94 The Priory of Marciyny and its connexion with Wiltshire. 



Similarly in his great work, the Wiltshire Topogra2}hical Col- 

 lections, he speaks of the " Nuns of Martigny in the Valais " (p. 72), 

 the "alien priory of Martigny" (p. 193), the "foreign Nunnery of 

 Martigny" (p. 111). 



The error, for such it undoubtedly is, arose from the substitution 

 of " t " for " c " in the middle of the word, a very easy misreading, 

 even if it has no authority for itself , and the subsequent identification 

 of the place with " Martigny Ville," Canton Valais, Switzerland. 



In the printed edition of the " Hundred Eolls " (Eecord Com- 

 mission) there are two entries relating to Broome, which mention 

 the prior of " Martyni " and " Marteniy " respectively. Both are 

 wrong. The passages in the original (Hundred Eolls, Box 7, No. 

 30) read: — 



Item dicunt quod Prioi- de Marcyni tenet unam caiucatam terre in manerio 

 in manerio (sic) de Brom' .... 



Et Prior de Marceiny habet easdem libertates .... 



The printed " Testa de Nevill " (Eecord Commission) is more 

 fortunate, in the case of Broome at any rate — elsewhere the " t " is 

 preferred — as appears by the following singularly corrupt entry : — 



Abbatissa de M'ceney Burgon' tenet villam de Brome in pura elemosina 

 de dom' com' Rotoro p'mi et ipse tenuit de rege de veteri feoffamento (p. 154). 



This passage is particularly interesting. Among the followers 

 of the Conqueror according to Anselme, was Geoffrey II, seigneur 

 of Damfront, of Mortagne and of Nogent, son of Eotrou I, son of 

 Geoffrey, son of Warin, bastard son of William, Count of Alenc^on. 

 The son of Geoffrey II, the companion of the Conqueror, was 

 Eotrou II, who assumed the title of count of Perche, married in 

 A.D. 1102 Maud, natural daughter of King Henry I, and after 

 her death by drowning in the White Ship, in 1119, Havoise, sister 

 of Patrick, earl of Salisbury. 



Included in the English possessions of the counts of Perche was 

 the manor of Wanborough, adjoining Broome, and hard by Swindon 

 — although this does not seem to be mentioned in the available 

 accounts of the place. The readiest evidence of the fact is the 

 grant, 18th Oct., 1229, on the Charter roll, to William Lungespee, 



