OF

DERBYSHIRE ANNALS,

AS ILLUSTRATED BY THE

RECORDS OF THE QUARTER SESSIONS

OF THE COUNTY OF DERBY,

.FROM

QUEEN ELIZABETH TO QUEEN VICTORIA.

BY THE

REV. J. CHARLES COX, LL.D., F.S.A.,

Rector of Barton-le-Street,

Author of "Churches of Derbyshire," "How to Write the History of a Parish,"

Muniments of Lichfield," etc., etc.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

"The Capitular

FOR WHICH END I TAKE IT MEETE, THAT HOWSOEVER THOSE RECORDES HAVE HERETOFORE BEENE
SUFFERED TO LIE IN THE HANDES OF THE CLARKE OF THE PEACE, AND BY THE DEATH OR REMOVE OF
HIM, HAVE BEEN TO SEEKE; YET NOW THE INCONVENIENCE BEING FOUNDE, AND THE RECORDS THEM-
SELVES BEING GROWNE TO GREATER BULKE, THE SAME SHOULD BE LODGED IN SOME SPECIALL AND
PROPER ROOME UNDER SAFE CUSTODIE, BUT NOT WITHOUT AN INVENTORIE (OR REGISTER) INDENTED,
WHEREOF THE ONE PART TO REMAINE WITH THE CUSTOS ROTULORUM, AND THE OTHER WITH THE

KEEPER OF THEM."-Lambard's "Eirenarcha, or the Office of Justice of the Peace." Ed. 1602.

London:

BEMROSE AND SONS, 23, OLD BAILEY; AND DERBY.

MDCCCXC.