310 Cicsioms of Wishford and Bar ford in Gravely Forest. 



she had seven children, and it is said was buried in the Church, 

 and a representation of them laid in brass, which is now [1825] 

 to be seen." The Kector of Wishford's notebook proceeds : — 



(xv.) The next is a beautiful monument in the chancel, ot Sir Bichard 

 Grobham, and his Lady Margaret,' at full length, representing life, he dressed 

 in armour, and she by his side. This great warrior slew a wild boar in 

 Groveley Woods, which was the terror of all the neighbourhood, with his 

 sword alone, which sword is now to be seen, and the real cap of armour 

 which he wore." He founded four Alms-houses, which afford each of the 

 inmates 6*. 6cl. per week. 



(xvi.) About 7 feet from the front door in the first aisle in Wishford Church 

 on a blue marble monument is the following inscription : — 



Here lieth the Body of William Asgille late 

 Rector of this Church, who died the 8th of the 

 Calends of October, Anno Domini 1430, on 

 whose soul God have mercy. Amen. 



"W. Algar" instituted in 1418, died Sept. 1430. Hoare and Offer give 

 the inscription in its latin form with a third varianffor the name: — "Hie 

 jacet Will'm's Allen, nuper Rector ecclesise hujus loci, qui obiit viii. die 

 Kalend. Octob. Mccccxxx. cuius anime propicietur deus. Amen." 



(xvii.) April 28th, 1845. The Midsummer Tithes sold to Mr. Runden 

 ... ^15 5s. 



Sir R. Hoare mentions that the " banner, sword, hehnet, and 

 crest of Grobham " were suspended over the east window, and " an 

 old piece of embroidery " was " over the altar," Branch and D., p. 48. 



The Grobham crest is " a boar's head, or." That of Grobham- 

 Howe, "a dexter arm in armour, erased below the elbow fessways, 

 and holding in the hand a scimitar erect proper, pierced through 

 a boar's head couped sahlc.'" 



Sir T. Grobham, having been steward to Sir T. Gorges, was 

 enriched out of the hull of a Spanish galleon from the Armada, 

 wrecked near Hurst Castle and granted by Q. Elizabeth to Lady 

 Gorges. Hundred of Branch and Dole, p. 46. 



' Margaret, daughter of W. Whitmore, of London, esquire. Sir Ri. Grobham 

 died 5th July, 1629, aged 78. The monument is represented in Hoare's 

 Modern Wilts (Branch and Dole), facing page 49. 



2 Wilts. Arch. Mag., xvii., 817. Dec. 5th, 1842. 



