56 THE WILTSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY MAGAZINE 
records of the Corporation of the City of London and 
printed by direction of the Court of Aldermen in 
1850. The author is grateful to James R. Sewell, City 
Archivist, for this information. 
” Acts of Court of the Mercers’ Company, p702. 
© Statutes at Large, 17 Henry VIII, cap.12. The Act for the 
true making of Cloth. 
*! Public Record Office (PRO) PROB 11/27, the will of 
‘Richard Bathe alias Richard Wheteacre’ was made 
on 20 May 1538 and probate was granted on 24 July 
1538. 
* [bid. Richard Bathe made ‘my brother Aldem Lambe’ 
one of two overseers of his will. An Aldelm Lambe of 
East Coulston is mentioned in VC.H. Wilts. Vol.8, 
pp.235-7. 
3 Ibid. 
* Ramsay G. D., Wiltshire Woollen Industry. p.54-7. 
> Wiltshire Notes & Queries. Vol. 8, p.541. 
°° Richard’s sons were John, Robert, Aldelm, Henry and 
Richard: PRO PROB 11/27. 
” Statutes at Large, 17 Henry VIII, cap.12. 
°’ Where other entries in the ‘Boke’ are crossed out, and 
intended not to be part of the record, they are marked 
‘vacat’ in the margin (i. e. null and void). 
Appendix 1 Extracts from Kytson’s 
‘Boke of Remembraunce’ 
Extracts from the ‘Boke of Remembraunce’ relating to 
Wiltshire, for the Exchequer Year 1536 to 1537 (Michaelmas to 
Michaelmas). 
Original Latin and French words have been translated. 
Abbreviated text has been expanded to the clerks’ usual spelling. 
Arabic numerals originally in code are here decoded and placed 
in italics, and names relating to Wiltshire are in bold text. Some 
punctuation has been added. 
Bought of Edward Lanckforthe [7 October 1536] 
Item 10 whites at £37 at £31 the pack. Sum £31 
Bought of John Smethe of Viase 7 October 1536 
Item 20 whites at £30 at £30 the pack Sum £60 
Resaved 26 October 1536 4 whites 
Memorandum that there ys to resave of this 20 whites 4 
whites he hayth promised to deliver be twyxt this and 
Alhallowtide next and that thay shall be of as good 
spynnyng, lenth and maykyng as thes 16 a fore resaved 
To pay in redy mony £30 
To pay at Candelmas next Sum £20 
Bought of Thomas Longe 
Item 3 fynne whites at £3 J/s. Sum £10 13s 0d 
Bought of Robert a bridge of Yford in Wilshire 
Item 10 whites at £32 13s 4d at £32 13s 4d £32 13s 4d 
Bought of John Bennett of Warmister by the handes of 
Robert Stokes 13 October 1536 
Item 40 whites at £30 at £30 the packe save 20s over in all. 
Sum [blank] 
Memorandum that there ys to resave of thes 40 whites 5 
whites he haith promysed and all that he maikes be twyxt 
this & Alhallowtide next and that thay shalbe of as good 
woolle, lenthe, spynnyng and maykyng as this 35 afore 
resavid. 
Resaved 10 November 1536 5 whites 
To pay in redy mony £54 
To pay at Cristimas next. Sum £25 
To pay at Ester next in 1537. Sum £25 
Bought of Thomas Davy of Harnyngsham in Wilsher 
[October 1536] 
Item 15 whites at £27 at £27 the packe. Sum £40 10s 0d 
Item mor 2 whites at 54s the pece £5 8s 0d 
Item more the first day December 3 whites £8 2s 
Total sum £54 
Bought of John Ussher of Warmister in Wilshire 20 
October 1536 
Item 10 whites at £37 at £31 the packe. Sum 
Resaved 30 October 1536 5 whites 
£31 Os 0d 
Bought of William Holbroke of Salisbery 21 October 
1536 
Item 5 whites at £10 5s at £10 5s the half pack. Sum £10 5s 
Bought of Richard Addams of Laycocke in Wilshere 28 
October 1536 
Item 8 whites at £3 6s the clothe. Sum £26 8s 0d 
Item 2 whites at £2 19s 4d. Sum £5 18s 8d 
Sum £32 6s 8d paid 
Memorandum that he haith promysed my Master that he 
shall have 2 clothes mo be twyxt this and Alhallowtide 
next & that thay shall be of as good wolle, spynnyng & 
mayking as the best of thes 8 a for resaved 
Resaved 2 December 1536 2 whites 
Bought of John Weste of Turbrig in Wilshere 11 
Novemebr 1536 
Item 5 whites at £/6 at £16 half pack. Sum £16 paid 
The shipping by the grace of God to the Cold Marte in 
AD 1536 
A fardell no J in the John Baptist of Lee master John 
Goodlad 
Item 32 whites no | of Richard Battes 
Item 8 penystones of Granthams 
A fardell no 2 in the Savior of London master under God 
Richard Rede 
Item 32 whites no 2 of John Bennetes 
Item 8 penystones of Granthams 
