Legal Papers. Miscellaneous legal documents, - bonds - copies of record - used in...

Legal Papers. Miscellaneous legal documents, - bonds - copies of record - used in various suits of the Thynne family: temp. Ric. I. - late 18th Century. Among them are the following: -

1. Award in a controversy between the Canons of Holy Trinity London, owners of the Parsonage of Lesnes and West March: 1199. Copy, imperfect. f.1.

2. Inquisition (with writ for same) recording the possessions of George Touchet, Lord Audley in co. Wilts, taken of Warminster before the Sheriff, etc. 30 Sept. 34 Eliz. [1592]. Vellum. ff.10, 11.

3. Certificate of the value of lands in controversy between John Thynne, esq. and Anne Churchey: Cloford. 30 Sept. 1602. f.19.

4. Agreement by Sir George Hayward between Lady Joan Thynne of Caus Castle and her tenant Thomas Clough of Minsterley touching her salt-pits in the said tenant's grounds in Korstow: 26 July 1607. f.25.

5. Lands appointed to Lady Joan Thynne in jointure, temp. Jas. I. f.27.

6. Papers concerning a suit between Giles Tooker and John Rous relating to the children of Charles Howard, deceased 1612 - 1637. f.45.

7. Power of attorney by Katharine, Lady Thynne widow and executrix of Sir Thomas Thynne to John Coventry, and others, to view and value the plate and household goods of the said Sir Thomas at Longleat or elsewhere in Cos. Wilts and Somerset: 30 Aug. 1639. f.130.

8. Statement of the sons, grandsons, etc. of Sir John Thynne [d. 1580]. and how he entailed the family estates. n.d. f.140.

9. Account of the Rents and Fines in Somerset: Michs 1647 f.142.

10. Permission from the Council of State at Whitehall for H.F. Thynne on his petition - to come to London to attend the Council "and give such security for his submission to the Government, and acting nothing to the prejudice thereof, as the Act of Parliament against Delinquents requires in that behalf": 28 July, 1659. f.152.

11. Letter of William Chapman to Sir H.F. Thynne Bart: Frome 13 Feb. 1665[6]. f.162.

12. Letter of Richard Clayton to Sir H.F. Thynne: 25 Feb. 1665[6]. f.163.

13. Bond from Thomas Thynne, esq. of Caus Castle to Sir John Lowther, Bt. of Lowther, for the payment of £11935: 9 Dec. 1674. f.170.

14. Settlement made between Thomas, Lord Weymouth on the one part and Richard How, of Chedworth and Henry Frederick Thynne, esq. for the purpose of barring the entail of Caus Castle and the estates in Co. Salop: 13 May, 1685. f.189.

15. Statement of William Skynner, Vicar of Sunbury, Co. Midd. signed by the Churchwardens and others concerning the residue of a benefaction of £50 for the poor of the parish given by H.F. Thynne, Esq.: 10 Oct. 1698. f.228.

16. Will of William, Marquis of Halifax: 21 Aug. 1700. Copy. f.232.

17. The case of Montagu, Earl of Abingdon, Robert, Lord Perrers of Chartley and Hon. Harry Thynne as Guardians of the sons of John Burke, Lord Bophin: circ. 1700. f.239

18. Petition of Charles Bruce, Lord Bruce [son and heir apparent of the Earl of Ailesbury] and of Lady Anne Savile, his wife, to the Lord Keeper [Rt. Hon. Wm. Cowper Esq.] as to settlement of their estates: 3 May, 1706. f.247.

19. "An Account of the Clear Personall Estate of Thomas Thynne Esq. dec. which remains beyond the administrator's payments:" circ. 1715. f.257.