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Longleat) these items are constantly entered year by year as "in 

 arrear," with the marginal annotation of "non videruntindenturam" 

 ("the auditors have not seen the Lease") ; or "on lease, as it is 

 said," or " unpaid, pending inquiry by what right he holds," &c. 

 The particulars of these lands in dispute are, 



(No. 14.) KILMINGTON. 



" Wm. Hartgill. Free Rent of late Henry Compton's 4s. For Cortops-hays 

 13s. 4(1. New close £1 13s. 4d. Windmill Acre 23. Three pastures 24 acres 

 and close called Chattes-hays, together 17s. 4d. Total per annum £3 10s. Od. 



John Hartgill, the son : Rent for the Church-house (which he annually re- 

 fused to pay) 3s. 4d. 



In the Court Rolls there are also certain presentments by the 

 Homage, that indicate no good feeling between the parties. 



Wm. Hartgill is fined 6s. 8d. by rules of court for shutting up a highway 

 called Kyteshore lane. Also for not stoning a lane called Hamsher-lane 68. 8d. ; 

 and for not restoring to their place the Stocks (" cippos ") : for not cleaning out 

 a well called The Swallow 6s. 8d. : again for closing the Kyte-shore lane 20s. 

 Total £4. 



John Hartgill, and his sei'vants Nicholas Loo and Thos. Rogers for an assault 

 on Henry Symms and drawing blood, are fined the value of 3 shields and swords, 

 lOs. for each shield and sword: Total 30s. 



NORTON FERRERS and BECKINGTON.* 

 Wm. Hartgill. Rents unpaid for late Henry Compton's £1 I2s. 2d. per ann. 



Do. for Barkesdale and Henstridge 5s. For land called Romsey's belonging to 



the Lord but in Hartgill's occupation £1 3s. Od. Also for land called Stints 5s. 



Total £3 5s. Id.f 



Wm. Hartgill. Unpaid Head-rent 18s. 6d. for a Farm at Bekinton, late 



paid to the Lord Ferrers by the farmer under written agreement, and £6 for 



the same farm due to the Lord Stourton because William late Lord Stourton Kt. 



purchased the whole manor of Norton from Lord Ferrers. Total £6 IBs. 6d. 

 The above Rents, Total £10 3s. 7d. not paid and not collected until it be 



proved by what right Hartgill holds the same. 



In 1533 the whole arrears for all the above amounted to £211 

 Os. 5d. 



They had another quarrel about the Lease of the Rectory estate 

 of Kilmington. In the extracts from the Court Rolls above, (p. 263) 



• Not the parish of Beckington between Frome and Bath, but a Farm near Kihnington. It may be 

 observed that in the Inquisition taken upon \V. Hartgill's death (see text before No. 63) it is particu- 

 larly stated that these lands in Norton Ferrers "were held of the heira of the Lord Ferrers." 

 Now, Wm. Lord Stourton havinsr bought the Ferrers property, Charles may have considered that these 

 lands were held of himself. There was evidently some question of title that had been left undetexmined. 



+ "Romseys" and"Stints" are still names of fields in the parish. The former is the property of 

 Lord Bath. 



