34 The Society s MSS. 



60. 



23 March, Bond by Thomas Westley, of Brixton Deverell, co. Wilts, 

 1586 — 7. gent., to Matthew Ewens, of Sylton, co. Dorset, esquire, 

 and Thomas Turbervile, of Beare Kegis, co. Dorset, 

 esquire, in 800^. for divers merchandises bought of them ; in default of 

 payment to be subject to the penalty of the statute for merchants, &c. 

 That recognizance was made before Thomas Eyre, mayor of Salisbury, 

 keeper of the greater, and Giles Estcourt, esq., clerk of the Queen, 

 keeper of the lesser, piece of the Queen's seal, deputed for receiving 

 recognizances of debts within the city of Salisbury. In witness whereof 

 his seal, together with the seal of the said Queen ordained for receiv- 

 ing such recognizance of debts within the city aforesaid, was appended 

 thereto. Dated 23 March, 29 Elizabeth. Signed Tho : Westley, Gyles 

 Estcourte. Seals torn off. 



Indorsed Statutes canseled. 



No. 53. 



61. 



19 March, " This indenture made " 19 March, 30 Elizabeth, between 



1587 — 8. Edward Horton, of Westwood, co. Wilts, gent., of the 



one part, and Thomas Westley, of " Clanger in the 



paryshe of Cucklington," co. Somerset, gent., of the other, Witnesseth 



that whereas the said Thomas " by his wrytinge obligatorye of Statute 



Marchand " of even date, acknowledged before Richard Willyamson, 



mayor of Salisbury, and " Christopher Weekes, Clarke of the said 



Statutes " stands bound to Edward in 120^. Nevertheless Edward 



covenants that if Thomas pay 73/, 6s. 8d. on 26 March, 1589, at 



Edward's dwelling house in Westwood, the writing to be void. 



Signed Edward Horton. Endorsed Horton defezaunce. 



No. 54. 



In the above three documents Thomas Westley is variously 

 described as of Litton, co. Somerset, Brixton Deverell, co. Wilts, 

 and Cucklington, co. Somerset. Possibly he farmed at the ad- 

 dresses in Somerset : but whatever his leaseholds, no mention is 

 made at his death in 1621 of the patrimony at Durrington, The 

 other holdings at Whiteclive, &c., reappear, and for the last time. 



62. 



Writ of diem clausit, Thomas Westley, gent., 13 July, 20 James 

 (1622). Wilts. 



Inquisition at Trobridge, 3 September, 20 James (1622) by virtue of 

 writ of diem clausit after the death of Thomas Westley, gent., before 

 George Mervin, gent., escheator. 



Long before his decease he was seised in fee of the manor of 

 Whitclyve alias Great (Magna) Whitclyve, and of a messuage, garden, 



