432 Sir William Sherrington's Work at Lacock, Sudeley, & Dudley, 



Additional Note 

 on Lord Seymour's House at Bromham. 



When I published in the Magazine (vol. xxvii., p. 159) the con- 

 fession or statement made by Sir William Sharington in 1549, I 

 expressed the opinion that the Bromham therein mentioned could 

 not be that in Wilts, since I could find no evidence of any break 

 in its tenure by the Baynton family during the whole of this period. 

 It was, however, pointed out to me later, that document No. 2 in 

 the volume of State Papers {Domestic, vol. VI., Ed. VI.) which 

 contains Sharington's statement, directs certain commissioners to- 

 proceed to the Lord Admiral's " house of Bromham in the county 

 of Wilts," and there take inventory, etc., and following up this clue,. 

 I have been able, through the valuable help of Mr. A. Story 

 Maskelyne, to bring to light an amazing transaction even for 

 that amazing age of duplicity and unscrupulousness. 



It appears from the Originalia Bolls (Exchequer L. T. B. No. 375 

 Second Bart, I. Mary, vol. 33) that after the death of Sir Edward 

 Baynton (which took place in 1544, apparently in France) his son 

 and heir Andrew agreed with Sir Thomas Seymour (afterwards the 

 Lord Admiral) to exchange the whole of their properties in Wilts. 

 Each was to continue in enjoyment of his inheritance during his 

 lifetime ; but Andrew's possessions, including Bromham and much 

 else, were after his death to go to Seymour and his heirs for ever ; 

 while Seymour's property was after his death to pass only to Andrew 

 Baynton and his direct descendants, with remainder to the heirs of 

 Seymour. Further, we learn that each was to give security for 

 the due performance of his share of the bargain ; and in accordance 

 with this, we find in the Latent Bolls (Bat. 37 Hen. 1, pt. 18, m. 2) 

 license given to Seymour and Baynton jointly to convey to trustees 

 Bromham and other (Baynton) property. 



But (proceeds our document) whereas Baynton duly performed 

 his share of the agreement, Seymour performed nothing of his; 

 nor paid any of the four thousand pounds which he had agreed to 

 forfeit for such default, so that when Seymour was attainted of 

 high treason, the whole of the Baynton and Seymour estates were 

 forfeited to the Crown " to the grave disherison of the said Andrew." 

 Grave, indeed ! However, on Bayn ton's prayer for redress, Queen 



