Calendar of tije 



to tlje Jfidi <Oub in 1909 



[HE index printed in the following pages will 

 serve as a key to the storehouse of informa- 

 tion, valuable alike to the historian, the 

 student of topography, and the genealogist, 

 which is now, by the generosity of Mr. E. A. 

 Fry, placed within the reach of our members. 

 The Field Club, having no permanent home, 

 is indebted to the Council and the Curator of 

 the Dorset County Museum for their kindness in allowing 

 the collection to be deposited in the museum buildings at 

 Dorchester, where it can be inspected and copies made 

 under rules drawn up for the general convenience of those 

 interested. The documents are arranged under the names of 

 the parishes or boroughs in which the land or other property 

 is situated. To this rule there are certain exceptions 

 (1) Wills or administrations are indexed under the place of 

 abode mentioned in the instrument ; (2) deeds not relating 

 to land are assigned to the parish wherein the first named 

 of the parties dwelt ; (3) in another small class the 



