
By the Rev. W. H. Jones. 243 
Memarantuvr. The sayde Incumbent is a verey honeste man, well lerned and 
ryghte able to serve a cure, albeit a verey poore man and hathe 
none other lyvinge but the sayde Chuntrey, and furthermore he 
hathe occupyed hymself in teachynge a scole there ever sith he 
came fyrste thider. 
Also the sayde parishe of Trowbridge is a great parishe wherein 
be the number of 500 people whiche receyye the Blessed Communion 
and no Preeste besides the Vicar to helpe in administracion savinge 
the sayd Chuntre Preeste. Wherefore the Inhabytants there 
desyre the Kinges most honorable Councell to consyder them 
accordinglye. 
The Alms-house, which, as we learn from the deed, James 
Terumber “new bielded,” is thus described by Leland :—* This 
Terumber made also a little almose-house by Through-bridge chirch, 
and yn it be a 6 poore folkes having a 3 pence a peace by the week 
toward theyr fyndynge.’”’—It had, it is said, six small rooms below 
and six above, and stood at the north-east side of the church-yard. 
In the account of the lands and tenements left by Terumber, we 
have mention of “vi. chambers in the alms-house,” and of “a cham- 
ber with a garden” occupied by Robert Wheatacre, the Chantry 
Priest. The provision for the maintenance of the Chantry and of 
the Alms-house was made by the same deed, and issued from the 
same estates. It is more than probable, that when, on the dissolu- 
tion of the chantry, the lands and tenements were sold, the pro- 
vision for the alms-folk was disposed of also. Who were the 
purchasers of the various properties, I have not been able to ascer- 
tain, the Chantry Records, as far as they have been examined, 
- containing no entry respecting those matters. 
The Charity Commissioners, who visited Trowbridge some 35 
years ago for the purpose of enquiring into all the charitable en- 
dowments, were able to elicit very little concerning the old alms- 
house. After giving an abstract of the provisions of Terumber’s 
deed, they go on to report as follows :— 
“There used to be an old building, containing six small rooms 
on the ground-floor, and six others above them ; the premises were 
standing adjoining to the north-east side of the church-yard, and 
were known by the name of the old alms-house, and are believed 
‘to have been the alms-house built by Terumber.” 
_ “Tt appears by several entries in the churchwardens’ book, ‘ that 
