354 Recent Wiltshire Books, Pamphlets, and Article*. 



1603, at Luckington, the parishioners petition in behalf of a woman 

 grossly slandered by " Margarett Johns, the wief of Rees Jones person 

 of the parishe, such a woman that cannot rule her tounge that schee 

 careth not what adouth." 



1603. Miles Kendell, Vicar of Swindon, was indicted for assaulting 

 Elizabeth, wife of Nicholas Wylett, gentleman, Rector of the impropriate 

 Rectory of Swindon, she being then in the pew of the said Nicholas in 

 the chancel. The Vicar evidently disputed her right to sit in the chancel. 

 The case was carried up to the King's Bench. 



1603. Katherine Gawen, wife of Thomas Gawen, gent., of Hurcott, 

 is indicted for too strongly expressing her papistical hatred of the late 

 Queen Elizabeth. 



In this year also appear an extensive series of orders for the regulation 

 of the weaving tracie, evidently submitted to the justices for approval by 

 the " overseers" of the trade. 



1606. The Selkley jury present that Mr. Segwick. "hath not worne 

 the serpils (surplice) sence the tyme he hath ben Vicar of Ockborne 

 Saint Andrew, nether doth hee sine with the sine of the crosse in 

 Babtisme, which hath bene requiered of him." 



1607. The jury of Warminster present that " there wanteth a cooking 

 stoole in the towne of Warmester which ought to be made and inayntayned 

 by Simon Sloper beinge the lord Awdeleye's Bayly fl'e." They again 

 present in 1637 that there is neither clicking stool nor pillory, and that 

 Mr. Will. Sloper must maintain them and set them up. 



1610. A return of all the Popish recusants in the county gives their 

 number as only fifty-four, including members of the families of Bigge, 

 Stourton, Codrington, Mayo, and Legat. A similar return in 16'2"> gives 

 the number as one hundred and eighty-one. 



1612. The jury of the Hundred of Donworth present that on St. 

 Peter's Day, and on the Sabbath Day next following, after " yevening" 

 prayer there was an ale kept for the benefit of the Church at Donhead 

 St. Mary. 



1613. John Duokett, gent., having served in Sir Walter Raleigh's 

 Regiment, in the warrs against the Pesmunds in Ministe r, whereby he 

 had received hurts and maims, a pension of 1*5 is granted to him. 

 Another John Puckett, Esq., is at this time Lord of the Hundred of 

 Calne. 



1613. Tobacco was apparently commonly used already in Wiltshire. 



One John Amor, of Charlton, " came againe ver\ early, and requested 



this ezaminate to arise and helps him to some fier to light tobaoo, 



whereuppon this exanimate tould him thai he mighte drinekc his tobaOO 

 at home." 



1616. Sir W. Knollys writoa to the justices as King's officer of the 

 Honour of Kuelme to claim exemption from serving on juries for the 

 honour of Calne, the tenants and men of that honour being exempted 

 ErOm such service by BXpreSS provision in their charters. 



1617. Order issued for repairing of Bradford Bridge, which had fallen 

 into a ruinous state, cost estimated at 200 marks. 



