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D267 - Pashley Collection: artificial collection - [c1250s]-1960s
- 360 - Assorted records including notebooks of verse of the Wheatcroft family of Ashover and account book of the Bowdon family of Southgate House, Clowne - 1559-1900

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D267/360/1
Former Reference	D267/Box/3
Title	Volume of copies from the manuscripts of Leonard Wheatcroft, including an account of the wedding of Leonard Wheatcroft and Elizabeth Hawley of Ashover on 20 May 1657
Date	[c1900]
Description	Comprising items copied by TFB [Thomas J Beardow]:- account of Leonard Wheatcroft's wedding, written 16 August 1657; verses "Upon 12 North Wingfield Ringers, 29 May 1688"; verses "Upon Shirland & Higham who came to ring at Ashover Bells on Lady Day 1689"; verses "The orders I made when I was Clerk in 1685"; verses "The 12 Articles for All Ringers to be sworne unto"; verses "Upon Marriages made by the Justices",23 May 1657; verses" An Epitaph" for Jemima Bourne; verses "A Single Epitaph on my Honoured Father" in form of acrostic for name of Leonard Wheatcroft (1627-1706); memorandum on Titus Wheatcroft, youngest son of Leonard and clerk from 1706 to 1752; memorandum of 24 changes to be rung on 4 bells with psalms and other tunes; verses, "An Epitafe upon the death of my very loving uncle Robert Norman"; verses, "My Will in this my ABC 1686" in form of acrostic using letters og the alphabet A-Z, followed by lines, which ought to have proceeded acrostic; verses, The Ale Draper's Petition to the Honourable Bench at Chesterfield April 20 1677 for My License"; list of Persons who have held the Office of Parish Clerk of Ashover (1653-1850); list of Rectors and Patrons of Ashover (1343-1878); list of Curates (1856-1899); extract on bells from Titus Wheatcrofts's book dated 1722, with notes at end by TJB, 1903; verses, "Upon a ring of Bells", copied from "Bell News, Nov 1899; Copy of paper found in Ashover Belfry to the Ringers, 6 Feb 1900. Exercise book with parchment cover.
Extent	1 volume
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Pashley Collection: artificial collection
Term	Poetry
Term	Bells and bellringing