330 Charles, Lord Siourton, 8fc. 



The wardship of the son and heir John Stourton, then only a 

 child, fell in the first instance to the Crown ; who, according to 

 the second of the two following extracts from the " Book of 

 Wards " ^ sold it to Sir Hugh Pawlet, Kt. 



(No. 66,) "Wardship of John, Lord Stourton. 



1. " By force of Charles Lord Stourton's attainder, and for that at the tyme of 

 his death he was seised of sundry manors, &c., in tayll to him and heirs of his 

 body by sundry ancient covenants thereof made, of which manors some be 

 holden of the King and Queen's Majesties by Knight's service in chief: therfor 

 the wardship of John Lord Stourton, sonne and heyre of the said Lord is given 

 to the King and Queen's Majesties: which said John Lord Stourton at the deth 

 of his father, was of the age of 4 yeres and 2 monethes. And all said manors 

 &c., be worth by yere £319 14s. 2|d." 



2. " The wardship and maryage of John Lord Stourton, and for want of hym 

 and hys next heyre male being within ayge, with one annuity of £20 yerely 

 from the deathe of the father, untyll the ward come to th'ayge of 10 yeres, and 

 after the ayge of 10 yeres, with one annuitye of £40 yerely towards hys fynd- 

 ing untill he come to hys full ayge, 



"In consideration of the prefarrement of the maryage graunted by the 

 Queue's Majestic to S' Hugh Powlett, Knyghte, and for that the same S' Hugh 

 hath byn at some charges in fynding of the office, and shall also content and 

 satisfye John Welche and Humphrey Coles Esquyers for theyre charges and 

 well taking-in about the same office, yt is therefore, the 13 day of Nov. 1557, 

 solde to the seyd S'' Hughe Powlett for the some of £340, wherof £40 to be 

 payed at the suying out of the Letters Patent, and every feast of Easter and 

 Hallotomas after, £50, till the whole be paid." 



Against this arrangement the widow presented her petition to 



Queen Mary, praying that the disposal of her child might be given 



to herself. If that could not be granted, she would prefer Sir 



Hugh Paulet to any other guardian. 



(No. 67.) A.D. 1557. 



''A brief of the Petitions of Dame Anne Stourton to be had to the Quene's 

 Majestic." {Original at Longleat.) 



" Imprimis, Where the said Ladie Stourton hath allredy lost her greatest 

 comfort in this world her loving trew and faithfuU husband. 



Hit may please her Majestic, calling to her Highnes rememberans his approved 

 truthe at all tymes towards her Majestie, to have compassion upon his Auncient 

 howse, never before spotted in any capitall cryme. 



Secondaryly , That hit may seme unto her Highnes most convenient and 

 naturall that the said Lady Stourton now comfortles, may have the educacion 

 of her owen child her heyre and greatest comfortt now left, and of his lyvinge 

 during his minoritie, standing assured in her consciens that her late husband 

 wold not writt for the prefarrment of S' Hugh Pawlet therein but next unto 

 her (i.e. excepting after her) being naturall mother. 



1 Printed in Sir R. C. Hoare's Modern Wilts, last vol. Addenda, p. 10. 



