210 History of the Parish of Stockton, Wilts. 



made the entries in the registers of "Wylye and Fisherton for 

 several 3'ears. He gives the following account of himself in the 

 register of Fisherton Delamere. 



Thomas Crockford was born in 1580, the son of Richard 

 Crockford, Yeoman, of Wargrave, Berks. He was of Magdalen 

 College, Oxford, where he was elected Scholar in 1597. He was 

 ordained by Bishop Cotton of Sarum, in 1603, and officiated 

 occasionally in the churches round Stockton. About 1602, he 

 became schoolmaster of Stockton, where he resided fourteen years, 

 six j'ears an inmate with Mr. Terry at the Parsonage. In August, 

 1612, he married at Stockton, Johanna Alford, daughter of Thomas 

 Alford, of Mere, Clothier; and in 1613, was presented to the 

 Vicarage of Fisherton Delamere, by William, fourth Marquess 

 of Winton, and was inducted by Mr. Terry. He died 25th 

 March, and was buried at Fisherton, 2nd April, 1634. There is a 

 curious monument to two of his children, who died infants, attached 

 to the east end of the chancel at Fisherton. 



Dr. Green, who succeeded Mr. Terry, was a Predendary of 

 Bristol, and was sequestered by the Parliament during the Great 

 Rebellion. A. Wood says of him, that he was a learned and godly 

 man, and that he died in 1658. 



The following curious particulars are from the " State Papers' 

 Collection." 



"Grievances of the Wiltshire Clergy in the reign of Charles the 



First. 



Grievances threatened and attempted to bee put upon the Clergie 

 of ye Diocese of Sarum, Cou. Wilts. 



1. — Dr. Greene's curate (who yeeldeth to register all passports 

 made for vagrants, and to make them also if hee bee not lett by 

 the proper businesse of his callinge), hath been required to provide 

 a bcoke for that purpose at his own proper charge, 



2, — Dr. Greene's servants have been required in the right of 

 their master, to mende the common high waies, and threatened 

 with great penaltie for not obeyinge. 



3. — Dr. Greene bath been required to contribute with the Laytie 



