somersethistorianJun 24, 202313 minWELLINGTON CONSTABLES’ ACCOUNTS, 1627The survival of constables’ accounts in borough and parochial archives is exceptionally small. Less than 4% of parishes and boroughs in...
somersethistorianJun 24, 20237 minFURTHER LIGHT ON EDWARD CURLL, CIVIL WAR SEQUESTRATOR IN SOMERSETIn the recently published volume in honour of SDNQ’s President, Dr Robert Dunning, Writing the history of Somerset, is a paper on the...
somersethistorianJun 24, 202311 minTAUNTON CASTLE, SIR BENJAMIN HAMMET AND THE REV. JOSHUA TOULMIN’S HISTORY OF TAUNTONIn the copious notes, made from mainly printed sources, collected by the antiquarian James Savage (1767-1845) of Taunton are copies of...
somersethistorianJun 24, 202316 minEDWARD BERKELEY’S DIARY AND NOTEBOOK, 1690In 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...