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incomings the Vicar should pay a pension of 40s. a year to the 
impoverished Prior of Farley, and should also provide for the 
services of Titherton chapel, by proper ministers, at his, the Vicar’s, 
own cost. This deed is dated 20th April, a.p. 1272, the 56th year 
of King Henry III. This was the way in which the chapel of St. 
Nicholas and Rectory of Titherton-Lucas became annexed to the 
Vicarage of Chippenham. 
Things having been thus amicably arranged between the Prior 
and his Vicar, the Monastery of Farley continued to take the tithes 
(plus the 40s. a year from the Vicar) until the dissolution, when 
the estate of the Priory in this parish was bestowed (as mentioned 
above) upon the Protector Somerset. The Rectorial tithes were 
then transferred, not, as they ought to have been, back to the 
parish, but to Oxford; being granted by King Henry VIII. to the 
Dean and Chapter of Christ Church, then newly founded. The 
grant is dated 11th December, 1546, just two months before the 
king’s death. 
DistincuisHED Natives. ? 
One more point must be alluded to in this sketch of Chippenham 
history. It will not detain you very long, but you would perhaps 
not object to its being longer, as it is to refer to the distinguished 
natives of your town. No doubt there have been many, but un- 
luckily (‘“‘carent vate sacro,”) for want of some one to collect in 
times past the particulars of this interesting property, we are left 
in considerable ignorance of the eminent deceased. At present 
my list is very brief, for it contains only two names. 
One of these was Dr. Thomas Scott, the author of “'The Christian 
Life.’ Born at Chippenham, as the Register states, in October 
1638, he became a very celebrated Divine; was within reach of 
Prebends, Deaneries, and twice, of Bishopricks; but from private 
scruples he refused all. His works were printed in two volumes 
folio. I need not more particularly allude to them, as of course 
they are to be found in every library in Chippenham. This will 
hardly be the case with the literary remains (if indeed there are 
any) of the second fellow-townsman to be brought before your 
notice, for the very fact of his connection with the place at all will 
