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cottage and gardens, 4 pomaria, and 124 acres of land, in Wedmore, 

 Mark More and other Mores.* On the same day he was licensed 

 to alienate to John Connell and others, 37 acres of land, in 

 Stoughton, Wedmore and Marke, with turbary in the various 

 moors belonging.f In December, 1578, he sold to John Lacheham, 

 72 acres of land, with belongings and right of turbary in the 

 various moors.; 



Having so done he died, full of wealth, and by inquisition taken 

 at Norwich, 11th July, 1581, he was found possessed, besides 

 other numerous properties in other counties, of the manor of 

 Wedmore, valued at per annum £10, and held in capite at the 

 40tli part of a Knight's Fee. The jury further declared that his 

 heir was Henry Nevill, jun., aged 16 years, 11 months and 10 

 days, son and heir of Elizabeth, widow of Sir Henry Nevill, Kt., 

 daughter and heir of Sir John Gresham, Kt., deceased, brother of 

 Sir Thomas. § 



There Avere some other small holdings. In August, 1548, 

 Edward VI. granted lands in Pidmede More, north of the 

 Campis de Wedmore, called Kedlynche and Medelond, formerly 

 held by the Dean, but in the King's hands by virtue of an Act of 

 Parliament of the 1st of his reign, to Richard Randall of London, 

 gentleman. II 



In July, 1578, William Stone, with Peter Pawlin and John 

 Llin, received with other lands the free chapel of Blackford for 

 21 years, Avith all rights of housebote, hedgebote, firebote, plough- 

 bote and cartebote, that is a necessary allowance from the lord's 

 lands of timber for repairs.^ Later, in 21 Eliz. (1576), Thomas 

 Stone purchased of Sir Thomas Gresham, but without the usual 



* Patent, 20 Eliz., part v., Roll 1168, mem. 28. 



t Patent, 20 Eliz., part v., Roll 1168, mems. 18, la 



t Patent, 21 Eliz., Roll 1175, mem. 28. 



§ Inquisitions, Post Mortem, 23 Eliz. No. 11. 



II Patent, 2 Edward VI., part v, Roll 812. Membrane 56. 



IT Patent, 20 Eliz., part 'J, Roll 1172. Membrane 41. 



