134 The Society's MSS.—Chisledon and Draycot. 



achieved much. In 1562 Edmund, the second Lord Chandos, sold 

 him the fee of Burderop, apparently for 3000/. (see the schedule, 

 Nos. 3 — 5 and 7). On 6th Fehruary, 1578-9, he purchased of 

 Giles, third Lord Chandos, all his manorial rights, together with 

 the rectory of Ohiseldon, as appears by the schedule (No. 6) and 

 by the following inquisition : — 



Weit to the escheator in co. Wilts, to enquire " Quia Thomas Stevens 

 armiger qui de nobis tenuit in capite diem clausit extremum "... West- 

 minster, 12 Feb. 38 Eliz. 



Inquisition taken at Maryborough, co Wilts, 16 March, 38 Eliz. (1595-6) 

 before Thomas Crane, esq., escheator, by the oath of William Haycroft, gent , 

 Virgill Parker, gent., Richard Patteshall, gent., William Pleadall, gent, Henry 

 Barnard, gent. John Brynde, William Sadler of Salthropp, William Sadler of 

 Overtowne, William Fyssher, William Burge, John Burge, William Collet, 

 Edmund Morse, John Stychall, Richard Cleter, Thomas Parrys, and William 

 West. 



The said Thomas Stephens was seised in fee, long before his death, of the 

 manor of Over Inglisham, co. Wilts, and of the manor of Nether Inglisham, co. 

 Berks, the rectory of Inglisham, co. Berks, the advowson of the vicarage of 

 Inglisham, a capital messuage called the " farme of Burythropp alias Burdropp " 

 in the parish of Chiselden, co. Wilts, a pasture called " the farmour's Downe alias 

 Ludington Downe " in the parish of Ludington, the advowson of the church, or 

 vicarage, of Swindon, co. Wilts ; of four messuages in the several holdings of 



Robert Morse, Mathew Barber, Cutbert , and Bur' Barnard, in Swindon, 



and of one portion of the tithes called " Nower tythe " lying in Escott in the 

 parish of Swindon ; also of three messuages in the parish of Chiseldon in the 

 several occupations of John Kinge and Joan Chete ; and being so seised, the 

 said Thomas by an indenture, the last day of February 16 Elizabeth (1573-4), 

 between himself of the one part and Dame Jane Bridges, widow, of the other, 

 in consideration of a marriage then already solemnized between Nicholas Stephens 

 his son and heir apparent, and Frances, now wife of the said Nicholas, daughter 

 of the said Dame Jane, and for a competent jointure for the said Frances, 

 agreed to enfeoff Anthony Bridges, esq., William Brouncker, esq,, John 

 Warneford, esq., James Braybrooke, gent., William Box, gent., and William 

 Martyn, gent., of the manors of Inglisham in the counties Berks and Wilts, to 

 the use of himself during the joint lives of the said Thomas and Nicholas, and 

 after the death of the said Nicholas to the use of the said Frances for her life, 

 with remainder to the use of him, the said Thomas, for" his life, with remainder 

 to the use of the said Nicholas in tail male, with remainder to the use of his 

 own heirs male, with remainder to the heirs male of his father, Thomas, with 

 Demainder to the use of his own right heirs. 



And further by the said indenture he agreed with the said Dame Jane, that, 

 in consideration of the said marriage, and to preserve his lands in his blood, 

 that he, or others, being seised of the farm, or site of the manor, of Burdrop, 

 alias Burythropp, in Chiseldon, and of lands, parcel thereof, in Burdrop, 



