By the late F. A. Canington, Esq. 



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The site of Priors Wood now forms part of the glebe of the Vicar 

 of Ogbourne, under the Aldbourne Enclosure Act of 1805. 



In 22 Eliz. (1580) : — 



" Bill in the Duchy Court of Chancery by John Brograve Attorney General 

 of the Duchy against William Younge sone vnto Willm. Younge Gentleman 

 Farnio 1 ' of the Manno r . of Ockporne St. George and John Pitte s.vante to the 

 said William Younge for that he on the 27th of December in the seaven and 

 twentie yeare of the Quenes Ma ties raigne w th John Laythton Thomas Fisher and 

 Kite w th divers other p. sons unknown did w th doggs and grey hounds huntetake 

 and kill one of the Queene's Ma ties Deare and on the 20th day of May last past 

 did take and kill another." 



Duchy of Lancaster Records, 22 Eliz., vol. 79, A. 21. 



(In the last instance their taste could not be commended, a deer 

 in May would be about as good to eat as a dead dog.) 



4 Nov., 1584 :— 



" Bill in the Duchy Court of Chancery by John Brograve Attorney General of 

 the Duchy against Walter Browne of Ockbourne St. George Blacksmith and 

 Vincent Dixon of the same place husbandman for that they on the 6th of June 

 last did hunt and carry away one of the Queen's Mat ies deere and on divers other 

 dayes since kill and carry away deere and conyes and also then and theare did 

 very Ryotously and vnlawfullie assemble themselves and beate wounde and evell 

 intreate George Mills and Edward ffynche twoe of the Reapers of the said Chace 

 and warren." 



11 Feb., 1585:— 



" Bill in like form by John Brograve Attorney General against Vincente 

 Dixon of Ockborne St. George husbandman, and Vincent Eyre of the said Towne 

 and county husbandman for killing on the 21st of Maye divers Conyes in Aid- 

 born Chace." 



Duchy of Lancaster Records, vol. 92, A. 20 a. 



Deer must have been in Aldbourne Chace till 11 Charles I. 

 (1636), as in Rushworth's Collections, vol. iii., p. 74, is a report of a 

 case in the Star Chamber of : — 



" Bond Esq , v. Goddard, and others. 



" Goddard the elder being a copyholder of lands in Eylden within the Manner 

 of Ogburne near adjoyning to His Majesties Chace being a place that m winter 

 time was a special and usual succour for preserving the breed of young deer be- 

 lono-ino- to the Chace and where the Keepers do usually lodg and go m and out 



