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a posthumous assertion by Tropenell of his claim. It should also 

 be added that if lie died possessed of any tenements in Trowbridge 

 they are not specified in this inquisition. Possibly tlie claim may be 

 still advanced, whether there is a castle or not to keep; for in tli(3 

 pedigree referred to above (p. 547) occurs the following description 

 of Mr. "llobert Neale," a wealthy clothier, 1706— 1776, as " of 

 Corsham and Shaw House, co. Wilts, J. P., M.P. for Wootton 

 Bassettin two Parliaments, Lord of the Kectory Manor of Corsham, 

 of the reputed manor of Shaw, of the manor of Great Cbalfield, to 

 which the advowson of the parish was annexed, and owner of the 

 constableship of the honor of Trowl)ridge by tenure of iidieritance.''^ 

 The attitude of the duchy officials, as disclosed by Tropenell, was 

 wholly adverse to his pretensions. They treated the office as at 

 their own disposal. Kous' petition commences: — "Wbereas one 

 Robert Andrews has bought the constableship of Troul)rigge of llie 

 feoffees of the duchy of Lancaster " (i,, p. 317). Tro[)eneirs account 

 is rather different: the Cardinal of Beaufort and "one lloljert 

 Andrew, Steward of the said manor and lordshippe of Trobriggi;/^ 

 "pub the seid William Eous fro the seid office and put thereon 

 John l)Ourne, nevew to the seid Ilobert Andrew," " his suster 

 Sonne" (vol. i., pp. 294, 295); and again, " one liobert Andrews 

 at that tyme Sty ward of Troubrigge " " made his nevewe to occupie 

 the seid office" {ihid, p. 407). Subsequently (i., p. 295) "one 

 Thomas Hervy of Hampshire a yomati of the crowne with Ivyng 

 Harry the Sixte had the seid office, terme of his lyf, by })ai(Mii." 

 Finally — and this was the cause of Tropenell'.s insertion of ninch 

 invaluable information relating to Little Cbalfield — dohn r.ourne 

 the younger, son of John l)ournc llui m'phew, '• by roasoii of a pre- 

 sentment takyn in a lawday," I Ivlward 1 \'. (i., p. 407 ), was ad- 

 mitted to the odice. The "ro])y of tlio court" is <_dv(Mi \\. y. ."Ujl)). 

 It recites that John liourno, his I'aMuT, hit o of Wostchallii'ld in 

 right of Alice, his wife, was scis(>d of ihcotlict' by hcrcJilary right: 

 whereupon came John liournc, his sou and heir, claiming occupancy. 

 This finding (Mulaiidy supposes both ollicc ami llic ri^ht toil as 

 annexed to a manor of ( Mialtield. Troji.'iiell with sa\'age imlignalion 

 insists t,liat, it was the wiong manor that, was preferreil. He goeS 



