By the Rev. G. S. Ruddle. 



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consented to this appropriation, for the oratory had become corrupt ; 

 and Trengoff was willing to consent to surrender Barton provided 

 he received a pension, which as the Close Eoll shows, was secured 

 on the manor of Durrington. 1 But the pensioner did not live long ; 

 he died February 27th, 1445-6, so that the charge on Winchester 

 College was very light. He seems to have remained on good terms 

 with the college till his death, as he left its chapel a set of vestments 

 of blue bawdekyn embroidered with a crucifix, the Virgin Mary, 

 St. John, St. Mary Magdalene, and St. Stephen : the field with 

 golden pheasants, swans with two necks, and red and white roses. 



For the first seventy years of the 16th century the lessees of 

 the West-end manor under Winchester college were the Matons. 

 Eobert, who died 1509 ; Eobert, who died 1549 ; John, who renewed 

 the lease in 1565. But in 1570 it passed to Francis Culpepper for 

 five years. The will of the first of these men is interesting ; it is 

 in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury (26 Benet), and was ex- 

 tracted by the Eev. Eic. Grosvenor Bartlett : — 



In the name of God Amen. The xviii th day of the monethe of Novembre 

 in the yere of our Lord God MV C IX. I Robert Matyn of Duryngton with 

 a whole mynde make my testamet in this man. First 1 bequeth my soule to 

 Almighty God and to our Lady Seynt Mary and to all the holy company of 

 heven my body to be buried w'in the Churche of Duryngton foresaid. Also I 

 bequeth unto the Moder Churche of Sar vj s . viij d . It' I bequeth unto the 

 Churche of Duryngton foresaid xx li sheppe. Also I bequeth unto the brethern 

 light of the same Churche iiij sheepe or els iiij s of money. Also I bequeth 

 unto Seynt Kateryn's light iiij sheppe or els iiij 8 of money. Also I bequeth 

 to the mayntening of the lamp before the Blessed Saciament wHn the same 

 Church of Durryngton a Kowe the which kov I will that oon of my kynred 

 have hir in keping to the behoff of the said lampe and the pisshe to set hir 

 from man to man soo that the kow never dye. Also I bequeth to Christ's 

 Churche iij s . iiij d . Also I bequeth to the pisshe Churche of Ambresbury iiij 

 sheepe. Also I bequeth to the church of Uphaven ij sheppe and also to ev'ry 

 pisshe Churche and Chapell bitwixt Uphaven and Salisbury beyn in the 

 borne of Ambresbury ij sheppe. Also I bequeth to the Church of Stepulaston 

 iiij sheppe. Also I bequeth to the Church of Tylffsed rj_ sheppe. Also I 

 bequeth to the grey freers of Sar vi s . viij d . Also I bequeth to ev'ry of my 

 godchildren a sheppe and a bushell. Also I bequeth to ev'ry child of Edith 

 my daughter iij 3 . iiij d . Also I bequeth to ev'ry child of my cosyn John Matyn 

 ij sheppe. Also I bequeth to my lady Prioresse of Ambresbury iij s , iiij d . : 

 and to ev'ry lady household 1 of the same place viij d and to ev'y lady voylid 



1 For a fuller account of the Trengoff transaction see " Kirby, Annals of 

 Winchester College," pp. 200 to 203, and 232. 



