The Society’s MSS.—Chisledon. 327 
Tithing of Badbury. 
This is suppos’d to be under a settled Composition, which is however at least 
questionable from the following circumstances. 
There is a Terrier, dated 1705, which gives certain specified Tithes in Right, 
without Exemption to any District or Part of the Parish. Upon this Footing, in 
the year 1780, a Demand was made by Mr. Stock on the several Occupiers of the 
Lands in the District of Badbury against which Nothing, satisfactory or decisive, 
was alledged by any Proprietor. Most were totally silent and uninform’d; Mr. 
Vilett alone, whose Property is nearly 100£. per annum, after due Consideration 
order’d his Tenant, John Brunsden, to admit the Claim advane’d by Mr. Stock 
by entring into a new Agreement upon his Terms. Mr. Stone, who is indeed by 
much the most extensive Proprietor, having three Farms of 200£. each, directed 
his Tenants to declare against any Alteration, unless enforced by Law. He 
offer’d however Nothing in support of the Exemption than a customary Payment 
of no ascertained Date. Now the Payments are so oddly proportioned, and bear 
so unaccountable an Appearance that the Authenticity of them is fairly dubious 
and may bear a legal Discussion with no improbable Hopes of Success. 
The Particulars at Present are as follows. 
Proprietors. Tenants. Description. Rent 
— Stone, Esqr | W™. Baden Pastur: and Mead: 220 A. lea 
Ditto Y. Chowles Arable and Past : 216 1.13.43 
Ditto T. Hilliar Ditto 195:10:0]1.19.24 
D:. Vilett J". Brunsden | Pastur: & Mead: 97 1. 8.6 
M:". Morse W™. Woolford Ditto 70 1. 6.0 
MM: Allen W". Hilliar | Past: & Arable 64 0.16.6 
_M'. Smart Josh: Chowles | Past: & Arable 60 1.1.0 
ditto Ditto Arable 10:10:0 
M'. Hardiman | W™. Hatt Past: & Mead: 45 0.10.6 
_ Stamps Jer: May Ditto 28 10. 8.0 
Hardings Ditto Ditto 11 0. 5.2 
(W: Wolford) 
Stamps J". May Ditto 37 0.15.6 
Strattons Ditto Ditto 4, O. 1.6 
_Y. Chowles Josh: Chowles Ditto 40 0.10.7 
Cresby W. Woolford Ditto 16.10.0/0. 5.4 
Cresby [bro | Cresby Ditto 24 0 
St.Peter’s Marl- | T. Hilliar Pasture Orne B56 
Gibbons Ditto Ditto Sar Or, Onl =O, Lenco 
Henry Herring | Henry Herring’ Ditto 26 0 fi 
T. Herring T. Herring 4 
Stratton J", Baldwin Pasture 6 OO} 2 26 
Loveluck Giles Tombes Ditto ¢) Ose 
Y. Chowles Y. Chowles Arab: & Orchard 2 
J". Smith Publ: H. & Close 10 
C. Horton 6.10.0 
T. Church 2.0 
W. Derham W. Derham Publ. H. 4 Ov BO 
(added) the tythes 16.0.6 | 
