Publications of the Bedfordshire Historical Record Society volume XXV

The Publications of the Bedfordshire Historical Record Society volume XXV'The meeting-place of Wixamtree hundred,' by F. W. Marsom [Marsom suggests that the meeting place was in the centre of the hundred at Deadman's Oak where old trackways meet.] 'Two Cranfield manors,' by Joyce Godber [This article identifies the medieval origins of the manors of Washingley and Rudlandesfelde (1166-1464). 'The registers of the fraternity of St John the Baptist, Dunstable, 1506-8, 1522-41,' by Anne Buck [A description of the guild register which was bought by Luton Museum in 1947.]'Newnham priory: a Bedford rental, 1506-7,' by W. N. Henman [The rental is presented as a transcription and translation in parallel Latin and English texts. It includes Bedford street names. A map reconstructing the town of Bedford in 1506-7 is at the back of the volume.]'Newnham priory: rental of manor at Biddenham, 1505-6,' by Barbara Cook [Latin transcription. It contains some field names.]'The papers of Richard Taylor of Clapham (c. 1579-1641),' by G. D. Gilmore [Richard Taylor was a burgess, justice of the peace, deputy recorder of Bedford and a member of Parliament in the reign of Charles I. The article provides a brief biography and a transcription of one of the papers - an account of a meeting of subsidy-men in Bedford on 17 August 1626.]'John Crook, 1617-1699: a Bedfordshire Quaker,' by H. G. Tibbutt [An account of Crook's life is followed by a list of his writings between 1659 and 1699.]'A Bedfordshire wage assessment of 1684,' by T. S. Willan [Wages for tradesmen, agricultural workers and servants and for other work were set at Bedford Quarter Sessions on 9 April 1684. The article transcribes these rates and provides an introduction.]'A Luton Baptist minute book, 1707-1806,' by C. E. Freeman [Extracts with an introduction]