The Society's MSS.—Chisledon and Draycot. 141 



Kvnueswoinan Mary Crispe, daughter to George Crispe, deceased, 51. Eesidue 

 to sou Thomas Stephens, sole executor: if he refuse to be myn executor, or 

 s hall not discharge all debts & legacies, then, all to him before bequeathed, 

 unto Richard Goddard of Upham, Esq r ., Richard Younge of Ogbourne, Esq r . 

 Henry Masklin & William Hawkins, gentelmen, my feoffees, whom I do 

 ordeyne executors of this my will and last testament. Well beloved in Christ, 

 Thomas Yate of lyford co. Berks, Esq r ., W m . Hynton of Earlescote, co. Wilts, 

 gent.. Rob f . fforman of Calne, co. Wilts, Clothier, Supervisors. Sig d . Feb y . 2 

 1610. Witness, Heniy Masklyne, W m . Hynton, James Hemerford, Rob 1 - 

 fforman. the X mark of John Jacob. 



Proved by oatb of son Thomas Ap. 25. 1611. Registered C. P. C, 

 "Wood," fo. 28. 



The inquisition after his death was taken (under a writ tested at 

 Westminster, 2 May), at Marlborough, 28 August, 9 James. 

 (1611), before John Nicholas, esq., escheator, by the oath of Henry 

 Quintyn, gent., John Hitchcocke, gent., &c., and is a very " blind " 

 document : — 



The said Nicholas Stephens, esq., was seised in fee of the manor of Inglesham, 

 alias Over Inglesham, co. Wilts, the manor of Inglesham alias Nether Inglesham, 

 co. Berks, the rectory of Inglesham, cos. Berks and Wilts, the advowson of the 

 vicarage of Inglesham, the manor with the capital messuage called "the manor 

 and ffarme of Burthropp, alias Burithropp, alias Burdropp," and of all lands, &c, 

 thereto belonging in the parish of Chiselden, co. Wilts, the manor of Chiselden 

 and Hodson, co. Wilts, 3 messuages and a tenement, &c., in the parish of 

 Chiseldon and Hodson, in the several occupations of Thomas Stevens, Thomas 

 Wixey, Henry Violett, gent., and John Kinge, and of the advowson of the 

 vicarage of Chiselden, and being so seised, on the 14th March, 5 Jas. (1607-8), 

 by his writing indented between him, the said Nicholas, and Thomas Stevens, his 

 son and heir apparent, of the one part, and Richard and John Orgau, of 

 Lambourne, co. Berks, of the other, in consideration of a marriage to be had 

 between the said Thomas Stevens, the son, and Joan, sister of the said Richard 

 and John Organ, and for a competent jointure for the said Joan, covenanted 

 and agreed, &c. [this is the document, No. 10, which the writer of the schedule 

 himself saw cancelled] 



And the said Nicholas Nicholas being seised, &c, by his deed indented, dated 

 24 Nov., 7 Jas. (1609), between himself of the one part, and Henry Maskelyn 

 and William Hawkins of the other, for the advancement of the said Eleanor, &c- 



He died 3 Feb. last past (1610-11). The said Eleanor survived him. 

 Thomas Stephens esq., is his son and heir and was aged, at the time of his death, 

 24 years and more. 



Thomas Stephens, the heir, was sent up to college — of course St. 

 John's — when he was 15, or under, married his cousin, Joan Organ, 

 when he was just of age, and succeeded his father, aged 24. By the 

 time he was 32 he had sold, apparently, his whole estate at Ohisledou' 



