By the Bcv. Chr. Wordsworth. 551 



themselves will convince the reader that there was ample room 

 for more than one priest to reside in the chantry house. 



Through the kindness of Mr. E. Llewellyn Gwillim, the Town 

 Clerk, I am able to give a summary of bequests to Marlborough 

 chantries, and of some other gifts and trusts, as recorded in one of 

 the Municipal Registers. 



The Marlborough " Municipal Survey Book " is a large folio 

 paper MS. (paper-mark a fleur-de-lys surmounted by a quatrefoil) 

 in limp parchment cover, with leather strap and buckle, without 

 pagination marked. It is thus entituled on the front cover : — 



"The booke of all souche landez as are belonging vnto themaior 

 and burgeses off the towne and boroughe off marleboroughe made 

 in the seventhe yeare off the raigne off on re soueraigne lady quene 

 Elizabeth et eeter septimo, anno dfii 1565." 



Various scribes have added a few indications of the contents of 

 this fine volume : " (9) contains 25 written leases." " The mayors 

 accounts are entered on fo. 17, beginning 1772." And, what con- 

 cerns our present enquiry, " Towards th'ende of this booke are the 

 copies of diuerse willes whereby lande and other thinges are given 

 to the maior & burgesses & to other good & charitable vses." 



" Willes : of Robart Foster, 26 July 1502 Lands in Marlebrough 

 & Elcot' bequeathed to vses," &c, &c. (Of these tvills we are givivg 

 a summary leloio). 



Many of the bequests between 1502 — 26 were made to W. 

 Peacock and John Jackson, churchwardens of St. Peter's, Marl- 

 borough, at that time. 



As a specimen of a Wiltshire will earlier than any of those 



recorded in the Marlborough Survey we may take some extracts 



from that of H. Berwyk, citizen of New Sarum, proved 25th Nov., 



1406 :— 



" My soul to Almighty God my Maker, and my body to the ground 

 to be buried in the litton (cimiterio) of the parish church of S. John 

 Bapt. of Busshopestone. To the fabric of the cathedral church of B- 

 Mary Sarum, 6s. 8d. ; the friars minors (Franciscans) of Sarum 2s. Qd. 

 to pray for my soul ; the friars preachers (Dominicans) of Fissherton, 

 the like ; the vicar of Bishopstone, to pray, 20c?. ; each other chaplain 

 there, to pray, 15c?. ; to maintain the Light by the image of S. John in 



