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painted glass of the windows was very fine and in good condition 

 in his time. A gravestone is still there to John Dewale and his 

 wife Joan, the widow of Sir Maurice Russell, Knight. 1 



20. Bluntesdon. — Held by Robertus temp. Domesday. This is 

 Andrews' Blunsdon, or Blunsdon St. Andrew. John Wasce held 

 a knight's fee in Bluntesdon of Walter de Dunstanville in the third 

 year of King John, 1201, (Rot. Obi.) Hawys de Bluntesdon held 

 half a knight's fee of Walter de Dunstanville in Ofur Bluntesdon, 

 and Ada Bluett held half a fee of Walter de Dunstanville in the 

 same vill, (Lib. Feod.) In the year 1299, "Johannes dictus Aze" 

 (probably same name as both the Hawys and John Wasce above 

 mentioned) presented to the church of Blunsdon St. Andrew. 

 The Badlesmere Partition Roll of 1340 records John As (a 

 near approach to an awkward appellation) as mesne tenant of 

 two knights' fees in Blunsdon, worth 13/. 8s. 4d. yearly. They 

 were assigned to the portion of John, Lord Tibetot, and Margaret 

 Badlesmere his wife. In 1374, Bluntesdon fees, "formerly of 

 John Aas," were held by John Lustehill; in 1392, by Ivo Fitz 

 Wareyn; in 1404, by John Fitz Wareyn. About the year 1411, 

 Robert Andrews paid yearly 13s. 4d. for release of suit and service at 

 the Knight's Court of Combe for these two fees in Blunsdon, "formerly 

 Fitz Wareyn's." In 1442, his widow paid the same. In 1443, 

 " Magister Johannes Stafford Archi. Episcopus Cantuarise" is first 

 noted as tenant of these fees. In 1454, the roll states that "James 

 Audley, Esquire, holds the Manor of Bluntesdon called Andrews' 

 Blunsdon, with two carucates of land of the Barony of Combe, 

 John Stafford, late Archbishop of Canterbury, having previously 

 held the same for a rent of 13s. 4c?., to be paid at twice in the year." 2 



1 As on this stone the arms of Dauntesey are placed over her head, and that 

 in the Wiltshire Institutions, a.d. 1439, John Dewale and Joan Dauntesey 

 present jointly to Bremhilham, it would seem that the Lady Stradlyng, heiress 

 of the Dauntesey s, had married Sir Maurice Berkeley first; secondly, Sir John 

 Danvers ; thirdly, John Dewale. 



2 This John Stafford, made Bishop of Wells 1425, and translated to Canter- 

 bury 1443, was Keeper of the Privy Seal 1421, Lord Treasurer 1422, and 

 Lord Chancellor from 1432 to 1450 ; he was also Apostolic Legate. His father 



