Its owners and some historical connections - Lackham Countryside ...

The Manor of Alderton 3rd edition
fourteenth century – when Philip brought charges of assault against six people (but
not, interestingly, Adam de la Forde). At this court
Nicholas de Percy, William de Percy, Gilbert de Wyk 19 , Peter de
Eketon, John le Vox, William Hamelyn and Agnes de Percy were
attached to answer Philip le Clerk, of Nyweton, in a plea of
trespass, whereon Philip complains that on Thursday in Easter week
32 Ewd I [2 Apr 1304] at Aldryngton they beat and wounded him,
broke his left arm, broke two ribs on the left side and threw him in
the stew [pond] 20 there and inflicted other enormities to his
damage in £20 and more and thereon he brings his suit 21
Trespass was not the offence meant by the term today, it is nearer to the meaning of
the line in the Christian Lord’s Prayer “forgive those who trespass against us” ie those
who do us wrong, and it was a common offence.
It is noted that two male members of the de Percy family were indicted as well as
Agnes.
William was obviously a rough character – in the same period, but in the still of Bedewynd,
Melksham etc he was indicted for “beating, wounding, and ill-treating Nicholas Payn against
the peace etc” p113, no 658
19 This may indicate he came from Wick, but there was a de Wik family in the area at the time
– in 1276 “Walter de Wik, was tithingman of Lacok of William Bluet's part. It is noted that
this is not the first time the de Wik family has been seen – [In about 1264] Richard de Wik
was a witness to two of the agreements between William Bluet and Beatrice abbess of Lacock”
(Pratt, T & Repko K 2008 The Manor of Lackham Vol 2 : The Bluets – a baronial family and
their historical connections 1066-1400 Lackham Museum of Agriculture and rural Life Trust
p74. Available online at http://www.lackham.co.uk/history/the_bluets_09.pdf), and later on
“Agnes de Wyke was abbess of Lacock between 1380 and 1403” (VCH Wiltshire vol IV p315)
20 a shallow pond that was used to hold fish temporarily until they were wanted for the Manor
table
21 Pugh RB (ed) (1978) Wiltshire Gaol delivery and Trailbaston results WRS vol XXXIII
section Roll of plaints for Wyltes’ probably from a court held at Wylton, co Wyltes’, Friday
after the quindene of St John the Baptist 33 Edw I [9 July 1305] p127 no 811,
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