By the late F. A. Carrington, Esq. 



79 



Wokingham, 

 Berks. 



Rectory of Wokingham. 



In 1534 it was worth £26 13s. 4d., and Edward Lose was 

 lessee. [Valor Eccles.] 



The following document is from the Parliamentary Survey, 1650, 

 7th May. 



"A Stjetet of the Rectorie and Parsonage of Woking- 

 ham with the Rights, Members, and appurtenances thereof 

 scituate, lyeing and being in com. Berks, late parcel of the Pos- 

 sessions or late belonging to the late Deane of the Cathedrall 

 Church of the Virgin Mary of Sarum in com. Wilts, made and 

 Taken by us whose names are hereunto subscribed in the Month 

 of April, 1650, by virtue of a Comission to us grainted, grounded 

 upon an Act of the Comons of England, assembled in Parlia- 

 ment, &c. 



All which Premisses amoungst other things, that is to say, 

 all that the Rectory or Parsonage of Woakingham with all 

 Houses, Barnes, Edifices and Buildings, and all demeasne Lands, 

 Tenements, Rents, Closes and Gleabe Lands, togeather with all 

 manner of Tythes, Oblacons, Obvencons, Fruits, Commodityes, 

 Emoluements, advantages and profitts to the sayde parsonage 

 or to the sayde Deane and his successors by reason of the sayde 

 parsonage in anyuise appertayneing or belonging, were per 

 Indenture dated the seaventeenth of December 5° Caroli demised 

 by John Bowie Deane of the Cathedrall Church of the Virgin 

 Mary of Sarum unto Thomas Barker of Chiswicke in the County 

 of Middx, Esq., Habend the Premisses to the sayde Thomas 

 Barker his heires and assignes for and during the naturall lives 

 of William Barker, Thomas Barker and Henry Barker, Sonnes 

 of the said Thomas Barker, and the life of every of them 

 longest iveing under the yearely Rent of Twenty-six pounds, 

 Thirtene shillings and foure pence at the Feasts of the Annun- 

 ciacon of the Virgin Mary and St. Michael the Archangell by 

 even porcons But ar worth upon improvement over and above 

 the sayde Rent per Ann 173., 06., 08. 



If the sayde Rent be unpayde by the space of two months 

 being lawfuDy reqiured then a Re-entry and the grant to be 

 Yoyde. 



The Lessee doth Covenant at his proper Costs and Charges to 

 finde and ordeyne one able priest to serve in the sayde Parish 

 and to repaire the chauncell of the sayde Church and all other 

 the premisses, etc. 



The Lessor doth covenant that for the repaireing of the sayde 

 Chauncell and premisses it shall and may be lawfull for the 

 Lessee from tyme to tyme to cutt and take sufficient Tymber and 

 stuffe in and upon the premisses. And that the sayde Lessor 

 shall beare and pay all desmes, subsidies, and other charges as 



Redd. 26. 13. 04 



Aporconed. 



Tiz. — 



Lands 03 . 00. 00 



Tythes 23. 13. 04 



Intoto26.13.04 



Dec 9 

 Win. Webb 1650 



