The Society's MSS.— Chisledon. 



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(lied, 19 Sept. 1635, seised of a messuage and three virgates of 

 land in Badbury, and the tithes thereon. Thus it is fairly certain 

 hat Arthur Redfern, or, his son presumably, Thomas Bedfern, 

 purchased the manor and impropriate tithes of the Crown, to which 

 hey had come at the Dissolution, and subsequently disposed of 

 poth piecemeal to the tenants. 



I Arch. Berks, 21 Nov. 1521, "John Bukrige of Bastilden, Husbandman" : 

 fo. 312(7. " my body to be buryed in the Church of Bastilden 



mother Church of Sarum ij d . . . . Church of Bastilden 

 viij d . . . . Church of Ashamsted xij d . . . . Pangborn Church 

 ;dj d . . . . Tidmerch Church, xii d . . . . Stretley Church xij d . . . . 

 (Elizabeth my wyf my best gown iij quarters of wheat xij bushelles of barly 

 j. . . xxx li quarters of barly to be payed by the space of vj yeres next 

 |3omyng . . . William my sone xx marc' xx shepe & a hekfur . . . 

 jThomas my son a kow iiij buschell of pulce . . . Alice my daughter xx H , 

 ;ij pair of blankettes ij peyr of shetes & ij coverlet fces . . . Johan my 

 jdoughter xx marc' a matres a pair of blankettes a pair of shetes a coverlet & 

 iiij puter platers The resedue of my goodes not bequethed I yeve to John my 

 isone and he for to dispose for my soule as he thynke best Also I orden & 

 Imake John my Sone my full executor & William fruewen to be overseer that 

 jmy will be fulfilled & he to have for his labor iij 9 iiij d Witnes hereof Sir John 

 jKenrike John Pynnok William fruen & Kic' Higges." 



Proved, 14 Dec. 1525, before Master Edward Carne 

 Doctor of Laws, Official of the Archdeacon of Berks. 



I Arch. Berks, 2 Sept. 1567. " I John Buckaridge of the parissh of Bastleden 

 Bk. F. 424. in the countie of Berkes yoman " — to be buried in churchyard 

 of Bastleden to reparacions of Church three busshells of barlye 

 j To daughter Maude 207., half on the day of her marriage and half two or three 

 years after " as my executors may spare it," and one bed. To son Gregorye 

 ilxxx sheepe and xxx H in money, at 26 " yff God lend him lyfe so long," said 

 1 children to " remayne at my mantion house with my executors untill my legacies 

 I due to be payde unto them be payde and to be found sufficient meate drinck it 

 clothing during that tyme at the costes and charges of my executors and to 

 be obedyent unto them " — To son Willy am Buckeridge 10/. within vij years — 

 To godchildren 4 d . each. " Item I will and bequeath unto every childe his 

 childe that I have nowe one ew shepe " — To "John Buckaridge sonne to my 

 sonne John Ten ewes as they ronne " — Wife Agnes Buckaridge with "my 

 sonne John Buckaridge " executors, goods to be appraised and divided between 

 them, lands & houses to be jointly occupied by them, during said wife's life 

 and widdowhood— said John to " bear hymself quietly peaceably and honestly 

 toward his said mother offering to her no manner of wrong or injuvvc as 

 becometh an obedyent child to doe." 



George Holmes and Richard Buckaridge overseers.— Wil ness Thomas 

 Davis vicar of Bastleden " This will was read and allowed before and in 



