Bibliography
The Bibliography below is a complete list of the many books and historical papers published by the Worcestershire Historical Society.
Occasional Papers
Worcestershire Historical Society Bibliography
1. Churchwardens Presentments in the Diocese of Worcester c. 1660-1760
Canon Dr J. S. Leatherbarrow (1977)
2. Worcestershire Agriculture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century: An Analysis of the 1854 Returns for Worcestershire
J. Phillip Dodd (1979)
3. Monastic or Episcopal Obedience: The Problem of the Sacrists of Worcester
Dr Joan Greatrex (1980)
4. This Little World: The Value of the Novels of Francis Brett Young as a Guide to the State of Midland Society 1870-1925
Dr David Cannadine (1982)
5. Urban Renewal and Suburban Growth: the Shaping of Georgian Worcester
Dr David Whitehead (1989)
6. Worcester Infirmary in the Eighteenth Century
Dr Joan Lane (1992)
7. ‘This Foolish Business’: Dr Nash and the Worcestershire Collections
Dr David Cox (1993)
8. The Worcester Book Trade in the Eighteenth Century
Margaret Cooper (1997)
9. Bromsgrove: a Small Town in Worcestershire in the Middle Ages
Professor Christopher Dyer (2000)
10. The Making of the Medieval History of Evesham Abbey
Jane Sayers (2004)
11. Catholics in Worcestershire c. 1535-1590
C. Don Gilbert (2009)
12. Monastic Charity and the Office of Almoner at Worcester Cathedral Priory c. 1240-1540
Dr David Morrison (2012)
13. Esquires, Gentlemen and Misters in Seventeenth-Century Worcestershire
Dr Ian Warren (2013)
14. Financing the English Revolution in Worcestershire: The Sales of Confiscated Church and Crown Property, 1646-60
Dr Stephen K. Roberts (2023)
New Series
Worcestershire Historical Society Bibliography
1. Miscellany I, comprising
‘Evesham, A Domesday Text’, ed. Peter Sawyer
‘Swanimote Rolls of Feckenham Forest’, ed. R.H. Hilton
‘Mortuary Briefs’, ed. N. R. Ker
‘An Inventory of Hartlebury Castle’, ed. P.C. Moore
‘Rectory Farm, Grafton Flyford, Worcestershire’
by F.W.B. Charles (1960)
2. Christopher Greenwood, County Map Maker and his Worcestershire Map of 1822
ed. J.B. Harley (1962)
3. The Court Rolls of the Manor of Bromsgrove and King’s Norton 1494-1504 – A Calendar
ed. A. F. C. Baber (1963)
4. A Calendar of the Register of Wolstan de Bransford, Bishop of Worcester 1339-49
ed. R. M. Haines (1966)
5. Miscellany II, comprising
‘Probate Inventories of Worcester Tradesmen 1545-1614’,
ed. A.D. Dyer
‘Henry Townshend’s “Notes of the Office of a Justice of the Peace” 1661-3’, ed. R.D. Hunt
‘The Dougharty Family of Worcester, Estate Surveyors and Mapmakers, 1700-60’, by Brian S. Smith (1967)
6. The State of the Bishopric of Worcester 1782-1808
ed. Mary Ransome (1968)
7. A Calendar of the Register of Henry Wakefeld Bishop of Worcester 1375-95
ed. W.P. Maret (1972)
8. The Chamber Order Book of Worcester 1602-1650
ed. Shelagh Bond (1974)
9. A Selection from the Records of Philip Foley’s Stour Valley Iron Works 1668-74 – Part I
ed. R.G. Schafer (1978)
10. Calendar of the Register of Adam de Orleton Bishop of Worcester 1327-1333
ed. R. M. Haines (1979)
11. The Hearth Tax Collector’s Book for Worcester 1678-1680
ed. C.A.F. Meekings, S. Porter and I. Roy (1983)
12. Inspections of Churches and Parsonage Houses in the Diocese of Worcester in 1674, 1676, 1684 and 1687
ed. Paul Morgan (1986)
13. A Selection from the Records of Philip Foley’s Stour Valley Iron Works 1668-1674 – Part II
ed. R.G. Schafer (1990)
14. Evesham Borough Records of the Seventeenth Century 1605-1687
ed. Stephen K. Roberts (1994)
15. Calendar of the Register of Simon de Montacute Bishop of Worcester, 1334-1337
ed. R. M. Haines (1996)
16. Inventories of Worcestershire Landed Gentry 1537-1786
ed. Malcolm Wanklyn (1998)
17. Census of Religious Worship, 1851 -The Returns for Worcestershire
ed. John Aitken (2000)
18. Records of Hanley Castle, Worcestershire c. 1147-1547
ed. James Toomey (2001)
19. Worcestershire Taxes in the 1520s – the Military Survey and Forced Loans of 1522-3 and the Lay Subsidy of 1524-7
ed. Michael A. Faraday (2003)
20. Court Rolls of Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, 1347-1564
ed. Robert K. Field (2004)
21. Records of Feckenham Forest, Worcestershire, c. 1236-1377
ed. Jean Birrell (2006)
22. The Worcester Eyre of 1275
ed. Jens Röhrkasten (2008)
23. Tithe Apportionments of Worcestershire, 1837-1851
ed. Peter L. Walker (2011)
24. Noble Household Management and Spiritual Discipline in Fifteenth-Century Worcestershire, comprising ‘A Household Account of Edward, Duke of York, at Hanley Castle, 1409-10’
ed. James P. Toomey
and ‘The Visitation Court Book of Hartlebury, 1401-1598’
ed. Robert N. Swanson and David Guyatt (2013)
25. The Diary and Papers of Henry Townshend, 1640-1663
ed. Stephen Porter, Stephen K. Roberts and Ian Roy (2014)
26. The Autobiography and Library of Thomas Hall B. D. (1610-1665)
ed. Denise Thomas (2015)
27. Court Rolls of Romsley 1279-1643
ed. Matthew Tompkins with an Introduction by Christopher Dyer assisted by Julian Hunt and Michael Hall (2017)
28. Worcester Cathedral Dean and Chapter Treasurer’s Register, 1611-1669
ed. David J. Morrison (2018)
29. Correspondence of Peter Prattinton of Bewdley, Antiquary, 1807-1840
ed. Isobel Robinson (2019)
30. Evesham Abbey and Local Society in the Late Middle Ages: the Abbot’s Household Account, 1456-7, and the Prior’s Registers, 1520-40
ed. David Cox (2021)
First Series
Worcestershire Historical Society Bibliography
1. Lay Subsidy Roll for the County of Worcester c. 1280
ed. J. W. Willis Bund (1893)
2. The Inquisitiones Post Mortem for the County of Worcester, Part I 1242-1299
ed. J. W. Willis Bund (1894)
3. The Inquisitiones Post Mortem for the County of Worcester, Part II 1300-1326
ed. J. W. Willis Bund (1909)
4. A Survey of Worcestershire by Thomas Habington Vol. I
ed. John Amphlett (1895)
5. A Survey of Worcestershire by Thomas Habington Vol. II
ed. John Amphlett (1899)
6. An Index to Dr Nash’s Collections for a History of Worcestershire
ed. John Amphlett (1895)
7. Lay Subsidy Roll for the County of Worcester 1 Edward I (1327)
ed. J. Eld (1895)
8. An Index to Worcestershire Fines 1649-1714
ed. John Amphlett (1896)
9. The Churchwardens’ Accounts of St Michael in Bedwardine 1539-1603, to which are Prefixed the Churchwardens’ Accounts of the Church of St Helen, Worcester 1519-20
ed. John Amphlett and Revd A. S. Porter (1896)
10. The Register of the Diocese of Worcester During the Vacancy of the See Usually Called the ‘Registrum Sede Vacante’ (1301-1435)
ed. J. W. Willis Bund (1897)
11. Bibliography of Worcestershire Part I – Acts of Parliament Relating to the County
ed. J. R. Burton and F. S. Pearson (1898)
12. Bibliography of Worcestershire Part II – Being a Classified Catalogue of Books and Other Printed Matter Relating to the County of Worcester
ed. J. R. Burton (1903)
13. Bibliography of Worcestershire – Works Relating to the Botany of Worcestershire
ed. John Humphreys (1907)
14. Lay Subsidy Roll,1332-3 and Nonarum Inquisitiones 1340 for the County of Worcester
ed. John Amphlett (1899)
15. Lay Subsidy Rolls 1346 and 1358 for the County of Worcester
ed. John Amphlett (1900)
16. Calendar of the Quarter Session Papers, Vol. I, 1591-1643
ed. J. W. Willis Bund (1900)
17. Lay Subsidy Roll 1603 for the County of Worcester
ed. John Amphlett (1901)
18. Lay Subsidy Rolls 6 & 7 Henry VI, 1427-9, for the County of Worcester
ed. John Amphlett (1902)
19. Register of Bishop Godfrey Giffard 1268-1301, Vols I and II
ed. J. W. Willis Bund (1902)
20. Diary of Francis Evans, Secretary to Bishop Lloyd, 1699-1706
ed. Revd D. Robertson (1903)
21. The Old Order Book of Hartlebury Grammar School, 1556-1752
ed. Revd D. Robertson (1904)
22. A Calendar of Wills and Administration Preserved in the Consistory Court of Worcester, Vol. I 1451-1600
ed. E. A. Fry (1904)
23. A Calendar of Wills and Administration Preserved in the Consistory Court of Worcester, Vol. II 1601-1652
ed. E. A. Fry (1910)
24. The Kyre Park Charters
ed. John Amphlett (1905)
25. Catalogue of Manuscripts Preserved in the Chapter Library of Worcester Cathedral
ed. Revd J. K. Floyer and S. G. Hamilton (1906)
26. Accounts of the Priory of Worcester 1521-2, with a Catalogue of the Rolls of the Obedientaries
ed. Revd J. H. Bloom and S. G. Hamilton (1907)
27. Early Compotus Rolls of the Priory of Worcester
ed. Canon J. M. Wilson and Cosmo Gordon (1908)
28. Original Charters Relating to the City of Worcester in the Possession of the Dean and Chapter
ed. Revd J. H. Bloom (1909)
29. Compotus Rolls of the Priory of Worcester of the XIVth and XVth Centuries
ed. S. G. Hamilton (1910)
30. Court Rolls of the Manor of Hales, 1270-1307 – Part I
ed. John Amphlett and S. G. Hamilton (1910)
31. Court Rolls of the Manor of Hales, 1270-1307 – Part II
ed. John Amphlett and S. G. Hamilton (1912)
32. Court Rolls of the Manor of Hales, 1270-1307 – Part III
ed. E. A. Wilson (1933)
33. Liber Ecclesiae Wigorniensis – A Letter Book of the Prior of Worcester Preserved in the Public Record Office Among the Miscellaneous Books of the Exchequer
ed. Revd J. H. Bloom and Miss E. Stokes (1911)
34. Liber Elemosinarii: The Almoner’s Book of the Priory of Worcester
ed. Revd J. H. Bloom (1911)
35. Collectanea
ed. S. G. Hamilton (1912)
36. Documents Illustrating Early Education in Worcester, 685-1700
ed. A. F. Leach (1913)
37. Journal of Prior William More
ed. Miss E. S. Fegan (1914)
38. Corrodies at Worcester in the XIVth Century – some correspondence between the Crown and the Priory of Worcester in the reign of Edward II concerning the corrody of Alicia Conan
ed. J. M. Wilson and Miss E. C. Jones (1917)
39. The Early Occupants of the Office of Organist and Master of Choristers of Worcester Cathedral
ed. Sir Ivor Atkins (1918)
40. The Liber Albus of the Priory of Worcester Parts I and II, 1301-39
ed. Revd J. M. Wilson (1919)
41. Diary of Henry Townshend of Elmley Lovett, 1640-1663 – Vols I and II
ed. J. W. Willis Bund (1920)
42. The Parliamentary Survey of the Lands and Possessions of the Dean and Chapter of Worcester Made in or about the Year 1649
ed. T. Cave and R. A. Wilson (1924)
43. Liber Pensionum Prioratus Wigorn – Being a Collection of Documents Relating to Pensions from Appropriated Churches and Other Payments Receivable by the Prior and Convent of Worcester and to the Privileges of the Monastery
ed. Clement Price (1925)
44. The Register of Walter Reynolds, 1308-1313
ed. R. A. Wilson (1927)
45. Register of William de Geynesburgh, Bishop of Worcester 1302-1307
ed. J. W. Willis Bund with an Introduction by R. A. Wilson (1929)
46. The Register of Thomas de Cobham, 1317-1327
ed. Ernest H. Pearce (1930)
47. The Red Book of Worcester, Containing Surveys of the Bishop’s Manors and Other Records Chiefly of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries, Parts I to III
ed. Marjory Hollings (1934-1939)
48. Halesowen Churchwardens’ Accounts (1487-1582)
ed. Frank Somers (1957)
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Worcestershire Historical Society Bibliography
The Bibliography below is a complete list of the many books and historical papers published by the Worcestershire Historical Society.
Occasional Papers
Worcestershire Historical Society Bibliography
1. Churchwardens Presentments in the Diocese of Worcester c. 1660-1760
Canon Dr J. S. Leatherbarrow (1977)
2. Worcestershire Agriculture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century: An Analysis of the 1854 Returns for Worcestershire
J. Phillip Dodd (1979)
3. Monastic or Episcopal Obedience: The Problem of the Sacrists of Worcester
Dr Joan Greatrex (1980)
4. This Little World: The Value of the Novels of Francis Brett Young as a Guide to the State of Midland Society 1870-1925
Dr David Cannadine (1982)
5. Urban Renewal and Suburban Growth: the Shaping of Georgian Worcester
Dr David Whitehead (1989)
6. Worcester Infirmary in the Eighteenth Century
Dr Joan Lane (1992)
7. ‘This Foolish Business’: Dr Nash and the Worcestershire Collections
Dr David Cox (1993)
8. The Worcester Book Trade in the Eighteenth Century
Margaret Cooper (1997)
9. Bromsgrove: a Small Town in Worcestershire in the Middle Ages
Professor Christopher Dyer (2000)
10. The Making of the Medieval History of Evesham Abbey
Jane Sayers (2004)
11. Catholics in Worcestershire c. 1535-1590
C. Don Gilbert (2009)
12. Monastic Charity and the Office of Almoner at Worcester Cathedral Priory c. 1240-1540
Dr David Morrison (2012)
13. Esquires, Gentlemen and Misters in Seventeenth-Century Worcestershire
Dr Ian Warren (2013)
14. Financing the English Revolution in Worcestershire: The Sales of Confiscated Church and Crown Property, 1646-60
Dr Stephen K. Roberts (2023)
New Series
Worcestershire Historical Society Bibliography
1. Miscellany I, comprising
‘Evesham, A Domesday Text’
ed. Peter Sawyer
‘Swanimote Rolls of Feckenham Forest’
ed. R.H. Hilton
‘Mortuary Briefs’
ed. N. R. Ker
‘An Inventory of Hartlebury Castle’
ed. P.C. Moore
‘Rectory Farm, Grafton Flyford, Worcestershire’
by F.W.B. Charles (1960)
2. Christopher Greenwood, County Map Maker and his Worcestershire Map of 1822
ed. J.B. Harley (1962)
3. The Court Rolls of the Manor of Bromsgrove and King’s Norton 1494-1504 – A Calendar
ed. A. F. C. Baber (1963)
4. A Calendar of the Register of Wolstan de Bransford, Bishop of Worcester 1339-49
ed. R. M. Haines (1966)
5. Miscellany II, comprising
‘Probate Inventories of Worcester Tradesmen 1545-1614’
ed. A.D. Dyer;
‘Henry Townshend’s “Notes of the Office of a Justice of the Peace” 1661-3’
ed. R.D. Hunt;
‘The Dougharty Family of Worcester, Estate Surveyors and Mapmakers, 1700-60’
by Brian S. Smith (1967)
6. The State of the Bishopric of Worcester 1782-1808
ed. Mary Ransome (1968)
7. A Calendar of the Register of Henry Wakefeld Bishop of Worcester 1375-95
ed. W.P. Maret (1972)
8. The Chamber Order Book of Worcester 1602-1650
ed. Shelagh Bond (1974)
9. A Selection from the Records of Philip Foley’s Stour Valley Iron Works 1668-74 – Part I
ed. R.G. Schafer (1978)
10. Calendar of the Register of Adam de Orleton Bishop of Worcester 1327-1333
ed. R. M. Haines (1979)
11. The Hearth Tax Collector’s Book for Worcester 1678-1680
ed. C.A.F. Meekings, S. Porter and I. Roy (1983)
12. Inspections of Churches and Parsonage Houses in the Diocese of Worcester in 1674, 1676, 1684 and 1687
ed. Paul Morgan (1986)
13. A Selection from the Records of Philip Foley’s Stour Valley Iron Works 1668-1674 – Part II
ed. R.G. Schafer (1990)
14. Evesham Borough Records of the Seventeenth Century 1605-1687
ed. Stephen K. Roberts (1994)
15. Calendar of the Register of Simon de Montacute Bishop of Worcester, 1334-1337
ed. R. M. Haines (1996)
16. Inventories of Worcestershire Landed Gentry 1537-1786
ed. Malcolm Wanklyn (1998)
17. Census of Religious Worship, 1851 -The Returns for Worcestershire
ed. John Aitken (2000)
18. Records of Hanley Castle, Worcestershire c. 1147-1547
ed. James Toomey (2001)
19. Worcestershire Taxes in the 1520s – the Military Survey and Forced Loans of 1522-3 and the Lay Subsidy of 1524-7
ed. Michael A. Faraday (2003)
20. Court Rolls of Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, 1347-1564
ed. Robert K. Field (2004)
21. Records of Feckenham Forest, Worcestershire, c. 1236-1377
ed. Jean Birrell (2006)
22. The Worcester Eyre of 1275
ed. Jens Röhrkasten (2008)
23. Tithe Apportionments of Worcestershire, 1837-1851
ed. Peter L. Walker (2011)
24. Noble Household Management and Spiritual Discipline in Fifteenth-Century Worcestershire, comprising ‘A Household Account of Edward, Duke of York, at Hanley Castle, 1409-10’
ed. James P. Toomey
and ‘The Visitation Court Book of Hartlebury, 1401-1598’
ed. Robert N. Swanson and David Guyatt (2013)
25. The Diary and Papers of Henry Townshend, 1640-1663
ed. Stephen Porter, Stephen K. Roberts and Ian Roy (2014)
26. The Autobiography and Library of Thomas Hall B. D. (1610-1665)
ed. Denise Thomas (2015)
27. Court Rolls of Romsley 1279-1643
ed. Matthew Tompkins with an Introduction by Christopher Dyer assisted by Julian Hunt and Michael Hall (2017)
28. Worcester Cathedral Dean and Chapter Treasurer’s Register, 1611-1669
ed. David J. Morrison (2018)
29. Correspondence of Peter Prattinton of Bewdley, Antiquary, 1807-1840
ed. Isobel Robinson (2019)
30. Evesham Abbey and Local Society in the Late Middle Ages: the Abbot’s Household Account, 1456-7, and the Prior’s Registers, 1520-40
ed. David Cox (2021)
First Series
Worcestershire Historical Society Bibliography
1. Lay Subsidy Roll for the County of Worcester c. 1280
ed. J. W. Willis Bund (1893)
2. The Inquisitiones Post Mortem for the County of Worcester, Part I 1242-1299
ed. J. W. Willis Bund (1894)
3. The Inquisitiones Post Mortem for the County of Worcester, Part II 1300-1326
ed. J. W. Willis Bund (1909)
4. A Survey of Worcestershire by Thomas Habington Vol. I
ed. John Amphlett (1895)
5. A Survey of Worcestershire by Thomas Habington Vol. II
ed. John Amphlett (1899)
6. An Index to Dr Nash’s Collections for a History of Worcestershire
ed. John Amphlett (1895)
7. Lay Subsidy Roll for the County of Worcester 1 Edward I (1327)
ed. J. Eld (1895)
8. An Index to Worcestershire Fines 1649-1714
ed. John Amphlett (1896)
9. The Churchwardens’ Accounts of St Michael in Bedwardine 1539-1603, to which are Prefixed the Churchwardens’ Accounts of the Church of St Helen, Worcester 1519-20
ed. John Amphlett and Revd A. S. Porter (1896)
10. The Register of the Diocese of Worcester During the Vacancy of the See Usually Called the ‘Registrum Sede Vacante’ (1301-1435)
ed. J. W. Willis Bund (1897)
11. Bibliography of Worcestershire Part I – Acts of Parliament Relating to the County
ed. J. R. Burton and F. S. Pearson (1898)
12. Bibliography of Worcestershire Part II – Being a Classified Catalogue of Books and Other Printed Matter Relating to the County of Worcester
ed. J. R. Burton (1903)
13. Bibliography of Worcestershire – Works Relating to the Botany of Worcestershire
ed. John Humphreys (1907)
14. Lay Subsidy Roll,1332-3 and Nonarum Inquisitiones 1340 for the County of Worcester
ed. John Amphlett (1899)
15. Lay Subsidy Rolls 1346 and 1358 for the County of Worcester
ed. John Amphlett (1900)
16. Calendar of the Quarter Session Papers, Vol. I, 1591-1643
ed. J. W. Willis Bund (1900)
17. Lay Subsidy Roll 1603 for the County of Worcester
ed. John Amphlett (1901)
18. Lay Subsidy Rolls 6 & 7 Henry VI, 1427-9, for the County of Worcester
ed. John Amphlett (1902)
19. Register of Bishop Godfrey Giffard 1268-1301, Vols I and II
ed. J. W. Willis Bund (1902)
20. Diary of Francis Evans, Secretary to Bishop Lloyd, 1699-1706
ed. Revd D. Robertson (1903)
21. The Old Order Book of Hartlebury Grammar School, 1556-1752
ed. Revd D. Robertson (1904)
22. A Calendar of Wills and Administration Preserved in the Consistory Court of Worcester, Vol. I 1451-1600
ed. E. A. Fry (1904)
23. A Calendar of Wills and Administration Preserved in the Consistory Court of Worcester, Vol. II 1601-1652
ed. E. A. Fry (1910)
24. The Kyre Park Charters
ed. John Amphlett (1905)
25. Catalogue of Manuscripts Preserved in the Chapter Library of Worcester Cathedral
ed. Revd J. K. Floyer and S. G. Hamilton (1906)
26. Accounts of the Priory of Worcester 1521-2, with a Catalogue of the Rolls of the Obedientaries
ed. Revd J. H. Bloom and S. G. Hamilton (1907)
27. Early Compotus Rolls of the Priory of Worcester
ed. Canon J. M. Wilson and Cosmo Gordon (1908)
28. Original Charters Relating to the City of Worcester in the Possession of the Dean and Chapter
ed. Revd J. H. Bloom (1909)
29. Compotus Rolls of the Priory of Worcester of the XIVth and XVth Centuries
ed. S. G. Hamilton (1910)
30. Court Rolls of the Manor of Hales, 1270-1307 – Part I
ed. John Amphlett and S. G. Hamilton (1910)
31. Court Rolls of the Manor of Hales, 1270-1307 – Part II
ed. John Amphlett and S. G. Hamilton (1912)
32. Court Rolls of the Manor of Hales, 1270-1307 – Part III
ed. E. A. Wilson (1933)
33. Liber Ecclesiae Wigorniensis – A Letter Book of the Prior of Worcester Preserved in the Public Record Office Among the Miscellaneous Books of the Exchequer
ed. Revd J. H. Bloom and Miss E. Stokes (1911)
34. Liber Elemosinarii: The Almoner’s Book of the Priory of Worcester
ed. Revd J. H. Bloom (1911)
35. Collectanea
ed. S. G. Hamilton (1912)
36. Documents Illustrating Early Education in Worcester, 685-1700
ed. A. F. Leach (1913)
37. Journal of Prior William More
ed. Miss E. S. Fegan (1914)
38. Corrodies at Worcester in the XIVth Century – some correspondence between the Crown and the Priory of Worcester in the reign of Edward II concerning the corrody of Alicia Conan
ed. J. M. Wilson and Miss E. C. Jones (1917)
39. The Early Occupants of the Office of Organist and Master of Choristers of Worcester Cathedral
ed. Sir Ivor Atkins (1918)
40. The Liber Albus of the Priory of Worcester Parts I and II, 1301-39
ed. Revd J. M. Wilson (1919)
41. Diary of Henry Townshend of Elmley Lovett, 1640-1663 – Vols I and II
ed. J. W. Willis Bund (1920)
42. The Parliamentary Survey of the Lands and Possessions of the Dean and Chapter of Worcester Made in or about the Year 1649
ed. T. Cave and R. A. Wilson (1924)
43. Liber Pensionum Prioratus Wigorn – Being a Collection of Documents Relating to Pensions from Appropriated Churches and Other Payments Receivable by the Prior and Convent of Worcester and to the Privileges of the Monastery
ed. Clement Price (1925)
44. The Register of Walter Reynolds, 1308-1313
ed. R. A. Wilson (1927)
45. Register of William de Geynesburgh, Bishop of Worcester 1302-1307
ed. J. W. Willis Bund with an Introduction by R. A. Wilson (1929)
46. The Register of Thomas de Cobham, 1317-1327
ed. Ernest H. Pearce (1930)
47. The Red Book of Worcester, Containing Surveys of the Bishop’s Manors and Other Records Chiefly of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries, Parts I to III
ed. Marjory Hollings (1934-1939)
48. Halesowen Churchwardens’ Accounts (1487-1582)
ed. Frank Somers (1957)
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Worcestershire Historical Society Bibliography
The Bibliography below is a complete list of the many books and historical papers published by the Worcestershire Historical Society.
Occasional Papers
Worcestershire Historical Society Bibliography
1. Churchwardens Presentments in the Diocese of Worcester c. 1660-1760
Canon Dr J. S. Leatherbarrow (1977)
2. Worcestershire Agriculture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century: An Analysis of the 1854 Returns for Worcestershire
J. Phillip Dodd (1979)
3. Monastic or Episcopal Obedience: The Problem of the Sacrists of Worcester
Dr Joan Greatrex (1980)
4. This Little World: The Value of the Novels of Francis Brett Young as a Guide to the State of Midland Society 1870-1925
Dr David Cannadine (1982)
5. Urban Renewal and Suburban Growth: the Shaping of Georgian Worcester
Dr David Whitehead (1989)
6. Worcester Infirmary in the Eighteenth Century
Dr Joan Lane (1992)
7. ‘This Foolish Business’: Dr Nash and the Worcestershire Collections
Dr David Cox (1993)
8. The Worcester Book Trade in the Eighteenth Century
Margaret Cooper (1997)
9. Bromsgrove: a Small Town in Worcestershire in the Middle Ages
Professor Christopher Dyer (2000)
10. The Making of the Medieval History of Evesham Abbey
Jane Sayers (2004)
11. Catholics in Worcestershire c. 1535-1590
C. Don Gilbert (2009)
12. Monastic Charity and the Office of Almoner at Worcester Cathedral Priory c. 1240-1540
Dr David Morrison (2012)
13. Esquires, Gentlemen and Misters in Seventeenth-Century Worcestershire
Dr Ian Warren (2013)
14. Financing the English Revolution in Worcestershire: The Sales of Confiscated Church and Crown Property, 1646-60
Dr Stephen K. Roberts (2023)
New Series
Worcestershire Historical Society Bibliography
1. Miscellany I, comprising
‘Evesham, A Domesday Text’
ed. Peter Sawyer
‘Swanimote Rolls of Feckenham Forest’
ed. R.H. Hilton
‘Mortuary Briefs’
ed. N. R. Ker
‘An Inventory of Hartlebury Castle’
ed. P.C. Moore
‘Rectory Farm, Grafton Flyford, Worcestershire’
by F.W.B. Charles (1960)
2. Christopher Greenwood, County Map Maker and his Worcestershire Map of 1822
ed. J.B. Harley (1962)
3. The Court Rolls of the Manor of Bromsgrove and King’s Norton 1494-1504 – A Calendar
ed. A. F. C. Baber (1963)
4. A Calendar of the Register of Wolstan de Bransford, Bishop of Worcester 1339-49
ed. R. M. Haines (1966)
5. Miscellany II, comprising
‘Probate Inventories of Worcester Tradesmen 1545-1614’,
ed. A.D. Dyer;
‘Henry Townshend’s “Notes of the Office of a Justice of the Peace” 1661-3’
ed. R.D. Hunt;
‘The Dougharty Family of Worcester, Estate Surveyors and Mapmakers, 1700-60’
by Brian S. Smith (1967)
6. The State of the Bishopric of Worcester 1782-1808
ed. Mary Ransome (1968)
7. A Calendar of the Register of Henry Wakefeld Bishop of Worcester 1375-95
ed. W.P. Maret (1972)
8. The Chamber Order Book of Worcester 1602-1650
ed. Shelagh Bond (1974)
9. A Selection from the Records of Philip Foley’s Stour Valley Iron Works 1668-74 – Part I
ed. R.G. Schafer (1978)
10. Calendar of the Register of Adam de Orleton Bishop of Worcester 1327-1333
ed. R. M. Haines (1979)
11. The Hearth Tax Collector’s Book for Worcester 1678-1680
ed. C.A.F. Meekings, S. Porter and I. Roy (1983)
12. Inspections of Churches and Parsonage Houses in the Diocese of Worcester in 1674, 1676, 1684 and 1687
ed. Paul Morgan (1986)
13. A Selection from the Records of Philip Foley’s Stour Valley Iron Works 1668-1674 – Part II
ed. R.G. Schafer (1990)
14. Evesham Borough Records of the Seventeenth Century 1605-1687
ed. Stephen K. Roberts (1994)
15. Calendar of the Register of Simon de Montacute Bishop of Worcester, 1334-1337
ed. R. M. Haines (1996)
16. Inventories of Worcestershire Landed Gentry 1537-1786
ed. Malcolm Wanklyn (1998)
17. Census of Religious Worship, 1851 -The Returns for Worcestershire
ed. John Aitken (2000)
18. Records of Hanley Castle, Worcestershire c. 1147-1547
ed. James Toomey (2001)
19. Worcestershire Taxes in the 1520s – the Military Survey and Forced Loans of 1522-3 and the Lay Subsidy of 1524-7
ed. Michael A. Faraday (2003)
20. Court Rolls of Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, 1347-1564
ed. Robert K. Field (2004)
21. Records of Feckenham Forest, Worcestershire, c. 1236-1377
ed. Jean Birrell (2006)
22. The Worcester Eyre of 1275
ed. Jens Röhrkasten (2008)
23. Tithe Apportionments of Worcestershire, 1837-1851
ed. Peter L. Walker (2011)
24. Noble Household Management and Spiritual Discipline in Fifteenth-Century Worcestershire, comprising ‘A Household Account of Edward, Duke of York, at Hanley Castle, 1409-10’
ed. James P. Toomey
and ‘The Visitation Court Book of Hartlebury, 1401-1598’
ed. Robert N. Swanson and David Guyatt (2013)
25. The Diary and Papers of Henry Townshend, 1640-1663
ed. Stephen Porter, Stephen K. Roberts and Ian Roy (2014)
26. The Autobiography and Library of Thomas Hall B. D. (1610-1665)
ed. Denise Thomas (2015)
27. Court Rolls of Romsley 1279-1643
ed. Matthew Tompkins with an Introduction by Christopher Dyer assisted by Julian Hunt and Michael Hall (2017)
28. Worcester Cathedral Dean and Chapter Treasurer’s Register, 1611-1669
ed. David J. Morrison (2018)
29. Correspondence of Peter Prattinton of Bewdley, Antiquary, 1807-1840
ed. Isobel Robinson (2019)
30. Evesham Abbey and Local Society in the Late Middle Ages: the Abbot’s Household Account 1456-7 and the Prior’s Registers 1520-40
ed. David Cox (2021)
First Series
Worcestershire Historical Society Bibliography
1. Lay Subsidy Roll for the County of Worcester c. 1280
ed. J. W. Willis Bund (1893)
2. The Inquisitiones Post Mortem for the County of Worcester, Part I 1242-1299
ed. J. W. Willis Bund (1894)
3. The Inquisitiones Post Mortem for the County of Worcester, Part II 1300-1326
ed. J. W. Willis Bund (1909)
4. A Survey of Worcestershire by Thomas Habington Vol. I
ed. John Amphlett (1895)
5. A Survey of Worcestershire by Thomas Habington Vol. II
ed. John Amphlett (1899)
6. An Index to Dr Nash’s Collections for a History of Worcestershire
ed. John Amphlett (1895)
7. Lay Subsidy Roll for the County of Worcester 1 Edward I (1327)
ed. J. Eld (1895)
8. An Index to Worcestershire Fines 1649-1714
ed. John Amphlett (1896)
9. The Churchwardens’ Accounts of St Michael in Bedwardine 1539-1603, to which are Prefixed the Churchwardens’ Accounts of the Church of St Helen, Worcester 1519-20
ed. John Amphlett and Revd A. S. Porter (1896)
10. The Register of the Diocese of Worcester During the Vacancy of the See Usually Called the ‘Registrum Sede Vacante’ (1301-1435)
ed. J. W. Willis Bund (1897)
11. Bibliography of Worcestershire Part I – Acts of Parliament Relating to the County
ed. J. R. Burton and F. S. Pearson (1898)
12. Bibliography of Worcestershire Part II – Being a Classified Catalogue of Books and Other Printed Matter Relating to the County of Worcester
ed. J. R. Burton (1903)
13. Bibliography of Worcestershire – Works Relating to the Botany of Worcestershire
ed. John Humphreys (1907)
14. Lay Subsidy Roll,1332-3 and Nonarum Inquisitiones 1340 for the County of Worcester
ed. John Amphlett (1899)
15. Lay Subsidy Rolls 1346 and 1358 for the County of Worcester
ed. John Amphlett (1900)
16. Calendar of the Quarter Session Papers, Vol. I, 1591-1643
ed. J. W. Willis Bund (1900)
17. Lay Subsidy Roll 1603 for the County of Worcester
ed. John Amphlett (1901)
18. Lay Subsidy Rolls 6 & 7 Henry VI, 1427-9, for the County of Worcester
ed. John Amphlett (1902)
19. Register of Bishop Godfrey Giffard 1268-1301, Vols I and II
ed. J. W. Willis Bund (1902)
20. Diary of Francis Evans, Secretary to Bishop Lloyd, 1699-1706
ed. Revd D. Robertson (1903)
21. The Old Order Book of Hartlebury Grammar School, 1556-1752
ed. Revd D. Robertson (1904)
22. A Calendar of Wills and Administration Preserved in the Consistory Court of Worcester, Vol. I 1451-1600
ed. E. A. Fry (1904)
23. A Calendar of Wills and Administration Preserved in the Consistory Court of Worcester, Vol. II 1601-1652
ed. E. A. Fry (1910)
24. The Kyre Park Charters
ed. John Amphlett (1905)
25. Catalogue of Manuscripts Preserved in the Chapter Library of Worcester Cathedral
ed. Revd J. K. Floyer and S. G. Hamilton (1906)
26. Accounts of the Priory of Worcester 1521-2, with a Catalogue of the Rolls of the Obedientaries
ed. Revd J. H. Bloom and S. G. Hamilton (1907)
27. Early Compotus Rolls of the Priory of Worcester
ed. Canon J. M. Wilson and Cosmo Gordon (1908)
28. Original Charters Relating to the City of Worcester in the Possession of the Dean and Chapter
ed. Revd J. H. Bloom (1909)
29. Compotus Rolls of the Priory of Worcester of the XIVth and XVth Centuries
ed. S. G. Hamilton (1910)
30. Court Rolls of the Manor of Hales, 1270-1307 – Part I
ed. John Amphlett and S. G. Hamilton (1910)
31. Court Rolls of the Manor of Hales, 1270-1307 – Part II
ed. John Amphlett and S. G. Hamilton (1912)
32. Court Rolls of the Manor of Hales, 1270-1307 – Part III
ed. E. A. Wilson (1933)
33. Liber Ecclesiae Wigorniensis – A Letter Book of the Prior of Worcester Preserved in the Public Record Office Among the Miscellaneous Books of the Exchequer
ed. Revd J. H. Bloom and Miss E. Stokes (1911)
34. Liber Elemosinarii: The Almoner’s Book of the Priory of Worcester
ed. Revd J. H. Bloom (1911)
35. Collectanea
ed. S. G. Hamilton (1912)
36. Documents Illustrating Early Education in Worcester, 685-1700
ed. A. F. Leach (1913)
37. Journal of Prior William More
ed. Miss E. S. Fegan (1914)
38. Corrodies at Worcester in the XIVth Century – some correspondence between the Crown and the Priory of Worcester in the reign of Edward II concerning the corrody of Alicia Conan
ed. J. M. Wilson and Miss E. C. Jones (1917)
39. The Early Occupants of the Office of Organist and Master of Choristers of Worcester Cathedral
ed. Sir Ivor Atkins (1918)
40. The Liber Albus of the Priory of Worcester Parts I and II, 1301-39
ed. Revd J. M. Wilson (1919)
41. Diary of Henry Townshend of Elmley Lovett, 1640-1663 – Vols I and II
ed. J. W. Willis Bund (1920)
42. The Parliamentary Survey of the Lands and Possessions of the Dean and Chapter of Worcester Made in or about the Year 1649
ed. T. Cave and R. A. Wilson (1924)
43. Liber Pensionum Prioratus Wigorn – Being a Collection of Documents Relating to Pensions from Appropriated Churches and Other Payments Receivable by the Prior and Convent of Worcester and to the Privileges of the Monastery
ed. Clement Price (1925)
44. The Register of Walter Reynolds, 1308-1313
ed. R. A. Wilson (1927)
45. Register of William de Geynesburgh, Bishop of Worcester 1302-1307
ed. J. W. Willis Bund with an Introduction by R. A. Wilson (1929)
46. The Register of Thomas de Cobham, 1317-1327
ed. Ernest H. Pearce (1930)
47. The Red Book of Worcester, Containing Surveys of the Bishop’s Manors and Other Records Chiefly of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries, Parts I to III
ed. Marjory Hollings (1934-1939)
48. Halesowen Churchwardens’ Accounts (1487-1582)
ed. Frank Somers (1957)
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