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The Society's MSS. — ChisUdon and Draycot. 



St. Andrew, forfeited by Edmund Ferrers ; his son, Sir John, 

 resided there, and is described as " of Bhmsdon " in the letters 

 patent subjoined, whereby he purchased the manors of Chisledon, 

 Burderop, Nun Eton, and Broad Bhmsdon, of the King. This 

 was in 1540. Four years later his son, Edmund Brydges, received 

 as a marriage portion with Dorothy Braye, a grant from the King 

 of the manors of Minty and Purfcon. The crown title in every case 

 was derived from monastic surrenders, namely, of the houses of 

 Cirencester, Grodstow, Hyde, and Malmesbury. The crowning 

 good fortune, however, of Sir John Brydges' life was yet to come. 

 He was instrumental in suppressing Wyatt's rebellion, and escorted 

 the Lady Jane Grey to the block. His reward was a grant of the 

 castle and manor, together with the peerage title of Lord Chandos, 

 of Sudeley. He thus finally founded his family in Gloucestershire, 

 and their estate in North Wilts became of the less importance to 

 his descendants. The essential portions of the letters patent of 

 Chisledon (No. 2 in the schedule) are appended : — 



"23 d A '1 omn ^ us a( * ( l uos sa ^ u<:em Sciatis quod nos pro summa 



A D 1540 Quorum millium centum nonaginta trium librarum duorum 

 solidorum et sex denariorum legalis monete Anglie ad manus 

 thesaurarii curie Augmentacionum revencionum Corone nostre ad usum 

 nostrum per dilectum nobis Johannem Bridges de Blunesdon in comitatu 

 nostro Wiltes militem soluta de gracia nostra speciali ac ex certa sciencia et 

 mero motu nostris dedimus et concessimus ac per presentes damus et concedimus 

 eidem Johanni Bridges maneria nostra de Chuselden et Burythropp ac totam 

 grangiam nostram vocatam Monkebaron cum suis juribus membris et pertinenciis 

 universis in comitatu nostro Wiltes nuper monasterio de Hyda alias dicto Hyde 

 in comitatu nostro Southampton modo dissoluto dudum spectancia et pertinencia 

 ac totam rectoriam et ecclesiam nostram de Chuselden cum suis pertinenciis 

 universis in dicto comitatu nostro Wiltes dicto nuper monasterio dudum 

 appropriatam spectantem et pertinentem ac advocacionem donacionem liberam 

 disposicionem et jus patronatus vicarie ecclesie parochialis de Chuselden in 

 dicto comitatu nostro Wiltes Ac omnia mesuagia molendina tofta cotagia 

 grangias orrea terras tenementa redditus reversiones servicia boscos subboscos 

 communas jampna brueras aquas piscarias piscaciones ac omnes et omnimodas 

 terras glebas penciones porciones decimas oblaciones advocaciones jura 

 patronatuum feoda militum escaetas relevia redditus super quibuscunque 

 dimissionibus et concessionibus reservatos curias letas visum franci plegii ac 

 omnia que ad. visum franci plegii pertinent catalla waviata extrahuras catalla 

 felonum et fugitivorum ac liberas warrennas 1 parcos et alia jura jurisdicciones 



1 Underlined in original. 



