VOL. XX. (i) 
MISERDEN AND ITS OWNERS 
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De Laci made over the Church at Wyck (Painswick) to the 
Austin-Canons of Llanthony in Wales — the Miserden lords kept 
their local little Church in their own hands, except two-thirds 
of the tithes, which they gave to Tewkesbury (before 1150) 
with a small pension ; and when they compounded for their 
misdeeds they only gave Wyshanger to the Templars at 
Ouenington, or parted with rent at Siddington (Over) and at 
Chesterton, close to the rich Abbey of Cirencester. The 
Canons of the latter were careful to cartularise all such little 
increments, which now peep out of the enduring vellum after 
the turmoil of the centuries, assuring the student how these 
matters stood six or seven hundred years ago. 1 
Still, even with such aid as Church documents give, added 
to the ancient charters and taxations that survive, it is not 
possible to give with truly close detail the history of these 
Musards, nor a completely satisfactory pedigree of the 
family. 
In this county Hascoit Musard was also owner (1086) of a 
manor 2 3 4 of six hides in (Over) -Siddington, another (formerly 
Ulfwin’s) in Sezincote, of a manor of ten hides in Saint- 
bury — he was under-tenant to the King there ; a manor 2 
also in Eyford and a manor (also of Emesi’s) in Aston 
(Somerville) of 860 acres. The head of his barony, however, 
was not here, but at Staveleigh in Co. Derby, where he held 
other manors. In Bucks he held the Manor of Quainton, and 
in Co. Warwick Lunnington, and other lands (four manors) in 
Oxfordshire. As the Castle of Miserden was built perhaps by 
him, it was, though small, evidently an important stronghold. 
The other Musards, Enisan (whose manors at D.S. were in 
Yorkshire) and Hugh, 1 are conjectured (by Mr. A. S. Ellis) to 
have been younger brothers of Hascoit. (Cf. also Yorks. Arch. 
Jour., vol. v., p. 299.) 
1 I desire to express my thanks to the kind owner of Thirlestaine House, Cheltenham, for 
'permitting me to scrutinise the two Registers of the Abbey of Cirencester, and to the Librarian 
who so ably directs the Bodleian. 
2 Also formerly belonging to the Saxon Ernesi. 
3 Also formerly Ernesi’s : of 8 jo acres. 
4 His property was in the town of Stamford. 
