284 Broughton Gifford. 
liam Troutbeck holds of Castle Combe.! But when we come to the 
le Strange moiety, we find it once only represented as belonging 
to Castle Combe.? In 1349 John le Strange held “} Broughton 
manor of the heirs of Walter Dunstanville of Castle Combe by 
military service of 3 bowmen for all services.” But in 1418 An- 
caret Talbot held of John Arundel Lord Maltravers; in 1421 
another Ancaret Talbot held of “Humphrey Duke of Gloucester as 
of his castle of Vyse;” in 1473 John Earl of Shrewsbury held of 
the King; in 1516 Guido Palmes held “of the King as of his castle 
of Devizes by the } part of a knight’s fee.” These two last were 
not minors. 
The inquisitions are unexceptionable evidence. They were taken 
on the oaths of twelve Jurymen of the neighbourhood, who were 
assisted in their inquiry by the experience and professional know- 
ledge of the King’s escheator. And from these it would appear, 
that the le Strange moiety was, soon after the division, alienated 
* William Troutbeck is said in 1510 to hold under the Bishop of Sarum. 
But this must be a mistake of the Jurors, who confess that they were in some 
respects imperfectly informed. The words of the inquisition, are, ‘‘the Jurors 
say that Sir Wm. Troutbeck, Kt., was siezed of } part of the manors of Ashton 
Giff! and Broughton Gifford on the day of his d‘*, and the s* } part of s4 manors 
is held of y* Bp. of Sarum, but by what services they know not.” 
* If this moiety, which was the Talbots’, had continued subject to Castle Combe, 
we should have had the anomaly of such an improper speech as this, from the 
sub-vassal (Sir John Talbot) to his liege lord (Sir John Fastolfe): 
Tatzot, ‘‘Shame to thee. 
I vowed, base knight, when I did meet thee next, 
To tear the garter from thy craven leg. 
Which I have done, because unworthily 
Thou wast installed in that high degree. 
Pardon me, Prince Henry and the rest, 
This dastard, at the battle of Pataie, 
When but in all I was six thousand strong, 
And that the French were almost ten to one,. 
Before we met, or that a stroke was given, 
Like to a trusty squire, did run away : 
In which assault we lost twelve hundred men; 
Myself, and divers gentlemen besides, 
Were there surprised and taken prisoners. 
Then judge, great lords, if I have done amiss, 
Or whether that such cowards ought to wear 
This ornament of knighthood, yea or no.” 
