Miscellaneous Gallery

Lines on the Great Flood which occurred at Sheffield ... 1864

Full title: Lines on the Great Flood which occurred at Sheffield, through the bursting of Bradfield Dam, twixt the hours of 12 and 1 o'clock, on the morning of Saturday, March the 12th, 1864, when 798 houses were destroyed and abandon'd, 4357 flooded and over 250 persons drowned
By J. B. Geoghegan, 1876.
From an original st Sheffield Libraries: y13680

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William Jessop and Sons Ltd and J.J. Savile and Co Ltd., long service award, 1949

Full title: Long service certificate awarded to William Reynolds by the directors of William Jessop and Sons Ltd and J.J. Savile and Co Ltd in recognition of faithful service rendered during the past forty years, Dec 1949
From an original at Sheffield Libraries: y13300

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Archives, Illuminated, J J Saville, Jessop Saville, Long Service, Sheffield, Steel Industry, William Jessop And Sons Ltd, Yorkshire

List of armour in Sheffield castle, 1586

Full title "A note takenn of all my L. Armorre by Mr Whyat wch came from Yor Lp from Aurtoun Lang-feld when Yor Lp Lyed their the xvi th of November 1586 as followethe."
Transcript:
Imprimis a horsse man pece for my L. and a Case of pystoles gylded and Dammaske wth flaske and furnituer for the same, i
Item xxxi Duche pystoles & horseman peeces together, xxxi
Item Inglishe pystoles, xlii and Casses for all pystoles as well the duche as the Inglishe.
Item xiiii flaskes xiiii.
Item xxiiii musketes ... ... ... ... ... ... xxiiii.
Item of Callyvers ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ix.xxix.
Item Complet armorre for my Lo. gilded and another blackgilded for my Lo. boothe for hors and foote ... ... ii.
Item viii Curetts of prove... ... ... ... ... ... viii.
Item Ixvi Corslets for footte menn ... ... ... ... Ixvi.
Item armores for horse men ... ... ... ... ... xlii.Item almann Revett, iii.xx.ix
Item morryans ... ... ... ... ... ... ... viii.xxix.
Item Scules and head peecis ... ... ... ... ... v.xxx.
Item pickes and heads, xi.xx.iiii
Item a target and a fawchen ... ... ... ... ... ii.
Item ii Ladles and ii spudles for gret ordinans ... ... ... iiii.
Item xx flaskes and xx Tuch boxes for muskets
Item flaskes & tuche boxes for collyvers... ... ... ... Ixii.
Item xxi wch are w[i]thout tuche boxes ... ... ... ... xxi.Item partysantes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... xxxvi.Item alberts... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... xxxiii.
Item blacke billes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... xl.Item Jacks and plat coattes ... ... ... ... ... c.
Item harqqabushes of Crocke of Iron xxii & iiii of bras Armorre wch came from Mr. Berkwthes wch was dd to cella(r) fyrst on corslet for a hors man down to the knee wth spoldrens tacis vambracis wth gorget & head pece ... ... ... i.
Item on other black Armore wth tacis vambracis and gorgetand poldrens, i
Item one whyte armorre wth tacis gorget vambracis & poldrens... i.
Item other alman ryvet w[i]th a head peec for a hors man & apear of splents ... ... ... ... ... ... i.Item on p......... iii platted Jackes ... ... ... ... i.
Endorsed: "to pay at the deathe of ye sayd Wm Maude or at the exchange of eny Tennant of ye premises his or their beste beast or goods for a herryett."
From an original at Sheffield Librarries: arc02599

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