Inquisitiones Post Mortem. 13 



Wilkins, John Stockes, John Tellinge, Thomas Rultye, John Davys, 

 John Stevens, John Myntie, William Slileman, Daniel Deverell and 

 Matthew Hulbert, who say that 



Richard Westjeild otherwise Wastjeild was seised of a capital 

 messuage and divers lands and tenements in Fovent, co. Wilts> 

 called " Fovent Ferme," now in the tenure of William Westjeild, 

 eldest son of the said Richard. And also of 1 3 other messuages in 

 Fovent, now or late in the several tenures of William Candell, 

 Henry Bolles, Joan Bolles,vf'\diOyi, Thomas Barter, Margaret Manny nge, 

 widow, Vincent Vincent (sic), Edward Glyde, Christopher Cantlowe, 

 Edivard Bolles, Richard Northeast, Thomas Ogborne, Henry Best 

 and James Mould ; which premises were lately of George Staples, 

 gentleman. The said Richard Westjeild was also seised of the 

 rectory of Chitterne All Saints, in the co. aforesaid. 



Being so seised he, by fine levied in Easter term, 18 James I 

 [1620], conveyed and assured the tenements and rectory aforesaid, 

 and other the premises with appurtenances to the said William 

 Westjeild and Edward Apprice and the heirs of the said William to 

 the uses following : the said farm and premises in Fovent to the 

 use of the said William for life ; and the capital messuage and the 

 said lands and tenements called Fovent Ferme, to the use of Alice 

 Westfield, then and now the wife of the said William, for life, for 

 her jointure ; remainder thereof to any other wife whom the said 

 William should take, for life ; remainder thereof, and the residue of 

 the tenements aforesaid in Fovent, after the death of the said 

 William to eldest son of said William, and his heirs male ; 

 remainder to Anthony Westfield, second son of the said Richard, 

 and his heirs male ; remainder to Edward Westfield, third son of 

 the said Richard, and his heirs male ; remainder to Richard 

 Wes'field, fourth son of the said Richard, and his heirs male ; 

 remainder to John Westfield, fifth son of the said Richard, and his 

 heirs male; ultimate remainder to the right heirs of the said William 

 Westfield; and the said rectory to the use of the said William and 

 his heirs for ever. 



The said Richard Westfield was also seised of the free chapel of 

 St. Leonard in the castle of Farley, and the rectory of Tellisford, 

 in CO. Somerset, and of certain lands in Tellisford, Wolverton and 

 Rode, in the said co. {sic), in the occupation of William Ball, and 

 by indenture of 2nd March, 17 James I [1620], mentioning his 

 wife Anne, settled the last mentioned premises upon himself for 

 life, with successive remainders to his sons Anthony, Edward, John, 

 and William, and to the heirs male of each of them, with ultimate 

 remainder to his own right heirs for ever. 



