By Thereza Story Maskelyne. 411 



Marlborough, 1272; and following the example of his ancestor 

 Maud, and that of his relation, Philip Basset, he gave his lands of 

 Chadendon (in Lydiard Tregoze parisli) "in 'pure alms to God and 

 the blessed Mary of Stanley and the monks there, for the safety 

 of his own soul and that of Maud of Sydenham his wife, and those 

 of his father and mother, and Alan Basset and Alice his wife, and 

 of all his predecessors and successors." 



He died 15 Edward I. (1287)^ seized of the manors of Minster 

 Level Co. Oxon ; Elcombe, Salthorpe, etc., in Wiltshire, and other 

 estates in England. 



Very soon after this date we find the first mention of the 

 " Capella Elecomhe in iparoch cU Elyndon," dedicated to S. Mary, of 

 which his son John the third Lord Level (Miles) was the first 

 patron in 1308, and Eoger Grymbaud, was the "Clericus."^ 



From the Inquisitioncs post mortem we may infer that the second 

 Lord Level lived at Elcombe and probably built the chapel. The 

 LP.M. describes 



"the Capital Messuage with the Garden, worth 13^ 4'\ with 140 acres of 

 arable land, price of acre 4d. sum 46*. 8'\ Also 16 acres of meadow, price of 

 the acre 12''. sum 16'. There is there pasture in Common for 50 oxen, price 

 per head 4'^., sum 16'. 8''. There is a several pasture in Blagrove worth by 

 the year 16^ 8''. There is a Windmill and it is worth 6'. 8'^ per annum. 

 The rent of the free men by the year is 10'. l'\ at the four principal terms 

 of the year by equal proportions. Also lib, of Cummin at the feast of St. 

 Michael price Id. The Rent of the Customars and nineteen cottars who 

 hold thirteen virgates of land is 23s. by the year. The rent of the hens is by 

 the year 8". 4'\ The pannage of the pigs is 6d. The rent of eggs at Easter 4d. 

 the work and customs of the said (Justomars are worth by the year £9. 6. 0." 



The value of the property seems to have increased before the 

 deiUh of the third Lord Level, in 1310, as it was then valued at 

 £15 13.S. 9r?., and there were twenty-seven customars at Elcombe 

 each of whom each paid 5s., and did some work iov the lord. 



Tho last-mentioned palion dt' iho cliapol was •" William Luvel, 

 Alil-s. I)..iiiiiius Lovell et Holhiiid." in 1448 A. D. Of this ancient 

 ' ii.iju'l ilic t'oumlalions alone can now Ik^ Irat'cil, but a small font 

 pii'vcrxcd ill W^Mii^litdji ('liutcli is suppnsiMl (n lia\'o belonged to 



' Wilts Inquisitiones post mortem^ Hen. IIL. tkc, p. 168. 



' Sir Thomas Phillips' IIV^/s fns(i(i(ti"),s. 



