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those his niessuages lands tenements and hereditaments and demeasnes 

 of the manor of Newton Tony aforesaid but his will was that his said 

 wife should hold and enjoy all the messuages lands tenements heredita- 

 ments and demeasnes of Newton Tony aforesaid with the appurtenances 

 dureing her whole naturall life And if his son Bowcher should by force 

 of a certain indenture of marriage claime 1000" in leue of the mannor 

 of Newton Tony to him thereby assured and the money accordingly paid 

 then his wife to have the mannor & seigniory to dispose of at her pleasure 

 for the payment thereof And gave severall other small legacys And 

 made his wife Dorothy executrix and residuary legatee 

 prout the will. 



(29) 

 17 th . Jan'?. 39 Eliz: 1597 [1596-7] Copy of an Inquisicion by virtue 

 of a commicion in nature of a Diem clausit extremum whereby it 

 appears that Thomas Crane was long before his death seized in his de- 

 mesne as of fee of the mannor of Newton Tony cum pertinenciis and 

 of the advowson of the church of Newton Tony and of the revercion of 

 the mannor of Quidhampton and dyed seized And that the revercion 

 of the mannor or farm of Quidhampton was held of the Queen by a 

 knights fee in capite And is of the value of 5" yearly And that the 

 said Thomas Crane dyed the 24th day of October then last And that 

 Eliz: Waterhouse the wife of David Waterhouse Esq r . Sarah Crane 

 Frances Bowcher the wife of James Bowcher, Esq r , and Eliz: (sic) Crane 

 were his daughters and next heirs And that Eliza: Waterhouse at the 

 death of the s a Tho: Crane was of the age of 19 years and Sarah Crane 

 18 and Frances Bowcher 17 years of age at the death of the said Tho: 

 Crane And Eliuzai Crane was 9 years 11 months and 20 days And 

 Jhat the said Thomas Crane dyed seized of no other lands in fee held of 

 the Queen in Com' "Wilts ' or anywhere else to their knowledge. 



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 19 Nov. This Indenture made the ninteenth day of Nouember in 

 A.D. 1599. the yere of the raigne of our soueraine Ladie Elizabeth by 

 the grace of god of Ingland ffraunce and Ireland Queene de- 

 fendor of the fayth the twoe & fortith Betwene Davyde Waterhouse 

 of the Inner Temple London Esqr. and James Bourchier of the Inner 

 Temple London Esqr. one the firste parte And William Brockett of 

 Wyldhill in the Countie of Herteford gentlman and Sara his wief one 

 the second parte And Leonarde Bawtree of Lincolnes Inne in the 

 Countie of Middlesex Esqr. one the thirde parte Wittnesseth that 

 whereas Thomas Crane late of Newton Tonye in the Countie of Wiltes 

 Esqr. haueinge yssue foure daughters (viz.) Elizabeth now the wyefe of 

 the said Davide ffraunces nowe the wief of the said James Bourchier, 

 Sara nowe the wief of the said William Brockett And Eleuza yett vn- 

 maried did in his lief tyme advaunce and bestowe in mariadge the said 

 Elizabeth and ffrauncis with porcions assigned vnto them of his landes 

 And did therefore after by his laste will and testament in writinge give 



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