The Society’s MSS.—Chisledon and Draycot. 127 
“10. Item the copie of M"*. Stephens Joynter (which dead I saw cancelled) and 
of the landes of Nycholas Stephens entayled of his heyers males 14th 
_ March A°. 5° Jacobi [A,D. 1607—8]. 
1). Item one Indenture of bargayne and sale from Tho: and Anthony Stephens 
to Alex: Stafford and Jeames Cottington of all theire landes and royalties 
in Burderupp and Chisildon A° 17 Jacobi [A.D. 1619]. 
12, Item a release from Tho: & Anthony Stephens for the money payd for the 
purchase of Burderupp and Chisildon inrolled in Chancery A° 17 Jacobi 
[A.D. 1619]. 
*13. Item a lycence of alienacion from Tho: Stephens to Alex: Stafford. 
«14, Item the fine from Tho: Stephens Jone his wyfe and Anthony Stephens to 
' Alex: Stafford. 
15. Item the recovery inrolled. 
“16. Item the exemplificacion of the inrolment of the fine according to the 
Statute. 
“17. Item the exemplificacion of the inrolment of the writt of entry and seison 
q according to the Statute. 
18. Item one deede of lyvery and seison and possession from Tho: Stephens to 
Alex: Stafford. 
*19, Item a bond from Tho: Stephens to Alex: Stafford of 5000" for performance 
. of covenantes. ; 
«20. Item a bond from Anthony Stephens to Alex: Stafford of 300" to free the 
land of an annuity of 40! per annum from his wyfe. 
«91. Item a note under the hand of Tho: Stephens of all the incumbrances 
4 whereunto the landes might be lyable. 
‘22. Item 7 statutes of Mr. Tho: Stephens all cancelled. 
23. Item the counterparte of W™. Leycy alias Hodges his lease granted by 
Alex: Stafford and Jeames Cottington for 4 yeares. 
24. Item a bond of 800" from the sayd Leycy alias Hodgis for payment of the 
, rent and performance of covenantes. 
*28 . Item a true copie of the fine inrolled leavied on Mrs. Stephens Joynter. 
26. Item a copie of Nycholas Stephens will.” 
Endorsed :—*“ A Note of diverse parcells of Evedence and 
writtinges belonginge [unto] the Manners of 
Burderupp Chisildon and Hodson, with parte 
of Draycott.” 
Only one of the documents mentioned in the above schedule is 
epresented in Mr. Mullings’ collection, namely, No. 2, the copy of 
ie Letters Patent of Henry VIII. to Sir John Brydges, afterwards 
n 1554) the first Lord Chandos of Sudeley. Originally from 
loucestershire, the Brydges family, in more than one branch, had 
mly established itself in the adjoining parts of Wiltshire. In 
13 Sir Giles Brydges obtained a grant of the manor of Blunsdon 
