BASS
(John, d. 1698, Salt Refiner, of Woodbridge, Suffolk)
Fine Official Copy of his Will of 22nd January 1698 (1697 old style),
leaving to his son Jonathan his dwelling in Woodbridge, with the Salthouse, two brick warehouses and a woodhouse, also his quay in Woodbridge with its warehouses and coalyard, and the utensils for refining salt, to his son Samuel property including a shipyard and dock, and two smiths' forges, to Benjamin the dwelling and salthouse etc. in Manningtree (Essex), now occupied by Jonathan, "with two panns, tubs and utensils", property in Mendlesham to his wife Mary, the bequests to his daughters Mary, Sarah and Abiga[i]l include shares in ships, Masters Samuel Parker, Samuel Goldsbury and Robert Cole and the 'Pellican Hoy', Jonathan and Samuel also receive 1/8 each of the Meeting House and yard at Woodbridge, Jonathan to get "the front pew I sett in" and Samuel the one behind (reserved to Mr. Wilson and his wife for life), also twelve gowns of 20s or a guinea each, to 12 poor widows or single women,with the attached Grant of Probate in Latin with translation, saying that "We, Thomas", Thomas TENISON, 1636-1715, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1694, "make known that ... before ... Sir Richard Raines ... Commissary of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, there was proved ... the Will of John Bass late of Woodbridge", explaining that since Bass had assets in more than one diocese, the Court was the only one competent to handle the will at all stages, and not "any other Judge inferior to ourselves", and granting the administration to his widow, signed 'Thomas Welham, Deputy Registrar', the copy of the Will 1 side 28½" x 32", fine large lettering at the beginning, the Grant of Probate 6½" x 7" attached to its foot by the tab, all on vellum, with the court's papered seal, London, 11th April
impression of court's seal visible in outline only
Item Date:
1698
Stock No:
16636
£145
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BASS
(Hamar, 1842-1898, brewer and M.P., younger brother and partner of the 1st Lord Burton)
Letter signed to musician Herbert Drury,
saying he has "pleasure in sending you my cheque for One guinea for the object named", 1 side 8vo, Needwood, Burton on Trent, 22nd February
a little spotted, separation from former conjugate blank just touches one letter
Item Date:
1889
Stock No:
53120
£25
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BATH
(Virginia, 2nd Wife of Henry Frederick Thynne, 1905-1992, from 1946 6th Marquis)
Coloured photograph of 'The Longleat Swans' taken by Lady Bath,
on a postcard sold at Longleat House, to Peggy Strachey, (née Bainbridge, wife of John Strachey, 1901-1963, Labour politician), saying "Georgia has a lovely baby girl born on February 8th", postmarked Warminster, 13th February
Item Date:
1984
Stock No:
14709
£15
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BAYNES
(A. Hamilton, 1854-1942, Bishop of Natal, of Southwell, then Provost of Birmingham Cathedral)
Typed Letter Signed to the Revd. (Sir) James Marchant, 1867-1956,
sending "a copy of the Free Catholic [not present] in which I wrote down my proposals ... Mr Berry of Carr's Lane [Congregational] & I" had embodied in a letter to the Bishop of Birmingham [H.R. Wakefield] "a proposal based on these lines for uniting the work of Carr's Lane & this Cathedral", he talks of certain difficulties felt on both sides about mutual ordination, "Personally I am inclined to risk something for the great object", 1 side 4to., Cathedral Rectory, Birmingham, 7th August
Item Date:
1918
Stock No:
20174
£45
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BEAUFORT
(Henry, 8th Duke, 1824-1899, Sportsman)
First part of an autograph formal letter to Mr Curling,
Item Date:
1855
Stock No:
6898
£10
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