including references to brewing and game.
16. 10 Mar 1716 Letter to Davenport from Robert Barrett concerning estate matters and the transfer of lands in the parish of Worfield.
17. 1 May 1717 Letter to Major General Davenport from Robert Barrett reporting on his tenants at Worfield. Asks to know when he will visit, for the surrenders will be out of date by 30 May.
18. 16 Jul 1716 Letter to Major General Davenport from Robert Barrett asking for Thomas Hopkins to be preferred to some post and discussing a tenants' dispute.
19. [1686-99] Note of payments received by Robert Barrett written on the pages of an Almanac dated 1686.
20. 23 Nov 1718 Letter to Major General Davenport from Thomas Wooley at Worfield discussing the harvest of fruit that year.
21. Undated note listing amounts of fruit wine: red current, raspberry, white currant, and gooseberry.
22. 1714-1717 Note of fish stock at Worfield.
23. 1716 Note of payments to be made to the church.
24. 1716-17 Note of Thomas [Racke's] rent and an account of costs for making the garden wall.
25. Jul 1717 Account of money "due to my master", crossed through.
26. 1713 Bills of the charge of repairing floodgates.
27. 1 Jul 1717 Unsigned bill to General Davenport for seeds, bacon and other miscellaneous items.
28. Undated list of cash totals of the farm at Rowley.
29. Undated note of the estate occupied by Mr Hill in the townships of Rowley, Bradney, Euke and Asthill.
30. Undated note of enquiries to be made relating to Brigadier Preston and Mr Wade.
31. 1712-1715 List of brewed ale or beer to be examined.
32. 26 Apr 1718 List of wines, oil and vinegar to be sent from the Red Lyon in the "Pelmel" to Worfield.
33. 17 May 1717 unsigned bill from Samuel Walkinson for drinking glasses, mugs and decanters.
34. 9 Jul 1714 Letter to Mr Barrett from W Stubbs to ask his assistance in paying a sum of money.
35. 27 Mar 1709 Letter to Sharington Davenport from Robert Barrett to inform him he has another prospective tenant for Rowley, a Richard Evans who is lately married.
36. Undated account of money charged and received.
37. 6 May 1717 Brief note of items of clothing.
38. 1578-1579 Draft roll of a court presided over by Robert Stapleton.
39. 1591-1592 draft of a Court Baron presided over by Robert Stapleton with list of tenants swearing homage.
40. Undated scrap containing an address for Mr [Backhirst] at Brickhill.
41. Undated advert for Peter Chapuy, periwig maker.
42. 7 x Loose pages from a book listing the public officials of various boroughs and counties in England in the first year of the reign of William and Mary. One page is from a different book.
43. 1719 Paper used to wrap a bundle saying "An account of what Robert Barrett has received for corn and other things relating to the farm at Hallon". |