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Hodson, and Chiseldon. and of a pasture called ‘the farmer's Downe or 
Lyddington Downe,” the rectory of Swindon, the glebe lands thereto belonging 
and of all tithes, &c., belonging to the said rectory, and of all other his lands, 
within the realm (except the said several manors of Inglesham), should thence- 
forth stand and be seised of thereof, to the use of him the said Thomas for the 
term of his life, with remainder, as to the said farm of Burdrop, to Elizabeth, 
then his wife, for her life, for her jointure, and with remainder as to all the 
‘premises in Chiselden, Swyndon, Ludington, alias Lyddyngton, and Hodson, 
after his death, and as'to the farm of Burdrop also, after the death of the said 
Elizabeth, to such uses for the term of six years, or less, as by his last will he 
should direct, and after that term to the use of the said Nicholas Stephens in 
tail male, with remainder in default to the use of the heirs male of the body of 
the said Thomas, with remainder in default to the use of the heirs male of the 
body of Thomas, his father, with remainder to the use of his own right heirs. 
_ Afterwards, in the Octave of St. Hillary, 17 Eliz. (1574-5), the said Thomas 
levied a fine of the said manors of Inglisham (the rectory and advowson of the 
church there excepted) to the said William Bruncker and William Martyn, and 
to one Michael Erneley, esq., and the heirs of Bruncker, to the uses mentioned 
in the said indenture, &c. 
_ Further, the said Elizabeth, wife of the said Thomas Stephens, died at 
Burdrop, 19 Eliz. (1577), and subsequently the said Thomas in 20 Eliz. (1578), 
married Dorothy Violett (“ duxit in uxorem Dorotheam Violett’’), and after 
that marriage, Edmund Bridges, knt., Lord Chandos, being seised in fee of the 
rectory of the parish church of Chiselden,-demised the same to the said 
the said Nicholas for life: and subsequently, being seised of such an estate 
therein, he bought, 6 Feb. 21 Eliz. (1578-9), of Giles, Lord Chandos, son and 
heir of the said Edmund, Lord Chandos, the said rectory, as also the manor of 
Jhiselden and Hodson, with their members and appurtenances in co. Wilts- 
4 subsequently, by indenture dated 15th Sept., 21 Eliz., the said Thomas, the 
gon, and Nicholas, released all their right in the said rectory to the said Thomas 
their father. 
thiseldon, ~ indenture dated 30 Oct., 21 Eliz., he enfeoffed, in consideration 
E ‘a said marriage and his affection to the said egiae Raa Broddant, 
en , of the said Sonar of Chiceldon, and manor of Chiseldon and ais (the 
dvowson and pationage of the church of Chiseldon excepted), to his own use for 
fe, with remainder to the use of Dorothy his wife for life, with remainder to 
le use of his heirs and assigns. 
The said Thomas made his last will and testament 24 May, 37 Eliz. (1595), 
lereby, for the advancement of John Stephens his son, and his other children, 
exercised his power under the above recited indenture, and gave the said farm 
Burdrop, &c., to the said John for the full term of six years, and appointed 
e said John his executor. 
the said Dorothy survived him, and is now living at Marlborough. 
The said manors of Inglesham, co. Berks, and Wilts, and the rectory of 
