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Volume 70. Page 70.LOCAL land owners \lS11al1.y with only park~played an ~"Llive role especiallyin the former forest of Berkshire.Ml1lt;iple ownership did occur,notRbLywith Alice De Lisle,who created three parks in 1336 And tne De La Bechefamily, who were respo'lsibLe for two irnpArknents Rt La Beche and Yattendonsand probRbly hF31d two others in the cOimty. ('J.'he medievil deer pRrks ofBerkshire) •

Berkshire HistoricRl AS80ciRtion.-------------~------------------20. La Beche.In 1335 Phi Lip De La Be::::he And his son Nicholas recei v.-:;d a Licence toimpark their woods at LA Beche (in Aldworth) (CR1:PRt:1334-8190).Nicholas also received perrnission t,o cr(:;nollate his hOilse in 1338 Rndthe modern Beche FArm sitllated jilSt to the sOilt,h of t:le vilLAge prooably(narks ti-le site.AboLlt. a '11ile sOllth of Beche Parm A11d in AShR'nsteAd Parish,there is stiLL A Beche Park woods which 'NAS act:u'll1.y i;l exisr,ence whenRocque WAG here in 1761 .It is very likely thAt; this WAS the site of Ghepark.42. Ya t te ildon.'rhis CR ne into existence in 1335 At the:: swne t.i ne AS La Becne Park whenPhilip De LA Beche And his son were granted a licence to impark theirwoods. (CRl:P8t:1334-,j190).ln 1441-2 tne Nory's fAmlly Acqilired the manor,in 1448 JOhJl :Nor,y' S 'NFJ S 6Y'8 Dted powe r to i.1c Lose 600 B Gres of In nei 1'3i1dwood of his MAnON; of YRti:;..:;ndot1 We Le Ald .0'ri LSilAm Rndn:,'!k:e a pnrk.lt isdiffiGl1lt to 'iecide whi:::ti1er telis gri'Jntr'~presented A D':;W V0'lt:lre orwhether it WflS sitnpLy an expAnsion of th.e ~)e La 13eC11G pRrk.aocqile's mRpof 1761 depicts 811 OV.<1L,:;:1clos:lre of' aOOilt 300 [Jcres j:Jst CRst of AvillAge 9n.d whic!l mflY r.3pr.3selt [-! pArK. 8ite.Mode~('n inAps 'nArk an old pEpokin the w)oded areA jilst 110rtn eRst of YRttei1do'A Cou.rt.

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P8ge L+.42.The MAnor of BeechGs,to t,he north west of the town, took: its DAme from abrAnch of the AL1cii;nt fRmily of "]0 LA 3ecl].e who resided ti1ere.'Ene heirfemAle of this DrAnCh brought the MRnor of B~~~S~~-~~-~S~-W;ItlockR,thiRe",Late And ArlOLf1er s'~J[JlL 't1!~nor to Lh,.~ n'Jrtn GRst of th'3 town,cfdled ;'11AY'S(being botn within ~r.PAlTIer8 ~Anor of Sonning)Are now divided into 8shAres of 1rlhich ,IGro'nifi}} CrLi.tchley .~Sq:A,1d WiLliwn LrHnpLRw~~8q:11A"e 6.PAge 379.Sonning hAS been SAid to De A lJishops fee,i:lrinrr r.ite sepRrnsion ofWiltshire And AS some s Ippose Berkshire fron the fee of Sherborne. Thereis some do\wt aiJOat this ,Jilt it. is certAi1 t;lRt. the: Bishops of ~)Rlisi)ilryheld SO~lni'li~ FJ'J the tine of the Co Fl'lest.3isno]J Ne'Til dAtes fro'n ~30nningin 1436, (Deed of Endowment of Coxwell VicarAge).There is record of R

JO:1t1 Beche in 1L4-12,PAL.,-:;n'.:.14 l1e;lry 1V.Sir 'l'no'n8s Beke :lied 15it7"'~xch:Henry V111

CAlendar of Pf'!tent Holls. Henry V1. P8rG 1. 1:.+42. Oct.ooer 30th. Westrni:1st.er.Pardon to the Prior p.[ld G8nO'lS of i3:!ttishnm of Lhe 8il'n of ;::9-9-9:i- withwhich tn.ey were ch8rl~ed 0(1 Clleir goods i'1 tne CO:l:lt,y of B,.::rkshir(:; on the~ccRsion of che grant of A tenth And fifteelth to the KinJ by t~ecom/TIon81ty of _~,lglp'ld i1 tile ParliR'n\;'1t ;pLd At WC~ic.rJi(lsr".::t' in Ghe 1,>3"1;h.yeAr to V'lit 101s-9id iLl t,l':; tOWl of 3nt.isrlwn in tne 1111'1dr,jd of Bynt:;resk,408 in tne LOW'l of Colzehain,11 tne li :ndred of Ct)C\:ehAtrl,L4-(1Si 1 tne town ofBr8Y il the HLlrldred of BrAY 'YVir1g GO tile inRilfficien~cy ot' R writ ofexempLion directed to WilliAm Sher~AD of ~ew WtndcRore.Rooert Bache ofWokinghA~,John KjnkeLy of Redyng,John C01Y1S,ThornAR BLAke of Nor~hAmpton,RichArJ Hyder of l-hngerf'Jrd,Jon'l Beren/LL of W8St. Hamme An.d John Cokki,;rsof :<:sterreth,lRte coLl,')r;tors o~' the SAid {~r[-1l1ts,And i:1 f~pite of A ChA!'C8rof l<:xe'TIpt i.O:l grAnted to t:1':;~ by J'~d'vRrd 111 And cOrl;:'i t"ned oJ the ]U,lg.By K.etc:

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~~~~~Q1E~Le~2~~0GQ~E~Q~E~_~Qj_Q~:gE~~QiE~_~£2Q~glgg~£~~_I~~E0~l·Vo111.118 15. ?,qge 27.'rhe Be8c:'les,Wokin,y,hrnn.'Chis hOiwe W88 I'\3c(j(lGl,/ GoLd 0,'/ ;Ylr,:·'.C.G,BRI'nettto Mr. '1. P'3~r'80rl, It is 8 vcr:! piCt.ilI'GR'l.H; old Yl'JilSe Rild in th'18 :J0f;r:;rihedin L,F~'),18 }Us;:;~)rJ of Be:,.kshire.As ti1C ;l"lciunt mAnor 110'lSe of the De ]:"8 Bechefamily or ~ore correctly of Rooert De L8 33che.A orAnch of t.he fAmilywhose hoLdLlgs 'Si3rG cl1i.3:"ly in mid Ber~8nire.'rhe '],11y ,iRll,y,nt,er [-L1:1 n,:;iressof ROJerL 2)<:; L!~ Beehe '11Arried Ole JOrl,l Witelock 8boilC 11-1-50 i,l tht;; r'eignof Henry Vi who i~, l,jf~8Y.i:)l;d 88 tni18 oeco'nl'lg Cossessed of !t'l'[l(; :\!IAno1"ofBeeches" ,1cClr Ocki l-~:lTn,Bej_·k~:;hire.'C:le old front ciooi:' Oe!E'S c;he d,81,t'; -1621+8rl1 the ir:iLi,llt:; "H'1 9nd "~.i{'!.lIJ;lich nre bi.;liG\T(;ci to ref',:;r t.o O'leRich8rliArri~:;on 81i ili~o wit'e,bllt. t.ne,r·e; is in. t.he ::'OW':1recorcis,e7icience thntirl 1729 O.'le lUct19rl .:18111/\; Heel cHld oe:lwntn.ed flis property ir1cl:1ciL1i~tle"Holt!! and the "Beech'3s" co his r:ife for liff'; !ind th'';:1 to her six nifOi.C<';~;.

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23rd A:liSllSt 1537.City of Wokilgn.wn,::5.:;rks:80:1 of Hich8rd of Beike,t18,1I'\iV-oki ~lgh8rn.D. A.1 541 -2, A. A.1 5Lj.5. 13.D.1 55j . .:!'ellol',' 'i 51tO-60, Vi<~e Provost. Vi 8Arof Presort, L8ncs: 1558-,13. Rector of Greerlford, MAgn8 >lU'U lesex 1 :161 -83.Preb';n1i8ry of Lichf'i'3U, 15()1-R3,A,1Gi ~i1Rry c()n;~itl!led 1559.';,'he m8r1,J.,:;criptchrollicle of 'fnonAs ChesterfieLd (Cooper 1. 1+81j. :'i8rw:)od ?A.Q,.1-124 D.N.i3.Cwnelerl Soch;tj LXX3). Died 1583& At Lic;1fL; lei.

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~Rted 1558 referrinJ to John W~itLoc~ of Woki~~nRm wl10 is conveyi1~ lAndc81L31 WildhllLl i·1 \VoKi:ljhwn. (D/~D'l"129) ~I[o OGher oi;)<~rp.p,1ic[-11 detAils.D/;~DT129 23rd Apr'i L 5th 'yGEH of t.he rei;.?;l1 of lARry.-1550. (8',:;81) (Wi Ui:lil Ll)John Whi t lock.

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WlnTLOCK ...•~1Y'IFf'n. (~)'N). Adrnitt'3d Pens:R,jerl 16 At Christ. Ch1li."'ch :?2ndFebruary 1580.First son of HichAr~.MerchAnt. of genchurch Str~et.Londol1.Born there "10th ~rl'ebr'18rj 15b:+-5.j\AerchwlC '.cAyLors School.MRt-r,ic11Rteci 15R1.B.A.158Lj.-5.ProbAoLy !')i,nitGed 8t Li1col;1s I~1'1 25ch Octoi)er '1585 ASEdward Whitlock of BerksllirG.'l'rRvelled i~ GermRny,It8ly And FrAnce 1587-99.Served i:1B'rrH1·~e di_1rin,~ the Civil WAr.St.Ati01ei S,1r;CG[~8iveLy At lvlarseillesRnd Grenor)le,'1ettri1ed to _~,1,~h,ld 1599.Intifil8te witi:. Hogr-:;I' 1I1A()Jlers,:~8rl ofRiltl~lnd.Arrestcd AE; 1'1 Abet;tor of Elssex ReiJellion. 1601 ,bilt releRsed,imprisoned 0:1 s:lspiciRn of co:nplicic;y 1:1 tile I]unpowder ~?10't b:lt dischArgedwithout trip, L.As 8 ~lrt.iGr,1NOI1' a r'c"pllt8tj,on for proI'~lse dis-pL8Y And dissol\lteliving. Died iwm!')rried Ai1g:18t ",6Uo 8t. NewflR ll,,~ss(~x,'l'i1e R eRt' of 'the ~~:nl ofSussex.Buried IH BorehFnn.:r3roth,::;r of Sir JRmes Wni.tLoCf(,:or 'NhO<11see D.W.l'.(Peile) 165 P.;·¥LG.1~25.CR'nde(l Soci,;tJ LXX !J.~'LJ:3.

~illiam Whislock 8lso of Woki:1gh8m in ~erksnire hAd one rochet of Hollandwith cA'Twric sleeves v81:'le £6-13-1j.d Rnd FJ grt38t l10rse wiicn cost. t-~10 .called DOllltin;J'. Ci\rochet is a 111e[1 vest wor(l 1],,1der [-J 81 ti1 rooe )D8ted 15:30.The will 02:' ;;(le Bishop of Bath 8nd Wells whose uirtrhpL8: e 1.Voki'1:3hAir1W8S.

~ '{~illi8m Wh~~Locke of Beri(Sl1LrG.P1eb:CrEi~t C!lIU:ch.j'Ja1Jri.:: \~18C~dr20th", ,., ~.;. l'lovemoer 1)31 ,.8Jed 18.!3.A.·3tt1 ,!'eDr'18I'Y 1)82-3.li1.i\.28 Ap~" lL 1J8b.A 8l,,1,~cntfrom Westminster School.Vic~r of Sonning,Berks~ire 1593.

~_~~~~gEl_~f_~~£~~~!~~VoLIne 2.Sir Bllls"rode Wnitelock,CO,lst,801e of Ln.e Castle 8n.d Kee>iln::ler the Con-r1o:1we81th W8S !li ilself 8 spor·Js i18;'l,Olg he f)1,-mabie to pr':;I! "lt the l)OI~Cl1Llg of t.be deer i 1 t.l1e GreRC '811 the fFdlo'.lIT :ieer di[~8ppe,"red fron tile p8r\ZS And Q,lly 1

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Y'cm8Lled i:l Grle OP']d i'oy'est.JlrLlisGl1is tline t:)o,TI\l<~h of tile fi.1est l~i'nberWAS felled 01& chiefly for the use of the nAVY.Volume 3.Bulstrode \VnitLDeK is Apparc.;ntly the lv1r.Whitbck: 80:1 of Sir WilliwnWhitlock: whorn .4.shIl01e iSivc~~ A~~i..or'J .if th0 ;\~c=uor,He if~ to be; dist.i.1gili.shedfrom Bulstrode 'vVCliGelock: of ?c=nvLej CO,lrt,13:u::k:s:Wt10 WAS the son. ofSir J8~e8 WniteloCK of the SAme.

g~~2~~~_Qf_~Q~l0~Q~~~There belol1:ss Lil{cwh~e to tile: f·;nid pArf~o:lAge ceri~Ri'l <111it, rerlts <1:1e RncipaYAble 0 ~,t of certai,l tCrle'nen.ts withL1 t,ht:; LOW':l 0::' Hok:i.1g:1R'n t.ilt]particulArs of w~ich Are specified AS follows (V12) Roth 8treete.Mr.JohCl WhiGlack: for A tenemen.t 1 jS-\11jd.On. the aa~t pAge anotaer entryr ;Ads for 8 t'3 Cle nelt 11 j s.His 'nother oW:1,:d Beeches ]'i!A:lor,Wok:ing,'w'n.An. 8:l.ces1.;or,John. \vhitLr)!::k: hAd,become Lord of the Manor of Beecnes by his nArriRge with An heiress ofthe De LA Beetle f'Anil,! Ll ;~he rei~Cl of HeClry \[1 ,

'{{2~~~gb~~_l!~~~..?f_~i.~=1~~~_1.§~2_iVJ9L~11Wok.i ~lghr. m 30Y'0 19C1 ~We-Lc=J1T.r8.Qrdi nAnces for the p'IO Lic good, CO'TI1lon iIt ili tyAnd good cover~'TIe(lt o~ Gnc GOW8 for 1625.Wo/AL.List of 30 bje-1AWS forthe villa of W,ok:L1Gf1Amin C011.:Berk.sLlire.7th Sep&i.=;mber 1707.i"J'0:jO rea:is­for t:lOroilgh re8iiflrs of Gi'lese o:~di'19.lces.rl'he wnoLe is then. witdcssed Rn.dsi/:;Ded Dj ,Jwn,:;s WhiceLock: (,'11.1 SGAl)K:1iGht Rnd O;'le o;:.nl;r,

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MerchAr1t of Lonion. (And C8Gne.ri1.e dAiltSntGr of DavLd }311rdet of Wye ,Kent).Born. 13th JA(l!Wry 1b2q--5.B.JL1645-b.lt1.A.16Lt9,NI,Hle the AqllR,L;1tRnce :)fVVilli8'1l .J.~eJn.olds (for wnom se,] D.~LJ3. )in 16Lt3,ti'wy OC;;::Ame clos,:; frien.ds.Min.ister of Leigntorl BIIZZRrd,BlIGK.S:16q·5 And at Aylesrmry 1645.Joined byReY:1olds,ooth r,o;i'ilfc;ed tnG e('igAr1(;nc:1t in 16q-) FJnd wl;:('e ,i(;prived,()rdAineci(oy the cLassic ia St.Andrew,Londoa)OcLooer 1651 .VicAr of St.~8ry'sNottin,,~h8'n (WiPl Heynolds)'1651-(j2.,~:~tADli8h(.=;d Pr,::;sbyteri,111 s;r-.rices,sequestered 1662.Hetilrned to >Iottil~hAn 16!37,preAched in ti1e Hiish PAve'nentCh"'pr"'l r'~"'rY'i""d '" ,~q'1,,~1'r='r of"r Ant·o 1" '.r'lr>ITi'"l'~ .K"",tor 0"" "'TI'n"'nl'('>l\l .J •..••• ' • !flC~ ..•. \..J <:' ,1.( L f:JJJ.u J .J • .L i .•• v I v no. z .•. tS ,!11D" Jv .1.. .~. P A-1'-'

25th M8:r'ch 1652.A'lGhOr of 8 81101'1:, RCeO:nt ot' the life of t.i1e Re1f:iV.Re;yrn.olds.Died 4th Deei:;;Doer 170e,B:Irieci At St.I'I]8rJ's,NOGtirJ.e;hfJ'n.l/II }h1ther of the next..(D.N.B.CAla~y 11.290 VisitAtion of Berk.s:.VisitAtioil of .Lo~cion 1634.F.M.G.1126) •

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In.c[Frwents of Wa!(i \~hRm, . I·Johr1 BRte'T18Cl WAS '1:r'lV';:1 with his I'A!oily fro.D WO~Cili;i1nm (1:)ckLIR;118n) 1'1 -\G~t2bllt ret:lrlled i1 16!+7,Dllril1g th,; YJrocee::ii;v h'=Jlf .feAr 'ni.l,i_~~·~eI'inL woY'~<-WfJS

11l1dertRk:en OJ L.''VOfrields Join ';if~lLL.lock A'~d WiLLi8'rl :~eY11()Lcis, livinr~ 8t.LeiS;-hto:1 in }3ei'arisnire.,J0I11 ,VhitL')<.;'{ in Ii letter "vrote i,l t,he foLLowIngterms of John SRGenAil.

He \1J8;3 ~1 SOlld, LO(1c:1,.=;d,isoLLyniliscer A!lc1 '1ery [H'ofiJA;)Lr e,;JI'ReticB L teAcher,whose lRooilrs God hRei wO'lcleI't'QLLy olessed i'l 1.;h,:; CO!rlr;r~1: <:;tLO:l ;.:In,l ,edific,:q,ion. of '[lRi'1Y 80l11s (for t,l::re w(;r(; aA,l.! goiLy P']', ,~ons Ll iJl1At pLRce)""ld "',""erol r",.,,, "r''''!,,'' 7''''''j '''''''i'''''lt ChY"""'i'"' 1<' OJ"" ~..•o~ '£'ifts 81d. ,:Y'8ces.CJ 01.::.; :-) u1 . .1"""J l.J "~'- ~ , ' t,; U '.1\ .••. !1_ .L~-' v r'J; ..•.•..-' 'V[J. l..'.L- )'C' ...•..- •. :.:J

BALe;<rJAitconti lLU3i At WOKi!1i~r18ml:1::.il nis 1e81:.11 in 16j5. H e WA~:; sur;?eede~in 1656 by SR n!lel SGAncLiffe B.A. of' Sc.Jonns ColLeF?:e,CaJ.. iluridge,wno ~~e!_t.in. 1658.R01vli~'ld Stes;1nRn. WAS FJp;?J:l'ned i.1. 166u R!ld ret1l;1L ,led ,1"11il -\bb2when. he W'cs ejc:;te.i for refilsi1g to::on'or:n to the Ace ): f Ul1ifornity.Ir: : 674 when the existiag ct1.iuch regi.SGi;rS o(J;Gin,g.OiJerl~ : SALisoOlry WASffiHllst'3r for Wukil;3";1A<D FJild frJn ta<at dAte A co'n~Jl;:;ceLifr -i '; is 8vAilc=wLe,

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b8rg8il1 fll1d sALe FJeld demise of Rll that CApitfiL '[If:;Ss'l,=Jge find iTIA:1sion hOllsewith the 8PP'lrt.:.e:181CeS ~3it:l,flte Al'i :Jei'1,~ i'l the Gown or pflrish of NljwWinrj2,or And of 0:"ilerneS8iHJ'~eS, 18rlds,tcnG'Oe!lts and hereditn'nents i,l theSt'1id il1dcr1LI1re 'o!:;'1tioned m8de oetw,;en dRllgh;:.er Da:ne A Idrey Benr1et.t the linewife And relic of Sir Robert.:. Be~r1ett. lAt.:.e of New Windsor AforeRAid,Knight.,jecensed And Le0r18rd Bennett,esqaire,sol1 And heir of t.he RAid Sir ROGer!;Bennet.:.t. Ar1d execltors of the lASG wilL At1d testA'neat of the RAid Sir Robert.Bennett of the Ole ;J8rt And ,Jo:l:1 Plurnar of GrRYs Inn, in the COlFlty ofMildles8x,Ge!lt:of the other pRrt.Be"Lr·ing daLe the 1Ltth ,Jay of Septwnne:r: inthe yeAr of O'lr Lord God Ot1e rrholsAnd Six HtlllcirGd Rnd !t9.'fhG word (there)wAs It It " betwee:l t.he 10th and 11th lines of the :3Fiidinde:1t:JrG And the word (all)wAs writi~,;n r-n'ter erASLlre in the three Arldtwentieth line of the 8Ame.Witnesses hereil'1.to:Leo!'18rd Benaett,William Bennett,JAck Progg.~~~gE~9~~~_11~~9_~Q~_Q9~~0~Q~~~i~~iZi2Z:2§'MemorAndun.l'hRt ,)et'or\3 tne 8,:;nLLClg fI:ld deliver;:! of Lhe i1dent.11re of 'I IIoBrgl-1irl 8nd 88 Le 8rld se[=Jl of the Boovenentioned c8pital mess:wge Acldpremise~~ m:-de :Jetween ttle pRrties 8bove r~fI!ned fud bc:;8ri:1g date the 15t.h d8Yof Sep:~'3mber itl th,:; Jel1r of o:Jr Lord God 16Lr).'t'ae erAsure ill the L;'lLr'd linerlext after tht:! 1Nord "heir"w8s o8,ie (=J,ld tile word (8,ld)w,,;s underlined oet.weentrle 11 th 8rld 12th li:les (J(Hi tne lett·er (A)WAS :l,l:i:;rLi'l.ed betweerl tile 15thCJnd 16th lines fud t,le; word (nis)vvR:~ wi:it.ten Afc,:;r :.;he !,'rnf;llre Ll the 01e8nd t,iir l-ie 0:1 lLle 8nd che ',vo:r:d (llpon)'VA8 wrl tte'1 after 'tIle er8SIlre irl 'theseven Rnd thirLietrl line And t:.h,j w')rci (8!ld)'NRS il·].,ir.;,'LLlecl :)et1veeI1 trle sixnnd fiftietn Aild s,:;"len AcId fiftiet,h lLlGS of c.he3Aid LAst %:l1cLoll,3d iI1de'lLllreWit.:1CSS berl;,EIGo:LeOi18rd J)ennett,WiLli8ffi Bell!lett.

Vo IIJme 3.The follovv'ing is A liSL,8~3 co'nplete AS CRn De co'npLled from SOllrces Rtpreserlt availRoLe of the cAstellA,ls,!{eepers And const(=Jble~" of Wil(l~~OrCastle.Incl:Jded in this list is BIlLstI'ode Whitlock.c1653.

A Coven8rlt of J8nes Prince tnat. JR'TItjS ':38temfu,mL1ister ShfJ11 enjoy hRlfthe hO:lSe Rnd lA'-ld 211 Lled BtJ.rdo~ls in Woki,1gh8m 0'1 the dece[Jf~e ofJane Whitlock wit'1olH h,::i:r:8.iJRted 1655.(D/J~Z7/5e).JRt1 wry 20th 1654. D/~Z/7/57-58.Whereas J8ne Whi t L')(~k: the dRui.~nter of John Whi L Lock,spinster is feoffedof A parcel of L'1ll~i cRlled B!lr~io'ls in the to'ND oC Woki:lghRm,Ber!u;nire,c0r18isti~g of 23 Rcres be it. more or less with R n018e belonging th~re8t1d to which nOi1se find lAnd is ;;,iven oy :.he lAst will And t.est8'ne'1t ofthe Rforef:;Aid ,JO:Il1 Whit.Lock,i!l fAvour of And to his InwfllL heiress t.hea foresA id ·JA'1e Whi Llock in my 11 If If If Jwnes, I d0 promise Anei II

for myself 1'1:1<1 'ny llt:;iress for ever.V'v'hiLe Jon:l B8te:nFl:1,minister EJnd hisheiress for ever.ShAll after the If of the A't:'o:r:esAid ,JAne Whit.lr;ck he8rld his heiress shall qlliet.ly Ri1d )eACeAbly It If the onG hRlf of theAforesaid lRnd And house witnollt ::J;1Y trOilOle Rnd m:)lestAtiol1 oy lflw orotherwise from oyself or my nairess.li1 witness AId for confirmAtion ofthe afo:resnid pronise And COVe,lflr1t I do herellt.o set. 'o:! hf1nd And seA1.20th JAfHwry 165/+. Signed fI'ld SeA led. In the orest:Jr1ce of ,[wnes Pri'1ceof WS Geor~e Solnt.Joseph BFitemail ••

A History of Berkshire.--------~-------------Volume 4.The MRrlor of J~ddi,lgGOi1 WRS in tne possession of Thonas Hussey ofHungerford Pa rk, OJ 881e of 1 633. By his wi 1 L1."1 ted 3rd. ,Iu ly 1 654 proved25th Pebru8ry 16574 'rhon8s left. t1is Wiltshirenanor to his son,\VL L1i8m.This :n8nor seems to nAve oee::1 in,~lTi,)d 1"fith t.he rest of Chilton estAte

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in the shRre t;hRt WRS left to William,bllt 101663 it ''1R8 sold by KRtheri~lehis sister and her hll8bAnd Sir RODert ~Rson to Sir BuLstrode W8itelock.Sir Billstrode W0itel00k was t:1'; oL'iest son of Sir ,JRmes Wh:LteLock.Sir Bills LroJe WRS A fRmoilS LRwyer Rnd pOll ticiC'Ll R lei ''1R8 AmbRssAdor "toSweden fron tr1c CO'TInonwGAlth.1:1 1653 hc; oecwne President of the COilncilAnd Lord Keeper of the Gre8t Seal.He died Ll 1675 oeq:l\:;Athing to 88%le1his eldest 800 oy nis third ~RrriR1e,thiR pArt of the Chilton ~stqtewhich hRd oe8.1 settLed 11pon tll:n 11 16?2.SRmllCl'NniGelock died before ~7;t3and ~:va8 s!lcceeded 0:1 John WhitLock.'rne Chilton. ~8tRte WAS sOLel toGover~lcJr l1fJlwell belt tile NIRnor of _'}ldLlgtO;l see:-ns to hAve Deen p:lrcrlRsedby the :'wnily of Jwnes of Dem'ord,for,\VRLt.er JR'TICS ,JA'll<3Swns holding itiel 1750.

~_~~~~2EZ_2£_~~E~~~~E~~V)lLlme 3.rrhere were ru.'nOilrs thRt RichRrd CromwelL meA0t to seCllre hl\nself ~~Win'lsor Arld otller rilnOllrS of ALt,) nQcs oy the e:1eny. In December 1659 A

Co lone 1 Whi t loc k s ilrrelcle red t ne CRS t le to R troop of vo lil,nee r h,)rse,who demRnded its sLlrre,lder for che 118eof the PRrLiRment.rrhe Co'nmo[lweRL~hendorsed t:1is Rct,i:Jn,t10ilgh tile C0l1st8/l)Le,Whit.lock Gewns to hAve fAFlr<:;cithAt Rilrrl,;nd.er of trle CAsLie 'nignt i).) An inoport1lne proof on che eveof the Rcstoration,of his zeAL for a free Uommon~eRlth.

A_li!~~2E~_2f_e~~~~0~~~'Volume 3.ChRrity of Ric0ard and RObert WhitlocK founded by deeds 1642 Rnd 1667.Trust f~nd £800 CODsols arisiD~ from the 881e in 1~56 of the reA L estateformerly De LODging to the charity.Tele inco;ne of £20 a yeRr is applied withthe chArity of Robert Ball.

~~!~~~!E2_N2~~~_~9~_Q~2r!2~~VoLume 7. Marriage Bond.Bondman,Bigley Whit locke of Boxford,BerKshire,Gent:.Witnesses Frances PikeAnd Thotn8s Poster.Saals.1.A sk'3letol1 l101dil1g 8'ld (lour glASS And an arrow

in either hAnd.~.A cross of 8t.George oetween 4 pRssioD nAils,a coronet8nd knights hel:net siu'no:lnLed oJ A crest '?,a bird with wings displayed.5t h 1,1ay 1 68j.

~_~~~!9EY_2f_e2E~~Q~E~~Volume 3.John, Lord Love 11'1ce , Lord of t tle iv1Rnor of R,:;:nenhwn in t. he Da yntllH's t Hilndred,died in 1613 nG;'1\Tily i0 debt Anei in 1695 Sir Henry Joh.l1son,exGc1ltor ofLord Lovelact:; and ,,1RrthR his wife,d911ghter of Lord LovelAce Rndadministratrix of Anne and KfJL.:1.erine Lovelace her sisters,were p8,ilng off

bJ~l)..lebts due on Rccord of tl1.e nA.l0r to Sir Wi LliRrn YVhitlock Ri1d otners,apPRrently mot'tgRges.'l'nG rleirs of Lord Lovelace f3v8;lt.'wlly pRrted wit.h themanor which in 1723 WAS held oy Bulstrode Whitlock of Phylis Court,Oxford,he by inde~tures of 1723-1724,coaveyed RamennAm FArm 8nd tne pArk orgroueld CALLed Remenha,n ?Arlt theil held oy Ann Wtlitlock,wi.iow,RS pArt ofher fortll~e Rnei the :.1R00r of Re:nenhRm t.o Is Linghnrn Coope~r •

.!<'eet of8'i:H3s. Berkshire ArcheologicfJ 1 JO:UIR LVo Lnme 15.-------------. ------------------------------------------Trinity 27 Rnd 28 George 11.354.Joseph 8''''vin,iall,'l'homAs c)aversoil Rtld J00,1 Tilrq:.wnd A,l!t Ann his '.vi fe, . ,

....... thO r8 1" 1Snone fOilrth pCc..rt of tile dIAilor of 1\1n,y8 And hO:lStc;S etc:Rnd LA 1,ls 1,"1 v,.) .. ·of WOtdnghA'TI,Co:nt.y WIltshire Rnd O'le fOllrGh DArt of the N18nor of Bee8hesAnd I'v1RY'S Rl1d a hOI18e eV~:Fud lAnds in the pA~ish of Wokj nghA\TI COllnt.yBerkshire £280.

There are two ottler relevant 1"eet. of .c'iiles ri';cor'Js c1Ate.1 2 JRmes 1 ,"~RsterAnd 20 Charles 1 ~aster for which records hRve not aeen 1 rRnscribed And

\puolished in prinGed ,form.Tney exist therefore ~nly as origi1als at the P.R.O.

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W;{ITLOCK.BU~LSrrROD".;.Adm:Pens:(Rged 16)at St.C;i;-theri71es.6th A'lgllSt 1710. c,

r'~\3 Son of WilliR'TI of Middle, rr,erqplt:; of HenLey 'on 'En8'nes.Oxon;;\!.Rtr;iqllll1\t.~d 1-718.A'dmitted aG the Niiddle'Temple 27c.h l\fovemoer 1 713.0ne of" t.nese nRtne's cliect I

25t'h 'SeptembCH 17?4: I1t ';:10'11118101'/(B'.iVi.G.1'126).LeNeve Knights 1+21. I

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Voluma 3~ IHe by indentlue of 172j-172Li- conv'3yed Rr;menh",:n l"arm 'Rndthe pRrK. or grortndcRlled Remenhw11 PRrk tt1en held ·oy Ann W'ni-t·lock,widow 138 pRrt of her irlterestRrld '.t.he MarloroofRe'TI<3!1t1am to, :IslinSnRmCooper. ( ,

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~~0iei~~~_~~_~Q~_Q9~Q~y_M~~~~~_g~~~lQ~·1. Copper Fire Mark. 268555.2.Copper Fiee Mark. 268555.'rhe San B'ire Offic,~.London 1710-1 '350. :~mbU;med raJ of Run wi th fRce.LeAd fire ~8rk witt1 policy No:c1764.Both these mRrks Rre from Beeches~arlor.WokinghRm,Ber~8hire.J -------------------------

~C/)Vl/illiAm son of ,Joseph Whitelock of Ke!ld81,Wes~morlRnd.Pleb:Qllee:1S College.NIRtric111ated 11th ,Jaly 1789,Aged 20.B.A.1793.M.A.1797.1?ellow ilf1ti1182j.Rector of S:llhg:nsteRd Abb8s and Ba,1nister Berkshire 1822 IFni 1 nis deA~hon 11 July 1 836~

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~i~~Q~!!~_g~£~~!~£z~~~§~8~~~i0~~~_~~~Q·Voll1'11e CXXX111.The ideCltification of the mills prest~:1ts severAL problems.As lAte as 1386there 'Nere 3 mills appert,inArlt, to B'it,zc1ells (No:99).'pnere were :r>espect,ively8 mt 11 aq!lired on perpetllal leRse from ]',1rJrton Priory aoolt 1250 (No :i).2)the for~ncr Bla:1d Mill RC'1.Lred in dein<::::ne in 1265-6 Rill t,~1r; SlliJ1V1"ord ,}IRnor jvIil:in 1.,08g Clitton Pavish (~os:5J-112-191 .3?6).Appnrcntly acqlired Dy AMr.'vVilliR'TI De -,~well,ol1t .in 1474 nt Cl1e lAtest; trl<;r(3 WRf~ only (1 sLlglePitzrlells MA(Wr Mill (l'ios;j11-312).I:1 addition to tr}c':;S'3 "ilLs the

fA\~ cRrL'llrlY h'J1 'lcerls teferrind' ;:;0 n '"ill of Adwn Whit LCJC;k U'io:-17).A 'niLlof Philip {olng (No;42) w1d possibly MtOGher e81105 Aite Mill (No:33).The regisLer of 1i~o8 d<38criDe;-: l"itzrlells ",till [Jw1 the Chert.sey AOt)e;; ;',1illnear the ---------8nt A !'iierc'J 1 Prior; .ie'r1r;SCl('; ~ni11 close ::'0 the .1,;·11CS'1(,;

lAn2s 8'1d J18LlOr ho:u:,e IH Worth GO:lrt.IoLl:P15h.:-)'l:rrc;; ~1)corci ~30cil3ty.

f~I~Q~~!~_g~~I~!~~i_d~~~3~~l~]~~~_Q12Q·V01~Fl1e CXXX1Vu'idam W:1it.locks mill is 'ik,lt,ioned wic;h fO:J.L::; RS Goci8:~<;:=;~NO;17 o:lt Ainrr:s SOLl is 'TI<;nc;ior1ed i'l G011ect,ion wich S:1n""ford l'!IJ.l1 Ao:5).N'J.mcroiJ.s refore:1ces in ;'i!all::L1 IA8tlor :l)c:J.!1ei1t(:; 8t IiIerto,1 (~oLlege shrY'fthAt t~e v'lhit.loc;';:f> 111so worked I1t lAAlh'1 l'i!A:lOr Jhll 9'1,,118 Hogs'niLL iri.thAt p'H"i;:::h.They nAY At different tines 11.8'I~;worked. one ~r :(jure mills 1'1EwelLl'l1.c;::·i<~l'is Lj'ueli''1tel;j LO t.he 1Nest. of the 2?o'v,ier IV{ iLL site whiJ;nseems to be t1,; site 'Jf tn'-3nUiie'JAL !Jetory demes:1enLll SAnd c:l11edfields i1 'I'Rylors S:J.r'V,~y,'i\rhir:;h re::'ers" Als'J co G:J.t·nore lvlJ de R0.d jViil.lrwtcheI~I~shes,Close oJ Oi1 ;:;,1e Qt:l<~r sieie Tf' c.nr~ river. In 18()2 ;~ he fields to triOwest qre c811<3d GrecH; ,eU.i LiL.G18 '\'!hitlocks And [J r08d 01 t:1e 1002 \1111p8ild cglled Old Rond il Gr1IJ 911TA::,ci,w::mLi sIit (;rle descri8~ L);1 (No;~7) ofthe rond 1<3[-11.11:113fron CrJ.t3'nilL or' Ais'n iVhiclock,Witl'Jr:;-; 0 _~keshl1m fUelHortoll.It c:)lld also D)~~sii,1l De t:1'0 rno-i co CII,·ten'llll"> (\TO""7,,\1. "- .J -:.. ' .•••• v (-J .•.. \ l.I Hi I _"", • " • J J j •

PerhRps therefore i'l Che lr-Jte tn.irt'3e:nl1 ce:ltl1ry [,1'1'" Whi. tlocl{.S worked tne~~e + D' , -~ .. ,:. r"Or1 .::rlor./ ie'nesne ((,JiLL .leAr Worth C)iu't,blH there i3 n.othirlE; 1,1 the

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Item" ,31 7, ~fC}1'r.No :20.9 .rr~ i~o1'~,. Su.rvey,. P52,,8 ho.w~,; yevtJ 1's't~~"3~L,o. (h.c;1'c" H,I,;.V-:l8!J~lel)And'1(l l'To:269 IversfH;Lcl [1P, R LRr(~efleL,dl~l 80'Tle)') 8cre8, Ly,l,:lg l.I1tn.e (,'

'" L J -' ..:. •• ~ • ~ 1. ~ J _~.' - '-. j -•. 1 -- ~ .•. j v "-Sh8wford Ciist.1'ict,l~)rT~h ot' Mf-Jl'sh C~Ymnon.l1 it ii:.zrlells ,hAd th1"3e closes,,-cont8 ining 20 8cr,:;8, I-n'neiiA.S;§.ly ~.o').,t,n.9:f_J~tlem w.!;.I'§ ':-b,u' cLose's \cn"owri' AS ..GreRt f-nd Little WhicloGKS,Co;lt[-iining n'';8':,ly 20 8cres,bllt in t..h\3TI J;'it,?;nel1s

1 .. - . ( - ' . i. Ih8d cnly 2" Ac1'e.Pres:lftlA,)lj -ene 20 Bc:ces in. Heversfi-i3Td'-f6r!uecl t~'1At'~9R'rt-·····of fJ lfJrger ~10 leU li; of Ghe Whi 1; lock fR,ni Ly whic::h W~18 8cq,lired bJ X/hec!fSh8wford COnV<3j'8C1ce cf lNo:'59.' :

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