By W. W. RamnMM, Esq. 



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L574:— 



M Wilts Sessions ibm lent die Martis xxvi* dec parchalis Anno reginae Dom: 

 Warm Majest e Elizabeth dei grat Angli ffra et hibirn fidei defensor etc xvii 

 Coram John Zonch Walter Hungerford Milites William Hussee, 

 Egidio Estcourt, John Eyre, William Dannywell, and John Pen- 

 ruddock &c Justiciar doniinse Reginaj pacem &c." 



1575:— 



Warniistre. 



Easter Sessions 18 th Elizabeth. Before John Zouch J ohn Thynne 

 John Danvers Walter Hungerford and Thomas Wroughton 

 milit: John Eyre William Brounker John Penruddock Egidius 

 Estcourt William Daniell Christopher Dodington and William 

 Hussey Etc. Order It is orderyd at this Court that if eny 

 person or persones shall at eny tyme hereafter prefer eny bill of 

 Indictm* to the Sessions (unles they shall be Bills of Felony) 

 that the ptie that prosecuteth or pties that shall prosecute or 

 preif er the same Bills or Bill shall give his or their name or 

 names to the Clerk of the Peace of this shire before the Grande 

 Jurye be charged at eny genall Sessions of the Peace hereafter to 

 be holden within this County or els his or their Bill shall not be 

 receivyed unles good matter shall appear to the Court to the 

 contrary." * 



1576:— 



" Warmister Sessio pacis ibm lent xvj 0 die Aplis Eegno dne nre Elizabeth 

 dei gra Angl Frand &c xix° coram Johe Zouch Johe Thynne 

 Walter Hungerford Jacobo Mervyn et Johe Danvers milit: et 

 al: Justic: dcte dne Regine ad pacem &c." 



1577 :— 



" Wiltes Sessio pacis ibm tent die Martis p'x [proxima] post [?]f Pasche 

 Warmister Anno Regni dne nre Elizabeth dei gra Angl Franc et Hibernie 

 Regine Fidei Defensor &c vicisimo Coram Joha Zouch Waltero 

 Hungerford Jacobo Mervyn Johe Danvers Thome Wroughton 

 milit: Egidio Escourte Johe Eyer xrofro [Christophero] Dod- 

 ington and Willmo Broncker ar: " 



1579 :— 



" Wiltes 



Easter Sessions 22 nd Elizabeth John Zouch John Danvers Thomas 

 Wroughton Milit: William Bruncker Michael Earnely Egidius 

 Estcourt Esquires (&c: " 



* For this and some other extracts, and the story of King George III., I have to thank R. W. 

 Merriman, Esq., Clerk of the Peace for Wilts. 



+ This contraction I think is "am clin" sanctam celebrationem. The same contraction precedes 

 " Epiphanie," 



