Catalogue description VARIOUS SOMERSET MANORS deeds

Documents relating to various Somerset manors, etc., absorbed eventually into the Popham estates:

Conveyance by Sir John Croke of Chilton (co. Bucks.) bart., to Alexander Popham of Littlecote, esq., of the manor of Cheddar Berkel(e)y, 1662; to which deed is attached a schedule of leases and copies of court roll, 1649-61, granted by Sir John. [Defective].

General Livery by the master and surveyor of the Court of Wards and Liveries to John Cox, gent., son and heir of Walter Cox, gent., deceased, of the possessions of his father, affecting the manor of Chelwood alias Chelworth (Throughout the period the name of the manor is almost always given as Chelworth, and is so printed in the text; but the name of the parish is printed in the modern form of Chelwood.) and various properties in Chelwood and Stanton Drew, 1617. A valuation, giving very brief details of the property, is attached.

Lease by John Hungerford junior, esq. (a son of Sir Anthony Hungerford, knight, deceased), and his wife Anne, and John Hungerford senior, of Down Ampney (co. Gloucs.), esq. (son and heir of Sir Anthony), of the mansion house or farm of Compton Dando, etc., 1567. Assignment of the lease, 1567. Final Concord (For an account of the fine (final concord), and for an analysis of other main conveyancing instruments, see Mr R. B. Pugh's introductions to vols. 1 and 3, respectively, of the publications of the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society (Records Branch).) of Edward Apprice and John Rogers versus John Hungerford junior, concerning the manor of Compton Dando, 1567. Letters of attorney to deliver seisin (reciting a conveyance of even date, to Jane Smith, widow of Matthew Smith of Long Ashton, esq.), from Anthony Hungerford of Down Ampney, gent., to two others, concerning the mansion house of Compton Dando, 1592. Final Concord of Jane Smyth, widow, versus John Hungerford, knight, and his wife Mary, and Anthony and John Hungerford, gentlemen, concerning the manor of Compton Dando, 1593. Assignment of the 1567 lease of the mansion house of Compton Dando by Hugh Smythe of Long Ashton, esq., 1602.

Exemplifications of Common Recoveries (For an account of the fine (final concord), and for an analysis of other main conveyancing instruments, see Mr R. B. Pugh's introductions to vols. 1 and 3, respectively, of the publications of the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society (Records Branch).) of: John Bradley versus Percival Goldinge and Christopher Bradley, gentlemen (vouchee: Thomas Poole, gent.), 1608; and John Baker, esq., and Richard Townsend, esq., versus Thomas Connye (vouchees: Richard Mansell, esq., and his wife Elizabeth), 1617; both relating to the manor of Wyke alias Sheward Wyke and Grubbiswike [Sewardswick and Grubbeswyke] in Compton Dando, Marksbury and Saltford.

Final Concord, of Robert Webbe and his wife Elizabeth versus William Rosewell, esq., affecting the manor and advowson of Farmborough, 1584. Six deeds concerning the sale of the manors of Farmborough Grevill and Farmborough Rosewell (By the beginning of the 18th century these manors were becoming known simply as the Manor of Farmborough.), by Thomas Chafin of the Close of Sarum (co. Wilts.), esq., to Alexander Popham of Houndstreet, esq., 1653; [17th century copies].

Enrolment of writs, etc., concerning a Common Recovery of Thomas Hynton, esq., and Nicholas Tippett, gent., versus Francis Popham, knight, affecting the manor of 'Marksburye Hunstert alias Marksbury & Hunstert' (The form Houndstreet occurs most frequently in the documents, and is so printed in the text, except where a variant is quoted, and where the modern form Hunstrete is used in late 19th century documents.), 1620.

Final Concord of Francis Popham, esq., versus Thomas Horner and his wife Jane, concerning the manor of 'Andersey alias Nylond' (Throughout the period the forms Nyland (as on the Ordnance Survey map, and printed in the text) and Nylands are used indiscriminately. See also footnote no. DD/PO/8 below on Badcombe.), and the rectory, 1589.

Inquisition post mortem Lady Margaret Samborne, showing that her husband, Sir Barnaby Samborne, knight, was seised of the manor of Timsbury by a fine dated 1600 of Sir Thomas Throckmorton, knight, versus Barnaby Samborne (then esquire); that he died seised of the property in 1611; that Lady Margaret died in 1626; that Thomas Samborne is their son and heir; and that the manor had been held, at Lady Margaret's death, of Charles Walgrove, esq., as of his manor of Chewton by fealty (The special oath of fidelity given by a tenant that he shall do no harm to the person, reputation, possessions, etc., of his lord.), and was of the yearly value of £15. 15s.; dated 1626.

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