THOMAS GERARD OF TRENT. 57 



of the Church of Trent.* The Bishop probably obtained 

 this grant to enable him to make provision for the Rev. 

 Richard Harewel (Herwell), perhaps a nephew, who was 

 Rector of Trent in 1402 ; and afterwards he disposed of 

 his right to other parties. | In 1396 John Testwood and 

 Elizabeth his wife made a settlement of lands in Chilton 

 Cantelo for the benefit of Elizabeth for her life, with remainder 

 to John and his heirs. These lands were resettled in 

 1405.J 



The last John Testwood made his will in July, 1412. He 

 directed his body to be buried in the chapel of St. Mary in 

 the church of Trent, and left ten shillings for the sustentation 

 of the work of the said church. He mentions his wife 

 Elizabeth, his daughter Isolda, and Thomas Lane, whom 

 Gerard records to be his son-in-law, and father of a daughter 

 and heiress married to John Storke. 



In 1430 John Storke and Alice his wife are given in a list 

 of persons owing homage and service to Sir Thomas 

 Beauchamp, of Whitelackington, in Somerset, || but there is 

 nothing to show whether the lady was his second wife (see 

 post) or the daughter of Thomas Lane. 



The marriage must have taken place before 1428, since the 

 Feudal Aid for that year enumerated John Storke, John 

 Botreaux, and the Prioress of Studley as joint owners of 

 Trent. If As Storke was party in a Final Concord in 1416 he 

 was then of full age, and must have been born not later than 

 1395. He owned property in Blandford Forum which may 

 have descended to him from Simon Storke, who in 1392 

 settled the same quantity of tenements, &c., in Chyping 



* Fed. Fin., 2 Ric. II., 18. S. R. S., XVII., 103. 

 f Weaver, Somerset Incumbents, 201. 



J Fed. Fin. 20 Ric. II., 31, S. R. S., XVIL, 167 ; 6 Hen. IV., 45, 

 S. R. S. XXIL, 18. 

 S.R.S., XVI., 59. 



|| Fed. Fin., 8 Hen. VI., 91. S.R.S., XXII., 189. 

 If Feudal Aids, IV., 375. 



