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the Rector, and afterwards in consequence of the ill-health of the Rev. 

 E. Cleobury, who succeeded him, and built the new rectory, until on 

 the death of the latter Rev. H. R. Hayward succeeded to the living 

 in 1864. 



This biography, which is largely made up of his own letters and ex- 

 tracts from his diary, shows him to have been a man of great individu- 

 ality of character, in politics a Radical, in religious matters a Broad 

 Churchman, who strongly favoured "undenominational" teaching in 

 schools, and found himself constantly at war with the High Church 

 theories of Church and State. A very honest and singularly earnest 

 man, who never concealed his opinions and declined altogether to sub- 

 scribe to the notion that parsons ought not to take any part in politics. 

 On the contrary he fought with all his might for his own side, and his 

 letters and speeches made him a political influence to be reckoned with 

 in North Wilts. Yet he was far from being a mere politician. He won 

 the esteem of his pupils, and many men now holding prominent positions 

 were among them, in no common degree. By those who knew him best 

 he was tenderly beloved, as also by his poor neighbours, for whose good 

 he was always ready to work his hardest, whilst his diary and letters 

 show plainly enough his very real and deep spirituality. There are views 

 of St. Mary's, Westport (Malmesbury) ; Lydiard Manor ; The Church 

 Tower, Lydiai-d Millicent ; and two photographic portraits of Mr. 

 McKnight in his 34th and 63rd years. 



Wiltshire Notes and Queries, No. 51, September, 



1905. The history of the Eyre family of Wilts (Brickworth), with 

 a photo of " Eyre's Folly ; Erchfont and Stert Records ; Quaker Birth 

 Records ; Wiltshire Wills proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 

 and Deeds connected with Edington, are continued. These last include 

 the wills, printed in full, of William, Agnes and Thomas Pleydell. 



Ditto, No. 52, December, 1905. a note on sir George 

 Sprigg, of Bristol, M.P. for Cricklade, with a photo of his monument in 

 St. Stephen's Church, Bristol, and his will proved 1617. 



Eyre of Wilts ; Erchfont and Stert Records ; Quaker Birth Records ; 

 Calendar of Feet of Fines for Wilts ; Wiltshire Wills ; and a list of 

 Wiltshire portraits are continued. 



Ditto, No. 53, March, 1906. a paper on stokes of Seend is 

 begun. Erchfont Records ; Wiltshire Wills; Eyre of Wilts; and Quaker 

 Burials are continued. There is a note by Rev. F. Harrison on the 

 great election contest for Wilts in 1772, when Ambrose Goddard, of 

 Swindon, defeated Henry Herbert, grandson of the Earl of Pembroke. 

 Canon Wordsworth has a note on existing cartularies, &c., of Wilts 

 monastic houses. 



Ditto, No 54, June, 1906. The stokes family; Erchfont 

 Records ; Wiltshire Wills ; Eyre of Wilts ; and Quaker Burials ; fill most 

 of the number. 



