Kent Archives Office Accessions 1957 - 58

KENT ARCHIVES OFFICE ACCESSIONS, 1957-58 THE principal accessions received in the County Archives Office between 1st August, 1957, and 31st July, 1958 have been: BOROUGH RECORDS Queenborough [Cat. Mk. Qb] transferred on loan by Queenborough Borough CouncU. Administration: Statute book, 14th century, with entries of ordinances and freedoms, 1452-91; assembly books, 1728-1835; appointments and bonds of officers, 16th to 19th centuries; legal and parhamentary papers, 19th century. Finance: Chamberlain's accounts, etc., 1611-1883; oyster fishery books, 1753-C.1810; oyster accounts and vouchers, 1721-1839; land bailiff's vouchers, 1734-1844; misceUaneous vouchers, 1574-1840. Justice: Sessions roUs, 1721-1835; sessions orders, 1819-85; hcensed victuaUers' recognizances, 1598-1650; oath rolls, 1714-23; sacrament certificates, c.1673-1717; borough court plea books, 1573- 1735; borough court papers, 17th-18th centuries; view of frankpledge, etc., 1496-1885; court baron, etc. papers, c.1600-1750. Registration: Freemen's certificates, 1703-24; freemen's lists, 1754-1817; precepts, oaths, etc. for freemen, 18th century; poU book's, 1688-1826; certificates of election of M.P.'s., 1583-1812; apprenticeship indentures, 1598-1839. Title deeds: Queenborough, Seasalter, Woolwich, Minster, etc., 1569-19th century; oyster fishery, 1726; copperas works, 1640. MisceUanea: charitable briefs for Queenborough church, 1660; papers for lieutenancy, market, port, etc., c. 1570-1880. ECCLESIASTICAL RECORDS Rochester Bishopric Estates [Cat. Mk. CCRb] deposited by the Church Commissioners. Manorial documents: Rochester, Bromley, Hailing, Cuxton, Snodland, Stone-next-Dartford, Trottiscliffe, 1636-1859. Title-deeds: Bromley, Denton, etc., 1723-1874. Rochester Chapter Estates [Cat. Mk. CCRc] deposited by the Church Commissioners. Manorial documents: court books, 1510-1750, 1852-64, and surveys 182 KENT ARCHIVES OFFICE and rentals, 1390-1742, for Rochester, Strood, Chart Sutton, Cliffe, Darenth, Denton, Doddington, Frindsbury (including original survey, 1511-12), Goudhurst, Hoo St. Werburgh, Horsmonden, Lamberhurst, Lidsing, Maidstone, Penshurst, Southfleet, Sutton Valence, Sutton-at- Hone, Thurnham, Wateringbury, Woodnesborough, Wouldham. Title deeds: Addington, Ashford, BapcMld, Barming, Bearsted, Bicknor, Boughton Malherbe, Boughton Monchelsea, Boughton under Blean, Bromley, Chalk, Chart Sutton, Chatham, Chffe, Cobham, Cooling, Cuxton, Darenth, Dartford, Denton, West Farleigh, Faversham, Frindsbury, Gillingham, Goudhurst, Graveney, Hailing, High Halstow, Harrietsham, Hartley, Hartlip, Higham, Hoo AUhaUows, St. Mary & St. Werburgh, Horsmonden, Lamberhurst, Lenham, Longfield, Luddenham, Maidstone, Marden, Mersham, MUton-next- Gravesend, Nettlestead, Norton, Ospringe, Otterden, West Peckham, Rochester, Rolvenden, New and Old Romney, Ruckinge, Sarre, Shorne, Sittingbourne, Snodland, Southfleet, Stockbury, Stoke, Stone-next- Faversham, Stourmouth, Strood, Sutton-at-Hone, Tonge, Trottischffe, Ulcombe, Wateringbury, WUmington, Woodnesborough, Wouldham, Wrotham, Yalding, 16th century-1897. PAROCHIAL RECORDS (a) Diocese of Canterbury Biddenden [Cat. Mk. P26]. Church rates, 1843-60; constables' accounts, 1782-1833; overseers' rates, 1827-83; accounts, 1690-1869; surveyors' rates, 1836-46; accounts, 1768-1862; charity accounts, 1783-1883; charity papers, 1485-1894; tithe schedule, 1838; day book of Bursar of Merton CoUege, Oxford, 1752-67. Little Chart [Cat. Mk. P82]. Registers, 1538-1836, with poor accounts, 1552-3; churchwardens' accounts, 1568-79, 1610; overseers' accounts, 1734-78, 1819-37. Frittenden [Cat. Mk. P152]. Overseers' rates, 1837-52; accounts, 1704-1847; poor law papers, 1589-1801; surveyors, rates, 1836-57; accounts, 1727-1856; charity accounts, 1631-1817; charity papers, 1609-1824. Smarden [Cat. Mk. P339]. Inspeximus of market charter of Edward I I I to Simon de Mepham, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1576. Ulcombe [Cat. Mk. P376]. Surveyors' accounts, 1838-9. (b) Diocese of Rochester Birling [Cat. Mk. P29]. (additional) Churchwardens' accounts and rates, 1612-1908; visitation book, 1841-1902; vestry minutes, 1866- 1894; surveyors' rates, 1771-1848. Shorne [Cat. Mk. P336]. Registers, 1538-1818; churchwardens' accounts, 1630-81, 1868-1923; vestry minutes, 1812-1918; accounts, 183 KENT ARCHIVES OFFICE 1860-1919; Church Restoration Committee minutes, 1873-5; overseers' rates, 1800-31; accounts, 1598-1825; poor law papers, 1610-1842; charity accounts, 1770-1841; tithe map and apportionment, 1843. SCHOOL RECORDS Log books of Adisham National School, 1865-1910 [Cat. Mk. C/ES3]. Managers' minutes of Sheerness and Minster School Board, 1902-7 [Cat. Mk. C/EB28]. GUARDIANS RECORDS Eastry Union [Cat. Mk. G/Ea], Minutes and ledgers of Rural Sanitary Authority, 1873-1894. HIGHWAY BOARD Wingham Highway Board [Cat. Mk. HB/W], Minutes, 1863-1880. ESTATE AND FAMILY RECORDS Harris MSS. [Cat. Mk. U624] deposited by the Rt. Hon. Lord Harris. Private and official papers of the 1st Baron Harris, 1774-1829, including many relating to events in the Madras Presidency, 1797- 1800, and to the subsequent litigation about the Seringapatam prize money. Papers relating to the 2nd East Kent (Scray) Local MUitia, 1809-16. Chilston MSS. [Cat. Mk. U673] deposited by the Rt. Hon. the Viscount ChUston. Estate papers: rentals of the manor of Lenham, 1757-78. Charity: Honywood Almshouses: deeds 1622-1806. SomerhiU MSS. [Cat. Mk. U624] presented by Messrs. Waterhouse &Co. Title deeds: about 200 for Tonbridge and for Pembury, Tudeley, Penshurst, Chiddingstone, Hadlow, etc., 1695-1850. Courage & Barclay MSS. [Cat. Mk. U612] deposited by Messrs. Courage and Barclay. Title deeds: about 960 for Ashford, Aylesford, Brenchley, Brenzett, Chatham Cranbrook, Eltham, GUlingham, MUton-next-Sittingbourne, Rochester, Seal, Smarden, Sutton Valence, Tonbridge, Tudeley, etc. Burrows MSS. [Cat. Mk. U614] presented by Miss L. Burrows. Title deeds: Romney Marsh, Elmsted, Wye, etc., 1865-95. MisceUaneous: file of newspapers, 1793-1865. Maps: Boughton Aluph, Godmersham and Wye, 1720; Bethersden, 1787; Ivychurch and Snave, 1819. 184 KENT ARCHIVES OFFICE Day MSS. [Cat. Mk. U659] presented by W. Day, Esq. Title deeds: 36 for Marden and Staplehurst, 1765-1907. The original manuscript of WUham Lambarde's Perambulation of Kent, 1570 [Cat. Mk. U47/48], belonging to the Archseological Society, has been transferred from Maidstone Museum. In Archceologia Cantiana, vol. LXXI (1957), p. 219, under the heading PABOOHIAI BECORDS the details given for the parishes of Frinsted and Wormshill, except the catalogue marks, should be transposed. 185