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Notes on the History of Mere. 



manor of West Knoyle, yet several of its members are buried in 

 the Church. William Willoughby, of Zeals, died 1752, and Virgin, 

 his wife, 1737. Their residence was situated at Long Cross, Zeals, 

 the site of which is still called " Willoughby 's." Tt was pulled 

 down about forty years since. 



Richard Willoughby, who sold the manor and estate of West 

 Knoyle to Henry Hoare, Esq., about 1736, is supposed to be the 

 person mentioned by Fielding (in Tom Jones) as Justice Willoughby, 

 of Knoyle. A branch of this family lived at Silton, Dorset. 



1655. William Willoughby, of Knoyle, Esquire, was one of 

 the prisoners committed for trial for taking part in the rising when 

 Hugh Grove and Col. Penruddocke were beheaded. Willoughby 

 was acquitted. He was then over 70 years of age. 



grrant of grarden at mere to the dean and chapter 



of Sartjm. 1 



" Sciant presentes et futuri quod nos " Know all men present and to come 



Edmundus clare memorie Ricardi Regis that we Edmund, son of Richard of 



Alemannie 2 Alius et comes Cornubie de sacred memory King of Germany and 



dimus concessimus et hac presenti carta Earl of Cornwall have given, granted, 



nostra confirmauimus deo et Ecclesie and by this our present charter 



beate Marie Nouarum Sarum Decano confirmed to God and the Church of the 



et Capitulo loci eiusdem et eorum sue- Blessed Mary of New Sarum, to the 



cessoribus, unum Gardinum et paruam Dean and Chapter of the same place 



croftam cum suis pertinentiis una cum and to their successors one garden and 



molendino ad molendum cortices in villa small croft with their belongings, and 



de Mere pro quibus Gilbertus le Vynour also a mill for grinding corn in the 



et Willelmus le Bake re tenentes dictum ville of Mere for which Gilbert le 



gardinum cum crofta predicta et moleu- Vynour and William le Bakere, once 



dino predicto aliquo tempore annuatim tenants of the said garden, croft and 



viginti tres solidos soluere consueuerunt. mill were accustomed to pay twenty - 



Que quidem Gardinum et crofta iacent three shillings annually. Which said 



iuxta mansum dicti Decani illius ecclesie garden and croft lie adjacent to the 



Rectoris ex parte Australi, habendum house of the said Dean, Rector of that 



et tenendum predictis ecclesie et Decano Church, on the south side. The said 



et Capitulo predictum Gardinum cum Church and Dean and Chapter to have 



1 Mr. A. R. Maiden, Chapter Clerk, has kindly furnished a copy of this 

 deed, which is preserved among the records of the Dean and Chapter in the 

 Muniment Room of Salisbury Cathedral. 



2 Edmund was known as " Edmund of Almaine," and possibly the scribe, 

 accustomed to associate the title with him, inserted the word " Alemannie," 

 instead of "Romanorum," the title of his father Richard. 



