308 ' The Churches of Devizes. 



St. Mary's Church Lands, and J ohn Fuller of Devizes, fisher- 

 man, granting to the latter a Tenement and garden in the Old 

 Port, for a term of 60 years, paying annually the sum of 6s. 8d. 

 Wit., Thomas Colls, Thomas Fidfall, Thomas Lewod, Thomas 

 Hull, Robert Wait, Thomas Bayly, William Brouncker, John 

 Drewe, John Cannon, John Blanford, Richard Adlyngton, 

 and Thomas Upgrover. Dated, April 17, 30 Eliz. 



26. (1589). Indenture (English) between the above Feoffees and 

 John Havard of Devizes, Mason, granting to the latter a 

 Tenement and garden in the Old Port, for a like term of 

 threescore years, paying yearly the sum of 4s. Dated 12 

 March, 31 Eliz., and witnessed as above. 



27. (1591). Indenture (English) between the above Feoffees and 

 John Batte of Devizes, Clothman, granting to the latter a 

 Tenement and garden as above. Dated, 1 March, 33 Eliz. 



28. (1617). Release (English) of certain Lands, Tenements, and 

 Hereditaments in Devizes and Marlborough, " aunciently re- 

 puted to belonge to and for the mayntenaunce and reparacons 

 of the Parishe Churche of St. John the Baptist, 1 in the Devizes, 

 and to and for the reliefe of the poore people of the same Parish 

 from Walter Stephens, alias Morgan of Devizes, Cardmaker, 

 the last surviving Feoffee, to the Mayor and Burgesses of the 

 same Town. Dated, Feb. 20, 15 Jas. 1. 



Extracts from Churchwarden's Accounts. — St. Mary's. 

 A.D. 1499, 15 Hen. VII. 



Item pd. to John Andrewes for tyning 2 the lights 



for a year and a half iiij s - 



It. for two white cloths bought of William Botley 



to lay- atop the High Altar v s - 



pd. for Thomas Cardinaker's light iiij d - 



1 This is the only ancient Deed known to be in existence relating to St. John's 

 Church Lands. It clearly shows that they were formerly under the management 

 of special Feoffees. 



2 " Tyning" or " tining" — lighting — a word still used in Somersetshire. 



