14 Facts relating to Marlborough 



ingrossers and regrators, unless they were licensed by the magis- 

 trates at the Quarter Sessions. On this subject the Corporation 

 books at Marlborough contain the following entries : — 



"XXX«- of Aprill A". XXXIX° Elizabeth &c. At the quarter f-essir.ns 

 holden at the Devizes, the daie and yere above written, W"". Brouncker 

 Richard Modie and W"". Rede, Esquires, have licensed Rob'^ Miller of 

 Malmesbury, to be a badgar for one whole yere according to the fourme of the 

 statutes A°. 6th. Eliz. 



" 6^. die Mar. A°. Dmi. 1587. Md that this daie Edward "White of Brinke- 

 wothe in the county of Wilts Baker is licensed by W". Daniell, Esquire, and 

 Richarde Hearste, Maio' of this boroughe, to buy in this markett wekely, unlill 

 the next quarter sessions to be holden, a large iiij bz. (bushels) of Wheate and 

 six busshells of Barlie." 



" XII". die Januarii A". XXIX" Elizabeth Reg. At the Sessions holden at 

 Newe Sar., Gyles Escourte, Jasper More, and Thomas Mompesson, Esquires, have 

 licensed Gyles Masemore of Eastcott, in co"^. Wilts, laborer, to be a badger of 

 come, graine, butter and cheese, as is above mencioned." 



"I" the XXVI* of Aprill Anno sup^ diet — Thomas Watton, John "Warnaforde 

 and Richard Mody, Esquiers, have licensed John Lovelock of Pirton to be a 

 badger w* iij horses for xj bushells of barley, wekeley at Highworthe, 

 Marlebroughe and Wotton Basset, and to be soldo in Malmesbury Markett." 



The Inns. 



The Castle was opened as an Inn in 1752, the Angel was an Inn 

 in 1548'. 



The following Advertisement appeared in the Salisbury Journal, 



and Devizes Mercury, of Monday, Aug. 17th, 1752, printed by 



Benjamin Collins, on the New Canal at Salisbury, and also published 



by T. Burrough, Bookseller in Devizes. 



" I beg leave to inform the publick, that I have fitted up the Castle at 

 Marlborough iu the most genteel and commodious manner, and opened it as an 

 Inn, where the Nobility, Gentry, &e., may depend on the best accommodation 

 and Treatment. The Favour of whose Company will be always greatefully 

 acknowledged by 



Their most obedient Servant, 



Geobge Smith, 

 late of the Artillery-Ground, London. 

 *,*Neat Post-Chaises." 



The Stage Coaches, 

 The following advertisement of a Coach proprietor, appears in the 

 Commonwealth Mercury, for the week commencing 18 Nov, 1658. 

 ' See ante, p. 5. 



