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ID	Date	Source	Lot No.	Text	Surnames
1	1798-1874	Bloomsbury 5 June 1997	286	STANDLAKE (JOHN COLES, shoemaker, 1798-1874) Combined autobiographical journal and commonplace book, autograph manuscript, with very many inserted printed pieces, newspaper cuttings, extracts from books, etc. , a large number of cuttings removed & now preserved in a separate album, some ff. frayed at edges, stains, many ff. detached, original vellum, worn & stained, inner hinges breaking, 8vo & 4to, 19th century. #250 - 350 Born in 1787, Standlake was brought up by his grandmother, until at the age of 13 he went to live with his mother & stepfather, a shoemaker from whom he learnt his trade. He worked in various parts of Devon before finally settling at Exeter, where he married in 1821. Largely self-educated he became a notable member of the community, being at one time a Committee member of the Working Men's Association, joining the Anti-Corn Law League, & resigning from the Temperance Society when it adopted total abstinence. The manuscript becomes increasingly a commonplace book as the years proceed, with autograph notes & extracts from his wide reading, and a very large number of cuttings from Devon newspapers, including notices of Standlake's own political activities. Nevertheless he continues to record the amount of his yearly earnings from the time of his marriage until the last year of his life, by which time he was nearly blind.	Standlake	Coles
2	1654	Bloomsbury 6 May 1999	7	Bampton.-." Agreement between John Sibley and John Warman in the Court of Common Rent, manuscript on vellum, 15 lines, 1654 Agreement "Betweene John Goodman of Bampton in the County of Devon clothier and. William Reene. assigne all. Betweene the gardens. Belonging to the dwelling houses. in. brooke streat", signed and sealed by Edward Woodman, manuscript, small tear, "This Presente day of Aprill. 1683 Indenture agreement between "Thomas Bryant of Bampton. And Richard Sparway. sell. that dwelling house", signed and sealed by Thomas Bryant, manuscript on vellum, 1694 Indenture mortgage agreement between "Richard Sparway of Bampton. And John hookinge", signed and sealed by Richard Sparway, manuscript, 22nd May 1720; and 6 others similar, v.s. (10). #100-150	Sibley	Warman	Goodman	Reene	Woodman	Bryant	Sparway	Hookinge
3	1765-1781	Bloomsbury 6 May 1999	32	Incledon (Benjamin, genealogist & recorder of Barnstaple, 1730-96) Rent list, ?concerning property in Barnstaple, manuscript with appended slip, 11/2pp., folds, folio, 1765-81. #30-40	Incledon
4	1835-1837	Bloomsbury 6 May 1999	52	Tiverton.-." J. & T. Pollard, Proposals respecting a new clock for the New market House at Tiverton, We engage to make a new 8 day clock complete with two copper dials 2 pairs of copper Hands the figures sett in Gold. & keep it in Repair Ten Years free of Expence., letter signed, 1p., Crediton, 1st May 1830 Heathcoat (John, inventor of lace making machines, M.P. for Tiverton, 1783-1861) A.L.s. "To the Committee for encouraging the New Market", 1p., n.p., n.d. c. 1830, "By comparing the dimensions of the two clocks it appears that Mr. Parkers proposals to make a larger clock than Mr. Pollard, therefore the difference in the price may probably be accounted for from that cause" Trustees of the Market (The), To one Year's attendance to the Market House Clock. 2.12.6, manuscript, 1p., 30th October 1835 Haydon (Thomas Catford) Specification for erecting Iron Gates to the entrance from Bampton Street in Tiverton to the New Market adjoining, arguably with the plan hereunto annexed, manuscript document signed, 31/2pp., in two different hands, 7th September 1836 To the Trustees of the Tiverton Market. We recommend Mr. Thomas Catford Haydon be paid the sum of sixty Pounds. on Account of erecting the Gates at the Bampton Street Entrance to the Market Place., signed, manuscript, 1/2p., 22nd March 1837, folds; and 2 others, builders invoices, 4to & folio (7). #80-120	Pollard	Heathcoat	Parker	Haydon
5	1877	Bloomsbury 6 May 1999	60	Tiverton.-." Condition and Specification of Works to be done in constructing the extension of a Common Sewer in the Town of Thiverton, Devon, manuscript, 5pp., folio, 26th October 1877; and another, indenture on vellum relating to Tiverton, v.s. (2). #30-50
6	1719	Dominic Winter 13 Dec 2000	375	Totnes, Devon. Three vellum indentures dating from 1719 from the Mayor and Burgesses of Totnes relating to the sale of property on the River Dart, a fine, large and complete pendant wax seal of the Coat of Arms of Totness is retained on one of the documents , with similar damaged examples appended to the remaining two documents (3) £100-150
7	1792	Dominic Winter 8 Mar 2001	544	Southcott (Joanna). Letter signed by her, 1p, 4to, c. 1792, being a 'salvation document issued by Southcott's religious cult and bearing what was believed at the time to be the seal of Jesus Christ, small seal tear but otherwise in remarkably fine condition. A rare letter issued by Southcott, a Devon milkmaid who believed she was married to Jesus Christ and was carrying his child, allowing her to found a religious cult which had global membership in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Followers received a letter carrying the wax impression of a seal which Southcott claimed to be that of Jesus Christ. The recipient was guaranteed salvation in the day of judgement, which unfortunately for them never happened in their lifetime. A remarkable piece of religious ephemera.	Southcott
8	19th century	Dominic Winter 20 June 2001	392	Southcott (Joanna). Important contemporary manuscript early 19th c., being an extensive collection of the writings of Joanna Southcott, presumably by a disciple, or disciples, as the text appears to be written in two distinctive hands. Written on 175 leaves 4to, original boards, together with a collection of contemporary newspapers carrying reports on the activities of Southcott's disciples and their apparent supernatural powers. The Devonshire milkmaid Joanna Southcott claimed to be married to Jesus Christ and to be carrying his child. In a matter of a few years the cult which followed her grew to global proportions, and still continues in a modified form today. Many believed she had the keys to the universe. The present manuscript can be taken to be the equivalent of a 'Southcottian Bible' being a collection of her letters to various religious people, as well as some of her other writings - 'The Harvest', 'The Romance of the Forest', 'About the Election' and 'About Hann'. A letter from the Dept of Manuscripts, British Museum, dated 1925, states that the handwriting is not that of the major Southcottian disciple Jane Townley, but could be that of another major figure, Ann Underwood. Nevertheless, this is an extremely rare manuscript relating to one of the most enigmatic cult figures in ecclesiatical history.	Southcott
9	1810	Bloonsbury 21 June 2001	52	Heraldry. Bishop (Mr., transcriber, of ?Bennets Hill) Visitation of Devonshire, 1623 & Somerset, 1635, manuscript, partly in heraldic shorthand, title and 41pp. excluding blanks, slightly browned, 2 letters from C.G. Young, York Herald accepting the manuscript on behalf of the College of Arms, new endpapers, modern half calf, sm. 4to, c. 1810. £100-150	Bishop	Young
10	1828-1832	Dominic Winter 29 Aug 2001	338	Account Book. Augustus Leycester Barnell, 1828-32, approx. 150 pp of ms. accounts, usually four pages per month, entries mention mainly household items such as cucumbers, sugar, beer, gin, a hogshead of cider, charcoal, green tea, black tea, coffee, fish, cheese, knife sharpener, a goose, washing bile, and a multitude of household goods, occasional mention of place of purchase incl. Torrington, Bideford, Tavistock, and other Devon locations, contemp. reverse calf, owners name branded onto front cover, brass clasp still intact, some wear to extrems., 8vo	Barnell
11	1759	Bloomsbury 22 Nov 2001	74	Poor Law.- Poor Apprentice Indenture, to place "Richard Topsall a poor child" apprentice to the Rev. Samuel May, D.s., manuscript, 1p., printed form with manuscript insertions, docket on verso, wax seal, folds, browned, 210 x 334mm., Fremington, Devon, 23rd April 1759.	Topsall	May
12	1720	Dominic Winter 12 Dec 2001	464	Bookseller. Attractive engraved trade card for the Exeter bookseller John March c. 1720, featuring an advertisement for his area of activity contained in a decorative oval device surmounted by allegorical figures on a piece of paper mounted to card, one small mark but otherwise in fine condition, approx 105x90mm. March, who operated 'at the sign of the Bible a little below St Martin's Lane in Exon' advertises that he sells 'all sorts of navigation books, sea charts, waggoners and mathematical instruments for sailors' he also sells books of all kinds, maps and prints. (1)	March
13	19th century	Dominic Winter 7 Mar 2002	183	Collection of approximately thirty-nine documents, mostly on vellum 19th c., mostly relating to property transactions in the Barnstaple area, particularly Braunton Marsh, also including a warrant from the Devon Militia
14	18th century	Dominic Winter 7 Mar 2002	184	Scarce group of seven indentures on paper, 18th c., some weakness in the folds of a few documents but in very clean, legible condition, most with seals. Generally speaking, indentures on paper involved less wealthy people and as such these documents provide considerable information on the ordinary people and their occupations. The present group largely covers the area surrounding Barnstaple in North Devon
15	1670	Dominic Winter 7 Mar 2002	185	Manuscript petition to the 'Deputed Lieutenants' of Devon, dated 1670, on a single sheet of paper, some slight browning, and a small piece removed from bottom right hand corner not affecting text, 1p folio. An intriguing document. The petition relates to forcing the Mayor of Barnstaple to pay the petition for travelling expenses they incurred when the set out from Dartmouth to Barnstaple to deliver warrants to the constables of the hundreds of 'Southmolton, Braunton, Sherwill, Fremington, Shebbeere and Harland' concerning the raising of soldiers 'to resist the Ennymyes whoe shewed themselves before Dartmouth' A separate endorsement orders the Mayor to pay the petitioners 1d per mile. The enemies referred to could have been a band of Frenchmen involved in the Anglo Dutch wars of 1665-7.
16	1556, 1558	Dominic Winter 7 Mar 2002	186	Contemporary copy of an indenture dated November 20th, 1556, manuscript on a single leaf of vellum, written in latin in a fine chancery hand, together with a Quitclaim and release of Actions dated 24th November 1558, manuscript in latin in a fine chancery hand, both documents in fine condition. Both documents concern Bernard Hampton of London and Simon Slowley, son and heir of Hugh Slowley of Sherwill in Devon, deceased, for the Manor and Hundreds of Fremington in Deveon, with all its rights in Fremington, Instow, Horwood, Newton [Tracey] and Tauestowe [? Tawstock]. The area covered by these documents lies between Barnsaple and Bideford. Documents from the reign of Mary I are scarce on the market.	Hampton	Slowley
17	1756, 1782	Dominic Winter 7 Mar 2002	187	Two documents on paper, 1756 and 1782, being the returns for the Devon Militia, the first being the return of six companies of Invalids at the Royal Citadel in Plymouth, signed by John Williams, Ltn Governor, and the second being the monthly return of the Southern Regiment, partly printed and completed in manuscript, signed by Col. John Parker, commanding.	Williams	Parker
18	1654	Dominic Winter 7 Mar 2002	188	Important multi-sheet vellum indenture issued in the name of Oliver Cromwell, dated June 24th, 1654, being the exemplification of the interrogation of witnesses by Chancery Commissioners for the settlement of the Manor and lands at 'Holyton' (? Honiton) , written in a legible chancery hand on four large sheets of vellum, slight staining to outer surface but interior contents fine, elaborate calligraphic initial letter 'O' at commencement of document, with portion of the Great Seal of Cromwell (about half, but cracked) still retained by original cord. A fine and historically important document. Many names of witnesses and their locations are mentioned in the document, providing considerable information on landowners in the area, which is possibly Honiton. The dispute over the land is between Edward Clarke, John Hooke and Thomas Holmes, and was obviously of great complexity as the Commissioners were empowered to enquire into the history of land ownership back to the reign of Henry VIII. Protectorate documents of this nature are extremely rare.	Clarke	Hooke	Holmes
19	1701-1813	Dominic Winter 7 Mar 2002	190	Group of thirteen vellum and one paper indentures, 1701-1813, all relating to property transactions the village of Lamerton Folliatt in Devon, all in good condition. Lamerton, as it is known today, is a small village lying just north west of Tavistock. Most of the indentures relate to a property called 'Skinners' providing a fascinating record of the occupancy of this single property for more than a century.
20	1538	Dominic Winter 7 Mar 2002	259	The Rent Roll for Paignton, 1538, written in a remarkably legible chancery hand, signed at base by the scribe, on two scrolls of vellum (originally joined together), written on one side entirely and on approximately one quarter of the reverse side, some damage to top right hand corner of document, affecting a few words only, some browning to first few inches of the document, but text still legible, the rest of the document is in fine, fresh condition, overall size approximately 8ft x 1ft. Drawn up in the same year that the King's Commissioners under William Petre and John Tregonwell were dissolving the Monasteries in Devon, a process that was finally completed in February of the following year. The present document lists a considerable number of land owners and property holders in the Paignton area, describing their land and property holdings, the location and the rent payable per year. This document predates by some 20 years the Parish Records held in the Devon Record Office in Exeter, and doubtless provides considerable new information on the population of a town that today is a very popular holiday resort in Torbay.	Petre	Tregonwell
21	1654	Dominic Winter 11 Apr 2002