| The Wolley Manuscripts, Matlock |
| A Major Collection of pre 1828 Pedigrees, Charters, Documents, Deeds & Wills |
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Volumes 6681 to 6686 |
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 Volume 6681 |
Surnames in this volume
ALSOP BABINGTON BANKS BODEN BOTHAM BOWDEN BOWN CARDEN? CARTER
CAWDEN? CLIFFE CLIFFORD COLUMBELL DAYKEYNE GILBERT GOODWIN HASLAM
HAYWOOD HODGKINSON HURSTHOUSE LANCASTER-Earl-of LEWIS MATHER
MILNES NIGHTINGALE OLEY PEGGE RICHARDSON SHIPLEY SHORE SMITH
STATHAM THOMASON VALLANCE? VALLENCE? WILLCOCK WILSON WOLEY WOLLEY
Places in this volume within Matlock:
Bryan-Croft Lummes Mill-smelting-mill Lumms-Mill Matlock-Old-Bath
"Neustalls*Ao [? Nestus-mine in Matlock] Riber Ryber Ryber-boles
Side- Grove-the Wash-Gate-the [Matlock Bath] Fountain-Gardens
[Matlock Bath] Heights-of-Abraham [Matlock Bath] Old-Bath-Croft
Places in this volume elsewhere:
Ashover Ashover-boles Ashover-Gregorys-mine Bakewell Bonsal
British-Museum Carsington Chesterfield Chesterfield-Canal Darley
Davis'-mine Derby Derbyshire Dethick Dethick-woods Holloway-woods
Lea-woods Oker Newbold Shottle Snitte ... Staveley Tansley Tansley-woods
Water-Lane-Grove-mine Wensley Whittington Winster-Limekiln-mine
Winster-Drake-mine Winster-Plackett-mine Winster-Portoway-mine
Wirksworth-Gells-Northcliff-mine Wirksworth-Northcliffe-mine
Wirksworth-Old-Rachwood-Vein Wirksworth-Soresbys-Vein
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6681 ff.20d-22
"Extracts from old wills relating to boles for smelting
lead", ...
of William WOLEY alias OLEY of Riber mentioning "Delifodinarum",
apparently interpreted as 'boles' by A. WOLLEY. 1507. f.21
...of Thomas BABINGTON of Dethick esq. (a long extract containing
details to the working of the boles), mentioning woods at Dethick,
Lea, Tansley, Holloway, Ashover and in parish of Ashover, boles
at Ryber and Ashover. Also 4 entries are copied from BABINGTON's
inventory, made after his death, which concern lead and the
boles. Will dated 10 Nov. 1558. ff.21-22.
1469-1558 (c/chlsl) |
6681 ff.43d-48
Summaries and notes of cases brought by Jonathan GILBERT of
Matlock Bath against Joshua THOMASON jun. And Edwin BOWN who
claimed a right to dig for mines in the Fountain Gardens near
GILBERT's house at the bottom of the Heights of Abraham. Giving
some information on the development of the site, formerly part
of the Old Bath Croft, and mentioning Joseph WILSON of Derby,
nurseryman; late owner of ground concerning Samuel RICHARDSON
esq., James CLIFFORD of Newbold clerk to James MILNES of Matlock
attorney; Anthony ALSOP of Wensley head barmaster of the wapentake
of Wirksworth and Francis HURSTHOUSE, deputy barmaster of Matlock
liberty and a number of miners.
1824. (c/chlsl) |
6681 ff.72-120
Copy made 21 Feb 1686/7 of quo warranto proceedings relating
to the possessions of Henry Earl of Lancaster in Derbyshire:
Places mentioned are ... Matlake ...; also mentioned ... lead
and iron, markets and fairs etc.
[2 July 4 Ed.III [1330]] (c/chlsl) |
6681 ff.135d-136
Entry headed "Neustalls*Ao 10 Edwardi quarti"
[1470-1471] and consisting of a list of meres, giving
position and partners in them, copied in 1794 from the end of
a rental of the High Peak in the Duchy Office by D. DAYKEYNE
jun.
*[? Nestus mine in Matlock] (c/chlsl) |
6681 ff.136d
Extracts from church registers of Chesterfield and Bakewell
relating to WOLLEY and COLUMBELL families] 16th - 17th c. (c/chlsl) |
6681 f.168-177
Order to try the issue whether the rake crossing Gange Rake,
discovered by VERMUYDEN and others in 1689 and freed by them
as an old vein, is an old or a new vein, the complaint of William
SCAWEN to be the plaintiff and the defendant Benjamin HAYWARD
to be the defendant ...
30 June 1702 (c/chlsl) |
6681 f.295
Bond in £6 ... from Thomas SHORE of Snitte ... miner, John STATHAM
of Tansley gent. and George SHORE of Oker end mine to Thomas
SMITH... in parish of Staveley lead merchant, to deliver to
SMITH 3 foothers of pig lead at or before 1 May next at the
smelting mill called Lummes Mill, parish Matlock, now in tenure
of Robert CLIFFE.
7 Nov 1674. (c/chlsl) |
6681 f.379
Printed handbill "The case of the Freeholders and Miners
of ... the Parishes of Ashover, Matlock, Darley, Bonsal and
Carsington against a Bill ... for Settling and Ascertaining
the Tythes of Lead-Oar" n.d [late 17th c.]
Endorsed with notes concerning Darley tithe ore ? in Adam WOLLEY's
hand, and referring to 17th c. (c/chlsl) |
6681 ff.401-402
Lease by Thomas GOODWIN of Shottle dealer in timber to Henry
WILLCOCK of Bonsall ironmonger of mine or mines of lapis calaminaris
[calamine or zinc carbonate] in land in parish of Matlock
in tenure of John BOWDEN with liberty of access, for 21 years,
at rent of 3s for every ton of calamine dug up, and recompensing
the tenants of the and for damage, 15 July 1752. (c/chlsl) |
6681 ff.403-404
Articles of agreement between 1. John BODEN of Matlock carpenter
and 2. Peter NIGHTINGALE of Lea in Ashover parish gent. that
2. And his agents etc. may for 17 years use a road from the
Upper Engine, other engines and shafts of 2. At the Side Grove
in Matlock down Bryan Croft to the Wash Gate in ground called
Side, may there wash and buddle the lead ore and lay the rubbish
raising the hillocks to the same level as Mr. LEWIS.
17 Aug 1750. (c/chlsl) |
6681 ff.424-425
Observations on the tax or duty laid on lead exported, by an
Act of Parliament passed in the last session of Parliament.
n.d.
ff.424-5
With notes, communicated by Sir Joseph BANKS, great great grandson
of Geo. HODGKINSON (see below) that on 10 Oct 1657 Geo. HODGKINSON
was summoned to Chesterfield to give an account of all lead
smelted by him since 29 Sep. and that on 30 June - he paid excise
on 13 pigs of lead smelted at Lumms Mill 25 March - ? 24 June
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f.425
1657 [18th c.] (c/chlsl) |
6681 ff.452-454-5
Depositions by George HASLAM and William SHIPLEY, 2 of the grand
jury for Wirksworth (f.452) Edmund VALLANCE (or VALLENCE) of
Wirksworth and Samuel ? CAWDEN (or ? CARDEN) of Matlock, both
miners (f.454) and Samuel MATHER barmaster and agent for the
farmers of lot and cope in Wapentake of Wirksworth (f.455) in
a case between Benjamin HAYWOOD, John BOTHAM gents and other
plaintiffs and Thomas CARTER gent., and other defendants concerning
Old Rachwood Vein and Soresbys Vein.
25 Ap. 1700 (c/chlsl) |
6681 ff.476-7
Manuscript sale catalogue with conditions of sale of shares
in lead mines: Gregorys near Ashover, Portoway near Winster,
Limekiln and Drake near Winster, Plackett near Winster, Northcliffe
near Wirksworth, Gells Northcliff near Wirksworth, Water Lane
Grove, Davis', to be sold at Matlock Old Bath, 3 Dec 1783. (c/chlsl) |
6681 f.478
Printed sale catalogue or advertisement of auction to be held
at Matlock Old Bath on 18 Feb. 1788, of shares in many freehold
mines and in some leasehold mines, and £500 in Chesterfield
Canal. (c/chlsl) |
6681 ff.495-499
Printed pages of "Remarks on an antient Pig of Lead lately
discovered in Derbyshire. By Mr. PEGGE. In a letter to Robert
Banks HODGKINSON, Esq.," Whittington, May 31 1777. Read
at the Society of Antiquaries June 8, 1778. Ms. Note "See
Archaeologia Vol.5 p.369." At end is a ms. reference
1) to a description of a second Roman pig of lead in the possession
of Adam WOLLEY of Matlock described with remarks, by Samuel
PEGGE, in a letter to Robert Banks HODGKINSON esq., in Archaeologia
Vol.7 p.170.
2) to description of another found in Derbyshire by PEGGE in
a letter to HODGKINSON, Archaeologia vol.9. p.45, Vol.13 [p.]
405
3) to "Derbeisseira Romana" by the revd. Mr. PEGGE.
Arch. Vol.10 p.23.
(c/chlsl) |
6681 f.500
Letter of receipt from the British Museum for present of 2 Roman
pigs of lead made by Mr. WOLLEY junr., of Matlock, Derbyshire,
13 May 1797, with manuscript note that these are the pigs mentioned
in Archaeologia Vol.5 p.369 and Vol.7 p.170. (c/chlsl) |
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| Volume 6682 |
Surnames in this volume
BANKS CAVENDISH DEVONSHIRE-Duke-of HARTINGTON-Marquis-of HODGKINSON
PYE ROOS WOLLEY
Places in this volume
Ashover Bonsall Carsington Crich Darley Derbyshire Duchy-of-Lancaster
House-of-Commons Kniveton Thorpe Tissington
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6682 ff.124-125
Printed handbill "The Case of the Freeholders and the Miners
of ... Parishes of Ashover, Matlock, Darley, Bonsall and Carsington
... against a Bill now depending in the" House of Commons,
Entitled "An Act for the Preventing Multiplicity of Vexatious
Suits, and for Settling and Ascertaining the Tythes of Lead-Oar
in" Derbyshire.
Endorsed with note as note on ff.424-425 [?c.1700] (c/chlsl) |
6682 ff.135-136
Copy of petition to ministers in Derbyshire for leave to bring
in a bill preventing a multiplicity of vexatious suits and for
settling and ascertaining the lead ore tythes. N.d.
Endorsed read 8 March 1700/01. (c/chlsl) |
6682 ff.225-228 } 1701/2.
6682 ff.239-244 }
"copies of sevl. petitions and other matters relating to
the five parsons claim of the tithe of lead ore" (this
title is written in Adam WOLLEY's hand). A marginal note, only
partly legible, probably says this is from the manuscript of
- HODGKINSON [of] Overton gent. [now] in the possession
of Sir Joseph BANKS. Consists of copies of
1) petition of divers gentlemen, ministers and proprietors of
tithe ore in Derbyshire [to Parliament] for their establishment
in their ancient right of tithe ore, with lists of petitioners,
f.225.
2) petition of ministers of Ashover, Darley, Bonsall ('Bontes
hall') for themselves and on behalf of ministers of Matlock
and Carsington, to House of Commons, for leave to bring in a
bill for preventing vexatious suits and for settling and ascertaining
the lead ore tithe ff.226-227.
3) petition of freeholders and miners of Ashover, Darley, Matlock,
Bonsall, Carsington, Thorpe, Tissington and Kniveton to the
House of Commons for the rejection of the proposed bill in 2)
above, with long list of petitioners, noting which made their
mark. ff.227d - 228, 289.
4) list of committee members f.239d.
5) expenses of defending against the bill for tithe ore, 24
Jan 1701/2, William HODGKINSON f.240.
6) petition of 5 ministers as in 2) to William Duke of DEVONSHIRE
to support the proposed bill f.241
7) petition to Marquis of HARTINGTON, John Lord ROOS, Lord James
CAVENDISH and Sir Charles PYE, from the lead miners of parishes
of Matlock, Bonsall, Carsington, Ashover and Darley, to be heard
before anything is determined in the House of Commons concerning
tithe ore. ff.241d-242.
8) petition to House of Commons of freeholders and miners of
5 parishes as in 7) for the rejection of any bill as under 2)
ff.242-243.
9) memorandum concerning parts of Ashover and Crich not within
the Duchy of Lancaster not being subject to the same mineral
laws as the rest of the Coun[ty] f.243d.
10) William HODGKINSON's expenses in the suit, see also 5) above
f.243d. n.d. [? c. 1700/01]
11) list of above documents ff.243d-244. 1701/2
(c/chlsl) |
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| Volume 6683 |
Surnames in this volume
ASH GOODWIN NIGHTINGALE TISSINGTON WILCOCKSON
Places in this volume within Matlock liberty:
Royal-Oak-Mine Walls-Founder-mine
Places in this volume elsewhere:
Ash-Cross-Mine-?[Wirksworth-liberty] Burning-Drake-mine-Winster-liberty
Cromford-Sough Dalefield-veins-in-Wensley liberty Eyam [Stony
Middleton and Eyam Liberties]
Lednams-vein-Elton-Liberty Little-Pasture-mine [Stony Middleton
and Eyam Liberties] Miners-Engine-mine Quaker-Mine-Wensley-Liberty
Raventor-Mine-Wirksworth-Liberty
Samuel's-Rake-Middleton-liberty
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6683 ff.104-118
? Notes relating to dispute between partners in Little Pasture
and partners in Miners Engine mines, including notes on relevant
mineral customs and references to other cases including notes
on relevant minerals and customs and references to other cases,
including the Quaker Mine in Wensley Liberty 1711; Raventor
Mine, Wirksworth Liberty 1724, including jury list f.109; Samuel's
Rake, Middleton liberty 1712; Burning Drake mine, Winster liberty
1721; ? Lednams vein, Elton Liberty 1741; Royal Oak Mine in
Matlock liberty and Walls Founder, same liberty 1742/3-1743;
Ash Cross Mine [?Wirksworth liberty] involving NIGHTINGALE and
partners at Cromford Sough against WILCOCKSON and partners 1748;
Dalefield veins in Wensley liberty involving Joshua ASH against
William GOODWIN and partners 1748. Includes jury list at Eyam
1741 (f.108d).
1711-1748. (c/chlsl) |
6683 f.119
Account by Anthony TISSINGTON of Matlock deputy barmaster for
the liberty of Matlock, of the rights of the King or his farmers
in the liberty, and duties of the deputy barmaster. Note of
steward's fees at barmoot courts.
[18th Cent.] (c/chlsl) |
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| Volume 6684 |
Surnames in this volume
EVANS HODGKINSON HOUGHTON HURT LASCELLES LEE MASON NIGHTINGALE
SEDGWICK SMITH WALKER
Places in this volume within Matlock:
Blackstone-turn Places in this volume within Matlock Liberty:
High-Torr-Rake-or-the-Dovecote
Places in this volume elsewhere:
Cromford-Bridge Foolow-Old-and-New-Bradshaw-lead-mine Foolow-Edge-Closes
Foolow-the-long-piece Gawthorpe-YKS Lea Longshaw-co.-Annan-Scotland
Manchester-LAN
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6684 ff.79d-87
Copy of ? draft lease made by William HOUGHTON gent and Eaglesfield
SMITH of Longshaw, co. Annan, Scotland Esq. to ... proprietors
of the Old and New Bradshaw lead mine, and to Charles HURT of
Wirksworth Esq. Robert MASON of Matlock Bath Inn-holder and
14 others, of the mines veins etc of lead and copper found or
to be found under the Edge Closes at Foolow (HOUGHTON's property)
and the long piece at Foolow (SMITH's property), with licence
to sink shafts, wash the ore, for 99 years, paying 1/24 of merchantable
ore raised. Recites on f.80 that the proprietors of the proprietors
of the Old and New Bradshaw Mine have drive a sough and in sinking
a shaft N. of the premises mentioned, discovered a vein of lead
which it is supposed ranges E. and W. through the premises.
The mines leased are to be known as the Consolidated Title which
shall extend from the shaft lately sunk by the Old and New Bradshaw
proprietors across the premises mentioned (see f.85), with further
detailed covenants including one for the extension of the sough
mentioned above.
1790. (c/chlsl) |
6684 ff.89d-90
Copy of conveyance by James WALKER of Matlock nailer to Thomas
LEE of Matlock miner of 1/6 part of the lead mine called High
Torr Rake or the Dovecote in Matlock Liberty with provision
for further payments when the Blackstone turn, at present being
sunk in the mine, is worked through, and when the clear profits
of the 1/6 part of the mine amounts to £4.4s.
5 Feb 1785. (c/chlsl) |
6684 ff.109d-112
Copy of grant by 1. Edwin LASCELLES of Gawthorpe, co. York,
esq and 2. Edmund HODGKINSON of Matlock gent to 3. George EVANS
of Cromford Bridge gent Peter NIGHTINGALE of Lea gent and Roger
SEDGWICK of Manchester, co, Lancaster, Bachelor of Physic, (reciting)
that EVANS, NIGHTINGALE and SEDGWICK have lead mines in townships
mentioned which cannot be worked with advantage without a sough
and engine or water-wheel on the lands demised to HODGKINSON)
of liberty of access for 3. And their agents etc to lands demised
to HODGKINSON, liberty to make soughs, erect engines, etc for
the residue of the term for 42 years. With detailed covenants,
30 Dec 1769. (c/chlsl) |
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Surnames in this volume
ABELL ALLSOPP ASHTON GELL MASON RUTLAND-Earl-of SIDEBOTHAM SWAN
SWANNE WARD WIGLEY
Places in this volume within Matlock:
[Matlock Liberty] Nestowes or Nesthouse Groves mine
Places in this volume elsewhere:
Bakewell-lordship Bonsall Brassington Brassington-liberty Cromford
Cromford-liberty Hazlebadge-lordship Hurdlowe Wensley-liberty
Wirksworth-liberty Wirksworth-Liberty-Rantor-mine Youlgreave-parish
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6686 ff.78-81
Copy of complaint by John Earl of RUTLAND against John ABELL
of Bonsall, John WIGLEY of Cromford and Samuel SWANNE of Hurdlowe
all yeomen concerning the Earl's 1/6 part of Nestowes or Nesthouse
Groves mine in Matlock Liberty, 1 Dec 1673, with answer of Samuel
SWAN, a defendant, claiming to have been the complainant's bailiff,
and mentioning Marmaduke ALLSOPP gent, deceased a servant to
the Earl, John WARD and his brother, to whom the 1/6 part of
the mine was let in 1670; and tithe of ore in Youlgreave parish
and lot and cope of Bakewell and Hazlebadge lordships, due to
the Earl.
1673. (c/chlsl) |
6686 ff.125d-127
Copy of depositions by Edward ASHTON of Brassington deputy barmaster
for Brassington liberty, John ABELL of Bonsall deputy barmaster
for Cromford liberty and Joseph SIMPSON of Bonsall deputy barmaster
of Matlock liberty, reciting their years of service (and mentioning
that ABELL's father was deputy barmaster for Wensley liberty)
concerning certain mineral customs, in relation to Mr Henry
SIDEBOTHAM, deputy barmaster of Wirksworth liberty returning
a pawn by Mr Jn MASON as agent to Philip GELL Esq and partners
at Rantor mines 19 Nov 1777. ff.125d-127. Deposition by Joseph
SIMPSON as above on mineral customs.
19 Nov 1777. (c/chlsl) |
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