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Notes on the History of Hero. 



tenants, leasehold, copyhold, &c, the lands or tenements they held, 

 the customs of the manor, &c. 



Copyholders. — Henry, William, and Thomas Foster, William, I 

 Helen, and Lionel Baron. Widows hold by widowhood and 

 chastity. 



The manor is valued as follows :— £ s. d. j 



Profits of fairs and markets 7 13 4 



Reserved rents on leaseholders 33 6 11 



Sum total of profits £41 0 3 j 



£ s. d. 



Rent of free and copyholders 105 12 5 \ 

 Improvement of copyhold estates for 



lives per annum 782 15 8 



Total of future improvements per annum £888 8 \\ 



Fines on the manor valued in gross at £640. 

 Survey of Mere Farm and demesne : — 



Total of acres, 628a. 2r. 



Improveable value £314 7s. 4c?, 



Enclosure of Commons. 



In the churchwardens' book is the following entry, dated 1637, 1 



relating to the measure and allotment of commons at Mere, but I 

 although the work appears to have been done, no action was taken 



to enclose them till the enclosure at the beginning of this century : — I 



" About the moneth of ffebruary in the Thirteenth yeare of the raigne of our 

 sovraigne Lord Charles by the grace of God of England, Scotland, ffrance and I 

 Ireland, King, defender of the ffaith &c. Annoq in 1637. The Princes Comons I 

 belonging to his highness Manne of Meere in the Countie of Wilts were all | 

 exactly measured by the commandment of Sir Charles Herbert and Sir David j 

 Cunnyngham knights two of the Princes Comissioners* sent downe for that 

 purpose. And found to be about Six hundred Akers. Whereof was reserved | 

 for the Princes owne use the Thirde pte thereof being about Two hundred j 

 akers. That is to say Att Mabourne hill ffower score akers then inclosed 

 into one close for the Prince. Atfc Knowle Threescore and three akers I 

 likewise then inclosed. All Haycroft being Thirteen akers and likewise then 

 inclosed for the Princes use. And alsoe ffortie akers at Whitehill was then 

 appoyted by the said ComissioDers to be taken in and inclosed at the charge j 



