Volume 1

The history and antiquities of the county of Dorset / Compiled from the best and most ancient historians, inquisitions post mortem, and other valuable records and mss. in the public offices, and libraries, and in private hands. With a copy of Domesday book and the Inquisitio Gheldi for the county: interspersed with some remarkable particulars of natural history; and adorned with a correct map of the county, and views of antiquities, seats of the nobility and gentry, &c. By John Hutchins, M.A.

  • John Hutchins
Date:
1774
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Credit: The history and antiquities of the county of Dorset / Compiled from the best and most ancient historians, inquisitions post mortem, and other valuable records and mss. in the public offices, and libraries, and in private hands. With a copy of Domesday book and the Inquisitio Gheldi for the county: interspersed with some remarkable particulars of natural history; and adorned with a correct map of the county, and views of antiquities, seats of the nobility and gentry, &c. By John Hutchins, M.A. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    26 Car. II. their charter was taken away upon a quo warranto. Sept. 15.4 Jac. II. another was granted, which recites the ancient privileges of the town, lately taken away, and among other things grants them a mayor, recorder, eight aldermen, a fhe- rilf, eighteen burgefl'es or common council-men, the mayor and three fenior aldermen to be juftices of the peace —difpenfes with them from taking the oath of fupremacy and allegiance, and from the oath ap¬ pointed 13 Car. II. and from taking the facrament, and fubfcribing the declaration, and allows them to hold lands not exceeding tool, per annum, and con¬ firms all other privileges, &c. contained in the former charters. N. B. They never a£led by this charter, but by that of 10 Eliz. That of James II. was made null by aft of parliament, t. W. III. The arms of the corporation are Barry of eight Sa. and Vert, over all a dolphin nayant, Arg. on a chief of the third, three efcallops of the firft. Thefe were confirmed in 1579 by Robert Cooke, Cla- rencieux, and appear affixed to an agreement made between William Monteacute, lord or Canford, and the mayor and corporation, 45 E. III. The mayor is chofen out of the burgefl'es on the Friday before St. Matthew’s day, and is always a Juflice of peace ; and when his year is expired, com¬ mences alderman, and is fenior bailliff and juflice of peace for the year enluing. He is admiral within the liberties, and was anciently mayor of the flaple. The number of aldermen is uncertain, becaufe every mayor, after he has palled the chair, becomes an al¬ derman. The burgefl’es are chofen by the mayor, four al¬ dermen, and eighteen burgefl'es; and, by a late con- ilitution, are augmented to twenty-four. In 1747 thirty in-burgefles were chofen at once. The recorder and town-clerk are chofen, when a vacancy happens, by the burgefl'es; but muft be confirmed by the kingi They annually chufe on the fame day that the mayor is elefled, a fenior bailiff, a fheriff, a water-bailiff, two coroners, and four juflices of the peace. The lheriff keeps a court. In a book of the archives of Pool of oaths and charges to be given yearly to the officers of the town, on the day of election, 1589, thefe officers are mentioned, and faid to be chofen annually, viz. four auditors, two collectors, or Rewards for the town-duties, three keepers of the keys of the coffers, four brokers, five porters. There is a leffions held for the town by the mayor four times a-year. When any criminal or civil caufes are to be tried, one of the judges of the circuit comes hither, in his way to Dorchefler, and holds the af- fizes; but civil caufes are generally tried at Dor¬ chefler or Winchefler. The fee-farm rents are, and have anciently been, paid to the lords of Canford, and are as follows: Half a mark the firfl day, — 068 Chief rent, - — 5 id 74- Fees paid at five other court days, — o 7 6 For 1 lb. of wax and 1 lb. of cummin o o 104- Total f, • - 6 11 8 The right of election of members of parliament is lodged in the mayor, aldermen, and burgefl'es, with¬ in and without the town; and the indenture executed * > f T. H. VI. Records of Pool, by them and the fheriff, who is returning officer. The freeholders of this town, though a county of itfelf, claim a right to vote at the election for knights of the ffiire for this county ; but this claim has not been always allowed, and their right remains unde¬ termined. A Lift of the Repres entatives for this bo¬ rough 3: EDWARD III. 14 Counc. at Weft. John Goodriche, Edward Trifcote. 36 P. WeJI. Edward Barnaby, Tho. Shaftbury. 42 Weft. Rich. Fichebert, Tho. Plonket. No return from 42 Ed. III. till 31 H. VI. HENRY VI. 31 P. at Reading..Will. Denny. 33 Weft. John Skelton, Tho. Boyen. EDWARD IV. 7 -Will. Kelfey, Ric. Fayne. 12 - Edw. Grantham, Tho. Warriner. 17 -Hen. Martin, Will. Joce. HENRY VIII. 1 -John Bedford. 3 -Rich. Phelips, Ralph Worfeley. 6, 14—John Maloke, Will. Bedylcome. 20 -Will. Bedylcome.Thornhill, 21 -Will. Bedylcome.. 28 ..Thornel. 33 -Rich. [Laurence, John Carew.] EDWARD VI. 1 -John Hannam, Rich. Laurence. 7 -Tho. Whyte, Will. Newman. MARY. 1 -Anth. Dillington, John Scryvyn. 1 Oxf. Will. Wightman, Ric. Shaw, gent. PHILIP and MARY. 1 and 2 Weft. Anth. Dillington, And. Hourde. 2 and 3 -Rob. Whytt, efq; John Phelips. 4 and 5 -- Tho. Phelips, Tho. Goodwyn, efqrs, ELIZABETH. 1-Walt. Haddon, LL. D. mafler of requefts. Humph. Mychell. 5 -Humph. Mitchel, Will. Green, gents. 13 -Geo. Carlton, Will. Newman, efqrs. 14 -Will. Green, mayor, John Haftings, efqrs. 27 -Fra. Mills, Tho. Vincent, efqrs. 28 -Will. Fleetwood, jun. Fra. Mills, efqrs. 31 -- Hen. Aftiley, efq; Edw. Man, merchant of Poole. 35 -James Orrange, efq; Edw. Man. 39 -Rog. Maudeley, Edw. Man. 43 -— Rob, Miller, efq; Tho. Billet, gent. 8 Willis Notit, Pari; JAMES