54 Notes on the Corporation Plate and Insignia of Wiltshire. 



No. 4. A circular seal, lin. across, apparently of the date 1658, 

 with the city arms shown as Barn/ of six, and the legend : — 

 " » CIVITAS : NOV>E : SARVM." 

 No. 5. The present mayor's seal, dating from 1836, is circular, 

 l|in. across. It hears the city arms with supporters, with crossed 

 palm branches below the shield, and the legend round : — 

 "CIVITAS NOVE SARUM." 



The corporation possesses a good deal of domestic plate. 



Silver Salvers. 



No. 1. The largest, a handsome piece of its kind, measures 19in. 

 across, and stands 2Jin. high on foiu' legs formed of double-headed 

 eagles. It bears the London hall-mark for 1745, with tlie maker's 

 mark G. P. It has a high raised open-work rim of vine leaves 

 and masks. In the centre is a shaped shield of the city anns with 

 mantling and eagle supporters. On a scroll surrounding the arms 

 and underneath is the following inscription : — 



^^ A.D. 1745. The Donors of several pieces of Plate from whence 

 this was fram\l are gratefully remembered" 



oz. dwt, 



John Beiyley Gent, a 8aW- 23 - 11 in 1600. ^ 

 Ro¥- Baines Gent, a Plate 12 - bin 1633. « 

 Thos. Gardiner Gent, a Salt 34 - 15 in 1672." ^ 



' In 1606 one John Bailey (? mayor 1577), a prominent member of the vestry 

 of St. Martin's and owner of Bishop's Down Farm, got into his hands the 

 property of the tithe and patronage of the Church, and is mixed up in legal 

 proceedings. {Old and New Sariim, 500.) In 1593 he was evidently one of 

 the chief citizens, the mayor together with him and others, drawing up a state- 

 ment of their grievances against the bishop. (Ibid, 298.) In 1590 he was ordered 

 to ride to London with another to get the city incorporated. (Ibid, 296.) 



^ Robert Baines was evidently a prominent member of the corporation — 

 mentioned in 1626. (Ibid, 255.) 



" Thos. Gardiner (? mayor, 1661) advanced money to pay debts for the corpo- 

 ration 1665. (Ibid, 456.) By his will, dated May 31st, 1684, he gave to the 

 mayor and commonalty £60 in trust, to pay the inmates of Eyres' Almshouses 

 the sum of £3 yearly by equal portions of 20*. in Lent. Easter Week, and at 

 Whitsuntide. There is also " Gardiner's Charity," founded by a Thos. Gardiner. 



