THE HAMPSHIRE ANTIQUARY & NATURALIST. 



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A quotation given referring to the Isle of Wight 

 is : " They sold in ye Island by degrees, and have 

 now sowlde all, and seated themselves in Dorset- 

 shire." 



The name, I find, still exists in Dorset, at Rampis- 

 ham and elsewhere. 



The following shows they owned at different 

 places : Sturminster Marshall, Hammoon, near Stur- 

 minster Newton ; and they, in Edward Sixth's time, 

 bought of the Burgesses of the Borough of Dor- 

 chester : 



Folio 2. The Manor of Sleep with Cockamore, and the 

 lands called Gould's Court, Oakfarm, and other lands in 

 Litchet Minster, and Stuiminster Marshall. 



11 December 27 Henry VIII, 1536. Richard Martyn, by 

 feofraent with livery, conveys unto John Carew and his 

 heirs all his lands and hereditaments in Sleep, Litchet 

 Minster, and Cockamore. 



Hilary term 27 Henry VIII. A fine is levied between the 

 same parties. 



i May 31 Henry VIII. The said John Carew, by feof- 

 ment with livery, conveys the premises unto Sir Thomas 

 Trenchard, Thomas Trenchard, Esq., William Jolliff, and 

 George Frowme, and their heirs, on condition to reconvey 

 the same to the use of the said John Carew, and Mary 

 his intended wife, and the heirs of their two bodies, 

 with the remainder to the right heirs of the said John 

 Carew. 



16 July 40 Elizabeth. Henry Trenchard, Esqre., the heir 

 of the surviving Trustee, conveys the premises, presum- 

 ably the legal estate, by the names of Gould's Court, and 

 Oak Farms, and the Manor or Lordship of Sleepand Cocka- 

 more, unto John Carew and his heirs. 



12 February 2 James I (1603-4). Sir John Carew, by Bar- 

 gain and Sale enrolled, conveys all the above-mentioned 

 premises, unlo Sir George Trenchard and his heirs, 

 together with several parcells of meadow in Sturminster 

 mead. 



Easter term 3 James I. A fine is levied between the said 

 parties. 



26 March 3 Elizabeth. John Worsley, by leofment with 

 livery, conveys unto William Constantine, and his heirs, a 

 tenement and divers parcels ot land in Litchet Minster 

 called I lenning's, and 10.3 acres of mead in the common 

 meadow of Sturminster Marshall, called Worseley's 

 lands. 



7 March 7 Elizabeth. The said William Constantine, by 

 feofment with livery, conveys the same premises, and also 

 the manor of Litchet Minster, also Sleep, unto Henry 

 Trenchard Esqre. and his heirs. 



Easter term 7 Elizabeth. A fine is levied between the 

 same parties. 



i October 1615. Richard Hodson and Frances his wife, 

 by feofment with livery, convey unto Sir George Tren- 

 chard and his heirs, a tenement in Litchet Minster, called 

 Sleep. 



Michaelmas term 13 James I. A fine is levied between 

 the same parties. 



31 May 1665. All these lands were vested in Thomas 

 Trenchard, the grandson and heir of Sir Thomas Tren- 

 chard, who makes the settlement as in folio 2, and from 

 thence the title is derived down in like manner as the 

 lands at Wolveton. 



Folio 12. The Manor of Hammoon, with other lands in 

 the paiish of Hammoon, and. the Advowson of the Church 

 there. 



N.B. The title to the Manor and Advowson of Hammoon 

 is the same with the title to the lands in Wolveton as in 

 folio one. 



29 September 44 Elizabeth (1602). John Hoskyns and Peter 

 Hoskyns, by feofment with livery, convey unto Sir George 

 Trenchard and his heirs, 30 acres otTand in Hammoon late 

 in the tenure of Alice Parker. 



The title to these lands is derived down from Sir George 

 Trenchard in the same manner as to the manor of Ham- 

 moon. 



Folio 17. The houses and garden in Dorchester. 



9 April 3 Edward VI. The Burgesses of the Borough of 

 Dorchester, by feofment under their common seal with 

 livery, convey unto Sir Thomas Tren> hard and his heirs, 

 the mansion of the Chantor, belonging to the late dissolved 

 Chauntry of the Church of the Holy Trinity in Dorchester. 

 And which by Inquisition taken 4 April 7 Charles I, 

 mentioned in folio 2, appears to be then 3 Burgases and 2 

 gardens, held ol the then Mayor, Bailiffs, and Burgesses. 



These lands descended in a direct line from Sir Thomas 

 Trenchard, unto Thomas Trenchard Esquire, who made 

 the will of the 2oth October 1702, as in folio 3, under which 

 will the present George Trenchard Esquire claims. 



This proves the correctness of old documents, and 

 supports your correspondent of last week. 



GEO. PARKER. 



St. Mark's House, Southampton, Aug. 28, 1890. 



THE ISLE OF WIGHT "ROTTEN " 

 BOROUGHS. 



When the Reform Bill of 1832 became law the 

 rotten boroughs of the Isle of Wight passed away 

 unwept and unhonoured, but not unsung. The Cor- 

 porations of Yarmouth and Newtown found their occu- 

 pation gone, but their deeds were commemorated 

 in a song given by Mr. John Dyer, at a Reform din- 

 ner at Newport, which ran thus : 



The Shalfleet Hill they turned 



To take a last fond look, 

 Of th' Salterns and the old Town Hall, 



That stood beside the Brook. 



The Corpo' waited for the Mayor, 

 Whose heart they could not cheer, 



And when they looked upon their gowns 

 They wiped away a tear. 



Beneath the Town Hall porch 



The Mayor was on his back, 

 He held aloft the cursed decree 



That gave them all the sack. 



They cursed the Beadle twice, 



Who trembling stood with fear, 

 He took from him the old cock'd hat, 



And in it shed a tear. 



They turned and left the place, 



As though they did not mind, 

 They bore in front the good old mace, 



But their hearts were far behind. 



Go watch their foremost rank, 



And if you miss them here, 

 Be sure you'll find them at the Bank 



Not checking of a tear ! 



J. DORE. 



