38 Wiltshire 



The manor and premises in Burtonhill are held of the King in 

 chief by knight's service, by the looth part of a knight's fee, and 

 are worth per annum, clear, -^os. ; the messuage in Southwark was 

 held of the Prior of the dissolved Monastery of St. Mary "Overyes" 

 in free burgage, in common socage, by the annual rent of lo^d., 

 and is worth per annum, clear, 20^. 



Arithony Risbye died on the i8th of October last past [1626] at 

 Burtonhill aforesaid. 



Esay (sic) Rishye is his kinsman and next heir, viz. son and heir of 

 Thomas Risbye deceased, son and heir of Richard Risbye deceased, 

 brother of the aforesaid Anthony. The said Esay was, at the time 

 ol Anthony s death, of the age of 13 years 8 months and 15 days. 



Inq. p.m., 2 Charles I, p. 2, No. 95. 



Delivered into Court, 6th Februar}^, 2 Charles I (1627), 



Inquisition taken at Westbury, 27th August, 22 James I 

 [1624], before Thomas Rose, esquire, escheator, after the 

 death of Giles Tooker, esquire, by the oath of Thomas Edwards, 

 gentleman, Roger Coggeswell, gentleman, John Reinton, Nicholas 

 Carpenter, gentleman, John Nashe, John Watkins, Edward Carpenter, 

 John Greene, Thomas Merchant, Ralph Selje, Nicholas Amilles {?), 

 Samuel Gibbes, and Thomas Bigges, who say that 



George Tooker was seised of the manor of Maydenton otherwise 

 Winterborne Maddington, co. Wilts, with appurtenances, and being 

 so seised, by a fine levied in Hilary term, 29th Elizabeth [1587] — 

 between Thomas Eyre, gentleman, and Robert Rogers, plaintiffs, and 

 the aforesaid Giles Tooker, deforciant, of the manor or farm aforesaid, 

 and of 7 messuages, 7 apple orchards, 40 acres of land, 20 acres of 

 meadow, 500 {sic) acres of pasture, 30 acres of furze and heath, and 

 40^. rent in Maydenton aforesaid — the premises were limited to the 

 use of the said Giles and Elizabeth his wife, and the heirs male of 

 the same Giles; remainder to his right heirs. He was also seised 

 of 2 messuages with appurtenances, 2 closes of pasture containing 

 3 virgates or rods of {virgas sive rodas) of land, one acre of meadow, 

 and 2 virgates of land with appurtenances in Maddington aforesaid, 

 in the tenure of Nicholas Merewether; and of one messuage with 

 appurtenances in Maddington, and one close of pasture adjoining ; 



