The Society s MSS. 17 



Richard, duke of York, and other great men, WilUam Stowreton, 

 knight, Keynold Stowreton, knight, Thomas Lyte, esquire, Philip 

 Morgan, esquire, and Jolni AVesteley, "gentihnan," dated at Cliik- 

 lade, 22 August, 28 Henry VI (1460). Thus it appears tliat the 

 family of Westley had been settled in Wiltshire, and in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Warminster — Brixton Deverell is mid-way between 

 Warminster and Chicklade — for at any rate a generation before 

 the John Westley of our record, and that his father, perhaps, was 

 <|ualified, in 1460, as "gentilman." 



hi the same year that the above bond (ISro. 31) was given, 

 John Westley's eldest daughter was married to the son of a 

 neighbouring squire. She married him as his second wife, and 

 provision is made in her post-nuptial settlement against the 

 possible unkindness of her stepson. The accompanying pedigree 

 explains tlie relationship; it is based on two inquisitions ^90s^ 

 viurUm, the references to which are C. Series II., Vol 18 (1), and 



E. Series II., file 896 (16). 



32. 



28 Dec, Indenture 28 December, 12 Henry VII., between John 

 1496. Westeley, of Berston Deverell, co. Wilts, gent., of the one 

 part, and"PetreStantor, late of Farley," co. Somerset, son 

 and lieir apparent of Alexander Stantor, late of Hornyngesliam, co. Wilts , 

 of the other, witnessing that whereas "upon certen promysesandcove- 

 nauntes " by both parties, " the same Petre hath take to wif Alice oldest 

 doughter of the said John Westeley," for the performance of which 

 promises the said John is bound to the said Peter in 200^., the said Peter 

 grants that within half a year of the decease of Alexander, his father, 

 he will make estate to the said John and to one John Fulbroke, gent. 

 and to such other as the said John " orelles the next cosyn or next of 

 ])lod to the seid Alice woll name and assigne," of certain lands, ttc, now 

 belonging to the said Alexander within the lordship of Hornyngesliam, 

 or of other lands of the inheritance of the said Alexander within the 

 said county to the value of 10 marks, to hold to them to the use of the 

 said Peter and Alice and of the heirs of their bodies, remainder to the 

 right heirs of Peter, " u])on condicion that if one John Stantor son and 

 lieir api)araunt of the seid I'etre or any other claymyng title or conveiying 

 his desciMit 1)y the saiiu; Petre trouble vexe distour])e etc., the seid Alice 

 by accion cntri' nv l.y ciiy other maner of the seid londes, etc.," then the 

 same frotl'iMS to stand seised thereof to the use of the said Ahce 

 and lin- lu irs in Ire, iVc. Witnesses, Sir Walter Hungerford, knight, 

 John Lndlow.', -Tnt., -lolm l)art ram antl ot Iht. 



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