Documents presented by Mrs. H. G. Straton of Fordingbridge, Hants, throught the Wiltshire Record Office, 20th May, 1960.

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Reference number	D-92
Level of description	Fonds
Language	English

Family. Mervin Family:Letters to Sheldon Mervin at Manston and in London, 1697 - 1700 (estate and money matters); Inventory of goods of Sheldon Mervin in the great house at Handley, undated; bill of "my Aunt Mervin Debt. To "my Aunt Pouldon" 1734 - 7.. Will of Frances Nicholas of Sturminster Newton, 1705, proved 1724.. Assignment of effects of Hugh Bennett late of Chettle, merchant, bankrupt, with schedule of effects and debts.. Legal. Papers in case of Sheldon Mervin v James Hussey, Andrew Loder, Frances Nicholas, Frances Mervin, Mary Mervin etc., concerning manor of Manston, undated; legal bill for case, 1694 - 7; another legal bill, 1696 - 1700, with comments.. Contemporary extracts from a plea roll. Manorial. Presentment of homage in manor of Manston. Deeds. Alton Pancras: The Prebend. (Gilbert to Powell). Cranborne: 2 messuages and land. ( Greenwood to Haysome).. Manston and Fifehead Neville. Manston: 2 seats at higher end of the seats on the north side of the church adjoining the chancel and against the pulpit. (Rootes to Dawe).. Customary tenement. Pentridge, Gussage St. Andrew: Capital messuage and farm of Pentridge; capital messuage and farm of West Woodyates; manor, capital messuage and farm of Gussage St. Andrew. ( Langford family etc.). Wimborne Minster: Messuage and 3 closes called Merryfield in Leigh. (Trustees of Sir Wm. Hanham, bart., dec'd., to Mary Brewer).. Witchampton: South part of messuage, 1652; abstract of title of Newman family, 1631 - 1663.. Portesham: Manor, capital messuage and farm of Corton alias Crofton, cottages near Corryatts, Northmeadows. (Prideaux to Berkeley)..