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

The Manor of Alderton 3rd edition
In the following year Edward sold Luckington to George Russel of Tormarton for
£224 10s 178
In 1600 Edward was made Captain of 150 trained soldiers (rather than a general levy)
who were part of Col. Henry Bayntun’s regiment, the commission was bought from the
Earl of Pembroke 179 . He was a “Captayne” 180 in the regiment for many years.
As a major landowner Edward was involved with politics although he did not take an
active part himself; before the election of knights to attend the 1621 Parliament
Henry Poole (of Okesey Park) and Sir John Enle both wrote to Edward asking him to
support Poole and Sir Francis Seymour. It is noted that Enle’s letter, which to the
modern reader seems the rather more distant of the two, addresses Edward as “my
very loving kinsman” 181 . What the relationship was is not yet known. Both men were
standing with the support of the Earl of Hertford and Poole had hopes this support
would serve to deter other candidates from standing
neither doe I heare of any Competitor unless it bee Sir Edward
Baynton, who as I have herd hath lately declared himself therein;
“In 1594 he bought of Richard Hamlyn another house there [in Surrendell] lately built by
John Hamlyn, father of Richard Hamlyn. This was probably the present Surendell farmhouse.
“
177 Badeni J (1966) Wiltshire Forefathers p68
178 Gore, T (1666) ) Syntagma Genealogicum or A genealogical treatise of the family of the
Gores of Aldrington or Alderton agreement dated 1st April 1595 (exactly 505 years to the
day that I read this for the first time!)
179 Gore, T (1666) ibid p178
Which office he discharged for many years together with courage and faithfulness
180 Gore, T (1666) ibid p209, from a letter to Edward from the Earl of Hertford,
commanding him to appear before the Earl at Marlborough “the seventh day of September
next by eight of the clock in the morning and to bring with you a muster well of your company
if you have any there, to receive further directions touching His Majesties service as shall
bee fitt” dated August 12 th 1612. What the muster was for and what service was required of
Edward is not known,
181 Letter from Sir John Ernle of Whetham co Wilts to Edw Gore Esq. in
Wilts Miscellaneous Mss 1 p15 (attributed as "From the sale of Canon Jackson’s Library")
letter in Jackson's hand. WANHS library WT241
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