By T. H. Baker. 



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portion of the estate; " Stedham|"=the enclosure for horses; 

 " Whatley," ? Wheatley=the wheat-field ; " Green Hayes," 

 " Fisher Hayes," and " Washer Hayes " all retain the old Norman 

 word haie=a l hedge, and respectively mean the Green enclosure, 

 Fisher's and Washer's enclosures ; " Chilpits," ? chalkpits, etc. 



The churchwardens' book at Mere contains a record of a dispute 

 between William Chafyn, gent., farmer of the parsonage of Mere, 

 and divers of the inhabitants of Mere, concerning the tithe hay of 

 the Ingrounds of the parish of Mere ; in consequence of which a 

 commission was appointed by the Court of Exchequer to decide the 

 same : — 



"Int r Inquisicon et Expente de Anno xxvij 0 Regnne Elizabethe Jn Sam 

 Reinauentq ac in custodia Renien ejusdem Reginas ibm existe int r alia Conti- 

 net r . ut sequnf. viz. : 



" Wilts. Where as a Coininysyon was a wardyd owet of the honorable Courte 

 of the exchequer berynge date the xijth daye of february in the xxvij th yere of 

 the Raigne of o r sov'aigne ladye Queene Elyzabeth Sic. And here unto annexed, 

 dyrected to Willrn Brouncker, lawrence Huyde & Henry Wylloughbye esquyers. 

 And Willrn Blacker gent, to heare & det'inyn the varyences and stryfes growen 

 betwyne Willm. Chafyn gent, ffarmer of the psonage of Mere of that one pte 

 And John Dodyngton, Leonard Dodyngton and Thomas Awbrey gent., And 

 John Pryde, Xpofer Alforde, John Deverell, Robrt Coward, leonarde Cowley, 

 John fEorwarde theldr, Edwarde ffoorde. And all the Reste of the inhabitance 

 of the pysshe of Meere on that other pte for and Consernynge the tythe hay in 

 the Ingrounds and of the Inhabitants of the pyshe of Mere aforesaid and by 

 them Claymed to have contynuyed tyine owet of mynde under Rates certayne 

 By vertue of w ch . Commysyon we the said Willm Bruncker, lawrence Huyde. 

 Henry Wylloughby & Willm Blacker, called before us all the said ptys the 

 xxi" 1 & xxij d dayes of Julye in the said xxvij th yere of her mat 8 Raigne & 

 examyned dyus wytnysses And haviuge harde what Could be said in ev r y behalfe 

 in the ende w th the assent, consent, & good lykiug of all the said ptyes & w th the 

 consente of the Deane of Sar. lorde of the said psonage. We have sette downe 

 those Rates ffoloynge to have Contynuacon for ev 1 yf soe it shall lyke the said 

 honorable Courte of Exchequer to allowe thereof. W ch . wee doo heare certifye 

 undr o r hands and.vz., &c. 



"Willm BRouncker Henry Willoughby 



" LAWRENCE HUYDE WlLLM BLACKER." 



" Chadeuwych. Imprimis. Thomas Awbrey gent, douthe holde the coppyhold 

 messuadge of the maunor of Chadeuw ch . and dyv's lands and tenements in 

 Chadenw oh , aforesaid whereunto there doo bclouge aciij en Closes of Stocke medowe 

 or ingrounde medowes called by the name of Worthmeade, balle k nappe, balle 

 medowe, peke meade, south meade, Resons, Rcsous ou v mdow, Resons nether 

 mdow, lyense nether mdow, lyehse ou r medow, marche parke & Veales parkt 4 . 



