The Society's MSS. 25 



Hundred of Frome. 

 The family of Kelson, to which William Kelson of the following 

 document presumably belonged, continued in the neighbourhood, 

 particularly at Midsomer Norton, which is eight miles north-west 

 of Frome, till recent times. 



4V. 

 24 May, Warrant by Walter Hungerford, knight, lord Hungerford 

 1540. of Haytisbury, one of the king's justices [of the peace] 

 CO. Somerset, to the sheriff of Somerset, bailiffs, constables, 

 and other officers, and to David liychardys bailiff of the hundred of 

 Frome Sellwodde, to attach John Tedbury, of Laverton, in the said 

 county, " liusbondman," to have the said John before him, or one of 

 his fellows, justices of the peace in the said county, to find security to 

 keep the peace towards the king and all his people, and particularly 

 towards William Kelson, &c., who is gravely and manifestly threatened 

 by the said John touching his life, mutilation of his members, and 

 setting fire to his houses, as William has made corporal oath to him ; 

 and if John refuse, to cause him to be taken to the king's gaol of the ' 

 county aforesaid, to be kept there till he consent ; and they are to 

 certify him and his fellow justices of the peace at the next general 

 session of the peace to be held in county aforesaid how this warrant 

 {mandatum) has been executed and to have there this warrant. 

 Dated under his seal, 24 May, 32 Henry VIII. 



No. 45. 



Hundreds of Heytesbury, &c. 



With the following document we return to the Westley family, 

 and again find Thomas Westley acting as "high collector " of a 

 subsidy. 



48. 



20 Oct., WiLTES. This extracte Indentyd made the xx'^ daye of 



ir)4(). ()ctobre in the xxxij'" yere of the reygn of ouere soveraygn 



lorde kyng Henry the eyghte by us Edmonde Momepesson 



John Jionham Nycholas Sarvyngton and Wylliam Grene esquyers ffoure 



of the conunyssyourneres wytheyn the sayd countye ii'or taxyng sessyng 



and levyyng of the ffirst parte of the subcydye graunted to hys hyghnes 



by auctoryte of the hyghe courte of parlyament liolden at Westminster 



yn the seyd xxxij'" yere of liys moste nobyU reygn by vertu of his letteres 



])attentes to us and otliers in that behaltfc dyrectyd and by tliassent 



of us ami llir otlur connnyssyourncrs in tlio seyd letters pattnitc- 



si)ecylit<l alloMrd and assygned to the hundrciles of Horwellrs l)o\vn(> 



Weslx'iy \\'aiii\ster Heytreisbury and the libertye of TroughbriLj, and 



bythasscnf <it' us th(> s(>yd ronnnyssionrnrros havc^ olecte and chosyn 



'Plionias \\fstlc\ -vnt vllinan tn I.,, liy^hr colic, lor of thr sr\ d lumdrrdcs 



