The Publications of the Bedfordshire Historical Record Society volume I / Publications Bedfordshire Hist Rec Soc Bd.1 (PDF)

The Publications of the Bedfordshire Historical Record Society, vol. 1

'The Beauchamps, barons of Bedford', by C. Gore Chambers and G. Herbert Fowler  [11th-13th centuries; with pedigree.] 'Clerical subsidies in the archdeaconry of Bedford, 1390-2, 1400-1', by J. E. Brown [The Archdeaconry of Bedford had five deaneries: Clapham, Eaton (Socon), Shefford, Dunstable and Flitt. This is a transcription in Latin, with some English translations, and an introduction.] 'Domesday notes', by G. Herbert Fowler [This article discusses the location of Chainhalle manor in Colmworth; the Saxons Anschil and Ulmar and their successors in Bedfordshire; and the identification of the manor of Estone in Stodden hundred. 'A lease of Caddington manor in 1299', by C. Gore Chambers [Latin transcription with English translation and an introduction.] 'Sir William Harper, knt.', by F. A. Page-Turner [Notes on Sir William Harpur (c.1494-1574) and his two wives.] 'Early charters of the priory of Chicksand', by G. Herbert Fowler [There are abstracts of 21 charters (c.1150-1400) which were annexed to pleadings for exemption from payment of a clerical subsidy on the grounds of poverty in 1402-3. The abstracts are in English, with some parallel texts in Latin and English, preceded by an introduction.] 'Notes on two trades: (i) strawplaiting, (ii) brickmaking', by William Austin 'The Bedford Eyre, 1202', by G. Herbert Fowler [parallel Latin and English texts of the roll of the Justices in Eyre at Bedford in1202; with introduction.] 'Records of Northill college, no. I', by C. Gore Chambers [An account was compiled in 1634 of the collegiate church of Northill which included a rental of free tenants of 1612. This is an abstract of the documents with an introduction.