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Ancient Chapels, fyc., in Co. Wilts. 



Hilmerton, for the augmentation of his chantry in Heytesbury 

 Church. [Hungerford Family Deeds.] 

 Wanborough, (Kingsbridge Hundred.) The chapel of St. 

 Katharine. This is believed to have stood at Court Close, 

 near Foxbridge, now commonly called " Cold Court." There 

 were in it two foundations. 1. Longespee's. The founder 

 of this was Emmeline, Countess of Ulster (widow of Stephen 

 Longesp^e), who died 1276. There were three priests, of 

 whom the superior was called "Custos." The endowment 

 was 100 marks a year out of lands here, and 14 marks a year 

 out of Staple Lavington. This was sold before the Reforma- 

 tion by Francis Yiscount Lovell, to William Waynflete, 

 Bishop of Winchester, for his College of St. Mary Magdalene, 

 Oxford. 



2. The other foundation was Wambergh's. John de Wam- 

 bergh, Canon of Wells in 1336, gave the " Custos " 47, acres 

 of land and a house at Colne : two priests were added, to 

 follow the rules of the Longespee chantry. They formed a 

 small college. [See Wilts Collections, Aubrey & Jackson, p. 

 197.] There are no remains of the chapel. 

 Warminster. St. Laurence's Chapel. This was originally built 

 and endowed by a family of Hewitt, temp. Edw. III. The! 

 lands worth £6 4s. 4d. a year, were confiscated, 1 Edw. VI. I 

 and sold to one Roberts. They passed through sundry hands 

 and were finally recovered, and transferred to feoffees. In 12 

 Eliz., Thomas Hewitt of Erlestoke, yeoman, sold some other 

 portions to the feoffees. This church has lately been restored. ! 



At the time of the confiscation (1 Edw. VI.), the Com- 1 

 missioners reported Warminster to be "well peopled, andl 

 especially with youth. A place very meet to have a Free 

 Schole: toward the erection of which yf it might please the! 

 King's Highness to gyve the said lands, the inhabitants would 

 buy soe much more as should make yt upp Ten Pounds (per 

 annum) ; which yf it may take effect will doe moche good in all 

 that cuntrey." The King's council seemed to have turned a| 

 deaf ear to this appeal. 



