314 Ancient Chapels, &c., in Co. Wilts. 
Hilmerton, for the augmentation of his chantry in Heytesbury 
Church. [Hungerford Family Deeds. | 
Wansoroucu, (Kingsbridge Hundred.) The chapel of St. 
Katharine. This is believed to have stood at Court Close, 
near Foxbridge, now commonly called “Cold Court.” There 
were in it two foundations. 1. Loncrsprn’s. The founder 
of this was Emmeline, Countess of Ulster (widow of Stephen 
Longespée), who died 1276. There were three priests, of 
whom the superior was called “Custos.” The endowment 
was 100 marks a year out of lands here, and 14 marks a year 
out of Staple Lavington. This was scld before the Reforma- 
tion by Francis Viscount Lovell, to William Waynflete, 
Bishop of Winchester, for his College of St. Mary Magdalene, 
Oxford. 
2. The other foundation was Wamserrcu’s. John de Wam- 
bergh, Canon of Wells in 1336, gave the “ Custos” 47 acres 
of land and a house at Colne: two priests were added, to 
follow the rules of the Longespée chantry. They formed a 
small college. [See Wilts Collections, Aubrey & Jackson, p. 
197.] There are no remains of the chapel. 
Warminster. St. Laurence’s Chapel. This was originally built 
and endowed by a family of Hewitt, temp. Edw. III. The 
lands worth £6 4s. 4d. a year, were confiscated, 1 Edw. VI. 
and sold to one Roberts. They passed through sundry hands 
and were finally recovered, and transferred to feoffees. In 12 
Eliz., Thomas Hewitt of Erlestoke, yeoman, sold some other 
portions to the feoffees. This church has lately been restored. 
At the time of the confiscation (1 Edw. VI.), the Com- 
missioners reported Warminster to be ‘well peopled, and 
especially with youth. A place very meet to have a Free 
Schole: toward the erection of which yf it might please the 
King’s Highness to gyve the said lands, the inhabitants would 
buy soe much more as should make yt upp Ten Pounds (per 
annum); which yf it may take effect will doe moche good in all 
that cuntrey.” The King’s council seemed to have turned a 
deaf ear to this appeal. 
