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manor of West Knoyle, yet several of its members are buried in 
the Church. William Willoughby, of Zeals, died 1752, and Virgin, 
his wife, 1737. Their residence was situated at Long Cross, Zeals, 
the site of which is still called “ Willoughby’s.” It was pulled 
down about forty years since. 
Richard Willoughby, who sold the manor and estate of West 
Knoyle to Henry Hoare, Esq., about 1736, is supposed to be the 
person mentioned by Fielding (in Tom Jones) as Justice Willoughby, 
of Knoyle. A branch of this family lived at Silton, Dorset. 
1655. William Willoughby, of Knoyle, Esquire, was one of 
the prisoners committed for trial for taking part in the rising when 
Hugh Grove and Col. Penruddocke were beheaded. Willoughby 
was acquitted. He was then over 70 years of age. 
Grant or GarRDEN AT MERE TO THE DEAN AND CHAPTER 
oF Sarvm.! 
“Sciant presentes et futuri quod nos 
Edmundus clare memorie Ricardi Regis 
Alemannie? filius et comes Cornubie de 
dimus concessimus et hac presenti carta 
nostra confirmauimus deo et Ecclesie 
beate Marie Nouarum Sarum Decano 
et Capitulo loci eiusdem et eorum suc- 
cessoribus, unum Gardinum et paruam 
croftam cum suis pertinentiis una cum 
molendino ad molendum cortices in villa 
de Mere pro quibus Gilbertus le Vynour 
et Willelmus le Bakere tenentes dictum 
gardinum cum crofta predicta et molen- 
dino predicto aliquo tempore annuatim 
viginti tres solidos soluere consueuerunt. 
Que quidem Gardinum et crofta iacent 
iuxta mansum dicti Decani illius ecclesie 
Rectoris ex parte Australi, habendum 
et tenendum predictis ecclesie et Decano 
et Capitulo predictum Gardinum cum 
“ Know all men present and to come 
that we Edmund, son of Richard of 
sacred memory King of Germany and 
Earl of Cornwall have given, granted, 
and by this our present charter 
confirmed to God and the Church of the 
Blessed Mary of New Sarum, to the 
Dean and Chapter of the same place 
and to their successors one garden and 
small croft with their belongings, and 
also a mill for grinding corn in the 
ville of Mere for which Gilbert le 
Vynour and William le Bakere, once 
tenants of the said garden, croft and 
mill were accustomed to pay twenty- 
three shillings annually. Which said 
garden and croft lie adjacent to the 
house of the said Dean, Rector of that 
Church, on the south side. The said 
Church and Dean and Chapter to have 
1 Mr. A. R. Malden, Chapter Clerk, has kindly furnished a copy of this 
deed, which is preserved among the records of the Dean and Chapter in the 
Muniment Room of Salisbury Cathedral. 
? Edmund was known as ‘‘ Edmund of Almaine,” and possibly the scribe, — 
accustomed to associate the title with him, inserted the word ‘ Alemannie,” 
instead of ‘ Romanorum,” the title of his father Richard. 
