518 Recent Wiltshire Boolcs, Pamphlets, Articles, &c. 



" Saveruake in the Vale," bj' W. Maurice Adams, in sixteen 

 cliapters, appeared in T/ie Marlborough Times during 1905 (?). Six 

 chapters are devoted to East Grafton (the author's native place), and one 

 each to West Grafton, Wexcombe, Marten, Wilton, Crofton, Easton 

 Eoyal, and Collingbourne Ducis. Burbage occupies three chapters. In 

 all these cases a consideiable amount of information as to the history of 

 the several places, the descent of the manors, the architecture of the 

 Church, the registers, &c., is given. 



Long reviews of " Bradford-on-Avon, a History and 

 Description," 1907, and "Charters and Records of 



the NealeS of Berkeley, Yate, and Corsham," 1907, appeared in 

 Denizes Gazette, Dec. 24th, 1907. 



Devizes. The text of an address by the Mayor and Corporation to K. 

 James II. on May 11th, 1688, is reprinted in the Devizes Gazette, Dec. 

 24th, 1907, from the "Gazette" for May 28th— 31st, 1688, together with 

 another from the "Gazette" for Aug. 27th— 30th, 1688, passed by the 

 " Grand Jury at the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace holden for 

 the Borough of Devizes in the County of Wilts," July 20th, 1688. 



The Battle of Bdiugton. The site of this battle is one of those 

 subjects which rival historians will probably argue to the end of time. 

 In a.ny ca.s.ei ihe A thenceum of June 13th, 1908, contains a long letter 

 from Mr. W. H. Stevenson controverting the arguments of Bishop 

 Clifford and Mr. Greswell who claim the honour of the site for the 

 Somerset Edington. Mr. Stevenson says roundly that neither etymolo- 

 gically nor historically have the Somerset men a leg to stand upon, and 

 that their arguments will not hold water for a moment in face of the 

 superior claims of the Wiltshire Edington. 



Hullavingfton Church. An account of the works of restoration 

 cairied out here under the direction of Mr. C. E. Pouting in 1907, to- 

 gether with notes on the architecture of the building, were given in 

 Devizes Gazette, Dec. 19th, 1907. The recent work included the 

 building of an organ chamber, (which interferes with no ancient feature), 

 the gift of Mr. Meredith Brown, the underpinning of the north aisle wall, 

 and the insertion of tie-beams to counteract the spreading of the roof, 

 which was probably erected earlj^ in the 18th century. 



Wiltshire. The County in 1907. The best compendium 



of county events published by any of the Wiltshire papers. Devizes 

 Gazette, Jan. 2nd, 1908. A Diary of Local Events for South Wilts 

 appears in Wilts County Mirror, Dec. 27th, 1907. 



