514 Recent Wiltshire Books, PamiMets, Articles, &c. 



several founded about 1440, and the five books of the fraternity now in 

 the hands of Mr. E. J. Targett, the last surviving member of the guild, 

 are the only complete records of any ancient guild remaining at Salis- 

 bury. It has been stated that this guild was founded by William 

 Swayne when Mayor in 1461, but the City Corporation Ledger shows 

 that it was in existence before 1444, when the rules, ordinances and 

 constitutions were made. These rules and constitutions are printed 

 here at length. 



Number 9. February 29th, 1908. The account of the Tailors' Guild 

 is continued, and incidentally it is mentioned that in 1447 the chancel 

 and one of the chancel aisles or chapels of St. Thomas' Church fell down 

 and that in 1448 an agreement between the Dean and Chapter as rectors 

 and certain parishioners including William Swayne, was entered into to 

 re-build the Church. Doubtless Swayne then built the Chapel of St. John 

 the Baptist in which he could found and endow a charity for the guild, 

 and also one for himself. 



Number 10. April 18th, 1908. The above mentioned agreement is 

 printed, showing how the enlarged chancel with its north and south 

 aisles or chapels was built by the Dean and Chapter, William Swayne, 

 and the Godmanstone and Hnngerford families. A great deal of most 

 interesting information as to the history of St. Thomas' Church is here 

 given. To the Tailors' Guild belonged the Giant and " Hob Nob," now 

 in the museum at Salisbury. These marched at their head at the mid- 

 summer pageant on the eve of St. John Baptist's day, the patron Saint 

 of the tailors. 



The Place of Wiltshire in the National History. 



A series of four lectures delivered at the Bishop's School, Salisbury, by 

 Mr. W. F. Smith, and reported in the Satisburj/ Journal between Feb. 

 22nd and April 18th, 1908. 



The Arms of Salisbury. Mr. J. J. Hammond has an interesting 

 letter on this subject in the Salisbury Journal, Nov. 16th, 1907. He 

 says " The history of the arms are wrapped in mystery. . . . The 

 grant of arms is not in the possession of the Corporation, and there is 

 no copy of it at the College of Heralds. . . . The only evidence 

 consists of 'the Visitation of 1565 and the Visitation of 1623. 

 . . . There is evidence that originally the city used these arms : tf2^<>•e 

 a sword argent, hilt and pommel or, surmounted by a key of the last ; on 

 a chief argent, three lozenges gules. The lozenges in chief are supposed 

 to have been taken from the arms of the Montacutes, Earls of Salisbury- 

 The reason why the use of these arms was discontinued, and new arms 

 obtained, is unknown. There is also some evidence that these new arms 

 were originally azure, four bars or, with as supporters, two double-headed 

 eagles or, ducally gorged, beaked and XeggeA azure. Possibly this coat 

 became by careless drawing, barry of eight, azure and or, which are the 

 arms recorded and registered at the Visitation of 1565. 



