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In addition to the revenue from lands in Cucklington and Mere, 
amounting to £21 9s. 9d. annually, this chantry owned plate 
weighing ten ounces, and goods and ornaments worth 75s. 10d. 
There were three incumbents :—John Gelebrand, aged 48 years ; 
Richard Swayne, aged 63 years; and John Ferarde, aged 40 years. 
“ Forward’s Chauntry, Richard Chafynne incumbent, aged 20 
years. Several small pieces of land belonging to this chantry lay 
in Knoyle, Corton, and Motcombe. Clear yearly value, 106s. 4d. ; 
plate, 19% ounces; goods and ornaments, 5s.” 
The Commissioners add to their report :— 
** M4 The sayd Incumbentis be verey honeste men, and of good report amonge 
there neighbours, albeit not able to sve a Cure by reason of their Infyrmytyes 
and weakenes, and ferthermore verey poore men, and have none other lyvinges but 
these chuntryes only. Also the sayd Rychard Swayne re-edyfyed all the houses 
app’teyning unto the sayd Chuntre after they were brent, at his own ppe 
costis and chargis, to the accomplishement whereof he solde xl*. land of his owne 
inherytaunce, and also is yet indebtyd x". vj‘. viij*. for the repayment whereof he 
layd in gage ij peyre of vestementis of blewe velvet, ande one payre of Cruettis 
of Sylvr, wiche thingis be not worthe so moche money as they lye for; in con- 
syderacon of wiche pmissis he prayith the Kingis most honorable councell to 
consyder hym accordinglye. 
“ Also there be within the parish of Mere 800 people which receive the blessed 
communion and no preste beside the Vicar to help in administration of the 
sacraments, savynge the sayde Chauntry Preests, wherefore the Parishioners 
desyre the King’s most hon Councell to consider hit accordinglye.” ! 
These three incumbents received pensions in 1553, Richard 
Chafynne, of Forward’s Chantry, receiving £6. 
In 1548 lands in Gillingham and Motcombe, belonging to 
Berkeley’s Chantry in Mere, were granted to John Thynne, Esq. 
In 1552, November 20th, Sir John Thynne, Knight, granted to 
Thomas Chafyn, Esq., a lease of all those his messuages, cottages, 
orchards, lands and meadows, pastures, feedings, rents, reversions 
and hereditaments in Mere, now or late in the several tenures and 
occupations of Thomas Denham and others, called ‘‘ Barkeleye 
Chauntery,” for a term of fifty-one years, ata rent of £12 14s.6d. 
1 The quotation is here printed as given in Kite’s Brasses of Wiltshire. Sir 
-R. C. Hoare gives it in Modern Wilts with considerable differences of spelling, 
and apparently not so correct as that given by Kite. 
