"_MANUSCRIPT._--LOCKE'S (John, _an Attorney living at Publow, and father of the illustrious Metaphysician of the same name_) Common-Place Book, containing Matters (relating to the Hundreds of Chew, Chewton, Kainsham, Brewton, Catsashe, Norton Ferris, Horethorne, Froome, Wellowe, Whitstone, Wells Forum, Portbury, Bathe Forum, Winterstoke, Bempstone, Kilmersdon, Brent, Hartliffe and Bedminster, Hampton and Claverton, and Phillips Norton Liberties, Glaston, Queene Camell, &c.) of daily use to him as Court Keeper to Col. Alex. Popham, a Magistrate and Leader of Parliamentary Forces in Somersetsh., _variously dated from 1629 to 1655, all in the handwriting of the elder John Locke_,--also many entries by other hands of other matters, in the remaining leaves of the same volume, many of which are probably in the handwriting of the afterwards distinguished younger John Locke, _4to. original vellum wrapper, 12l. 12s._ Contains:-- Entries of Bailments and Bindings over of Prosecutors in cases of Felony which occurred in the neighbourhood of Pensford, for the Assizes at Bath, Taunton, Bridgewater, and Wells, 1630-31. Appointment at Bathe of Overseers of Woollen Cloth, 1631, for Chew, Dundry, Chewstoke, Ubley, Mids. Norton, Kainsham, Publow, Kelston, Mounton Coombe, Bathford, Bathwicke, Freshford, Weston, Froome, Rode, Beckington, Lullington, Berkley, Chew, Mells, and Leigh, Colsford, Hampton et Claverton, Batheaston, Charterhouse Hinton, with the names of the Overseers. Scotch Postures (Humorous). Names of the Tithings in the Hundreds of Chew, Chewton, and Kainsham. Abp. Usher on the Liturgie and Episcopall Government, 1640. The Sums of the Payment of each Tithing of the above hundreds of the 1st of 15th and 10th of the Subsidy of 3-15ths and 10ths to K. James, to declare war against Spain, 1623-4. The Yearlie Proportion of the Severall Hundreds of the Easterne Division of the Countie towarde the releife of the Hospitall, 1632.--Ditto, Westerne Division. The Yearlie Rate for the Maymed Soldiers of every Hundred and Libertie within this County of Somerset. The Rate of Kainsham Hundred, with the amount of each Parish. A Rate devised at Hinton in 1601, for the raising of 100 men for Ireland, with consent of the Bath Magistrates, and their names. The number and proportion of Shipping within Englande and Wales, to be made readie against Mar. 1, 1635. Hundred of Kainsham, Quarterlie Payment of each tithing to the Hospitalls and Maymed Soldiers. A Rate made at Pensford 23rd Sept., 1635, for the raising of 160l. {338} The Assizes holden at Bathe, 24th July, 1637, before the Right Honble. S. Fynch,--the Names of the Justices (among whom are John Stowell, Ralph Hopton, John Horner, Rob. Hopton, John Harington, &c.), and the Names of the Grand Jury.