By the Rev. C. 8. Ruddle. 337 
Thurberne succeeded; and William Harvaste followed, 2 Richard 
IIL to 1 Henry VII. Therefore as the college knew nothing of 
Thorp, John Thurberne must have mortgaged his farm to raise 
money to recoup his losses, and perhaps to re-build his barns if not 
his house. In any case he would every seven years have to pay a 
fine on renewing his lease. And he could see that outside the 
valleys near Salisbury there was prosperity, which he might hope to 
to share if he held on. In the order of magnitude of assessment to 
subsidies Wilts stood eleventh in the list of counties in 1453, as it 
had done in 1341. But in the order of counties which supplied 
archers about the same date Wilts stood fifth; only Norfolk, 
Lincoln, York, and Kent being superior. (Rogers, iv., 86—89.) 
Winchester College was as yet by no means rich; and when it 
granted a pension it secured it upon this manor of Durrington ; 
as the following extract from the Close Roll shows :— 
Close Roll 19 Henry VI. part I., memb. 35. A.D. 1489. 
To all faithful Christians to whom the present witness indenture shall come, 
the Warden and Scholars of the College called St. Mary College of Wynchestre 
at Wynton wish health. Know ye that we the aforesaid warden and scholars 
for us and our successors by our unanimous assent, consent and will have 
given and conceded to Mr. Walter Trengof, D.D. and Archdeacon of Cornwall 
_ to have an annual rent or pension of £20 sterling to the same Walter and his 
assigns for the term of 20 years next following after the present date, to be 
received held and paid from and in our manor of Duryngton in the county of 
Wiltes at two terms of the year namely at the feasts of Easter and St. Michael 
by equal portions. And if it should happen that the aforesaid annual rent 
without arrear should not be paid in part or altogether for 15 days after any 
feast of the aforesaid feasts if it be demanded then it shall be fully lawful for 
the aforesaid Walter and his assigns into the whole aforesaid manor with 
_ those belonging to him to enter so long as the aforesaid term lasts, and from 
any parcel of land to distrain, and the distrained goods so taken to remove 
and retain so long as the rent so in arrear shall so continue, until Walter or 
his assigns shall be fully satisfied and paid. And if it should happen that 
the aforesaid annual rent or pension should be in arrear not paid in part, or 
the whole of it for one month after a feast of the aforesaid feasts, if demanded 
then we will and concede by these presents to the same Walter 100° asa 
penalty to be paid to the same Walter or his assigns immediately and without 
delay after the rent or pension as aforesaid shall happen to be in arrear and 
‘not paid. And so often as the rent or pension aforesaid happens to be in 
arrear for one month in whole or in part, unpaid after any feast of the 
aforesaid feasts we concede that the same penalty of 100°. shall be paid by 
these presents as is aforesaid. And we will and concede that so often as the 
aforesaid penalty which is by the aforesaid rent or pension as is aforesaid, 
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