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Notes on the History of Merc. 



Southbrooke and Whatley, and of other small parrocks 1 and parcells within the 

 sayd parish, and of One Aere of Meadow belonging to the parson. 



" There is also due and payable by the Inhabitants of the parish of Meere to 

 the parsonadge of the sayd parish in respect of theire Inclosed Grounds upon the 

 first day of August yearly for certeyn Tythes called Lamas Tythes. Enquire 

 how much money is payd. Also learn what the Tythe Wood is worth within the 

 parish of Meere, one yeare with another. 



" Also how many Acres of Land lying in one parcell in A furlong called 

 Brimley furlong in the Comon feilds of Meere, Mr. Chafyn holdeth, & is called 

 the Glebe land belonging to the parsonadge, and whither there be no more land 

 in that furlong belonging to the sayd parsonadge. 



"Also how many Acres there in the Tenure of Mr. Chafyn in the Comon 

 feilds of Meere in certeyn places there called Wetlands & Deane's Hill. 



" Also how many Acres Mr. Chafyn holdeth in the Comon feilds in a place 

 called Wescombe. 



" Also how many Acres of Arrable in the Comon feilds in a place called 

 Southbrook. 



"Also how many Acres of Arrable Land lying dispersedly in the Comon 

 feilds between Mere and Burton. 



"Also how many Acres of Arrable Land lying dispersedly in the Comon 

 feilds in a place called Widnam. 



" Also how many Acres of Meadow Mr. Chafyn holdeth lying in severall 

 parcells in A place called Hurdle's Hearne. 



"Enquire also what Tythes, profitts or other Estate Mr. Chafyn hath or 

 holdeth in the parish of Kingston Deverell being part of, or belonging to the 

 parsonadge of Meere, and what the true yearly value thereof is. the yearly 

 valy is 5 15 a yeare. 



" Keep this paper safe, untill you have found out the true worth of the 

 several estates here mentioned, and then be so kind as to return it againe 

 to me with the yearly value thereof ; and if you can by any meanes discover 

 any other Estates within the parishes of Meere and Kingston Deverell be- 

 longing to the Reverend the Deane of — — take particulars of them with 

 the names of those who enjoys them and let me have knowledge of them." 



Dean's Visitation. 



Mere being a " Dean's peculiar," an annual visitation was made 

 here by the Dean, when he was entertained, together with the 

 churchwardens, sidesmen, &c, at the cost of the parish. This 

 began in a modest way, but eventually grew into a lavish ex- 

 penditure. In 1829 the visitation dinner is charged £21 17s. 6d., 

 but the general amount was about £15. It decreased after this, 

 and the last charge is in 1842, when it cost £5 3s. 8d. 



i.e., paddocks, always " parrocks " hereabouts. 



