30 The Society's MSS. 



56. 

 28 Jan'', Final concord in the quinzaine of Hilary, 6 Edward VI., 

 1552 — 3. between William Percy, Thomas Gyfford and John Husse, 

 querents, and Thomas Westley and Edith his wife, defor- 

 ciants, of the manor of Great Whyteclyve, and a messuage, garden, 

 200a. land, 40a. meadow, dOOa. pasture, 30a. wood and common of pas- 

 ture for 90 (nongentas) sheep in Whitcly ve, to wit Thomas Westley and 

 Edith acknowledged the said manor, tenements and common of 

 pasture to be the right of William, as those which William, Thomas, 

 and John have of the gift of the said Thomas, and remitted and quit 

 claimed from them, Thomas and Edith, and their heirs to William, 

 Thomas and John, and the heirs of William, and besides the said 

 Thomas and Edith have granted for them and the heirs of Thomas 

 that they will warrant, &c., against all men ; for this William, Thomas, 

 and John granted to the said Thomas and Edith the said manors, 

 tenements, and common of pasture to hold to the said Thomas and 

 Edith and the heirs of Thomas' body, with remainder in default to 

 Thomas' right heirs. Wiltes. 



Feet of Fines, Wilts. 



Thomas Westley died in 1561, and his son Leonard in the 

 following year. The inquisition taken after the death of the 

 father is preserved only in the copy of it made for the Court of 

 Wards, and the text is obviously unsatisfactory. JSTo mention is 

 made in it of the lands in Ash ton and Durrington ; apart from 

 this omission (the reason for which appears subsequently) we 

 meet again with all the lands of which we have studied the prior 

 title, with the important addition of their quantities and tenures. 



57. 

 Wiltes. Inquisition taken at Warmyster, 29 March, 3 Elizabeth 

 (1561) before Nicholas Pyrrie, escheator, by virtue of a writ of 

 diem clausit after the death of Thomas Westley, gentleman. Long 

 before his death he was seised in fee tail of the manor of Great 

 {Magna) Whitlyve {sic.) a messuage, garden, dovecot, 200a. land, 40a. 

 meadow, 300a. pasture, 30a. wood and common of pasture for ninety 

 sheep pasturing on . Great White[c]lyve, also common of pasture for 

 two oxen, one horse {affrum) and twenty sheep in Little {Parva) 

 Whit[c]lyve, and of certain lands and tenements in Ambresburie, 

 Bradford, Borer {sic) and Salisbury co. Wilts as of free tenement, and 

 being so seised a fine was levied in the quinzaine of Hilary, 6 Edward 

 VL (Jan., 1552— 3), between William Percie, Thomas Gyfford and John 

 Hussey, querents, and the said Thomas Westley and Edith his wife, 

 deforciants, of the above manor, &c., in Great Whiteclyve, whereby the 

 said Thomas and Edith quitclaimed, &c., to the said William and the 

 others, with warranty for themselves and the heirs of Thomas, for 



