Inquisitiones Post Mortem. '^'^ 



The said William Jones was also seised of a capital messuage or 

 tenement with appurtenances in Keevil, co. Wilts, called Brent 

 Place otherwise Barkesdales, and of certain barns, stables, buildings, 

 orchards and gardens to the same belonging, and of divers closes 

 of pasture and arable lands called Court Close, Garrett Close, 

 Culverhouse Close otherwise Homeclose, Littleham and Barlye 

 Close, and of 12 acres of arable land with appurtenances, being in 

 the common fields of Keevel aforesaid, and of another messuage or 

 tenement in Keevel called Hancockes, in the occupation of Robert 

 Gore and his assigns, and of one close of meadow or pasture called 

 Cotterells in Keevel aforesaid. 



Being so seised, by a fine levied in Trinity term, 16 James I 

 [161 8j, and afterwards in the octaves of Michaelmas term, 

 17 James I [1619], between Nicholas Carpenter ^xi^ Edmund Hewes, 

 plaintiffs, and the aforenamed William Jones and Sefton Jones, 

 deforciants, of the messuages or tenements aforesaid in Keevel, 

 amongst others, by the name of 3 messuages, 2 tofts, one dovecote, 

 3 gardens, 3 apple orchards, 40 acres of land, 20 acres of meadow, 

 40 acres of pasture and common of pasture for all beasts, with 

 appurtenances in Keevel, Bullington and Seende, co. Wilts. Which 

 fine was levied concerning the capital messuage called Brents Place 

 otherwise Barkesdales, and of all the barns, stables, cowhouse, 

 buildings, apple orchards and garden, and of the 5 said closes, and 

 of the 12 acres of land in the common fields of Keevel with 

 appurtenances (amongst others) to the use of the aforenamed William 

 Jones for life, and afterwards to Isabella his wife for life, with 

 remainder to Henry Jones, second son of the said William, and 

 Abigail his wife, for life ; remainder to the right heirs of the 

 aforenamed William Jottes. And concerning the messuage or 

 tenement called Hancockes, and the close called Cotterells, with 

 appurtenances, to the use of the said William Jones, his heirs and 

 assigns for ever. By virtue of which fine and of a conveyance 

 dated 21st January, 15 James I [1618], between the said William 

 Jones and Sejton Jones of the one part, the said Henry Jones and 

 Abigail his wife of the second part, and Nicholas Carpenter and 

 Edmund Hewes of the third part, the said William Jones entered into 

 the premises. 



The said capital messuage and other the premises in Brooke are 

 held of the King in chief by knight's service by the 20th part 

 of a knight's fee, and are worth per annum, clear, £^0; the 

 messuage called Brentclose otherwise Barkesdales, with appurten- 

 ances, and the closes called Court Close, Culverhouse Close 

 otherwise Homeclose, Littleham and Barlye Close, and the said 



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