[Letters about Hugh Crane, 1357 Hampshire, England] [received 23 Jul 2003] Dear Mr Murphy, Thank you for your enquiry. Here at the Record Office we hold many documents that refer to the Shrievalty, mainly the Quarter Sessions records which contain much information on sheriffs, such as appointments and oaths (Ref: Q21) and County Court books (Ref: Q31/1) however both of these collections begin at a much later date, in the 18th and 19th centuries. I have searched our name card index for Hugh le Crane and found reference to a Hugh le Cran, Mayor of Winchester for the years 1357, 1365 and 1369. This was in a list of Mayors of Winchester that we hold in our library. The only document we have relating to him, however, is a set of 6 photographs of various seals, annotated by A P Whitaker, one being of "Hugh Crane, mayor and merchant, 1390" (Ref: TOP345/2/71) It should be possible for you to purchase a photocopy of this document if you require it, and an application form can be downloaded from our website below. There is a minimum deposit of £5 for overseas orders. I hope this information is helpful and if you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Yours sincerely Nicola Pink Archives Assistant Hampshire Record Office enquiry service, Sussex Street, Winchester, Hants SO23 8TH. Email: enquiries.archives@hants.gov.uk; Tel: 01962 846154; Fax: 01962 878681; Text Phone: 0808 100 2484 See our web site for information about our services: www.hants.gov.uk/record-office ========================================= [received 25 Jul 2003] Dear Mr Murphy Thank you for your recent e-mail. I can confirm that Hugh Le Cran was Mayor in 1357, and again in 1365 (He became Mayor when Mayor John Stodler died in office), and once more in 1369. I have no further details on Hugh Le Cran but hope that this is of help. With best wishes. Carol Bailey Mayor's Secretary Telephone: 01962 848259 E-mail: Mayor'sSecretary@winchester.gov.uk ====================== Dear Mr Murphy I am happy to oblige. The information is sourced in the Book of Mayors kept in Abbey House, where the name of each Mayor from 1200 onwards appears. With best wishes. Carol Bailey Mayor's Secretary Telephone: 01962 848259 E-mail: Mayor'sSecretary@winchester.gov.uk -----Original Message----- From: Mark Murphy [mailto:murphy@tiaer.tarleton.edu] Sent: 25 July 2003 14:02 To: Carol Bailey Subject: Re: Former mayor Ms. Bailey, Thank you very much. Might you please tell me the source of this information, for my references? Mark Murphy