By the Rev. J. E. Jackson. 331 



TlUrdly, the said Lady Stourton, yf her frinds and fortune were not so hap- 

 pie to obtayne the prefarment of her sonne, she cold best content herself that 

 Sir Hugh Pawlet should obteyn the same, byndinj^ hymself to niatche hym in 

 his owen bludd and not to make marchaundize of hym : and the said Lady and 

 her frends shalbe bound that her sonne shalbe alwaies forth eomyng for 

 th'accomplisshement of suche mariage. 



Fouerthlif, That the said Lady Stourton may, upon such bonds, have the 

 educacion of her said sonne, being of the tender age of iiij"' yeres, untill he be 

 X yere old ; and for the educacion and bringing up of hym and the rest of her 

 six small children, and charges of their mariage, the said Lady only desireth 

 the howse of Stourton in Wilts with all the demaynes and commodities there- 

 unto belonging, with lease of the manor of Mere grauntyd to her late Husband, 

 during the mynoritie of the said heire. In consideracion the house appoynted 

 in the Ladie Stourton her Jointer is ruynous and standing in most corrupt heire 

 {air), and the demeanes therof is all sett out for lyves, so that she hath no other 

 howso to dwell and bring up her children in." 



{Endorsed) " Ladle's Demandes of dueene Marie." 



According to the Patent Eolls 4 and 5 Philip and Mary (1557) 

 the Crown granted to her the person and marriage of her son. 



The next document is the letter referred to above p. 283, as 

 showing that Elizabeth (Dudley) wife of William, and mother of 

 Charles, Lord Stourton, survived her son's execution. 



(No. 68.) Circa A.D. 1560. Sir John Zouche * to the Lord Robert Dudley. 



" After my hartie comendacons to your veiy good Lovdshippe. Pleasythe yt 

 youre good Lordshippe to understand that the olde Lady Stourton, wife to the 

 Lord William Stourton, is deseasede nowe of late, who helde of the Q,uene'a 

 Majestie for terme of her lyfFe according to the customes of the manor. of 

 Gillingham certeyne customary landes within the seid manor, the reversion of 

 the fee-symple of the sold lands belonging to Charles Lord Stourton and to hia 

 heirs according to the seid custome. The Lord Charles Stourton was atteynted 

 of felonie in the lyffe of my lady hys mother wherby the fee-symple.of the seyd 

 customary lands are eschetide to the Queue's Majestie, as I understand. And 

 because I know sute will be made to her Majestie for the seyd lands, whereby 

 I might be prevented, the lands beinge of no greater valewe then xx" be the 

 yere, or scaste {scarce) so muche, I shall desire your good lordshippe most 

 harteley to be a humble suter to her Majestie in my behalfe that I maye have 

 the prefermente of the seid lands, other to bye (either to buy) the fee symple 

 or to have it in fee-farm paying her Majestie the rent, I beseche your good 

 Lordshippe to travell for me in this and to send me your pleasure by this berer. 

 I am the bolder to treble your good Lordshippe because I take you to be one of 

 my beste frendes and hym that I have moste truste in. If there be any servyce 

 or pleasure I canne do youre Lordshippe I am at your commaundement as I 

 have had good occasion. And thus I end wissheinge youe goode helthe with 



• Sheriff of Wilts in 15.58 : mentioned above p. 306, note, as being the Steward ef the Manor of 

 Mere for the Crown in 1552. 



