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ally given, but to three fresh uses, viz:—the repair of the 
parish church, the maintenance of the poor, and the repair of 
bridges. 
The chapel of St. John Baptist, formerly at Chapel Knap 
in this parish, has been mentioned above. 
In the Alms-house at Corsham founded by Margaret, Lady 
Hungerford, who died 1672, is a chapel for the use of the 
alms-people. It is mentioned in the original regulations of 
the foundress. 
Corstey, near Warminster. ‘‘ Kingston Court Chapel” in this 
village, was anciently a chapel belonging to the estate of the 
Kingstons, a Knightly family owners here. It afterwards 
belonged to St. John’s Hospital, Wilton. In 37 Hen. VIII. 
(1545-6), it was under lease for 41 years to John Holwey. In 
18 Eliz. (1570), John Dyshe, Prior of St. John’s, Wilton, and 
the brethren and sisters of the same, leased it to John 
Medlicott of Bishopstrow, near Warminster, who under-let it 
12th August, 18 Eliz., to Thomas Thynne of Longbridge 
Deverell. (Paper at Longleat.) 
In 13 Eliz. (1589), Sir Walter Hungerford of Farley Castle, 
was owner (by purchase from Edward Boughton, Esq.) of the 
manor of Corsleigh Kingston, alias Little Corsleigh. In his 
Rent Roll of that year (in my possession), it is stated that 
whereas the great tithes of little Corsley were payable to a 
Prebendary of Wells Cathedral, the farmer of Little Corsley 
further paid one acre of corn yearly, “ which acre hath been 
paid in tyme paste as it hath been reported, for that the same 
Prebender shoulde come to Lytle Corsleigh Chappell and sey 
certeyne masses to the number of Twenty and foure every 
yeare, and also Foure sermons every yeare.” Some more 
particulars may be found in Sir R. C. Hoare’s History of 
Warminster, p. 64, where it is stated that some remains of 
the chapel still exist, on a farm belonging in 1831 to Mr. 
Cope. 
Corton, formerly Cortington; parish of Boyton, (Hundred of 
Heytesbury.) A chapel founded by the Drewys family was 
