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Title: Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society. cn
Subjects: Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society
Publisher: Bristol, Eng. : The Society
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enell in 1488, it is stated that the manor ofGreat Chalfield was held by service of being Constable of TrowbridgeCastle, in point of fact the Constableship was sometimes violently severedfrom the manor, and we find it at least once so held by royal patent (seebelow, pp. 220, 221). The office was considered by the holders of the manoras one of honour and emolument, but the loss of the Constableship didnot involve forfeiture of the manor. It appears from the Inquisition of 1348 (kindly sent to me by Mr. A.Story-Maskelyne) that certain nine acres in Little Chalfield and a rent of2s. were held by Henry de Percy (i.e., Sir Harry Percy the third—s^i?below, p. 206) of the lords of Trowbridge by service of the ward of a towerthere (per servitium custodiendi quandam turrim ibidem) for 40 days inwar time, the lords of Trowbridge holding of the King in chief by Knightservice. This tower, no doubt, belonged to the town defence, but itscustody had possibly nothing to do with the Constableship. i
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The Manor and Church of Great Chalfield. 201 \v* a place in Trobrigge called y* logge place, othervvysecalled a syte w* a gardyn called the logge place, and a weyto y* same by y^ space of vij fote of brede. Takyng allmaner fees, issues and profites apperteynyng or belongingto the same office ffro the seid tyme of no mynde vsed alsoand acustomed. Alwey to be discharged of all maner rentes,sutes, and all other services and demaundes ayenst the lordesof the said maner of Trobrigge. In tracing the succession we are met by a difficulty at thethreshold. The MS. commences with a Sir Harry de Percybefore time of mind, who is followed by his son, Sir Piers^also before time of mmd ; while the next on the list, SirWilliam, was acting in 1260 and 1273 (see below). Goingback then from these ascertained dates, it is not possible toplace his father, Sir Piers, in a period before legal memory—i.e., before 1189 (i R. I ), and we must suppose the expres-sion used somewhat vaguely. On the other hand,

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