Contents:

p.1 'Beverley Election Lays. No 1- The Modern Adonis', 23 April 1852

p.2 Restoration of St Mary's Church, No Date

p.3 Meeting to consider celebrations of 50th anniversary of the King's (George III) accession to the Throne, 12 October 1809

Copies of subscription pages (for defence of England) at banks in Beverley, 9 August 1803

p.4 'The Loyal Briton', by John Cole, No Date

p.5 Beverley Small Debts Bill, 10 June 1806

A Sermon to be preached at St. Mary's in aid of prisoners in France, 11 February 1811

p.6 Celebrations in honour of peace, 22 December 1813

p.7 Reward for information on persons responsible for damage to Hull Bridge, 22 July 1799

Reward. Information leading to apprehension of those responsible for outrages in the night time by throwing stones and breaking windows, 19 March 1806

p.8 pp. 265 - 270 from 'The Antiquarian Repertory', being 'Proverbs in the lodgings at Lekingfield', No Date.

p.9 Sermon by Rev. N. Torre at St. Mary's for benefit of Bishop Green's Charity, 25 June 1807

Funeral hymns sung at Beverley Minster for Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales, 16 November 1817

p.10 Rates of carriage for goods into town and liberties of Beverley, 3 April 1815

p.11 Special meeting of burgesses, 14 August 1802

Hymns to be sung at Wood Lane Methodist Chapel, 24 February 1805

p.12 Beverley Music Festival Programme, 18 November 1819

p.13 Meeting to form an Auxiliary Society in aid of Methodist Missions, 8 January 1814

Sermon preached at Walkergate Methodist Chapel on death of Mrs. Hickling, 21 July 1812

p.14 Meeting. Subscriptions for support of National School, 12 December 1814

p.15 Prosecution of anyone found trespassing at House of Correction and Sessions House, 23 January 1806

Hymns to be sung by Charity School boys and others, 28 June 1807

p.16 Jubilee celebrations. 50th year of reign of George III, 18 October 1809

p.17 Meetings of inhabitants: Lighting and watching town, 21 November 1807

p.18 Minutes of second General Meeting of Beverley Auxiliary Bible Society, 4 July 1815

p.19 Circulation of copper tokens, 28 August 1813

Jubilee. Dinner given by William Artley at the Globe, 23 October 1809

p.20 Permanent Additional Force Act. Twelve Guineas Bounty, 18 November 1805

p.21 Anniversary Sermon in commemoration of late Bishop of Lincoln by Rev. John Jackson for benefit of Charity School, 11 August 1806

Meeting: extension of powers of Act for recovery of debts, 13 December 1805

p.22 Forbidding bonfires and firing of crackers within the town, 9 October 1809

p.23 Notices inviting tenders for repair of Public House 'known by the sign of the French-Horn', Wednesday market, 21 July 1807

Rates for grinding corn by Thomas Fallowfield at Grovehill Mill, 8 December 1817

p.24 'Walker's Annual records' - events of 1841 compiled by Paul Walker, Beverley, 1841

p.25 Publication of pamphlets including 'The concise adventures of two sisters who resided near Beverley', No Date

p.26 Minutes of meetings held in Beverley Methodist Chapel: Methodist Missions, 13 January 1814

p.27 Report of the Poor and Strangers' Friend Society, Beverley, 1802

p.28 Minutes of meetings of inhabitants of Beverley: establishing an Auxiliary Society in support of the British and Foreign Bible Society

p.29 Minutes of meetings held in the Guild-Hall - 50th anniversary of accession of George III

p.30 Anecdote - Shooting of 20 petitioners on order of Bonaparte at Flushing

p.31 Lord Sidmouth's Bill, 25 May 1811

p.32 Fees for stocking Beverley comman pastures, 3 March 1806

p.33 Minutes of meetings of inhabitants of Beverley: relief of poor, No Date

p.34 Anniversary Sermon for late Bishop of Lincoln to be held at St. Mary's, 21 June 1800

p.35 Report of the Committee of the Auxiliary Bible Society of Beverley and neighbourhood, 1812

p.36 Report of the Poor and Strangers' Friend Society, 1803

p.37 Minutes of meeting of commitee for managing subscription for relief of poor, 27 January 1820

p.38 'Britons attend' (patriotic anti - French poster), circa 1800

p.39 Third Annual Report of the Bible Auxiliary Society, May 1815

p.40 'Countymen!' (patriotic anti-French poster), circa 1800

p.41 Statement of funds of the Charity School, No Date

Public meeting: Methodist Missions, 6 april 1819

p.42 Coronation celebrations (George IV), 14 July 1821

p.43 Beverley Corn Market to be open from 12.00 noon to 2,00p.m., 12 December 1817

Pumps and wells to be repaired, 30 August 1819

p.44 Measures to be used in the market to be sealed and marked, 26 July 1819

p.45 Hymns for Christmas Day, No Date

p.46 Hours of Beverley Corn Market, 12.00 - 2.00 p.m., 14 November 1818 Beverley Fairs, 26 June 1817

p.47 Election broadsheet. Triumph of Princess Jezebel, [1824]

p.48 'Skipper the Pedestrian Champion of England performing his arduous task of walking 50 miles per day for 12 successive days

p.49 'Twelve True Old Golden Rules', No Date

p.50 Oath of William Gray, bricklayer as burgess and freeman of Beverley, 7 June 1824

p.51 Christmas Carol by John Key, No Date

Beverley Commercial and mathematical Academy, 26 June 1811

Picture of John Alcock, Bishop of Ely, No Date

Note on Rev. Peter Clarck, born at Beverley (sometime incumbent at Carnaby and Kirkby Underdale, later master of a private school at Walkington), No Date

p.52 Mr, Fox's speech to the Electors of Beverley, 26 February 1820

'The Praises of --- (Mark Robinson) By one of the Baser sort', No Date

p.53 Extract (pp.198 - 200): letter from Henry Ellis concerning register of persons seeking sanctuary at St. John's, Beverley, No Date

p.54 Election poster 'The Coalition Company', No Date

p.55 Election poster 'Pocket-Book found', No Date

p.56 Verses in memory of Lord Nelson (printed by M Turner, Beverley), 9 January 1806