1576—the difficulty of the philosophick number in the roll.
1581—Buryed at Otterhampton neare Stockland out of his house at Comage where he kept his worke.
1587—Bridget Charnock (probably his daughter that kept his house when his fire was sayd to go out), marryed to one ... Thatcher in Stockland.
Collected out of the Roll, the register, and Theatrum Chemicum.
Geoffrey Chaucer (1328-1400).
[641]Sir Geffrey Chaucer: memorandum—Sir Hamond L'Estrange, of ..., in ... had his Workes in MS., a most curious piece, most rarely writt and illumined, which he valued at 100 li. His grandson and heire still haz it.—From Mr. Roger L'Estrange.
He taught his sonne the use of <the> astrolabe at 10; prout per his treatise of the Astrolabe.
Dunnington Castle, neer Newbury, was his; a noble seate and strong castle, which was held by the King (Charles Ist) (who governour?) but since dismanteled.