COLLECTIONS FOR A HISTORY OF STAFFORDSHIRE EDITED BY The William Salt Archeological Society. VOLUME IX. 1888.1 LONDON: HARRISON AND SONS, ST. MARTIN'S LANE, The William Salt Archæological Society. GENERAL MEETING, 16TH OCTOBER, 1888. The Tenth Annual Meeting of the Subscribers was held at the William Salt Library, Stafford, on Tuesday, the 16th October, 1888, The Right Hon. Lord Wrottesley in the Chair. There were also present: The Hon. William Littleton, Major-General the Hon. G. Wrottesley, the Rev. F. P. Parker, Mr. Francis Whitgreave, Mr. J. Nayler, Mr. W. Brough, Mr. J. Brindley, Mr. J. Tildesley, Mr. J. Fowler Carter, Mr. E. Holden, Mr. W. Jackson, Mr. T. de Mazzinghi, Mr. William Morgan and others. The following Report of the Editorial Committee was read to the Meeting by the Honorary Secretary : The Editorial Committee submit to the Council and Subscribers a Report of their proceedings during the past year: The Eighth Volume of Staffordshire Collections was issued to the subscribers in June of this year, the printing of Vol. IX. is nearly completed, and this volume should be ready for issue before the close of the present year or early in 1889. Its contents consist of Extracts from the Plea Rolls of the reign of Edward II., and the Fine Rolls for the same period, which have been taken from the Public Records by the Honorary Secretary. These will form Part I. of the Volume, Part II. will consist of an account of the Barons of Dudley which has been written for the Society by Mr. H. S. Grazebrook. With a view of completing the abstracts of the chartularies of those religious houses which held land within the county, it was considered advisable by the Committee to obtain if possible the loan of the Lilleshull Chartulary for a short period, and with this object the President wrote to the Duke of Sutherland in August last proposing that the chartulary which is now at Trentham should be lodged for a limited 348390 period at the rooms of the Society of Antiquaries at Burlington House, or at the British Museum. The Duke, however, whilst willing that gentlemen deputed by this Society should have access to his ancient documents at Trentham, objects to the removal of any of them from their present custody. It will not be possible therefore to make a complete abstract of the contents of this chartulary for the Society, as such a work would entail daily visits to Trentham for three or four weeks: but it is proposed to extract from it all the information available respecting Muckleston and other Staffordshire manors which were held by the monks of Lilleshull, and at the same time to take advantage of the kind permission of the Duke to examine the ancient deeds at Trentham which relate to the Trentham Priory and his other Staffordshire estates. This work will be undertaken shortly by the Honorary Secretary with the assistance of the Rev. F. Parker, the Rector of Colton. During the past year nine subscribers have died, twelve have withdrawn, and eleven new subscribers have joined the Society: the net loss in the number of annual subscribers will be therefore ten. The accounts for the past year were laid before the Meeting, by which it appeared that the deficit of £70 1s. 1d. had been reduced to one of £26 8s. 1d., although it had not been found possible to reduce the size of Vol. VIII. below 350 pages; and it was shown that by the proposed reduction to 300 pages the deficit would be entirely removed in future years, if the number of subscribers was not further reduced. A proposal was laid before the Meeting, originating with Mr. W. Phillimore, the Editor of the Index Library, to print an index of the wills and marriage licences at Lichfield, in co-operation with the Archæological Societies of Derbyshire and Shropshire, and it was shown, that by a subscription of about £26 yearly for each Society a full index of the wills and marriage licences at Lichfield for the Sixteenth, Seventeenth, and Eighteenth Centuries might be printed for the use of the subscribers within a very few years. After some discussion, a resolution was passed to devote £26 annually for this object for the next two years. Mr. William Morgan having consented to act as Honorary Auditor in the place of Captain Congreve who had resigned, it was resolved unanimously that he should be appointed to the vacant post. Cr. William Salt Archæological Society. BALANCE SHEET OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 15TH, 1887, AND SEPTEMBER 15TH, 1888. Arrears on Vols. I., II., and III., as per account to September 15th, 1885 Still unpaid Vol. II., one extra copy sold (Rev. Parker) Vol. IV. Arrears as per last account Still unpaid (3) Vol. V. Arrears as per last account Still unpaid (2) Vol. VI. Arrears as per last account Still unpaid (1) 31 990 3 3 0 211 1 0 £7 7 01 One extra copy sold (Lord Burton) Vol. VIII. 201 Subscribers as per list Less unpaid (7). Compounded (1) (Royds) 1 1 0 8 8 0 80 Balance from last year's accounts November 9th, 1887. Honorarium to Mr. Mazzinghi for 1887 February 16th, 1888. Paid to Dr. George Reid for two years' subscriptions paid in advance February 23, 1888. Paid to Mr. Mazzinghi, for stationery and petty expenses May 21st, 1888. Paid to Messrs. Harrison and Sons, for the printing of Vol. VIII. May 24th, 1888. Paid to Mr. G. Sutton, for Index, Vol. VIII. Total GEORGE WROTTESLEY, MAJOR-GENERAL, Hon. Secretary, WILLM. MORGAN, Auditor, pro. tem., 28.9.88. 15.9.88. |