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WILTSHIRE MAGAZINE, 
“MULTORUM MANIBUS GRANDE LEVATUR ONUS. ’—Ovid. 
Atlistress dane Mane. 
By C. PENEUDDOCEE. 
Sap 6, URING the Meeting of the Wiltshire Archzological Society 
SIN —in 1890—at Devizes we visited the little Church of 
Manningford Bruce, or Brewose as it was called in the year 1316, 
Tradex when Maria de Brewose was the lady of the manor, 
Villaris. Dedicated to St. Peter, the Church presents, archi- 
tecturally, some very remarkable features, and has within the last 
few years, been carefully restored by Mr. Pearson, under the super- 
intendence of the Rector, the Rev. James Bliss. Formerly over 
the altar, and now on the north wall of the chancel, is a tablet which 
records the resting-place of the remains of a woman. While she 
lived she was the wife of Edward Nicholas, who was the son of Sir 
aq Oliver Nicholas, Cupbearer to King JamesI. The 
Richmond, Nicholases were of a very old Wiltshire family, residing 
at Ryndway, or Roundway, and branched off, and were traceable at 
several places in Wilts—at Compton Chamberlayne, Brokenborough, 
Stert, All Cannings, and Cote in Bishops Cannings. From the last- 
Harl. MSs. named place came Nicholas of Manningford Bruce. 
1165. In the Heralds’ Visitation of Wilts, taken in the 
year 1623, Edward Nicholas, the eldest son of Robert Nicholas of 
Coate, who was a second son, is therein noted as of Manningford 
Pedigree, and Brokenbury—this Edward Nicholas being the great 
Nicholas. grandfather of the Edward Nicholas mentioned on the 
tablet. 
*,* The Society is indebted to Mr. Penruddocke for the generous gift of the 
illustrations accompanying his paper. 
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