Fine Rolls
(1356-1368) The close rolls of the 30th to 42nd years of the reign of king Edward III record part of the government administration in England, with orders sent out day by day to individual officers, and commitment of particular responsibilities and duties. There is also some material relating to Wales, Scotland, Ireland and the English possessions in France. VASSAL. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Early records of Wells cathedral, in Somerset
(1001-1500) Three early registers of the dean and chapter of Wells - the Liber Albus I (White Book; R I), Liber Albus II (R III), and Liber Ruber (Red Book; R II, section i) - were edited by W. H. B. Bird for the Historical Manuscripts Commissioners and published in 1907. These three books comprise, with some repetition, a cartulary of possessions of the cathedral, with grants of land dating back as early as the 8th century, well before the development of hereditary surnames in England; acts of the dean and chapter; and surveys of their estates, mostly in Somerset.VASSAL. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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England and Venice
(1640-1642) The Master of the Rolls directed the compilation of translations of archives from northern Italy relating to English affairs. This volume, edited by Allen B. Hinds and published in 1924, is largely based on transcripts in the Public Record Office in London of major sources from the state archives housed in the Frari at Venice, in particular the Dispacci, Inghilterra. Most of this volume consists of the letters of Giovanni Giustinian the Venetian ambassador in England, the extracts from the Hague despatches, and the Esposizioni Principi; and as such contain descriptions of unfolding political events in Britain as seen by Italian diplomats. But there were also Englishmen actively trading with Venice and its sphere of influence in the eastern Mediterranean.VASSAL. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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England and Venice
(1642-1643) The Master of the Rolls directed the compilation of translations of archives from northern Italy relating to English affairs. This volume, edited by Allen B. Hinds and published in 1925, is partly based on transcripts in the Public Record Office in London of major sources from the state archives housed in the Frari at Venice, and partly taken directly from the originals, in particular the Dispacci, Inghilterra. Much of this volume, covering March 1642 to July 1643, consists of the letters of Giovanni Giustinian the Venetian ambassador in England, and of Gerolamo Agostini, the Venetian secretary there; and as such contain descriptions of unfolding political events in Britain and northern Europe as seen by Italian diplomats. But there were also Englishmen actively trading with Venice and its sphere of influence in the eastern Mediterranean, and these too are mentioned from time to time.VASSAL. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Official Papers
(1660-1661) The State Papers Domestic cover all manner of business relating to Britain, Ireland and the colonies, conducted in the office of the Secretary of State as well as other miscellaneous records. The records of these years immediately after the restoration of the monarchy include many petitions to Charles II for offices and possessions lost during the Civil War.
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Members of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts &c.
(1766) A List of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce, 18 August 1766.VASSAL. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Governors and Guardians of the Foundling Hospital, London
(1768) This list of the governors and guardians of the Hospital for the Maintenance and Education of Exposed and Deserted Young Children, incorporated by royal charter 17 October 1739, is corrected to 30 March 1768.VASSAL. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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British administration in North America
(1755-1776) The papers of the 2nd Earl of Dartmouth, who served as Secretary of State for the American Department, contain correspondence relating to North America and the West Indies. They include some material earlier than 1755.VASSAL. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Subscribers to Ann Yearsley's Poems on Several Occasions
(1785) This book of poetry by 'Ann Yearsley, a Milkwoman of Bristol', received great critical acclaim and was rapidly reprinted. The third edition included these subscription lists for the first two editions.VASSAL. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Inhabitants of Wareham in Dorset
(1790-1797) The provincial sections of the Universal British Directory include lists of gentry and traders from each town and the surrounding countryside, with names of local surgeons, lawyers, postmasters, carriers, &c. (the sample scan here is from the section for Nottingham). The directory started publication in 1791, but was not completed for some years, and the provincial lists, sent in by local agents, can date back as early as 1790 and as late as 1797.
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