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

The Manor of Alderton 3 rd edition
anything. It is noted that both Coxe and a C Emly appear in the list of
landholders of 1665 - see Apendix 2 Table 4
England was in a precarious position at this time, having rejected the
authourity of the Catholic Church she was at odds with the Catholic
Princes of Europe. In 1539, with a serious threat of invasion by the
Catholic Princes of Europe, Henry VIII called for the raising of the
military tithes each Manor still owed to the Crown 123 s
123 North Wiltshire Musters Anno 30 Henry VIII Wiltshire W&SHC 2355
“The Certyfycatt of the vewe of abull men, as well Archars as Byllmen, takyn the
x daye of Apryll, in the xxxth yere of the reign of our Sovereign Lorde, King
Henry te VIIIth by the Grace of God, Kynge of Englonde and of Fraunce,
defender of the fayth, Lorde of Irelond, and in the erth mooste suppreme head
of the Churche of Englonde; by Sir Henry Longe, Knight; John Hamlyn, Esquyer
and Wylliam Stumpe, Commyssyoners, assigne by vertue of the Kynges
Commysshyon to them and to other dyrected, whiche abull men theyr names
hereafter followe, that ys to saye : THE HUNDRED OF NORTHE DAMERHAM,
CHYPPENHAM, CALLNE, MALLMESBURY and WHARWELLDOWN”
gives the names of the people mustered at Alderton:
Archer : Thomas Dune
Byllmen : Nicholas Howborowe
Thomas Hockeriche
Richard Mardiche
George Hosterige
Walter Hemley
Thomas Davys
Nicholas Hunt
“the whole tything hath in redynes i horse and ii harnes with other small wepyns”
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