Record

Document Reference	Pw2 Hy 365
Title	Letter from John Walsham, to Robert Harley [later 1st Earl of Oxford], 'Mrs Broomfield's House over against the half moon', King Street, Bloomsbury, London; 6 Oct. 1691
Date	6 October 1691
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Refers to the [election of Mr Stephens as bailiff?]; says that ?refused to 'sweare him'; mentions a letter of attorney to Mr Vane; refers to the perquisites which are 'always granted to the Bayliffe'; says that the 'General Muster for the county of Hereford is at Leominster. Parts of text missing due to damage to document.
Term	local government, bailiffs, perquisites
Term	elections, bailiffs 1691

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA29092	Vane; - (fl 1691); Mr	fl 1691
NA29093	Stephens; - (fl 1691); Mr; elected bailiff?	fl 1691
NA29094	Walsham; John (fl 1691)	fl 1691
NA893	Harley; Robert (1661-1724); 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; M.P.; speaker 1701-1705; P.M. 1711-1714	1661-1724