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The Manor of Alderton 3 rd edition
to the Royalist stronghold at Cirencester. Charles received two Royal
“Protections” for this, the first 220 from Prince Maurice, 221 who was in command
at Cirencester and another from the King himself 222
There is also a receipt from the following year, by Captain Francis Revesby, for
a “horse, saddle, bridle, carbine and case of pistols, bark and Broft Buff Coat
and a sword and an able sufficient rider in full discharge of Light Horse and
Arms for his Majesties service” 223
After the Restoration Charles was made Steward of Corsham Manor 224 and
High Steward of Malmesbury. He continued to acquire land in the local area,
for example in 1648 he bought land from Roger Kilbury. This was a year before
Charles’ death in 1649, Lydia surviving her husband by six years. She died 3
January 1665 and a memorial to her was recorded by Phillipps 225
Reader, if thou hast a tear,
Do not grudge to drop it here:
Think not it can fall alone,
Flouds are due unto this stone.
Here lies (ah! how that word does pierce,
And double blacks the mournfull hearse;)
Vertue’s fair copie, Heaven’s delight,
Not fitt for mens’ but angles’ sight.
In whose pure breast sweet innocence
(Exil’d by most) found sure defence;
Where no black thought, the sire of shame
(Charm’d by her vertues’ magick) came;
220 Gore, T (1666) Syntagma Genealogicum or A genealogical treatise of the family of
the Gores of Aldrington or Alderton p287, protection dated February 9 th 1642
221 Count Palatrie of the Rhyne, Duke of Bavaria & Colonel of Horse
222 Gore, T (1666) ibid p288 see Appendix 1.3 for the text of this warrant.
223 Gore, T (1666) ibid p291 dated Feb. 28th 1643
224 Jackson, Rev JE Mss
Corsham then belonged to Sir Edward Hungerford. Charles’ appointment as Steward
was made by a committee of “his late Majesty’s Revenue” on 17 th September 1646
225 Sherlock, P (2000) (ed) Monumental Inscriptions of Wiltshire : an edition,
in facsimile, of Monumental Inscriptions in Wiltshire by Sir Thomas Phillipps,
1832 WRS vol 57 p48
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