Date:1368 - 1684 (c.)
Description:This book is the oldest book in the museum archives and details the official minutes of Newcastle-under-Lyme Corporation. The language used in this book is Latin. Latin was considered at the time superior to other languages, and it was used primarily in written language especially by the Church and in official documents. English at this point was primarily spoken by the lower class or peasants (that made up the majority of the population), thus monarchs and nobility spoke a version of Anglo-Norman French to form a division between the classes. In 1399 Henry IV took the throne as the first king since William the Conquer who spoke English as his first language.
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Robert Plot was extremely interested in natural history and consequently became ...
Joseph Trapp was an English Clergyman, academic, poet and pamphleteer; his achievements ...
This is a rare example of a puzzle pipe. Puzzle pipes date as early as 1750, and ...
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This baby’s bonnet is made out of satin and is trimmed in down feather and was possibly ...
This garment is a bodice and skirt which would have been typical of the day. It ...
The Borough's first 'blackface' Minstrel Troupe. As you can see from the image ...
This small bag is made out of black crepe fabric with a circular diamante clasp. It ...
This flag is from one of the landing crafts used in the D-Day Landings on Tuesday ...
The Museum's old Newsham Fire engine with a 'modern' 1970 engine alongside probably ...
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Donor ref:T4376 (22/27269)
Source: Brampton Museum and Art Gallery, Newcastle under Lyme
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