Leland’s Journey through Wiltshire. 143 
On the other side of the Avon river I saw Bradenestoke priory 
ruines on the toppe of an hille, a mile and an half from Avon 
ryver. [Gualter, Erle of Sarum, and Sibylle, his wyfe, founders of 
Bradenestoke, a priory of black chanons. vim. 107.] 
Bradenestoke is about a 4 miles from Malmesbyri. 
Al the quarters of the foreste of Braden be welle wooddid, even 
along from Malmesbyri to Chippenham ward. 
Mr. Pye dwelleth at .......... a litle from Chippenham, but in 
Chippenham paroche. 
One told me that ther was no notable bridge on Avon between 
Malmesbyri and Chippenham. I passid over two bekkes betwixt 
Malmesbyri and Chippenham. 
[ur. 135. There is a place in Wyleshir caullid Combe Castelle, 
a 4 miles towards est from Chippenham: and to this place Jonge 
diverse knightes services and libertees. And this lordship now 
longgith to one Scrope. | 
[ Stanlege abbey. St. Mary. White monks. vu. 65]. 
I left Chippenham a mile on the lifte hand, and so went to 
Alington' village about a mile of, and thens 3 miles to Cosham, a 
good uplandish toun, wher be ruines of an old maner place: and 
therby a park wont to be yn dowage to the Quenes of Englande. 
Mr. Baynton, yn Quene Anne’s? dayes, pullid down by licens 
a peace of this house sumwhat to help his buildinges at Bromeham. 
Old Mr. Bonhome told me that Coseham apperteinid to the erldom 
of Cornwalle, and that Cosham was a mansion place longging to it 
wher sumtyme they lay. 
Al the menne of this tounlet were bond: so that apon a tyme 
one of the Erles of Cornewalle hering them secretely to lament their 
1“ Allington.” Leland had thus far kept the high road from Malmsbury to 
Chippenham. He now turns off at the foot of Hardenhuish Hill on the north 
side, and follows an old lane that leads from Langley Burrell to Allington, 
and crosses the high road at that point. 
2 “Queen Anne.” As the Bayntons, of Fallersdon (in Bishopstone, hun- 
dred of Dounton), did not succeed to the Bromham estate until A.p. 1508. 
Leland must mean Anne Boleyn, who was executed A.p. 1536: about 4 years 
before his visit. 
