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which acknowledgment, quitclaim and warranty William and the 

 others gave the said manor, &c., to the said Thomas and Edith and 

 the heirs of the body of Thomas, They were seised thereof accordingly, 

 he in fee tail and she in her demesne as of free tenement, and after- 

 wards he died and she survived him and is now seised thereof 

 according to the form of the fine. 



Further the jurors say that long before the levying of the fine afore- 

 said the said Thomas Westley and Edith with the aforesaid Edith was 

 seised {sic.) of the said manor and other the premises by virtue of 

 jointure by the said Thomas to the said Edith thereof made, by their 

 charter, 5 Feb. 5 Edward VI. (1550 — 51) in consideration of matrimony 

 had between Leonard Westley son and heir apparent of the said 

 Thomas and Agnes l^ucland one of the daughters of John Bucland of 

 Westharptre, co. Somerset, gent, they gave {sic.) to the same 

 Leonard and Agnes his wife an annuity of 6/. 13s. 4cZ. out of all those 

 lands, (tc, within their manor of Great Whit[c]lyve for the term of 

 the lives of the said Tjconard and Agnes in survivorship, by virtue of 

 which charter the said Leonard and Agnes were and still are seised of 

 the said annuity. 



Further the jurors say that one Robert Baylye of Burton within the 

 parish of Warmyster co. Wilts, husbandman, by his charter, 29 April,. 

 6 Edward VI. (1552) sold, gave, &c., to Thomas Westley all that his 

 part of and in all the aforesaid lands, &c., to the said Thomas, his- 

 heirs and assigns and to their use, by virtue whereof the said Thomas 

 was seised of and in all that part of the premises and died so seised. 



The said manor of Great White[c]lyve, worth 20 marks, is held of 

 Henry Sturmy by service of :^ of a knight's fee. 



The lands and tenements in Little White[c]live are held of John 

 Turbut by a rose for all service and are worth yearly 13s. 4(/. 



The lands and tenements in Ambresburie are held of Edward, earl 

 [of] Harford, as of his manor of Ambresburie, by the rent of ^t/., worth 

 yearly 15s. 



The lands and tenements in Bradford are held of William, earl [of] 

 Pembroke, as of his manor of Bradford by lid. rent for all service, 

 AN'orth yearly Qs. 8d. 



The lands and tenements in Salisbury are held of the bishop of 

 Salisbury by suit of his court at Salisbury for all service, worth 8s. 



The lands and tenements lately i)urchased as aforesaid and lying in 

 J^orer are held of John Thynne, knight, as of his manor of Mouncketon 

 Dcverell by 15^^/. rent at Michaelmas and suit of his court o( 

 Mouncketon Deverell for all service, worth yearly 6s. 8r/. 



The lands and tenements in Oodford St. Mary {Codford Jfan'c) are 

 In'ld <'t' -loliii Ilarecourte, kuiglit, by suit of court only, wortli vearlv 

 i3s. hi. 



He died 23 Novcmbrr last (1561). The said Leonard Westley is his 

 son and heir, aguil at tlic time of this iiuiuitition tliirty-six years and 

 more. 



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