ARCHJEOLOGY IN AND RUTLAND 1960-61

Report from the Department of Antiquities, Museums

(Year ended 30 March 1961. This report does not include casual finds, which are recorded in the Annual Report of the Museum. Thanks are due to contributors whose names are placed at the end of their contributions, and especially to the Assistant Keeper, Mr. J. A. Daniell.)

LEICESTER BLACKFRIARS Excavations were carried out on two sites between Blackfriars Street, Orton Street and Welles Street. It was hoped to find some evidence for buildings associated with the Blackfriars pavement and a wide trench was cut by machinery as near as possible to the railway viaduct, but the ground had been so much disturbed that only small fragments of walling and a few square feet of a cement floor were discovered. Attention was then turned to the second area at the comer of Welles Street where substantial foundations were located in the road at the end of the last century. Three massive fragments of wall were revealed, the central unit of which seemed to be an insertion. They were not part of a building, and their function remains uncertain. This wall cut through a plaster floor with postholes along one side and at the north end of the trench a gravel layer containing a coin of Nero in good condition overlaid a floor with coarse pottery and a Coritanian coin. This therefore must belong to the period immediately before or just after the Roman conquest. The mechanical excavator was then taken up to the junction of Sarah St. and All Saints Rd. where foundations of a Roman building had been found under Messrs. Kitson's new factory on the N. side. It was felt that if there was a town wall here it must lie between these walls (which lay 7 ft. deep) and the river. Three trenches were therefore cut, one parallel to the river, and the other two at right angles to it. At 13 ft. these trenches filled with water and no structures of any kind were discovered. However a wooden stylus, a bone comb, a bone pin and a Tudor shoe sole were extracted from the mud. The Department is grateful to British Railways, Messrs. Russell, Messrs. Harding, Messrs. Kitson and Messrs. Piggot for their kind co-operation in these projects, and a full report on the Welles St. site is in preparation. MILLSTONE LANE The Nag's Head Inn. This, the successor to the handsome structure formerly at the comer of Guildhall Lane, had retained much of its 19th-cent. character, almost the last to do so in Leicester. It has been demolished and rebuilt on hygienic lines. The great jug, dated 1824 and reputed to hold 19½ pints, was presented to the Museum. (Mus. No. 368.1960) THE NEWARKE During work for the construction of the new College of Art the foundations of the Newarke wall were discovered slightly behind the building line of the slum cottages fronting on Mill Lane. It was about 3 ft. thick. Students of the college dug about it and found a bronze medieval lock. No other foundations were noted during this work. (Leic. Mus. No. 179.1961) ARCH£0LOGY IN LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND

NEW BOND STREET Demolition of Nos. 8 and 10 revealed that the roof beam of one of the houses was a timber pipe 15 ft. 10 in. long tapering at one end and with a socket at the other. It had a 5 in. bore and an iron collar, with a total diameter of 10½ in. The date 1819 was found on another beam,· and it seems possible that this pipe is part of the 17th-cent. water supply. (Photos. and sketch in Leic. Mus.) RUDING STREET Messrs. Russell's new foundry. Excavations revealed a hard gravel surface in each stanchion hole running in a straight line N .-S. from the rear of the Mechanic's Tavern to Ruding St. and extending for about 80 ft. At the N. end this surface was encountered at about 9 ft. below the surface and at the S. end it was about 12 ft. This looks like a Roman road. (Notes and plan in Leic. Mus.) ST. MARY DE CASTRO The removal of the organ has completely exposed the incised alabaster slabs recorded in F . A. Greenhill's Incised Slabs of Leics. and Rutland, pp. 103-4, Nos. I and IV. No. IV was in tvxo pieces and has been lifted for eventual resetting. The tombstone of Susannah Watts, author of A Walk Through Leicester (1804), has been moved from its place near the road leading through the Castle gateway and re-erected in the churchyard to the S. 38 SOUTHGATE STREET The Society has made efforts to preserve this house, which would project a mere 3 ft. into the 15 ft. pavement of the new ring road and hence is to be destroyed. The brick front dates from the first quarter of the 18th cent., but the main structure is a timber building of the 15th cent. at latest. As such it is one of the oldest houses remaining in Leicester. Our member Alderman C. R. Keene kindly took the matter up but was unable to secure its reprieve. A report was also supplied to the owner for his appeal. STOUGHTON DRIVE SOUTH At Greenhays a silver denarius of Hadrian was dug up in the garden (Mattingly and Sydenham, No. 127, 119-122 A.D.). WEST BRIDGE The Sailor's Return, an inn on the N. side of the road, was demolished and produced much Roman pottery. The foreman said that while digging for footings parallel to the railway viaduct they came upon a gravel pavement 4 ft. below the surface at the N. end of the site. As their trench followed it along it undulated and got deeper, until at the S. end it was 9 ft. down. It was "hard as concrete" all the way. He was certain it was not part of the railway works. (Pottery Leic. Mus. No. 273.1961)

LEICESTERSHIRE A list of Royal arms in Leicestershire churches has begun to appear in Trans. Vaughan Arch. and Hist. Soc., compiled by Mr. T . B. Davis. The author has kindly promised a complete copy in due course, which we shall hope to print. ANSTEY. 546086 In Oct. 1960 a derelict building adjoining the E. side of the Crown Inn, Bradgate Rd. was demolished. A single cruck truss was exposed. The timbers were very massive and the curious curved collar was an unusual feature. It was impossible to obtain measurements. The lower part of the structure had been encased in brickwork which may date from the latter part of the 17th cent. (Photo. and brick in Leic. Mus.) 66 LEICESTERSHIRE ARCH.IEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY

APPLEBY MAGNA. 317097 A closing order was pla::ed on the Moat House, which dates from the 14th cent. and is one of the most attractive of the smaller Leicestershire houses. The owners were determined to save the property and after some time were able to sell it to Mr. H. S. Hall, who is now having it repaired. Thanks to his co-operation the Museum have been able to make drawings of the structure while it was stripped out.

ASHBY-DE-LA-ZOUCH. 357165 The Ivanhoe Baths. This issue has involved the Society in much time and trouble, and the support of the County Planning Officer is gratefully acknowledged. The baths were built in 1822 by Robert Chaplin as part of a scheme to make Ashby a spa. They are the focal point of the group, which comprises the Royal Hotel, its stables opposite, three terraces of houses (upper, middle and lower class), the theatre and the station (slightly later). It is therefore a vital link in the history of Ashby and one of the few Classical Revival buildings in Leicestershire. The original dome was removed long ago and the lead on the roof had been missing for some 40 years. The general condition of the wings was appalling, but the central room was still fairly intact. Ii: had apsidal ends with coffered ceilings, a complex cornice and four curved doors leading to the assembly rooms and the baths in either wing. Outside there was a stone fa~ade with a colonnade having curved ends. The ba::k was brick. In view of the dangerous state of the building the owners, Messrs. Mitchell and Butler, proposed to demolish it. They showed the greatest kindness in considering possible schemes for its repair, and even offered to consider any scheme intended to restore the fabric and use the premises for some civic function . . Mr. Anthony Herbert, A.R.I.B.A., and the Honorary Secretary prepared a full report and there was subsequently a meeting of all interested bodies including the Georgian Group and the Ministry of Works, at which meeting local councillors approved the idea of preservation but were later surprisingly reticent on the floor of the council chamber. It was clear that the only hope lay in the local authority and since local interest was so slight the building has now been demolished. There can be little doubt that in the future its passing will be deplored by the citizens of Ashby: alas, they have only themselves to blame.

BIRSTALL. 596104 Further to the previous discoveries on this site some animal bones and a dozen or more horse's teeth were found in an area about 4 ft. X 4 ft. Among the bones were the crushed remains of two shield bosses lying side by side and below them an iron bridle bit. (Leic. Mus. No. 155.1958/9)

BRAUNSTONE. 554028 The half-timbered cottages opposite to the church were acquired privately with a view to restoration. While vacant they were so systematically wrecked by vandals that they had to be demolished. They were of the usual 16/17th cent. type with brick infilling. (Photo. in Leic. Mus.)

BREEDON-ON-THE-HILL. 406234 Restoration work on the N. aisle of the church necessitated the removal of part of the buttress at the N.W. end, which exposed a doorway and a lancet window, since preserved and glazed. Of even more interest was the discovery of an Anglo-Saxon cross shaft built in over the door, and three further fragments of carving. Another piece of the bird scroll in excellent condition was found inside at the E. end. Mr. R. D. Abbott has written a note on these, which will be published in 1963. ARCHltOLOGY IN LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND

CASTLE DONINGTON. 905082 Donington Hall chapel. The Society has been concerned over the present condition of this unusual building. It was designed by William Wilkins the elder, c. 1793, and is in the Gothic taste, with its original stalls having plaster canopies and finials in cast iron. The E. window is of German I6th-cent. stained glass. The chapel is of national significance and an estimate of £2,000 has been given for its repair. The present owner, though very interested in its survival, is unable to undertake so costly a task, though he has received a grant from the Historic Churches Preservation Trust for immediate repairs. DESFORD. 478035 Work on the foundations of a new bungalow to the S. of the Manor House Garage revealed a stone-lined well some I 5 ft. deep and nearby some fragments of fired clay, which were kindly brought to the Museum by Mrs. K. Emmerson, the village Recorder for the Women's Institute. They were firebars from a Roman pottery kiln and thanks to this prompt information the Department were able to examine the site. The greater part of the kiln had been destroyed by the N. wall of the foundation, but it seemed to be of the usual updraught type, with a clay floor and a large quantity of firebars. The entire floor had collapsed, but it was possible to calculate that it had been about 2 ft. 6 in. in diameter and that there was a stokehole to the N.E. about 2 ft. long. It was making coarse grey ware of about the 2nd cent. A.D. Later in the year another kiln was found further to the W. but it was not possible to obtain the plan. Photos. and notes in Leic. Mus. also photos. of the Georgian house formerly on the site, with the assistance of Mrs. E. M. Dickson, member. (Finds Mus. No. 441.1960) The Chimes in the main street immediately S.W. of the church has now been made one property with the three cottages adjoining. These cottages were re­ fronted in the 19th cent., but there is evidence for two cruck trusses 15 ft. 6 in. apart. HUMBERSTONE. 624061 The Manor House Farm, a house of the later 18th cent., is to be demolished, having previously been wrecked by hooligans, the ferocity of whose work had to be seen to be believed. This however gave an opportunity to inspect the carved beams, believed to be of the 14th cent., in the roof. The whole structure is flimsy and not greatly convincing and hence it is reasonable to conclude that, if original, the timbers were re-used, but the work is so poor that some imitation seems possible. The fate of the handsome barn, restored only a few years ago, remains in doubt. A note on the timbers appears in Trans. Vaughan Arch. Soc., v (1951), 36-41. KIBWORTH HARCOURT. 689945 The sails of the wooden post mill (dated I7II), the only complete windmill surviving in the county, were badly damaged in the November gales. They have still (1963) not been repaired. The mill is in the care of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. The village pump near the Manor House is to be preserved and repaired by the Parish Council. Market Harborough Advertiser, ro Aug. 1961. KIRBY BELLARS An excavation was carried out in the N.E. corner of the churchyard by members of the Melton branch under the direction of Mr. A. E. Grimbley. Roman, Anglo­ Saxon, late Saxon and medieval pottery were found and at the bottom was a large burnt area. A silver penny of Burgred of Mercia (852-74 A.D.) by the moneyer Heawulf was also found and is now in the Museum. A full report is promised for the 1963 volume. (Mus. Nos.: Coin 141.1961; medieval jug 1.12.1961; Roman millstone 12.12.1960) 68 LEICESTERSHIRE ARCH£0LOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY

KNIGHTON. 599014 The half-timbered cottage to the N. of the churchyard fell vacant and was at once sacked in the familiar way. It has however now been restored by the generosity of Mrs. Dan Oram, the windows and the thatch renewed and a porch added. The main timberwork survives and it was easily let as a residence.

LOUGHBOROUGH. 51rr89 Two large fragments of a beehive-type quern were found in the ditch in Ashby Rd., just beyond Hermitage Rd. junction, nearly facing Knightthorpe Lodge. It is now with the Archreological Society. (Bulletin of Loughborough Arch. Soc., No. 3, 1960, 14) MARKET HARBOROUGH. 734874 No. 18 High St., a Georgian building with a large Victorian shop front, was demolished. Photographs were taken by the Market Harborough Archreological Society. An Antoninianus of Gallienus (Mattingly and Sydenham, 405) was discovered in Burnmill Rd. and is now in the Market Harborough Museum. A. G. COLTMAN MEDBOURNE. 8093 Though numerous Roman find_,; have been made in the past 1t 1s curious that no specimens seem to survive. During a lecture at Market Harborough the Hon. Secretary commented on this fact and was rewarded with reports of half a dozen coins, some of which are now in the collection of the Market Harborough Archa:ological Society. Sherds have also been picked up in the field 798927. The coins are of Victorinus (268-270 A.D.), Tetricus I (271-273 A.D.), Decentius (351-352 A.D.), and perhaps Tacitus (275-276 A.D.), Delmatius (335-337 A.D.), Titus (77-78 A.D.), and one late 3rd cent.

MELTON MOWBRAY The archway referred to above, xxxvi, 53, can now be documented as follows: Tyler's property in Nottingham St. was obviously part of these old buildings, and until the year 1872 when the property was rebuilt considerable evidences of antiquity could be seen. At this time the archway in question was removed, and because of its antiquity, it was, together with some other pieces of carved stonework and some small uninscribed shields, placed in the summer house of a Mr. Josiah Glover, at the back of Tyler's property. (See J. Ward, in Olden Times (1878), 75-77.) These remains continued in this place until the year 1922, when they were again dispersed, the archway to form the surround for the local war memorial, and the carved stonework and shields to the garden of "Six Elms", Asfordby Rd., Melton Mowbray, where at this time of writing they still remain. In verification of these notes, I interviewed two persons who have been able to give considerable personal evidence on this matter. Firstly Mr. E. P. Shelbourn, a local architect and for many years a member of the Leicestershire Archreological Society. He was responsible for the removal of the archway from Nottingham St. in 1922 and for its re-erection as a war memorial surround. He said the stonework and carving of the actual arch is the original, but the jambs of the archway were in a bad condition in parts, and some had to be re-cut, one piece being entirely new. Secondly I obtained more evidence from Mrs. M . Ide of Nottingham St., Melton Mowbray, proprietress of Tyler's Garage and owner of the property from which the archway was taken. This lady is a very old Meltonian, being 89 years of age, but a most remarkable woman for her years and still in control of the business. She made some very interesting observations on the subject. She remembered clearly the archway in question, when it formed part of the summer house of their tenant Mr. Glover; ARCH£0LOGY IN LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND

when he left, her mother in 1922 gave the archway (which her mother could remember when it formed the front entrance to their house) to the Town Estate. Mrs. Ide also stated that a pair of oaken doors belonging to the archway were given to the town. These regrettably appear to have since been lost. References to the Order of St. John possessions in Melton Mowbray: Curia Regis Rolls Hilary Term Leicestershire II John (1210). Charter Rolls 28 Henry III (1244) Westminster, 28 May. Close Rolls 29 Henry III (1245). Rotuli Hundredorum 239, 3 Edward I (1275). L. B. Larking and J. M. Kemble, The Knights Hospitallers in (1857), 178 (1338). Patent Rolls, Westminster, 47 Edward III (1374), 9 April. Ibid. Westminster, 2 Henry IV (1400), 6 Oct. Ibid. Westminster, 6 Henry IV (1405), 30 June. Nichols, ii, 247. Sir John Digby. Steward of the possessions of the Knights Hospitaller (1519) in Melton Mowbray. Nichols also describes in some detail (ii, 252) of his Framland volume the buildings still standing in Nottingham St. He was writing c. 1795. Melton Mowbray Town Estate Minute Book 1575-1793. This book, now in the custody of the County Record Office, contains several references relating to the former property of the Order. PHILIP E. HUNT . 522097 The Society decided not to oppose the proposed demolition of the block of cottages adjoining the church. These are half-timbered, with brick infill and thatched, and are in poor condition. The windows had been altered and the upper bedroom had a near-ladder up to it. The building had a group value, and could have been restored at considerable expense, but the owner was unwilling to sell. This case epitomises the problem of the historic house and it is hoped that the 1962 Act allowing the Local Authority to make grants for repairs may help to resolve this deadlock.

REARSBY. 651146 An unusual slate headstone is worthy of record as it is slowly sinking into the ground. It is a small slab typical of the early period with simple carved decoration, an angel's head between outstretched wings. Willm the son of Edward Hubbert by Mary his wife was buried Oct 10th 1712 Aged 22 years A fatal knife his mortal body slew The murdring hand of God's Vengeance will pursue From shades serene tho Justice took her flight Shall not ye Judge of all ye earth do Right With dolefull sighs a sad heart rending grons Each age and Sex his innocence Bemoans TEMPLE. 576124 The house has now been converted to an hotel and the chapel is to be preserved. Of the incised monumental slabs one has been built into the archway joining the chapel to the house and the other was destroyed. Luckily it was of little value.

SILEBY. 603151 No. 38 King St. has been demolished. This was a brick house, the front alone being of interest. It was made of 2 in. bricks in a diaper pattern and the windows · of the ground floor had hood moulds of moulded bricks in a zig-zag form. The front had suffered some alteration. 70 LEICESTERSHIRE ARCH£0LOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY

A house nearly opposite has similar details and bears the date 1699. Other specimens of this kind of brickwork are at Old Hall (1675), , and . The style therefore seems to be a local peculiarity. (Photos. in Leic. Mus. together with drawings by Mr. R. ']. B. Keene and see Plate)

LEICESTERSHIRE RECORD OFFICE The following records have been deposited during the year ended 31 March 1961: PARISH RECORDS r. Ashby-de-la-Zouch :· Poor Law Records-Removal Orders, 1692-1836; Settle­ ment Certificates, 1697-1814 and Examinations, 1732-1830; Apprenticeship Indentures, 1632-1834; Certificates of discharge of apprentices (2), 1781 and 1790; Bastardy' Papers, 1769-1834; Workhouse Quarterly Accounts and Vouchers, which include some weekly menus, 1774-1779; Town Book containing lists of Settlement Certificates, removal orders etc., 1721-1760; Rate Books, 1792, 1795, 1848-1853 and 1859061. Vestry-Minute Book, 1834-80; Orders (3), 1775-76; Account Book of Inspectors appointed under the Lighting and Watching Act, 1833-54. Charities­ Henry Sykes Charity-deeds, 1703-92, and Accounts, 1712-31; Newtown Lands Charity, Margaret White's Charity and Henry Curzon's Charity-Account Book, 1658-1753; Will (copy) of Elizabeth Wilkins made 14 July 1797 re request for the maintenance of a poor woman of Ashby-de-la-Zouch and Orders of the Charity Commissioners re Margaret White's Charity, 1875 and the Poor's Charities, 1902. Ashby Woulds Enclosure Act, 1800. 2. Bruntingthorpe: Enclosure Act, 1775 and Extract from Enclosure Award. 3. Castle Donington: Appointment by the Justices of Overseers of .the Poor, 30 Mar. 18~6. 4. Cossington: Highway Rate Book, 1859-1862. 5. Frisby-on-the-Wreak: Valuation Book, 1890. 6. Keyham: Registers, 1563-1836. Overseers of the Poor-Accounts, 1809-37 (includes some Constables' Accounts) and Receipts, 1823-33. 7. Long Whatton: Registers, 1549-1887 (and Banns, 1861-1926). 8. Medbourne: Registers, 1588-1903; Service Registers, 1909-45; Churchwardens' Accounts, 1839-1947; Faculties, 1873-1951 (including one for Holt Church, 1878); Account Books for Church Restoration Fund, 1910-17 and Churchyard Improve­ ment Fund, 1918-24; Papers (2) on the relation of Blaston Church to Medbourne, 1793 and 1825; Terrier of Glebe Lands, 1774; Tithe Apportionment and Map, 1846; Altered Apportionment, 1922 and Tithe Redemption Certificates (3), 1923-28; Minute Book of the Holt Executive Committee of the Medbourne cum Holt Parochial Church Council, 1930. Charities-deeds for _land in Wilbarston and Stoke Albany, Northants., 1658-1733; correspondence with Charity Commissioners re Medbourne Free School and Medbourne Charities, 1873-83 and Order of Charity Commissioners -Medbourne Free School, 1873. Medbourne School Cash Book, 1905-1949. 9. Ullesthorpe : Surveyor of Highways Account Book, 18rr-1836.

FAMILY AND ESTATE RECORDS r. Bosworth Family: Deeds of estates in Charley and Foxton, Leics., Sutton Bassett and Marston Trussell, Northants., and Sutton Holland, Lines., 1648-1902; Marriage Settlements, 1770-1813 and Abstracts of Tithe and Legal Papers. 2. Dixie Family: Court Rolls (16) for the Manor of Market Bosworth, 1564-1642; Rental, 1595 and list of Capons and Hens due from Farms and Tenements, 17rr. Account Roll of Sir Wolston Dixie, Bart., Sheriff of Leics., 1727-28 and Letters Patent (copy), 1665; grant to Beaumont Dixie of market rights in Market Bosworth and licence to enclose 400 acres in Market Bosworth. Photograph by R. 'J. B. Keene No. 38 KING STREET, 72 LEICESTERSHIRE ARCH.IEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY

MAPS AND PLANS Plan of land belonging to William Woodhouse in Frisby-by-Gaulby, 1727; Plan of the intended Canal from Coventry Canal to the Coal Mines at Measham, Oakthorpe, Donisthorpe and Ashby Woulds, 1781; Plan of the intended Canal from Ashby-de-la-Zouch · to the Coventry Canal with branches to Ticknall, Staunton Harold, Cloud Hill and Coleorton, 1792; Map of Tract of country surrounding Belvoir Castle, 1806; Map of Leics. and Rutland, published by Pigot & Co., early 19th cent. and Scale drawing of New House Grange, Sheepy, by T. H. Fosbrooke and P. H. Grundy, 1915. SCHOOL RECORDS

I. Market Bosworth Dixie Grammar School (additional deposit): Miscellaneous items including an application for the post of master, 1730; prize-day programmes, 1829-49; report by the patron of the school for improving its standard, 1856, and copies of the Bosworth Weekly Post, a school magazine, 1838. 2. Ravenstone Church of England School: Managers' Minute Book, 1903-25.

MISCELLANEA Memoranda Book of Thos. Abell, framesmith of , 1852-61, and Miscellaneous deeds, 16th-19th cents., for the following: Asfordby, Bagworth, Barlestone, Braunstone, Fleckney, Goadby, Grimston, Loughborough, Lutterworth, Osbaston, Oversea!, Plungar, Scalford, Thorpe Satchville, Wigston Magna and Willoughby Waterless.

LEICESTER MUSEUMS : ARCHIVES DEPARTMENT The following records have been received during the year ended 31 March 1961: OFFICIAL Plans and records from the Tramways Department, layouts of lines, sections, designs of cars and standards, 1900-23 (23 D 60).

INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL Statements of account and abstracts for the Theatre Royal, 1913-48 (19 D 60). Records of Messrs. Mason, Iron and Metal workers, 47 Brunswick St., 1877-1912 (24 D 60). Wages and Account books of Messrs. Pickard & Sons, woolspinners, 1854-1957 (26 D 60). Files of bills for the running of the Nag's Head in Millstone Lane, 1873-6, 1883 (27 D 60). Architects' plans and drawings, various buildings in Leicester, c. 1900-50 (5 D 60). Receipt for the factory premises of the Whitwick Bauble industry, 1896 (8 D 60). Working records and property deeds of Messrs. Harrison, seed merchants, 1792-1900 (1 D 60). Prescription books of Messrs. Sturgess, chemists, 1840-1920 (3 D 61). Working records of Messrs. Hamshaw, · motor dealers, including early coachbuilding specifications, costings and designs, 1890-1952 (4 D 61).

LANDED PROPERTY Rothley Manorial court paper, 1668 (12 D 60). Title Deeds to No. 34 High Cross St., 1758-1884 (15 D 60). Abstract of title to an estate in Bromkinsthorpe, Leicester, under the will of Thomas Guy Paget, 1894 (17 D 60). Lease of the Newarke Grange, Leicester, 1619 (22 D 60). Papers relating to the working of the Ferrers estates, title deeds, papers in legal causes, 1860-1910 (25 D 60). Title deeds of the Shoulder of Mutton, Ashby Parva, 1636-1927 (29 D 60). Working farm papers, including reaping accounts, mainly Sibson and Walton, 1816-75 (30 D 60). Account book for the Ferrers estates during the minority of Robert . Shirley, later first Earl Ferrers, 1656-1666 (6 D 61).