Catalogue of Additional Manuscripts

The class of Additional Manuscripts (Add Mss) embraces all the smaller gifts and deposits of documents as distinct from the large family and estate collections or accumulations from solicitors' offices, each of which will be referred to and quoted by name. The majority of documents in this volume (and this will presumably apply to future volumes of Additional Manuscripts) are deeds of title, but there will also be found court rolls (e.g. Add Mss106 - 115), estate maps (e.g. Add Mss295 - 298), an heraldic pedigree (Add Mss326), and letters relating to coast erosion at Aldwick (Add Mss354, 355). The documents range in date from a deed of Walberton of c.1280 (Add Mss284) to the court book of the manor of Kings Barns (Add Mss381) which remained in use until 1936

It is hoped that the catalogue will be sufficiently clear to readers without further elaboration, especially as the few abbreviations which have been used (e.g. s. for son, dau. for daughter, occ. for occupation) would appear to be obvious. The following points should however be emphasized:

(i) names of parishes and manors are normally given in their modern form, unless the spelling in the document appears to be philologically or etymologically important or to be otherwise unusual

(ii) Christian names are normally given in their modern spelling, archaic variants such as 'Johane' and 'Wyllyam' being ignored

(iii) rods and perches are normally omitted, areas being given in acres only

(iv) in calendars of deeds of two parties only, the first-named party is subsequently referred to as (a) and the second-named party as (b), although these are not stated at the head of the entry

(v) in the entries for maps, the size is always given in inches, the height being given before the width

No index has been provided to this volume as all relevant details have been included in the general office indexes of persons, places and subjects

Students are asked to exercise care in referring to these documents, and to use the form Add Mss(or Mss) followed by the relevant number; e.g. the first document in this volume should be quoted as Add Mss1 and the whole group as Add Mss1 - 105. In printed works the reference should be preceded by West Sussex Record Office (or W.S.R.O. in subsequent references), e.g. W.S.R.O., Add Mss1

FRANCIS W. STEER

November 1956 County Archivist

Add Mss1-105 Deeds and related papers of Lancing and district, 1689-1881

Add Mss106-115 Court rolls of the manor of Tarring with Marlpost, 1638-1935

Add Mss116-120 Miscellaneous documents, 1698-1901

Add Mss121-125 Miscellaneous deeds, 1579-1855

Add Mss126, 127 Deeds of ship called 'The Nancy' of Chichester, 1836

Add Mss128 Plan of The Intended Arundel and Portsmouth Canal, 1815

Add Mss129-143 Original presentments and other papers relating to Singleton, 1655-1682

Add Mss144-173 Deeds of Chichester and neighbouring parishes, 1802-1856, miscellaneous 19th century papers, including some relating to parliamentary elections, and a map of Woodmancote and Edburton, 1716

Add Mss174 Document relating to Midhurst, 1809

Add Mss175 Bond relating to Harting, 1651

Add Mss176-190 Deeds of Ashfield Lodge, Midhurst, 1811-1845

Add Mss191 Deed of Kirdford, 1386

Add Mss192 Printed report upon the 'Hundred Bridges' in East Sussex, 1889

Add Mss193-198 Miscellaneous deeds, 1657-1799

Add Mss199-219 Deeds of Bepton, 1741/2-1917

Add Mss220-234 Court rolls and related documents of the manors of South Bersted and Shripney, 1755-1925

Add Mss235-237 Deeds of Chichester, 1362-1573

Add Mss238 Deed of Wisborough Green, 1749

Add Mss239 Deed of East Harting, 1713

Add Mss240 Deed of Ifield and Rusper, 1860, 1861

Add Mss241-298 Miscellaneous court rolls, deeds, official papers and maps, c.1280-c.1820

Add Mss299 Painting of the arms of Bognor Regis Urban District Council

Add Mss300-314 Deeds of a cottage at Halnaker in Boxgrove, 1740-1846

Add Mss315-322 Miscellaneous deeds, etc., 1430-1783

Add Mss323 Papers relating to the first meeting of the West Sussex County Council

Add Mss324 Papers relating to the Sussex Volunteer Association

Add Mss325 Printed list of bridges repaired by the County, 1857

Add Mss326 Armorial pedigree of the Ledes family

Add Mss327-331 Miscellaneous deeds and papers, 1792-1872

Add Mss332-348 Miscellaneous deeds, 1663/4-1796

Add Mss349-351 Deeds of Slaugham and Ifield, 1664-1697

Add Mss352 Deed of Harting and Rogate, 1668

Add Mss353 Letter from Joseph Hawker, Richmond Herald, 1833

Add Mss354, 355 Letters relating to coast erosion at Aldwick, 1836

Add Mss356-360 Miscellaneous papers, 1628-1854

Add Mss361 Rental of an estate at Steyning, 1734

Add Mss362-367 Copies of court roll, etc., relating to Bury Farm in Rudgwick, 1743-1847

Add Mss368 Deed of Henfield, 1843

Add Mss369-371 Court rolls of the manor of Woolbeding, 1730-1932

Add Mss372-388 Court rolls and related documents of Upper Beeding and neighbouring parishes, 1655-1936

Add Mss389 Grant of arms and crest to Richard Hasler of Bognor, 1820

Add Mss390-470 Court rolls and related documents of the manors of Findon and Worthing, 1544-1925

Add Mss471-487 Deeds of a small estate in North Ambersham, 1773-1834

Add Mss488 Index to a court book of the manor of Calceto in Lyminster

Add Mss489, 490 Miscellaneous documents, 1866, 1897

Add Mss491 Inkeeper's bill, 1829

Add Mss492, 493 Deeds of Warnham, 1814, 1817

Add Mss494, 495 Miscellaneous documents, 1778, 1838

Add Mss496, 497 Bond and promissory note, 1783, 1784

Add Mss498-500 Miscellaneous documents, 1717-c.1843

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