Cadnam. 391 



Tlie next document is a bill to enforce payment by Alice Cricklade 

 of a life annuity going out of Studley. In date it is subsequent to 

 the death of Thomas Cricklade, who was living 16th February, 

 1448-9,^ and belongs probably to the autumn or winter of 1449, 

 that is to say, before John Stafford, archbishop and chancellor, 

 vacated office. It may, possibly, however, have been addressed to 

 John Bourchier, archbishop of Canterbury and chancellor, in 

 which case it belongs to the period between March, 1454-5, and 

 October, 1456. It is interesting for the allusion contained in it 

 to Walter, lord Hungerford, of whom the manor of Cadnam was 

 held, as of his manor of Chippenham. 



To the full reverent fader in God and right gracious lord the 

 Archebisshop of Caunterbury, Ghaunceller of Englond 



Besecheth mekely your pouere oratours John Warre and Agnes his wyfe 

 for as nioche that where oon Thomas Grikkelade and Alice his wyfe late were 

 seised of diuers landis and tenementes wyth their appurtenaunce in Galne 

 Ghiluestre and Stodelegh in their demesne as of fee as in the right of the said 

 Alice oute of the wiche londes the said Agnes claymed an annuell rent of .x. 

 mark yerely to be paid to the said Agnes duryng her life Wherfore divers 

 stryfes and debates were excited betwixt the said Thomas Grikkelade and 

 Alice and the said Agnes Wher apon at the instance of S"' Walter Hunger- 

 ford lord of Hungerford it was compromytted be the said Thomas and Alice 

 of that oon partie and the said Agnes of that other partie to staunde to the 

 award and ordenance of S' John Fortescu Knyght apon the right and title 

 of the said .x. mark. And the said S' John Fortescu takyng upon hym the 

 charge forto make awarde betwyxt the said parties, made award that the said 

 Thomas and Alice shuld infeffe the said John Fortescu S' Richard Neuton 

 Knyght Thomas Yonge Eichard Ghok and John Whittokesmede of all the 

 saide londes and tenementes with their appurtenaunce to haue and to houlde 

 to them and to their heires in fee And thanne the said feffes to graunt unto 

 the said Agnes an annuyte of .x. mark to haue yerly goyng out of the said 

 londes and tenementes terme of her life And also the said londes and 

 tenementes to staund so in the feffez honde duryng the life of the said Agnes 

 for her suerty to the which award the said Thomas Grikkelade and Alice 

 agreed them be force of the which award the said Thomas Grikkelade and Alice 

 enfeffed the said S"^ John Fortescu S' Richard Nev/eton Thomas Yonge 

 Richard Ghok and John Whyttokesmede in fe be force of which feffement 

 they were ther of seised in their demesne as of fee and so seised graunted 

 oute of the said londes and tenementes to the said Agnes an annuell rent of 

 .x. mark to be paid at four ternies of the yere as it appereth be their dede of 

 the which annuell rent the said Agnes was seisid and paid be the hondes of 



' Somerset Incumbents, ed. Rev. F. W. Weaver. Presentations to Langridge, 

 p. 275. 



