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AN

ESSAY

TOWARDS A

TOPOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

OP THE

COUNTY OF NORFOLK.

VOLUME V.

CONTAINING THE HDNDREDS OP

IIUMBLE-YARD, DEPEWADE, EARSIIAM, AND HENSTEDE.

AN

i: S S A Y

TOWAUDS A

TOPOGRAriUCAL HISTORY

or THE

COUNTY OF NORFOLK,

CONTAINING A

DESCRIPTION OF THE TOWNS, VILLAGES, AND HAMLETS,

WITH THE FOUNDATIONS OF

MONASTERIES, CHUllCHES, CHAPELS, CHANTRILS, AND OTHER RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS:

ALSO AN ACCOUNT OF

Tie Ancient and Present Stale of all the lieclories, Vicaraga, Donatives, and Itnpnipriations, their Former and Present Patrons and Incumbents, with their several I'aluatiuns in the King's Books, whether discharged or not :

LIKEWISE,

AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE CASTLES, SEATS, AND MANORS. THEIR FRESENT AND ANCIENT OWNERS;

TOCtTlltR WITH Till

EpilaphSy Inscriptions, and Arms in all the Parish Churches, and Chapels ; scitk Kxeral Draughts cf Churches, Monuments, Anns, Ancient Ruins, and other

KELICKS OF ANTIQUITV.

COLLICTCO OUT Or

LEDGER-BOOKS.REGISTERS, RECORDS, EVIDEN'CES, DEEDS, COURT-ROLLS, AND OTHER AUTIIENTICK MEMORLVLS.

BY FRANCIS BLOMEFIELD,

RECTOR or FERSriELD IN NORFOLK. Nm patrue fine*, el dulcia fcripumiu arvi. Vina.

VOLUME V. LONDON ;

rniNTED FOR ■Wir.T.IAM .MILLKB, A I Br.MAHLE-STRKET, »T yi. Bi'LMrn and co. ri.r.vr.i Avn-now, ST. jjUfis'i.

1 806\

THE

HUNDRED OF IIUMBLE-YAUD.

riuMiLiART, Htimilyeril, now Humble-yard liundrcd, lakes its nnine from a valley in llic naiiili of Sicenhstou, wlicic llie hundred court Was ancienlly kept, whicli in evidences slill retains the name oCIIvm- BLE-YF.RD, tlic /oK t/drtl or couil : it makes up exactly the whole DEANERY called by the same name, and paid to the ancient task or tenths oil. \s. clear. It is hounded on the east with the hundred of llenstcdf, on the north with tlie county of the city ot' Soruicli ; on the west with the hundred i>\' I'orchoe, and on the south with ihe hundred of Defiuadf : there is no town in it which holds a weekly market at this time, it being so near the city of .Vorjr/c/i, that liath totally swal- lowed up all prohtH that could accrue to any village in so small a dis- tance. The fee of this hundred was in the Crown, upon Earl liiilpli's forfeiture in the Conqueror's lime, before which it belonged to the manor of Ilttherscle. In Henri/ the Third's time it was worth IJ/, per annum, when it was farnicd by U i/liam de St. Umer. In lAhcard the First's time Nic. de Castello or Ciistle farmed it, and Edward 111. conveyed it in exchange lo John de Havering and his heirs; but it afterwards reverted and continued in the Crown uWJamei I. granted it to Sir Chiirles Cornnateu, Knl. to be held at the rent of 7/. (»j. 7d. oil. n. during the lives ofCharlei Cornaaleii, Csq. eldest son of Sir If'it/iam Cornwaleis, Knl. Tho. Cornnaleif, Llsci. eldest son of ihe said Charles, and Thomus Lorntcaleis, son of the said Sir H illiam.

IIUMBLE-YARD DEANERY

Is in the arciidkaconby of Nobfolk, and at the lime of the Nor- tc'teli taxation had 28 parishes in it, and the annual profit to its r in a l DEA.s- wiui taxc<i at iVis. tid. The following deans were all collated by the several Bishops of the see.

125fi, John Ordermer.

l3]'l,John de L'hetestan.

1320, Rie. Vmfreu.

1333, Ro^er de Ayrem'tne.

1337, John de Sorth hiltesfy; lie resigned the same vcnr to

Rich, ledrage of Barcw, who died in 1341, and was suc- ceeded by

Rii . de \ormandel/y, who resigned the next year to

John liackaorth. »OL. V. 11

2 COLNEYE.

1349, Robert tie JIardeshull, succeeded by

T/io. de 'J'honihum the same year, and lie in

1350, by JValtcr de Seic-haice of Baketon, inceptor in arts. latiO, John de Mcthehcold, shaveling.

1388, Rolicrt de licdtrscte, cleik.

ISSy, ./o//« Bnielei/e.

ISyO, ll'alter Cutet of Brockford.

1395, IVill. Eatryk. „, . , ,

1419, Nic. Frenge, he resigned in 1421, for IV aynjord de&nevy in

Suffolk, to , . o /r /;

Robert Lnmbe, who resigned this for Thinsro deanery in Siiltolk ; and in 1447, tliis deanery was perpetually united to that of Depwade,

Rul/Somerby was collated to both as one deanery, and ever after it attended that deaneky.

COLNEYE

Lies at the northern extremity of this hundred ; it was taxed at ]/. 12s. but had a deduction of 12s. a year, on account of the revenues of' the religious here. The rectory is valued in ilie Knig's Books at 61. 13s. 'id. and being sworn of ihe clear yeariy value ot 41/. 1 Is. Sd. it is discharged of first fruits and tenths, and is capable ot augmenta- tion. The situation answers its name, it being a lii/t-is/and. The church is dedicated to St. Andreio the Apostle, to vvh..se honour there was a GILD held here, and another of the Uoly Cross; the image of which Samt stood on the north side of the altar, and was new painted in 1502. In the Lhtcoln taxation, the rectory was valut^d at 5/. and the rector had a house and 52 acres of gletie; but in the present towr, there is a house and only 3G acres, it puid Is. 8(/. synodals, (Js. Sd. procurations, 9<f- Peter-pence, and 3d. carvage.

The CHURCH consists of a nave only, which is 17 yards long, and 7 broad ; the chancel is 10 yards long and 7 broad ; it haih a round steeple tiled at top, in which are two bells. On the south wall of the nave is a small memorial for llkliard Broicne, (jenl. who died Oct. 20, 1674, asjed 58, with the arms of

i3K0 w N K of Diss in Sorfolk, per chevron O. and B. in chief three

estoils of the second, in base a wyvern arg.

On the north side is an altar tomb of wood, with yax%'sarms, and this inscription.

Here lyeth buried the bodyof Henky Yaxlee Esq; who died in the Faith of God's true elevt Calholick Cnurch, not trust- ing in the Merits of any, but the aloni- Suviom and iJedeeiiier Jaus Christ, and his Death and Passion. He died March 6",

COLNEYE, s

1630, They that know thy Name will put their Trust in thee, for thou never tor»ukest llitni that seek thei-, I'salm >), U). 'I'hi* is Life eternal to know tiiee, the only true (jod, and Jcstn Cliritt whom tliuii iiast sent,./o/(. 17,3.

Totti Saj)iiiitis est Meditalio Morlif.

The same monument al>o shows, (hat John Tomson, Gent, died >Iarch 17, 1J75. Will. Vaxice ot /Joj/o/i, Gent. lU2j, aud Uaphc Yuxlee,Gth »oii of Henry al'oresnid, \(iMi.

There is a brass for Uobcrt Pitcher May 1, lG41.

RECTORS.

1302, Ilenn/ de Sonrich. 130S, lliii^h tie Crei/k.

1304, Jleiirj/ lit Suruifh aforesaid, he was son oi John de Norwich, «]! these were presented by Sir John de Maliieruk, Knt. 1S37, /' ill. de Kstoti. Kic. dk Melton. 133s, Fiiiiiris de Hesrii/mm. Kic. dk Bkadenh am. \3^\, l\ til. Pope udVillon, buried in the church in 1400, being •uccceded bv

/I lU. de I'onihain, at the presentation of Kir. de Melton. 1418, IMIl. \omicli. John de .Melto.n ol L'olnci/. 1436, John Norwich.

John liroiiii of Co/ney ; lie was succeeded by John Drery, who resigned in 1441, and

John Josse was presented by Tno. Hlak, who had tliis turn in right o{ Broicn's manor in Cohiei/.

1455, Sir '/'//(/. lictti/s was presented by John Mf.i.ton of Co/wry; he hes buried in the chancel, with this on a brass plate over him,

Otoan t\)t 2?f lie n.s! iioltmpliic rovungf, ant) tl)C .lUcssf tontlj^cliospon sonoc, Uno tijc .llUrc mrrnlii hctr, ;$>onc sljall ^crc <CI)oniii^ i'cttn^ be foroctr. On tohosc .^ovdIcOoo Ij.ivjc .lllcrni, ilmcn. Oui obnt to' Die ilprilis J\ 5?ni. nucttlirii.

1481, Ilenn/ Ali/cock. Robert Melton this turn. He was also buried in the chancel, with this on a brass plaie,

Orate pro annua l^enriri .llihoh, quondam fiectori^ i.^tiu^ tCtcle* j!ic, qui obiit toi" Die .fjept. if. ©ni. .HI" taC w".

ISiyi, Jo/in Aliyn. Jons '^' ak esley, scrjeant at l.iw.

151 1, .^llg. Thiirkeld or Thi/rln/ll. Lliz. Vakesley, widow; he re- •igned in li.s;), and she |)resentcii

Rich. l\ hetelay, who held it united to Eriham. Christopher Joye succeeded him, at whose death in

Ibfil, .f'tnies h'arciipp vn\s presented, by the assignee ofU'i/liam Yailetf, Esq. on whose death in

l.i<»'^, (irorge Fotiell was presented by the Cjleen, ns guardiaa to Henry ) nilry.

HMH), n liliiim .fohmon, ho returned CO cominunicrnts here. Chris. Knolls, Gcul.inritjhtofVii-H/y Yaxley of lioulhoijt, the true patron.

4 COLNEYE.

1614, IVill. Moore, presented by Rogek Binks, assignee o? Htnrv Yaxley and Edward IValgrave ; he was deprived in ltil(i, and the King gave it to

Edic. Tiddesicell , at whose death in

\647, -d /ex. Burnet was presented by Mary Ward, widow; he lived till 1670, and then

Sam. Harding iiad it of the gift of Ric. Browne of Colnei/.

1694, lin/). Uarsnclt. Jeremiah Norris, Esq.; but in i(J98, he was obliged to be re-presented by the King, as to a lapsed rectory.

1701, Iho. Clayton, official to the Archdedcon of Norwich, and rector of St. il/i/es «f P/ffl in that city, was presented by Teresa NoRRis, widow ; at whose death in

1743, Tiie Rev. Mr. John Brooks, who holds it united to the rectory of St. Jugiistine in Norwich, (see vol. iv. p. 67, 70, 128, 477, 570,) was presented by Francis Loggin, Gent.

The whole town belonged to Earl Half before his forfeiture, after which it was divided into two parts or manors, distinguished by the names oHV est-hall sxnA East-hall.

THE MANOR OF WEST-HALL

Was llie capital one, and to that the advowson was many years ap- pendant; it was given to Godric the sewer, of whom If alter held it at the time of the Conquest, who purchased and added to it, part of the other manor, which then belonged to Roger Bigot ; at the Confessor's survey, this part was worth 30s. and at the Conqueror's 40s.,- the whole town was then a mile long, and as much broad, and paid to the geld or tax 8d. farthing.' It after came to the Tuteshales, and in 120i,

Sir Rob. de Tateshale had it conveyed to him by Gilbert son of Hervy, together with Witton in Norjolk-^ and soon after it was sold to the Malherlm. In 1239,

William MalhErbe was lord and patron;' and this year lie had a warm contest with Half de Cringhford, concerning liberty of com- monage for his tenants of Co/«f(/, willi the tenants of the said Half, on a common called Sunderwoodhowe ; and it went so far, that a duel was adjudged, and at the time, they both appeared armed in court; but then the judges decreed, that they should be inter-commoners, and that each should have the several services of their villeins and tenants, with prohibition that the lord of Cr/«g/e/b/</ should not plough, grub up, or any way alter the common from what it herelof'ore was. In ).30'2,

Sir Ralfdt Malherbe, Knt. owned it, vviio in 1'291, had sold a fourth part of it to

Elizabeth deColney. This manor was held of Rob. de Tateshall, who had and held it of Rob. Fitz. Roger, at one fee, for which reason it was ever after held of the honour of Uorsejoid. In 130y,

' Sub tit. terre Godrici Dapiferi. turn, et tenet dim. acr. terre q. niercatus

hundr. de Humiliart. Donis. fo. 168. est, post quaiii Radulfus forisfecit, de

In Coleneia tenuit Walteriis xviii. li- terra Rogeri Bigoii tunc valuit xxx.

beri homines coniniendat. tantuinet XXX. sol. niodo xl. et habet viii. quar. m

acr. i. car. terre et dim. et ii. bord. longo, et viii. in lato, et viiid. ct i.

tunc V. car. modo iiii. et vii. acr. prati, ferdmg de Gelto.

et i. mol. et i. lib. honi. sub anteces- * Kines divers, com. 3 Job. N° 24.

sore Rogeri Bigot, commendation; tan. ^ Fines Norf. lig, a. N"-. i.24H,3.

COLNEYE. A

9>\t Riilf Malhtrbe and LViz. liis wife, settled it witli the advow- fon, uii

Mknkv son uf John ue Norwich, rector liere, and Rocer ton of (iiLiii'.KT Mot'itNB, in triitt tor them for their lives, iind then to

GiLUKitT M ALnBi(BK,r(.'iiiuiiui«.-r to 11o(;kh mi tuil: it had then, u initiior-lioii'te, iDiil, 'IM) ueres of luud, \'l acres uf ineudow, niid 14 of pasture III deiiieun ; the quiticiits were H'ru. and <) quarters ofoals, und It extended into llcllivnct, McUmi, wwA L'riii>ili'l'iird. In 1:32'),

Tii4i. DK Uuockitisii. and tluuhur uk \Vi.i.uolme had it ; und now il seems that the 4lh part of it, whicii hud been »old to lU'n. de Coliieye, was pureha-ied by

Sir Kiiii riK I, A ItoKi'.LC, lord here, whose son Robert* in 1331, Conveyed tlie Uh pail niul the advowsoii, to

Kicii. i)E MiiLToN, citizen oi Surwich, i\.i\A Maud his wife. In 1345.

Jefkry peSnorino had llie remaiiiinc tliree parts; and in 1316,

John Bkaiiam, i>(|. and j-lnne his wite, daticliler and eoheir of John Ti udrim; ui' lirockdish, and Ceci/ia v,\(fot' lioh. .-Is/ijie/d of Utont- LuHtiitot, another tlaunliler and eo-Ueiress, settled it on

\V'iLi.iAM DE Norwich, junior, and iiiit heirs; and in 137^', If'il- Lam H isci and oilier feotfees, sold it to Ciit/nriiif wi'low of Sir li iHian Cupf/c, Kilt, and Sir Edmund their son; and in l-iOl,

\\'iLL. Rees owned it, soon after whicli it wiis joined to

THE MANOR OF EAST-HALL,

Which was forfeited hv Earl Ralph, and afterwards piven to Roger Bigot, of whoe gift n nregerius lieUi it in thf Conqueror's time, whea it was worth 3()«. per aniiuin.^ In the Confessor's time it was of 'JOj. value only, and .S7iif(/H(/ w as tin- then lord. The successour of this h'tiregrriw: assumed the name of Colnky from this \illa^e, and

Sir Ralf UE CoLN KY, Kilt, was lord herein I'J'JU. In )'2<>1,

Sir WiLLiA.M DE CoLNEV, Ilis son, had it, and held it at a quarter of a fee of the Earl-marshal, who held it in chief of the King, iis did

Jeppery de Col.ney after him; and in IJcVi,

Ric. DE Coi.NEY ; in 1310, Sir

William dk Colnry and I'Jiz. Ijis wife settled it in trust on John de l\ hiiibergh, who was to hold it lor their use during their lives, re- mainder luJcllfii/, Hull , John, und Rooir, their sons, in tail : it con- tained then tliree messuages, one mill, '2()0 acres uf land, 10 acres of nieadow, and Its. annual rent in Cohictf, Carletuii, l'ari<i-Mtlloii, lurlhum, and Mrrkcshull, and was held of the honour of I'ornccl.

In 134'i Lau i: ENC E, <ldi st son lA'Jfflen/, eldest son tif .Sir It illiam df C'o//;r;/ owned it, and sold it the sameyar Ut U ill. li.'omvi/le, Ri- chard lliikun, Hiifih, parson ot Mfllou All-Siiiut.\, and I'.ilmund dc Lfsnighain, leolTees in liiist lor the said l\ tliiain, Hugh Curwn, und John de lie t holm ; in 1377, IMIliam Pope, rector here, Richard Carter,

♦ He scjird wi'h Irzcng^ er. and pul. lend Warcpfriui vmper ii. vill. rt ix. in a bordurc eleven cscaiups. Cretl a liberi homines tub ro romincnd. Cjntiini ITUrllct. xxiiii. acr. tunc ni. lar po^l hi. car. ct

• Terra Roperi Bigoli. H. de Humi- dim. M". i. rar. et ii. boves, cr vi. acr. lian. Diinis. fo. ijg. praii, ct i. nwl. tunc Taluitxx. sol. m*

III C olenen i. liber h^'ino Sligandi xxx. comnicod. unium i. car. tcrrcj quem

6 COLNEYE,

Nic. atte Lauiide and Jnne his wife, settled it on Rob. atte Laimde lor life; remainder to y/c. and J>uiey-Am\ their heirs; whicii Nicholas enjoyed it in 1401 ; and in 143G, June Launde had it for hfe, rever- sion io John Browne sxndh\s heirs, it being purchased bv him in 1401. 1« I4jl, .\/c. Brozcne died seized in fee tail of Browne's manor in Cv/nei/, with the moiety of the advowson, which by purciiase had been added to it, and Nic. Dunston of Norwich was found his next heir; in 1480, Hob. Bnmpstede of WilUngham St. Mary in Suffolk was buried in the ciiancel of St. Mart/'s ciiurcli of Sot er/ei/ in Siilf'o/k at the en- trance of it, and made John h« eldest son, and Rob. Bnmpstede, chaplain, his son, executors; and gave his manor in IMHingham, to Marion his wife, and his manor ot'Co/nei/€ to his son Peter, if it could be recovered out of the King's hands, there being then a contest about it, between him and the heUs of Browne ; about \ii)0, John Melton had it, and in 1497, settled it by fine on

John Yaxley and his heirs; in which family it continued (as the presentations show) till the late troublesome times, when one of the laxlci/s being a papist, settled this and Bozcihorp, (see Bowthorp, vol. ii. p. 387,) and a considerable estate in lo)A-.s^/;r, on his kinsman. Rich. BroTcne of Cotney, whose son, Henry Browne, sold it to Mr. Hunt of London, who sold it to Mr. Jeremiah Norris, from which time it hath continued in that family. The Spelmam, Dethicks, and fVal- graves, were concerned as trustees for this manor, in many settlements of it, made by the Yaxleys.

Jeremiah Nov.vlis of Norwich, Gent, is the present lord.

THE MANOR OF MELTON'S

Took its rise from the 4th part of IVesthall, which was sold as aforesaid in 1331, to Rich, de Melton, who presented in 1337, and Richard de Bradenham, b\s trustee, in 1338; it afterwards belonged io Thomas de Bumpstede, whose trustees, /fi///'«»?, rector of Co/neye, Ric. de Bite- ring, John de Pliimstede, and others, settled it on Rob. de Bnmpstede,^ who presented in 1351 ; it having l)een settled in 1348, by Thomas the son, on Rob. de Bnmpstede, the father, and Cicily his wife, Philip son of Edmund Browne, and Margaret his wife, and their heirs. In 1399, Nic. son of John Corpsfi/, and John son of Philip Browne, released it to Ric. de Melton; and his trustees, Sir M//t*5 and Sir Brian Stapleton, Knts. Thomas Base, parson of Iframplingham, Rob. Serjeant of the same, and John Lingwood of Norwich, settled it on John, son and heir of Richard de Mellon, who presented in 1418, and 14Jo, and Rob. Melton his son in 1481; and in 1497, John Melton sold it with the manor of East-hall to John Yaxley; from which time it hath been joined to that manor.

There was a freeman and 30 acres of ground, &c. held by Rob. de Vah (I allibus ov I uux,) of If ill. de Schoies, and after by Roger de Ebrois, at the Conqueror's survey ;' part of which was afterwards set- tled in 1 19G, by Roger Picot, on Deodate, prior vf Si. Faith at Hors- ham, and the convent there, which in 14i28, paid '2s. to the tashe.

* He sealed with arg. on a bend in- InCoLENEiA tenet Robertusdc Vals.

grailed gul. three mullets of the field. i. lii.er homo, xxx. arr. tirreniodo te-

' Terra WiLL'. de Schoies, (le Es- net Rog. de kbrois iiii. acr. prati, tunc

cois, or the Scot,) hund de Humiliakt. i. car. niodo dim. et tcrcia pars mol. ct

Doms. fo. 210. val. xv, sol.

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LITTLE- MELTON.

1 HE cliiircii i« (Icdiculetl to all the Saind, and liatli n square tower anil llirco belU juiiu-d to iu west end ; the chancel and nnvc arc tlialclicd, the soutli |>iirch tiled, and a south isle and nurth clinpel Iradcil, which is dedicated to our Lndi/, anti had a [^ild held in it lo her honour, and another in honour of the liaplni. In the chancel uu a monument ugainstl the north wall,

Skottovs E, per fess or and az. a niuiicl of six points counter- changed, impaling

Le (Jrus, quarterly ar. and az. oa a bend sab. threee martlets or.

To the Memory of IliCH Ann Skottowe Gent. (wh<i died the 2'2May Kij'i.) Mndnei his Wife (one ofihe Dauphtersof Sir Char. ]v <tros ot'Crostnnkf in the County of Norf. Knu) erected this Monument; by whome he had twoe Dautjhtcrs, I'Vanc. whoe died the 5 uf April 1(>55, and Lliz. the 5 of June iGjti.

ScorrowE impale* Weli.s, or, a chevron gu/. between three mullets tiz. CKhST, a hand and arm erect, holding a mullet of eight points.

Augustine Scottowe Gent. Mar. 13, Ifi3.3, Susannah his beloved Wife, Heiress of Kob. Wells Iis<|; of liougliam \n Stiff. 2b Jan. l<)81, Augustine their Son Jan. 31, the same year.

Skottowe implies Coulson or Colston, or, two barbels hauriant jaA. icspecting each oilier.

Klizabetu Wife of Thomas Scottowe Gent, and Heiress ofCAn'i. Coulson lisq; of Great Ai/ton in Yorkshire, Aug. 31, 17 IH. Jane their Daughter Oct. iO, \Vyj\}, aged two .Months. Christopher their Son July 23, 1709, aged 6 .Months. Tliis on a black marble.

Ilepositorium Francesco; Skottowe, Uichardi et Brigcllo: Fiii- olsB, -Aprilis b" iEtatis 3" . 1655.

Just ihre Yeares old, & Ajprill be her Date,

The Month bespeaks our'fares, her Yeares, her Fate.

Dormitorium Elisabetha: Skoltowe iilioix- Uichardi Skoltowe Gener. cl Brigetta: Uxoris Unica;, obijt Junij 5'" vtt. .-;". A. D.

1656.

Stay ; shec'U awake e're long, then cease to wcepc.

The i)amo>ell is not dead, but slue's asleepc,

She (.like her Sister) did but take a taste

Of Mortal Life, then breathed it out in haste ;

See Iwoc at three Yeares old interred be.

Id Expectation of the One in I'hrtt.

Sic (a dcalli's head is placed here) Tu.

S LITTLE-MELTON.

RepositumThoma:, Filioli Joiiannis Brandon hujusEccle- siic Vicaiij, ab Anna Uxoie auk, qui Menses natus duos, obijl '28 die Decern. Anno Salutis 1710.

A mural monument on the south sideof the chancel, hath the arms of Johnson, and this,

Sacrtd to the Memory of Thomas Johnson Gent. Son and Heir of Mr. Rob. Johnson, who died June 7, 1714. And also of Mrs. Mary Johnson, the eldest Daughter of Mr. Rob. Johnson, who died Aug. 29, 1716, both single persons, brought up in the sound Principles of the Church ot England, and of true loyalty to their Sovereign. This Monument was erected at the Charge ot" Mrs. Mary Johnson their surviving Sister, A. D. 17 18.

In the nave on a brass plate by the desk.

Here under lieth the Body of Dorothie the Wife of Edmund Anguish, and Daughter to Robert Marsham Gent. And also the Body of Rob. Anguish her Sonne, which said Robert An- giiisii deceased lhe2 Day of June 1664, and the said Dorothy the 19 of the same Month following.

Mors ultima Linea Rerum.

AtiGvisii, gul. a cinquefoil pierced or, with a label of five impal- ing Marsham.

Johnson, gul. on a saltier arg. 5 fer-du-molins of tlie field. Crest, an eagle's head erased, parted per pale embattled ji. G.

Robert Johnson Gent. Sept. 17, 1680. A steady Church- man, a Loyal Subject, a loving Husband, an indulgent Father, and a hearty Friend. Mrs. Mary Johnson his Wife June 13, 1 704, the most obliging of Wives, the tenderest of Mothers Our Flesh shall rest in hope, Ps. l6", 9.

Rob. Buck Aug. 18, 1727, a;t. Qo. Tho. Rackham aged 45.

In 1501, Thomas Batchcroft, lord of this town, was buried in our Lculys chapel, and in 1558, Rob. Allen, Gent, was buried in the church. In the north window of this chapel is a shield, on which, -S'. a chevron er. between three lions rampant arg. and in the south isle window, arg. a chief gw/. over all a bendlet az. Cromwell.

This advowson was given in 1 121, by Ralfde Monte Caniso or Mont- chensy, and was confirmed by IVaiine de MoiUchcnsi/, his nephew,^ to Gilbert, prior of Ixzoorth in Suffolk, and the convent there, to which it was appropriated by Pope Honorius II. The rectory-house, and 24 acres of glebe, antl the great tithes were assigned to the convent, who presented the vicars till its dissolution ; it was first taxed at 10, and afterwards at 12 marks; the vicar had a house and 12 acres of land, and all the small tifc^es; the vicarage was valued at 4 marks and an half, but was not taxed; afterwards, the rectory and all that belonged to it, was granted to the vicar and his successours, paying the prior a

* See vol. i. p. 185.

LITTLE. MELTON. 9

|>crpctU!il pension of 4(11. Hil. nyiur.^ Tlic |irescnl territr of lUi: par- $onti-fi- ami vtciirti>rf, luilli no luiusc, bill aUiUt 3.) acre* (it' liiiul. In 1538, Kinf^ Henri/ Vlll. granted it lo Richard Codiii'^loti ui' L'oiliui^iiin in Stirrti/, (now Snufincli,) in excliunge tor llic manor oi' CmIiiii^Iuh, along Willi the manor of liuorth, Jjtc. and lie wiili otlif r Iruslecs in 15 J4, sold it to I'raiicif Chamhir/iiiii of (i rent- Melton, who in 15 il, held it in canilc with the nUlx-s and lillics llit-reto lKlom;ini^, till by deed <laU'tl iliii/ H, 1577, he eonveyed them to I^mmanu&l cultugcin Cambridge,' which hath presented to the vicaraj^e ever since.

It is valued at 5l. <»». 9d. in the King's Books, pays no first fruits; synodaUSi. ; procurations ti«. H'/. The I'nut of H irnimdhaHt'\ tempo- rals here were valued at \ Is. per annum.

VICARS

FRE8ENTED DY THE CONVENT.

1273,* William. I30i, nut JclVlpel.

liiU dc Ixuorth. 1316, IValtir dcEwston. who in 1322, exchanged it for Iricorth chttolry with

ft til. U Bailiff of Norton. \yi3, Alan, son of Stephen dc lAiicnham. In l.)4f), during the great pliiuue, three vicars were instituted. 'i'ho. Cosse, Waller Hate, and John Gilbert. 137 i, Simon de Jlornin^toJ't. 137 ■},Gilbe ride Hcthenete. 1388, John I'owU-r, who in 1;3;)5, changed this for Nelhflrd with

Jltnrif Stork, who resigned to

John Artcifi. 1401. /^K. Manger. \\\(), Sir Ruhirt Bernak. l4\[),John Josif, who resigned in 142(), to J'ho. Draasuerd, and he in

1430, lo John de .lyleiham, who was buried here in 1457, and Joat tucccedcd again, and was buried here in 1501, and in 150'i, IMIl. (iodred juccectled, and afler him

ThurUan Bioune, who was ihc last |)resentedby the convent. In 1531, he was deprived, and Richard t'oddinofon, E.><\. presented

Tho. Hiwc, who was also deprived in 1555, aud

]\'iillcr Sparry was instituted ; he died the same year, and

liie. IVheatlif was collated by the Hi.>liop. \SCvZ,Edw. Rttd. I'UAN. ClIAMDSRLAlN, tsq.

1587, Roh. House: he held it with Bahurgh, and in IrtO), returned answer, that in his two vicariiges there were 158 comnninicnnls, that ibe vaiualioo of the rectory aud vicarage of Mellon togetlicr, is in the

» Attj Conuttorij Nor»-. lO Sept. wood, hertugc, r«lvcs ic. due to the

iSS*- Drpoi. 1 59*, to. M6,b. Depot, virar. Peuoiul Amwer*.

a. 6o, I5ij. Personal .iinwcrj aljout ' K Cjrlit j<cnct Mj^jrin. et Scolvcn

lilltc corn, Ac. tonic paid l»o jIicjvcj io Coll. Emaii. Canlbr.

Grrjt Mciton, and one to ilii» Mellon. * Sir Rowland tlic priett was rect'Jf

Depc»ilione» 1^07, lo. li;. TitJie heie, utu dale.

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ro LITTLE-MELTON.

last valuation 5/. 6s. Sd and that the first valuation of the vicarage alone, was fiSs. 4d.

The following vicars were all presented by the masters and scholars of Emmaiiiiet college in Cambridge.

]()0S, Alex. Wilted.

1611, John Fazeether .

\Q\o, Will. Merrick.

1613, Tho. Robinson.

Ifil8, Ric. Youngs.

I(i40, Tho. Bulbck.

Gawen Nas/*, one of the minor canons, deprived for not taking the oaths to King Willium III.

1691, John Brandon, united to WrampUnghum.

1743, The Rev. Mr. John Feeeman, on Brandons death, united to Rackhithe, the present vicar.

This town belonged to Edwin in the Conqueror's time, who settled it at his death on the abbey of St. Bennet at Holm in Ludham in Norfolk; it was then worth 40s. afterwards 60s. and at the Conqueror's survey 4l. and was then held by Godric the Sewer, after Earl Ralfs forfeiture. There was also another manor here, and in Great Mtltou, held by one of the Confessor's thanes, which Godric also had ; Little- Melton was one mile and an half long, and 1 mile and 1 furlong broad, and paid 8d. q. to the geld.^ Iiigreda, wife to Edzvin, confirmed her husband's grant, but after their deaths, Ralf their son agreed with Richer the Abbot, Ralf the Prior, and the monks, that he should hold it for life, remainder to Letseline, his wife, for life, and the heirs of Ralf for ever, if he had any, if not, it was to revert to the convent, of which it was to be always held, by a clear rent of 10s. a year. It wascalledin this deed Medeltun ibe Less, oy the Middle-Tozcn. King Henry II. sent a precept to the sheriff of iVo;/b/A', that the Abbot of St. Bennet should hold quietly this manor, which Hubert de Mont- chensi/ had disseized him of, during the war, and which he had ac- knowleged before the Archbishop of Canterbury, to be of that con- vent's fee ; whereupon it was agreed, that Hubert and his heirs should hold the town of the convent, paying a fee-farm rent to the Abbot, of 10s. which is now paid to Bishop's manor of //e?g/((7//i, which belonged to that convent. Jn 1284, William, son of Sir Warine de Montchensy, had view of frankpledge, assize of bread and ale, free-warren, &c.

In 1272, Reginald de Argentein and Lora his wife purchased several lands here; and in 1318, JoA« son of Reginald, held one part of the manor at the iCith part of a fee, of Jymer de Valence Earl of Pembroke,

^ T^rre Godrici Dapiferi. H. de car. terre et. iii. acr. semper iii. car; et

HuMiLiART. Uoms. fo. i6g. iii. acr. prati et val. xx. sol. In his

ParvamMf.letunam temiit£i/i;ii!nM diiabus Meletu.nis i. car. terre tenet

T. R. E. de Sancto B] NtDiCTO et ita quidam liber homo Teinnus etiam

quod earn abbati concesseiat post nior- T. R. E. pro manerio tunc iii. vil. et

tem suam. semper ii. car. terre et iii. i. car. in dnio. et dim. car. horn, hoc

bord. et i. serv. et ii. car. in dominie, tenet Godricus, et tenebat quaiido R.

iii. acr. prati semper i. rune. etv. anim. fecit, et est in pretio de duobus niane-

modo XV. pore, et Ixxxx. oves, tunc rijs, et /;arra Maltuna habet x. quar,

valuit Ixs. post xl. niodo iiii. libr. huic in longo, et v. in lato, et ymd, et i.

manerio adjacent semper xii. liber, ho- fcrdinc. de Gelto. mines comend. tantumet soca falde, dim,

v.iluc<l nl.O/. li. mill aiiutlii-r purl ut'tioi.M abbi'V, v.-iliit-d all?/. <Jf.8<f. nrid tlifii Emma til- IhUnnA ullu-rs lieltl a purl of llcrlf'or.l Iff, valued at <HU. ofiill wliifli lie (lied siezed ; as also of Kt'tcriiiff/iiim in S'tr/'o/k, Ilalemurth in Sulfnlk, IVimitiidli/ I'lirvu in llcilfoidJiirc, and scvfi.ij manors in Ctimbriil^cihire, 8cc. John lii« son and lieir iR-ini; one year t)ld. In \SH\,SiT .lo/mJf .ti<^rnliiii, Knt. settled it on Sir IVilliam, \\\s son, and Isabel his wile, daiinhter ol'/f'iV/. (/<• herdatoii, Km. at'ler the dcalii ut' hiniicir and Mnrgaid hi* wile, who had it in I.IH), thequit- n-iiU being !()/. /icr aimuiii, as also the manor of Kclcriiiif/nim ; and JoOH, wile ot liiirt/iolomfw <li Siiiiiilitii, Knt. afid.U«/-i'are< their dauL:h- ter,-K) years old, , -///re wife i>\' Ita/difin St. (jcori'i-, knt. and lialdtctn tluir !Kjn, 21 years old, and Maud wile of /lo Ittz H'arinr, Knt. were lieirs. In 144.^, /Fi//. fVi/mer, and Margaret his wife, who was daughter and heir oi John To// of South- Eliaham, sellk-d it on John .-l/i/n^tun, junior, Esq. and Mart/ his wile, leinainder lo Hit/. Ali/naton, junior, father ot the saiil John and Eliz. his late wife, rf inaiiider lo.lnae.l/i/na. /o/i, eousin ot FJizalnlh. In \-Hi\), John.J/i/n.;lon aimI Man/ his wile owned it; and in \S>:>V,CJi/fs A/i/iigton and Mary his wile, sold it to litiz. Mak.siiam, widow, when ilextended inloiiHlUvMi/toiisJIether- ut, Baiiburgh, and L'olnei/ : she was widow of John Manham, mayor oi Norrcich, who was buried in ihe chancel of St. John Maddermnrket in \oruith, /VlWi, (see vol. iv. p. 2(><J.) Iiil.').57, 7'A')..U<jrjA///7i, alder- man of Soruich, was buried in St. John's Maddermarl;et, and left AV/im- /jf//i his wile, aiirl lia/p/i his brother, each a moiety of the manor ; James Man/iain, his kinsman, was e.\eculor, with I'Jiz. his mother, Eliz. his wife, andUaaion L'/axtoii, Gent.; his hisler, E/iz. L/ii/rr, hmi John,/ '/lo- mas, and Chrislop/ier, his nephews. In 1 j(i7, lia/p/i Mars/iam ot \or- ir*f A, grocer, was sole lord ; he married a daughter of //rt//io« L/aitnnof Livcrniere in Sn[l'ol/<,and left it to Robert Mars/iam, his son and iieir, who married Lliz. daughter of lio/iert DoTCties of lioi/nei/ and (ircat Mellon, who had hrst EduardMnrf/iam of Little Milton, lord in 1012; who married /'.7i:(]/>f///, daughter and coheir of ii(////ii;/(/C«/-fy of liun- uell in Sorfo/k; second,. /oA/i Marsham ; third, I'homui Marsham, al- derman oi'London, from whom descended Sir Robert Marsham of It in- J'arthing, crcixied Loril Kom.ney in 17 l'>, (see/'^crngf vol. iv. p. 2<<ri.) 'J'he manor was sold about MiiO, for then it appears by a particular made for its sale, that it was let at Vlhl.jier annum, and contained above K) score acres ; ami the freehold rents belonging to it were Si. \'ls. '2d. per annum, most having been manumiscd by the Marshams. In lfi23 'I'h'i. Saifcr and i\ill. liarker settled it on dinr. Solherlon, (ienl. and his heirs. In UiJO, .Vuglsti.n E Scot tow p., Cient. died siezed of Mrlton I'arva, and left two sons, Ric/iard his son and heir, aged 10 years, and .^ugustine, af^fd two years. Richard Skotlotc died in [I>j6, Auguitine Scottoire in 1()8."}, and it continued in lliis family till Tho- mat Scottotit t)l Soraich, (Jent. sold it lo

>iir Mknjamin \\ runcii, knt. M. D. of ihe saiii city, who is the preseut lord.

12 GREAT-MELTON.

MELTON-HALL, HERTFORD'S, or HEREFORD'S MANOR,

Bclonsied very early to Rogek de Melton Parva, and Muriel his wife, about 1 180, and after to Roger his son, and Roger his grandson, who sold to Master Vincent de liek, all his lay fee and freehold, which he and his father held of Will, son ot'Jeff'ry of Great Melton, in order to enable him to go in pilgrimage to the Holy-Land, having settled on Emma his wife the land late Rob. de Melton's, his kinsman, near the land oi'lVilUam the parson oi Little Melton. In 1228, Will, de Bek held it at half a quarter of a fee of the heirs o( Monlchensy, who held it of Sir Robert de Tateshall,vfho held it of the honour of Perere//; in 1280, William de Hereford (from whom it took its name) owned it ; in 1318, Emma de Bek had it; and in 1323, Will, de Hertford held it at the 8th part of a fee, of the Earl o( Pembrook, and John Drtmeshad it soon after. In 1338, by the name of Bukfield's manor, an 8th part of it was settled on John Skilman and Margaret his wife, and John their son; and in 1345, it was found that the heirs of IVill. de Bek held it. In 1371, the feoffees of Margaret widow oi' Ralfde Backing, released it to John Dunnyng and his i\eirs; in 1401, Thomas de Blickling, son of Thomas, son of William de Blickling, and Julian, daughter of fVilliam Spi//ik of Norwich, his wife, held it ; but he being a minor, it was in the king's hands; in 1408, Rog. Blickling had it; ia 1418, it was sold by John Swan and Ric. Monesle, to John Brislon, Esq. Henri/ Lesingham, and Robert Harrington and Eliz. his wife; in 1459, Robert Allen, senior of Erlham, and Henry Spelman, mortgaged it to Simon Thornham, &.c. for 1 10 marks; and in 1301, Tho. Batche- croft of Melton Parva gave it to Christian his wife, by will, for life, and then to be sold ; in 1574, Rich. Calle of Melton, Gent, and Edith his wife, and Tho. Calle, Gent, and Catherine his wife, sold it to Ni- CHOALS SoTHERTON.juni". of Norwich, Gent, and his heirs, in vrhose family it afterwards became joined to Melton-Parva manor.

G R E A T-M ELTON,

\Jr Middle-ton, had two churches standing very near one another in the same churchyard; that dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin is now standing, and in use; it belonged to the manor of Hacon's or Hakun's in this town, and when Nortcich Domesday was made, Ric. Ilakun was patron of it ; the rector had a house and four acres of land ; it was first valued at 9, and after at 12 marks; it paid \'id. synodals, (js. 8rf. procurations to the Archdeacon of Norfolk, lid. Peter-pence, and Q.d. ob. carvage. The tower was built in 1440. and hath three bells in it; the church hath only one isle, which is thatched, as is the south porch; the chancel is tiled. The rectory remains undischarged, be- ing valued in the King's Books at Ql. 13s. Ad. and so pays \3s. 4d. yearly tenths, but no first fruits. It paid to the ancient tenths 3/. iCs.

GREAT-MELTON. IS

clear. It is 27 yards loni;, and G yards and an half broad. In ilic chancel, on « murhio, is ihis,

Hill- lietli iiitt-rrLtl ilif Htniy of \Vdliani Younger, Master in Arts, and Kertorol boUt these i'arishes, who deceoied March llic G, l()<il, .Kliilissua: J7,

You NO BR he was by Name, but nol in Grace, Elder tiian he, in thn, must fjive him Place. His Failh, his I'alience, Charity, and Luve, Argue liis Suul to be in Heaven above. Frances his Kelicl died Oct. 17, lGG5. On nnoiher stone, Bacon impales Bedinofield,

Eliz. Infant Daughter of Francis Bacon of Norwich Esq; and Dorothy his VVitV. who died at Nurse with Kob. Tiiles of this Town, was buried .luly -1, iGOl. Life is even a Vapour that a|)|>earcth for a little lime, then vaiiishelh away, L/im. 4, 14.

At the lower end of the nave, there is a stone for, Thomas Clarke, 21, May, l()8y, (X), and Bridget his wife 2a Jan. lG72, 50.

In 1527, Rob. Bolevn, wax-chandler of Sorwich, after the death of Alice his wife, gave a ine»suoge and 8 acres and ^^ roods of arable laud, and a piece of meailow conlainiiig two acres and an halt, and two acres <>( iiriible I.uhI lale Robert Barker's, lying in the town and field of GV(V// Me/lDii, with llie course of a faldage of ;iO()sliee[), to the parish church of our Lahy of the said town, to be in the liaiid» of 10 or 12 peisons (feolTees) dwelling in the said parish, to hold to them and llieir assignees for evermore. Tlie church-wardens for their year to receive the profits, out of which Gs. Sd. to be yearly reserved towards di»chargiiig the parishioners of the King's taxes. His own and wife's obit to Ik- k< 1)1 in the church yearly on IVhit'^uiKliiy, with plmrliu, di- rige, and wiw o/ requiem, ancf the rest to repair the church. (Regr. Pa/iTrtiy, f(i 17.)

llu- I'rior of /> imoiidliam's temporals were taxed at <)s. and liie Prior of IVaUinghanii at is. 8d. this was given to that monastery by Master I'lNcent de Ihrco, or Bek, and issued out of the lands which he held of Bill, iitz .lelleri/, and of Rictnird son of Ribtld, and that convent sold It to Rit . de Uethersilr, rector of this church, paying is. to the convent; and I'andutpli Bishop of .\orK(c/i licensicl Muster / iHCrwi de Bek to purchase 15 acres of the fiec land of St. Mary's church at Melton, (with consent of tlie rector and patron,) to hiui and his heirs, paying is. to the rector for ever, in l'i2l. In 1484, llciiry llrydon received 5/. of Thomas BntelicrnJ'l, Gent, in full payment for the lands lale the I'rior of H alungham'i in Melton-Magiut

RECTORS or MELTON ST. MARY.

William pe Melton, rector and polron.

12"21, Ric. de llctlirrfele. Will, son of Jrffrif de Magna Mellon, patron ; he gave to llcrbtrl de Hdhtrsetc G acres, and to Siiiwn soa of Herbert, 1 acre, paying Md. per aiiiiiim to .'^t. Maiiv's oltar.

liffi, Ifatler de '• iufarlhing. Sir 1Iii;h V eke, Knl.

\H)1, B alter de Magna Uennej/. Ditto.

I3i0, the advowson belonged to the Montchensies, capital lords

14 GREAT-MELTON.

here, and in \S13, Aytncr dc Valence ILnduC Pembroke, then patron, liekl itof llie fee of the barony of M ontciiuns v.

Iw47, Hugh, son of Hugh Godwold, buried here in 1376. Sir Ric. Talbot, Knt. and Eliz. his wife.

1377, GiiJ/iit ap Johait. Sir Gilbert Talbot, Knt. lord of Irchenjield, Blakmere, and Godrics castle in Hertfordshire : he changed the next year for Obeli/ in /Fe//s diocese, with

Nic.lladham, who in 1382 changed foxCaystro in Lincoln diocese, with

Will, ffrisulbech. Sir Gilbert Talbot, &c. and in 1396, he ex- changed for Jmpthill in Lincoln diocese, with

Ric. Snow, v/ho was presented by Sir Gilbert Talbot, Knt. Lord Talbot.

1410, Ric. Manger, buried here in 1453. Ditto. Robert Hope was rector here, and resigned in

1471, to John Chapman, who was presented by John Talbot Earl of Sliretcsbiiri/, Lord Talbot, 8cc. he died inl506, and was buried in the chancel, and gave a legacy to our Lady's gild in this church, and another to that of the Baptist in All-Saints church.

^507, Robert Jermt/n, by lapse, united to All-Saints; he died in 1523, and George Earl of Shretesburi/ presented

Ric. Blonstun, who resigned in 1526, and the Earl presented

John Johnson, who died in 1546, and Frances Countess of ShrezeS' huri/ presented

John Harrys ; and the year following,

John JVaj/nhouse, who held it by union with Southwood rectory. In 1555, she gave it

JValter Sparry, who had it united to All-Saints, and was licensed to serve these churches alternately, and so held it as one living, with Nemi/ Traci/, alias Bower, in Devonshire, Thomas Downes being his curate here ; he died in 1557, and she gave it

Robert Wincop, who held it with All-Saints, at whose death in

1578, George Malby had it. In

1589, George Earl of Shrewsbury gave it to

Will. Strickland, A. B. who returned 72 communicants here; he had it united toCaldecote, and at his death in I6l5, the Earl gave it to

Robert Gobert, who held it united io Marlingford.

1649, JVill. I'ow/gf;-, united to ^//-6V//«^, buried here in 1661.

\6i')'l,Tho.Ward, untied to All-Saints. Sir John Talbot, Knt. At his death in l6S0, Charles Earl of Shrewsbury gave it to

John Aniyas, who held it united to All-Saints, and resigned this in 1703, when Edm. Keene, Esq. gave it to

Tho. Jephson, who was succeeded by

Joseph- Ben- Ellis, in whose time an act passed, (12 Annce Session. 1,) by which, this parish and that of All-Saints, were consolidated and made one rectory, advowson, and parish; the church of Alt-Saints to be pulled down, and the materials to be laid out in repairing .St. Mary's church; the same officers to serve bulh parishes as one ; and with the consent of Edm. Kekne, Esq. loid of the manors, and patron of the churches, and of Amyas, rector of All-Sainis, and Ellis, rector here; at the next avoidance they were to be one rectory, with one presenta- tion, double institution tecs, and all other fees due to the King, Bishop, Archdeacon, &c. to be paid as usual iicretolore, and all the

GREAT. MELTON. J5

parinliioncn! to \>c liable to rt'()fiir ^t..Miin/'» cliurcli ; and llit- act to be dcenit'il a puhlick act. rtic advuwsori was at'uTwar<ls sold l« Gon vile and Caius cotUi^e \u Cani/iriJire : and Dr. Ei/if having resigned, ia

ITiS, It'illiam Sclth, A. M. fcllDvv of that Ihxihc, wan (irt-'.cnted to it, as one rectory, and lieiti il united to St. Mithacl in Conlaiiy in Norwich ; (sec vol. iv. p. 493 ;) be died and was buried here in I740, and in

1741, The Rev. Mr. Chiirln Tiirkr, A. M. late fellow of the college, the preMcnl reelor, bad il of ibe i;ifl of tlie culle^v, and now iiolds it united to St. Micluifl in Cosimii/ in \<irwic/i.

The advowson of .St. Maiiy always attended that manor or moiety of ihe town, wliicb, from the owner s name, wiis called

THE MANOR OF IIAKUNS on HACONS,

Which EuMMti, a thane of the Confessor's, held in his time, when there were two carucales of land in demean, ix. villeins, v. burdars, and iiii. servants; wood sufficienl to keep l.\. swine, Ix. sheep, iii. hivesof bees, &c. the whole of the manor being then worth (i/. and sit the Conciuest '/. The King and the Earl of .V<»;/b//>-, had the wc or superiour jurisdiction, and (^^ioniiic the sen rr llu n held it.* It soon came into the hands of the .M li. ro.ss of (it eat Mt Hon, and I'/iomas de Melton Miigna liad it ; his son Jflfri/ succeeded, and his son /( i//itim was rector here, patron, and lord, "in \ \()(J ; anii ThoniasJ'itz-Ha/ter, released it to him as 2 carucates of land in 1200; and in 1205 Run. Hacun had bought it, and settled iton liic. Ilacun, it iM-ing llien held at half a fee; and in I'il'J, Hubert, son o{ Hie. Ilacun had it, and was then under age, and in the custody oi' Hubert tie Mont- i/iensi/, of whose barony it was always held ; in 1J'.'<>, Hubert granted to Hubert son oi Thomas Ilacun, lands here, and la Simon son o\i Her- bert de Ilcthersel, the homage of Ana^tatio, daughter of llartholomen oi Melton Magna, and her free tenement; iu \iiO, Hill, de Munt- chensy, capital lord of the k-v, and patron, resided here; in 1207, //«- hert llaliun, l\n:i\ lord, hindered his tenants paving to lUc ICarfs or iJuriJf'i turn, or hundred court, for which he was impleaded by the Crown; but on paying the King 4?. ~d. per annum lie had a 1.ETE and view oi' frankpledge allowed to this manor, i\m\ Jrci-ttuiren, and so became exempt trom l\w hundred euurt. 'lliis v»as allowed in hire in 1274, and 12b4; at which time, l{ic. Ilacun, then lord, acknow- ledged that he held the whole fee, and all liberties thereto btlcinging, of It illiam de Muntehrnii/, Ins capital lord : and now the lete of Mellon was held in the name ol the said IHl/iam, und in liSj,bimon, son of

* Tcrrc Godkici Hapifcri H. de //«- semprr ii. car. ft. iii. acr praii. Rtx;

mihan. Doms. fo. 167. Mii.tuham Comes; loram, ei v.iI. viii. to), ct nunc,

fenuil Eduuinui, itmuut, 1. k. h. ii. niim valiiil tunc vi. lib pojic. uil. niodo

car. lerrc, icmpcr n. vilUni, ct v. bor- vii. lib. ei iiii. liberi lioiii. c.minicnd.

dan;, ci iiii. Krvi. tunc li. car. in donu tanluiii xxx. acr. terrc, kmiftcr 1. car. ct

nio, post 1. muilo ii. tunc III. car. homin. i. acr. ct i. iicr ct dun. praii ct val. v.

poit CI iiiodo II. »ilv. Ix. poix. XI. acr. sol. InMiLTUSA ix. Iibr. huniiiwi

^irali scmpcri. niolin. tunc i.rutic. irodo cunmicnd. lantiiin, ex. air. Kinpcr 11.

li. >cni)>cr x. aiiini. ct xiii. pore, ni" Ix. bord. tunc iii. car. « dim. modo iiii. r!

ove>. III. vavj a) iim CI ix. hbcn homines, acr. ct dim. prali silva i>ii. pore, tunc

Mca falde, CI commend, lantum. I. acr. raluit xxia. sol. modo zxx. ct viiu/.

16 GREAT-M ELTON.

Hubert llacoii, and ^J/nie liis wife, con\-eyccl to WiUiani, son oi IVa- rine de Monlc/iensie, capital lord of the fee, the advowsou of St. Mart/, the /f/e, and the moiety of the churchyard, containing ] acre; and the same year a fine was levied between John son oi' John de Rohitii, and liic. son of Hubert Hacoii, and sJnne his wife, by wiiich the 4th part o\' Oftou manor \n Siiffolk was settled on John ; anti in l'2yO, John IJacon o{' Shouldham and Anne his wife. Hubert son oi'Johii Ha- con and Katherine his wife, conveyed many lands here to Simon of Hetherset; and iti 130'2, Hubert son o( Hit I{ich<trd Hacun, Knt. had the MANOR onlj/, out of which he granted (is. 8d. per annum, to the said Simon ; for Hugh de Fere and Dionise his wife had the letu and (idiowson, and held it as part of the fees of Rob. de Tateshall, which Thomas de Caili/ then had. In 1312, they settled them by fine on Gilbert Buliot, and Katherine his wife, who were found in 1315, to hold them, as Hubert Hacon did the manor. In 1318, Ric. Hceun of Great Melton married ^««f, second daughter of iioger, and sister and coheir of Ric. Lovedai/ oi' G reat Brisete in Suffolk, nnd m \ 320, Hu- bert his father settled this manor on him after his own death, which happened about 13'23, for then Hubert's heirs had it. In 1345,* Ric. Hacuii held it with Brisete Magna in Suffolk, which he had of his wife's inheritance, and in 1360 he was lord here. In 1342, Gilbert Baliol conveyed the advowson and lete, &c. to Sir Richard Talbot, who pre- sented in 1347, in which family it continued till lately, as the several presentfltions show, to which 1 refer you. The manor continued in the Hacons; for in 1432, IVill. Hacon of Ipntich, and Margaret his wife conveyed it to John Hacon of Wyveton, whose son Thomas of CVey in Norfolk, in 1450, sold it to Robert Toppe, merchant and alderman of Norti}ich, who died in 1467; and his &on Robert of Great Melton in 1487, gave the manor and his whole estate, to is'iv Gregori/ Lovell, Knt. his nephew, and to .^//ne Lore//, his sister, snd to John Toppe, his bastard son, divers legacies; and it continued in that family till 1534, (see vol. i. p. 323,) and then Thomas Lovell, Knt. and Eleanor his wife, settled it on jimbrose U alley, and in 1557, Roger Jl oodhouse, Knt. settled it on Henry Dniry, as trustees onl}' to the Loit7/s, from uhich family it went to EnvvAun Down es of Melton, Esq. who mar- ried Katherine, daughter of Sir Thomas Lovell of Herling, Knt. relict of S\v Thomas Knetet of Bukenham. and of Edicard Sjpring, Esq. in which family it became joined to, and remained with.

THE MANOR OF PEVERELL'S

In this town, to which the advowson of the church of All-Saints, with the chapel of of Algurs Thorp, always belonged. This church, sIlcc the act for tliat purpose, is ruinated ; the steeple is square, the nave is 20 yards long, and the chancel 9, it had a south porch, but no isles: on a stone in the altar are thiee coats impaled, 1st, 6 escalops 3, 2, 1. 2d, AngijISH. 3d, a boar's head cooped :

' >333> Joan HaccH died siczed of six by tlie law of courtesy of England, in

acres held of the lord, ard Will, her fon 1523, John Hakon was steward cf Am-

washer heir, and i3 years old, but Nic. riiighal) court, to the dean and chapter. Crostweyth her husband held it for life,

GREAT-MELTON. J7

Here liolh John Akguisii of Great Mki-Tom Riq; who after a faillifull Disc linrcc of his Duty to Kiii}: C/iarta llie (irsl nf bles- sed Mi-niurv, 111 his Wars during the wicked Rebellion, died uii the 12 of /'f6r. aged 79 Years.

On another ndioiiiing iloiic, ANOt isn impales a lioii ram|)ant in :i boidure indented.

Here Iveth ilic Body of Major Edm. Anguish Apr. 10, IG94, 80, and Anna his Wife, Oct. 8, \'01,ii\.

Hie jacet spc fulurx Ucsurreclioni* Tliomas JVard, hujus idlc- riusque Lcclcsia; Rector, obijt 22" die Sept. Anno JEi. M, Uni. I(J80.

In the north-east corner of the chancel is an old arclied inonuincnl, by whicii lies u slone, bul the inscription was so covered with dirt, 1 could make out only the words, Dum LiiJi^, transit I ila, but it »;is laid oTcr Edtnund Anguiih, Esq. lord and palrou, who died Sot. b, l(i57, at. 84.

'Inhere is an inscription in the churchyard for the wife o( Robert Davy.

The REf'TOR, when Norrrich Domesdaif was made, had a house and 23 acres of land, valued without the portion, at I'i marks, and the por- tion of the Prioress of Kedlifiisjield, being a portion of the tithes of tlie demeans, was valued at i mark, afterwards at :)0s. the svnodaU 2*. procurations (is. 8r/. Peter-pence It. Ad. carvagc 'id. 'llie present terrier hath a house and '15 acres of glebe. There was a gild of St. John liaptiit held in the church. The south porch was new built in 1463, and this parish paid to the old taske or tenths, 1/. I7». out of wiiich there was a deduction of 8s. on acconnt of the lands and reve- nues of the religious here. It stands in the King's Hooks by the name of Ml/ton Flolmini. All-Saiutt rectory is valued at 0/ I3v. 4V/ and pays 13j. 4rf. yearly tenths, but no first fruit;;. There is a good house, called Mei.ton HALL, north-west of the churchyard at a small distance, in which the Hcv. Mr. LomAc now dwells, which is the site of this manor.

PLCTORS OF MELTON ALL -SAINTS,

WITH A1.GARTHOBP CHAPEL.

\'\0\ , Rnnigiui Skilcmmi. John Pevf.hel.

1312, Sttfilitn, son of liarlliolumeu: It int<rton, resigned.

1314, .luhan i'rrcrrt, patroness.

i33l,'J'fiom(ii de Mor/ty. Sir Hugh Pevekel. Ke:.igned,

1338, //«■'/) IVykeman. Ditto.

l^tiC), John altr L'/ien-fir, l«p»e, resigned.

\:V>H, IflUiam dr hcUry. ^ir \\ ILLIA.M DE UunTON, Knl. lie changed in 137>, with

John iittc I'ark, for Krllynfr.

139-5, John (nh/ititd. John rt:\ krell of Milton, and Ilic. Frk- TON, clerk ; and in 11(>2, he exchanged lor iicxfrlond with

VOL. V. D

18 GREAT-MELTON.

John Snow, who was presented by John Peverel, and WiLt-

CURSON.

14'20, Henri/ Hall. Sir Edmund Bury, Knt.

MiiyJo/in'Tufti/s. Ric. Ei.SY, Stc. He died in 1475, and was buried in St. Giles's church at Norwich.

\4:~(\,llcnri/ Bozun. Will. Paston, &c. buried in 1487 ; he was son oi'John Buzitn of Great Breccles, and had a brother William, whose son /Vt'/fry and liis brothers were his heirs. 14SS,Rob. JERMYN,lord ofPevenfs mnnor, If ill. Paston, and other feoffees ; united to St. Mary.

15S3, Gilbert IVheeler. George Talbot, for this turn ; resigned.

1551, flill.Sparri/ united to St. Mary. Tho. Downes, Gent.

1557, Hob. IVhincop, united to St. Mary, buried here MarcA 18, 1378 Ron. UicHEUs, Gent.

1579. Hugh Viislletun, resigned.

1589, Tho Brociue. Robert Browne, Esq. of Melton and Doro- ihi/ ilia wii'e; lie returned 80 communicants in this parish, and died J line 22, K)31, when

Uiil. Younger was presented by Edmund Anguish of Melton, Esq. and iiad it united to St. Mary.

1662, Tho. ll'aril, who is buried here, was presented by Frances Younger, and had it united to St. Mary, as

JohnAmyas also had ; he died 26 .Inly, 1728, and was presented by John Anguish, Esq. and in his lime it was annexed as before, by act of parliament, to St. Mary's church here.

PEVEREL'S MANOR

Was owned by Ketel, a Dane, in the Confessor's time, and con- tained two carucates; there was a wood to maintain 100 swine, two beehives, a faldage, and 60 sheep, and in the Conqueror's time 1 14, when it was held of Half Peverel, one of the Normans who came in witli that prince, by Garinus or Warine, who had 7 freemen under him ; the church was valued with the manor, and had 3 acres of land worth 2s. the manor and church was in K'lag Edzcard's time valued at 61. and in King William's at 7/. ," the whole of the town and both manors, paid \6cL ob. to tlie geld or tax.

It was a league and y furlongs long and half a league broad, and was awaysheld of the Peverells;' for in 1204, Gerebert de Sancto C/c/)oheld it for life, of the fee of Will. Pererell ; but it was the ma- nor only, for the Pevcrells had the advowson, lete, and royalties as capital lords all the while. Mathew Peverel gave to the monks

'' Tcrre Rannulfi Pevekelli. et val. ii. sol. et sunt in pretio de vii.

lliind. Hiimiliarl. Donisd. fo. j6o, 1. liberis. tunc et post val. vi. lib. m^ vii.

Meltona teriet idem Garinu s, q. ct liabet i. leug. in longo et iii. quar.

tenuit Ketel, T. R. E. ii. car. terre ct dim. Icug. in lato et de gelto xvid. et

semper ii. villani et xvii. bordarij et ii. obolum, quicunqiie ibi liabeat.

servi ct ii. car. in dnio. tunc v. car. horn. In Meletunana tenet idem Gari-

po.st et m* iiii. silv. c porci. semper i. Nus i. lib. homovi. acr. prali ct val.

mol. et ii. rune, tunc iiii. anini. m" vi. vi.d. hoc invasit R. Peverel.

tunc XXX. pore, m" xlv. tunc Ix. ovcs (fo 306.) In Meletuna i. lib.

ni''txiiii. ii vasa apum et vi. liberi homi- homo quern invasit Ranulfus Peve-

nes de xvii. acr. soca f'alde. T. R.E. rellus, ct habct vi. acr. et dim. acr.

etconimend.tantum, semper Ixxvii. acr. prati, val. vi.d. i. ecclesia, et iiii. acr. in pretio manerij.

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of Worrrich, lands mid n-iits b<'Kni>^iiii^ lo liis iiiiinor liore ;' in 1 I8fi, lyUL /V;rrf/, his sou uixl licir, hold live ktiiKhU tec* ot the honour of I'erertl, of which this manor al .S feci, and liiakene manor, wliich ut- tendcd this, at 1 fee; and 0/iiv< his widow lield it in jointiin: ; and H'lllitim de la More gave Rtc. I. 40 marks to marry her, and have lint custody of /'dfTfA cinldrei) and lands tdl ihcv camcof ai;e ; she af- ter married llufrk dc lii\inffi, and in 1'2()4, l\ illinin his son had seizin of this and lirake/if, and |>aid the Kinn 'JO marks, and a palfrey for livery thereof ; and the same year, Vccili/ de Saiiclu Omero, or Sent Oincr, lady ol linindale manor, promised King JuA;i 10 marks, if lie would put lier in seizen of the land of H ill. I'everel, as freely as King Ruhiird I. gave the custody thereof and of his iieir, to II i//i,i/n de In More, and ll i/liam's widow to W- wile to the said H il/iani de la More, which was uranled; and the year following, IMll. feterd took it out of her hands; in l'i\H, Mul. Vevcnl held here, and in liriikan-, Krte- rin-'hiim, Vitrletoii, and tUieihnll, 4 lees, of the honour of 1'i:vi;iill, and Jfff'ri^ J'regoz one in liilliiigj'ord. In X'l-^'l, Hugh Feverel held Meltuii at three fees, and John his son and heir was iS years old. In 124<). .ilice widow of Hugh Pnerel held it till her dower should be assigned ; and the custody of the heir and eslate of Hugh, was granted to i ttcr lirauiu/i. in lil<», Jlicc his mother was married to Alexan- der de I iiux, or dc I'li/libus; and Oiiva, grandmother to llugli, was alive, and married to Mut. I'everel,

In I3j0, King lleiiri/ III. granted him a weekly market and fair to his manor oi Meltun and free warren to it and his manor of liru- kene, and assise of bread and ale, wliich was allowed in tire in liSi ;* with liberty of a cucking-stool, paying Xijd. ob. per auuum to the King's hundred court, for the exemption from its jurisdiction. In I'iyi, Sir /{ar///o/o;ncK' de Rcdham, Knt. gave the nioiely of 6'fo<oi\- manor with his daughter Jo(;n, in marriage lo John son and heir of Sir Hugh J'ererel, and i>\r Hugh gave lands to Hu John Peverel, the parson of Section' ; Sir Thomas, son of John Feierel, hisgraiulson and heir, died in l'2y.^,and was buried in Jiodmyn priory in Curnicall. In lays. Sir Hugh, and Maud his wife, held it as of the honour of Hat ■ J'eld Peverel, al 3 fees, and liraken manor al 1 fee; and the same year con\e\cA Melton lo Hui^h It'i/keman, parson there; bv which tliev teiili'd this manor anil advowson on themselves for ilu-ir lives, re- mainder Jo Sir Robert de liajocis, Knt. and Maud his wife, daughter ot John Peverel, their grand duughier, in tail. This Sir Hugh was buried also in liodiiit/n priory, to which he wns a benefactor.

Sir Roh.de Uajoeh, lluieux, or liai/housc, was of the ancient family in Lincolnshire of thai name, owners of the honour of liaieux in tli.it county. John de llajmit was justice itinerant, and conservator of the King's royalties and wreck in Dcvoinhire niid Coin\all in l'2ls. In ISO-i, John son of Hugh Peverel had it. In \:V)&,Juhu Pcxcrel and

' The prior of Norwich was taxed firmcil llic Junalion, on condi'ion ihcy

for fiis revenue* here al 71. 3</. namely, re.cived Ir.4 br. ilici, Peter Pcvc el, a

31. rent out oft acres lieKl by Hainaril monk among iheni. (Kegr. v. Eccl.

the I'riesi, >j. oiil ul Ktulu <V Melion's Ciiti. f<> 4», 75.)

land), and ti.e land w huh Sir G>-defr:dc • In iiSi, Aii-I ■ V---cl w»« one

tfic kiij^lit held, wlui Mas brotlier 10 of the iMioni to attend

Aidelaird, wile of Mat. Peverel and King hJ" t' I Mat. Peverel, bis mo and bcir, con-

20 GREAT-MELTON.

Joan de Rcdkuni liis wife settled this and Brakenc in trust, on Remi' gitis, rector here, to hold to their uses for their hves. In 1327, il was settled on Hugh Feverel and Margaret his wife, in tail. In 1338, T/iomus Sfj/mour, lord of Pulton by Cirencester, and John, de Lyle, lord of Ilanvood in Yorkshire, released to Eliz. Feverel, Ric. de liaj/~ /luse, and IVill. de Burton, Knts. this manor, and Pishobnry \n Hert- fordshire, the church oi' If impol, the manors ofCoienet/, Rumptoti, Cotunham, and lleatwyk, in Cambridgeshire, with many others; in all which, Jlice his wife, daughter oi' Rob. de Lisle, and Eliz. Peverel, 8tc. were infeoffed. In \34'i, Ric. de Bayhouse, Alice de Seintmor, Eliz. Feverel, Bill, de Burton, Knt. Edni. de Benhale, and Henri/ Eicennif, granted them io John de Lisle, lord of Harwood ; and in 1344, JoA« de Bayhouse quitted all his interest to Sit Hugh Feverel, Knt. lord liere inl346. Iiil349, the jury found, thatJo/;« son oi'Edmund Feverel died Nov. 1.5, but long before his death had conveyed his manors, m tiu&t,lo John de Lisula deRuheoMonte,HughBrai/, and others, andTAo. de Ferdon and Jlice his wife had them for life; but the said Jlice be- ing dead, Margaret, now the wife oflVilliam de la Po/e, junior, sister and heir to the said John Feverel, was 20 years old, which said JVil- liam de la Pole, released all his right to John de Insula and his heirs, and that the said John Feverel died under age, and the King's ward. In 1351, Snllugh Feverel, Knt. and Maud his wife, settled the manor and advowson on themselves for their lives, remainder to Sir Robert de Bajocis, and Maud, daughter of John Feverel, in tail; and in 1360, they conveyed all their right to Robert de Bumpstede and Thomas his son, except '20s. rent, and two knights fees belonging to the manor. In 1372, Maud, daughter of Robert de Bajocis, Knt. and sister of Sir Richard de Bajocis, Knt. released all her right in this manor and ad- vowson, to /( illiam Burton, Knt. and Eleanor his wife; this Sir fVil- liam was one of the justices of the King's Bench in Edzoard the Third's lime, whose chief seat was atTalethorp in Rutlandshire; he died in 1374, leaving issue by his first wife. Sir Thomas Burton, Knt. 40 years old; and by £/e««or his 2d wife, McAo/ff«. {Wright's Rutlandshire, p. 128.)

In 1395, John Feverel of Melton was lord of a moiety, and patron. In 1401, the said John had settled a luoiety on Will. Curson and Mar- garet his wife, and they three held it of the honour of Hatjield Peverel at half a fee. In 1435, John Feverel, Esq. died, and was buried in the church of the Justin-J'riars at Norwich, and \cfl Eliz. his wife executrix, who was afterwards buried by him.' In 1436, the said Elizabeth, then widow of John Feverel, settled the moiety on herself and n illiam Faston, Ric. Elsy and Margaret his wife, who presented in 1444; and in 1467, -t'/sy and his wife (-onveyed their right to Rob. Skerne, and others, trustees for Will. Faston, who presented in 1476, and 1488. In 1523, Sir Gilbert Talbot the younger, Knt. was lord and patron ; and in 1543, Tho. Ashley had it in right of Mary his wife, one of the daughters and coheiresses of the lady Anne, late wife of Sir Gilbert Talbot, Knt." In 1545, Robert Newport and Margaret his wife settled the third part of the moiety of this manor and advow- son on Sir John Clere, Knt. In 1547, the King licensed Jnthony Lit- tleton to alien a ihird part of the manor to Robert Richers, and his

9 See vol. iv. p. 88. » Obijtii Oct. 34 H. VII.

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GREAT-MELTON. fii

heirs; in 1.5 l.";, Tho. AiteUi/ niui M in/ Ills wife sold tlioir lliird pari to the suid Uubrrt , in \ii[). Rub Ituhcn licid ihrcc parts of llic moi- ety of (hi* manor, and in 1 J7i, had got the whole moiety, and s.ild ii to Kou. Do.vNKs and his heirs, wlio had purchased the other nioielv Ixffore 15. U ; for in that year Jie presented in ili rij^hl, and died in ljl7, Iniiicis his son being \(i years old. It appears that Thnmin DmiKi first pureh.ised this moiety o\"ih'>. Applei/ard, ilcni. niid^^r/rc his wile.' In 16.iM, (he said I'ruHcis l)oiiin:i was lord also of /V»(»AH«'j/ manor; and in Ijtil, Holnrl Dowiifs had livery of this, and was relnrne<l lord in 1570; inlj74, AJ'/n/irr/his son was horn, Jpr. 8 ; he niairied Kntheriiir daunhtor of Sir '/'/lo. l,i,xelt iA' flerliii'^, Knt. relict of Srr Vhomns Knevet of Ihiliniham, Knt. and of Edtcnrd Spriiir, Es(|. In \b»j. Hob. Dnrtnt-i of Mc/t.ni, Ksi| ' and Dorotfii/ his wife, minted; and in HiO*, they sold the whole to Thomas Angimsh is(|. and Ins heirs; he l)are<j«/. a cinqtiefuil or, n mullet for difference sab. ; eiest, an adder bleepin-^ in a fern bush proper;* and the same year it whs settled on Edmund Anguish, Gent, and his heirs; he was second son to ./oAw ,^«ff«j»A, twice mayor of-Vora/rA; ih\i Edmund presented in l(i31, died in 1Gj7, and was succeeded by .John Angnnk of Me/litn, Esq. his son, who presented in Irtso. He gave it hv will to John son of En.siu.vn W'oodhousr of Leihnm, who married .4nne his daughter;' he was lord and patron in H)<>'jJ, and .lohn HOndfioiine his son sold it to EnMi;Ni) Kkune; and by the particular then deli- vered, it appears that the quit and free-rents of the two manors were 9/.\<h. tier annum ; that the tines were at the lord's will, and each ma- nor had rrejif] esfnti/, leles, and all other royalties, and that the whole demeans and estate were above 400/. per minum. In 1701, Edmund Kecne was lord of the town, and afterwards one of the South Sea di- rectors, he died single at Hath, Jan. iJ 1 , 1723, but before his death, h.id sold A/e//o/i to Edward Lcmbe Esq. who settled in the hall iiere,* and died Apr. 17.S8, being suece«xleil by his brother,

The RcT. .Mr. Joh.v Lombe, late fellow of Cuius college, after that, rector and vicar of .Seaming, then rector of Hethill, and now of aparham and Foxlfy, who is the present owner, and lives here.

' Curia prima Barlh. de Applcyard, ♦ This was granted by Rob. Cook.

ft socioriim A° 1376. ijtl.Kic.Jer- ' See vol. 11. p. 55», in WoDehou je's

ncmuili had a moiciy. pcdijjrcc.

' On a bedstead at Melton in IVlr. "• Over Mellon-hall door, ^s^iiuij and

Rch. DctuHtt'i house, Dowsts, arg. Drake, by the siaircajc /fn/fmi* D. of

three pales wavy gvl. quartering ist, az. Norf. in the hall, the five Stnus neatly

a slag at layer org. who married the painted in class ; in the great parlour,

dau(;hter and heiress of RicHrks, who the arms ol King 7ajnri I.andthe Pnnce

married the daughter and hcu-ess of of Wales, Slade.

MSS. penes /. Amtis, Carter. E. 36, fo. 5, i.

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ALG AR'S-THORP

Is a HAMLET to Great-Mellon ; it bad a chapel, formerly parochial dedic.ited to St. Man/ Magdalen, but now long since demolished; it stood in a close called Maudlin close; Norwich Domesday says, that then the rectors of iUe/^o« St. Mart/ and All-Saints took all the profits belonging to the chapel, for which they were obliged at their charge to find a chaplain to serve in it; it had baptism, burial, and all signs of a motiier church, and seven parishioners and their families; it is still called Thokp hainht. In 1476, it was perpetually united to Mellon All-Saints, though the chapel continued in use till the Disso- lution, in the Conqueror's survey it is not named, being then part of Melton, which was given soon after to one Algar, from whom it took is name.

In 1 19s, Rob. de Riflai settled on Maud Prioress of Karhoe, and that convent, 7s. rent here,' to be received yearly of ^//ct Perere/, Hiimfri/ de Erihain, 3.nd Gerebert de St. Clere, and their heirs; and the Petereh gave so much after, that the prioress in 1279 was returned to hold in Melton and Algarthorp, of John Peverel, a quarter of a fee ; and in 1428, that convent was ta.xed at 39s. 6d. for their tempoialities here.

Jeffry son of GoDFRY DE Algeresthorp gave two acres of land to themonks ofNoKWiCH,' with the consent oi'S'ir Hubert Hacun of Great-Melton, his lord, Ric. Hacun his son, and Hubert Hacun his nephew; IVill. Burcli, parson o( Horningtofl, being witness; and in 1491, ihe pilanciari/ of their monastery accounted for the profits of 2 acres in Algerysltiorp by Bazvburgh, which were given by Sir Gre- gory Lovel, Knl. for a pittance in the monastery on ms obit day. The principal part or

MANOR OF ALGAR'S-THORP

Belonged toone Algar, of the gift of Mathew Peverel; in 1248, John le Breton, for siding with the French King, forfeited it; in 1249, Simon son of II ill. de Melton, and JVill. de Herijord had it, with Srmoii son of Herbert de Hetherset, and Maud de Melton ; and in 1267, Si- mon de Melton was sole lord ; in 1268, it was found before the justices itinerant then sitting at Diss in Norfolk,'' that Bartholomew deRedham iiad unjustly dlsie'ized Rie/iard Skilman of Helhersete, and in 1284, Barth. de Redham and Ric. Skilman, had unjustly disseized John son of the said Bartholomew, of 4 messuages, GO acres of land, and 6s, rent here. In \305, Simon de Hethcrsete and Cecily his wife had a release from Ric. Doche, or Doge, mercer, of London, who married Sibil, daughter of JSicholas de Hethcrsete. ].')2S, John le Graunger of Great Mellon granted lands in Granngcr's Croft, to Sir Simon de He- thersele, Knl. and Cecily his wife ; this was &oon after divided into

' See vol. iv. p. 52S. » Placita apud Disse an. 53 H. 3.

' Regr. Sacristc, to. 68, 9.

HETIIEKSETE. 23

many pnrU; Henri/ and Will. Lomiiioiir had some latuU and renl», Jcf/'cry Ihivif the vouiigcr ^il Mtirtiir^/'urd, otlicrs, and Jaims U Pal- mer, Thumastle lilickling, David Mcrcutor, or Clwpmuii, wcie, and had been, cunceriicd in tlie manor called •SA-</mu» i. In I4(>l, lluiry L«/«Hi<f, junior, had the biggest pari, whii-h joined to Macon's; and the other |)arta uilerwards were in the lioutoiis, I'loaerJews, Corbels, and Davirs.

The revenues of the monastery of lyimunJ/iam here, were given by Miit.l'eivrel, and .-lliie Ilis wit'e, liic/iarJ sou oi Ribald, Illicit SuOle, Jejery Clerk, and Roger dc Hertford.

H E T H E R S E T E,

1 HE capital village of tliis hcndred, is called in Domesdai/ Book Hkokrseta, the seal at the place or most publick road entering the hiindied ; it belonged in the Confessor's days to Olf, one of the thinies or barons, and after to Earl Ualf, on whose forfeiture it was given to Alan V^\\\ iS Richmond, who gave it in the Conqueror's time to Hiii\Li>, who held it of Ai.an.'

'Ihis was then the capital manor, and had 3 carucnles of land, wood for 40 suiiie, 87 sheep, 7 hives of bees, one church with (JO acres of glebe worth 5$. and one other church,* w ilh 8 acres of glebe worth 8rf. and 77 socmen, who held 4 carucates, one mill, and 2 freemen that held Ik) ;!cres; and Earl Half had the ioc or superiour jurisdiction, riz. the hundred which he forfeited. The manor was worth 8/. in the Confessor's time, and was risen to 10/. per annum at the Conquest. The town being a league long and half a league broad, and paid Hid. Sq. to the gelt or tax. And from this tune it passed with tiic manors of Kf»i/o/i \n Siijfolk, Pikenliam atnl liarj'ord-hall manors, as in vol. ii. p. 483, till the death of Ralf Filz-RalJ in I'i'tf), when Fiken- liam, &c. descen<kd to Robert de Snile, who married Mnri/, his eldest dauL;htei and heiress; and this went to Sir Robert de 'jWtrsliall, lord of lUikeuliam castle,' in right of Joan* the second daughter and heiress

• Sub. lit. Terre Alam Comiiis, H. * Called arterwardx Canttloit, and

dc Humiliart. Hideksecta icnuit Cantlty.

Oleui 7"fi»iu T.R.b. m^ tract R iBAL- ' See vol. i. p. 371. At Sir Robert's

Dus iii. car. terrc semper vm. vill. et death theic were 80 villcinj, which paid

vii. bord. tunc iii. icrv. post ft m" ii. 13/. 35. 6J. rent, and 85 hens then »orih

semp. ii.car. i. dim. cl dini. car. huinin. 71. 6d. and 89 quarters of uais worth

silva xl. pure. xii. acr. pr.iti tunc. vii. 6/. 13J. 4^. and the manor was held of

nipc. m* 1. semp. vii. anim. ei v. pure, the honour of Richmond by 381. per

ct Ixxxvii. ov. et vii. vasa apum. 1. cc- annum rent, paid to the manor of Cos-

clia. dc Ix. acr. el val. v. sol. ct a/ia seye ; there was a manor-housr, par-

ecclcsia vui. acr. ct val. viii</. el Ixxx. dens, and ordiard, and 80 acies arable

socman, lii. minus, ini. car. ire. tunc et land, worth lai/. p<racrc,wo acr.|'4>tu(c

car. post, el ni" vii. x acr. prati, i. mol. worth »^. peracie, 11 ;>cicsof meadow

et ii. libi. hcmino ccminendal. lantiim worth it^.)cr3rr. ^ha(k in the sumn.cr

dc Ix. acr. tic. el R. C'.-x. MKam. semp. >ei. | er annum a watcr-niill worth 61. Id.

i. vill. et v. bord. et li. car. cl v. acr. per annum, chcvjge u. id. per annum,

prati tunc et p<iji. val. viii. lib. m* X. the courts and Icle worth 3/. and 9 fier-

ct habel i. Ic\i|;. in long, el dim. in lalo men whiih pj) 411. ^d. rents,

ct xxvii. ct lu. fcrdingdcGelto. Dotiu. * Rr^r. Honor;* de Richmond, fo 48. fo. 70.

24 HETHERSETE.

of the said Ralf, who as widow to S'w Robert, and then Lady Tates- HALL, in IS05, settled the whole manor and advowsons of the medie- lies, and of Cantehse, on Sir William Bernak of Hetherset, Knt.' and Alice his wife, and their heirs; which .-llice was daughter and sole heiress of Sir Robert Driby, Knt. by Jnan, one of the three daughters and heiresses of the aforesaid Lady Joan de Tateshall. This Sir Will. Bernak died Apr. 6, 13S9, and Alice his wife died April 12, 1341, and are both buried in the middle of the chancel here, and left it to John de Bernak, their son, who died in 1345, April 2, and lies buried here, leaving Joan his widow, and John his son and heir, who died a minor, as did William his brother and heir, Det. 7, 1359, when the whole descended to Maud, his sister and sole heiress, then the wife of Sir Ralf de Cromwell, lord of Tateshale, from whom it is called

CROMWELL'S MANOR

To this day ; and from thence one moiety of it passed with Bukenham, through the Cliftons to the Knevets, till Sir Edm. Knevet, Knt. about 1540, mortgaged it to John Flowredieu, or Flowerdew, who presented jointly with S\r Edmund in 1541, and so it continued till 1554; and in 150O, the said John purchased it to him and his heirs. The other ;«02e/y went with Maud Cromwell to John Fitz- Williams, her husband, and passed in that family, as you may see vol. i. p. 378; and it after came to Sir Rob. Dkewry, or Drury, Knt. who in 1541 sold it to the aforesaid John Flowerdeze, Esq. and so he became sole lord of the manor, and patron of the church ; Rob. Drury, Esq. his son and heir, releasing all his right; and soon after, he manumised many of the copyhold lands, as sole lord, and died Jpr. l6, 1564 ; by Cat. daughter of Will. Sheres of Ashwetthorp, who is buried in this chancel, he had seven sons ; William his eldest son married Frances, daughter of Rog. Appleyard of Stanjield-Hall in Wi- mondham, and died before his father, leaving Anthony his eldest son, who married Martha, daughter of John Scottow, and inherited a moi- ety of this manor, at his grandfather's death ; Thomas, the third son, inheriting the other moiety; the whole being intailed or\ John, Ed- zeard, Edmund , Christopher , and Mark, younger sons of the smdJolin ; all which, at different times, sold and released their rights to Edward their brother, who also purchased the royalties: and so the whole was solely in the said Edzaard about 1584. In 1571, he was a lawyer of note, for then the dean and chapter of Norwich retained him their standing council, by grant of an annuity for life of 20i. outoftlieir manor of Eaton. In 1572, he lived at Stunjield-Ilall in Wimondham, and was retained by Roger Wodehouse, Esq. and had an annuity granted him of 40s. In 1575, he was retained by Will. Helmet, with an annuity of 40s. out of his manor of Rackhi the. In 1580, he was Serjeant at law, and treasurer of ihe Inner-Temple, in which he was succeeded by Tho. Rysden, Esq. In 1584, 3d Baron of the Exche- quer in the room of JohnClenche, with an annuity of 20 marks, besides

' He waslord ofWoodtliorpandTho- granted to Gon and the canons of St.

resby in Lincolnshire in 1322, and by Peter at Majkely (or Mattericy in

deed without date, li ugh deWoodthorp, Lincolnshire) a toft and a croft in his

otherwise called De Bcrnacc, lor his manor of VVoodthorp. own soul, and that of Maud his wife,

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all ihe fees, profiu, &c. ; and upon llic removal i,f Roherl Sfiiile, 2d Baron of tlif Exchequer into llic court o( Cvmmon-I'leiis, he was made •^i\ Huron, in liS.'J, and ohiaincd a j^raiit of.)/, (ii. Hil. l.i Ik: yearly added to the fees of ihal oflice ; he died March .') I , UHli,' !.ei/.ed of all the manors of this town, (exeei.l IWiadhall,) and married Eliz. daughter of /( ill. FunUr of H'iiiiUi,iin, hut had no issue, and was in- Urred in the chancel here, leaving his hrolhcrs I'/iomas and C/iristo- ;)AtT, hi8cxcculor^; iiml Jut Iwnj/ son of /f'i7/»(/m, his eldest brother, was his heir;' ut his death he j^/ive by will to the town of LvN, u silver cup (jilt, and another to the town of Yahmoltii, and to Mrs, HheltuH a cdtcup, which was given him by the city of Nouw k n. lie was buried with much ponip, as a|)|)cars by the fees paid the liermiU for attendance, &c.' it is plain lliis Seijeant was an oppressor, coni- plainls beint; exhibited against hiin by numbers of people, for ploughing Up boundaries, enclosing lands, &c.» It seems that Anthony sold the whole to his brother Jo///i, who died seized 17 -Nor. Io87, leaving Ed- xtard his son and heir, then 7 years old, whose trustee, llatrif lluhart. Kilt, presented in l(j'20, and then the manors were inorigaued to \\ iLi.iAM GosTi.iN, who presented in lOjy; and before 1070, the ndvowson was in John Gostlin, .M. D. and his heirs forever, and the manors settled on 'i'lio. I'lowkrdew oi' London, merchant, and were after sold in 1(J78, to Captain John Aide of llursUad, who wiu »ole lord of all the manors; and in 173y, Janh Pomfuet; and they are nt)w in

Edwaud Atkins oi Keteringham, Esq. high-sheriff oi Sotfoll: in 174:), by purchase.

'YUeJine of the manor of Crormre/ft is certain, at 4*. an acre and 6s. 8d. lor every messuage on alienation or descent; and 2s. an acre, and 3j. 4d. each niessuage for ajme upon every mortgage title. 'Ihe ancient blamhefarm to llumbUyurd hundred was 5s. per annum, ami to Cusst^c for ihe privilege of the Icle 4s. It hath the correction of tlie assize of bread and ale, Kt^f, and frtc-zc a rren. ' it paid 4U5. per annnm to the honour o( Richmond; ' the manor of Ilunin'rham-hall,' and Baniardi in Ii raniplingham/ are held of this manor.

IIACOiN'S MANOR

Was port ofthe great manor granted off by the Fitz-Ralfs; it lakei Its name from the ancient lords of it, viz. IUbkrt IIakin oi (ireat Melton' was lokd in l;)(Xi, and afterwards 7f«6rr/ Hacnn. In I5j(), Henry DncHY was lord, and being purchased uHMk JJruru by Serjeant Fi.owtBnEw; it was joined to CVo»/iet//'s manor as it

• See vol ii. p, joi, for a further ac- ' PliiaCoron. 15 E. I.

«•""»• ... * In i5i» it was fuid to ihc Lord La.

' See vol. 11. p. iig, where correct timer's manors of Nonh Pikeiiliam and

Iheerrour. and omit the words "and Houghton. In 16S0 it »as paid to

iar, for he ttoj brother but ii.-Yju:ir. Sir Tho. Cccill, Knt. and in 1514,10

ills inventory sliows he had a large Sir hdmiind Jlcdm«6eld. Knt. at lo his

quantity of plate, among which a gold manor of NorUi Hickcolujn.

chain valued at «ol. one doz. silver • Vol. ii. p. 449.

plates, &c. a fair diamond ring, given ♦ Ibidem, p. 41$.

Iiim by Sir J.ii, y<m/;, in lus last circuit. > Sec ihc^n't manor in Great Melton.

» See vol. ii. p. jai.

VOL. V. E

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remains at lliisday ; the customs being the same as those of Cromweirs manor.

WOODIIALL AM) CANTELOSE,

Anciently called Hetherset's manor, belonged to GoDRic the sezrer at the Conquest; one part of its soc belonged to Earl Alan's capital manor, and tlie other to the King, and Earl of Norfolk, of whose descendants it was ahvav siieid at a quarter of a fee. ^ John de Hetherset and Margeri/ his wife were succeeded by Sir Simon and Cecily his wife, who witii consent oi' Remigiiis his brother, parson of Hingham,^ settled it on Margaret their sister, and Sir Robert de Ufford, lier husband, who was lord liere; this S'n- Simon was a man of note, being one of the King's justices itinerant, was alive in 1336; and was succeeded by his eldest son. Sir John, whose widow Elizabeth remar- ried in 13.>7, to Jo/in son of John de Reppes, and then conveyed the third part of this manor to IVill. de Hethersete, her eldest son, and Eve his wife, who left two daughters, their heiresses ; Elizabeth, second wife to John If inter of Town-Btrningham, Esq. whose daughter jE//r. dying without issue, the whole of this manor came to Sibill, their other daughter, married to John Palgkave, Esq. of Northrsood Berniug- ham, who kept court here in 1481. In 1517, Henri/ son of Margaret Pa/grave died, and left it to John his son, at his w\fe Margaret's death ; 1545, Clement Palgrave, Esq. owned it: and in \57S, John Palgrave, Esq. and from that lime it went as Palgrave's manor in IVindham, (for which see vol. ii. p. 505,) till it was purchased and joined to the other manor by Mr. John Aide.

The CUSTOMS of this manor are as the former, except fhe Jines, which are arbitrary ; the quitrents of all the manors in money and corn are above 50/. /Je;- annum. The manors extend mto Bai ford, Wrumplingham, Diinston, Taverham, Belagh, and Hunningham, and have all royalties belonging to them. There remains only one small tenement in demean, with liberty of digging white and red brick earth on the commons, and right of co/«wo?jage thereon.

The CHURCH is dedicated to St. Remigius, and had formerly two lYiedieties, each having a rector instituted thereto; the one from Sir Robert de Tateshate, patron thereof, was called Tateshale's mediety; as the other from Sir Ralf Fitz-Ralf, was called Fitz-Ralfs mediety; and the rector of Tateshale's mediety had a house and an hundred acres of land,' and was valued at 15 marks and an half.

RECTORS OF TATESHALE'S MEDIETY.

1260, Ralf de Somerton.

1300, Rob. de Dribjj held it, united for life to the other mediety, Joan Lady Tateshale.

* Terre Godrici Dapiferi, fo. 168, semp. i. car. et dim. et val. iii. sol. et

Donisd. iiiji^. Comes Alanus socam.

Ill Hederseta tenuit idem (sc. Go- In Hederseta ix. Iibi. hom. xliij.

DRicus) iiii. Iibi. horn, commend, tan- acr. com. tantiun et soca falde semp. i.

fum Ix. acr. semp. i. car. et dim. et v. car. et ii. acr. prati et val. v. sol.

acr. piati et val. x. sol. et vn)d. Rex et ' See vol. ii. p. 423.

Comes jocam. In ead. tenet idem xvi. ' The present ^err/cr hath a house and

Jibi. hojii. commend, tantum xxiii. acr. about 90 acres of land.

HRTiiKRs;F/n:. t?

l.'?4<), Hobert Tiishop ; lie resit; iicd in

I.S^o, h) II ill. lie kileriii^luim, who li:id it united to tlic other nu'dicty. In

\'Mi, IV til. mile or lIulU oi Keteringhitm was rector. He resigned this in

1.S84, nnd Uimbfrt, son ofThn. tie Franiptoii, had it of the gift of Sir Kalk Ckom wi:i.i,, Kiit. Lord 'inle^halc, wlio in 1383 gave it to

Hit Joliu Cfirislmim, \u* ei)a|> liiiii. In

l.'jyj, If'ill. Iias^rt Inul it; and in

13i)8, Hull. Ii'>s'ii(f. Half Lord Cromwell. lie was succeeded by Jo/in liusi'^es, at whose death in

1427i Thi)ina$ Ri/ht/ was presented by Sir John Tiptoft, KnI. Sir Will. Piielf,i>, Knl. Will. I^asfon, and Ulivkii CJikjos, lisqrs. feotfees of the manor and advowson, to the use of Half Cuo.MWbLb Lord Ttiliihtiln.

RECTORS OF FITZ-RALFS MEDILTY.

1300, /?o6. f/(r DriVyy aforesaid. Joa.n Lady Tateshale.

132j, Sir ./olin le Lursnn, rector.

I3i7, Gi/lierl <le ScrobOi/. SirW'iL. de Bbknak, Knt.

13,')4, Hugh lie liernak.' Dido.

1341, Roger, sou oi Edmund Smith o( Ilethersel, John de Bcrnak ; he resii;nc(l in

I.U'i, to li'd). Hisliop ; the King as guardian to John, son and heir of .l(>liit<le IWrniik; he had the other inediely.

l.U!), '( ///. liiisfcl. Ditto. He was buried in tlie cliurch, nnd gave books nnd corn to it in 138.), but resigned before his dealli lo

Ifill Je Keteriiigham aforesaid,' in excliange fur Cranrcich ; lie was buried in the chancel in 138(5; and in 13S7, lialj dc Cromxccll Lortl Tatesiialk, presented

John, son of Tho. .Scijeunt, who in 1393, changed fox IVeicnhan with

'J'ho. Sntrnderf, who was presented by Ralf Lord Tateshale nforesaicl.

\40S, Rog. H right. Maud Cromwell Lady Tateshale; nt his death in

14'i<J, .lohn atte Dam was presented b}- Sir .Jonn Tiptoft, &c. as be- fore, feotlets of Ralj'Croniaell I^rd Tatksiiale; nnd at his resigna- tion in 14;<J, at the desire of the said Kalf, these incdielies were perpetually united; as the ciuirch ofCANTLOsu had been lo them in 13<J7, and ever since they have continued os one rectory.

RECTORS of the consolidated meuieties of IIetheusete, a.nd

CHURCH OP CaNTELOSE.

1433, Iho. Riflii/ aforesaid.

14'j'2, Roger lirode. Ralf Lord Cromwell and Tateshalh.

14.'i4, .lohn Dyconson. Lapse.

M84, Rob. Hmet hirst, oi\ Dyconson's resignation. Rob. Ratc lyff,

* Vol. iJ. p. 114 i he is called, by crrour of ilic prc», Rcdinglum.

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Esq. late of Ta^esAa/e in Li«co/n diocese, in right of Joan his wife, one of the coheirs of Ralf Lord Cromwell.'

John Smet/ierst, yeoman of tlie Crown, brother to this Robert, was buried in the church before the rood.

1307, John FliilJip, rector in 1315, exchanged for St. Mari/ Mag- dalen's hospital ill Colchester, with John ll'ai/n, who was presented by Sir KoB, Drury, Knt. guardian to Will, and Edmund Knevet, Esqrs. In 1532, Waijn exchanged this for East-Mersey in London diocese, with

Tko. Smith, A. M. who was presented by Sir Rob. Drury and Edm. Knevet, Esq. at whose death in

1541, John Barret, a. T. P. had it of the gift of Edmund Knevet, Knt. and John Floure-dieu, (or Flowerdew,) Esq. and the next year, he resigned to

Chris. JVilson, when Flowerdezo presented, by grant from Sir Ed- mund Knevet; in 1549, May 20, this rector, by consent of the Bishop and patron, exchanged 18 pieces of g/eie in Helherset ; he was deprived in 1554, and

Edward Jackson had it of Sir Edmund's gift, and died in 1573, when Edward and John Flowerdew, Esqrs gave it to

Miles Huniie, who was deprived in 1596; the !2ueen by lapse, gave it to

Joshua Hiitton; but in

1603, Miles Hunne was restored ; for then, he returned answer to the general enquiry made, that there were 200 communicants in this parish,' ihat he held it with Forncet St. Mary and St. Peter, one be- nefice, though two distant churches, valued at 20/. that he was chaplain to Lettice Countess of Essex, and as such a licensed preacher, and had been so 30 years, and that Tho. Flowerdew, Gent, was patron here.

IfC'O, Tho. Hunne, A. M. ; the King ; Erasmus Hunne, A. B. was his curate. 16 15, the aforesaid

Thomas was forced to be reinstituted, at the presentation oiTheo- philus G reenazcaj/, cltrk, the King, when he presented him, having no legal title.

1617, Sept. 2, Will. Warren, A. M. the King ; but his title being found invalid, in the same year, Jan. 6, being then S. T. B. he was presented by Thomas Plumstede, John Gooch, and Ric. Glo- ver, with the consent of Sir Henry Hobart, Knt. and Bart, chief justice of the common pleas, and Edward Flowerdew, Esq.

1620, Will. Warren, A. M. Sir Henry Hobart, Knt. &c. at whose death, in

1639, Edw. Michell had it, of the gift of William Gostlin of Norwich and William Trundel, Gent, patrons of the turn.

1647, Philip Tennison, S. T. P. Archdeacon of Noifolk,* and rec- tor of Foulsham^ had it, but was ejected in the rebellion, to make way for one Jeremiah Coleman, who was bmied here in 1658, and was suc- ceeded by Tho. Moore, junior, who published, " Breach upon Breach, " or an acknowledgement ot Judicial Breaches made upon Us, occa-

" See vol. i. p. 375. His feoffees held 1603. MSS. penes P. L. N.

their first court in 1483. ♦ See vol. iii. p. 646.

* See vol. iv. p. 30. 5 See vol. ii. p. 331. ' See the Answers of the Parsons in

lir/niERSETE. «9

" aioned by sinfiill Tircaches ni.idc amon^^ Us. with Instruclion, Admo- " iiilion.iiiitl IliK oura^cuieiit, vflto Imii Ui llini iliiit sinilis L'», \n\n^ " Ihc Sum of what wnstliliviiid at ilic I'liiitral ol M r./rrrmia/iCnlriiKiii, "InU- I'ri-aclRr of llic (Mispcl at lltlhenct in Nor//; I'clir. IH, ir)bj," puhlishod in cjuarlo at Loiitton in \i')h\), by 'I'lio. Muoke, junior, his 8Uccc8S4jiir there, who was (iult<l at the Kestointion; and in

\tM.k), ihu. Jermif viixi prest nled by JoiiN Hkahe on\ ettltton, ai. wl)ose death in

l<>70, 7'//<j. Church, S. T. P. had it of the gift of John Gostlin, M. I). of t'«<«s Colltge in Cambridge; and in 107:), ul Church's death, tlie tloi-lor i;ave il to

H lit. hnk, A. M.; and in 170'2,al Lock's death, to

John Jinyas, wlio held it iiniied U) Mcllou All-Saints. In 1704, Dr. Goitiin, president of Caius college, by will dated J'vbr. 10, gave the |)atronai;e lo that >ociety, and in

l7'2l,JnhiiMurraiil, A. M . fellow iliere, was presented by the master and felhus, on Jwi/ii-'.> d. aili, ai d iield il united lo St. Clement'i in t^orvich. He «a>. liuiietl lure, mid in

\1M\, riic Uev. Jiihn lUrini/, A. M. the present rector, was insti- tuted lit the presentation of the mastkk and /i//"KJ. lie is now 1). D. Jrchileacon of Norwich,* chaplain to the liishop, rector of the two consolidaU'd rectories of the SaxHiighams in Surjolk, und of the rec- tory of St. Clement at the IlriJirc in NoitwicH.

ihe whole livinp was valued first at '20, after ut iCt, and after that, at 3 I marks, and the portion bftiihes belonging lo C»icT//«/n abbey was valued at !>(«. and let lo the reelor by perpetual composilion, who always paid 'is. to each tenth for it. It lies at Hi. in the Kintr's Books, pays (irsl-fruils, and Mis. yearly tenths; synodals .is. procu- raticns 5s. J'eler-penee 4s. and curvage 6d. ob. and the whole town paid lo every tenth 5/. 9s. and had 13s. 4</. deducted on account ol the londs in it belonging to the religious, for which they were taxed. The inasttr of St. Juhn uf Jeru>ahm's Commandry at Kaibrook in Nurfolk had small rents here paid by llie lord of tfie manor, of the gift of the ancient lorils.

There were tiie (iii.os of St. licmigius ; and of our Lady, held at her allar in our Ladi/'s chapel ; and another of St. Tho.mas, held at bis altar in St. Thomas's chnjiel.

In the 7lb of KHz. a messuage, 20 acres, and .'1 roo<l», lielonged to the inhabitants, of wliieli one rood and an half formerly belonged lo Si. John ut Curbruok, and 4 acres and 3 roods to the giltis here, und one acre and two roods to find a lamp in the church, on which ac- count they seized all the loan lands, as concealed from the Queen upon the slalule.

h\ J'.duard the First's time, Jo/(;i and JJo^rr i?ygo</ were owners, but I do not find liicra ever concerned in the manors; they and their family settled and conliiiur«l a long time here; and were descended from the 13 v cods iiarls of Aor/u/A-.

The ciiLitCH ofllelherset lialh ils north porch tiled, nave, two isles, and chapels leaded, with a square tower and 5 belh. The choiiccl is totally ruioated, nud part of the nave used as a cbaucel.

* See vol. iii. p. 641.

30 HETHERSETE.

In our Lady's cliapel, at the east end of the south isle, is an altar tomb, having the portraitures of a iinight armed cap-a-pie, with a sword hanging from his head, which hes on a cusliioii, iiis spurs on, and a lion at'his feet; he is in a surcoat of his arms, and hath his . shield of them, liz. Bernak, erm. a fess g. By him is his lady with adoo-at her feet, and on her mantle are the arms of Bernak, impal- ing Driby, arg. three cinquefoils and a canton gttl. (see vol i. p. 374.) The inscription is lost, but was this,

©bitii.fi- ©ommi 3©i(li oc 2?£rnalic Jjrccc-^jtjcjri):". bi>' .lUcn^isJ apriliiS. €>bitU!S 5?omJne aiicie Dc a5crnat$c .Urccc^-Ii' fiv Die S[prili^^

This Sir WWiani Benink, Knt. and Jlke his wife, daughter and heiress of Sir J^o6e;/ (/f 7>r/6^, Knt. were buried in the midst of the dilapidated chancel, from whence this monument was removed, through a covetous desire of the lead wherein they were buried, by J^lml-loicerdcic, father to the Baron. It seems the chancel was re- built by them and Robert de Driby, the then rector, for their arms were to be seen in the east window.

In St. Thomas's chapel, at the upper end of the north isle, is a fair raised tomb, wherein lyeth Catherine, mother to Baron Flowerdew, and w ife to John Flowerdezo, without inscription. In the same place lie Jolin her husband, and Tho. Flowerdew; and in the chancel, lies bu- ried the Baron, and for want of a gravestone of his friends cost, is covered with one from another man's grave, as the iVlSS. from whence this account is taken, words it.

In the midst of the chancel.

Cock, with a martlet for difference, impaling Jay.^

Deposita JoHANNts Cock Generosi Filij Roberti Cock de RusHFORD Generosi, hie quiescunt. Qui du.xit in Uxorem Ma- RiAM Filiam Johannis Jay de Holveston, in Agro ^oR- FOLCiENsi Armigeri, Ilia ob. 18 Aug. A. D. 1656. Hie. 31 Dec. 1668, iEtatisq; suae 70.

On the south sideof the altar rails, Bokenham and nineteen coats; and the same on an achievement hanging at the east end of the south isle:

1, Bokenh am, arg. a lion rampant G. with a martlet for difTerence. 2, Or, two bars S. .'3, Sab. a chevron between three swans necks erased ar". 4, Ar<r. three ogresses, on the first a cross-croslet of the field. 5°Sab. a lion rampant or. 6, Sab. a chevron erm. between three coronels of tilting spears arg. by the name of Wiseman. 7, Gm/. a fess lozeng^ arg. between three martlets or. 8, t'ert, a lion ramj)ant arg. crowned or. 9, Paly of six, a?g. and sab. a fess gri/. 10, a cross humette chequy «rg. and az. between twenty bezants, five in each quarter, 2, 1, 2. 1 1, as 5. 12, Erm. on a chief indented ^S. a trefoil slipped between two annulets arg. 13, Per fess achuU. arg. and gal. guttci, counterchanged in a bordure of the first. 14, Gu/. a chevron

7 See vol. iv. p. 151, 316.

II r.TH F.RSETE. 31

belwccn tlirpc qnrbs «r. and as many crosltts filcli^ or. ]5,Sa/t.a bfnd w.ivv iK-twita two c-utucs arg. Hi, Uois, ar;;. two bar» iind u cnciton i^u/. <ivtT all a bend tub. 17» Kamskv, sab. a clicvron bt-lwi-cn three rains la-ad:* eriised arg. 18, .S</A. three luindn erect cooped lu a borilure urg. MJ, Arg. on a cross gul. five lioncek rampant of llic field. 'JO, lis I.

In the middle nn escutcheon of pretence, party per chevron in- griiiled .4. S. three l>oars countcrchunged. Chest, a buck couchunt proper.

Here lyclh the Hody of Eliza iiutii the Wife o( Hu^/i liii- kcnhain (■enl. and Dnitt^Uu-f o( C/iristiipher I'/owfrdrw Uent. and Siuan his Wife, who departed this Lilie 2<J Dec. A. D. ItiUg,

Here lyeih liie Hody of Hugh Uohfiihnm fourth son of IVise- vian liiikfiihiiin of If fit on in the County of Suff'o/k Esq; he was afierij/, .lliicrmiiii, and Mayok of Noinvicil, and being MuK- CEss for the said Cily,dyed in that Service on the 20'''. of April, in the 60 year of his Age, A. D. lOyi.'

Under this Stone is laid the Body of Walsingham noKF.M- II AM Es(|; son of If ugh llokiitliam late of the City of .Vonr/cA Esq; he died y Aug. 1711, in the 45 Year of his Age.

In the north isle. Crest, a man's arm holding a club. Betts, mb. on a bend between two cotizes arg. tliree roses "•«/. impales az. two bars ar. in chief three leopards faces ur.

Here lye the Bodies of Jeofry Betts Gent, deceased May 15, IfiHO, and Eliz. his Wife deceased June 24, 1663, he ageil 74, she 57.

This eentleman came out of IViltshire, and was steward to the Earl of Pembrook.

TIio. Staynesdied March 13, 1726, asl. 46.

In the n)iddle alley, Thomas Richmond l6jfi, a-t. 6). On a brass,

l?ir larct 3?ominu^ t^cnrirujj 3^atDntrt quontinm Rector be -Intc* taooo tuiu^ animc propicirtiir ^tui amen, lie died in uyj.

On a mural monument, .Motiiam, S. a. cross indented erm. impal- ing per fc5S ncbule .V. and «:. three niartk ts or, a canton of the 3d. Crest, n talbot.

Here lyclh the Body of Isaac Motiiam late of this Place Esq; oh. 10 Mar. 170.!, a-t. t'y> ■ And alo Eliz. his Wife, by whom he had Issue A Sons, but all dead, and one Daughter yet living, ob. 28 Jan. l6<>y, at. 6i.

On a stone Uial lies in the chancel, which seems to have belonged to sonic tomb formerly, are three dogs heads cooped and collared. 2, and 1.

The hospital of St. Gi/a in SonrUh has lands here, now held by the corporation.

* See vol. iu. p. 4a6.

32 HETHERSETE.

In l658j John Rope, Gent, of Noncic/i, gave for the use of the poor, a messuage called Jeck's ia Ilel/iersete, copyhold on IVoodhali, and half an acre copyhold on Cromwell's manor, which is now the Queens-head, and is rented at 10/. per annum, the clear income of which is annually applied hy Jermy Harcouit, Gent, and Claude Ro^ berts, the present feoffees, in clothing the poor.

AValsingham Bokknham, Esq. gave a house and hinds for the use of the poor, now let at 4/. 7s. 6d. per annum.

The part of the old luan-lands, which remained after those taken away in i,WwY/>'rf the Si.xth's time, are now let alii. per annum. Alice Kettle pays a rent charge of 25. tid.per annum.

Mrs. Alice GoDDARD, who is buried in the churchyard, on the east side of the north porch, gave a crimson velvet cushion for the pulpit, in the year 1729-

In 173.5, Claude Roberts fitted up the vestr^', gave 3 brass sconces for the pulpit and desk, a Bible, Common Prayer Book, and communion table-cloth.

THICKTHORN, or THICKHAM,

Is a hamlet to this town, which takes its name from Alan deThike- THORN, its owner, who bad k of Steph. le Noreys; in 1^40, the said jila/i, and Clarice his wife, settled it on Roger son of Robert deTliike- thorn, Tikethorp, or Tykeham, who obtained of Henry III. A". 41 reg. liberty of trying pleas in his court at Thikethorn ; and the same year he settled a messuage and 100 acres, on Will, de Hack- ford and Margaret his wife, and Tlio. Rosceline. In 1275, Daniel de Thicktliorn lived here, and held his court; and soon afler, Ral/at the Thick-thorns. In Queen Elizabeth's time, Robert Balk of London, Esq. conveyed it to Roger Ramsey, Esq. of Norwich, who died l6 June, 17th Car. I. seized of the capital messuage called Thickthorne, and 300 acres of land in Thickthorne in Hethersete, held of the honour of Richmond, at three quarters of a fee, and .John his son and heir was 45 3'ears old. It belonged after to the Flowerdezcs, since that, to Isaac Motham, oxMortram, Esq. but it seems ail the lands held of the manor were purchased in.

This hamlet is on the left hand of the London road from Norwich to Hethersete, and the common belonging to it still retains the ancient name; it is owned by Miles Bkanthwait of Het hill, Esq.

CANTELOSE, CANTELOWE, or CANTLEY,

Was part of the manor of Hethersete, but a separate parish, with a parochial church, and 8 acres of glebe in the time of the Conqueror; it took its name of Cunteleese or Cantclose, about King Stephen's time, signifying the leas or Ices^ that were cut off, or separated fiom the pa- rish, as being a village by itself, totally exempt I'rom the jurisdiction of \.\\e Archdeacon of Norfolk, forit paid neither j5;-oc«/'«;/o«s, synodals, liox Peter-pence, and hat 3d. carvuge. When Norwich iJo/«es</ay was made, Siv Rob, deTateshale was patron; and it was a rectory

• Lte signifies lands untilled, and sometimes new broken up ground.

C R I N G L E F O II I>. S3

vnlurd at 5 mnrkH, nnd hud a reclori/-housc iiiid l.i acres of glebe, but wn« not luxi'd; llii- whole Httciided lletlurut niuiiur. The cittRcu was dcdicalcd to all the Saiutt.

RCCTORS OF CANTELOSE.

Tho. df Briiiiiie, rector.

SiinoH, rector. 'I'lio. de Brekles, parson of Cunteloi, granted to Simon, son to Jlerbert tie Ilelhersel, llic uncestur of Sir Simon dc llttlierttt, who hved in 1 33 1, his wood in Tweit/ield in lickttede la Ilethcrsete,

\S'i\, Jtffry de Depham. Sir Wil. ok Bkr.n ak, Knl.

1356, liob. Scotard. The King; by lapse. He clmoged this for fVikes vicarage in IVorcester diocese in

\3Ci\, \\i\\\ Simon de Laxtuii, who was presented by Ralf Lord Cro.mwell, as was

■SV//JII/I Muriel in M>G5, and died in 1372, and was buried in Great Linstfd churcii, boing succeeded by

Hill. Supue, the last rector liere ; for in 1397, ihis churcli was consulidute(l to llithcnete, by IIk.nrv Bishop of" \orTrich, at ilic pe- tition oI'Kalf Cromwell, kilt, and the parishioners ; it being cerii tied tliut tlie revenues were so small, thai it had laid void b'>cuuse nobody would accept it; nnd it was .-igrced that the profits should be divided between Jolin C/instmais and Tho. Satiiidert, and their suecessours, HECTORS of y/<'</itTsf/r, for ever; who served the church alternately as ajree-fhiipt-l, till the reformation, when it was totally demolished. The place where it stood being called the Old Churcliyaid.

There was an ancient family sirnamcd from this luimlel, for John, son of 1'eteh de Cantelos, and Will. Bygod, were owners here in Henri/ tho Third's lime.

Tlie capital messuage called Cantlowe-hall, is now owned by Anhtir Jciinetf, Ucnt.

C R I N G L E F O R D

1 AKES its name from the shingle, or gravelly /br</, over which there is built a noble bridge of slone, dividing the county of the city of NoKwirii from thai of Norfolk. At the Confessor's sur\'ey the whole town belonged to Allred the print, a freoraon of Bishop Stiaand ; but at the Concjueror's, UiiciKR Bigot held one part of ii, being the chief manor, of llie Bishop ol liiiieiu, which had one earn- cate in demean, three parts of a walermill worth -itu. at Ihe first suf- vey, and 401. al the sceoiid ; the town was a mile and two furlongs long, and six furlongs broad, and paid l\d. gelt, uud there tlieu TOL. v. 1""

34 CRINGLEFORD.

belont^ed to il two freemen and an half, vvhicli held 2.5 acres, and one acre of meadow worth 'Zs. lying in the parish of Flordon.^

The said Koger held the second part,* of Alan Earl of Richmond,^ and a third part in his own right, of the Conqueror's gift,* so that the whole town, and all that belonged to it, was wholly in him when the survey was made, but it was soon after divided, and the manor called al'terwards

BERFORD'S MANOR,

Was in a family which took their names from this place; Rir. de Cringi.eford was lord here,' and Roger his son ; his brother Ralf was lord after him, and was succeeded about 1^42, by his son William, who in the year 1271, sold 3 messuages, 120 acres of land and 12 of mnrsh, part of the demeans, to Heiuy de IIei//esdon ; and Joan his wife released her right, and this part was joined to tleyles- dons manor; but Roger ue Cringlefokd having entailed the manor after his own, wife's, and son /F»7//ow's death, ofi Adam de BERFOun and Pleasance his wife, they held it in l^s?. Jti 1.'515, Emma, relict of //'///. Ltk, Rob. de I'otci/e, Stc. released their right to hMD, as feoffees to Adam his father. WiUiiim son of Adam de Ber- yo/r/ had it, and died seized, leaving it to Sir Adam de Berford, clerk, late rector of /"osfow in y'orA«//«>e, his son ; who in I, SoO, jointly vi'ilhAgat/ia his mother, conveyetl it in trust to IVi//. de laPo/e, senior, Knt. Sir Jo/in de Chestrejield, rector of Fostoii, John de Beiford, citi- zen oi' Norwich, and Hugh Bandon, rector of Ihtiiwell ; and in 1357, they released it again to the said Adam, * who, in 1367, settled it oa trustees, viz. Sir Robert de fVylasham, Knt. Sir Will, de Heitlei/e, rec- tor of Credlingtou, Sir Hugh Bandon, rector of Kernham, John de Hijlham, Sir Willitim, parson of Intwood, and Sir John Elys, ciiaplain ; and in ISGS, Hir John de Ffylasham and John de Eilhain released to the rest. In 136y, Henlye and Elys settled it on Catherine, widow of Sir H ill. de la Pole, senior, Knt. and Sir Edmund de la Fole, Knt. their son, /I illiam deThweng of Foston, and Tfio. de Esterjield, their trustees ; in 1370, IViliiani fVysele, rector of Intzmod, Hugh de Bandon, rector

* Terre Episcopi Baiocensis Hu- In Crinoaforda tenet R. Bigot i.

MILiART. H. Do'iisd. fo. 6o. liberum hominem Stigandi xv. acr. et ii.

In Kri'gelforda, i. car. terre te- bord. et ii, liberi homines vii. acr. et

nuit Aluredus, pre;.biter, liber homo dim. semper dim. car. et dim. prati, et

Stigandi semper iii. vill. et i. car. in octava pars moleridini, et valet iir. sol.

dnio. et dim. c.ir. horn. viii. acr. prati ' Vide Append Regr. Honoris de

semper i. mot. et xvii. soc. i. car. tre. Richemond. to. i6.

semper iii. car. iiii. acr. prati et lii. ♦ Terra Rogeri Bigot. H. de

liberi homines et dnii. coniMiendati tan- Humiliart. Donisd. fo. 138.

tam T. R. E. Ii. acr. .semper i. car. et In Cringaforda i. liber homo Sti-

ii. acr. prati et tres partes niolendini et gandt xv. acr. et ii. bord. et ii. liberi

iiii. soc. vii. acr. it dim. sub. istis. tunc homines vii. acr. et dim. semper dim^

valuit xxi. modoxl.J. hoc tenet Roge- car. et i. acr et dim. prati etviii. par*

rus Bigot et habet dim. leug. etii. quar. niolendini et valet iii. sol.

in longo, et vi. quar. in lato, et ix.rf. de ' 1 his family always bare in their

Gelto. Ciuiciinque ibi teneat. in Flo. shield, and on iheir seals, a lion saliant.

»enduna ii. lib. etdini. Stigandi, xxv. * He held it at a quarter of a fee of

acr. tunc dim. car. et i.acr. prati, et val. Will, de Bukenham, and he of the heirs

ii, sol. hoc tenet Rog. Bigot. ot Multon, and they of the Karl-Mar

» Terre Alan I Coniitis. H. de Hu. slial, and he of tlie King. miliart. Domsd, fo. 70.

CRINGLEFORD. Si

of Btrnham, John, tiwA lUrh. de Uerford, and Emma and Cicifi/, sitlcr UkI lifir* of Sir Ad'im de Uerford laic- rt-clor ol' i-'otluii, ri'lcii«cd all their rigid iii llii» iiiuiiur; by mIiicIi rneiins it wan ubiolutcly vested \n tlie De III I'oJes, who M.-Uleii il noon alU-r o» Kilniuiid (•oiirnrif, IVtll. de lioi/ton, Iho. Spi/iik, and John U iMliinrr of Sonciih, when il rx- tendcd iiilo Httlnrsrle, Laluii, ilrlham, LittU- Melton, Vulnciie, and CriM^lfford WBltrunill belonged toil; in \i\i\, John le iMtimer wat •uU- lord, and bud view un'rank|>ledge, weyf, and »lrev, bcl<lnl{ill^ lo bii manor of Lrmi'Jrfijrd and Surlingkum ; and the sanic year, liuur- nuy aitd the oilier leolVees of Ihe I'oUs, releasetl all nulit lo linn. In J.Syl, Margaret, widow and executrix ut'Juhti l^ili/iur, and Sic. ii/«A'r//i'y, icitizeli of Surairh, eo-execntor, rrleased tlu-ir anniiity of 10/. oul ol Berjbrd'$ manor, lo John OttcUi/, It lU. Herfoii, and ju/iri Sithop. In 14U(i, Jo/m lin/iup, mercer, of Suitrich, conveyed il lo Simon SartipuMi, and iJtIberl Dcliriihitin, Ks(|r!i. liic. Il'/ielneniiersh, John JeniigoM, and liicfuird,iou of Hit. Talmac/ie, list). ; and in I-WJ8, lliey released it lo Simon Sampsou, l>q.; in 1-K>J, Sumpwn sold il to Hil/iam Heslacre, arclidcaeon of Suruu/i,^ Iti/i. Ulvs, li»<|. Jo/in dc Thitrnham, rector uf Siturkum, Edm. Ecr/:e, clerk, IViUiam Sidnwn, luercliant, and IVallcr Eluii, citizen, who in 141 1, by license from the Kini;, settled it on Si. Giles's huspilal in morlmain, to tiiid u ciia|>lairi (benig no brother of the hospital) lo live ui a brother in it, who wu daily' lo say mass, and pray for the soul of Master Jtilin de Dnliir^tun, Jale archdeacon of Sorwich, and idl his family, and tur Uo'^cr frat, clerk, late master, and It'i/l. I'astuii of Past 'ii, and all the deceased, allow ini; him a good sUpciKl, chamber, an<i clolhing; and it ci>nli- Dued till the l)is>(>lutioD in that liospjud, and ilun pasM.'d with the uosrn AL and its revenues, to the coiporatiou o^' the city ufNoBwicu, to wliom the manor now beJuugs.

IIEYLESDON'S, oa THE CAPITAL MANOR,

With tlie advowson, was piven by Roger Bigot, along with S/timp- iiiig,* io Rob. de ynlUliiis or lauj, in whi^li family it continued » good while. Sir Jidin dt I auz, Knl. H ill. lU I am, then liolitrt de t OUT, and about \'iMJ, >ir Alcjundir de I'aui, Kills, were lonN ; Sir Aleiiiudi-rio\A an acre of land .iiul the advowson, to iti-hopSc FFi kld,* who in l'i4i), s«'lll«"d it on .St. Gilks's /»«4/ij/'W, wliicli he then fiiiir.d<-<l. In 1287, Sir John lir f iiui, Knl. his son, was lord ; and soid the ina> nor, with the fanhcy <u led CriugJ ird hr, and Ins pool, a:id riL'ht ot fiohiui; in the iitr< am froiu Ertkiim to L'linglej'oid-hridirf, lo Uniri/ de Ileylesilru. whow k»i JJrnrif was lord in l.'iO.l; and ihen sealed with a lion lauiiinnt, as tlii^ laniily ulwiiys did ; and h«ld it of /I illiam de Biil.enham, lie of ilii heirs ot .M niton, they of the \LAHL-MarsJuil. and he ol the A/»»J, at » (jiiartrisof a fee ; and in \S\j,Jvhu dr //. y/i» /lOl, niter him llmry dc llcifliydoii, who in I 14 J, heUI it of iiiU. Utgk, Km. as of his iiia"or of Mill ton i in ^urtiti^hnm- In i.SM, E.'ima, widow of ihe <i;«i«l H nrif. had il for life, and then Kojrr, then »oa and lifir, who held it in 14<»1. Mild lu 14H, conveyed a I.. >>t Juhndc horuicJi, loidof Yui/urd, Edm. liiiiiy,John CIiJivh, lord of I'opcioJ'l,

' Secvol.iv.p,3»7, I. » btcvol.i. p. ii4. • S«e vol. iv.p. jli.

36 CRINGLEFORD.

Mo/i. Alleyn, senior, Hoh. Siiffield, citizen of Norwich, John Booker and Jo/in Hoterle of Intwood, and Thomas Riiigstede, trustees, to the use of Tho. IVetherbu of Nornnch, Esq. and his heirs ; who at his deatii left it for life to Margaret his widow, who in 1454, leased it for 8 marks a year, to he paid her in Carroze ahbey, where she boarded ■with tlie nuns, among which Alice (Vetherhy, her daughter, was one; at her death it was to go in trust to John Heijdon, Tho. Welles, and Tho. Cruftes, who conveyed tlieir right in reversion, to .fohn Jeniiey,^ undJohn Browne, and in 1460, 1 1 ill. and J aim J ennei/ , and J ohn Browne , sold it to the master and brethren of St. Giles's hospital aforesaid •, * and so it becamejoined loBerford's manor, with which it now remains,

DUNSTON'S, OR HETHERSET'S MANOR,

Was held by Alcred of Roger Bigot, who left it to Eudo his son, and he to n'rt/<er his son, whose son Roger assumed the sirname of Jiorzcick, and left it to Gilbert de Normch his son, to whom it was confirmed by Robert de Faux, lord oi Heyksdons manor. In 1284, Henry de Norwich, clerk, had it, and it was after i n Hugh de Dunston : and about 1315, was conveyed to Sir Simon de Hetherset, Knt. one of the King's justices, and Cecily his wife, who in 1313 had pur- chased of Thomas Spriggi/ oi' Blonesle, and Julian his wife, ti marks rent in Cringleford. This judge was descended from Alexander de Hetherset and Maud his wife, who were both alive in 1249> and was son of John delletherset, and brother tnRemigius, parson of Hiiigham;^ he had tiiree sisters ; Margaret, marv'ied to ii\r Rob. Ujfoid, Earl of Suffolk, Emma, to Sir John Leke, who was his trustee foi this manor, and Katherine, to Sir Walter father of Sir John Norzoich, who built Metiingham castle in Suffolk. This Sir Simon had sis sons and two daughters; 1, Sir John, his eldest son; Q,, Sir Edmund Hethersete, Knt. buried in the Charter-house in 1380, and left no issue ; his wife Isabell was buiied in Buxhale churchyard in Suffolk, A°. 1412; 3, William, rector of J Itleburgh ;* 4, Roger, rector of Bi/liugford; 5, George, parson of Scu/thorp ; (j, Nic. rector of Beiford ;^ Joan married to Sir Rub. Wacheshani, Knt. and Margaret to Sir Hugh Peverel of Mellon, Knt. and most of these brothers were con(;erned in this nia»- nor, which seems to have been shared among them; but as all died without issue, William de Helhersete, eldest son of Sir John Hetherset, and only heir, (for all his brothers died young,) inherited ihe whole; he was made guardian of the wool-customs in this county in 1357, and hy Eve his wife had only two daughters, Ei.iz. second wife to John Winter of Town- Berningliam, and Sibil, to John Palgrave of North- wood-Berningham, Esq. who was lord here in his wife's ri<;ht, and at last, heir of the whole inheritance. After this it was divided, and the chief part purchased by Tho. Welherby, Esq. who was buried in the Austin friars at Norwich,^ and so becamejoined to his manor called Heylcsdon's,

' He married Eliz. daughter and ♦ See vol. i. p. 523.

heiress of Tho. Wetherby. In 1477. ' Vol. ii. p. 4S6. In 1268, Ralf son of

Tho. Jenney, Gent, released all right Ralfde Hetlicrsete, vol. i. p. 523. Gie-

with warrantry, against the Abbot of gory was rector of Atlebuyh. See

Westminster and his successours, Hetherset'.s niai\or in Wiiidliani, vol.

* See vol. IV. p. 388. ii. p, 505.

3 See vol. ii. p. 412. » See vol. iv. p. 89.

C R I N G L L F O U D. S7

BA It UN'S MANOR

W«» (jrnntod to one GRiMnAi.n, from lierford't manor, by Rnlfde Cnn^lfford, lord tlicri", imd was conveyed by Lirimliald to H'ttltcr ilarun, or Huron;- Hugh liariiii liud it ai'ler hiiu, und in l.'XM, Hilt, liiirun oC C I iti>^leford conveyed it to I'ftrontl his sister, and her heirs ; inl.SI7i I'ho. Sprig^i ;' und Jiilinn his wife crunled it to Sir Simon de Hethenctf, Knt. * i fci/i/ his \vi('e, ixuil If'i/iiain ihtir son, and their heirs, and so it was joined to Ilctherset's manor. In l'28(), Sir Siimnt I'echt, Knt. urantcd (Hvcrs rents here, to \/c. dc('atte//o or Ca^lU, and Crci/t/ liis wife, which in \'Z[)ii bc-longed to /Ii7/. dc liukeii/iaiii nnd Jutiuii liis wife, and were after joined to litis manor.

The ciiURcii isdedicatod ioSuPetvr, and was a rectory till Sir. ^/rx. de laux soUl it, with an acre of land, to fWilttr dr Sujjield, Hishop of A'orji'iV/i,' who appropriated it wholly to St. (ji/es's ihisimtai- in \or- tcich, which he touiided in \'2i[), when it was worth 10 marks prr an- num, and ever since it hath been a pvijitluil curacif, as it now remains,* bcmg in the gift of the city of Soiiwicii, in right of that hoffiital. The steeple is square, and hath three bells, on the second of which is tills,

^uni (lO^a pul.^ata .H^unDi ttatcnnii tiocata.

On the biggest, which is the soul-bell, is this,

Jesv Ciiriste, Fi/i Dei miserere nobis.

It hath a nave '22 yards long and 7 broad, and a small chuncel, all tiled, and a north porch leaded.

In tlic altar rails there was a stone (now gone) for Lucy wife of Mr. Robert Cook, Dec. UiOH. A vertnous woman, and a loving wife. There are also interred John I'ykakel Gent. June \[), 1707, 75.' Robert hisyoungcr brother Aug. 26, lf)77,4l, with the arms and crest, n°:. a swan pro|>€r. I'hote is a plain monument against the north chancel wall, for If i/lium son oi C/iar/es Lore of Kirstead-liall, Gent. Jan. 1 1, 1714, 65. \\ \\\ his son Oct. '2'2, 1722, IH, with the arms of Love, vert, a tiger passant or. Crest, a tiger's head erased. Honor wife of lym. Love, Feb. 20, 1731, GO.

Id the church, on n stone.

Pyk AREL impales Cook, or, a chevron ingrailed gul. between lhrc« cinquet'tiils (/:. on achief of the second, a lion piissani guaidaiit of the tJiird. John I'ykarell Gent. Apr. the Ulh, Ui27, 75. Anne his wife, daughter of Chris. Layer Genu Apr. 21, |G2S, til, John his eldest son,

' See vol. iv. p. 3I4. arg. three casiles triple lower g»l.

' He sealed with, quarterly, in i$t ' This Sir Sfwon lealfd miiIi tr. on a

and Um qiiarlers a cattle, in the >d and chief dcmi'hon. Bui hii detcendaiils

3d a de-li>. Juhan hit wile vralcd »illi bare az. a lion rampant gardaat cr.

three castlet, which nuke* me think jhc ' See vol. iv. p. jli.

wa> daughter to N,c. de CaMcllo and Ce- * Bankc'^cmra wa» llie firit minister io

cily his wile, and might be first wife lu iij], alter the appropriation.

Will, dc Bukcniiam, and then lo 1 ho. ' See Vol. i. p. 47. Spriggy. Ttte arnii ul Caitli l>eing

S8 CRINGLEFORD.

Oct. 1 1, 1646, 50. Catherine liis wife, daughter of Will. Cooke of Broome Esq. Aug. 19, 1663, 37. VVill. son of John Pykiircil Gent. June 15, 1()83, 43. Sarah his wife, daughter u\' Charles Live of Kir- stead Gent. '20 July 1702, 38. John son of Will l^ykarell Gent. '23 Jan. 1725, 52.

There is a good estate here, which hath been a long time in this family.

Another stone hath the arms of

Taylour, erm. on a chief dancette three escalops, for John Tay- lour A. M. sometime fellow of Corpus C/irkti college in Camfirictge, afterwards pastor of this church &ud Hey/esJen, Dec. 13,1662. Ke- SURG AM. John son of Peter Turner Geut. and Eliz. his wife, died Nov. 7, 1710,43.

Pykarell impales Cook. Henry Pykarell Gent. 20 Feb. 1647. Anne his wife 21 Jan. 1662, and fourof thi-ir daughters, Mary Nov, 30, 1626. Anne 10 Jan. 1628. Kath. 24 Nov. 1633. Aune Aug. 8, 1659.

Exuviae Roberti Pykarell Generosi,Collegij Corp. Christi, apud Cautabrigieiises per triennium alumni, cui sub ipso jEtatis flosculo, quippe vix annum vicesimum primiim, emenso, fatale Vita;Stajueniacidit.4^;oposKal. Nov.l7,A.D,MDCLXXXXVI, Infans Layer Pykarell ob. 20 May 1722. Pykerell impales Vynn, or, on a fess at. three lioncels arg.

In the south windows are the four Evangelists, and in a north win- dow St. Catherine holding the wheel, and the f^'irgiii Mary with our Saviour in her arms, and a star over his head, a broken effigies of 3 priest at her feet, and this in a label,

jaater ^t\, .Picmcnto mci.

There is a mural monument in the churchyard against the north part of the east chancel wall, with the arms of Vynn, tor Ric. Vynn Gent, Feb. 19, 1728, Qo. Layer Vynn Gent. Feb. '27, 1736, 46. Deborah daughter of Layr Vynn and Honour his wife, June 11, 17'26, aa infant Honour llieir daughter May 15, 1737, 14.

There is a small parsonage-house at the north-west part of the churchyard, calitd anciently the Priest's Ch;)mber.

When this living was appropriated, it had a house and 2 carucates of land, valued at 5/ ; it paid 4.s. synodals, 14^/. Peter-pence, 3r/. ob. carvage; and the lands of the sacrist of .Yora'/cA were taxed at .is. In l')03, I'Akcard Breusttr had the profits and served the cure, there being then 66 communicants; and .Inthony Style, Gent hi:d the has- jjzVtf/ revenues by lease. I he sev, ral bcMiefactions of which may be seenunderlhehistory of that hospital. Vol. iv. p.,'i84, &c. It is now leased for life, to ihe Rev. Mr. John Arnam, rector oi' I'ljsseteick, witii llie house, tithes, Sec. at 3s. Ul. per uninim payable to the hospital; and being uiuh r value, and not at all in tl.r- king's tiooks, it is capable of auginc tation. In 1428, the Prioh o/ Si. raitli was taxed at 4v. for his temporals in this town ; and the i'uiou of St. Olave at JItr/iiigpe'e, had 45 acres of land, 3 messuages, 4 acres o* meadow, 4 acres oliiiarsh, and 2s. rent here, and m Thorp hy Ilauesco; purchased oi Adam

INTWOOD 39

Bacon in ).11C TliP Pri<ir of Snrnic/i was tnxfd fcirliis IcmporHh nt 6». H</. winch were i^ivcn hy /I'/i// soil nf H i//. de Criir^ltliiid, Uuttfr and Alice, »on nntJ (laui;litcr of tiiihard </«• VriMi^lefitrit, IVilliam -von of Rof(er dt Criiiiflffiird, H'a/tfr litiron, liilbfrt It Uf/halder, lioner Hiii,itl,m\A oihcM. In i'Zy\, I'elroiiel, yMuUnv it( I'tUi at Crinnlrford CroM. ttCttlftI one ai-ic mid nil lialf on l*ttninel Iht iiircc, to pay for ever -tf/. prr nitiiiini to luivf 4 masKCt snid ycarlv for lirr suul, in tliis cliurcli, j-vrry L' In i-t 11111% i\\y. 'I lii» village was lotally coii-.uiiied l)y fire III yiu'l'ii Elizuhrlh's li-ne, for wliu.li reason, an ad (ja»sfd in llie 8.;d year of lier reij;ii, for the re-«difyiiig il. * It paid .'KM. \o ihe old tenths.

In lh>' Iviiiiicis of tliis pari'^h there slood n free chapel, dedicatoiJ to St. I'liiif i.HKRij, roininoiilv rolled St. Albrrt'i rhaiirl ; and in Queen tUnuhelU':. lime. Si. y.thclhrnl's chapel was reckoned ainoiitr liie Iwiid.t concealed fr>'ni iho Ciown ; it is now deinoliKhcil, and was al- ways appi'iidant to the parish church, with uiiich it pas>ed to the hos- pital; It had many rents paiil to it, and the alder car, called St. Jlhfni's (iiuxr, in CVi//^/('/or</, belonged to it. It appeals by the lios- pii'il acci>uni<., that it witHa ilintched buihlini];, and thut in I5.'}l they almost rebuilt it; the profits of it in a cood measure consisted in the ofleiingt made by pti'frim* that cainc in pih^rinutar, for many came bilhei on that account : hut what this iinai^e here was so laiiious for, ait to l>e vi-iled ihiit w.iy, 1 have not found. In liei^r. [\\x, fo. 30Q, in I III- Hi->liop'Hoth' e, I Imd the will i>i .Itriie^ Parker i^i Keificick, who wa-. buriid in Criiif^lr/ord churchyard in l5()/>, in whii h are tliesa w<i'd-., " Ili'iii, I owe a Pilgrimage \o Laiiterhun/, also I owe to St. 'I'fbald of J Jvbcis, Item to St. Albert's at Crins^lelurd iij Tymcs.

lietvvcen this and Eriham, on the same side of the river with tiiis town, stands the farm- hou-e called N rwfoh mi, from a remarkable sort of e.irth atrclif Jotiiid there, which was lately lran»])uned to Hid* Uind for \.\\c potters use, but now lutuily di&uaed.

I N T W 0 O D

BKLOsr.f.D to Earl Ralf nl the Conquest, and to Co/eiiuni, a free- niaii of Uisliop Slij^aiiil's, in tiie Coiifesstir's time, and afier I he Rarl'i foffeiture, llie Coiuiucror gave it to Et no the unrr, ▼. ho held it at the lurvey ; it was worth 3l. per annum at the first survey, and 4/. at the Conqueror 's; being u league long and half n one broad, and paid <J<U q. to the gr/<i.' Thobp, called afler«nid»(y/orc»//itiry* and Gualhorp^

* ijSo, an xrt paijcd 10 imfviWf r ihe ' Domrsday, f- ••-. M. dc Humu

city of MTo>/f4, j> lord* of Criiiglrloidi hjrt. 1 crrr Kn <-n.

«oj;nint whjt ljni!» itrv ilcjtol lu be Iktwiha Ir. 1 ... qium Ic-

hrldtfycupy < fcuiitt 1 .11 ilirirnunoi, nuit CcJrwtanui litirr fionio biigandi 1 or.

iTiil lo mukr It » tnr a' loiijIwU, in ktnifcr 111. villjmct 111. twra. tunc. ii.

oidrr 10 rc-fdifv ifkK llir.r vil|j|;r,which »<rv. modoin. «cin(XT 11. cjr. in domi-

mt% (oully buiacd down, aiu ct 1. car. ct duu. Iwiu. ui. atr. prftU

40 INTWOOD.

whicli now is included in Swcrdestoti, belonged about half of it to this manor, wliicli was so called, as being then situate i)i the PVood. The ancient family of the Tivii.es were settled here very early. In the time of King Jo/in and Henri/ III. Ralfde Tyvile o( Iiilzcode held his manor here at two fees; one, of the ancient family sirnamed de Ri- parijs, and the other of Will. Marshal the younger. In 1285, John de Tyvik was lord and patron, and had view of frankpledge, assise of bread and ale, and all power of the lete, paying \0d. to the King, as to his hundred o( Ilumbleyard; so that this town was by that rent, ex- empt from the jurisdiction of the hundred court, and now the manor was held of the honour oi Albemarle ; and the Prior of St. Faith held the 8th part of a fee of the said John, and Tho. de Tyvile of Weston, and others, held a fifth part of a fee of him. In 1305, the said John granted to Simon de Hethersete, liberty of commonage for 100 sheep, and all other cnUle, in J utKood; this John sold the advowson and lands here, to Nic. de Castello.

In Edtcard the Second's time, Hugh de Tivile was lord, and in 1313, Tho. Spriggi of Moneslc was lord and patron, and he and Julian his wife had it in 1325, and in ISiy, Will, son oi' Ralf de Bokeiiham, was lord and patron, and had free-warren here. In 1356, Barth. Apple- yard and John de Erpingliam, citizens of Norwich, owned it; Apple- yard having obtained a release from William de Bukenham^ and Joan his wife, settling it on him and his heirs; and in 1367, it was held of Rob. son and heir of Jo/iK de Insula, ox L' isle, Knt. Will. Appleyard his son held it till 1401, and then Bartholomew Ellys was found to hold it at two fees, of the dutchy of Lancaster, of which S\v John Lisle held it, but it was in trust only, for Nicholas son of William, and grandson to Bartholomezo Appleyerd, sold it to Tho. Wetherby, the rich alderman oi' Norwich, who died in 1445, and left it to Margaret his wife for life, and then to John Jenney, Esq. and Eliz. his wife, daughter and heiress of the said Thomas : this John Jennet/ was third son of ^\v John Jenney, Knt. ; he died in 1497, when Will. Jenney, son of his son John Jenney, inherited; he died at Iiitwood in 1512, and was buried under a large stone in the chancel, now robbed of its brasses; Catherine his wife survived him. In 1537, S'w John Heydon, Knt. and others, conveyed the advowson and manor to Rie. BIyant, with Swer- destou manor and advowson ; but Sir John and the others, were only trustees of John Bli/ant -And Anne his wife, who presented in 1517, SifiARic. BIyant, Esq. their son and heir, sold it to Sir Ric. Gresham, Knt. of London, who died in 1548, seized of the manors of Intwood, Keswick, Swainsthorp, Hardwick, Szcerdeston , and Mulberton, leaving John his son and heir, then 30 years old. In 1549, Sir Thomas Gresham, Knt. entertained John Dudley the great Earl of Warwick, in his journey against the rebel Ket the tanner, at his seat here,' which

silv. viii. pore, et quarta pars mol. tunc dim. semper ii. car. etdim. et ii. serv.

iii. rune, ni" iii. semper iiii. ane. tunc et i. lib. horn, de dim. acr. tunc valuit

xl. pore. XXX. tunc Ix. ov. modol. i. ec- xj. modo xvii. et et Intewida liabet i.

clesiade xiii.acr. terre et i. acr. et dim. leug. in long, et dim in lato, et ix.d. et

prali. et XV. see. xl. acr. terre semper i. ferding de gelto. Et hoc manerium

ii. car. et iv. a( r. prati et v. liberi homi- valiiit. T. R. E. Ix. sol. modo Ixxx. nes XX. acr. et i. car. ex his habuit suns '' See vol i. p. 298, 381. et antecessor commend. T. R. E. et ii. ' See vol iii. p. 246. He built the

liberi honnnes et dim. Ixxv. acr. com- Royal Exchange in 1567. Stow, 667. mend, untum T. R. £. et i. bord. et

I NT WOOD. 4,

lip »oon after nidowrd and fitutdicd, in the manner we now sr-c it; it alitticN nlioul lialfa lurlonii west olilie churcli, nnd it now ciillcd 1 nt- troml-hnH. Sir 'iliomin (irnliain, Knt. iipix-ars lord nnd ijulruii in 1,'>(J8, Mild in 1^71, Ift/litim (Jresham of London, Ksq. who sold it about IJU'), to IIknkv IIudakt, lisq. with the inunor u( Stci-nitsluii, in whidi f.iniily it hath conlinutd tver since, JoiiN I^okd IIoiiaui of li/iik/iiifr, U-iiig n<nv lord, and owner of the village, (which contains the fiatl, and two or three cottages only,) as also {latjon of

The rnuKcii, which is dedicated to a/t tht Saints, and hath a nave 11 yards joii^ and (i yards wide, with a ciianccl and south porch, all tiled ; a steeple, round at lx)ttom and octangular at lop, in which are two bells. On a brass plate in the chancel.

Here resletii the Body of Cecily Hirst, wife of William Hirst Gent. Or. and Heir of Edward .Shell. m of IJrome in the County of Norfolk Es(|; who died '28 Jan. HJiy,

There is ii large stone robbed of an effigies nnd inscription, but I find that lli/liam Jeiimy llsq. was buried under it in l.ji'i. Hy the lont there are two stones lor, linbert Hammond Gent. 15 Aug. lG7tf, 81. Hammo.nd, or,on chief s(i&. three martleu of the field. His pious Memory here shall lay, 'I'lll Letters cut in Stone dec.iy. Ron. his son Aug. 14, l687, 44.

Nil nisi pulvis incst, perfectum Gloria Corpus, Ueddct, disce cwb vi\ere, cit<N mori.

Tlio. son of Tho. and Mary Hackhani 17 Aug. 172fl. Eliz. their daughter .lune 7, 1731,8. ./'//«« t'A(/r/tj of Intwood, Aug, ly, 1718 5a. Hannah his wife Sept. 5, 1737,52. '

This BECTORY, when single, was first valued with the portions at 5, after at (j marks. \Vhen Sorrvlch lioweid/ii/ was made, Jo/in de TiviU was patron, and there was a house and "JO acres of land ; the portion of tithes then belonging to the monks of CV/./icj/cr, was valued nt 4j. that of the cellfni- of Noiuvirii at (\s. 8d. b<ing for two parts of the great tithes of the demeans, which were given by Rnlf de Tiii/c, lord here, and wire confirmed by Jo/iii de Grey, and Tho de liliiiini/le'. Bishops of Survich.* The portion of il,e Prior of St. Fuit/t was theii valued at Is. but in 1428, increased to 2/ 4*. 2d. in land and common- age. The hospital of St. G/7« in Snnric/t had lands here." The sy- nodals were 13(/. I'eter-pcnce 12//. cnrvnge Id. and it paid 2/. to each tenih. Iking consolidated lo KiiR id:, it is above value, and pa\ s/irsi ^n/Z/s and yturly tait/if, viz. for liituood lOt. nnd lOi. for k'rsciric. The / irgin formerly had her image in this church, with a light con- stantly burning before it.

Anthony Drury, lisq. second son oi9.\T Anthmn) nrmi/of Re,, l/ioip, Kilt, by Ihidgfl, daiighu r of John .Spelmnn i){ \,i,lii,>.;/i, nnd brother to Sir IVilUtiin Drurif, who died in [^r^[), lived here; he m i.- ried n sislci of Sir Oaf/«.S/Hi//i, Knt. k{ IMitilOH, nnd (as the book in- tituled ihe (JrawUur of the Lao:, tells us, p.S2;;,) was descended »rom

<

' Regr. Pr. Norw. i. fo. 37, 161. • Sec yoI iv. p. 314. • S«c »ol. i. p. »77, I, 4,;.

42 INTWOOD.

Rob. Druri/ of Lincoln s Inn, Esq. a person of great learning, and Speaker of the House of Commons in Henry tlie Seventii's time.

RECTORS OF INTWOOD.

1275, Robert de Tivih, rector.

1313, Nic. Spri^gi. Tho. Spriggi of Monesle.

1325, John de Bukenhain. Tuo. Spriggi and Ju/ian his wife.

1334, Rob. de S/iadwe/l. Sir Simon de Hethersete, Knt. guar- dian to H ill. son of Ralfde Bukenham.

1336, John (or Rob.)de Bingham.

\ 349, John Boule of Old- Bukenham; he died rector. Will, de Bukenham.

J354, Will. Wiscte, he died and was buried in the minor-friars church aiNorwich. Bautholomew Appleyard and John Erpingham, citizens of Norzcich.

1339, John Uysete, buried in the chancel in 1392, and was suc- ceeded by

Walter Bulleman, and he in 1399, by

Tho. Cuntele, these three being presented by William Apple- yard, citizen of No7-wich, as was

Barth Belagh in 1401, when

The chapel of St. James the Apostle of Gawesthorp, or Gatctharp,

was annexed and consolidated to this church of Intwood.

1424, IVill. Bultell. Thomas Wetherby, Esq. citizen and al- derman of Norwich.

1425, Walter Martin, who in 1431, changed for Titshall with Rob. Clement^ who in 1444, changed with

Tho. Brook for Pevensey in Chichester diocese ; he was deprived in 1452, and

Tho. Morrice was presented by John Jenney, Esq. and Eliz. his wife, heiress of Wetherby, who presented the four following rectors,

William Freeman.

1471, Ric. Roper; at hrs death in

1482, Ric. Dawnlre, who is buried in Hethersete church and was succeeded in

1493, by John Ponsty. In

loO], James Styward had it by lapse, and in

1502, Tho. Howson, at whose death in

1517, Edmund Lege had it, of the gift of John Blyant and^wHC his wife; he died in 1529, and

Chris. Lant h-dd it, by gift from Ric. Bliant, Esq. ; he was suc- ceeded by

Tho. Cay/on, on whose deprivation in

1554, Henry Smith was presented by Tho. Gresh am, Esq. at whose death in

\ 574, John Shinquen had it, and held it united to Keswick, Sir Tho. Gresham, Knt. being patron.

1597, July 21, Edw. Munday was presented by Tho. Tirkel, Esq.

* Vol. i. p. iog.

KCSWICK. 4S

p.Alron of lliis turn, and on Oct. 2Jtl fullowinp by consont of Will. GuEsiiAM, I'lx] patruii, It wus cuusulidalcd tu the cliurch uf Arsu'irA adjoining lu liUwood.

RECTORS

OF IsTWOOn AND KkSWICK, and (jOWTIIORP CIlAPEt- ANNEXED.

MkyZ, Hill. If'el/rs, II. U. ; in KJOJ, he returned 4(J communicaiils here. Sir John IIdiiakt, Km. patron. I0l7i II ill. II tnien. 'I'lie King by lapse. i(i3'J,Jolin lliitlri/. Ludy DuKotiiy Hobakt.

Ilriirtf Kni'^ ; he resigned, und in l66«, Juliii Sfte[fiet<l, A. M. was preiicnted by Sir John Hobart of Blickling, Bart. In ItHt), lie re»igiied, t.ud Hit John gave it to Mites .Smith, und in 1()80, to liic. Clerk, ul whose deatli in

I7O8, 'SV//n. Harris was presented by Sir John Hodart, Bart, and at his ccssiun in I7'2(), he gave it to

If ill. Hrrriii'', LL. B. on whose cession in 1743, The Rev. II ill. Leecli, the present rector, was ioslituled at the presentation of John Louu Hodakt, uow patron.

KESWICK,

Or Case-Wic, i. e. the cottages upon the wic or winding of the river, to which the situation, which is on the river's side, exucilv an- swers. In the Confessor's time this manor was a beklwic lolft-lliill manor, and was owned by Olf, a tlianc of that King, and by Roger liigot in the Connueror's lime; it was then (i furlongs long, and 5 broad, and paid (id. ob. geld or tax, and Aitard de / als or dc I aux, held it of BiGOD.'

GoDR ic the sewer had a man that held 10 acres here, and the King and the £ar/ hud the whole soc, lele, and siiperiour jurisdiction.*

It continued in the I aiis family for mai.y ages; lluhcrt de I allihut or Vah, was lord, and had an exemption from paying loll in Sorwic/t,

' TemRcgrriBigeli \l. IIumiliart. prali in cadcm iv. libi. homines, duo

Domi. fu. 111. IIethella irnuit cununcnd. tjntum et onus sub anircnt.

Olf Trinyi T. R. E. Sec. »cin|eri. ic- C»//c>similitcrclqudrtus.Vr<^dit<Atimiliirr

rk«ir<i Chesewic dc i. car. Icrrc tunc ii. ct >ub. i. car. tcrrc de xix. acr. iilius

vill. pusi CI modo i. Knu>cr i. srr. tunc irrrc saisiius crat Godnius quandu K.

CI post I. car. in dniu. nr ii. rt iii. acr. fohs fecit e( due sue ^ulllc^e^ )|ii nvane.

prali semper i. mol. el Chesewic liabet bant, m* earn lend Aiiarduv de Kugero

vi. quar. in longoet v. in lalo, et vi.d. ii. bord. semper n. lar. et vi- atr. prali

CI oli. de g. et lend AiTARDUs. In lunc val. in lulumxv. sol. nxxlo. xxv.

Kesewic xiii. libi. honiinrs, quot Iciict Kix rl CoMis dc Lmnibiis uiis l.bcrii

>4t/arii'iii, iiii. !ub aniec. GoDRici. coin- liomimbut socjm. (Doms. lu. ijH.) mend. Ijnium et de v. sota faldc, cl ♦ Tctre Gudnci Uapilcri. In Krs.

commend, cl V. sub anieccss. /fi'xericom- wic i. homo x. acr. cival. xvi.d. Kex

mend, lanlum, habeni cl Ix. acr. lunc i. et Cuioct super onmcs socaiu. Ibid. fa.

car. ct dim. post modo 1. ct dim. acr. 169.

44 KESWICK.

for the produce of his demeans here, and of his manor of Surliiigham ; and in 12C0, Jollun de / uux was lord of both manors, and proved his exemption : there were great eonlesis between him and the Prior and Convent of Nonciih, concerning rights of commonage in Eaton ; but things being agreed, he became a good benefactor to tlieir monastery, by confirming ail right he had in Eaton to the monivs, and a water- mill in Kesewic called the Old Mill; and Emma, daughter of liurlho- lomew, son of IVill. de Hethill, released all her right in the mill, which was first given to the convent by Albert de Novilla or Nevile, subject to pay 10s. a year to the monks at Thetford, which Vincent Prior of Thetford released in 1289, &nA Robert Vnor oi' Alvesborne, and the canons there, released to the monks of Norwich, a rent of 20s. in Aese- wic; and in \2S6, Ralf'de Amodesham -and Alice his wife, conveyed to the Frior of Norwich 40s. rent here to be remembered daily in the bed-roll of the church of Nortcich ; and accordingly the monks of Noneich were taxed for 40?. of temporal rents in this town. Sir John de I aux, Knt. was succeeded about 1234, by his son ^\rAlex. de Waus, Knt.' who granted to the Norwich monks, joint fishery vvitli him ia his stream from Hereford-bridge, and an acre of land there, Roger de Vans being witness; he confirmed to the Prior and monks of St. Faith at Horsham, 18 acres of land in Casewic, which JohnGodchep gave them in free alms, and also a portion of tithes out of his demeans, for which that convent was taxed at 6s. 8d. spirituals, and 1 Is. temporals. In 12G5, John de Vaiix was lord of this and Baton, and Mary liis wi- dow had an interest in it; and in 1295, the manor was settled by a fine, then levied between William son of Herbert de Vaux, and Burga his wife, on the said Mary, for fife, remainder to them and their heirs; and in \'2dQ,Petronilla, daughter of Alexander de Vaux, claimed a part of it; and in 13 15, the said Burga, her husband William being dead, was lady here, and in 1318 obtained a charter of J'ree-rear- reii to the manor. In 1320, she and John de Vals, her son and heir, as executors of Will, de Vaux, paid 102/. to the King, as the remainder of the account of the said JVili. who was the King's receiver for the revenues of his castle and honour of Knar esburgh in Yorkshire. In i347, John Spa rroTt) of Noricich was lord. In \34g. Sir John UJ'ord, Knt. and Hugh de Curson, by whom in 1365, this and Vaux's manor in Burgh St. Mart/ were settled on JVill. Clere of Ormesby. In 1390, Dionise Clere had it. In 1445, Rob. Clere, Esq. gave it after the death of Eliz. his wife, to Robert Clere his son, when it was held of Jo/«fC< honour. In )469, Eliz. Clere had it, and in 1523, Sir Robert Clere, Knt. her son. In 1549, Sir Ric. Gresham, Knt. died seized, and Eliz. his relict had it, and after her, Sir .John Gresham, their son and heir. In 1563, Isabel Gresham, widow, and in 1577, Sir Tho. Gresham, Knt.; and in 1580, Will. Gresham, Esq. and from that time it hath passed along with the manor oflntwood, and remains with it at this day.

The CHUECH was dedicated to Allthe Saints,'' and the rector had a house and 26 acres of glebe; it was valued at 5 marks, and is now

» Margery, widow of Sir John de the Third's time. Will, de Vaux held it

Vaiix of Kesewic, Knt. granted to Alex- at one fee of the heirs of Hubert deMul-

anderher son, hinds in Trowse, which ton, and he of the Earl-Marshal. Alexander released to tlie chamberlain * Will. fil. Ranulfi de Swerdestone

of the monks at Norwich, In Henry abjuravi redidisse hospital! See. Marie.

KESWICK. 45

vnlurtl at 5l. in the King's li<><>kii, and p.iyt futl-fruitt, asconsoli(lat<-<l U% tiitjfomi, iiiul |()<. yearly tinlliK ; svn'xtaU iire \Hil. |ir<K-iiiiiiit>iis, (i*. M*/. IVlcr |K'iu-c \i<l. curvn^f \il. ub tin* |>urliuii ol' Si. tmih m Hir-fttim 'ft. and tliiii of ilie niunlca ol I'/ifi/nitl ii. Then: wus iin iiiiiU"' i>t lilt / ir-^in Ml ilic churcll, ami in I lO.i, /(<j/;. CitrMn iva» l)ii- riol bt'l in II, '111(1 gave ii guud leg icy lu repatf llit; cliurdi j lUis village ]>uid 1/. 7s, lo every /e/i/A.

RECrOKS OF KliiJKVVICK.

Giiiiiilu.i ihe jiricst.

liti/f. Alkx. ue Vaux, Knt.

1300, 'iejjerif tU Colnei/. Sir Will. DE Vaux, Knt. who prescntctl the llircc lulluwiiig rt'ctors .• l.•;ul, Edmund de Merkeshall.

l^Od, Jiilin lie liitsiiii^/itim.

13 lO, Hic. dtCalJieid.

1347, Hi'', lit Lliurcli of Sirni/nestlwrp. JoH.v Sparwe or Spar- Bow, citizen of SofTtich.

I349» •**"«"« '/«■ liiiilre. Sir John Ufpohd, Knt,; he exchanged for St. Miirirarft H'cstitick in Surwich. (Sec vol. iv. i). "257.)

136,), ifu/i. de Kifir^lon. Sir Hob. dk Uffuhii iind ilurill CuRSON : buried in the chuncei lo I3U:), when W ill. Clerk oi Urnuiby gave it to

Tho. H'tird ut' liiiUiniiloii, wlio was buried hy him in IJ'JO. and

Jiult. / i/ii ol liruiisled, \vu8 presented l»y Dion ise Clkre; aud in

1408, .Sir. lliy/el had it; and, in 1 1'22, txcliangedit with

Roger aUe Medewe tor liidlifngton. Olivku (jkoos, Euq.

l-t2(i, liitb. Mellon. Nic. W iciii ngii AM, resigned.

14J4, Si/tion Clerk. Lliz. UoTutNUALu; he resigned in 1439, and

J'/io. Biir^fi WHS presented by R'>0. Clfie of Oniusht/, Ebq. in riglit oi Lascitick manor, vsliieli came lo him by inherilauce.

145H, }U(. ' ( ymum/, hipie,

I4(jj, ./ii/i/i Ifudf, lap-'C.

1 !<>(>, Brother .llan .lyksitam. Eli/.. Clbre, widow.

J4«J3, Hrotlier 7o/i« lleiifiijihain. Kob. Clkke, li«i. He died ia 1523, and Sir Ron. Clekk, knt. presented hiH cliaplain.

Sir /('(//. Hunt, who held it united tu St. Edmund in Sorwich; at wllose dealii in li'i), lie (irescnled

Sir Rulirrt Fusdifkn, aliits Ptnfntcr, \\\\o wan deprived in l.i.ij, and

Tho. Hariier had it ol tile gift of Ei.u. relict ofSir iiic.GuBsiiA.M, Knt. at whose death iu MdS, Lady Isadkll (irksham, widow, gave it lo

John ahi/nktcyn, who had it united to Intwood, and at his dcatii, J«/y 21,

Io')7, Edw. Mimdai/ was presented lo this church by Tuo. Tibkei,, Hsn. patnm of the turn, who hud insiitution and union l>> IiiLcood Willi Gotrthurj) chapel ; and the 'Sjd ot" Ucl. lollowing, tln;y were con-

Msgdalrne jiixu Norwicum el fnlribui llcrleford, ft icira bbcri, ct e»t rx dono

ct loruribiis rjtiulrm, Dro scrvicniibiit, Dni. Alcxaixlri tlr V^llibut Dm. dc

totum jiisin uni jcr3, in cjinpu dr Che- Chcsewic. K Carta saot date. Vol, ir.

»c»ic inlcr Icinm cfclrsie oinnitim p. 441. Sanctoiuni dc Clictcwic ct pootcm de

46 MERKESHALL.

solidaled by consent of JVill. Gresliam, Esq. patron of them all ; and this cliurch was immediately pulled down. The steeple isrouiul, and is still standing, being very small, as was the church, wiiich had a nave, chancel, and south porch ; the churcliyard is ploughed up to the walls; it stands on a hill between I hit ford-hridges and Intwond, on the south side of the river, and the ruins are seen at some distance. There are a very few houses besides the hall ; the whole village belong- ing with/«^?roo(/, to John Lord Hobart of B/ickling.

More easl, on the same side of the river, on a promontory, bounded on the south-east by the river Taiis, are seen the ruins of another church, properly enough called

MERKESHALL,

It being at that time, the mark out of the great lake at the division of the rivers, though by corruption it is now called Matteshall ; the whole village, as well as the church, is dilapidated, there being only one farm-house in its precinct, which was lately built by the Pettus familv, called Matteshall-Hali, where the farmer lives that occupies the whole.

This village belonged in the Confessor's da3's to Godwin, a free- man of Bishop Stigatid, who held it at two carucates in demean; the whole was then 5l. per «//««»(, besides the church, which had G acres of glebe, worth \td. per a/i/mm. At the Conquest it belonged to Ralf Beaufoe, was worth 11/. a year, had a freeman that held 6 acres in Durinton, which belonged to this manor, of which the King and Earl had the soc or hte, and the town was then 6 furlongs long and o broad, and paid Qd. ob. geld or tax '

Afterwards it belonged to Hubert de Kia, orRnvE, being settled on him by the Beaiifiht family, when Heiuy son of Hubert mariicd jigiies de Beaufoe;'^ \\wi Hubert gave the tithes of his demeans in Merkesball, to the monks of Noruirh, and Henri/ de Ria and Jgiies his wife, confirmed them. On the division of the baiony of Rhyk, this went to Isabel, who married for her 2d husband, Roger son of Hugh de Cressi, who had a daughter named Isabel, married ln.4Ux. de Fu- rhiglaiid, and before that, to Will, de Merkesiiall, "iioseson, Peter de Merkeshall, was lord here; and after him H.r Ifilliaiii, de

1 M.\RKESHALLA tenuit GoDuiNUS vi. acr. etval. xii.d. et habet vi. quar.

liber homo Stigaiidi ii. car. terre tunc in lorgo et v. inlaloet vi.d et obiilum

xii. villan. post et modo xi. tunc viii. de gelto . Rfx et CoMi s j<ira»! de tiberis

bordar. post et m". vii. tunc et post ii. lioniinibus. In DuNtsiuNA i. hber

serv. m° i. tunc ii. car. in doniinio, post lioniovi. acr.etcst in pretio i^i Merkeihala.

i. modi) ii. sen^per v. car. horn. xvi. Sub tit. terra K. de Bellofagi . Humi.

acr. prati etseniper ii. iTiol. et dim. m" ii. iart H. Dums. fo.2i8.

runcin. et iv. anim. et XX. pore, tunc iv. * Regr. i. bxce. Norw. 54. Reg. v,

oves. m" xiiii. et i. lib. homo viii. acr. fo. 7. See also vol. i. p, 44, 149. Vol,

terre et dim. seinner dim. car. tunc va- ii. p. 433, 490, 93. luit cs. post viii. 11, m" xi.l. i. ecclesia

M CU K E S I r A L L. 47

Merktihall, KiU.lli* son, wlinse wiilow A/arirrrv, tlailL^lilrrof Sir.AjA/i de rain, wiisttl)Liu(aclriv to \,truuh priory ; Ai.iva. llir ..lliii lit-iri-sii, to KillK hiiroiiy, in arm- J ./0///1 U Muishal, an I liad 111 ilic low 11 and Casire mljoininii, riiil* ol I \l. per iiniiiim wliitli xlie coiivcycl to Ro- bert lie M,iutl>if and ./lin- Ins wife,» win. in l'J()7, sold (.art ol' tli.iii to HutiKIt son oi lli,(iM i.K Ui(;iM ; anil in 1274, this pari was oslcpint-d asu nmnor, for tin- liari- U«;/«Au/ luld a manor in Mnkrilmll, unil had trec-warriii to it; and .Slef)/ieii ile lirukeilis/t was his bailiff there. In 13aii, Sir Ah//, de Merkeshall cranK'd this adv()ws)n and 7 acr«s of land, to \')ixirfi monk-; but a I iw—uit ensued, and it was proved that Ptierde Mcrke*li(ill, Ins father, had ^l«nted it to linger, son and heir of Uofr(rde I'liirktibi/, and hr, to If.dhrdc ihirkelln/, his brother, who sold \Ho H'<!tcr lif^ot ; nnd in 1281, the saiil Ro^rr agreed for the whole of the manor with Sir H'lllutm; ' and it was "settled on him and bis heirs, and he had view of frankpled^je, assise of bread and ale, and nil royalties allowed him to his villai^e of .W<tAyJ;«//, paying I '2f/. a year to the King, to his hundred of itumUci/urd ; from ifie jurisdic- tion of whieh, this village wu-exemi.l bv the said payment. In l.;of7, the manor and advowson was settled on Giles i.e M i' m-vnzoun, and Lady CiiiiisTiAN his wile, who presented inl.JlO. Inl.U.3, Nic. Devkhos had it too, and iiil34<J, it was settled on 'liio. MovNE, who died seized in I Ki'i, leaving it to Edm. his son and heir. In 1.384, it iK-longed to Simon and UociP.H Hi.kklino of S'oiivic/i ; and it was •tttled in IJHti, on Uiiiri/ Liimnwr and Margaret his wife, and IVU- liiim their son, of l^ndon ; and in IS'^.i, to llenri/ Lnmiiior, senior of Acrn/rA; in 1408, he, Afor£f(;rW his wife, ixnil Thomas. Moigne urMuiiky of Meikeshal/, settled it on Edmund IVanier of \oruich°\\\ trust for ■W ll-t-IAM MoRLEY, Ks(|. whose daughter .U(/;gfr// had it in U41, nnd in \\b\,J<din Yehertun, Ksij. was loid of the manor of iUi'r/.«A<;//,' called .Monk's manor, or Lumnouk-hali.: about lj'20, I find it iii Jamei lle/mes, Esq. and in Ijjl, .-Imj/ his widow had it, and was suc- ceeded bv their son iVilliam Helmes of Rjtckhitlte, Gent, who about 15(i8, sold it to Thomm I'eltiis, alderman of Sorwic/i, with Rackliithe, 8cc. In which family it halh continued ever since, Sir Horace Pcttu^' Bart, being now lord, '

The ciiCRcH was dedicated to St. Edmund the King and Martyr, and sl.mds on a point or promontory, liU- the cha|K.I of that .Martyr^ whieh -tood at ihe verv norlh-weal ex'lremily of the county, from llu nee called St. Edmaudi I'oint ; it never had a sttxple, but only a nave, and chancel, the first akiut lo yards long and 8 broad, the latter about the same length, and about (i yards broad ; the only house in the parish standi alxiut i furlongs south of it; the ruins are still per- ceptible at some di-tauce. The rector formerly had a house and •^^ acres ol glebe; it was tiist valiic-d at 2 marks, 7'.' <ki. after at lo marks; it paid Wd. synodals, Ss. procurations, 6<L I'eler-pcnce, and Jd. lar- vage; nnd the rents of the monks of Suraieh were valuccl at U. -2d.

' In 1441, j/. /yrami,"! Tfii . Ill of thif AfakMy, Ihcir ion.

nunor, *« ow.icd of ■ \n Ii6i, him Je Mfia^tt w»% \ord

MmrJlr, Ks.). wai v«i lii, and fainn t.f .MctkeOull m K»cx, jnd

grjr..l.€iiKlilcr. iiurnrj |„ J„|m ^'ijlon, rclcjicd il.cm lo .SirWill. de RuU,biokc,

E»<j. ud catuc to John ymon, Ew}. of and iir Kail dc Polo, Knu.

48 MERKESHALL.

to the tenths, and the whole village at l/. 45. 2d. but paid clear, only xi.s. to each lenlh.

RECTORS OF MERKESHALE.

1077, Roger.

\3C)0, .fames Dobe/f o{ Bungej/e. Sir Roger Bigot Earl of Nbr- Jblk and Earl-Marshall.

At his death in 1310, the Lady Christian de MuNPVNzouNgave it to

JoTiti Cortone, and in 1317, SirGiLEs de Munpynzoun presented

If ill. de Brmisthoip. In

i;343, Will. J)owin/ng resigned, and Nic. Deveuos ave it to Joftii Dore»i/ng of Tatersete, and in

1;>49, to Hill, de Isiiigham; and the same year, Thomas Moyne, or Monk, presented

John de Cadewold of JVoodford. In

1395, .Jolin Brunthorp was instituted at the presentation of Henry LuMiNOR, citizen oi Norwich; and in 1410, Edmund Warner of the same, gave it to

IValter Tl'illmiiiid of Beeston. In 1439, "t his death,

John Mot ley, shaveling, was presented by Will. JNIorley, Esq. and in 1441, he resigned, and then, as executor of IVill. Morley aforesaid, he presented

Greg'ory i'mi/A, chaplain, jointly with Margery, daughter of Wil- liam Morley, Esq, deceased.

1451, Rob. Ri/al. John Yelverton, Esq. at Henry BagoVsdenih in lo'ij. Hill. Foiton having obtained a grant of this turn, of James Helmes, Est], he presented

William Woodicard, priest, not as formerly to a rectory, but to a free-chapel ; by means of which, at the Dissolution, it was demolished, the glebe and profits seized, which were then valued atfi/. Gf.pfr annum. Woodicard was returned not rector, but ciistos or master of it, and had a pension for life assigned him as custos, of 2/. 1.5?. (ij which I tind j)aidliim in 1553, and then it was totally left out of the King's B.ioks, aiul the whole lost for a time; but in 16^8, it being found that it was apresentative rec/o/j/, formerly valued in the King's Books at 3/. 6s. 8d. it was reinstated, and ihe King presented.

Tho.Tw(iits,A. M.to it by lapse of lime, and he having some trouble in recovering the arrears, compounded it at last, with the patron; so that ill 1609, Sir John Pettcs, Knt. presented

ff illiam Leedes, A Wcensed preacher; after v\hom

Hen. Nerjord had it, and on his resignation, in

lOj", Jo/iw Hotclel, A. M. was presented byTno. Pettus, Esq. who in 1(J39 at Uotclefs cession, gave it to

Will. Seamier, A. M. In 1687, on John Scamler's death. Sir John Pettijs, Bart, presented

Ric. J)ix, A. M. at whose cession

JohuGoddard \\i\i\ it; and in

I695, JVifl*. 16, Rrib. Faace/f, junior, A. M. on the death o( Goddard, had it consolidalvd to the adjacent rect(/ry oi' Castor St. Edma>id,\\]\.h the consent of Sir John Pettus, Bart, and then held it united 10

SWnUDESTON.

*9

Uurl'mgham St. I'eler, nnd now it rt'iiiain'!, by virtue of the consolida- liui), \>tirl uf Castor, though tliis is in this huiulicd, and Caslvr in thut of UciisicJt , hiinj; (hvidud only by the river Taiii, wiiicli runs between Uieiii, !>e[)ariiling lliuse hundreds.

S W E R D E S 1 O N.

1 It IS villagp, nl the time of the Conqueror's survey, was in many I)arts, l>eiMg then six furlongs long and .j broad, aiul paid \:Ul. geld. And Tiioni', oxiiojctlwrp, then belonged to it, and Man<;ukkn also, a-s thev do at this day; the two last, and one pai t of SuerdrUoii, belonged to UouER Bigot/ but tlic manor of Swerdcstoii, called after^vard».

SWERDESTON, or COLBY'S MANOR,

Which was the principal one, belonged to ORniNC, a D^Hr, one of the Confessor's l/miies or noblemen, and was then worth litis, and the churcii, which had 15 acres of glebe, was appendant to it.' It was given by llie Conqueror to RAt.F de Beaufoe, Ixing then worth loCis.per fiiiiiiim. RiciiAnn held the whole of Rai.i', when the Con- queror's survey was made; Pat, an or Pain, the son of Richard, succeeded, and Kali* his son after him, who, by the name of Rai.p Fitz-Fain, gave lands here to the monksof.Vonric/*, for the almoner's

* TtTfiRc^^rHBiffoti, H. de Humiliart. of IJ*!, 7, Donnday.

In SutKDrsTuifA i. liber homo viii. acr. in Siirrdrsluna lukbct vi. qvur. in Ion>;o, rt v. in lato, et xm.d. de gello. T. E. R.

In VlAKrcRtrKA i. librr homo et dim. lie hoc habuit nnteccsscr Itcj^rri dimid. commend, ct antecessor C«/rici [dapiferi] similiter ei hab. xxxiii. acr.

In Siierdrsliina viii. libcn, ex tribtu et dimidio halvt sum antcceisor comd. lantiim T. K. K. et de qnaiuor anteces- sor Gxinei similiter, et c.e diinidio ante- cessor R. Piftrtlh similiter, inter lolum liabent xlv. acr. etii.bord. semper i. car. et dim. ii. acr. prati.

In Totr i. liber homo comd. tantiim XV. acr. et ii. Iiberi lioniiiies, de liii. acr. prati, ct d.m. car.

lerm GooRici I>apiferi. H. de llii« miliart. Uoiiis. lu. 169. In Siierdesl. vii. xl. ii. acr. n. lib. homines rt dim. commend, tantum el i. bord. semp. i. act. el i. acr. et val. vi. sol.

VOL. V. II

' Terra R. DE BtLt.oFAno. H. de Humiliart. lb. to. aig. MoLKtBEll- TCTNA tenet Riiardus, quam Icnuit Ordinc TegtiLi T. R.K. ic. Etin Su- erdestiin.i tenet idem vii. (sc. Iiberi ho- mines) inter totum Ivi. acr. semper i. car. et dim. et ii. acr. prati tunc ct post valuit Ix. sot. Ml* c. et lit>eri liuniinet \'alent vi. sol. i. ecclesia xv. (acr.) et vul. ii. sol.

Terra RocERl BicoTI. H. de Hu- miliart. Ibid. (o. 303. In .SutKDEi. TUKA dim. lib. homo de quo antecessor Godrici lubiiit commend, tantum. T. R. E. et idem Godricus erat inde saisitui qtundo Radiilfiis Comes forit fecit m'eum tenebat Rad. de Noriin et hab. XV. .icr. et dim. t)or. el dun. car. et dim. acr. prati et reddcbalGodnco x.sol.

Ill* ti ' ' ' ." ' ' ■ ' ' :lli.

neni > nit

dim. i.'.'iiuiK. Ml ..u..t..^i \A' •. rfvi. ^al, Xll^.

50 SWERDESTON.

-use, •* on condition they received liimself, his father, and motlier, and Suluman liis uncle, into their bedroll, and celebrated for their souls, as for the brotljers of their house. In 1247, William Fitz-Ralph, lord here, sold the advowson to the nuns at Carhoe ; and the year fol- \ovi\n^,lValter Bishop of ]Vora;/fA appropriated the church to them, reserving a vicarage to be presented to by that convent; Burtholomew son of fiill. wlio assumed the name ol'Swerdestoii, was lord in 1236, and in 1315, it belonged to Tho. de St. Omer o( Brutidale, who died seized about 1364, leaving it to his two daughters and heiresses, Alice, after married to Sir IVilliam de Hoe, Knt. and Eliz. to Tho. IVdvyne. In 1392, it belonged to John de CoUby,^ in which family it continued so long, that it still bears that name. In 1440, Tho. Wetherbij, lord of Brutidale, had an interest here. In 1510, IVill. Jeiiney. Esq. held it, who died in 1512, and was buried at Intzeood : and from that time it passed with that manor, and John Lord Hobart is now lord, and pa- tron of the vicarage. (See p. 40, 41.) It was held of the King, as parcel of the dutcliy oi Lancaster.

THORP, GOWTHORP, or GALTHORP-HALL MANOR,

Belonged to Roger Bigot at the Conquest, and continued in that family some time; it came afterwards to the family sirnamed leMoigne, or Monk, and in 1286, William le Moigne lived here, and claimed view of frankpledge, assise of bread and ale, Stc. of all his tenants here. It seems, the chapel of St. James, which belonged to this manor, was founded by some of this family, and endowed with the great tithes of the manor. It was consolidated to Intviood church in 1401, (see p. 42,) but was in use till about 1590; it is now totally demolished, but stood in the Brick-kiln Close south-east of the hall. This was always reckoned as a hamlet to Swerdeston, and is now included in the parish, though the lands belonging to it are often, on account of the consolidation, said to be in Galthorp in Intwood, in the parish of Swerdeston. In 1306, Peter sob of Will, le Moigne, or Monk, was lord. In 1320, Will, son of John le Monk ofGozcthorp, and Isabel his wife, sold it to Ric. Cole of Norwich, who released it again to Peter le Monk in 1343 ; and in 1351, John de Gozcthorp seems to have had an interest in it; but in 1355, Nic. Blakeney and Emma his wife sold it to Bar- tholomew Appleyard, when it contained 1 1 messuages, 4/. quilrents, &c. and Will, de Blickling and Mariona his wife, released all their right in 1367. In 1405, Rob. Stalon of Norwich, and Margaret his wife, conveyed it to Ric. P urdamore of Norteich, and other trustees. In 1486, Margaret widow of William Skipwith of Norwich, Es(|. gave this manor to William her son, with remainder to Edmund his brother,® and ordered JohnRatcliffe hordFilz-Walter, and her other feoffees, to settle it accordingly, and in 1494, Will. Skipwith and his wife settled it on Ric. Haleys, John Jollys, Simon Damme, and Rob. Walsh, their

♦ Regr. ii. Ecce. Norwic. fo.48. The here. 2 H. VIII. Swerdeston alias

monks were always taxed at 51. 2ii. for Colby's manor, tent, per Jenny de

these lands, called Pilate's-HiUs. Thoma Bolieyne Mil. per fidel. et red.

' Sir Jolin Colby of Swarston, and 6s. per ann. ut de manerio sue de

Rob. Colby's arms impaling Brewse, Mulbarton.

were formerly in the church windows ' See vol. iv, p. no.

SAVERDESTON, 51

truilf*»» wilh '''^ advowson of Iseti-tun Flotman, and a fishery in the river of Hfrlfonl;' nil wliich, in Li'i.i, wire conTcytd In Sir Eilwurd Jio/ei/n, Km. mill .iinie his wile, Id l.eiinard S[)fiicer and H'lllitim Knis.htlif. ill Ij(j<), il bt'lonfftd Ui IViU. Stncdrd, or Si ifWitnl, who Kttlfd in the maiior-huiiM.' called (iolt/iorp-/iaU ; liis hccoiid wife was Gristtld, daujjhler of Thomas Eden oi Sudbury, and his first wa* Eliz. daimhur of Sir C'AWj. Jenm-y, Knl. ofGrca< Cresingiiam ; ' and in KWIH, he and (Jriscld his wife settled it after liicir deaths, on their son Thomoi and Man/ his wile, daut;htcr of Henri/ Lord Grei/ of Ciiohi/A^olh which are buried in St. Stephen's church in \orwich, with ni.mv of their family." By them this manor was sold to Thomas Berney, .'Id son of Sir Thomas llerney of I'nrk-hall in Uedmam, by Julian his wife, daughter to Sir Thomas (iandi/, who died in 1673, and is hurled here, l)y Dorothy his wite, who wjis daughter and coheir of John Smilhof Jmerin^hall ; they left two daugliters ; Julian, married to Hill, llranthtrait of lletfiill, Esq. and I'rancei, to Sir Edtcard liark- ham of Weitacre, Bart, and two sons ; William, the youngest, married iir«/:jc/, daughter to the Lord Chief Justice Cokk. John, the eldest •on, "settled here, and died in 1(J78, and by Eliz. his wife, dauj^hler of Isir Arthur Onslow of West Clandon in Surrci/, Bart, he had Elizabfth, buried here in 1()78 ; Anne, married to John Suckling of /> olton, Esq. and Thomas liarnei/, Esq. his son and heir, who bv Anne, youngest daughter of Rob. Suckling o\ H'otlon in Sor/idk, Esq. who are both buried here, had Joii.v Beii.ney oi' Snerdeston, Emj. the pres.nl lord, who now dwells in (Jalthorn-hall, whicii stands about a quarter of a mile eastward of the churcli.

MAN EG RENE M.ANOR,

Was a hamlet to Swerdeston, and at the survey belonged to Roger Bigot, from whose ancestors il was conveyed to Usbert ol Alanuegrrne and after th:il, It ill. de Jlinerhill had il conveyed to ffill. de Man- negrtne, his kinsman. In I3l.i, Emma de la I'ennc and Peter I'lum- stede owned il, and il belonged about 1.'534, to John le Seie of Mannc- grene, and in l.'JtO, was settled on John his son, nml Margaret his sister, who married II ill. Dene; and in 13<)), they released to John le Seie all their right; and from thence till IJ.">9. I l>avc met with no account of il, when Tho.Aldiieh i>f Mangiene, Esij.' was buruil by the font in Suerdt^ton church, and left Mangrene-hull manor lo ('<< /7y his Wife; about 167(), il was owned by Thomas Aldriih, (ieiit. by whom the most part of the lands held ol the manor (if not all) weie purcha- sed in, and witii un heiress of that family, it went lo the Duties; Mr. Ilenri/ Davy, married a daughter of l^iael Long, (Jent. w hose dan^h- ur and heirew Anne, married to W 1LI.1AM CnLuriiMAN, Iv.q. who now owns it, and dwells -aI Manure nt-hall, which i» about half a mile north-east of

Tiie CHl'Ki li, which was originally dedicated loSt. Andrric ; and about 1-WXJ, redcdicalcd lo Si. Uivry ihc / </giw. Il i> « vicarage

' Fin. Midi. lo H. 7, N". >3. Nrvc'i Moniimrn'i Anplir»iu, under

• S«vol. ii. p. 454. the )cjr 166.. Silnion't h.tU ul licit-

• See Tol. iy. p. io>. foidjhirc, p. 47J. ' Se« vol. 111. p. H7, I. See Le

52 SWERDESTON.

valued in the King's Books at 61. but being sworn of tiie clear yearly value ot'21/. 14s. and id. it is discharged of Hrst fruits and tenths, and is capable of augmentation. It was anciently valued at 10 marks, was appropriated to the nuns of Car/ioe as albresaid ; there was no house, but the vicar had 24 acres of land; his vicarage was valued at 5 marks, but not taxed. It paid synodals is. 4(1. procurations 6s. Sd. Peter-pence 14(/. and carvage 3d. In the time of Henri/ VI. the whole impropriate rectory was let to the vicar at 3/. 10s. a year. The Prioress o( Carlioe was taxed at 10 marks for it, and I \d. for her tem- porals, and the Prior oLdlvesbourne had temporals here, taxed ax\6d. the wiiole village was taxed at Si. to every tend), and paid 50s. clear, the rest being deducted on account of the revenues of the religious. In 1307, Lettice, wife of IVilliiim P(ii/n, settled 40 acres of land, and 5L per annum rents here, on her chantry in St. Stephen's in Norwich^

VICARS OF SWERDESTON,

PRESENTED BY THE PRIORESSES OF CaRROW.

l3l8,Nic. Jobhe.

l3G9,H'ill. Bay house.

1375, Simon Bond.

\3l6, Hamond .iiyleward.

1380, Rodtlandde Kerbrook.

J383,JVilL Chapman, lapse.

1388, JVill.Jurky. ■

lS9i,Ric. Osteler. • ' • ■ ..■.:.

1398, Will. Lincock, resigned.

1405, II alkeline Percomb, who resigned to

John PVitton in 1410, in exchange for Norton by Baldok, in the jurisdiction of St. Albans, and in 1417, he exchanged this, for Thirue, with

John Greenhill.

140,0, John Fox.

M'22, Joh?!, Deye, who exchanged for W acton-Magna in 1429, with

John Long.

1437, Tho. Hacun.

1470, John Fi/er, at whose death in

i4~9, John llayner had it. At the Dissolution, the impropriate rectory and advowson of the vicarage, and an annual pension of 23s. 4d. f>aid to the impropriator, were granted with Carow, to Sir John Shelton, Knt. and were after sold by Siv Half Shelton, to Sir Humphry May, Knt. and in 1565, belonged to Anthony Style, Esq. who this year agreed with Robert Beverle, vicar here, ihat as he was also pro- prietary ot Dunston, if he the said Robert, and his successours, served the curacy of Dunston , and paid all dues to the Bishop and Archdea- con, then he the sa'idAnthony, for himself and heirs, settled ail the great and small tithes whatever, and all dues belonging to the parish of Szierdeston, and in the bounds of the parish, on the vicar and his suc- cessours for ever, on condition he served both parishes, as appeal's in the IQlh Institution Book, fo. 275; but on some consideration,

* See vol, iv, p. izj.

sw i:t{ d nsTON

■■^■■•■il y tJtttr^yff^ ^ai-lll.. (Illll IH-1»I IV llllll(.U IV i'Xflll/Uf II//1 y IlllU UII lllC

resigiiiitiun ot'Samiir/ iianiiiiig in

I7i'>, the Hcv. Mr. Jo/iii Suif}, llic present vicnr, who liolds it unili-il to llic rectory of Suiiinsl/Kini, was prcMMited by SirJoiiN llf>- DAiiT, Hiirt.niid Knight ot the /iu//(,.(uow Lord IIouart,) the present pntron.

Ill \M-i, Jo/ill (leranl of Swtrdeston was buried in ihc church, the nave of which is 5-2 feel long, and 17 broad, the chancel being 25 feel loiii; and 15 broad ; it hath no isles, the wiiole is leaded but the jouth porch, whicli is tiled ; the lower is about 2'2 yards high, and hath five bells in it, on the biggest of which,

Pitrup ab «i;tfrna Ducat no? pa^cua bite.

In the nltar rails, crest a plume of feathers, on a coronet, Bee.ney impales Gbeen.

Sacred to the Meniorv of Thomas Beriiev, late of this Parish Esq. who dcpuricd this Lilc Oct. 25, I720, a;t. 40, and Anne his V>i\e, who died .Apr. 12, 1743, 63.

On a stone in the chancel. Bhrney, with a crescent, impales Smith, a bend f r;;i. between 12 biliels.

Here resieih the Body of the verluous and charitable Dorothy the Wife of Thomas Bcrney V.^iy. one of the Daughters and Co- heirs of Jiihn Smilh of Ameringhak- Es(|; who departed this Life the 'l\uh Day of Sept. A. D. 1672. \\'ailing for ihe glorious appearing of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Chhist.

On the next slone arc the same arms, but Beh.vey's crest there, is a garb; and .'Smith's on a cap of maintenance <loubled cn/j. two wings expanded, on each of which, arc Smith's arms.

DejKJsitum Viri honorabilis Thoma: Bernev Armigeri, Filij terlij rhonue Bcrmy de Iteedhuin Mililis,qui Mxundo Die Mensiii Apiilis, A. 1). .MDCLWIIL Spinlum Deo redidit, et in Pace liic ret|uiescit, Crloriosam Domini noslri Jesu Christi prastolans Kpiphaniani.

On stones in the nave, crest, a plume of feathers, and Berney quartering Smith.

^'- S. Deposiiuin Johannis Bcriiev Armigeri, Thonirc P>crncj Armigeri el r.xoris (jus Dorothea' Vilij.Qui \ iriute, Probilate, Comitate l)cne nolus, omnibus ju.vta ac Amieis ciinrus, diuluriii- ore vita nisi ijuod meliore digmis, natura- cessit Oct. l!>, A. D. 1(378. Quadraginta et quatuor, huud multo ininut, aunos ualu.o, proprior Jul>ilsco.

J'erge \ iolor, cl ul discas vivere, ducc tnoh.

' See vol. \. p. 4H.

54 DUNSTON.

On the next slone the same arms in lozenge. Here lyeth interred the Bod)- of Mrs. Eliz. Berney, the eldest Daughter ot" John Berney of Swerdeston in the County of Norfolk Esq; and of Eliz. his Wife, she died on the 14 of Nov, 1678.

On a brass plate is this,

Cfcrc Intljt Slobn «5ooDtopn, on tojjoise ^oule %t'?\x Ijatic Mttt^, tlje jri-iv 3iiQU!»ti M. ©. i.

In the windows there were the effigies of the 12 Apostles, some of which still remain ; and there are two broken portraitures of benefac- tors on their knees, in a north window, and in a south window, vert a chevron between three rams passant arg. armed or. In another shield, the arms of Berney with a crescent.

In a lozenge. 1,Rich, gul. a chevron between three croslefs botony or. 2, Felton, g. two lions passant erm. crowned or. 3, Aldrich.

Here restelh in Hopes of a happy Resurrection, the Remains •of Eliz. Aldrich Widow, One of the Daughters of Sir Anthony Felton, late of Playford in the County of Suftoik, of the honoura- ble Order of the Bath Knight deceased, she having been first the Wife of Rob. Rich of Mulbarton in the County of Norfolk Esq; and after his Decease, married to Thomas Aldrich of Swardeston in the same Countie Gent, and having attained to the Age of 80 Years, changed this Life for Immortality, upon the last Day of Sept. in the Year of our Lord MDCLXXVIII.

D U N S T O N,

Or the tow?i by the dune or hill, was at the Conquest (though but a small village) in no less than five parts, the 1st belonged to Alan Earl of Richmond, and at the Confessor's survey was owned by Herold the Dane, and the King and the Earl hnd the /ete, or superiour ju- risdiction of the whole village, which was half a mile long and three furlongs broad, and paid 6d. ob. geld or tax. The 2d, was Uoger Bigot's. The 3d, Godric the sezcer's t'ne 4th belonged to Merkeshall manor, as at p. 40, and the ,'ith was a freeman of the K i n o's who had then 13 acres only, valued at I2d.* But soon after, the whole became

♦Sub. tit. Terre Alani Comitis. etval. v. sol. (Append. Regr. Honoris

Humiliart H. Doms. fo. 70. Riclim. fo. ij.)

In DuNESTUN i liber, homo. He- i Sub. tit. Terra Rogeri Bigoti Hu-

raldi xxx.acr. etiv. bord. semper dim. niiliart II. Ibd. to. 137.

car. et. iii. acr. prati et tercia pars. i. Ini)K«fs(anfl iii. liberi homines et dim.

iiKil. et ii. libcri homines et dim. com- xlix. acr. romniendatione lantum

niendatione lantum. Rex et Comes T. R. E. semper iii. bord. et i. car. et

socam. et habent xiv. acr. semper i, car, ii. acr. prati.

DUNSTON. S5

owe innnor, with llie Dclvuwiion of llic rectory appoiulnnt llicrcto, nnd bflungcd to the Crown, till ilic beginning uiJiic.l. \\ln:i\ H i//i,tin Jieii^/iiluii had it of that King's gift, whoso son llerhcrl lU- Hel'Ue(o» grunti-d llir udvowson from the ninnor, ti> Alice dc FiiiitlciJia/e, wife ot Hohdt I'iti-liitlj, who in I lyfi hiid u trial with Ihrbtrl for the nd- vowson, wlitn tin- jury found, that it was nolii|)(>.irceil, tiiat the church hud ever yet been oresented to, but that the parsonn held it, from par- son to pnrson, as troni father to son, till (he death of the last incum- bent, and that though the »aicl Alice hud no manor nor demeun in hiiHiton, yet, it being founded in the fee of the said Herbert, her grant was gin><l, and she had thtt advowson confinned to liei, and her par- son was instituted, ' and io the advowson was separated Iroui the manor.

In 1'2()5, King John confirmed the manor to William son of Walkkline dk Uunston, when H'alkcline his father took upon liint a religious habit, and entered a monastery. 1 his IVilliam was falconer to King John, who settled this town on l\'illiam ile Uunston, •on and heir of IVillinm Wis fulconer,'' and Alice his sister, and their heirs ; he was succeeded by iiartliolomew his son and heir, who in 12j(), pleaded an exemption for his manor, from suit of the s//<^r;//''» turn. In 1^80, Hob. tie Dunstoii, John tie Dttmton, and Jf//>// ile la Penile, were k>r<ls here ; and the same year, H'illinin son of Rich, de piiniton was sued, for pieleiiding to aj)propriatc to himself the fishing in the river between Shmeiham and Dnnston, when it appeared, that the fishery on Dunston side, was common to all the tenaiiLs of Dumtim manor.' In MtiSi, Lnimn, widow ut' John tic la I'eiinc, had one |)art of the manor, and in l'Jb<), II il/itim son o( Richard, and Hilliam son hichola^ tic Dunston, were lords; in 134.5, Robert and John tie Dun- ston had it ; in 1 385, Hntih dc Dunston ; and in l:}[)o, John tie Dunston and Muiiit his wile settled it by line on Sir Edmund tie Thorp and his trustees, i find about this time, Robert dc llidveston had an interest in the manor,' which soon after belonged lo John llorccs oi Dunston, who 8»>ld it lo John dc Bonj/n^ton and Christian his wife, who all joined about \3[)[), anil conveyed the whole to liartholoincw de Applc- yerd, citizen of ^loraich, for life ; and after his decease to Richard de

3 Sub lit. Terrc Codrici Dapifcri. aliqnam {-frsonam f rcscnlari ad ectlc- lliimiliar' H. ibid. (o. 169. kiaiii dc Diincilon, scd jciiipcrtcnucrunt,

In /}ii«<i/(;'i vii. libcri humincs c( dim. persona in prrwnani, iii dc paire in

coniiiirnd. tantum cxi. acr. ct 1. boid. tiliiim, ii<mjiic ad ulliniam personam qite

semper i. car. et dim. et 1. ni.lin. er ii. ultimo obijt, ct dicunt <juod ecdoia ilia

acr. prati et val. xiii. jol. ci li.ibet dim. fiindjia est in fcudo, quud Alicia tenet

Icuc. in lonco, ct iii. qiiar. in lato ct v'ld. dc ipso Hcrlicrto ct quod nicliil liabct in

et obiiliiiTurc Gelto. dominio &c Alicia icncal in pace, ct

4 Sub. til. Terra R. dc BcUofago. episccptn rccipiat persoiuiii ad presenla- }luniil'art II. Ib:d. (o. ai8, lioneni films.

In Dunesliina 1. liber, homo. vi. acr. ' Aslurcariiis. This Will, dc Dun-

ct ctl in preiiudc Meikcslula. slon was falconer lo Kinj; John, lo

i bub. 111. Isli sunt homines liberi Re- whom that Kiiic confirmed this manor,

gis. H. dc Humiliart, Ibid. fo. a^j. to be held by wie service of findmc the

In Diinesliina 1. !ibcr. homo xiii. acr. Kii'gs of EngtanJ a cast of luwiu al

elval.xiiJ. ilieirown chaitje.

AlKiaile Fiindenhale per Robertum ' Rot. Inqms. in bifi Jc quo war-

filviin RaHiilfi, v mm suum, versus ranto, sub hi. Norf. H ' ■' nd.

HcT crium de ll'-I);lieion, de placito ' Maiierium teni. [ 1 unius

a'lvocacionis ctclc^n: de Duncston. Ju- cast. iJcuniinii ad uii.:.. i,v... ,,, Kei;ii. ralorci dicunt, quod nunqtum vidcrunt

iG DUNSTON.

Diiiiston, chaplain, and his heirs, who after became seized of the whole town ; Agnes Cmtinoble, heiress of John de Bo«y«g/o«, releasing also all her risjlit. In 1401, Henri/ Luminour held it at the 8th part of a fee, of im/. de Kerdeston, and he of the heirs of Montchensy, who held it. of Maud de Cromwell L;idy Tates/ia/l, and she ufthe King in chief; and Roger de Blkkling then held here the 5th part of a fee of John de L'isle, and he of the King, as of the honour of Luncasler. In 1419, it was settled in trust on Sir John de Heveningham, Knt. WiU. Paston, and others, to the sole use of the Appleyerd family ; and ill 1481, IVill. Jppleyerd o( East-Curleton, Gent, bequeathed his ma- nor of Dunston to Thomas his eldest son, and his heirs male, paying annuities to his brother John, and Elizabeth his mother; and for want of male issue, it was to remain to Thomas b\s brother, then to John his brother, and to Henri/ son of John, then to Henri/ his brother, then to Bartholomeic, and then to John Appleyerd; it went after to Bar- tholomew, who died in 149'i, and Margaret his widow, and Sir Rob. Jermi/n, administered. In 1534, Thomas Applei/erd settled it on John Taseburgh his trustee; and in 1548, he was found to hold it of Edmund Knevet, Knt. as of his manor of i/e^/fer^e/c, by knight's service, and Robert Applei/erd, was his son and heir; in 1572, John Applei/erd, Gent, had it. In l63'2, John Hamond of Ellingham by Btingcye, Gent, owned it, and dying this year, left it to John Hammond his son and heir. It afterwards came to the Longs, and is now owned by Israel Long, Esq. who is sole lord, impropriator and donor of the donative or perpetual curacy of

The CHURCH, which is dedicated to St. Remigius; its advowson was sef)arated from the manor, as is above related; and in 1533, it belonged to Bartholomew de Crcke, as part of the ancient inheritance of his family, for then he granted it to Richeld, widow of Rob. de Creke, his father's second wile ; and in 12G4, it was given by Margery, relict of Bartholomew deCrekc, foundress of thenuns at Flixton, to that house, to which it appropriated by Simon de Walton Bishop of Norwich,^ on condition thenuns should have the whole of the rector}', finding a priest to perform the duty, and paying him for so doing; and ill I'iSS, a fine was levied, by which Roger FitzPetcr Filz Osbert, and Sarah de Creke, his wife, the heiress of the Crcke family, settled the advowson on the Prioress of Flixlon,m pure alms : at the time of the appropriation, the rector had a house and SO acres of land. The living was first valued at five, afterwards at 7 marks and an half, and paid 2s. synodals, 6s. 8d. procurations, \2d. Peter-pence, and 2d. ob. carvage. In 1349, vvhen the general plague had depopulated great part of the realm, it was returned, that most of the parishioners here were dead, the land left untiUed, so that the Prioress could not pay the King's taxes for it, nor the 10/. per annum to the Bishop, then usually |)aid. It was granted by EdzcardVl. in 1539, to JJilliam and !/y(o. /( oof///0)/se, ' and the whole belonged to Anthoiiij Stiles, whose son Anthony had livery of this rectory, with Swerdedou, Stc. to which he got it annexed, as at p. 52. In 1559, Pic- Nirhol/s, Esq. had it; and in lCi03, Simon Lusher, curate here, returned answer, that there

9 E Regro. VII. Ecce.Calli. Norwic. Ricum. Fulmeiston, Arm. et Will, FuU fo. 29, dated at lloxne. merson, Milit.

' 1548, Manerium et rector, tent, per . •

DUNSTON. 37

were 40 conitnuuiranl!i in tiic parisli, tliiil it wot an improprinlion, witliDUt n vicnrajjc eiidovvid, served by a pfrjictuul rurair, appoinlcd and |)ai<l liy llif impmnrinlur ; llial tile town piiid clear lo evuiy tenth 18j.* 'I'lie driiu ot" llie chajn-l in the i'iclii\ in Ndkwicii had LukU hero, rH:ltli'il on that collcgi; iu 1.5!) I, liy llvitri/ l^iimiiur and othcri. Tlic llev. yir. IVi/liiiin liernri/, rector ot' .Vtvi/o/i FlotmuH and I'reten- ham, \i the present curate.

The church is about 19 yards long und 5 broad, hnth no isles nor p<jrch; the nave and chancel hath one continued roof, covered with tiles, as \i the top of the tower, which is square, and iialh io it only one bell.

On a slonr in the chancel there are llirce clli;5ie,s in brass, wiUi a brass plat<- under them, but no inscription ; and lower down on the snnic btone, arc cut three shields; on the Hrst, a lion with its tad turned over his head.' 'Jd, Talbot, rtrg a chevron giil. between three talbots

Kaviant uib. Sd, IIaiiuokne, gul. a lion pansant or, between three L'zaals, a crescent for di(feronce.

Here lycth interred the Body of the late virluous and piout Wife of Clerf. Talbot, Doctor of the Law, the eldest Daugh- ter ni' lyU/iam Ilai home <j( Man Jham, ii^ij; who died 18th Day of Decern. Irtl'J, leaving three Daughters and Coheiresses by IViUiaiH Sidnor of liluiidcston, Esq; her former Husband.

On the other stone are llie arms of

h'iSi. i)\ Diiitsloii. ari'. three pales jo/^. on each three leopards heads or. L'rett, on a liill vert, a greyhound passant iab. collared and chained org.

IsBAEL LoNo Esq; passed from death to life Nov, 13, MDCCIX.

There needs no Monument of Brass or Stone, Tor one, whose Name is Monument alone.

Non Deest ulli cclebrans Poenia

Integro vita* sceleris(|uc piiro ;

Suthcit nomen maculis inane

Pro Monuniento.

And also the Body oi Surah iMiig, the Dr. and lleir of Mat - thrw Ijoii'^ Gent. clec-en*cd. and lleliet of the ia\d hratl Ijong, who departed this Life Apr. 8, .M DCCW.

Par NoDiLi;. Here lies a "Soblc Pair, who were in Name, Iti Ileuit, and .Mind, and Sentiments the same. The Arithmatick Knle then can't be true. For Our and Owe, did never here make Tuo.

Here l)cth interred the Ik)dy of Mary Long Widow, and Relict of >rallhew Long, Gent, who departed this I^fe the ig

* Thu it not in the King's Books, at dwiRned lor ; ihoteof her first hiiilund,

r"" ■''■••'■ ' ■'•'•'', but the "^ •■- •• ■ •■- •-'••¥ jr. be-

jcran- d of at

■ ; , „ ijn. I.. .. ^i/.

* i know not nitotc arnit tJiCK were V>'l V. I

58 S W A I N S T H O R P.

J)ay of May l66S. Robert son of Israel Long Gen. and Sarah liis'Wife died Dec. 8, 16(38. Matthew Long Gent, died Nov. 12, 1658. Mary Dr. of Israel Long Esq. died Dec. 21, 1718, 55. Long impales Potts, «r. two bars surmounted by a bend or.

Mortale quod habuit, dumChristojabente, inimortale resurgat, hoc sub marmore inter Majorum Cineres, deposuit Matthaeus Long Armiger, Vir moribus antiquis Viiaj integerrinnis, Filius Israelis Long de Dunston in Agro Norfolciensi ; si quid aniplius Viator, scire cupias, Roges Egenos, (jui toties hujus Largitate Saturati, discessere, Eos roges Hospites, quos plena Mensa toties communicavit; Uxorem duxit Susannani, Domini Rogeri Potts de Mannington Baronetti Filiaui pienlissimam. Obijt Aug. 28, Anno a;t. sua3 6l, Salutis luunanaj 1724. (He was

high sheriff' of .Yo/yb//c in 1699.)

On a brass plate,

(©rate pro anima Jliaroart te applnarJi que nbiit £lnno <Domini M. bC fyiiu cuiu^ animc propicictur 5Dcu^.

In the nave, the arms of Davy in a lozenge. Sarah Davy died 11 July, 1720, aet. 22.

Sleep on in Silence, never more to wake, 'Till Christ doth raise thee, and to Glory take.

In the windows, arg. a cross gttl. Gul, a cross arg. Ar. six mul- lets three and three gul. Sab. two bars, and in chief three annulets arg. impaling a/g. in a bordure six mullets, 3, 2, and 1, G.

S W A I N S T H O R P,

At the Confessor's survey, was known by the name of Thorp only, and before the Conquest began to be called Szcaiiis-T/io?]), from the STcains or coiiiilri/ meiij that inhabited there. Half Stalra , Bithop Sti- gniid, and the antecessor of Godric the sezcer, had it at the first survey, and it belonged to Tovi at the second, all but Gochic's part, which was then of 2s. 8(L annual value, and belonged to him.* The whole was then a mile long, and as much broad, and paid 1 If/, gc/d. The rents of the manor were 29s- per annum, and one of the churches had

* Sub tit. Terra Toui. Domsd. fo. sol. i. ecclesia xxiii. acr. et i. bord.et

279. Hund. Hiimiliart. In Torp xv. dim. et Tor/) liabet dim. leiig. in longo

liberi homines, dv acr. et de xi. et di- et dim. leiig. in lato, et xi<^. de gelto.

midiohabuit RadiisStalra,comd.T.R.E. Sub tit. Terra Godrici Dapiieri. H.

et de iii. Stigandi, similiter et de dimidio Huniiliart. Doms. to. 169. InSuei-

antec. Godrici dapifei i similiter, tunc vi. nesthorp ii. see. xxxv. acr. scmp. dim.

car. modo vii. et dim. et xi. acr. prati, car. i. bord. et i. acr. prati, et val. ii.sol.

et dim. ir.ol, et xii. bor. et val. xxix. et y'wd.

SWAINSTHORI'. M)

2.1 ncre« ot'p;l»-bo. It iiflcnvards came lo ilic lii;^ots, hy wlioin il was givfii to 11 I'mnily slriiuincd iii: S\\ kyn I's i intiu', of wlncli (iillurl tie Sirfifiifsthor/i, is llic (ir>t 1 meet » illi, llial a^sum(•d that iiaiiK; ; li<; left it to IViilti-r III!* son, who by deed willioul date, uraiilrd lands here to be held of him and lii^ heirs, lo lia/file Kifiitiiliam ur Kuiiii^ltum, son of H'iHiiim (If Shotvshtim ; in I \[)5, it was settled by lio/i. son ol Ur^i- tiiilil and L'tf'ili- Stit-i/nesl/ior/i and /> illiam his son, on IVilliam de I'ul' liourne for life, from whom it took the name of

rULBOUIlNE-IIALL MANOR,

And soon after, Robert son of Rtginald de Sacifiiesl/iurp, and liartha- lomew son oi Jtffry ilf Stfii/nslfiorp, were lords here; and in 1J'J.>, Jiic. de Swfi/neaihurp, who that year obtained a market to the town of Larficld in' SiiJ'utk.^ In l'24tj, it appears, that tliere liad formerly been a serjeiiiilri/ bclongina; lo this manor, the owner of whieh was obliged to find a eross-bow and archer in lime of war, to guard .\or- iriiA castle for ;!(> days, at his own cost; but the lords here, granted divers lands to the then value ol' 31. per uiiiiiim lo the Erlham family, chargeable with the whole serjeantry, (see vol. iv. p. jIO.) which after came lo Hoherl de II orlfuletl, who pari-elled il out lo the I:!arl-.Mar- shal and others; and in l3(i'2,./"///i fhriiei/ had a pail with his manor of FuliUe, and after Jukn dc llala had it ; and in 1345, Hob. dc llul- tesloH. In I'JBIi, /wnc, chaplain to ihc Jens at Nuruic/i, and many others, both Je:f$ and C/irisliaiii, were tried lor breaking the churches o( Sici-'inslhurp and Wirtoii. It after came \o John de Siceifmtliurp, an<l then to U'alter de Ihadciiham ; and in l.'Jl.'i, Ric.de liraden/iam was lord, who in 133'2, settled the manor and advowson of St. Peter's church here, whicii belonged to it ; (js. Hd. rent in Coliiei/ ; the 4lh patt of Malherbe's hall manor, and the 4tli pari of the advowson of Sewtun I'lotmau thereto belonging, on himself for life, remainder to Ro/^er /e Uaukere ofReden/ial/, nni\ Mari/ iiis wife, in tail ; and T/w. dc Saatliifiig nud Robert , parson u( Suei/iiest/ioiji, son u\' l\ alter and brother lo Ric. de llntdiidiiiin, confirmed it; and \a \:^7'2, Roger /e lltiiikcre of Rc- ddihall, was lord, and held il of the 'Sorj'olk family al half a fee, and in I3tj(i, MarQ his reliel had it, and soon after it was united to Ihc other muiior iicrc, called

CURSON'S MANOR,

Which was that part ihal belonged to Godrie the jnr^r, and aflorwnrds came lo the Cirsons, who held it of I'alesba// honour; Kitl. le Cursim was lord here, and patron of the church of St. Muri/, wliicli was ap|>cndaiit to this manor when Soraich Domesday was mode, aud in IJlo, Rub. le Curzon had il; in 1.338, he settled it on himself and heirs in Uiil. In 131(>, Rie. Nee/, licid iicre and in Ilolkimm, u fourth part of a fee of the honour of Lniieasler ; and in 13'23, he held it of the baron v lA' Monte/ieiiti/, \ale of -Ji/iner dc I uUiiee, and the iie.vi year I'ettr le lirel't heir had it, and in IJ48,^oA;i son of R<>b. de Thorp. in 1381, II ill. de Ui'ckham and Lhri-linn his wife, settled il on John

' CUuj. 10 H. 3. M. JJ. Liberal, lo. II j. M. i. SutT.

60 SVVAINSTHORP.

Stuhek, v'lcai- of JVhid/iam, in tiiisl; and in V39[),Joh)i Ciirson had it, and the same year it belonged to Ih-iiri/ Litmiiiour, who joined it to llie other manor, and so was seized of both; in 1402, he was found to hokl Fnlbounic-halt manor, of the Duke oi' Norfolk, as oi' Foiucil ma- nor, at liidf a fee, and this manor of /(///. dc Keideston, and he of the heirs oi' Muiilc/ienste, and tliey of the heirs of Maud de Ciomwell, and they of the KiNG,attiie 8th part of a fee ; and in 1406, the two united manors and their advowsons, were settled by Jof;u Minis and Robert parson ot Szcaiiist/iorp, their trustees, on the said Henri/ Luminor and Margaret his wife; and in 140y, Jo/in Pevcnll owned" them all, who presented jointly with Eliz. his wife in 14'iy; in 1440, Eliz. then widow of Aico/as Blomvik (who held them for life) and IViUiam Blomvik, settled them by fine, on William Pnslon of Pasluii, and his trustees, liob. Clere, Esq. Jolm Dam, Sec. In 1447, Tho. Lucas o{ Holkham, Esq. gave the moiety of his manor of ■'Swainsl harp, to Etheldred his wife for life, remainder to Stephen Lucas liis brother, with the reversion of the other moiety in tail. In 1450, John Pastu>i,EHq, was sole lord, and died seized in 1465, and his leot!ees presented in 1467, and in 1505, fVill. Pastun and Bridget his wife had it, and the next year, settled it on Sir John Fineux, Knt. Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, and he on Sir Robert Rede, Chief Justice of the King's Bench, Edzcard Poininges, Knt. John Moore, Seijeant at law, &c. to the use of Jgnes Puston, widow, for lii'e, remainder to IVill. Paston, Esq. and his heirs, to perform the will of Sir H illiam Paston, Knt.; and in 1516, the said IMlliani Paston infeolfed Sir John Heveningham, Knt. and others, and in 1536, Sir U ill. Paslon, Knt. and Bridget his wife, and Jefjrt/ Paston, Esq. and Mary his wife, sold the manors and advowsons, to Sir Ric. Gresham, Knt. who left it in 1548, to Sir John Gresham, Knt. his son and heir, who had the whole, and held Fulbourne-Hall of Forncet at half a fee, Cnrson's of the dutchy of Lancaster, and the seijeantn/ of the King in chief, in 1570, Sir Tho. Gresham, Knt. owned them, and his Lady after him; i\n(\ ihcn Sir IVill. Gresham his nephew had them, when the customs of the united manors (now caWcd Szcainsthorp- Hall) were found to be, that thejines are at the will of the lord, the copyhold descends to the eldest son, and the widow's dower is a third part. In 1580, // /'//. Gr«//aw, Esq. owned them, and inl609,Sir ///'//. Gresham, Knt. held it of Forncet at half a fee. In I6l6, Sir JVilL Gresham and Elizabeth his daughter, sold it to Christopher Colin/, &c. in trust for Sir Henri/ Hobiirl, Knight and Baronet, Lord Chief Justice- of the Common Pleas; and in 1617, they all joined and sold it to Tho. Steie- ard and John Pichercll, and their heirs; and in Mvl'i, they conveyed it to John Mi/ngui/, alderman of Nurzcieh, who had a grant of the lefe, iluring the lives of Sir Charles Conmaleis, &,c. (see |). 1,) it belonging to the hundred. In 1640, Mary, relict of Thomas Steuard, Esq. and Henri/ her son, released all right to Ja//« ili«';/g«j/ afoiesaid ; and in iG50, Rob. Rich, ILsq. administrator to Sir Edwyn Rich, released all liis right (which was a mortgage only) to John, son and heir of John Mi/ngai/, who settled it in trust on Roger Mi/ngay, (jent. his brother. InlOOy, Man/, relict of Alderman Roger Miugui/, had it; and John, Anthom/, and Roger, her three sons, released it to her; and the next year, she, and John and Roger, conveyed the mancrs, advovvson, and whole estate loAnthonyMingay, her second son, who in 1666, married

S \V A 1 N S I 11 O U 1'. 6l

.-/«)(<•, clauphicr «nil coheiress of t7ii///<v Coriitcii/iis nf Milf/imn, H»(|.; ill- (lifd 'js/Jcf. l7IS,aii<l i>l>urii<l in Si. .SVf///ii-H"» cliun-li iii Sor^tch, and left J'niiicet liis only daughler und licircs!!, wliu tir^il uiiirrii-d Mr. Ltiue of Ihiitol, by wliuni she liiid no issue, ;illcT to

It'il/iiim liniitke, F.sq. recorder oi" yionricft, wlio is llic preseol lord nnd [ditron. Slie died Aiiif. C3, 1729, "nd is buried in St. Stephen's, having no is^ue now surviving.

The I iit'iK II o( St. M.MiY w.is dcmolishod at the Rcrormution, it U-ini; in ii di-caving way ever since iU consolidation lo the present church of St. I't'tvr; for in l.iO.'), il was called the o/<i church, und the principal l^la^e of the I'irgin, was ulino^t dcc.iyed. tVillmin Viirson was patron ot" il at liomtsdnif making, when the rector had a house nnd 'Z') acre* ; it was valued al fw<: in.iik4, hut not la.xed in the last valualixn; it paid 'id. synodal-i, \'t(l. proeiiralions, 'Id. carvaijc, and \d. Fcler-pence; anil in UJJ, an image of Si. Jnlfioui/ was given lo the church.

THE RECTORS I have met with are,

13\5, Pi Ur U .Mni/ne. Rod. i,F. CunzoN.

133.S, J(din Diikr, of MorU: John IIalks, trustee.

IjI'J, linger de Suul/igittc of S^ej/ncfthorp. John Gosselyn of

SKflfllU/litJt.

jj()l, liiigfr Ward.

\:AW>,Jiimt% .Mottt. Rocr.n nr. H\les, Rir. \\'iiitf., and Jkf- FBY Cj A i.T ; he e.xchaiiEed ihc same year for the lucdiely uflUn^itak- Parra, with Semnii ni ipsB-ir/i.

]37'3, John Si/I;eliiig was buried in Si. 3/ari/'s church al .S7ra/fo/i, before the great toud, and was formerly sacrist of Winufield college.

140t), Robert, reclor of Stceyiisthorp Si. M aiiy.

St. I'ktkk's ( iiL'Ri 11 is ay feet long, and 22 broad, ihe north isle is M feel long and I'Z broad, and the chancel is about 22 feel long, and as much broad; the wliole is uied, e.xccpl ihe nave, which is leaded; ihe steeple is about M feet high, is round at bottom and aezaugular al top, including four bells.

In the chancel,

Malhetc Slouhnm, clerk, deceasc-d 17 -tpr. 16.59, AO. -And this on a brass plate, havinij the arms of H av i.ns, w ilh a mullet for dilTercnce.

Here hetli the Body of Gilbkht H Avr.ns, Esq; who served Queen EHznhtth, Caplain in llnnvick, then in Scvllmtd,^ after in Irthiiid, aixl last in the "Selhrrlnndi 22 Year';, he marrieil Fb a H- cr.s Dr. aii<l Heir ofTiio. Nasiie. he lived 87 ^ ear>. and died the 5 of May, l'i28.

• m%. Join* Null or Naiii, of d.niphtCT*. ' ' 'fd

Swatn>ll)orr, bunftl ihrrc, left Thoiiju aiul John ' ti

hi> Kin .itidlic:t, and William liu bro- lo Amy l'^ » ■''• t^'-- '•*"''• '' ''•

t her, and All!) hi» wife, cxcculorj, two France*, clJcJt daughter »nd cuheir of

62 SWAINSTHORP.

In the north isle,

James Long, Gent, died Aug. 17, lG7y Alice his first wife, Aug. 19, 1658.

jNlors nuptos separat, separates niibit utrosque

IIos se divulsit, junxit utrosque simul. Wliom Death did Part, the kinder Grave of late

Hath joined, once again, in spite of Fate.

This James, by the name of James Long of Swainthorp, Gent, had a grant of arms from Sir Edward Bis/ie, Garter, dated Feb. 14, I0"5],to him and Matthew Long, Gent, his brother, and their heirs, viz. org. three pales sab. each charged with as many leopards heads or. Crest, on a hill w;'^, a greyhound passant sab. collared and chained arg. which now belongs to the family seated at Dutiston. The following arms are on the chancel roof, and in the windows: ], arg. a plain cross gul. Bygod of !Seleiiugton. 2, Inglethorp, gill, a cross ingrailed arg. 3, Shelton. 4, ar. three crescents G. BuTTEVELEYN. 5, ^\'iNGFiELD. 6, Wo LTERTON, quarterly oj- and az. a bendlet gii/. 7, az. a bull's head caboshed or. 8, Hoe, quarterly ^. B. overall a bend gul. g, Mixgay, or, on a bend az. three leopards heads arg. impaling three cross croslets htche arg. 10, Min- gay impales Pratt, sab. on a fess between three elephants heads erased arg. three mullets of the field. 11, Mingay impales Corn- WALEis. 12, Gournay, «/g. a cross ingrailed gul. 13; Fitz-Rai.ph. 14, Kerdeston. 15, sab. a cross or. l6, quarterly G. and ^z-. 17, Thokp. is, arg. a cross sab.

The rectors here had anciently an house and ,'30 acres of land, arjd the rectori/ was valued at 15 marks, paid 2s. od. synodals, 6s. 8d. pro- curations, 5d. Peter-pence. And 3d. carvage, and 205. to each subsidy. It now stands in the King's books by the name of Swayns- THORP, is valued at 12/. 13s. 4d. pays Jiist fruits, and 1/. 5s. '4d. yearly tenths, and not being sworn under 50/. per annum it is not dis- charged, and so not capable of augmentation. Ihis village paid 2/. 9s. to every tenth; and the religious concerned here, were the Priors of Bromholm, whose temporals were taxed at 3d. of Mendliam 2d. oi Alvesborne l(id. and of St. Faith iGd,

RECTORS OF SWALNSTHORP.

1202, Walter.

1311, jBnce.

1327, Rob. son of Walter de Bradenham. Ric. de Bradenham.

1372, Robert Cariol of Redenhale. Roger le Haukere of Redenhale.

1373, John de Bulniere. Mary, relict of Roger Haukere.

Thomas, son and heir of Jolin Nashe, old, who had 120 acres of pasture, called

married John Wriglit, alias Haley, of Netliards, in Newton and Bedingham,

Shoteshani, wlio died in 1586, and left held of Horscford manor, &c. Cole's

.Frances his daughter and heir, four years Inquis. vol. iii. p. 99.

NEWTON. C3

138(», Robert F.tlatirJs. \1auy, rc-licl of Roger llaukerc. I4«!>, I'/iiimas (j/i/sc. John I'kveuki. iiiuI Li.iZAuhin liis wifi-. 1444, '^V//. Cuiifiiif. Will. I'amon oi I'uilun, uiiil John Dam. Ill 1450, III- e.\cliiiiij;i-il for 'ikhwcll, willi Rii/itinl H/iile. John I'asion. 14(J7, Robert ISui/s. I'collt-cs ut' J o/iii I'atlon.

130d, Sir I'eler I'ltite, cliaplaiii, on lioi/i's deall). .Sir John Pas- ton, Knt.

Sit He II ri/ llalmanoix /'c/iVr's dcalli, res. ^\'II. liam I'aston, Esq. 13^'), llalimtn i'i-:>iijiicd tor u pension ugsigncd liiin fur lite, by the Uislioli's C(Hl«ent, and

Sir C/iiis. Luiile, chaplain, was presented by Wi i.l. Paston, on whoM; deaili in

li37i Sir y^iV. (ire^liam, Knt. gave it to

RiiutiiiiU Riibi/e ; and in looi, Liidy Isabel G reshant, reVicl of Sir Richard, presenlfd

l\ill. luiticet, A. M.: and al bis death in lijfi, she gave it to Sii Rie/itird JluJwiie, who resigned in 1571, and Sir Thomin Cresluim presenled

Jo/iii I'liitun, and in l.'iUH, .-/ntfioiii/ iMcke, A.M. was presented by AVi i.i.. GitEsii am of lilt uooil, lls(|.; Ill 1<J(».!, he relumed t)7 enniiiiuiiieants, lliat Sir }\ illiiim (jicshdiii, Knt. was patron, and llial he held ii united to 'I'l/beiihiiin vicarage.

1619, John t'oortli, A. M.; be was ejected in the nbellion,' and

Mat. Stoiieliitm got into his place, but died in Ui5<), and Foorlh was restored, who died about IO7I, and was succeeded by

bamiie/ Siiiiwileii, preseiile<l by Iskai.l Long, who purchased ihe next turn ol" Mr. Jntliuiiij Miiigay. He lield it united to Sctcton I'loliiiiiii, and was Muceeded by

The Rev. Mr. John SuiJI, the present rector, who liolds it united lo the vicarage of Suerilt^luii. Rob. Sw ift, by grant from Aiillioiiif Miiigtiy, Ueiil. of Suruic/i.

N E \V T O N.

'/« the Vcri-Zor.'w, »o called to di-tinpuish it from other places of the same name, SeKlon-Stonrhaiii, or Stony- Sruloii, but ino.-t com- moiily \errtnn-l'/oliiian, from ihv /lot e or /iT/v-t<irt/, which used 10 convey possen^jers over liie river I'aiis, which, tlioui;h a con.«ideriiblc ktream in nncient clays, is now but a small river, aividini; this town from that of Ta$ebuii>/i, geneially fordable, except in liij;li waters, when it i» pass<d over l>y a very goixl brick arched bridge, repaired al the cxi>ensc of the county. Ai the time of the Coii((ucror, lliU wa» a

' Walker, P*rt II. fo. 145-

64 . NEWTON.

very inconsiderable village, the old villasre of Rantlioi~i), now swal- lowed up in this, being by much tlie largest part of it ; To\ i then had it/ and it had 15 acres belonged to the manor of Hetlnl,^ which, with another small part, belonged to Roger Bigut,^ all which constituted

THE MANOR OF BLUNDEVILLE'S, or NEWTON-HALL,

Which had its name from its owners, and to which the mediety of the advowson of the church belonged ; the first that 1 tind of this name owner here, was Will, de Blundeville, Blometyle, or Blunucl^ who had it of the gift of Henri/ de Rhi/e, with Blomevyle's manor in Depham, (vol. ii. p. 491,) he left it to Richard his son, who was lord in 1226, being nephew to Tho. de B/umville Bishop of Norwich, (vol. iii. p. 483,) he was succeeded by William Bhimvi/le, and he by Katlierine his widow;' and IVil/iam their son held it of the manor of Ilinghain, as of the barony of Rhye; and it was after held of the barony of Montchensy at a quarter of a fee ; in 1388, Rich. Blumvyle held it, and in 1420, IVill. Blumvi/le, Esq. who was succeeded by Ric. Blomevyk, Esq. and he by Catherine his wife,* and she by Richard their son, who died in 1503; Ralph his brother succeeded, and died in 1514, whose son Edward was lord, and died in 15()S ; and in 1569, Thomas his son held a court baron and ktc, and had purchased and joined to it three parts of

The MANOR of Myles, alias Ranthoep, in this town; he held the manor at half a fee of the Lord D'acrc's manor of Honford.

The advowsoii of Blomevyle's mediety in Newton church, was a rectory valued at nine marks, and had 12 acres of glebe.

RECTORS.

1294, .7o/k7* Blumvt/Ie, rector; he was escheator for the King in Norfoth, Saffolk, Cambridgshire, Huntingdonshire, Essex, and Hert- fordshire, in 1289. AV'iLL. de 13lumville, patron.

1317, Master Nic. Blumvi/le. Katherine, widow of William de Blu m VI lle of Ncw<u«.

1334, Ric. Boghai/. Eve, daughterof Sir Jo/;« C/aDmnn;, guardian to Will, son and heir of Will. Blumvyle.

1338, Jejfry at Heme of SKaiusthorp. John Flynt, guardian to the said 1\ illiam.

* Terra Toui. H. Humiliart. Doins. semper i. car. et i. niol. et val. v.j.

fo. 279. (fo- I39-) . ,, ,

In NiWETUNA ii. libcri liomincs, XXX. ' In Niwetuna 1. lib. homo, xv.

acr. de uno et dim. habiiit antecessor acr. et. ii. bor. et val. xvi.(/.

Rogcri Bigot comA. T. K. E. et de dimi- ^ He seems to be son of Robert de

dio antecessor Radulfi de Bellofago, Sem- Blomevyle, vvlio lived here about 1 190.

per v. bor. et i. car. et iiii.acr. prati.et ^ 1360, Bertram de Blunnel released

liii. liberi homines dexii. acr. et dim time all his right to William, and Katherine

valuit X. sol. modo xiii. sol et iiii. d. his wife.

« Terra Rogeri Bigoti. H. Hu- ♦ 1495, Katherine Blomevyle died a

miliart. Donis. fo. 122. In Niwetuna widow, and Lady Eleanor jenny ad-

XV. acr. de de dominio de Hethella ministered.

NF.U'TON.

65

I.1t5, Jiiiharti [fiitUe. \Vill. Uuf m vy le, re».

I34(i, liui^er lUiimvilt. Diltu.

HH8, .//<i;i .S>;iiV/i of Tiiscbtirs^li. llic. Blumvyle, Esq. who pre- sciiU-il the lilur (ollowiiig reclori :

l.J<M, John Mrrfff.

14(J<), Sifp/ifii Dretcc of Burttoii.

1414, liic/ninl 0>tt/rr.

1418, S(aman Kdlfbiir^h.

XA'iO, John L'opuliltfke. Will. Blomvyle, Esq. who presented the four followiiin rectors :

14.11, Robert O'/u^/tr, who changed for Rougliaia vicarage iu }iur- folk in

14^7, Willi lienedict liiihop.

It. 17, Robert EiitCiirdi.

1447,.yo/i/i iliumpioii, unilcd for hfe to the other mcdictv; he resigned t)olh, and in

1448. .Si/noM liluke nriis presented to this mrdiety by Will. Blom- vyle, E«(). Nic I'oKKiNG, John I v rEvvoon, and John .Stoiiour, hi« feoffeis ; and to tin- other niidicly by .Nic Ai'PLEV.\kij of Iir(ikeue-a\h, Esq. and Marnarcl hi« wife, Edm. Wk ni son am ; and soon ufier they were con^oiiduled in the said Simon, and have remained su ever :tince.

|>art

IIAINTIIOIIP-HALL, Malherbe's, otherwise called .Myles, or Mills manor,

Belonged to Ailwin in the Confessor's lime,' and was hehl by Wit LI AM, of Roafr lie Rtimis* in the Conqueror's, and another pai bclonijcd to \VarE(;ils who held it of Rugtr Bi^nf ■' It after came to the Crown, and continued there till Kin;.; lien. II. leased it out to Rof^er son of Uoserline, and King Rir. I. A\ 1 18!). gave it to Oliver MALiiERnF., who then n.iid Iwo niarks to the Kini;, for the imple- incnUof luislyandry and stuck upon it:' in 125G, Ui/liani Malherbc had It, and aficr him .Sir Rnlf i^iilherbe, who was lord in l'280, and la 1'29(), King Edward I. granted \\m\ jree-tcnrrtn to all his denionns here, by the name of IVi/tiain de Cnrliol. It now was divided into four parts; in 1.121, a fourth pnrl Wlonged to J„ltn de Oved<i/e, who held it oi John de Cluvenng by the 4lh part of a fee, and had liic 4lh purl

'Terra Rockri ot Ramu, H. Hii. miliart. (o. 176. KANiLTOkr tcniiit AiLuumui, i. lib. homo \x. acr. fcrre, rnodo tenet Willi. fcnijHrr i. car. rl vii. acr. prari ct li. mol. ct quinta pan mol. cc vi. lib. ' ,(>«r

dim. car. et i. . xj.

acr. tunc 11. vil.. „ .. , ,„, . i .iim.

car. CI i. acr. pmii, nine valuit xxx. sol. modu xliii.

• Carta Willi, filii Milon.» dc IU».

lingcs, qui lenuit fr;-il. if onini iinli-

liun dc Roger.' in

com. Norf. O-

VOL. V.

.lb. N c. Scac. Esvex. edit, per T. lleirne, A..v7. Oxon. vol. I. J). 537. B> winch il thuild teem, ihal a part hete came tu Ihe Rcinciiliorp or Rjnihurp Uiuily, very early.

' Terra Roccitt Bicoti. M. Mu>

mili.ir- !' — '. fo. 139. In Kaivti.

TO» I . Iwrao T.K.fc. XXX.

II 'A t ■ rcit'i tunc 11. viL

hm. car. el 1. acr.

T>

• koi. Pip. 1. K. I. lliti. Excht|. il). 19 j. K

Norf. Madox

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of the advowson of the medicty of tlie church, belonging to it; this continued as a. separate manor a lonir lime, and was called D'ove- dale's manor, of which Felcr de Oveditle of Tucohiedon was lord in 1322. In 1316, Sir Ralf Matlieibi.' had another 4lh part, and pre- sented here; and in 13 ly, Godfiey de la Roke/e presented in ri^^ht of another 4ll) part, which in 1331, was conveyed by Sir Robert son of Robert de la Rokele, Knt. and Reginald de Neiford and Margaret his wife, to Jefri/ de la Salle of Norwich ; and in 1346, Bartli. de Salle' conveyed it to Rich, de Bitering of Norzcich, Nic. Kemp of IVestwi/k, and IVilliam Ode junior of Sax tliorp ; and in 1361, this part of the manor and advowson, was conveyed by Thn. Cole, Hill. J.sger, Nic. IVhilefbot, and John Tiliiey, citizens of Norwich, to Barlh.j^pplei/ard, citizen of Norwich, and Emma liis wife, and their heirs, they being feoffees to Barth. de Salle. Sir Ralf Malherbe's part was joined to the other 4th part, which in 1306 was held by John de IIeynsthorp, who dwelt here, and look his name from this place, and held it at half a fee of Forncet manor ; but he parted with his right in the two 4th turns of the advowson of the mediety of the church ; Ric. de Bor- land had it after him, and Will, de Rees after him. in 1383, ^daiu liumfrt/ of Salle had it, and died in 1385, leaving Margaret his daughter and heiress, who was a ward of Barth. Jppleyard's, who paid 10 marks to the manor of Forncet for her marriage ; and the said Bartholomew, the same year, purchased the right of Thomas de Bumpstede in the advowson, and had it settled in trust on Thomas Spi/uk, Will. Eaton, and otiiers, and obtained the marriage also of the daughter and heiress of Thomas de Bumpstede ; and in 1389, the Countess of Norfolk, granted to .Icffry Massingham, the marriage of Maud, daughter and heiress of Thomas son and iieir of Adam Humfry, and Maud his wife, of Rcfham. In 1432, John Sineynsfhorp had it, and Loveney after him. In 1444, Tho. Bumpstede, senior, of Tase- burgh, Esq. Master IVill. Ludham, chaplain, and Henry Rant, chap- lain, his trustees, conveyed his part of it then called Milys's manor, to Nicholas Jppleyard, Esq. and Margaret his wife. Sir John Cli/ton, Knt. Edm. Wichingham, Esq. and Thomas Trute, clerk, their feoffees, ■which was conveyed to Bumpstede, &,c. by John Hare, pardon of Sax- lingham ; and in 1466, Margaret, relict of Nic. Jppleyard, Esq. con- veyed MiLEs's manor to John Applei/ard, Esq. in tail, remainder to Will, his brother," remainder to Henri/, another brother, remainder to Barth. another brother, with an over remainder to Eliz. and Anne, their sisters, and their heirs; John Appleyard, Esq. inherited, and in 1498, settled it on Sir Rob. Clere,^ Sir Fhil. Calthorp, Sir lien. Hei/don, Sir John Windham, Knts. and John Grice, Gent, his trustees, to the use of Nicolas his son, who succeeded, and left it to John his son and heir ; and in 1515, Thomas Blomevyle, Esq. had purchased three parts of it, and joined them to Blomevyle's manor, so that he had all but the 4th part, with the 4lh part of the advowson of Malherhe's mediety, which was sold by NicholasApplcyerd before 1557, to Edward Blomvyle, Esq. who then became sole patron. The 4th part ot the

' In I34S, Ric. de Bradenham, Jef. ' In 14S1, he gave an annuity of six

de Snoryng, Barth. de Salle, Rob. son mai ki to Elizabeth his wife, out of this

of Rait Bumpstede or Benstede, junior, manor, and Ric. Melton, were lords. * 1461, Eliz, Clere held it in trust.

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innnor pniMied ns n singU- manor in the Apjihi/enh, nnd in 1,528, lio^rr .■//i/ild/crj, lls<|. difd sfi/i-d ut' it, and .lu/iii liis son nnil licir inlicrilrd alter the death til K/iz. his niDthcr. In \.')M, JOtherl Cltre hud It in irusl, ami arifrwardii Sir Jo/iii Clirc, Knl. tor Ja/iii .•//>/'/<•- yard. In 1555, John .Ipi'lei/cnl of llrakciu-aJi, ^>i\. and Thumas Chitpmaii, Gent, son and lieir of AlfxantUr L'/iapmnti, Esu. deceased, gold lo H ill. liii^ol of StrattoH in Sorfulk, Genl. and John Slrote of Rfin/itiiii, clerk, and their heirs, in fee simple, the manor of .MvLiiS or .Mills. In l(iO<.», T/iunia.^ llaiter, <»enl. in right of his wife, who was lute the wile of .tUxniidfr Cluiitinaii, and before that, ui' J a ifus Jtiuot, (jrnl.' held his manor of llviincitluirp in \cnloii Flutiiian, 'J'li-eliuni and Suuiiisl/iorp, ul half a lee of the niaiiur ol J'unirrl. In l(>7(i, John hickjurd conveyed il lo Hilliuin Ltickford, und both joined nnd bcttlcd it on Jldmiind Rolf'; it after belonged lo tiie licdinnfitlds, and was sold from that family, to Mr. Richard Carter of \orj«if/(, and his widow sold it lo .Mr. if id/f «»<//(, of whom it was niirelias4'd iiiuler n commission of hnnkruptcy, by Richard l\ right of Aorrr/r/t, whose »<m Mr. Rich. M right is the jiieseiit owner.

'I he medieiy called M ALiiiJtnts, in Ata/on church, was valued al Dine uiurks, und liud Xl acres oi glebe.

RECTORS.

I2<>1, fiilhert Mulhtrhc.

I:JMi, Richard de liournc of Long-Slraltoii. Sir Ralf he Mal- IIERUE, Km.

1."I9, " '//. '/<■ I'.itoiie. GoDFRF.Y HE RoKCi.E this 4tii turn.

I:ii7, Roger Boiide. Kir*, ne Hkadenham for tl)is4lh turn.*

ISt^i, If ill. alte Hawe of Uiirdinghinn. Will, di: Colm'.y and John dk Sn oh y no. for this 4th turn. He resigned in

137y, lo John Clark of (ircssmhtill, in exchange for South ll'ul- iham St. Marif. Tho. Bumfstede, citizen.

l.)f)(), Thoiiiai I'm/not. Maky II ai; k p. ur of /if (/c/i/irt//.

I4()l, Rich. Ihirgoi/iie. Will. Rkf.s, es<juire U> the King's body, ns guardian to lUtmmtedc's heirs.

1411), Rich. Ihtclfr, who held il united lo tlie other medicly, and al his dentil in 1431, /' ill. lilomrri/lc gave it to

Jo/iii Kfcr of .Itleliurgh ; und in 1447. when Kecr re>ign<d, John Thompfiin was presented by Nir. Ari'i.r.v Ai: n <jl liia- kni-aih, and Will. Ulomevvle of Sctcton, ll-iqrs, and lield it united to llie other inediely ; and on his resignation,

.Simon li/akc succeeded, and the two medielies were coaso- iidated, as before.

The consolidated rectory stands by the name of Newton Flot- MAN, in ihe King's Books; il is vulned nt \(>l. and |»nys /;ii/ Irmli, nnd \l. per iinniim tvnthi,i\\\i[ is not capable of augmeiilatinn. it pnid I'k/. I'eler-lx-nee, .*)f/. <>A. cnrvage, IS*/. syno<lals. and <>». H,/. |»ro- rurntiont. 'Ihe portion nf the tithes out of the deme.in*, b«loui;itig lo Thttj'ord prior, was 5j. , the portion of tithes belougiug lo iLc i'liur of

* ]aine$ Bigot, Gcni. married Ann?, • S<« p. 59. Micr to John Applcyard.

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St. Faith, was ],^s. 4<f.' and his tcmpor.'ils Is. as were llie temporals of the Prioress of Carline. Here was a gi /d oi' St. 1'ktku, which in 1492 hatl an alderiiiKu and many brethren. The terrier hath 22 acres and an half of glebe, and the whole village paid 31. clear, to each tenth.

RECTORS OF NEWTON, AFTER THE CONSOLIDATION.

1467 , John Tp/bj/e. Rich. Blomevyle, Esq.

1490, Jo/in ManJieUl, nfriur-mmov, commonly called Brother Jo^w . Carr. Kat. relict oi Richard Blomcvt/te, Esq.; he was deprived in 1504, and

Edward Peuiiant, a great acquaintance of Sir Edw. Howard, Knt. otherwise cnWt^A Edward ap Res, clerk, was instituted by lapse.

1509, Thomas IVarde. Nic. Appleyard, Esq.

1517, Ueiiry IVoodhouse, on fVarde's deprivation. John Brooke and Constance his wife. At his death in

1540, Richard Hudson. John Kobsart, Esq. in right of the jointure of Elizabeth his wife ; at his death in

1557, IVili. Knightbridge had it of the gift of Edw. Blomevyle, Esq. who at his death in 1559, gave it to Johit Beare, and at his death in

1566, to Joh)i