42 Wiltshire 



eeofire^ a[U)itafter, gentleman- 



Inquisition taken at Marlborough, 4th April, 2 Charles I 

 [1626], heioxe John Foyle, esquire, escheator, after the death 

 of Geoffery Whitaker, gentleman, by the oath of Richard Smilh, 

 gentleman, John Spencer, gentleman, George Mortytner, gentleman, 

 Bartholomew Smith, gentleman, Alexander Dismer, Henry Stnith, 

 John Noyse, Thomas Smith, John Waterman, Edward Dismore, Thomas 

 Sloper, Thomas Eires, Thomas Freeman, Thomas Kinge, and John 

 Lawrence, who say that 



Geoffrey Whitaker the elder, grandfather of the abovesaid Geoffrey, 

 was seised of a messuage and one virgate of land, with appur- 

 tenances in Tinhide and Edington, co. Wilts, and of 40 acres of 

 meadow and pasture with appurtenances in Steeple Ashton, co. 

 Wilts, and being so seised by his will dated 12th March, 42 Eliza- 

 beth [1600], devised the premises aforesaid to Nashe Whitaker, 

 father of the aforesaid Geoffrey, and his heirs male, with remainder 

 to Geoffrey Whitaker the younger, second son of the said Geoffrey 

 the elder, and his heirs male ; ultimate remainder to his own right 

 heirs ; and the said Geoffrey Whitaker the elder died on 6th April, 

 43 Elizabeth [i6oi]. 



Nash Whitaker died on the 23rd October, 8 James I [1610]. 

 After whose death the aforesaid Geoffrey Whitaker the younger 

 (on whom the Inquisition is taken) was seised of the premises 

 aforesaid, as son and heir of the said Nash Whitaker. 



The said Geoffrey Whitaker the younger was also seised of the 

 moiety of two closes of land, meadow and pasture, containing 

 20 acres, in Steeple Ashton and Edington, called Lossam Leaze. 



The messuage and virgate of land in Tinhide and Edington are 

 held of William Marquis of Winchester, as of his manor of Tinhide 

 Romsey, in free socage, viz. by fealty, suit of court, and the rent 

 of gj. per annum, and are worth per annum, clear, 20J. ; the afore- 

 said 40 acres in Steeple Ashton are held of the King as of his 

 manor of Steeple Ashton in free socage, viz. by fealty, suit of 

 court, and the yearly rent of 1 2s. 9^., and are worth, clear, 40J. ; 

 and the moiety of the two closes called Lossam Leaze are held of 

 the King in chief by knight's service, but by what part of a fee 

 the jurors know not. 



Geoffrey Whitaker the younger died on the 17th of December 



