By the Rev. J. E. Jackson. 



331 



Thirdly, the said Lady Stourton, yf her frinds and fortune were not so hap- 

 pie to obtayne the prefarment of her sonne, she cold best content herself that 

 Sir Hugh Pawlet should obteyn the same, bynding hymself to matche hym in 

 his owen bludd and not to make marchaundize of hym : and the said Lady and 

 her frends shalbe bound that her sonne shalbe alwaies forth comyng for 

 th'accomplisshement of suche manage. 



FoueHhly, That the said Lady Stourton may, upon such bonds, have the 

 educacion of her said sonne, being of the tender age of iiij or yeres, untill he be 

 x yere old ; and for the educacion and bringing up of hym and the rest of her 

 six small children, and charges of their mariage, the said Lady only desireth 

 the howse of Stourton in Wilts with all the demaynes and commodities there- 

 unto belonging, with lease of the manor of Mere grauntyd to her late Husband, 

 during the mynoritie of the said heire. In consideracion the house appoynted 

 in the Ladie Stourton her Jointer is ruynous and standing in most corrupt heire 

 (air), and the demeanes therof is all sett out for lyves, so that she hath no other 

 howse to dwell and bring up her children in." 



(Endorsed) " Ladie's Demandes of Queene Marie." 



According to the Patent Bolls 4 and 5 Philip and Mary (1557) 

 the Crown granted to her the person and marriage of her son. 



The next document is the letter referred to above p. 283, aa 



snowing that Elizabeth (Dudley) wife of William, and mother of 



Charles, Lord Stourton, survived her son's execution. 



(No. 68.) Circa A.D. 1560. Sir John Zouche * to the Lord Robert Dudley. 

 " After my hartie comendacons to your very good Lordshippe. Pleasythe yt 

 youre good Lordshippe to understand that the olde Lady Stourton, wife to the 

 Lord William Stourton, is deseasede nowe of late, who helde of the duene's 

 Majestie for terme of her lyffe according to the customes of the manor of 

 Gillingham certeyne customary landes within the seid manor, the reversion of 



j' the fee-symple of the seid lands belonging to Cbarles Lord Stourton and to his 

 heirs according to the seid custome. The Lord Charles Stourton was atteynted 



j of felonie in the lyffe of my lady hys mother wherby the fee-symple of the seyd 

 customary lands are eschetide to the Quene's Majestie, as I understand. And 

 because I know sute will be made to her Majestie for the seyd lands, whereby 

 I might be prevented, the lands beinge of no greater valewe then xx 11 be the- 

 yere, or scaste (searee) so muche, I shall desire your good lordshippe most 

 harteley to he a humble suter to her Majestie in my behalfe that I maye have 

 the prefermente of the seid lands,, other to bye (either to buy) the fee symple 

 or to have it in fee-farm paying her Majestie the rent, I beseche your good 

 Lordshippe to travell for me in this and to send me your pleasure by this berer. 

 I am the bolder to troble your good Lordshippe because I take you to be one of 

 my beste frendes and hym that I have moste truste in. If there be any servyce 

 or pleasure I canne do youre Lordshippe I am at your eommaundement as I 

 have had good occasion. And thus I end wissheinge youe goode helthe with 



* Sheriff of Wilts in 1558 : mentioned above p. 306, note, as being the Steward of the Manor of 

 Mere for the Crown in 1552. 



