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The Society* 8 MSS. — Chtsledon and Draycot. 



Stephens' descent is missed out. The wills, printed above, do not 

 enable us to make the correction, if necessary, for Elizabeth, wife 

 of Anthony Groddard, is not mentioned in them. On the other 

 hand, in Harley MSS., 1111, 1181, and 1443, all purporting to 

 represent the pedigree of Stephens entered at the Yisitation of 

 Wilts in A.D. 1565, Elizabeth occurs as a daughter of Thomas, 

 the purchaser of the manor of Chiseldon, who died in 1595. 



With regard to the family of Buckeridge, the bishop, in bio- 

 graphical notices, is said to have been born at Draycot Cerne, in co. 

 Wilts. It may be taken as certain that " Cerne " is an addition 

 made by an editor who had never heard of but one Draycot in the 

 county. 1 Thomas, the bishop's brother, was certainly of Draycot 

 Foliot, while his aunt, a sister of his mother Elizabeth Keblewhite, 

 had married (see " Keblewhite Kin " pedigrees by Sir Thomas 

 Phillipps) Arthur Redfern, "farmer " of Badbury under a crown 

 lease. 



Nicholas Stephens, who in 1596 succeeded his father Thomas at 

 Burderop, had been married, before he was 18, to Frances Brydges, 

 whose relationship to the Lords Chandos appears by the accom- 

 panying pedigree and wills. 



There is, first, the will of her grandfather : — 



Henry Bruges, of Newburye, diocese of Sarum, squyer. Mother church of 

 Saruin <6s. 8d. High altar of parish church of Newburye 20s to the works of 

 said church 20/. In the days of my buryal and months mind, io be distributed 

 to every poor creature thither coming, oon penny, to pray for ny soul, and all 

 Christian souls. Every of my menyall servants oon hole 3 ^res wages &c 

 Honest secular priest, not benefised, to be hired by my executors to pray for my 

 soul, and the soul of Margery my wife, late deceased, &c, ix marks to him per 

 annum for his salarye, he to celebrate divine service in that church where my 

 body shall fortune to be buryed, and not in any other place. To Johan Thornehull 

 my daughter, 20/. John Gifford, son of my said daughter in money and plate 

 to the value of 20/. To Anne, sister to the said John towards her preferment 

 of marriage, 20/. To Ann Darell, the daughter of Constantyn Darrell 20/- 

 Robert Bedford son of my said wife 10/. Robert Sewey a cup of silver to the 

 value of 40*. Residue to Richard Bruges, my son, sole executor. Yoven at 

 Newbury, the v day of December, 1538, 30 Henry 8. Witness, John Wyns- 

 combe, the elder of Newbury, John Mayget, parsou of West Shifford, John 

 Knyght of Newbury, and Robert Sewey and other. Proved 28 Jan-', 1538-9, 

 by oath of Richard. Registered " Dyngley," fo. 24. 



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