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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Hist. MSS. Com. Var. Coll. i. 144. C 54/1621/Mountjoy and Ley; C 66/1847 no. 14. W.A.M. xx. 341. Hist. MSS. Com. Var. …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… in the same way as Westbury Leversage, 84 to Sir James Ley who was seised of it, then apparently called Shewells or … who in 1599 sold tenements in Hawkeridge to Sir James Ley. 88 From then on the estate followed the descent of the … Lansd. MS. 442 f. 145; see p. 149. C 54/1621/Mountjoy and Ley. Hoare, Mod. Wilts. Westbury, 41. C.P. 40/1113 rot. 5d., …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Bitham Mill, 80 and a close called Gaston, to Sir James Ley (cr. Earl of Marlborough 1626). 81 Among the property … the name of Westbury and WESTBURY ARUNDELL to Sir James Ley. 91 The estate at this date included a mill, and was said … Elizabeth and Robert Webbe conveyed the manor to Sir James Ley, who thus became possessed of the whole manor of …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… to Thomas Long, and passed with the manor to Sir James Ley in 1613. 76 Two water mills were attached to the manor of … Seymour in 1607, and presumably also passed to Sir James Ley with that manor in 1621. 77 Bitham Mill attached to the … William Whitaker sold the manor in 1619-20 to Sir James Ley, he expressly reserved Bitham Mill and the adjoining …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… The ivory handle, about 4 in. long, was inscribed 'Matheus Ley Hoc Dedit Anno Domini 1597'. 68 The seal was destroyed by … Hist. v. 141. W.A.M. xlix. 5401. C 54/1621/Mountjoy and Ley. Calne Guild Stewards' Bk. (W.A.S. Rec. Brch.), p. xii. … was in 1835 comes from this report. C 54/1621/Mountjoy and Ley. There were 2 serjeants, 2 ale-tasters, 2 surveyors of …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… quarter of the 17th century. In this period Sir James Ley (cr. Earl of Marlborough 1626) acquired all 10 estates in …