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Death of John Brinde. His brother Thomas Brind inherits. Inquisition September 17, 1562.

John Brind died on May 7, 1562. He was married to Dorothy and they lived at Clarkes Manor, Wanborough. She survived him.

Abstract of the Inquisition Post Mortem of John Brinde (PRO ref. E150/1001/17)

Inquisition taken at Devyses in Wiltshire the 17th September 4 Eliz. [1562] after the death of John Brinde gentleman by the oaths &c. who say that John Brinde gentleman named in the writ for a long time before his death was seized in his demesne as of fee of a messuage called Morehouse 120 acres of land 80 and 12 (sic) acres of meadow 60 acres of pasture and 2 acres of woodland in Wanborough in the sd. co. belonging to the sd. messuage and of the whole manor of Staunton Fitzharberte next Highworth in Staunton in the sd. co. and of the advowson of the church of Staunton Fitzharbert in the sd. co. and of 8 messuages 4 tofts 8 gardens 200 acres of land 40 acres of meadow 300 acres of pasture and 40* acres of furze and heath in the sd. Staunton Fitzharbert and Staunton and in Marston in the sd. co. (with a messuage and 4 virgates of land in Marston afsd. called Harrys late parcel of the customary land of the sd. manor now or late in the occupation of John Harrys only excepted) And thus seized the sd. John Brind died after whose death the sd. manor advowson etc. (exceptions excepted) descended and by right ought to descend to Thomas Brind gentleman as brother and next heir of the sd. John Brind And they say that the sd. John Brind and Dorothy his wife on the day he died were seized in their demesne as of special fee tail that is to say to the sd. John and Dorothy and the heirs of their bodies lawfully procreated of the manor of Clarkes in Wanborough in the sd. co. and of 4 messuages 4 tofts one watermill 4 gardens 300 acres of land 200 acres of meadow and 400 acres of pasture in Wanborough afsd. and in Clarkes in the sd. co. and of a messuage called Hallplace and 2 virgates of land in Wanborough afsd. belonging to that messuage and of the pasture called Hallrons** there and of the sd. messuage called Harrys and the afsd. 4 virgates of land in Marston afsd. previously excepted; and of a messuage called Burgys and 2 virgates of land in Marston afsd; and of a messuage called Cyvyers 6 acres of meadow and 40 acres of pasture there the remainder thereof for default of such issue to the right heirs of the sd. John Brind for ever as appears by evidence shown to the jurors And the sd. John Brind and Dorothy being thus seized the same John Brind died without issue lawfully procreated of the bodies of the sd. John and Dorothy and that the sd. Dorothy survived him and remained in the manor, lands etc. and was seized thereof by right of survivorship for her lifetime as tenant in tail after the possibility of issue was extinct with remainder thereof after her decease to the sd. Thomas Brinde as brother and right heir of the sd. John Brind And that the sd. John Brind died on 7th May last past and that the sd. Thomas Brind is his brother and next heir and was at the time of death of the sd. John Brind 26 years and more And that the sd. Dorothy is still living at Clarkes afsd.

2. This abstract does not include the details of those from who the lands were held, or the value per year of those lands, but it is noted that the messuage here called Burgis and the 2 virgates of land in Marston were held of Thomas Brind gent. as of his manor of Staunton Fitzwaren (cf. the IPM of Thomas Brynde taken 1 Eliz). This Thomas Brind, who appears after the first mention of the heir Thomas Brind, is not given as aforesaid.

* thus, although in the similar list in the IPM of John Brinde several years earlier, 400 acres.

** or Hellrous (letters n and u being identical in both documents).