244 Notes on the History of Mere. 
Parke, with all other the app’ of the same, and all that the Manor of Meere, 
with its rights, rents, and app’ with several grants which were possession 
of K. Charles.” 
“29th December, 1657, Order to prepare a grant to Col. Robert Phelipps of 
all our houses and lands, called the demesnes of the Manor of Meere, in Wilts, 
and the barton there, and the sheep pasture there, called the Cuppey Warren of 
Swaynecumbe, within the said Manor, and the park called Mere Park and all the 
houses and lands within the same, for thirty-one years from Lady Day next, and 
the residue of the said manor, rents of assize, perquisites of courts from Lady 
Day next, for thirty years and a half, rendering the rents formerly reserved on 
lease to Mr. Thomas Carey. This is in consideration of his many faithful 
services done to our royal Father of blessed memory, and to ourselfs against our 
Rebels of England, especially in his late concealing us, and helping us to escape 
out of their hands; and also in consideration of the continual unwearied 
endeavours of him, and also of his wife Agneta Phelipps, to doe us service with 
the utmost hazard of their lives and fortunes. Given at our court at Bruges, 
29th December, 1657.” 
“To our trusty and well beloved, our Attorney or Solicitor General, or in 
their absence to any other of our Counsel learned at law.” 
1602, Mere Park was valued at £100. 
1640, Sir John Zouche was charged by rate £5 per annum for 
the herbage of Mere Park. 
A. Zouche, whose family had been lords of Castle Cary, was 
holder of Mere Park, under the crown, in the time of Queen 
Elizabeth. 
1670, the demesne, barton, park, etc., were granted to Henry 
North, Esquire. 
1694, the demesnes, Deverill Long-wood, Knoll-wood, etc., were 
granted to Sir Matthew Andrews, Knight, and continued in his 
hands, together with the manor, hundred, and bailiwick, except the 
woods and demesnes, till 28th March, 1735, when they were granted 
to Augustus Schutz, Hsq., till 1775, when the hundred, bailiwick, 
and demesnes were granted to George Schutz, Esq., and so continued 
till the present century. 
1716, John Nuttall and Robert Pitman took the whole of Mere 
Park from Henry Andrews, Esq., and it was sub-let-—Higher Park 
to Deborah Morrice, and Lower Park to Thomas Butler. 
1723, Thomas Butler gave up the occupation of Mere Park and 
