134 The Society’s MSS.—Chisledon and Draycot. 
achieved much. In 1562 Edmund, the second Lord Chandos, sold 
him the fee of Burderop, apparently for 3000/. (see the schedule, 
Nos. 3—5 and 7). On 6th February, 1578-9, he purchased of 
Giles, third Lord Chandos, all his manorial rights, together with 
the rectory of Chiseldon, as appears by the schedule (No. 6) and 
by the following inquisition :— 
Wait to the escheator in co. Wilts, to enquire “ Quia Thomas Stevens 
armiger qui de nobis tenuit in capite diem clausit extremum” . . . West- 
minster, 12 Feb. 38 Eliz. 
InQuisit10n taken at Marleborough, co Wilts, 16 March, 38 Eliz. (1595-6) 
before Thomas Crane, esq., escheator, by the oath of William Haycroft, gent.,- 
Virgill Parker, gent., Richard Patteshall, gent., William Pleadall, gent, Henry 
Barnard, gent. John Brynde, William Sadler of Salthropp, William Sadler of 
Overtowne, William Fyssher, William Burge, John Burge, William Collet, 
Edmund Morse, John Stychall, Richard Cleter, Thomas Parrys, and William 
West. 
The said Thomas Stephens was seised in fee, long before his death, of the 
manor of Over Inglisham, co. Wilts, and of the manor of Nether Inglisham, co. 
Berks, the rectory of Inglisham, co. Berks, the advowson of the vicarage of — 
Inglisham, a capital messuage called the “ farme of Burythropp alias Burdropp” 
in the parish of Chiselden, co. Wilts, a pasture called ‘the farmour’s Downe alias 
Ludington Downe” in the parish of Ludington, the advowson of the church, or — 
vicarage, of Swindon, co. Wilts; of four messuages in the several holdings of 
Robert Morse, Mathew Barber, Cutbert - , and Bur’ Barnard, in Swindon, 
and of one portion of the tithes called “ Nower tythe” lying in Escott in the 
parish of Swindon; also of three messuages in the parish of Chiseldon in the — 
several occupations of John Kinge and Joan Chete; and being so seised, the 
said Thomas by an indenture, the last day of February 16 Elizabeth (1573-4), 
between himself of the one part and Dame Jane Bridges, widow, of the other, — 
in consideration of a marriage then already solemnized between Nicholas Stephens 
his son and heir apparent, and Frances, now wife of the said Nicholas, daughter 
of the said Dame Jane, and for a competent jointure for the raid Frances, © 
agreed to enfeoff Anthony Bridges, esq., William Brouncker, esq., John > 
Warneford, esq., James Braybrooke, gent., William Box, gent., and William 
Martyn, gent., of the manors of Inglisham in the counties Berks and Wilts, to 
the use of himself during the joint lives of the said Thomas and Nicholas, and 
after the death of the aid Nicholas to the use of the said Frances for her life, — 
with remainder to the use of him, the said Thomas, for his life, with remainder 
to the use of the said Nicholas in tail male, with remainder to the use of his — 
own heirs male, with remainder to the heirs male of his father, Thomas, with 
remainder to the use of his own right heirs. 
And further by the said indenture he agreed with the said Dame Jane, that 
in consideration of the said marriage, and to preserve his lands in his blood, 
that he, or others, being seised of the farm, or site of the manor, of Burdrop, 
alias Burythropp, in Chiseldon, and of lands, parcel thereof, in Burdrop, 
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