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away and embezzling the timber and stone and other materials from 
the mansion-house (of Hook ?), to the great prejudice both of the 
Commonwealth and of Mr. Arundel. And the said Franklyn doth 
also threaten to cut the woods and to plough up the pasture grounds. 
An order was thereupon sent down to the Wilts Committee (ap- 
parently by Mr. Squibb) to prevent future mischief by Franklyn, 
and to keep him rigorously to the terms of his lease. 
‘* Tisbury Parsonage [or Rectory]. 
** To all officers and soldiers under my command. In case one William Langley 
of Tytherington in Wilts or any tenant under him claiming in the rectory of 
Tisbury belonging to William Arundel Esq. be interrupted or disturbed in their 
possession thereof by any soldier whatsoever, without order from the Lords and 
Commons for sequestration or myself, you and the soldiers under yon are hereby 
required to be aiding and assisting to the said William Langley and the tenants 
aforesaid for the quieting them in their possessions, if need require. Given under 
my hand and seal at Turnham Green this 8th October, 1647. 
‘‘THomas FarRFax.” 
“By the Committee of Lords and Commons for sequestration, 19 Dec. 1649. 
By virtue of an Order of Parliament of 2 May, 1646, in regard the parish of 
Tisbury in Wilts containeth a great market town it is therefore ordered that the 
yearly rent of £16 16s. 10d. reserved to the Dean of Bristol out of the im- 
propriate rectory of Tisbury aforesaid be paid to and for increase of the main- 
tenance of Mr. John Barnes minister of the parish church of Tisbury aforesaid, 
over ani above the £80 a year granted unto the said church by a former order 
of this Committee.” 
The expression “a great market town” occurring in the above 
document would seem to indicate that Tisbury was formerly of more 
relative importance than at present. This was made the basis of a 
query some years back, in our Magazine, but elicited no response. 
The present Lord of Wardour could possibly throw light on the 
question. 
The Hon. William Arundel died in 1653, aged 62. His son, 
Charles, had pre-deceased him, but left issue. By his will, dated 
1651, William Arundel constitutes his brother-in-law, Francis 
Cornwallis, his executor, and bequeaths two thousand pounds apiece 
out of his personalties to each of his two daughters, Mary and 
Elizabeth, to be paid on the day of their marriage, if such marriage 
be with the consent of their mother, the Lady St. John; or at the 
age of twenty-one; the residue of his goods and chattels to his 
