Thomas Ferrers, of Chartley

A SURVEY OF WORCESTERSHIRE. SI

to Frere; the wourdes are thease. Humfrye Frere for our mes^ suage, late the landes of Agnes Blanket. 'This Humfrey Frere' 'was (accordinge to theyre Petegree) sonne of Thomas Frere, who ' 'descending I thincke out of that part of our County which border'- 'ethe on Shropshire (for theare in evydences I met with the name),' 'maryed with Margery, daughter and heyre of John Wysham, sonne ' 'and heyre of Sir William Wysham, and Margaret, daughter and' 'heyre of Sir Adam Clyfton'. Yf I shoulde heere showe howe by the knightly family of Wysham, they came allso from Sir Michael Poyntes and Sir William Peach, I shoulde bee overtedyous. Frere dwelled in Blanket fyve descentes, and nowe hathe soulde itt, whearefore I will conclude with the motto of theyre Armes, Mercy dou, and graunt mercy to theyre souUes for heaven and theyre estate for earthe. Astwoode spreadethe far in freehoulders, wheare I wyll fyrste recyte those who neaver chaunged tyll Kinge Henry the eyght altered them. Heere was the Prior of Worcester estated, heere was his Elemosinarius, heere was hys Pitanciarius ; heere was the Hospitall of St Oswald arysinge vnder the Priorye's winge, seysed of many parcelles. Heere was the Lady Priores of Whiston, heere was the Gylde of the Holy Trinity in Worcester, heere was the Master of St Wlstan's, called nowe the Commaunders, all interested in Astwoode, besydes other landes of Attewood, Woode and Frere, with Trimnell an auncient freehoulder and a late benefactor to thys paryshe. Theare weare heere three and twenty freehoulders besydes the Hospitall of St Oswald hydinge some of them in her bosome. Thomas Lygon is heere set out in Tolwardyn for an assart in the tenure of William Lygon, descendinge to hym from Robert Brace. And last with eleavne custome houlders thys Rentall concludethe Astwoode.

The trewe ualewe of Whistan was 8/i. js. yd. ob. qu. per annum An. 9 Hen. 4, and 8//. gs. ^d. An. 20 Hen. 8 ; the rent of Assise 29//. 19^. ^d. per annum.

The Rental extended allso to Worcester, with the Cytye's Hbertyes, and sometymes drew neyghbouringe places into the ac- compt. The fyrst was the fee far me which the Baylifes of the Cytye payde the Byshopp, beinge 8//. yeerely. Then the Sacriste's of Worcester fee farme to the Byshop for the meadowe of Duydeley, called commonly Dygles, beeinge yeerely id. Next the rent of the Priores of the Whyte Ladyes, beeinge a pound of Comyn seede

Reference

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Sir William Wysham, and Margaret, daughter and heyre of Sir Adam Clyfton. Their son and heyre John Wysham Daughter Margery married Humfrey Frere sonne of Thomas Frere