By T. R. Baker. 



299 



Compounders, 1 he is described as an old gentleman far too deeply 

 absorbed in his philosophical researches into physics and mathe- 

 matics to act as a dangerous partizan, yet someone informed against 

 him before the sequestrators of Somerset. On making his appearance 

 before the board at Wells, one of their nnmber, well acquainted with 

 his harmless disposition, took him aside, and told him he need be 

 under no sort of alarm : and, giving him a glass of wine, recom- 

 mended him to make the best of his way back to his home ; which 

 friendly advice lie followed, and it is believed heard no more from 

 sequestrators. 



List of Church wardens of Mere. 



1556 ) 



1557 ) 

 1558 



1559 ) 



1560 j 



1561 ) 



1562 ( 

 1563") 

 1564) 

 1565 



1566"} 



1567) 



1568 

 1569 



1570 

 1573 



1574 ■) 

 1575) 

 1576") 



1577 j 



1578 ( 



1579 j 



1580 \ 



1581 j 



1582 | 



1583 j 



1584 \ 



1585 j 



Robert Bysshopp 

 Robert Lambert 

 No churchwardens appointed 

 Wolstane ffoster 

 Thomas Wattes 

 Randall ffoster alias Banester 

 Richard Kendall the yong r . 

 Thomas Barnard and Willm 

 Lucas 



Thomas Holbroke & John 

 Watts, who died & Johane 

 Watts, his widdowe suc- 

 ceeded 



Thomas Holbroke & Thomas 



Crouch 

 Thomas Holbroke died 

 Davy Bower & Willm Tovy 

 John fforward thelder & 



Thomas Bartlett 

 Davy Bower & William Tovy 

 Willm fforward <fc Willm 



Kendall 

 Thomas King & John 



Longyer 

 Thomas Gyldon & Robte 



Clyves 



John ft'orward & Edward 

 fford 



John Tovy, glover & Phillip 

 Hendy 



Richard Gyldon & Nicholas 



Clement 

 John Sheppard & Leonard 



Cowly 



1586 

 1587 

 1588 

 1589 

 1590 



8 I 



9 J 



1591 



1592 



1593 

 1594 



1595 

 1596 



1597 



1598 



1599 

 1600 



1601 ) 



1602 j 

 1603 

 1604 



1605 

 1606 

 1607 



Willm Chafyn gent. & Rich- 

 ard Hill 



Henry Wallis & John Coward 



Henry Wallis & George 

 Greene 



Thomas fforward & George 

 Greene 



John Hewett of Burton & 



Thomas fforward 

 Symon Crouch & John Hewett 

 Symon Crouch & Willm 



Crumppe 

 Willm Crumpe & James King 

 Thomas Banister & James 



King 



Xpofer fforward & Thomas 



Banister 

 Xpofer fforward & John 



ffrauncis 

 John ffrauncis 

 Randoll Coward & Simon 



Crouch 



Robte Coward & George 

 Abbott 



John Clement & John Cowley 

 Thomas ffoster and John 

 Cowley 



Leonard Snook & Edward 



fforward, drap. 

 George Bradley, clothier & 



Thomas Crouch, butcher 

 Wolston ffoster & Thomas 



Banister 



Wilts Arch. Mag., xwi.. 317. 



