Recent Wiltshire Books, Pamphlets, and Articles. 73 
in N. Wilts. Mr. Kite continues the fight with Mr. Talbot over Amesbury 
Monastery,’ maintaining that the weight of evidence goes to show that 
it was not a mixed monastery at all, but a house of nuns only, and 
arguing that the ‘“‘ Brethren”’ mentioned in 1293-4 were chaplains, and 
lay brethren or servants—and that the ‘‘ Prior” was probably a priest. 
Mr. Kite believes that the choir roof was removed and the lead melted 
within the walls, and that then, probably after the first visit of the new 
owner, the Earl of Hertford, in 1542, ‘‘ the roof was certainly replaced.” 
“When finally removed by Mr. Butterfield within my own recollection 
(in 1858) it distinctly told its own history—it had evidently been re- 
constructed by some inexperienced workmen; the main timbers were 
wrongly put together, and in several places the moulding on one timber 
did not correspond with that on the next.” Mr. Kite also adheres to his 
belief that the excavations of 1860 were on the site of the old infirmary. 
Wiltshire Notes and Queries. No. 40, Dec., 1902. 
The editor continues his valuable paper on ‘“‘ Paul Bush, the last Rector 
of Edington and first Bishop of Bristol.’ His monument in Bristol 
Cathedral is described with a good photo illustration, and a copy of the 
cut in Dingley’s History from Marble both of this and of the sepulchral 
slab of Edith Bush, his wife, who was buried close by. His pedigree 
and arms are dealt with, and his will as well as those of Paul Bush, Jun., 
and Walter Bush are printed in full. A Calendar of Feet of Fines for 
Wiltshire, and Quaker Birth Records are continued. Mr. Kite has a good 
note on the will of Thomas Horton, of Iford, 1530, and Thomas Horton, 
his nephew, of Iford, 1554, with a pedigree. In connection with Goddard 
of Sedgehill, Mr. R. W. K. Goddard prints the wills of Elizabeth Goddard, 
of Mere, widow, 1665; Nicholas Goddard, of Mere, 1669; Frances Goddard, 
- of Mere, spinster, 1678, with an inventory of her goods ; and alsoof Edward 
Goddard, gent., of Mere, 1666. The will of Francis Trenchard, of 
Normanton, Wilts, is printed in full and Wiltshire extracts from ‘‘ The 
_ Complete Peerage” are given. 
















The number opens with a short paper on “‘ Place House, Melksham, 
_ with some account of the Selfe family,” containing a great deal of in- 
_ formation with a plan of Place House courts, gardens, and orchard, from 
~ anold map of 1734. The house was built about 1550 by Henry Brounker, 
© whom were granted the Melksham estates of Amesbury Priory. In 
1657 Place House was bought by Isaac Selfe, gent., of Melksham. The 
rgument on this point, on p. 360 of the last volume (xxxii.) of the Magazine. 
Talbot did not say that Amesbury Priory belonged to the Gilbertine 
rder, but to the order of Fontevraud, which Jike the Gilbertine order, was a 
1ixed order of men and women—nor did he assume that this fact necessarily 
