Wiltshire Quarter Sessions. 



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Of the territory covered by these several divisions no contem- 

 porary particulars are forthcoming, but comparison with a description 

 of the divisions as distributed in the succeeding reign suggests the 

 following conjecture : — 



Sarum Division (The Earl of Pembroke's). The Hundreds of 

 Alderbury, Amesbury, Branch and Dole, Cawdon and Cad worth, 

 Chalke, Downton, Elstub and Everleigh, Frustfield, and Underditch. 



Warminster Division (Sir James Mervin's). The Hundreds of 

 Damerham South, Dunworth, Heytesbury, Mere, Warminster, and 

 Whorwelsdown. 



Marlborough Division (Sir Thomas Wrought ton's) . The Hundreds 

 of Highworth Cricklade and Staple, Kingsbridge, Ramsbury, Kin- 

 wardston, and Selkleigh. 



Devizes Division (Sir John Dan vers'). The Hundreds of Potterne 

 and Cannings, and Swanborough. 



Chippenham Division (Sir Edward Baynton's). The Hundreds of 

 Calne, Chippenham, Damerham North, and Malmesbury. 



Westbury Division (Sir Walter Hungerford's) . The Hundreds of 

 Bradford, Melksham, and Westbury. 



Apart from the maintenance of a common gaol at Fisherton 

 Anger, (dignified by the title of u Gaola Domine Regine ") for 

 the whole county ; or the provision of a general house of correction 

 at Devizes; it was clearly in contemplation that one such house 

 of correction should be kept on foot within every hundred as 

 is apparent from the following order made at what seems to have been 

 an adjournment (held at Devizes, on the 15th October, 1600,) of 

 the regular Michaelmas Sessions, held at Marlborough, on the pre- 

 ceding 30th September. 



Michaelmas 34th Elizabeth : — 



" Whereas at the Gen r all Sessions of the peace, holden at M r lborough in the 

 Countie aforesaid the last day of September now last past before S r John Popham, 

 Knight L. Cheif Justice of England and other justices of the peace within this 

 countie an order was then made that a house of correction sholde be appointed in 

 ev r y hundred within this Countie and necessarie instruments therin to be provided 

 for the punishm* of such offenders as shold and hereafter shall be sent thither 

 And that an Officer w ch shoulde be named a Corrector shoulde be appoynted in 

 ev r y such house for to punish the said offenders And that an yarlie stipend 



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