36 * KINGSBRIDGE 



Warwick and Richard of Salisbury, earls; Henry Bourgh- 

 chier, treasurer of England; also our dear and faithful 

 John Nevill, our chamberlain, and Walter Scull, treasurer 

 of our household, knights; and others. 



"Given by our hand, at Oxford, the 16th day of Sep- 

 tember. 



"By the King himself, and of the date aforesaid, &c." 



A meeting of the parishioners of Kingsbridge was held 

 in the vestry on Friday, the 20th of July, 1855, pursuant 

 to a public notice, to take into consideration the propriety 

 of altering the day and days on which the Fair shall in 

 future be held. 1st, it was proposed by Mr. Robert Cox, 

 and seconded by Mr. Reuben Toms, that the Fair, in future, 

 shall be held on the first Thursday after the nineteenth 

 day of July, and continue on the two days (only) following, 

 in each and every year, commencing in the year 1856, 

 and carried unanimously. 



The following letter from the Lord of the Manor having 

 been read, 2nd, it was proposed by [name illegible, from 

 paper being torn], and seconded by the Rev. Prebendary 

 Luney, that the Portreeve be requested to give proper 

 publicity to the above resolutions. The letter from the 

 Lord of the Manor is as follows : — 



" Nancealvern, July 17, 1855. 



Dear Sir, 



I have great pleasure in complying with 



your and other inhabitants of Kingsbridge's request, with 

 respect to the Fair, and have written to Mr. Cox, my 

 agent, to that effect. 



Yours truly, 



W. SCOBELL. 

 W. Parkhouse, Esq., Kingsbridge." 



