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Collapse D258 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1200-1905D258 - Gell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth - 1200-1905
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Expand 10 - Sir John Gell I (1593-1671), Sir John Gell II (1613-1689), Civil War and various10 - Sir John Gell I (1593-1671), Sir John Gell II (1613-1689), Civil War and various
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1-5 - Sir Philip Gell
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3 - Appointment of Sir Philip Gell as Receiver of the Honour of Tutbury, 4 Aug, 1 Anne - 1702
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5 - Appointment by Nicholas, Earl of Scarsdale, of Sir Philip Gell as a deputy lieutenant, 28 Dec - 1711
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1 - The case of the trustees of the Ashbourne Lectureship (founded by Robert Bateman and others 1631-1632) - 1690s
1-26 - Ashbourne Lectureship
2 - Petition re Ashbourne Lectureship - 1693
3 - Hugh Bateman to William Wingfield re Ashbourne Lectureship, 18 Oct - 1693
4 - Paul Jenkinson at Walton to Sir Philip Gell - has paid £20 to Mr Aldrige this spring and he has now asked for £20 more which he will do upon receipt of Gell's order, 19 Aug - 1693
5 - Order of the trustees to Sir Philip Gell to pay the £10 remaining in his hands, to Mr Henry Aldrich, the present lecturer, 8 Nov - 1693
6 - Memorandum by Henry Aldrich that he has resigned the lectureship, 13 May - 1695
7 - Copy letters William Woolley to Hugh Bateman - has been busy with the case and has seen Mr Grainge and Dr Tillotson, 4 Jan 1689/90 Ralph Grainge to William Wolley - opinion re the Ashbourne lectureship - thinks the trustees should obtain a licence from the Bishop of London William Woolley to Hugh Bateman - has received Bromfield's reply declining the lectureship and the licence is therefore void - has received good reports of Mr Aldridge, 6 Jan 1689/90 - 1689-1690
8 - Letter from William Woolley to Hugh Bateman - the trustees think it reasonable for Gell to deduct his charges in settling the affair before he pays Mr Aldridge, 16 Sep - 1693
9 - Authorization from the trustees to Sir Philip Gell to pay £80 and £20 received from Sir Paul Jenkinson, to Henry Aldrich, for 2½ years salary, 10 Oct - 1693
10 - Copy letter from Sir Philip Gell to Sir Paul Jenkinson - desires him to pay the remaining £20 to Henry Aldrich, 4 Oct - 1693
11 - Copy letters Trustees to Sir Paul Jenkinson - desire him to pay Sir Philip Gell £80 for 2 years rent charge due from tenements at Walton, 15 Jul Sir Philip Gell to Sir Paul Jenkinson - please pay the bearer, Francis Tomlinson, £80 as per the trustees order, 18 Aug Sir Philip Gell to Sir Paul Jenkinson - is surprised to hear that the money was paid to Mr Aldrich without any order, 21 Aug - 1693
12 - The case of the trustees of the Ashbourne Lectureship and Mr Aldrich, minister of Darley. - detailing precepts of the lectureship - 1693
13 - Appointment by the trustees of Henry Aldrich, clerk, to preach a weekly divinity lecture at Ashbourne, 20 Mar - 1690
14 - Letter from William Boothby at Ashbourne Hall to Sir Philip Gell - asks that the lecture be restored to Ashbourne Church and that it be given on Sundays - Mr Aldridge designs to alter it by preaching on a weekday and only does so in order to enlarge his revenue - has written to the Bishop who has denied Aldridge a licence except on the above terms, 26 Sep - 1693
15 - Draft order of the trustees to Henry Aldrich - whereas in 1690, Rev Goodred, vicar of Ashbourne refused to preach the Lectureship in Ashbourne Church and the lectureship was therefore moved to Kniveton - and whereas Rev Goodred and the inhabitants have petitioned that the Lectureship be restored to the church - Aldrich is to cease lecturing at Kniveton and return to Ashbourne, lecturing every Sunday - 1693
16 - Interrogations to be administered to witnesses on behalf of the trustees, defendants charged by Sir George Treby, attorney general, at the relation of Rev Thomas Goodread and Rev William Hand, in Chancery - 1693
17-19 - Evidence of George Tomlinson, Francis Tomlinson and Timothy Manlove of Durham [Co. Durham] - were at Hopton in July 1687 and heard Mr Hand state that he had been at Mass and discourse much in favour of Papists - 1691
20 - Declaration by George Wood, churchwarden of Ashbourne, that he never gave his consent to the Chancery suit, having been cunningly inveigled to sign in favour of William Hand as lecturer - would prefer Henry Aldrich as lecturer, 17 Oct - 1691
21 - Letter from Hugh Bateman to [Sir Philip Gell?] - sends the deeds settling the rentcharge upon the present trustees, together with Mr Leeke's licence and Mr Kelsall's letter to the Bishop - Mr Woolley can find no trace of Mr Bifield, 10 Jun - 1691
22 - Declaration by Nicholas Smith, churchwarden of Ashover that he never consented to the suit and thinks William Hand unfitted to be lecturer, 17 Oct - 1691
23 - Confirmation of the appointment of Henry Aldrich as lecturer, the Chancery case having been dismissed, 25 Aug - 1693
24 - Letter from Hugh Bateman to Sir Philip Gell - encloses the orders for the payment of the rentcharge by Sir Paul and the payment of £30 to Aldrich - has heard that Aldrich is applying for one of the livings at Darley therefore it would be well to enquire if he intends to resign the lectureship if he is successful, 30 Mar - 1691
25 - Letter from Hugh Bateman to Sir Philip Gell - incloses the instrument of Mr Hieron's election and Mr Mower's certificate, 17 Oct - 1691
26 - Case paper re Ashbourne lectureship - 1691
27 - Information in case of Attorney General v Gell et al - 1693
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8 - Draft will of Sir Philip Gell - c1719
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9-10 - Wirksworth Hundred Tax Assessments
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11 - Draft will of John Wingfield of Wirksworth, gent, including bequests concerning his shares in monies, his estates at Bradfield, Yorkshire, and Wirksworth including Noreton Steere Farme, 6 Jul - 1704
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12 - List of names of Middleton cottagers - 1714
13 - List of cottages erected and encroached upon the waste of Wirksworth Manor - c.1700
14 - List of "the names of the clergy that made soldiers" in Wirksworth Wapentake, with names of the soldiers concerned - 1625
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16 - The Bankrupt's Case, with reasons for passing a bill re agreements made with bankrupts (printed) - 1689
17 - Petition to Parliament of the artisans and others concerned in the public works of St Pauls and the parochial churches of London, concerning potential debt problems (printed) - c.1689
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19 - Copy address of the County of Derby to William III for the defence of the crown against France and the Stuarts, signed by the county's deputy lieutenants, Justices of the Peace and other gentlemen and tradesmen of Wirksworth Hundred - 1701
20 - Case for opinion re will of William Taylor, made [?15 Dec 1690] - c.1700
21 - Order of the Duke of Devonshire to the deputy lieutenants re search for arms in the possession of dangerous persons, 22 Jul - 1715
22 - Letter of the Duke of Devonshire (to the deputy lieutenants) - re suppression of papist priests, enclosing copy letter, 20 Apr - 1716
23 - Muster of Capt Hoveringham's troop, at Derby, 3 Jul - 1690
24 - Copy letter to sheriffs re attendance of Justices of the Peace at Assizes, 25 Jun, copied 10 Jul - 1719
25 - Copy letter of Lord Sidmouth to Philip Gell re maintenance of mails during snow, 11 Dec - 1816
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33 - Copy bill of complaint of George Langford of Nottingham, gent., in the case Langford v Gell, re money owed to him by William Sacheverell of Barton (Nottinghamshire) dec'd, 3 Nov - 1692
34 - Copy answer of Ann Rosell, widow, one of the defendants to the bill of complaint of Sir Philip Gell re Holland or Richmond Manor in Wirksworth, 3 Jun - 1701
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36 - Copy of barmoot court roll - complaint by Sir John Gell that Senior and his partners have not freed their meer at Leawood - verdict that Senior and his grovefellows forfeit their meer, 3 Nov - 1645
37 - Receipt by Caleb Jessopp to Sir Philip Gell for an indenture between William Jessope, his father, Sir John Gell and Caleb of 2 closes in Hognaston called Ravensitch Close and Abbottes Close Head and 2 beastgates - 28 Oct 1693
38 - Dean and Chapter of Lichfield's receipt to Sir Philip Gell for payment of £21 11s 5d rent, 2 Mar 1690/1 - 1691
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40 - Papers re enclosure of Ashleyhay and Alderwasley, comprising rough lists of inhabitants involved and acreages - 1689
41 - Household accounts. [Sir Philip Gell] 20-27 Jan, 1713/14 - 1714
42 - Accounts of William Sacheverell's executors [Sir Philip Gell] - 1691-1694
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44 - Account of Mr Jessop with the executors and trustees of Sir Philip Gell, dec'd - 1721
45 - Note by Sir Philip Gell re lot and cope - 1708
46 - Manuscript poem - "New Instructions to a Painter" (political) - 1667
47 - Manuscript poem - "The Dolefull Complaint of Sir H M" (political) - 18th cent
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Expand 34 - John Gell (1539-1671)34 - John Gell (1539-1671)
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42 - Conserved fragments of estate plan showing fields (numbered) around house called Bank Top - 19th cent
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47 - Unidentified plan showing part of the course of a waterway, marked at points with numbers, and the dates 20 Aug and 22 Aug. Scale not given. Dimensions approx 150cm x 130cm - [19th Cent]
Expand 48 - Philip Gell (d 1842), draft deeds, estate and financial papers - 1706-187748 - Philip Gell (d 1842), draft deeds, estate and financial papers - 1706-1877
49 - Log book of the Cutter Yacht Albatross from the port of Cowes, Isle of Wight to any port or ports her owner may think proper, wind and weather permitting' [to Scotland] - 18 May-29 Aug 1836
Expand 50 - SIR WILLIAM GELL (1777-1836)50 - SIR WILLIAM GELL (1777-1836)
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Expand 52 - Volume of bound letters and other documents - Late 17th-early 19th cent52 - Volume of bound letters and other documents - Late 17th-early 19th cent
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Expand 54 - Isabella Thornhill - c1850-187054 - Isabella Thornhill - c1850-1870
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Expand 56 - Gell Family Papers Series A-D56 - Gell Family Papers Series A-D
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Expand 65 - Henry [Harry] Anthony Chandos-Pole-Gell (1872-1934) and other material65 - Henry [Harry] Anthony Chandos-Pole-Gell (1872-1934) and other material
Expand 67 - Masque by William Browne written for the Inner Temple and associated correspondence - 1615-196467 - Masque by William Browne written for the Inner Temple and associated correspondence - 1615-1964
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70 - Manor of Holland p Wirksworth and Lands Grant [temp Q Anne] to Philip Gell of Hopton [outsize parchment deed, badly damaged by damp, partly illegible]
Expand 71 - Isabella Thornhill, nee Gell (1800-1878): diary - 1863-187571 - Isabella Thornhill, nee Gell (1800-1878): diary - 1863-1875
72 - `Catalogue of the library at Hopton Hall' Arranged by size of volume: folio, quarto, octavo Duodecimo, `sixteens and twenty-fours' Title, edition and date of publication Folio paper vol, in slip case - ?17th cent
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UL - Gell of Hopton Hall: unlisted records
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