110 9 =The Old Market House, and Great Fire at Marlborough. 
town, unless better accommodation were provided, took it down, 
and built the one now standing. 
The pinnacles of St. Mary’s Church Tower, seen in our illustra- 
tion, were taken down about the year 1800, as being dangerous in 
high winds to the houses immediately adjoining, upon which one 
of them had recently fallen. 
The following entries in the Chamberlains’ books, refer ” the 
Market House seen in our plate. 
1653. 
1654. 
1655. 
Reed. of Francis Rawlyns for the burnt timber of the Market Hotise 
10s- Paid to 5 dutchmen for watching the fier 2s. 64- For baskets and 
shoules to ridd the Market House. To Mr. Swindon for carrying the 
chest out of the Market House. Labourers for ridding the Market 
House. 
Md. There is owing by the Chamber of the money collected for losse 
by fier, 3184. 19s. 4d. weh was borrowed of Mr. Blissett, tresurer of 
that money, and is over and besides the 3001. allowed! towards the 
building of the Market House, and is to be repaid by the Chamber 
when it is called for by the........ as to that money.—Also borrowed 
more of Mr. Blissett, towards the building of the Market House and 
Shambles, 5494. 11s. 5a. 
Received for the Town pewter and brass which was melted at the fier, 
2li. 158s. Carriage of the Measures from Winchester. Casting the 
weights and carriage from London. A great deal of work done to the 
Market House. A case for the Sundial. 
Md. That 400%. was borrowed of Mr. Roger Blagden, of Market 
Lavington, mercer, in Dect. 1655, for weh is secured 404- pr. ann. 
during the lives of the said Mr, Lavington, (sic), & Elizth his now wife, 
by a Deed of Mortgage of the Market House & Toll, as by the abstract or 
survey of the Indenture to that purpose hereunder mentioned appear- 
eth: and that 318li- 19s. 44. parcel of the said 400li- was disbursed 
towards the rebuilding of the said Market House after ye fier, which 
cost in all 6184. 19s. 44., as appeareth by the account of Mr. Hunt, 
bound up in a roll & put in the Town chest: The other 3004- was 
allowed by the Committee appointed to manage the Collection for the 
loss by the said Fire: & the residue of the said 4004. so borrowed was 
disposed of towards the rebuilding of the Shambles. 
Moreover there was given towards the rebuilding of the said Market 
House by the Lord Marques of Hertford, 100 tunn of timber, and by 
St John Danvers 20 tunn of Timber, every tunn worth 30s-, in all 
180li., besides the carriage paid for in Mr. Hunt’s said account: and 
all the expenses of the two last years concerning the said Market 
House, upon the account of Mr. Barnes & Mr, Nathaniel Bayly, are 
over and above the said 6181. 19s. 4d. & timber. 
The Mayor & Burgesses by Indenture, dated the 20th of Decemr 1655, 
1 Allowed by the Fire Committee. 
