By the Rev. C. S. Huddle. 



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Thurberne succeeded ; and William Harvaste followed, 2 Eichard 

 III. to 1 Henry VII. Therefore as the college knew nothing of 

 Thorp, John Thurberne must have mortgaged his farm to raise 

 money to recoup his losses, and perhaps to re-build his barns if not 

 his house. In any case he would every seven years have to pay a 

 fine on renewing his lease. And he could see that outside the 

 valleys near Salisbury there was prosperity, which he might hope to 

 to share if he held on. In the order of magnitude of assessment to 

 subsidies Wilts stood eleventh in the list of counties in 1453, as it 

 had done in 1341. But in the order of counties which supplied 

 archers about the same date Wilts stood fifth ; only Norfolk, 

 Lincoln, York, and Kent being superior. (Eogers, iv., 86 — 89.) 



Winchester College was as yet by no means rich ; and when it 

 granted a pension it secured it upon this manor of Durrington ; 

 as the following extract from the Close Eoll shows : — 



Close Eoll 19 Henry VI. part I., memb. 35. A.D. 1439. 

 To all faithful Christians to whom the present witness indenture shall come, 

 the Warden and Scholars of the College called St. Mary College of Wynchestre 

 at Wynton wish health. Know ye that we the aforesaid warden and scholars 

 for us and our successors by our unanimous assent, consent and will have 

 given and conceded to Mr. Walter Trengof, D.D. and Archdeacon of Cornwall 

 to have an annual rent or pension of £20 sterling to the same Walter and his 

 assigns for the term of 20 years next following after the present date, to be 

 received held and paid from and in our manor of Duryngton in the county of 

 Wiltes at two terms of the year namely at the feasts of Easter and St. Michael 

 by equal portions. And if it should happen that the aforesaid annual rent 

 without arrear should not be paid in part or altogether for 15 days after any 

 feast of the aforesaid feasts if it be demanded then it shall be fully lawful for 

 the aforesaid Walter and his assigns into the whole aforesaid manor with 

 those belonging to him to enter so long as the aforesaid term lasts, and from 

 any parcel of land to distrain, and the distrained goods so taken to remove 

 and retain so long as the rent so in arrear shall so continue, until Walter or 

 his assigns shall be fully satisfied and paid. And if it should happen that 

 the aforesaid annual rent or pension should be in arrear not paid in part, or 

 the whole of it for one month after a feast of the aforesaid feasts, if demanded 

 then we will and concede by these presents to the same Walter 100 s as a 

 penalty to be paid to the same Walter or his assigns immediately and without 

 delay after the rent or pension as aforesaid shall happen to be in arrear and 

 not paid. And so often as the rent or pension aforesaid happens to be in 

 arrear for one month in whole or in part, unpaid after any feast of the 

 aforesaid feasts we concede that the same penalty of 100 s . shall be paid by 

 these presents as is aforesaid. And we will and concede that so often as the 

 aforesaid penalty which is by the aforesaid rent or pension as is aforesaid, 



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