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Hendelove, John Raynold, sen., and John Dekyn, feoffees of 

 the lands and tenements of John Coventre, jun., granting to 

 Thomas Bayly, Joan his wife, and their heirs, six tenements 

 in the Old Port, and four acres of arable land in the Park 

 Lands. Wit., Nicholas Mere, Mayor ; John Sterlyng, William 

 Letcumbe, and many others. Dat., Devizes, Feast of St. 

 Jerome, 13 Edw. IV. 



22. (1493). Deed of Attorney, Nicholas Mere and John Sterlyng 

 appoint Walter Sessylle to put John Burley, 1 Gent., William 

 Raynolde, Richard Cuffe, John Dekyn, Robert Helyar, William 

 Botteley, William Eyle, Henry Raynolde, Richard Bayly, 

 Radulphus Helyar, and Nicholas Mere, jun., in possession of 

 " Isabel's Mead and Breach." Dat., Devizes, August 18, 8 

 Hen. TIL 



23. (1517). Grant of a Burgage with a certain parcel of waste 

 land annexed, and a cottage in the New Port, from the Mayor 

 and Burgesses of Devizes to Henry Shepard and Agnes his 

 wife, for the term of 50 years from the Feast of St. Michael, 

 8 Hen. VIII., paying yearly the sum of 33s. 4d. Wit., 

 William Russell, Mayor ; J ohn Cley, John Raynold, and others. 

 Dat., Devizes, Sep. 24, 8 Hen. VIII. 



One of the boundaries is described as the Chapel of St. Thomas, [capel- 

 lam sti Thome]. 



24. (1567). Indenture (English) between Thomas Bayly and 

 Richard Joanes, Churchwardens of St. Mary, Devizes, and 

 John Adlyngeton of the same town, granting to the latter a 

 Tenement and a " littill garden plote therunto adjoynynge" 

 in the Old Port, for the term of fourscore years, paying yearly 

 the sum of 5s. Wit., John Burd, Mayor ; John Blanford > 

 Thomas Hull, Edward Heyns, and others. Dated, 12 Feb., 9 

 Eliz. (Seal in red wax of Church of St. Mary in a Vesica* 

 legend "Sig. Comune Eclsie Beate Marie Dvi(sar)." 



25. (1588). Indenture (English) between William Brunker [of 

 Stoke,] John Drew [of Southbrome,] and others, Feoffees of 



1 John Burley held 1 Hen. VII. [1485] the portership of Devizes Castle and 

 the office of keeper of the Park. See "History of Marlborough," p. 60. A 

 Pedigree of Burley will be found in the Wilts Visitation of 1623. 



