By the Rev. J. E. Jackson, F.S.A. 271 



Humptrey Bohun the Third was taken prisoner at Winchester, 

 but afterwards released. He died in 1187, and was buried (as all 

 his family from his time appear to have been,)^ at Lanthony 

 Priory, on the south side of the city of Gloucester, founded about 

 50 years before by his wife's father. 



Before his death he settled the possessions of Farley by a con- 

 firmation charter, an important document which fortunately 

 happens to be one of the few relating to this Priory that have 

 been preserved. Some additions of property were made afterwards, 

 and their principal estates (omitting many minor items) were as 

 follows : — 



The Bohuns themselves gave the site of the Priory, the manor 

 and park of Farley, with everything belonging to the estate, except 

 a certain portion of land then held by William de Lisle. The land 

 called the Buries, at Bishopstrow ; the tithes of Oaksey, near 

 Malmesbury; of Wilsford and Manningford (still called Bohun), 

 near Pewsey; and of Heddington, near Calne ; also an eel-fishery. 

 The Empress Maude, not ungrateful for the gallant defence of 

 Trowbridge, was a very liberal donor of the manor of Monkton at 

 Chippenham (now Mr. Esmeade's) ; the rectorial tithes of the whole 

 of that parish, with the advowson and chapelries; an estate at 

 Marston, near Highworth ; and another at Foxhanger, near 

 Devizes. Among Humphrey Bohun's "knights" (meaning 

 those who held lands under the Barony of Bohun), the principal 

 contributor was a gentleman of French family (whose monument 

 found at this place we shall have to notice presently), Ilbert de 

 Chat. He gave rather more than one-third of the whole property 

 of the Priory, consisting of Monkton Manor in the parish of 

 Broughton Gifibrd, some rents at Echilhampton, tithes at Trow- 

 bridge, and at Farmborough, and Clutton, in the county ot 

 Somerset. 



Besides these, the monks had the tithes and advowson of Box, 

 and a mill there, the gift of another knight, Bartholomew Bigot ; 

 Broom Farm, near Swindon (now Mr. Goddard's); Thornhill, near 

 Christian Malford, the gift of Pobert Adeline; the manors of 



' Coll. Top. ct Gen., I, KiS. 



