By J. EB. Nightingale, F.S.A. 283 
Patent Roll I. Edw. VI, part 6, m. 19. 
Abstract. 
© For Sir William as The King to all to whom, &c. Know ye that 
Knight, and others. we—as well in consideration of the gift, & of 
the patronage, rectory, and Church of Flamested, in our County of Hertford, &c., 
given and granted to us by our beloved Councillor, Sir William Herbert, Knight, 
as also of the sum of £160 by the said Sir William well and faithfully paid— 
have given and granted to the aforenamed Sir William Herbert, Knight, all 
those our Manors of Overton, Alton, Sfocketon, Patney, and Fyfield in the 
County of Wilts, with all appurtenances.” Recites the exchange with the Dean 
and Chapter noted in the previous extract. Various liberties are confirmed to 
the said Sir William within the lands now granted to him. - “ To have, hold, 
and enjoy the aforesaid Lordships and Manors of Overton, Alton, Stocketon, and 
Patney, with the appurtenances, to the said Sir William, his heirs and assigns, 
for ever. To hold of us, our heirs and successors in chief by the service of one 
knight's fee, &c.” 
At Westminster, 30 August. 
It will be remembered that Sir William Herbert was one of the 
executors of the will of the lately-deceased King, Henry VIII, 
Together with the newly-appointed Protector, Edward Seymour of 
_ Wulfhall, maternal uncle of the boy-king, he exercised considerable 
influence in the Government of the day. Sir William Herbert did 
not receive his title of Earl of Pembroke until the year 1551. 
Some time ago, the writer, in searching for a somewhat rare 
autograph of Henry, the second Earl of Pembroke, became possessed 
of a document with his signature attached, which proved to be a 
deed of conveyance of the manor of Stockton in 1585, from that 
Earl to John Topp, of London, merchant taylor, for the consideration 
of £1200. The following is an abstract of that document :— 
‘This Indenture made the eleventh day of November, in the seven-and- 
twentieth year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth [1585], between the Rt. Hon. 
Henry, Earl of Pembroke, Lord Herbert of Cardiff, Marmion, and St. Quentin, 
of the most noble Order of the Garter, Knt., of the one part, and John Topp, of 
- London, merchant taylor, of the other part. Witnesseth that the said Earl, in 
consideration of the sum of twelve hundred pounds, hath given, granted, and 
sold to the said John Topp, his heirs and assigns for ever, All that the manor of 
Stockton, with the appurtenances, in the county of Wilts, together with all lands, 
_ tenements, woods, &c , &c., and all manner of privileges, being within the limits 
of the hamlet of Stockton, and now, or at any time hereafter, reputed as part or 
parcel of the manor of Stockton. To be fully exonerated from all manner of 
former bargains, leases, &c., excepting one lease of the demesnes and farms of 
_ the said manor and of certain coppice woods, &c., granted to Nicholas Maton, 
