MARRIAGE ALLEGATION BONDS OF THE BISHOPS OF BATH AND WELLS FROM THEIR COMMENCEMENT TO THE YEAR 1755 By Arthur J. Jewers

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First published in 1909 this book lists all of the surviving bonds for that year. Since then a number of original documents have been lost or have deteriorated to make this the most complete list of this bonds. Most are for the early 1700's, although there are a number of entries for the previous century. To use Jewers own words in describing the period 1674-75 “in these years large portions are quite gone, partly eaten by mice and partly rotted away by damp”. These circumstances make this work of over 500 pages invaluable for family and local historians.