138 The Society’s MSS.—Chisledon and Draycot. 
Stephens’ descent is missed out. The wills, printed above, do not 
enable us to make the correction, if necessary, for Elizabeth, wife 
of Anthony Goddard, is not mentioned in them. On the other 
hand, in Harley MSS., 1111, 1181, and 1443, all purporting to 
represent the pedigree of Stephens entered at the Visitation of 
Wilts in A.D. 1565, Elizabeth occurs as a daughter of Thomas, 
the purchaser of the manor of Chiseldon, who died in 1595. 
With regard to the family of Buckeridge, the bishop, in bio- | 
graphical notices,.is said to have been born at Draycot Cerne, in co. 
Wilts. It may be taken as certain that “ Cerne” is an addition 
made by an editor who had never heard of but one Draycot in the 
county.!. Thomas, the bishop’s brother, was certainly of Draycot 
Foliot, while his aunt, a sister of his mother Elizabeth Keblewhite, 
had married (sce “ Keblewhite Kin” pedigrees by Sir Thomas 
Philipps) Arthur Redfern, ‘ farmer” of Badbury under a crown 
lease. 
Nicholas Stephens, who in 1596 succeeded his father Thomas at 
Burderop, had been married, before he was 18, to Frances Brydges, 
whose relationship to the Lords Chandos appears by the accom- | 
panying pedigree and wills. 
There is, first, the will of her grandfather :— 
Henry Bruges, of Newburye, diocese of Sarum, squyer. Mother church of — 
Sarum 6s. 8d. High altar of parish church of Newburye 20s. to the works of 
said church 20/7. In the days of my buryal and months mind, to be distributed — 
to every poor creature thither coming, oon penny, to pray for my soul, and all — 
Christian souls. Every of my menyall servants oon hole yeres wages, &c. 
Honest secular priest, not benefised, to be hired by my executors to pray for my 
soul, and the soul of Margery my wife, late deceased, &c., ix marks to him per 
annum for his salarye, he to celebrate divine service in that church where my 
body shall fortune to be buryed, and not in any other place. To Johan Thornehall ~ 
my daughter, 20/7. John Gifford, son of my said daughter in money and plate 
to the value of 20/7. To Anne, sister to the said John towards her preferment 
of marriage, 20/7. To Ann Darell, the daughter of Constantyn Darrell 207. 
Robert Bedford son of my said wife 107. Robert Sewey a cup of silver to the 
value of 40s. Residue to Richard Bruges, my son, sole executor. Yoven at — 
Newbury, the v day of December, 1538, 30 Henry 8. Witness, John Wyns- 
combe, the elder of Newbury, John Mayget, parson of West Shifford, John 
Knyght of Newbury, and Robert Sewey and other. Proved 28 Jan’, 1538-9, 
by oath of Richard. Registered “ Dyngley,” fo. 24. ; 
ee SS 
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