476 The Society s MSS. ClyJ^e Pypard, Bupton. 



marriage with Elizabeth, sister to Thomas. But note that she is 

 called " co-heir," whereby we are advertised that it was not the 

 whole inheritance which so passed. The inquisition taken on the 

 death of Sir Gabriel Pile, in 1627, would be sufficient to show that 

 by no means all his estate in Bupton had come to him by descent. 

 The difficulty, rather, is to discover, where so nauch was purchased, 

 what were inherited lands. The " schedule " itself is evidence that 

 he had increased his estate. One such bargain (Xo. 29) is described 

 as a " purparty," or more definitely in an earlier document (No. 18) 

 as " a thu-d part " of the manor of Bupton. The external evidence 

 is to the same effect. 



Between 1527 and 1530 fines were levied of thirds of the manor 

 of Bupton, the inference being clear that Thomas, who, as we have 

 seen above, was born about 1466, was then dead and his patrimony 

 partitioned between his three sisters, or their representatives. 

 Given that Elizabeth Pile was his sister, upon no other theory 

 could the manor have been divisible in thirds. 



In Clyfte, as elsewhere, it was a period of great change. A 

 moneyed man from London (Alderman) William Dauntesay, had 

 come on the scene. He was buying land in Wiltshire and 

 experimenting at Clyffe. He had just bought the manor house 

 and lands from the Cobhams, as appears by the following fine : — 



3rd Feb., 1525-6. Final concord, the morrow of the Purification, 17 

 Henry 8, between William Dantesey, Ambrose Dantesej', William Holes, 

 Michael Dormer, and Eobert Smith, querents, and Edward Cobham and Joan 

 his wife, deforciants, of the manor of Clyff Pyppard alias Pippard Cleve, also 

 of ten messuages 500a. land, 100a. meadow, 300a. pasture, 100 a. wood, 

 200a. moor and 40*. rent and the rent of twenty cocks, twenty hens and 100 

 eggs in Clyff Pyppard. The said Edward and Joan acknowledged the 

 said manor, tenements and rent to be the right of the said William 

 Dantesey, as those which the same William, Ambrose, William Holes, 

 Michael and Eobert have of their gift and they released and quit claimed 

 them from them, Edward and Joan, and the heirs of Edward to the said 

 William, Ambrose, William, Michael and Robert, and the heirs of the 

 said William Dantesey for ever ; and besides the said Edward and Joan 

 granted for themselves and the heirs of Joan that they will warrant the said 

 manor tenements and rent to the said William Ambrose, William, Michael 

 and Eobert and the said heirs of the said William Dantesey against all men 

 for ever; for this acknowledgment, &c., the said William, Ambrose, William, 

 Michael and Eobert have given the said Edward and Joan 280Z. 



Feet of Fines, Wilts. File 13—20 S. 8, No. 19. 



