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that had wit, except otherwise upon designe to gett them engaged 

 for him : as for instance Sir Charles Snell of Kington St. Michael, 

 in North Wilts, my good neighbour, an honest young gentleman, 

 but kept a perpetual sott. Sir "W. engaged him to build a ship (The 

 Angel Gabriel) for the designe for Gruiana, w*" cost him the 

 Manor of Yatton Keynell, the Farme at Easton Piers, Thornhill 

 and the Church Lease of Bps. Canning, w^ ship upon Sir Walter's 

 attainder was forfeited."^ Sir Charles was further " famous for 

 having till the Civil "Wars as good hounds for the hare as any were 

 in England for handsomeness and mouth (deep-mouthed) and 

 goodness, and suited one another admirably well."^ He was the 

 last male owner and died unmarried and intestate in 1651. Upon 

 his death the Manor of Kington descended to his three sisters and 

 heirs-at-law, or their representatives. A partition was made in 

 1656. The three sisters were Mrs. Penelope Newman, Mrs. Bar- 

 bara Stokes, and Mrs. N. Gastrell. 



The eldest, Penelope, having died in her brother's lifetime, the 

 representatives claiming her third at the partition, were the families 

 of Sadler, Coleman, and Edward Stokes. The Sadler's share, lying 

 at Allington and Peckingell, is now the property of their descendant 

 the Rev. Isaac Sadler Gale. Mr. Walter Coleman of Langley, in- 

 herits his ancestor's portion. 



The second sister Barbara, wife of Charles Stokes, also died in 

 her brother Sir Charles's lifetime. In 1679 this undivided one third 

 was sold by her grandson John Stokes for £5500, to the Trustees 

 of the marriage of John Lawford, Esq., of Stapleton, Co. Glouc, 

 and his wife Jane, daughter of Sir William Duckett. In 1713 it 

 was again sold, to Mr. Ayliffe White, of a family fomerly of Langley 

 Burrell and Grittleton. His grandson (of the same names,) dying 

 in 1826, his estate was purchased by Mr. R. H. Gaby, Mr. N. 

 Athcrton, and Mr. W. Whitworth. Mr. Atherton's house and 

 lands were again sold (1856) to Captain Hugh Clutterbuck, second 

 son of the late Thomas Clutterbuck of Hardcnhuish, who now 

 resides at Kington, The Lodge farm, late Mr. Whitworth's, has 



1 Lives of Eminent Men, II. 514. 

 2 N. H. of WUts, p. GO. 



