320 Broughton Gifford. 
Noy. 1593. In the summer of 1610, a young bridegroom but al- 
ready a knight, Sir John Horton married Jane daughter of Serjeant 
Hanham of Wimbourne Minster, Dorset, and settled on her a join- 
ture of £300ayear. At this time he resided at Elston, Co. Gloucester. 
In the autumn of the same year, he and “the Lady Jane” sold to 
Benedict Winchcombe of Noke, Co. Oxford, Esq., the manor of 
Ginge, or West Ginge, Co. Berks, for £1400. In 1614 he conveyed to 
Sir Francis Popham of Littlecot, and Sir John Hanham of Wimborne, 
certain lands at Westbury, in trust for himself and “Dame Jane”’ his 
wife and their heirs. In 1614 he hada Chancery suit with his father 
Jeremy, in consequence of “a certain estate or life interest which 
Joan May, widow of Robert May, (“the young maiden Joan Sache- 
field”’), pretended to have in certain lands parcel of Broughton 
manor, which estate Jeremy affirmeth he now hath by grant and 
gift of Joan for her life, and hath enjoyed the same these 30 years 
past.”” The matter was referred, and compromise made that Jeremy 
should release the pretended estate to Sir John, who on his part 
should grant him an annuity of £80 for his life, provided Jeremy 
paid Joan May an annuity of £20 and kept Sir John free from all 
claims of the said Joan. He received 14th Oct., 1616, a general 
livery of seizen of his estates by the Royal escheators, who, the 
manor of Broughton being held by knight’s service, received his 
homage and “the fine of a half mare paid into the hanaper.” 
In 1617 he was Sheriff of Wilts. 15th May 1622 he bought of 
William Brounker, then of Erle Stoke, the half manor which 
once was Alianora Gifford’s, for £350. This was a purchase of 
but little more than the manor with its “court of viewe of frank- 
pledge, franchises, privileges, profits, commodities, and heredita- 
meuts,”’ some chief rents and services, a capital messuage, and a 
few acres in the common fields, and 28 acres of wood. 10th Feb. 
1626 there exist letters patent from Charles I. granting a general 
pardon to Sir John Horton of Elston for all treasons and offences 
whatsoever. I cannot discover what he had been doing to render 
this needful. Were not the interval so long, I should suppose 
he had made some mistakes during his Shrievalty. 23rd Nov. 
1627 he gathered up the last fragment of the manor, by purchase 
