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NOTES AND QUERIES. [n s. v. to 15, 1912.

MUNICIPAL RECORDS PRINTED (11 S. ii. 287 450, 529 ; lit. 493 ; iv. 131, 390, 451 ; v. 73, 297, 352, 398).

Paignton. The Court Bolls of the Manor and Borough of Paignton, Devon. By .T. Lane.

Report * and Transactions of the Devonshire

Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature, and Art, vol. xvi. pp. 703-24. (1884.) From 1664 to 1716. Index of vol. is principally of subjects.

Paislev. Charters and Documents relating to the Burgh of Paisley, 1163-1665. and Extracts from the Records of the Town Council, 1594- 1620. By W. M. Metcalfe. (1902.) Table of Contents, Glossary, and Index, the last mostly of matters.

The Black Book of Paisley. By D. Murray. (1885.) Vol. viii. New Club Series. Table of Contents, good description of " Black Books," notes, ancient Index, principally of subjects.

Parkham. The Manuscripts of the Parish of Parkham, N. Devon. (1874.) Historical MSS. Com., Fourth Report, vol. xviii. pp. 468-9. Very meagre, most of the names in Index.

Peebles. Charters and Documents relating to the Burgh of Peebles, with Extracts from the Records of the Borough. A.D. 1165-1710. Scottish Burgh Records Society. (1872.) Good Table of Contents, Glossary, and Index, but the last is more of matters than names.

Extracts from the Records of the Burgh of Peebles, 1652-1714. With Appendix, 1367- 1665. (1910.) Vol. xxiv. of Publications of Scottish Burgh Records Society. Table of Contents, Glossary, and General Index.

Penzance. See Marazion.

Pershore. Copy of an Ancient Deed relating to Broadway and Pershore Fairs, in Worcester- shire. (1819.) A few leaves only, ancient and in Latin.

Perth. Manuscripts of the Royal Burgh of Perth- Hist. MSS. Commission, Fifth Report, xxi. Appendix, p. 655. Brief description.

Rentallof the County of Perth, by Act of the Estates of Parliament of Scotland, 4th August, 1669 ; contrasted with the Valuation of the same county, 1st January. 1835. By W. Gloag. (1835.) Appendix, List of Commis- sioners, 1661. Alphabetical Index and Ab- stract of Places.

The Perth Hammermen Book, 1518-68. By C. A. Hunt. (1889.) Table of Contents, Chronological List of Deacons, but no index.

Extracts from the Kirk Session Records of Perth, 1577-1632. Maitland Club. (1831.) With other articles in one volume which is not indexed.

Fuller extracts, with copious notes but no index in vol. ii. of ' The Spottiswoode Mis- cellany.' (1845.)

Pittenweem. Annals of Pittenweem : being Notes and. Extracts from the A ncient Records of that Burgh, 1526-1793. By D. Cook. Notes, and good Index, principally of subjects.

Plymouth. On the Plymouth Municipal Records. By R. N. Worth. The Journal of the Brit: Arch Assoc., vol. xxxix. pp. 110-18. (1883.) Very brief description.

Hist. MSS. Com., Ninth Report, xiii., brief description. Appendix i. pp. 262-84. (1883.) Names in Index. Tenth Report, p. 14, Very brief description. Supplemental Report, Appendix iv. pp. 356-560. (1885.) Names in Index.

Calendar of the Plymouth Municipal Records. By R. N. Worth. Prepared under the in- structions of the Corporation. (1893.) De- scriptive Introduction, Classified Table of Contents, Index of Subjects.

Some Notes on the Earlier Municipal History of Plymouth. By R. N. Worth. Report a1 Transactions of Devonshire Association for Advancement of Science, vol. xvi. pp. 725-48. Brief, and mostly descriptive; at end is a list of Mayors. (1884.) Matters in Index of vol. Men and Manners in Tudor Plymouth. Ibid., vol. xiv. pp. (503-30. (1882.) Ibid., In Stuart Plymouth, vol. xv. pp. 455-75. (1883.) Subjects in Index of vol.

Pontefract. Manuscripts of the Corporation of the Borough of Pontefract. Hist. MSS. Com.,. Eighth Report, xvi. Brief description. Ap- pendix, pp. 269-76. Fuller account, (1881.) Names in Index to vol.

The Mayors of the Borough of Pontefract from its Incorporation in 1484. With Partial Lists of the Aldermen. Also the Council of Sixteen, and of Twenty-Four. (1882.) The two latter are modern. The two former are chro- nological, and to many are notes. No index.

The Booke of Entries of the Pontefract Cor- poration, 1653-1726. By R. Holmes. (1882.) A revised and amplified reprint of articles- which had appeared in The Pontefract Advertiser- Full of names, but no index ; at end is a list of officials referred to, with the pages of the- reference given and also lists of Mayors and Aldermen, as in the preceding entry. Preston. The Roll of Burgesses at the Guilds- Merchant of the Borough of Preston, co. Lancaster, 1397-1682. From the original rolls in the Archives of the Preston Corporation. By W. A. Abram. Lancashire and Cheshire- Record Society, vol. ix. (1884.) Good Intro- duction, Index of Names.

Preston Court Leet Records. By A. Hewit- son and H. W. Clemesha. (1905.) Revised reprints of what had appeared in the columns of The Preston Guardian during the years 1901-2-3. Good Index, but principally of matters.

Formerly, if discontinued now (?), The Preston Guardian published a weekly anti- quarian column. With a few gaps, from 9 Nov., 1878, to 3 Sept., 1881. there were articles on " Preston Parliamentary Elections, illustrated by Addresses, Squibs, Poll Books, Official Returns, the Town Records, Election Expenses, Accounts, and other Matters." They are not chronologically arranged, and,, of course, no index.

Prestwick. Records of the Burgh of Prestwick, 1470-1782. With an Appendix and Illus- trative Notes. By .1. Fullarton. Publication 5 * of the Maitland Club, vol. xxvii. (1834. > General Index.

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