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No. VOL. SECTION VII. 



66 1006 Orders of the Propagators of the Gospel in Wales and the 

 Four Northern Counties Feb 1652/3 



57 1007 Tabular statement of Tithes in Wales and the Four 



Northern Counties No date 



58 1027 Imperfect returns from Constables in Wales, giving infor- 



mation as to the proceedings of the Commissioners 



of the Court for Sequestration of Ministers and the 



value of Livings, &c, in Wales 1650-1660 



N.B. This last volume is not included in the usual series 



of Augmentation Books, but is related in nature 



to them. 



BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FOREGOING 

 SEVEN SECTIONS. 



SECTION I. Nos 1-19. 



This contains the enquiries and orders of the Trustees concerning 

 augmentations to the poorer parishes, the scheme being to raise the 

 income to " a living wage," either from the endowments of richer 

 parishes or from the revenues of the Dean and Chapter lands, the five 

 volumes, containing tabular lists of such augmentations, were made 

 at different dates showing what progress had been made from time 

 to time. The last two volumes are orders of the Council, either 

 independently or in confirmation of the Trustees, relating to aug- 

 mentations. 



SECTION II. Nos 20-21. 



In this section are contained orders for payment of salaries to 

 officials &c and is principally administrative. 



SECTION III. Nos 22-31. 



This section is very important, and contains the Minute or Day 

 Books of the Trustees by which one can trace what was actually 

 discussed at their meetings. There are both roughly written and 

 neatly written books, but although covering practically the same 

 period of time not many of the entries roughly written appear in those 

 more carefully written, at least as regards Dorset. 



The contents deal with every subject the Trustees had under their 

 supervision, such as augmentations, tithes, rents, leases, salaries of 

 officials, and, towards the end, the division or union of parishes. 



The rough Minutes are notes of what took place, from which the 

 more neatly written entries were afterwards extended ; jotted down 

 often in such a contracted manner (evidently very hastily while the 



