By Sir Charles Hob/wuse, Bart. 



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place of Humphrey de Bohun's terseness and brevity, since the first 

 conveyance in A.D. 1125. 



The recital of the lease of 1 548 is to be found in a subsequent 

 lease " of the last day of December, 1638," and runs thus : Whereas 

 i( John sumtyme Bishop of Sarum did deinyse, grant and to farm 

 lett to Henry Breton of Monkton-ffiarleigh in the county of Wiltes, 

 gent, all that his mannor or lordship of Monkton-fFarleigh and 

 Comerwell with the appurtenances within the said county and all 

 and singular messuages, lands, tenements, buildings, barns, stables, 

 heaths, marishes, woods, underwoods, rents, reversions, services, 

 views of frankpledge, waistes, strayes, warrens, and other the rights, 

 jurisdictions, privileges, liberties, profits, commodities, emoluments 

 and hereditaments whatsoever to the manner aforesaid appertaining 

 to have and to hold to the said Henry Breton his heirs, adminis- 

 trators and assigns, from the Feast of Saint Michael the Archangel 

 then last past [1547] unto the end and term of fourscore and nine- 

 teen years [ninety-nine] then next ensueing and under the yerely 

 rent of £38 16*. Zd. payable at the Feast of the Annunciation of 

 Our Blessed Lady St. Mary the Virgin and of St. Michael." 



Therefore, the indenture goes on to say, by reason of the surrender 

 of the said lease, and also in consideration of a certain sum of money 

 paid, the then bishop (Davenant) leases to Thomas Cornwallis, of 

 Wandsworth, in the county of Surrey, and William Lynsey, the 

 above manors, &c, " from the Feast Day of our Lord God last past 

 [Christmas Day, 1638] to the full end and time of one and t wen tie 

 years yielding the yerely rent of four and forty pounds." 



And then follows this curious condition, that " if the Bishop or 

 any of his successors shall be willing to live and abide in the said 

 house of Monkton-Farleigh for the space of three months together 

 during the said tenure hereby demysed, he and his suite shall have 

 within the said house one hall or parlor, one buttery, one pantry, 

 one cellar, one kitchen, one larder, one stable and ten convenient 

 lodging chambers,' , and " may also fell, cut down, take and carry 

 away yerely so many trees or wood as are or may be growing upon 

 any of the said premises as the said Lord Bishop or his successors 

 shall or may conveniently expend in fuel in three months in any 



