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youug cattle, as it has been long known that they enjoy there an immunity from 

 the disease known as " quarter evil," or inflamatory fever, to which 3'oung stock 

 are frequently subject. It has been stated that Queen Elizabeth once paid a 

 visit to the place from Fasterne — about a mile southwards, but it is doubtful if 

 there is any truth in the assertion. The great and little parks of Fasterne, with 

 the manors of Tockenham, Ashton Keynes, Rowde, and Chilton Foliatt were 

 part of the dower and jointure of the Queens of England, commencing with 

 Elizabeth of York (mother of Henry VIII.), and ending with Queen Katherine 

 Parr. In the Privy Purse expenses of the former, mention is made that in 1502 

 and 1503 many deer were taken from Fasterne to other royal parks, and venison 

 supplied from it to her house in the Minories, in London. All the six wives 

 of Henry VIII. were successive owners in their turn, no doubt, for long or short 

 periods, and it is recorded in a document unearthed at Longleat by the late Canon 

 ] Jackson (of which the writer has, by his kindness, a copy), that Katherine 

 Howard (during her brief career of two years as Queen) received of Dionisia 

 Person (Parsons) of Queen's Court Farm, Tockenham, the sum of £13 6s. 8d. 

 " in the name of a fine " for that farm, which sum she also subsequently paid to 

 Katherine Parr, besides having to find " man mete, horse mete, and lodging for 

 one night " for the Queen's surveyors when they came ; but the audits were held 

 at Fasterne. If Elizabeth ever came to Fasterne it was probably in her infancy, 

 with her mother, Ann Boleyn (who was executed when she was three years old)> 

 after whom the road between Coped-Hall and Baynard's-Ash appears to be 

 named, as mentioned in the perambulation. It is not at all probable that 

 Elizabeth came to Fasterne in her later years, as Sir Francis Englefield, who 

 resided there (being a Catholic) was regarded, and treated, as one of her enemies. 



To return, however, to the particular subject of this paper, it may be men- 

 tioned that about forty years ago an analysis of this saline water was made for 

 | the Earl of Clarendon, then owner, by the late Mr. Gyde, of Painswick, which 

 was as follows : — 



"Analysis of Water at Whitehill, Wool-ton Bassctt. 

 Taste of water ... ... ... saline. 



Re-action ... ... ... slightly acid. 



Specific gravity at 60 degrees ... ... 100*73 



Gases in solution ... carbonic acid and traces of nitrogen. 



Solid contents (dry) obtained by actual experiment 83 "7 in a pint, 

 consisting of : — 



Chloride of sodium ... ... 17'00 



Chloride of magnesia ... ... "21 



Carbonate of lime ... ... 'o4i 



Carbonate of magnesia' ... ... "21 



Sulphate of soda (dry) ... ... 57'22 



(equal to 128 grains of crystallized sulphate of commerce) 

 Sulphate of magnesia ... ... 110 



Sulphate of lime ... ... ... '5-1 



Iodide of sodium ... ... (traces) 



Organic matter, consisting of humate of 

 ammonia and other soluble organic 

 compounds ... ... ... *20." 



