The survival of constables’ accounts in borough and parochial archives is exceptionally small. Less than 4% of parishes and boroughs in...

In the recently published volume in honour of SDNQ’s President, Dr Robert Dunning, Writing the history of Somerset, is a paper on the...

In the copious notes, made from mainly printed sources, collected by the antiquarian James Savage (1767-1845) of Taunton are copies of...

In the diary of Edward Berkeley (c.1644-1707) of ‘Pull in the county of Somersett’ for 1690 can be found some entries and accounts worthy...

In the recently published Ancient church fonts of Somerset surveyed and drawn by Harvey Pridham, mention is made of a duplicate volume of...

Exeter held its own Quarter Sessions that were separate to the county sessions. The minute books, recording examinations and all aspects...

STOCKLAND CLYCE. In 1541 King Henry the Eighth granted the manor of Stockland Bristol to the mayor and commonalty of Bristol.1 As lord of...

There is a small corner of the north-east of New Guinea that will forever be connected with Somerset, thanks to Captain (later Admiral)...

The unfortunate outcome of a child out of wedlock in the late Elizabethan period is all too well highlighted in the document transcribed...