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neighbourhood, but Mr. Edmund Wayte’s father, who was a man 
of considerable means, lived at Dauntsey, apparently in the Manor 
House.’ He himself had been Vicar of Norton and Rector of 
_ Bremilham before his appointment to Great Somerford. He died 
- in 1702, and Mrs. Wayte was left a second time a widow. Mr. 
Wayte bequeathed to his wife the advowson of the rectory and 
two small properties—one a messuage with fifteen acres of land, 
and two beastes leases afterwards called “Church’s,” purchased 
from the Hawkins Trustees in 1692—the other, a messuage of land 
then occupied by John Brown, which I cannot identify. Mrs. Wayte 
_ afterwardsseems to have lived at Dauntsey, where some of the Waytes 
still resided,and was joined by her father, John Palmer. He belonged 
to a long-lived family, and not until 1719, at the age of 90, was he 
placed in the family vault, in Broad Somerford Church. Mrs. 
Wayte’s youngest daughter, Elizabeth, was married on 9th 
December, 1715, to Mr. Henry Wightwick, then Curate of 
Dauntsey.? She herself survived until 1740, when she, too, was 
buried at Broad Somerford. Mr. Wightwick was sprung from a 
Staffordshire family, one member of which was the co-founder of 
Pembroke College, Oxford, and being of founder’s kin enjoyed the 
benefits of his ancestor’s hberality as fellow of Pembroke. What 
brought him to Dauntsey we do not know, but he remained there 
only a few years after his marriage. He was a curate at Tetbury for 
some time, and afterwards was appointed Rector of Ashley. On 
his death in 1763 he was buried at Broad Somerford, where his 
wife and five of his children were also buried, one being the Rev 
xeorge Wightwick, master of the Free School, Cirencester. Of 
fourteen children all died without issue, except Walter, who was 
Rector of Little Somerford, and afterwards Rector of Somerton, 
Where he was buried June 4th, 1807. His eldest son, Henry, 
many years in Oxford and was Viceregent and Junior Dean of 
Pembroke. In 1841 he accepted the College living of Brinkworth, 
'A field close by, adjoining the rectory, is still called ““Wayte’s Patch.” 
? Or perhaps master of the school there. 
