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portion of the estate; “Stedham”’—the enclosure for horses ; 
“Whatley,” ? Wheatley—the wheat-field ; ‘Green Hayes,” 
“ Bisher Hayes,” and “‘ Washer Hayes” all retain the old Norman 
word haie=a hedge, and respectively mean the Green enclosure, 
Fisher’s and Washer’s enclosures; ‘“ Chilpits,”’ ? chalkpits, etc. 
The churchwardens’ book at Mere contains a record of a dispute 
between William Chafyn, gent., farmer of the parsonage of Mere, 
and divers of the inhabitants of Mere, concerning the tithe hay of 
the Ingrounds of the parish of Mere; in consequence of which a 
commission was appointed by the Court of Exchequer to decide the 
same :— 
“Int* Inquisicon et Expente de Anno xxvij° Regnne Elizabethe Jn Sari 
Remanentq ac in custodia Remen ejusdem Regine ibm existe int’ alia Conti- 
net". ut sequnt’. viz. : 
“Wilts. Where as a Commysyon was a wardyd owet of the honorable Courte 
of the exchequer berynge date the xijth daye of february in the xxvij‘" yere of 
the Raigne of o* sov’aigne ladye Queene Elyzabeth &c. And here unto annexed, 
dyrected to Willm Brouncker, lawrence Huyde & Henry Wylloughbye esquyers. 
And Willm Blacker gent. to heare & det'myn the varyences and stryfes growen 
betwyne Willm. Chafyn gent. ffarmer of the psonage of Mere of that one pte 
And John Dodyngton, Leonard Dodyngton and Thomas Awbrey gent., And 
John Pryde, Xpofer Alforde, John Deverell, Robrt Coward, leonarde Cowley, 
John fforwarde theldr, Edwarde ffoorde. And all the Reste of the inhabitance 
of the pysshe of Meere on that other pte for and Consernynge the tythe hay in 
the Ingrounds and of the Inhabitants of the pyshe of Mere aforesaid and by 
them Claymed to have contynuyed tyme owet of mynde under Rates certayne 
By vertue of w. Commysyon we the said Willm Bruncker, lawrence Huyde, 
Henry Wylloughby & Willm Blacker, called before us all the said ptys the 
xxi*t & xxij’ dayes of Julye in the said xxvij™ yere of her mat* Raigne & 
examyned dyus wytnysses And havinge harde what Could be said in ev'y behalfe 
in the ende w* the assent, consent, & good lyking of all the said ptyes & w the 
consente of the Deane of Sar. lorde of the said psonage. We have sette downe 
those Rates ffoloynge to have Contynuacon for ev' yf soe it shall lyke the said 
honorable Courte of Exchequer to allowe thereof. W*. wee doo heare certifye 
undr o° hands and vz., &c. 
“WILLM BRrouncKER Henry WILLOUGHBY 
“LAWRENCE HuyDE Wittm BiLacKker.” 
“Chadenwych. Imprimis. Thomas Awbrey gent. douthe holde the coppyhold 
messuadge of the mannor of Chadenw*. and dyv's lands and tenements in 
Chadenw™. aforesaid whereunto there doo belonge xiij™ Closes of Stocke medowe 
or ingrounde medowes called by the name of Worthmeade, balle knappe, balle 
medowe, pcke meade, south meade, Resons, Resons ou' mdow, Resons nether 
mdow, lyense nether mdow, lyense ou’ medow, marche parke & Veales parke, 
