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EDITED BY
a H. EVELYN WHITE, f.s.a.,
VICAR or CHRIBT CHCRCB, CREHHAM, rORMERLV Cl’RATE OF BT. MAROARET's, IPSWICH ; MOHliRARV MEMBER, LATE HONORARY SECRETARY OF THE HCFFOLK INSTITUTE OF ARCHAI»LOOY AND NATURAL HISTORY.
CORRESPONDINO MEMBER OF THE NEW ENOLAND HISTORIC AND OENKALOOICAL SOCIETY.
NEW SERIES. VOL. IV.
IPSWICH :
PAWSEY AND HAYES, THE ANCIENT HOUSE.
LONDON :
ELLIOT STOCK, (i2, PATERNOSTER ROW.
NORWICH: A. H. GOOSE & Co. CAMBRIDGE: MACMILLAN and BOWES.
CHELMSFORD : EDMUND DURRANT A Co. BURY ST. EDMUND’S : P. T. GROOM BECCLES: C. CHASE.
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HADLEIGH CASTLE, ESSEX.
Thirty-five miles from London, and crowning the line of hills extending from Benfieet to Leigh, stand the mins of Hadleigh Castle. From its position near the mouth of the Thames, this fortress must have been of great importance, but unfortunately very little exists to tell the tale of its former grandeur. No finer position could possibly have been selected for the site of a baronial castle, whether for the purpose of security and defence, or for the beauty and extent of its scenery. On every side, except where it is approached by a narrow lane from the village, the hill upon which it stands descends with a steep and rapid decline, rendering the approach of any hostile force a most dangerous undertaking. The ruins of two towers form the prin¬ cipal portion of the remains ; they stand respectively at the north-east and south-east comers, and although considerably reduced in height and very crumbling, the northern one being nearly demolished, still sufficient yet remains to show that they were identical in form and construction. They are circular externally, and internally hexagonal. The walls are nine feet thick at the base, and are lined with squared chalk beautifully and compactly worked. These towers were probably about sixty feet high. The southern most one is ornamented by a broad band of flint work above the string course ; while the northern tower is decorated by flint work arranged in alternate squares. Each storey of these towers is pierced with loopholes, widely splayed within, and lined with chalk ; in one or two of these apertures the iron bars still remain. The towers are about sixty feet apart, and were connected by a wall eight feet thick, and apparently about twenty feet high, but very little of its masonry now remains above ground. Although there was probably a gateway in this wall no trace of one is now apparent. The
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length of the ballium from east to west is 338 feet, and the extreme width 180 feet; its walls vary from four to six feet in thickness, strengthened at intervals by buttresses of great solidity. On the south side are the foundations of six apartments or offices, the inner walls of which are four feet thick. The principal gateway was upon the north side and near the west end, where undoubtedly the principal apartments were situated ; it w’as dominated by a large circular tower, now utterly destroyed, but its foundations are clearly defined. Westwanl of this tower are indications of apartments on the north side, and alx)ut mid¬ way between it and the north-east tower are the foundations of a small flanking tower. Traces of a similar tower occur exactly oppHJsite on the south side. The entire structure is built of Kentish rag stone, cemented with mortar of great hardness and tenacity, and containing a large quantity of sea shells, principally the cockle. Upon three sides, the north, west, and east, the castle is defended by a deep ditch, now pjirtially filled in. On the south it was protected by the arm of the river passing between Canvey Island and the main land of Essex. It appears probable that at the time the castle was built this stream was navigable to the foot of the hill upon which it stands, because in con¬ structing the London, Tilbury, and Southend Railway, which passes lietween the castle and the stream, there was found at the depth of twelve feet timbers evidently belonging to sunken vessels enclosing large quantities of rag stone.
In 1863 rather extensive excavations were carried out under the supervision of Mr. W. H. King, the learned honorary secretary* to the Essex Archaeological Society, when although much interesting masonry was unearthed, nothing of great moment was discovered. No traces of vaults or undercrofts were observed, and nothing to determine the specific uses to which the apartments whose foundations have been exposed, could lie applied. Perhaps the most interesting find was that of a large leaden pipe entering the castle beneath the wall near the great gateway tower. This pipe was traced to some considerable distance and found to have conveyed water from a spring or reservoir in what is now known as Plum Tree Hill, nearly the eighth’ of a mile from the castle. Some few objects of antiquarian interest were discovered during the course of the excavations. Among them were a number of encaustic tiles, some bearing a Fleur de Lys ; one large key, part of a sword blade, a candle socket with spike for fixing into a wall, some large nails, a horse shoe, and one small silver Edwardian coin ; these with three Nurembnrg tokens and large quantities of the bones of various domestic animals and fragments of crockery ware constituted the “find.”
No tradition as to the origin or destruction of the building exists among the villagers, excepting that it xvas built by a great king, and, of course, battered down by Oliver Cromwell ; and that its ruins are haunted by a lady dressed in white anxious to divulge the burial place of vast treasure.
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Fortunately, among the rich store of documents contained in the Public Record Office, the whole history of the castle can be worked out, and the difficulty which so long existed in reconciling the Edwardian appearance of the ruins with the known fact of its having been built by Hubert de Burgh about the year 1232, explained away by the particulars of all receipts, costs, payments, and expenses incurred about the repair of the old houses as well as the “new making of the tt)wers, chambers, chapel, and walls,” from the 2nd of December in the 38th year, to the morrow of the Feast of St. Michael in the 42nd year of Edward in. Although the names of various clerks and controllers, viz., Henry de Mammesfeld, Godfrey de la Rokele, Richard Suarry, Nicholas Raunche, and John Barnton are preserved ; no mention is made of the architect, but as a charge of 3s. 4d. is several times entered for the freightage of certain lalwurers from Hadleigh to the “Castle of Shepeye,” designed and built about 1361 by William of Wykeham, “for the strength of the realm, and the refuge of the inhabitants,” may we not fairly conclude that the new castle at Hadleigh owed its design to the same master mind. We know that in 1359, to this great civil and military architect, was entrusted the warden and surveyorship of the king’s castles of Windsor, Leeds, and Dover, in order that they might be put into an efficient stjvte of defence. From its very position Hadleigh could have been of scarcely less importance, and therefore equally required the care and attention of his guiding hand. Added to this, the proximity of the castle to London, and its contiguity to the widely spread h\intiug grounds of Rayleigh and Thumlersleigh rendered it a favourite resort of his royal patron and master, the Third Edward. In the Minister’s Accounts, mention is frequently made of the king and queen’s chambers ; of the king’s hall, chamber, and chapel. There are also numerous payments for the purchase of iron vessels for the candles in the king’s chamber, for glass for the windows against the king’s coming in the winter, for bran for cleaning the armour of the king, for olive oil for the king’s armour, etc. All this tends to prove that the warlike majesty of England was no infrequent occupant of the castle, and what so natural as that the favourite friend and architect should plan the building destined to be not only a national bulwark, but also one of the royal residences. It is therefore hoped the following abstract translations of some of the documents relating to this castle may not prove uninteresting.
From Patent Roll ii., Henry iii., part 1, m. 25, No. 197. a.d. 1227.
“ Henr}' by the Grace of God, etc., to the Archbishops, <kc.. Greeting. — Know ye that we have given and granted, and by our present charter have confirmed to our well beloved and faithful H. de Burgh, Earl of Kent, and Margaret his wife, for their homage and service all the lands and tenements underwritten, to wit — The Manor of Raylee with the honor, Knight’s fees, and with all appurtenances, and the Manors of Hadlee, etc., which belonged to Henry de Essex, Earl of Essex, with all
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their appurtenances, to have and hold of us and our heirs to the said Hubert and Margaret for all the life of them, and after their decease to the heirs who shall descend from the aforesaid Hubert and Margaret, in fee and hereditarily’, freely, quietly, wholly and honourably, doing therefore to us and our heirs the service of four knights for all services. And if it shall perchance happen that the said Hubert and Margaret die without heir descending from the said Hubert and Margaret, then all the said manors and tenements aforesaid, and the aforesaid Hundred of Rocheford with the Honor and Knights’ fees and the homages and. services of Knights and free tenants and all other their appurtenances shall revert to the heirs of the same Hubert for ever with sak and sock, tol and theam, infangtheof, scremtol and water tol, hamsoene and fore- stal, sandbrech and miskeninge, with fredwitte and frithwithe, blodwite, and wudwitte, with the advowson of the Priory of Prittlewell and with all advowsons of the churches of the lands afore written which advow- sons we had in the aforesaid land.”
(To be continued.)
EXTRACTS FROM THE CHURCHWARDENS’ BOOKS OF ST. CLEMENT’S, IPSWICH, a.d. 1594—1652. No. V.
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1636. -
Received for the ould Communion Tabell - . - 7 0
Imprimus paid for the Boke of Articles - - - 00 00 06
Paid to Boorows the J oyner for the Rayle About the Communon tabell 3 18 0 paid to him fur a new tabell unto the Rayle - - *12 0
pud att the Gennerall for the putting in of our {leentinent with the fees 3 6
Paid the parrittor for the Visitations fees - • • 15
Paid for my Lord Bishop order Aboutt the Church to the parittur - 1 d
Paid for 2 Books for obsarvation & Keping the Fast • - 16
Paid for a horse jomey to norwich with other expence aboutt the
Certificate shewing to the Chancellor for that wee had out don my Lords Orders aboutt the removing of the Communion tabell & other thin^ ..... paid for Dismission fees unto Mr Commissary - • 16
paid for the Stolles taking downe in the Chansell to the Joyner - 15
paid to the mason & his man for 4 days woorke aboutt the raysing & paving the Chansell and making Stepes aboutt the font & for paving by the Chansell dore & lay the lime - - - 10 8
paid 2 Labors for fuling in of maunde (?) to rayse the Chansell - 2 0
paid for planks and bords and navies with glew for the Rayle and
Selles (?) for the Stepes aboutt the font - - - 6 10
paid the joyner for iij days woorke aboutt altring of the Rayle • 6 8
paid Roger Co<x:k for ij paire of Joynts for the dores & aboutt - 3 1
paid by ous for fees and other charges being excomunicated for not doinge of thes things Inioyned by our Bbhop to be don in our Church - - - - - - - 1 6 8
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Pud for Bred and beare for chuch peons as went ye Seshon Paid the Renster Mr. Turpet at Norwich at the comparts for to obtayne A longer daye for the taking downe of the ^ats in the Chansell k the Setting np of the Communon tabell
paid for a Dorse for the fontt . . . . •
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Receaued moneyes out of the poore-mens box amounting to the Some of vjK -•..•••
paid to the free mason for mending the Staires and windowes of the Steeple
pd. Mr. Blomfeild for the Carpett and fring for the cussion
pd. at the Angell when the pishionrs. went the Circuite and bounds I of the pi^e our and aboue what we were for their V
dinners being paid by us, wth. their consent - - j
Item ffor Bread k beare giuen to the boyes when they wente the boundes of the parishe .....
Item payd for one hower glasse ....
Item payd to prson the 5 of November ....
Item payd ffor a Boocke of artickells .... Item payd ffor a Boocke of Cannons ....
Item p^d to divers poor people that ware in great wante k had Loffes at 6d. •
Item mor given to poore minesters at severall times beinge in wante
Item payd ffor ringinge when the Lordes came to towns
Layd out by order of the parish for the Widd Moweton to by her a Combe of Rye ......
tiat'\ 7s. I Hs. r
Imprimis Layd out for a books of articles
payd for the degrees of marriage ...
payd out to severall poore travellers ... payd for bread k beare for the boyes going a Preambulation payd Jeffery Todd for his paynes payd for Ringers one that days Ss. and i>avd ij for Ringing one that night there was Mace with Scottland A payd for Ringeing when my Lord Bishopp was in towne k payd for ringeing uppon 27th March ....
(layd to Mr. John Beedingfield Counseller for coming to the Seassons N about certeyne housen in difference in the (xxsupatian Thomas ( Drains Robt Moody & Thomas Leagge whether the say i howsen r did belong to our parish or unt<j St. Margeretts - /
]>ayd for wine to Mr. Beedingfield at his being here k to Mr. I William Chapline for drawing of the breuitt k for horse hier V to go for Mr. Beeding^eld wth. his exiiences - - j
]>ayd at the Commissaryes Cort to the procters k ajMiiTittors k the j Register ffor makeing our 2 Verdicts k for putting of them in V k for our absolution being excom • - - j
l>ayd for a Cloth as wee weere Inioyned ...
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payed Mr. Bayliffe Barbur for a Suppena concerning the houses in difference before mentioned ....
Gevin to 2 poore ministers for their releife
payd for going to Colchester after Kobt. Smyth & his wife who left there child to the parish & the Mayors warrant
payd for the carring of Jndith Baxter to London to her father & for her diett ......
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Received of Robert Low for breaking up the ground in the Church for the buriall of his wife ..... Received of Mrs. Crofford for covering her husbande Received for 54 weekes for one of the parish howsen at 9d. p weeke in all -
(There are a large number of similar entries). Inprimis Layd out for breade and beare for the boyes going a (leram- bulation and for ten mens diners & for Jeffery Jac Item for 2 bookes on the fast day ....
Item to Upson for mending the Church gate k for 2 gimmers for a Stoole & for mending 2 chachings (?) ...
Item for ringing when the Knights were chosen ... Item to the painter for whiting and trimming the blake borders
Item to Moisiy for mending the Stile .... Item to Mr. Bull for an hower glasse and other thii^
Item to Goodman Tompson for laying the Chancel fiat
Item payd for Scouring the plate and washing the lining
Item to the fre Mason for mending the North windowes
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Layd out for bread and beare for the boyes going a (lerambulation Layd out at the Angell more than was gathered ... Layd out for making of the Sounding lioard ... Layd out for painting and gilding the Sounding board
Layd out for plate and nayles and other iron work about the Pulpit Item for 5 deale and wood for the Knobs of the Sending bord
Layd out to Goodman Hayward for mending the mens Stooles and womens Stoole & for a plank ....
.... setting up of the pinicle ....
Layd out to Allin Day for mending the fanes
Payd to Mr. Balife Brandling for freeing of Swan out of the house that Mrs. Ward might come in . . . .
Layd out to the Carjienter for repairing the ruffe of the Church in all Layd out for wrighting of marrages Christnings k burials this yeare
Itt for wryhting faire of 700 names of them that took the protestation to deliver to Mr. Bailies - - - -
(A like protestation “ according to the direction of the Orde of the Comons howse” was promulgated at St. Matthew’s, Ipswich, gn “the Lords daye 27 June 1641 " but wtis apparently not forwarfed, it lieing entered in Church¬ wardens book, but struck out and without signatures. The “protestation," which was ordered to be signed by the adult mules of every parish throughout England, and attested by the authorities, declared attachment to the principles of the reform^ religion, and the rights and litjerties of the subject. It is said that the original lists still exist among the buried Archives of the House of Lords.]
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1643. £ 8. d.
L»yd owt on the preambel daye for bread and bere and wine for the
men and boies - - - - - -00 18 00
Layd owt to Hayward the gyner for mending the font - - 00 00 04
Payd for an Eyren and bason to baptyse children by the Desk syde - 00 06 02
1645.
For ringerie ye 22nd May - - - - -00 10 00
For ringen ye 20th of Augt. - - , - -00 05 00
For ringen on a thankes for the taken of - - - 00 06 00
More for ringeng ye 12th March - - - - 00 00 06
Payd ffor Keeping 2 women & 3 Childerin wch. weer at Mrs. Wades ^
the woman being wth. Child & for ther carryng of them away V 00 19 08 out of Towne by the order of Mr. John Brandlin - )
1647.
5 November for Ringing over and aboue what was gathered of the 1 2 7
parish and for oyell for the brases - - - I
5 november for a man to wach in the Church yard for Keping the ) ^
boyes from brecking the glas windes • - )
1652.
Layd out to Mr. Maing the hatter for mayned Soulders
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Brief accounts of the parish meetings are contained in the book until the year 1770. With the exception of three entries in 1652, of which the latter is one, however, no other accounts are entered. There are several interesting memoranda which shall appear in a future paper. Also, in a further book of accounts there are entries of some interest, which are worth retention, and shall appear later on in these pages.
LADIES’ MANOR AND THE FERSFIELD BLOMEFIELDS.
The account of Ladies’ Manor, Rockland Tofts, as given by Blome- field, is inexact and will bear amplification. Nor was he descended, as he appeared to think, from its original owners. The harmony of symmetrical statements is often disturbed by incongruous facts. Research tells us that Blomefield’s ancestress was the daughter of the wrong man. The story is a brief one. Late in the fifteenth century the Manor belonged to Robert Moriel. It passed to his grandson, Robert Sibbs. Sibbs’ descendant, another Rolwrt Sibbs, left daughters and co-heirs; one of whom married William Muskett. In 1619 Simon Muskett, of Rockland, second son of this William, sold it out of the family. The Fine of this sale is preserved at the Record Office. Therg was, doubtless, a Recovery also ; but the Manor was recovered, not by
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the vendor, but by John Duffield, the purchaser. What then became of it no one knows. It belonged, however, to Henry Blomefield, of Fersfield, in 1670, when he made his Will. We have yet to learn how he obtained it. Indeed his very paternity is unknown. Now the first wife of this Henry Blomefield was not the daughter of Simon Muskett, the lineal descendant of Moriel and Sibbs, but of John Muskett, of Bressingham — a very different person. Nor was she an heiress, for her brother married and had issue,- whose progeny can be traced for several generations. One fears the Norfolk historian wrote his pedigree in his study, and founded it upon probabilities and the fitness of things. At any rate he had no right to the (juartering of Muskett on his picturesque and very characteristic- escutcheon. He had no claims either to the quartering of Jolly, as we shall endeavour to show in another paper. Once beyond his great grandfather his genealogy is altogether wrong. Davy himself could not have compiled a worse.
The Pedigree, which accompanies this meiuorandum, should be read iu conjunction with Blomefield’s account of Ladies’ Manor, as given in the octsivo edition of his “ History of Norfolk ” (Op. cit. Vol. i., p. 481). It is, the writer believes, entirely new ; there lieing no ancient genealo¬ gies of Muriel, Sibbs, or Blomefield of Fersfield. It is just possible, after all, that the historian was descended from the earlier holders of Ladies’ Manor ; for the exact ancestr\- of Henry Blomefield, who died in 1670, is very uncertain. If the son of John Blomefield and Agnes Jolly, as Blomefield supposes, he had a young wife and a family of small children when well on towards his ninetieth year.
Be it far from us to disparage the work of the great county historian. Genealogical inexactness was a fault of his age. His intelligence and industry will claim the gratitude of generations to come. It is fair, however, to amplify his statements and to correct his misbikes. In a future communication we shall endeavour to give the true lineage of this remarkable man. There is reason for rejecting his derivation trom Sir Henry Bromfilde, who lived in the time of King Henry vi., and whose arms he incontinently adopted. We should look rather to (Jilliert Blomfield, citizen and clothier of Ix)ndon, late in the fourteenth century, and to Stoneham Jerningham, in Suffolk, for his real ancestry. This descent, it is onl}- fair to state, is by no means proven as yet. Meanwliile we should lie thankful to the Norfolk antiquary who would give us the history of Ladies’ Manor from its purchase in 1619, by John Duffield, to its ac([ui8ition by Henry Blome¬ field, who died in 1670. The Fines in tlie Record Office might help us, — but it would take some days to look them through. And one quer}- more. From which brother of the Norfolk historian are the Necton Masons descended? In Burke’s “Landed Gentry” they are said to derive from Francis Blomfield, his nephew. Who was the father of this Francis ?
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Monumental Inscription. — The following epitaph may suitably find a place among the inscriptions relating to East Anglian families. The monument stands in the chapel of the English College at Rome, and is composed of divers marbles ; it has a portrait m^allion w’ith allegorical statuary.
D. 0. M.
Thomas Dereham de Dereham Magnre Brittanise Baroncttus ob verse religionis amorem Patria ad Catholicos profugus Familise suse postremus A nuptiis abstinuit
Ne fides in Deum ac legitimum regem Sancte ab ipso servata Posteris in discrimen veniret Hauc pietatis suse constantiam Sepulcrali lapide testatum voluit.
Obiit vii Febru. a.s. mdcc.xxxix.
Vixit An lix menses x Dies xi.
The arms are invisible. I copied the inscription some three years ago. Hardwick House,
Bury St. Edmund’s. G. Milner-Gibson-Cullum.
CHURCH GOODS IN SUFFOLK.
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Land Revenue. B^J 1393. AVe 136. No. \.
The Inventoryes of Scfp.
Original Inventories of the Plate, Ac., and other things appropriated to Religious Uses and also of the Household Goods &c which were delivered by the King’s Commissioners to the Abbatts A Priors, Ac of the following Monasteries to be by them kept for the use and Behoof of the Lord King Hen. 8 — viz.
Priory of St Olaves — of Flixton — of the Holy Trinity in Ipswich — Nunnery of Redlyngfeld — Priory of Blyboroughe — of Letheringham — Abbey of Leyston — Priory of Eve — of Ixworth — of Campesse.
28 Hen. 8‘h.
Monasterm StI Olaui. [20 Aug. 28 Hen. 8.]
In the Church, viz. the Qwyer
Itm a p3’z sylu poz v Oz at iij» iiij** the oz — xvi, viij^
Itih one chales sylu and guylt poz vi oz at iij" vi<i the oz — xxi*
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N0TE8 AND QUERIKH, ETC.
n
Its an other chales sylu poz v oz at iij* iiij** — vxjg viijd Its a Crosse copper wt the ffoot old of 13’tle valewe at viijd Its ij candell sta cks of latten vpon the high alter at viij*!
Its a table of alabaster at iij"
Its one alter clothe of lyuen lytle worth — ij**
Wiliam Dale pnor
Its iij great Candell stycks of latten blackend and lytle worth at ijs viijd Its the old vestmentts worne and lytill worth at ij“ iF a lytell holy water stop ij<*
Its an old payer of organs, old and broken, very lytell worth in the vestry at ij* iiij^
Its one cope of old tawny vehvet, the orfrase of redd velwett at iij* iiijd Its an hole sewte of Blew velwett at xxij*
Its ij tunacles of crynisyn velwet w* ther albys at x® iF a single vestmeF of yelowe velwet at iij* iiij**
Its thre single vestmetts very old at vj* viij**
Plate
iF a payer of Sen8'‘8 poz xiij oz at iij* iiijd the oz — xlvj* viijd Its a ship of silu'" poz iiij oz at iij* iiijd — xiij* iiij** iF a lytle salf poz J oz — iij* iiij**
Its a flatte pece poz. iij oz at iij* iiij** — x*
P’oratus de fflixton. [21 Aug. 28 H. 8.]
In the Chiste wMu the Quire
fFurste a Cope of redde Sylke w* bests of gojde, very olde, att v*
Its ij Copis of grene Sylke, olde, att iij* iiijd Its a Cope of Blake Worsted, olde, atte xvj*
Its a Cope of Blake Saye w* Cressetts lytell worth att viijd
Its a Suyte of vestements of Blew «fc redde att iij* iiijd
Its a Suyte of purple & redde Sylke lytell worth att vi® viijd
Its a sute of Whight Sylke w‘out albes att iij* iiijd
Its a Syngle vestement of payned satten Chungeable att ij®
Its a Syngle vestement of redde «t Whight praysed att viijd Its an olde vestement of redde & Grene sylke w* Swannes of gold ij* Its an olde vestemente of redd Sylke w‘ Cranes of Whight iij* iiijd Its an olde vestemente of Blowe «k Whight Sylke att ij*
Its a vestemente of grene Sylke sarsenett att ij*
Its a vestment of Seynt ThoSs Worsted xijd Its an olde vestmente of Blew Chamlett att xvjd Its a vestemente of violett Worsted lytell worth at xijd Its a vestement of white Sarsenett w* crossez of redde, very olde, att viijd Its ij vestements on of Whight fustyan thoder of Blake baye, lytell worth att id — SS xl* vjd
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THE EAST ANGLIAN ; OR,
Itm till alter cloth of tyiisoll satteii very ohle att iijs ilij^*
Itm another of wight satteii paiiyd lytell worth att v»
Itm iij other of old Bawde lytell worth att xvj^
Itm ij other of olde Sylke lytell worth att xd Itm ij Surplecs olde Iij**
Itm iiij Corporas Ctvses titt ij'i
Itm viij alter Clothes lyiiiieii goode & Badde att vj^
Itm dyus other lytell pecs of lyiiiieu att viij**
Itm dius Bokes of ther vse lytell worth att ij**
Itm Seynt Kateryns cote of cloth of golde lytell worth att iiij**
Itm a payer of Candelstykes of coper lytell worth att ij**
Plate
Itm a Crosse sette wt Glasse of Sjdfi and pcell gylte w^ Mary and John pond XX oz att iijs iiij** the oz — Ixvi" viij**
Itm a lytell Crosse of woode plated wt sylnr worth by est. ij»
Itm a lytell Sylu'' Bell poude di oz j qt att iij* iiij** the oz — ijg Itm ij Cruetts of Sylur pond iij oz di at iijs iiij** the oz — vj^ viijd Itm on Chalyce of Sylu pcett Guylte pond vj oz att iij® iiijd the oz — xx* Itm a nother of Sylu hole guylte pond v oz di at iij* iiij** the oz — xviij" iiijd
[Then follow Saltes, Masers, Goblets, and Spoons. The ms. is signed by the prioress, Alyzabet Vryght.]
(To be continued.)
Penance in the Eighteenth Century. — “ Memorandum. Jonathan Baynes <k Mary his wife did Pennance in the Parish Church of Alburgh, Sunday Feb. 19, 1743-4 for Ante-Nuptial Fornication before me
F. Stillingfleet.
N.B. they were a couple of Saints.”
From the parish register of Alburgh, Norfolk.
C. St. G.
Tub Recantation of Anthony Yaxley (Vol. in., p. 380).— Kindly correct the following mistakes in the Latin postscript to this document. For “ stedula ” read scedula=schedula ; for “en”’ read eu’=eum; and for “sina” read 8fiia=sententia. My orthography has been sadly at fault. “ Absolu* ” which you have rightly printed, as will be seen by the veriest tyro in court hand, stands for absolvit.
J. J. Muskett.
NOTES AND QUERIES, ETC.
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QUERIES.
Captain Francis Light, Governor in Mai.acca. — Information is asked for as to the parentajre or kinsfolk of Captain Fmncis Light, the founder and first Governor of the Settlement of Piilo Pnrang in Malacca. It is stated in “Crawford’s Embassy to Siam in 1811,” that Francis Light “came from Suffolk,” and waS commander of a “country ship,” and in other books it is said that he went out to the East Indies as a trader, and that he married, in 1785, the daughter of the Malay Raja of Keddah. This latter fact, however, is contradicted by Crawford.
Smyth or Smith of Thrandeston, Co. Suffolk. — Can any reader of the East Anglian give me information conceniing this family. Richard Smyth, of Thrandeston, Suffolk, who died in 1665, appears to have had three wives, (l)the widow of Sir — Lawrence, Knt., (2) Eleanor, daughter of John Braham, of Campsey Ash, (3) Dorothy, widow of Thomas Barnard. By his second wife he had a son, Braham Smyth, of the parish of St. Mary at Hill, London. Richard Smyth, was son of Thomas Smyth, of Thrandeston, who is stated to be descended from the Smyths of Bacton. In what way was he so descended?
John Braham, of Campsey Ashe, is stated to have married Anne Nash, widow of — Shardelow, of Felton Hall. Who was she?
43, Park Lane, London, IF. Lionel Cust, f.s.a.
Arthur Wolrich, Esq. — Is anything known of this person, who in the early part of the seventeenth century was patron of the rectory of Wolverstone, near Ipswich ?
D.
NOTES OP THE MONTH.
It is lamentable to find the Rector of Metton writh Felbrigg, in a communication to the Editor of The Antiquary, appealing for outside help towards repairing the roof of Felbrigg Church, as he is apparently unable to get help in the parisn or neighbour¬ hood to protect the memorial brass of Sir Simon Felbrigge from the rain, which upon every shower places the lower half of this brass under water.
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The recently founded Henry Bradshaw Society, under the presidency of the Rev. Canon Cooke, F.S.A., author of the History of Hessett, has a membership in excess of the number (250) orimnally contemplated. The work of editing and collating the printed editions of the Sarum Horrr should certainly form one of the first of the Society’s undertakings. Owing to its extreme importance we trust this may not be thrust aside for less needed work. Where the entire body of members are so manifestly interested, it would be well to g^ve them the opportunity of an expression of opinion whenever works are proposed for publication.
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THE EAST AKUI.IAX ; OR,
The January part of MUcdlantH Gfiicalotjira it HtrahUeu (Mitchell and Hughes) contains the fine b(K>k-plate of William Windham, of Felbrigg, and to a note concerning him is appended his autograph signature (a.I>. 175^). Mr. G. Milner- Gibson-Cullum, F.8.A., contributes to the same number further Cullum Notes.
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Mr. D. Gurteen, junr., of Haverhill, visited the City of Haverhill, Mass., U.S.A., in July last, bearing an address of fraternal greeting from the Kssex townsfolk, who have recently received a suitable reply. The latter communication was accompanied by a work of art in the form of a m^allion, having as a device a shield of the Arms of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, made from oak grown on the birth place of J G. Whittier ; in the centre the City Seal of Haverhill, in bronze ; underneath the motto of Massachusetts “Esse petit placidum sub libertate quieta.” In the corners are medallions representing the Public Library, City Hospital, City Hall, and Birthplace of Whittier.
BOOK REVIEWS.
Thb Prthkr, or Prayer Book of the Lay People. Edited by Henry Littlehales. London : Longmans, Green, and Co. — Although complete in itself, this choice volume forms the first part of the work (text), undertaken by Mr. Littlehales, the second part containing Introduction and Notes may in all probability nut be ready for some years, we regret to find. However, Mr. Littlehales has acted wisely in not delaying the publication of Part I. The original is a small quarto of 95 leaves in the possession of St John’s College, Cambridge, jierfect with the exception of one leaf, the text of which has been ingeniously supplied by the Editor in an Appendix. The Calendar prosents many interesting features. The entries relating to Seynt Edmond Pownteneye (8th June and 16th Novr., twice} will have a special interest for our readers, who remember that an ancient chai>el formerly at Ipswich had this dedication. The first pige of the Prymer is re-produced in exact fac-simile as a frontispiece. Mr. Littlehales, it will be seen, has antici{)ated the work of the Henry Bradshaw Society, both in this and in his previously issued “ Fourteenth Century Prayer Book.” If only the Society succeeds in producing publications of uniform excellence and pro|x)rtionate value for the yearly subscription, liturgical scholars and others wilt have good cause to congratulate themselves. Mr. Littlehales’ book, which api>ears to be as faultless with regard to the work of editing as it is in resjiect of its typography, is, especially from a litumological standpoint, of considerable value.
The Science ok Fairy Tales; an Inouiry into Fairy Mythology.— By E. S. Hartland, k.s.a. London : Walter Scott. — Of the many “ Series ” of books now being published, none are likely to prove more valuable than the Contemporary Science Series of which this volume is one. The book, true to the science (a designation well and accurately applied), concerns itself with tradition rather than literature, the gradual developement of the Art of Story-telling being skillfully handled. The description given of Lawly Godiva, by the “Captain, Lieutenant and Ancient” of the Norwich Military Company (with whose exploits our readers are familar), is brought forward as one of the earliest remaining accounts of the strange story.
Stcdiils in J<x:i’LAB Literature {Book Lovere Library). By W. Carew Hazlitt. London : Elliot Stock. — There is much antiquarian lore in this very pleasant volume, and the survival may be noted of not a few old-time traditions and strange customs, which are to be found buried in some one or other of the quaint stones brought forward. Meanings of old words, historical sayings, agricultural prices, wages paid in former days, &c., receive frequent illustration in jocular rhyme or facetious tale. Discussing the authorship of the Hundred Merry Tales (1526), the third of which relates to an adventure in connection with the iierformance of a stage play at a certain (unnamed) market town in Suffolk, in days when such a performance in the provinces was by no means usual, Mr. Hazlitt is inclined to fasten the production upon John Hey wood. One of these tales as offering a little dramatic scene with a fair accompaniment of probability (No. 40), is “of Master Skelton, who brought the Bishop of Norwich two pheasants.” Skelton, the “ laureated parson of Dies,” is of course frequently brought to the front, in his character of a humorist, which affords an insight not only into the disposition of this strange cleric, but sheds light on the surroundings.
NOTES AND QUERIES, ETC.
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SUFFOLK MANORIAL FAMILIES.
The leading idea of this long promised work, now about to see the light if sufficient encouragement lie offered, is to give a pedigree, carefully elaborated from contemporary documents, of every notable Suffolk family seated in the county before the era of the Georges : and to do it in such a manner that the lawyer, the historian, the genealogist, or even the casual reader, may readily find the person or the people he happens to be in search of, and all about them and their lineage. It is hoj)^ that such a book will be, in some measure, a substitute for the great County History which has yet to be written, on the basis of the magnificent fragments of Gage and Suckling. Suffolk, as is well known, is exceptionally fortunate in being represented in voluminous antiquarian collections, which have been libemlly drawn upon in the preparation of the work whose title forms the heading of this paper. Let us briefly indicate the chief of them.
First and foremost comes the Herald’s Visitations. The Herald, or his deputy, having fixed upon his county, would go his rounds, summoning the gentry to his temporary quarters at some convenient centre, and learning from each his lineage and his arms. As years went on this method was reduced to a regular system, and oral testimony was limited to the grandfather and his descendants, with their wives and children. This was written down in due form and signed by the representative of the family in testimony of its accuracy. Fees were paid as a matter of course. Of Harvey’s Visitation in 1561, the earliest of all, there is an exceedingly clear and well written transcript in Harl. MS. 1103. So far as we can learn there exists no satisfactory copy of Cookes in 1577 ; certainly not in the British Museum, the Bodleian, or the Library of Caius College, Cambridge. Raven’s narrative, when acting as Camden’s deputy, dates from 1611. The original is in the College of Arms and inaccessible to ordinary readers, but Davy tells us
S Add. MS. 19,158, fo. 287^] that it contains one hundred and fifty-four amilies, about twenty-seven more than are given in Harl. ms. 1820, which seems to consist of Raven’s jottings in the rough. Raven, it need scarcely be said, was a Suffolk man, and his work bears traces of zeal, intelligence, and a good humoured appreciation of the peculiarities of his position when official pedigree maker in his native shire.
The last of these Visitations, that of Sir Edward Bysshe in 1664, lies hidden in the archives of the Herald’s College, and has never been copied. Few’ indeed of its pedigrees have escaped the firm, perhaps wisely tenacious, grasp of its custodians. The very names, to tell the truth, of many Suffolk families, of visitation standing in the latter half of the seventeenth century, are comparatively unknown, and are unre¬ presented in the ms. genealogies in our great national collection.
There is much original information in the volumes of heraldic collections, based upon the official records we have been describing.
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THE BAST ANGLIAN ; OK,
which may be found amongst the Harleian and Additional Manuscripts in the British Museum. Harl. Jis. 1560, the work of Mr. Monday, Paiuter-Stainer, and, to some extent, of Robert Dale, Suffolk Herald Extraordinary, is a very encyclopaedia of Suffolk genealogies. Some of these tomes teem with errors and mis-statements. Indeed the original visitations of the heralds themselves were not without mistakes. Heads of families, then !is now, were sometimes puzzle-headed, misinformed, or even, but this is rare, untruthful. Uncomfortable relationships were ignored. Semi-legendary matter, which the narrators hoped rather than believed to be accurate, became incorporated with the family tree. Clarencieux himself was apt to get confused amidst the multitude of new names and unfamiliar places. It is easy to detect faults of this kind in some of the visitations. They are in fact like all other human evidence. But these Harleian pedigrees are fuller of fact than of fiction, and rectified by the light of supplementary documents, form an invaluable key to family history.
Suffolk is pre-eminently fortunate in being represented in collections, other than those of the heralds, of very exceptional interest and value. There is, or was, a manuscript, repeatedly quoted by Jermyn and Davy, and described by them as “quondam penes Sir J. Blois.” This continues the descents of the earlier visitations and contains genealogies not to be found elsewhere. It is clearly the work of a county antiquary, who copied every pedigree he could lay his hands on. The Blois family of Suffolk is exceptionally well represented on its pages, the last date given being 1669. It is probably one of the collection described in the will of William Blois of Grundisburgh, Esq, 18 Feb., 1672 [Cur. Ep. Norw.] who devises to his son. Sir William Blois, “ nine small mss. of Antiquity tied together,” and to his sister all other mss., except three books in folio, two of which were “common-place bookes and one unwritten.” Some of these were quoted by a local genealogist as early as 1656.
But of all Suffolk collections, of all county collections in all probability gathered by man, there is none to compare with those of Mathias Candler, Vicar of Coddenham during the Usurpation, con¬ tinued and completed by Philip Candler, his son. He wrote down the pedigrees of his friends and neighbours, his kinsmen and his wife’s kinsmen, whether yeomen, or traders, or gentlemen, throwing in now and anon personal touches and reminiscences enough at times to turn his dry tables into living pictures of the people he told of. And then he gave a chatty description of the county, town by town, replete with information respecting the gentry — their incomes, fortunes, and the churches they were buried in. In a third volume he wrote brief histories of those whose arms Ryece had painted on the windows of his parish church at Preston before 1636 — the county gentlemen of that day — compared with which, the statements in Sir Richard Gippes’ Antiquitates Sufolcienses, are dry reading indeed. Above all he noted
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NOTES AND QUERIES, ETC.
the piiternity of such New England emigrunts os came under his notice.
It need scarcely be said his labours are better valued in America than at home. Such genealogies are priceless ; and if some of them are scarcely those of Manorial families, they may fitly bear them company in a county record such as Suffolk Manorial Families would claim to lie.
As respects the visitation of Sir Edward Bysshe, 1664 — 1678, if we cannot always quote the original .pedigrees, we have the wills of the persons indicated, or records of the lawsuits they engaged in, as our guide to their surroundings. In Davy’s most laborious collections we have incidental allusions without number — a mass of information, topographical and genealogical, such as surely was never gathered before. Aided by Blois and Candler and Jermyn, and now and then by gleanings in unexpected places, as in college libraries, rare books, and forgotten inscriptions, it is possible, in great measure, to reconstruct Bysshe’s visitation as it is, and more, as it ought to have been. For long before his death a series of accusations were hurled against this unsatisfactory official ; of which the meagreness of his genealogies, and his sensitiveness to the promptings of doceurs, were not amongst the least
Less known than the helpful manuscripts of her namesake in the British Museum, which themselves are too apt to be overlooked beside the endless folios of Davy, there are in the library of the Suffolk Institute of Archseology at Bury St. Edmund’s, a series of genealogical collections, mostly unlx)und, the work of a lady of the Jermyn family in quite recent times. It need only to be said that they contain many things which have been overlooked by her predecessors, to indicate their great value and usefulness.
The authorities for the remaining statements and descents in this projected work are very varied. We have the wills preserved at Somerset House, some of them commencing so far back as 1383. Suffolk families residing near the ancient seaports which traded with London, are well represented in the parchment folios of this dingy repository. Numberless wills from the local registries at Norwich, Ipswich, and Bury St. Edmund’s, have also been consulted ; as have also the testamentary dispositions amongst the Archi-Episcopal Records at Lambeth Palace.
Then follow the Escheats at the Record Office, Inquisitions Post Mortem, which enumerate the lands held by the deceased, the name and age of his heir at law, and not unfrequently embody abstracts of wills and indentures, and references to marriages and collateral descents. The histories of some families might be compiled from these evidences alone.
Next in importance are the Bills and Answers in Chancery, of which there is a perfect quarry at the Record Office. In these we may sometimes find not only names and dates, marriages and descents, the frailties or the frauds of the parties concerned, but their very words.
LL
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THE EAST ANGLIAN ; OR,
their gesticulations even, and descriptions of the rooms they sat in, the beds they laid upon, and the clothes they wore. Some portions read like pages from Bunyan or De Foe, and there are expressions which recall the quainter dialogues in Shakespeare.
As the seventeenth century neared its end, the supply of genea¬ logical evidences, formerly so plentiful, began to run short. Inquisitions Post Mortem, for example, ceased at the Restoration, Lay Subsidies a little later, and by and by the Indexes and Dockets at the Record Office begin to disappoint us. At the dawn of the eighteenth century the romance of life went out. It is but a weary work, the reading docu¬ ments of the times of the Georges. A careful investigation into family history from the end of the seventeenth century downwards would fill a gap which has never been occupied. In print, Suffolk genealogy is represented only by the well-planned, but fragmentary edition of Harvey’s Visibition, published by that kindly antiquary, the late Samuel Tymms, and by transcripts of the Visitations of Harvey, Cooke, and Camden, for which, as for many another record of ancient noblesse, we are indebted to the untiring enterprise of Mr. Walter C. Metcalfe. To restore to order the confusion of earlier genealogists, who worked with ffewer facilities at their command than now exist ; to raise from the dead, as it were, the names of ancestors, and may we not say friends t in the long buried past : to pave the way fur future investigations into the domestic history of periods as yet but imperfectly understood : to record in permanent form the p^igrees, now first constructed, of families distinguished in literature or in social leadership : these are some of the aims of the more ambitious compilation, which, under the title of Suffolk Manorial Families, we would now commend to the notice of our readers.
EXTRACTS FROM THE REGISTERS OF HENLEY, Co. SUFFOLK.
Vere.
BaptUmt.
1.569. John Veare, non of John Veare, Sepr. 27.
William Veare ,, ,, April 9.
Lettes Veare, dar. ,, March 18.
John Veare, son „ June 8.
Anne Veare, dr. ,, June 8.
Mary Veer, dr. of John and Mary Veer, June 24.
John Veer, son „ „ May 18.
William Veer, son of John and Anne Veer, March 4 Mary Veer, dr. ,, ,, June 30.
1570.
1571.
1572. 1572. 1606. 1609. 1640.
1642.
1643.
1646.
1647. 1649. 1651. 1653.
1672.
1673.
1674.
Anne Veer FrancesVeer „ Susan Veer „ John Veer, son Francis Veer ,, EdwardVear ,
Feby. 24. Sepr. 3. Feby. 9. Dec. 20. Novr. 13. July 12.
Elizabeth Veere, dr. of John and Elizth. Veere, May 23.
Anne Veere ,, „ ,, Octr. 7.
Mary Veere „ ,, „ March 2.
NOTES AND QUERIES, BTC.
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1676. France«*e Veere „ „ „
1678. William Veere, son „ „
16k). Edward Veere „ „ „
1681. Thomas Veere „ „ „
16®. Horatio Veere „ „ „
1684. Susan Veere, dr. ,, ,,
1687. BridgettVeere „ „ ,,
1688. Marina Veere „ ,, ,,
16a0. Nicholas Veere, son ,, ,,
1691. Francis Veere ,, ,, . ,,
Marriaget.
l.W. John Veare and Anne Prowant, July 5.
1567. George Veare and Tamasin Bounde, Oct. 5.
1598. Thos. Veasie and Anne Veare, July 10.
Burials.
1563. Henrie Veare, Aug. 2.
1570. John Veare, son of John Veare, May 4.
1570. William Veare, May 12.
1570. William Veare, the elder, Novr. 10.
1571. Lettes Veare, dr. of John Veare, March 30.
1573. Anne Veare, wife of John Veare, Jany. 24.
1574. Rose Veare, Apl. 2.
1591. Elizabeth Veare, Novr. 2.
1598. John Veare, Novr. 28.
1607. Richard Veare, Deer. 4.
1615. John Veer, July 5.
16.54. John Veer, Sepr. 5.
1673. Francesse, dr. of John Veer, late of Hendlye, Feb. 10.
1678. Mrs. Susan Veere, Aug. 15.
1682. Anne, wife of G. Gosnal (1st of J. Vere), Jan. 4.
1693. Mr. John Vere, June 14.
1693. Francis Vere, Aug. 20.
1695. Mary Vere, Dec. 24.
1698. Edward Vere, yeoman, Aug. 13.
1700. William Vere, July 17.
1701. Frances Vere, Feb. 13.
1705. Anne Vere (died at Norwich), Novr. 6.
1717. Mrs. Elizabeth Vere, Novr. 10.
1742. Anne Vere (from Thorpe), May 23.
1752. Bridget Vere, July 17.
1762. Nicholas Vere, Novr. 28.
1775. Martha Vere, Octr. 24.
Any information as to the Henley branch of the Vere family, the time when it first became located here, its connection with the Earls of Oxford, or with the Blakenham Veres, ifec., will be gladly received.*
There are several slabs in the Church here to their memory, and bearing the Arms — Quarterly (gu. and or. tinctus not given) a mullet in each quarter, within a bordure. Does the border imply natural descent 1 The late Philip Bowes Broke, of Nactoii, Esqre., married Elizabeth, <laughter, and at length heiress, of Rev. Charles Beaumont, rector of Witnesham. Were Mrs. Vere and Mrs. Beaumont sisters?
If this was the case, and the John Vere above was a descendant of
* In the Register of the adjoining parish of Witnesham is the following entry, “John Vere Escjre. single man from Kensinrton & Mary Beaumont from Sproughton were married by licence June 1st 1774.” Was this John Vere descended from the Henley Family, and if so in what way?
Jany. 4. Deer. 29. Aug. 17. Feb. 14. Sepr. 6. Octr. 7. Sep. 13. Jany. 24. Oct. 18. Jany. 9.
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THE EAST ANGLIAN ; OR,
the Henley family, was this the connectiun by virtue of which the Vere property in Henley passed to the late Sir Charles Broke (who :i88nmed the additional surname of Vere), second son of the above P. B. Broke, Esqre., and was by him sold about 1840 ? If not, what other connection was there between the two families?
In the East Atuflian (o.s., Vol. i., p. 115), is a jKirtion of the Vere pedigree. Is the John Vere there nientioneil as second son of Aubrey Vere, by Margaret Spring, the ancestor of the Henley family ?
Beaumont.
Baptisms.
1709. Henry, non of Henry and Ann Beaumont, Novr. 19.
1710. James, son of Henry and Mary Beaumont, .lany. 0.
1719. Deborah, dr. of Heny. and Ann Beaumont, Feby. 14.
1721. Rachel, dr. of Heny. and Mary Beaumont, Feby. 11.
1724. George, son of Wm. Beaumont, Jany. 13.
1727. John, son of Heny. and Mary Beaumont, Oct. 22.
1742. .Tames, son of James and Elizth. Beaumont, March 20.
1743. Elizabeth, da. of James and Elizth. Beaumont, June 20.
174.5. James, son of James and Elizth. Beaumont, Novr. 17.
1747. John, son of James and Elizth. Beaumont, Novr. 22.
1748. Ann, dr. of Wm. and Hannah Beaumont, March 10.
1750. Deborah, dr. of James and Elizth. Beaumont, Novr. 4.
1750. John, son of Heny. and Margaret Beaumont, Dec. 20.
1753. George, son of James and Elizth. Beaumont, May 20.
1754. Ann, dr. of Heny. and Mar^. Beaumont, March 15.
1755. John, sun of John and Elizth. Beaumont, May 18.
1757. William, son of James and Elizth. Beaumont, Apl. 17.
1759. Mary, dr. of John and Elizth. Beaumont, May 13.
1761. Mark, son of John and Elizth. Beaumont, March .5.
1763. Abraham, son of John and Elizth. Beaumont, Dctr. 2.
1764. Mary, dr. of Wm. and Mary Beaumont, Anl. 22.
1766. Mary, dr. of John and Elizth. Beaumont, May 4.
1769. Husan, dr. of John and Elizth. Beaumont, Dec. 31.
1772. Sarah, dr. of John and Elizth. Beaumont, Dec. 7.
1775. Mary, dr. of John and Mary Beaumont, Octr. 22.
1779. William, sun of Luke and Thouiasin Beaumont, Dec. 12.
1782. Luke, sou of Luke and Damaris Beaumont, Apl. 8.
Marriages.
1703. Henry Beaumont of (irundisburgh, and Ann Hayles of this Parish, Feby. 1. 1716. Henry Beaumont and Mary Crafts, both of this Parish, Augt. 31.
1741. James Beaumont and Elizabeth Hobson, both of this Parish, single |>ersons,
Deer. 11.
1753. J ohn Beaumont and Elizabeth Boston, both of this Parish, single (jersons, ( >ctr. 29. Burials.
1742. James Beaumont, infant. May 5.
17.54. Ann Beaumont, infant, March 28.
1760. Mary Beaumont, infant, Jany. 2.
1762. Hannah Beaumont, Dec. 9.
1771. Henry Beaumont, infant, Apl. 24.
1775. Mary Beaumont, infant, Novr. 7.
1776. Margaret, wife of Henry Beaumont, Feb. 23.
1786. Mary, wife of John Beaumont, Jany. 31.
1787. John Beaumont, May 31.
1787. Joshua Beaumont, June 17.
(The above Beaumonts were many of them in jssir circumstances and received Parish relief, as appears from the Overseers’ Acets.
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Bacon.
Robert and Elizabeth, son and dr. of Robert Bacon and Elizth., his wife, bap. Aug, 16, 1678.
Elizabeth, dr. of Robt. Bacon, bur. July 19, 1678.
Robert, son of Robert Bacon, biir. Octr. 10, 1678.
Sparrow.
1750. John Frost of Washbrook, and Mary Sparrowe of Cleydon, single persons, were married with licence, Uct. 2.
1741. John Sparrowe, an inft. from Coddenham, bur. Feby. 21.
1748. Elizabeth Sparrowe, from Coddenham, bur. Uct. 23.
1776. Catherine Sparrowe, from Coddenham, bur. May 28.
1793. John Sparrowe, bur. Jany. 9.
Henley Vicnrage. VV'm. C. Pearson.
TWO NORWICH INQUISITIONS.
While going through the four folio volumes which contain the Calendar of the so called Inquisitions “ post mortem,” but which also gives references to many other Inquisitions, I noticed and have now noted a couple relating to Norwich, of which a precis may be of some interest.
8<A Rich. 2, No. 131. Inquisition held at Norwich before Stephen de Hales Chevalier and John de Stanton (by virtue of letters patent) on the oaths of John de Frethyngham, Mathew Seman, Adam Monk, William Atte Hill, Edmund Hamond, John Carte, William de Brigham, Thomas Hoo, Dioniouis Godwyn, John Sightrich, Henry de Sporle, and John Palbe ; who say
That the house belonging to the King, called “ le Shirehous,” was not burned feloniously, but that a part of it viz. xv. (co . . . les) * (and 1) balkes (haylofts), and one (cell?) were burned by accident, to the damage of the King in masonry, carpenters work of 30/-
They also say that Henry de Stowe t of Norwich, draper, occupied the bunied part, aud that he lost a horse worth 30/-, timber worth 100/-, and hay worth 4/-, by the fire.
I.*) Richard 2 {2nd part), No. 100. Inquisition held at Norwich on the oaths of Hamo de Claxton, Roger Pogge, William Syre, Geoffrey de Gramby, Nicholas Sauser, John de Frethyngham, Robert Boteler, Rolwrt Stoloun, John de Norton, Robert atte Mersh, Wm. Banyard, and William de Lenne ; wbo say
That it will not be to the damage of the King if a license is granted to Henry Lomuour,J Nicholas Blakeuey, and Thomas Spynk, to
* “ Cellti ” was suggested by a very excellent reader at the Record Office, but I cannot make it so, and should rather think it may be “ cotes ” for cottages. The Ms. is very illemble. Or it may be “ seld ” a shed, or “ soles” for sollars.
+ He aites not occur in L’Estrange’s “ List of Norwich Freemen,” nor in Blomefield.
t He had a tenement here in 7 Hie. II. (“ Streets and Lanes,” p. 22).
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THE EAST ANGLIAN ; OR,
alienate 3 messuages, 18 shops, 42 stalls, and 54s. rent in Norwich (held in free burgage and worth £10 per annum) to Walter Byxton, Walter Nyche, John Pylly, and Pobert Brasier — bailiffs of the said City.
For the said Henry Lomnour, Nicholas Blakeney, and Thos. Spynk hold other lands in the town of Castre, Dunston, and the City of Norwich, of greater value and well able to answer the Kings claim on these.
This of course was part of the workings out of the King’s Warrant of 2 Richard ii., mentioned by Mr. Hudson, on p. 96, of the “Streets and Lanes,” the scheme of which was to put the whole market into the bands of responsible officials of the City.
I was induced to look at this Inquisition specially, because of the analysis in the printed Calendar which boldly shvted
“ Norwic — tria messnagia 18 shops 42 stalligia et 548. redditus ut de
* Castro 'r/r Wannington.”
I had never heard of and could not trace such a castle, and the mystery Wiis explained when I found that “castro de Wannington” was a pure misreading for “Castre et Dunston” (!)
No one who has not had occasion to use these Calendars much, can have an idea how bad they are. The compilers clearl}’ never attempted to check or verify their reading of any surname or place-name. For example, we have Devener for Denver, Avemere for Anmere, Wyneton for Wj'veton, and the like ad nauseam, and the fact that a searcher cannot find anything alx)ut his parish in the “ Index,” is by no means proof that most valuable documents relating to it ma\’ not be dimly hinted at in the text.
As far as the surnames are concerned I have recently been through these four volumes, and the lists contained in the late Mr. Selby’s most valuable book on Norfolk Records, and have corrected and worked them all into one Index, which, I think, will be useful to Norfolk genealogists. Here again the corrections necessary were very numerous, esjwcially of the type, Heningham for Hevingham, blunders into which no local antiquary could have fallen, being freely perpetrated. This Index is now being printed by the Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society.
Walter Rye.
Regulation of Morals by the Manor Court. — “Gersuma ij«. viijrf. — Et quod Agnes Skot nativa Domini paparit filiam extra matrimonium. Ideo dat Domino de Gersuma.” Court Roll of the Manor of Beeston, Norfolk, 13 Ric. ii. (22 June 1389 to 21 June 1390). See 43rd Report of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records, Appendix i., p. 207.
C. St. G.
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THE CHURCH BELLS OF SUFFOLK. The Rev. Canon Raven, d.d.
The County of Suffolk is at length to be congratulated, and that right heartily, upon the completion of a task so formidable that most men would have been deterred by it, had not determined effort smoothed the way. We refer to the Rev. Dr. Raven’s recently issued work on the “Church Bells of Suffolk,”* upon which the best energies of several years have, at intervals of leisure .more or less prolonged, been ungrudgingly devoted. The result is before us in a handsome volume, full to repletion of all that persevering research and close attention to dettiil could gather relating to those time honoureil accessories to our parish Churches, around which so many associations of the past irresistably gather. In Dr. Raven’s case the delights of boyhood are still the charm of mature years, for we leam from the preface, that for no less a period than forty years has the work been in hand, so that in point of fact Dr. Raven’s contribution to English Campanology may be regarded as the earliest. If other counties have “ passed b}’ at a gallop, while poor Suffolk was slowly hobbling on,” history has certainly repeat^ itself in respect of the “ hare and tortoise ” fable, for we question whether any other coiinty can point to a similar volume in all respects so complete and trustworthy, to say nothing of features of general e.\cellence. It is impossible to do justice in a notice of this kind, to a work treating a subject of so wide a range, but it may not be without interest to touch the borderland of the volume, pointing out a few of its salient points.
We learn that Worlington, where the old Staithe still exists, there is a 13th century tenor bell, evidently brought up from the Lynn foundry by water, a pretty clear proof that the river Lark was navigable six hundred years ago. From Suffolk have gone forth several of her sons, some as early as the 15th century (who were originally potters by trade), to follow the bell-founders craft. Some of their bells are still in existence, although few, it is to be regretted, are now to be found in the county. Suffolk, we observe, is remarkably rich in bells bearing the transition marks (between the Longobardic and black-letter periods) of London founders, owing. Dr. Raven suggests, to the employment in Aldgate of Suffolk men. The “ heraldry ” (!) or what frequently passes for such, of early Church Bells, although “ not quite so excruciating as the Arms of the Odd Fellows, but enough to make Rouge Dragon and Portcullis stare and gasp,” is very strange, and the only interpretation of at least one of these shieMs is to suppose that one, Jordan, {temp. 15th century) combined the vocation of bell-founder with the incongruous callings of fisherman and farmer. The largest extant work of this same Jordan in the county, is the Stradbroke tenor. There is evidence, in more than one instance, of gun-founding and Injll-founding lieing jointly carried on. This was
• The Church Bells of Suffolk : a Chronicle in Nine Chapters, with a complete List of the Inscriptions on the Kells and Historical Notes, by John James Raven, n.I)., Vicar of Fressin^eld with Withersdale, and Hon. Canon of Norwich. London : Jarrold A Sons.
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THE EAST ANGLIAN J OR,
the case in a mediaeval foiindr}' at Bury St. Edmund’s, the bells issuing from which and still remaining in the county, being brought together by Dr. Raven in an alphabetical list.
The bell at Whitton is of continental origin, inscrilied
. maria . grana . ano . m.cccr..«Ii.
— ornamented with a trefoil pattern. It is seemingly unique, dates of the period being exceptional in England. At Bromeswell is a Flemish inscribed bell of an exceedingly beautiful type (a.d. 1530), emliellished with medallions and arabesque border.
Some interesting information is given in Chap. v. respecting Sance and Sacring bells, funeral uses, Angelus bell, ikc. An interesting plate contains the Sarum Office or Introit, Requiem ^Etemant, within the compass of five notes only, to illustrate a remarkable custom, viz., the sounding by means of the chime barrel of the Requiem (for which special arrangement was frequently made), during the “ Thirty day ” or “ Months Mind.” An account of what Iwfell our Church Bells during the Reformation, forms the opening of Chap, vi., much of which has already appeared iii the East Anglian, and which Dr. Raven most courteously acknowledges. We learn that a Suffolk founder, Stephen Tonni, made the Reepham bell, which bears the seal of the Cloth Subsidy for the County of Suffolk.
Dr. Raven has omitted specially to mention the interesting fact that the only complete peals of six Ixjlls made respective!}’ by Miles Graye and John Darbie to be found in the County are those in the Ipswich Churches of St. Margaret and St. Clement’s respectively. The record of bells cast in the County closes with the tenor at Tattington made by the Ipswich firm of Ironfounders, Messi-s. Ransome and Sims, probably the only church bell turned out by them.
The inscriptions upon the bells of the several parishes are placed in alphabetical order, and a note given in each case stating the numlier of bells at each Church as recorded in the Returns of 1553, and other Church Goods Certificates. There are also useful notes from the Davy MSS., and other sources of information are utilized in a like way.
The different methods of change ringing are set out and numerous examples given. What with much curious information, quaint inscrip¬ tions, singular customs, plesisant gossip, and entertaining bits of biography, there is scarcely a dull page in the Volume. But its value is to be mainly recognised in the permanent character of the record. As a work of reference the Ixjok will hold a chief place among Suffolk topographical collections, and there certainly need lie no fear of its ever being replaced by a work of like character. 'I he high reputation Dr. Raven enjoys in respect of his “ Bells of Cambridgeshire ” is more than sustained in the present volume. All that is now needed is for some one to take Essex in hand and seek to accomplish similar work to that so admirably done for Suffolk and Cambridge by Dr. Raven. No better example could be followed.
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CALENDAR OF EARLY SUFFOLK WILLS.— IPSWICH REGISTRY A.D. 1444—1620.
Tabula testamentonim probat ab Anno Dni 1458 U8q3 ad Annum 1477, [N.B. 1464 omitted or lost.]
|
3D Name of TetUitor. |
• |
Abode. |
Folio. |
|
|
dementis |
1 Dockitt |
de |
Thorplith (sic) |
307 |
|
Johaunis |
1 Dunmowe |
de |
Wenhasto |
311 |
|
Willimi |
j Deth |
de |
Hasketon |
31B |
|
Thome |
1 Downing |
de |
Kirkley |
332 |
|
Johannis |
Damiett |
de |
Berking |
340 |
|
Johaunis |
i Dowe |
de |
Shotley |
341 |
|
Nicholivs |
1 Dowbrooke |
de |
Dunwico |
342 |
|
Heurici |
j Drewrie |
de |
Pesenhall |
345 |
|
Johaunis |
Dame ats Miller |
de |
Southold |
349 |
|
Joanne |
Drewrie |
de |
Donningto |
350 |
|
Thome |
Darnforth |
de |
Beccles |
351 |
|
Joanne |
1 Dodd |
de |
Bungay |
352 |
|
Johanuis |
1 Dodd |
de |
Woodbridge |
355 |
|
Johannis |
E Everard |
de |
Beccles |
13 |
|
Johannis |
Elsie |
de |
South CoTe |
16 |
|
Alicie |
Ed rich |
de |
Oftou |
46 |
|
Alicie |
Ellis |
de |
Gipwico |
47 |
|
Johannis |
Kdrich |
de |
Hallisworth |
66 |
|
Johannis |
Emm |
de |
Dallingo |
69 |
|
Roberti |
Elie |
de 1 |
Benacre |
79 |
|
Agnete |
Estgate |
de |
Syleham |
159 |
|
Willihi |
Everard |
de |
Sudliorne |
180 |
|
Johaunis |
Elie |
de |
Needham |
183 |
|
Willimi |
Edward |
de |
Boy ton |
185 |
|
Johannis |
Edward |
de |
lavxfeild |
197 |
|
Thome |
Edward |
de |
South Cove |
214 |
|
Willfni |
Ewin |
de |
Marlesforth |
229 |
|
Willmi |
Ewin |
de |
ead Villa |
233 |
|
Rose |
Ely |
de |
Needham M*'* |
264 |
|
Alicie |
Everard |
de |
Helmlie |
eod |
|
Johannis |
Emme |
de |
Newboume |
275 |
|
Rose |
Ellis |
de |
Kessiugland |
301 |
|
Arnoldi |
Ewin |
de |
Shottesham |
303 |
|
Johannis |
Eile |
de |
Ilketshall |
322 |
|
Johannis |
Essoult |
de |
Southwolde |
333 |
|
Johannis |
Evererd |
de |
Hallisworthe |
337 |
|
1 |
||||
|
28 |
THE EAST ANGLIAN ; OR, T'. |
|||
|
Name of Teitator. |
Abode. Folio. m |
|||
|
Ro6ti |
ffleming |
de |
Gippwico |
3 1 |
|
Johis* |
fflorrenc |
de |
Mendham |
eod 1 |
|
Joanne 1 |
ffreebom |
de |
Gippwico |
5 i |
|
Jacobi, 1 |
Ifather |
de |
Capell |
19 |
|
Thome |
ifoxe |
de |
Holton |
26 |
|
Henrici |
ffoole |
de |
Uggeshall |
33 |
|
Willmi |
flFraunce |
de |
Theberton |
34 |
|
Johannis |
ffill |
de |
Northales |
36 |
|
Robti |
ffraunce |
de |
Domwico |
38 |
|
Willmi |
ffleete |
de |
Tunstall |
46 |
|
Roberti |
fforthe |
de |
Westlton |
49 ' |
|
Katherin |
flfenn |
de |
Burghe |
eod |
|
Simonis |
(fuller |
de |
(frostenden |
53 |
|
Johannis |
fflintard |
de |
Crultfeild |
eod |
|
Johahis |
ffeltwell |
de |
Gipwico |
57 |
|
Racti |
ffreman |
de |
Barking |
59 |
|
Willmi |
ffillson |
de |
Northales |
60 |
|
Johanis |
henn |
de |
Beccles |
61 |
|
Margie |
ffeltwell |
de |
Rushmer |
eod |
|
Roberti |
ffenn |
de |
Bungay |
64 ! |
|
Helmore |
ffreere |
de |
Wickham M*'* |
68 |
|
Robti |
fflorrett |
de |
Est bergholt |
eod |
|
Johannis |
ffenn |
de |
Blithburgh |
71 |
|
Willmi |
(fuller |
de |
Burgh Castle |
72 |
|
Willmi |
ffiske |
de |
Laxfeild |
86 |
|
Baldwini |
fforrest |
de |
Barghm |
88 |
|
Xpiani |
ffreland |
de |
Wissett |
111 |
|
Willmi |
(fuller |
de |
Blythburgh |
113 |
|
Simonis |
ffiske |
de |
Laxfeild |
117 |
|
Agnete |
(fuller |
de |
Carlton |
121 |
|
Agnef |
(folke |
de |
Beccles |
133 |
|
Johannis |
(ferthing |
de |
Stoke apud Gipw |
141 |
|
Johannis |
ffleming |
de |
(fordelie |
148 |
|
Johannis |
(frobisher |
de |
Kessingland |
153 |
|
Thome |
' ffeltwell |
de |
Rushmer |
155 |
|
Galfridi |
ffleete |
de |
Blaxall |
158 ! |
|
Richi |
(frauncis |
de |
Beccles |
163 |
|
Johannis |
(fowler |
de |
Snape |
173 t |
|
Nichi |
(feild |
de |
Weston |
176 |
|
Thome |
fflize |
de |
Lowestofte |
180 I |
|
Petri |
(fraunce |
de |
Domwico |
183 1 |
|
Thome |
fflorrett |
de |
Est iKjrgholt |
187 : |
(To be continued.)
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29
CHURCH GOODS IN SUFFOLK.
No. LI.
28 Henry Vlll.
Land Revenue. B^. 1393. File 136. No. 1.
The Inventoryes of Suff.
Prioratus See Trinitats Gipwic. [24 Aug. 28 H. 8.]
In the Quyre
ffurate at the high alter one alter cloth of dyap preysed at — xijd Itih a table for the high alter of olde work at — vj* viij^
Itffi a great payer of standerdes of latten at xiij* iiij*^
Itih a lesser payer at — v*
Its a Deske of latten to rede the Gospel at xx*
Its a laumpe of latten vj<i
Its dyuse books of their vse at ij^
Its a payer of organes xxvj* viy** — SS Ixxiij* ij**
In o' Lady Chappell
Its a vestment of whit damaske very old at ij“ iij**
Its an alter cloth of lynnen at viij**
Its a table f'" the same alter of alabastre at v*
Its a payer of olde organes at vj* viij'^
Its a lytell payer of standrds of latten iij* iiij<* — SS iiij xj* ijd In the Vestery Its an olde coope of cloth of tynsen at v*
Its a Coope of ciymsen velvett very olde at x®
Its a Cope of very old redde velvett at iij* iiij**
Its a Cope of white damask at iij* iiij**
Its a cope of old sylke w* lyons at iij* iiij<i Its an olde cope of redd w‘ flowres at iij* iiij**
Its a Cope of grene baudkyn at ij*
Its a whit cope of Baudekyn fore wome at iij* iiij^
Its an other whit cope of Bawdekyn at xx**
Its iij olde copes of whit bawdekyn alle of a suyt fore wome at v*
Its a cope of sylke the ground grene xij**
Its ij olde copes alle of a suyte of grene bawkyn w* flowres at ij* viij** Its iij coopes of grene all of a suyt at v* iiij**
Its a vestment deacon k subdeacon to the same of coper gilt prysed at xx* Its a vestment deacon & subdeacon to the same of whit bawdekyn at x* Its a single vestement of olde white satten at iij* iiij**
Its a syngle vestement of old pelid blake velvett at xx^
Its an other vestment redde satten tome xv<*
Its a vestment Deacon k Suddeacon of grene bawdekyn at x*
Its a white vestment for lent iij**
Its dyuse steyned clothes for the Sepulcure at iiij*
Its ij Crewetts of sylu pcell gilt poz — x oz att iij* iiij** the oz — xxxiij* iiijd
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THE EAST ANGLIAN ; OR,
Itm a Sensor of sylu pcell gilt poz — xxx oz att iij* iiij** the oz — c*
Itm a Shippe of sylu pcell gilt poz —xi iij oz att iij» viij<i the oz — xlvj* viij*^ Itm a Chalyce of sylu poz — xoz att iij" iiij^* the oz — xxxiij* iiij**
Itm an other Chalic of sylu gilt poz — xx oz att iij* iiij** — Ixvj" viy**
Itm an other Chalic of sylu gilt broken in the ffoote poz — xij oz att iij" iiijd the oz— xl»
Itm a Crosse of sylu and gilt poz — xxx oz att iij" iiij** the oz — c»
[The document is signed Johem Thetford p'^orc.]
Redlyngfelde Monalm [26 Aug. 28 H. 8.]
In the Churche att the High Alter fFurste a pyxe of Sylu poz — iiij oz at iij* iiij** le oz — xiij* iiij**
Itm a Table of Alabasf att iij® iiij*!
Itm iij alter clothes old att viij**
Itm ij greatt Caudelstykes of latten att ij*
Itm ij lytell Candelstykes of latten att vlij**
Itm a Messe boke att xij**
In the Quire
Itm a payer of orgaynes lytell worth at 5*
Itm iiij bokes of ther use lytell worth att [blank]
In the Vestery
Itm an olde crosse of woode gylte w* an Image of Coper lytell worth att iiij**
Itm a Chalyce of Sylu p oz — xij oz att iij" iiij** the oz — xl*
Itm a cope a vestement w* deacon Subdeacon of olde Blake velvett lytell worth att iij* iiij^
Itm a Syngle vestement of olde russet Damaske att ij»
Itm a Syngle vestement of olde redde Sylke Bawdekyu att xijd Itm an olde Syngle vestement of Blewe Sylke Dornyx att xx**
Itm ij Syngle vestements one of Blake ffustyan the other of white lytell worth att xij^
Itih an olde cope of Blake Worster w* white flowers att vjd Itm iiij alter Cloths or fiFrontelytts it iiij**
Itfn iiij olde lynen alter clothes at iiij**
Itm ij olde towells of dyapur lytell worth att ij**
Itm ij alter Clothes to hange before the alter att viij**
Itm diues olde Steyned clothes for the Churche att iiij**
Itm a payer of Sensors and a Shepe of latten att xij**
In o'" ladyes Chapell
Itm an Angyng for sthe altor of Steyned worke att ijd Itm a lynen alter cloth w* a Sup altare att iiijd
Itm ij Cruetts and a Sakeryng bell att ija
[Document signed by the Prioress Grace Sampson.]
[In addition to Church Goods, these Inventories give, the furniture in each house, room by room — the plate, the linnen, the cattle, the necessaries for husbandry, the
NOTES AND (QUERIES, ETC.
31
corn, and the hay. Thus at Redlingfield we liave the contents of the “ Newe Chamber,” the “ Whighte Chamber,” the “ Servants Chamber,” “ Master Denstones Chamber,” the Hall, the Parlour, the Buttery and Pantry, the Kitchen and the Bakehouse. Elsewhere we hear of the “Guests Chamber,” the “ Brewhouse,” the “ffratory,” and the “Basse Chamber.” These lists are interesting, and indeed instructive — but as our purpose is to catalogue church ornaments rather than domestic goods— and our space is limited, they are omitted. Amongst other items will be noted the provision, on the Ipswich inventory, of a white vestment for Lent, supporting Mr. St. John Hope’s contention on that subject. The employment of two altar candles rather than the more lavish displays of modem times is also indicated, as the pre- Reformation use in the days of King Henry the Eighth.— J. J. M.]
( To be continued.)
QUERY.
Hewitt Family. — I tiiu collecting materials for the genealogy of the family of Hewitt of Suffolk, and shall be pleased to receive any information relating to the arms, etc., of that family. I have reason to believe that they resided for many years in the Hundred of Loes, and that they are connected with the Heioetts of Heckfield, Co. Hants.
69, Surrey Road, Norwich. Charles S. Partridge.
REPLY.
Smith of Thrandeston, Co. Suffolk (Vol. iv., p. 15). — There is an excellent pedigree of this family in Bysshe’s Visitation of Suffolk, 1664, which can be obtained on application to the authorities at the College of Arms. It records the marriages of Richard Smith, who died in 1665. He made a will, but I have not discovered it as yet. He was the great grandson of Smith of Bacton, and great great great grandson of the Smith of Cavendish, who married the daughter of Cavendish of Poslingford. The will of Thomas Smith, his father, 10 Dec., 1665, will be found in the Probate Registry at Bury St. Edmund’s. The pedigree of Braham of Campsey Ashe, 1664, is also recoixled at the Heralds College. The Inquisition post mortem of Anthony Shardelow, the first husband of Anne Nash, 20 Sept., 2 Car. 1st, is placed amongst the Miscellaneous Escheats at the Record Office, Bundle 20, No. 13. It notes the fact that Anne, his relict, was then the wife of John Braham, gent. A pedigree of Smith of Thrandeston will be given in Suffolk Manorial Families, should the number of subscribers be sufficient to admit of the publication of that work.
J. J. Muskett.
BOOK REVIEWS.
Suffolk Domesdat; Hartisherb Hundred. The Latin Text extended and Trajulated into Englith, for Private Circulation. By J. H. (privately printed). — This part (the 19th, wo believe), is one of the longest of the Senes (pp. 53). At Eye, we observe, the 25 burgesses are stated to have their dwellings in the Market there. One, OalteruM arhalittariut, is denoted by the thoroughly English designation, “Walter the Engineer.” Certainly in this Hundred, mills for example are
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uncommonly few in number, owing to an abeence of water c<iunte8 probably, ito that the chanceH would be against extensive employment in the higher branches of such a calling as Walter seems to have followed. In Asjiall was the thirti part of a Church, and the third part of a fair ( ftria). These moieties appear to us now a little nuzzling, and scarcely callable of easy management by those in |io8sesi-ion. In this Hundrw Uiere are comparatively few points of difficulty, and no doubtful place-names of any importance occur. The numerous fiersonal names are as usual translated with a free hand. The Latinized form which many of these Domesday words take, is frequently strange and a little misleading. This is just what we are led to expect at the hamu of the ill-informed scribe upon whom the task devolved, but his debbirs we verily are.
The History and Legends ok the Broad District. By Ernest R. Suffling. London : Jarrold and Sons.
Sl'HMkr in Broadland. By the Author of Friedand Meres, &c. London: Jarrold and Sons.
Mr. Suffling's volume is no common-place Guide Book, but a veritable storehouse of the most desirable kind of information respecting the now well-traversed district of the Broads, and is, moieover, full of antiquarian interest. The Abbevs and Churches, Epitaphs, Folk Lore, Dialect, Ballads, Suiierstitions, &c. (not bv any means “thrice-told tales”), are only a few of the man^ topics of interest, while the illustrations are numerous and good. It would be difficult within the compass of 217 fo produce a better book on the subject.
The Autnor of “ Friesland Meres,” who successfully chaperoned a family party through the Netherlands in a Norfolk wherry, gives us in Summer in Broaiilund as pleasing an account as it is possible to imagine of similar gipsying in East Anglian waters, introducing us to the many features of interest with whicn the district abounds, and others which the ex|>edition may be said to have “ provoked.” Here and there are some very sensible remarks on matters of local imixirtance. How sad it is to find year after year, one writer after another, alluding to the sorry condition of the fine per|)endicular Church at Ranworth, without being in a ixisition to chronicle any serious attempt to save this handsome Norfolk Church from destruction.
The Seven Lamps ok Architecture. By John Ruskin, ll.d. Orpington and London: George Allen. — Mr. Ruskin ’s works have long exercised an unquestionable influence for good, which is likely to be g^reatly extended owing to the comparatively cheap editions (small post 8vo.) now in course of publication. The writings of Mr. Ruskin are so well-known that there is no need to enlarge upon their merits, sufifice it to say that the words of so candid a teacher — words that bum — are to many nothing short of a precious heritage. As Mr. Cook points out in his pleasant volume, “ Studies in Ruskin,’’ like Chaucer’s parson, Mr. Ruskin is one who —
“ Christes lore, and His Apostles twelve.
He taughte, but first he folwede it himselve.”
— ^The fourteen plates are charming productions specially prepared by Messrs. Goupil & Co. The leading features mat distinguish this volume are to be found in connection with the Aratra Penteltei (Lectures on the Elements of Sciilpture), Val tfAmo (Lectures on 13th Century Art), Sesame and Lilies, The Crown of Wild (Hive, and the Oxford Lectures on Art.
Pedes Finium : or Fines, relating to the County ok Cambriixje, 7 Rich, l TO Rich. hi. Edited by Walter Rye, for CambridgeAntiquarian Society, 1891 (pp. 196). — With ceaseless activity Mr. Rye has gone further afimd, and followed up tne work he has so successfully done in connection with his own County of Norfolk, ny placing Cambridgeshire under a like obligation in respect of these “ Fines.” In his preface Mr. Rye gives a list of upwards of a hundred early unusual Christian or “ fore-names,” which in itself forms an interesting study. Exactly one hundred of these names are strange to the like Norfolk list (3^ names in all), printed in the Norfolk Fines — notwithstanding that the border of one county actually “ marches with ” the other for over ^irty miles. “ It would almost seem,’^ writes Mr. Rye, “ to point to a radical difference in race, of which we should hardly have expected to find traces at so late a date.” Mr. Rye expresses a hope that when the Calendar to the Fines of Suffolk comes to be printed, some competent philologist may be found who shall be able to tl^w light on the origin of the men wno peopled the three counties. The identifica¬ tion of place-names has proved a difficult task, but where difficulties abound, as they certainly do in such an undertaking as this, our indebtedness to the painstaking worker is the greater.
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THE BACONS OF SHRUBLAND HALL, Co. SUFFOLK.
Entries in the Barham Registers.
Baptitmt.
1RS4. Anthonie the Honne of ffrancis Bacon, Eaqre., and Katherine his wife, was baptized July the first.
1696. BUzabfth the daughter of ffrancis Bacon, Esqre., and Katherine his wife, was baptized Augt. 2Sth. ^ ' *
1638. Phillip tbe sonne of ffrancis* Bacon, Esqre., and Katherine his wife, was
baptized Deer. 20th.
1639. Nathanid the sonne of Mr. Lionel Bacon and his wife, was baptized
Deer. 17th.
1640. ffraneit the sonne of ffrancis Bacon, Esqre., and Katherine his wife, a as
baptized Nov. 13th.
1641. Nieholat the sonne of ffrancis Bacon, Esqr., and Katherine his wife, was
baptized Octr. 14th.
1659. Bridget daughter of Nicholas Bacon, Esqre., and Bridmt his wife, Jany. 20th.
1661. Anne dr. of Sr Nicholas Bacon and Bridget his Lady, July 18th.
1662. Elizabeth ,, ,, ,, ,, Octr. 2th.
1663. Veare ,, ,, ,, ,, Dec. 3rd.
1665. Phillip son of Sr NieWas Bacon, Knt. of the Bath, and Dame Bridget his
wife, ffeby. 2nd.
1666. Nathanid son of Sr Nicholas Bacon, Knt. of the Bath, and Dame Bridget his
wife, ffeby. 2nd.
1686. Nieholae son of Nicholas and Lady Catherine Bacon, May 24th.
1688. Montagu ,, ,, „ Deer. 13th.
[The pages containing the Entries of Baptisms of the years 1577 — 1618 are lost.]
Marriage*.
1610. Matter franeii Stouer was marved unto Mystress Jane Bacon, dr. of Edward Bacon, Est^., on the 20th day of June.
1610. Mr. Edward Bacon, servant unto Edward Bacon, Esqre., was maryed unto Mystress ffranee* Taylor, the sixtene dav of January.
1678. Sr John Barker, Knight and Barronett, and Bridgett Bacon, eldest daughter of Sr Nicholas Bacon, Knight of ye Bath, were married June 2nd.
Burial*.
1598. Thonuu the sonne of Edward Bacon, Esqre., and Maistress Ellyne his wyffe, was buried the iiij day of Aunst.
1602. Edmund the sonne of Edward mcon, Esqre., and Maistress Ellyne his wyffe, was buried the xij day of June.
1608. Master Mychal the sonne of Edward Bacon, Esqre., and Maistress Ellyne his
wyffe, was buried the xij day of Novr.
1609. Mistres heline the daughter of Edward Bacon, Esqre., and Mistres helJne his
wyffe, was buried the fift day of March.
1617. Edward the sonne of Maister Nicholas Bacon and Mistress Martha his wife,
was buried the tenth day of May.
1618. Edward Bacon, Esqre., dyed the seuentb of September and was buried on the
seuenteenth.
1623. Hdlenor the daughter of Nicholas Bacon, Esqre., was buried the i day of September.
1626. the sonne of Nicholas Bacon, Esqre., and Martha his wyffe, was
buried the fourth dav of July.
1626. Martha the wyffe of Nicnolas Baison, Esq^, was buried the fovuth day of July. 1628. Penelope Bacon the wyffe of Mr. Lionel Bacon was buried in Mr. Edwara Bacon’s place, Ai^st the tenth.
1636. Mr. Anthony Bacon the eldest child and onely sonne of francisse Bacon, Esqre., was buried in Mr. Bacon’s tomb March 7th.
1639. Phillip Bacon the second son of ffrancis Bacon, Esqre., was buried in Mr. Edward Bacon’s tomb Novr. 18th.
1642. Niehola* Bacon the son of ffrancis Bacon, Esqre., was buried in Mr. Edward Bacon’s tomb ffeby. 22nd.
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JiurMt.
1646. Mrt. Hellen Bacon of Shriblaad Hall, ac^ 82 yean, wae buried July 22nd.
16.52. Mr. Edicard Bacon waa buried June 28tn.
1660. Nathaniel Bacon, Esqre., died at London and waa buried in the lale in thia Church Sepr. lat.
1663. Vmre daughter of Sr Nicholaa Bacon and Dame Bridget hia wife waa buried Deer. 19th.
16(i6. Mrs. Hellen Bacon waa buried Sepr. 26th.
1666. PkilUppa Bacon daughter of Sr Nicholaa Bacon and Dame Bridget hia wife, waa buried Deer. 4th.
1672. Bdhert the aonne of Sr Nicholaa Bacon and Bridgett Dame Bacon waa buried in ye vault ffeby. 6.
1685. Susan Bacon waa buried in the Tale of Sr Nicholaa Bacon March 5th.
1688. PkUlip Bacon, Eaqre., waa buried Octr. 12th.
Entries in the Copdenham Registers.
Baptisms.
1589. Nicholas Bacon fil Edward Bacon Equitia nat. fint daye of ffebruary.
1593. Nathaniel Bacon ,, ,, E^re. nat. xij die Decembr.
1597. Anne Bacon „ „ ,, „ xxvij die ffebruar.
1598. Thomas Bacon ,, ,, „ „ xxiij die Julii.
1600. ffrancis Bacon ,, „ „ „ xxx die Septembr.
1601. Edmund Bacon ,, ,, „ „ xvj die ffebruarii
1605. Elinor Bacon „ ,, ,, ,, xxx die Nouembr.
1607. Thomas Bacon ,, „ Armigeribaptizatuaeratdecimononodie Junii
1609. Michael Bacon „ „ Eaqre. bap. erat viceaaimo die Novembr.
1613. Martha Bacon fil Nicholai Bacon g^neroai bapt. erat Octr. 17.)
1672. Robert aonne of Sr Nicholaa Bacon, Knight of the Bath, and * Bridget hia wife, waa baptized July 4.
1674. Elizabeth daughter of Sr Nicholaa Bacon, Knight of the Bath, and Bridget hia wife, waa baptized April 16.
1712. Nicholas aon of Nicholaa Bacon, Eaqre., Patron to thia Church, and of f Dorothy
hia Lady, waa baptized Octr. 2.
1713. Templeaonof Nicholaa Bacon, Eaqre., and of Dorothy hia Lady, waa bap. Sepr. 24.
1715. John „ ,, ,, ,, „ April 25.
1716. William „ ,, „ ,, „ Novr.22.
1718. Dorothy ,, ,, ,, ,, „ July 11.
1722. Basil „ „ ,, ,, ,, March27.
1723. Catherine,, „ „ „ „ Jany. 6."
1727. Mary „ „ „ „ „ Deer. 23
1729. Philip ,, „ ,, ,, „ Sepr. 29j
1732. Nicholas,, ,, ,, ,, „ June 10.*
Marriage.
1617. Phillip Bedingfield g^neroaua duxit Annam Bacon geA Mail 7.
Burials.
1611. MichaeU Bacon aepxilt. xxviij die Mail.
1666. Phillip Bacon, Eaqre., June 7.
1674. Bridget wife of Sr Nicholaa l^on, Knight of the Bath, April! 20.
1674. Elizabeth daughter of Sr Nicholaa Bacon, Knight of the Bath, June 4. 1678. Mr. Lionel Bacon, Deer. 9.
1697. Nicholas Bacon, Eaqre., Aprill 15.
1698. Nathaniel Bacon ^ntleman. May 31.
1735. Lionel aon of Nicholaa Bacon, E^re., and Dorothy hia Lady, Feby. 21. 1738. Phillip „ „ „ „ ApAl.
1749. Mountagu Baron, Eaqre., April 19.
1757. Rt. Honble. Lady CatherineX Oardeman, Jany. 22.
1758. Dorothy wife of Nicholaa Bacon, Eaqre., July 8.
1767. Nicholas Bacon, Eaqre., April 29.
1776. Sophia Bacon apinater, Octr. 7.
* Daughter of Sr Lionel ToUemacbe of Helmingham. t Daughter of Temple,
t First the wife of Nicholaa Bacon, Eiqre.
NOTES and queries, ETC.
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Burial$.
1785. Anna Maria Bacon wife of Rev. Nicholas Bacon, Vicar and Rector of Barham, Au^st 16.
1788. Revd. John Bacon of Shrubland Hall, Jany. 21. No affidavit because buried in linen.
1793. Bar6ara Bacon widow, June 27, Ag^ 77.
1795. Revd. WiehoUis Bacon Vicar, Sepr. 2, Aged 65.
Henley Vicarage. Wm. C. Pearson.
Ladies’ Manor and the Blomefield Family (Vol. iv., p. 7). — I am rather surprised that Mr. Muskett, who describes himself as a specialist for the Eastern Counties, and bewails that it would take some days to look through the Fines of a county for a period of 51 years (as a matter of fact, four hours would be ample to go through even the so-called “ indexes,” though they really are calendars only), should not know, what I fancy most Norfolk searchers know (if I may judge from the numbers of applications I have), that I have made a lexicographical index to all relating to Norfolk.
One minute’s search in it sufficed to find the following, which will refer him to what he wants : —
“Trin. Term 14 Charles i. Jo. DuflBeld jun. «k others v. Jo. Duffield sen. «t others in Rockland elsewhere.
Michaelmas Term 1665, Henry Blomfield v. John DuflBeld ik others of Ladies’ Manor in Rockland.”
Blomefield’s alleged descent from Sir Henry Broumflete, whose arms he or his father adopted, is of course absurd ; as I pointed out in a short life of him in the third volume of the Norfolk Antiquarian Mitcellany (p. 183), where I suggested that he more probably came from the knightly family of de Blomevill, who bore three lozenges in fess, a coat which was afterwards borne by the Bloumfields of Essex, and later by the Barons Bloomfield.
I also cited the fact that Bloomfield alias Blundevill occurred as a surname.
When I have a little more leisure I do not anticipate having any diflBculty in tracing our common benefactors ancestry.
About ten miles north of Diss, Fersfield, Frense, and other places, where I find our author’s family held property in the end of the 16th century, is Newton Flotman, where a family of de Blomvills held the manor from the reign of Edward i. to that of Elizabeth at all events.
They bore another coat, viz., quarterly per pale plain and per fess indented or and azure over all a bend gules, and held their manor of the barony of Rye. The dominant bend being probably from the Rye coat It is rather to this family than to a London-SuflTolker (as suggested by Mr. Muskett), that we should look for the clue.
Blomefield was certainly wrong in quartering Muskett and Jolly, as he was not descended from “ heiresses,” but I am not sure he would
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have been any better off if he had been ; for the arms used by Jolly were those granted in 1614 to a Staffordshire family of the same name, with which the Norfolk family does not seem to be connected, although they seem to have quietly appropriated their arms ; and as to the Musketts, the onus lies on Mr. Muskett to show that the grant to Henry Muskett in 1575, contained a further grant to his brother and his issue as well as to the grantee, without which of course the present family have no claim to arms. I presume there is evidence that Henry had a brother William, as stated in the pedigree on p. 92. No such a person is entered in the Visitation of Suffolk of 1612, and he does appear on A. W. Morant’s pedigree penes me, apparently supplied by the family. This, however, proves little, for collaterals are too often omitted.
Walter Rye.
HADLEIGH CASTLE, ESSEX.
Patent Roll, 15 Hen. iii., m. 4. a.d. 1231. Endorsed — For H. de
Burgh, about constructing a certain castle.
“ The King to all to whom these present letters shall come, greeting. Know ye that we have granted for us and our heirs to Henry de Burgh, Earl of Kent, our Justiciary of England and Margaret his wife, that they may at their will construct for themselves and their heirs of the same H. and Margaret descending or other heirs of the same H. if it shall happen to the heirs descending from the same H. and Margaret to die without issue without contradiction and difficulty a certain castle at Hadlee which is of the honor of Raylgg which honor we formerly gave and by our Charter confirmed to the same. In witness, &c. — Witness the King at Westminster the 28th day of November.”
From Inquisitions post mortem 34 Hen. iii.. No. 35. The King’s writ to the Sheriff of Essex to inquire by jury what rents and tene¬ ments belong to the King’s Castle of Hadleg, and how much they are worth yearly.
“ Inquisition by twelve jurors who say that there are there 140 acres of arable land and they are worth yearly 35s. at 3d. the acre. Two acres of meadow of the value of 3s. A curtilage of the value of 12d. Pasture around the Castle and the bams of the Castle for supporting a plough, value 3s. 4d. Pasture of the marsh for feeding 160 sheep, value 4 marks. Also one water mill value two marks yearly. Also rent of Assize of 60s. 7d. at Michaelmas and Easter, and 2 ‘ idcilia ’ value 3d. at Easter. From view of frankpledge 5s. From the toll of the Fair of Hadleg half a mark. 123 ‘works’ (opera) yearly value 5b. IJd. at ^d. each work. Also 40 works in autumn value 40d. at Id. each work. Also works for reaping 11 acres of grain (bladi) in autumn value 2s. 3^d. at
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2^d. the acre. Sum total £10 58. 7d. And there is a park there, but as yet the number of beasts cannot be inquired.”
40 Henry m.. No. 45a. (1256).
“ Precept by the King to the Sheriff of Essex to take with him four lawful Knights of bis County and repair to the King’s Castle of Hadleye to see in what state the King’s well-beloved and faithful man Stephen de Salines shall have left it, and in what state Ebulo de Genevre to whom the King has committed it shall have received it and to certify the King. Dated at Mereton 16 January 40 Henry [iii.'|
“Certificate of the Sheriff of Essex that he took with him four lawful men of the county of Essex, to wit — John de Brettone, Jordan le Brun of Benfleet, Martin Fitz Simon, and Simon Perdriz, and repaired to the Castle of Hadleg. He found that Stephen de Salines left it in a bad and weak state the houses being unroofed and the walls broken down, and all ‘ utensils ’ necessary for the Castle were wanting, and Ebulo de Genevre received it in the same state.”
From Patent Roll, 27 Edward Ist. (1299).
“ The King to all to whom these present letters shall come, greeting. Whereas the most Holy Father in Christ the Lord Boniface, by Divine Providence, High Pontiff of the Holy Roman and Universal Church, to whom it was compromised on behalf of us and the King of France to reform peace between us and the same King, and the discords and wars which lately rose between us and him from whatever cause, under certain forms and manners, among other things which are contained in the course of his ‘pronunciation’ by virtue of the said compromise ordained that matrimony should be contracted between us and Margaret sister of the aforesaid King of France, under certain conditions and penalties, and that a dower to the value of Fifteen thousand pounds of Tours in lands and tenements, in competent places should be assigned by us to the same. We, in regard to the honour and estate of the aforesaid Margaret subsetjuently augmented the aforesaid dower more largely by three thousiind pounds of land of Tours money, of our own free will, so that in all she may have in the name of dower or endow¬ ment certain lands and tenements within Our Kingdom to the value of eighteen thousand pounds of lands of Tours money yearly, four Tours being counted for one sterling. And in order fully to perform the premises in all and singular things according to the ‘pronunciation’ ordination, and augmentation aforesaid we have nominated and assigned to the same Margaret the Castle and Town of Hadleg with the park and other its appurtenances in the County of Essex to the value of £13 1 68. 8d. To have and to hold to the same Margaret in dower or endowment as long as she shall live. Given by the King’s hand at Canterbury the 10 day of the month of September in the 27 year.”
From Originalia Roll, m. 4.
5th Edward ii. (1312). Commission granted by the King to Roger
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Filiol of the custody of the Castle of Haddele which Margaret Queen of England, the King’s mother holds for term of her life by the grant of the Lord Edward, formerly King of England the King’s father during the Royal pleasure.
From Parliamentary Petitions, No. 3664, temp. Ed. ii.
“ To my Lady the Queen and to my Lord the Duke complains their liege yeoman John Giftard of the County of Essex, of Roger de Wode- ham. Constable of the Castle of Hadleg, who b}’ force and arms and against the peace of our Lord the King, and yours, who have to keep and maintain the peace, came by colour of a commission to the Manor of Bures Gifford and there took two homes of the aforesaid J ohn, and upon the same horses caused to mount two robbers and thieves of his company armed, of whom he had about more than fifty to proceed against you in war, and aiding and favouring as much as he could Sire Hugh le Despencer the son, your enemy, and enemy of the land, and in the company of the said Sire Hugh he was with the aforesaid fifty men armed until the said Sire Hugh put to sea. And in retuniing he came with all his power to the house of the said John to have put to death him and his people, and when he could not find them he entered his warren and took their [word omitted] and conies and emptied the Warren of all declaring that the said John was enemy of our Lord the King and Sire Hugh le Despencer and that he was favourable to the party of our Lady the Queen, wherefore most noble Lady may it please you to grant to the said John a commission to arrest the said Roger and to bring him before you and your Council as he who is your contrarient and rebel, and to appoint another Constable in his place who may be suitable to you and the country.
Edorsed ‘Let him sue at the Common Law if ho will.’”
No. 4284 (temp. Ed. ii.)
“ To Our Lord the King shew his lieges and free tenants of the town of Hadleg concerning divers damages which they have received by Roger de Blakeshall constable of the Caxstle of Hadeleye since the death of Roger Filyol constable of the same Castle.” Endorsed in Latin : —
“ Because Humphrey de Walden is Keeper of the Manor within contained let this petition be sent enclosed in a certain writ to the afore¬ said Humphrey to inquire the truth thereof, and on the return of that inquisition let what shall be just Imj done — Enrolled.”
From Inquisitions po«< mortem 1 Ed. iii. 2nd Nos. No. 36. 1327.
In the King’s Commission for the taking of this commission it is stated that Roger de Estwyk and Alice his wife petitioned the King and Council for restitution.
Inquisition taken before three Commissioners at Hadleg in presence of Roger de Wodeham Keeper of certain lands and the park there : —
“The Jurors say that Roger de Estwyk and Alice his wife held in fee 12 acres of land in Hadleg with the custody of the park of that
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town which they and their ancestors of the said Alice had of the gift and grant of Geoffrey de Pertico and Matilda his wife formerly lords of the Castle and town of HadlSg, who enfeoffed thereof Stephen son of Odyn and his heirs — whose heir is the said Alice. They held the same peacefully till they were amoved by the late King in his 19th year by the procurement of Hugh le Despeucer the younger deceased — for that the Siiid Roger in the time of the said Hugh’s exile refused to admit him into his house at Hadleg and to lodge him there secretly. The premises have remained in the King’s hands till this time for no other cause ; they are held of the Honor of Rayl6g by the service of Keeping the park aforesaid. The lands are worth 6s. a year and the custody of the park 8s. provided the parker do have in the said park what he ought to have — to wit — 5 cows, 1 horse, and 5 hogs yearly.”
From Close Roll, 1 Edward ill. (p. 1. m. 12). 1327.
The King commands the same Roger de Wodeham to deliver the above land and premises to the said Roger and Alice. Dated 22 Febry.
From Originalia Roll, m. 4, 5th Edward iii. 1332.
“The King to Richard de London late Keeper of the Castle of Isabella, Queen of England the King’s mother, of Haddelee in Co. Essex. Whereas the said Queen surrendered the said Castle (among other Castles, Manors, etc.) to the King on the 1st of December last with her goods and chattels in the same castle, and the King on the tenth of the same month granted to the Queen (that she might the more decently maintain her estate) by his letters patent all the goods and chattels found in the said castles, manors, etc., saving to the King the grain sown in the same lands, and the seed, and the liveries for servants, ploughmen and carters necessary till next Michaelmiis, and also the ploughs and carts which will serve for the ‘gayneria’of the lands which the same Queen held in ‘gayneria,’ and the animals of the said ploughs and carts ; and now by other letters patent the King has granted to Richard de Retlyng the custody of the said castle at the King’s will rendering £16, 10s. yearly. The King commands the said R. de London to cause all the land pertaining to the said Castle which the said Queen before the surrender caused to be sown to be measured, and the grain sown in the same land, and also the seed, liveries, ploughs, carts and animals aforesaid reserved to the King to be appraised and to deliver the same to the said Richard de Retlyng,
Dated at Laugele 3rd of February.”
8th Edward iii. (a.d. 1335). “The custody of the King’s Castle of Hadleg with appurtenances in Co. Essex granted to John Esturrny to hold for life at a certain rent of £16 8s. Od.”
11th Edward iii. (1338). “For the good service of the said John Esturrny the King remits to him the said yearly rent saving to the King and his heirs the ‘ vert ’ and hunting in the King’s park of Hadleg.”
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17th Edward iii., 1344. “The King at the request of his kinsman William de Bohun, Earl of Northampton granted to Roger de Wodham the custody of the King’s Castle of Haddeleye with appurtenances during pleasure.”
28th Edward iii., 1355. The King remitted to his yeoman Walter Withers for his good service the five marks yearly for the farm of the castle of Haddelee, Essex.
32nd Edward iii., a.d. 1359. The King appointed John de Tydelsyde to repair certiiin houses in the King’s (Jjistle of HadlSg taking for his wages 12d. a day during the King’s pleasure.
38 and 39 Edward in. Henry de Mammesfeld clerk of the works of the Lord the King in the Castle of Hadleg presents a long account of receipts and expenses incurred in the repairs of the old houses as well as the new making of the Towers, Chambers, Chapel and walls, during one year and ten days. “ Reygate stone, including carriage to Baterseye ” cost 2s. a cartload. Kentish rag stone 4Jd. a ton. Scalloped “ creates” 17d. a ton. “Coign” stone 2id. per foot. Scalloped corbel tsibles 5d. a foot. Stone not scalloped 1 |d. a foot. Chalk including carriage from Greenhithe in Kent 7d. a ton. Flanders tiles 10s. the 1000. Plain tiles 3s. the 1000. Sea sand fronj Milton in Kent and its carriage by water cost 3d. a ton, and the casting (jactac) of the same 3d. for every 4 tons. Slacked lime including carriage from Greenhuthe cost 20d. a quarter. A padlock (serur pendnt) Iwught at London for the gate at the entry of the castle cost 12d. while four other locks cost 2s. OJd. 2800 door-nails, 700 window nails, 14,000 lath nails, 15,000 Rof (roof) nails, 5,000 traves, with 233 spykes and 170 nails for “hope” and windows came to 72s. 4Jd. Glass for the windows of the chapel and the royal chaml)ers cost 1 2d. a foot, and 5 iron vessels for the candles in the King’s chaml)er 12d., while “piastre parys” bought at London for making the chandelier in the King’s chamber came to 22d. Olive oil for the King’s armour cost 12d. a quart, and bran (furfuris) for the same was three halfpence the bushel. 2 lbs of tin came to 5d.
In the 40 — 42nd years of Edward iii. Richard Snarry and John Bamton controllers and surveyors of the works of the Lord the King continue tlie accounts of the receipts and expenses made and applied by Godfrey de la Rokele as well about the repairs of the walls, turrets and other buildings within the said castle, as about the repairs of the lodges within the parks of Raylee and Thunderslee, with the enclosure of the said parks together with the enclosure of the park of Hadleigh. From these accounts we find that “Waynskot” Imrds were purchased at the rate of 60 for ten shillings. The cost of the hire of a horse and cart was 9d. a day. Sawyers were paid 5d. a day in the summer and 4d. in the winter. A Plumber received thirty shillings for sixty days work upon various roofs, and a tiler 2s. lOd. for eight days work. Labourers
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41
employed in making ditches, cleaning ponds, and similar work received 3d. a day, while 6d. an acre was paid for cutting stubble (stiput) at Thundersleigh, and 2s. 8d. was paid for two cartloads of straw.
The remuneration given to Henry de Mammesfeld as clerk of the works was twelve pence a day ; while Godfrey de la Rokele received half that sum. From these accounts we gather that the tower commanding the principal, or north-west entrance was known as the High Tower, while the great tower at the southern side of the east end was designated the Prince’s tower.
In the 46th year of Edward iii. John Osborn, attorney for the said Godfrey de la Rokele renders an account of timber and other necessaries bought for the reparation of the said castle, and not expended. All these articles were delivered by order of the King to Nicholas Raunche, Bailiff of the King’s manor of Estwood. In the same year (1373) the King appointed John Goldman, reeve of the King’s manor of Thunderle to cut down and sell eight acres of wood called Birches within the King’s park at Thunderle, and to deliver the moneys to Nicholas Raunche for the repairs of the King’s Castle at Hadleg. The King also ordered Raunche to cut down and sell all the wood growing in the high street (alta strata) within this park of Reylegh and to expend the money on the repair of Hadleigh Castle.
47th Edward iii., 1374. The King directed Nicholas Raunche to cut down so many trees at Rayl5g and Haddelee as will suffice for the fuel and store of the castle, and directed him to repair any defects in the structure.
48th Edward iii. “The King grants to his Esquire (note the promotion) Walter Withers, the custody of the Castle of Haddelee with the appurtenances except the water mill, to hold for life at the yearly rent of ten marks.”
50th Edward iii., a.d. 1377. “The King grants to his Esquire George Felbrygge the custody of the Castle, except the water mill at the yearly rent of 10 marks during the King’s pleasure.”
hist Edward iii. “The King appointed his clerk William Hannay to be clerk of the works which the King has ordered to be made at his Castle of Haddelee.
4th Richard ii., a.d. 1381. “The King to all men, etc.. Grant to Aubrey de Veer, his Chamberlain, for his good service, of the bailiwick of the Hundred of Rocheforde in Essex, on the death of Walter Withors, who holds for life, by grant of Edward iii. To hold for life, provided he do well and reasonably govern and do what pertains to that office, towai-ds the King and the people of the aforesaid hundred and do sustain at his own cost the enclosures and lodges at Haddele, Thunderle, and Reyle. Given at Westminster 18th of January.”
(To bt continued.)
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THE EAST ANGLIAN ; OR,
COLLECTIONS ON BRIEFS MADE IN THE PARISH OF HENLEY, Co. SUFFOLK.
Collected by ye Churchwardens of Hendley to ye briefe for Southwold aliase Soule ye Summe of flue Pound one Shilling & Eight pence ye 18 of Sept. 1G59.
Robt. Jay minist. ibid.
Ralph Meadow
I The Mark of X John ffanner ( Daniel York
An aeeounl of ye Briefs eolleeted in ye year 169i in this Parish beginning at a lady to Miehalinass.
Churchwardens
July 13 Sep. 18 Aug. 28 Aug. 11
Jan. 22
feb. 5
Collectd for ye Redemptio of Captives taken by ye Algiers Collectd for Heddon Brief in Yorkshire loss 906 lb.
Collectd for Thrisk Brief Yorkshire 28001b.
Collectd for Havant in Southamptonshire loss 52401b. -
for Drusidg Brief Widdringbiu, & Chibbome in Northumberlain loss GOOOlb. by fire .... for Elseworth loss by fire 1650 pd. Cambridmhire for Tedbury in Coni. Hereford 3(KX)lb. loss by tire for Chagford Breief 5470 1. loss by fire
for Ye Breife near the Saw Mill Yard in Lambeth in Surrey loss by fire 24501b. pound one Shilling half peny
from Easter to Michaelmass 169S.
Collected for Mr. Dennis Gunton Norfolk loss by fire 900 1. tenn pence Church hill Brief 1799 Loss by fire Uxon ; Id. -
An Account of the Breifs from tS day of March 94 asfoUow: — Septemb. 25th 1694
Collected for ye French Protestants fine Shillings & two penca half peny wch was pd to Mr. Edgar Nonsie As appears by ye Reciet
Jho Taylor Johan: Burrage
from March 25. 95.
for ye Burning of Warwick ......
for ye rapayring of St. Bridget’s Church in Chester
for ye City of York loss by tire 18001b ....
d.
4
4
4
8
9
4
5 9
6
04
0 10 0 1
5 2
10 4 0 6 1 0
KShi. Septemb. ye toth. Collected
Robt. Barker of Aby in Lincolnshire Loss by fire 13501b. - - 0 6
Broughton in Hampshire Loss by fire 1.5601b. - • • -06
St. i^tham in Ely Loss by fire 21 ,7001b. - • • >09
St. Olaue Southwark in ye County of Surry Loss by fire 49901b. - - 0 9
All these Breifs from the date hereof pd. to the Receiver.
These Breifs Collected in the Year 1701.
St. Mary Magdalene in ye County of Surry Loss by fire 23,0791b. 3s. 6d. - 6 5
Beocles by fire loss 76341b. lOs. - - • - - 4 10
Cruckmeal in ye County of Salop loss by fire - - - - 0 7
1706. An Acet. of the money that teas collected for the Breifs from 25 of March 1706 to Miehalinass last.
A Breif for Basford Church in Notinghamshire - - -20
Loss by fire Morgan’s lane, Southwark, 2706, Surrey - - -20
Great Tovington loss by fire 16001b. Devonshire - - -16
Loss by fire at Inskilling in Ireland 8166 - - - -26
Darlin^ii Church damage 1705 County Durham - - - 2 1
1706. Northampton loss by fire 34651b. collected - - - 1 6
1706. Towcester loss by fire 1075 collected - - - - 1 0
Henley Vicarage. Wu. C. Pearson.
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SUFFOLK PLACE NAMES. Classified and Compared. — III.
Huiidrtdt. Babergb Blackbourn Blything B(»mere and Carlford Colneis Cosford Hartisniere Home Lackford Loes
Mutford and
Plomesgate
Risbridge
Spinford
Stow
Thedwestry
Thingoe
Thredling
Wangford
Wilford
Burgh, Bury, and Borough.
Sudbury (1).
Nil.
Blythburgh, Rumburgh (2). Claydon. Nil.
Burgh, Grundisburgh (2).
Nil.
>9
99
99
Kettleborough (1).
Lothingland. Nil.
Aid borough (1).
Chedborough (1).
Nil.
Finborough (1).
Nil.
99
99
99
Hall, Sail, and All.
Babergh Blackbourn Blything B<»mere and Carlford Colneis Cosford Hartismere Home Lackford Loes
Mutford and Plomesgate Risbridge Samford Stow 1 Thedwestry ' Thingoe Thredling Wangford j Wilford
Lawshall (1).
Knattishall, Rickinghall (2).
Knottishall, Peasenhall, Speckshall, Uggeshall, Westhall (5)» Claydon. Ringshall.
Foxhall (1).
Nil.
99
Aspall, Rickinghall Superior (2).
Nil.
Mildenhall (1).
Nil.
Lothingland Nil.
Benhall, Blaxhall, Tunstall (3).
Stradishall (1).
Burstal (1).
Buchall (1).
Nil.
Ilketshall (1).
Nil.
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THE BAST ANGLIAN ; OR,
Stead.
Babergh Boxstead, Polstead, Stanstead (3)
Blacktoum Nil.
Blything Henstead, Lin8tead(2).
Bcwmere and Claydon Nettlestead (1).
Carlford Nil.
Colneis „
Cosford „
Hartismere „
Home SaxBtead (1).
Lackford Nil.
Loes „
Mutford and Lothinglmd j^il.
Plomesgate Nil.
Risbridge „
Samford. ^Istead, Harkstead, Wherstcad (3).
Stow Nil.
Thedwestry „
Thingoe Hawstead, Whepstead (2).
Thredling Nil.
Wangford „
Wilford
Well.
Babergh Nil.
Blackboum Badwell Ash, Bardwell, Elmswell, Wordwell (4 in 34). Blything Size well (1).
Bosmere and Claydon Nil.
Carlford Brightwell (1).
Colneis Nil.
Cosford „
Hartismere „
Hoxne „
Lackford Ereswell, Heringswell (2).
Loes Nil.
Mutford and Lothiugland Bradwell (1).
Plomesgate Nil.
Risbridge „
Samford „
Stow „
Thedwestry „
Thingoe „
Thredling „
Wangford „
Wilford Bromeswell (1).
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45
Babergh Nil.
Blackboura „ .
Bljthing Cookley, Fordley (2).
B^mere and Claydon Henley (1).
Carlford Ottley (1).
Colneis Trimley (1).
Cosford Nil.
Hartismere Oakley, Yaxley (2).
Hoxne Nil.
Lackford „
Loes Butley (1).
Mutford and Lothingland Kirkley (1).
Ploniesgate Butley (1).
Risbridge Bradley, Gazeley (2).
Samford Bentley, Shelley, Shotley (3).
Stow Nil.
Thedwestry „
Thingoe „
Thredling „
Wangford „
Wilford
Not terminal., Somerleyton (Mutford and Lothingland Hundred).
Babergh
Blackboum
Blything
Bmmere and
Carlford
Colneia
Coeford
Hartismere
Hoxne
Lackford
Loes
Mutford and
Plomesgate
Risbridge
Samford
Stow
Thedwestry
Thingoe
Thredling
Wangford
Wilford
Worth.
Nil.
Hepworth, Ixworth (2). Halesworth (1).
Claydon Nil.
nL
Chelsworth (1). Breisworth (1). Worlingworth (1).
Nil.
»}
Lothingland Nil. Dunningworth (1).
Nil.
19
Dag worth (1).
Tim worth (1).
Ickworth (1).
Nil.
THE BAST ANGLIAN J OR,
Biibergh
Blackbourn
Bljthing
Bosmere and
Carlford
Colneis
•Cosford
Hartismere
Hoxne
Lackford
Loes
Mutford and
Plomesgate
Risbridge
Samford
Stow
Thedwestry
Thingoe
Thredling
Wangford
Wilford
Den.
Milden (1).
Nil.
Frostenden.
Claydon. Darmsden (1). Nil.
Monoden (1). Lothingland Nil. Watisden (1). Depden, Ousden (2). Nil.
Wetherden (1). Rattlesden (1).
Nil.
Framsden (1).
Nil.
Edith Gowers.
THE BEAUMONTS OF WITNESHAM.
1705, June 20. William Beaumcmt was instituted to the living on presentation of John Meadowe.
1708, May 28. Robert Beaumont was instituted to the living on presentation of John Meadowe. Mr. Robert Beaumont was also vicar of Henley, 1726 to 1730. He appears to have purchased the patronage of Witnesham from Mr. Meadowe, as in 1726. Charles Beaumont was instituted on the presentation of Robert Beaumont.
In the East Anglian, o.s., Vol. i., p. 74, is given a portion of the Beaumont pedigree. If the above Beaumonts were descended from Joseph Beaumont, d.d.. Master of Peterhouse, it would account for the patronage of the Witnesham living passing to the Master and Fellows of that College, in whose hands it now is.
There is a slab in the chancel of Witnesham Church to the memory of the Rev. Charles Beaumont, rector, who died Novr. 9, 1756, aged 45, and of Elizabeth his wife, who died Sepr. 21, 1791, aged 77.
The Arms above the inscription are quarterly 1 & 4 Beaumont (az.) sem^e of fleurs-de-lys a lion ramp. (or). 2 <fc 3 Dyer (co. Herts.) (sa.) a
fesse counter-embattled betw. 3 goats pass (arg.). A shield of pretence.
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ermine on a cross (sa.) five martlets (or) for Vesey. (No tinctures are given on the slabs but the ermine.)
On a second slab.
Jonathan Beaumont, Esqre., 1709.
Michael Beaumont, .m.a., 1710.
Elizabeth Beaumont, 1730.
Elizalieth Beaumont, 1743.
Priscilla Beaumont, 1744.
Priscilla Beaumont, 1744.
(Beaumont Arms above.)
One of the Priscilla Beaumonts above was the wife of Rev. Robt. Beaumont, and daughter of Rev. George Drury, rector of Claydon, by Amy Clarke, his wife, dr. of - Clarke of Witnesham.
Henley Vicarage. W. C. Pearson.
Indexes to Norfolk, Suffolk, and Cambridge Fines. — May I put once more on record that I have complete Indexes Noviinum of the whole of the Norfolk Fines, which are at the service of any one searching about the history of his own family. I cannot volunteer their use to agents, as my spare time is very limited.
My Index to Suffolk Fines from Rich. i. to Rich. iii. is now in progress, and will be similarly available in about a month’s time.
Cambridge for the same period I have just printed for the local Society.
I need hardly say that I cannot undertake to make general searches myself, though I shall be happy to allow them to be made — but can only give a special reference or so if an addressed envelope is sent me.
Winchester House, Putney, S. W. Walter Rye.
REPLIES.
Ladies’ Manor and the Fersfield Blomefields (Vol. iv., p. 7). — A clause in the will of Henry Blomefield, 1670, which I had overlooked, explains his acquisitions of Ladies’ Manor. He refers to his lands, messuages, tenements, &c., in Rockland, which he had purchased of John Duffield and others — the representatives, doubtless, of the John DufBeld who had bought them of Simon Muskett in 1619.
J. J. M.
fj Vere — Beaumont (Vol. iv., p. 21). — The answer to the query, were
5 Mrs. Vere and Mrs. Beaumont sisters, is probably in the affirmative.
Elizabeth Vesey, the wife of the Rev. Charles Beaumont, was a 2,) daughtof one of the co-heiresses of Thomas Vesey of Sproughton.
I a Mary Vesey (afterwards Vere) of Sproughton, spinster, was married
in or about the year 1737 to John Beaumont, son of John Beaumont of
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THE EAST ANGLIAN J OR,
Sproughton. Her husband had been dead many years when his father’s death was presented at a Court held for Bildeston Manor, on 11th June, 1754. At this time Mary Beaumont is described as “now married to John Vere of Norwich Esq.” She had no issue by her first husbaud.
The Rev. Charles Beaumont, the husband of Elizabeth Vesey, and John Beaumont, the husband of Mary Vesey (afterwards Vere), were both great grandsons of John Beaumont, who was baptised at Bildeston, 13th October, 1623 ; the descent of the former being through successive issue bearing the name of John, and of the latter through the Rev. William Beaumont, rector of Hintlesham, and the Rev. Robert Beaumont, rector of Witnesham and vicar of St. Lawrence, Ipswich.
Coggeshjall. G. F. B.
BOOK REVIEWS.
Thb Gentleman’s Magazine Libkaky— Architectckal Antiquities. Part n. Edited by G. L. Gomme, k.s.a. London : Elliot Stock. — This volume, which brings to a close the section on Architectural Antiquities, contains the conclusion of John Carter’s valuable papers, with some additional notes. The articles on Norman Doma/lic Arehiteeture and Timber Houges are well worth reprinting. The East Anglian examples mentioned include, among the former, the vaulted Chamber at the Bishop’s Palace at Norwich, and among the latter. Coney’s house at l^n ; there are also references to the Abbey of Bury St. Edmund’s, King’s College Chapel at Cambridcre, Ely Cathedral, Norwich, and Ipswich. At Ipswich, a correspondent (J. A. K.) writing in 1842, mentions the unglazed windows of houses used as shops, which were protected by shutters only. An instance presented itself of an upper shutter in a china shop in the same town hung by gumut hinges, which, when opened, was fastened on the ceiling by hooks. The lower shutter originally folded down, forming a flap or table upon w^ch goods for sale could be placed.
The Spirit and Influence of Chivalry. By John Batty. London : Elliot Stock. — The main purpose of this book is to exhibit chivalry in the abstract, there is consequently no attempt to enter into anything like a picturesque or descriptive view of the subject. Caxton’s “ Ordre of Chyualry ’’ supplies the generally accepted origin of the pursuit, and the leading ideas of other early writers are concisely stated, as preliminary to further consideration of the subject, the whole being capped by the admirable summary on “ the meaning of Chivalry ” given in Dr. James A. H. Murray’s New English Dictionary. It is no ex^geration to speak of old-time chivalry as, in a great measure, “ the handmaid of religion,” seeing it tended to dethrone the evil and exalt the good. It is equally true now to regard religion as the real fosterer of present day chivalry, for there are not wanting striking instances to prove that the ag^ of chivalry is not past. Chival^ as represented by archaeology, as inculcated in ancient romance, and as connected with heraldry, folk-lore, &c., are topics that seem to require distinct and separate handli^, for although these points engage the reader’s attention, yet the treatment of them is wholly inadequate. But m far as it goes, Mr. Batty’s volume is a capital review of the whole subject, and a very readable book.
The Historic Note Book, with an Appendix of Battles. By the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. London : Smith, Elder, & Co. — Dr. Brewers two previous volumes, the “Dictionary of Phrase and Fable” and the the “Reader’s Handbook” are so much appreciated, that it is not at all surprising to find the purely historical g^p at length fill^ by another volume equally remarkable for its concise, well digested, and admirably arranged information, so completely covering the ground traversed, that it is difiScult to see, considering its scope, now tne work could possibly have been rendered more complete or useful. Only working upon a plan like that which we learn is Dr. Brewer’s “ life-habit,” that of always reading with a slip of paper and pencU at hand, then selecting, sorting, explaining, correcting, and bringing down to date the notes thus acquiredf, could produce a work of this character and excellence. As a work of reference it is absolutely indispensable.
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THE BACONS OF SHRUBLAND HALL.
(Altar tomb in the centre of the Bacon Chapel on the North side of Barham Church, Co. Suff.)
Inscription on the South side.
“ Edwardus Bacon de Shrubland Armiger, Domini Nicholai Baconis Aequitis Aurati et Angli® Magni Sigili Custodis Filins Tertio genitus ; Pacem Patri® animique sui studiose cultus, annos ®t. 70 foeliciter vixit ; et certa secund® resurrectionis sui hducia Fult‘ ; (sic) Late humum humo huic (ad hue spirante tecto) reliquit.
Anno xti 1618.
Die vero Sepris 8.”
(The Bacon Crest above the inscription.)
Inscription on the North side.
“ Hellena filia unica h®res Tom® Little de Bray in Comitat. Berk. Armigeri, nupta dicto Edwardo Baconi vixit anos 37. Ea vit® integritate animique immunitate ut uxor mater et arnica inter primas habebatur. H®c tamen post partum 19"“- (viz. filion®™ 13“*“- liliarum an tern 6“^) Et anhelitu annoih 82 plus minus.
Expiravit anno redempt 1646. die Julii 24.”
(Crest above the inscription, a Ram’s head erased sa. gorged with an Earl’s coronet gu.)
ArTns at the head — Bacon and Quaplode quarterly.
„ foot — Quarterly of eight.
1 and 8 Little, 2 Lytton, 3 Bothe, 4 Oke, 5 Godmanston,
6 Weyland, 7 Cavelere.*
(Mural Tablet on the East Wall of the Bacon Chapel.)
“ Penelope Bacon the daughter of Anthony Mannock of Stoke in the County of Suffolk Gent, being uppon the 30. day of August Anno Domini 1627 Espoused to Lyonell Bacon sonne of Edward Bacon of Shrublande Hall in the aforesayde countye Esquyer after that she had serued oute her owne generation by the will of God fell on sleepe the
day of August in the year of our Lord 1628.”
Arms above the Inscription, Bacon and Quaplode quarterly impaling Mannock.
On dexter side of the Inscription, Bacon and Quaplode quarterly. Sinister, Mannock.
* Reference to the descent of the Shrubland estate as pven in Page’s History of Suffolk (p. 5t>8), will explain Mrs. Bacon’s right to several of these quarterings. “ The Altar-Tomb was evidently erected by the widow of Edward Ba(K>n, and both the inscriptions then ennaved, leaving blanks for the date of her death and age, which are scratched on the surface of the marble, not deeply cut like the rest of the Inscriptions. — W. P. ”
D
50
THE EAST ANGLIAN J OR,
Mural Tablets in Chancel of Coddeuham Church.
On N(trth Wall.
“ Here resteth the body of Captaiue Philip Bacon, second son of Nicholas Bacon of Shrubland Hall Esquire, on the bodye of Martha Bingham | the only child of Sir Richard Bingham, Knight, of the anncient Familie of the Binghams | of Bingham Melcombe, in the Countie of Dorset, which said Captain Bacon, | in the time of King Charles the Second, when his Ma‘*® was in his lowest condition, | gat over into Flanders. Soon after, by the favour of S'" Charles Berkley, Afterwards | Lord Fitz-harden, getting into the Duke of York’s troupe, to show his new Master a | little of his Brauery, Pickering {tic) before Mardike, he was met by three Frenchmen, | frome whome he receiued two Shott, one into the shoulder, & the other on the | forehead ; that bullet on the forehead had killed him, had it not been for a whip¬ cord I Hatband, which made it stick, while it was taken out by the Duke himself, the ] mark of which he brought to this place. Vpon this, the Duke taking him into ] his favour. After the battle of Dunkirke, made him Comet of a Troope of Horse, | where with his Sacried Soueraigne, and Deare Master the Duke, he suffered too | many perils «& hardships to be here related. Soone after his Magesties happie | restauration, he came into England, and goeing to voluntiere in the first expe | -sdition with S'" John Lauson, when those honerable Articales were gained with | Algiers, he w'as made Leiutennant to Captaiue Wye in the Asisstance ; in the I next Expedition, to the Straights, he went Leiutennant to Captaiue Berkely, | afterwards S'" William Berkely, in the Bonadventure. In the third expedition to j the Straights, when the Second Articales were made with Algiers, he went | Leiutennant to Captain Allen, now Sr Thomas Allen, in the S* Andrew ; at | his returae, he was made Captaiue of the Oxford Friggott of 28 Gunns, with which, | in the first Dutch Battle fought by the Duke of York, for his good service, — he was made Captaine of the Assurance Friggott of 38 Gunns, with which he fought 1 board by board with the West Freezland, a Dutch Flagg-ship of 50 Gunns, | while he tooke her Flaggs, which remayne in Shrubland Hall at this day; | for this he was made Captaine of the Bristoll Friggott of 52 Gunns, and | upon his return in her with S'" Jeremy Smith out of the Straights as soon as | could possibly and getting out, began that fatall Battle of the first of June | Anno Dni 1666, In which he, being the first that discouered the Dutch Fleet, in I obedience to Command, he fought that Day with much honour, and the next day | untill three in the Aftemoone, And then came that fatall bullett which tooke off | his Thigh, both the Thighs of the Master of his Ship, and the Head of a common | Souldier, by which he honourably ended this transitone life, to the great lamentation both of King & Duke, and all that knew him ; his ship haveing very little of her masts «fe riging left, soone after left the fight, bringing his | Body to Harwich,
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51
and the ship when examined by Captaine Deane the King’s | then builder there, (besides the loss of her Masts <k Riging,) had a hundred ] and eighty shott in her Hull, three of those bulletts which were taken out I of her, being giuen by the said Captaine Deane to S*' Nicholas Bacon, remaynes ] in Shrubland Hall at this day ; his body being brought from Harwich to | Ipswich by water, haueing all Funerall Rites done him by most of I the Cheife gentlemen of the Countye, with those of the Corporation, the | Militia of the Towne, and a troope of the King’s horse ; he was conducted | through ye Towne, & from thence to this place, where wee must leaue him | in hopes of a glorious Resurrection.”
(Tablet on Sth. Wall of Chancel nearest East end.)
H
“Sacred to the memory of Nicholas Bacon m.a., ] Vicar of Codden- ham, I «k Rector of Barham, | in this County. | Youngest »k only sur¬ viving son I of Nicholas Bacon Esqre, | descend^ from the 4ncient and honourable family | of Bacon of Redgrave Suff: | He married Septr 19, 1780, Anna Maria, [ Daughter of John Browne Gent of Ipswich, ] who died August 9. 1783 | by whom he left no issue. | He died after a short illness Augt. 26. 1 796, ( in the 66th year of his age, ] »k is interred with his beloved wife, | in the family vault under the chancel. | In the performance of his religious duties, | both public &, private, | he was zealous sincere & constant, | thus enforcing the blessed precepts he taught, 1 by the influence ] of his own excellent & pious example. | As an husband, & friend, | he was tender affectionate & faithful ; | to the poor humane & benevolent; | Charitable & compassionate | to the failings of others, | severe only to his own. | In his general intercourse with the world, | the integrity uprightness ] of his conduct, was adorned & enhanced, | by a liberality of mind, | <k polished cllegance | of manners, | which justly endeared him ] to all who knew him.”
(Tablet on Sth. Wall of Chancel 2nd from East end.)
“Near this place, behind the Altar, | lies interred | the Body of the Rev. Baltazer Gardeman, ] who was near fifty years Vicar of this Parish. | He was bom at Pouctiers in France, | but chose to reside in England, on account | of the great persecution of the Protestants | in that Country. | He married the Lady Catherine Bacon, relict of Nicholas Bacon of Shmbland Hall Esqre, | and daughter of the first Earle of Sandwich. | God blessed him with an ample fortune, | with which he did very considerable acts | of charity <fe benevolence. | He made very large donations to this Parish, | buying the great Tythes, & giueing them I to the living ; | (k also two great farms which amount | in all to the value of above | £1 70 per Ann. | He was learned pious <fe charitable, I exemplary in his life <fe conversation | dear to the clergy the poor & his friends ; | but to his wife an inexpressable loss | with whome he had lived many years | in the utmost Love <fe Harmony | by whom this
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monument is erected [ to His Memory. [ He died in his 84th year December 19. 1739. | Near the same place lies interred | the said Lady Catherine Gardeman ] who departed this life January 17. 1757 ] Aged 79 Years <k four mouths. | She built a School in this Parish | for 13 poor Boys «k 1 3 poor Girls | endowing it with a Salary of £20 pr Annm. | Payable for euer out of Rents of Lands in Mendleshain. | The remainder to be distributed amongst the Poor | of this Parish by Trustees appointed for that Purpose.”
Hatchments. (North wall — from West to East.)
1. Field dexter Argent sinister Sable.
Bacon, on an Inescutcheon, quarterly 1 and 4, Oodmanuton ; 2 and 3 Temple.
2. as 1, but field all Sable.
3. Field all Sable.
Bacon and Quaplode quarterly.
4. Field dexter Argent sinister sable.
(South wall — near to East End.)
5. Field all Sable.
Bacon and Quaplode quarterly, on an Tnescutcheon Browne.
Against the north wall of the Chancel, beneath the monument to Captain Bacon, is a thick black slab of polished marble raised on circular arches of brick colour-washed, on the upper part of the centre of which is engraved a large shield with mantling, «bc., of the arms of Bacon impaling Tollemach, surmounted by the Bacon crest, and lower down are the words “Crypta Bacouonua.” Round the edge are engraved 14 small shields bearing the different arms of the families allied with the Bacons, the name of each family being placed under its coat.
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S s eu s o |
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1. |
Bacon |
2. Tollemach |
3. Quaplode |
|
4. |
Bingham |
5. Oke |
|
|
6. |
Godmanston |
7. Bothe |
|
|
8. |
Weyland |
9. Newport |
|
|
10. |
Lytton |
11. Hopton |
|
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12. |
Canlere |
13. Lytell |
14. Bedingfield |
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NOTES AND QUERIES, ETC.
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Arms in the East Window.
There are three lights and six shields in each, arranged 1, 2, 2, 1 (In the head of the window are Longe imp. Browne.)
North light.
1. Godmanston.
2. Bothe quartering Bedingheld, impaling the same.
3. Quarterly 1 and 4 Bothe, 2 Bedingfield, 3 Weyland, impaling
Bedingfield and Tuddenham quarterly.
4. Lytton and Canelere quarterly.
5. Lyttel impaling Lytton.
6. Like Hatchments 1 and 2.
Middle light.
1. Oke impaling Godmanston.
2. Bothe impaling Weyland.
3. Bothe and Godmanston quarterly, impaling Newport.
4. Bacon and Quaplode quarterly, impaling quarterly 1 Bacon,
2 Weyland, 3 Lyttell, 4 Canelere.
5. Bacon and Qualope quarterly impaling Bedingfield and erm. a
lion ramp. gu. quarterly.
6. Bacon and Qualope quarterly.
South light. *
1. Bothe impaling Oke.
2. Lytton impaling Bothe.
3. Lytton impaling Oke.
4. Bacon impaling Tollemach.
5. Bacon impaling Montagu.
6. Bacon and Quaplode quarterly.
In Page’s Hhtorg of Suffolk (p. 712) is given an extract from the Grant of Arms to Sir Nicholas Bacon, dated Feby. 22, 1568, by Sir Gilbert Dethick, Knt. Garter. From this it appears that Sir Nicholas was of the eighth generation in direct descent from John Bacon, second son of Sir Edmund Bacon, Knight, and heir to Dame Margery, his mother, who was daughter and heir of Robert Quaplode, Esqre., and it was accordingly “ granted unto bim and his posterity to bear two seueral coats of arms quarterly ; the first for Bacon gules on a chief siluer two mullets sable ; the second for Quaplode barry of six pieces gold and azure a bend gules.” And for a crest, “ on a Torce siluer and gules a Bore j)as8ant ermine manteyleil azure doubled gold.” The motto is “Mediocria Firma.” The Quaplode quartering has sometimes been mistaken for the arms of the Norfolk family of Stanhow’, which are, I believe, the same.
The old hall at Shrubland, the residence of the Bacons, was pulled down about 1790, and a new residence was built on another site, not
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THS EAST ANGLIAN ; OR,
fer from the old one. In one of the Barham registers occurs the following entry.
1802. Archibald, son of Robert Sympson, of new Shmbland Hall, ' and Charlotte, his wife (late Charlotte Hughes), was boni March 25, and privately baptized May 2, receiued into the Church August 30th. Godfathers— Mitchell Esqre, and (-has. i Long, Esqre. Godmother — Mrs. Sympson, the elder.
Information as to these Sympson’s will oblige ; whether they were mcners or tenants, and if the Middleton’s purchased the Shrublaud estate direct from the Bacons’ heirs, and who these heirs were, and how ;
connected with the Bacons. Also any further dates and names to 1
complete the pedigree of Edward Bacon’s descendants ; especially date and place of burial of his son, Nicholas ; date and place of birth and I
burial of his grandson. Sir Nicholas, Kut. of Bath ; and dates of birth of his great -gnindson and great-great-grandson, Nicholas.
Henley Vicarage. VVm. C. Pearson.
Ladies’ Manor and the Ferskield Biximkfields (Vol. iv., pp. 7, 35). — It is easy to answer Mr. Rye’s strictures upon my Blomefield paper. The assertion that four hours would lie ample to go through the indexes to the Norfolk Fines for one and fifty years is so extra¬ ordinary an one, that I am compelled to digress for a moment, in order to explain to such readers of the East Anglian as have never visited the Record Office, what these indices or “ Pedes Finium,” as they are technically called, really are. They consist of brief extracts, in con¬ tracted Latin and very archaic handwriting, giving the name of the buyer, the name of the seller, the kind of propertj’ and the place where situated, in each Fine, or parchment document, evidencing the sale of land. These abstracts are grouped under counties, there lieing four such groups in each year, according to the term during which the sales took place; whether Easter, Trinity, Michaelmas, or Hillary. The Pedes Finium, or “ Feet of Fines ” are bound together in huge volumes. In fifty one years there would be two hundred and four lists. I have taken the trouble to examine the Norfolk Fines for the eighth year of King Charles the First, 1632, which I selected hap hazard, the folio which records them having been newly bound. In Easter term 44 Fines were calendered; in Trinity, 26; in Michaelmas, 100; and in Hilary, 39. It is idle to say that one could examine, with reasonable care, these 209 entries — always be it remembered in contracted Latin and ancient caligraphy — at the rate of forty a minute ; which is what Mr, Rye’s assertion comes to when resolved into practice. Of course the number of Fines in each year varied ; but I take it the eighth year of King Charles fairly represents the average. But further. There were in each term a number of “Mixed Fines,” miscellaneously arranged.
N0TS8 ANU QUERIKti, ETC.
55
in which the simultaneous sale of lands lying in two or more counties — no uncommon thing — are separately entered. These must also be looked through, and they take, relatively, a longer time than those recorded in the counties proper. Then again, there are forty counties in England, not to speak of large towns, and the special county, albeit alphabetically placed, has to be picked out from the rest. Very little haste or carelessness may cause a list to be overlooked. The intervals are irregular ; sometimes one turns over many pages to find the next list, and sometimes again surprisingly few. Lastly ; one and fifty years of Feet of Fines fill a goodly number of volumes, all of them unweildy, the mere taking down and replacing which on the crowded shelves of the Search Kuom occupies a very appreciable amount of time. I have gone into this matter of the Feet of Fines in some detail, as the assertion respecting them is characteristic of the whole memorandum. It is hasty ; it is inaccurate ; it is unreasonable. No ordinary man could look through the Pedea Fiuium of a given county for a period of fifty one years with proper care and thoroughness in anything like four hours. To a person who has a practical knowledge of these lists the statement refutes itself.
* My corrected pedigree of Blomefield of Fersfield, giving amongst other things the generation omitted by the Norfolk Historian, is now ready for publication. His Suffolk descent is not proven, as I have siiid already, but it is likely. He himself asserts that the Bloinefields of Diss, of Fersfield, and of Norwich, were one family. Now Suffolk Bloinefields called their Fersfield namesakes, cousins. Blomefield of Stonehain Jernegan, claimed kinship with Blomefield of Norwich, who for his part returned the compliment. Blomefield of Diss, named his children after those of Gilbert Blomefield of Mendlesham, and there was a Gilbert Blomefield among his descendants for several generations. Dogmatism in genealogy is bad, and leads to pitfalls ; but these facts are suggestive. On the other hand the Blomvills of Newton Flotman, adhered pretty constantly to their own special orthography, and had their distinctive Christian nomenclature. Indeed, the living ten miles from people of a different name is scai'cely (at first sight) presumptive of a common ancestry at ell.
There is evidence, and plenty of it, to show that Henry Muskett, of Harleston, a.d. 1575, had a brother William, and it is indicated in the pedigree at page 9. Both are named, together with their sister, Joan Humfrey, in their father’s will of 1558. We have the decree, thirteen years later, which finally settled the distribution of his property between the two sons. Indeed the suggestion that the pedigree itself is constructed upon insufficient authority is a curious one. Considerations of space, for the descendents are somewhat crowded, and induced me to iidopt the term “ Grant ” in connection with the family arms. It was really a “Confirmation.” It states that being requested by Henry Muskett of Harleston, in Suffolk, to find from the records of the
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THE EAST ANGLIAN ; OR,
Heralds’ College what arms he might lawfully use, Clarencieux had made search accordingly, and found that he might bear so and so. The descendants of the brother of such a man are in this position, heraldically speaking : — the onus of disproof rests upon those who object to their assuming the family escutcheon. At any rate Joan Humfrey’s grandson made a good display of the Muskett arms on his monument in Occold Church ; and Simon Muskett, the popular lawyer, Henry Muskett’s nephew, had no hesitation in* adopting them. Let me conclude my reply to his memorandum with a word to Mr. Rye himself. Extravagance of statement serves sometimes to emphasise facts ; but he should avoid the appeamnce of studied discourtesy which mars so much of his literary work.
J. J. Muskett.
Suffolk Place Xames. — This title is sufficiently extensive to include the names of the Hundreds as well as of the Parishes. As eight of the Suffolk Hundreds have the termination — ford, with the exception of Lack ford, which is the name of a parish as well as of a Hundred, they may fairl}* lie added to Miss Gower’s list (pp. 353-4, Vol. in.) fn the same way on p. 352, Nil should be expunged after Blything and Thredling. On pp. 317-8, the names Edwardston, Hemingston, Tattington, and Woolverston, should lie expunged and placed in a separate list with Drinkstone, under the termination stone — thus Drinkstone, Edwardstone, Tattingstone, Woolverstone. Elvedon, p. 317, is correctly written Elveden or Elden, and should, therefore, be transferred to list p. 46, Vol. IV. By a printer’s error Horingsheath (p. 353, Vol. iii.) appears as Horningsherth.
W. M. Hinu, LL.U.
SURNAMES IN PARISH REGISTERS (Vol. iii., o.s., p. 101). Henley, Suffolk.
1558 to KiOO.
|
Adams |
Churche |
Dameron |
Goffe |
Ketterich |
|
Attkiii |
Clarke |
Dawes |
Good all |
Key |
|
Baker |
Cleere |
Deresley |
Gregorie |
Kinge |
|
Balles |
Clement |
Dixson |
Gri|)e |
Makerowe |
|
Battell |
Cley |
Elis ) |
Hammond |
Manne |
|
Barker |
Cooke ) |
Elys f |
Harte |
Mannine |
|
Bettes |
Cowke 1 |
Englysh |
Hawes |
Merrell |
|
Birde |
Coleman |
If esse |
Heblethete |
Palmer |
|
Blackall |
Coppinge |
ffrelouffe 1 |
Huggett |
Parker |
|
Bfsire |
Cowjwr |
ffreluff ) |
Huggin |
Patridge |
|
Bounde |
Crowkes 1 |
ffinche |
Hutchinson |
Peeke |
|
Bradwey |
Crowxe ) |
ffoxe |
(vicar) Pettolde |
|
|
Brand |
Curtis |
ffoxten |
Jefferysoti |
Persevant |
|
Brumbley |
Cussen |
Garnam |
.Jesope |
Plumle |
|
Cheeke |
Cuthberde |
Gamer |
Kerich |
Pinner |
NOTES AND QUERIES, ETC.
57
|
Pi>dde |
Scruten |
Symond |
Veare 1 |
|
Pounchard |
Shale |
Teyler |
Veer V |
|
Randall |
Smythe |
Thacker |
Vere j |
|
Rhumble |
Sorrell |
Throwkgoose |
Vinson |
|
Ridinges |
Spenser |
Tricker |
Watkin |
|
Rogers |
Spurlinge |
Trowant |
Walton |
|
Rose |
Stotterin |
Veasie |
Warner |
|
Ruben |
Styll |
1600 to 1650. |
Warrin |
|
Ablet |
Colling |
ffrelouffe |
Kinns |
|
Alderman |
Cooke |
ffriett |
Kinm Kooks |
|
Allen |
Cooper |
Fulger |
|
|
Armiger |
Cobooll ) |
Cage |
Lea |
|
Barnes |
Corball f |
Damam |
Mahew |
|
Beget Beddall |
Cox |
Uarrett |
Manning |
|
Crookes |
(»arthw(M)d |
Mayes |
|
|
Bennett |
Cropley |
(lildersleeve |
Meadowe |
|
Biles |
Cudbard |
(lirling (Joffe |
Miles |
|
Byrde |
Cullington |
Mudd |
|
|
Blackoll |
Dawes |
(ioslynge Grimet |
New'ton |
|
Blomfteld |
Dawson |
( )nge |
|
|
Blosse |
Denny |
Hamond |
Parker |
|
Bloughers 1 |
Deye |
Hartley |
Pasthall |
|
Blowers J |
Drakefoot |
Harvy |
Petridge |
|
Boulton |
Dameron |
Hawes |
Peze |
|
Brand |
Kode |
Hall |
Phillypps |
|
Buckal ) |
Kbblingiield |
Heard |
Pinner |
|
Buckle ) |
Egerton Ellis |
Hem son |
Plumley |
|
Bucknam |
Hering |
Punchard |
|
|
Carr 1 |
ffarmer |
Heron (Vicar) |
Reade |
|
Carse ( |
ffelgate |
Hill |
Reeve |
|
Catchjxwle |
ffen 1 |
Huchenson |
Reynolds |
|
Catt |
ffinne J- ffrenne ; |
Huggan 1 |
Rivers |
|
Ceokes |
Huggins J Hull |
Rose |
|
|
Cheie |
fferiman |
Rowe |
|
|
Church |
fokard |
Jackson |
Ruffells |
|
Churcheman |
ffinche |
Jay (Vicar) |
Sayles |
|
Clarke |
ffosdike |
Keble |
Saunders |
|
Cley |
ffox |
Kerrich 'j Ketridge > Kirridge ) 1650 to 1700. |
Scofield |
|
Coleb*)nie |
ffoxden I |
Selves ter |
|
|
Collett |
ffoxtene ) |
Sorrell |
|
|
Ablet |
Borrage (Vicar) |
ffarmer |
Hardy e |
|
Adams |
Catt |
Felgate |
Hame |
|
Aldennan |
Chapman |
ffenton |
Hart |
|
Allen |
Cleveland |
ffriett |
Hasselhusk |
|
Amos |
Cole |
ffox |
Hill |
|
Ashton |
Coleman |
Gadale |
Howard |
|
Bacon |
Cooke |
Gage |
Howes |
|
Bantock |
Cooper Crafts |
Garneham |
Jay (Vicar) |
|
Barnes |
Garrot |
Kethridg 1 |
|
|
Baldery ) |
Crookes |
Garwood |
Kirrich ^ Kirridge j |
|
Boldree ) |
Cropley |
Gaskin |
|
|
Beecham |
Curtis |
Gildersleeve |
Knights |
|
Birch ■) |
Cullington |
Gilbert |
Kynge |
|
Burch ) |
] )awe |
Girling |
Lay |
|
Blowers |
1 )enny |
Glover |
Leget > |
|
Blomheld |
Driver |
Goodell |
Legate ) |
|
Bolton |
Dubbell |
Gyford |
|
|
Buddie |
Edwards |
Haile |
London |
|
Branson |
Eliot |
Hakins |
Lord |
Wennell
Wellham
VVhittman
Wiles
Woode
Woodward
Younges
Sougate )
Suggatt )
Smith
Sparcke
Sparhawke
Spurling
SrapnelT
Stegall
Stiles
Studds
Stone
Tailor 1
Taylor |
Thompson
Thurloe
Thurketele
Toftwode
Traplinge
Tydeman
Veere
Webb
Warner
W atkin
Whitman
Wilkerson
Wodd
Woode
Woulfe
Wolner
Y ounges
York
Luff
Meadowe
More
Morss
Mollyner
Packard
Packe
Parris
Pegg
Punchard
Keade
Kidge
Rivers
Rivet
Rose
Roye
Row
Russell
Sacker
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THE EAST ANGLIAN ; Olt,
|
Sevenicroft |
Starling |
Thirkettell |
Wade |
WcK)dthorp |
|
Shedde |
Stebbing |
Todd |
Warren (Vicar) |
Woolnoe |
|
Simson |
Studde |
Turner |
Warner |
Worford |
|
Sire \ |
Styles |
Ui>8on |
Weston |
York |
|
Syer i |
Suggate Tayler |
Veere |
Willis |
|
|
Smith |
1700 to 1750. |
Wilkerson |
||
|
Ablet |
Chapman |
Fryatt |
List |
Ruffles |
|
Adams |
Chaplin Clerk |
Frost |
Lord |
Rye |
|
Aldrich |
Fuller |
LuSe |
Scarlett |
|
|
Alexander |
Cleveland |
(iardiner |
Mahew |
Scott |
|
(Curate) Cockrill |
Gam ham |
Markham |
Scrutton |
|
|
Ashton |
Cole |
Garwood |
Meadowe |
Simson |
|
Audley |
Cooper |
Gaskine ) |
Mills |
Smith |
|
Baker |
Cornell |
Gascoin ) |
Minter |
Snell |
|
Ball |
Cook |
Gates |
Morgan |
Southgate > |
|
Barnard |
Crafts |
Gee |
Moore |
Suggate > |
|
Bantock |
Crane |
Gilbert |
Morphew |
Sparrowe |
|
Bantwich |
Cresswell |
Girling |
Narking |
Stannard |
|
Batchelor |
Creting |
Gian field |
Xeave |
Stockdale |
|
Beaumont |
Cudbert |
Gooch |
Nevill |
Studd |
|
(Vicar) Curtis |
Green |
Nelson |
Sturgeon |
|
|
Bennet |
Dale |
Goodhall |
Norman |
Styles |
|
Beart |
Davies |
Goodwin |
Nun |
Syer |
|
Bird |
Day |
Gooding |
Osbom |
Talbot |
|
Blomfield |
Deal |
Gvford |
Parker |
Talmage |
|
Boulton |
Death |
Hall |
Parsey |
Thymiwood |
|
Bolingbroke |
Diggings |
Hails > |
Payett > |
Thursby |
|
Bowie |
Dove |
Hayles ) |
Payte > |
Timson |
|
Bradbrooke |
Dowsing |
Hanrys |
Pegg |
Turner |
|
Bradstree 7 |
Drake |
Harrison |
Perkins |
Twitchett |
|
Bradstrey ) |
Drury (Vicar) |
Hawkins |
Pettit |
Tye Ward |
|
Brame |
Eade (Curate) |
Hearson |
Peed |
|
|
Branson |
Ealy |
Hobson > |
Pillborough |
Wasse |
|
Breckles |
Edwards |
Hoiison 5 |
Pinner |
Watts |
|
Brewer |
Farmer |
Howard |
Pissey |
Warner |
|
Brown |
Fatiner |
Hughes |
Plantin |
Weston |
|
Brooke |
Felgate |
Hunt |
Poole |
Weetham |
|
Bnindish |
Fenton |
James |
Pooley |
Whiting |
|
Bumstead |
Fokard |
Jewel |
Pratt |
Whymer |
|
Bunnell |
Folgier |
Keys |
Punchard |
Wilkerson |
|
Burrage (Vicar) |
Ford |
Kettle |
Rands |
W<x)ds |
|
Burch |
Fosdick |
Laurence C Vicar) Ringe |
Woolno |
|
|
Candler |
ffisher |
Lews |
Rogers |
Vere |
|
Carver |
Florry |
Lilly |
Roper |
Vincent |
|
Chaiinell |
ffox |
Lion |
Row |
Yings |
|
1750 to 1800. |
||||
|
Adams |
Blois > |
Buddie |
Coleby |
Davy Deal |
|
Allen |
Bloss ) |
Burrows |
Coleman |
|
|
Arnald |
Boston |
Burton |
Colton |
Dickerson |
|
Baker' |
Boutfield |
Butcher |
Cook |
Driver |
|
Baldry |
Braham |
Caley |
Cooper |
Durrant |
|
Baldwin |
Brastrey |
Carr |
Copping |
Ealy |
|
Barnard Bathram |
Briid laugh Breckles |
Carver Channell |
Crackling Cresswell |
Edwards Elsden |
|
Beaumont |
Britten |
Chaplin |
Crouch |
Fair weather |
|
Bedwell |
Brook |
Chenery |
Crooks |
Farthing |
|
Beckitt |
Brown |
Church |
Culluni |
Fellgate |
|
Birch |
Brumley |
Clarke |
Curtis |
Fenning |
|
Blomheld |
Buckingham |
Cleveland |
Cutting |
Fenton |
|
Block |
Buckman |
Coates |
Dale |
Flower |
NOTES AND QUERIES, ETC.
59
|
Fosdike |
HUl |
Longe (Vicar) Lord |
Petitt |
Stockdale |
|
Fox |
Hines |
Pillborough |
Syer Talbot |
|
|
Freeman |
Holden |
Lumkin |
Pissey |
|
|
Front |
Holmes |
Lushy |
Pollard |
Tayler |
|
Fryatt |
Horn |
Mahew' |
Pooley |
Theobald |
|
(jamham |
Howard |
Mallet |
Prime |
Thredkle |
|
Garwood |
Howes (Curate) |
Martin |
Pryke |
Thyrmwood Tillet |
|
Garaking ) |
Hubbard |
M arriott( Curate] |
1 Kainbird |
|
|
Gancoign 5 |
Ixter |
May |
Reynolds |
Tilney |
|
Gillings |
Jackson |
Medows |
Ridly |
Turner |
|
Gilnon |
Jaques |
Miller |
Riches |
TVe Upson |
|
Girling |
Jarold |
Minter |
Robertson |
|
|
Glead |
Jermyn |
Mobbs |
Robinson |
Vere |
|
Godbnld |
Johnson |
Moore |
Roper |
Warfar |
|
Goldsmith |
J ordan |
Morgan |
Rowe |
Ward |
|
Goodall |
Keeble |
Mortiman |
Saunders |
Warren |
|
Gooding |
Keen |
Moss |
Saveall |
Watkins |
|
Gooch |
Kendal |
Morrill |
Sawer |
Webb |
|
Gordon |
King |
Newson |
Scott |
Wellham |
|
Granger |
Knights |
Norford (Vicar) |
Sexton |
Wells |
|
Green |
Last |
Ollis |
Shafton |
Welton |
|
Grimston |
Laurence (Vicar) tlrford |
Sheldrake |
Whiting |
|
|
Grist |
Lawton (Curate) Dsborn |
Shephard |
Withani |
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|
Groome |
Laws |
Overy |
Ship |
Wood |
|
Haggar |
Leach |
Pallant |
Simmonds |
WiKidgate |
|
Hammond |
Leathers |
Parker |
Simpson |
Woolner |
|
Banner |
Lever |
Parkes |
Skeat |
Winck |
|
Hailes 7 |
Leverett |
Pead |
Southgate 7 |
Worts |
|
Hale 5 |
Ling |
Pells |
Suggate 5 |
Wright |
|
Harvey |
Louis 7 |
Pepper |
Sparrowe |
Wythe |
|
Hayward |
Lowes S |
Perkins 1800 to 1889. |
Starky |
|
|
Ablet |
Boldry |
Copping |
F'orsdike |
Hicks |
|
Adams |
Bond |
Crackling |
Foulger |
Howell |
|
Aggers |
Borley |
Creasy |
Fox |
Howes |
|
Airy |
Boston |
Cresswell |
F'rost |
Hubbard |
|
Allaid |
Boucher (Curate) Cudbert |
Fuller |
Hunt |
|
|
Alluiu |
Bowell |
Cullum |
Game |
Ives |
|
Allen |
Bradley |
Curtis |
Garnett |
James (Curate) |
|
Andrews |
Bramley |
Daines |
Gamhani |
Jaques |
|
Archer |
Brett |
Dale |
Gaskin |
Jarald |
|
Arthur (Curate) Briant |
Dallinger |
Gaswyn |
Jay |
|
|
Askew |
Britton |
Damant |
Gentry |
Jordan |
|
Bailey (Curate) |
Brook |
Daniels |
Gerrad |
Kane |
|
Banks |
Brown (Curate) |
Davy |
Giles |
Keeble |
|
Barber |
Brunning |
Day |
Gillings |
Keene |
|
Barfield |
Buck |
Denney |
Girling |
Kedington |
|
Barker |
Buckenham |
Diggens |
Gcsich |
(Curate) |
|
Barrett |
Bugg Calver |
Drage |
Good |
Kersey |
|
Baxton |
Driver |
Goodall |
Kidbery |
|
|
Becket |
Carpenter |
Dunnett |
Gooding Goddam |
Kirby |
|
Bee ton |
Carr |
Durrant |
Kirridge |
|
|
Bemond ) |
Casbuni |
Edwards |
Gordon |
King |
|
Beaumont ) |
Chambers |
Ellis |
Greene (Curate) Knightlev |
|
|
Beevor (Vicar) |
Chapling |
Farrow |
Grim wood |
Lambert |
|
Bedwell |
Cheuery |
Fell |
Hammond |
Last |
|
Best (Curate) |
Chittock |
Fellgate |
Harvy |
Lavender |
|
Betham (Curate) Clark |
Fenn |
Hayles |
Leader |
|
|
Bilner |
Clover |
F'enning |
Haywood |
Lee |
|
Birch |
Cole |
Fenton |
Hawes |
Ling |
|
Bixby |
Collet |
Finch |
Hep worth |
List |
|
Blackley |
Cooper |
Fisher |
Holding 7 |
Lon^ Lord |
|
Blomfield |
Co|)eman |
Flemming |
Holden ) |
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THE BAST ANGLIAN J OR,
|
Lucey 7 |
Ollenbitte |
Rainbird |
Silbum |
Valantine |
|
Lushey 5 |
Ollis |
Ramsey |
SUls |
Walton |
|
Mahew |
Orford |
Race |
Simpson |
Wame |
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Markham |
Oxborrow |
Ranson |
Smith |
Warren |
|
Marriott |
Pack |
Read |
Sleorgin |
Waspe Watkins |
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Marsh |
Page |
Redgift |
Soar |
|
|
Marshall |
Paglar (Curate) Palmer |
Reynolds |
Southgate |
Webb |
|
Martin |
Rice |
Spooner |
Webber |
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|
Medows |
Parker |
Roper |
Spurting |
Weedon |
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Methold(Curate) Pearse (Vicar) |
Rouse |
Stannard |
Wellham |
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|
Millard (Vicar) |
Pearson (Vicar) |
Rose |
Stock |
Whissel |
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Mills |
Pennell |
Rowe |
Storey |
Wilkinson |
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Morgin |
Pilborough |
Rowland |
Street |
Willey |
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Moore |
Phinbow |
Ruffles |
Studd |
Wilson |
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Morphew |
Pipe |
Rush |
Summers |
Wood |
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Morrell |
Pizzey |
Rye |
Talbott |
Wooby |
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Mortimer |
Pepper |
Saveall |
Taylor |
Woollai'd |
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Moss |
Plant |
Scogings |
Theobald |
Woolnough |
|
Moyes |
Plumley |
ScorreU |
Thompson |
(Cura |
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Mudd |
Plummer |
Shephard |
T..dd |
Wolton |
|
Newson |
Poj* |
Ship Sheldrake |
Took |
Worledge |
|
Noller |
Press (Curate) |
Turner |
Wiight |
|
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Norford Quinton Henhy Vicaragr. |
Seaman |
Turtill Wm. |
C. Pearson. |
QUERIES.
Alexander Shipdham, Rector of Blofield, Co. Norfolk, ob. 1670. — In the chancel of Blofield Chnrch, there is a slab thus inscribed, “ Here resteth the body of | Allexander Shipdham | Rector of Blowfcild I who died in the 69th | yeare of his age, being the 1 6th day of October.
I Anno Dom; 1670.” And these arms; — Two dolphins haurient respectant in pale; on a chief 3 escallops — (Shipdham) impaling — Three lions rampant guardant : a chief— (? Yelverton). He appears to have succeeded Ambrose Congham, d.d., whose burial is recorded in the registers as having taken place on Feby. 26, 1646. Alexander Shipdham
married Elizabeth ( . ^), as appears from the entries of baptism of
some of his children in South Walsham St. Mary register, of which parish he first appears as Vicar in 1633-4. These children were; — Thomas, baptized 13 January, 1633; Elizabeth, baptized 17 December, 1635; Samuel and Hester (twins) baptized July 13, 1638, and of whom Samuel died and was buried A>igust 28, 1638. Elizabeth, wife of Alexander Shipdham, was buried March 13, 1638, at South Walsham. What became of Thomas, I do not know ; Elizabeth is, I think, the Elizabeth Shipdham, who was buried at Blofield, November 29, 1653 ; Hester (twin with Samuel) appears to have married Thomas Ward, of South Walsham, at Blofield, on October 30th, 1662. There was also an Alexander, son of Alexander Shipdham, (’lerk, buried at Blofield, on January 10, 1655, but his baptism is not recorded at South Walsham. An Alexander Shipdham was instituted to llketshall St. Margaret, Suftblk, in 1625; the Earl of .\rundell and Surrey, patron. John Strowger succeeded him (no date), and Eliazar Sheene in 1663 (Suckling’s Suffolk). Was
-a*
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61
this the Hector of Blofield ? Also can any one acquainted with the Yelverton pedigree inform me, if his wife belonged to that family, and if so, what is her place in the pedigree 1
Carthew’s Launditch says, that Sir William Yelverton, Knt. and Bart., aged 30 in 1631, ob. 19 July, 1648, married Ursula, eldest daughter of Sir Thomas Richardson, Lord Chief Justice of the King’s Bench. Settlement dated 10 June, 1614, ob. 20 March, 1657. They had 3 children : — (1) Sir William, 3rd bart., ob. crelebs 15 August, 1649 ; (2) Elizabeth, ob. 15 June, 1668, married Thomas Peyton, 4th son. Sir Edward Peyton, b. 1616, ob. 1683; (3) Ursula, 2nd daughter and co-heir, married . Shipdham, Clerk.
It seems as if there was a connection by marriage between a Shipdham and aYelverton, both by the arms and also by the above pedigree,
but so far as I can make out, the Rector of BloBeld and the .
Shipdham, Clerk, who married Ursula Yelverton, are two distinct persona. Can any correspondent settle this point 1
Alexander Shipdham does not appear to have held the Bloheld living continuously, for one Samuel Maltby was ejected in 1662 (Mason’s Hittfrry of Norfolk), and there was apparently some dispute with the family of his predecessor, as in the Calendar of Domestic State Papers, Vol. for 1653-4, p. 234, is the following : —
Council of State Proceedings, Novr. 7, 1653 (Vol. 41).
Col. Robert Jermy and Tobias Frere, m.p.’s, to consider the Petition of Robt. Congham, minister at Bloheld, co. Norfolk, and to inquire of the truth of the matters alleged touching the rectory of Blofield, and Mr. Spidham’s (sic) pretensions thereto, and to report.
Novr. 18, 1653. Council of State Proceedings (Vol. 41), p. 258.
No. 7 — Order on a return from several Justices of Norfolk about the difference between Mr. Shipdam and Congham, as to Blowfield living, and on a full hearing, that the business be dismissed.
There are also some references to Petitions as to Rectory of Blofield, 1643, in the 6th Report of the Historical mss. Commission ; but these I have no opportunity of referring to.
5, Regent Road, Great Yarmouth. Fred. Johnson.
Grimbaldus, Founder of Letheringsett Church, Co. Norfolk. — I shall be glad to obtain any information respecting a certain “ Grim¬ baldus,” founder of the church of Lesingset, in Norfolk, and supposed but I believe erroneonsly, to have been paternal ancestor of the Bacon family. Is he known to have held other lands in Norfolk or elsewhere? Is he the same person as “ Grimbaldus medicus,” who witnessed some charters of King Hen. i., and who was probably the king’s domestic physician, and who by the name of “ Grimaldus medicus ’ obtained the king’s licence to sell the “ land of Helna,” in the Isle of Purbeck, on which Halner Priory was afterwards founded ?
Tyneham, Isle of Purbeck. T. Bond.
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THE EAST ANGLIAN ; OR,
Heraldic Badge (not identified) found in West Suffolk. — I have ' lately had placed in rny hands an early heraldic badge, found either at Kennet or at the neighbouring hamlet of Kentford, bearing Gules jive I fusils in bend dexter argent.
Will one of the learned readers of the East Anglian kindly throw light upon tliis badge ? Whose arms may it represent ? On referring to Papworth I find these arms assigned to Marshall, but the arms borne by the family of Marshall, prior to the Earls becoming Earl Marshalls of England, were Gules a bend lozengy or, and these arms are stated by t Blomefield to have been formerly in a window of the parish church of Banham in Norfolk. I am not able at this moment to refer to Papworth, but I think I am correct in saying that he gives no authority for stating that a Marshall bore these arms. I hope the question may elicit some , explanation.
D.
REPLY.
WiTNESiiAM Beaumonts (Vol. iv., p. 46). — The Wituesham Beau¬ monts were not descended from Dr. Joseph Beaumont, as suggested by the Rev. W. C. Pearson, but from Michael, the brother of Julian, the grandfather of Dr. Joseph, as will be seen by appending the subjoined pedigree to that given on p. 74 of East Anglian, o.s.
(See E. A., O.8., Vol. I., p. 74).
Rev. William Beaumont, bapt. =Mary, daur. of . Clarke,
at Bildeston, 17 Jany., 1G49, Rector of Hintlesham, died 18 Jany., 1708, buried at St. Mary Tower, Ipswich. M. I. in that Church.
married at St. Mary Tower, 29 Aug., 1676, died 13 July, 1717, agra 62, buried in St. Mary Tower. M. I.
Robert Beaumont, bapt. at Hin-= Priscilla, daur. of Richard
tlesham, 29 Ju^, 1683, Vicar of St. Laurence, Ipswich, rector of Witnesham, died 25th, and buried 30 March, 1737, atSt. Mary Tower, Ipswich. Had property in Bil¬ deston Manor.
Drury, of Coin, county Hunts. , and of Cambridge, High Sheriff of Hunts, and Cambs. 1676. Died 12 Jany. 1749, aged 72.
Mill
John
Michael
Thomas
William
Mary
Susannah, wife of Rev. Titus Tweedy.
Rev. Robert Beaumont, Rev. Charles Beau- = Elizabeth, daur. and co- Mary, died of Framsden. Will mont, ll.A., rector | heiress of Thomas Vesey, unmarried, dated 10 Dec., 1789, of Witnesham, bap. | of Sproughton. Articles Will proved proved Ipswich, 3 Dec., there let Feb., 1710, i before marriage dated 2nd Ipswich, 13 1791. Mentions nephew died 9th and buried | April, 1743, buried at Oct., 1796. Philip Bowes Broke, of there 11th Nov., Witnesham, 27th Sept.,
Nacton, Esqr. 1766. | 1791, i>g^I 77. _
PhilipBowe8Broke,ofNacton,=Elizabeth Beaumont, bapt. Amy, died unmarried. Esq., bom 10 May, 1749, died atWitne8ham28 June, 1748, burd. at Witnesham, 18 ^nd Aug., 1801. married there, 18 Nov., 1771. July, 1799, aged
From the above it will be seen that Priscilla, the wife of the Rev, Robert Beaumont, was not buried at Witnesham in 1744, as stated in the last number of the East Anglian, a fact which is confirmed by the
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63
following inscription on a munil monument in the church of St. Mary Tower, Ipswich {vide Nichols’ Topographer, Vol. II., p. 297).
M. S. Robert Beaumont M.M. Eccleme S. Laurence in hoc vico Paftoris Jidissmii <t‘c obiit 25 March 1737 cet 55 et Pritcillcc ux*. ejus ob Jany 12 1747 n-t 72.
Priscilla Beaumont appears to have been the daughter of Kichai'd Drury, not of the Rev. George Drury.
I do not understand the quartering of the Dyer arms with those of Beaumont, nor can I connect any of the Henley Beaumonts mentioned, ante p. 22, with the Rector’s family, but it seems probable they were distantly related.
Coggeshall. G. F. Beaumont.
NOTES OF THE MONTH.
Blackwood'* Edinburgh Magazine for March contains a most interesting paper by Mr. Francis Hindes Groome, on his late father, the Yen. R. H. Groome, Archdeacon of Suffolk, entitled “ A Suffolk Parson.” Those who were fortunate enough to hear from the Archdeacon’s own lips some of those inimitable Suffolk dialect stories and local phrases will greatly appreciate these reminiscences. It was Archdeacen Groome who, m conjunction with Mr. F. H. Groome, edited for the Iptwich Journal a series of “ Suffolk Notes and Queries ” printed in that paper, two-thirds of the whole being contributed by the Archdeacon and his son. The racy dialect sketches were entirely from the Archdeacon’s pen. It is to be regretted that these “Suffolk Notes and Queries,” or a selection from them, have never been re-printed.
• • • • •
Articles of Agreement have been signed for the amalg^amation of the Essex Field Club and the Essex and Chelmsford Museum and Philosophical and Natural History Society. The object of the scheme is to secure a centre of scientific activity and education in the county, embracing the whole eountg and not any particular si^ion of it.
• • • • •
A committee is being formed for the purpose of arranging for the compilation and publication of a comprehensive bibliography of Essex to include all books, articles, maps, prints, Ac., that relate to, or have been published in the county, or that have been written by Essex men. The idea is an admirable one, and we hesj^y wish the undertaking the success it deserves.
• • • • •
Miscellanea Grnealooica et Heraldica (London : Mitchell and Hughes) now sets apart space for Notes and Queries bearing on Genealogy. The part for April oontams a Pedigree of Upwood of Lovell’s Hall, by the Rev. G. R. Manning, F.8.A., with engraving of arms and two facsimiles of autog^phs.
• • • • •
The Newbert House Magazine (London: Griffith, Farran,&Co.) for April hasa very interesting account by the Rector of “ The Chalice of Archbishop Sancroft,” now in the possession of the Parish Church of Starston, Norfolk, with an illustration. In the “ Church Notes and Queries” ot the same magazine is a full answer referring to the origin of the Cambridg^e “ Spinning-house,” esti^lished in 1662.
« * • # *
Mr. Henry Waters continues his valuable “Genealtmcal Gleanings in England” in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, which are of special interest to East Anglians.
• « * • «
In the Antiquart for April (Elliot Stock) Mr. J. Willis Clark writes on “The Augustinian Priory at Barnwell.”
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64
THE EAST ANGLIAN J OR,
“The Library ” (Elliot St(x;k) for April contains an article on “Tlie Library of C<irpu8 Christi College, Cambridge,” by the late Librarian, the Rev. S. S. Lewis, r.s.A., whose sudden decease we all so much regret.
» * « * »
The Lonix)n and Middlesex Xote Book (Elliot Stock), edited by Mr. W. P. W. Phillimore, is a new candidate for public favour. It is issued quarterly. Mr. Phiiliinore has recently taken char^ of the “Gloucestershire Notes and Queries,” in succession to the late Rev. B. H. Blacker.
BOOK REVIEWS.
Homes of Family Namk.s in Great Britain. By H. B. Guppy, m.b. London: Harrison and Sons, Pall Mall. — Isolated attempts have frequently been made to establish a more or less extensive habitation theory by the distribution of family names in certain localities ; e.g. in the classification of names as they occur in Parish Registers and elsewhere. But Mr. Guppy is, we believe, the first to take the subject systematically in hand, and we must say his very admirable scheme, from first to last, is carried out in the most satisfactory manner. An uninterrupted succession of the same family in some particular district is a feature now far less frequently to be found, than in former days, when families were mure stationary ; consequently the result of any such enquiry as that made by Mr. Guppy is suggestive rather than conclusive. However, a great deal of trustworthy information resjiecting the established locate of families is to be ascertained in this way. Mr. Guppy has pursued his investigations in the most thorough manner, giving the characteristic family names of the several English counties, with much interesting illustrative matter (Wales being treated sejiarately), a careful compilation of the homes of English and Welsh names being arrans^ in alphabetical order, with proportionate numbers. Scotland is taken in an appendix. As a basis Mr. Guppy has taken the names of agriculturists as representing “ the backbone of the nation.” Extensive use has been made of the Hundred Rolls which deal largely with the Eastern Counties, a reason it may be alleged why East Anglian surnames appear more ancient than those of other counties. Mr. Guppy points to the easy way into which surnames “ fall into order and disclose in their arrangement a method and regularity which render their distribution a subject of curious interest.” We have examined much of Mr. Guppy's work and find it in the main to be based on thoroughly sound principles. Among the counties having representatives of the cloth trade, Cambridge is not^ for its Litter i, Norfolk for its Fallen, and Suffolk for its Webbt and Dyers. The volume is one of extensive I'esearch, marked by conspicuous ability on the part of the writer ; it will well repay careful study and should lead to further investigations. Mr. Guppy’s introductory remarks are specially worthy of attention.
Suffolk Domesday. — Loes, Plomesgate, and Wilford Hundreds. Three parts. Latin text extended and translated into English by J. H. Privately printed. — One, ./Edricus (xiimus, who had considerable holdings in the Loes Hundred, is made known to us as the plain matter of fact “Edric the Grim.” Humfridus Cambararius is rendered “Humfrey the Chamberlain.” Broderton, Horepole, Bramfield, and Claches- tborp, remain unidentified. Can anyone surest the derivation of Losa=Loe8 ? In Plomesgate we have Tkieue GfteinAam=Tnieves Glemham. Bohtuna=Boyton, Risemara = Rushmere, Cle’pham = Glemham, Burch = Burgh, Ingoluestuna — Ingolveston, Prestetuna= Preston, Beeclinga=Beocling, NordDeriam=Northbunr await identification. Wilford Hundred has a hamlet, Culeslea^Culesley, of whicn nothing is known. The same may be said of Laneburc=Lanburgh, Hairston, Stokerlanda Suggenhou=Sigenhoe, Hundesthost or Hundestuf, and Ud^am= Woodham. Walterus Arbalistarius is rendered “ Walter the Cross-bow-man.”
Records of St. Edmund of East Anolia. ^ J. R. Thompson. London: Simpkin, Marshall and Co. Bury St. Edmund’s : F. T. Groom, Abbevgate Street, 1890-1, (pp. 170). —Many will be glad to have these useful records, which give in a very handy form, all available inmrmation relating to the East Anglian king and martyr, and the famous Abbey of Bury. Several incidents are recorded that we do not remember previously to have seen, the extracts from Batteley’s AntiquitaUs being specially numerous. Altogether the work is a model of patient industry and dis¬ criminating lalxiur that does Mr. Thompson great credit. Two fine photos of the Abbey ^id, from the Monastieon, with Dugdale’s description, form a suitable frontis¬ piece. An index would have been a useful addition.
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65
RIOT AT NORWICH IN 1648.
The following from the Commons' Journal, under date of 12 Sept., 1649, seems worth insertion in the East Anglian.
“ Mr. Garland reports from the Committee, concerning the Riot at Norwich as followeth, viz. : —
“ A Report from the Committee of Complaints of the Riot at Norwich upon the Two-and-twentieth, Three-and-twentieth, and Four-and-Twentieth of April, 1648.
“ The Eighteenth of April 1648. One of the Sheriffs and Aldermen, and divers Citizens, of the City of Norwich presented their Petition to this House : therein amongst other things, complaining, that Mr. John Utting, their then present Mayor, had combined with divers Malignants, to elect unduely some Persons in the Place of Aldermen, contrary to their Oaths, and Orders and Ordinances of this Parliament ; as also, by his Authority, countenancing malignant and sequestred ministers publickly to preach in the City, to the great endangering the Peace thereof : Whereupon the said Petition was referred to the Committee of Complaints ; and the said Mr. Utting, the then present Mayor, was sent for in safe Custody. And thereupon a Messenger was sent for him accordingly, who repairing to him told him his errand. Whereupon the said Mr. Utting, the then Mayor and Mr. Tooley caused the Town Clerk to draw a Petition for his Staying, which being dispersed up and down the City for Hands, and read in the Church caused great Concourse of People, so that One thousand of the Rioters broke into the Sheriffs House and got Arras, Which the Mayor knowing of was negligent to appease them, and refused to let a Troop of Horse be sent for to suppress them, but caused the gates to be shut that they might not come in. But one being killed in the City, the Troopers were let in, who fireing upon the Rioters and they upon the Troopers, by Casualty the Committee House was blown up and about Forty Persons slain and Damage thereby done to the value of Twenty thousand Pounds at the least.
“Mr. Tooley was a great Countenancer of the said Mr. Utting and the Rioters, and got Mr. Utting Thirty pounds of the City Stock to be lent him, upon his coming up to London, which the City refusing to allow, he and one Mr. Blomjield detained Three hundred Pounds of the Citys Money in their hands.
“There have been Eight executed for this Riot. And that this Committee are of Opinion the said Mr. Utting the then Mayor and the said Mr. Tooley are Grand Delinquents by the promoting, abetting, and contriving the Petition whereby the said Riot happened.
• “ .ffeso/r«ci That Mr. Tooley and Mr. John Utting be Delinquents within the Ordinance of Sequestration.
“ Ordered That the said Mr. Tooley and Mr. John Utting be sent for by the Seijeant at Arms attending this House as Delinquents.”
66
THE EAST ANGLIAN ; OR,
The after proceedings appears under date of 9th Oct., 1649, as follows : —
“The House being informed, that Mr, f/tfi'ngr and Mr. Tooley, being sent for, iis Delinquents, from Ntynmch were brought up by the Serjeant at .Arms, and now in Custody at the Door.
“The House took into Consideration the Offence whereof they were guilty ; and their Fine.
“ Jifnitved. That the said Mr. and Mr. Tooley he disabled
from liearing any Office in the Commonwealth.
“ RfKoiveil. That the Fine of One thousand Pounds be imposed ou Joh7i Tooley for his said Delinquency,
“Resolved. That the Fine of Five hundred Pounds be imposed ou ■ John Utting, for his said Delinquency.
“ Resolved. That the sevenvl and respective Fines of One thousand Pounds imposed by the House upon John Tooley of Norwich, and Five hundred Pounds, imposed on John Utting of Norwich aforesaid, be estreated into the E.\chequer. And that the Lords Commissioners for the Great Seal of England do issue a Writ to the Clerk of the Parliament, for certifying the said Fines into the Chancery, and by Mittimus to transmit them to the Exchequer, to be estreated accordingly.
Resolved. That the said John Tooley he committed for Three Months to the Prison of the Fleet.
Resolved. That the said John Utting be committed to the Prison of the Fleet, for Six Months.
“ Resolved. That the several and respective Fines aforesaid be given to the City of Norwich, to be disposed of by the Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council, for the publick Use of the Town. And that the Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council, be required to take care the same be done accordingly. And, the same being estreated into the Exchequer, the Acquittance or Acquittances of the said Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council of Nonoich, or such Person or Persons as shall be • by them authorised to receive the same under their Common Seal, shall be a sufficient Discharge to the Officer & Officers of the Exchequer, who shall pay the same.
“The said John Utting and John Tooley being called in; and come to the Bar. Mr. Speaker declared the Sentence and Judgment given by the House upon them, in these Words ;
“The Parliament doth adjudge. That the Fine of a Thousand Pounds be imposed on the said John Tooley ; and that he be imprisoned in the Fleet for Three Months ; and that he be disabled from henceforth from bearing any Office in the Commonwealth.
“The Parliament doth adjudge. That the Fine of Five hundred Pounds be imposed on the said John Utting ; and that he be imprisoned in the Fleet for Six Months ; and that he be disabled from henceforth from bearing any Office in the Commonwealth.”
NOTES AND QUERIES, ETC. 67
In Le Strange’s Norfolk Official Lintt, I find that Alderman John Utting was Sheriff of Norwich in 1636 and Mayor in 1647-8, until deprived, doubtless, in consequence of the foregoing Riot. Alderman John Tooley was Sheriff in 1630 and Mayor in 1638 and 1644. He was, moreover, M.P. for the City in the short Parliament of 1640, and was again returned in Oct. 1640, by double return with Richard Catelyn, but his election was found void on 7 Nov. following. I shall be glad to learn further particulars of Alderman Tooley.
Leigh, Lanmthire. W. D. Pink.
Consumption of Wine at the Holy Communion. — I make an addition to the contributions which have already appeared, the authority being the Churchwardens’ Accounts of the parish of Great Yarmouth.
1598.
for Breade and Wyne for the Communion on Ester daye xxvj* iiijd
This shews the consumption on one day, the great festival of the Church’s year. After deducting the probable cost of the bread, the quantity of wine would appear to have been about 28 quarts, or in modem phraseology, nearly two dozen and a half.
1614, 15; first quarter.
Item pd. for xj quarts of wyne the 10th of December - x» j** Item pd. for bread .... iijd
On 15 December, fifteen quarts were bought, and then we have
Item pd. for xxv**® quarts of wyne the first daye of January xxij* xj**