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1898.

John Mantravers, keeper of the king's Fourst, south of Frents, claims to have from every forester, as well within the Forest of Savernake as elsewhere in the county of wills, when he show die, his horse saddler wit to whom & sword, and his bow and barbed arrow PUTE CLABRARY: tengt : Edw.]." With County "Tacky foliis dan (serpage 73 is held betur. Maulborough 24 May hildenhall on the EVERDEN a called Jacky John's Fan The origin of the custon appetite but vaguely understood; bu bon as we have been able to glean, why many years ago and man called Jacky Golus an itinerant vendor of gingerbread all the excctéra, afpertaining thereto, was on his way to a cent fain, but was induced to stop and erect his stall on the spon which the fair has ever since been held. The whole of the stock in ton, and is still in part, perch and by the clegginan in pinchand of the harish, and distributed on mongst the childon of the village, whi tand in a now in the sheet. They their start off, hand-in-han itteread the needle" the whole distance from from Mildenhall to Martins, when they are joined by a very large number of girls boys of the town, & fproceed stile "threading the needle & Crying he heonal" in continuation through LONDON the sheets to S. Peters chan

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which they usually reach as the clock strike, sine. The hubbub canar by from 300 to 400 boys & girls, as was the case lash Monday, in the thest can scarcely be imagined, thas often been a souce frauch amusement d'astonishment, especially to shangers".

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W. Edward B. Mory iman read a paper (Wilt, archeological Sones at Mailbo Sept: 28-59) on the Charity of the Velvet Ball, & Maces of the Town of Malborough. Velvet was presented to the town in 1679 by some good friend, & vested in hands of 2 hus tees, to be let on time to persons in the neighbourhood at a change var from 10/t of 1. the proceeds to be given to such poo Protestant dissenters as the Trustees might think most deserving. It was in considerable request, many of th Families in the neighbourhood (8.g. the Hungerfords) using it, & at one time it wen for as Com wall. Becoming worn out in 1919 a new Fall was purchased by subscription, da second in 1747– di 1770 there was a considerable falling, in the revenue from the fall, the whole receipts for that gear Amromiting or + £10. The deficiency arose from N. Baverstock having started an an made to him, he withdra Exposition pale, but on a representation bring his private fall. However the customs of the country, & the starting by mutter akers generally geover ally of pallo made such an inroad upon the profits of the origin Liece of Velvet that in 1796 the charity altogether lapsed; in 1825 M. Nathaniel ? ] Merriman left directions for Keefaring up the charity, but it way found impracticable. Nothing was known of the spaces till 165. when new ones were provided. The lead fo which, on certain state occasions - such as a Royal visit. the King's lea one formed a flagon, from was drunk: whilst the changes which had from trive to trine been made in t vemorial bearings of the inces, as the dynasties changed wonder which the were carried, showed that the municipal authorities of M. bound it

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of pare on good terms with to ruling powers of the day, as the abitants have in later times thought it convenient to change their politics with views and interests of the great house which hows so long been associated with representation of their borough. Wilts county Mirror & Bovizes Gazette,

Oct. 1859.

It West Lavington & other villages the old Benefit Clubs howe Palle, which but gratis to the Thambers, whilst other persons are changed 3/_ * 3/6 - Ibid.

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INTRODUCTION.

ONE of the uses of a Preface is to record the kind assistance received in the compilation of the pages following; in doing which, in the present instance, it is but fair to state, that no one but myself is to be held responsible for the sentiments hereinafter uttered. This proviso, it is hoped, will legitimate the pleasure of parading the names of Mr. Reeve, of Marlborough ; Dr. Bandinell, of the Bodleian Library, who furnished the address at page 327; the Rev. Richard Smith, of Marlborough; the Rev. J. E. Jackson, of Leigh de la Mere; the Rev. Edward Wilton, of West Lavington ; and Mr. John Neate, of Marlborough, who supplied the interesting document at page 261. In the municipal department free use has been made of Merewether's and Stephens's elaborate work on English Boroughs. Should