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The Salisbury Corporation Pictures. These have been 



recently cleaned and the names of the persons depicted and of the artists 

 have been affixed to them, at the instance of Alderman C. Haskins, who 

 has compiled from the old corporation records and other sources a most 

 valuable series of notices of the portraits and persons depicted, which 

 were printed in the Salisbury Journal for Oct. 17th, Nov. 3rd, 10th, 17th, 

 24th, Dec. 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th, 1906, and Jan. 5th, 12th, 19th, and 

 26th, 1907. 



The oil paintings number forty-one, and the water colours, prints, &c., 

 thirty-three. 



The following are amongst those of whom a notice at considerable 

 length is given : — 



Giles Tooker, first Eecorder of New Sarum, 1611 — 1622, who was also 

 apparently Recorder of Wilton. He took the most active part 

 in obtaining the charter of James I. This he holds in his hand in 

 the portrait, which is dated 1619. 

 William Chiffinch, Master of the Wardrobe to Charles II. Born in 

 Salisbury cir. 1602. He succeeded his brother Thomas as Keeper of 

 the King's Closet 1668 ; and acted as confidential servant to Charles II . 

 until the latter's death. Thomas Chiffinch, of Bell Inn in 1623, was 

 probably the father of Thomas and William. Thomas was brought 

 to court by the Bishop of Salisbury and was appointed Page to 

 Charles I. His death is mentioned in Pepy's Diary. The portrait 

 is a good one, perhaps by Greenhill, the Salisbury artist. 

 Sir Robert Hyde, Recorder of New Sarum, 1638, reinstated 1660. 

 Lord Chief Justice 1664. Born at Heale House, his father's resi- 

 dence, in 1595. Died 1665, and was buried in Salisbury Cathedral. 

 He presented in 1663 the silver candlesticks still used in the Lady 

 Chapel. The portrait is by Christopher Gardiner, of Bristol, and 

 was painted in 1672. 

 Sir Samuel Eyre, Justice of the King's Bench, 1694. Portrait pre- 

 sented by Alderman Ed. Ballard in 1789. Son of Robert Eyre and 

 grandson of Thomas, Mayor of Salisbury in 1587. Baptized 1633. 

 Purchased New House, Redlynch, from his cousin William, 1660. 

 Died 1698, buried at Lancaster. 

 William Windover. Born in Salisbury, son of Edward Windover, 

 Alderman. He died 31st January, 1632, and gave £50 to the 

 Salisbury Company of Shoemakers as is set forth on an inscription 

 on the picture, which was presented in 1879. There is a memorial 

 to him in St. Martin's Church. Another portrait of him belongs to 

 the Bakers' Company and is here described. 

 Queen Anne, by Michael Dahl, purchased 1738. 



John, Duke of Somerset, born 1628, Mayor of Marlborough, 1661 — 1671. 

 Succeeded to title 1671. Lord Lieutenant of Wilts and Somerset, 

 1672. Died 1675. Buried in SaUsbury Cathedral. Gave i'SOOO 

 for apprenticing poor children in Salisbury. Portrait by Lely or 

 Greenhill. Purchased 1694. 



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