Scope and Content
Interleaved: [lettered alphabetically on actual items]
GENEALOGICAL:
A i) Letter: A Fox-Davies, editor of Burke's Landed Gentry to the Reverend Paul Wyatt.
Not happy about descent 16 Dec 1913
B ii) Letter: A S Scott-Gatty, Garter King of Arms to the Reverend Paul Wyatt. Only too pleased to help.
Simple case of writing up 16 Dec 1913
C iii) Letter: same to same (address Austin Canons, Bedford) 22 Dec 1913
D iv) Letter: William Caffall for Garter to same. Receipt for cheque. Has no proof of connection. Wills or administrations not found. Must return to parish registers. Has Wyatt a family bible or other family papers? 6 Apr 1914
E v) Letter: William Caffall to same. Thinks it probable that Benedict Wyatt the same as Benjamin Wyatt 12 Jun 1914
F vi) Letter: same to same. Has come to the end of cheque. Regret has failed to establish pedigree because of absence of wills or administrations. If Wyatt willing, would have Muniments of Lord Desborough examined as he owns bulk of land at Taplow. Otherwise, just apply for grant of armorial bearings.
with bill for £20..9s 29/30 Sep 1914
G vii) Letter: Scott-Gatty to Mr Wyatt. Patent is to be prepared 28 Oct 1914
H viii) Letter: Keith W Murray, Portcullis, to Reverend Paul W Wyatt, Austin Canons. Encloses memorial for signature. Livery colours
9 Nov 1914
I ix) Sketch of arms no date
J x) Letter: Keith W Murray, Portcullis, to Reverend Paul W Wyatt. Is forwarding document by registered post 14 Dec 1914
K xi) Letter: Scott-Gatty to Reverend Paul W Wyatt. Nearly all heraldic published works are useless. Heralds never publish their records. Is delighted with design 14 Dec 1914
L xii) printed pedigree of family of Wyatt, extracted from Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica, edited by Joseph Jackson Howard
Mar 1875
M xiii) manuscript Pedigree made 1914 back to John Wyatt of Cookham, born 1719 [see FAC66]
N xiv) typed copy of inscriptions on tombstones in Bedford Cemetery
O xv) 10 pages typed abstracts of I. P. M.s [?Inquisitions Post Mortem] of Wyatt family of C17th
FAMILY:
P xvi) silhouette portrait of James Wyatt of Bedford, holding newspaper "Freedom of the Press"
Q xvii) companion portrait of a woman, presumably his wife
R xviii) press cutting reporting Speech Day at Bedford School 1874, when Wyatt senior was first in Divinity, Composition and Grammar
S xix) postcard to Reverend Paul Wyatt from H W J K from Herne Bay 1908
T xx) signatures of those present at marriage of Paul William Wyatt, chaplain of the Savoy, and Constance Mary Elizabeth,
Dowager Countess De La Warr 12 Jul 1902
U xxi) typed list of armorial shields in iron grille [in St Leonard's Church, Bedford] including those inside the Wyatt Chapel
MISCELLANEA:
V xxii), xxiii) 2 photographs of crocuses "Austen Canons 1913 by self"
W xxiv) note of share transactions sent by Parrs Bank 1915 endorsed with notes of dates various flowers were out 1913, 1914
X xxv) small print of Rudge's picture of "Times Coach", with key giving numbers to figures, together with typed copy of H Thody's opinion as to persons portrayed, and note by P Wyatt that he disagreed with one of these identifications [see FAC66]
Y xxvi) 3 photographs of wooden chest, C17th
Z xxvii) photograph of 3 pieces of china endorsed "sent me by Mr Rackham of the Victoria and Albert Museum, my 3 pieces of Delft now at South Kensington on loan, P.W.W"
aa xxviii) photograph of 4 pieces of china endorsed " 'Jade' oriental, sold by me 1917 to Mr F Jones. P W W"
ab xxix), xxx) photograph of 2 ancient keys "Keys from Wyatt Collection, Bedford";
"Key found near the Grey Friars priory, Bedford, key found in Priory Street"
ac xxxi) photograph of stone basin with cross carved on it "The Font of St Peter Dunstaple, Bedford"
ad xxxii) photograph "George II mirror sold by me 1917 to Mr F Jones, P W W"
ae xxxiii) photograph of a picture showing ? two sheep "The Duke Place Morland bought about 1850, sold 1907. This Photograph was given to me by Mr Charles Timaeus who purchased the picture. Paul W Wyatt, Bedford 1907"
af xxxiv) "Vanity Fair" portrait of the Reverend Henry White, 1874, with note "Carlo Pellegrini and I often discussed this. I objected to the disagreeable expression. P. in his usual assertive manner strongly defended it. 'I can see through a man: you cannot. You only think you can. I, Pellegrini, Know' Paul W Wyatt"
MANUSCRIPTS:
xxxv) printed proforma being receipt by Thomas Barnes to Thomas Colman of Shidlington, Bedfordshire, the sum of 30s as a Free and voluntary Present to his Majesty, in pursuance of the Act of Parliament dated 6 August. 9 Jan 1661, anno xiii Charles II
endorsed "from Samuel Cooper, Bedford"
xxxvi) "To the Right Honourable: the Lord Cobham … Warden of the 5 Portes …
It pleased you Hor at your late beinge in th' East Parte … what time I attended upon you ther, straightly t'inquiere of my … my time in the Contry, and namely of my studise: esteeminge peradventure that how so ever mine estate forceth me to retiere my self thether, and not other wise beinge imploied, my nature would not suffer me to be idle, and my duty would inforce me in what I could to shew at the lest the desiere I have to serve her Matie, though otherwise les furnished thereunto then any other. Wherein my presuminge of your Lordships good opinions, leadinge me at this time, and at altimes your manyfold favours worthely challenging al mine indeavours and abillitise to doo you servise, I have sinst that time had sum care to doo sumwhat therunto though perhaps neither to your Honours satisfaction nor mine owen, yet to the declaration of my willinge purpose, which I hope you will more accept. Also it seeme to me for th'occasion then in hand, if I did propound to my self in what waise that might give any furtherance to that servise, it would not be ungratful unto you at your lesiure to vew it over, as a thinge I desiere shuld rather keep within the limmits of a private dutie towards your Lordship, then hope to have it cum to farther use. This therfore I have doon (if I may cale that doon which is so imperfectly doon) that you might have sum beginninge of an account of thos studise that my leasure admits, and this opertunnitie offers towards sum part of that which infinitly I owe unto your Lordship. The thinge is coneavid with a suddin Pen and hatched with a weake judgment, so as it can rather creepe, then flye, otherwise then as you shal beare it up with your accustomed good opinion. And whereas the busines seemeth now past, I have so framed this discourse, as it may serve at altimes accordinge to the varietie of accidents that maybe likely at anytime to renewe th'Occation of a like intention. And I hope mine adventure in this travel wil have the more excuse after the storme overblowne, when mine errour shal doo the les harme, and for that I heald it none otherwise in part or in al to be admitted of, then it shal please your Honour t'esteeme it worthy or unworthy, more for my dutiful love, then the valew of the thinge it self. What so ever it be therfore in al humble wise I offer it to your Honour's correction and acceptation This of Decem: 1593
Your Honours most bounden George Wyatt"