162 Leland’s Journey through Wiltshire. 
(Osmund founded canons in it: and endowed them largely. His 
grant was dated a.p. 1091. [4 W. I] 
He ordained in the Church of Sarum 4 principal persons: the 
Dean, Preecentor, Chancellor and Treasurer: and 32 Prebends. 
He also deputed 4 Archdeacons, a Subdean, and a Subchanter: to 
all of whom he gave possessions out of the demesne which he had 
when he was Earl of Dorsetshire. He did not disdain to write, 
bind, and illuminate books. Jtin. rv. 176). 
Ther was a paroch! of the Holy Rode beside in Old-Saresbyri: 
and an other over the est gate whereof yet some tokens remayne. 
I do not perceyve that ther wer any mo gates in Old-Saresbyri 
than 2: one by est, and an other by west. Withoute eche of 
these gates was a fair suburbe. And in the est suburbe was a 
paroch chirch? of S. John: and ther yet is a chapelle standinge. 
The ryver is a good quarter of a myle from Old-Saresbyri and 
more, where it is nerest onto it, and that is at Stratford village 
south from it. 
There hath bene houses in tyme of mind inhabited in the est 
suburbe of Old-Saresbyri: but now ther is not one house neither 
within Old-Saresbyri, nor without it, inhabited. 
Ther was a right fair and strong castelle within Old-Saresbyri 
longging to the Erles of Saresbyri, especially the Longespees.* 
I read that one Gualterust was the first Erle after the conquest, 
of it. Much notable ruinus building of this castelle yet there 
remayneth. The diche that environed the old toun was a very 
deepe and strong thynge. 
1 Queere Porch ? 
2 “* Paroch Chirch.” The presentations in the Salisbury registers are to ‘‘ St. 
Peter's, Old Sarum.”’ The last Rector was William Colville presented a.p, 1412. 
There was one presentation by the Crown in 1381 to the Free Chapel in the 
castle of Sarum. 
3 “Especially the Longespees.” The titleof Earlof Sarum had been borne before 
Leland’s time by several different families: viz., 1. D’Eureux. 2. Longespee. 
3. Montacute. 4. Nevill. 5. Plantagenet. 
4 **Gualterus.” Walter D’Eureux, son of Edward ‘‘the Sheriff,’ and 
founder of Bradenstoke Priory near Chippenham. 
