By the Rev. F. H. Manley. 



307 



Kector, Samuell Knapp, John Hargett, Churchwardens," is very 

 elaborate. It seems that various exchanges and enclosures had 

 been made since the last terrier by landowners, and thus some of 

 the rectory lands were different from heretofore. The Eector 

 himself wrote out this terrier, and was evidently most anxious that 

 it should be correct. 



We have no means of ascertaining whether any further changes 

 were made in the glebe lands before the enclosure, but at 

 that time the tithes, &c, were exchanged for land and the 

 property consolidated. The glebe now consists of some eighty 

 acres at Startley, about two hundred and twenty acres near the 

 village, and five acres of old glebe at Seagry Heath. The old tithe 

 barn, which formerly stood in the rectory grounds, was removed and 

 placed on the glebe at Startley. The rectory house was apparently 

 entirely re-built about the year 1600. Early in this century some 

 alterations were made by the incumbent, Mr. Demainbray. Fifty 

 years later his successor altered the front of the house very much, 

 and about fifteen after that replaced the old-fashioned kitchen, &c, 

 by more commodious arrangements. The old bay windows of the 

 original parlour and bedroom above, however, still remain. In 

 this parlour Aubrey asserts " The assassination of Harry Long was 

 contrived." 



Eectors. 



The following is a list of the Eectors of the Church, taken from 

 Sir T. Philipp's " Wiltshire Institutions " : — 



Date. 



Name of Rector. 



Patron. 



1323 



Adam de Norton 



John Mautravers, miles 



1324 



Walter de Houghton 



Prioress of Kyngton 



1340 



Thomas de Monte Alto 



John Mautravers, s"., miles 



1384 



John de Chelsey 



Reginald de Cobham, miles 



1401 



Richard Huntingdon, by death of 





Cholsey 



ditto 



1402 



John Holborn, by resignation of 







Huntingdon 



ditto 



1403 



John Wyrshall, in place of Holborn 



ditto 



1404 



John Wyrsall, b y exchange with Roger 



The King for the heir of 





atte Hurne 



Alianora wife of Reginald 

 Cobham 



