The Society's MSS. Chiseldon r Sfc. 



181 



It may be worth while to interrupt for a moment the progress 

 of this lady's successive marriages, to suggest that she was in some 

 way a cousin of her first husband. Agnes Lawrence, second wife 

 of Ralph Calley, was, in other directions, a well-connected woman, 

 but the only relative mentioned in her will' was " my loving cousin 

 John Nicholas of Sarum gentleman/ 5 Winterbourne Earls, the 

 seat of the family of Sir Edward Nicholas, is close to Salisbury. 

 Her son, Sir William Calley, again mentions but few relations ; in the 

 select list of friends, however, to whom he bequeaths rings of gold 

 is " my cosen Mr. John Nicholas the older. 5 ' Her great-grandson 

 marries the niece of Sir Edward Nicholas. 



To return to Dame Elizabeth Calley. Her mother " Mrs. 

 Elizabeth Nicholas, widow of an Ecclesiastic," and " Mrs. Susanna 

 Nicholas," presumably her sister, were living with herself and her 

 husband at Burderop in 1666 (vol. xxx., p. 313) . Her husband 

 died intestate : — 



1669-70. Jan>\ 19. Sir William Calley, knight, late of Chisselden, 

 co. Wilts, to Dame Elizabeth Calley, widow, the relict. 



C.P.C, Admon. 



A little under three years later she married, as his second wife, 

 1st September, 1672, at Westminster Abbey, Dr. Thomas Willis, 

 the most celebrated physician of his day, son of Thomas Willis of 

 Great Bedwyn, co. Wilts, and grandfather of Browne Willis. He 

 was born in 1621, and died 11th November, being buried 18th 

 November, 1675, in Westminster Abbey [Col. Chester, as above). 

 Again left a widow, she married, as his third wife, Sir Thomas 

 Mompesson, of Bathampton, co. Wilts. 



Preshute parish register : — 



1679. S r . Thomas Mumpesson & the Lady Elizabeth Cauley were 

 married by Lycence August 31st. 1 



Sir Thomas died 11th June, 1701, and was buried in Salisbury 

 Cathedral. She died his widow, 29th Nov., 1709, in her 75th 

 year, and was buried in Winchester Cathedral. Her brother, the 

 Rev. Dr. John Nicholas, then Prebendary of Winchester, and 



1 Wilts Arch. Mag., xxx., p. 106. 



