Note on abbreviations

A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 7. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1953.

This free content was digitised by double rekeying. All rights reserved.

Citation:

H F Chettle, W R Powell, P A Spalding, P M Tillott, 'Note on abbreviations', in A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 7, ed. R B Pugh, Elizabeth Crittall( London, 1953), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/vch/wilts/vol7/xix [accessed 8 November 2024].

H F Chettle, W R Powell, P A Spalding, P M Tillott, 'Note on abbreviations', in A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 7. Edited by R B Pugh, Elizabeth Crittall( London, 1953), British History Online, accessed November 8, 2024, https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/vch/wilts/vol7/xix.

H F Chettle, W R Powell, P A Spalding, P M Tillott. "Note on abbreviations". A History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 7. Ed. R B Pugh, Elizabeth Crittall(London, 1953), , British History Online. Web. 8 November 2024. https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/vch/wilts/vol7/xix.

NOTE

Among the abbreviations and short titles used the following, which occur frequently, may require elucidation:

D. & C. Sar. Muniments of the Dean and Chapter of Salisbury
Sar. Dioc. Regy. Diocesan Registry, Salisbury
W.A.S. Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society
W.A.S. Libr., Devizes Library of W.A.S. in the Museum, Devizes
Wilts. Cuttings Volumes of Wiltshire newspaper cuttings in W.A.S. Libr., Devizes
W.R.O. Wiltshire County Record Office, Trowbridge
Antrobus D. (W.A.S. Rec. Brch.) Cal. of Antrobus Deeds before 1625, ed. R. B. Pugh (W.A.S. Records Branch, iii)
Aubrey, Topog. CoIl., ed. Jackson The Topographical Collections of John Aubrey, ed. J. E. Jackson (W.A.S., Devizes, 1862)
Bounds of Wilts. (1918) Lord Fitzmaurice and W. L. Bown, The Boundaries of the Administrative County of Wilts.
Cal. Feet of F. Wilts., 1195–1272, ed. Fry Cal. of Feet of F. Wilts., 1195–1272, ed. E. A. Fry (W.A.S., Devizes, 1930)
Chalfield and Malmesbury Garrison Accts. (WA.S. Rec. Brch.) Accts. of Parliamentary Garrisons of Gt. Chalfield and Malmesbury, 1645–6, ed. J. H. P. Pafford (W.A.S. Rec. Brch. ii)
Dom. Bk. Wilts., ed. Jones Domesday for Wiltshire, ed. W. H. Jones (London and Bath, 1865)
Fasti Eccl. Sar., ed. Jones Fasti Ecclesiae Sarisberiensis, ed. W. H. Jones (Salisbury and London, 1879)
Feet of F., 1272–1327 (W.A.S., Rec. Brch.) Abstracts of Feet of F. Wilts for reigns of Edw. I and Edw. II, ed. R. B. Pugh (WA.S. Rec. Brch. i)
Hoare, Mod. Wilts. Sir R. Colt Hoare, Bt., Modern Wiltshire, 5 vols. 1822-37
Peerage Complete Peerage, ed. Vicary Gibbs and continuators
Phillipps, Wilts. Inst. Institutiones Clericorum in Comitatu Wiltoniae, ed. Sir Thomas Phillipps, Bt. (priv. printed, 1825)
Sess. Mins., 1563–92 (WA.S. Rec. Brch.) Minutes of Proceedings in Sessions 1563 and 1574–92, ed. H. C. Johnson (W.A.S. Rec. Brch. iv)
Tropenell Cart., ed. Davies Tropenell Cartulary, ed. J. S. Davies (W.A.S., Devizes, 1908)
Trowbridge Woollen Ind. (W.A.S. Rec. Brch.) Trowbridge Woollen Industry as illustrated by Stock Books of J. and T. Clark 1804–24, ed. R. P. Beckinsale (W.A.S. Rec. Brch. vi)
W.AM. Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine
Wilts. Inq. p.m., 1242–13 26 (Index Libr.) Abstracts of Wilts. Inq. p.m. 1242–1326, ed. E. A. Fry (Index Libr. xxxvii)
Wilts. Inq. p.m. 1327–77 (Index Libr.) Abstracts of Wilts. Inq. p.m. 1327–77, ed. E. Stokes (Index Libr. xlviii)
Wilts. Inq. p.m. 1625–49 (Index Libr.) Abstracts of Wilts. Inq. p.m. for reign of Chas. I, ed. G. S. and E. A. Fry (Index Libr. xxiii)
W. N. & Q. Wiltshire Notes and Queries
Wilts. Q. Sess. Rec, ed. Cunnington Extracts from Quarter Sessions Great Rolls of the 17 th century, ed. B. H. Cunnington (Devizes, 1932)

While this volume was being printed the collection of deeds in the W.A.S. Libr., Devizes, and those in St. James's Church, Trowbridge, were moved to the Wiltshire County Record Office, Trowbridge.

The numbering used for the muniments of the Dean and Chapter of Salisbury is that found on the documents when they were examined in 1950–51.

PreviousTable of contentsNext