298 Great Bedicyn. 



A.R. A.D. 



43. Parlt. Westr. Anth. Hungerford, Esq. 



Lewen Monk, Esq. 1600-1 



Levine Monk, Esq. was one of those created M.A. on 

 the King's visit to Oxford, 30 August, 1605. In 1612-13, 

 he was destined to accompany the Lady Elizabeth to the 

 Palatinate, as secretary to the Commission for settling her 

 jointure. (See King James's Progresses, i. 556, ii. 601, 

 606.) Some of his letters occur in Winwood's Memorials. 



Jac. I. 



1. „ Do. John Rodney, Esq. 



Anth. Hungerford, Esq. 1603-4 



12. „ Do. Anthony Hungerford. 



Giles Mompesson. 1614-5 



Giles Mompesson of the Bathampton "Wily family, was 

 knighted at Newmarket 18 Nov. 1616. He married 

 Katherine, daughter of Sir John St. John of Lydiard 

 Tregoz. She died 28 Mar. 1633. He was degraded temp. 

 James I. 



18. „ Do. Fra. Popham, Knt. 



Giles Mompesson, Esq. 1620-1 



Sir Francis Popham of Littlecot, Knt. son of Sir John 

 Popham by his wife Amy, heir of Robert Games of Casel- 

 ton, co. Glamorgan. Sir Francis married Anne heir of 

 John Dudley of Stoke Newington, Esq., by whom he had 

 13 children. 



21. „ Do. Hugh Crompton, Esq. 



Wm. Cholmley, Esq. 1623-4 



"Hue Crompton, gentilman, was buried the xxx th of 

 August 1645," at Great Bedwyn. 



Cak. I. 



1. „ Do. John Brook, Knt. Wm. Cholmley, Esq. 1625-6 

 1. „ Do. John Selden, Esq. Maurice Berkley, Knt. 1625- 6 



John Selden was born 16 Dec. 1584 at Sabington in Sus- 

 sex. The public character of this distinguished scholar, 

 politician and antiquary, is too well known to call for 

 notice in this place. In the last Parliament of James I. 

 he had been returned for Lancaster, but does not ap- 

 pear to have had a seat in Charles's tirst Parliament. 



