Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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Wiltshire Archaeological Magazine 1902 V32 Page 175 is in Wiltshire Archaeological Magazine 1902 V32.
The attention of the Committee has been called during the year, amongst other things, to the proposed cleaning and scraping of the Market Cross at Salisbury, and to the injury being done to the fine long barrow at Winterbourne Stoke cross roads [Map]. The Salisbury Town Council yielded to the representations made by our Society and by the Society of Antiquaries, and has decided not to scrape the stonework of the Market Cross. The Secretary lost no time in interceding for the preservation of one of the finest of the long barrows, and it is hoped that further damage to it is averted.