70 Ambresbury Monastery. 
acres: 22 acres of meadow in Helemede, Lavender Mead, Le Folds, 
Rackmead, Birchmead, and Abbey Bekermead: four dovehouses, 
a fishery in the Avon, and the value of 2 waggon-loads of wood 
every day throughout the year, from Chute forest, Grovely and 
Bradley wood, granted to the monastery by Henry II. One of 
the grounds is described in the Earl of Hertford’s original Register 
of Estates, (from which these particulars are taken) as “ lying next 
the great stones called Bounds.” 
“Lands appoynted to th’Erle of Hertford in ExcHAUNGE betwene 
Kyng’s Majestie and the seid Erle. (Original at Longleat.) 
xxviij"® Die Januii. 
Ano xxxij* Henr. viij. & a ulate: 
Fyrst, the yerly value of the lands of Shene .......-.. evi. iiij. 
Itm, the lands of Saint Margarett’s, Marleburgh ...... ix. v. viij. 
Itm, the lands of Saynt Augustine juxta vill. Bristol .. _ iiij. 
Itm, the lands of Bradenstocke valuyd at ............ xyiij. Xviij. 
Itm, the lands of Ambresbury, valuyd at.............. xi, xiiij. 
Ttm, mor of the seid monastery .............200 00000 xliiij. Vv. Viij. 
Itm, of the late monastery of Bathe.................. vi 0. a2G, 
Itm, the lands of the late monastery of Henton....... xvij. vi. YViij. 
Suma Tot, of all the premysses...........+..05 CXV1. LXV pap. 
Adde therto for the soile and spryng of the woods of 
ES HGIUONE YOR Y chil sin wists! cckale cue ee ne whee Bd aawise bub e ele ws XXxii. iijj. 
And so the holle lands appointed to the Erle of Hertford 
with the sprying of the woods of Buckholte, persons Throte > cxiij. Ixvie 
and Noddes copis dothe amounte yerly to the Some of 
Wherof deduct yerly for the Tenths xi. xvij. 0, and so 
Rempynetinneleres fers seid ee asia sbi oteiae aiaiel= ed efodjaims OVI. RAVE 
The yallue of the woods of Buckholte, The copis called 
Throte and Nodes to be sold hac vice for Reddy mony clij. xv. iiij. 
The vallue of the leades of Ambresbury—Cvy foodders vicv'. de vi'®. wherof 
abated for pe _Wast and ay as yt paneer by the certificate of the 
M4‘. the Kyngs lands dothe Brena to the some of ..... LC]. ele aes 
Wherof ther ys to be abatyd for the Recompence of the lands 
of the seid Erle lxix". ys, v3. And so remaynethe £xxvii. 
vijs. 034. Wherof deducte for the Kyngs Gyft £xvij. vii’. 
034, : And so remaynethe clere x", wiche must be Reseryyd : 
and then the holle Reservaycon must be to the Kyng’s grace 
Xxl. Xyij. 0. 
M®‘. the seid Erle must paye for leade and the woods of 
Ambresbury in mony to the Kyng £pxlvii. ii. vij. to be 
payd in forme followyng: That is to sey in hand c¥, And 
