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Material mainly relating to political and parliamentary affairs, most of it of Herbert interest. It includes papers relating to the election of burgesses to Parliament for the borough of Bewdley, Worcestershire, 1679 and 1705; 'The Charge of the house of Comons agt John Lord ffinch Lord Keep of the great Seale of England, 1640'; 'An Abstract of the Gross and Neate Produce of the Excise of England & Wales in 4 yeares Ending 24th June 1688; 'an order of the commissioners for the monthly assessments of military payments, May, 1650; militia and army papers in relation to Henry, fifth baron Herbert, including an outline of the English 'Line of Battle', May, 1692, with details of the names of ships, the number of men and guns, names of captains, etc.; a memorandum relating to the rectory of Kerry, Montgomeryshire; 'A trew account of wt Wm Jones Received from Mrs. Jane Corbett . . . September 1691 at her House in Prevrnant . . . in the Parrish of Towin . . . Meryonethshire'; Lord Haughton's deed of gift of his personal estate to his brother, 1683; and miscellaneous petitions and letters.