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The Black Friars of Wiltshire, 



turned as above ; and it was certified that the " Woods and vnder- 

 woods in and vppon the p'misses bene none but suche as ben in the 

 hedges that done enclose the Gardeynes aforeseid." 1 On April 7th 

 following", the whole was sold, with other ecclesiastical property, to 

 John Pollard, Esq., and William Berte, yeoman, and their heirs and 

 assigns for ever, to be held as of the royal manor of Bultford, by 

 fealty only, and not in cajpite ; with all issues from the previous 

 Michaelmas. 2 



When the convent of Salisbury was dissolved, the cell of Wilton 

 fell to the crown. Four acres of land were then let to Jane Clement, 

 widow, for 26s. Sd. a year, and the site of the house to the Earl of 

 Bath for 3s. 4<d. a year : the churchyard, containing lr., was let to 

 the same nobleman for lZd. a year,ibut returned nothing to the royal 

 exchequer for the first twelvemonths, as it was unoccupied. The 

 renting of the premises began at Ladyday, 1539, and brought in 

 31s. a year. 3 Henry VIII. sold all to Sir William Herbert, one of 

 the royal councillors, but did not complete the bargain before his 

 death. Then Edward VI. conveyed to the knight, July 10th, 1547, 

 inter alia, the whole site of the cell, with the churchyard and meadow 

 and all buildings, etc., to be held by him, his heirs and assigns for 

 ever, by fealty only, and in free socage, and not in capite, and gave 

 him all issues from the Michaelmas of 1544. 4 



The house or priory at Fisherton stood on the bank of the river 

 near Fisherton Bridge, opposite the sites where the common county 

 gaol and the infirmary were afterwards erected. The cell at Wilton 

 stood in what is now called West Street, but no traces of the house 

 or the cell remain. 5 



Particulars for Grants, 36 Hen. VIII. ; Pollerd and Byrt, grantees. 

 2 Pat. 36 Hen. VIII., p. 20, m. 24 (32). 

 3 Ministers' Accounts, ut supra. 

 4 Pat. 1 Edw. VI., p. 4, m. 26 (23). 

 5 Hoare, p. 58. 



