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January (1 Eliz.), Elyott, on payment of a fine of 20 marks, 

 received a license to sell to Thomas Gresham, esq., better known 

 as Sir Thomas Gresham, Kt., a great accumulator of wealth in 

 his day, all the manor of Wedmore, with belongings, 150 

 messuages, 50 tofts, 10 mills, 10 dovecotes, 200 gardens, 

 2,000 acres of land, 3,000 acres of meadow, 2,000 acres of pasture, 

 200 acres of wood, 1,000 acres gorse, and £8 rents, in Wedmore, 

 held in capite.* 



On the 1st October, 1577, for a fine of 8s. Id., Sir Thomas was 

 licensed to sell to John Durbaw, 40 acres land and 100 acres 

 jampnor et bruer, gorse and heath, in Mark and other places, with 

 common of pasture in the moors adjoining. t On the same day, 

 with consent of Anne his wife, he was licensed to alienate 35 

 acres of land, in Wedmore, to Thomas Baylie, clerk, and Elizabeth 

 his wife, a daughter of Fullcoms Eton, defunct. J In August, 28 

 Eliz., Nicholas Baylie conveyed this property, described as situate 

 in Burgo Fill : Campis de Wedmore, to Elizabeth Eton, alias Baylie, 

 Avidow, but without obtaining the Eoyal License, and this being 

 discovered two years later, in May, 1588, the Queen of her 

 special grace was induced to pardon the transgression, and in 

 consideration of a payment or fine of 20s., confirmed the transfer. 

 On the same day also, on payment of a license fee of 13s. 4d., 

 Gresham alienated to Thomas Hodges, the capital messuage of 

 the manor of Wedmore, with some cottages, and three orchards, 

 70 acres land, 3 acres of wood, 100 acres furze and heath with 

 belongings in Wedmore, Marke and other places, the whole 

 valued at 40s. per annum, the fine £6 4s. l5d.§ On the 20th 

 December, 1577, he sold to Wm. Satchell, alias Martyn, besides a 



* Patent, 1 Eliz., Roll 94, mem. 11. 

 t Patent, 18 Eliz., part ii., Roll 1133, mem. 17. 

 t Patent, 19, Eliz., partxi., Roll 1161, mem. 6. 

 § Patent, 18 Eliz., part ix., Roll 1145, mem. 46. Alienation Licenses, 

 fol. 53, License cxxxi., 19. Eliz. 



