P RE FACE . Fifty - five Hampshire Registers have no w been prin ted in is se ies . Two the e is e s in t is lum e it ill th r of R g t r h vo , w be seen ac the e ea liest e i 1 8 o r 1 , go b k to v ry r p r od , 53 539 ; while the other two date on ly from the latter half o f the seven teen th cen tury . The precedin g six volum es co n tained the Marriage ' e ist ers a is es as well as the ials d R g of fifty p r h , Bur an Baptism s at the Cathedral Vo w n n l. Pento n Mewsey Hurstbo urn e Prio rs Bummer ’ Kn ight s E n ham Bullin gto n Stevento n Mo nxto n Tufto n Dean e Hurst o urn e ar n ramle o n S a b T ra t B y Wo o tt t. L wren ce St Mar o urn e Cli es en . v B dd d VOLUIIE ll. Yateley Overto n Win slade Vo w u t m . o hn Wino hfield Sherbo rn e St. J gh Eversle Elvetham Hartle Win tn ey No rth altharn Basin g Lo n g utto n Church Oakley Do gm ersfield Vo nm IV. in ches e Ca he . S wi hun Win Cron ll W t r t St t , da dral cheater Vo w u n V. o n Su to n . aw ren ce Win L g t St L , Strathfieldsaye cheater St ichael- in - e Basi o . M th ngst lre So lre inches er , W t Vo w un VI . Odiham Tadle Stratfield Turgis So uth Warn bo ro ugh Heck eld is v lm e li e its e ecess s is iss i Th o u , k pr d or , ued w thout an The i s i in dex . Ed tor hope that t willbe feasible hereafter to iss e a en e alin e the w le c n an u g r d x for ho ou ty, d thus avoid ha eat evfl —an un ue m lti licit o f in exes . o re e t t gr d u p y d M ov r, o s o n in in e - ma in we e e i e the in tin o f the by p tp g d x k g, xp d t pr g e is ers em seles a m atter o f n o sm allm o m en en we R g t th v , t wh remem e the se i us ris s o f fire t ef an d e n o t to b r r o k , h t forg ry, m en i n se na ural eca an d acci en tallo ss to w ic t o tho of t d y d , h h l n tin all thes e valuab e records are co u y exposed. The followin g abbreviations are again m ade use o f = or wi o w . o f the arish o f d . p p . =- in s sin l w man co — in h s. s er e o . t e co un o f . p t , g , ty = o r so n . d io c. i n the dio w ee o f. o r sin l man li = li n g e . a m arriage ce ce. d =-dau h er o f . g t . the e is ers in the esen lum e the e lo n o n Of R g t pr t vo , v ry g e lin was tran scri e the Rev . istle ica o f of E g b d by T Th , V r a i a le Mr. m th t par sh ; th t of So p y by A V. Wood an ; an d W m n f r es t eo by Can on Ben ham . Than ks o permission to in the Re is ers are due the le o se n am es pr t g t to C rgy, wh are m i h i en t on ed un der t e respective par shes . It m ay be wellto rem in d the reader that thes e prin ted s ac th i e n t l l ab tr ts of e Reg sters ar o ega eviden ce. Fo r “ cer i ca e a lica i n m s be ma to he lcalcl t fi t s pp t o u t de t o ergy . ’ l m e . is in the in e s an an d willbe iss e at Vo u VIII pr t r h d , u d an early date. It on ly rem ain s to add that the Editors will gladly welcom e further help in the way of tran scribin g m i i r l n the arr age en tr es . Such volun ta y he p alo e ren ders it possible to issue this series o f the Parish Registers of i Hampsh re. 1 ha r Lane 24, C nce y , u t 1 . A gus , 905 (mutants. PAmsn . Yu m Silchester b ampsbtre parish Registers. rri Ma ages at Elin g , 1 to 1 8 1 2 539 . No ra — The e is ers o f Elin fillm an vo lumes o f which the rs two R g t g y , fi t ar n a urall h m s i e t e o n eres in . hese are o f archm en an d ro m t y t t t g T p t, f 1 w hen the rs vo lum e e in s to 1 an d a li le la er are allin 539, fi t b g , 597 tt t , the sam e han wri in . is ro a le here o re ha hey were o i in d t g It p b b , t f , t tt r g all w ri en o n a er and in 1 in acco r an ce wi h the o r ers hen y tt p p 597, d t d t issued co ied the cler at ha ime o n to archm en his will , p by k t t t p t. T acco un t fo r the fact that there are so m e en tries m issin g in the years 1 0- 1 60 w i h a n o e the cler callin a en io n to the ac nd 55 5 , t t by k g tt t f t, a s o m e en ries im e r ec l m a e ei her the d a an d m o n h o r so e t p f t y d , t y t m n in o m am e e i e . Pro a l the cler co in the o ld re is ers b g tt d b b y, k py g g t o un so m e o f the a es m u ila e o r ille i le o r lo s f d p g t t d g b , t. The rs e is er is a s uare o o o f archm en m easurin 12 fi t R g t q b k p t, g } x 10 in ches of 00 a es an d wi h the exce io n o f the las two a es , 3 p g , t pt t p g which are o rn is n o t am a e in an wa . co n ain s the en ries o f t , d g d y y It t t a ism s Marria es an d urials fo r a o u 1 0 ears w i h hir - five to B pt , g B b t 4 y , t t ty o r en tries o n a a e m a in a o u en ries in all. Fo r the f ty p g , k g b t t rs hun re ears it is ver care ull an d au i ull wri en in o ld fi t d d y y f y be t f y tt , E n lish characters an d is a m o delo f wha such a o o sho ul be g , t b k d . “ In 16 8 ho wever o n the ea h o f illiam allo n the Clar e o f 3 , , d t W W , k ’ e ish the wri in chan es ro m the o fficialto the co mm o n han y p , t g g f d, an d Sam uelC ra ker the succee in cler fo r the rs im e ractices y , d g k, fi t t p w ritin n o t as an art but as a co n ven ien ce. Fro m his im e o n war s g, , t t d the wri in is so m e im es e er so m e im es wo rse a nd o ccasio n all t g t b tt , t , y l l so bad as to be a m o st illegib e .