GENEALOGY COLLECTION

GENEALOGY
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SHROPSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL

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NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY

KSTABLISUKI) 1877.

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SHROPSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND
NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY.

CONTENTS of 2nd Series, Vol. XII.

Page.

Sequestration Papers of Sir Richard, first Baron Newport,
and Sir Francis his son. Edited by William Phillips,
F.L.S 1

Some further Documents relative to the Battle of Shrewsbury.

By the Rev. W. G. D. Fletcher, M.A., F.S.A 39

Grant of Arms to the Shropshire County Council, 18 June,

1896 45

On Licenses to eat flesh, found in Parish Registers. By the

Hon. and Rev.' Gilbert H. F. Vane, M.A 48

Manuscript Sermon (from a Fifteenth Century Manuscript).

Transcribed by E. Calvert, LL.D. ... ... ... 57

The Domesday Manors of Ruyton, Wikey, and Felton. By

R. Lloyd Kenyon ... 64

Inventories of the Church Goods of Shropshire, temp.v -

Edward VI. With Notes, Index of Places, and Glossary 84, 299

Some Account of the Early History of the Foxe Family. By

Henry T. We v man 113

The Will of Raph Bostock, A.D. 1533. Edited by William

Phillips, F.L.S 191

Old Deeds relating to Property in Shrewsbury. Edited by

William Phillips, F.L.S. 196

Abstracts of the Grants and Charters contained in the
Chartulary of Wombridge Priory, Co. Salop. By the
late George Morris, of Shrewsbury ... ... ... 205

The Merchant Gild of Shrewsbury. Seven Rolls of the 13th
oontury. Transcribed and Kdited by the Llev. C. 11.
Drink water, M.A. 229

IV.

On two Rectors of Whitchurch. By the Hon. and Rev.

Gilbert H. F. Vane, M.A. ...

The Churchwardens' Accounts of Uffington, 1G27 to 1693.
By the Rev. W. G. D. Fletcher, M.A., F.S A

Old Deeds relating to Property in Shrewsbury (a correction)

Index to the Papers contained in the First and Second Series
of the Transactions (Vols. I. to XXIII.) Compiled by
R. E. Da vies

ILLUSTRATIONS.
Facsimile Signature of Sir Richard Newport, Lord Newport

Facsimile Signature of Sir Francis Newport ...

Facsimile of the Seal of the Shropshire County Council

SHROPSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND
NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY.

ANNUAL MEETING.

Tub Annual Meeting of the Shropshire Archaeological and
Natural History Society was held in the front room of the Music
Hall, Shrewsbury, on Thurslay, May 17th, 1900. The Rev. Pre-
bendary Moss (Headmaster of Shrewsbury School), Vice-Presi-
dent of the Society, presided, and the attendance included the
Rev. T. Auden, F.S.A. (Chairman of the Council), the Hon. and
Rev. G. H. F. Vane, the Rev. W. G. D. Fletcher, F.S.A., the Rev.
H. Stokes, the Rev. J. G. Swainson, the Rev. F. A. Allen, the
Rev. D. H. S. Cranage, F.S.A., the Rev. 0 M. Feilden, Dr. Edward
Rurd, Captain G. Wiiliams Freeman, Mr. William Phillips, F.L.S.,
Mr. J. Bowen-Jones, Mr. H. R. H. Southam, F.S.A., Mr. J B. Lloyd,
Mr. F. T. Blower, Mr. T. Thomes, Mr. J. Nurse, Mr. F. Goyne
(Secretary), etc. A large number of ladies graced the proceed-
ings by their presence.

ANNUAL REPORT.
EXCAVATIONS AT URICONIUM TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED.

The Annual Report of the Council, presented by the Rev. T. Auden,
stated that since the last Annual Meeting the Society had lost the
following members through dcatli : — Colonol Barnes, Mr. J. Dovaston,
Mr. S. Ebrall, Mr. W. H. Hughes, Mrs. Juson, Mr. Folliot Sandford, and
Mr. Slaney Eyton. Several of these took a keen interest in various
branches of archaeological work, and the last mentioned had for many
years filled the office of treasurer of the Society. During the year the
Council had hud pleasure in assisting several movements of consideiable
importance to general or local archaeology. At the invitation of Her
Majesty's Treasury, a committee of their number had drawn up a report
on the custody of local records, especially as it affected the county.
They had also been glad to take part in the efforts, under the auspices of
the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, to save from ruin
Langlcy Chapel, an effort which, through the courtesy of Sir Walter
Smythe, was now within view of accomplishment. The Council had also
assisted the Shropshire Camera Club by supplying its members with lists
of objects in different localities of historical or architectural interest), with
a view to the work which the club had begun of making a photographic
survey of the county. The subject, however, which beyond others had
occupied the attention of tho Council had been the movement for further

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excavations on the site of Uriconium, which was inaugurated at the
Annual Meeting la^t year. When that inauguration took place, however,
it was impossible to foresee the course which events were about to take,
especially that a few months would see the country engaged in a war
which would absorb the interest and claim the pecuniary help of everyone
to an extent unprecedented in the present generation. Those unforeseen
circumstances had caused great anxiety to the Council as to the best
course to pursue. After careful consultation with the Council of the
Society of Antiquaries, and also with Lord Barnard, it had been decided
not to press the matter forward till the present difficulties had to some ex-
tent passed by. Another year would probably show a different aspect of
things.and as soon as the Society of Antiquaries and the Shropshire Council
were agreed that the fitting time had arrived, the work would be resumed
and, it was hopsd, proceed without interruption until complete. (Hear
hear.) Meanwhile the Council could only express their gratitude to the
many subscribers to the Excavation Fund, the balance of which had been
placed in the bank on deposit till required for its purpose ; and they ven-
tured to hope that when operations were resumed it would be found that
the work had in no way suffered from a suspension which was unavoidable.
(Applause.)— The financial statement, presented by Mr. Coyne, showed a
balance in hand of £19 ISs.

The Chairman moved the adoption of the report and state-
ment of accounts. They had, lie said, listened to the report
with great interest, with painful interest in some respects in the
loss of so many subscribers, names highly esteemed. They
could only hope others would be found to take their places, to
show an equal interest in the objects of the Association, and
subscribe as liberally to its operations as they had done. Mr.
Auden was so good when he asked him to take the chair as to
request him to write a paper on some archaeological subject,
lie had, however, not composed any paper, and must content
himself with making a few brief remarks. He always thought
they in Shrewsbury ought to take a keen interest in archaeo-
logical study and historical subjects. lie supposed there was
hardly any town in England which abounded with buildings of
greater architectural interest and had more interesting historical
associations. He had just passed under the archway of the
Castle, which look them back to times not very far removed
1'rwru the Norman Conquest. There was, too, the Abbey with
the BtOiiu pulpit, which brought back to their minds the time
of the KYl'oi inalion, which must make them all feel deeply sorry
thai (hat event in our history was associated with so much demo-
lition and desecration. (Cheers.) What a pity it was that
those who had no doubt great objects at heart had not had a
little of the same antiquarian feeling which was rife in that room !
He always felt a lit lie thrill of emotion when lie passed under
the tittle arch leading from St. Mary's to the river, and re-called
that scene which must have been presented at four o'clock in the
morning some three hundred years ago, when the Parliamentary
forces crossed the river and surprised the Royalists in Shrews-
bury. It was, however, not Shrewsbury only I hat had so many
objects of archuso logical interest. The county itself was not less

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rich. There were their charming abbeys of Buildwas and Wen-
lock, the old castles and churches and the ancient towns of
Ludlow and Bridgnorth. He did not know in any part of Eng-
land two towns of the same size of equal interest. It would,
therefore, be a disgrace to Shropshire it' its archaeological in-
terest were not keen. (Hear, hear.) But he would go hark to
more distant times still. How very few places there wire within
the limits of the British Isles which had any place ( t' such great in-
terest as Uriconium ! Spending so much of his time as he did
on the conditions and circumstances of the life which spread it-
self from Home into the remotest parts of the Roman Empire,
he could but feel deeply interested in the progress of those ex-
cavations, and he sincerely trusted that the interruption which
had unfortunately taken place— he was afraid there was no help
for it — might bo only temporary — -(cheers) — and that before
long, under happier auspices than in this year of war and pecu-
niary distress, the excavations might be resumed and carried to
a satisfactory completion. (Cheers.) None could conceive what
treasures to the antiquary lay hidden in the soil which was not
yet disturbed by the spado. (Cheers.)

The Rev. T. A.uden seconded the motion. Referring to their
losses in membership during the year, he said that while the
members of the Society necessarily changed as the years went by
the Society itself continued, but it could only continue to flourish
by gaps caused by the death of some being filled by others. He
hoped, then, that all members and others interested in the work
of tho Society would do their best to increase its membership.
Speaking of the proposed survey by the Camera Club of archi-
tectural and historical objects of interest in the county, he said
such a survey was exceedingly important, and every record or
picture they could have of their antiquities would be of the ut-
most, value as time went on. If members from the different
parts of the county would assist in giving in tin* names of places
and objects of interest it would enormously facilitate the work
of the Camera Club. Speaking of the proposed excavations at
Uricohiuiri, Mr. Auden said it had been a matter of very great
anxiety to the Council to know what was best to dp. In the
end, after consultation with Lord Barnard and the Society of
Antiquaries, they came to the conclusion that it would be better
at any rate for this year, to suspend the work. tie had that
morning had a letter from Lord Barnard, in which he said his
engagements in London would not allow of his coming to Shrews-
bury. Alluding to Uriconium and the suspension of the woik
there, lie agreed that it should be made absolutely char that,
Ihougli on account of unforeseen difficulties very little progress
had yet been made, the movement was only temporarily suspended,
and wOuld be recommenced at the earliest possible date. (Cheers.)

The mot ion was carried.

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THE COUNCIL.

On the motion of the Rev. J. G. Swainson, seconded by Mr.
J. B. Lloyd of Condover, the following were elected on the
Council :— Bishop Allen, the Rev. T. Auden, Mr. W. Beacull,
Dr. Calvert, the Rev. D. H S. Cranage, the Rev. C. H.
Drinkwater, the Rev. W. G. D. Fletcher, Captain Williams-Free-
man, Mr. S, Meeson Morris, Mr. E. C. Peele, the Rev. A.
Thursby-Pelham, Mr. W. Phillips, Mr. Herbert R. II. Southam,
Mr. S. Clement Southam, and the Rev. the Hon. G. H. F. Vane.

ELECTION OF AUDITOR, ETC.

Mr. Herbert Southam moved, the Rev. the Hon. G. II. F.
Vane seconded, and the motion was carried, that Dr. Calvert be
re-elected auditor.

On the motion of Mr. Phillips, seconded by the Rev. F. A.
Allen, Messrs. Eyton, Burton and Co. were elected Treasurers.

The Rev. W. G. D. Fletcher proposed a vote of thanks to the
Rev. Prebendary Moss for taking the chair. They had in Mr.
Moss one who took a great interest in archaeology. Referring to
the forthcoming "Transaetions," he said they would contain much
valuable reading. Two of the papers especially would throw a
great deal of light on the history of the county. One paper
would be a list of all the things used in churches in Shropshire
at the time of the Reformation, which would throw a great light
on the interior of the churches at that time. Miss Auden, who
had kindly done the first part in London, was <'oing to give a
glossary which would contain the meaning of many of the six-
teenth century terms for Church goods. (Hear, hear.) The other
paper would be some Royalist Sequestration papers in connection
with the civil wars. Mr. Phillips had edited some of those, and he
hoped Mr. Bridgeman was going to edit the papers relating to his
great ancestor, Sir Orlando Bridgeman.

Captain Williams-Freeman seconded the motion, and said as
the five hundredth anniversary of the Battle of Shrewsbury was
approaching, he hoped a special elVort woidd be made to celebrate
that important event.

The motion was carried, and the Chairman, in reply, said he
ought to take some interest in archaeology, being, as he was, the
Headmaster of an ancient public school, one associated with
some of the most interesting events in English history. A
school that could boast Sir Philip Sidney amongst its alumni,
and which still had the actual book in which his name was en-
tered, was something of which to be proud. In the time of the
Civil War, he was very proud that one of his predecessors
suffered for his faith in the cause of Royalty. He was driven
out of his position by the triumphant Parliamentarians, and
spent many of the best of his years in exile, returning to die
worn out by the hardships he had undergone while away. They

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had a note-book at the School in which that headmaster had re-
corded his impressions of the Parliamentarians in general and
of the Scotsmen in particular. (Laughter.) He trusted the
great occasion to which Captain Williams-Freeman had referred
would be duly celebrated in that neighbourhood.
Tea and coffee were served later.

ANNUAL EXCURSION.

The Annual Excursion of the Shropshire Archaeological and
Natural History Society took place on Wednesday, August 1st,
1 900. The route chosen was in South Shropshire, on the ex-
treme borders of the county. The party of members left Shrews-
bury by the 10.5 train for Ludlow, adding to the number at
various stations en route. The way is not devoid of archaeo-
logical interest, passing as it does first almost through what were
once the precincts of the great Benedictine Abbey of Uoger de
Montgomery; then under the shadow of the camp on Bayston
I fill, where probably Briton and Roman in turn dominated the
little valley through which now the railway passes. Further on,
through the trees, a glimpse might be had of the Elizabethan
Hall at Condover and its church tower, which tells that even in
1GG4, men could still build on Cothic lines if they wished. Then
past Leebotwood, beyond which, on the slopes of the Longmynd,
more than one mound remains to mark the site of fortified dwell-
ing houses of early days, while the cam}) on Caradoc looks across
to its more humble neighbour on Bodbuiy. Church Stretton,
with its old church and modern houses, led on to where Brocard's
Castle once stood to defend the dale, on iis mound above tho
green meadows, where in olden days lay the fishponds, which in
tho 13th century the men of Stretton drained and sold the
King's fish. It is easy running down the valley from Stretton,
and soon came a passing glimpse of Slokcsay, with its memories
of Lawrence de Ludlow, and its later lord, the chivalrous Lord
Craven. Norton Camp has associations with earlier times, when
perhaps the tumuli at Bromfield were newly made. The ruins of
Bromfield Priory lie at some distance from the line, and the
memory of this cell of Gloucester Abbey is now almost lost in
its later history as one of the dwelling places of the Fox
family, whose homes at Whitton and at Ludford the party passed
later in the day. Al Ludlow carriages were wailing, and the
party drrtVe through the old town, with its present beauty and
memories of past glory, towards Caynham Camp. At the foot
of the hill tin1 eft mages were left and a. start made on foot across
the fields, under the guidance of Mr. Forfev. The way led past

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the pipe-track of the Birmingham waterworks, which, though at
present not an object of archaeological interest, may become so
perhaps in time, just as the Roman aqueducts have done. Cayn-
ham Camp is of an elliptical shape with a curious square annex
on the western end, which Mr. Fortey suggested was probably
an adaptation by the Romans of the original British fortress.
The steep natural hillside on the north was sufficient defence,
but on the south a strong mound and ditch guarded the camp.
The party proceeded along the crest of the mound as far as the-
southern gateway, where a halt was made, and Mr. Fortey read
a short paper on the little that is known of the history of the
camp. Tradition, mentioned by Leland c. 1530, speaks of a
castle having once stood at Caynham, but there is not the
slightest trace of buildings anywhere within the nine acres of the
enclosure. From the camp the members walked to the church,
which is remarkable for its Early English chancel arch. Un-
fortunately, no one from the neighbourhood was present to meet
the party and tell them the history of the restoration, or how
far old features other than the triple arch had been preserved in
the partial re-building that took place some years ago. The
font is apparently old, but has been re-cut, and the tower has
well-proportioned Early English lancet windows. The register
is said to date from 1558, but neither that nor the church plate
was shown.

From Caynham the drive was continued to Whitton Court,
where the Misses Mills gave the party a most kind welcome to
their beautiful old house. Whitton was for generations the
home of the Charlton family, and the present house has been
ascribed to Sir Robert Charlton in the early days of Charles I.,
but part is undoubtedly older. The hall has oak panelling of
that date, with a painting of a stag hunt above the fireplace,
and some coats of arms, dated 1682. Several objects of interest
were kindly shown by Miss Mills, including some panes of glass
from the drawing room window with names scratched upon
them, and the date 1653. After going upstairs to see the fine
specimens of tapestry on the walls of the room over the hall,
and admiring the beautiful old furniture in several other pleasant
rooms, the party again assembled in the hall, where refreshments
had been most kindly provided. A hearty vole of thanks to
Miss Mills and her sister for their kindness was proposed by the
Rev. A. T. Pelham, and the party bade farewell to Whitton
Court, and drove on to Whitton Church, a. chapelry of the wide
parish of Burford. Here again the party would have been glad
of local information from some one living on the spot. The
church is of 12th century date, when the Norman style was
passing into Early English. The font is a graceful specimen of
the latter style. The chancel was built in 1893, when the whole
church was restored. The most eastern window of the present

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nave shows traces of the same ingenious arrangement of sedilia
as was seen later in Greet, which church was the next halting-
place. Greet Church is very similar in date to Whitton Chapel,
and like it lias been carefully restored. The party were there
met by the Vicar (the Rev, W. II. Badger). After various objects
of interest, such as the oak mullions of two windows, and the
arrangement of the piscina and sedilia had been pointed out, the
Vicar took the members across to the old manor house, where
they were most kindly welcomed by the mistress of the house,
and shown several fine old rooms, and a curious shaft in the
cellar which is traditionally said to have aided King Charles II.
in escaping from his enemies. An interesting object in the hall
was a fine pillion, covered with blue cloth, and an old saddle bag
dating from the times when wheeled vehicles rarely passed along
the narrow, and somet imes miry, Knglish lanes. The members would
have enjoyed more time at Greet, but arrangements would not
allow of it, and with a passing glimpse of a (plaint 18th century
house, with a chimney at each corner and none in the middle,
they said good-bye, and drove on to Burford. There, while the
horses were rested and refreshed at Tenbury, the archaeologists
studied the wonderful monuments in the beautiful but much re-
stored church. The curious wooden triptych, with its painting
of the "strong Baron of Burford" and his parents , excited much
interest ; but in this church again the absence of local informa-
tion was felt. From Burford, the return drive was begun to
Ludlow, stopping at the interesting church of Little Hereford
on the way, though it is outside the borders of Shropshire, A
glimpse was had in the distance of the churches of Ashford
Bowdler and Ashford Carboncl, but time did not allow of a visit
to either, nor to Ludford by which the road passed into Ludlow.
Dinner at the Feathers Hotel ended the day, and the Shrewsbury
contingent of the party (the others had not been able, on account
of trains, to stay for dinner) arrived at home at 9.17, after a
very enjoyable day- Much' regret was felt at the unavoidable
absence of Mr. Wcyman of Ludlow, who was to have conducted
the party from Caynham to Burford, but his place was ably filled
by Mr. Fortey and Captain Williams-Freeman.

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MINUTES OF THE MONTHLY COUNCIL
MEETINGS.

December 13, 1S99 — Rev. T. A tide n, F.S.A., in the Chair.

The Secretary laid on the Table a circular letter and two
'.schedules of queries from the Local Records Committee,
Treasury Chambers, London, which were read and considered.

It was resolved, that a sub-committee be appointed to
further consider the questions asked in the Schedules; and
the following members of the Council Mere appointed mem-
bers of the Sub Committee : The Chairman, the Hon. and Rev.
C 11. F. Vane, Kev. C. 11. Drinkwater, Rev. W. G. D. Fletcher,
Rev. I). H. S. Cranage, Dr. Calvert, Mr. Clement Southam,
Mr. Herbert Southam, Mr. W. Phillips.

January 10, 1900— Rev. T. Auden, F.S.A., in (he Chair.

A letter was read from the Secretary of the National Trust
for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty. — The sub-
ject was postponed for further consideration.

It was resolved, that an Index of the Titles of the Papers
published in the whole of the Volumes of the two series of the
Transactions be prepared, the details being left in the hands
of the Editorial Committee.

January 24, 1900 — Rev. T. A uden, F.S.A., in the Chair.

A letter was read from Mr. W. H. St. John Hope stating
that the parties to the Agreement in the matter of the Uri-
conium Excavations should be Lord Barnard of the one part
and the Shropshire Archaeological Society of the other.

It was unanimously resolved, that in view of the important
issues involved, and the necessity that the work should be
under the direct control of a Body wider in extent of influence
and more powerful in its appeals for aid than a merely local
Society, the Council of the Shropshire Arclueologieal and
Natural History Society respectfully, but firmly, decline to
enter into any agreements for the excavation of the site of
Urieoniuni, they being of opinion that such agreements should
be made on the one part by the Society of Antiquaries of
London. The Council of the Shropshire Society has no cor-
porate existence, and the individual members decline to under-
take the responsibility involved, though they are willing and
.mucus in ns^sl the Society «»t' Antiquaries lo the utmost of
t heir power.

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February 14, 1900— Rev. T. Auden, F.S.A., in the Chair.

It was resolved that a donation of £5 be given to the fund
for repairing Langley Chapel.

March U, 1900— The Rev, T. Auden, F.S.A., in the Chair.

The Council unanimously resolved that the fund already
subscribed for the exploration of Wroxeter be placed on de-
posit, until required for the purposes for which it was ub-
scribed.

Mr. Cranage reported that he had been in communication
with Mr. Case, the Vicar of Kinlet, relative to the reredos in
the Church. Mr. Case said that the work was in the hands
of Mr. Oldrid Scott, and that he was satisfied the greatest
care would be taken that nothing would be done to injure the
present structure.

May 9, 1900 — Rev. T. Auden, F.S.A., in the Chiar.

The following is the Report of the Sub-Committee appointed
by the Shropshire ArohiBolog&cal Society to consider the
schedules sent down by the Local Records Committee — ■

1. EXISTING ARRANGEMENTS.

As regards existing arrangements for the Custody of Local
Records in the County of Salop, they are very various, and
some of them are imperfectly known to the Committee. The
Records belonging to the Corporation of Shrewsbury, which
are in the custody of the Town Clerk, have been carefully
arranged and calendared, and are kept in a fire-proof room at
the Shirehall. Those of the County, which are deposited in
tho same building in the custody of the Clerk of the Peace,
are in process of being arranged and calendared at the present
time. There are also a number of historical documents de-
posited in the Museum connected with the Shrewsbury Free
Library, in the custody of the Librarian.

The Records belonging to other Boroughs in the County
arc in the custody of the respective Corporations, but the
Committee are unable to speak as to details.

The rates are in each case available for any expense in-
volved.

The earliest record is a Charter to Shrewsbury conferred by
Richard 1.

About twenty years ago there was a fire in the Shirehall in
which some documents were injured.

No definite rules exist as to inspection and use by the
Public, but no difliculties are put in the way of students who
desire |o consult them.

2. SIOOESTIONS FOR TUB FUTURE.

The Committee arc of opinion that Corporation documents
should remain in the custody of the Corporation to which
they belong, but that a proper damp-proof and fire, proof room

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to contain them in each case should be insisted on by law.

That a Local Record Office should be provided in every
County town, in which private owners of documents of his-
torical interest should be invited to deposit them for safe cus-
tody, without their private rights over them being affected.

That Parochial documents, such as Registers and other
Church Records, should be kept in the Parish to which they
belong, the existing law requiring a tire-proof safe being
in all cases strictly enforced. Till such provision for safe
custody exists, that such documents be deposited at the Local
Record OlHce, and that permission be also given to any In-
cumbent of a Benefice to deposit there the documents of which
he has the charge, if he prefers it, such arrangement, however,
only to have force during his Incumbency.

That it is very desirable to have a list of such Parochial
documents, which shall be handed on from an Incumbent to
his successor, and periodically cheeked by the Archdeacon at
his visitations.

That Diocesan documents, such as Transcripts of Registers
and others not immediately Episcopal, might with advantage
be deposited in the Probate Court of each Cathedral City, and
made more easily accessible.

That the whole question should be dealt with on the prin
ciple that Local documents should be kept in the locality to
which they belong, but with proper safeguards for security,
and that the arrangements should afford access to students
without difficulty and also at moderate expense.

From their personal experience in relation to the matter,
and in view of its importance, the Committee would urge that
there should be no unnecessary delay in dealing with it.

Signed, on behalf of the Committee,

Thomas Auden, F.S.A.,
April, 1900. Chairman.

June 13, 1900 -Mr. W. Phillips, F.L.S., in the Chair.

It was decided that Lord Barnard be informed that the
Society will undertake to supervise the calendaring and exam-
ining of the Court Rolls of the Manor of Wem, and that they
suggest the employment of Mr. W. K. Boyd, of 9, Archway
Road, Highgate, London, to make a preliminary examination.

Septe?nher 12, 1900— Rev. T. Auden, F.S.A., in the Chair.

Mr. Cranage called the attention of the Council to the de-
sirability of printing in the Society's "Transactions" the Rule
oi' the Cluniac Order, which had not been printed since 1723,
and had never been translated.

Letter was read from the Vicar of Holy Cross, Shrewsbury,
stating that the north porch of the Abbey Church was in a

dangerous condition, and immediate steps were being taken
for its repair.

'.The Council were glad to hear that the Vicar and Church-
wardens and the Architect were anxious to preserve, as far as
possible, the old stones, and not to injure the beautiful
character of the old building.

October 10, 1900— Rev. T. Auden, F.S.A., in the Chair.

The Chairman reported that a visit had been made to Lang-
ley Chapel, and that the fittings were found in a worse condi-
tion than they were at the last meeting.

He had written to the Society for the Protection of Ancient
Buildings, saying that the Council of the Shropshire Arclueolo-
gical Society regretted that they had not been asked to give
local supervision to the repair of the Chapel.

The Secretary had replied that if his Committee had any idea
that the Council could have given them help they would most
certainly have applied to the Council of the Shropshire
Archaeological Society for it.

This reply appeared to the Council very extraordinary, in
view of the fact that the Shropshire Arclueological Society had
shewn their interest in the work by a special donation to the
fund in question.

November U, 1900— Rev. T. Auden, F.S.A., in the Chair.

The Chairman reported that the sheep were running over
the excavations at Wroxeter, and doing much damage, the
hurdles being in great need of repair. It was decided that
the necessary repairs be left in the hands of Mr. Herbert
Southam and Captain Williams-Freeman to carry out.

Mr. Cranage again brought the question of printing in the
"Transactions" the Rule of the Cluniac Order. The Council
were of opinion that it was most desirable that this should be
done, and the matter was postponed for further information
as to the details for the necessary preparation of the work,
and especially as to when the Rev. W. C. Clark -Maxwell, who
had undei taken to edit the Rule, would be able to commence
his part of the undertaking.

SHROPSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL

AND

NAT U UAL HISTORY SOCIETY, 1 9 00.

.Prcaititnt:

THE lilt ; II I HON. LORD BARNARD.

"y?"ice= L^resi'tJcnta :

HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF SUTHERLAND
THE RIGHT HON. THE EARL OF POWIS
THERT HON. THK EARL OK BRADFORD.
THE RT. REV. THE LORD BISHOP OF

LICHFIELD.
THE RT. HON. LORD HARLECH.
THK RIGHT HON. LORD KEN YOST.
THE RIGHT HON. LORD HAWKESBURY,

F.S A.

THE HON. It. C. HERBERT.

SIR W. O. CORBET, BART.

SIR C. H. ROUSE HOUGHTON, BART.

SIR OFFLEY WAR EM AN, BART.

STANLEY LEIGHTON, ESQ., M P., F.S. A.

RKV. CANON VV. II. EGERTON, M A.

REV. CANON G. H. EGERtON, M.A.

R. LLOYD K EN YON, IDSCJ.

H 1). GREENE, ESQ.. Q (J.. M P.

RKV. PREBENDARY H. W. MOSS, M.A.

ALGERNON IIEBEK PERCY, ESQ.

©Touncfl

RIGHT REV. BHHOP ALLEN, Shrewsbury.
RKV. T AUDKN, Ml, F.S.A., Conilover.

(Chairman).
W. BKACALL, ESQ., Shrewsbury.
E. CALVERT, ESQ., LL.D .. Shrewsbury.
REV. D. H S. CRANAGE, M.A., F.S A.,

Much Wen lock.
REV.C. H.DRINKWATER,' M.A'., Shrewsbury
REV. W. G. D. FLETCHER, M.A., F.S. A ,

HUrewsbury.

E. CALVERT, ESQ., LL.D.
W PHILLIPS, ESQ., P.L.S.

S. M. MORRIS, ESQ.. Shrewsbury.

E. C. PKKLK, ESQ., Shrewsbury.

REV. A. T. PELHAM. M.A , CouikL

W. PHILLIPS, ESQ., F.L.S , ShrewHbiiiy.

H. R. H. SOUTHA5I, ESQ, FS.A., F.R.

Hist. S., Shrewsbury.
S. C SOUTH AM, Esq. FS.A., F.R.G.S.,

F.R. H'st. S., F.R.S.L., Shrewsbury.
HON. (fe RKV. G. H F. VAN K, M A., Wem.
CAPTAIN WILLIAMS-FREEMAN,

Buriifiuld House, lUdbrook.

CsTomnu'ttee :

REV. T. AUDKN, M.A., F.S. A.

REV. W. G. I). FLETCHER, M.A , F.S. A.

;N>on. .Hbitoual Secretary :

MR. H. W. ADNI'IT, SHREWSBURY

Jf£ uoi'tur :

MESSRS. BY ION, BURTON, AND CO., SHREWSBURY.

MR. F GOYNE, DOG POLE, SHREWSBURY.

xvii.

LIST OF MEMBERS, 1900.

Adnitt, U. W., Esq., Shrewsbury.

Allen, The ltight Rev. Bishop, Bishop's House, Belmont, Shrews-
bury.

Allen, liev. F. A., M.A., The Gables, Meole Brace, Shrewsbury.
Auden, Rev. T., M.A., F.S.A,, Condover Vicarage, Shrewsbury.

Bradford, Right lion. Karl of, Weston, Shifnal
Buownlow, Right Hon. Karl, Belton, Grantham.
Barnard, Right Hon. Lord, Raby Castle, Darlington {President)
Baldwyn-Childc, Mrs., Ivyre Park, Tenbury
Barker, Thomas, Esq., Tong Lodge, Shifnal.
Barnes, Colonel J. R., J. P., Brookside, Chirk (deceased)
Barnes, Harold A., Esq., The Quinta, Chirk
Beaeall, W/, Esq., J. P., Sunfiekl, Shrewsbury
Beekwith, Miss, Radbrook House, Shrewsbury.
Benson, Ralph B., Esq., J. P., Lutwyche Hall, Much Wenlock
Benthall, E., Esq. Glantwreh Ystalyfera,R.S.O., Glamorganshire.
Bercsford, Robert de la Poer, Esq., M.D., Oswestry.
Board of Edueation, South Kensington, S.W.
Bowdler, W., Esq., Penybont, Sutton Lane, Shrewsbury.
Bowen-Jones, J., Esq., J. P., Beekbury, Shrewsbury.
Bridgeman, Rev. K. R. ()., M.A., Blymhill Rectory, Shifnal.
Brown, Rev. J. Cavis, M.A., Shifnal Viearage, Salop.
Browne, W. Lyon, Esq., J. P., Church Stretton.
Burd, Rev. Prebendary, M.A., Chirbury Vicarage, Salop.
Burd, K., Esq., M.D., J. P., Newport House, Shrewsbury.
Burd, T. H., Esq., Lexden Gardens, Shrewsbury.
Bulkeley-Owen, The Hon. Mrs., Tedsmore Hall, West Felton.
Bulkeley-Owen, Rev. T. M., B.A., J. P., Tedsmore Hall, West
Felton.

Burton, Rev. R. Lingen, Little Aston Viearage, Sutton Coldfield,
Birmingham.

Burton, E. R. Lingen, Esq., Whitton Hall, Westbury.

Calvert, 10., Esq., LL.D., J. P., Kingsland, Shrewsbury.
Caradoc and Severn Valley Field Club.

Cava 11, James, Esq., M.A., Eaton Ma scot t Hall, Shrewsbury.
Clianee, A. F., Esq., M.A., The Schools, Shrewsbury.
Churchill, Rev. C. J. S., M.A., The Schools, Shrewsbury.
Clark-Maxwell, Rev. W. G., M.A., Clunbury Vicarage, Aston-on-

Clun, R.fe.O.
Clav, .1. Cecil, Esq., Market Drayton.
Clhvlon, Rev. Prebendary, M.A., The Rectory, Ludlow.

xviii.

Cock, James, Esq., J. P., Kingsland, Shrewsbury.
Colville, H. K., Esq., J. P., Bellaport, Market Drayton.
Corbet, R: St. John, Esq., St. Mary's Place, Shrewsbury.
Corbet, Sir W. 0., Bart., Acton Reynald, Shrewsbury.
Corbett, John Esq., Tmpney, Droitwich.

Corfield, Lieut. -Col. F. Channel-, J. P., Ormonde Fields, Codnor,
Derby.

Cranage, Rev. D. H. S., M.A., F.S.A., Pinefield, Much Wenlock,
R.S.O.

Davis, Rev. J., The College, Cleobury Mortimer.

Dovaston, Adolphus, Esq., TNvyford, Sunnyside Road, Ealing,

London, W.
Dovaston, J. E. F., Esq., West Felton.
Do.wneSj Dr., 46, Gordon Square, London.

Drinkwater, Rev. C. H., M.A., St. George's Vicarage, Shrews-
bur v.

Duignan, W: H, Esq., Gorway, Walsall.
Eckersley, N. ft'., Esq., Trench, We in.

Egerton, Rev. Canon G. II., M.A., Middle Rectory, Shrewsbury.
Egerton, Rev. Canon W. H., M.A., The Rectory, Whitchurch,
Salop.

Feilden, Rev. 0. M., M.A., Frankton Rectory, Oswestry.

Fielden, E. B., Esq., J. P., M.P., Condover Hall, Shrewsbury.

Fletcher, Rev. W. G. Dimock, M.A., F.S.A., St. Michael's Vicar-
age, Shrewsbuiy.

Foley, P. H., Esq., M.A., F.S.A., Prestwood, Stourbridge,
Worcestershire.

Fortey, Charles, Esq., Ludlow, Salop.

Godsal, Philip Thomas, Esq., J. P., Iscoyd Park, Whitchurch, Salop.
Cough, Fivd. H., Esq., Chilton Moor Vicarage, Fence Houses,
eo. Durham.

Greene, H. D., Esq., Q.C., M.P., The Grove, Craven Arms.
Creensill, Frank, Esq., 4, Windsor Terrace, Douglas, Isle of Man.
Griffin, Harcourt, Esq., J.P., Summer Hill, Market Drayton.
Guildhall Library, London, E.G. — C. Weleh, Esq.

Harlech, Right Hon. Lord, Brogyntyn, Oswestry.

Hawkesbury, Right Hon. Lord, F.S.A., Kirkham Abbey, York.

Harley, Miss Theresa, Ross Hall, Salop.

Harding, W. E., Esq., Shrewsbury.

Hawkins, Miss, St. Mary's Court, Shrewsbury.

Heber-Percy, Major Algernon, J. P., Hodnet, Salop.

Heigh way, S., Es<|., Claremont, Shrewsbury.

llnU al, llun. R. ('., M.A., D.L., J.P., Orleton, Wellington, Salop,
llignett, T. 11., Esq., Oswestry.

xix.

Hodges, E., Esq., Edgmond, Newport, Salop.
Hope, Rev. II. K., M.A., Newtown Vicarage, YVem.
Ilorton, T. R., Esq., Harley Towers, Much Wenlock.
How, T. M., Esq., Nearwell, Shrewsbury.
Ho wells, T. Middleton, Esq., Highfield, Shrewsbury.
Hughes, Edward, Esq., Glyndwr, Bersham Road, Wrexham.
Hughes, H. Hi, Esq., Shrewsbury.
Hughes, R. Scoltoek, Esq., The Square, Shrewsbury.
Humphreys, Henry, Esq., Woodhouse, Loughborough, Leicester-
shire.

Humphreys, Miss, Swan Hill Court House, Shrewsbury.
Hunt, Captain, Ruyton Park, Ruyton-xi-Towns.

Jackson, S., Esq., Bellevue, Shrewsbury.
Jeffreys, Miss, Windsor House, Shrewsbury.

Jones, II., Esq., E.S.A., 1, Church Court, Clement's Lane, London,
E.C.

Jones, Heighway, Esq., J. P., Earlsdale, Pontesford, Salop.
Jones, J. Parry, Esq., Beechfield, Oswestry.
Jones, S. Gingell, Es(p, Woodville, Shrewsbury.

Kenyon, Right Hon. Lord, Gredington, Whitchurch, Salop.
Kenyon, R. Lloyd, Esq., M.A., J.P., Pradoe, West Felton,
Oswestry.

King, Roll', Esq., Islington, Shrewsbury.

iCittermaster, Rev. F. W., M.A., Bayston Hill Vicarage, Shrews-
bury.

Lichfield, Right Rev. The Lord Bishop of, The Palace, Lichfield.
Leighton, Stanley, Esq., M.A., M.P., F.S.A., Sweeney Hall,
Oswestry.

Leslie, Mis., Brvntanat, Llansant IVraid, Oswestry.

Lloyd, Lieut. -Colonel Francis, . I. P., Aston Hall, Oswestry.

Lloyd, J. B., Esq., Condover House, Shrewsbury.

Marston, Charles, Esq., Highfield, Wolverhampton.
Maude, Yen. Archdeacon, M.A., Swan Hill, Shrewsbury.
Minshall, Philip II., Esq., Bronwylfa, Oswestry.
Morris, J. A., Esq., The Priory, Shrewsbury.
Morris, S. M., Esq., All Stretlon Hall, Shropshire.
Moss, Rev. Prebendary, M.A., The Schools, Shrewsbury.

Naunton, W. W., Esq,, Shrewsbury.

Newman, II. F., Esq., High-street, Shrewsbury.

New York Public Library, c.o. Messrs B. F. S. evens and Brown,

4, Trafalgar Square, W.C.
Norton, Rev. F. C, Ditehling Vicarage, Sussex.
Nurse, John, Esq., !l7, Belle Vue, Shrewsbury.

XX.

Oldham, Rev. Prebendary, M.A., Bridgnorth.
Oswell, A. E. LLoyd, Esq., Shrewsbury.
Oswestry Eree Library.

Powis. Right Hon. Earl of, Powis Castle, Welshpool.

Parry, Lieut. Colonel (J. S, 18, Hyde Can lens, Ei est bourne.

Parry, W. II., Esq., Shrewsbury, Salop.

Patehett, Miss, Allt Eawr, Barmouth, North Wales.

Patchett, Lieut .-Colonel Gordon, Greenfields, Shrewsbury.

Payne, A. E., Esq., J. P., Walford Hall, Baschurch.

Peele, E. C, Esq., D.L., J.P., Cyngfeid, Shrewsbury.

Pelhani, Rev. A. Thursby, M.A., C'ound Reciory, Shrewsbury.

Pennsylvania Historical Society, c.o. Messrs. Stevens and Brown,

4, Trafalgar Square, W.C.
Phillips, Richard, Esq., Pride Hill, Shrewsbury.
Phillips, W., Esq., F.L.S., J. P., Canonbury, Shrewsbury.
Pickering, T. E., Esq., M.A., The Schools, Shrewsbury.
Poole, T. Frank, Ksq., The Sytch, Dorriugton.
Potts, E. B., Esq., Broseley.

Purton, Rev. Ralph, C, M.A., Kenipsey, Worcester.

Ralph, Mrs., The Hawthorns, Shrewsbuiy.
Roberts, R. Lee, Esq., Dinham Cottage, Ludlow.
Robinson, Brooke, Esq., M.P., Barford House, Warwick.
Rogers, Henry Exell, Esq., J. P., Shrewsbury.
Rowland, G. J., Esq., 14, Parkdale, Wolverhampton.
Rouse-Boughton, Sir C. II. , Bart., D.L., J. P., Downton Hall,
Ludlow.

Sutherland, His Grace the Duke of, Lilleshall.
Salt, G. M., Esq., Quarry Place, Shrewsbury.
Salter, J. B., Esq., Castle-street, Shrewsbury.
Salwey, T. J., Esq, J.P, The CHIT, Ludlow.'
Sandt'ord, Humphrey, Esq., M.A., J. P., The Isle, Shrewsbuiy.
Sandford, Folliott, Esq., Belmont, Shrewsbury (deceased)
Sitwell, Willoughby Hurt, Esq., J. P., Ferney Hall, Craven Arms.
Smith, II. Percy, Esq, Dunstall Manor, Wolverhampton.
Smith, F. Rawdon, Esq, Eastfield, Ironbridge.
Smvthe, Miss Blanche, Worfield, Greenfields, Shrewsbury.
Southam, Herbert R. II, Esq, F.S.A, F.R.Hist.S, Lmellan,
Shrewsbury.

Southam, S. Clement, Esq, F.S.A, F.R.Hist.S, F.R.L.S, Elm-
hurst, Shrewsbury.
Southam, Mrs, The Hollies, Shrewsbury.
Southwell, W. L., Esq., J.P, Astbury Hall, Bridgnorth.
Stanier, F, Esq, D.L, J.P, Peplow Hall, Market Drayton (dec.)
Steavenson, Rev. R, B.A, Wroxcter Vioarage.
Stokes, Rev. Iludleston, TM.A, Stapleton Rectory, Salop.

xxi.

Stretche,T. Price, Esq., Heath Lodge, Lennard Road, Beckenham,
Kent.

Swainson, llev. J. G., M.A., Wistanstow Rectory, Craven Arms.

Tayleur, J., Esq., J.I'., D.L., Buntingsdale, Market Drayton.
Taylor, R., Esq., J. P., Abbey House, Shrewsbury.
Thompson, F. G., Esq., Pauls Moss, Dodington, Whitchurch.
Thornes, Thomas, Esq., Hunter-street, Shrewsbury.
Tlmrsfield, T. II., Esq., J. P., The Grange, Much Wenlock.
Tipton, Miss, Sutton Lane, St. Giles, Shrewsbury.
Twemlow, F. P., Esq., .1.1*., Peatswood, Market Drayton.

Vaughan, II. E. J., Esq., P. A., S.C.L.Oxon., 30, Edwardes Square,

Kensington, London.
Vane, lion, and Rev. Gilbert 11. F., M.A., The Rectory, Wem.
Venables, R. G., Esq., P. A., J. P., Oakhurst, Oswestry.

Wakeman, Sir Otfiey, Bart., M.A., D.L., J. P., Yeaton-Peverey.

Walton, E. R. B., Esq., 19, Crescent Place, Shrewsbury.

Watts, Professor W. W., M.A., F.G.S., Holm wood, Bracebridge

Road, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield.
Webb, Walter II., Esq., North CI ill', Egremont, Cheshire.
Wevman, H. T., Esq., Ludlow, Salop.

Whitaker, W. H. Esq., J. P., D.L , Totterton, Lydbury North.
Whit combe, Robert EL, Esq., Bewdley.
Williams-Freeman, Captain, Ivy House, Meole Brace.
Williams-Vaughan, E., Esq., Broom Hall, Oswestry.
Wood, R. II., Esq., F.S.A., F.R.G.S., Belmont, Sidmouth, South
Devon.

Woods, Sir Albert W., K.C.M.G., C.B., F.S.A., Garter King of
Arms, GO, St. George's Road, Warwick Square, London,
S.W.

Woodall, E., Esq., "Oswestry and Border Counties Advertizer,"

Oswestry.
Woolley, G., Esq., Ludlow.

HONORARY MEMBERS.

Tho High Sheriff of Shropshire I , . , , , cc

mi »r e cm i during the year of olhce

I ho Mayor of Shrewsbury J

Randall, Mr. J., F.G.S., Madeley, Salop.

Members arc requested to notify any change of Residence, or
error of Description, to the Secretary, Mr. F. Goynk, Dogpole,
Shrewsbury.

xxii.

SOCIETIES IN COMMUNICATION WITH
THIS SOCIETY.

Archaeological Society, Birmingham and Midland Institute. Bir-
mingham.

Bristol and Gloucester Archaeological Society. Rev. W. Bazeley,

Eastgate Library, Gloucester.
Cambrian Archaeological Association. C. J. Clarke, Esq., 4,

Lincoln's Inn Fields, W.C.
Cambridge Antiquarian Society. St. Mary's Passage, Cambridge.
Cheshire and North Wales Archaeological Society, Grosvenor

Museum, Chester.
Cumberland and Westmoreland Archaeological and Antiquarian

Society, Kendal.
Derbyshire Archaeological Society. Arthur Cox, Esq., Mill Hill,

Derby.

East Riding Antiquarian Society, Yorkshire. Wm. Andrews,

Esq., 1, Dock-street, Hull.
Essex Field Club. Springfield, Buckhurst Hill, Essex.
Folk-Lore Society. F. A. Milne, Esq., 11, Old Square, Lincoln's

Inn, London.

Glasgow Archaeological Society. 88, West Regent-street, Glas-
gow. ^

Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire. R. D. Radcliffe,

Esq., M.A., Darky, Old Swan, Liverpool.
Kent Archaeological Society. G. Payne, Esq., The Precincts,

Rochester.

Leicestershire Architectural and Archaeological Society. Major

Freer, 10, New-street, Leicester.
Powys Land Club, Welshpool. T. Simpson Jones, Esq.
Royal A rehaoological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. 20,

Hanover Square, W.
Society of Antiquaries of London. Burlington House, Piccn-
" clilly W.

Society of Antiquaries of Neweastle-on-Tyne. R. Blair, Esq.,
' South Shields.

Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Museum of Antiquities,
Edinburgh.

Somerset Archaeological Society. Taunton Castle, Somerset.
Surrey Archaeological Society. Castle Arch, Guildford.

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Sussex Archaeological Society. The Castle, Lewes.
Tlioresby Society, Leeds.

Worcester Diocesan Archaeological Society. Rev. J. K. Floyer,

F.S.A., Green Hill, Worcester.
William Salt Archaeological Society, Stafford.
Yorkshire Archaeological and Topographical Association. 10,

Park-street, Leeds.

F Jodie inn Library

British Museum. (Copyright Oflice)

Natural History Department of British Museum. Cromwel

Road, S.W.
Shrewsbury Free Library.

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1899.

REPORT.

N the other side will be found a Statement of Receipts

and Expenditure for the year 1899, of the Uriconium
Excavation Fund. A beginning of the new work was made in
September by exploring to the floor line a large room connected
with the Baths and adjoining the "Basilica. Soon after the
work was suspended for the winter, however, the War broke
out in South Africa ; and this, combined with other circum-
stances, equally unforeseen, caused great anxiety to the Com-
mittee as to the best course to pursue. Eventually, after
consultation with the Society of Antiquaries in London, and
with Lord Barnard, it has been decided not to ask for the
payment of Subscriptions promised for the current year, but to
suspend the proposed work for a short time, until there are
fewer claims on the public purse and a prospect of raising
without difficulty a sufficient sum annually to carry the work
to a successful conclusion. The Balance in hand has, there-
fore, been placed on Deposit at the Bank, until the Society of
Antiquaries and the Local Committee are satisfied that a fitting
time has arrived to re-commence the excavation. It is believed
that this temporary, but unavoidable, suspension will in no way
interfere with the interest which has thus far been taken in the
work, and that, when operations are resumed, the appeal will
again meet with a kind response, both from those who have
already contributed, and from those whose interest in the matter
has yet to be awakened.

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Hon. Treasurer.

HERBERT SOUTHAM,

Hon. Secretary.

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President-

Right Hon. LORD BARNARD (to whom most of the Site belongs).

Chairman &c Hon. Treasurer of
the Fund :

Rev. T. Auden, M.A., F S.A.,

Condover Vicarage,

Shrewsbury.

Hon. Secretary :

H. R. H Sou i ham, Esq., F.S.A.,F.R.HisT. S.

Innellan,

Shrew sbury.

SUBSCRIPTIONS

Right Hon. l ord Barnard

Sir Ofiley Wakeman, Bart

Rev T. Auden, M.A., F.S.A.

T. M. Hosvells, Esq

E. C. l'o lc, Esq., I). I

Rev. Hon. G. H. F. Vane, M.A. ..
Right Rev. Bishop Allen, U.I). . .
S. Clement Southain, Esq., F.S.A.
Herbert Southain, Esq., F.S.A. ..
The Misses Downward

The Misses Hawkins

Rev.D. H.S. Cranage, M. A., F.S.A.
Mrs. Anderson. Much Wenlock ..
Rev. A. Corbet, M.A., Adderley ..
C. Marston, Esq., Wolverhampton
Rev. W. G. Clark-Maxwell, M.A. . .

T. Laing, l£sq

Rev. A. Thursby-Polham, M.A. . .
Capt.G.Williains-Frceman,F.R.G.S.

R. St. John Corbet, Esq

A. H. Dowries, Esq., M.U., Milford,
Craven Anns

E. Drysdalc, Esq , London..
A. Mant, Esq , London

F. M. Campbell, Esq., London ..
Mr Councillor Woolley, Ludlow ...
Messrs W. T. Russell& Son, Ludlow
Gaius Smith, Esq., J P., Mayor of

Ludlow .. .. [ ..
VV. Richardson, Esq , Liverpool ..
E. Hyla Greves, Esq., M D.,

Bournemouth
Mrs. Robinson, Church St ret ton ..
Rev.W.G. I). Fletcher, M.A..F S.A.
Rev. Prebendary Moss, M.A.,

Shrewsbury School

(promised for Five Years)

L

Moser, E*q., M.A. Shrew

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SEQUESTRATION PAPERS OF SIR RICHARD
FIRST BARON NEWPORT, AND
SIR FRANCIS HIS SON.

Edited by WILLIAM PHILLIPS, F.L.S.

The Proceedings of the Committee for compounding
with malignants arising out of the Civil War in the
reign of Charles I., form a very essential part of the
history of that unhappy time, and the records of no
county can be considered complete that do not give full
details of the heavy exactions demanded by the triumph-
ant party from their defeated opponents. A mere list
of the sums total is far from conveying an adequate
notion of the injustice and severity with which the
business was transacted. The following transcripts
from the original documents in the State Paper Office
were made by Mr. G. B. Morgan, and were purchased
from him by our Society.

Sir Richard, First Baron NEwroirr.

When Charles I. came to the important and far-
reaching determination to break with the Parliament,
and raise a military force on which he could fully rely
to maintain his position independent of that body, he
received the welcome message from the assembled grand
jury of Shropshire that they were ready to "put the
country in a posture of arms for his defence," and were
resolved " to adventure their lives and fortunes in
defence of his royal and sacred person," a pledge which
those who signed it afterwards amply fulfilled. This
key note struck by the county was shortly afterwards
taken up by the Corporation of Shrewsbury, though in

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a more subdued strain, who " agreed that if the King's
Majesty came to this town, He shall have free access
into it, and the town will make the best entertaynment
these troublesome times afford." Twenty-one days
aftei the last message reached him, he entered Shrews-
bury by the Stone Gate, having been " received near
this town by three fair foot companies of the trained
bands, and a hundred horse; and afterwards by the
Mayor, Aldermen, and liveries, all ranked in a very
comely manner ; they and all the people shouting with
great joy throughout the whole town to the Court
Gates."1 11 After his Majesty, there entered the Banner
Royal at the head of the Lord General's regiment, then
the cannon, munition, and six foot regiments more,
which are quartered about the town."2

Eight days later the King met the assembled gentle-
men of the county, and gave his version of the state of
affairs, conjuring them to advance him pecuniary assist-
ance, and as an example to them said that he was ready
to mortgage his land, and melt his plate, to meet the
requirements of his army. The response was prompt
and bountiful. Thomas Bushell's mint was set to work,
much silver plate was reduced in his melting-pot, and
the clamour of the soldiers for their pay was satisfied.
Large sums of money were brought to the King's
exchequer, in return for which lie conferred the honour
of knighthood on some, a baronetcy on Thomas Edwards,
Esq., and a peerage on Sir Richard Newport, the latter
having contributed £G,000 to the royal purse.

Sir Richard Newport of High Ercall, the representa-
tive of one of the oldest, most honourable, and wealthy
families of Shropshire, was the eldest son of Sir Francis
Newport, Knt., from whom he inherited his estates,
"a heritage," says Eyton, "than which none greater
has accrued to any single family since the advent of the

1 The Council House.

2 Sir William Boswell in Bouverie's MSS. Hist MSS. Com. Report,
10, Appendix, vi. 8G.

LORD NEWPORT AND SIR FRANCIS NEWPORT. 3

Normans." He matriculated at Oxford from Brasenose
College, and graduated B.A. 12 June, 1607. He re-
presented Shropshire in Parliament in 1614, was
knighted at Theobalds, June 2, 1615, elected to repre-
sent the Borough of Shrewsbury in 1621-2; and was
again returned by the county 1624-5, 1625, and 1628-9.
In this latter year (1628) he was appointed High Sheriff
of Shropshire.

It is somewhat remarkable that neither the name of
Sir Richard Newport, nor the names of his two sons,
Francis and Andrew, appear among those who signed
the " Declaration and Protestation," agreed upon by
the Grand Jury at the Assizes held for the county on
the 8th of August (1642), to be presented to the King,
livery man was strongly urged to add his name, for it
was considered the test of fidelity to the royal cause,
and he who refused was looked upon with suspicion.
We find an explanation of Sir Richard's reluctance to
sign in a letter he wrote to his brother-in-law, Sir
Richard Levison, in which he requested him to use his
influence with Lord Strange,1 who was then on the
point of coming into Shropshire to forward the King's
cause, that he may not be made to engage himself to
cither side, so that he may be able to compose differ-
ences between them, as he had done on a former
occasion. So anxious was he to hold a neutral position,
that he wrote a second time (Sept. 16), only four days
before the King's first coming to Shrewsbury, saying
u by what you write of Lord Strange, that he is to join
the King at Chester, it may be conjectured that his

1 Lord Strange was son and heir apparent of William, Lord Derby ;
he succeeded his father this same month of September. The follow-
ing extract is dated Sept. 9, 1612 : — " Lord Strange is very active in
this country [CheshireJ summoning all before him, and disarming
those who come not, trying to induce men to come in by giving out
that a Parliament army is coming towards them, which has done
groat spoil to the King's subjects ; should there be occasion to raise
men in Cheshire and Lancashire, and the House should make use of
him, lie doubts not to do them good service." J list. MSS. Com. 5th
Kept., p. 17.

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Lordship comes not to this county before the King ; yet
[it] is not certain but he may (he having an intention
when I last writ unto you to have sent for me to him
if he had then come"), "to have me to subscribe to
certain protestations, conclusions, and agreements,
which the Commissioners of Array have subscribed unto,
and send about to others to get their hands unto/' lie
then requests him to accomplish his desire expressed in
his former letter that he should be excused from engag-
ing himself to either side.

We must not suspect Sir Richard Newport of any
lack of loyalty. All his subsequent conduct forbids it.
Surveying the whole position he foresaw the tremendous
consequences in which the nation would be involved if
some restraints were not put upon the impetuous spirits
of the Court.

He was not alone in entertaining such fears. So late
as the 23rd of December, two months after the King
had left Shropshire, and the battle of Edgehill had been
fought, some of the most influential men of Cheshire
drew up "An Agreement of Neutrality," with the con-
currence of the Lords and Gentlemen of Array, and
Deputy Lieutenants of that county ; but this project
came to nothing, neutrality was impossible.

Of Sir Richard's, or as we must now call him, Lord
Newport's1 general conduct in public affairs, we have
very little information. We are not sure that he
actually bore arms in his Majesty's service, but his
house at High Ercall was garrisoned at an early period,
and continued for a long time to give trouble to the
Parliamentary forces. The most we learn of his deeds
is contained in the charges brought against him by the
Parliamentary Committee, which are as follows : —
"That when Colonel Hunt made preparations for the
defence of Shrewsbury [in 1642], Sir Richard Newport,

1 Ilo was advanced to the dignity of a Baron of the Realm by the
tifclb Cf Lord Newport of Iflrcall. Tin: Letters PittCift hear dale,

at Uriilgnotth, tlio 18th year of Charles 1., Hth October (1G42).

LORD NEWPORT AND SIR FRANCIS NEWPORT. 5

being there, craved and laboured Sir Francis Ottley to
dissuade Colonel Hunt from proceeding in calling his
men together — did not appear in the morning with
Colonel Hunt and the Militia, but in the afternoon he
did, with Sir Francis' colours in his hat, which the
country taking notice of (the said JSir Richard had so
lur declared himself') grew discouraged, though they
had appeared before for the Militia, which was far the
greater pity, and fell off, looking upon Sir Richard as a
man of vast estate, having many tenants, nearly allied
to many gentlemen of quality in the county, by the
marriage of his daughters (which are many1) in this
county. And the said Sir Richard would not be per-
suaded to stand for the Parliament, though he was
much solicited thereto by his near neighbour, Mr.
Charlton, having near 200 men now ready in the
country to have joined with the said Colonel Hunt in
defence of the Militia " The King, after he had left
Shrewsbury, ordered Thomas Nicholls, Thomas Hunt,
and Humphrey Mack worth to be apprehended, in con-
sequence of what they "traitorously and rebelliously "
did in contributing to the maintenance of the force
under the Earl of Essex. The charge proceeds :— -
And after this, the said Sir Richard was one of the
forwardest of the Committee of Array, being one him-
self, to remove the magazine (which was by consent
committed to the charge of certain well affected Alder-
men in Shrewsbury) to Bridgnorth and Ludlow ; all
which we believe, being many of us present, was the
loss of this town and county ; and the cause why the
King was encouraged to come to Shrewsbury, and had
thereby means to raise his fresh army.7' " And the said
Sir Richard Newport, when the King came to Shrews-
bury, furnished him with a great loane of money and
plate, to the value of X10002 at least, and a waggon

1 He had six daughters.

-' When Litis was written the Committee were ignorant of the
£w,0G\) mentioned by Clarendon.

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load of arms, and was very active with the rest of the
Committee of Array for the raising of men, money, and
arms, against the Parliament. And after placed a
garrison in his own house at High Ercall, and for a long
time maintained it at his own cost, where divers of our
men were wounded and slain."

These charges, coming from his enemies, may he
accepted as a true narrative of the important part
played by Lord Newport on the King's behalf; and
they must much redound to his honour in the opinion
of all good royalists. In March, 1 643, he was a prisoner
in Coventry, and in October, 1645, a prisoner in Stafford,
but by some means1 he obtained his freedom, and seeing
the rapid decline of the King's affairs, and being con-
vinced that he could render no further help, he sought
a refuge at Moulins, in France, and no more is heard of
him till the sequestration of his estates was proceeded
with.

On the 10th of February, 1645-6, there is imposed on
Francis Newport the enormous line of £16,687 13s. 3d.;2
and in the April following, Lord Newport presented his
petition, in which he pleads that his having been a long
time in France, and much indisposed, he had been
unhappily debarred from submitting himself to the
Parliament, and from attending the Committee, and
expressed a hope that this would not prejudice his case.
Now that he found himself better able to cross the seas,
he desired he may be admitted to his composition, and
that his solicitor may have liberty to conduct his
business till he could procure a pass to come over and
attend to it himself.3 A pass was provided for him 21
May, ensuring him safe conduct past all the Courts of
Guard and ports, so that he may come to London and

1 Harcourt Leightou and Thomas Herbert when reporting tho
progress of the siege of Bristol in September, 1G45, mention Lord
New port, with several other Lords, as being present in that city. It
may have been from here that he obtained a passage to France.
Hist. M. M. l.U.h Iteport, Duke of Portland's UBS.

2 Paper No. IV. a Paper No. VI.

LOUD NEWPORT AND SIR FRANCIS NEWPORT. 7

remain till June 6th j1 but in the meantime he found
himself quite unequal to the journey. By a certificate
from Sir Theodore May he we and Dr. Lampreirre, of a
later date, he appears to have been afflicted with the
14 Numbe Palsey."2 Permission was granted to Lady
Newport3 to compound, in the absence of her husband,
and the result was that a joint fine was imposed on
Lord Newport and his son of £10,000.

Lord Newport died at Moulins, 8th February, 1650,
one year after the execution of the King, and was buried
there. In his will, dated 12th Nov., 1648, he wrote
the following words : — " By the malignity of the recent
times my family is dissolved, my chief house High
Ercall, is ruined, my household stuffe and stocke sold
from me, for having assisted the King."4

Francis Newport, First Earl of Bradford.

Francis Newport, the eldest son and heir of the
first Baron Newport, by Rachel, daughter of Sir John
Leveson, of Hailing, Knight, was baptized at Wroxeter,
1 2th March, 1619-20, and received his early education
at Donnington School, in that parish, where he had
Richard Baxter, the well-known Nonconformist, for a
schoolfellow. He was admitted a member of Gray's
Inn, 12 August, 1633, and of the Inner Temple, Novem-
ber, 1634, and matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford,
18th November, 1635. He entered upon public life
before he had attained his majority. 5 being elected for

* No. VII. 2 No. XIV.

3 He married Rachel, daughter of Sir John Leveson of Hailing, Co.
Kent, Knight.

* Vict. Nat. Uiog.

5 Owen and Blakcway, in their History of Shrewsbury, give tho
correct date of Francis Newport's birth in the Wroxeter Register, but
strangely overlooked tho fact that it was according to old style, and
Buy; — "This young gentleman was but just eligible to serve in
riiiihuiu nt, having arrived at full ago only on the 23rd day of the
preceding February," falling into a common error, which the author
of Mr. Newport's biography in the Diet, of Nat. l\io<j. seeks to repair
by writing the dato of birth 1(318-10, for which there is no warrant.

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the Borough of Shrewsbury to the Short Parliament,
April 13, 1640, and again November 3 to the Long
Parliament, William Spurstow, merchant, being his
fellow Member. When the question came before the
House, of the attainder of Lord Strafford in April, 1641,
he had the courage to give his vote with the minority,
by which he secured the approbation of the more ardent
royalists, and the contempt of the majority of the House.
Following the example of his father, he declined to sign
the " Declaration and Protestation " agreed upon by the
Grand Jury at Shrewsbury Assizes, in August, 1G42,
probably for the same reasons — " that he may be able
to compose differences between them." Finding the
temper of the House uncongenial, he absented himself
from its sittings, which in the same month provoked an
order of the House, to the effect " that Sir Richard
Leveson, Mr. Francis Newport, Sir Richard Lee, Sir
Robert Howard, members of the House, be forthwith
summoned by the Serjeant at Arms, his deputy or
deputies, to make repair to the said House to do their
service there," which was delivered at Stafford on the
20th of August. This may mean at Trentham or
Lilleshall, the two residences of Sir Puchard Levison,
but probably the former. This necessitated Mr. New-
port keeping out of the way, and serves to explain his
letter of the 23rd of this month to Sir Francis Ottley,
written from his father's house at High Ercall. Being
the only letter extant that passed between them at
this critical time, I may be excused for reproducing it
here : — " Sir, I desired Dr. Smyth to wryte you word
that I did intend then to bee in Shrewsbury on Wed-
nesday next, but I have met with occasions since, that
make it doubtful, and therefore, understanding that
you have a desire to speak with mee, I have now sent
to you to let you know that I will meet you today,
eytlier at Tom Eyton's, or at a little Alehouse in the
longwood (the man's name is Purslow), which you find .
best for your convonioncy ; ] shall bo at eytlier place
by 4 a'clock in tho afternoon ; pray sond me an answer

LORD NEWPORT AND SI 11 FRANCIS NEWPORT. 9

whether you'l come or noe ; and if you doe, which of
the places before named you will come to, and you shall
there find, Sir, your Affectionate friend and servant
Fra. Newport. High Ereall, Aug. 23, 1642. Tuesday
morning."1 The first place named was the house of
their common friend, shortly afterwards Sir Thomas
Eyton, of Eyton-upon-the-Wildmoors ; the second place
a lone, retired spot near the south-west end of the
Wrekin — the one eleven and the other eight miles from
Shrewsbury. There can be little doubt of the object
Sir Francis Ottley had for seeking this interview, He
was earnestly engaged at this time in uniting the
gentlemen of Shropshire in a combined course of action
in support of the cause of the King. A very consider-
able number of the clergy, and prominent men of the
neighbourhood, were holding back, or assuming a
neutral position, and Sir Francis was fully aware that
if he could procure the co-operation of Mr. Newport, it
would be an immense advantage. Whether the inter-
view took place and, if so, what was its result, we are
alike ignorant.

The next we hear of Mr. Newport is from the pen of
Mr. Hyde, afterwards Lord Clarendon, who relates the
bestowal of the Barony on Sir Richard Newport. As
Mr. Francis Newport was the active agent in this affair,
it appears more appropriate to introduce the narrative
here. The King arrived in Shrewsbury September J Oth,
and finally left it for Bridgnorth on the 12th October,
during which period Mr. Francis Newport appears to
have been present " There was a gentleman of very
good extraction, and of the very bost estate of any
gentleman of that county, who lived within four or five
miles of Shrewsbury, and was looked upon as a very
prudent man, and had a very powerful influence upon
that people, and was of undoubted affections and loyalty
to the King; and to the Government bo^h in Church
and State : his eldest son was a young gentleman

1 Ottloy l'apoi-vS, Trans. Shrop. Arch. Soc, vol. vi., n. ]>. 30.
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of great expectation and of excellent parts, a mem-
ber of the House of Commons, who had behaved
himself there very well. This gentleman intimated
to a friend of his, [Lord Clarendon himself] 1 That
if his father might be made a Baron, he did believe he
might be prevailed with to present his Majesty with a
good sum of money.' It was proposed to the King,
who had no mind to embrace the proposition, his Majesty
taking occasion often to speak against ' making mer-
chandise of honour : how much the Crown suffered at
present by the license of that kind, which had been
used during the favour of the Duke of Buckingham ;
and that he had not taken a firmer resolution against
many things, than against this particular expedient for
raising money.' However, after he returned from
Chester, and found by the increase of his levies, anc
the good disposition all things were in, that he might
in a short time be able to march, and in so good a
condition, that he should rather seek the rebels, than
decline meeting with them, if the indispensable want
of money did not make his motion impossible ; the
merit and ability of the person, and the fair expectation
from his posterity, he having two sons, both very hope-
ful, prevailed with his Majesty to resume the same
overtures; and in a few days it was perfected, and the
gentleman was made a Baron ; who presented the sum
of six thousand pounds to his Majesty; whereupon all
preparations for the army were prosecuted with effect."1
Thore is a low interval in which we hear nothing of
Mr. Newport, between the date of the above event and!
January, 1G43-4, when he joined the King at Oxford.!
The latter date mainly coincides with the second arrival1
of Irish troops, before which the owners of private
houses had secured themselves against raiders by arm-
ing their own servants. Neither Uoyalista nor Parlia-
mentarians had been strong enough to scatter their
forces in small bodies over the country ; but now it was

1 ( Maivmlon's //is?., vol iii., p, 'J57.

lord Newport and sir francis Newport. 11

necessary to provide accommodation for the fresh ar-
rivals, and private residences were being garrisoned by
them. High Ercall was one of the most important of
these houses, owing to its size, and capability of defence,
being well moated. Being now garrisoned, it was no
longer a fit residence for either Lord Newport or his
son. The men were for the most part dirty and ill clad.
Sir John Mennes writing from {Shrewsbury to Prince
Kupert about the arrival of these troops, says : — " I
shall endeavour here to make what shift 1 can to assist
them, which must be in providing victuals — for money
is a thing we hear not of — if jour Highiness be pleased
to write to the High Sheriff, to command him to be-
speak hose and shoes for them. I know that may be
readily done, or any other thing that is not ready
money. We have here about five hundred suits of
clothes, which I have stayed for your Highness. They
should have been sent to Chester ; but their own clothes
were good enough to run to the enemy."1

The first mention of his bearing arms is in the attempt
of Colonel Hunckes, Governor of Shrewsbury, to retake
Oswestry, July 2nd, when Sir Thomas Middleton
hastened, in obedience to Lord Denbigh's order to raise
the siege, which he successfully accomplished, taking
prisoner, among others, '* Francis Newport, heir of the
Lord Newport, Captain of a troop of horse."2

This was the close of his military career, so far as the
present crisis is concerned. He was sent to the custody
of the Committee of Wem, who knew full well the
importance of their charge. We are indebted to the
MSS. of Lord Denbigh for some interesting facts in
relation to Mr. Newport's imprisonment. The Com-
mittee of Wem write to Lord Denbigh (July 15th,
IG44) " deprecating the enlargement of Mr. Francis
Newport, a man exceedingly potent in the county, and
very active in raising men and moneys. They request

1 \V;ubiiit oil's Prince Rupert, ii. 373.
* Phillips's Civil War, vol. ii., p. li-iO.

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that Lord Denbigh will admit of no exchange for him,
but send him to the Parliament to be dealt with, and
' soe active ags't ye Parliam't from the beginninge/ n
The request of the Wem Committee was complied
with as regards Mr. Newport's not being allowed
to exchange, and he was sent to Stafford, whence
he wrote to Lord Denbigh, whom he evidently
regarded as one willing to help him, complaining
that " they are here now contrary to your Lo'ps
order removing Sir Gerard Eaton [Eyton of Rhuabon],
Major Mauley, and myselfe to Eccleshall Castle,
where there is noe accommodation in any respect
tit for a gentleman." He asks that he may either be
sent back to Stafford, or sent up immediately to
London.2 Two days later a joint complaint, of the
three prisoners, was addressed from Eccleshall Castle, to
Lord Denbigh, respecting their sufferings, " aggravated
by all the circumstances that tyranny and baseness can
be guilty of. ' Our accommodation is soe untoward at
present that we have scarce philosophy enough to
undergoe it, but that doth not so much beg[e ]t this
address as the noble sense we are assured yo'r lordship
is swayed by to any gentleman's misfortune which we
throw ourselves upon as men that would not owe a
favor of this nature to any other than yo'r lordship "
in a postscript Newport asks Lord Denbigh if he must
be sent to London, that he may not be sent to the
Tower, 01 IVteihouse, but may be committed to some
private house on his parole or any other engagement."3
The Minute Hook of the Shrewsbury Corporation
records, under date 30th October, 1 645, that 11 They
have elected Thomas Hunt, Esq., to be Burgess of this
present Parliament, now holden at Westminster, in the
place of Francis Newport, Esquire, who is now, by the
judgment of the House of Commons, to sit no longer as
a member, during this Parliament."1 Ton days before

1 hoiiliiglrti MSS., WhA. MSS. (Vhii. Ith Kcpoii, |>. -Jul).
« ' :i Ibid.

1 Shrewsbury Utunttigli ltoiH)l'(U.

LOBD NEWPORT AND SIR FRANCIS NEWPORT. 13

this an order of the House under the hand of William
Lenfchall, the Speaker, had been delivered to the
Serjeant at Arms, or his deputy, to repair unto Stafford,
and to bring up with him in safe custody, Mr. Francis
Newport, late a Member of the House of Commons,
who is to compound for his delinquency. How this
compounding was effected will be best seen by the
documents following.

It is not necessary here to follow Mr. Newport's
career throuo-hout the remainder of his lono* and event-
fill life, except to give a brief summary of its main
incidents.

On the death of his father, 1651, he succeeded to the
title and estates ; was committed to the Tower (9 June,
1G55) on suspicion of being concerned in the Royalist
plot; was again arrested for political intrigues, 165G-7;
united with others in a scheme for seizing Shrewsbury
Castle, which was abandoned when Monk declared for
the King. Soon after the Restoration he was made
Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire, and received a grant of
the Castle of Shrewsbury ; was appointed Comptroller
of the Household, and sworn a Privy Councillor, and
created Viscount Newport of Bradford. On t he re-
modelling of the Privy Council in 1671), lie was excluded
owing to his dislike of an arbitrary government. At
the accession of James II. lie was removed from the
Lord Lieutenancy, and the notorious Jeft'eries was ap-
pointed in his place. William III. restored him to the
Lord-Lieutenancy, and the Treasureship of the House-
hold; and created him Earl of Bradford 11 May, 1694.
He died at Richmond House, Twickenham, September,
1708.

Properties mentioned in these Papers.

Abbot's Eytoil, or Abbot's Eaton. Sou

Kvton on Severn
Asliton, or Aston, in Wellington Parish . . . x, xvi, xviii
A t o 1 1 ; l 1 1 1 ... ... ... ... ... xvi

llr.ulfonl South ... .. ... ... x, xvi

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Charlton, in Wrockwardinc Parish

Cold Hatton, in the Parish of High Ercall

Cressage ...

Donnington

Dowles, near Bewdley

Mraytorij or Dryton, in Wroxeter Parish

iH'ther, Montgomeryshire

Kllenline, in the Parish of High Ercall ...

Kye, in the Parish of Leighton ...
Eyton juxta Baschurch ...
Eyton on Severn, Wroxeter Parish
Fennymore, or Fennernere, in the Parish

of Baschurch...
Garmston, in the Parish of Leighton
Great Whichley, in the Parish of Stanton

Long ...
Gwinnoneth, Cardiganshire
Harley

Hemra, or Henn ?...
High Ercall

Hullis Farm, ? Flintshire

Iscardine, Cardiganshire ...
Iston, Flintshire ..
Kenley

ICilmeseot. in the Parish of Stanton Long

Lacon, near Worn...

Ley ton, or Leighton

Lynches, Parish of Baschurch ...

Newport, Salop

Oscott,or Allscott,in Wrockwardinc Parish
Oxehbold, Parish of Staunton Long
Uowton, Parish of High Frcall ...
Kushton, in the Parish of Wroxeter
Salop

Shineton ...

Shirley, or Shurley, in tlie Parish of High

Ercall

Trcfgarn Owen, Pembrokeshire ...

Uckington, in the Parish of Atcham

Oppingfcafij near Shrewsbury

Venner, or Votnore Grange ?

Weston, in the Parish of Stanton Long...

WithingLon, or Wit horiugton, near Shrews-

Wtoxetor ...

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xiii, xvi

ix, xii, xiii
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LORD NEWPORT AND SIR FRANCIS NEWPORT. 15

Nearly all the estates referred to in these papers
were estranged from the legitimate line of the Newport
family as follows. The present petitioner, Francis
Newport, was created Karl of Bradford in 1H94, and
was succeeded in the title and estates by his son
Richard, who left three sons, Henry, Richard, and
Thomas, each of whom succeeded to the same, Thomas,
the 5th Earl, dying deranged in 1702. Blakeway
says : — " Earl Henry, passing over the issue of his
sisters, Diana, Countess of Montrath, and Anne, wife
of Sir Orlando Bridgeman, Baronet, devised the rever-
sion of his estates, in case of the death, without issue,
of his natural son, John Harrison, who took the name
of Newport, to the mother of that son, Mrs. Anne Smith,
of Berkeley Square. She conveyed the reversion to the
famous William Pulteney, Earl of Bath, and he (his son,
Lord Pulteney, dying before him), to his brother,Geueral
Harry Pulteney. The General, who died in 1767, de-
vised it to Frances, the daughter of his cousin-german,
Daniel Pulteney ; she married William Johnstone,
Esq., who took the name of Pulteney, ultimately suc-
ceeded to the baronetcy of his own family, — Johnstones
of Westerhall, on the banks of the South Esk, in the
shire of Dumfries, — and died in 1805. They had issue
an only child, Henrietta Laura., who married Sir James
Murray, Baronet, and was created a Baroness in 1791,
and Countess of Bath in 1803, but dying without issue
in 1808, this great inheritance devolved upon William
Harry, Earl of Darlington, grandson of Lady Grace
Fitzroy, daughter of Charles Duke of Cleveland, by
Anne Pulteney, aunt to the before mentioned Earl of
Hath. The life of Mr. Newport (who laboured under
the same malady as the last Earl of Bradford) was pro-
tracted to the year 1783 ; and the savings from the
estates during that interval, which were said to exceed
l^iOOjOOO, were ultimately divided (after deducting the
great law charges) between the Crown, to whom it
lapsed for want of heirs, and representatives of his
mother's husband, who claimed it as next of kin, by
fiction of law." — Sheriffs of Shrop., 1 L0.

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SEQUESTRATION PAPERS OF Til E FIRST

No. I. — An Order of the House referring Mr. Neivport to the
Committee /or Jds Composition.

Die Sabbathi 18 October 1645

Ordered by the Cora'ons assembled in Parliam* That Mr
ffrancis Newport late a member of this House be referred for
his fine & Composicon for his Delinquency to the Committee
at Goldsmiths Hall And that the f'yne that shall bee sett upon
lnm shal be imployed for the use and service of the County of
Salop And that he being a prisoner that Mr Speaker send a
Warrant for him to be sent upp a Prisoner and that lieu send
him to Goldsmiths Hall for his Composicon.

No. II. — A Warrant to the Governor of Stafford to deliver
Mr. Newport to the Serjeant at Arms.

By vertue of an Order of the house of Comons dated ye 18th
day of Octob. 1645 Theis are to require you to repaire unto
Stafford, and to bring up with you in Safe Custodie Mr ffrancis
Newport late a Member of the house of Comons who is to
compound here for his delinquency And that the Governor of
Stafford upon sight hereof deliver the said Mr Newport unto
the Serjant at Armes attending this house or his deputy to be
brought up according to the said Order for \vcb this shalbe yor
Warrant dated 20th October 1G45.

Wm. Lentijall Speaker.
To the Serjeant at Armes attending
the house or his deputyes
Vera Copia.

No. III. — Mr. Neivport's Petition to the Committee for
Compounding.
To the honblc Committee for Compositions sitting at
Gouldsmiths Hall London.

The humble peticon of ffrancis Newport of Eyton in the
County of Salop Esqr

Sheweth

That yor petr was formerly a member of the house of
Com'ons but deserted the same and went to Oxford, where for
some time he resided.

lie therefore prayeth That this honoble Comittee wilbe
pleased to admitt him to a reasonable line and Composition as
to others in like cases.

And he shall evor pray &c,

Fra. Newport.

LORD NEWPORT AND SIR FRANCIS NEWPORT. 17

No. IV. — The Fine imposed on Lord Newport and his son,

ffrancis Newport of Eyton in the County of Salopp Esq.
iline<l £16,087 13s. 3d.

No. V. — An Order to the Committee of Salop not to cut

A L' re to the Committee of Salop not to cutt any woods of
iMr Newports nor plough up any pasture meadows.

No. VI. — Lord Newport's Petition to the Committee
for Compounding.

To the Honble Committee for Compositions at Goldsmiths Hall.

The humble petition of Sr Richard Newport knt.1
Sheweth

That your Petitioner having bin longe in France & in-
disposed in his health, hath ben thereby unhappily debarr'd
from submittinge himselfc to ye Parliament & attendinge this
l[onLlu Committee for his Composicion soe soone as his desires
were soe to doe ; wch he hopes will not redound to his pre-
judice, sicknesse being an excuse in law much more in
conscience.

Your Petitioner does therefore humbly desire now that he
linde himselfe better able to crosse the Seas that ho may be
admitted to his Composition, & that his sollicitor may have
libertye to prosecute it till he can procure a passe to come
over and attend it himselfc.

£16,687 13s.

3d.

10th February 1645.

any tuoods.

7 April 1646.

And your Petitioner shall &c

Uocd. this 23 of April 1646.

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No. VII. — Lord Newport's Pass.

21 May, 1G4G.

Upon the humble Peticon of Sr Richard Newport therein
desiring to be admitted to his Composico'n for his Delinquency
to the Parliament These are therefore to require all Collonells,
Captaines and other Officers and Souldiers to permitt and
suffer the said Sr Richard Newport quietly and without moles-
tation to passe yor Courtos of Guard and Ports unto the Citty
of London and there to remayne until! the Sixt of June next
to presente his said Composicon ffor which this shalbe yor
Warrant.

No. VIII — Permission to Lady Newport to Compound for
her husband.

Die Veneris 24 July 1G46.

Ordered by the Comons Assembled in Parliam1 that Mr
ffrancis Newports Mother shall have libertie to compound for
her husbands estate and that the proceeds of the Compositions
to be Imployed as was formerlie appointed.

H. Elsinge1 Cler.

Pari. d. Com. .

No. IX. — A Valuation of Mr. Newport's Real and Personal
Estates, by the Committee.

A perticuler of the present estate in lands of ffrancis New-
port Esqr in the County of Salopp both of the demesnes and
present rents reserved by lease And the value of the same
lands if they were out of lease upon the racke before these
warrs began the reversion of which descends to the said
Mr Newport.

EYTON.2

The demesne thereof returnod to Goldsmiths Hall upon ye
oath of Mr Rurleigh a serv* to Sr Richard Newport att £500

1 Henry Elsynge, cr Elsinge, was horn in Battersea, Surrey. He
owed his appointment as Clerk of the House of Commons to Arch-
bishop Laud, which ho retained during the Long Parliament. In
16-18 he resigned the ollice to avoid taking part against Charles L,
and retired to Hounslow, Middlesex, where ho died, and was buried
in St. Margaret's, Westminster, 1654.

2 Eyton on Severn, or Abbot's Ky ton, with its members and appur-
tenances, was acquired by Sir Thimma liromley, at the dissolution of

LORD NEWPORT AND SIR FRANCIS NEWPORT. 19

yw an. But Mr Richard Allestree who was Sir Richard
ewports baylief upon liis oath valueth the same at £3G5.

£ s. d.

Eyton Demesne 3G5 0 S

CRESS AGE.

Tho demesne & present rents in towneshipp returned att
£285 -10-7 per an. of wch ye demesne is £100 and tho rents
of the towneshipp £185 - 10 - 7 upon further examinac'on
appeares to be mistaken by Sr Richard's Baylief in adding the
value of ye Copice woods to the present rents wch he alleadged
are fallen once in twenty years and then are worth £GG - 13 - 4
\vch beinge deducted out of the townshipp present rents the
remainder is £118-17-3 besides ye demesne.

£ s. d. £ s. d.
Cressage Demesne... .. 100 0 0
Cressage Townshipp ... US 17 3 348 0 0

SH1NETON.

The demesne and present rents in the Townshipp returned
att £153 - 7 - 4 wch was likewise mistaken by tho Baleife by
adding £40 for woods there to ye present rents wch upon
examination likewise is abated.

£ s. d. £ s. d.
Shineton Demesne ... 97 7 10
Shineton Townshipp ... 15 9 G 100 0 0

Eye Demesne 100 0 0

Eye Townshipp 5 0 0

LACON.

Richard Clowes gent, an Ancient steward to Sr Richard
Newport and who verie well knew the same upon oath deposed
yt the demesnes & rents of the same Manor were for ye half

tho Abbey of Shrewsbury, and was brought by his only daughter and
heiress, Margaret, to her husband, Sir Richard Newport of High
Ereall, Knight, who died 12th Sept., 1570, grandfather of Sir Richard,
first Baron Newport, whose son Francis was now in possession. The
old country house of the Abbots of Shrewsbury stood at a lower
elevation than the present house, and has long since disappeared. It
was probably in this older house that the celebrated Lord Herbert of
Chirlmry was born, in 1581. The second house was built by Sir
Francis Newport, father of the first Bacon, and was the'residenec of
the hitter's son, Mr. Francis Newport. Some portions of the second
house are incorporated in the present building, and one of the towers
is still standing at the south west angle of the garden wall. See
Sh>\>}>. AT. and Q., vol. iv., pp 107, 100, and vol. vii., pp. 27, 32.

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yeeres £106 -4-4 and soe much was received in October 1042
for ye halfe yeeres rent, and upon the same oath was returned
to Goldsmiths Hall att £212-8-8 per an. One Vincent
Rodenhurst being produced by Mr Newport affirmed yt [that]
in ye yeerc 1G31 it was valued att £151 - 5 - 4 and he did not
denie but the same was formerly valued at £212 - 4 - 4.

£ s. d. £ s. d.

Lacon Demesne ... ... 139 19 4

Lacon Township 72 G 0 54 0 0

The sum totall of the demesne & present

rents ... 1014 2 11

The totall of the rcdc'on 502 0 0

No. X. — A Valuation of Lord Newport's Real
and Personal Estates.

A perticuler of the estate in lands of Sr Richard Newport
Knt. in the County of Salop & elsewhere both of the demesne
& present rents reserved by leases for lives and the value of
the same lands if they were out of lease upon the racke before
these warrs began; the residue of wch after the decease of the
said Sr Richard Newport descends to the said Mr ffrancis
Newport.

HIGH ERCALL.1

The demesne and p'ke [park] valued upon ye oath of Mr
Richard Clowes an ancient serv1 of Sr francis Newport att £500
per an. whoe deposed yt he being very intimate wth ye sd [said]

1 Richard Lord Newport inherited High Ercall House from his
father, who built the first part in 1G08, and completed the second
part in 1G20. Inscriptions recording these particulars still remain,
one on the north gable, the otljer on the garden wall. It was a large
and well built mansion, defended by a deep broad moat, crossed by a
drawbridge, probably near the south west angle. The exact date
when it was garrisoned is not known, though there is reason to think
it was on the arrival of the Irish troops. It gave great trouble to
the Parliamentary forces, which twice unsuccessfully besieged it.
In December, 1645, they placed three or four garrisons near it, which
closed their communications, but it was not till March, 1646, that it
was taken. Maurice writes: — "About the 16 March the strong-
garrison of Arcol (which ever since the surprise of Shrewsbury, held
out and much damnified the Parliament in those parts) was surren-
dered upon composition to the State's uses." It became a question
with the Parliament in the following April what should be done with
it. The Committee of Salop determined to demolish it, but the
Committee of both Kingdoms write to them: — "We arc informed

LOUD NEWPORT AND SIR FRANCIS NEWPORT. 21

>Sr francis Newport & way ting upon him sev'all times when the
said Sr francis did take surveys of ye said demesne & p'ke hee
heard ye sd 8r francis valine ye same upon ye s'd surveys att
£500 per an. And a serv* of Sr Richard Newport upon oatli
deposed hee heard it valued att ye same rates. And one pro-
duced by Mr Newport aih'rmed yt hee knew nothing of his
owne knowledge of the value of ye sd demesnes but as ye same
was assessed by vcrtue of a (Jomission from Prince Rupert1
for ye weekly contribution for payment of ye Kings forces.
The reverc'on of ye Lo'pp [Lordship] of High Ercall if out of
lease was att first returned £212 - 0 - 0 ye same before ye
Garrison of Ercall was taken by ye Parliamts forces and wee
could not then obteyne the particulars but no we ye same
app'eth to bee £402 - 8 - 4 by perticulers delivered into this
Comittee by Balieffs& Tenants of ye said Sr Richard Newport.

£ s. d.

High Ercall Demesne ... 500 0 0
Ercall Lo'pp. the rents thereof 8G 0 0 402 3 4
KENLEY.

The present rents of ye Manor of Kenley are returned
according to ye particulars given in upon ye oath of Walter
Carter Sr Richard Newports Baliffe there.

£ s. d. £ s. d.

Kenley 7o* 8 8 515 10 4

HA RLE Y.

The present rents are miscounted up and are amended But
by rev'eon [reversion] of the Manors of Harley and Kenley were
formerly returned to Goldsmiths Hall at £822 - 19 - 8 but it

the Garrison of High Ercall being now reduced, you have intention
to demolish the house, to prevent it being put to a like nse for the
future. We conceive it reasonable that care should be taken to
prevent it being rcgarrisoned, but think it might be done by slighting
the works, and draining the moat, to which Mr. Newport is willing,
and so reducing it to the condition that other houses are in. Wo
desire you that there he no further spoil made, it having already
m t Herod much from both parties. There is not much fear that it
should be again made a garrison, neither do we think it fit that all
houses whose situation or strength render them capable of being
garrisoned, should be pulled down, there would be then too many sad
marks left of the calamity of this war. We therefore recommend it
to you that the work may be blighted, and the house no further
defaced. " ( Calendar of State rapci'S, p. 103).

1 It is generally thought that wealthy families were largely drawn
upon by the Parliament only, but Prince Rupert did not spare them.

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since appeareth by a survey found amongst Sr Richard New-
port's writings that ye same was valued att £045 - 4 - 0.

£ s. d. £ s. d.

Harley 131 0 2 420 13 8

The rev'cons of the Manors of fenemore & Linches Eyton
juxta Baschurch Oxenbould Ivelraescott Hem & Vernore
Grange and of ye Townships of Drayton & Donnington are
returned as they were deliv'ed in upon oath and as they were
valued by honest & substantiall neighbours who knewe the
same, and such as Mr Newport produced to contradict ye same
allirmed that they knew not the value thereof, but as they
were rated by authoritie from Prince Rupert for ye weekly
countribution for paym* of the Kings soldiers.

fennemore & Linches
Eyton juxta Baschurch
Oxenbould & Kilmescott
Hem & V liners Grange
Drayton
Donnington

£ s.
45 0
17 12

150
15

14 15
21 7

(I.
0
0
0
2
14
4

£
220
GO
537
212
08
114

10GG 10 4 2588 7 4

The condic'on of the Towneship of Ellardine was formerly
returned att £G7 and of ye Township of Rowton £110 but

upon further examination it
£71 - 10 & Rowton £151,

appeareth that Ellardine is

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

Eyton Towneship

15

1

1

104

0

0

Ellardine ...

4

4

0

71

10

0

Rowton

5

12

G

151

0

0

Rushton

10

0

8

144

0

0

Ashton & Coppie houses ...

44

S

G

17G

0

0

Oscott

3

17

0

30

0

0

Charlton ...

30

15

G

10G

3

0

Witlierington fee firme ..

1

0

0

Uppington

33

4

0

225

0

0

Tithes

00

G

8

Iron workes

120

0

0

Dowles

100

0

0

302

0

0

SALOP.1

The present rents thereof were formerly returned to Gold
smiths Hall att £13 - 7 - 8 & since it appeareth by Mr New

1 Newport House, in Dogpolc, was built on thiy land.

LOUD NEWPORT AND SIR FRANCIS NEWPORT. 23

ports owne Balieffs particulars to be in present per an,
£14 - 14 - 8 of vvch one Mr Banynycy ? holdeth two parcells of
land for tearrae of his life att 2a per an. wch after the life tho
same will be worth £15 per an.

£ s. d. £ s. d.

Salop 4 12 4

2 p'cells of land in Salop... 0 2 0 15 0 0

The reverc'on of the Manor of Trefgarne Owen in Pembroke-
shire was returned att £500 per an. Mr Newport hath made
nothing to appear to the contrarie, but he hath discovered in
Iscardine in the said County a Koyalty of £8 per an.

Manor of Trefgarne Owen £ s. d. £ s. d.

in Pembrokeshire ... 74 0 0 500 0 0
Iscardine Royalty... ... 8 0 0

Mr Newport also confesseth another royalty in Bradford
South in the County of Salopp of tho yecrely value before
these warrs beganne of £20.

A royalty in Bradford South £ s. d,
in the County of Salop 20 0 0
Dyther Lo'pp in Montgom-
eryshire 276 15 0 500 0 0

8G1 9 0 2414 13 0

The services referred by lease & perquisits of Court were
returned at £500 per an. and upon further examination weo
find that the Ten'nta being about foure hundred and great
services reserved by lease as heriotts, Capons hennes, oates wee
conjecture the same may be worth £300 per an.

£ s. d.

Services reserved upon lease

& perquisites of Court 300 0 0

There are woods upon the lands wch are esteemed to be worth
Ten thousand pounds of wch there is one Coppice at Dovvles in
the County of Salon which wilbe ready to fall sixe yeares henco
wch when it was last fallen was worth £200 And there are
diverse other Coppices.

£ s. d.

The sume totall of the present rents of

Sr Rich. Newport ,. 2227 19 4

The same total! as the revcrc'ons ... 5003 0 4

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Paymts to be allowed out of the said estate yearly as
appeareth unto us.

£ s. d.

To the Earle of Arundell 3 16 0

To Mr Thomas Newport during his life

out of tho Manor of Oxenbould ... 100 0 0

Cheife rents out of Oxenbould 9 1 4

Out of the Manor of Lacon .. ... 0 4 0

No. XI. — The use to which the Fine is to be applied.

Die Veneris 24 July 1G4G.

Whereas by Order of the House of Com'ons Mr fYrancis
Newport was referred for his ffyno and Composic'ons for his
Delinquencie to the Committee at Goldsmiths Hall and like-
wise by the said Order the tfyne soe sett upon him is ordered
to be imployed for the use and service of the County of Salop
(noe part of which ff'yne the said Mr Newport hath as yet paid)
Now forasmuch as the fforCes of the said County cannot bee
disbanded without satisfacc'on of some part of their Arrears
It is this day Ordered by the Com'ons assembled in Parliamen
That the Committee of Goldsmiths Hall doe upon their Credit
advance the sum of three thousand and live hundred pounds
towards the payment of the Arrears and disbanding of the said
souldiers, for which the said Committee shall allow to such
persons as shall lend the same according to Eight pounds per
cent, for soe long tyme as the same shall be unpaid. And the
said Committee are hereby authorized to reimburse themselves
the said three thousand five hundred pounds out of the first
monies that shall bee paid into their Treasurie out of the said
Mr Newports Composic'on. And it is further Ordered That
the said Three thousand live hundred and the residue of the
said ffyne which shall bee due unto ye said County, shall bee
paid unto William Barkley, Thomas Hunt,1 and John Corbett2

1 Thomas Hunt, familiar to us as Colonel Hunt, the active and
successful Parliamentary officer, was the son and heir of Richard
Hunt of Shrewsbury. He was born in 1599, entered the Grammar
School of his native town 1609, was admitted of Gray's Inn 1627,
and when the war broke out held a commission in the Militia, 1642,
and incurred the displeasure of the King together with several other
prominent men, because he would not desert the Parliament, lie
was ordered u> he apprehended on the charge of high treason, but
made his escape, Afu-r the capture of Shrewsbury, in which lie Look

LORD NEWPORT AND SIR FRANCIS NEWPORT. 25

or any two of them, who are hereby authorized to receive the
same, and it to pay or retourne for the disbanding of the said
ftbreqs and satisfying the debts of the said County, according
to the dirccc'ons of the Committee of the said county. And
it is further ordered that a Receipt under the hands of the said
Win. Barkley, Thomas Hunt and John Corbet or any two of
them shall be a sufficient discharge unto the Trer, of the
Comittee for Compositions sitting at Goldsmiths Hall for the
said three thousand five hundred pounds and such monies as
they shall receive for the said Mr Newports Composic'on.

Hon. Elsing, Cler. Par. Dom. Com.

No. XII, — Mr. Newport's Petition for a Revision of the
Committee s Valuation.

To the HonbU Comitee for Compositions at Goldsmiths Hall.
The humble peticon of ffrancis Newport Esq.

Sheweth

That the petic'oners Composition was drawn upp ac-
cording to a particular returned by the Comittee for the

an active part, he was restored to his aldermanship, and elected M.P.
for the Borough 1 G 15. In 1 G54 he was appointed Governor of th 3
town, and in 1G5G Sheriff' of the county. He died in 1GG9, and was
buried in St. Alkmond's Church, Shrewsbury. The celebrated
Richard Baxter, who knew him intimately, says :— " He was a plain
hearted, honest, godly man, entirely beloved and trusted by the
soldiers for his honesty." Blakeway's Sheriffs of Shrop., p. 131 ;
0. & B. Hist, of Shrews., pp. 430, 460, -471.

3 John Corbett, son ami heir of Richard Corbett, was born in 1G09,
at Alison, the family residence, in the parish of Pontesbury, formerly
part of the vast estate of the Corbets of Cause, of which family he
was probably a remote descendant. At the age of 17 lie was sent to
Shrewsbury School, and the year after admitted to Gray's Inn, and
called to the Bar there in 1639. He was fortunate enough to secure
the hand of Abigal, eldest daughter of the wealthy Puritan politician,
Sir Isaac Pennington, Lord Mayor of London. It does not appear
that he ever bore arms against the King, but all the ability, learning-,
and intluence he possessed was devoted to the Parliament, for which
ho was fully restricted by that body. He served on numerous
Committees, was elected to the Council of State in 1651, and made
Chief Justice of the Great Sessions for Brecknock, Glamorgan, and
Radnor ; but at the Restoration was degraded from that ofhee. He
was elected M.P. for Bishop's Castle Feb. 29, 1 G 45-6, in conjunction
with Isaiah Thomas. He died Feb., 1G70, and was buried on the 7th
ut Bontesbury. Weyman's M. l'.'s of Bishop's C istle, Tram. Shrop.
Arclue. Soc, x., 2nd s., p. 48.

Vol. XII., 2nd S. P

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County of Salop wherein upon perusall of the same the peti-
coner can make it appeare, that there are many and great
mistakes of the yearely value of his Lands in possesion and
revercon, vvch then for want of his Rentalls and other papers he
was not able to discover.

The petic'oner therefore humbly prayeth that the former
Composition may be reviewed and those mistakes cleered wctl
rayses his fine to soe great proportion.

And the petic'oner shall &c.

Fra. Newport.

Exceptions to the particulars of my estate in possession and
revercon returned by the Comittee for the
County of Salop.

The rent of the demesne of Eyeon was in tymes of peace
upon a high racke £365 - 00 - 08 returned by the Comittee of
Shrewsbury £500 per an. and now sett by them at £128 - 1G - 02.

The rent of the Towneshipp and ffarme of Cressage was in
tymes of peace £218 - 17 - 03 per an. the Coppyes and woods
there should be worth when they are redye to cutt, wch is once
in 18 yeares £66 - 13 - 04 though now so mangled that 1 can
orive no ssti mate of them; \vcl1 £66 - 13 - 4 the Comittee o[
Shrewsbury adding to the yearelie Kent give it in £286 - 10 - 03.
The rent of the demesne and Towneshipp of Shevnton was in
times of peace £113 - 07 - 04 the woods there as the other
should be worth in 18 yeares £40 wch the Comittee of Shrews-
bury adding to the yearlie rent give it in £153 - 07 - 00. By
this meanes my present yearlie rent wch was in times of peace
£1014 - 11 - 11 is retourned by the Comittee of Shrewsbury.
For my Estate in Revertion.

The demesne of high Ercall was worth in tymes of peace
£322 returned by the Comittee of Shrewsbury £500 and now
sett by them at £131 - 06 - 06.

The rent of the Mannor of EJarly was in tymes of peace
£118 - 14 - 10 per an. and returned by the Comittee of Shrews-
bury £201.

A ftee tfarm rent of Withington of £1 per an. is returned by
the Comittee of Shrewsbury £9 - 19 - 02 per an. And the
revertion of it £23 - 13 - 00 per an. Services reserved by
Lease worth nothing (there being noe service done but wch is
paid for) perquisits of Courts not worth £3 per an. and are
returned by ye Comittee of Shrewsbury £500 per an.

Yearlie payments out of tho estate not mentioned in the
Comittios perticuler.

LORD NEWPORT AND SIR FRANCIS NEWPORT. 27

£ s. d.

To the King 25 11 4

To the E. of Arundell 3 13 00

To ray Uncle Newport 100 0 00

To Mr Garbett a Minister 010 00 00

Soe that my whole reversion (after ray ffathers and Mothers
decease) bttirig with these deductions but £1043 - 16 - 03
(whereof £322 is In demesne) is returned by the Committee of
Shrewsbury £1785 - 12 - 0.

In these Lands.

The reversion of the Manner of Eytori wch is £700 per an. is
returned £837 - 10 - 00.

The reversion of the Mannor of Uppington wch is £1S4 is
charged £225 - 00 - 00.

The reversion of the Mannor of ffennymore and Lynches
wch is £170 is returned £2210 - 00 - 00.

The reversion of the Mannor of Oxenbold wch is £370 is
returned £5S7 - 00 - 00.

The reversion of the Mannor of Henn' and Yemer Grange
Wch is £140 is returned £512 - 00 - 00.

The reversion of the Mannor of Trefgarnowen in Pembroke-
shire wch is £200 is given in £500 - 00 - 00.

1 shall likewise humbly oiler to this HonobIe Comittee That
all my Leased Lands in possession and reversion are cast upp
according to the rule for the old rents in the West Country
wcl> are bat 12J in the pound. Whereas these are commonly

Sd sometimes 10s in the pound ot wch I desire there may be
bad Consideration and review.

XIII. — Mr. Neivport's Valuation of his Estates.

A full and just particuler of all ye estate both reall & personall
of ffrancis Newport of ttyton in Com. Salopp, arm.

lie is seized of an estate for and duringe his life the remain-
der to his wyfe for her joynture the remainder to the heires
males of their two bodyes ye remaind* to ye Compounders
heire male remainder to his brother Andrew Newport and his
Iioires and other remainders over the remainder in ilee to ye
right heirs of Sr Richard Newport yr Compounders father of
and in the Demesnes of ye Manor of Eyton with the buildings
lands and premisses rights members and appurtenances there-
unto belonginge of ye cleere yearely value before theso troubles
£3(J5 - 0Q - OS.

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He hath the like estate of and in ye Manner of Shainton,
Lacon, Cressage and Eye farme in Com. Salop]) with the
demesnes, buildings, Rights, Members and Appurtenances to
ye said Mannors bclonginge of ye yearely value before ye
warre of £417 - 2 - 3.

He hath ye like estate of and in certaine mess' lands, tene-
ments Cottages and premisses together with certaine rights or
cheife rents within ye said Mannors of ye yearely valine before
the warre of £106 - 07 - 0.

He hath ye lyke estate of and in certaine improvable rents
issuing out of certaine mess' lands and Cottages within ye said
Manor reserved upon leases for lyves per an. £032 - 02 - 8.

Worth over and above ye rent if out of lease per an.

£003 - 17 - G.

Old rents belonging to ye said Manors per an. £033 - 02 - 5.

There is to remaine and come to him after ye Death of
Sr Richard Newport his father for and duringe ye terrne of his
lyfe ye remainder to ye heires males of his body with other
remainders over ye remainder in ffee to ye right heires of his
said father ye Manor of Trefgarnowen in Com. Pembroke the
Manors of Uppington Kenley iienymore and Lynches, Eyton
juxta Baschurch Oxenbold Hann' & Vemer grange p'te of ye
Manor of Leyton & Garmston, High Arkall, Eyton & Charlton
ye demesne of High Arkall & Eyton onely excepted which are
in ye county of Salopp and of and in certaine mess' And
Coppici woods lands tenem18 Cottages and premisses and
certaine dry and cheife rents within ye said manor. And in
Withington, Shrewsbury, Newport and Cold Hatton in Com.
Salopp And ye hundred Corte of Bradford all which were of
ye yearely vallue before these troubles of £304 - 14 - 9.

He hath ye lyke estate of and in certaine improvable rents
issuing out of certaine Mess' lands tenem13 & Cottages within
ye said manors reserved uppon leases for lyves amountinge to
per an. £208 - 13 - 2 worth if out of lease over and above ye
rent reserved per an. £317-4-4.

Old rents amounting to per an. £165 - 18 - 11.

Ho hath yo lyke estate of and in ye Manor of Rowton &
Elerdine and of and in certaine tenem13 Cettages lands and
premisses within ye said Manor [of High Ercall] of ye yeareley
vallue before ye warre of £010 - 0 - 0.

Old rents bclonginge to ye said Manor p. a. £4 - 18 - G.

Penpisitos of Courts in revercon Commi'bus Annis £3-0-0.

The service done by his tenants by there leases not to be
valluotl in respect they doe noe service but what they are
paid for.

LOUD NEWPORT AND SIR FRANCIS NEWPORT. 29

There is to remaine and to come to him after ye Death of
ye said Sr Richard Newport his father and Dame Rachell his
mother ye Manor of Earley & ye moyety of ye Manor of
Dowles ; and certain mess' tenemts lands Cottages and pre-
misses within ye said Manor of High Arkall with ye Parke
and mylls there and certaine dry rents in Gwinnoneth Iscar-
dine in Com Cardigan all of ye yearly valine of £447 - 3 - 7.

He hath ye lyke estate of and in certaine improvable rents
issuinge of certaine mess' lands tenemts Cottages and premisses
within ye said Manors of llarly and Dowles reserved upon
leases for lyves amountinge to per an. £31 - 15 - 7 §.

Worth above ye rent if out of lease per an. £40 - 1 - 11 J.

Old rents belonginge to ye said Manors per an. £24< - 7 - 11J.

There is issuing out of ye Manor of Oxenbold to Mr Thomas
Newport ye Compounders uncle an Annuity of £100 per an.

To ye Earle of Arundell out of lands in Row ton and Eller-
dine being a cheif or quit rent per an. £3 - 13 - 0.

There is likewise issuinge out of ye manner of Eyton
£6 - 9 - 0 out of ye manor of Oxenbold £1-15-4 and out of
S hurley p'te of ye demesne of High Arkall £0-4-0 and out
of Weston and Patton within ye manor of Oxenbold £1 - 1 - 91
out of LIppingtou and Greate Whichley £0 - IS - 1 0 i out of
Munks lands within ye Manor of Abbots Eaton £0-17-0 out
of ye Manor of High Arkall 13s 4d out of Dowles £1-12-9
out of Homm 33 paid to ye disolved monestery of Wombridge
13* 4'1 all being eheife or quitt rents paid yearely to ye Crcvvne
and amount in ye totall to £14 -8-5.

tlbr these he humbly craves allowance a great p'te of his
expectant estate is uppon old and improvable rents which
being in ye possession of his father, and in his power to
improve may therefore be of very little beneritt to ye Com-
pounder, this he humbly desires may be considered in respect
they rayse his fyne high and are noe foundation to him at
present to raise money upon.

lie is indebted to severall persons well affected to the Pari1
in bonds & otherwise.

This he humbly prayes may be considered,
i v;This is a true and just particuler of all my estate both reall
and personall for which only 1 desire to compound to free it
out of sequestration And 1 doe submitt unto and undertake to
pay and satislie such fyne as shalbe imposed and set to pay
for ye .same by ye Honoble Committee for Compositions in order
to ye freedome and discharge of my person and estate.

Era. Nkwtort.

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No. XIV. — The joint Fine of Lord Newport and his son
reduced to £10000.

Upon Reading of the Onlor of Parliament of the 23 of
March 1649 directing that such persons as have compounded
for their delinquency and are now beyond the Seas without
leave, their estates reall and personall should he secured ; It
being moved that the Resolution of this Comittee might be
given in the case of Sr Richard Newport how farre the sayd
Order did concerne him.

It is ordered that the case ot Sr Richard Newport be stated
and reported to the House; And Mr Guidon is desired to
report the same wch is as followed).

By Order of the House of Commons of the 24 of July 1G46
It was allowed that the Lady Newport should have liberty to
compound for her husbands estate (he being then beyond the
Seas) A Composic'on was accordingly made and reported to
the house, and past, for the said Sr Richard Newport and his
sonne ffrancis Newport Esq. at £10000 the 22 of March 1647
which is all satisfied and payd. But the sayd Sr Richard
Newport still continues beyond the Seas, and it is alleadged,
that the cause of his oontinuance there is for the cure of the
numbe Palsey ; In testimony of which there is produced
Certificates from Sr Theodore Mayhewe & Dr. Lampreirre
which together with his Report are to be presented to the
Parliam1.

No. XV. — Mr. Newport complains of the Committee's estimate,
and prays for a fresh Composition based on his own
"Particular." Ordered that both be Reported.

(9 Jan. 164G-7).

To the Honoblc Comittee for Compositions sitting at
Goldsmiths Hall.
The humble Petition of Francis Newport Esq.
Sheweth

That yor Petitioner was by Order and Direction of the
Honoble House of Com'ons admitted to his Composition and
his Fine was disposed of to the Comittee of the County of
Salop. That the s'd. Comittee returned a particular of ye
Petitioners estate fan* above the true value thereof as it was
before the warres uppon wch yr Petitioner was Fined above
£1600 wch hee is noe way able to satishe.

That by direction of this honoble Comittee they have returned
a second Certilicate much losse in many particulers then in
the former yett have returned many rackd rents under the

LORD NEWPORT AND SIR FRANCIS NEWPORT. 31

notion of Old rents and much overbalanced many Particulars
of his estato by \vch raeanes yor Petitioners Fine will bee
augmented to a farr greater sum'e then the same will in all
justice amount unto according to the rules of this Honobl
Comittee.

Yr Petitioner therefore humbly prayeth that hee may bee
admitted to Compound upon his owne Particular wch hee will
fill at his p'ts [sic] and according to the full and true value of his
estate more then \vch he desires not to enjoye by vertue of his
Composition.

And yr Petitioner shall pray &c.
0 January 1646.

Ordered to be received & both his own particular & the
Coraittes to be reported.

No. XVI. — Lady Newport's statement of her husbond's
Income.

(23 Jan., 1046-7).

By order of the House of Comons dated the 24th of July
1646 it is ordered that the Lady Newport shall have liberty to
compound for her husband's estate, upon his petition presented
here the 23 of Aprill last and that the proceeds of the Com-
position be imploved as was formerly appointed in pursuance
whereof sheo bath exhibited a petition and perticuler by which
it doth appeare,

That Sl lliehard Newport the said Ladyes husband did upon
the said 23 of April 1646 exhibite the said petition unto this
Comitt.ec for to compound but was not proceeded upon till the
said order of the house of Com'ons gave her liberty so to doe
as aforesaid,

lie hath neither taken the negative oath nor National
Covenant ho beingc absent beyond the seas in ffraunce as is
informed. And the perticuler now put in by this Lady doth
she we

That he is seized of a fTranck ten for tearme of his life, the
remainder to rfrancis Newport Esq. his sonne and heir ap-
parent for such an estate as he hath enformed in his perticuler
of and in the severall Mannors of Eyton and Charlton, Upping-
ton, Kenly, Qxenbold, fVenymore & Linches, Eyton juxta
liaschurch, High Archall, Heim' and Yemer Graunge, parte of

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the Mannor of Leyton and Garmeson in the County of Salop,
and in the Mannor of Treff garno wen in the County of Pembroke
and of and in the demesne of the said Mannors and of certaine
dry and cheife rents belonginge to the said Mannors and of
other Lands and Ten'ts lyinge and beinge within the said
Mannor and of the hundred Court of Bradford, and of certaine
dry and cheife rents in Withington, Shrewsbury, Newport and
Cold Hatton, all which together are of the yeerelv value before
theis troubles £304? - 14 - (J.

That he is seized of a like estate of and in certaine improv-
able rents issueing out of severall Lands and Ten'ts parcell of
the said Mannors of the yeerely vaulue before theis troubles

£208 - 13 - 2

Theis worth if out of Lease over and abovo that rent

£317 - 4 - 4.

Of old rents belonging to the said Mannors £105 - 18 - 11.

That he is seized of a like estate of and in the Mannor of
Rowton and Elerdine in the said County and of divers Lands
and Ten'ts to the same belonginge of the yeerely value before
theis troubles £10-0-0.

That he is seized of a like estate of and in certaine old rents
there of the yeerely value before theis troubles £4 - 18 - 6.

That he is seized of a like estate for life, the remainder to his
sonne as aforesaid, of and in the Mannor of llarley, and of an'*
in the moyety of the Mannor of Dowles in the County of
Salopp and of other lands and Ten'ts lyinge and being within
the said Mannors and of the demesne Parke and milnes of
High Arehall and certaine cheife and dry rents parcell of the
Mannors of Gwinnoweth and Iscardine in the County of
Cardigan of the yeerely value before theis troubles £447 .'J - 0.

That he is seized of a like estate the remainder as aforesaid
of and in certaine other improuablo rents issucingo out of
certaino messuages Lands and Ten'ts parcell of the said
Mannor of llarley and Dowles reserved upon leases for lives
amountingo yeearcly before theis troubles per an. to £3 1 - 15 - 7.

Which wore worth if out of lease over and above this rent

£40 - ] - 11.

Of old rents issueing out of severall lands and Ten'ts parcell
of the said Mannors £24 - 7 - 11.

This Mannor and lands arc settled upon the Lady for her
jointure.

He is seized in ff'ee to him and to his heirs in possession of
and in the Mannor of Dythcr in the County of Montgomery
and of and in the moyety of the Mannor of Dowles and of
certaino othor lands and Ten'ts lyinge and being within the

LORD NEWPORT AND SIR FRANCIS NEWPORT. 33

said Mannor and of certaine Iron workes in Ley ton, Shainton,
and Harly aforesaid of the yeerely value before theis troubles

£378 - 13 - 4.

That he is seized of a like ostate of and in certaine improu-
able rents issueing out of certaine lands and Ten'ts parcell of
the said Manners reserved upon leases for lives amountinge
unto £46 - 10 - 3.

Theis wore worth if out of lease over and above that rent

£55 - 8 - 7.

Of old rents belonginge to the said Mannor £0-6-5.

That he is seized of a like estate of and in the Rectoryes
impropriate of High Archall, Wroxeter, and Uppington and of
certaine tythes renueinge and encreasinge in Uckington, the
Warren of Achate, and of a messuage in Ashton in the parish
of Wellington and out of certaine other lands and Ten'ts lyinge
and beinge in ll'enimore and Linches and of the Harm of Oxen-
bold of the yearly value togither before theis troubles of
£85 - 5 - 4 over and above the tithes of his owne lands.

That he is seized of a ft rank. tentc the remainder as aforesaid
of and in certain perquisits of Courts and belonginge to the
said Manners worth one yeere with another £3 and of two
rent Boares and one rent Calte and certaine hens and Capons
yoorly worth £3 - 6 - 8 both £0 - 6 - 8.

That he is seized in ll'ee to him and his heirs in possessior
of and in a certaine Harm called the Ilullis and of certaine
Lands and Tene'ts, lyinge and beinge in the parish of Iston' in
the County of fflint of the yeerely value before theis troubles

£100-0-0.

Theis messuage lands and premisses last mentioned wcro
purchased by tho Compounder of one Mr Dymoko in the
Compounders name but at tho request, and for tho use and
benefit of Wm. Hanmer Esqr formerly in ward to the Kinge
the Compounder beinge his Gardian, and havinge £800 of the
prolitts of the Wards estate in his hands theis lands lyingo
intermixed with the Wards, the Compounder paid this £800
in parte of the purchase and gave security for the remainder
in respect of the Wards minoritye, All which is still unpaid
and the Compounder is ready and willinge to convey the same
to Mr Hanmer upon his discharginge the Compounders judgem*
nnd satisfyinge his disbursem19 And tis alledged that Mr
Hanmer hath already compounded for it.

He is possessed and owner of a personall estate in bookes,
beddingo lynnen and other howshold stuffe amountingo unto
tho valuo of £90.

Ho is indebted unto severall persons mont'oned in his
porticuior amountinge unto tho sumo of £127,

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34 SEQUESTRATION PAPERS OP THE FIRST

Out of which he ciaves to be allowed £2 per an. for ever soe
much paid out of the tithes of Wroxeter to the Bipp of Coven-
tree and Lich field beinge a fee farme rent as by affidavit

£10 per an. soe much paid to the vicar of Wroxeter for ever
as by a Aid1

£24 - 8 - 5 per an. soe much cheife rents paid to the severall
lords of the severall ffees of which the premisses are holdin as
by affidavit

£20 paid yeerely for a mill, and high wayes over mens lands
to and fro to the Iron workes for which he doth compound as
by affidavit.

£4 per an. paid to the Minister of Uppington as by affidavit.
£3 per an. a ffee farme rent paid to the Earle of Arundle for
the Mannor of How ton and Ellerdine as by affidavit.

1). W ATKINS.

23 of January 164G

Jerom Alexander
fyne at £4450 - 00 - 00

sixt

if he alloweth in the parsonage £85 per an. that his fyne is to
be abated accordingly att 10 y'res purchase his fyne will then
be £3G00.

But upo' an adition being made in the value of the parsonage
makes the fine £38GG the £85 being settled as aforesayd.

No. XVII. — The Committee order the Treasurers to advance
£3,500, at 6' pr. cent, per an. to be reimbursed
out of Mr. Newport's Fine.

6 January 1048.
Whereas by an Order of the House of Commons of the 24th
July 1646 It was Ordered that this Comittee doe upon their
creditt advance the snm'e of £3,500 towards the paym* of ye
Arrears and disbanding of tho fForccs of the County of Salopp,
for wcl' this Comittee shall aliowe to such porsons as shall lend
tho said sum'e according to £S per cent, for soe longo tyme as
the same shalbe unpaid. And whereas this Comittee is there-
by authorized to reimburse themselves the said £3500 out of
tho first moneys that shalbe paid into the Trea'ry out of the
Composition of ffrancis Newport Esqr whose ffino for his
Delinquency is Ordered by the house of Comons aforesaid to
be imployed for the use and servico of the County of Salop
aforesaid which said £3500 and the residue of tho said M
Nowports ffine which shalbe due unto the said County shalbo
paid unto Win. Berkeley, Tho. Hunt, Jo. Corbet or any 2 of

LORD NEWPORT AND Silt FRANCIS NEWPORT. 35

then) who are authorized to receive the same & it to pay or
returne for ye disbanding ye said fforces & satisfying the debts
of tho said County according to ye directiou of the Comittee
of the said County. It is ordered by this Comittee that Mr
Wareing,1 Mr Herring Trea'rs doe upon their Credit advance
the sum'e of £3500 allowing to ye tender thereof £8 per cent,
for soo longe time as the same shalbe unpaid. And to reim-
burse themselves ye said sum'e of £3500 together with the
Interest out of the first moneys yt shalbe paid into ye Treasury
out of the said Mr Newports Compositions And it is further
Ordered yt ye said Trea'rs doe pay ye said sum'e of £3500 &
ye residue of ye said Mr Newports fine unto Wm. Uarkly,
Tho. Hunt & Jo. Corbet aforesaid or any 2 of them for the use
& service of tho County of Salop aforesaid And theise together
with a Receipt under ye hands of Wm. Barkley &c. or any 2
of them shalbe a sufficient discharge to ye said Trea'rs for ye
payin1 of ye said sum'e of £3500 and all such moneys as shalbe
received for the said Mr Newports Composic'on. J^<JJ^£>^*"

No. XVIII. — Lord Newport required to convey the Impropri-
ate Tithes for the maintenance of the Ministers in the
parishes from ivhich they arise.

By tho Commissioners for Compounding with Delinquents
Novcmbris 27 1G48.

Goldsmiths Hall
Ordered that Sir Richard Newport of High Ercall in the
County of Salop Knight, shall settle by Conveyance the Im-
propriate Tythes of Ercall (except the demesne) being of the
value of sixty three pounds thirteene shillings rrburpence per
an. Tho Tythes of the p\sh of VVroxeter valued at flifty
pounds per an. The tythes of Vekington and the warren,
within ye p'ish of Aeham valued at Twenty sixc pounds
thirteene shillings floure pence per an. The Tythes of Upping-
ton of the yearoly value of Twenty foure pounds per an. Tho
Tythes of Aston in the p'ish of Wellington worth per an.
Three pounds six shillings eight pence. As alsoe the tythes

1 Richard Waring, one of the Committee for Salop, and treasurer
of the monies paid into Goldsmiths' Hall, has not, as far as I am
aware, been identified by our local historians. The most conspicuous
Parliamentarian of the name of Waring iu Edmund, of Ilumfreaton,
near Shifnal, whose father was Richard, of London, and of Crotton, Co.
Suffolk, whose elder brother possessed Owlbury. Hut it would not
ho .safe to infer tho opinions of the father from those of the son, and
that lie must he the one mentioned here.

3G SEQUESTRATION PAPERS OF THE FIRST

of ffonniinore and Lynches within the p'ish of Baschurch, of
the ycarely value of ffive pounds thirteene pence Together
with the Tythes of part of the ffarme of Oxenbold in the p'ish
of Staunton of the value of Twelve shillings per an. all in the
County of Salop aforesaid for the mayntenance of the Ministry
in such places and p'ishes out of which the severall profitts &
Tythes doe arise ; ffor which he is to be allowed in the second
payment according to the usual rates allowed by this Com-
i t too, being at tenno yeares purchase seventoene hundred thirty
nyne pounds, sixo shillings L eight pence.

Jo. Lke&ii, CI. Pari.

H, Cora.

No. XIX.— The Committee order the Treasurers to pay to the
Salon Committee the Fine of £10,000, or such part
as remains unpaid.

By the Comitteo for Compounding with Delinqtfl
26 April 1G49.

Goldsmiths Hall, London.

In pursuance of severall orders of the house of Com'ons of
the 11th of October 1G45, the 24th of July 1G4G, and the 22 of
March 1647, Whereby the fTnie of Ten thousands pounds sett
upon S' Richard Newport, knt, & ffrancis Newport, Esq. his
sonne is accepted & ordered to be imployetl for the use and
service of the County of Salop.

It is this day ordered that M' Waring and M Herring
Trea'rs to this Comittee doe pay the said sum of Tenn Thousand
pounds or such part thereof as rests yet un payed or shall not
be allowed by this Comtco for settlement of Impropriations
towards maintenance of the Ministry unto the Comittee of the
County of Salop or any throof then tor the uso & service of the
said County of Salop And these together with the Receipt or
Receipts of the said Comtcta of Salop or any three of them
shalbo a sufficient discharge to the said Trea'rs for payment
thereof.

John Ashe
Augustine Skynner
Peter Wentworth
P. Watkins
John Corbet
Sam. Moyeii [More.]1

1 Sainuol More, son of Richard More, of More, Lindley, and Larden,
Co. Salop. II o acquired great distinction by placing a Parliamentary

LORD NEWPORT AND SIR FRANCIS NEWPORT. 37

No. XX. —The Receipt from the Salop Committee
for £2,476 13s. £d.

Aprill the 30th 1G49.

Received of Richard Wareing and Michaell Herring Trea'rs
att Goldsmiths Hall the 8th of January last past ye suuie of
Two thousand ffoure hundred seaventy six pounds thirteen
shillings foure pence, in wch sume is included Three hundred
and fforty pounds due for seaven months odd daies Interest of
Three thousand ffivc hundred pounds advanced & paid the 31
of July 1G4G unto John Corbet & Thomas Hunt Esq" Members
of the house of Parliam* in part and towards satisfaction of the
Tenn Thousand pounds within mentioned as alsoe for twenty
months odd daies Interest of One thousand Two hundred
seaventy live pounds being a remayning parte of the above
said Three thousand ffive hundred pounds, wee say recd in
further pursuance of the within written order as above said
m7G - 13 - 4.

H. Mack worth1
Tho. Nicolls2 Sam. More.

garrison in'Hopton Castle, with the consent of its owner, Mr. Wallop,
in February, 1G 13-4 ; and although consisting of only 31 men, hold-
ing it against a force of 500 horse and foot, under the command of
Sir Michael Woodhouse, Governor of Ludlow, for more than a month;
lie was compelled to surrender at discretion, and tiie whole garrison,
except Colonel More, were cither shot or put to the sword, and ho
was imprisoned in Ludlow Castle. He was at length exchanged for
Mr. Kdward Crcssett, a leading royalist of the county. The Parlia-
ment employed him afterwards in various ways, especially by commit-
ting to his care Montgomery, Monmouth, Ludlow, and Hereford
Castles. He survived the Restoration, and died May, 1GG2. —
Hlakewav's Sheriffs; Weyman's M.P.'s of Bishop's Castle, Tram.
Slirop. Arch. Soc, vol. x., 2nd S., p. 33 ; Diet. Nat. liiog.

1 Humphrey Mackworth, of lictton, near Shrewsbury, son of
Richard Mackworth of the same place, by his wife Dorothy, daughter
of one of the liulkeley family, of Anglesey, was born in 1G03. He
married for his first wife Anne, daughter of Thomas Waller of
Beaconstield, a sister of the poet Waller, 1G36, which connection is
thought by some to have influenced his subsequent action in the
Civil War. He was one of those whom the King after his departure
from Shrewsbury ordered to be apprehended on tho charge of treason,
for having sided with the Parliament. In 1G-15, he was made
(Jovernor ol Shrewsbury, in which position ho conducted himself with
courage and discretion, and Ins memorable reply to Charles II.
when summonod by him to surrender tho town, has been greatly

38 SEQUESTRATION PAPERS OF LORD NEWPORT.

j Reed of the Trea'rs abovementionod the 13th day of ffebruary-
last past the suni'e of Two thousand two hundred eighty foure
pounds, and is in full paym* and satisfaction of eight thousand
two hundred and sixty pounds thirteen shillings fibure pence
being the totall sum'e wee were to receive by virtue of the
severall within recited Orders there being allowed by the
Commissioners within mentioned unto Sir Richard Newport in
his Composition the sumo of one thousand seaven hundred
thirty nyne pounds six shillings eight pence for severall
Rectories settled by him towards the mayntenance of the
Ministry, wee say Received in full £2284 - 00 - 0

£3500 - 00 - 0

H. Mack worth. S2G0 - 13 - 4

Tho. Nicolls. Sam. More.

admired. He died in 1G54, and was buried with great state in
Henry VII.'s Chapel in Westminster Abbey.— O. & B., vol. i., pp. 430,
458, 4G2.

2 Thomas Niccols, of Boycott, in the parish of Pontesbury, the son
of John Niccols by his wife Anne, daughter of Rowland Heylyn,
Alderman of London, was born in 159G. He was twice Mayor of
Shrewsbury, 1626 and 1640, and in 1642, displaced as Alderman by
the King, and charged with treason. In 1648 he was Steward of the
Borough, in which office he died April 19, 1662. His wife Mary,
daughter and coheiress of John Kynaston, Esq., of Morton, by whom
he had four children, survived him, dying in 1684.

39

SOME FURTHER DOCUMENTS RELATIVE
TO THE BATTLE OF SHREWSBURY.

By the iUv. W. G. I). FLRTC'liER, XI. A., F.S.A.

The following documents have been extracted from the
Close Rolls temp. Henry IV. in the Public Record
Office, by the Tie v. W. G. Dj Fletcher, and are in
continuation of those printed in the Transactions,
Second Series, vol. x., pages 227 to 250.

Only one of the documents is dated prior to the
battle, and that is a mandate from the King to the
Sheriffs of London, Essex and Hertford, and Middlesex,
dated 18 July, 1403, three days before the fight, bid-
ding them publicly proclaim that the King's lieges must
not be discomforted on account of any news that might
reach them, and that all knights, esquires, and others
should hasten to assist the King.

The other documents are dated within two months
after the battle. We learn from them that some of the
King's party had begun to seize the goods and chattels
of Percy's adherents, and this he forbids. John Pauncfot
and Gerard Salvayn had been suspected of helping
Percy, and their property had been carried off. The
Ivin<r is now satisfied of their innocence, and orders the
restoration of their goods. Only three weeks before
the King had ordered Sir Gerard Salveyn to be taken
into custody, as a traitor and rebel. (See vol. x., 232).
John do Preston is named as a supporter of Percy, and
as being taken prisoner at the battle.

The Karl of Worcester is generally stated to have
died without issue, but the document dated lith

Vol. XII., 2nd S. F

40

SOME DOCUMENTS RELATIVE TO THE

August mentions a son Thomas, and orders the restora-
tion of his horses and other things.

Certain lords, spiritual and temporal, whose names
are not recorded, were commonly suspected of favouring
Percy. The King says that after diligent examination,
he finds this report is untrue. With the object, no
doubt, of ensuring a general peace and quiet throughout
the north of England, the King on the 22nd of Novem-
ber, four months after the battle, proclaims a general
pardon to all adherents of the Percies who will sue for
pardon before next Epiphany.

One document, dated 15 August, 1403, is a mandate
to all knights, esquires, valets, and others, to assemble
at Worcester on the 3rd of September, to go with the
King against Ownn de Gleyndowey and the Welsh
rebels.

With the exception of the two last, the documents
are all extracted from the Close Rolls 4 Henry IV. and
5 Henry IV., part i. Where they are printed or
noticed in Hymer's F($derat the reference is given.

Close Roll, 4 Henry IV.

The King to the Sheriffs of London greeting".

Concerning "\ Whereas wo have been informed that Henry
a proclamation J- Percy has associated himself with our Welsh
to be made. J rebels, and against us, having in his company
our Scotch rebels, and proposing to invade our
realm of England for the destruction of ourself and our crown,
&c. Wo command you that you cause it to be publicly pro-
claimed within your bailiwick that our lieges need not bo
afraid or discomforted t on account of any information that
may reach them, and that you cause it to be proclaimed that
all knights, esquires and others who receive fees and pledges
(wages) from us shall come with all possible speed to the
maivhrs aforesaid, &c. Witness (ho King at Westminster the
18th day of July.

The like brief to the Sheritl'of Kssex and Hertford.

The like brief to the Sheriff of Middlesex. (mem. Gd.)

[Sec also Uymer's FujJcra, viii. 318.]

BATTLE OF SHREWSBURY.

41

Concerning } The King to the Collectors of his Customs and
sums of (subsidies in the port of the town of St. Botho [?]
money not ( We command and firmly enjoin you that you pay
paid. ) or permit to be paid certain sums of money which

by patent of certain assignations or grants of
Henry Earl of Northumberland, who still survives, or of Henry,
late Earl of Worcester, and of Henry de Percy, chivaler, now
deceased, made before these times to the same Earl of North-
umberland. And that you free, or cause to be freed, no obli-
gations or statutes to them or any of them on this account.
And that you appear before us and our Council wherever we
happen to be, with all possible haste, to do what shall be
ordered you. And this you in nowise omit under penalty of
£200. Witness the King at Pountfreyt the 4th day of August.
By the King himself and his Council.

Like briefs directed to the Collector of customs and subsidies
in the port of the town of Lynn ; in the port of the town of
Kingston upon Hull; in the port of the town of Newcastle
upon Tyne ; in the port of the town of Southampton [ ? "Siitht.' J

(mem. 3).

Concerning a ^ The King to the Sheriff of York greeting,
proclamation V Since we have been given to understand that
to be made. J some of our lieges have been spoiling the
tenants, and do not cease to spoil and make
depredations on those of our principality, and others who were
lately in the company of Thomas late Earl of Worcester and
Henry Percy chivaler deceased, and other our rebels who lately
made insurrection against us, and those in their retinue, of
their goods and chattels, by colour of the said insurrection.
We require you to permit no such spoliations or depredations
wit Inn your bailiwick to be perpetrated. And to notify to all
our lieges that no one who was in our company in the field
near Salop shall take any goods or things from those our
rebels. Witness the King at Pontemfractum the 4th day of
August. By the King himself and his Council. (mem. 3).

[See also Rymer's Fotdeva, viii. 321.]
The like briefs to the Sheriff of Northumberland. Witness
as above.

The like brief to the Sheriff of the City of York. Witness
the King at York the loth day of August. (mem. 3).

[See also Rymer's Faidera, viii. 321.]

For John \ The King to the Sheriff of Hereford greeting. On
niuhefot, [ behalf of our beloved and faithful John Pauncfot
knight, j it is shown to us that you have arrested the same

42 SOME DOCUMENTS RELATIVE TO THE

John and Lis men, servants, horses, goods, things, and
harness, on suspicion of his having been in the company
of the late Earl of Worcester and Sir Henry Percy chivaler
deceased, and other rebels who made insurrection against us.
Since it clearly appears to us, that the same John was never
in the company or the rebels, we command you to set him free,
and his men and servants, with their horses, goods, things and
harness, and let them go where they will. Witness the King
at Pountfreyt the 5th day of August. By the King himself.

(mem. 3),

The like brief to the Mayor of the City of Hereford.
Witness as above.

The like brief to the Eschetor in the County of Hereford.
Witness as above. (mem. 3).

For Gerard \ The King to Thomas de Portyngton, Thomas
Salvayn. J Matheu of Everyngham, John Honner, William
Tail lour of Everyngham, William Saunte, and
Henry parochial chaplain of Everyngham, and to each of them,
greeting. On behalf of Gerard Salvayn, it has been shown to
us, that although he was not in the company of Thomas Earl
of Worcester, Henry Percy chivaler, and other rebels, in the
battle near Salop against us, or as he says consented to the
insurrection of the rebels, yet you have taken and carried off
eleven oxen and 47 cows and other goods and chattels of the
same Gerard to no small value, at Holm' and HertwalL in
contempt of us and contrary to the form of our proclamation.
We enjoin you to restore the oxen, cows and all other goods
and chattels of the same Gerard to him without delay, &c.
Witness the King at York the 11th day of August. By the
King himself. (mem. 3).

The like brief to the Captain of the town of Calais and his
locumtenens, for Thomas son of Thomas late Earl of Worces-
ter, of three horses and other goods things and harness taken
at Calais. Witness as above.

By the King himself. (mem. 3)

Concerning \ The King to the Sheriff's of London greeting,
the am st f We command you to arrest and keep in safe
of John f custody John I lertishorn. Witness the' King at
Herlshorn. ) York the J 2th day of August. By trie King
himself. (mem. 3).

BATTLE OF .SHREWSBURY.

43

The King to the Sheriff' of Salop. We command you to
proclaim that all knights, esquires, valets &c, appear before
Worcester on the 3rd of September next, to go with us to
resist the malice of Ownn de Gleyndowey and other our Welsh
rebels. Witness the King at Pountfreyt the 13th day of
August. (mem. 3d.)

A like mandate to 24 other Sheriffs.

The King to William Johanson of Newcastle upon Tyne
greeting. We command you that you deliver without delay
to our beloved and faithful Thomas Nevyll, chivaler, locum-
tenens of our dearest son John in the parts of the East Marches
towards Scotland, £200, which belonged to Henry de Percy,
forfeited to us, and which is now in your hands. Witness the
King at Doncaster the 17th day of August. By the King
himself. (mem. 3).

The King to his Bailiff's of Worcester greeting. Whereas
we have heard that some sons of iniquity have made discord
and dissension, that several spiritual and temporal lords of
their realm have consented to the unjust and and malignant
deeds of Henry de Percy, Earl of Northumberland, Thomas de
Percy, Earl of Worcester, and Henry de Percy chivaler, and
other rebels ; We order you to proclaim that we and our
Council have caused to be made a diligent examination on this
behalf of those who are suspected of favouring the rebels, and
find they in nowise consented. Witness the King at Worcester
the 7th day of September. By the King himself, (mem. 2d.)

The King to the Sheriff of Stafford greeting, [Also to the
Sheriffs of Warwick and Hereford.] We command you to
proclaim that all knights, esquires, and arche's come to the
City of Hereford, to resist our Welsh rebels. Witness the
King at Worcester the 8th day of September. (mem. 2d.)

The King to his bolovcd William Walasotc, his Eschctor in
the County of Salop and Marches of Wales, We command
you that Petronilla, widow of Sir Hugh Mortymer chivaler,
deceased, shall have her reasonable dower. Also that you
enquire what lands &c. lie held of us in capite. Witness the
K ing at. Ids Manor of Wodestok the l7t.h day of September.

(mem. 2).

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BATTLE OF SHREWSBURY.

Close Roll, 5 Henry IV., part 1.

The King to the Sheriffs of Northumberland, Cumberland,
Westmoreland, and Yorkshire. We command you to proclaim
that we will pardon all adherents of the Percies, who will sue
for pardon before the Epiphany next. Witness the King at
Westminster the 22nd day of November. (mem. 28d.)

[See also Rymer's Foedera, viii. 338.]

The King orders the Sheriffs of London to take down the
head of Thomas Percy, late Earl of Worcester, and deliver it
to John Clitibrd, esq. and Thomas de Burgh, to bury it with
the same Earl's body. He also orders the Abbot of Salop to
bury the same head with the body, in the Church of the Blessed
Peter of Shrewsbury. Witness the King at Westminster the
18th day of December. (mem. 25).

[See a full translation of these documents in the Transac-
tions, 2nd Series, vol. x., page 230.]

The following documents are extracted from Rymer's
Foedcra : —

The King grants to William Albertyn the manor of Taston
in the vill of Berkyng in co. Suffolk, forfeited by the rebellion
of John de Preston, who was taken prisoner at the battle of
Shrewsbury. Dated 4 Henry IV.

(Veil Record, ex Orig. The original is in Norman French).

[See Rymer's Foedera, viii. 320.]

Commission to John Woderyngton, Gerard Heron, and John
Mitford, to administer to the knights and esquires of North-
umberland an oath not to assist the Earl of Northumberland
against the King. Witness the King at Pontefract 15 August
4 Henry IV.

[See Rymer's Foedera, viii. 322.]

45

GRANT OF AEMS TO THE SHROPSHIRE
COUNTY COUNCIL.

The following is a copy of the Grant of Arms, dated
June 18th, 1896, by the College of Arms to the
Chairman, Aldermen, and Councillors of the Shropshire
County Council, and their successors. It is here printed
by the kind permission of J. Bowen Jones, Esq.,
Chairman of the Shropshire County Council, and E. C.
Peele, Esq., Clerk of the Council. Prior to the passing
of the County Councils Act in 1888, no county was
capable of bearing Arms, since there was no corporate
body having power to use a common seal. The Arms
are based upon those belonging to the Borough of
Shrewsbury, — Azure, three leopards' faces, or ; and the
grant was due to the efforts of Sir Offley Wakeman,
Bart. For the illustration of the Seal we are indebted
to the kindness of Mr. Peele. Reference should be
made to Mr. Fox-Davies's paper on "The Armorial
Bearings of Shropshire Corporations/' printed in the
Transactions, 2nd Series, viii. 15.

To all and Singular to whom these
Presents shall come Sir Albert William
Woods, Knight Commander of the Most
Distinguished Order of Saint Michael
and Saint George, Garter Principal King
of Arms, George Edward Cokayne,
Esquire, Clarcneeux King of Arms, and
William llonry Weldon, Esquire, Norroy
King of Arms, Send Greeting, Whereas
John Powen Jones, Esquire, Chairman
of tho Shropshire County Council hath represented unto the
Most Noble Henry Duke of Norfolk Earl Marshal and Here-

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GRANT OF ARMS TO THE

ditary Marshal of England, Knight of the Most Noble Order
of the Garter, and one of Her Majesty's Most Honourable
Privy Council that by an Act of Parliament passed in the year
One thousand eight hundred and eighty eight to amend the
Laws relating to Local Government in England and Wales
and for other purposes connected therewith : It is enacted
that a Council shall be established in every Aciniinj.sii-.jiw
County as defined in the said Act, and be entrusted with the
management of the Administrative and Financial business of
that County, and shall consist of the Chairman, Aldermen and
Councillors, and that the Council of each County shall be a
Body Corporate by the name of the County Council with the
addition of the name of the Administrative County and shall
have perpetual succession and a Common Seal and have power
to acquire and hold land for the purposes of their Constitution
without licence in Mortmain, and being desirous that the
Common Seal to be used by the Shropshire County Council in
their Corporate capacity should contain fit and proper Armorial
bearings and be assigned under legal authority, he therefore
requested on behalf of the Chairman, Aldermen, and Council-
lors, the favour of His Grace's Warrant for Our "ranting and
assigning such Armorial Ensigns as may be proper to be borne
and used by the Chairman, Aldermen and Councillors of the
Shropshire County Council and their successors as by the said
Act is directed and authorised and according to the Laws of
Arms And Forasmuch as the said Earl Marshal did by
Warrant under his hand and seal bearing date the sixth day
of June instant authorise and direct Us to grant and assign
such Armorial Ensigns accordingly Know Ye therefore that
We the said Garter, Clarenceux and Norroy in pursuance of
His Grace's Warrant and by virtue of the; Letters Patent of
Our several Oilices to each of us respectively granted do by
these Presents grant and assign unto the Chairman Aldermen
and Councillors of the said Shropshire County Council the
Arms following that is to say Erminois three Piles Azure two
issuant from the Chief and one in Base, each charged with a
Leopard's face Or, as the same are in the margin hereof more
plainly depicted to be borne and used for ever hereafter by the
Chairman Aldermen and Councillors of the said Shropshire
County Council and their successors on Seals, Shields or
otherwise according to the Laws of Arms In Witness whereof
Wo I he said Garter Clarenceux and Norroy Kings of Arms
have to these Presents subscribed Our names and affixed the
Seals of Our several Oilices this eighteenth day of June in (he
Fifty ninth year of the Reign of Our Sovereign Lady Victoria

SHROPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL.

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by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, &c, and in the
year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and ninety six.

Albert W. Woods

G. E. COKAYNE

William li. Weldon

O
0

irter.

Clarenceux.
Norroy.

[Endorsed]

Recorded in the College of Anns, London Passed by

l'dwakd Bellasis Charles H. Atiiill;

(Lancaster & Registrar.) Richmond Herald

Vol. XII., 2nd S.

48

ON LICENSES TO EAT FLESH, FOUND IN
PAE1SH REGISTERS,

By the Hon. and Rev. G. If. F. VANE, M.A., Rector of Wem.

_

"In 1599 John Buttry, who was imprisoned for eating
flesh in Lent, petitions to he released. " This is an item
from the very interesting records of the Borough of
Shrewsbury, as reported by the Rev. W. G. D. Fletcher.1
The following is a copy of the Petition2 referred to : —

To the right worshipfull the Bailiffs
of the Towne of Shrowesbury.

Humbly sheweth your \V. your poore orator John Buttry
now remainninge in pryson upon your woorshipps Commytt-
ment tor eatinge of ffleshe in the tyme of lent upon dayes pro-
hibited contrarie to tlie good Lawes and Statutes of our gratius
Quccno provyded ther in, as namely upon the xiijth daye of
iVebiuairij 1599 and the xv11' daye of the same monyth, as
allso upon the xvijth daye of the same monithe, all wcb severall
dayes, I dcsier your \vor: not to thincke that I & my wyffe did
offend willfully ther in, but in regard of my wyflf her extreeme
sycknes, I presumed to cause meate to be dressed in my howse
for her too of these dayes, and on of these three dayes a 11 rend
bestowed a Littill flleshe upon my wyffe and me, all wch three
dayes I conffes we have offended, contrarie to her maiesties
good Lawes and statutes ther in, for the wch I conffes to have
deserved not only this my imprisonment, but allsoo I doe
moste humbly submytt my self to stand to your woor : fiine,
what soe ever your woor shall impose upon me beseekinge
your woor that I maye have a suffitient discharge under your
woor Bands, to savo me harmles for these my offencis, Lest at

1 Sue Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological Society, Second
Scries, vol. x., page .wix.

- Shrewsbury Borough Records, Bundle No. 2G23, in Box Ixxiii.,
Petitions to the Bailiffs, etc.

LICENSES TO EAT FLESfl.

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any tyme here after I shuld be called u]>on in any other Court
for the same offencis, cravinge of your Woor : for my fformer
Libertie, and this for Gods Love

Your Woor: to commaund John Buttiiy. .

The law which Buttry transgressed is referred
to in occasional entries in Parish Registers, signed
by the incumbent of the parish, and permitting
parishioners who were very sick or very old to eat llesh
when others might eat only fish. Burn in his History of
Parish Registers1 quotes three of these entries, viz.,
from the Registers of St. Marys, Newington, Surrey,
in IGli), of Eynesbury, Hunts, without date, and of
St. Mary's, Leicester, in 1GI8. Chester Waters2 quotes
again the first of these, and adds a few notes on the
history of compulsory fasting, while Mr Thiselton Dyer3
gives additional licenses as recorded in the Registers of
Prestbury in 1632 and 1633, Staplehurst (without date),
and Wolverton in 1660. lie tells us also that at
Henley persons were presented (38 Eliz.) for eating
flesh in Lent, one " for roasting a pigg in his house the
xxiij flay Marche," and another " for seething ij p'ce of
bacon."

To these I am able to add the following explicit entry
from the Register of Wem

The xiiiith of March IG13. ftor that Richard Ward of Cotton
in the purish of Weill & County of Salop gen 6. is notoriously
sicko & enforced for ye Recovery of his health to qate flesh
for the time of his sickness, Therefore I Richard Sanky parson
of the sayd parish forasmuch as in me lieth by force of th'
authority to mee given by the statute made in ye 5th yeare of
our late soveraigne lady Klixabeth Do license the sayd Richard
Ward to eato flesh according to ye contents of ye sayd statute.

liy me lid. Sanky rector of Wem
liegistred according to ye statute

1 1802, page 172.

2 Parish Rccfi&tefs in England, 1883, ]>. 77.

J Otti Hmjlikh Sorinl Life as UM by f/td Parish ItojkttKi 1SDS,
213.

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LICENSES TO EAT FLESH,

in the presence & with ye consent of* the churchwardens for
the time the (sic) being the xxvi11' of the same month by-
reason of the continuance of the forenamed sickness.

Rich. Sanky rector

Peter Bozyer ) fM T ■,

y{ > Church wardens.
\\ llJiam Drewe j

This is full and clear ; and though Garhet in his
History of WeWr says that Richard Sankie's "memory
is preserved only by (this) entry in the Parish Register,"
a little research has made it evident that he was rector
of Wem from 160G to L615 (when he removed to
Hod net), and was father of Sir Jerome Sankey, who
became commander of the Parliamentary Cavalry in
Ireland, and was knighted there in KJ54-5.2

Another flesh-eating license is to be found in the
Register of Stanton Lacy,3 as follows : —

Whereas 1 have receaved a certificate under the hand of
Mathew Evans Mr. of Arts and licentiat in physicke that
J)ame Anne Fpxe of Which cote in the parish of Stanton in
respect of some indisposition of health is to enter into a course
of physicke in this lent time and that she may not eate fish
dureing that course without priudice of her health and hinder-
ance of her recouerie. These are therefore as farr forth as the
statute in that case prouided doth authorise me to give power
and Lycence unto her the sayd Dame Anne Foxe to eate such
flesh as by her phisitian shall be prscribed dureing the sayd
course and time in the sayd statute limitted.

John Whateley, vicar ibid.

Entered according to the statute in that case prouiuded, this
9th day of Aprill by the said John Whateley and in the prnce
of Charles Wall one of the churchwardens there.

John Whateley, vicar there.
Charles Wall, churchwarden.

1 p. 152.

- Foster's Alumni Oxonienses, &c.

; furnished by Mr. It. hi, Da vies, who has copied the Stanton Lacy
Register tor the Shropshire Parish Register Society.

I'OUN'D IN" PARISH REGISTERS.

51

It is to be regretted that the date of this license is
not given, but as death ended the grantor's long vicar-
iate in 1G34, it cannot have been later than that year.
That somewhat scarce book. Some Account of the
Ancient and Present State of Shrewsbury, whose author
was almost certainly Archdeacon Owen, contains a copy
of a similar license granted by the Vicar of St. Alkmond's
to his neighbour of St. Mary's. As the account books
of St. Mary':; are now lost, and as Archdeacon Owen
and the Re</. J. B. Blake way in their History of
Shrewsbury (vol. Li., p 375), give only a note of this
license, besid s some comments on it, it may be worth
while to quo*. e this also in full. It runs as follows : —

Whereas John Toraldes, M.A. and public preacher of the
word in the town of Salop, is notoriously visited with sickness,
insomuch that lie is desirous to eat Flesh, for the recovery of
his former health, during the time of his sickness.

By the Minister of the parish next adjoining, according to
the statutes in that behalf provided.

1, therefore, Andrew Duker, Minister of the Parish of
Sr. Alkmond's do licence the aforesaid John Tomkies, to eat
V esh during his sickness, and no longer, according to the true
meaning and intent of the aforementioned statute.

in witness whereof I have subscribed my name, this 15th
day of February, 1501.

And. Dukru.

Yet another similar license is given in the Register of
Ohirbury,1 where Edward Lewis, who was vicar from
1G29 to 1(377, granted leave on 4 July, 1641, to Mr.
Peter Middleton " to eate flesh forasmuch as it doth
manifestly appear that the gentleman is visited with a
dangerous sickness k of long continuance/' &c, &c.

This is the latest in date that I have noted, except
that at Wolverton, which was in the year of the
licstoration. And indeed it seems that by the middle
of the 17th century Queen Elizabeth's enactment had
spent Its force. For The Com/pleat Angler was first

1 Shropshire Archaeological Society's Transactions, First Scries,
vol. viii., pages 1 18-1 19.

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Licenses to eat flics u,

published in 1653, and in it gentle Izaak Walton makes
his Mr. Piscator deplore " the want of otter killers,"
and declare that owing to the depredations of otters
" those very few that are left that make conscience of
the laws of the nat ion and of keeping days of abstinence,
will be forced to eat flesh, or suffer more inconveniences
than are yet foreseen."1

That not all consciences were scrupulous as to keep-
ing this law is not surprising, and Shakspeare, writing
not later than lb'OO, makes that eminently carnivorous
creation Sir John Fal staff charge Mistress Quickly
thus : — " Marry, there is another indictment upon thee,
For suffering flesh to be eaten in thy house, contrary to
the law : for the which I think thou wilt howl." And
briskly the hostess defends herself with : "All victual-
lers do so: what's a joint of mutton or two in a whole
Lent?"2

The same authors First Fisherman offers Pericles
"flesh for holidays, fish for fasting days, and moreo'er
puddings and flap-jacks."3 Kent, too, when, being
disguised, he answers King Leaf's question, " What
dost thou profess?" avers "I do profess to be no less
than I seem : ... to fear judgment : to fight when I
cannot choose : and to eat no fish."4 Here, as has been
pointed out, the sting of the speech lies in the tail ; for
the commentators cpiote to the same effect from con-
temporary literature, and point out that to eat fish was
for the most part the mark of a Papist, and Papists were
not considered to be of Her Majesty's lieges in the reign
of Protestant Elizabeth, and therefore fish-eating had be-
come rare, and fishes multiplied, and fishermen starved.

But now what was this Act of Queen Elizabeth,
which at first seems itself to be a Papistical one, and

1 Ed. 1893, vol. i., p. 95.

- Henry IV., pt. ii , Act ii., Sc. iv., 571.

3 Pericles, Act. ii., Sc. i., 85.

1 King Lear, Act. i., Sc. iv., 13. Of. Notes and Queries 5 Dec,
18%, p. 1 19.

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53

which bids men eat no flesh at certain times and
seasons, except they be licensed thereto by lawful
authority ?

Well, tis neither the first nor the last of a series of
enactments whereby princes followed the ancient laws
of the Church, and strove thereby to benefit the fisheries,
and improve men's health, and maintain the navy, and
do anything else that wanted doing. Thus Elizabeth's
counsellors passed in 156*2 '; An Act touching Politick
Constitutions for the Maintenance of the Navy," and
therein bade men eat fish on Wednesdays, Fridays, and
Saturdays " ffor the Benefit and Commodity of this
Realm » to grow as well in the maintenance of the Navy,
as in Sparing and Increase of Flesh Victual of this
Realm." And they that ate flesh on fish days must
forfeit £3 or undergo three months' close imprisonment,
except they had license ; and every man must pay for
his license according1 to his decree, a Lord of Parliament
XI Gs. 8d., a Knight 13s. 4d., a plain man 6s. 8d. ;
and these monies were to go into the Poor Man's Pox
of the parish, within six days of Candlemas. But " no
license shall extend to the eating of any beef at any
time of the year, nor to the eating of any veal in any
year from the Feast of St. Michael the Archangel unto
the first day of May." And all Wednesdays as fish-
days, except in Christmas or Easter weeks, were to
be kept as the Saturdays in every week now are, or
ought to be." Furthermore, " All persons which by
reason of notorious sickness shall be enforced for re-
covery of health to eat flesh for the time of their sick-
ness shall be sufficiently licensed by the Bishop of the
Diocese: or by the Parson, Vicar, or Curate of the
Parish where such person shall be sick, or of one of the
next parish adjoining, if the said Parson &c. be wilful,
or if there be no Curate within the same parish/' And
this License shall be made in writing, signed by the
hand of the Bishop of the Diocese or of the Parson, &c,
and shall not endure longer than the time of the sick-
ness. And if the sickness shall continue above the

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LICENSES TO EAT FLESH,

space of eight days after such license granted, then
the license shall he registered in the Church Book with
the knowledge of one of the Churchwardens. And the
party licensed shall give to the Curate fourpence for the
entry thereof, and that license is to endure no longer,
but only for the time of his, her, or their sickness, &c,
&c.,&c. Furthermore, that fish-eating was not Popery,
but patriotism, tending to "the increase of fishermen
and mariners, and repairing of port towns and naviga-
tion," was very emphatically declared, and they that
taught the contrary were to he punished "as spreaders
of false news are, and ought to be."

Here then we have the fons el origo of those dispen-
sations which are occasionally found recorded in our
Parish Registers, and which Elizabeth herself stooped
to ask for.

Now the Second Book of Homilies, which was mainly
the work of Bishop Jewel, was published in 1563, i.e.,
in the year after this Act was passed ; and in the Second
Part of the Homily on Pasting the author makes answer
to any who may demand " what judgment we ought
to have of such abstinences as are appointed by public
order and laws made by princes and by the authority
of the magistrates, upon policy, not respecting any
religion at all in the same : as when any realm in con-
sideration of the maintaining of lisher towns bordering
upon the seas, and for the increase of fishermen, of
whom do spring mariners to go upon the sea, to the
furnishing of the navy of the realm/1 &ei The homilist
argues that " lie seemeth to be too dainty an English-
man, which, considering the great commodities which
may ensue, will not forbear some piece of his licentious
appetite upon the ordinance of his Prince with the
consent of the wise of the realm," and so forth.

But the Act was to expire after a term of years. How-
ever, in 1570, the Queen, who ''(God be thanked) is
not to be touched or suspected with any superstition,"
wrote to Archbishop Grindal urging the clergy to teach
and practice obedience to the laws. Nexr, in 1584, the

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55

provisions of the former Act were repealed as to
Wednesdays, while every Mistress Quickly was bound
under new penalties to sell no flesh on the days offish.

Then Hooker, the "Judicious/' who published the
mighty fifth book of his Ecclesiastical Policy three
years before his life and the J 6th century ended to-
gether, informs us that " Yearly or weekly fasts such
as ours in the Church of England, they (the Puritans)
allow no further than as the temporal state of the land
doth require the same for the maintenance of seafaring
men and preservation of cattle, because the decay of
the one and the waste of the other could not well be
prevented but by a politic order appointing some such
usual change of diet us ours is."

And so it went on. The Church's laws of fasting
and abstinence, which G30 fathers had enjoined at
Chalcedon : which, honoured in the breach more than
in the observance, built the so-called Butter Towers at
llouen, Bourges, and other cities; which mediaeval
legend declared to have been first observed in the
garden of Eden; which are really based upon the in-
junctions to be found in the Sermon on the Mount;
which still stand in the forefront of our Book of Common
Prayer; which bid us observe thus the forty days of
Lent, the Ember Days at the four seasons, the three
Rogation Days, and all the Fridays in the year except
Christmas Day; which Henry VIII. had in 1542 de-
clared that men mi^ht neglect because fish was dear ;
which Edward VI. six years later declared that men
must observe because flesh was scarce ; w hich the West-
minster Assembly of Divines in its Larger Catechism
pronounced to be involved in the second commandment :
these were made the subject, of enactments by James I.
and Charles I. and other princes over and over again,
as suited the abundance or the lack of provisions in the
kingdom, as the excesses of influential revellers seemed
to require, as the needs of the fishermen and the coast
towns demanded, and, we must add injustice, as the
scrupulosities as well as the policies of some of the

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56

LICENSES TO EAT FLESH.

Stuart race dictated. But after the Puritans had
turned Christmas Day into a fast, the Government
meddled no more with ecclesiastical icthyophagy, though
Koyal Proclamation ceased not to set apart occasional
days of fasting and abstinence, even down to our own
times. This the Churchwardens' Accounts of many
parishes are sufficient by themselves abundantly to
testify. Yet the honouring of these proclamations in
the breach has prevailed in other ages as it did in 1697.
Then Abraham de la Pryme wrote in his diary1 : —
" Wee have had a great many fast days every year since
the king came in. They were at first every first Wed-
nesday in a month, as long as the king was away ; but
they grew from little to little to be so neglected that
nobody heeded them, almost everyone went to their
work and about their worldly concerns. The King's
Council and chief magistrates considering this, thought
it not best to call the people to account for this for fear
it should enrage them ; therefore these fast days were
appointed to be kept upon Sundays, tho' it is not
handsom to fast on the day which has always been
accounted a festival."

1 Sui-tees' Soeiety, 1870, p. 127.

57

M ANUS CRIP T S E R MON.

Transcribed by E. CALVERT.

The following Sermon for the First Sunday in Advent
is transcribed from a Fifteenth Century MS., now in
the Shrewsbury School Library, an account of which
has already been given in the Transactions, Second
Series, vol. vi,, pp. 99 — 10G.

DOMINICA PRIMA ADVENTUS DOMINI.

Abjiciamus opera tend) rar urn : ad romands 13°.

Godemen and wemen thes (be) words of the holy
apostyll Say net Paule k be thus mekyll for to say to
your understandyng : Thraw we away the warks of
derknes ; ye know well thys by experience, if a man
shuld go a way that he most neds go or els feght with
u sotell enrny, if ye ton be overcome or yei departe, or
the ton wynne hys heritage or els lese hys lyff, yf he
were overcharged with armor or with clothes or with
oyer hevy charge yfc schuld lett hym of hys iorney, wold
he not wysely thraw theym away fro hym ? Sothly I
trow yis ; muche more schuld we that be charged with
synne & with byrden of our llesshe and with many
wicked deads that drawes man to derknes of ye payn
of hell for ever. Thraw yen away fro us syn, that letts
us to go the ryght way to heyven, for we wylbe forlorn
but if we overcome the fende yt hath so many sleyghts,
he wyll overcome us, and then we lese our heritage for
ever: and yerfore cryst to comforthe us: Jtesistitc
dtabolo H JiujiiL a vobis : nolite vinci a malo sed vince

58

M A N 0 SC fclPT S E I» M ON .

iVi frowo malum : withstand the fend & lie shall lie from
yon, & be you not, says the appostyll, overcome with
wyckednes, but overcome you wickednes into godenes,
and when you ftlest oomyng temptac'ons of the fende
& fowle ymagynac'oiis & evyJl thoghts, say to hym ;
quid Itic stas enormis bestia % What stondeth yuu here,
wycked best ? k marke strongly with yr staf of the
crosse, and smyte hym with godds words, redyng, or
with oyer occupac'on & doyng, and bett yr flesshe with
the yerde of penaunce where ye fende hyds in y1 flesshe,
& so you shall treyde ye fende under y1 fete ; for cryst
says : estote fortes in hello: fyght with ye old edder, yt
is ye fende, and ye shall have to your mede ye kyng-
dome of hey veil, and thus fyghtyd David when he
overcome Golias, he assayed hys armor & felyd y* was
to hevy and threw y* away and toke hyssclyng with iij
stonys & so it kyllyd ye terant : so schuld we do the
fend, yl is Golias, with feythe hoope & charite, y* be
thise iij stonys y* we shuld overcome the devyll with
the myght of god, and wynne us a new name in the
blysse of hey ven, as cryst says hymselfe in ye Apocalips :
Vincenti dabo manna, novum nomen, vincenti dabo
edcre de ligno vite : 1 shall gyff aungell meyte to yem
yfc overcome, and a new name of wyrshippe for ever in
paradyse to eyte of the tie of lyff, and to theym yl be
true in gostly fay the, as cryst hymselfe says in the same
boke : Esto jiddis usque ad mortem et dabo tibi coronam
vite: betru to yr deythe, and I shall gyf the a crown of
ly IT, that my lather has ordanyd to all yem yt truly
luffs hym. Many men seks cryst in tribulac'on & syck-
nes, but yei fynd hym not : for why ( for they lost hym
wylfully, and yerfore I rede y1 ye do as holy wrytt says :
Querite Dominum dum inveniri potest, invocate eum
dum }>ro2>e est : Seke ye oure lorde while he may be
fonde, call ye hym while he is nere, or ells he wyli say
to you as he dyd to the Jewes : Queritis me & non in-
vcmetis : ye shall seke me & not fynde me : for I se yow
not soroynge for your synnys, but in ryot laghter &
dronckenes, & sweyring as most people does dayly ; but

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59

ye shall seke hym, when lie is lost fro yow thrugh
synne, as Mary and Joseph dyd iij days tyll they fonde
hym ; y* is to say with full desyre of hert, with holy
prayer & almes dede and go to ye kyrke & yer yon
shall fynde hym & not in the worlds vanite as chappe-
nien seke theyre ware. Quia sapientia li'ujus mundi
sluUicia est apud Deum : The wysedome of thys world
ys foly a cent god. And to iij foles yis world hrynges
a man : one ys yl he forgeyts god yt shall deme hym ;
for the wyse man of this world taks lyttyll hede : and
our belefe says yt god shall zeld ylke man after hys
dedes : ipse reddet unicuique secundum opera sua:
The ijnJ foly ys that he forgeyts hymselfe ; for the wyse
man says: Miserere aninie tue : have mercy on thyself,
pleysing to god. The thyrd ys that he forgeyts where
he shallhe in hys last abydyng ; and so the wytt of this
world ordannes for thys tyme but noght or lyttyll for
the tothyr : Thys myscheve saw Job wele and said on
thys wyse : Homo natus de muliere, brevi vivens tem-
pore, repletus midtis miseriis. A man born of a woman
lyffing but a while is fullfylled with mykyll wretchednes.
A Ihu what pryde and unbuxumnes of synne to mykyll
dysease hath broght us to, & yet but we amend bus
here we shall dwell in hell withouton ende : and yerfore
hynder hynder thy self no more, but fall down to thi
lords feete with all mekenes of hert, & knowleyge the
gylty, & cry God mercy with sore syghynge &
soro of hert, and so amende we us unto better
yl we unwytlv hath wroght here : ICmeudemus
in melius qui ignoranies peccavimiis : And well I
wott y* ye large lord god wyll forgyff us owre trespas
as he says in his law : miscr 'icordia super exed tat judi-
cium : Mersy goes above hys dome : and yerfore amend
we us hastly while we may, in a venture we be occupyed
in oure del the day, & wott never how sone, & yen seke
space to penaunce & may non fynde : yerfore wyll god
abyde us to amend us, every man amend hymself and
hys negbui- to hys power ; and kest we away the walks
of deikues, and kepe we truly crysts commaundements.

GO

MANUSCRIPT SERMOX.

Of the fyrst is : non hahehts dees alienor coram me tlcc :
Exodi '20 ca° : that is to say you shall not have no fa Is
godds, ynu shall make yc no graven thyng ne lycknes yl
is in heyven above ne in erthe be neythe, ne to wor-
shyppe theym and honor tlieym ; this is to understond
thus, for cawse yl no thyng shuld (be) most loved but yt
ys best and most worthy to be lovyd, and that is god alon,
yerfore god shuld be most loved ; and so what thyngs
any man or woman loves most, yl they make yer god,
in as mych as in hym ys, be it wyiY or chyld, gold or
sylver or cattell : of yis it foloes y* thre inaner cf folks
synnys thrugh the steryng of iij enmes, yfc be ye flesshe
ye world & the fend ; thay specyally breyks thys com-
mandement, for they serve and more love ye enmes yen
God ; As to ye fyrst, lecher us men & glotons yl love
more theyre beylys yen God ; and yer beyles thay make
yer god ; of thaym speiks Saynct paulc, ad Philippenses
o° : Multi ambulant in quibus scpe dicebam vobis, nunc
autem jlens dico inimicos crucis christi, quorum finis
interitus, quorum venter dens est et gloria in confusionc,
qui terrena sapiunt : Many says Saynct paule go of the
whiche I have sayd to yow, I say wepyng, ye enmes of
the crosse of cryst whos ende is deithe & whos wombe
is theire god, & joye on yer blisse in yer confusyon, y*
serves erthely thyngys. kSo thes men y* loves lechery
or glotony they make yer beyle theire god and breykys
fyrst commandement.

The secund maner of men yl breykys ye commande-
ment be covetoes men ye wheche loves most & setts
theire hertys most uppon erthely thyngys guddys landys
rentys gold or sylver or cattell more then uppon god,
for as Saynct poule sayes : ad Ephesios v° : A varus qui
est ydolorum servitor : that is a covetous man or a cove-
toes woman that is thraldom of mawments : for such a
covetoes man yfc luffys so yis warldys god, he dose maw-
mentry and lie makes such warldly guddys hys mow-
ments and hys fals godds.

The- third maner of men y* breikys ye commandement
& foloes the fende be those yl settys yer hertys most of

MANUSCRIPT SERMON.

01

worldly worshyppys, vayne glory e & hynes of theym
selft. Thys maner of worshyppe coveted the fende to
ban bad of cryst when be wold an bad bym to fall
downe & worshyppe bym : and in the synne of pryde
syriiied lucyfer ye bye aungell of beyven when hesayde
in hys hert : Isaye Ut° ; In celum ascendam, supra
astra dei exaltabo solium meum, et ero similis altissimo :
I shall go nppe to beyven sayd Lucyfer, and I shall
enhance my sejte above tiie sterrs of god, and I shalbe
lyke to bym yfc is hyest, yt is god hymself : but for be
wold make hymself so hegh. yerfore he fell down into
ye deppest pytt of hell : and yerfore says Saynct Gregor
in hello de conjlictu yiciorum & virtutum : Si Me Lucifer
"per superbiam de celo descendit, quomodo tic superbiendo
in celum ascenderisl yk is yf Lucifer throgh pryde fell
owte of beyven trust yerto well, it may not be, but as
seker as god is in beyven, the hyer y* you makyst y^elf
throgh pryde, but you amend the here betyme yn thys
lyff shall sone aftar y'1 pryde be depe in hell, and yerfore
ayeyn ye temptac'on of ye flesslie be mesurable in
nieyte and dryneke and chastes your body from lechery :
and ageyn the temptac'on of ye world, covetyse, hold
yow content of that god sendys yow with trnthe : and
ageyn temptac'on of ye fende to pryde, bold yow con-
tent of that state y* god bathe sett the in, and sett y1
hert and thy luff uppon god affore all thyngs, and yen
you kepyst the fyrst commaundement of god.

The secunde is : JSTou assumes nomen del in vanum :
Thow sbalt not take goddys name yn vayn ; ye whiche
is all day broken amonge lered & lewde, with yong &
old, with ryehe & pore : from a yong childe y* can
unnethe speke, till be be a old man y* deithe bathe reft
hys speche. And he is a lord over all men, as Seynct
Poule wytnes, where be says thus : Deus exaltavit ilium
& dedit Mi nomen quod est super omne nomen at in
nomine iliu omne genu flectatur celestium terrestrium &
infer no rum : god bathe exalted cryst only & gyfTen hym
a name the which name is above all oyer names, so yfc
in the name of jhu every kne shall bowe of hevenly

02 MANUSCRIPT SERMON.

thyngs erthely and of hell. Thys name man takys
fyrst when lie ys cristonyd, and yerfore he is called
after a crysten man, where he was before a hethen
man : nomen sanctum tuum invocation est super nos :
And thus man takys holy name, to hold it for ever,
& forsake ye fende and all hys werkes & there he
undertakys to kepe ye commandement of god, and when
he turns hym fro cpuand tlirogh dedly synne, then he
takys godys names in vayn : for there as he was made
cryst man he hath forsaken it & made hymself the
fendys man. And thus I drede y' many he called
Crysten men that be nothyng of hys meyny ; and yer-
fore throw we away suche werkes of cierknes. Many
man takys goddys name in vayn in sweryng and for-
sweyryng and take no hede how : for as a child is lerned
in youthe so he does in yeld, and so fathers & moders
teyche theyre chylder by theyre cursed othes todyspyse
god; and yerfore says Say net Gregor : Magis peccctt
qui contemnit regnantem in celo quam qui crucifixerunt
degentem in mundo; he trespas more yfc dyspysys cryst
reynyng in heven yan thay that crncifyed hym here in
erthe. But some men says in scorn as the fend teychys
yem : it is not gud to have god in mynd, yei saye ; and
some men say, I sweyre sothe ; and sum men wyilnot
els leve yem ; thes excusacons the fende hath taght hys
clarkys to defende yem in ther fowle pride. If thy
servand dyd a thyng yl you had defendyd hym, ever
after yl lie dyd hyt, ye worse you wold love hym, &
ninche the more if he seyd he dyd it scorn of the.
Loke now be y^elfe how yfc you thynckest & namely if
you were hys lord or hys kynge ; miclie more it is to god
y* is lord of all thyng : Ipse est rex regum & dominus
dominantium : yerfore says the wyseman : Vir mid turn
jurans replebituv iniqidtatibus : a man that miche
sweyrys it schalbe fylled into wyckydnes ; but for you
at warrying in worde & dede ; yerfore men leve ye not
but if ym sweyre ; And so who so wyll gladly sweyre
gladly wyll begylo : and he yl is not aferd to breyke ye
commaundement of god, he is not aferd to be fals, &

SERMON FROM A MANUSCRIPT DATED 1483. 63

}rerfore says the wyse man in his boke : omni juramento
non assuescas on tuum : to every svveyrynge custom not
y1 mowthe. He beleves not in crist y* trowes not in
hys wordys, but fully vvyrkys ye warkys yt crist for-
byddys hym to do ; but he beleves in cryst y1 wylfully
leyvys hys synne and truly trustys in hys lord & doeth
ye works yl god byddys hym to do. Beleve we yerfore
yn god, with goode werks, and leyff we oure synne with
all oure myght, and cast we away suche werkys of
derknes, and cryst gyf us grace so to (do) hys comman-
dementys & to fie synne yt we may come to hys blysse
Amen.

Vol. XII., 2nd S.

I

64

the domesday manors of ruyton,
wikey; and felton.

By R. LLOYD KENYON. .

These are the three manors which in the 1 2th century
were united to form the one Manor of Ruyton of the
eleven towns, so called from the eleven townships of
which the three united manors were then composed.
They are Ruyton and Coton, comprising the former
Manor of Ruyton; Wikey, Shelvock, Shotatton, and
Eardiston, composing that of Wikey ; and Felton,
Sutton, Haughton, Rednal, and Tedsmere, composing
that of Felton. Some of these townships, however,
had no separate existence when Domesday hook was
compiled. Their history down to the time of their
union will form the suhject of this chapter.

The area of the various townships, according to the
Tithe Commutation Survey, which does not include the
space occupied hy roads and streams, is as follows : —

A.

li.

P.

Township

of Ruyton....

.... 1714

3

22

> i

Coton ....

233

2

9

)>

Shotatton

858

3

1

>>

Wjkey....

869

1

38

>»

Shelvock

324

3

30

> >

Eardiston

705

0

25

> >

Felton ...

.... 800

3

15 *

>>

Sutton ....

.... 664

3

22

Ted sm ore

.... 383

3

30

> »

Haughton

.... 1010

3

22

Rednal ....

.... 1566

1

23

Making a

total of ....

.... 91 33

37

MANORS OF RUYTON, WTKBY, AND FELTON. G5

Under the heading of " British Shropshire " I have
shown that this part of the country was conquered
from the Britons by Oswy, King of Northumbria, and
Wulfhere, King of Merciai, A.D. G55 to 675, There is
no proof that the three manors had any inhabitants
before that time; but there are British tumuli in the
immediate neighbourhood at Wilcot and H island, a
British camp at Nesscliif, and a British fortification at
the Berth at Baschurch. The "Mount," close to
Eelton Church, is also probably a British tumulus, and
it is said1 that a small stone circla formerly existed on
the Grig Hill, in the township of Buyton, which would
have been erected by the early Iberian race of Britons.
It is therefore probable that there were British inhabi-
tants here before the English conquest, but the fact
that all the townships have distinctly English names
shows that their occupiers were English, and that if
any Britons remained here they were reduced to entire
subjection and insignificance. The termination " ton,"
which most of the names of the townships have, always
indicates an English origin, and means a place sur-
rounded by a hedge, usually including a house or houses.2

rl nere is no record of any of the eleven townships
earlier than Domesday. All that we know of their
history in Saxon times is derived from that survey,
which only mentions by name the three which were the
heads of manors. It w ill bo best therefore to give (ho
entries in l/oinexday hook, made A.D. 1 0 8 (> ,a before
discussing the earlier condition of things. They are as
follows : —

Sciropcsciro. Terra Rogerii Comitis.
In l>iiscclicrch II and.
Odo tenet do Rogerio Oomite Hordolei. Algar ct Dunniht
tenucrunt pro 2 maneriis et liberi fuerunt. Ibi 2 hide gelda-

1 Shropshire folk-Lore, p. (U.S.

2 [sinic Taylor's Names it ml Places, [>. 78, 79. Stubbs' Const, Hist.,
1>. 93, n.

3 SlubW Consul utioiud II is!., i. 1,'Ui.

GO

THE DOMESDAY MANORS OF

biles. Terra est 31 carrucis. Ibi 5 villani et 5 bordarii cum
2 carrucis. Silva 60 porcis incrassandis. Tempore Regis
Edwardi wasta fuit. Modo reddit 15 solidos.

Isdem Odo tenet Udeford ct liuitone. Levenot tenuit pro
2 maneriis. Ibi 1 hida et dimidia geldabilis. Terra est 4 car-
rucis. Ibi 4 villani et 2 bordarii babent 2 carucas. In dominio
est una carruca et 2 bovarii. Silva 40 porcis incrassandis, et
5 piscaria3 in censu villanorum. Tempore Regis Edwardi wasta
fuit et post valuit 13 solidos. Modo 20 solidos.

In Mersete Hundredo.2 lsdern Odo tenet Wiche. Edwinus
Comes tenuit. Ibi 7 hidae cum 3 berewickis. Terra est 10
carrucis et geldabilis. In dominio sunt 3 carrucaj et G bovarii
et 4 bordarii cum 1 carruca. Ibi piscaria nil reddens et silva
in qua est una haia. Wasta fuit. Modo valet 15 solidos.

In Mersete Hundredo. Rainaldus vicecomes tenet Feltone
et unus miles de eo. Seward tenuit. Ibi dimidia hida. Terra
est 1 carruca3. Wasta fuit et est.

These entries may be translated as follows3 : —

Shropshire. Land of Earl Roger.
In Rasecherch Hundred.
Odo holds Hordley of Earl Roger. Algar and Dunniht held
it as two manors, and were free men. There are two taxable
hides there. There is land enough for three plough-teams.
There are 5 Villeins there and 5 Boors, with two plough-teams.
There is a wood large enough to fatten CO pigs. In King
Edward's time the land was waste. Now it pays a rent of 15
shillings.

The same Odo holds Udeford and Ruitone. Levenot held
them as two Manors. There is a hide and a half taxable there.
There is land enough for lour plough-teams. Four Villeins
and two Doors there have two plough-loams. In demesne is
ono plough-team and two herdsmen. There is a wood large
enough to fatten 40 pigs, and 5 fisheries rented by the Villeins.
In King Edward's time the land was waste, and afterwards it
was worth 13 shillings ; now 20 shillings.

1 Ivyton says 4, but it is 3 in the photo-zincographed facaimilc of
Domesday issued by the Government in 18Gli.

2 This is entered in the margin, the whole of caeh person's holding
tiding pfolced together, in whatever part of the county it may be. I
have given in the text the whole of Odo's holding, but very far from
the w hole of Rainald's.

:! I have followed Kyton's translation of the technical words, in the
glossary at the end of his Antiquities of Shropshire.

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67

The same Ode holds Wiche tin Mersete Hundred). E^rl
Edwin held ir. There are 7 hides there with 8 Berewicks.
There is land enoiigli for ten plough-teams, and it is taxable.
In demesne are 3 plough-teams, and 6 herdsmen, and 4 Boors
with one plough-team. There is a fishery there yielding no
rent, and a wood in which is one enclosure. It was waste.
Now it is worth 15 shillings.

Rainald the Sheriff holds of the Earl, in Mersete Hundred,
Felton, and a certain knight holds it of him. Seward held it.
There is half a hide there. There is land enough for one
plough-team. It was and is waste.

We see then that in the time of Edward the Con-
fessor there were three manors, Ruyton, Wykey, and
Felton, in the district which was afterwards called that
of the Eleven Towns, and that to Wykey were attached
three berewicks or subordinate farmsteads. But all
three manors hod become waste land in the time of
Edward the Confessor, and therefore had presumably
been erected into manors long before bis time ; and it
is reasonable to suppose that it was not long after the
English conquest of this part of the country, A.D. 655
to 675, that three families of the conquering race settled
down at lluyton, Wykey, and Eelton respectively.
Ruyton may possibly preserve the name of one of these
families, Ruy or Hoy. Wicli or Wiche, the Domesday
form of Wikey, merely means a station ; a great number
of settlements were known by this name, Eelton pro-
bably means Field 'Town, and may indicate that the
Anglo-Saxons found hero a space already cleared of
wood, and used for pasture or cultivated.1 Each of
these families would build a number of wooden huts,
each in its separate inclosure, and would surround the
whole with an earthen bank tipped with a stockade or

1 Isaac Taylor, pp. 106, 107, 215. Fold is a forest clearing, where
trees have heen felled. The unwooded part of Warwickshire was
called the Feldon, in contradistinction to the wooded part which was
called the Wooland, as late as Queen Elizabeth's time. Camden's
Britannia, ii. 113. For the buildings and arrangement of an English
settlement or "tun," see Creen's Mak'uuj of England, 178-182, 11)3.

G8 THE DOMESDAY MANORS OF

quickset hedge, and defended externally by a ditch ;
and in the centre would he a tree or mound, where the
free inhabitants of the village or " tun'"' would meet for
all purposes of self-government ; or if there was among
them a recognised chief or great man, lie would have in
the middle of the tun a house, larger than the others,
and probably built, both for protection and dryness, on
an artificial mound surrounded by the moat out of
which the mound was dug. Outside the hedge enclosing
the tun would be home pastures or cultivated land
belonging to private individuals in the tun ; three or
four large enclosures of plough land, of which a strip
was distributed in turn to each household for cultiva-
tion, and exchanged periodically for another strip ; and
a considerable extent of pasture ground, which all could
use in common. This, at least, was a typical arrange-
ment in an Anglo-Saxon settlement, and the constant
allusions in the Court Ilolls to lands belon<xin<2f in
common to the several townships give us every reason
to believe that the settlements in Huyton, Wikey, and
Felton were on this model,

It seems useless to speculate as to where exactly
was the original centre of the Huyton settlement, for
the building of the castle would revolutionise the con-
ditions of life around it, the original manor house would
lose all its importance, and the arrangements of the
land would be likely to bo entirely changed, so that we
cannot expect now to find existing indications of the
earlier state of things. The headship of the Manor of
Wikey seems very early to have been transferred to
Shelvock,1 and I know of no traces of the oricfinal

in i •

settlement or of a manor house at Wikey. But at
Felton it seems very probable that the " Mount," still
conspicuous close to the church, marks the site of the
original Anglo-Saxon settlement in the seventh century.
It is certainly artificial. It stands on I rood and 18
perches of land, and the moat, only half of which is now

Sou my uccouut of Slielvock in Transactions lor 189-1, p. 327.

IUTYTON, WIKKY, AND F ELTON.

(50

filled with water, but which is easily traceable all round,
would occupy about 2 roods 12 perches in addition.
The Mount itself therefore is just about the same size
as those at Fitz and Clungunford, which hare been
proved by excavations to be British tumuli.1 Like
them, also, it stands quite close to the church, and on
an eminence commanding a view of a very considerable
extent of country, as the ground slopes away from it
on all sides. Probably, therefore, like them it was a
British tumulus ; but it stands in the grounds and
forms the garden of the house which is still called
the Manor [louse, though there has been no manor
of Felton for about GOO years. It seems likely,
therefore, that the Saxon settlers, who were ac-
customed to erect a mound as a centre for their
buildings, utilized this for the purpose, that their chief
erected his house on or near it, and that this is the
"Moot Hill" round which the village grew up, and
where the village " moot" or assembly was held. It
seems to be mentioned by this name in the Court Roll
of I July, 18 Richard II., where the jury, assessing the
rental to be paid in future for various pieces of land
which had improved in value, said " the Moot of Felton
is worth 3s. a year, and was formerly let for 2s. 4d.;'
Felton had then long ceased to be a manor, and having
no Manor Court, it probably no longer wanted the
Moot Hill for meetings. It was therefore let by the
Lord, perhaps for a garden, or for grazing, and perhaps
a right of fishing in the moat might increase its value.

The settlements thus formed developed very gradu-
ally into the manors of later times.2 Every manor
seems to have originally contained a hall or manor house
occupied or owned by the most responsible man in the
district attached to it, from which hall the whole of the
taxes of that district was collected. The owner of the

1 Wright's Uriconium, p. 43.

2 Sco M.ut, land's Domemlhy Bool- and Beyond, pp. 107 — 128, for a
full »licu ion of (he nature of a manor in Saxon limes.

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THE DOMESDAY MANORS OF

hall being held responsible for the taxes was authorized
to collect them from the other occupiers, and was
expected also to maintain order among them, and so
acquired a jurisdiction which gradually developed into
that of the mediaeval Manor Court. But in many,
probably in most manors, no such formal Court was
held in Saxon times, and indeed very many of the
Saxon manors were far too small to have contained
enough tenants to compose a Court. This was the case
in all probability with the three manors with which we
are concerned, and their inhabitants would go for justice,
both civil and criminal, to the Court of the Hundred to
which they belonged.

The Civil Court was called the Hundred Court, and
the Criminal Court was called the Court Leet or View
of Frankpledge.1 Both were presided over by the
Steward of the Hundred, appointed by the Earl or his
Sheriff, but in both the freeholders formed the jury, and
both would be ordinarily held at the place which gave
its name to the Hundred. We have seen that in the
time of William the Conqueror, when Domesday book
was compiled, Ruyton was in Baschurch Hundred; and
Wykey and Felton were in Mersete Hundred, the head
of which was Maesbury. Both Baschurch and Maesbury
Manors, and the profits of the Courts attached to them,
belonged to King Edward the Confessor himself, and
afterwards to Earl Roger of Montgomery.

Under Edward the Confessor Levenot was the owner
of Ruyton, and also of tide ford (probably Stanwardine
in the Wood2), and Petton and Maesbrook, besides
property in other Hundreds. Each of the two last
named manors was worth 5s. a year to him, but Ruyton
and Udeford were waste, that is, they paid him no
rent, and the King no taxes. It does not follow, of
course, that they were uninhabited, but the land was
either not cultivated, or was in possession of Welshmen

1 Stcphens'a Ji/ucfotone, iii. 39G ; iv. 103.

2 Evtpu x. 119.

R UY TON, WIKEY, AND F ELTON.

71

who did not acknowledge Saxon King or Saxon Lord.
We know nothing more of Levenot.

Wikey was owned by Edwin, Earl of Mercia, whose
history is to be found in the History of England. He
was one of the greatest men in the kingdom. He
submitted to the Conqueror soon after the battle of
Hastings, but rebelled shortly afterwards, and was
killed in a skirmish in 1071. He owned a good deal of
property in Shropshire, but very little in Baschurch or
Mersete Hundreds, and Wikey, though formerly a
valuable manor (as is shown by its containing three
farmsteads) was waste in his time.

Felton was owned by Seward, who, or someone of the
same name, held also seven manors in Baschurch
Hundred and five others in Mersete. Felton was there-
fore a very insignificant part of his property, and it was
waste in his time. We know nothing more of him, and
nothing of any previous owners or occupiers of any part
of the Eleven Towns. The owners under Edward the
Confessor all had Saxon names, all were large land-
owners, and all, probably, were non-resident. No part
of the land produced any rent, possibly because it was
in the occupation of the Welsh, and probably little if
any of it was kept in cultivation. The manor houses
may have been of stone, but most of the buildings would
be of wood, and the fuel used would be exclusively wood
and turf. Probably the markets would be at the head
places of the Hundreds, Baschurch and Maesbury, as
also were the Parish Churches.1

According to the Welsh pedigrees, one Gwrgeneu ab
Ednowain ab Ithel, who seems to have lived about the
time of Edward the Confessor, was Lord of the Bryn,
Pennant Melano*ell, and the eleven towns in the Lord-
ship of Oswestry, and bore a coat of arms : Argent
three wolves statant in pale sable, collared of the field.2

1 See my accounts of ltuyton and Felton Churches, in Transactions
for ifi06, p. 313, und for 1897, ]>. 309. Maesbury included the situ
of tin; present (own of Oswestry. Kyton x. 319.

8 U<>\d's //<'.*/. <</ I'oici/s Fa day, vi. 65.

Vol. Ml., 2nd S. lv

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THE DOMESDAY MANORS OF

Neither the name of the eleven towns, nor of the
Lordship of Oswestry, nor the use of armorial bearings
existed at that time; but it is quite likely that about
the time of the Conquest the district which afterwards
became the Lordship of Oswestry, including the eleven
towns, was in the hands of the Welsh, which would
account for its being described in Domesday book as
as having been waste.

The Conquest effected a revolution in the ownership
of all o\v: three manors, and two of the three were
redeemed from their waste condition in the course of
the Conqueror's reign. Together with the greater part
of the county they all passed into the Lordship of Earl
iioger of Montgomery, to whom were also delegated, as
Earl Palatine, nearly all Loyal rights in the county.
He became Lord of the Hundreds of Basehurch and
Maesbury, received the whole profits of their Courts,
and appointed the Sheriff, who was practically the
resident governor of the county, collected its taxes, and
provided for its defence. Earl Roger became also the
chief lord under the King, or, as we should say, the
owner, of all our three manors, as well as of most of the
land in the county. A great many manors he kept in
his own hands, receiving the rents for himself. The
others he gave to various persons, most, if not all, of
whom were of noble or knightly rank, to hold from him
by military service, or as long as they should perforin
certain duties, the largest of his grants being to Warin,
who had married his niece, and whom he appointed
Sheriff.1

Hordley, Udeford, Luyton, and Wikey were given
by Earl Iioger to one Odo. The united manor of
Udeford and Kuytorr was at that time improving
rapidly in value, for having been waste in the time of
Edward the Confessor, it had afterwards, presumably
in the early part of Williams reign, paid a rent of 1 3s.,
and now, at the end of the reign when Domesday book

i Kyton vii. 205, 209.

RUYTOiN, WIKEY, AND F ELTON.

7;]

was compiled, paid 20s., which seems to have heen a
good average rent. It was taxed at the rate of a hide
and a half. It seems probable1 that originally a hide
was about T20 acres of plough land, which, with the
pasture laud which went with it, was considered to he
what was required, with very elementary agricultural
skill, to support a family. But when taxation had to
be levied on land, it was levied at so much a hide, and
as land varies greatly in intrinsic value, so it was found
necessary to reckon many nunc acres to a hide in one
place than in another. There was a hide and a half
taxable in Udeford and Uuyton, but this in no way
indicates the size of the manor or the amount of plough
land in it. It only indicates the value at which the
Government rated the land.

There was land enough at Udeford and Iluyton for
four plough teams, that is, arable land enough to employ
32 oxen in ploughing it. But there were only three
teams actually employed when Domesday book was
compiled, that is 24 oxen, of which two teams were
owned by four villeins and two boors, and one was
employed on the land retained in Odo's own possession,
on which were also employed two herdsmen, whose
business would be to look after the feedino; rather than
the working cattle.2 The villeins and boors were
cottagers occupying land and owning cattle, but subject
in varying degrees to the authority of the lord of the
manor,3 who was responsible to the Government for
the payment of their taxes. Koughly speaking, one
plough team was supposed to cultivate about 120 acres
in the year, which would give 480 acres of arable land
to the manor, but only 3G0 actually ploughed.

1 The nature of ;i hide, and laud measures in general, are very
fully discussed in Msiitland's Domcsdity Book and lUtyond, Essay III.
Sod p. 389!

2 l^yton, glossary.

3 Kyton, in his glossary, says the bordarius, or boor, was superior
to the villein. Maitland, who discusses the position of tiie villein
very fully, thinks that the bordarius hold less land than the villein,
and was in other respects in a similar position.

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THE DOMESDAY MANORS OF

The modern township of Stanwardine in the Wood
contains 791a. lr. 35p., and that of Ptuyton 1714a.
3r. 22 p. ; but that of Coton, containing 233a. 2r. 9 p.,
was also, no doubt, included in the J)omesday Manor
of Ruyton. There is no mention of Coton in any record
earlier than the Court Rolls, and it very likely contained
no houses at the time of Domesday. On the other
hand, the small piece of Ruyton township which lies on
the opposite side of the river Perry from the church,
and contains 32a. Or. 34p., formed no part of Ruyton
Manor, and was not acquired by the owners of liny ton
till about A.D. 1195. Therefore, if Udeford is identical
with Stanwardine (which, however, does not adjoin the
township of Ruyton) the area of the Manor of Udeford
and Ruyton would be 2707a. 2r. 32p. ; but allowing
for meadow and pasture, a large wood, and a good deal
of waste ground, perhaps we should not expect to find
more than one-sixth of this area under the plough in
the time of the Conqueror. At the Tithe Commutation
in 1839 there were 1095 \ acres of arable land in Ruyton
township alone.

There was a wood in the manor lanje enough to
fatten 40 pigs. This was the ordinary mode of
estimating the value of a wood. Clearly it gives no
indication of the size of the wood, as one composed of
oak and beecli would feed many more pigs than one
composed of birch and alder. Timber seems to have
been too common to have had any saleable value.

There were five fisheries, that is weirs,1 in the river
Perry, occupied by the villeins of the manor.

This concludes the account of the Manor of Udeford
and Ruyton in the reign of the Conqueror. As to Odo,
its owner under Earl Roger, his name tells us that he
was Norman, the property ascribed to him in Domesday
shows that he was rich, and very shortly after the date
of Domesday he made a present of the Manor of Ilordley
to Shrewsbury Abbey, which had just been founded by

1 Kyi on, glossary.

KUYTOX, WIKEY, AND FKI.TOX.

75

Earl Ro^er, who had given Odo his rvoprrtv in Shrop-
shire. The grant was contiimed by Earl Roger as the
Chief Lord of Hordley, and in the confirmation lie
describes Odo as a knight, " miles.''1 This is all we
know of Odo.

Wikey Manor, in Maesbury Hundred, was given with
Kuyton to the same Odo. It had formerly been
reckoned a much more valuable manor than lluyton,
even though Udeford was included in lluyton, but it
had been allowed to become waste under Edward the
Confessor, and had not recovered nearly so much as
Kuyton had, and was now worth to Odo only 1 5s.,
while lluyton was worth 20s. It was taxed much more
heavily, at 7 hides. Three berewicks were included in
the manor, that is, three farms or hamlets, which paid
their taxes at the hall or manor house, and were there-
fore included in the 7 hides of the manor. There was
arable land enough to employ 10 plough teams, i.e.,
about 1200 acres, but only 4 plough- teams were
employed, 3 on the demesne land in the possession of
Odo, and one on land occupied by four boors. Odo
also employed on the land in his own occupation six
herdsmen for feeding cattle. There was a weir belong-
ing to the manor in the river, but it was not profitable,
and there was a wood, which does not seem to have
been used for feeding pigs, but which had in it a
fenced enclosure, probably for driving animals into it
when it was desired to catch them.2

From their geographical position and subsequent
connection, it would seem that Shelvock, Shotatton,
and Eardiston must have formed part of the Manor of
Wikey, and one would be disposed to identify the three
berewicks of that manor with these three hamlets, were
it not for the fact that Shotatton is spoken of as a "new
vill" in 1333, and that the land of the township seems
at one time to have been ecclesiastically in the Parish

1 Ivy- 1 on x. 12r2.

2 Kylon vi., 48.

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THE DOMESDAY MANORS OF

of Great Ness,1 which the other townships were not.
Manors were net usually divided between two parishes,
and Shotatton may therefore at one time have been in
the manor as well as in the Parish of Ness, though it
was, no doubt, included in the Manor of Wikey when
William fitz Alan gave that manor to the first John Le
Strange. It contains 858a. 3r. lp., and Wikey,
Shelvock, and Eardiston together contain 1 899a. 2r. I3p.
Whether the manor included Shotatton or not, 1200
acres seems a large number to be under the plough, for
even including Shotatton, the manor contained only
about 50 acres more than Udeford and Ruyton ; but
the fact of its having three berewicks shows that it had
been highly cultivated ; and though the oflicial estimate
was that there ought to be 1200 acres under the plough,
the taxation was on the basis of there being only 840,
and the actual number at the time of Domesday was
only 480.

Felton was one of the many manors which had been
granted by Earl Roger to his Sheriff Warm, who had
married Amieria, the Earls niece. Warin died a year or
two before the compilation of Domesday, and Rainald
married Warm's widow and obtained possession of all
Warm's manors, and succeeded him as Sheriff.2 But
Felton was of very little importance. It was still waste,
as it had been uuder Edward the Confessor. Nobody
seems to have known even the name of the Sheriffs
tenant, who is called " a certain knight." The manor
had been taxed at half a hide, and it was considered
that it contained arable land enough for one plough
team. The townships which belong to the Manor of
the Eleven Towns but are in the present Parish of
West Felton, and which therefore may be presumed to
have been in the Domesday Manor of Felton, are
Felton, Sutton, Haughton, Rednal, and Tedsmere,
and their total area is 442Ga. 3r. 32p. ; but a large

1 Sec " Uuylon ( Jh inch," Tnuivwt ion* for 1HDG.
- ISyton vii , 205.

KUYTON, WIKEY, AND FELTON.

77

quantity of this had, no doubt, always been, as it was
up to about a century ago, marsh or heath land. One
would have thought 120 acres a very small quantity to
. estimate as being arable ; but the inhabitants seem
not to have thought even this quantity to be worth
ploughing.

Just about the time when Domesday book was
compiled, Oswestry began to take the place of Maesbury
as head of the Hundred of Mersete.1 A church was
built there by Warin, and he gave the patronage and
tithes to Shrewsbury Abbey. Rain aid succeeding him,
had already before the compilation of Domesday built
the castle. These made the outlying district of Maes-
bury, called Oswestry, to become the important part of
the manor, and henceforth we may speak, though
Domesday book does not, of the Manor and Hundred
of Oswestry instead of Maesbury or Mersete. The
transfer was the easier, as in Edward the Confessor's
time the whole Manor of Maesbury had become waste,
and had very likely been in the hands of the Welsh
princes.

Earl Roger died in 1094, and was succeeded in the
Earldom of Shrewsbury, with its Palatine powers over
the county, by his second son Hugh, the elder son
Robert taking the Norman possessions.2 Hugh was
engaged in Welsh wars during the whole time of his
authority, and was killed in 1098, whereupon the
Karldom of Shrewsbury was granted to his elder brother
Robert, called de Belesrne ; and he in 1101 granted the
Manor of Baschurch to Shrewsbury Abbey, with the
result that the Hundred Court was removed to Pirn hill,
and the Hundred became thenceforth Pimhill instead
of Baschurch Hundred.3 Earl Robert took part with
Duke Robert of Normandy against Henry L, and was
compelled to retire to his possessions in Normandy in

1 Kyi on x. 3 I'D,

2 hide Owen and Blakeway, i. 44—59.
9 Kyton x. 131.

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THE DOMESDAY MANORS OF

1102, when all his English property was declared
forfeited to the King, who kept in his own hands the
palatine jurisdiction over Shropshire, which had been
held by the Earls of Shrewsbury, and appointed Richard
de Belmeis to be his deputy. Rainald was still Sheriff,
and seems to have been employed by the King after the
fall of Earl Robert, but to have resigned the Shrievalty,
and the manors attached to it, at the end of the same
year 1 102. Richard de Beimels became Sheriff, appoint-
ing one Fulk to act as deputy sheriff ; but the manors
attached to the Shrievalty went to neither Richard nor
his deputy, but to Hugh, son of the first Sheriff Warin,1
who had been a minor when the Shrievalty was given
to Rainald, but was now of full age. Hugh therefore
became Lord of Felton, but he died shortly after without
issue, and the fief inherited by him from his lather
Warin, including the Lordship of Oswestry and the
Manor of Felton, was thereupon, some time between
1102 and 1109, bestowed bv the King on Alan fitz
Flaald, though there is nothing to show that he was
connected by blood with Warin, and the office of sheriff
which had been previously attached to his fief, was
retained by Richard de Belmeis and his deputy Fulk
throughout the whole of Alan's life.2 He married
Avolina de Hesding, sister and eventually co-heiress of
Ernulf de Hesding, who was hanged in 1138 by King
Stephen for defending Shrewsbury against him on
behalf of the Empress Matilda.3 Alan died before 1114,
leaving several young children, the eldest, William fitz
Alan, having been born about 1105. Alan seems to
have been son or grandson of Fleance, son of Banquo,
Macbeth's victim. It is certain that his eldest son
William was ancestor of the Fitz Alans, Earls of
Arundel, and through them of the Dukes of Norfolk;
and that Alan's second son Walter became hereditary

1 Ivy ton ii. 193 ; vii. 209.

2 Ivy ton vii. 220, 221.

a Owen and Blukcwuy, i. 78.

RTTYTON, WIKEY. AND F ELTON.

79

Steward of Scotland and ancestor of the Stuart Kings.1
The Lordship of Oswestry and the Manor of Felton
then passed to Alan fi.tz Flaald, probably as an escheat
to the Crown on the failure of heirs of Warin, about
1109. Iluyton and Wykey never belonged to Warin
or his family, but they belonged to Alan fitz Flaald 's
descendants, and may be presumed to have been granted
to him about the same time as Felton. The family of
Odo, their Domesday tenant, may have failed, or may
have adhered to their Lord, Earl Robert de Belesme,
against the King ; in the one case the manors would
have escheated, in the other they would have been for-
feited to the King, he having become their immediate
Lord by the forfeiture of the Earl.

William litz Alan was, as we have seen, a minor
when his father died about 1114. but he inherited from
his father the property to which the shrievalty had
been attached. He was still a minor, when about 1123
Richard de Belmeis was succeeded by Pagan fitz John2
as Viceroy of Shropshire ; but Pagan litz John was
killed ina Welsh foray in 1136, and thereupon William
litz Alan obtained the custody of Shrewsbury Castle,
and was probably recognised by Stephen as Sheriff of
the county.3 lie was therefore now Governor of the
County, Lord of Oswestry and of Felton, and probably
also of Ruyton and Wykey.

But in 1138 Robert Earl of Gloucester rose in arms
against Stephen on behalf of the Empress Matilda, and
fitz Alan, who had married his niece, took the same
side. Stephen, however, captured Shrewsbury, and for
a great part of the remainder of his reign fitz Alan was
probably not able to exercise much authority in
Shropshire.

The district about Oswestry probably fell into the
hands of the Welsh for a time. Indeed there is nothing

1 Kyton vii. 227, &c.

2 Kylon v. 241.

:! Kyton vii. 232.^

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THE DOMESDAY MANORS OF

to show that Alan fitz Flaald ever made his ownership
of it a reality, and the Welsh records speak of it as
being in the bands of the Princes of Powys during at
least the latter part of the reign of Henry L, as well as
during that of Stephen.1 One Ilhirid Flaidd2 is said
by them to have been Lord of Penllyn, Pennant
Melangell, Glyn, and the eleven towns in the cantrev
of Trevryd (which answered to the Lordship of Oswes-
try) in Powys Land, and of Cost in Eivionydd, in
Gwynedd. They say that he bore vert a chevron inter
three wolves' heads erased argent, and resided at
Neuaddau Gleision, in the township of lihiwaedog, in
the time of Madog ab Maredydd, who reigned over
Powys Fadog from 1133 to 1159. Rhirid was great-
grandson of that Gwrgeneu who has been already
mentioned as having owned most of the same property
about the time of Edward the Confessor. His surname
of Flaidd signifies " the Wolf," and was derived from
an ancestor, not from his own exploits ;3 but he was a
considerable man in his time, and there are extant
several Welsh poems in his honour by the Bard
Cynddelw, who flourished about 1150 to 1200. 4 One
of them is thus translated in Yorke's Royal Tribes,
p. 15 : — " I have a friendly wolf, that stands by me to
crush the insulting foe. It is not the forest wolf,
scattering the harmless flock, but the wolf of the field
of battle ; though at other times he is mild and liberal."
His family did not retain the Lordship of the Eleven
Towns, but one of his sons seems to have held Crugaeth
in the Lordship of Oswestry, and several distinguished
Welsh families are descended from him. The name
Ilirid occurs more than once in the Court Rolls of the
reign of Edward III., and William, son of John the

1 teytou x. 321.

2 Hist, of Powys Fadog, vi. G5, 305.

3 York's Rvyal Tribt% \i. 15.

4 Printed in Lloyd's Powys Fadvy, i. 320; vi. G7. 1'or Cynddelw
sec i. 117, u>

Wolf, succeeded to property in Tedsmere in 6 Rich. II.
(1382).

The Church of Ruyton is known to have been built
before 1148 as a chapelry of Baschurch, and is nut
likely to have been built by a Welsh owner, so that
probably William fitz Alan had dispossessed Rhirid
Flaidd and his family before that time; and though
there is no mention of Ruyton Castle earlier than the
reign of King John, yet we shall be pretty safe in
assuming it to have been built, like so many others, in
the reign of King- Stephen1, and at the same time as the
church. Felton Church was also built in the same
reign.1 We can hardly doubt that the builder of the
Castle and of both the Churches was William fitz Alan
or his tenant, although Oswestry Castle seems to have
remained for a few years after 1148 in the hands of the
Princes of Powys. The fact that Felton was in English
and Oswestry in Welsh hands may have been the
reason why Felton was now separated ecclesiastically
from Oswestry, and made an independent parish.

Fitz Alan died in 11G0, and before his death he had
recovered possession of Oswestiy. He also resumed
the Shrievalty of Shropshire, on the accession of King
Henry II. in 1155, and his accounts in that capacity
for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th years of Henry II. are
the earliest in existence for this county.2 He was now
Lord of the Hundred of Oswestry and of the Manors ot
Kuyton, Wikey, and Felton, and as Sheriff he had
authority over the Hundred of Pimhill, the Lordship of
which was in the King. The three manors were united
into one about this time, and the united manor was
annexed to the Hundred of Oswestry, to which Felton
and Wikey had always belonged, although Ruyton
itself had been in the Hundred of Pimhill. William

1 Sue my accounts of Uuyton and Fulton Churches, published in
the Transactions for 189G and 1897 respectively.

2 Fyton vii. 230 ; x. 322. Translations of Fitz Alan's accounts or
"Pino Rolls "wore published by mo, with explanations, in Transac-
tion* I'ur IHHU and J 81)0.

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THE DOMESDAY MANORS OE

fitz Alan was in a position to make this change between
1155 and 11G0, and that it was done by him and not
by his successor is made probable by the fact that the
Parish of Oswestry with the old Hundred was trans-
ferred from Lichfield to St. Asaph Diocese about 11 60,1
and if Felton had then been a separate manor as well
as a separate parish, there seems no reason why that
should not also have been transferred. But there was
good reason why Ruyton should not, as it was at that
time a mere chapelry in Baschurch Parish, and Baschurch
was to remain in Lichfield Diocese ; and if Felton had
become a part of the Manor of Ruyton, there was a
reason for its being retained in the same Diocese. It
had probably, therefore, been annexed to Ruyton before
11 GO. Udeford, if it was identical with Stanwardine
in the Wood, had been separated from Ruyton before
the change of Hundred, for it remained in the Hundred
of Pimhill ; and it was certainly separate from Ruyton
and held by a different tenant in 11 75. 2 Probably
William fitz Alan effected this separation and diminished
the Manor of Ruyton by giving Stanwardine to Richard
de Stanwardine to hold under himself, at the same time
that he increased the manor in another direction by
adding to it Wikey and Felton, and gave the eleven
townships so newly united to John le Strange. The
building of the castle at Ruyton would be a reason for
paying special attention to the manor, and therefore
the fact that the castle was built in the time of William
fitz Alan is an additional reason for attributing to him,
and not to his successor, the change in the constitution
of the manor. The existence of the castle is also, of
course, a sufficient reason why Ruyton should give the
name to the united manor. The novelty of the union
of the eleven towns, and the new relations into which
it brought them, fully explain the additional name of

1 Eyton x. 335.

2 Eyton x. 110.

RUYTON, WIKEYj AND FELTON.

83

the Manor of the Eleven Towns.1 The fitz Alans
continued to be tenants in chief of the manor, being
responsible for its services to the Crown, and receiving
the services of the St ranges, but for the next 150 years
it was tlio Stranges and not the fitz Alans who had the
personal relation of landlord touthe inhabitants of the
manor.

1 The Lordship of Chin, which belonged to William fitz Alan's wife,
Isabel, daughter of Helias de Say, contains a manor called the
" Manor of the live towns," which consists of five townships, which
do not appear to have been always connected. They are Bicktou,
Shadwell, Newcastle, Whitcott, and Keven CoJonog. But it does not
seem to be known when this manor was first formed. See Report of
Commissioners on Municipal Boroughs, ]S35.

81

INVENTORIES OF THE CHURCH GOODS OF
SHROPSHIRE, TEMP. EDWARD VI.

The following Inventories of the Church Goods in the
Churches of Salop, in the reign of Edward VI., have
been kindly extracted from the original returns pre-
served in the Public Record Office, by Miss Auden.
After the Reformation a considerable portion of the
vestments and plate of the parish churches was permit-
ted to remain, and these returns, which are usually
signed by the incumbent, churchwardens, and other
parishioners, show what goods still remained in each
church in the year 1552.

In the month of May, 1 552, Commissions were issued
to persons of note in each county or town, to survey
the goods, jewels, ornaments, and bells, in every church,
and send in returns of the same. These goods were to
be confiscated to the Crown, but the Commissioners
were to leave in each church one or more chalices or
cups, and comely furniture for the communion table and
for surplices, and such other ornaments as by their
discretion should seem requisite for the divine service.

In the following January, 1552-3, a fresh Commission
was issued to the Comptroller and other persons
appointed to receive the returns, to ensure that they
were duly sent in, and with power to appoint deputies
to carry away things that were deemed unnecessary for
the divine service.

In the May following (1553), a second return was
made from most of the parishes, as to the chalices and
bells remaining in each church.

There were therefore two returns of Church Goods
from each parish: — (I) A return in 1552 of goods,

INVENTORIES OF CBURCH GOODS,

85

jewels, ornaments, bells, &c., in short, of all the goods
remaining in the Church. These goods deemed super-
fluous by the Commissioners were evidently sent up to
London, or disposed of, early in 1553. (2) A return in
May, 1553, of chalices and bells left in the Church,
which the Incumbent and Churchwardens bound them-
selves to keep safe and unsold.

The Inventories were originally filed, but are now
carefully mounted and bound up in volumes. Some
suffered considerably while simply on a file, and are
torn, and in parts illegible, but the greater number are
in excellent condition. They seem to have been generally
drawn up by the clergyman of each parish, and the
writing and the spelling varies in almost every case.
Interesting little facts may be gleaned from them, such
as the mention of the " six men " at Wentnor. who,
like the " eight men M of Condover, managed the affairs
of the parish. The goods catalogued vary also in every
church, and present many points of interest. The
materials mentioned, — satin of Bruges, dornix, crule,
housewife cloth, and others, are curious, and the colour-
ing of the vestments seems to follow no certain rule.

The reference to these documents in tlie Public
Record Office is ''Exchequer Q. R., Salop, Church
Goods, temp. Edward VI., 8. 1—24."

A few of tho Shropshire Church Goods have already
been printed. In the Transactions, vol. x., pp. 39(J-
408, are the following Inventories : —

St. Alkmund's Salop, 24 Aug., 1552, 6 Edw. VI.

Holy Cross, Salop, 1G Aug., G Edw. VI.

St. Julian's, Salop, 24 Aug., G Edw. VI.

St. Mary's, Salop, 24 Aug , G Edw. VI.

St. Chad's, Salop, 1G [Aug?], G Edw. VI.

St. Julian's, Salop, 23 May, 7 Edw. VI. (Chalice
and bells).

St. Alkmund's, Salop, 24 May, 7 Edw. VI. (ditto).
St. Mary's, Salop, 23 May, 7 Edw. VI. (ditto).
Holy Cross, Salop, 24 May, 7 Edw. VI. (ditto).
Meoki Brace, 23 May, 7 Edw. VI. (ditto).

86 INVENTORIES OF CHURCH

Iji the Transactions, Second Series, vol. vi., p. 83,
Selattyn, — May, 7 Edw. VI. (Chalice and bells).

Vol. viii., p. 130, Meole Brace, 6 Edw. VI.

p. 131, Meole Brace, 23 May, 7 Edw, VI.
(Chalice and bells).
,, p. 171, Preston (Jubbals, 16 Aug., 6
Edw. VI.

p. 171, Preston Gubbals, 24 May, 7 Edw.

VI. (Chalice and bells),
p. 348, Ruyton, 13 May, 7 Edw. VI,
(Chalice and bells).
Vol. ix., p. 325, West Eelton, 9 May, 7 Edw. VI.,

(Chalice and bells).
In G. Griffithss History oj Tong, p. 244,

Donington, 17 May, 7 Edw. VI. (Chalice and bells).
Tong, 25 May, 7 Edw. VI. (ditto).
In Mr. YV. A. Sparrow's Church Preen, p. 134,

Preen, 13 Aug., 6 Edw. VI.
The Inventories are arranged under Hundreds. We
first print those in the Hundred of Purslow. All the
important parts of the Inventories have been extracted,
the merely formal words being omitted.

INVENTORIES OF PLATE, JEWELS, ORNAMENTS, &c.
IN THE HUNDRED OF PURSLOW, 6 EDWARD VI.

(Exchequer Q.U., Salop, Church Goods, temp. Edw. VI., 8-9).

m. 1. RATLYNGHOPE.
RoTLYNCiioi'E. prsent xj tiay of August in the renno of kyng
Edward tho vj1, ono chalyeo off sylver p'coll gelt, And one
crueto of pewtr, ono westment of crule, on crismatory,
one A I tare cloth, ono towel 1, ij bellys, presented by mo
Sr. lances PhiLson, clerk, curat, & Robert bryghthe & John
Chalgat, Churchwardens.

9)1. 2. IIOPESAY.

Hopesaw The paresche of Hopesayp the yerc of or lorde
mdlvj ye xj° dayo of August.

p'sent that they have a chalys of sylver gylt & a pyxe of
sylvr.

GOODS, TEMP. EDWARD VI. 87

A peyer of westeme'tts Blow velvet.

ij vesteme'ts vy* albys, oa blew satten brydgs, another reticle
of saten of byrgs.

And iij bellys & a erosse of brasse, ij Auter clotthes, ij
scyrples, A cope of grene saye of no value [erased]

Sd caret

John Parks, p'son there campanu' p'um

Thomas Brorne 1 ™ i i
Ut n U7 , } Churche wardens.
\\ yllyam Waters J

Note, the p'sentors depose that they have not the counterpaire

of the old Inventory.

m.

3. STOWE.

Stow. 11 Aug. G Edw. VI. Gryffythe ap D'd vicar ther,

Wattkin gyttoe and Roger castrye churche wardens ther,

Thomas Adams and John Davyes p'yshon's ther.

Imp'imis iij bells in the steple.

Itra on' leche bell.

Itm on' chalys of selur.

I tin on' coope of grene sa ve.

Itm on' vestement of Red Saten &; a albe.

Itm on' surplcs & ij ault' clothes.

lt'm on' senser of brasse & a crosse of brase.
pr me Gruff' ap Dd vicr, Wattkin gyttoe, Rogr castrye, Thomas

Adams, John davyes.
[No old Inventory ]

m. 4. NORBURY.

NORBUUY 1 1 Aug. G Edvv. VI. Imp'imis iij bells, a Sauncts
bell, a ehalise wl a patoyne of Sylue'' p'cell gilt, Itm ij vest-
ments the one yelowe Sattyn of brogs and thothor of grene
seye, Itm ij albes wl apparel-Is, a senser of copper, j cruet, j
cope coloryd browne seye, Itm iij towells, Itm one Altare
clothe, ij corparasys, Itm one pix of mastlen, Itm iij
Sirplesys, Itm a crosse of tynne gilded.

pr me Thorn a' ball clericu' curate of Norburie, John Hicks,
Thomas Baylye churche Wardeyns.

m & CLUNBURY.

Clunburyk. Aug. 11, G Edw. VI. Imp'mis iij belles and
other iij sacring belles. It. one vestm1 colou'd grene of
saten of bridgs. It. an other vestm1 colored grene mingled
wl rcdde wth be on' worno. It. two albes p'teyning to the
said vrstm,H of huswife clothe, Itm two old cast copes of
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INVENTORIES OF CHURCH

changeable color wch was had of the late Dissolued Monas-
tery of Wenlocke and on' the sayd p'ishon1"8 of Clunberye
have had from thens of due tie when they had node to sonde
for hit. Itm a vestro* of blacko velvctt & a Albe that one
Sr 'Thomas ball clerk brought the seyd vestm4 of veluett &
graunte to the seid p'yshe to geve hit them if they shuld
have s'vice ther And now he claymeth hit agayne. Itm. a
chalice of sylvr & a paten and su' p'te of hit our gilt. Itm
ij Alter clothes of huswife clothe w* vij old toren shetes &
met clothes & towelles of huswife clothe. It. two cruetts of
pewtr and ij cansticks of brasse and ij cansticks of leddo, a
sensor of brasso. Itm a pixo of copper. It. a crosse of
woode couered wl brasse. It. a crosse of brasse or laten a
silur pixe. It. a holy watr synke of brasse. A crysmetorye.
It. as concerning the chapel I of clonton [Clunton] one oliver
lloid toke two belles fro' thens in the king's name whiche
was p'sented before and c'teyn of the township of clonton
p'sented a vestm1 likewise and one Richard cowper charged
them to bring hit to hym what color cannot we tell or
whether he had it or not. 1 Itm a howse buyld to the use of
the seid clun churche & one Rye. coppr hath sold it to
Thomas coston gentylman above a yere past or more.

David Jones, clerke ther, curat ther

John gwillyn bau2far ) , , ,

Hugh Hushes } churchwardens

Mathew Harryes
Wylliam HolK

m. (5. L YD BURY NORTH.

Lydiujrv. The Inventory Indented of tho plate juellcs belles
& other ornaments of the p'eshe Church of Lydbury in tho
Hundryd of J\mrslowe wln the Countye of Salopp. Taken
the yjth day of Augustc in the vith yere of the Kaingne of
our Souv'ainge Lord Edward the VItL King of Yngland,
Fraunce, & lrelond, Defender of the Faythe & in the
Churche of Ynglond & so of lrelond supreme head.
Imprimis one Chalysso of Syluergylte wMn, one vestment of

Crymson saten of brygges w* a co[>o of the same.
Itm one vestment of woven Sylke grynne & ij° tunycles of

the same.

Itm i i ij 0 Alter Clothys & v towelles ij° cruetts & a Crys-
matorye of tyn.

1 Added in other ink

GOODS, TEMP. EDWARD VI.

8lJ

Itm one Crosse of Copper ouer gyite ij candelstyckks of
brasse.

Itm one pyxe of brasse w4 a shype of the same one tunacle
of brasse.

Itm iiij0 belles in tho Styple w* a Corse belle and a Saka-
ryng belle.

Leonard Mesye, Humfrey Haye, Rob1 Shapard p'sent".
ye p'sells presentyd are in yc Charge of ye presentars.

m. 7. WENTNOR.

Wentnor. The xt day of August G Edw. VI. Thys Inventory
Indentyd of all maner vestments ornaments plate Juells
bell p'teyning to the p'eshe of Wcntnor w^n the hundurde
of purslow yn the cownte of Salop takvn by androw Corbet
knight, Uycharde Newporte and Rycharde Oornwell esquyers
com'yssynars among odM allottyd and appoyntyd for the
same in the sayde hundurde by the p'sentment of George
bakar person ther Jhon wellyns and Wyllya' gyttowys
wardins ther and Jhon Rytn' and Jho' everall too of the syx
men fyrst they p'scnt won chalyco of sylvyr percell gylt and
won vestment of cruw w* won albe won cope of crewl iij alter
clothys of lynen ij smalle ca'dyllstyks of brasse a censer of
brasse won cruet of pewter won crosse of brasse and won
lampe of [decayed]. It. iiij bells of the whyche won beyng
brokyn was solde abowte ij yeres past by the vi men of
wcntnor forsayde partly for the repayring of ther church yn
tylyng and lymyng the same churche, the wc bells the
p'esheners bougt of won M:istr Rydrnor and won ]\lastr
burgyn owt of the late suppressyd howse of hagmownde the
beyng the kyngs com'yssynars
George Baker, clerk, person ther
Jhon Wellyns, Wyllya' gyttowes wardens
Jho' Ryt'n Jhon Everall too of the syx men.

8. EDGTON.

Eggeton. 11 Aug. 6 Edw. VI. [Before the same commis-
sioners as Wentnor.] Imp'mis j chads of Selur ij Smale
bells i sacren bell, j pere of vestments of Saten abrnggs ij
crosses of brasse ij cruetts of pewtr a sensar of brasse j lampe
of braise ij altr cloths j hollywatr ])ott of brasse. It. on
surplcse j to well.

John badeley, clerk.Thomas brid, Lewis taylor, churchwardens,
John IJaugh, Thomas brid, })'ishencrs.

90 INVENTORIES OF CHURCH

m. 9. M1NDTOWN.

Mynde Towne. 11 Aug. 6 Edw. VI.

Ymp'mis A Chalys p'cell gylte w* a paten.
Yt. ij bells wl a saunce bell.

Yt. iij vestime'ts on' oft' whyte sylke & a noder oft crule &

the thrud oft' changeabe & Crule.
Yt. A cope of Crule And a sensor of brasse.
Yt. ij Albes & iij Alter Clothes. Yt. a crosse of brasse

Sr John oft' the Whom' p'son ther.

John Ad'ms, george Mathew, Churche Wardens.
[No cownterpaire of the old inventory.]

to. 10. HOPTON CASTLE.

Hopton. Thomas Sherye clerke p'son there.

John Rent, Wyllam Walt* p'eshiners.
We say that we have oon chales of sylvr our gylt a payre of
vestments wth albes of sylke iiij table clothes fore peshed wl
v towells all of playne clothe ij bells in the steple a corse
cell & a sacryng bell a crysmatory & a pyxe of maselen a
censer [?] of brasse oon payre of cruetts of pewf a cope of
coloryd thryd a lampe of brasse and a crosse of maselen.

[No date given.]

m. 11. C LUN GUN FORD.

Clongonford. 11 Aug. G Edw. VI. Thomas Hey ward clerk,
p'son there, Roger bore & Thomas Paege wardens, George
Mackley, Thomas Harrys, & Wili'm paege of yc same p'yshe

That is to saye

Furst thre grot bells
Itm a sacryng bell
Itm a crosse of laten.

Itm a crysmatory of pewtr & a cruett of yc same.

Itm a sencer of masklyn.

Itm a chalyce & a patent for ye same of sylur.

Itm ij° alter clothes of huswyves cloth.

Itm ij° towells of Dyapur werk.

Itm ij° albes wth theyr amyace.

Itm iiij vestmts whereof ij° be of sylke yc one cl . . . chyd
& thother chaungeable color & thother sylke of blew &
whyte.

Itm . . . surples.

Itm a cope of changeable coloryd sylke.
Itm a pyxe of maslync.
[Stained and the latter part difficult to read].

GOODS, TEMP. EDWARD VI.

91

m. 12. MORE.

More. 11 Aug. G Edw. VI. (Names of the Commissioners
given). Peter elerkc p'sdn tlicre Thomas Moro & John ap
(J ni (I wardens, Thomas younge lie we price m' ther.
Furst ther p'sent one chalice of sellu' p'sell gilte one vest-
ment of blako chamlett one albe a cope of blew satten ij
alter clothes ij candellstickes of lede one senser of brasse
iij bells & a sacrenge bell,
p'celle supr diet lib'at sunt vc v°.

m. 13. LYDHAM.

Ledom. 11 Aug. 6 Edw. I.
Imp'mis a chalys of syluyr.
It. a vestement yfc ys of grene sylke & crule.
It. a vestyment of wyte crule.
It. a vestyment of grene sylke.
It. ij auterclothys & ij candelstyks of bras.
It. ij bellys lV: a cruss of bras.
It. ij cruetts of lede.

It. a cope of branch damaske coloryd blew.
Thorn9 Edwards p'son of ledom.
Rowland Morys churcliwarden.

[Committal in Latin as above.]

m. 14. BISHOP'S CASTLE.

Bysop Castell. 11 Aug. G Edw. VI. Imp'rs ij challs of selvr
whereof one gelte wthin iiij bells of the w'ich oon of them
the burges of the townc of bishops castill do claymo as thr
owne & not the p'ishon's for because & to thentent to bo
roncf to call tlie burgees together & outcries.
It. one sut of vesting of blew selk the wiche were in the
custody of wiilm knot & were takyn awey by oliue1 lloyd
and Lewis Jones esquiers. It. ij of pere of vestme'ts of the
meane course oon of red selke oon sauncts bell & oon cope
of red velvot & oon other moanc cope of red selke vj alter
cloths oon crosse of brasse ij cruetts of pewtr apixe of seluer
apixe of brasse ij candalsticks of brasse ij corporas a cris-
matorye of pewf ij paxs of glasse oon lampe of brasse oon
sensar of brasse oon sirples wiche is stolyn & ij towells a
holly watr pott of brasse.

Hew Aldwell clerk, vicar, Wyllm Knott, Walt' Reynolds,
Churchwardens, Thomas downo p'ishonr thp.

92

INVENTORIES OF CHURCH

INVENTORIES OF PLATE, JEWELS, ORNAMENTS, &c,
IN THE BOROUGH AND LIBERTIES
OF WEN LOOK.

(Exchequer Q.R., Salop, Church (roods,
temp. Edward VI., S — 13).

The first of the following Inventories, which is here
printed in full, is a very characteristic and well written
list of Church Goods, in the handwriting apparently of
Sir Thomas Botelar, the last Abbot of Shrewsbury and
Vicar of Much Wenlock, as is also the Inventory of
the Chapel of Barrow. His old Register of Wenlock is
referred to in the Transactions, vol. xi., p. 2, &c.

6 Edward VI. Town and Franchise of Wenlock.
m. 1. MUCH WENLOCK.

THE P'OCHE OF MOCHE WELOK.

This present Indenture inde'ted was made the xxvij day
of octobr the yere of or Lord God 1552. In the yere of
or Sou'aign lord kyng Edward the Sixte by the grce of
God of England France and Ireland kyng, defend' of the
Faith and in erth undr God of the church of England
and also of Ireland, Supreme Head. By Sr Thomas Botelar
clerke vicar of Wenlock aforesaid Richard Oswalde and
Waltere Habnrley chnrche wardens of the said p'oche, Rauf
Lyttlehale, Will1" -Byll, Hichard Legge, Kauf Bradeley, Roger
Wyldcocke, Thomas Taylor with other many of the p'ochianers
ther. In the name of the Rest of. the hoolo p'oche Aforesaid
of all Jewells, plate, ornaments and bells belonging to their
p'och chrche.

First a Chalice w* a Patten of Silur both p'cell gilt.

It. a Fix of Silvr of small westom w* a crosse & the head
above gilt p'celly.

It. two crosses both of copp' &, gilt.

It. four chesabells, tow of silke and tow of mean' stuff.

It, on' coope of white silke.

It. thre to wells.

It. thre table clothes ovrworne.

It. an other chesabell or vestme't ourworne.

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It. an albe & an Amicte to the same.

It. four bells, thre boght of the kings magestie and a cloeke
bell.

It. a cope of rod & blow tafate imbroderyd wl gold & sylur
goven to tho p'oche by Sr John Baily late p'or ther In
co'dition that p'te of the p'oche shuld at his decess mete
his bodie at Byldwas bryge and to bryng hym to Wenloko
churche to be buried. Rio. Lawley Esq'er, Will'm More,
Uicd Begge and John Bradeley band by dede obligatorie
for the p'forrnac'on thereof.

by me Thomas Botelar vicar aforesaid,
by me Richard Wossold.
by mo Whatter Uaburley.
Md yl yc stutle and abovo presentyd y8 in yc Charge of ye
presentors.

Md thatt the p'sentors say thatt theire Old inventorye y8 loste.

m. 2. DITTON PRIORS.

Dytton. Wyllya' Alcoke vicr there, Rycd Gery & Jhon Fowler

cluirche Wardens, Jhon Russell & Jhon Taylor two of tho

sayd p'ysshe, In the syxte yere of Edward the Syxt.

Imp'inis iij bells yn the stepull wth a sancts bell.

It. one chalyce of sylu1' & our gyld.

It. one cope of blue Satten & Redd vellett.

It. two pere of vesttments w* there belongyngs, one of Redd
Satten & the odr of whyt fusty an.

It. iij table clothys & iij towwells.
They also sayn that the late wardens of the said Churche hath

Lost the Olde Inventory by reson .whereof we can not bring

furth the same.
[Committed to the presentors.]

m. 3. BENTI1ALL.

OAPELLA de Bkntaix. Anex' vicari' de Wenloko magn'. 15
Oct. 1552. P'sentment made by Richard Bentall & Will'm
Heynes.

Imp'inis a Chales wherw1'1 the Chapleyns do mynister of the
goodes of Willm Bentall & doth aiwey remayne in his
custody as his ownc goodes.

Urn. one pore Chesable of Sarcenet.

Itm. one lytic bell.
[Oh! I nvtiifory tost.] [Committed to p'sentors.]

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9it. 4. MONK IIOPTON.

Monk Hopton. 14 Oct. G Edward VI. P'sentyd be me
Wyllya' Morthow curatte of the chappell of Monck Hoppton
yn the franchys of Moche Wehlocke, & Thomas Gowre &
J lion Smathernan churcho wardens.

lmp'inis ij bcllys in the stepull & a challcs of syllucr a cope
of rede saye a naube of howshyos clothe & ij tabbull
clothes & a pyxte of copyr & a sensor of brasse & cryss-
matory of lede & a cruet of led & shurples of lynnyn
clothe.

[Old Inventory lost] [Committed to p'scntors.]

m. 5. SHIPTON.

SflEPTON. 14 Oct. 0 Edward VJ. Jhon Wood clerke & curat

of the p'rshe of Shepton, Thomas Hasulwood Lcnard gowre

churche wardens, Wyllya' Pa'moro Wyllya' Powes yn the

name of the whole p'isbe.

Imprimis a chalys & a cover to the same.

Itm. a corporas cace & a corporas cloth.

Itm. iij bells in the stepull & a sance bell.

Itm. a canty 11 cope of Rede Saten & grene.

Itm. a peyrc of vesme'ts of Rede Satene & grene.

Itm. ij aulter clothys & ij towells & a crose of copper.
[Committed, &c]

m. C BARROW.
[No date nor names are given.]
The Inventory of the goods of the Chappell of Barrow.
[In the writing of Sr. Thomas Botelar.]
Imp'mis ij bells.
Itm. on chalys of siluyr.

It, ij payr of vestments on redd satyn thoder wliyt twylly w*
t ho albys.

It. ij corp'as on of grene velvet the oder of twylly.
It. ij tabyll clothes.
The old inventory is by the p'ishyn's Lost.
[Com'itted, &c]

m. 7. EATON -UNDEIM1 AY WOOD.
Eton. 14 Oct. S' Thomas llabcrley vicar there, Thom\s
Jenkes, Richard Lutteley, wardens, Will'm Englyshe, &
John Maddockes.

lmp'inis one Chalyce w* a paten of gylur, one pyx of sylur.
Itm iij belles, one san(s bell ij eandlestyekis of masalcn,

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95

Itm one Cruett of tyn.
Itm iij payre of vesteme'ts of diurse colors.
It. ono coope of Redde saten.
It. iiij autur clothes of lynen Clothe.
It. iij to wells of huswyfe clothe.
It. one Surplus ij Corp'as vv* ther cases of ij colors.
It. one Crosse of tyn one sensor of mastelen.
[Committed, &c]

m. 8. WILLEY.

Willey. 14 Oct. G Edward VI. John Pod more clarke p'son
there, Will'm Heynes John Corbett churche wardens, Hewo
Baylye.

Imp'mis one Chalice wl a paten of sylur.
Itm one payre of vestements of blacke saten.
Itm one Coope of say.
Itm ij auter clothes, ij towelles.
Itm ij belles, & a pyxe of brasse.
Itm a Cruett of pewter.
[Committed, &c]

m. 9. BROSELEY.

Broseley. 14 Oct. G Edward VI. Sr Edmond Michell p'son

there, Fouke Wilkocs & Will'm Addams.

Imp'mis a Chalyce wl a paten of Sylur.

Itm ij auter clothes of flaxen clothe.

It. iij payre of vestements one ryzht saten red ij of say.

It. a' Can tie Cope of fiustyan.

It. ij belle a santus bell.

Itm a surplas.
[Committed, &c]

m. 10. MADE LEY.

Madeley. 14 Oct. G Edward VI. Will'm Bucnall Vicar, Hary
Cooke & Rychard Strvng1 wardens, Ry chard Smcthyman &
John Estop p'ycheners there.

Eirst iij bells on' chalyce \vl the paten of sylu & ptc gelt ij
copys on of red saten of burges the odyr of why to bustean
iij vesteme'ts on of red say a nodyr of whyte fustyan &
the thred of blake say ij afbys vv* there ameas iiij towels
on tabell clothe on pyx of eu'°y bownd wl sylu a crosse of
cop' a pere of candylstyks ij cruetts of pewk a sencer of
brasse a sacryng bell iiij ban'ys of lynyn cloth peynted.
[Committed, he]

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m. 11. BOURTON.

Ye Chapell of Burton. Y° laste day of October 6 Edward
VI. John Ball, Rogr Wvlcoks, Thomas Wolbere, John
Wylcoks & Walter Haberleye.

Itm imp'mis ij bells a lesse & a bygge on Chalysse oft' Sylu1
p'coll gylte on' vestment of bleovve & grene sylke on Albe
of lynnyn Clothe on tabull clothe on' towell on Cruett of
leadd.

This Chapell was neu p'sented before this tyme.
[Committed, &c] Walter Haburley

m. 12. BADGER.

Bagesor. 14 Oct. 6 Edward VI. By me George Barrett pson

ther, Rogger Taylor & Rogger Blakemore wardens.

Imp'mis a chalyce of selvr w* a cover p'cell gyltt.

Item a pyxe a sensor of brasse and a crosse of ledde.

Item a corporas case wth two corporas clothes.

Item a cope of Redde oolsted embrodryd.

Item thre vestementes one ielow selke the other grene sylke
and the other of checur worke and two albes wUl other
thinges therunto belonging.

Item foure auter cloothes and thre towelles.

Item thre bellys a sants bell and sacryng bell.
[Committed, &c]

m. 12 BECKBURY.

Beckrury. 14 Oct. G Edward VI. Exhybyted by Robert
Androse p'son there, Richard Nycolles and John Hatton,
Wardens.

Imp'mis a Crosse a pixe & a sensore of brasse.
Itm a Chalice of sylu1 wyth a Cover p'cell gylt.
ltm a Coope of redde saten a brygges.

Itm ij vestements one of redde brygges saten embrodred and

one of whyte fustyan.
Itm one albe wl other thyngs therto belonging.
Itm one Corpas case of Blacke Saten & one Corp'as clothe.
Itm ij auter Clothes & ij towells.
Itm iij belles a Sanctus bell and a sacryng bell.
And the one vestment of grene and two Aulter clothes wear

sold and the money for the same recd was employed to

the ropa'con of the Church.
[Old inventory lost] Jhon lluughton.

[Committed, fee]

(JOODS, TEMP. EDWARD VI. 07

711. 14. HUGH LEY.

Hewle. 14 Oct. G Edward VI. Roger Stryngar p'son
tlicro John Broke, Wyll : Arnys wardens, Wyll. Carter
persnor.

Imp'mis a challys wyth a cov p'cel gylt.
Ite' on coope of streypyd fustean.

It. ij vestcments on of blac chanlet the other of bleu satte'

of brags.
It. a albe iij aultr clothys.
It. a pyx of brasse and a crose of leyd gylt.
It. ij bells and a sacryng bele.
[Committed &c]

m. 15. LITTLE WEN LOCK.

Lytyll Wenlocke. 14 Oct. G Edward VI. Exhybyted by
Richard Fenemor Clarke, Henry Car tar, George Smythyma'
& Jhon Whyllwryght.
Imprimis ij belles & one bell in gage.
Itm a Chalyco wl a paten parceU gylt.
Itm one Corp' as & ij corp'as cases.

Itm iij vestements one of velvet and other of Saten & an

other of whyte fustyan.
Itm a Coope of blew saten.

Itm ij albes, and ij towelles, and ij auter clothes.
Itm a Crosse of brasse.
[Old Inventory lost.] [Committed, &c]

INVENTORIES OF PLATE, JEWELS, ORNAMENTS, &c,
IN THE HUNDRED OF CONDOVER.

{Exchequer Q.IL, Salop) Church Goods,
temp. Edward VI., 8 — 7),

The following 10 Inventories do not comprise all the
places in Condover Hundred'. Those for Condover,
Longnor and Sutton are missing from the series 8 — 7,
but may occur in some other series. The Inventory for
Selottyn was inserted in Condover Hundred, as m. 3}
doubtless by mistake, but it is not here printed. Of
the churches, whose Inventories are now printed, Acton
Pigbt is but a ruin, and Ruckley or Langley is no

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longer used for worship. Inventories of Acton Burnell
and Acton Pigot occur also in a later series, 8 — 17.

m. 1. ACTON PIGOT.

Atton Pygeth, or Acton Pygot. Aug. 13, G Edward VI.
Sr Harry Baxtour, William farmer Davyd Counde wardens
of same.

The p'sent that the have a challyce of selver, ij bells, & a

vestment of Red & other Rossett.
Yu goods ar in yc charge of yu presentors.

m. 2. CHURCH PULVERBATCH.

PULDERBEGHE. Aug. 13, 7 Ed ward VI. Wyllm Davyes clerke
p'sonne there, Roland Jaydrell, John Bayle wardens, Roland
Bayle, Edwarde Davie p'escheno,s.

Itm a pyx sold for vjs viij(J for ye Rep'ashion of ye churche.
Imprimis ij bells And a corsse bell.
Itm a chales.

Itm a vestment blew wolstyd.
Itm a coope grene silke.
Itm ij Alter clothes.
Itm ij toweles.

Itm a corpes & a case red sylke.
Itm a albe.

Ye goods Juelles and bells are in yc Charge of yc presentors.

m. 4. PITCHFORD.

Pecufoude. Aug. 13, G Edward VI. Imprimis ij belles, & a
sakring bull, & a cope of wyte fostyan, & iij vestymcnts & ij
off dornyx & on' off blake wolstyde, & ij albes, & iij alter
clothes, & ij or iij towells, & a pex off cop', & a crose off ode
cou'yd wl plate, & a sensar off brase, & a cruet off ponce, & a
paxe off ode the fare syde of glase, & ij olde serpelesses.

p'sentyd by Thomas tayiar ) Wa,.aens
hyc browne J

Ryo' pers, Ralo longnor p'ishn'

Sr Roger Otley.

m. 5. COUND.
CoNDE. Aug. 13, 6 Edward VI. Sr Rye' buydu' curat' there,
berry crompto' & John benet, warde's of the sayd churche,
fowke crompto' & Thomas whood p'ryscyon's.
Jmpriinis one challs gylie w' in wl ye patent.
It/ n j bells in the step ui i.

GOODS, TEMP. EDWARD Vrl. 0(.)

It' ij copes one sylk of dyu'rs colures & the other of crue.
It' iij vestements one of Medde sylke a nother crue the

thyrde of whyte tycke.
It' ij albes.
It' ij ames.
It' one corporas.
It' one aut' clothe.
It' one crosse of brasse

m. 6. WOLSTASTON.

Wolstaston, 13 Aug. 6 Edward VI. Sr Wylly' pease, preste
& p'son there, John boduler John Shere wardens & Thomas
Walker off the parysshe.

Imp'imis Won chalys of Syllu1 wth a patontt, won pay re off
vestements, won coope, and two bells,
by me Wyllym pyse clerke.

m. 7. LEEBOTWOOD.

Lyebotwode, the xiijth daye of August [6 Edward VI.] Roger
lute* clearke Wyllyam kaye Rye' sanke churche wardens.
Mast* stevyn sanke baylyffe Geffrey garston p'ochyners.
We p'sent iij belles and a chalys.

It' we p'sent a cope of satyn brygs the coloure ys redde.
It' we p'sent a vestement of saten brygs the coloure ys blewe.
It' Mastr. thomas corbet dothe saye that he hathe purchesyd

the churche ivt. all the prese'ts. [erased].
It' a crosse of wodde coueryd wth brasse.
It' on tabyle clothe of hos wyefes makyng.
y° goodes wfcin namyd ar in ye Charge of yc presentars.

m. 8. RUCKLE Y (on LANGLEY).
Ruckle e. Aug. 13, G Edward VI. D'd powoll, clarke, John
llarloy, Itycharde wouer wardens. The dow p'sent that the
have ij belles, & on' wesment greyon collor and a nother of
dyu' coler, a crosse of brasse, & a pycks of brasse.

m. 9. CRESS AGE.

Chapell of Cresschege wlyn the p'reshe of Conde. Aug. 13,
6 Edward VI. Roberto turvyn, curett, John chenchar,
Rychard Synar, Wardens, M Bartley, Thorn8 ]\Iapas Parrys-
ners, presented

That wo have one chellyche w* ye patent of selver & too bells.
Itm thro vestme's one of sylk & too of tecke.
Ittn too albes & one Amys.
Itm o\u) cope ut grene tecke.

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m. 10. KENLEY.
Kenley. 13 Aug., 6 Edward VI. Syr Hew batte curat,
Wyllya' Blake frey, Rowland Maddox, wardyns, chrystopher
taylor, p'ryschyner ther.
Imprimis one chalys of sylver wl a pattence.
It' two vestements of red chaiet.
It' one aube & two tabull cloths.
It, two belles.

m. 11. CHURCH PREEN.

PitENE. The presentment of the p'yche of Prene. Thys in-
denture made the xiijth day of Auguste In vjtb yere of the
Rayne of your sofferayne Lorde Edward the vjUl by Grace of
God Kynge of Eyngland fraunce and Ireland Deffendor of
the faythe and yerthe of the Chourche of Yengland &
Ireland supreme lied.

S1 Rychard Ley, farmr, Edward Whycke, Edwarde P'sons
Wardens, ftbolcke Myddyllton and other two oneste men.
Imp'mis a chalys of sylver p'sell gylte.
It' ij belles and a cope of whyte sylke.
It' a sauntes bell and a syrples.

It' a ves'ment of red sylke and a crosse of brasse and a pyx
of brasse.

Chargyd of the Present .

m 12. SMETHCOTT.

Smethecote, the xiijth of August [G Edward VI] Wyllyam
yowpe p'sn/ Thomas Phellypps/ Eryan Bromley churche
wardens/ Thomas perkys/ Wyllyam bertelam pochyners.
We p'sent ij bells, a chalys of selver, and a smalie bell.
It' a cope of redde saye.
It' a vestement of redde saye.

It' a nother vestement of saye of changeabul colowre.
It' to ca'dylstyckys.
It' to corp'as casys.

m. 13. ACTON BURNELL.

Atton Burnell. 13 Aug. () Edward VI. M Thomas Lee &
huLfh hosburno beyn Wardens S' hutry baxt' curat, Thomas
buckenoll, liaufe Hancocks, Wyllyam Monslow.
Tha dow p'sent that the have .... of selver .... blow
Rwtfill a nother oi lied s . . . and a nother that the dow
"<•<• • • • the on' Itcdo the oilier of wy . . . the whyche
<>n' ys on puydo.
[This Inventory is much torn.] .

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101

m. 14. FRODESLEY.

Frodesley. — Tlio Invcntoryo of all the goods of the churche
or ehapel w1 cure of frodesley presentyd by the p'sone Sr
George Ldngmer & the churche wardens Lawrence Sherer,
Thomas Dodd and Homfray burnell & Rafe madocks par-
yshyonars.

fyrst a chalyce of sylver w* ptr paten, ij bells, ij peyre of vest-
ments j of crule white & Rede & j of Whyte fustyan, &
a crosse of brasse.

Wryttun the xiij day of August the sixt yeare of the Reygno
off kyng Edward the sixt by the grace of god of England
France & Yreland kynge.

ij candylstyks, j tablecloth, & a crowct,

pr me georgiu' LoDgmer Rectore"1 ibid1", et Lorentiu' sherer
& thorn"' dodd homfridu' burnell & Radulfu' madocks.

[goods left in charge of the presenters].

m, 15. BERRINGTON.

Burinton. 13 Aug. 6 Edward VI. Imp'mis on chalys off
Sylver w a paten, on cope, on vestem'tt of blue sylke, on
Albe, iij bells, and a lyttell bell, and the lead off a holy
watr stocke.

Thyes beyng p'sented Sr Wyllyam proud o p'son there, and
Rychard wolfe & John blakeway wardens, and John
fermore Rychard hothekyns Wyllya' Cooke, Thomas
churche, Rychard halle Thomas phelypps off the parysshe.

On vestme'tt confirmed by the handes of Wylyam goldo
(?) suite. And (?)groner.

m. Id H A RLE Y.

Harlev. 13 Aug. 0 Edward VJ. Sl Edmondo bachelor
curate there, Willi'm smytho warden of the seid churche
humfrey Deakyn Thomas carter and John taylor.
Imprimis iij bells in the steple.
Itra a sackcrynge belle.

ltm too payre of vostments for holy dayes, on' payre damask,

and the other ehamlett.
Itm too payre of olde vestments for work dayes.
Itra a cope of whyte satten of bridge.
Itra too autur clothes,
ltm too towells.
Itra a corporas wl the case.

Itra a crosso of brasse. ; 1 -

ltm a challes of sylu' wl ye paten.

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Itm a litle yle cou'yd w* ledd.
Itm a holy waturstock cou'yd w* lede.
Itm too bann's peynted.
Itm on' sylke banner.

m. 17. STAPLETON.

Stepulton. The Inventory of the playet Juells & ornaments
pr'sented by Ry chard bacar, Jhon Reynolds, the xiij daye of
August In the vjtbyere of the Rayne ot orsun\ . , . the sext.
Imprimis on chalys of syluer p'sell gyld w*in.
It. . . . bells, A cowppe of gre sayc. . . wosted & ij wo. . . .
[Tins Inventory is much torn].

INVENTORIES OF PLATE, JEWELS, ORNAMENTS, &c,
IN THE HUNDRED OF CHIRBURY.

(Exchequer Q.R., Salop, Church Goods,
temp. Edward VI., 8—11).

The Inventories of 3 churches are included in the
series 8 — 1 1, viz , Chirbury with the chapel of Rorring-
ton, Shelve, and Worthen.

m. 1. CHIRBURY.

Chirbury. 13 Aug. 0 Edward VI. John Myddelton curate
there, David ap John Roberto warden there, Walter Hoculton
and John Badye too honest men of the same p'ishe.
Imp'mis three bells whiche they boght of the kynge.
Ite' one sayncts bell.

Ito' on' Ohales of Sylver gylte wth a patene of the same and
one other ehales which Olyver lloyd by vertue of a comis-
syon toko of the Alter anil hit w11' him karied awaye.

Ite' one vestement of Red chamlet which the same Olyver
at the same tyme had.

Ito' ij candelstyks of brasse which tho same Olyver had.

Ito' on koller an Alter clothe and A to well which the same
Olyver had.

Ite' too copes whereof on' of grene sylke an thother of fostayne.
Ite' too crosses on' of copper and thother of wood covered

w"' sylver.
Ito' 'too cructts of Lcade.
Ifo too to well a of hynen clothe.

GOODS, TEMP. EDWARD VI.

108

To the Chapell of Roryngton belongythe
Itc' on' Pyxc of copper.

Ite' on' Chales of Sylver w a patone of the same.
Ite' on' vestement of lied chainlet.
Ito' one bell.

The Fochianers there do sayo that aboute ix yeres past they
soldo three belles of theires for the some of xiiH whiche
xii11 was delyvered unto oon Sr John Braye clerke for the
space of sixe yeares then next foiowynge and he for his
s'vice there to have thencrease thereof durynge the said
terme & to redelyver the said xiju to the p'ochioners there
at thendo of the said sixe yeres and althoghe lie was
desyred dyverso times to redelyver the sumo as yet he
had not so done.

per me Johan' Myddylton vicarium de Chirbury, John Bady
Walter Hoculton.

The p'sentors do depose that they have not the formr
Inventory.

m. 2. SHELVE.

Shelve. 13 Aug. G Edward VI. Wyllyam Edwards, clerc',
p'son there, Wylly'm Gcnnyns churchwarden, Roger Under-
woode p'yshenor.

Imp'mis oon chalice sylv' oon bell oon vestyment blue satten
oon altr clothe, oon crnett, on' cowpe, oon towell oon
c'smatorie oon syrples oon cens/ oon sanct bell.

m. 3. WORTH EN.

WORTH* N. 13 Aug. 0 Edward VI. John Bady curat there, &
John Drap , Roger llady \\rardons there, & Thomas Drap ik,
Thomas Ivery to honest men of the said p'rishe.
Imp'mis iij belles, one sancts bell, one cors bell, one chales,
one cope coloure blewe, one vestement coloure blewe with
a aube. It. vj towells.
Itm vj auter clothis, ij cruetts, ij candelsticks of bras, one

holy water pot of bras.
Itm one cope coloure Red, ij vestments coloure Red. Itm
one vestiment coloure pyde. Itm one whit vestement
with a nawbe. Itm a care clothe. Itm iij fryngs. Itm
ij eorporasso. Itm a crosse of bras & wode. Itm iiij
baners of lenyn cloth, ij towells. Itm delyuerd a chales
to .John My at on for the use of the said p'ishe iiij yeres
bolore the date hereof.
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INVENTORIES OF PLATE, JEWELS, ORNAMENTS, &c,
IN THE HUNDRED OF CLUN.

[Exchequer Q.R , Salop, Church Goods,
temp. Edward VI., 8 — 14).

The Inventories of the churches of Clun, Llanvair
Waterdine, and Mainstone are included in the series
8 — 14. Inventories of Clun and Mainstone occur also
in a Liter series, 8 — 17.

G & 7 Edward VI. Paroch' infra decanat : de Clun et

W ENLQCK IN DIOCE: HeREF : ET COM: SALOP : 8 — 14.

[3 membranes].

m. 1. LLANVAIR WATERDINE.

Llanvayrwaterdene. 11 Aug. G Edward VI. Evan ap
Morres & Dd ap Meyricke church wardens ther', and
Gryffythe ap Morgan curate ther', Howell ap Meyryke & Dd
ap Morres p')shon's ther.
Imp'mis oon chalys of selver.

I tin ij peer of vestements of saye on' whyte & thother grene,
Itm one coope of grene saye.
Itm oon surples & ij cor[)orases.
Itm oon bell, ij brasen candelstyks.

Itm oon senser of brasse, iij awltur clothes & ij cruets of
sylke.

per me Galfridu' morgain Clarke, p. Jeuun ap mores & Dd
ap Meyricke, Howell ap meyrick & Dd. ap mores.
[Committed &c]

m. 2. MAINSTONE.

Maynston. 11 Aug. 6 Edward VI. Morico ap How curate

there, Holl* ap John church warden and Dauid ap mericke

and Hoir ap cad wallet' two honest men of the same p'ishe.

Imp'mis two littell belles.

It. one chalice w* a patent of sylur

It. one vestm of red velvett.

It. one Syrples.

It. (Hid (able Cloth,
[old in rcntort/ lovt\. [Committed &c]

GOODS, TEMP. EDWARD VI.

105

m. 3. CL1JN.

CtUN. 11 Aug. G Edward VI. Presented by Su John p'son
clerk cunitt ther Owen ap Jhon, and Robart ap RJ wardens
of the same churche Robart Vechan Griffith ap Moris Willm
Rusbache and Thomas ap Meredith p'ishurs ther.
Imp'mis one chalis wl a paten of selur and gellte. It. one
eoype of Red vellvitt. It. iij vesta ai* that is to saie one
of Red vcalvett another of tawnie domasail the iijrd ot
whitt satte'. Ite' a suyt for decans of Red Wholsted.
It. ij searpleis. It. one corp'as. It. iij bealls and a ly tell
beall. It. to brasen candelstyk. It. a crosse of tre our hylid
wth selur. It. a pecse of glaeu wth ii ij fett of sellur to the
value of xx3. It. further the said p'ishnrs do p'sent ij
chalis wth patents of selur and geillt. It. ij° picsis of
selu and a bell, the wch chalesis and picsis is gagid that
is to saie then chalis the picse have gagid for vu xij yere
past for to paie certein of the p'ishe ther cost and curgise
that thee wher at in suytt bytwen the said p'ishe & ther
vicar at london at that tyme and also thi other chalis &
one ot the picsys one Mathe' Lawe and Owen ap Rs have
them this iiijor yeres past that thei wher wardens and do
kep them as yott for xla thei wher in charge the same yere
that thei wher wardens for the p'ishe lycwheis Owen ap
lloll' ap Jhon do kepe the other pice this iij yere past that
lie wase warden and kepe the same for xxa that he wase
chargid for the p'ishe the same yere that he wase warden
and also the said p'ishe have sowld a bell in Juli last past
for v marks and payd it for Repayryng of ther church
charges (?) [Committed &c]

INVENTORIES OF PLATE, JEWELS, ORNAMENTS, &c.
IN THE TOWN AND LIBERTIES OF SHREWSBURY,
G EDWARD VI.

{Exchequer Q.R., Salop, Church Goods,
temp. Edward VI., 8 — 10).

The Inventories of trie ornaments, &c, in the churches
of St. Alkmund, Holy Cross, St. Julian, St. Mary, and
St. Chad, in the town of Shrewsbury, all dated in
August, G Edward VI. (1552), have been already
printed in the l1ransaciio)isi vol. x., and Meole Brace
and Preston Gubbals in Second Series, vol. viii. The

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INVENTORIES OF CHURCH

other Inventories of the churches in the Liberties of
Shrewsbury, which are preserved in the Public Record
Office, are here given. That of Hanwood occurs in
another series, 8 — 19. One Inventory (on m. 13) has
no place mentioned ; but as it is " thre myle from our
paresh church, and ys but a chapele of esment," it may
belong to Albrighton, or to Bicton, or perhaps to Astley.
The names of the priest and four parishioners are given,
so that the place ought to be identified.

Town and Libebties of Salop, s — 10. [15 mems.]

m. 1. HADNALL.

Hadnoll. 22 Aug. 6 Edward VI. P'sente unto the kyngs
magest's comecimars by John tailer warden & other Kyc
tylar & umfray paynt'n.
Fyrst ij byllys.

It. on' challys w the patten weying viij ouwnces.

It. on' vestement of tawny chamlet wtb the Albe & all

thereto belong',
It. ij aultur clothis.
It. ij towells.
It. alytyll bell,
[iorn] ... & we have not

. . . Regnolds clerke.
[No note of committing to the charge of the prcsentors.]

m. 3. GRINSHILL.

Grylsiiyll. This Inventory made by us clmrche Wardens &
oilier honest mo' men of the p'och whois names byn sub-
scrybede the xxiij day of August [6 Edward VI.]
P'sente' unto the kyngs magystis comecinaris by Thorn's
Newnys clerke curat ther, Thomas Em ere & Uyc : webbe
wardens, other Thomas Aladdox & Wyllya' cuert'n.
Eyrst on' chalis \vl the patto' solucr parte gelte wcyng ix

ouwnces.
It. ij snail' bellis.

It. iiij olde vestements, on5 don satten & grene: on' redde

syli;o: on' dornyx : & on' cru dyst wcrkc.
It. on' cope grene ticke: It. ij albis.
It. on' HOfUNir of copor : I|. on' orosso ol lode.
| No com nviUal, \

GOODS, TEMP. EDWARD VI.

107

m. 4. B HOUGHTON.

The p'ishe of Broughton.

S John howell curat, John prydey & Robert Weston
wardens, thomas Pitchforde & James hancokes p'ysheners,
they p'sent the xviUl day of august in the Sixth yere of
the Rayne of our suffering lorde Kyng Edward the sixth
before the kyngs com'issionars Sr Adam Mytton knyght
Roger luter & Rychard Whytacre bailies of the towne of
Salop that they have ij vestments wth one albe blake &
red say. It. a chalys wti. a patent p'celi gilte weyng ix
ouwnces. It. an olde cope rede, a sacryng & a paxe of
glasse. It. one aucto" clothe/ one corporas & the holy-
water stocke of leade.

m. 5. SHREWSBURY.

Shrewsburie. Delyvered to S Edmund Peck-^

ham knight the xiij"1 of June 1553 in RedyJ ix1' v8 viijd
Money J

Bye mye Thomas pope.

m. 6. SHREWSBURY.

Allowed to Sr Adam Mitton Knyght for his}
chardges bringing up the ' Churche goods from I ^9
Shrewsburie being com'ission ' there, the xiiijti, f x
of June 1553 J

m. 8. MEOLE BRACE.

Meolle Brace. [No date] These be the ornaments and
goodes of the chircho of Meolle Brace p'sentyd by tho Vicar
and the ij Wardens wyth ij onest men of the pareshe.
Inp'mis a ohallysso of sylvyr weyng v ounces & di.
It. a Crosse of brass©. It, a Cruett of pewtur.
It. ij chandylstykes of brace.

It. iij peyr of vestments, on of greyn satten, on of dornyx,

and on of red wosted and dornyx.
It. a cope of sylke. It. iij awter cloythes. It. iij belles.

(h)rgo Mybroard and Robert Shorer, wardens.

Robort Sheror, clerk, Vicar ther.

Rychard Modlycott, John Sherer.
I). D'u's Rol)ort' Stherer, vicari'. Rychard Modlycott.

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INVENTORIES OF CHURCH

m. 10. PRESTON GUBBALS.

P'ston Gobbl : 16 August G Edward VI. Sir John Samerfyld
curat ther, John llaynes, Willin. Syinons, wardens, Willm.
Lopynton, John Hay ward, p'sheners.

ij lytyll bells, iiijr vestments, ij albes, and a cope. The colur
of the vestments, ij green say, one white fustyan, another
of ehamlet.

John S'rnerfilde.
John Haynes. Willm. Lopynton.

William Symons. John Hayward.

m. 11. CL1VE.

The Chapele of the Cleue. 24 Aug. 6 Edward VI.

Imprymys we present A chalys percelle gylt w' ye pate' in

manibus Edri co'bett.
Item on belle.

Item on vestement in manibus Ricd. Russell wth all there to

belonging.
Itm to autur clothys.

Thomas Downe curat, Rychard Russell, Wyllya' Wele church
wardens.

We be fyue myle from our paresh church & fynd the pryst
our selti's.

m. 12. BATTLEFIELD.
The p'ysh of ye Batellfelde.

A presentment mad by ye Curatt of yc batellfelde, Richard
Tysdall & Wyllm. Owyn Wardens of ye same, the xxiiijth
daye of Augnste a0 R.R. Ed. sext. vjt0, unto Sr. Adam
Mytton Knyght Rog' Lene & Ric: Whitacre, of all syche
goods as ys belongyn to ye same p'ysche aftr ye s'vay of
ye late desolvyd College of ye Batellfelde.

Furthermor ye Inve'tory made by ye Mastr & hys brethern
of y° late desolvyd college of ye Batellfelde to ye Kyng's
maie3 syrveyers of all syche goodds & Juells as was belong'g
to ye foresayde late suppressed College aftr ther s'vey
they toko ye Inve'tory w* ye goods awey w* the' & chargyd
me Edward Shorde clerke & curat there put in by yc
Kyng's maiea s'veyars chargyd w* thes goods ther me'conyd
that they sholde be forthe comy'g at all tymys whe' they
sholde be req^ryd, fyrst iij bells ij grett & a sanct' bell, ij
vestyme'ts, ij autr clothys, & a chalys w* a paten p'cell
gylto by estymacon weyyng x ounc', a peyer of smalle
laten ca'dyllstyks & a })ayer of cruetts.
By me Fdwnid Shorde, clerk,

GOODS, TEMP. EDWARD VI. 101)

m. 13. (NO PLACE NAMED).

Hys p'sentinent made y8 xxiiij day of August yn ye syxt yere
of Edward ye sixt by Sr Thomas bayle pryst there & Kych
tanne' Thomas Collet Wyllya' pysch Thamas tanne'.
Imp'mis A chalys of syluer w* the patent weyng xiiij own.
Itm to bells y* be vere lyttylle.

Itm A vestment of blake sitten w* all therto belo'gyht.
Itm A cope of dyuers colors.
Itm A autur cloth.
Itm A corporas case.

Forther we be thre myle from our paresh church & ys but
a chapele of esment at our own plesure & fynd ye pryst
our selfe.

INDENTURES OF CHALICES AND BELLS IN THE
TOWN AND FRANCHISES OF SHEWSBURY,
MAY, 7 EDWARD VI.

[Exchequer Q R., Salop, Church Goods,
temp. Edward VI., 8—12).

The Indentures of Chalices and Bells belonging to
St. Julian's, St. Alkinund's, St. Mary's, and Holy Cross,
Shrewsbury, and to Meole Brace have been printed in
the Transactions, vol. x.; and Meole Brace and Preston
Gubbals in Second Series, vol. viii. Those relating to
the other places in the Town and Liberties of Shrews-
bury are here given. The Indentures relating to
Battlefield and Han wood are printed in full ; the others
are abbreviated.

Shrewsbury Liberties. 8 — 12.

m. 5. BATTLEFIELD.

Thys Indenture made the xxiiij1" day of May A° R.R. Ed. Sext'
vij° Betwyn S. Adam Mytton knyght John Corbett of lye
Esquier & Rog' lowys Comyssion's by v'en of the kyngs mat."
Ires of comyssyon to the' amongst other Dyrectyd of the one
p'tie and S. Edward Shorde Curat of the Batellfeld Rye.
Tysdale & Wyllm. Owyn wardens of the sayd p'ysho chyrcho

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of y° Batellfeld of the other p'ty wyttnessyth that theer be
remaynyng wu'in the sayd Ghurche on Chaylys w* a patent
weyyng x ownc' iij bells well. Chales & belles the sayd
comyssyonrs on the kyng's mat3 behalfe streytly chargyu. &
comaundyth them sauely & suerly to kepe unsolde ne other
wyse imbeselyd untyll suche tyme as the kyng's mat8
pleasure be unto them further Sygnyfyed & declared.

Edward Shorde, Gierke.

m: 0. PRESTON GUBBALS.

Preston Gobbs. 24 May, 7 Edward VI. Sr. John Somerfyld
curate ther, William Trenthyn James Bryde John Hayne
John Hay ward & Willm. Lopyngton p'yshners.
Kemaynyng ij lyttyll bells.

Per me Jhon Sumerfeld.

m. 7. HAN WOOD.

Hanwood. 23 May, 7 Fdward VI. This indenture made the
xxiij day of May Anno R.R. Edwardi Sexti vij° Betwyne
Sr. Adam My t ton Knyght John Gorbett (of Lye) Esquier
& Roger Lewys Comissin'rs. by v'tu of the Kyngs mtidS i'ers
of comission to they in. Amoy'gste other directed on the
con'p'te And d'd Koyed clerke p'son of Hanood llogr onslow
and Ric. madock Wardens & p'issyn'rs of tlie forsayd Hanood
on the other p'te Wittnesith that there be remayninge w*in
the sayd church of Hanood, won chalice w* A patent weyinge
viij oz. & too simile bells wch chalice & bells the sayd
comission'rs on the Kyngs mtics behalfe stratly chargith &
comandith theym seu'aly to kepe unsolde no other wayse
inbesselcled unto suche tyme as the Kyngs matica pleasure
be unto theym further signified and declared.

Davyd Koyed clerke.

m. 8. MEOLE BRAGE.

Meolle IUiace. 23 May 7 Edward VI. Sr. Robart Stherer
Clerk Vicar of Meollo Brace, Rychard Medelycot Rychard
Stherer Warden, Arthur Macworth John Stherer p'ishioners.
l{em:iyning on chalice w' pate' weyeng v owencs And iij
smalt belles.

Robar. St her. clerke.
Arthur Mack worth.
Rychard Mcdlycott.

(JOODS TEMP. EDWARD VI. Ill

m. 9. BROUGHTON.

Broughton. 24 May 7 Edward VI. John Howell clerke,
curat of Broughton, John p'ddyn, Rob1 Weston wardens of
the Parish church of Broughton, James m'che & James
Hancoks p'ishon1"8;

Remayning on Chalice wth patent weyng ix owences and too
smale belles.

John ho well clor*.

m. 10. GRINSHILL.

GfiYXSELL. 23 May 7 Edward VI. Sir 1'homas Newnys
p'son Willm burton Thomas Emery wardens & p'ishon" of
the parish church of Grynsell.

Remaying on' Chalice wth apatent to the same weing viij oz.
ij smale bells.

Thomas Newnys clerke.

m. 11. HADNALL.

Hadnoll. 23 May 7 Edward VI. Hugh Reignolds curat of
Hadnoll, John Taylor and Uic' Tyler wardens.
Remayning on Chalice w"' a patent weing viij oz. and too
smale belles.

HUNDRED OF STOTTESDON.

The following Inventories are some of those belonging
to this Hundred. Others occur in a later series 8 — 17.

8 — 1. HUNDRED DE STOTURTON.

m. 1. CLEOBURY NORTH.

Clebury North. Aug. 10, 6 Edward VI. [much torn.] Owen
llopcroft, p'son, John Esprot Church Warden, John Yemans
p'rysehoncr.

A chalys of sylur wf a paten. Itm a pyxe of sylur.

Itm three paire of vestments, the one of grene sylke, an

other of red [?] sylke, & the thirde . . . . ne clowthe.
.... in the steple.
.... cowpe of lynne clowthe.
.... a canvas.

m. 2. STOTTESDON.
Stoturton. The Inventorie of the Juelles belles ornaments &
vestments belongyng to the seid pe'sche churche exibetyd

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JNVENTOHIEJS OK CHURCH HOODS.

unto the kyngs co'missionrs by John Hamonde clerke
Thomas Watmore & Thoinas Hankyn p'yshonrs the xth clay
of Auguste in the vjth yer of the Reign of or sou'aign lorde
Edwarde the vjth by the grace of god kyng of englonde,
flranc & Irelonde l)efender of the iiayth & in earth next
under god the sup'eme head of the churche of englonde &
Irelonde.

Imprmis a chalice of sylur & a patten.

A cautyll cope of reddo cassay.

Itm a vestime't of tawny velvett.

Itm a vestime't of Whytte satten of brugges.

Itm awter clothe of dyaper.

Itm iiij belles & a littel bell.

8—8. WHEATHILL.

Wheathill. Aug. 10, 6 Edward VI, Petrus Watson, p'son
of the said Church, John Shepard & Rychard Wall, wardens
of the same churche.
First one Chales of silur with a paten.
Itm one vestement of Saten of brudgs.
Itm an other vestm1 of dyvers colours.
Itm one Coope of tawnye saye.
Itm too small Belles in the steple.
Itm one Crosse of brarse.

pr me Petru' Watson rectorem ib'm.

John Shepard, Ric. Wall, Wardens,
p'celle p' diet delibat' fuer' custod' presentator'.

113

SOME ACCOUNT OF THE EARLY HISTORY
OF THE FOXE FAMILY.

By HENRY T. WEYMAN.

The most powerful family in or near Ludlow during the
lGth century and tlie first half of the 17th was certainly
that of Foxe> so many of whose members appear to have
risen to rank and power, to have accumulated great
possessions, or to have been associated with important
historical events, that a brief notice of them may not be
without interest in this closing year of the 19th century.
Their name is still preserved in Ludlow in the Foxe's
Almshouses, which were founded three hundred years
ago by one of the most powerful of the race, and which
will worthily carry down to future generations the
memory of one of Ludlow's benefactors. The family
of Foxe was of considerable antiquity, but appears
to have owed most of its opulence and importance to
three causes, namely, the Dissolution of the Monasteries,
the Court of the Marches of Wales, and to marriages
with -heiresses. It will be seen later how great at one
period were the possessions of the family, but it will
give some idea of their importance when it is noted
that the Religious Houses of the White Friars, St.
Leonard's, and St. John's Hospital in Ludlow, the
Priory of Bromfreld, and St. Giles' Hospital at Ludford
belonged to them, together with the following amongst
other properties in Shropshire and Herefordshire: —
Ludford, Steventon, Brom field, with Oakley Park,
Caynham, Ashford, part of the Clee Hill, Greet, Stoke,
Hope, The Bower, Whitton, Whitchcott, Adforton,
Pedwardine, Elton, Marlow, The Hurst, Leighton
Vol. XII., 2nd S. T

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SOME ACCOUNT OF

Court, various properties in Shrewsbury and Ludlow,
and considerable estates in the County of Montgomery.
Five, at least, of the family held seats in Parliament,
three were Sheriffs of Shropshire, and one of the neigh-
bouring County of Montgomery, several of them obtained
the honour of knighthood, and four, at least, were
members of that Council of the Marches of Wales which
exercised such immense power in Wales and the border
counties, and whose chief seat was at Ludlow.

There is considerable doubt as to the origin of the
family, and the accounts differ on the point. In a
paper which appeared in the Montgomeryshire Collee-
ttons containing a notice on one of the family, who was
Sheriff of that county, mention is made of a mouse-eaten
old document in the possession of the Earl of Powis (who
is a lineal descendant of the Foxe family), which purports
to be a pedigree of Sir Richard Foxe, Sir Charles Foxe,
and others of the family, " with their matches and
alliances with divers ancient houses drawn and collected
out of divers ancient deeds and records of the Kingdom."
This document cannot be older than 1600, as neither
Sir Richard nor Sir Charles was knighted before that
date, and does not appear to carry with it any greater
weight than the Shropshire Visitation of 1G23, with
which it is at considerable variance. This old docu-
ment states that the family came from Yorkshire, and
refers as the apparent founder of the line to " Richard
Foxe of Yorkshire, who lived in the time of Kino-
Henry V. anno 141 G/' The authority for the state-
ment that this Richard Foxe came from Yorkshire is
not given, and the only Richard Foxe of that period,
after whose death an inquisition was held, was one who
held a third of the Manors of Bacon and Alfreston Hall
in Great Dunmow, Fssex, and who died in 1434. A
Richard Foxe was/ however, mentioned in the Coram
Rege I loll for Shropshire in 131)5, and was M.P. for
Shropshire in 1417, and he is doubtless the person
refer) ed to in the manuscript, and was probably one of
this family.

THE FOXE FAMILY.

115

The first of the race whose name has been handed
down in the Shropshire Visitation is (I.) JOHN FOXE
of Knighton, who lived in exciting times, and is said to
have been killed in the Owen Glendower wars, probably
about 1410. lie set the example of a wealthy marriage
(which so many of his descendants followed) when he
married Jane, daughter and heiress of William Stoke,
who brought Stoke and other estates to the family. John
Foxe was succeeded by his son (II.) THOMAS FOXE,
who is described as of " Pedwardine in Wiimiore land."
an estate which lie obtained by his marriage with Anna,
daughter of William Pedwardine. Thomas Foxe was
succeeded by his son (HI.) ROGER, who married Eliza,
daughter of Richard Cludde, of Orleton, by whom he had
a son (IV.) EDMUND FOXE, of Stoke, and a daughter,
Christian, who married John Leinthall, and had issue,
hi 12 Edward IV. John Browne of Micheldene, granted
to Mrs. Eliza Foxe, widow, and to Edmund Foxe, her
son, the Manor of Steventon, which still remains a part
of the Ludford estates.

ROGER FOXE (III.) enjoys the distinction of
having been the first Recorder of Ludlow, in
which capacity he is mentioned in the Bailiffs'
Accounts of 1462, the year after the grant by
Edward IV. of the Charter to the Borough. Ho v.ri
Escheator of the County of Salop in 1G Henry VI.
(1433), and also was in the Commission of the Peace
for Shropshire in 3G and 39 Henry VI., and I and '2
Edward IV., and was included in the Commission
appointed on 12 August, 1461, to urge the Kings
subjects in Shropshire to array a force for the defence
of that county and the adjoining parts of Wales to be
at Hereford on the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin,
lie was also in 14G7 a member of the Corporation of
Shrewsbury.

Ro^er Foxe, who is described as of Pedwardine
and Stoke, was succeeded by his son (IV.) EDMUND,
who is described as of Stoke in 37 Henry VI.
(l4o(J), and who, according to the usual custom of the

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family, married an heiress, Katherine, daughter of John
Peckenham of Peckenham and Barrington, in Essex.
The issue of this marriage was (V.) William Foxe, who
profiting greatly hy the Dissolution of the Monasteries,
added largely to the possessions and importance of the
family, and who is generally regarded as the founder of
its fortunes. Edmund Eoxe died on the 12th Sept.,
1487, and at the Inquisition held after his death,
William Foxe, his son, is said to have then been of the
a^e of 7 years, so that he was horn in 1 4 80.

° WILLIAM FOXE (V.) was Bailiff of the Borough
of Ludlow in the years 1525, 1532, 1537, 1 543-44,
and 1553, was made an Alderman in 1525, was Deputy - |
Seneschal in 1543, and was M.P. for Ludlow in the
Parliaments of 1529 and 1534. Mr. Foxe, who is
described in the Visitation as of St. John's in Ludlow,
obtained a grant of St. John's Hospital (which was
situate on the east side of Lower Broad Street, just
outside the Broad Gate) from the Master and Brethren
on the 20th Feb., 1536, which grant was confirmed in
1537. The confirmation, which was in Latin, was as
follows : —

To all Faithful in Christ to whom these presents shall come
Edward Leighton the Master of the Hospital of St. John the
Baptist of Ludlow within the County of Salop and the Brethren
of the same House. Edwd. Leighton Gustos or Prior of the
House and Hospital of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. John
Baptist and the Confraternity of the same Hospital send
greeting,

Whereas the said Master otherwise called Prior and the
Brethren of the same House and Hospital by unanimous
consent and for a certain sum of money to the aforesaid Prior
and Brethren for the use of the said Hospital gave granted and
to farm let to William Foxe and Edmund Foxe All the afore-
said house and hospital of St. John Baptist in Ludlow with all
houses and edifices and also with all other lands tenements
mills rights and liberties rents reversions and services meadows
ox pastures waters commons and all other rights privileges
and appurtenances to the said House and Hospital belonging
whether in the County of Salop Hereford or elsewhere within
the realm of England by certain Indentures between the

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117

aforesaid Master or Prior and the Brethren of the same place
of the one part and the aforesaid Win. Fox and Edmund Fox
of the other part made the 20th February in the 27th year of
the King Henry VIII. more fully appears. Know that we the
aforesaid Master or Prior and Brethren have remitted and
released for ourselves and our successors for ever to the said
William Foxe and Ids heirs in his quiet and peaceable possession
now being All our right title interest claim and demand which
we ever had have now or in any way shall have in the future
in All that House and Hospital aforesaid and in all other
Houses and lands to the same Hospital belonging and also
with all other lands tenements mills belongings Courts Leet
liberties rents reversions serviees meadows pastures waters and
all other advantages commodities appertaining or belonging or
which we the aforesaid Master or Prior and their successors or
anyone in our names any right to the claim interest and
demand in the aforesaid House and Hospital or in any part
thereof can or ought in future to have. In testimony whereof
to these presents we the aforesaid Master and Prior and the
.Brethren have affixed our seal given in our Chapter House the
6th day of Oetober in the 2!)th year of King Henry VIII.
these being witnesses John Cray, John Hughes, one of the
Brethren of the same House, Thomas Coste, William Phillips,
Philip Cupper and others.

A part of the possessions of St. John's Hospital,
which thus passed to the Foxes, was St. Giles' House
at Ludford, with its almshouses and adjoining property,
which remained in the family until it was sold to the
Charltons. William Foxe seems to have resided at
St. John's in Ludlow, but there is no doubt that he
converted the old St. Giles' House into the Mansion
House of Ludford, probably leaving (at any rate on the
west) the old walls, whose thickness on the part border-
ing on Ludford Churchyard still testifies to the sub-
stantial buildings of the middle ages. Probably
William Foxe's eldest son went to live at Ludford, as
we find him there a few years afterwards. William
Foxe " re-edified " the almshouses at Ludford, but
they were again re-built by Sir Job Charlton, and
then took the shape in which we now find them. Mr.
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Church, to which he owed his fortunes, and showed it
by building the north aisle of Ludford Church (St.
Giles') in which he was buried, and which is now known
as the Charlton Chapel. Mr. Foxe married Jane,
daughter of Richard Dovvne, a Burgess of Ludlow, who
was three times Bailiff of the Borough, viz., in 1500,
150G, and 15J5. Probably she added to the wealth of
the family into which she married, as she is described
in the Visitation as " daughter and Jieii'ess of Richard
Downe." There were, according to the monument in
Ludford Chinch, 15 childien of this marriage, nine sons
and six daughters, but we have only any record of nine,
namely : —

(a) Edward, of Ludford, the eldest son and heir

(No. VT. below).
(h) Charles, of Bromfield (No. VII. below).

(c) George, of The Bower (No. XI. below).

(d) Edward, of Greet (No. XII. below).
(c) Henry (No. XVI. below).

( f) Katherine, who married first Francis Adams, of
Cay n ham, and afterwards Edward Larky n.

((/) Elizabeth, the wife of William Hopton, of
Hopton.

(h) Alice, the wife of William Bradock, of Ludlow.

(i) Anna, the wife of Thomas Wheeler, of Ludlow,

who was Bailiff of the town in 1538, 1542,
1554, and 1565, M.P. for the Borough 1539-40,
1544-47, 1552-4, and Seneschal of the Palmers
Guild in 1534.
William Foxe's wife Jane, by deed dated 1553,
Oct. 10, granted to the Bailiffs and Burgesses of Lud-

'a o

low a tenement worth 23s. 4d. a year on condition of
their keeping certain masses for the souls of her father
and mother, Richard & Agnes Downe, her husband
William Foxe, and herself, and making certain pay-
ments to St. Giles' almhouses, and she was far-seeing
enough to provide that if any law should make the
masses illegal the whole sum should go to the alms-
houses. William Foxe died on the 23 April, 1551, and

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was buried in Ludford Church, where there still remains
a splendid brass erected to his memory, the inscription
on which, as is not uncommon, leaves a blank (never
filled up) for the date of the death of his wife, who
evidently survived him and erected the monument.

In this exciting year of 1900, when all Englishmen
are doing their utmost to make the equipment of their
gallant soldiers complete, it will be of interest to note
the arms which in the IGth century a man in Mr. Foxe's
position was called upon to provide for his country. In
the Muster Roll of the Town of Ludlow, taken the 1 5th
September, 34 Henry VITI. (1542) there is the follow-
ing entry: — "William Foxe Gent, hath to serve the
King's Highness one pair of Almayne Rivets (coats of
armour) with the appurtenances for a man, two pair of
brigandines (quilted tunics with plates), one jack
(padded tunic), 4 salletts (steel head pieces), 2
pairs of splents (coats of upper armour), 4 bills and 2
geldings.

William Foxe's will (dated 1553-4, March 6th) was
proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury on the
3rd April, 1554. By this will William Foxe, after the
usual pious committal of his soul to his Maker and the
quaint expression " I do renounce and frorsake the world
the flesh and the divell, and am very sorry that I was
ever led and ruled by them, "gave j£l00 to his daughter
Anne towards her preferment in marriage "if she be
ordered and ruled by her mother and follow her counsel."
He then gave .£40 to his son Edward upon the same
terms "what tyme he shall accomplish the age of 24
years," and bequeathed eighteen kine and one bull to
his son Charles, upon condition of his permitting his
(testator's) wife to occupy the farm of Whitchcott
during her life. Testator willed that Jane his wife
should after his decease cause to be distributed in alms
to his poor neighbours the sum of £5, "the said alms
to be sent and delivered to the houses of every of the
said poor folks by such honest persons as his executors
should think most meet and convenient without making

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of an open dole." Mr. Foxe then made the following
bequests of plate, &c : —

To his son Charles, his best salt, with a cover of silver and gilt,

and his books of law
To his son-in-law William Hopton, a standing cup of silver

with a cover all gilt.
To his son-in-law Francis Adams, a goblet of silver with a

cover parcel gilt.
To his son Henry Foxe a goblet of silver parcel gilt, and six

silver spoons, and his best gown of Russetts, and a doublet

of black satin.

To his son Edward, a nut of silver with a cover gilt, his second
best gown and two coats, the one of satin guarded with
velvet, and the other of gilded sarsnet.

To his daughter Anne, his second best salt with a cover all
gilt, a goblet of silver parcel gilt, a pot of silver parcel
gilt with a cover for all, and six silver spoons,

To Edmund Sherman, his fellow Bailiff, his 3rd gown, furred.

To Richard llawley, his best Chumblet jacket.

To V. Phillips, his best pair of hose.

To Sir Uobert bawden, liis ni^htofown. furred.

' Do '

To Richard S my the, his russet coat and doublet of black
fustian.

To Sir Win. Mapp " his godson," 5/- " to pray for his soul."

Mr. Foxe then con tinned a deed of feoffment dated
the 6 December, 6 Edward VI., by which the Hospital
of St. John and the moiety of its demesnes were
settled upon the heirs male of the body of his
eldest son Edmund Foxe. and directed that until
Edmund's eldest son should come of age, his own son
Edward should hold such property, He left to Ed-
mund's eldest son the following "standard of household/'
viz., 3 tables in the hall with forms and trestles, a
cupboard, the painted clothes there now hanging, a
great pair of Andirons, and the picture of Christ upon
the cupboard." Mr. Foxe appointed his wife Jane his
sole executrix. In his lifetime he had made provision
for his eldest son Edmund, and his wife Katherine, by
a deed which secured to them \0 marks a year, and
whioli is still preserved. As it throws a light on the

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possessions of Mr. Foxe? it will be well to give a trans-
lation of it

The Feoffment made by grandfather to my father and mother
of 40 marks.

To all to whom these presents shall come William Foxe of
Ludlow in the County of Salop sends groeting. Know that 1
the aforesaid Win, Foxe in pursuance oi an agreement between
me the aforesaid William and Edmund Fox my son and heir
apparent William Hopton of Hopton Salop arm, and Charles
Foxe of Brbmfield Salop Gon. of the one part and Richard
Threntham of Threntham Stafford Arm. Ralph Eyton of
Strctton Salop (Ion. and Thomas Smytlie of Credenhill Here-
fordshire Gen bearing date the 9 June 36 Henry VIII, Have
given granted and by these presents confirmed to the aforesaid
Edmund Foxe my son and Katherine his wife a sister of the
aforesaid Richard Threntham my manor of Steventon with the
appurtenances in the County of Salop also all my messuages
lands and tenements rents reversions and services lying and
being in Steventon aforesaid Ashfoid and Ludlow fields in the
said County of Salop and in Upton in the County of Hereford
also all those messuages lands and tenements rents reversions
and services with their appurtenances parcels of my manor of
Snitton in the said County of Salop and lately parcels of the
manor of Caynham in the said County and which parcels inter
alia I William Foxe bought lately from John Adams gen. as
later more clearly appears, viz. one messuage with all lands
meadows and pastures to the same messuage belonging in
Caynham aforesaid lately in the tenure of Roger Cupper. Also
one parcel of land in Snitton lately in the tenure of John
Howton. Also one annual rent charge of 10/- arising from
lands of Katherine Brocton in Snitton aforesaid lately in the
tenuro of Richard Clever. Also one tenement with the appur-
tenances in Rennets End in the said County lately in the
tenure of Edward Cardinton. Also with the annual rent of
1G/8 arising out of the Rectory of Caynham lately in the
tenuro of the Vicar of the same. Also the house with the
appurtenances in Rennets End lately in the tenure of Thomas
Evans. Also one Burgage in Ludlow aforesaid lately in
the tenure of John Alsopp with 2 cottages adjacent
thereto in a certain street called Burrowes (? Butcher's)
Row of which one is in the occupation of William
Cooke and the other of David Meredith which burgage and
cottage were lately bought from Mark Hawes gon. Also the
Burgage in Ludlow lying and being in a certain street called
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Nether Galdeford lately occupied by William Abbot. Also one
Burgage with garden adjacent in Ludlow aforesaid lying and
being in a certain street called Old Street below the fee of
Holgate lately in the occupation of John Allen. Also one
pasture in the same street extending from the said street to a
passage called Frog Lane which burgage and pasture afore-
said were lately bought from John Hare of Ludlow Tanner.
And all and singular which premises with the appurtenances
are of the clear yearly value of 40 marks and upwards. To
have and to hold all the said manors messuages lands tene-
ments meadows and pastures rents reversions and services
with all and singular theft appurtenances to tire said Edmund
Foxe & Katherine li is wife and the heirs of the said Edmund
upon the body of the said Katherine lawfully begotten and
the heirs of the body of such heirs. And in default of such an
heir all the premises with their appurtenances as afore-
said shall remain to the right heirs of the said Wm, Foxe for
ever. Provided always that it shall not be lawful for the said
Katherine the wife of the said Edmund Foxe to destroy
sell or lay waste the buildings houses or edifices now or lately
existing on the said premises or any part thereof. Know further
that I the said William Foxe have made and by these presents
constituted my beloved in Christ Thomas Cother of Ludlow
and my son George Foxe my true and lawful attorneys &c.

In testimony whereof I have to these presents affixed my
seal given at Ludlow aforesaid the 5 day of October in the 3G
year of King Henry VIII.

Jane Foxe, the wife of William Foxe, survived him
some years, being buried at Ludlow on lltli March,
15G5-G.

By her Will, dated 20th Jannary, 15G4, Testatrix
after bequeathing to the Church of Ludlow 3/4, to the
Cathedral Church of Hereford 1 2d., to the Church of
L ud ford 3/4, directed that her son Edward Foxe

Any time ho shall inhabit at St. John's aforesaid, and
after him may said Husband's heirs then inhabiting to
have the use and custody of my challyce, ornaments, and
chappel sfcaffe, now used in the chappel of St. John's for devyne
service, there to bo ministered, the same then to remayne in
their hands during devyne service, and if the administration
of sacrament shall be there decayed the said ehallyce and
ornaments to go for the chappel of Ludford.

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After various bequests arid devises, among which was
one to her son Charles of the farm of Whitchcott, and
mention of different members of the family, the Will
proceeds thus : —

And where by vrtuo of the prchesse of the late howse &
hospytall of St. John's & the lands therunto belonging ptence
hath byn made to the lazer howse of St. Gyles in Ludford &
to the lands therunto belonging I do testifye & declare as farre
as my knowledge extendetli that the fame ys not any pte of
the same p'ehesse nor mealied to have byn within the same
but that the said lazer howse & the lands therunto belonging
owghle to be & remayne to the poore people therin being & to
their successors.

Mrs.Foxe appointed as her executors — "Charles ffoxe,
George ffoxe, Henry ffoxe, and Edward ffoxe " her sons.

The Will was proved on the 13th March, L5G7, in
the Hereford Consistory Court.

William Foxe was succeeded by his eldest son, (VI.)
EDMUND FOXE, styled of Ludford, who entered
Lincoln's Inn on the 25th June, 1536, and was afterwards
Steward of that Inn. He married Katherine, daughter
of Thomas Threntham, of Threntham, in the county of
Stafford, and widow of Thomas Hackluyt, of Eyton,
who about this time held the oflice of Clerk of the
Council of the Marches of VVales. The marriage settle-
ment, which recites that Edmund Foxe, " by the suffer-
ance of God after the laws of Holie Church, intends to
martfe," contains a provision that Edmund Foxe shall
bring up the sons of Thomas Hackluyt and shall give
each of the sons and daughters of the latter 40 marks
on his or her marriage. By this marriage Edmund
Foxe had issue — (a) Elizabeth, who was buried at
Bromfield on the 14th March, 1590; (b) Edward (No.
VII. below), described as of Ludlow, and who succeeded
his father at Ludford, The late Mr. George Morris also
credits Edmund Foxe with four other sons, Thomas,
Rowland, George, and Charles, but no confirmation of
this has been discovered. We have already seen that
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the grant of St. John's Hospital and its posses-
sions. This grant disposes of Mr. Dukes' state-
ment in his Antiquities of Shropshire (p. 44) that
this property was granted to Edward Fox, Bishop
of Hereford, as he was born at Dursley, and between
him and Ludlow no connection can be traced.
Edmund Foxe, who obtained a grant of the office of
keeper of the Forest of Bringewood, was M.P. for
Ludlow 1541-44, and with his brother Charles Foxe
obtained in 1537 the giant of the reversion of the
office of the Clerk of the Council of the Marches then
held by Thomas Hakluyt, " in as full manner as Thomas
Hakluyt or Henry Knight, or any other held the office,"
and also of the reversion of the office of Clerk of the
Signet, then held by John Russell, " in as full manner as
the said John Kussell and Peter Newton and Henry
Knight had held it." This led to disputes, as will be
seen when we come to deal with Charles Foxe. It will
suffice to say here that Edmund never lived to obtain
either of these offices. It should be noted that in 153G
one Edmund Foxe was servant to Thomas Cromwell
(Prime Minister to Henry VIII.), and an Edward Foxe
was bailiff of one of Queen Jane Seymour's manors, and
also one of the yeoman Ushers of the Household of
Queen Anne of Cleves ; but there is nothing to identify
them with Edmund Foxe of Ludford, or with Edward
Foxe of Greet, though the identity would explain the
way and reason in and for which the family obtained so
great wealth at the Dissolution of the Monasteries.

The Star Chamber proceedings of 1541 contain the
report of an interesting case, in which Edmund Foxe
was one of the leading figures. He filed a complaint
that, coming from the Marches of Wales to the City of
London, and having alighted at the Sign of the Ship
without Temple Bar, he went to the house of one John
Mathyne, a tailor, adjoining Temple Gate, with intent
to " shift himself into other apparel," but that there,
Humphrey Coningsby, a " young wild gentleman of
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4 or 5 servants arrayed in manner of war, with swords
bucklers daggers doublets of bumbash and chained
suddenly made an affray upon your said subject sus-
pecting no such matter nor having his weapons in any
readiness for defence and grievously had hurted your
said orator in so much he hath cut asunder the bones
of your orator's right arm whereby your said orator, for
lacking his right arm shall never be able to do your
grace service in his oflice of Clerk of the Signet nor yet
any other thing towards the acquiring of his living iu
lawful sort." The cause of oll'ence seems to have
originated in a charge made by Edmund Foxe against
one Brayne, whom Foxe described as " a person of very
evil conversation and servant unto Coningsby," and who
had been arrested at Ludlow, and imprisoned by the
Bailiffs of that town for calling Foxe " a false knave."
In the depositions there is an account of a visit by
Coningsby (who lived at Bock, Worcestershire, and had
been staying at Mr. Meysey's at Shakenhurst) to Lud-
low, where he " rode galloping through the streets to
the Sign of the Swan," an inn which has long since
disappeared, and there is an interesting mention of an
interview in 1541 between Foxe and Coningsby at the
" Crown," that famous old posting house in Broad
Street, with its beautiful old oak staircase, which has
now given place to a Wesleyan chapel. Mr. Coningsby
contended that Foxe was the aggressor, and that the
blow which injured the latter was struck in self-defence.
The full account of the affray is interesting, but is un-
fortunately too long to print, and the result is not
stated.

Edmund Foxe died in 1550 (in the lifetime of his father
William Foxe), and his Will was proved in the Pre-
rogative Court of Canterbury on October 7th in the
same year. In his will Edmund Fox mentions his son
Edward and his daughter Elizabeth, and appoints his
wife Katherine his executrix. By a deed dated in 1550
11 a good estate, including the capital house in Ludford,"
was settled on the widow, who in the same year in

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which her husband Edmund Foxe died, married a third
husband in Nicholas Depden, from whom she was
separated, as appears by a petition to the Court of the
Marches complaining that " the unnatural disagreement
arising between the said Nicholas and Katherine hath
in these four years last past stirred up such contention,
debate, and quarrelling about mere follies and trifles, so
as the natural love and dutiful zeal of matrimonial
estate continued between them for many years is there-
by grown so cold, &c." Upon this petition an order
was made by the Court which throws light on the
position of the family.

Add, MS. 6:276, fo. 61.

Apiul Ludlowo xxviii0 die Aprili anno regni regis Elizabethan &c.
xxiiii0 15S2.

At which daye hath Katherin Depden wieff to Nicholas
Depden esquicr and late wieff of Edmund ffox esqaier
decessed on the one par tie and Edward ffox gent, sone
and heire to the said Edmond and Katherin on the other
partie, in ther owne prop, p'sones appered befor the right
honorable the L. president and other the Queenes mates coun-
suili in the Marches of Wales and whear hee appereth by
former order of this honerablc corte taken betwene the
said Nicholas and Katherin upon some unnatural disagre-
ment arisen betwene them that by their bothe full consente
and agrement they are separated severed and devided the one
from the other and so of being kinne have lived a sunder the one
from theother she as a sole woman upon suche porcion of lande
and goodes as by the said order by agrement was allotted
unto her as by the same order dated apud Ludlow anno
regni Elizabethe viii. mor at large aperethe and that she
is now desposed in respect of her impotence and age to give
over worldly trouble care and charge of howschould and
howskeapinge and to betake herself to live with suche of her
children as she shall like best during hir naturall lieff and
to bestowe the rest of her yeares in contemplation and prayer
hathe of her self and by her owne assent for the intent afore-
said made choise of the said Edward ffox her said sone and
heire and hath made unto him speciall sute and motion in
that behaulf therfor it is by the said Lord president and
counsuill by and with the full consente and agremeuto as

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well of the said Katherin as of the said Edwarde ffox ordered
and the said Katherin dothe thearunto agre that the said
Edward fox his heyeares, and assignes shall hensfurth have
houlcl occupie and quietly enjoy during the naturall lietf of
the said Katherin all that the mansion howso of Ludford where
she the said Katherin now dwelleth and inhahiteth with all
edifices thereunto adjoining and belonginge together with all
and singular the deamens landes and the appertenances
and which the said Katherin now occupiethe in hir owne
possession or the possession of her assignes with the apperten-
ances set, lying, in Ludford aforesaid in the countie of Hereford
together with those corn or grist mills set and beinge within
Little Lemster in the said countie of Hereford all which
premises wear by the said former order unto the said Katherin
ordered to enioy during the terme of the said seperation
without let or interruption of the said Katherin or her assignes
or any other in her name right title interest or by her meanes
or procurement and in consideration thearof hit is further
ordered by the said Counsiell that the said Edward ffox
hens fourth for and duringe the naturall lieffe of ' the
said Katherin find keape, and maintain the said Katherin
in his howse at Saint Jones with a chamber, and a chimney
therein, with a fotherbed ami other furniture thearin
and un maid servant with meat, drinke, and other necessaries
entertayiude accordinge to a woman of her degree the said
servant to attend upon the said Katherin and the said other
necessaries to be to her use during such time and as longe as
the pleasure of the said Katherin shall be to contynewe and
remain e with the said Edward ffox in maner aforesaid and hit
is further ordered by and with the like assent of the same
parties that yf the said Katherin at any time hereafter dispose
herself to depart and go from the keapinge of the said Edward
ffox that then the said Katherin to content and pay or cause
to be contented and paied unto the said Edward flox her said
sonne or to his hey res or assignes the some of 40 markes of
good and lawfull money which the sa'd Katherin hath already
receaved of the said Edward and which the said Edward hath
payed out for the land aforesaid beforehand and otherwise
disbursed for the said Katherin whereof he is yeat unrecorn-
pensed and it is further ordered by like assente that from and
after the departure of the said Katherin from the said Edward
ffox and his keapinge that the said Edward ffox his heires and
assignes shall thensfurth content and pay or cause to be
contented and paied for and duringe the naturall lieffe of the
said Katherin the some of xx markes ycarlye for the premises

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by even porcions in the feast of the annunciation of our
Lady and St. Miehall the archangel! without any delay for
and towardo the keapinge and maintenance of the said
Katherin and the said Edward ftoxe and his assigns quietly to
enioy the said landes and demenes alforsaid during the said
tearme without let or interruption as aforsaid whearunto the
said parties be fully agread.

Edmund Foxe (VI.) was succeeded by his son
EDWARD (VII), who was born about 154G, being
five years and ten months old at the date of the inqui-
sition held at Leominster after his father's death in
1551, and was educated at Shrewsbury School, which
he left in 1562, being then apparently second in the
School. He resided at St. John's until the above-
mentioned family arrangement, when he went to reside
at the Mansion House at Ludford. A statement of
Edward Foxe's rent-roll in 1583 is preserved, and will
be of interest, as showing the rents then paid, and for
the reference to the Clee Hill Coal Mines.

B.M. Additional MS. 6X76 Jo : O'i.
llentall of the whoole landes in the possession of Edwarde
libxe esquier for this half yeeres rent due nowe at the
feast of St. Michell Tharke angell Anno dni 1583 out of
these townships that be written in the margine with the
whole some thereof as appeereth by the sequell.

Ludlowe Tho. Lower for ii howses ... ... 14a

Broad Streete. and a garde in galvd 1

Sergeant Vaner for the crowne twoe

pastures and a garden 31 28 iid

John Perkes for twoe howses a garden

in trolane2 and a pasture in overtoil

and a little meadowo v nobles.
Rawlins tho saddler for his howse

and gardains
Rice Smith for his howse and garden 39
William Milwarde for the like ... 10*
Mr. Mason for a pasture.
Jukes wife for the like.
Edwarde Draiton for the like ... W

2 Frog Lane.

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William Lane for the like 108

Lewis and Dillbwe for a howse
R. Cupper for a garden ... ... 12d

Mr. Bell for his mill and twoe parcels
of lande ... ... .. ... 73

Havorde for bis howse and garden...

and a pasture on Whitcliff 101

William Burgess for the like ... 5s
Mevedithe Mathewes for the like ... 53
Peter Bodnam for the like ... ... 4s

MH Pegnam for St. Jones 40s

Widowo Heiwoode for the like ... 10'
William Bowdler for a howse & mill

that Reinolds hath 88

Adam Nightingall for his mill his

garden and a littlehouseinLudfordo 153 8d
Hopton the porter for twoe houses

and gardens 89&13s4a

Edmunde Codder for a garden ... 12'1
Mr. Candland for a shoppe ... ... 10s

llewes for a stable ... 3* 41'

Widowe Cox for the like 39 4d

John Hunte for a howse and garden 4* 10s

Thomas Season for the like 10"

John Lane for the greate howse ... 20s
Kicharde Smith for house and garden 7a
John Jones for the like ... ... (? >>J

Richarde Wigley for the like ... 20*
Richardo N itingall for the like ... 15s
John Pitterley and his sonne for the

like 6s

Richard Scrawley.
Philippe Bradforde.

Havelmitton for a howse and garden 10s

Heicocks for the like

Newton for the like 23

George Griffiths ... iiis

Thomas Williams 2s 6d

William Chelmicke for a pasture ... 5s 6'1
Thomas Hunte for a teinture standing
for a plotto of growndo ... ... lGd

Roberto Giegorie for a howse &
garden ... ... ... ... 5s

William Grogorio for an orchard and
garden ... .. ... ...

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Castle
Street.

Corve
Street.

Chiefe Rente.

Okie S tree to
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Mill Street.

Gal yard,

Ludforde.

Overton.

11 u eke

Chiefe rente for his mill

Mr. Starre for a garden cfrownde ...
John FJeclier for the like ...
Thomas Bedowe milner
Thomas Hill milner ...
John Passre for the hill close 15s 2d
Anthonie Hinxman for a bowse and
garden

Richarde Smith for the like
William Smith my flowe Frons are
dreste.

Goodwife Deye for a house & garden
Cumpe for the like.
Phipson for a barn.
TliomasPerton for a bowse and garden
Edwarde Notte for the like ...

Edwarde Bebbe for the like

Hughe Burton for the like ...
Richardes for the like

Duppa for the like

William Androwes for the like & Ales

Howell

Mr.Hueke for his mill and teinter close
And for a barne in Froglane.
Handle Tithes for his mill and pasture
Goodwiefe Perton

William merell for his bowse and
grownde

John Giles for bis bowse and grownde
Saunders Williams for twoe meadowes
James Greene for twoe meadowes ...
George Hughes for bis bowse and

growndes ...
Chambers for his grownde ...
William Amblett for bis bowse and

grownde

William Wall ...

Richarde Prince for bis bowse and
grownde

Thomas Whiccote for bis howse and
grownde

John Webbo for bis bowse, grownde,

tenement ...
Thomas Cupper for his bowse and

land© for a howse and certen grownde

17a

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lette and closse
Richarde Chapman for a pasture ...
Mr. Brasier for hattons furlonge

Pearkes for his howse and lande
Thos. Jones for a walk mill...
Snitton Roger Birrey for his farme ...
Bennets End Richardo Smithe for his howse and
& Oainham lande

William Howlem for his howse and
lande

Richard Mappe for the like...
» John Poughnill for the like...

William Chelmerche for twoe howses

and landes...
Roger Mappe for a pasture ...
Mrs. Hibbins for a thick grove
Thomas Addams for the colemynes
William Cardington for his howse

and lande ...
John Hints for twoe tenements
Edwarde Wever for his howse and

lande

John Cupper for his howse and lande
Ludlow Bowler the walker

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Edward Foxe VII. was married on 9th September,
1561, to Jane (daughter of Adam Otley of Pitchford),
who was baptised on the 30th Nov., 1548, A very early
marriage, the bride being only twelve years old, and
the bridegroom, who did not leave Shrewsbury School
until the next year, fifteen. They had a very large
family, 24 children according to the Blakeway MSS.,but
we have a record of 16 in a list in the Ottley papers, for
which the public are indebted to Mr. Phillips, namely: —

1. Maria, born 1567, Dec. 17, married to Thomas
Horde. She had children, and was buried 15 Feb., 1616.

2. Susannah, born 1568-9, Jan. 14, married John
Wolrich of Dinmore.

3. Sarah, born 1569, at Ludlow.

4. Edmund, born 1570, Dec. 2, at Pitchford. He
was admitted to the Inner Temple in Nov., 1586.

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5. William (VIIL), born 1571-2, Jan. 12, at Pitch-
ford. He was admitted to the Inner Temple in Nov.,
1590. There is an entry in the Ludlow Municipal
Records of the grant of St. John's and three parts of a
burgage near Frog Lane on the 1st Sept., 1602, to
William Foxe during his life, and after his decease to
Julian, his then wife, during her life, and after her
decease to their first-begotten son, then George.
William Foxe (VIII.) had also a son Edward Foxe
(IX.), who married Anne, daughter of Edward
W a ties of Biirway, and his wife Martha, daughter
of Charles Foxe of Bromfield, at Bromfield, on Oct.
28, 1620. His wife Anne Foxe died without issue
and was buried at Ludlow on the 25th Sept., 1638.
Another son was Thomas Foxe, born about 1610, who
matriculated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford, in Dec, 1629,
and took his degree of B.A. 1632, M.A. 1635, and
was called to the Bar at the Inner Temple in 1656.
This Thomas Foxe, who was a legatee under the will of
Francis Foxe of Bromfield, was father of another Thomas
Foxe, who was born about 1651, and became Vicar of
Bromyard in 1681, Canon of Hereford 1682, and was
Archdeacon of Hereford from 1698 — 1728, William
Foxe is styled "Miles" in the Visitation, but he does
not appear in Metcalfe's Book of Knigh ts. In the rare
old tract, "The Love of Wales to their sovereign Prince"
William Foxe is specially mentioned as one of the
Esquires " and worthy Gentlemen and persons of good
account" who were present at the Pageant in Ludlow
upon the creation of Charles as Prince of Wales in
November, 1616. William and his wife Julian are both
described as deceased in the will of Edward Waties,
dated in May, 1635.

6. George, born 1573, Sept., baptised at Pitchford.

7. Roger, born 157-1, Sept. 4, at Pitchford.

8. Thomas, born 1575, Oct. 14, at Pitchford. In
1609 Thomas Foxe was one of "the Company for Vir-
ginia," to which King James granted a Charter, and
amongst his companions were Sir Herbert Croft, Oapt

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Herbert, Thomas Gerard, Sir Richard Wigmore, Sir
Thomas Way man, and others. In 1620, Thomas Foxe
and Luke Lodge "adventured £'25 between them in a
voyage to Virginia."

9. Ambrose, born 157(5, admitted to Shrewsbury
School, 1593.

10. Tobias, born 1577, admitted to Shrewsbury School
1592. Mr. George Morris styles him as a knight.

11. Richard, born 1578, Jan- 15, admitted to Shrews-
bury School, 1593. Richard matriculated at Brasenose
College, Oxford, on 5th May, 1598, and became a
Student of Lincoln's Inn on 5th May, 1605.

12. Martha.

13. Frances, born 1582, Sept. 2, married to William
Prior, of Wallop, Herefordshire.

14. Margery, born 1584, April 4, married Francis
heighten.

15. Sarah, born 1584, April 4, married Thomas
Letton, of Chilton, Bucks.

16. Katherine, born 1585, Nov. 7, married Evan
Glynn, and was buried at Llanidloes in the year 1615.

Mr. George Morris, in his Foxe pedigree, gives the
following additional children : —

17. Ralph, born Sept., 1573.

18. Edward.

There is a record in the Ludlow Corporation papers
of a long litigation in the years 1602 and 1603, between
the Corporation and Edward Foxe as to the non-pay-
ment by the latter of certain rents charged on the
property of St. John's, the result of which does not
appear, but the final order was not made until April,
1606, so that litigation was tedious even in those days.
In 1589, Queen Elizabeth granted to Edward Foxe the
pastures, &c, of Mochtree, Whitton, Trippleton, and
Wetmore, part of the estates of the Abbey of Wigmore.

In 1588, Edward Foxe took proceedings in Chancery
against his uncle, Edward Foxe, of Greet, by a petition
which is curiously worded, and worth preserving.

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Proc. in Cbanc. Ff. 2, no. 40. 1588.

dayly orator Edwarde fox of Ludforde Esq. sheweth yt.
whereas Sir J. Oofte Kt.'Cont. of H.M. household & T. Wig-
more of Shobdon esq. was or were seased of tenements of
val. of £60 & above in Forde &c. & about 3 yrs. past for £500
paid them by George fox late of Stoke Salop orator's uncle
conveyed sd. ten. &c. to sd. Geo. Fox who died aboute 16th
daye of Feb. ao.b'O Eliz. without issue premises then descended
as of right to Edw. as cosyn & nexte heire to George i.e. to say
son & heir to Edmunde ffox deceased eldest brother of George
All documents concerng. sd. prem. came casually into possn.
of sd. Croft & Wigmore & of one Ediuarde fox of Greete Salop
gent, who by collor of havinge of the same have pryvately made
& contryved unto them selvos divers secrete estates of the
premisses tending to your orators utter disheryson have
disseised yr. sd. orator. Orator lias sundry tymes in verey
gentle and fryndlye sorte willed them to deliver the deeds &
to permit orator to occupy possn. of prem. but they refuse &;
will unless yr, Lordshippes accustomed goodness may be
herein had.

Amongst other litigation in which Edwarde Foxe
was involved was a suit in 1602, by which he sought
to be relieved from a bond for .£100 in which he had
joined as surety one John Mill ward, of Overton, pay-
able to Henry Colthurst, Citizen and Haberdasher, of
London, the bond being given to secure the payment
for goods, principally hats, supplied by the hitter to
Millward. In the pleadings it is stated that Millward,
who was ''servant in livery to Edward Foxe," had
bought a large quantity of goods, apparently for re-sale
in the city of London, and i( had then secretly given
over his tradings " without having paid for his goods,
and had " departed beyond the seas " with the con-
nivance of Foxe, who was alleged to have got possession
of all Millward's property, but to have no desire to pay
his debts.

In l()07, Edward Foxe is said to have sold the
Manor of Ludtbrd with the Ludlbrd estates, the free
fishing in the river 'feme and the View of Frankpledge
to Bonham Norton of Church Stretton (who was Queen's

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Printer and Sheriff of Shropshire in 1611), and to John
Norton.

The Close Roll of 10th June, 1608, sets out the
conveyance to the Nortons, and we find from this that
the grant included " the Manor of Ludford with St.
Giles' House, and the Manor of Rock, in the County of
Salop, the Common called Witcliff, in Ludford, the
Common called the Hocks Green, Messuage of the Sign
of the Crown, occupied by Edwd, Larkyn, in Ludlow,"
and other property. This is interesting as being
another early mention of the old Crown, which was
then let with "2 leasows ,; at the annual rent of
17 13s. 4d. The deed alluded to Edmund Foxe, the
son and heir of Edward as then living. It also goes
far to show that at this time Edward was considerably
involved financially, as it specifically mentions debts
by recognisance for the several sums of 1760, JG800, and
£'100 as respectively due to Edward Butler of Shenfield,
Essex, Edward Littleton of Hopton, and William
Kellett of London, Grocer, and five judgments recovered
for various sums against Edward Eoxe in the Courts of
King's Bench and Common Pleas. This convey-
ance to Norton may have been a mortgage only,
or may have been on some undisclosed trusts,
as Edward Foxe continued to live at Ludford
until long after this date, but he may have
continued to live there as tenant, lie must have
lived to a good old age, as he was certainly alive in
1 G 2 7 , when ho sold the Manor of Stoke to Edward
Witchcote for £1/225, the deed being dated the 24th
Nov., 1627, and the vendors being " Edward Eoxe the
elder, of Ludford, Esquire, Edward Eoxe the younger,
grandchild of the said Edward Eoxe the elder, and
Julian Eoxe, widow, late wife of William Foxe, deceased,
Giles Wolgith of Dynmore, Herefordshire, and Iiichard
Blewe of Ludlow. " At this time Edward Foxe was 81
years of age, and probably died soon afterwards ; but
the date of his death is unknown, though it was before
May, 1635, when he is described as deceased in the

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will of Justice Waties. There is an altar tomb in
Ludford Church to his memory and that of his wife
Jane, but it was probably erected in their lifetime, as
no date of the death of either is given. No assistance
can be obtained from the Ludford Registers, as they do
not commence until the year 16*59, and although careful
search has been made, no trace of any will or any Inq.
post mortem can be found, the presumption being that
his property had vanished in his lifetime. The deed of
1627 seems to show that Edward's eldest son Edmund,
who was treated as his heir in 1608, had died without
issue, and his second son William (vii. 5) had also died,the
latter's wife Julian being also dead in 1635. William's
eldest sun George must have died too, without issue,
as the grandchild dealing with the estate was Edward,
who had married his cousin Ann, the daughter of
Edward Waties of Bur way, and Martha, daughter of
Sir Charles Eoxe of Bromfield, and who is called in the
will of Mr. Waties " the son and heir apparent of
William Eoxe."

The Ludford estates came shortly afterwards into the
hands of the Charltons, but apparently not directly
from the Foxes. The printed accounts of Ludford do
not agree as to the date of the purchase by the
Charltons, some accounts giving the date as 1607, some
1667. The earliest date the writer can find of their con-
nection with Ludford is 1632, in which year's Subsidy
Roll, Robert Charlton is charged for lands there £'3,
Edward Eoxe being charged for the same land in 1624. In
1647 there was a fine sull'ered by Robert Charlton and his
son Job (afterwards Sir Job) of the Manor of Ludford,
the View of Frankpledge, and considerable estates in
Ludford, to Richard Coke and Walter Waring, and
this was probably a settlement on the marriage of Job
Charlton and Dorothy Blunden.

EDWARD FOXE(JX ), the above-mentioned grand-
son of Edward Eoxe of Ludford, lived at Steventon,
His wife Ann died without issue, and was buried at
Ludlow on the 25th Sept., 1638. In 16 Charles L

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lie sold he interest which in right of his wife
he had in the Bronifield estates. He appears in
1647 to have sold the Ash ford estates to Elizabeth
Lewes, and in the same year to have disposed of the
Manor of Steventon , a line being levied between
William Jukes and Richard Iliggons, Quer., and
Edward Foxe, ar., and Humphrey Mackworth, Esq.,
and Mary his wife, the consideration being i!500.
Steventon had previously been conveyed by Edward
Foxe, the elder, to Judge Waties (subject to a mort-
gage of JM80 to Sir Edward Butler) upon trust for
William Foxe and his wife Julian during their lives,
and afterwards to be disposed of for the benefit of
Edward Foxe (IX.) (son of the said William) and Anne
his wife, daughter of Judge Waties, and their heirs.

CHARLES FOXE (X.), the second son of William
Foxe, "the Right Worshipful," as he is styled in the
notice of his burial in the Bromfield Registers, was not the
least distinguished member of this powerful family. He
must have been born in the very early years of the 16th
century, as he was admitted a Burgess of Ludlow in
1526, probably on his coming of age, and as he lived
until the closing decade of that century, what stirring
sights and sounds he must have seen and heard when
we remember that those years covered the reigns of
Henry VIII., Edward VI. , Mary, and Elizabeth, and
saw the happening of events so important in the history
of England as the Reformation and the Suppression of
the Monasteries, the Persecution of the Reformed
Religion under Queen Mary, the printing of the first
authorised edition of the Bible ; the execution of four
great ladies (two of them Queens Consort of England),
Queens Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard, Mary Queen
of Scots and an aspirant tu the Crown in Lady Jane
Crey ; the loss of Calais, and last but not least the
overthrow of the Spanish Armada, At Ludlow, too,
he must have seen great sights and been brought into
contact with great men, Sir Henry Sidney, his son Sir
Philip, Jbhft Dudley Duke of Northumberland, Rowland
Vol. XI i., 2iu] S. a

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Lee Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry, Fulke Greville,
Lord Brooke, and many others. Charles Foxe was a
lawyer, being a member of the Inner Temple, and was
Constable of that Inn in 1545, Marshal in 1561, and
Christmas Steward in 1564. He does not seem to have
been mindful of his duties to his Inn, as he was fined
£2 in 1546 and £10 in 1562 for not carrying out his
office properly. Doubtless lie had in the latter year,
at any rate, duties of a far more important and ingross-
ing nature which required his attention, and to which
he was devoting his energies. Charles Fox is generally
described as of Caynham and Bromfield. The former
estate he obtained by purchase from Charles Adams,
(the son of his sister Catherine), on the 2nd May, 1590,
but eight days later there was a further alienation of
the estates to his son Edmund, no doubt by way of
provision for him. The Priory of Bromfield, with the
Rectory there, and the great Priory possessions, includ-
ing the manors of Great and Little Bromfield and
Oukley Park, were acquired by Mr. Foxe, under a lease
for 99 years, dated the 19th Dec, 1541, at a rent of
£40 13s. 0d., the tenure of which by Letters Patent
dated in the 6th year of Queen Elizabeth, was converted
into a freehold. There is the record of a deed by which
these estates were conveyed to Richard Tomlins, but
this was no doubt only a family settlement. Charles
Foxe took up his residence at Bromfield Priory, of
which grand old house the gateway and the walls ad-
joining Bromfield Church are the only remains. He
was M. I . for Ludlow from 1539 to 1544, and from
1517 to 1553, and for the Borough of Much Wenlock
from 1563-7, being also Recorder of Ludlow in 1576.
He was Sheriff of Shropshire in 1583, an office which also
fell to two of his sons. In 1569, September, he was
made an Honorary Burgess of the Borough of Shrews-
bury, was a Justice of the Peace for Montgomeryshire in
1560-1, and was Steward of the Manor of Holdgate.

In 1537 a grant was made, as we have seen, to Charles
and his elder brother Edmund of the reversion of the

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Secretaryship ot the Council of the Marches, which led
to disputes and litigation, and involved Mr. Foxe
in serious difficulties, over which he eventually
triumphed, and obtained the coveted prize. In 1540
ho was summoned to appear before the Privy Council
on a complaint by John Price, when the Council
awarded the Secretaryship of the Council, with a fee of
'20 marks a year, to Price, and ordered that Charles
Foxe should have the offices of Clerk of the Signet arid
Clerk of the Council (which was probably a moie valu-
able office), according to the patent to him and to his
brother Edmund, and an order was made that "all such
matters of variance as were depending between Price
and Foxe should be ended." Charles Foxe was a member
of the Council of the Marches from the year 1540, but
does not seem to have obtained the actual Secretaryship
till 1574, and notwithstanding the Privy Council's
order he does not seem for many years to have obtained
the Clerkship to the Signet (worth about £2,000 a year),
as he was opposed for this office in 1581 by Sir Fulke
Gieville, afterwards Lord Brooke, in whose favour he
thought it prudent to retire ; but these points are not
clear, as in the Patent Rolls for 1577 John Dudley is
styled Secretary, Mr. Foxe Clerk to the Council, and both
jointly as Clerks of the Signet. The order of the Privy
Council did not end Charles Foxe's troubles, as in 1542
he and Edmund were charged before the Privy Council
with having made malicious allegations against the
President of the Council (Rowland Lee, Bishop of
Lichfield), and they only escaped the sentence of im-
prisonment in the Fleet, which was passed upon them,
by pleading their privilege as Members of Parliament.
They were not allowed to escape scot free, as they were
bound in recognisances to appear once a week before
the Privy Council during the sitting of Parlia-
ment, and afterwards from time to time until they
should have license to depart. Later they were ordered
to appear before the Council every Sunday, their
absence from the Court of the Marches being thus

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secured, and as a further punishment their fees were
sequestered there, and another person appointed to do
their work. In an old manuscript of the Court of the
Marches, dated in 1576, Charles Foxe is described as
" Secretarie Foxe of 20 yeares continuance applyeth
more his oflice than common cause, of good experience
in the service of that Counsell." Notwithstanding: this
commendation there was a complaint in January, 1587,
that the President of the Council of the Marches had
taken away the seals of office from Secretary Foxe, and
the lees from Mr. Greville. Mr. Foxe was twice
married — first, to Elizabeth (daughter of Miles Crosby
of Suffolk), who was buried at Bromfield, March 2, 1574,
and by whom he had live children, namely : —

1. Charles, his eldest son and heir (No. XVI T. below).

2. Edmund (No. XXL below).

3. Martha, who was married 3 times, first on the 8th
Feb., 15(59, at Bromfield to Richard Harford, of Bosbury,
who died without issue in 1578 ; secondly to Michael
Hopton, of Canon Frome, who died in 1G01 ; and
thirdly to James Barrow, of Awre, Gloucestershire. An
old house at Bosbury still has a mantelpiece with the
initials of her first husband Richard Harford and his
wife Martha Foxe, and the date 1571. The statement
on the Harford monument that this lady died in 1578
is certainly erroneous. She was, like her father,
a contributor to the Spanish Armada defence fund.

4. Mary, married 3 times, first at Bromfield to
Robert Baynham, in November, 1508 ; secondly to
William Hill, of Hewdley ; and thirdly to Sir Robert
Wood toff e*

5. Dorothy, married to James Clifford on the Gth
November, 1564, at Bromfield.

Charles Foxe married secondly Katherine, daughter
of Sir Edward Leigh ton, of Wattlesborough, by whom
he had three sons : —

G. Edward (No. XX V, below; baptised at Bromfield
on the 20th July, 1 57 8.

7. William, who was baptised at Bromfield on the

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1 3 th October, 1579, and dying at the age of 8 years,
was buried at Bromfield on the 5th October, 1587.

8. Henry, of The Hurst (No. XXXII. below), baptised
at Bromfield on the 5th October, 1587.

Before dealing further with these children of Charles
Foxe, it will bo well to dispose of the other issue of his
father, William Foxe, but this brief notice of Charles
Foxe himself must first be concluded. He became
possessed of the property of the White Friars in Ludlow,
including the Chapel of St. Leonard, as well as of part
of the possessions of Wigmore Abbey, which latter in-
volved him in much litigation. Mr. Secretary Foxe
also purchased from Dr. Lang ford (the founder of the
Langfordian Scholarships in Ludlow Grammar School),
the Sparchford Estate, which was resold to Arthur
Crowther in 1587. It was probably in reference
to tli is property that Mr. Baldwyn wrote from
Diddlebury in March, 1588, "Poor Foxe has been at
great charge in ditching and inclosing some ground on
the Common." Charles Foxe, who in addition to his
mansion at Bromfield Priory had also a residence
(probably Dinham Hall) in Ludlow, died in December,
1590, and was buried on the 2 1st of that month at
Bromfield, his second wife Katherine having been buried
there on the 6th June in the same year. His will,
dated 1590, Oct. 12, was proved in the Prerogative
Court of Canterbury, and is a very Jong document, far
too long to be set out in extenso. Pie gave the fol-
lowing properties to his son Charles : — Bromfield,
manors of Sutton and Corfton ; lands in Great Sutton,
Corfton, Diddlebury, Aston, Munslow, Strefibrd,
Witchcott, and Stanton Lacy, lately bought from Sir
John Savaidge; Coldweston, bought from Mr.Kinnersley;
Padmore, bought from Mr. Laurence Pierce ; Buckley,
bought from Mr. John Gifford ; Abbot's Wood and
Wetmore.

He gave to his son Edward in tail the following
properties, the previous conveyance to the latter being
recited : — Fulfoid ; Oowarne ; Kagleton, Letton, Adfor-

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ton, Newton, Stan way, and Beggar's Weston ; the
Rectory of Bishop's Frome ; the capital messuage and
certain Burgages in Ludlow; manors of Downton and
Hayton, Shropshire ; manors and hereditaments of
Gvvernoga, Kerry, Hopton, Newtown, Cwmhiga, and
Werdree in Montgomeryshire; the Tithes of Ludford;
The Sheet Steven ton, Holdgate, and Priors llalton;
premises in Shrewsbury ; manor of Eagleton, and lands
at Shilton and Stoke Edith, purchased from John
Smyth ; the manor of Caynham, and lands in Cay n ham,
Snitton, Bitterley, and Hope, recently purchased from
Charles Adams ; and a house and ground in Ludlow, in a
street called Mary Vale, purchased from John Crowther.

The will contained recitals that certain grants were
made to his son William, with remainder to his
(testator's) son Henry, and that William having " died
without heirs male " the property became vested in
Henry as follows : — Crowmeole, Monkmeole, and Bick-
ton, Hurst, Wallop, Cause, and Westbury, heredita-
ments in Birtley, Riseley, Acton Scott, Great Sutton,
purchased of Thomas Wall ; Haughmond and the Chapel
lands there, Stanton Lacy, Dodmore, and elsewhere in
Shropshire; Lullingshall and Ledbury, Herefordshire;
house in Shrewsbury, purchased from Ilichard Owen;
lands in Ludlow and Stanton Lacy from John Taylor
and Arthur Crowther ; farm in Acton Scott, otherwise
Acton on Hill, bought from George Hill ; tithes of Rye
Felton, Clay Felton, Whitbach, Burway, and Chapel;
and Ditch meadow and Honey meadow in Stanton Lacy.

The will recites the conveyance to his son Edmund
of Ludford and Richards Castle, Herefordshire ; lands
in Overton, late Huckesland ; property in Ludlow ; and
there is a devise to him of the Chapel of Ashford ; tithes
of Ashford Bowdler, and Ledwych ; and lands at Seifton.
Mr. Foxe's will states that his sons Edward and Henry
may bo under 21 at his death, and provides for " their
godly bringing up, virtuous education in manners and
learning, and lor their maintenance." Brom field Priory
was to be held by the executors for one year after Mr,

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Foxe's death for the two boys, and afterwards Pentrego
was to be their residence during their minority.

The will contains a curious mention of Oakley Park.
It recites that the Earl of Pembroke had lately bought
the t; keeping of the Park " from Thomas Croft, and the
" fee of 2d. per day for the keeping thereof and the
herbage," which the eaid Thomas Croft had had granted
to him for life by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth,
and that the Earl of Pembroke, having granted the
keeping thereof to the testator, Charles Foxe, the
latter had bought the reversion after Thomas Croft's
death. Oakley Park was then given to his son,
Charles Foxe, to whom he also gave the Rectory of
Bromfield recently bought by his (testator's) son Edmund
with his father's money. Mr. Foxe appointed as his
executors his brother Edward, and his sons, Edward,
Henry, and Edmund.

Mr. Secretary Charles Foxe has left to Ludlow and
to Bromfield a standing monument to his memory in
the " Foxes Almshouses" in Corve Street, Ludlow,
which he endowed with property at Worcester, now
producing £225 a year, and which afford a home and
weekly subsistence money to four married couples, one
being chcsen from Bromfield, three from Ludlow, in
addition to other benefits to both parishes. Out of
accumulations of Mr. Foxe's benefaction the present
chapel of St. Leonard has been erected on the old site
of tho White Friars' Priory, the chaplain of which
ministers to the spiritual wants of the almspeople.

GEORGE FOXE (Xl.).the third son of William Foxe,
is stated in the Visitation to have lived in the county of
Leicester, but in this statement the Visitation, by no
means free from error, is no doubt wrong. He lived at
Stoke in Shropshire, between Ludlow and Tenbury,and
is described as of that place in a deed dated the 31st
October, 1549, made between his father and himself,
by which, after a recital that his father wished to
advance him during his life to a yearly profit or annuity
uf ii5, granted him a lease for 99 years of the manor of

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Stoke, with the lands in Stoke, Greet, Weston, Rock-
hill, Whit ton, and Hope in Shropshire, with one
pasture called " Horsepley," in Herefordshire, the
rent reserved to William Foxe during his life being
£13 . 14s. Od. a year. This deed contained a pro-
viso that the term therehy granted should not
he assigned except to George Foxe's widow or
children, or to his younger brethren. George Foxe
was admitted a Burgess of Ludlow in 1564. and in
1581 he purchased from Edmund Cornwall, Baron of
Burford, the manor of Hanley Childe, Worcestershire.
He was buried at Burford, Salop, on the (ith February,
1537, and his wife Anne was buried at Ludlow on the
5th February, 1576-7. By his will dated the 1st
October, 1586, he gave his lands in the county of Salop,
which he bought of Mr. Cornwall and Mr. Richard
Cupper to Charles Foxe (his brother Edward's eldest
son), and his estates in Montgomeryshire to Thomas, the
second son of Edward, and to Richard Foxe the third son,
his estate at Hanley Ohilde. He gave £30 to the intent
that his brother Edward Foxe, of Greet, and his heirs,
in conjunction with the Bailiffs of Ludlow, should lend
it to poor neighbours without interest Like so many
other old trusts, this charity has altogether disappeared,
though apparently it was not lost without a struggle
on the part of the Corporation of Ludlow, who in
February, 1604-5, resolved, " That a suit shall be com-
menced against Mr. Foxe, of Greet, for a legacy given
to the artificers and alms soules of this town by Mr.
George Foxe, gent., as by his last will anpeareth." The
result of this laudable suit is not recorded. George
Foxe left no children, and by the inquisition post
mortem it was found that Edward Foxe, of Ludford,
son of his eldest brother Edmund, was his heir, then
being of the age of 43 years and upwards.

EDWARD FOXE (XII.), the fourth and youngest
son of William Foxe, was seated at Greet, and was
admitted a Burgess of Ludlow in 1567. He was, as
we have seen, the trustee of his brother George's will,

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and he was also one of the executors and trustees of
the will of his brother Charles. There is a note of a
bond debt of £40 due to him from Henry Vernon, oj
Stokesay, to be paid to him on Michaelmas Day, 1586.
Edward Foxe was twice married, first on the 8th
December, 157 L, at Ludlow, to Katheriue (daughter of
Lewis Crowther, of Ludlow), who was buried at Bur-
ford on 20th November, J 573, and by whom he had
two daughters — 1. Elizabeth (who was married to Chris-
topher Whitchcott, of Stoke, by whom she had several
children, amongst them being Christopher Whitchcott,
Governor of Windsor Castle, Sir Jeremy Whitchcott,
Bart., and Dr. Benjamin Whitchcott), and who was
buried at St. Julian's, Shrewsbury, in 16G0, and (2)
Katherine, who was buried at Ludlow on 11th January,
1578-9. Mr. Foxe was married secondly to Elizabeth,
daughter of Edward Leighton, of Wattlesborough, who
was buried at Burford on the 30th July, 1597, and by
whom he had seven sons — i. Charles (No. XIII. below),
ii. Thomas, iii. Richard (buried at Burford on the 27th
August, 1593), all of whom are mentioned in their uncle
George's will, iv. William (No. XIV. below), v. George
(No. XV. below), vi. Rowland, vii. Walter, buried at
Burford on 22nd February, 1593-4 ; and three daughters,
Katherine, married to Priamus Lloyd, of Marrington ;
Anna, married to Edward Morrice, of Cwmearl ; and
Jane, buried at Burford on 5th September, 1602.

Edward Foxe, who was in 1580 Crown Farmer of
lands in Bahathlon, Montgomeryshire, was buried at
Burford on the 8th September, 1599, having made. a
will dated 20th February, 1597, in which he mentions
his five living sons and three daughters, makes provi-
sion for the education of his young sons George and
Rowland, refers to his Bromden and Egerton estates,
and gives his Bower estate to his son George. This
will was proved in the Prerogative Court of Canter-
bury on the 27th November, 1599, by the executors,
his brother-in-law Richard Leighton, his nephews
Edward and Henry Foxe, and his son Charles.
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Mr. George Morris, in his invaluable genealogical
collection, gives a pedigree of Edward Foxe, of which
the followin

g is a copy

Catherine, dau. of Lewis
Crowther of Ludlow,
1st wife.

Edward Fox of Greet, :
co. Salop, 4th son of
William Fox of St.
John's in Ludlow.

Elizabeth, dau. of Edwd.
Leighton of Wattles-
borough, 2nd wife, bur.
July 30, 1597.

I I

Richd. Fox, 3rd Thomas Fox of-f

son, bur. Bur- Greet, Esq.,

ford, Aug. 27, dead 1665.
1593.

I

Walter Fox,
bur. Bur-
ford, Feb.
22, 1593.

Elizabeth, ux.
Christopher
Whicheoto,
of Stoke, co.

Salop, bur. St.

Julian's, 1 GOO.

Somerset Fox of Shrewsbury, Clothier. Adm. Burgess, May 20, =f=.
1065, and then s. p. Bur. St. Mary's, March 27, 1701-2. I

Thomas Fox, bap. St.
Mary's, Shr.,Nov.27,
and bur. 23, 1061.

Anne, died
young.

I !

Charles Fox, Elizabeth, bur. St.
died young. Mary's, Dec. 6,
1G69.

I I I

Thos. Fox, died infant. Catherine, died infant. Catherine, died infant.

I

Catherine, ux. Priam Lloyd of Marring-
ton, co. Salop, bap. Ludlow, Jan. 11,
1578.

Anne, ux. 1st Edwd. Morrice of
Com'erle, 2nd Henry Hawkins of
Aston Keynes, co. Wilts.

Jane, dau. of John^f Sr. Charles Fox of Greet, son & heir, =f- Margaret, dt
Jenks, of Bridg-
north, bur. Greet
Ap. 11, 1012.

1023, Knt. & J. P., ad. Ch. Ch. Ox.
1594, at. 16.

of
kins.

Haw-

George Fox of Bower, in
Greot psh., 5th son,
1023.

Catherine, dau. of Richd.
Withy of Whitmore, co.
Salop.

Richd. Fox,
61 h son.

I I II

William Fox, Elizabeth, bap. Burford, Samuel Fox, bap. Greet,
ob. intans. 1010, May 1. March 30, 1036.

| I I

Anne, bap. Burford, Feb. 25, 1018-9.
Maiy, bup. Greet, Ap. 9, 162S.

Catherine, ob. infant.
Catherine, bap Greet, Ap. 3,
1022.

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Jane, bur. Burford,

Sopt. 5, 1002
Anne, bur. Burford,

Feb. 2, 1001-2.

I

Elizabeth, 2nd wife to
Somerford Oldfield of
Sotnerford, bap. May
18, 1004 : living 1006.

I I I

Catherine, n. Feb. 23, 1602-3,
bur. May 20, 1003.

Catherine, bap. Greet, Sept.
10, 1606.

Catherine, bap. Greet, Jan.
29, 1609.

Mary, bap. Greet, Edward bur. Burford, Jan. 4, 1001-5.
Feb. 23, 1003, Thomas; bap. Greet, Sept. 24, 1007.

bur. Burford,
May 22, 1003.

William, bap. Greet, Ap. 11, 101^.

I

Francis Fox,
bap. Greet,
Nov. 0, 1008.

I I I

Anne, bap. Greet, Gilbert Fox, bap.

ob. infant. Greet, Sept. 26,

Anne, bur. Greet, 1021.

Ap. 10, 1636.

I I

Edward Fox. bap. Charles Fox, bap.

Greet, June, Greet, May 7,

1617, bur. 1619. 1620.

It will be seen that this does not agree in some
details with the particulars given above, or with the
will, in which Charles is called the eldest son, and in
some matters, e.g., the knighthood of Charles, it is
certainly incorrect.

Edward Foxe's eldest son, CHARLES (XIII.), born
in 1578, matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford, on
the 28th February, 1594-5, entered Lincoln's Inn on
the 7th March, 1597-8 (being then described as of
Furnival's Inn), and succeeded his father at Greet.

Charles Foxe (XIII.) was apparently married three
times, first to Jane, daughter of John Jenks, of Bridg-
north, who was buried at Greet on 11th April, 1009,
secondly to Jane Hawkins, who was buried at Burford
on 11th April, 1612, the name of the third wife being
not known beyond the Christian name Margaret. He
had the following children, and probably others : —

1. Anne, buried at Burford, 1601, February 12.

2. Mary, baptised at Greet, 1603, February 23,
buried at Burford, 1603, May 22.

3. Edward, buried at Burford, 1604-5, January 4.

4. Catherine, baptised at Greet, 1 606, September 16.

5. Thomas, baptised at Greet, 1607, September 24.

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Thomas, who in 15 Charles I. sold Greet and the
Vicarage for £700 to Thomas Edwards and Mary his
wife, married and had issue hy his wife Elizabeth : —

(a) Jane, baptised at Greet, February 13, 1630-1.

(b) Anne, baptised at Greet, April 10, 1632,

buried at Burford, June 22, 1632.

(c) Francis, baptised at Ludlow, 1633, May 13,

buried at Burford on the 29th July, 1633.

(d) Thomas, baptised at Greet, May 17, 1634.

(e) Cornwall, baptised at Greet, March 24, 1638.

(f) Somerset, baptised at Greet, March 7, 1640.
(q) Isabella, baptised at Greet, February 2, 1646.
(hj William, buried at Burford, November 23,1637.

6. Francis, baptised at Gieet, 1608, November 6.

7. Catherine, baptised at Greet, 1609-10, January 29.

8. William, baptised at Greet, 1612, April 11.

9. Edward, baptised at Greet, 1617, June.

10. Ann, baptised at Greet, 1618-19, February 18,
buried at Greet, 1636, April 14.

11. Charles, baptised at Greet, 1620, May 7.

12. Gilbert, baptised at Greet, 1621, September 26.
Charles Foxe seems to have gone to live in Ludlow,

as we find that on several occasions in and about the
year 1634, he, his daughter Catherine, and a son
Francis were presented in the Borough View of Frank-
pledge " for not frequenting the Church," " for not
coming to hear divine service/' and the like.

There is extant a petition by this Charles Foxe to the
Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, which tells so curious a
story of the customs of the time, that it seems to
deserve reproduction.

Daily Orator Charles (fox of Ludlow about, 3 yrs. since.
Thos. Whitchcott of London gent, intreated orator for his
debt & as surety to enter into bill oblygatory unto Arthur
Tone 1 ) of London gent, for payment of rl'orty pounds at a day
long since past. Sd. Charles did as surety to Thos. & with him,
enter into a bond of £80 to sd. Arthur Tench upon a faithful
promise of sd. Thos. in private made to orator that lie \vd. pay
sd. i' 10 lo sd. Arthur at day appointed & to save orator harm-

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less & to deliver up sd. bond, yet sd. Thos. though often re-
quy red by orator to discharge debt lie hath procured sd.
Arthur to put sd. bond in suite agst. sd. orator or threatened
sd. orator that hee will soe doe & inforce orator to pay the
penalty of sd. bond against all equity & good conscience &
whereas sd. Thos. Whitchcott had a bond of your orator for
£40 to pay sd. Thos's. £40 & whereas yor. Orator never had
any such sumine of money of him, nor ever was indebted to
him in any such sum of money the sd. bond being only entred
to him but in trust. The sd. Thos. did enter an action agst sd.
orator in II.M's. Ct. of Exclicq. for to recover the debt upon
sd. bond of £40 and had yor. sd. Orator turned over to the
Meet for the sd. debt & theire to be charged thereupon at his
suit yet afterwds. Thos. knowin there was no money due uppon
sd. bonde did seale unto orator a Release for sd. debt. And
Orator afterwards trustinge sd. Whitchcot being his nephewe
& he undertaking to doe it did send the sd. Whitchcott to the
Warden of the ffleet with the sd. Release and two Cheeses
worth thirty shillings to discharge yor. Orator from sd. prison
of the frleet yet nevertheless sd. Thos. contrary to his promise
never went to discharge the warden of the fleet nor delivered
him the cheeses nor procured your Orator a discharge from
the prison but most unconscionably retayneth in his hands the
release or acquittance for the sd. bill obligatory of £40 & pro-
ceedeth in his suit in the Exchequer against yor. orator &
threatneth to lay the debt & penalty of sd. debt & bill obliga
torie uppon yor. Orator contrary to Conscyence & equitie. And
also whereas yor. Orator being overruled in this honble Court
to pay John Popham Esq. five pounds costes which sd. live
pounds to be sent into the Court to his Gierke to be paid, but
they demandinge Twenty Shillings for Contempt hereupon
yor. Orator in pryvate delivered to the sd. Thomas Whitch-
cotte ftbrty shillings to discharge the sd. contempts which he
promised to doe but most unconscionably Deteyned the money
& never excused the contempts but suffered processe to goe
against yor. Orator whereby at last the serieant at Armes
tooke yor. Orator &; made him pay to him thyrty poundes for
his ffees besides the charges of yor orator in prison. Three-
score poundes wch. did merely growe and was accretioned
against yor. orator by the uniust dealinges of sd. Thomas. And
afterwards orator did deliver privately to sd. Thomas Whitch-
cots diverse summes of money amounting to fforty pounds
therewith to prosecute an appeal in the Court of Arches which
one Thomas Hannester brought against tlraunces the late
Bushopp of Herreford because the sd. Bishop had suspended

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the sd. Bannest. for not burying of one William fox yor.
Orators brother at your orator's instance against S : Thomas
Cornewall Kt. & Hughes Bahnester & others for not permitting
& suffering one Win. ffox yor. Orator's brother to be buryed
in Christyan buryall & takeing hira out of his grave & carrying
him uppon a cart or sledge 2 myles & thence throwing hira
downe by a hogstey amongst Svvyne. And that with the sd.
money the sd. Thos. should execute the sd suite & sue out
commissions to examyne witnesses & to pay the Doctors &
Proctors theire fees & to defray all other the fees & duties
for the sd. cause yet now. the sd. Whitcots hath neglected
the same & suffred a sentence in the cause to be given against
the sd. Bishop & hath put the sd. £40 into his owne purse &
doth utterly deny to pay or restore the same to your Orator &
also to discharge or acquit, yor. Orator from the sd. bonde to
Arthur Tench as surety & also to deliver the Release which he
did seale or to deliver sd. bond to orator but doth threaten
that he will sue yor. orator uppon same bond at common lawe
& will enforce orator to pay the penalty thereupon & also that
he will procure sd. Arthur Tench to sue orator uppon same
bond to yor. orator's greate losse & wrong. Orator prays to
be releved by hon. court against the extreame Dealinges of sd.
Tli os. Whitchcote against all which orator hath no remedy at
Common Lawe & that Thomas may be suppoenaBd to appear
before Hon. Court.

Edward Foxe, senior's fourth son WILLIAM (XIV.),
who is stated in the Greet Ixeodsters to have been
buried there on the 4th August, 1630, was the central
figure alter his death in an incident so extraordinary
that the extract from the Star Chamber proceedings
relating to it, though long, requires to be fully quoted.

Camera Stellat. \

Attorn. D'ni V quer.
Regis j

Tho : Cornewall kt.

William Hughes clerke

Thomas Banister clerke

Thomas Penson y defts.

William Penson

John Tyler clerke

LVrancis owin

Tho charge in ye bill is for denying christian burial tc
William IVox deceased at Burford gent, of an ancient howse K:

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takeinge of him out of his grave and carrieng him to Greete 2
miles upon a curt and for throwing him neere a swyne stey
amonge a great compaynie of swyne.

ffirst it is confessed and proved that all such as dye at
Greete must and ought to be buried at Burford for that the
Church of Greete is interdicted from buriall.

William ffox iij Aug. G° Caro. Rex being Tewsday died at
Greete 4 Aug. hee was carried to ye church of Burford to bee
buried and by consent a grave was made in the Church and
all thinges prepared for his buriall: But Hughes and Banister
the ministers did refuse to bury him supposing that hee was
excommunicated but by consent he was layd in his grave
untill ye truth thereof might bee knowne or lycence procured
from the Bpp. wcl) was intended to bee procured before Sonday
folio winge.

That this was but an excuse is fullie proved by these
reasons.

1 ffirst they did not knowe of their owne knowledge but
heard it by reports.

2 That this excommunication is pardoned by ye statute
Jacobi ilex it being 15 or 1G yeares before and not for recu-
sance But for not appearinge.

3 That this excommunication is but minor excommunica-
tion beinge only for not appearinge and not for noe grevious
otTence for whieh ye minister ought not to refuse to bury him.
But on the contrarye parte they ought to bury him upon payne
to bee suspended by ye rule of ye canon primo Jacobi R'
Canon GM.

The barbarous and inhumane partes of the defts doo thus
proceed.

That after y° bodie had layne a daye and a night in y° grave
uncovered upon Thursday 5th Aug. about 12° of the clocke
Wilhn. Benson, Thomas Benson, ffrancis Owen and Griffin the
body was taken out of yu grave and carried to Greete 2 miles
and there throwno downe in y° dirt or mire neere to a hog
stye amongst a greate companye of swyne as they were com-
maunded to do the cover of y° coffin beinge broken open.

That Sir Thomas Cornewall was the cheife man that gave
this commaund or charge is proved by theis reasons.

1 He is patron of ye church of Burford and Justice of peace
and one that thother defendants doe stand in awe of and durst
not doo anything but obey his eonimaund.

2 He threatned Owin the sexton lor makeing ye grave yt
heo would make him stand in a whitsheete for makeinge grave
or would make him spend twonty or forty poundes,

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3 That before hee was taken oat ye grave they went to him
to know his pleasure whereupon hee did revile them and used
them with many threatening wordes for comingeto him soe as
they conceaved by his carriage hee haveing beene in ye church
a little before that it was his pleasure yt hee should bee taken
out of yc grave and carried awaye.

4. He said yt the Bpp. coulde not graunte a lycence for yc
burieinge of the bodie in ye Church.

5. When he mett with the parties wch did take him out of
y° grave & were carrieing of him away he said are you goeiftg
"with him, God speed you.

That from Thursday beinge 5 Aug. until Satterday yc viith
of yc same moneth yc body beinge layd m a hole in ye Church-
yard of Greete but could not nor must not bee buryed there
for that buriall was forbidden.

That upon 7 Aug. being Saterday a lycence from y° Bpp.
was procured and brought to have the bodye buryed at Burford
upon Son Jay ye 8th of Aug. at 7 of ye clock e in ye morninge
the bodie was brought to the churchyard of Burford to bee
buried ye churchyard gates were kept locked yt the body could
not bee brought in nor a grave could bee procured to bee made
nor any tooles or instrumentes could be gotten either from ye
churchwardens or sexton to make ye grave neither would ye
ministers bee procured or gotten to burye the bodye.

That about 2 of ye clock in ye afternoone ot yt Sonday ye
parishioners of Greete could gett noe grave made nor tooles of
ye churchwardens or sexton to make yu same were inforced
themselves to gett tooles and make a grave and putt in ye body
and cover it for fear of daungcr ot infection for that the bodie
did st hike beinge kept unburied 5 daies and the said p'ishioners
staying ye said iirst day from 7 in the morninge untill 2 the
afternoone and could not gett any grave made or tooles
to make a grave or minister to bury him which happened
through the confederacycs of all the defts and cheifelie by ye
practise of Sir Thomas for theis reasons following vizt.

1. Upon Monday morningo Banister promised to bury ye
bodye but after hee had talked with Sir Tho : utterlie refused
to bury ye same.

2. The bpps warrant for to bury him being shewed and a
grave required of ye churchwardens and sexton to bee made
they said they had talked with Sir Thomas who was the patron
and hee said the bpp had nothing to doc to graunt sueh a
warrant and if Sr. Thomas would lycence y° body to bee buried
it should bo buryed or ells not the JB'ps warrant notwith-
standinge.

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• 3. It is proved by many witnesses that Sir Tho : said yt the
body should not be buryed in y° church or churchyard of
Burford and did give charge to take it away and yt he would
make them deerely repent it that brought his corps thither.

4. All y° defts say that they would not obey y° JJpp. But
if Sir Tho. would commaund that the bodie should bee buryed
then hee should be buryed or ells not, for yt the bishopp had
nothinge to doe to graunte a lycence.

5. That when Sr. Tho. heard there was a grave made and y9
body was buried without a minister, he said they should
answere it in y8 starr chamber.

Note. — The parishioners of Greete were inforced to doe this
for that the body was unburied 5 dayes and they stayd ye last
day from 7 of yo clocke in the morningo untill 2 of tho clocke
in y* afternoone with tho bodie and were inforced to make a
grave and bury him to prevent infection for that thsy could
not gett noe grave made nor minister to bury him through
ye parties causes aforesaid.

Edward Foxes fifth son GEORGE FOXE (XV.),
who succeeded his father at The Bower, Caynham, was
married to Katherine, daughter of Richard Withy of
Wetmore, by whom he had issue : — ■

XV. 1. Elizabeth, baptised at Burford 1616, May I.

2. Anne, baptised at Burford 1618-19, Feb. 25,
buried at Caynham 1636, April 14.

3. Katherine, baptised at Burford 1621, Jan. 2, buried
at Burford 1621, Jan. 4.

4. Katherine, baptised at Greet 1622, April 3.

5. Edward, baptised at Caynham 1624, Sept., buried
at Caynham 1646, May 4.

6. Katherine, baptised at Caynham 1623, April 1,
buried at Caynham 1633, May 29.

7. Mary, baptised at Greet 1628, April 9.

8. William, baptised at Greet, 1629, August 5.

9. Somerset, buried at Caynham 1634, Sept. 11.
George Foxe (XV.) seems to have married a second

wife Elizabeth, by whom he had a son

10. Samuel, baptised at Greet 1636, March 30,
buried at Caynham 1636, Sept. 30.

William Foxe had another son HENRY FOXE
(XV L ), who was buried at Burford on July 10, 1567.
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He is mentioned in his father's, and also in his mother's
will, from the latter of which it would seem that he
was married, hut he is not even mentioned in the
Visitation, and nothing is known of him.

A Francis Foxe was Recorder of Wenlock from 1562-
83 under letters patent, which he surrendered in the
latter year. The writer has not been able to identify
him or to trace his relationship to the family under
notice, though probably such relationship existed.

The Right Worshipful Charles Foxe was succeeded
at Bromfield by his eldest son, also CHARLES FOXE
(XVIL), who was 45 years of age at his fathers death
in 1590, obtained the honour of knighthood (some
time before 1G00), and for distinction will be called
Sir Charles Foxe. lie was Sheriff of Shropshire in
1598, and was one of the Council of the Marches of
Wales, in which capacity he is mentioned as acting in
1G21. Sir Charles is stated to have sold the Manor of
Bromfield in 1 G 1 0 to Richard Tomlins, but this can
only have been by way of family arrangement, as the
estates clearly passed to Sir Charles's descendants. He
is said to have been twice married, but the writer has
only been able to find the traces of one marriage,
namely in January, 1573-4, to Isabella, daughter of
Sir Richard Newport of Ercal, by whom he had four
sons— Roger (XVIIL), Edward, Richard (XIX.), Francis
(XX.), and four daughters — Mary, Margaret, Jane, and
Martha. Sir Charles resided at Oakley Park, and in
1617 the Council of the Marches of Wales put it on
record that " he refuseth to shew by what title he doth
hold Oakley Park and keepeth more sheep and cattle
than deer." In 1628 the Kins' granted the reversion
in the Crown of Oakley Park then to Sir Charles Foxe
and his heirs for ever.

Sir Charles and his brother Edmund evidently
inherited tho family failing of involving themselves in
brawls, of which we find more than one instance in the
Star Chamber proceedings. In ]5(.)0 Sir Charles
complained that his sister, Mrs. Martha Harford,

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"seduced by the instigation of tlie divell did falsely
swear that Charles and his brother Edmund did repair
to Martha's house with swords, daggers, and privy
coats, and that Edmund entered her hall porch and
used opprobrious speeches of said Martha, whereupon
Michael llopton " (afterwards her second husband)
" requested them to use better speeches towards
Martha and to depart, whereupon they drew their
weapons upon said Hopton and gave him divers blows
and wounds upon his head 5 inches long, that the skull
perished, and would have murdered him if rescue had
not been made, and that the said Charles his sword and
dagger ready drawn ran to the said Martha and strake
her divers times and gave her a grievous wound," in
consequence of which u false and untrue oath " Sir
Charles was committed to prison by the Lord Chan-
cellor.

We have the account of another affray which took place
shortly afterwards, in which the same persons took the
principal parts. Upon this occasion Charles Foxe (de-
scribed as of Whitchcott) alleged thafbeing at the house
of Anthony Washeborne, called Temple Court, in the
parish of Bosbury, Herefordshire, and having special
occasion of business to travel from thence to town of
Bosbury, and to house of Edmund Foxe Ids brother,
called Leigh ton Court, did on the 24 Sept. travel in
peaceable and quiet manner on her Majesty's highway,
having no manner of weapon but only their swords
and daggers, weapons commonly used of most men to
travel, the said Edmund having his hawk on his fist,
and when within a mile of town of Bosburv Michael
Hopton" and several others, " and Martha Harford,
widow, natural sister unto the said Charles, having long
time conceived great malice against plaintiff, and being
persons of an ill disposition, not fearing God nor dread
ing your Majesty's laws, being armed, weaponed, and
arrayed with divers weapons invasive and defensive, as
swords, daggers, bucklers, long pyked staves and Welsho
hooks, did assemble at Bosbury with intent to murder

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the said Charles Foxe." The witnesses stated that as
Charles and Edmund were passing their sister's house
Michael Hop ton called the former a " cosenynge knave,"
and said that he " had been trying these 2 years to
cozen his sister," and " thou hast the Pope in thy lips,"
while their sister said that " Charles went ahout like a
coxcomb fool." Then ensued a battle royal, in which
both sides seem to have been wounded, " the gentle-
woman Martha laying hands on Charles, and he shift-
ing himself from her she fell into a ditch, and on her
recovery from the ditch she was discovered to be
wounded in the face, but by whom the witness knoweth
not." The episode throws a striking light upon the
manners of the time.

The old arms of the family : 11 Argent a chevron
between 3 foxes' heads erased gules," were confirmed
to Sir Charles in 1623. In 1634 a royal license was
granted to him to alienate Oakley Park to his daughter
" Margaret Herbert, widow, who had so long governed
his house" for her life. Sir Charles died on the 19th,
and was buried on the 20th November, 1634, at
Bromfield, his wife Isabella having been buried at the
same place on the 2nd August, 1615. The following,
omitting the formal heading, is a copy of Sir Charles's
will, dated the 26 March, 1633, and proved in the
Prerogative Court of Canterbury on the 3rd February,
1634-5.

I bequeath my body to he buried in Xtian buriall in the
Chauncell of the parisbe Church of Bromfeild in such fitting and
decent manor and sorte as by myne executors hereafter named
shalbe thought convenient. Item I giue and bequeath to the
poore of tlie said pish the some of fortye shillinges, Item I
giue and bequeath towards the reparacon of the said church
the some of twelue pence. Item I giue and bequeath towards
the reparacon of the Cathedrall Church of Hereff the some of
twelue pence. Item I giue and bequeath to Mary Fox my
daughter the some of three hundred pounde of current English
money in full recompence as well of a legacy c ot xh to her
bequeathed by Charles Fox Fsqr my late father as alsoe of
such benevolence as I intend to best owe vpon her the said

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Tlirce hundred pound e to be paid by my executors that in
consideracon of my psonall estate wcl' they are to have after
my decease as Executors that they shall faithful lie and truelie
piiic or cause to be paid vnto her the said Mary according to
the true meaning of this my last will and testament the said
ccc11 And ] hereby will and appoint my said executors in the
meane time of the payment of the said ccc1' at their owtne pper
coste to keepe and maintaine the said Mary Fox w h meate
drinke lodginge apparell and attendance fitting for her degree
and calling and alsoe afterwarde to take care of her that she
may be competently maintained wth the said moneys accord-
ing to her degree and calling. Item I giuc and bequeath to
ray grandchild the now wief of Edward Corbett gent, the sume
of twentie shillinges a peece. Item I give and bequeath to
my daughter Margarett Herbert Widowe the sume of fiftie
poundo for the good and faithfull service shee hath done mee.
Item I giue and bequeath to Anne Cornewall the daughter of
Sir Thomas Cornewall knight beinge my god-daughter Anne
Fox the na'rall daughter of Somersett Foxe Esquier twentie
shillinge. Item I giue and bequeath to every one of my hired
servante that shalbe in my service at the time of my decease
soe much as every one of their halfe yeares wages doth or will
amount vnto. J tern my will and mynd is That if Francis Fox
my sonne shall within one month next after my decease
become bound to my Executors hereafter named with twoe
sufficient suerties by bond at one thousand pounde Vh con-
dic'on to pay vnto my said executors or one of them \vthin twoe
yeares next after my decease the sume of ccc1' of lawfull money
of England being the sume by me given for the legacye of my
said daughter Alary and alsoe to paie vnto my said Executo'8
or one of them wthin one yeare next after my decease soe much
lawfull money of England as shall amount vnto the sume of
all other legacies by me hecreby bequeathed And also vnto
the executor or administrator Richard Wyer late of Lea in the
county of Worcester deceased the sume of six pounde thirteene
shillinge foure pence being moneyes weh I heretofore receaved
of the said Richard Wyer vpon speech of a bargaine for ccrtaine
tythes wch ncii' proceeded to etlecte That then he the said
Francis Fox shall have all such goode cattelle and chattells as
are menconed in an Inventory herevnto annexed by me sealed
and subscribed Rut if my said sonne shall not make payment
and giuc securitie for payment of the foresaid moneys as
aforesaid Then I bequeath all the said goode cat tells and
chattells to him soe intended vnto my executors Also I giuo
vnto my said daughter Margaret Herbert One Bason and Ewro

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of Silver pcell gilt And all ray other goode cattells and
chattells ready money and debte to me owinge and all the rest
of my psonall estate not before bequeathed (my debte and
f unci alls discharged) 1 giue and bequeath vnto my said
daughter Margaret Herbert and to her Sonne Francis Herbert
both whom I make and appoint to be my Executors of this my
last will.

An Inventory of all the goode cattells and chattells wch I
have devised vnto Francie Fox my Sonne.

Inprimis all my Corne and Grayne in the l>arne and on the
Ground. Item all my horses oxen bulls kyne young cattell
and other beaste. Item all my plate (except one bason and
eure of silver pcell gilt) vvch I giue to my daughter Margarett
Herbert. Item all my implemente of husbandry. Item all
tables formes benches cupborde presses bedsteede stooles and
chayres. Item all my bras>e pewter and iron ware in my
howse. Item all my woodden vessells and other treen ware
belonginge to my kithingc brewe house and dayrie house.
Item all my linnens carpette cushinges beddinge and all my
other houshouldstufte.

Sir Charles's eldest son was ROGER (XVIII.), of
whom we know nothing, except that lie died without
issue, and was buried at Bromiield on the 12th June,
L G 2 9 . Sir Charles's second son Edward died an infant,
being buried at Bromheld on August 7, 1585. The
next son was RICHARD (XIX.), who was educated at
Shrewsbury School, to which he was admitted in 1581.
Richard Foxe, like his grandfather, his father, and his
uncle Sir Edward, was a member of the Council of the
Marches, to which he was appointed on the 30th June,
1G23, being sworn in at Ludlow in open Court before
the Lord President, on the 2Dth January following.
He was seated at Whitchcott, near Ludlow, an old
manor house of which there are now very slight indica-
tions, but which is fully described in Salopian Shreds
and Patches, vol. vii., 158. Sir Richard, who ob-
tained the honour of knighthood at some time after
1G09, married Ann, daughter of Anthony Cage, and
sister of Sir John Cage.

By the settlement in January, 1 GOO- 10, on the
marriage of Sir Richard and his wife Ann, the Manors

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of Whitchcott, Elton, and Mario w, Sutton, and Cold
Weston Farm, with other properties in Clee St.
Margareffc, Corfton, and Ludlow, were settled as the
wife's jointure. Lady Foxe having survived her
husband entered into the possession of these manors,
and she remained in enjoyment of them until her
death in July, 1605. This part of the Foxe pro-
perty would then have devolved on the Corbetts of
Longnor, through Margaret the wife of Edward Corbett
and daughter of Martha Foxe (married to Edward
Waties), as one of the co-heiresses of Francis Foxe (see
page 161 below), and being the share of the property
which fell to her lot, Bromfield and Oakley Park having
passed to the Herberts. The Herberts, however, also
obtained Whitchcott and the other Corbett portion of
the property by purchase, Sir Henry Herbert having
in 1G59 bought the reversion of the said manors
expectant on the death of Sir Richard Foxe's
widow.

Sir Richard is said to have had a son and heir,
Francis Foxe of Moreton Jeffreys, in the County of
Hereford, but this is probably a mistake for his
brother Francis (No. XX. below), as in the Inq.
post mortem Sir Richard is said "to have died without
issue of his body lawfully begotten/' leaving " his
brother Francis Foxe his next heir him surviving."
Sir Richard died on the 24th March, 1632, and was
buried at Bromfield. In the inquisition held at Lishop's
Castle in 1035, it is stated that his father, Sir Charles,
being seized of certain properties in Ludlow and else-
where, which are there described, " and of the oflice of
Forester, called in English Me fostershipp of the Forest
of Mocktree ' in Salop and Hereford," settled these
properties by a deed dated the 19th Sept., 1626, upon
Sir Richard for his life, and that the latter was further
seized of a house and land at Coston, S;ilop. Adminis-
tration of the estate of Sir Richard Foxe was in June,
1638, granted to his widow, Dame Ann Foxe, who
afterwards became the wife of Sir Walter Long, Hart.

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Lady Foxe resided at Whitchcott until her death,
and there was a tradition that her ghost haunted the
place.

FRANCIS FOXE (XX.) was educated at Shrews-
bury School, being admitted in 1598, and married Mary,
daughter of Walter Wykes of Moreton Jeffreys, in the
County of Hereford (who was buried at Bromfield on 2
April, 1G27), by whom he had only one child, Edward,
who was born and buried in April, 1G18, at Bromfield.
Francis Foxe was mulcted in the sum of £17 for not
having appeared to receive the honour of knighthood
at the coronation of King Charles I., being then de-
scribed as of Moreton Jeffreys. lie died at Longnor
on the 28th October, 1G3G, being buried at Bromfield
on Oct. 30, and his will dated the 28th Oct., 1G3G, was
proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury in
November of the same year. This will does not deal
with any landed property, but contains a reference to
a Bargain and Sale (no date given) made between the
testator of the one part, and Ann Corbett, daughter of
Thomas Corbett of Longnor, which perhaps supplied
the omission. Francis Foxe left by his will the follow-
ing legacies: — To his sister Mary Fox, £40; to his
uncle, Henry Foxe of the Hurst, £40; to his niece,
Mrs. Anne Foxe of Steventon (daughter of his sister
Martha Waties, and wife of Edward Foxe), £50; and
to his cousin Thomas Foxe of Steventon (probably a
brother of Edward Foxe), £20 ; to John the pigge boye,
20/-; to Katherine the Dairymaid, 40/- ; to Alice the
brewer, 40/- ; and after giving a bequest of .£40 to the
Churchwardens of Bromfield for setting as apprentices
poor children born in the parish, left the residue to
Ann Corbett.

Sir Charles Foxe (XVI I.) had four daughters — Jane,
who died unmarried, and was buried at Bromfield on
the 2nd April, 1G00 ; Martha, who was married at
Bromfield on the 27th Feb., 1592, to Edward Waties,
one of the Council of the Marches of Wales, and
Recorder of Ludlow, who was seated at Stanton Lacy

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and at Bur way ; Mary, an idiot, who died un-
married, and was buried at Bromfield on Oct. 19, 1645 ;
and Margaret, who on the 28th January, 1594, at
Bromfield, was married to Matthew Herbert of L)olgiog,
Montgomeryshire.

Mrs. Martha Waties (to whom the Feathers Hotel,
on one of the panels of which house the old arms of the
Foxe family can still be seen, belonged) died in 1G29,
and her husband in 1G35, both being buried in the
chancel of Ludlow Church, where a fine monument to
their memory is still to be seen. They left two
daughters surviving, namely, Ann, baptised at Brom-
field, 25 Nov., 1G04, and married to Edward Foxe of
Steventon (No. IX.), and Margaret, baptised at Ludlow
1G00, Jan. 11, married at Bromfield, June 12, 1G17, to
Edward Corbett of Longnor, and who was buried at
Condover, 11 May, 1G52.

After the death of Sir Charles Foxe, three of whose
four sons had died without issue in his lifetime, the
Bromfield estates passed to his surviving son Francis
(XX.), and on his death without issue in 1G3G, disputes
of a most bitter nature broke out in regard to the
estates, ending in protracted litigation. Somerset Foxe
(XXVI ) of Cay n ham, the eldest son of Sir Edward
Foxe (XXV.), the third son of Charles Foxe (X.),
claimed the property under a settlement alleged to
have been made by Francis Foxe (XX ), dated the 22
April, 1G35, the statement on this point in the claimant's
petition running thus : — " Ye said Sir Charles Foxe
dyed seized in his demesne of ye said Manors after
whose decease they descended of right to Francis Foxe,
who entered into them, and having no issue nor hopes
of any issue, and taking into his consideration how soon
after ye cutting of ye entayle it pleased God to take
away his said 2 brothers Roger and Sir Richard, and
for divers other ^ood causes " did settle the said manors
on the heirs of Sir Edward Foxe in tail. The rest of
the story told in the petit ion is of such a curious nature
that it will be best to transcribe- it.

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But nowe soe i tt may please yor good lordship yt Margarett
Harbert, widdbw, ffranc. Harbert, Mary ffox, Edward ffox esq.
& ilnne his then wife, Edward Corbett and Margarett his then
wife, Tho. Corbett ye elder, Tho. Whitmore esq., Anne Corbett
now yc wife of ye sd Tho. Whitmore, & Ursula Corbett 2 of ye
daughters of ye sd Tho. Corbett, Edward Corbett, Tho, Corbett
ye younger & Roger Corbett, Richard Buckley & [blank] his
wife, heiir. miller, Jo. Wattes & also one Ellys & Tiio. Colbatch
haveinge intelligence yt ye sd ff'rancis ff'ox had estated yt sd
mannors &c. or at least ye rents thereof upon sd orator & his
children & haveing a greedy desire to gay no ye sd landes unto
themselves did about May I 10 Ch. I. unlawfully practise &
combyne themselves together to defeat & defraude ye sd orator
& his children of ye sd mannors &e. &, to share tho same among
themselves & for the better effecting of such those unlawful
desires ye sd confederates or some of yem from time to time for
the space of above one year & a half after ye makyng of ye sd
conveyances did most failles] ey & maliciously rayse many false
and seandelous Rcportes and tayles of yor sd orator of purpose
& to ye intent to make a distraction & difference betweene yor
orator & ye sd ffranc. flbx & because ye sd ll'ran. ffox to change
his good opinion & love wch ho did formerly beare to yor
Orator his wife & children & to yt end they faulesley informed
ff'rancis ffox yt he ye sd ffranc. ffox estateing & setling ye sd
land &c. upon yr orrator as afsd. had done as much as in him
lay to shorten his owne days & that none would be more
willing to hear of his death than your orator his wife & children
yt they may gayne his estate & also yt Mgt. Harbert, Mary
fox, H'raneis Harbert, Edward ffox & Anne his wife, Edward
Corbett & Margarett his wife or some of them long before ye
death of ye sd ff'rancis ffox & after ye makeinge of ye sa con-
veyance ... by like unlawfull practises raysed a speach yt ye
sd ffranc. ffox was dead & p'sently after told ye sd ff'rancis ffox
yt yor orrator & his children had given out in speaches yt he
was dead & yt yor orator shewing his greedynes for his estate
was come with all his servants & a trayne Hand of men to ye
house of yo sd ffranc. ffox there to enter & take possession his
estate wch fal ee Report ye sd ff'rancis being then weake & sick
both in body & understanding & bed ridden in soe much yt he
could not goe nor stand but as he was carryed upp & downo
from one place to another in his chamber was drawne to
beleive ec the sd confederates having thus by several! other
indirect meanes & unlawful practizes sough to to force an ill
opinion unto ye sd ffrancis ffox of yor Orator his wife & children
in endeavouring all they could by their insinuating & false

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suggestions to perswade ye sd ffranc. to alter or make voydc ye
estate soe setled in trust upon yor Orrator & to his & his
children's use and to appoynte other uses in trust for them-
selves or some of them but ye sd ffranc. ffox notwithstanding
all those wicked to unlawful practises would never be drawne
to alter ye b'1 uses . . . nor indeed was it in his power soe to
doe but afterwards ye sd ffranc. ffox falling into much weaknes
to inHrmityes to being troubled with Jaundice Dropsy to Scurvey
& also ye dead palsey & by reason thereof his memory to
understanding being much decayed from weaknes seeing they
could not by any meanes prevayle in such their unlawfull
practizes to alter such ye resolucion & good affection of ye sd
i'franc. ffox toward yor sd Orator \i his children they ye sd
Confederates in ye tyme of such ye weaknes to in disposic'on
of ye sd ffranc. by wild & false pretenses did cause ye sd ffranc.
ffox to leave his owne house and to live to soiourne in ye house
of ye sd Tho. Corbctt where ye sd Anne Corbett to Ursula
Corbett then lived being conceaved to have much power to
Interest in ye sd ffrancis ffox were imployed by ye rest of ye
sd Confederates to bring such their unjust designs to passe &
were for yt purpose <5 their better encouragement therein
promysed to have a good parte to share of ye sd estate or some
other great considerable recompense from ye sd Confederates
in pursuance whereof ye sd Anne & Ursula tooke all ye
occacons they possibly could to putt such their plott in
execution to for that purpose would to did keepe much company
wti» ye sd firancis ffox to would cause him to drinke much wyne
to strong water therewith much to distemper himself at such
tymes to seasons as they would please to did prompt to provoke
him to ye purposes afsd. & had for that purpose without ye
privity or directions of ye sd ffrancis tfox ready drawne to
prepared severall instrumentes wch they in yt tyme of such
great disorder, extremity of sickness to weaknes of him ye sd
lfranc. ffox extended to him to seale & execute but he still
refused soe to do but dureing ye time of such stay of him att
ye house of ye sd Tho. Corbett hee ye sd ffranc. ffox fell very
dangerously sicke of ye sicknes whereof there he dyed & soe
contynued for ye space of a quarter of a yeare before lie dyed
dureing wuh tyme to long before ye sd confederates would not
suller yor orator or any of ye freinds of ye sd ffranc. ffox to
come unto hym to speake with him or to visit him & ye sd
ffrancis ffox dyeing att ye house of ye sd Tho. Corbett they
having by some casuall indirect meanes gotten into their hand
custody to possession not onely ye deed to Conveyance whereby
ye said manors toe. were conveyed in trust to ye use of yor sd

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Orator & his children but also all other deeds concerning ye
same have nowe of late made diverse & sundry secrett &
fraudulent entryes into ye sd manners lands & premisses &
divers sundry secrett & fraudulent estates among themselves
& unto severall other persons unknowne unto yor orators have
shared & devyded ye same among them ye rents yssues &
pro ft ties ever since ye death of ye sd frrancis ftbx have taken
& receaved together or some of their own uses & doe now
pretend <fo give out in speaches yt ye sd llranc. ffox in his life
cancelled or revoked ye sd deed i yt he did likewise grant
unto them or some of them on lease all or ye greatest part of
ye sd mannors &e. for some long term for s"ino good &
valuable consideration win reus he did never alter ye sd con-
veyanee made for the use & benefit of }'or orator unto the use
of ye confederates Ye same were gotten by fraude & by in-
direct practises & cembynacions of ye sd confederates & were
not granted for any valuable consideracion whatsoever but all
suche as he was soe distempered with wyne st rouge drinke &
hott waters or soe sicke k> weake yt he did not knowe or
understand what hee did nor could lie remember to ye tyme
of his death yt any such thing was ever done but expressly
denyed ye same now for yt such their doings of ye sd con-
federates are unjust & tendeth to ye overthrough of ye estate
& Interest of yr sd Orator & his children.

The answers are equally curious.

Answer of Roger Corbet.
True it is that this defendant did heare a generall rumour
about the country where the sd ffrauncis did live that tho
compl't having some expectation of an estate of some lands
after the death of Francis & supposing that he was dead did in
much haste togeather with his wife & about ffortye men well
weaponed come towards the house of the sd Frauncis fibx to
take possession of his estate & the s(l compl't or some of his
company enquiring after Sir Francis & being informed that he
was alive the compl't did disperse those 40 men in several
coinpanyes & sent them back agayne & the compl'ts wife did
come to tl'r.mcis's house for her better satisfaction & firancis
by reason of the sd rumour being informed of tho substance
thereof as of a jest did laugh hartily thereatt as this deft
shall be able to prove to this hon'ble Court.

Answers of Thos. Corbett thelder llobt. Corbett gent. &
Ursula Corbett to compl't of Somerset ffox.

Defls doe beleive llraneis {Fox did alter & make voyd the
estate soe conveyed to coinpl't & his children as by severall

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deeds concerniuge the same & they doe deny that any of them
by insinuations or false suggestions did perswade fir. ffox to
alter any estate made to compl't but sd ffranc. did doe tlie
same voluntarily when of perfect memorye & understandinge
& sd clefts do disclaym any right or title in all premisses
mentioned in bill & Ursula Corbett saith sd ffranc. by his
indenture &l lease under his hand & scale about Feb. 4 xi.
Chas. I. did grant unto sd Ursula & Anne her sister the manor
of Gt. JJromtield, Little Bromfield <fe several other lands for
99 years & immediately ensuinge death of sd ffranc, & sd
ffranc. did scale the lease of his own action without being
drawne or procured by any circumvention & sd deft about
Whitsontyde last paste did joine with Thos. Whitmore Esq.
another of ye (lefts & his wife in the grauntinge & assuminge
of ye lease to Edward Harbert Esq. his Maties solicitor generall
& Thomas Lawley esq. and the deft, did disclayme any title in
prem. named in bill & they these defts doe confesse that ye
sd fir. fiox did seveiall tymes come to ye house of the sd deft
Tho. Ccrbett as a suitor to yc deft Anne but they these
defts & every of them doe den)e that they or any of them
did at any tyme endeavour to distemper him by wyne beare
liott waters or otherwise. And they these defts doe denye
that they have any deeds concerning prem. in bill mentioned
& do denye all the plots confederacy es & combinations like-
wise mentioned.

Answer of Thos. Wliitmore & Anne his wife.

Sd Franc : ftox did several times come to the house of
T. Corbett Esq. hee this deft's father as a suitor to her this
deft. & did fall sicke there & was again recovered & afterwards
falling sicke there he dyed. And they thcis deft's as to all &
every the plottes practises confedrasses & combinacions men-
cioned in the said bill these deft's say that before the exhibit-
ing of the sd bill i.e. in the ]3 year of H.M's rayno a bill was
exhibited in Hon. Ct. of Star (Jh'br ought deft's therefore to
be compelled to make answer in Chancer}^.

Upon the same subject there is a remarkable petition
from the Vicar of .Bromfield to the Archbishop of
Canterbury (Archbishop Laud) and the Court of High
Commission, in which he complains that because he
had been a witness to the will of Francis Foxe, a
gentleman of power and wealth living in that country
(who was, doubtless, Somerset Ifoxc), was so much
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against him in the High Commission Court upon
pretence of quarrelling, playing at tables and cards,
neglecting his cure upon the week days and vexing his
parishioners with suits/' The Vicar then states that
" having a wife and 5 children, arid his living being
worth but .£50 per annum, lie is like with the charge
of that suit to be undone, and prays that the case may
be remitted to the ordinary." Laud ordered the case
to be referred to the Bishop of Hereford, but we know
nothing further of it.

Further litigation took place in 1G52, when an
answer of Edward Corbett was sworn, which narrates
fully the devolution of the Hromfield, Oakley Park and
other estates.

Francis granted leases of some of the best farms for 80 years,
and some more and some less, and by deed Feb. 1, xi. Chas. I.,
l(i^5. granted to Anne Corbet, then spinster, whom he gave
out in speaches as this cleft, heard, he would take to Ins wife
the manors of Whitchcott and Corston, Gt. Sutton, Neather,
lleghton, and Cayneham, alias Snitton, to have and to hold to
said Ann Corbett, &c.} during 100 years, at the yearly rent of
12d. upon the trust and consideration of the payment of great
debts and legacies which hee was chargeable to pay. About
Feb. 4, xi. Chas. I. did grant to Ann and Ursula Corbett the
manors of Gt. and Lit. ftromfeild.

Deft, did not assist his sisters fur their gayning the said
leases. Francis was, as delt. heard, a man of good under-
standing and perfect sence and memory. He died about Oct.
following grant of said leases without issue, and after his
decease said prom, descended to Marg. Herbert and Miry If ox
as two of the sisters and coheiresses of said Franc, and to
Marg. Corbett and Anne ilox as cosoris, viz. to Margaret
Corbett and Anne liox being daughters and coheyres of Martha
Wattes deceased, one other of the sisters and coheirs of ffrancis,
which said Margaret Herbert, Mary and Martha were daughters
and coheyres of Sir Chas. liox and Isabell, whereof Marg.
Herbert and Mary iiox in their owne right, Edward Corbett
and Margarett his wife, and said Edward ffox and Anne his
wife in right of their wives were seised of said premises.
Deft, dniieth that Sir Chas. was seised of prem. of absolute
estate.

IViiiu-is found hjmselt deluded and abused, and h\(tvard
Wat lea be in (j one oj II. M. Council of Urn Marches oj Wales in

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Ms then dwelling louse at Staunton, Salo}), being his brcthcr-
in-law ffrancis told him of his resolution to revoke deed, and
desired Mr. Waties to draw up a revocation and promised to
send him the deed, but the servant conveying same being
favourable to compl't, never delivered same, but kept it back
by some sinister means at that time. But rlranc. by reason of
some abuses offered him, continuing his resolution and having
an intent and purpose, as it was given out in speeches, to
marry and to take to wife Mrea Anne Oorbett, and to settle
some estate upon her, and for the payment of his debts, in
Jan., xi. ('has. I. sent some of his friends and servants to
Ludlow to Peter Ellis, Esq., Councillor at Lawe, a man of
approved learning and integrity, and honest dealinge, and for
Th. Colbatch to come to said Mr. ffox's house in Bromfield,
and then of his own free and vol. accord requested said Mr.
Ellice to draw up a revocation of said deed, which was done,
and ffrancis signed same in presence of divers witnesses.

Said Francis did also according to power of revocation
reserved to him by his deed in writing Jan. 23, xi. Chas. I. and
drawne then and engrossed at Mr. ffox's dwelling house in
Bromfield, at his request and by his direction, and by the
advise of Mr. Peter Ellis, being his councillor, reciting in
substance the said pretended deed, and by him duely scaled,
subscribed, del'd and pub. after the same was distinctly read
to him, and when he was in good sense and memory, in
presence of Mr. KUis and of two ministers and preachers of
God's word and divers others, men of credit t, and according to
his former resolucion and determination did actually revoke,
frustrate, determine, and make voyd all and every the uses
specilied in said bill. Witnesses .... Corbet, Robt, Corbet,
lien. Miller, Peter Ellis, John Wall, and Thos. Roberts.

Ellis a man of learning, integrity and repute, and a stranger
to Mr. ffox and said ministers, would not have been present and
witnessed said deed if Mr. ffox had not been then of £ood and
perfect memory.

Said Edward ffox and Anne his wife did in the loth year of
Chas. 1., as well by line as by other conveyances, assure their
part of said premises so descended to said Anne to certain
feoffees or cognizors and their heires to the use of the said
Edward and Anne and of the heirs of their two bodies, and for
want of sucli issue to use of heyres of said Hid ward and Anne
by force whereof said Edward and Anne were seized of said
part. And afterwards mid Anna duvd without issue and said

I want her survived, and Uvanwi seized of that, pari, and
afterwards he and others by indenture made March I, 1G

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Chas. I., in consideration of a competent sura of money paid
by this deft, did grant unto Thos. Hunt and Edvv. Evans to
hold the same to the use and behoof of deft. Edw. Corbett and
Margarett his wife and liis heirs for ever.

Since levying said line by Edward and Anne ffox being
made acquainted that said Margaret and Frauncis Herbert
had bought the estate which the said Anne and Ursula had
by their leases, deft, did grow to an agreement with Marg. and
Francis Herbert, by which said Margarett Herbert, ffrauncis
Herbert, Mary ftbx, did by last mentioned deed March 1, 16
Chas I. convey divers estates to the feoffees to use of deft,
and Margarett his wife.

Decree of possession granted to deft, after Francis ffox's
death by Councell of Marches of Wales.

Deed was revoked in Jan., ffrancis lived until Oct., and then
being, as deft, heard, in perfect sense and memory, and then
made and declared his last will.

The answere of Edward Corbett esquier was taken upon his
corporal oath 16 Jan., 1652, at Oakley Parke.

Anne and Ursula Corbett preferred several suits in
the Court of Wards to have their leases allowed, and
it appears that the persons who obtained the principal
benefit from the death of Francis Foxe fell out amonjnt
themselves, the disputes culminating in a suit in the
Star Chamber between the heiresses of Francis Foxe
on the one side, and Ann Whitmore (nee Corbett) and
Ursula Corbett on the other, in the course of which
suit the former were advised that the leases granted to
the latter could not be avoided, and they had to com-
pound with the Corbetts for their leases by payment of
no less a sum than .£7,300, a very large sum in those
days.

However, in January, 1675, Francis Lord Newport
made an award by which he directed that Sir Richard
Corbett (grandson of Edward and Margaret Corbett)
should for £150 assure and convey to Richard Herbert
of Brom field (grandson of Matthew Herbert and
Margaret, sister of Francis Foxe), all his interest in the
estates of Francis Foxe, deceased, in Bromfield, Stanton
Lacy, Diddlelmry, and Bitterley, according to an
agreement between the said Edward and Margaret

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Corbett and Margaret Herbert, widow, and her son
Francis Herbert. On the 24th January, 1675, Richard
Herbert agreed to perform the award, which con-
tained this significant indorsement — " hut the .£150
I do not find paid."

Thus the Oakley Park and Bromfield estates passed
to the Herberts, and afterwards by sale to the Olives,
whose present representative, Lord Windsor, is the
eighth in direct descent from Margaret, the daughter
of Sir Charles Foxe, who died in 1646, as the following
table will show.

Sir Charles Foxe of Bromfield, born about 15 18, =f Isabella Newport, bur.

bur. 20 Nov., 1034, at Bromfield, Marriage
settlement .lau., 1574.

Aug., 1015, at Bromfield.

Margaret Foxe, mar. 28 Jan., 1591,-pMatthew Herbert of Dolgiog, born
at Bromfield. died 1010, bur. at I 1562, died 101.1.
BromfieM, Dee. 2!), 1010. I

I

Dorothy, daughter of Richard^f Francis Herbert, born 2 March, 1500, bur. at
Parry (Bishop of St. Asaph), j Brumticld, April 30, 1053.

Richard Herbert, second son, pFlorentia, daughter and heiress of Richard,

died 1676, bur. at Bromfie
March 2:., 1070.

2nd Baron Herbert of Chirbury.

Francis Herbert, born about 1067,=rPoPOthy, daughter of John Oldbury of
died Feb. 27, 1718-11). I Loudon, Merchant.

Henry Arthur Herbert (Far! of Bowi3)=pBarbara, daughter of Lord Edward

born 17U2, mar. .'10 March, 1751, died
1772, l() Sept

Herbert, born 1735, died 1780,
March 12.

I

Edward, Lord Clive,afterwards created^ Henrietta Antonia Heibert, born
Earl of Bon is, born 7 March, 1751, I 175S, Sept. 13, mar. 7 May, 1781,
died 10 May, 1830. ! died A June, 1830.

Robert Henry Olive, bom 15 Jan., 1780,=j=Harriet, Baroness Windsor, born
mm June 19, 1810, died 20 Jan., 1851. I 30 July, 1707, died 9 Nov. ,1800.

Robert Windsor (Olive, hUrn 21 May, , Lad y Mary Selina Louisa Bridgoman,
IS2I, mar. 20 Oct., 1852, died' I I born. 1830,, died 12 July, 1880,
Aug., I s.V.l. I

Robert jU Gorge, Lord Windsor, born 27 August, 1857
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Letters of Administration of the estate of Margaret
Herbert were granted to her son Francis Herbert on
the 24 April, 1647.

Charles Foxe, senior's second son was EDMUND
FOXE (XXL), who purchased Leighton Court, in the
County of Hereford, which was settled on his wife
Anne (daughter of John Aberford) and their children,
of whom there were ten. This property was re-settled
by a deed dated 1G25, June 8, to which three sons of
Edmund Foxe, then deceased, were parties, viz., Charles
Foxe (XX1L) of Treworgan (the eldest son), Edward,
and Edmund, both the latter being described as of
Leiffhtoh Court. Edmund Foxe, their father, died on
the 11th April, 16 17, and was buried at Much Cowarne,
Herefordshire, in which church there is an altar tomb
bearing the recumbent effigies of himself and his wife,
who survived him (the date of whose death is not given),
and on the sides the figures of their ten children, three
sons and seven daughters. Mrs. Foxe lefc a legacy of
£5 to be invested for the poor of the parish, but the
legacy has been lost.

Edmund Foxe, by his will dated 7th April, 1617, and
proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury on 12th
July, 1617, mentions his children as follows : — Charles,
the eldest (to whom the Herefordshire estates were
left), Edward, and Edmund, Jane (married to Rudhall
Gwiliim about 1628), Martha, Ann, and Dorothy.
He certainly had two other daughters, Elizabeth, who
was married to Robert Perks of Mitcheldean, and
Katharine, who was baptised at Bromfield on the 3rd
June, 1587, was married to Richard Weaver of Hereford,
and dying on the 27th August, 1631, was buried in
Hereford Cathedral. Edmund Foxe left 20s. a year out
of the tithes of Ledwych towards the maintenance of
the Hospital cf St. Leonard's in Ludlow.

CI I A RLES FOXE (XXI L), the eldest son of Edmund
Foxe, married Mary, daughter of Gregory Seudamore,
and apparently died without issue, his widow marrying
as a second husband John CJhitt.

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EDWARD (XXlII.),the second son took the estates
subject to an interest therein of his late brother's
widow, as appears from the Inq. post mortem held after
the latter's death. Edward married Agatha, the marriage
settlement bearing date 10 Charles I., the trustees
being John Comberford and Win. Beckett, the money
consideration £360, and the property settled in-
cluding Leighton, Cowarne, Over and Nether Egleton,
and Frome. Edward Foxe and his wife appear to have
sold or mortgaged Egleton to George Mayfield in 1G39,
for £100. Edward died in 1641, leaving John Foxe (then
5 years of age) his son and heir, and three daughters —
Martha, Ann, who was married to William Wall, and
Agatha married to Joseph Hill.

JOHN FOXE (XXIV.), the son of Edward, married
Katherine, daughter of Matthias Meysey of Shaken-
hurst, by whom he had two sons: (XXIV.) 1. John,
and (XXIV.) 2. Matthias. John, the elder, died in
1 G 5 9 , having made his will, proved in the Prerogative
Court, and left his wife Katherine him surviving. She
was re- married to Thomas Lingon, whom she also
survived, being alive in 1699, when she was a party to
the sale of Leighton Court.

Among the arms in a window of the Deanery at
Worcester, formerly the Bishop's Palace, is the
escutcheon of u Edmundus Foxe secundus fllius Caroli
Foxe 158G." Leighton Court, after having been for
over 100 years in the family, passed from the Foxes in
1699, when Matthias Foxe (XXIV,) 2, and John Foxe
(XXIV.) 1. (sons of John Foxe (XXIV.), deceased),
with their mother Katherine Lingen, sold the property
to the Hon. James Brydges.

EDWARD FOXE (XXV.), described as of Gwernigo,
Montgomeryshire, was the third son of Charles Foxe
the elder, and was born in 1578. He matriculated at
Christ Church, Oxford, on the 28th Feb, 1594, and
was admitted to Gray's Inn on the 4th Feb., 1594-5.
Edward Foxe, carrying on the traditions of the family,
was a member of the Council of the Marches of Wales,

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to which he was sworn on the loth June, 1G08, and
was knighted at Newark on the 22nd April, 1603.
Like his lather and his brother, he was Sheriff of
Shropshire, holding that office in 1008, and was also
Sheriff of the adjoining county of Montgomery in I G 1 7.
Sir Edward was admitted a Burgess of Bishop's Castle
in 1(115, and was elected M.P. for that Borough in
March, 1G2.Z-8. lie married first on the 3rd January,
1595, at Uifington, Frances, daughter of Roland Barker,
who died without issue, and was buried at Upton
Magna on the 8th May, 1597 ; secondly, Elizabeth,
only daughter and heiress of Sir Charles Somerset, and
widow of Batch fie Gerard, by whom he had three
sons — i. Somerset (XXVI.), born in 1598 ; ii. Thomas
(XXIX.) ; iii. Henry (XXX.)

Sir Edward was married a third time, viz., on the
15th October, 1011, at St. Mary le Strand, London, to
Dame Katherine Long, who did not long survive her
marriage, as appears by the following entry in the
Ludlow Register of Burials : — "1G13, Dec. 14, Catherine
wife of Sir Edward Foxe, Knight." There is no note
of this marriage in the Shropshire Visitation, but it is
mentioned by Aubrey, who relates the following story
of the lady who had made a solemn promise on the
death-bed of her first husband, Sir Walter Long,
that she would not marry after his death : —
" Not \ou<z after his decease one Sir Edward
Foxe, a beautiful young gentleman, did win her
love, and notwithstanding her promise, she married
him. As Sir Edward led her by the hand from
the church into the parlour the cord of the picture of
Sir Walter, which hung over the parlour door, broke,
and the picture, painted on wood, fell on her shoulder."
It was a sinister omen as she lived only two years after
her marriage. Lady Katherine Eoxe made her will a
few days before her death, by which she gave out of
the wardship of Walter Long (her eldest son by Sir
Walter Long, her first husband), i'100 to her daughter
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equally ; but she further directed, " and my will is that
Sir Edward Foxe, my now husband, shall procure and
have the wardship of Walter Long during his noneage."
Very shortly after her death Sir Edward married a
fourth wife in Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Austin Palgrave
of Norfolk, and widow of Sir Stephen Iledleston, upon
whom there was a marriage settlement dated the 17th
Feb., 1G13-4, by which the Gwernygoe estates were
settled upon her if she survived her husband.

Sir Edward does not appear to have lived very
happily with his last wife, as in some litigation which
occurred after his death between his widow and his
eldest son, it was alleged by the latter " that the former
refused to live and cohabit with the said Sir Edward
Foxe at his own dwelling, or to come thither to see the
same, albeit Sir Edward came from his dwelling above
100 miles with a coach and coach horses, fit and
convenient for her conduct, and persuaded her to come
along with him homewards about 3 miles from the City
of London, where she then dwelt, at which time and
place she returned back towards London. And the
said Sir Edward in great discontent went to his
dwelling, and there continued much grieved thereat
and at his wife's other ill carriage towards him, as well
in keeping from him goods of his own worth M500, as
also all her own goods, together with X'1,000 or more
agreed to be by her to him paid as part of her portion
in marriage, which unconscionable and discourteous, and
ill dealings of complainant did so vex said Sir Edward
that he did take such courses (which his son forbeareth
to express) that the same did tend to the great pre-
judice and discontentment of said Sir Edward Foxe and
his children and friends."

Sir Edward does not seem to have had a very happy
time with his own sons and their wives, as we find him
in litigation with his sons Somerset and Thomas, which
was commenced by a petition in which Sir Edward
made the following, amongst other complaints : — " That
Ann the wife uf Somerset Foxe being of a very turbulent

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and violent spirit, and given to great wasteful and
unnecessary expenses, and to live above her degree and
calling, she being confederated with Jane, the wife of
Thomas Foxe, complainant's second son, of whom your
orator never had a penny of money. Your orator does
not in all respects yield to give them and their husbands
such extraordinary measures and maintenance more
than the state of your orator's means and living would
afford to serve their inordinate expenses in bravery
they out of their violent and turbulent spirits have so
incitated and stirred up their husbands to take very
unfitting courses against your orator, not only most
unduti fully to disquiet your orator in his quiet and
godly living, but also by suits and molestations to
wring and get away his living and maintenance from
him in iiis lifetime, whereby he liveth and maintaineth
himself and great family, and to show their violent and
unduti ful carriages towards your said orator, and to
molest him in his quiet course of life they the said
Somerset Foxe, Ann his wife, and Jane Foxe did very
lately, with four other persons in their company, come
weaponed to your orator's dwelling house at Ludlow
and Gwernigo, and there with most fearful threats and
violent and uncivil words did in such violent manner
terrify your orator, that at that time he was in fear
they would have done him some bodily harm, the said
Ann calling your orator base scurvy fellow, so that
your orator was fane for his safeguard to absent himself
from their company, they protesting that they would
have your orator pulled out of the house by the ears
with many uncivil words."

Sir Edward occupied a house in Ludlow, probably
the same which his father had occupied, at which Sir
James Whitelocke stayed in 162.1, as appears from the
following entry in his Liber Famelicus : — " My wife
and T and our family came to Ludlow on the 25th Oct..
1G21, where we lay that winter in the house of Sir
Edward Foxe, one of the Counsell, who lent us the
house with hangings, bedding, lumber, and such utensils

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belonging to it, and gave me 10 ton of pit coal toward
my winter provision of fuel."

Sir Edward died intestate, and was buried at Kerry,
on the 8th March, 1628-9. Letters of administration
of his estate were granted on the 17th March, 1628-9,
to his son Somerset Fbxe.

Sir Edward, as we have seen, became entitled to
considerable estates under his father's will. Amongst
these was the Gwernigo estate, Montgomeryshire, part
of the possessions of the old Monastery of Cwmhir,
which had formerly belonged to his uncle Edward Foxe
of Greet (No. XII. above), and was in January, 1587,
conveyed to Sir Edward's father, Charles Foxe. The
estate had probably belonged originally to Charles
Foxe, as appears by a Fine levied in 1580, to which
both Charles and Edward were parties. The writer of
the admirable History of Kerry in the Montgomeryshire
Collections (vol. xxvih, page 95) is evidently in error in
treating Sir Edward as a party to this Fine, as he was
only born in 1578, and it was certainly his uncle
Edward of Greet who was the party.

After his death there was considerable litigation,
extending over several years, in regard to the Gweiny-
goe estate, which was claimed and taken possession of
by Sir Edward's eldest son, Somerset Foxe, who
occupied it himself, notwithstanding the settlement of
it upon Lady Foxe, the widow. Lady Foxe was the
successful party, but was kept out of possession of the
estates until July, 1640, when a final decree was made
in her favour, and an order made for payment to her of
£6,000 as mesne profits. She died before she could
receive the money, which was paid to her agent, and
further litigation ensued. Upon her death the estate,
however, came back to the Foxes. The Cwernygoe
estate had, no doubt, como to Sir Edward through his
mother Katherine Leighton, whose brother, Richard
Leighton of Gwernygoe, died without issue.

SOMERSET FOXE (XXVI ), the eldest son of Sir
l&lward, was born in 1598, matriculated at Corpus

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Christi College, Oxford, on the 1st December, 1615, and
married Anne, daughter of Sir Walter Long of Wraxall,
Wiltshire, about 1617, in which year a settlement was
made upon him by his father Sir Edward, of the manor,
messuages, and lands of Caynham, the trustees being
Sir Walter Long and. Charles and Egremont Thynne
Somerset Foxe had a large family, as follows : —

1. Somerset (No. 27 below), born January, 1618.

2. Elizabeth, baptised at Ludlow, 4 Dec, 1618,
married to William Morgan at Caynham, 1642, June 22.

3. Ann, baptised at Greet on Oct. 19, 1612, married
to C? Robert) Masters.

4. Walter, baptised at Greet on Oct. 1, 1620.

5. William, baptised at Ludlow on Sept. 23, 1621.

6. Richard (No. XXVIII. below), baptised at Ludlow
on Oct. 13, 1622.

7. Catherine, baptised at Caynham on Nov. 16, 1623,
and buried at the same place on the 23 Dec, 1645.

8. Dorothy, baptised at Caynham on 1 December,
1624, and married to John Kennett.

9. Mary, baptised at Caynham on 8 Oct., 1626, and
buried at Ludlow in January, 1637-8, in which church
there still exists a brass tablet to her memory, with the
following inscription : — " Hie jacet Maria Fox filia
Somersetti Fox arm. virgo undecim formce usque ad
invidiam elegantis vita* quantum humanitas patitur
inculpatissinue. Mundum deseruit Christum anhelans
undecim Janu. 1637."

10. Charles, baptised at Kerry on 4 Sept., 1629.

11. Margaret, baptised at Kerry on 14 Oct., 1630.

12. Ralph, baptised 17 January, 1632-3.

13. Olive, married to Robert Kerry.

14. Brilliana, buried at Ludlow on 6 August, 1640.
Ralph (No. 12) is mentioned as "his nephew and

godson " in the will of Ralph Goodwin of Ludlow Castle
(M.P. for Ludlow 1623—1644), who purchased Much
Go warn e from Somerset Foxe in September, 1031, for
.£1,250, and who married Dorothy Long, a sister of
Somerset Foxe's wife.

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Somerset Foxe was with the King at Oxford when
he made his will, dated the 1st May, 1613 (proved at
Oxford on the 20th July, 1013), in which he refers to
deeds of settlement of his estates dated in January and
August, 1612, gives £i to the poor of Caynham, and
appoints his widow, Ann Fox, his executrix. Somerset
Foxe was huried at Ludlow on the 4th May, 1G43, and
was succeeded by his eldest son SOMERSET FOXE
(XXVII.) , whose history was an interesting and event-
ful oue. He was baptised at Ludlow on the 18th
January, 1617-8, and as we learn from one of Lady
Brilliana Harley's well-known letters, he was in 1638 9
sworn one of the King's Presence Chamber, being in
attendance on his Majesty in his visit to York.
Somerset Foxe '"armly espoused the royal cause in the
Civil Wars, and was Private Secretary to Prince
Rupert, whom he accompanied when that gallant but
headstrong commander landed in England in 1642. He
was a Colonel in the Royal Army, and was named in
Prince Rupert's commission to " the loyal men and
soldiers of the County of Salop" in March, 1644.
Col. Foxe was one of the commanders in the defence of
Bristol, and was present at the Council of War (said to
have been composed of the most daring and gallant
men that the war had spared) when the capitulation of
that city was resolved on. When Prince Rupert's con-
duct on that occasion met with bitter attack, Col. Foxe
joined the other commanders in the manifesto defending
his general's conduct, and accompanied him in his visit
of protest to the King at Newark Col. Foxe also
assisted at the gallant defence of Ludlow Castle, when
that fortress, the last in Shropshire to be held for the
King, was captured by Col. Birch in June, 1646. It
is not quite clear how far he was loyal on that occasion,
and the following extracts from the Journal of the
House of Lords are certainly suggestive of some doubts
upon the matter.

1 G 17, .J uly 1. Draft ordinance for pardoning the delinquency
of Somerset Fox, pursuant to an engagement made by Col.
Vol. Ml., 2uU S. X

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John Birch (the Parliamentary Commander, to whom Ludlow
Castle surrendered).

Certificate from Col. Birch that when engaged in reducing
Ludlow he received private instructions from the Committee
of both kingdoms that in order to the speedy reduction of the
town and Castle he might promise pardon of their delinquency
to two persons, and that having been much assisted by Col.
Somerset Fox, he made such promise to him, and that this
promise was conlirmed by the House of Commons.

Somerset Foxe is next met with in 1G54 as one of
the conspirators engaged in a plot with his cousin John
Gerard, a schoolmaster named Vowell, and many others,
to assassinate Oliver Cromwell, the Protector, on his
way to Hampton Court, for which he was arrested and
charged with 1 igh treason. They were all sentenced
to be hunof, but Col. Foxe li having confessed for his
life," escaped the penalty which was paid by his less
fortunate fellow conspirators, lie was thus addressed
by the presiding Judge: — "Mr, Foxe you have con-
fessed, and your remorse and ingenuity therein doth
difference you from your accomplices. You have con-
fessed your compassing the death of the Lord Protector
and what you did for the subversion of the present
Government and for bringin£ in Charles Stuart to be
King." Col. Foxe was sent to the Barbadoes on the
1 8 tli May, 1G55, where he is said to have been sold into
slavery, but the warrant is silent as to any compulsory
service. He soon returned, as in October, 1050, a
license was granted to him to come to Westminster to
attend a trial there. Another of the Foxe family,
Francis Foxe (who is described as a kinsman of Somerset
Foxe), a London apprentice living at the Globe, in
Paternoster Row, was also involved in this plot, and
was included in the list of persons in the Tower charged
with high treason, but in Sept., 1654, he was banished
from the realm on security "not to act to the State's
prejudice, and not to return without leave." After the
Restoration Charles IF. granted Somerset Foxe (1002,
April 11) a pension of X300 a year, which apparently

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was not very regularly paid, as m 1.666 Coi. Foxe peti-
tioned his Majesty for 2i years' arrears of the " annuity
granted for his losses in the service of the late King,
and for transfer thereof to his intended wife, being in
treaty for a marriage that may repair his fortunes."
He fortunately obtained the warrant for such payment,
nothing being said as to the transfer; but in 1072 he
again petitioned for the arrears and future payment of
his pension on the ground that his wounds in the late
King's service made him incapable of serving in the
troops.

In 1063 Col. Foxe lodged a further petition "for the
reversion, now in the Crown for want of issue, of Ralph
Goodwin of certain properties in Cowarne Magna,
Herefordshire, sold to Goodwin by his father and him-
self ' to supply the wants of the late King.' "

Somerset Foxe was M.P. for Ludlow from 1669-79,
became a member of the Corporation of Ludlow in 1671,
and was in 1080 elected Town Clerk, but for some
occult reason the election was not confirmed by the King.

Col. Foxe, who lived in a house in Castle Street,
Ludlow up to 1659, sold the Manor of Caynham in
1666 to Thomas Powis of Henley.

In the curious tract " Flagellum Parliamentarium,"
Col. Foxe is described as a ;' Privy Chamber Man and
a Court Cully," which letter expression is interpreted
as meaning "a man imposed upon as by sharpers or a
strumpet."

He died in 1G89, and was buried at Ludlow on
October 11, leaving neither widow nor children. By
his will, dated the 13th day of June, 1G89, and proved
on the 26th November, 1689, he left 20s. yearly to the
six poor people of the Hospital of St. Leonard in
Ludlow (such hospital having been founded, as we have
seen, by his great great grandfather, Charles Foxe), and
he also left 20s. yearly to the Preacher of Ludlow for
preaching three sermons in St. Leonard's Chapel an-
nexed to the hospital. Col. Foxe left the tithes of
Ludlow to his servant John Harvvood for life,

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with remainder to his nephew John Haughton,
and gave the furniture of the " room called the
Tied Chamber in the house in which I dwell
at Ludlow," to his niece Dorothy Hide. After further
bequests of £5 to the Minister of Cay n ham, £20 to
Henry, son of Isabel Foxe of Ludlow, £200 to his niece
Ann Jones, and JC300 to her daughter Elizabeth,
testator gave Ins Clee Hill and other property to his
four sisters : —

i Elizabeth, widow of William Morgan,

ii Ann Masters, widow,

iii Dorothy, wife of John Kennett,

iv Olive Kerry,

with remainders after their deaths.

RICHARD FOXE (XXVIII), a brother of Somerset,
seems also to ha 7e had an adventurous career. Like
his brother he fought for his King in the Civil Wars,
and he rose to the rank of Major in the Royal Army.
After the King's final defeat, Major Foxe took refuge
in Holland, but he appears to have returned, and to
have got into trouble with the authorities, for we find
that in June, 1G50 (probably this date should be 1G49)
he was discharged from prison (being described as
Richard Foxe of Cainhani, Salop), on finding two
sureties in £200 each ; but the cause of his imprison-
ment is not given. His discharge was on condition
that he left London in five days for Salop, and on his
business being finished, he was to return and have a
pass for Virginia. The following graphic account of
Major Foxe's enterprise and adventures is an extract
from a rare pamphlet relating to the settlement of
Philadelphia, and is given in the words of the relator,
Capt. Norwood.

A Voyage to Virginia.

The month of August Anno 1G49, being the time I engaged
to meet my two comrades, Major Francis Morrison, and Major
Richard Fox at London, in order to a full accomplishment of
our purpose to seek our fortunes in Virginia (pursuant to our

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agreement the year before in Holland). Ail parties very punc-
tually appear d at the time and place assign'd. and wtre alt
still in the same mind, fully bent to put in practice what wo
had so solemnly agreed upon, our inclinations that way being
nothing abated, but were rather quicken'd, by the new changes
that we saw in the state of things, and that very much for the
worse; For if our spirits were somewhat depress'd in contem-
plation of a barbarous restraint upon the person of our King
in the Isle of Wight ; to what horrors and despairs must our
minds be reduc'd at the bloody and bitter stroke of his
assassination, at his palace of Whitehall ?

This unparallel'd butchery made the rebels cast away the
scabbards of their swords with both their hands, in full reso-
lution never to let them meet again, either by submission or
capitulation ; so that the sad prospect of affairs in this juncture,
gave such a damp to all the royal party who had resolved to
persevere in the principle which engaged them in the war,
that a very considerable number of nobility, clergy, and gentry,
so circumstanced did fly from their native country, as from a
place infected \ ith the plague, and did betake themselves to
travel anywhere to shun so hot a contagion, there being no
point on the compass that would not suit with some of our
tempers and circumstances, for transportation into foreign
lands.

Of the number who chose to steer their course for America,
such of them as inclin'd to try their fortunes at Surinam,
Barbados, Antigua, and the Leeward Islands, were to be men
of the first rate, who wanted not money or credit to balance
the expence necessary to the carrying on the sugar works:
And this consideration alone was enough to determine our
choice for Virginia, had we wanted other arguments to engage
us in the voyage. The honour I had of being nearly related
to Sir William Barkeley, the governor, was no small incitation
to encourage me with a little stock to this adventure: Major
Morrison had the king's commission to be captain of the fort;
and Mr. Fox was to share in our good or bad success. But
my best passport was his majesty's gracious letter in my
favour.

Then follows the narrative of the voyage, how they were
driven out of their course and reduced to feeding first on rats,
and then on their dead companions' corpses, how they made a
plum pudding on Xmas Day of the scrapings of the meal tubs
and seawater fruit and spice fried in oil, how they mot with an
island ami drank " setting my mouth against the stream and
lotting it How into my bolly," and how they were abandoned

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on the island and converted the dead carcase of one of throe
weak women into food until Major Morrison's legs were not
able to support him. Then a party of Indians came to their
relief, and fed them on shell-fish and the leg of a swan. They
were taken to a ' King's palace/ and his daughter fed them on
hominy, and Norwood 1 accoutred ' the king's naked body with
new harness, &c, &c, &c.

There is no further mention of Richard Foxe by
name, except the statement that on his arrival at
Virginia he "had no friend at all to subsist on," but
was kindly received by the governor, Sir William
Berkeley. We know nothing more of him.

Sir Edward Foxe's second son was Thomas (born
1599) (XXIX.), who married Jane, daughter of Arthur
Price of Vaynor, and had a son Arthur, who was born
and baptised at Kerry on the 20th April, 1636.
Thomas, like his brother Henry, had litigation about
his share of his father's estate. In 1627 he presented
a petition to the Court complaining that being lawfully
possessed of " divers horses, cows, oxen, sheep, hogs,
and divers other catties and chattels, to the value of
JE 1 500, jointly with his younger brother Henry, by a
deed from Sir Edward Foxe, and being lawfully
possessed of a lease of lands in Church Stoke, Sir
Edward and his sons had conspired against him, the
former conceiving causeless malice against him," and
had obtained possession of leases and cattle alike, that
the matter had been referred to Henry, Lord Herbert,
who had decided that either the leases and cattle should
be returned or the sum of M 1000 paid to the petitioner,
but that the award was in the possession of Sir Edward
and his other sons. The answer of Sir Edward and his
sons is very curious, and seems to deserve reproduction.

Supposed deed of gyfft by Sir Edw. to Tho. & Hen. is
utterly insufF. in lawe to entitle compl't to any goods, cattels
or chattels for that it is not alleadged what goods, cattels or
chattels the same are or how many. Compl't does not alleadge
in his bill that sd. Sir Edw. was owner of sd. goods &c. at time
of making of sd deed. Sir Edw. says lice never made any

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such deed to compl't & Hen. nor does Hen. know of any such.
Sir Edw. says about 19 yrs. ago bee having then noe oxen,
kine or sheepe but possessing some plate & implements of
howshold all sucb tyme as Thos. & Hen. were infants of tender
ago under seaven yeeres did as bee now remembereth make
some deed of gift of bis goods to Rt. Hon. Henry Lord
Herbert, Richd. Leighton esq. & to Cbas. ffoxe esq. upon trusto
& confidence tbat tbey sbould permit Sir Edw. to have use of
them during bis life & that after his death same sbould coino
to compl't & Hen. in caso tbey should not be otherwise
advanced during his lifetime whereof Sir Edw. yet hath the
use except the value of GOO pounds in goods, plate, Jewells,
& howshold stuffe which are in the possn of dame Elizabeth
this deft's wife or in the poss" of Elizabeth Kidlesden eldest
daughter to sd. damo Eliz. & allso except value of £150 in
jcwells, plate, arres, & howshold stuffe in poss" of thotber deft.
Somersett Ifox or Anne his wyfe And allso except £20 in
beddinge goods and howshold stuffe delivered & lent to sd
compl't & Jane his wyfe, sd. deed made meerly for naturall
love & affection & without any valuable consideration. Leases
mentioned is likewise incerten & insufficient in the lawe to be
answered unto, deft's deny all allegations in bill concerning sd.
lease. As touching Award Sir Edw. says there was at tbat time
no variance be ween him &d Tho. & no reference was made to
Lord Herbert nor did Lord Herbert make any such award.
Sir Edw. says there were suits between Sir Edw. & Somersett
& tbey did agree to repair to Lord Herbert & to intreate hyra
to mediate some end of the sd. deferences & accordingly they
travelled to hym who was pleesed to beere sd. dytlerences but
Sir Edw. departed before conclusion of matter. Lord Herbert
afterwards set down in writing what heo conceived Sir Edw's
meaning to bo to effect following viz. Sir Edw. should pay
arrears for his cosins maynetenance meaningo sd Somersett
tlbx upon wch suite sbold be stayed on both sides for that
tyme & therby this defts' intended jorney to London shold be
stayed, Secondly deft sbould allot Somersett some lands
whereby what bee wanted in lands sbould be made up until
such time as lands in his poss" came up to that sum, thirdly
that deft's younger sons sbould receive £1000 apiece & this
(left's debts of £N00 might bo discharged wherein Sir Kdw. &
Somerset were to join in selling lands in Hereford where Sir
Edw. had power 4th that profit of deed of gift should be to
Som. as farre as lay in Sir Edw's power. . . . So as the Deft,
might not, boo, questioned for former estates <>f inheritance
which deft, did make of lauds in County of llerofd. long before

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theso propositions were wrytten or subscribed which estates
are enrowled in II. M.'s Ct. of Chauncery & if any of this (left's
yonder sonnes that had any estate from this cleft, did contrary
the intention of the true performance of sd. propositions That
then the benefitt of the portion of such sonne to be to use of
(left's eldest sonne, sd. Lord Herbert sent these prop8 to deft,
by his secretary desiring deft, that if lie had mistaken in any-
thing that he shld amend it & if it were right deft, should sign
it. Deft, signed it & is willing to join with his eldest son in
sale of such lands in Herefd. as are not estated or enrowled so
that out of the proceeds of the sale £800 may be payed to
deft, for discharge of his debts & so as The. &; Hen. may receive
£1000 a peece. Henry tibx sayeth he does not clayme any of
the goods or chattels &c. during his father's lifetime & he doth
stand upon the validity of a deed made & enrowled by his
father of certain lands in Hereford for & towards his portion
& doth disclayme propositions in sd. award & denyeth also to
accept such £1000 & did never assent thereunto. Further
joint denial of every allegation in Thos. bill.

Jurat apud Gwernogo in Com. Mont. 13 Jan. 2 Chas. I.
before Adam Pryce, Walter Wollaston, Rich. Holland, Thos.
Pryce.

THOMAS FOXE (XXIX.) was agent for Sequestra-
tions in Shropshire, having owed his appointment (on
the 17 th Sept., 1650), to the fact that he held estates
in the county. He (described as armiger) was buried
at Kerry on the 22nd May, 1672, his wife Jane having
been buried at the same place on the 17th December,
1658.

Sir Edward Foxe's third son HENRY (XXX.) was
born in 1600, matriculated at Corpus Christi College,
Oxford, on the 27th October, 1615, entered the Inner
Temple in November, 1617. He married Ann Kignall
(by whom lie bad three sons, Edward, who was baptised
at Kerry on 1st Dec, 1623, and probably died in
infancy, Charles (XXXI ), and Richard and a daughter
Mary). He was buried at Kerry on 6 November,
1628, Ids wife dying about the same time. Their
son CHARLES (XXXI.) in 1632 commenced pro-
coedings, which lasted several years, against Ins
uncle Somerset Eoxo, and alleged that Sir Edward

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185

Foxe, his grandfather, had made great provision for his
eldest son Somerset, by which he obtained £500 a year
in Sir Edward's lifetime, and £1000 a year more after
his death, that his younger sons Thomas and Henry
(petitioner's father) thereupon made application to their
father for "a provision for them who were in no way
provided for," and that the mutter had been referred
to the arbitrament of Edward Lord Herbert, Earl of
Worcester, who had awarded I'lOOO each to Thomas
and Henry. It was further alleged that in settlement
of the -C 1 000 awarded to Henry, and of j£400 paid by
the latter, the Manor of Cowarne, in Herefordshire,
had been granted to Henry and his heirs. [The correct-
ness of this allegation is borne out by the Close Rolls,
which contain a copy of this conveyance, dated 29
Dec, 21 James I.] It was then charged against
Somerset that he had after the death of Henry entered
into the Cowarne estate, and held it against Charles as
heir of Henry, "unjustly and with a strong hand, intend-
ing ye utter disinherison and utter overthrow of your
orator Charles, being an orphan," and had since sold it.

There was a further complaint by " Charles Foxe
(XXXI.), an infant of 10 years, Richard Foxe and
Mary Foxe, likewise infants, children of Henry Foxe,"
that " Somerset Foxe bearing a hard hand over your
orator's said father, his own natural brother in his life-
time, and endeavouring, as much as did lye in him, to
dispossess your orators' said father of the fatherly love
and affection which the said Sir Edward Foxe did bear
unto his younger son Henry Foxe, and that he might
not have his fatherly blessing or portion of maintenance
for himself and his posterity in time then to come, did
divers times very often exhort the said Sir Edward
Foxe, using many false and untrue suggestions to move
him thereunto." There is then an allegation that Sir
Edwjard about April, 21 James L, did settle the whole
of his personal effects upon his younger son Henry, the
which effects Somerset had unlawfully seized. The
personal ellects are set out in a schedule, which may bo

Vol. XII., 2ml S. Y

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of interest, as showing the furniture and farming stock
which a man in Sir Edward Foxe's position had in
those days.

Schedule.

One Bason & Ewer of silver Two silver fflagons three covered
Jugges of silver ffoure silver candlestickes three Colledge potes
of silver ffoure silver saltsellers seaven silver bowles two k
twentie silver spoones two silver Covers all wch sd p'eells of
plate did wey five hundred ounces, & also eleven peeces of
arras hanginges, Twentie ffetherbeddes, one Bedd of greene
Taffetye one greene Taffetye quilte one blewe silke Canopie &
one blewe silke Quilt one redd Canopye wth Curteyns & vallens
& all other the furniture to the saide Beddes belonging then
being in Sr E's house in Gwerneygoe & also three tapestrie
coverings for Beddes, Twentie waynescote Beddsteedes &
Twelve paire of Blankettes wth ffoure Turkey worke Carpettes
ffoure greene cloth Carpettes sixe severall suites of damask
being Table Clothes Sidebord clothes napkins Cubbard Clothes
& Towells And also sixe suites of dieper sixe paire of holland
sheetes sixe paire of ffiaxen sheetes Thirtie paire of hempen &
harden sheetes & also all the pillowes pillowbeers & bolsters
used and being in the same house at Gwerneygoe And also
sixe great brasse pottes sixe great brasse pannes two copper
brewing ffurnesses sixe dozen peces of pewter platters pottes &
other sortes about the said howse Two Rackes of yron Eight
yron Spittes great & small, & also all the brewing vessells
tubbes payels & other wodden pottes & implementes used in &
about the saide house &. also all the chaires ioyned stooles
Cupboordes of Waynescote presses two chestes Tenn Trunkes
covered with leather ffoure Cabbanetes one Seller of glasses
two paire of Andyrons vvth knobbes of brasse & two paire of
Creepers & all the fire shovelles & tonges in the sd house &
all other lumber wch then remayned in & about the same
house & also Tenn oxen Thirtie keene three bulles tenn three
yere old bullockes & heifers Eleven two yere old bullockes &
heifers fifteene calves of that present yeare in rearing all wch
were then remayning in the pastures belonging to the saide
house Gweneygoe (sic) & also three stored horses twelve mares
twelve coltes or geldings & ffytie (sic) lambes threescore Ewes
120 weathers 40 swyne all the corne then growing upon the
landes belonging to the sd house & all other graine ther also
two waynes wUl yron bond wheeles two dunge waines two
plowes wth all the chaines plowyrons yoakes & other furniture
tc the same.

THE FOXE FAMILY. 187

The actual decision of the case is not given, but it
would appear that, as was not uncommon with Sir
Edward, he had dealt both with the property and the
personal effects two or three times over, the property
having been included in the settlement on the marriage
of Somerset Foxe and Ann Long. There is reason to
fear that the strong hand prevailed against the orphan.

Charles Foxe (No. X. above), the elder, had one
other son, HENRY FOXE (XXXIL), styled as of the
Hurst, in the parish of Westbury, who was born about
1580, and was admitted to Lincoln's Inn in February,
1G00. He married Margaret, daughter of Edward Gage
of Aston, in Sussex, who was buried at Kerry on the
25th April, 1620, and by whom he had two children: —

a Edward (No. XXXIII. below).

b Anne, who married John Mostyn of Talacre, whose
son Edward was created a baronet in 22 Charles II.,
and was the ancestor of the present Sir Pyers
Mostyn.

Henry Foxe adhered to the Roman Catholic faith,
and suffered the sequestration of his estates for recu-
sancy in Montgomeryshire in March, 1G4G, the seques-
tration still continuing in the year 1G50. His Shropshire
estates did not escape, for it is recorded that in April,
1G53, he made an offer of Ml6 for seven years for his
sequestered estates, " most of it being houses in
Shrewsbury, which will cost JC200 to repair," and there
is a further entry of an application (which was granted)
by Richard Juckes of Westbury, tenant of two-thirds
of Henry Foxe's estate sequestered for recusancy, that
he might pay his rent to the County Treasurer instead
of in London. The will of Mrs. Joan Lloyd of West-
bury, dated 20 Feb., contains this short clause : — 11 I
forgive Mr. Henry Foxe, Hurst, £5."

EDWARD FOXE (No. XXXIII. above), born in
1 GOO, who married Francisca, daughter of Thomas Ottley
ofPitcliford (born at Rossall 1 GOO, May 5), was seated at
Rheteskin, in the parish of Guilsfield. lie and his wife
were presented as recusants in October, 1G3G (the wife

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having been previously presented in 1632). Edward
Foxe's estates at Rheteskin and Tiryminion were
sequestered on the ground of his being " a papist and a
delinquent/' and were sold in 1G54 to John Fullerton
by the Treason Trustees.

Edward Foxe apparently saved the Hurst estates, as
he is described as of ''The Hurst" in 1G6G, his son
Henry being described as of the same place in 1G70.

It will suffice to annex a pedigree of this branch of
the family so far as it has been traced.

Henry Foxe (XXXII), alive Feb., 1654 (see=f Margaret Gage, bur.
Mont. Coll., xviii., p. 91). Recusant 1G36, Kerry, 25th April,
recusant Co. Mont. 1616, and 1650. 1620.

Edward Foxe (XXXIII.), born 1600,=f Francisca Ottley, born at Rossall
described as of Hurst 1666. I 1600, May 5.

I I

Edward, died 20 Dec, Henry, bur. July 5,= Elizabeth Saville, 1st wife.
1631, bur. at Cuds- 1701. ^Catherine, dau. of Chris-

field.

Henry, bur. Edward, bapt. l=Catherine
at Westbury, Dec, 1623, at Jeileries,
May 22, 1676. Kerry, died 1676, mar. 16(34,
adm. granted to July 31, bur.
his dau. Maria at Westbury
Rudge. 1705,Mar.l6.

topher Clough of Mynd-
town, bur. at Kerry, 1658
9, Jan. 9, 2nd wife.
=T=Mai'y,dau.of JohnChester
ton of Surrey, 3rd wife

I

Chesterton Foxe of
Oxenford, Surrey.

II II
Fiancis. George, recusant 1663 =j=Mary, dau. of Chris- Agues. Margaret.

and 1668, of Rhctes
kin.

topher Clough,
widow 1680, recusant
1680, 3, 1690, 1.

Henry, recusant 1683, Papist 1695-6, died 1726=fLowry.

Henry, baptised 1675, died about 1762=r Penelope.

James.

Goorgo, bap. Westbury, Susanna, bap. Catherine, bap. Penelope, bap
1702, Nov. 11. 1705. 1707. 1708.

The Francis Foxe mentioned in this pedigree is
probably the same person as Francis Foxe who preached

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189

a sermon at the Herefordshire Feast at St. Mary le
Bow on the 3rd July, 1683, exhorting his hearers to
passive obedience to Charles II., and who is described
as sub-master of Dean Collet's School nigh to St. Paul's
Church, in the Trust of the Worshipful Society of the
Mercers.

Here the writer proposes to leave this interesting
family, as he has been unable to discover anything
deserving of notice in their subsequent history. The
brief duration of their era of prosperity may by the
superstitious be adduced as another proof of the old
belief that good luck never long attended those by
whose hands the property of the Church was grasped.

Nearly 300 years ago a Herbert married a Foxe, and
obtained, as we have seen, the Oakley Park estates,
which still remain in the hands of a descendant. Again
has the English head of the house of Herbert married
a Fox. It is not clear that this is the same family, but
the principal founder of the family which we have traced,
was William Foxe, who died full of age and honours in
1554, and who had certainly been alive in the closing
years of the previous century, while the ancestry of the
present Countess of Powis is also traced back to a
William Fox, who was living in Edward the IV. 's reign,
and who married the heiress of Greet, in the neigh-
bouring county of Worcester, and in whose descendants
we trace the names so familiar amongst the Shropshire
Foxes — Edmund, Edward, Henry, George, and Thomas.
Both families seem to have been spelt indifferently Fox
and Foxe, and the arms of both were certainly the
same : " Argent a chevron between three foxes' heads
erased gules."

Key Skeleton Pedigree showing the principal Members of the Family,
with references to the notices of them in the foregoing 'pages.

John Foxo, I., pago 115.

Thomas Foxe, II., p. 115.

Roger Foxo, 111 , p. 115,

190 SOME ACCOUNT OF THE FOXE FAMILY.

Edmund Foxe, IV., p. 115.
William Foxe, V., p. 116.

Edmund Foxe, Charles Foxe, George Foxe, Edward Foxe, Henry Foxe,

VI., p, 123.

Edward Foxe
I VII., p. 128

X.,p.l37. XL, p. 143, I XII., p. XVL, p.
d.s.p. 144. 153.

larles Foxe, XIII, William Foxe.XIV., George, XV.
William Foxe, 1 p. 147. p. 150. p. 153.

I VIII., p. 132. I

I j i j

Edward Foxe, Sir Unas. Foxe, Edmund, XXI , Sir Edward, Henry,
IX., 132 and XVII., p. 154. p. 170. XXV., p. 171. XXXII.

p. 187.
I

136, d.s.p.

!

Edward, XXXIII.
p. 187.

I III |

Roger, XVIII. , Sir Richard Francis, XX., Charles, XXII., Edward,

p. 158, d.s.p. XIX., p. p. 160, d.s.p. p. 170, d.s.p. XXIIL,

158, d.s.p. p. 171.

John, XXIV., p. 171.

I

John, XXIV , 1, p. 171.

I

Matthias, XXIV., 2, p. 171.

Somerset, XXVI., p. 175. Thomas, XXIX., p. 182. Henry, XXX., p. 184.

Someleet, XXVIL, p. 177, d.s p. Richard, XXVIII., p. 180.

191

THE WILL OF RAPH BOSTOCK, A.D. 1533.

Edited by WILLIAM PHILLIPS, F.L.S.

The Will of Raph Bostock and the schedule of his
effects, now printed for the first time, were transcribed
by Mr. John Beacall, late of Shrewsbury, now of
Sorrento, Italy, from the original document in the
Public Record Office, and given to the Shropshire
Archaeological Society. The original document has
somewhat suffered in parts, so that a few words are
undecipherable, but it is sufficiently complete to afford
us an interesting example of English spelling and com-
position of the first half of the sixteenth century.

The Bostocks of Bostock, Cheshire, claimed, it is
said, to descend from Osmerus, Lord of Bostock, in the
reign of William the Conqueror. Be this as it may, it
was, undoubtedly, an old family, and derived its name
from their place of residence. The ancient family house,
which was moated, was pulled down in 1803, the
property having passed into other hands. An oak
tree on Bostock Green, we are told, marks the exact
centre of the county. John Bostock, a member of this
family, was Abbot of St. Alban's and a celebrated
Chronicler of his day. Sir Adam Bostock of Bostock
was slain at the Battle of Blore Heath, 1459. His son,
Ralph Bostock, was knighted for his valour at the
Battle of Barnet in 1471. I have not been able to
trace the connection of the author of the will with the
above Ralph Bostock, but it is certain that a good
family of the name was settled in Shropshire ; a house
formerly of some importance still exists in the Parish
of Prees, near the village of Whixall, bearing the name
of Bostock Hall. W e learn from the will that Hugh
Bostock, son of Edward Bostock, resided at Moreton
Say, and from another good source that John, his son
and heir, married a daughter of Sir Thomas Vernon of
llaslington, co. Chester, Knt. To this Hugh Bostock
Raph leaves ill his will " vj [? ijj silver spoons and a

192 THE WILL OF RAPH BOSTOCK, A D. 1533.

silver salt," on condition that Edward, Hugh's " father,
nor no maner of person for, nor his causing, do minish
or hinder this my last will, or vex or trouble any
person that I give or bequeath any of my goods unto,
or else the two spoons with the salt of silver to be
disposed of for my soul." From the fact that Raph
bequeaths " all his sheep at haxston " (i.t\ Hawkston)
to John Pole and Raph Pole his son, of that place,
we may infer, he held land there, and may have
resided there. If so, then we may assume that he is
referred to in a Mytton MS., quoted by Bhikeway1
to this effect : — George Onslow deputed Ralph
Bostock, gent., of Marchymley, to receive Lord
Audley's rents of Red Castle, whereupon, Ralph,
jointly with Roger Murat of Kenston, Yeoman, entered
into a bond to Onslow of X'40 sterling, 4th Henry VIII.
(1510). When we bear in mind that fifty years earlier
than the date of this appointment, James Touchet,
Lord Audley, was ordered by the Queen of Henry VI.,
to intercept the Earl of Salisbury, who attempted to
join his forces to those of the Duke of York, and in
doing so, was slain at the battle of Blore-heath, in
which battle, Sir Adam Bostock, one of Audley's
retainers, was also slain, it does not seem improbable
that the successor ot Lord Audley would not be
unmindful of the services rendered to his predecessor
by the Bostock family ; and there is nothing unreason-
able in supposing that the employment of our Raph
Bostock on the Audley estate arose out of these
circumstances. This is advanced only as a conjecture,
for neither the pedigree of the Bostock family in
Ormerod'a Chcsltire, nor that in the Ashmolean
Museum, Oxford, affords the necessary information for
Ralph's identification.2 I am compelled, therefore, to

i Blakeway MSS., Bodleian Lib., Ox.

- A will was proved at Lichfield, 1581, of Bostoke, which may
have been this; the christian name is not givon in the printed
calendar.

THE WILL OF RAPEf BOSTOCK, A . D. 1533. 193

leave the solution of this problem to someone more
competent.

THE WILL.

In dei no'ie Amen: the yere of or lord god m.cceccxxxiii. ye
iij day of June I Raphe bostocke seke in body And holle in
myhd make my testament in ys man' & forme followyng. first
I bequeth my soule to Almyghty god to or lady saynct mary
& to all ye holly co'pany of heven, & my body to be buryed in
ye Church of saynct pet's in hodnet before or lady of pytey.
Item, [ gyff to mr p'ks fPerkes or Parkes] of hodnet A Kow.
Item, I gyff to the church of hodnet vi3 viiid And iiii new
torches & a fiVeli1 of ledd. Item, I becpieth to morton sey2

yj3 viij. Item, I gyff to Weston chapell3 and

Item, yt is my wyll to have at my diryge & masse viijth torches

& xij tap's. Item, I bequeth of eyton iij3

viijJ. Item, 1 gyff to hugh bostocke4 son & heyre to Edward
bost)cke of mortonsay vj [? ij] sylu' spones & A syluer salt In
condicon yl Edward bostocke his father nor no man' of
person for [him] nor his causyng do myneshe or hynder this my
last wyll or vex or troble Any p'son yl I gyff or bequeth Any
of my goods unto or Ells the towe [sic] spoons wfc ye salt of
sylu' to be dysposed for my soule. Item, I gyff to or lady gyld
of lodlow5 xiij3 iiijd. Item, I bequeth to Rica. yoma' of

Marchm 'ley6 & his wyf ij Rye7 & my second pan'5*

[for] hys paynes in makyng of my malt wfc other of my
bysynes. item, I bequeth to John Pole of haxeston9 & to
Raph his son All the shepp yx I haue in haxston. Item, I
gyff to my brother homfrey All my best weryng garments, wt

1 A fardel is a pack, or bundle, and hero means a horse load
— doubtless a recognised weight.

2 Morcton Say was a Chapel of Hodnet, one of the Bostock branches
lived here.

3 Weston was also a Chapel of Hodnet.

4 Hugh Bostock of Moreton Say, married Margaretta, daughter of
Thomas Lee of Langley, in the Parish of Acton Burnetl.

5 1 suppose this means the Palmers' Guild of Ludlow, which was
also known as the "Guild of the Blessed Mary and St John the
Evangelist of Ludlow."

0 Marchainlcy, one mile and a half north-west from Hodnet.

7 I am unable to explain what quantity is meant, there appears to
be an omission of a word.

8 The mark of abbreviation indicates the omission of the letter c,
as will he seen further on.

9 Mawksiono.

Vol. XII., 2mi S. A A

194 THE WILL OF RAPH BOSTOCK, A ,D, 1533.

Ail rny detts in presse,10 so yl he forgyff part, & Also gyff to ye
said homfroy ij bullocks in the Keeping ot Hugh turn'.
Item, I gyff to m'get buckley the fetherbed y* I lye on \vl
the bolster cou'letts & cou'yng \vl all oother things belonging
unto the sayd bedd, And xl3 in con'acon11 yl she be maryed
after the good cownsell of her frends. Item, I bequeth to Sr
Kandulph Antrobus12 my gostley father the cou'let yfc is in his
owne Custody e wfc A pay re of flaxen Sheets, And the rnattres
or flockbedd yt in'gett buckeley lyeth or is used to lye on.
Item, I bequeth to Sr WiU'm Gierke xvjd to pray for my soule.
Item, I bequeth to mrgerye13 bostocke my gret pane. Item,
to m'get bostocke hur systur my grettyst potte. Item, I gyff
to John Pole of wyxtsyllu my chainlet doublet. Item, I gyff
to the Church of hodnet my best met cloth to cou' the hye
Altar w*. Item, I gyff" to Eu'y god chyld yl I have in hodnet
pish xijd. Item, I gyff' to mr liomfrey vernon15 my best sword.
Item, I gyff to Ev'e on' of my Executors iij8 iiijd so yl they do
se yl ys my last wyll be fullfylled & p'formyd. Item, All my
other goods I honestly brought home & my detts payd I gyff
& bequeth to m'get boockelly, Rychard you'and of marchu'ley,
And John Pole10 of haxston, to be deuyded to them by Euyn
porcons. Item, I ordeyn & make John Pole of haxeston)

10 Frees is the adjoining Parish to Hodnet.

11 Consideration

12 The family of Antrobus took its name from a Cheshire manor,
so called, five miles north-west of Northwich Railway Station.

13 It is somewhat unusual to find two sisters named Margery and
Margrct respectively.

14 It is doubtful whether this is Whixall, a chapelry and township
in the Parish of Prees, or Wixhill, near Weston, in the Parish of
Hodnet.

15 Humphrey Vernon fifth, but third surviving son of Sir Henry
Vernon, by his wife the lady Anne Talbot, who acquired the Hodnet
and other estates by his marriage with Alice, younger daughter and
coheir of Sir John Ludlow, sister to his brother Thomas's wife, by
which lady he had four sons — George, Thomas, Henry and Humphrey,
and four daughters — Katharine, wife of John Poole of Radbourne,
Co. Derby, Elizabeth, Margaret and Benedict. Humphrey died at
Hodnet, and was buried at Tong, Aug. 20, 1542, his lady having
died Aug. 23, and been buried at that place with his ancestors Aug.
28, 1531. They both lie in the chapel on the south side of the
Church, under a very fine stone monument, ornamented with their
armorial bearings. — Ceo. Morris, in M.S.

16 Katherine, the daughter of the above Humphrey Vernon,
married .John Pool, said to be of Dole and of Radbourne, Co. Derby,
but possibly at this time at Hawkstone.

TT1E WILL OP RAt>H BOSTOCK, A.D. 1533. 195

homfrey bostocke my brother, John dekyn of hodnet, myne
Executors, And mr homfrey vernon ou'seer yl this my last
wyll be fullfylled / In wyttnes hereof! Syr Randulph Antrobus
my gostly father, John Pole of haxeston, John pole of
wyxsyll, Tho'ms Cartwryght, will'm Robyns, Rog' fakener, wth
other mor.

N.B. — The letter u in some words in the will and

schedule must be read as v. In the word verys the v
must be read as u, but not in the name Vernon.

INVENTORY OE HIS GOODS.

The Inue'tary of the goodes & cattails of Rauf Bostocke of
the p'esh of hodnet p'ysei1 the xiiij day of June the yere of or
lord m ccccc & xxxiiij p'ysed by humfrey bostock.

John Pole.

In p'mis xiiij beasts bulloks Kyen ... viijH

It A horse A fylle & A colte ... ... xyj viijd

It xvj shepe ... ... ... ... xx

It come in the berne ... ... ... xxxiij iiijd

In the chambre

It ij cou'yngs ... ... ... xx

It ij fetherbedds ... ... ... xyj

It ij bolst's ... ... ... ... ij

It ij mattres ... ... ... ... iij

It ij blankets ... ... ... i]

It ij cou'letts ... ... ... viij

It v pay r of shots ... ... ... xiij iiijd

It ij pi 1 Iocs \vl ij verys [ewers] ... ... ij

It ij colors ... ... ... ... xijd

Clothing.

It ij Jaketts ... ... ... ... xx

It iij dowbletts ... ... ... viij

It ij sherts ... ... ... ... ij viijd

It A bonde [band, or girdle] ... ... xiiid

It ij payr of white house [hose]... ... xxd

brasse & pewt'

It in brasse and pewt'... ... ... xxxij iiijd

plate.

It A sylu' salte ... ... ... xxvj viij*1

It x sylu' spones ... ... ... xxvj viijd

S'm totlo .. ... xxili iiij viijd

1 Valin'd, ap'pi'iiiMci],

196

OLD DEEDS RELATING TO PROPERTY IN
SHREWSBURY.

Shortly before the lamented death of the Rev. H. B,
Finch, Vicar of Ash, Whitchurch, Salop, he sent me
the following abstracts of old Deeds relating to Shrews-
bury property, which appeared to me so highly interest-
ing as throwing light on the topography of the town
that I requested him to offer them for these Tran-
sactions. This he consented to do. In less than a
month after our correspondence, I heard with extreme
sorrow that he had taken a chill, from the effects of
which he did not recover, and was removed from
amongst us. By the kind permission of Mrs. Finch, I
am permitted to insert them.1

W. P.

1 Quitclaim by John Glovere,2 of Salop, "Spicer " to Nicholas
Clement, of Salop, " Bruer," of a rent of 3sh. 4d. being a
portion of a rent of 12sh. due from the said John's land's etc,
which he acquired by grant from Thomas liarley, of Salop,
chaplain on " Le Wyle " 3 of Salop, and were formerly Hugh
Wygan's, lying between the King's high-way4 and liepstonlane :6

1 The abstracts were made by an assistant at the British Museum'
from the original deeds now in possession of Mrs. Finch.

2 There were several Bailiffs of Shrewsbury of this name, one of
whom served the oflice in 112 1, who may have been the one here
mentioned.

3 " Le Wyle," that part of the street which extends from the Lion
Hotel to the corner of Beeches Lane.

J " The King's Highway," this always means a main thoroughfare,
it is never applied to by-ways.

5 " Bepstonlanc," sometimes written Bispeston or Bushpestone, is
Beeches Line, but not that as now so called, from south end of Back
L:me to St. Julian's tYiars. [See note to deed 3a]. Said to be
derived from Bishop's Stone — i.e., a boundary stone on the land of
a bishop

DEEDS RELATING TO PROPERTY IN SHREWSBURY. 197

which lands the said John granted to Nicholas Clement at the
said annual rent of 12sh. and the said Nicholas granted to
William Idestale, chaplain, and the said William re-granted
to the said Nicholas, Alice his wife, and the heirs of their body
begotten.

With clause of warranty.

Witnesses: — Roger Corbet, and Richard Hord, bailiffs of
Shrewsbury, Nicholas Shetten, John Shetten, sen. Richard
Bentelcy, Thomas Coupere, John Swetenham.

Dated Salop. Fri. Feast of St. Martin in the Winter
[11 Nov.] 8 lien, vi, (1429).

Red seal. Latin.

2 Lease, for term of VI years, by Alice, relict of Nicholas
Clement, of Salop, and Richard Waryng of the same, Burgesses,
to John Lloit, of Salop, esquire, and Benet his wife, of a tene-
ment in the street under " Le Wyle"1 with brewhouse, oven,
" thorale "2 and mill3 in the said tenement (reserving to the
said Alice and Richard the inner house with two rooms
situated near Bipstan Lane,4 and all that vacant place lying
nearer to the land of John Knyght, [Excepting a piece of it
15ft. long to build a stable on J and the half of the garden
nearest the said lane with free right of ingress and egress)

To hold at an annual rent of 100 shillings : the said lessors
to tile the tenement at their own expense but damage to the
same to be repaired by the lessees who shall also provide new
mill stones when the old ones shall be worn out. And the
said John and Benet shall have the ten pounds, in which they
are bound to the said Alice and Richard, to put to merchandise

Witnesses : — Wm Boerley, Robert Scryven, bailiffs, Richard
Stury, Thomas Forster, Rog. Eyton.

Dat. : — Salop. Michaelmas Day 34 Hen. vi. (1455).

Two small seals.

3 A Lease, and counterpart, by Nicholas Waryng of Salop,
merchant, to Thomas Otteley, of Salop, merchant, of that great
tenement1 in Shrewsbury, situatod under Le Wyle, extending
from the King's High- way up to the lane extending from the

1 " Unde Le Wyle : " The lower part of what is now, improperly,
called the Wyle Cop, that is from the foot of the hill to the English
Bridge.

2 " Thorale : " The oriel — a small room over a door way, or gate
way.

a " Mill," probably a hand mill lor some purpose, or a mill worked
\>y ;i li'M.ic.

i " liipytan Lane," son Itepstohlauc in t he preceding deed.

198

OLD DEEDS RELATING TO

wall of tho said town up to the wall of the cemetery of the
collegiate church of St. Chad, in length, and, in breadth, from
the tenement of Thomas Paynour of Besselow up to the tene-
ment of the late John Knyght in which Thomas Rolf now
dwells. To hold, in perpetuity, paying rent to the said
Nicholas of 50sh. 4d., to the church of St. Alkmund in
Shrewsbury 6sh. 8d., and to the Bailiffs and Commonalty of
the town 3sh. : with clause allowing distraint on non-payment,
and clause of warranty.

Witnesses : — William Otteley and Roger Horton, Bailiffs of
Shrewsbury, Thomas Mytton, John Colle, John Horde,
esquires, Edward Usthope, William Lyster, merchants.

Dated : — Shrewsbury. Christmas Day. 14 Edw. iv. (1474).

Seal, broken. Latin.

The leases are cancelled.

3b Lease by Roger Thornes son and heir of Thomas Thornes,
of Shrewsbury, esq. deceased, to Richard Nicholas, burgess of
the town and Muriel his wife, of a tenement with garden in a
certain street called The High Pavement2 ("alt urn pavi-
mentum ") between the land ot William Mitton, now in the
tenure of the heirs of Thomas Churcheyard, and the land of
the said Roger now in the tenure of Jean Nesse, widow: and
it extends from the King's high-way to the common land of
the town called Rowshill.3 To hold for a term of 99 years, at
an annual rent of eleven shillings.

With clauses of distraint and warranty.

Witnesses : — William Coll and Richard Dicher, bailiffs of the
Town, Thomas Mitton, Thomas Trentham, Roger Forster. etc.

Dated -.—Shrewsbury. E. of St. Michael. 19 Hen. vii. (1503).

Red seal. Latin.

1 It is difficult to locate this property, although the description
appears precise. " Under Le Wyle " has been generally regarded as
meaning that part of the street extending from the bridge to the
foot of the ascent Avhere the street divides, and in that case we
{should l)c led to regard the property as lying on the right or left of
what is now improperly called Beeches L ine, and extending to what
should be more correctly called by that name, which extends from the
Town Walls to Belmont. But if we suppose Under the Wyle to mean
any part below the actual summit, then we may take the property on
either rjght or left side of Barrack Passage, as being that intended in
the deed. 1 incline to the latter view.

2 " The High Pavement," now Castle Street. The property was
on the north side of the street.

:! " Rowshill Meadow," then common land, is that which the
Smithueld now occupies.

PROPERTY IN SHREWSBURY.

199

4 Lease by Thomas Forster, gent., Elizabeth his wife, and
Thomas Knyght, gent., son and heir of Richard Knyght,
esquire, and of Elizabeth his wife, to Geffrey ap Evan, of
Shrewsbury, Smith, and Elizabeth his wife, of a tenement
and garden in " the towne of Salop in a strete there callyd
the Wyle Coppe1" lying between a tenement of the said
Thomas Knyght and the land of Thomas Skryven in breadth
— and in length, from the King's highway to Spycer's lane,2
the said tenement etc. being already in the occupation of the
said Geffrey. To hold, in perpetuity, at an annual rent of
nine shillings.

With clauses as to distraint, repairs, and warranty,
Witnesses : — Roger Wyllyams, Richard Prynce, William
Weeke, Richard Bakar.

Dated :— 23 Feb. 2 Edw. vi. (1518;.

Signatures of (or marks) of Thomas Forster and Thomas
Knyght.

5 Bond from William Malic of "Magna Liethe"3 in Co.
Salop, husbandman to Roger Heynes, of the town of Salop,
" sherman," in Twenty pounds to observe covenanty in a pair
of indentures of the same date.

Witnesses : — Roger Grti4 " of the He," Frauncis Peate, of
Myryden5 (?), Thomas Edwards.

Dated:— 27 May, 15 Elizabeth (1573).

Small seal. Latin.

G Deed of sale by Richard Norton "de Forieta Monachorum"6

1 " Wyle Cop," i.e., head or summit of the Wyle.

2 " Spieers' Lane," so called from one or more dealers in spices
conducting their business there. John Glover mentioned in the first
of these deeds is called spieer. I take it to be that which is now
called the Back lane — the true Bispeston Lane. The property was
probably near the Lion Hotel extending back to that lane.

3 " Magna Liethe," The Great Lyth, in the Parish of Annscroft.

4 " Roger Griffiths of the isle,' in an Inquisition taken at Shrews-
bury this same year, Sir Francis Englefield, then abroad, in con-
tempt of the Queen, was found to be seized in his demesne of a
tenement with the appurtenances in Up Rossall, and Udiington, then
in the tenure of Uogei Griffiths (I runs., Shrop. Arch. Soc, v. ix.,
n.s., p. 11 3). This is probably the same Roger Griffiths mentioned
in the above deed.

5 " Myryden," probably Merrington, a township in the Parish of
Preston Gubbals.

0 ,l l'Vieta Morachorum:" Abbey I'orcgato or Monks' Foregatc.

200

OLD DEEDS RELATING TO

near the town of Salop, " Co[r]iser' >n and Anne his wife,
daughter of Thomas Lloyd, sometime of Salop, draper,
deceased, for a certain sum of money paid to the said Richard
and Anne, by the hands of Richard Baynes, merchant of the
staple, of all that messuage or tenement in the town of Salop
in the street called " Lo High pavement" late in the occupa-
tion of Richard Bedowe, " bocher,"2 and all the houses, shops,
cellars, sollars, etc., belonging thereto ; together with one
garden near the town wall late in the tenure of
Joan Alleyn, spinster, and now in the tenure of William
Higginson, "Sherman;"3 and also an annual rent of 1G
shillings issuing from a messuage and garden near the
cemetery of St. Chad's Church in the town of Salop, now in
the tenure of Richard Marshall ; and all the said Richard
Norton's lands in Colneham4 one of the suburbs of Salop,

With clause of warranty, and power of attorney to John
Whyttacres to deliver seisin of the same.

Witnesses, to the deed : — Kg. Onslow, Roger Haveward,
John Whyteaker, William Higginson, sherman, Nicholas
Gibbons; to the seisin, John Mytton, Rg. Onslowe, Roger
Hay e ward, Richard Vaughan.

Dated :— 11 Apr. 20 Eliz. (1578).

Two seals. Latin.

7 Power of attorney by Richard Norton, of Forriett
Monachorum, near Salop, "Corviser" (sc. Shoemaker) and
Anne his wife, to Richard Baynes, Merchant of the Staple, to
prosecute and implead Richard Redo we, butcher, Joan Beche
al. Marshall, widow, Roger Beche al. Marshall, Nicholas
Thornes, esquire, Roger Luter, gent., Edward Clarke ; and all
other persons, for unlawfully detaining from the said Richard
and Anne, the messuage in " Le Highe Paviarnent," and the
other property, etc., mentioned in the preceding Deed [No. 6] ;
and to Enter and take possession of the same.

Dated :— 28 Oct, 22 Eliz. (15cS0).

Witnesses: — William Mas ill wall, William Higginson, of
Salop, sherman, John Bird.

Seal. Latin.

8 Conveyance of fine levied in Trinity Term 1 James I.
(lGOli) before Edmund Anderson, Thomas Walmysley, Oeorgo

1 "reviser:" Corviser — shoemaker.

2 " Bocher:" Butcher.

3 " Sherman : " Shearman, a dresser or shearer of cloth.
1 " Colnchami" Coleham.

FLIOPEIVDY IN SURKWSBURY,

201

Ivingesmyll and Peter Warburton, the King's Justices; from
Richard Waring, gent., and Margery his wife, to Nicholas
Gybbons,1 gent., of a messuage and garden in the parish of St.
Juliana, in the town of Salop.
Latin.

0 Exemplification of the common recovery, befcre John
Gardner, and Thomas Fawkener, gentlemen, bailiffs of the
town and liberty of Salop, by John Betton and Matthew
Gouldsmyth, against Nicholas Gibbons, gent, one of the
Attorneys of the Court of King's Bench, of one garden with
appurtenances situate in the parish of St. Chad2 in the town
of Salop.

Dated :— 3 Oct. 13 James I. (1615).

Attached are : — (a) The K ing's warrant to the Bailiff's of the
Town to try the case, dated 23 Aug. 13 James I. (10 15) ;— and
(6) a note of the parties in the case and names of the
guarrantors etc.

10 Conveyance by fine levied at Michaelmas Term 17
Charles 1. (1C41) before John Bankes, Francis Crawley,
Edmund Reve and Robert Foster, Justices, from Richard
Blaekewey, gent, to Nicholas Gibbons, gent., and Francis
Gibbons,3 gent, of one messuage with its appurtenances in
Salop.

Latin.

11 Feoffment by Nicholas Gibbons, gent., Alderman, of
Salop, in fulfilment of covenants made 30 Aug. last past, to

1 " Nicholas Gibbons, gent.," Mas an Alderman of Shrewsbury
and Bailiff in 1588 and 15% ; he resided in a hall timbered house at
the back of No. 11), Wylo Cop, still existing, lie was Churchwarden
of his parish in 1 G 1 f>, and was buried at St. Julian's, 1(520 (Church
and 1'arish of St, Juliana — Rev. T. Auden). Nicholas Gibbons was
an Attorney-at-law, and his family for three generations before 1591,
lived in the Abbey Foregate. I presume the above deed relates to
the premises afterwards known as Gibbons's Mansion, referred to by
Mr. Auden.

2 It is not, possible to locate this garden.

3 "Francis Gibbons," son of Nicholson Gibbons, born 1588 ;
educated at Shrewsbury School, 1595 ; matriculated at Christ
Church, Oxford; M.A., B.D., 1016 j proceeded D.D., 1G17. Be was
presented by Lord Chancellor Egerton, to the Vicarage of Holy Cross,
Shrewsbury ; appointed Chaplain to Charles I., and died 7 Jany.,
1630-40.

Vol. XII., 2nd S. BB

202

OLD DEEDS RELATING TO

Thomas Higgons,1 D.D., Richard Higgons,2 gent., Alderman, of
Salop,, and Francis Gibbons, D.D., of a tenement or messuage
in the parish of St. Juliana, in Salop, in a place called " Under
the Wiule,"3 in which Nicholas Gibbons now lives, with ail its
appurtenances : a garden in the parish of St. Chad's within
the Walls, now in the occupation of the said Nicholas or of
Frances Drewry, which garden the said Nicholas lately
acquired from William Baylie of Wolverhampton, gent, and
John Baylie his son : and a tenement and stable newly built :
and tho garden attached to the said tenement in the place
called " Under the Wilde " near the great gate of the Hospital
or House of the Friars Minor,4 which the said Nicholas lately
acquired from George Irland, Esquire, and Thomas Irland,
gent, his son and heir apparent.

Dated:— 10 Sept. 20 James 1.(1622). Signed Nicholaus
Gibbons. On the back, witnesses :— E. Mytton or Fytton,
George Broune, of Edge, gent. Roger Robeartes, servant of
" Doctor Higgons," Richard Clarke, Robert Rawson.

Note of Seisin. 11 Sept. witnessed by the same.

Seal of arms.

12 Grant, for a term of four years, by Richard Blakeway, of
Shrewsbury, "Corviser" to William Warter, of the same
town, draper, for the love he has to his eldest sister Elizabeth
Warter, wife to the said William Warter, of his "now dwelling-
house " containing one chamber, a chamber over the parlour,
with a chamber above, and two Cocklofts, and two rooms,
which have been " in times past " in the tenure of William

1 " Thomas Higgons:" Ho was ''son of an old Shrewsbury
family, originally from Church Stretton, whose pedigree in the
Visitation ascends seven degrees. He appears to have been
originally bred a physician, but afterwards turned to theology, was
lieensed as a preacher, became rector of Westbury, sinistra parte,
about 1G0O, and proceeded D.l). from Baliol College, 25th June,
1608."— O. and B., UUt. Sh., ii., p. 235.

2 " Richard Higgons, gent.," was a tanner, residing in Shrews-
bury, of which town he was Bailiff in 1601 and 1608, but what,
relation he was to Higgons, 1 am unable to say.

3 Here again we must understand "Under the Wyle " to mean
below the summit, and cannot he the one known as Gibbons's Mansion.

1 " The great gate of the Hospital or Hou-e of the Friars Minor."
This was a gate in the Town Wall which crossed the street leading
to the Friars in :i line with the north wall of Mr. Franklin's
premises.

PROPERTY JX SHREWSBURY.

203

Sherryton and are now in the occupation of Richard Genno,
with two rooms in the possession of Margret Ridge and John
Wolmer.

Dated :— 20 Jan. 1 Charles I. (1626).
Signature of Richard Blaekway.

On the back, witnesses: — Richard Pugh, Richard Pugh,
juri., Micliaei Griffith.

13 Conveyance by tine levied in Trinity Term, 21 James 1.
^1623) before Henry Hobarte, Humfrey Winche, Richard
Hatton, and William Jones, Justices, from Edward Hatton,1
esquire, to Thomas Heyes,2 of two messuages, three water
mills,* three barns, two gardens, two orchards, twenty five
acres of land, three acres of meadow, twenty acres of pasture in
Monks Forgate al. Abbey Forgate al. East Forgate Sutton,
and the town of Salop. Money paid £120.

Latin.

14 Grant by Richard Taverner, esq. and Roger Taverner,
gent., to Richard Hatton, of Salop, glover, of a water-mill4 and
pasture attached thereto, with the water course and all
appurtenances at Sutton botween the chapel (?) and a certain
mill on " le grene in Foryate Monachorum "5 now or lately in
the occupation of Thomas Widdowes and John Widdowes,
lately belonging to the dissolved Monastery of Shrewsbury :
with power of attorney to John Price to deliver seisin.

Dated, 27 Jan. 38 Hen. yiii. (1547). Latin. A copy.

1 " Edward Hatton " was probably a connection of Thomas
Hatton, the survivor of the three persona who bought the manor
of the Abbey Forcgate from the grantees of Queen Elizabeth ; the
other two being Liichard Pry nee, and Thomas Rock. It was agreed
that the manor should go to the heirs of ihe survivor of the three,
and Thomas Hatton was that survivor.

2 " Thomas Heyes ; " lie was probably the one of that name who
was made an Alderman of Shrewsbury by the Charter of Charles I.
He was admitted a burgess, 1622, and married a sister of the
eminent lienjamin Whichcote, D. I)., provost of King's College,
Cambridge. ((). and B., vol. i., p. 408.)

:i These may have been Sutton Mill, Lower Sutton Mill and the
Burnt Mill.

4 "A water null." This is still known by the same name — Water
Mill.

r* " A certain mill on le grene, in Foryate Monachoriini." Now
called Sutton Lower Mill.

204 DEEDS RELATING TO PROPERTY IN SHREWSBURY.

Note that this Deed and four others are sealed up in a box
to be kept in trust by Abraham Puller, of Edgebottom for the
use of John Millington and Margaret Payne.

15 Exemplification of a common recovery by John Milling-
ton and John Payne (in the presence of Orlando Hridgman,1
Bart., Justice of Kings Bench) against, Nicholas Gibbons,1
gent, and Edward Burlcy, gent., of three water mills for grain,
ten acres of land, ten acres of meadow, five acres of pasture, in
St. Julian's parish, Shrewsbury, and Sutton, and the rectory
of St. Cross3 with the tithes of com, etc., growing in Abbey
Formate.

Dated :— 28 Nov. 14 Charles 11. (1GG2). Latin. A copy.

1 " Orlando Bridgrnaii, Bart" This was the .son of Dr. Jolm
Bridgeman, Bishop of Chester, brought lip to the study of the Law ;
he played a prominent part in the Civil War, following the King to
Oxford. On the Restoration, he received rapid promotion. He
presided at the trial of the Regicides.

2 " Nicholas Gibbous, gent/' This cannot be the same Nicholas
Gibbons mentioned in deed 8 ; he died in 1629. I have not been
able to trace this one.

3 "Rectory of St. Cross." Owen and Blakeway say (Hint., ii., p,
142) — that the usual style was " The Vicarage of the altar of the
Holy Cross, within the Monastery of Salop." They instance an
entry on the Episcopal registers of Hereford, A.D., 1400, which is,
Vicaria attdris SiUictc Cruris, ecclesia parocliialis tie Foritte
Monachorum'.

ABSTRACTS OF THE GRANTS AND CHARTERS
CONTAINED IN THE CHARTULARY OF
WOMBRIDGE PRIORY, CO. SALOP.

By the lath Mr. GEORGE MORRIS of Shrewsbury.

Concluded from 2nd Series, Vol. XL, p. 34G

BULLA SUB SIGILLO PLUMBI.

498. iiij. Urbanus ep's senilis seruorum dei
dilectis filiis Rogero priori eccl'ie sancti leonardi
de Womburga ejusdem fr'ib1 tarn presentibus
quam futuris reglarem vita' p'fessis imp'p'm
Quociens a nobis petitur quod Religioni et hones-
tati conveniro dinoscitur annuo nos decet liberiti
concedere et petenciu' desideriis congruum suft-
ragium imperturi Ea p'pt' dilecti in d'no filii
n'ris justis postulac'onibus clementer annimus et
p'fatam eccl'iam s'ci Leonardi de Wornbruga in
qua diuino estis obsequia mancipati sub beati
petri et n'ra protecc'one suscipimus et p'sentis
scripti privilegio communimus i' primis siquideni
statuentes vt ordo canonicis qui s'c'd'm deum et
beati Augustiiii reg'lara in eodem loco iustitutum
dinoscitur p'petuis ibid'm temporibusinmolabiliter
observetur statuentes ut quascumq' possessiones
quecumq' bona eado' eccl'ia impresenciarum juste
et canonice possidet ut infuturum concessione
pontificum largicionc regum vel principium obla-
cono fideliii' sen aliis raultis mpdis prestante diu
poterit adipisti tirnia nobis nostris q' successori-
bus et iflibata p'maneant In quibus hec propterca
duxirhus ex prunenda nocabulis Locum ip'm in
quo p'fata eccl'ia sita est cum om'ib' p'tine'cijs
suls Ex favore' azini in Xto lilii n'ri Henr' illustris
Anglorum regis Eccl'iam de Suttoiia cu' om'ib'
p'tmcciis suis ep'o loci statute assensum Ex dono
Vol. XII., 2nd S. Z

206 ABSTRACTS OF THE GRANTS AND CHARTERS,

wm^Aian de Will'i de Hetleia & Alani heredis ejus vna' idam
terre in Cherintona et dimidiam virgam terre in

Hamund Pichart. ]lCtona Ex dono Hamundi pichaffc una' virgam
terre in Osberncstona vna' virgam terre in Vale-

Aian de nunstan- tona Ex duno Alani de Donsta'uilla dimidia
lJinald. v'ga' terre et novem acras in heia ex dono Rainaldi
f'ris n'ri duo mansa qtiatuor acras in IS'ovo Burgo
decima' qua' h'etis in hetleia et herkolina sane
nonalium n'ror' que p'priis manib' ant suinptibus
colit' sine de nutrimentis a'ial'm n'ror' deeimar'
a nobis nullus extorquere p'sumat. Lieeat quoque
quoq' nobis cl'ieos vel laicos eseculo fugientes
liberos et absolutas ad conversione recipe' et eos
sine contradic'onc aliqua rctinerep'hibemus insup'
ne ulli fr'm n'ror' post facta' in eodem loco p'fes-
sione' fas sit nisi arsc'oris religionis optentu sine
j)'oris licencia sua de v'ro loco discedere disce-
dente n'ro absq* com'unu' litterar' caucione nullus
audeat retinere. Cu' ante' gen'ale interdictum
terre fuerit liceat vobis clausis januis exclusis ex
co'itatis et interdictis no' pulsatis campanis sup-
pressa voce diuina officia celebrare sepultura
quoq' ip'ius loci liberam esse decernimus ut eor'
deuoc'oni et extreme ueluntati qui se illic sepeliri
deliberaverint nisi forte exco'icati sint vel int'-
dicti nullus obsistat salua tame' justicia illar'
eccl'iar' a quibus mortuor' corpora assumimtur
Ad hec libertates et immunitates a regions prin-
ci[)ib' et ob aliis p'sonis tarn eccl'asticis q'm
mundanis r'onabilit' eccl'ie n're concessas et
antiquas et r'onabiles consuetudines hactenus
obseruatus integras et illibatos manere presenti
decreto saucuimus Preterea novas et indebitas
acc'ones ab archiep'is ep'is archidiaconis seu
decanis aliis q' omnib' eccl'asticis secularibus u'e
p'sonis om'ino fieri p'hibemus Intercediminis
eciam uo infra lines parochie iux' ullus sine
assensu diocesanii ep'i et n'ro capellam seu ora-
torum de nouo edilicare p'sumat saluis privilegiis
Komanor' pontificu' auctoritate quoq' ap'lica in-
terdicimus ne quis in uos vel ecci'iam v'ram
exco'icaco'is sus[)ensionis uel int'dicti sentenciam
sine manil'esta et raconabili causa ]>'mulgare
p'sumat ant nouas et indebitas exaecones nobis
tool hominib' n'r's imponat Obeunte vero to nunc

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ejusdem loci ])riore vel tuor' qualibet successor'
nullus ibi qualibet subrec'onis astutia sen molen-
cia preponatur nisique' frcs com'uni consensu
uel f'rin major pars consilii sanioris s'cd'm deum
timore et beati Augustini regulari p'uiderint
eligendurn. Decernisiones aut uel oblatas retinere
minuere sen quibuslibet uexac'onib' fatigare s'
o'ia integra obsernentur eor' p' quor' gubernacione
ac sustentac'one concessa sunt usib' o'iruodis p'
futiira salua sedis ap'lice auctoritate et diocesarij
ep'i canoniea justias S'i q' igitur in futurum
eccliast' sec'laris in p'sona banc n're constituc'onis
pagina' sciens contra earn ternere uerure p'surnp-
serit secundo torcione com'onita nisi reatu suu'
congruasatisfacc'one correxerit potes latis honoris
q' sui careat dignitate ream q' se divino judic'o
cxiste de p'petrata iniquitate cognoscat et sacra-
tissimo corporo ac sanguine dei et d'ni redemp-
toris n'ri ih'u xp'i aliena fiat atq' in extremo
exanime districte ulco'm subjaceat. Cunctis in
eodem loco sua iura seruaiuibus sit pax d'ni n'ri
ih'u xp'i hie fructu bone acc'one percipiant et
apud districtu iudicem ))remiaeterne pacis AMEN

[Here follows sketch of an oval Seal. In the centre
are the words: "scs. petrus scs. paulus," and
" urbamus p'p iij." Around is the legend " Ad te d'ne
levavi a'i'am meani," And these signatures are
appended.]

[On the right of the Seal.]
Ego Urbanus catholice eccl'e ep's.
Ego Henricus Albany ep's.
Ego Theobald llostien L vellet ep's.
Ego Jacint' s'ce Marie Jucosmydiu dyacon' Car.
Ego Jiracianus s'cor' Cosine et Damiani dioc. car.

[On the left of the Seal]
4^ Ego Petr' de bon' p'sb'r card' &c.
►Ji Ego Laborans p'sb'r card' &c.
^ Ego Pandulfus p'sb'r card &c.
Ego Melior p'sb'r card' &c.
Kgo Adelard it' s'oi Marcelli p'sb'r card' &c.
J). a' Veroile p' ininu' Alberti s'ce tfoin' eecl'io p'bri card' et
cancel I' ix kl. Jinlicc'ono v':l Incaruaeonis d'nieo Anno MC
Ix'xk" vij° poutilicatus voro doiri' Vrbani [)p iij Anno

208 ABSTRACTS OF THE GRANTS AND CHARTERS,

CARTA LIB'A PRO OM'IMODIS ACC'ONIBUS.

499. v. Honr. dei gr'a Ilex Angl. ct Franc, et dominus
Ilib'nic om'ibus Balliuis & fidelibus suis ad quos p'sentes litt'e
p'vener'nt salt'm Sciatis q'd de gr'a n'ra sp'iali do assensu
d'nor' sp'ual'm ct temporal'm ac ad requisic'oem co'itatum
regni n'ri Angl' in vltiino p'liamento n'ro existen' pardonavimus
et relaxavimus Joh'i priori de Woinrugge alias d'e'o Joh'i
priori de Wombry gge et ejusdem loci Conventui om'imodos
t'nsgressioncs otlensas mesprisiones contemptus & impe'tie'ones
p' ip'os ante octauu' diem Decembris (&g. as in 495 to obstan-
tibn^). lta tame' q'd presentes p'donac'o & relaxa'i' non
cedant in dampnurn p'judiciu' vol derogaco'em alien j us alt'ius
p'sone q'm n're dumtaxat. Et insuper ex mero motu n'ro ob
re'uenciam dei & caritatis intuitu' p'donavimus eisdem p'iori
& conve'tu' secta' pacis n're (&c. to conspirac'onibus) ac aliis
transgressionibus ofiensis negligeneiis extorsionibus mespri-
sionibus ignoranciis conteinptibus concelame'tis & deeepe'oni-
bus p' i'pos ante d'e'm octauu' die' Decemb. qualit'cumque f'cis
sine p'petratis raurdris p' ip'm post deciinu' nonu' diem
Novembr' k, ultimo p'ti'tum p'petrat' si que fu'int exceptis
unde iudicatu rectati veil appellati existunt Aceciam utlagare
si que in ip'os hiis acconibus fu'uit p'mulgate & firma pacem
n'ram eis inde concedimus. Dumtame' Idem p'or et Conuen-
tus contrafactores mistere monete& cunagii multiplicatores seu
latores auri et argenti cum cuneo n'ro cunat' & tonsores monete
n'ri p'hibatores co'es et notarii latrones seu felones qui abjura-
cones fec'ant non existant lta tamen p' stetit recto in Curie
n'ra si quis v'sus eos loqui volu'it de premissis vel aliquo
p'missor' Et ult'ius de v'biori gr'a n'ra p'donavimus et relaxa-
vimus eisdem p'ori et conventui om'imoda escapia feloniu'
catalla feloniu' et fugitiuor' catalla vtlagator' & feloniu' de se !
deodanda vasta impetic'oes ac om'imodos articulos it'inis
destrucc'oes et transgressiones de viridi vel venac'one' uendi- !
c'one' boscor' infra forcstas et extra & aliar' rer' quar'cumq'
ante dc'rn octauu' diem decembr' infra reg'um Angl. & partes
Wall ejus & euent' vnde pornicio caderet in demand' debitum
seu in line' & redempe'one' aut in alias penas pecuniarias seu
in f prist' turam bonor' & catallor' aut imprisonamenta seu
ain'eiamenta co'itatum villar' vel sing'lar' p'sonar' vel in
o'na'eo'eiu Jib'i ten' eor' qui nunq'm transgressi fuerunt vt
heredu' executor' vel t're tenent'm Uscaetor' vieceomitum
Coronator' et alior' hujusiiiodi et om'o id' quod ad nos versus
ip'iifj p'liiiore posset ox eausis sup'd'eis Aceciaiu om'iiuodas
donac'ones Alienae'ones U p' quisioones p' ip'os de t'ris & ton' de

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209

nobis vol p'genitoribus n'ris quo'dam regibus Angl' in capite
tent' Aceciain donac'ones Alienac'ones & p'quisie'ones ad manu'
mortuam factas & h'itas absq. licencia regia neonon om'imodos
intrusiones & ingressus p' ip'os in hereditatem suam in p'te
vel in toto post morte' antecessor' suor' absq.debita p'secutione
ejusdem extra manu' regiam ante eundem octauu' dicin
(leceinb'r fact' vna cum exitibus &; p'ficiis inde medio tempore
p'ceptis Aceciam pardonavimus et relaxavimus (&c. as 495 to
firmam) et compor nobis vicesimo primo die marcii Anno rcgni
n'ri primo qualiter cumq' debita & pertinencia necnon om'i-
modas acc'ones et demandas quas nos solus versus ip'os vel nos
conjunct Im cum aliis personis seu p'sona h'emus seu h're
potuimus Aceciam vtlagar' in ip'os p'mulgatas p' aliqua
causar' supradictar' et insup' p'donavimus & relaxavimus eisde'
p'ori et conve'tui om'iraodas penas ante eundem octauu' diem
Decembr' forisf'tas coram nobis seu concilio n'ro Cancellar'
Thes' seu aliquo iudicu' nr'or' p' aliqua causa & omnes alias
penas tarn nobis q'm carissimo p'ri n'ro defuncto p' ip'os p'
aliqua causa ante eundem octauu' diem decembr' forisf'tas ad
opus n'r'm leuandas ac om'imodas securitates pacis ante ilium
diem octauu' decemb'r forisf'tas Ita q' p'sens p'donac'o n'ra
quo ad p'missa seu aliquod p'missor' non cedat in dampnu'
p'judiciu' vel de rogac'one' alicujus alt'ius p'sone q'm p'sone
n're dumtaxat In cujus rei testimonium h'as n'ras fieri fecimus
patentes. T. me i'p'o apud Westm' Octauo die Julij Anno r. r.
t'cio. p' ip'm regem.

Honyngham.

DECR' SUP' DEC DE VPPINTGNA.

500. vj. In nomine domini nostri Ihu x'i Amen Statera
iusticie pond us non recipit p'sone vel dignitatis mola non
p'mitur set pondcrans equalance ad dexteram non inclinat
neque ad sinistram banc, om'is qui juste iudicat gestat in
omnibus vt iasto libramine reddet' cuilibet q' suu' est ne q'
undo Judex justificari debet pocius condcp'net' euncta ip'm
vimari oportet et ordino' gestorum pupp'lica inquisic'one dis-
tutere p'p' q' nos p'or monaster' S'ce Werburge & este' discreti
viri d'ni Arcliidiaconi exon' iudicis a duo p'p' delegati Com'is-
sarius in causa mota int' d'uui Rob turn de VVarr' porc'onarr'
eccl'ie de Wroccestr' actoro' ex p'te vna & rdigiosos viros
p'oretn at Con, de \V. reos ex alt. rccopto mandate ap'lice
eidoni dolegata directo et coni'issiono delegati ejusdem sub
fonnis bikt'modi Martinus e[>'us servus servorum dei dilecto filio
Afcludiacono exon' sal'ui et ap'licam br ad audiencia' n'ram

210 ABSTRACTS Of1 TflE GRANTS AND CHARTERS,

p'uen'it q'd tarn dilectus filius Rob'tus de Warr' p'bit' p'p'etuus
porc'onar' eccl'ie de Wroccest'r lich' dioe' q' p'decessores sui
ip'ius cccrio p'petui porc'onar' q' porc'onem quara dVs Rob'tus
in eade' eccl'ia optinet H'uer't p- temp'e deeias t'ras damos
prata pascua nemora molendina man'ia, possessiones et q'dam
alia bona ad pore' one' sua ip'ms Eccl'ie spectancia. Dat. sup'
hoc his factis renu'eiaconibus penis adjectis & int' positis
ociam iurame'tis in ip'ius porc'onis lessione' enorme' no' null'
cl'icus et laicus aliquibiis eoru' ad vitam quibusda' vero non
ad modieu' temp'is et aliis p'petuo ad firma' vcl sub. sensu
annuo boncesserunt quorum aliqui sup' hiis co'iirmac'onis
litteras in forma c'oi dicu't' a sede ap'lica impetrasse Quia ql
[No. s\ n'ra' int'est sup' hoc de oportuno remedio subvenire dis-
treco'i'm' trie per ap'lica scripta mandamus quatinus ea que de
bonis ip'ius porc'onis p'concessiones Hujusraodi alienatainven'is
illicite ul' distracta no' obstantibus His renunciac'onibus penis
juramentis et contirmac'onibus supradictis ad jus et p'prietatem
ip'ius porc'onis studeas leje revoc'ar' contradictores p1 censuram
eccl'iasticam appl'acio'e' post porta compescendo testes aute'
qui fuerunt no'iati si se gr'a odio v'l timore subtraxerint cen-
sura fili' app'llacio'e' cessante compellas v'tati testimoniu'
p'hiberi. Dat apud urbera vet'era Kl. Iun. pontiticatus n'ri Ao.
tercio Archidi' Exon' judex vnicus a sede ap'lica delegatus int'
p'tes infra scriptas discretus vir p'ori et sacriste eccl'ie conuen-
tualis sancte Werburge cestrie sal'm in salutis auctore in ea'
app'liacio'is q' v'titur seu siti sp'atur int' religiosos viros p'orem
et con ven cum de Wombrugge p'te appellante' ex p'te vna et
Rob'tum de Warr' porcionar' eccl'ie de Wroccest'r p'te app'la-
tam ex altera necno' in eueutum ejusde' ca'e app'laco'is in c'a
p'ncipali que monetur seu mori sp'atur int' p'tes memoratus
vob' vices n'ras quosque eas diximus revocandas committimus
conjunctim et diuisim cum canonice coerc'ois potestate In
cujus rei testimonm p'sentibus sigillu' n'r'm est appens' Dat.
Exon' die ven'is p'p* ante st'm exaltaco'is S'ce Crucis A.D. 1292
et in suggestic'oe' p' d'eos Religiosos in ca' app'l'aciones int
po'i'te p' eosdem religiosos a guuami'e prioris s'ce sep'le' warr'
d'e'i d'ni archid. Exon' in ca' p'ncipali comissar' recept' in hac
for' Archidiaconus Exon' judex vnic' a sede ap'lica delegatus
discreto viro p'ori S'ci Sepl'c warr' n'ro int' p'tes inP script'
com'issar' sal'm in salutis auctore sua nobis p'curator religiosor'
viror' P. & Con. de Conv. de Womb, q'm conquestione monas-
tu'it q'd vos auctoritate commissio'is vob' f'te in hac p'te in ca'
que cor' nobis u'tebatur int' Rob'tu' do Warr' porc'onar' eccl'ie
do Wiroeeesfc' actoro' ex p'to una et d'eos p'orem et Conv. reos
ex alia sup' dec'is oblaconibus et obuonc'oibus y'rud' mansor'

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211

et t'um carutatar* terr' apud Opinton subtus Monte Gilb. et
No. 2) cciii' terr* & grang' apud Wichcloyo et cu jus'd' prati quod
vocatur lo Mose eosdo' religiosos contihuace' reputant' cum
non e'ent q'quo modd p'fat' porcionar' in possessione' dictar'
deciar' oblaponii' et obuenc'onu' ca' rei seruande fore mittend'
decreuist' injuste aliasq* d'eis religiosis trim-is g'ucs et injuriosi
existent' p'it' & molesti vnde d'eis p'cur' Senciens prefac' duos
suos ex p'd'cis gravaminibus et eor' quolibet p' vos in debite
p'gnari n'ram audienciam vt assert legitte appl'auit. Quo c'ca
auctoritate qua fungin' in hac parte vob' inhibernus & p' nos
cet'is om'ibus quibus jus exbig' inhyberi ne pendente coram
nob & hujusmodi applac'ois ca' seu nego' q'q'm in p'mdam p't'
appl'ant' attemptct' seu fanet' aliqTr attemptari quo minus
c'am applac'ois sue libere p'sequi valeat p'out consomu' fuerit
equitatu' oitent p'tem appl'antis q'd comp'eat cora' nobis seu
com'issar' n'ro vel com'issar' n'r's 2d die juridico p. fm om. s'corum
in eccl'ia conventuali s'ce Werbrugge Oest'e in d'ce app'lac'onis
ca' p'cessur' f'tur' et receptur' q' m'ris fuerit littas v'ras patentes
bar' serie q'tinetis c'erticetur. Dat Exon' die ven'is p'x' ante
fm exal. S'ce Cruris. Anno D'ni 1292. Ad presenciam n'ram
d'co d'no Rob'to leie citato co'p'uer1 in judic'o cor' nobis tarn
id'm Rob'us p! p'ncipal's qum religiosi aud'ci' & id'm Rob'us
post mod' p' p'cur' suos leie constitut' in formis subscript'
Universis S'ce m'ris eccl'ie filiis p'sent' l'ras in sp'tur vel audi-
tur' Robtus do Warr' porconar' occi'ie de Wroccest' et'na' in
d'no Sal'm in om'ibus ca'is et negociis me et porcon' mea
qualitercumque contingentur dil'cm micbi in x'po Ric'm de
Cherleton cl'icum latore' p'senciu' p'cur' meu' constituo facio
\No. i et ordi'o dans cidem potestatem sp'alem no'ie meo agendi
dofondendi in integrum restituc'oum & status mei relormac'oem
quoeiens opus fu'it petondi et rocipiendi transfigendi com-
ponendi appl'andi & applac'ones p'sequendi ex pens' petondi &
reci[)iendi in anirna' mea' tarn do calu'pnia qu de m'tate dieonda
jurandi et q'dlibot alt'ius g'uis sac'met p'standi & om'ia alia
que ego si p'sens esscm face' possu' faciendi Hatu* b'iturus &
firmu' quicquid id'm p'cur' in p'misso no'ie meo dux it faciend.
Judicatu' solui [)' codeni si nee'eo fu'it sub ypoteca rer' mear'
p'mittons Et in premissor' testimoniu' sigillum decani Xt'iani-
tatis Salop' vna cum sigillo meo mediante filio in siguu proba-
conis p'sent' sunt appensam. Dat, Salop die lune p'x ante
fm s'ei Vinconcii m'ris A.I). J2!)2. Vnivorsis s'ce m'ris &c
p'or ut Oonv. do Womb. fii om'ibus ca'is et negociis nos
qualitorcumq' contingentibus dil'in nobis in xpo Thorn, de
I {roe ton eo' eano'ieuiu n'rm pVur' n'nii eonstit uimus faeimus
et oniinavinius (&e. as No. I only in plural No. to) sigilla n'ra

I

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212 ABSTRACTS OF THE GRANTS AND CHARTERS,

p'seni' sunt appens. Dat. apud Wombrugge in vigilia s'ci
Jacobi ap'li A.l). 1292. Et sc'pta d'ni Arcliid. Exon' judicis a
sodo ap'iica delegati eom'issar' cdondo dicit & p'ponit p'cur*
P' & Conu. do W. p'cur' no'ie p' eisdcm con' Rob'm do Warr*
porconarr' vt d'r eccl'ie do Wroccest. sen legitima' p'sona'
lnt'ueiente' p' eod'm dicens q'd cum p'or s'ci sepl'ci Warr'
auctoritate com'issionis aduo' Archid' Exon' judico a sodo
ap'iic.i eid'ra delegate) in ca' (pie cor' d'eo p' Warr' vertebatur
int' d'e'm Rob'in ox p'to vna actore' et d'eos p' & Conv. reos ex
alta' sup' quibusdam dee'is oblaconibus & obucnco'ibus q'rumd
mansor' et t'uin carucatur' terr. apud o|)inton et eciam t're (&c.
as No. 2 to) undo p'cur' eor'd'in Senciens p'fat duos suos ex
p'd'eis gravaminibus et eor' cpiolibet p'd'em eom'issar' inde-
bite p'g'nari d'ei Archidi' audie'eia' leie' applauit Quare petit
p'fat p'cur' p'bat hiis que d'nis suis et s' eor' no'ie sufficient' in
hac p'te p'fat decreturn D'ei eom'issar' quatenus de f'co p'ecssit
cassari et irritari tanq'm s'em et h'itum p' illius qui ita p'cessisse
no' potuit nec debuit de m're et cassum et irritum et illius fore
moueti p' v'ram sentencia' declarari et si quod sit petit id' reme-
dio p'fate appl'ac'onis infringi et b'n' appi'atur p' p'te P' & Conv.
p'd'eor' et male processum p'd'em com'missar' p' v'ram sentencia'
p'nunciari' & applac'one' p'd'eam instam fore dec'm et se et
p'd'eos p'ore & Conv. reduci et remittigari in eu' statu' quo
erant ante tern pus et in temp'e decreti p'd'ei et app'llac'onis
p'misso. Et p' jurisdiccone v'ra p'nunciari p'ponit conjunctim
sou divisim non artans so ad p'bac'one' om'i premissor' S'
petit vt q'tenus p'bauit et justum fu'it catenus optineat in
premissis addendi mutandi seu inveniendi jur' b'n'ficio et om'i
jur' q' melius potest d'nis suis et s' eor' no'ie salvo Et lite ad
eunde' libellum le'ie contestata juratus huic inde de Calup'nia
p'dicL' testibus juratis &i in for' jur' diligent' oxaminat' et eor'
depo'isiconibus in se'pt' redact' et eor' a testaconibus de con-
censu p't'm pupplicat' ad sentenciand' in d'ea ca' applaconis
p'cessimus sub hac for' In dei no'ie Amen audit' & intellect'
ca'e app'llaco'is p'd'ee u'ut' libcllo porrecto in forma n'ris late
ad eundom libellum lo'io contestata juratus hunc inde de
ealu|>'nia t <sl i bus p'ductis juratis examinatis et jure ordine
in om'i bus observato q' invenimus sufficient* p'baturn p'
eosdem testes q'd prior S'ci se[)iilc' de Warr' auctoritate
com'issionis a d'no Archid' Exon' iudice a sede ap'iica deleg'
d'eos religiosos p'or em et convent' de Wombrugg continuat'
reputans cum non' e'ent qpquo m° p'fat' pore'onar' in poses-
sione' deciar' oblaeon' et obueneon' peticar' in libello conuen-
eionali in ca' principal! ea' rei s'uande foro initte'd' doerevit
injusto l& p'pt' hoc ex p'te eor'de' religiosorum congruis loco

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ct temp'e lei'e applatum nulla' q' canonicu' obsistat nos de
imp'pitoru' nobis assideneiu' concilio p'fatu' decretum d'ci
com'issar' qutenus de s'co p'cessir, cassamus ct irritamus tanq'
st'm et h'jtum p' illu' q' ita p'cessisse non potuit nec debuit de
jur' et cassu' et irritum & ulT fore mon'iete p' n'ram sen-
tcnciam declararaus 't si q'd sit id remedio p'fate applac'ois
infringiinus Et b'n applatu' p' p'te d'cor' p'oris & Conv. & male
p'cessim p' d'cm com'issar' p' n'ram sentencia' p'nunciamus et
app'lac'oni p'd'cam jastam fore dec'umus et eosde' P' & Conv.
rcducimus ct reinteg'mus in eum statu' quo erant an' tempus
& in temp'e decroti p'd'ei applae'ois p'niisse lilt p' jurisdicc'oe'
n'ra pronunciamus p'figent' p'tibus au'd'cis p'xm diem juridicu'
post f. s'ci Mathic Apos. loco quo p'us ad faeiend' & recipiend'
in ca' principali sc'd'm processu' h'itum in eadem ca' q'd jus-
tieia sua debit, omibus die et loco d'cis p'tibus in judico
cxbibito p'cessu h'ito cora' d'co priore s'ci sepulc. Warr. vid'
com'issione d'ci Arcbidi' cidem p'ori directa k, citacone c'lifica-
toria et libelio convencional' in formis bis Uob'tus de Evesbam
Arcbid' Exon' judex seu executor in hac p'te a sede ap'lica
deputatus p'uidis et discretis viris p'ori s'ci Sepulc1 Warr' et
Sac'ste Eccl'ie s'ce mar' loci ejusdem sal'm in d'no Nov' nos
recepisse die martis q'nta deci'e Junij q'sd'n Ka's ap'lic' sauas
& integ's no' viciat' no' cancellat' no' abolit' n' in aliqu sui
p'te corrupt' cu' vera bulla scissurn p'ris d'ni Martini p'p' qurti
b'llat' ad cordam b'lla ct corda p'd'eis integ'is quaru' tenor de
verbo ad v'bum tal' est Martin us ep'us s'uus servorum dei dil'co
fil. arcbid' Exon' sal'm et aplic' b'n ad audiencia' n'ram p'uen1
q' tarn dil'ce fil' Uob'tus de Warr' p'bii' p'petuis porc'onar'
eccl'ie de Wroccost'r licb. dioc' qu p'decessores sui ipius ecc'ie
p'petui porc'onar' q'm perc'onc' qV d'es Uob'tus in eadera ecc'ia
optinet' b'uert' pro temp'e deci'as tcrr' domos prata pastura
ncmora molcndina man'ia possessiones et q'd'm alia bona ad
porc'one' suam tpi'ius eccl'ie sp'ctant Dat. sup' boc l'ris f'cis
renuneiaconibus penis adiectis & hit,' poit' juramet' in ipius
pore'ono' lecc'onc enorme no' null is cl'ic' & laic' aliquibus eor'
ad vit' quibusdam v° ad non mcdicu' tempus aliis p'petuo ail
firm a' u'l sub cons it anno concesserunt quor' aliq'm sup' biis
confirmat' l'ras in forma co'i dic'utr a sede app'iica impetrasse
Quia q' n'ra (as No. 3 to) ad tercio Martinus ep'us seruus s'uor'
dei <lilecto lilio Arcbid' Exon' sal'm et aplic' b'n dil'ci filii
Kob'ti do Warr' p'petui porc'onar' in ecc'ia s'ci Andree de
Wroccest' licb' dioc' apud sede aplic' const ituti p'tibus a'uuent'
p'sentiu' et auctoritate mandamus quatinus quicquid iuen'is in
ejus p'liidiu' tun'io allemptatu' pqstq' id'm porc'onar' ca p'eg-
rinac'onis et p' q'busd'm suis negooiis p1 moned' it' arripuit ad
V.»l, Ml., 2nd S, iXJ

214 ABSTRACTS OF THE GRANTS AND CHARTERS,

sedem venie'di p'd'cam instat dobit leio reuocare p'cur' q'de'or'
p' censur' eccl'iastic' applac'one post po'ita co'pescendo. Dat.
apud vrbe vet'em kl. Jun. pont' n'ri a. t'cio. Veru cum hiis
exeque'd' ad p'sens intendi comode no' possumus q'busd'm aliis
n'ris arduis negoc' occupati vob. et alt' n'ri mandat' aplic'
exequu' sup'd'c'ni In cujus rei testimo™ ad majore certitudine'
om'u p'missomm p'scnt l'ras n'ras p' infra scriptum tabellione'
scribi et in pupplic' forma redigi mandavimus & sigilli n'ri
appensione muniri. Act. & Dat. in Hospic'o ven'abil' p'ris d'ni
Hug' ticl' s'ci larr' in lucina p'bit'i cardinal' Anno d'ni m° cc.
oct'vo trio Indiccono vndecia poritific d'ni martini p'p' q'rti
Anno t'cio Die p'd'ca q'ntadeci'a Jun' p'scnt'. Henr' do Hilton
p'bit'o Joh'e do llasele et Joli'e do Bures familiar' p'il'ci mag'ri
Rob'ti Arch, testib' Ego Jacobus Massey tie intVpuis aplic'e
sedis auctoritate notar' p'dict' comission' et l'rar' int' fui
p'sentac'oi et ut sup' legit' Rogatu d'ei Rob'ti p'b'i & mandet'
d'ei Arch' sc'psi et pupplic' et p'dict l'ras app'lic' fidelit' sup'
transcripsi & in pupplic' forma redigi ven'ande religionis n'ro
D'no p'ori S'ci Sep'lc' Warr. Decanis x'pianitat' Salop salute in
salut' auctore mandatu n'r'm recepi in h' v'rba P'or s'ci sep'lc'
Warr' discreti viri d'ni Archid' Exon' iudic' vnici a sede aplic'
deleg com'issar viro decano x'anitat' Salop Sal'm in salutis
auctore auctoritate mandati d'ni p'p' qua fungirn' in hoc p'te
quod nobis p' latore' p'sent' mittimus inspiciend nob' p' eund'
latore ridelit' remittend' vobis fu'nt inmugendo mandamus
q'tin' p'emptore' citet' seu citari facial' religiosos viros p'ore' et
Can. de Womb, q'd comp'eant nob' u'l collega n'ro in ecc'ia
p'bendali S'ce Mar' Warr' s'e'do die iuridico post s'ci luce evan-
geliste D'no Rob'to de Warr' p'cenar' cccl'ie de Wroccest'r
B'cd'm form' mandati apl'ici ru'sur' et jur' p'itur' et quid hide
fec'it' nos d'eo die et loco p' l'ras v'ras patent' bar' ser'ie con-
tinc' certific' Dat apud Warr' die exalt, s'ce crucis A.D. 1283.
Quod q'd'm mandatu' v'rm in omnibus & p' om'ia plene su' exe-
ecut' Dat. Salop' in festo S* Hatha) i ap'li Anno sup'd'co Coram
vobis d'ne judex dicit et idendo injur' p' ponit Rob'tus de Warr.
porc'onar' cccl'ie de Wroccest' lich. dioc. no'ie suo et porc'onis
sue et eccl'ie p'd'ce contra Pret Conv. de Womb, et qu qu'ecumq'
8isd'm le'ie int'uenient' q'd licet omnes dec'ie tarn majores q*
miuores oblacones et obuenc'ones qualitercumq' p'uenient'
infra fines porc'onis sue assignat' ul limitat' de m'r c'oi ad
porc'o'em et ecci'iam p'd'cam p'tineant et debeant p'tin'e et
ip'e et p'decessores sui p'c'onar de ip:a porc'one no'io ejusd'm
porc'onis fuissent in possessione juris u'l q'i p'cipiend' easd'm
d'ei l*'6r til" et Conv. tanquam rector' det' tarn majore oblac'
et obuonc' qiialitei cumq' p'uenient' de quibusdam mansis et

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tribus carucat' terre et prat' que ad easd'm p'tinet apud Opin-
ton et de terra & grang' apud Wicheloyo et de q'd p'to quod
vocatur le Mose situat' infra fines an'd'eas a p'd'ca pore'one et
ecci'ia illicite distract' et alienat' p'cipuit et easdam q' solu'e
q' dic'ut et recusant in' iuste & ip'm et pore'one sua' & eccl'iam
p'd'eam ejusdem dec' oblac' et obuenc' sc spoliando Quare petit
porc'onar' p'd'eus no'ie sue et porc'onis sue et eccl'ie p'd'ce
p'd'eas deeias oblac' et obuenc' do p'd'eis mansis et tribus caru-
cat' terre et de pratis (pic ad easdein p'tinet apud Opinton et
de p'd'ca ten' & grang' apud \Vielieieyo et de d'eo prato quod
vocatur le Mose p'bat p' baud' ad pore'one' sua etecc'iam p'dict'
et ad jus et p'prietate' ip'ius porc'onis et ecc'ie p'tinet deb'e
Sentenciaior' et diffinitie' p'nu'eiari et s' et porc'oni sue et
ecc'ie p'd'ce adjudicari et p'dict' priori et Conv. de Womb, sup'
ej'sdom dec'is oblac' & obuenc' p'petuu' silenciu' imponi nee
non eundem ad statu' still' p'cipiend' easd'm restitui et reduci
et s' & om'ib' justicia exhiberi lioc dicit petit & p'ponit divisim
non co'junctim non ortans se ad p'bac'one om'i p'missor' s'
q'tenus p'bauit eaten' optineat addendi mutandi minuend i et
cujus libet juris alt'ius remedio s' saluo protestat' ecia' d'e's
porc'onar' se liticede' uelle q'm cito d'ee rehgiosi p' et Conv. do
jure ear' docu'uit Sp'iali' q're liti cede debeat aut teneatur et
lite ad d'e'm libellu' le'ie contestata in liac for' dicit et p'ponit
p'cur' reiigiosor' viror' P. & Conv. de Womb, a'i'o lite' contes-
tandi & libellu' conventionale' cont'dict' religiosos p'positu'm
ca' principall ex p'te d'ni Uob'ti de Warr' porcionar' eccl'ie de
Wroeccstr' q'd licet oin'es decime tarn major q'm minor' oblac'
et obuenc' qualitercumque p'ueniont' infra lines porcionar' sue
assign' t v'l lhnitat' de jur' co'i ad porc'onar' sua' et eccl'iarn
p'd'eam debent p'tine' & p'd'ci 1" & Conv. dec' tarn major q'm
minor oblac' & obuenc' qualitercumq' p've'ient' de quibusdam
mansis et tribus carucat' t're & de prat/ q' ad eosdom p'tinet
ad Opinton & de p'dict' t're & grangiam apud Wiclicleye et de
d'eo p'to q' vocatur le Mose situat' infra fines an'd'eas p'cipiant
et easdem sibi solu'e contradic'at' & recusent petita tu' in
libello p'dicto p'ut petit fieri non debent p' eo q' d'ee dec'ie
tarn maior q'm minor oblac' sell obuenc' qualitercumq' p'uen-
ient' do p'd'eis mansis et trib' carucat' terr' cum prat' ad
easdem p'tinet apud Opinton de d'nico consistunt q' q'dem
d'm'c° quondam f'uit llamonys l'euerell d'ni do Op. llog'i
Muisson successores sui sieut p' p' cart' cor' cuj' d'm'ce om'es
dec'ie: tarn maior q' minor oblac' obuenc' qualitercumq' p'ueient
ad Caprlla' de Op. & ad jus & p'p'etate' ipi' Oap'lle q' eisd'm
religiosi prior et convo'tus in vsus p'p'os eano'ico optinet' p'ut
p' j>' app ac'ones tu' I'lp'or' Conuentr' ot lich' et conPmae'ones

216 ABSTRACTS OF THE G HANTS AND CHARTERS,

locor' eor'd p'tinit j& p'tinerit a temp'e cujus inemor' non cxistat
Et p! eo q' d'ce cleci'e major de terr' et grang' apud Wicheleye
in nouali consistunt et de d'm'co p'd'co q' q'd'm nouale eisd'm
roHgiosi p'p 'is manib' & su'ptibus rcdegarn't at inc'ltur' &
actenns coluer'nt et ad biic col'tit co'it' iuuent1 ap'stac'one
deciar' noual'm q's col'nt p'p's manibus & su'ptibus & minutar'
deciar' sp'c in'iunes p'ut in jur' datiatur exp'sse. Et d'ci reli-
giosi ])' & Conuentus sup' biis & sup' dec' de s.uor' a'ial'm
unt'me't' non soluend gaudent p'mleo' sedis Ap'lice sp'al eis
ind'lt que om'ia id'm p'cur' se onert congruis loco et temp'e in
for" m'rs leic p'bat'rn & ad p'band sc petit admitti. Et quia
q'datn testes quos p'duce' inte'dit ad {/band q' d'ca mansa &
p'd'ce tres carutate ten' & p'ta que ad easd'm p'tin'tet p'd'em
p'tu' q' vocatur le mose sint d'nico p'd'co Et q' d'ca terr' &
grang' apud Wicheleye sint nonale et de d'm'co p'noinato &
p' d'eos relig' ad c'ltur' redacte & p'p'is manibus et sumptibus
c'lte su't seues et valitudinar' petit id'm p'cur' eosd'm exam-
inari in p'tibus ubi deg'nt jurat' bine et inde de calu'pnia et
v'itate dicenda p'd'eis testibus ex parte d'eor' religiosor' p'or et
Convent' excepe'one' p'po'it p' eosdem in contestac'one eor'd
testibus jurat' & in for' jur' diligent' examinat' ot eor' dep'oi-
co'ibus in script' redact' p'duct' q' ex p'te d'eor' religiosor'
clausis attestaconibus duo bus p'uileg' sedis ap'lice et app'a-
conibus duor' ep'or' Conuentr' et Licb. & co'firmaco'ibus locor'
eor'd'm ad p'band' &l mu'ad' intenc'oem seu excepe'one' eor'd
d'eis q' attestaconibus p'uileg' app'ac' & confirmac' de consensu
p't'rn pupplieat' et p'fixa d'eis p'tib' cor' nob' const itut' nos p'x'
die juridico p' f't'm Inu'ec* s'ce Crucis An. ab. inc. d'ni 1293.
Audit om'ibus bine inde ad instrucc'ocm d'ce c'ae p'tinetibus
jur' ordine in om'ib' le'ie obsseruato. Quia inue'imus sufficient'
p'bat' ex p'te d'eor' religiosor' p'oris & Conue'tus p' testes om'i
excepc'oe loca sing'la de quib' petunt' dec' oblac' et obuenc' in
libcllo co'ue'cionali de d'nico apud Opinton exist'e q'd id'm
d'm'o fuit hamon' l'euerell D'ni do A^pinton & Ilog'i Aluisson'
succ' sui sicut p' p' p' cart' eor' euj' d'mci om'es deci'e q' major'
tarn minor' oblac' sen obuenc' qualitercumq' p'uc'ient ad
Capcllam de Opinton & ad jus et p'p'ctato' ip'ius capelle q'
id'm religiosi p'or et Convent' in vsus p'p'os cano'ice optin't p'
ut p' p' app'ac'ones & confirmac' an'dict' p'tint & p'tinuer't a
t'po cuj' memoa non' ox ist it et jure tantu' Et p'd'ca t'r'a &
grangia apud Wicbeleye de quib' petu'tur de'cie in libel lb
Con'enc'onali p' d'eos p*ore' et co'uont do Wombr' de do (sic)
uoinbr' redact' e'e ad cultur' p'p'is manib' & su'ptib' eor'd'm
et de d'nico sup'd'co existo' qt oo'it'inuent' ap'stac'one decimar'
nonal'm q's colunt p'p's manib' et su'ptib' s'nt i'munes Et Jd'm

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F. & Conv. sup' hiis et sup' dec' de suor' a'ial'm nut'mc't' non
soJuend' gaudet' p'uileg' sedis ap'lice sp'al' riichil q' cano'icu'
obsistat nos d'cos relig' p'ore' et conue'tu' a p'stac'one dec'
oblac' et obueuc' in libello petitar' i'munes e'e Sentencialit' k,
diffinitie' in hiis sc'pt' p'nu'eiam' et eosd'm religiosos ab im-
petac'one d'ei Rob' porc'onar et porc'onis sue et ecci'ie p'd'ce
obsoluim' s'q' & pore'oi sue et ecci'ie p'd'ce p'petuu' silenciu'
imposuim' Notu ante' faciraus vniucrsis nos ha'c tulisse senten-
cia' in Eccl'ia Conuentuale' S'ce Wcrburge p'd'ce Cestric d'es
die et loco dc iur' p'itora' nobis assidenciu' consilio In cujus
rei testimon' et immune' sigillii' n'rm p'sent' est appens' Et nos
Kog's miserac'one divina Conue'tr et lich' ep'us ad ct'na' rei
memoria' sigillii' n'rm eid'm sencencie duximus apponend' Dat.
apud Urewod 5 kal.' Anno ab incar. d'ni MCC nonag' quarto
co'secrac'ois v° n're 37 Cui q'd'm Sentencie d'no sigilla in sp'e
cere virid' sana et a quaraq' factura et concussura salua erat
appo'ita et p' duos lag'os de rubeo serio f'cos appetidebant' In
primo sigillo erant sculpt' ymago b'e Mar' v'g' Sedens sup'
Cathed'm q'i in tab'naclo habens p'vum i'h'm fil'm suu' in
g'nuo suo Et duo ang'li astantes jux' ea' h'entes cereos in
manib' suis & ymago q'i uni' monachi filecte't genua sub
cathedra p'd'ca Et in e'eu'ferencia ejusd' sigilli erat bee l're S'
p'oris S'ce Wcrburge Cest'e Et in s'c'do sigillo erant sculpt'
ymago cui'd'm ep'i stant' in pontifical' & q'i manu dext'o
b'ndic' et vnu' cap'd q'i ho'is patebat in q'd'm e'eulo iux'mediu'
lat'is dext' d'ee ymag' & aliud cap'd hinc capiti co'rinule
patebat in medio latcris sinistri d'ei ymag' & q'i luna et unica
stella Sculpebat' ex vt'q'p'te sub scapul' d'ee ymag' Et ext'ns'uso
d'ec ymag' i' inferiore p'te ej'd'm ymag' sculpt' eiant hec l're
Rog' iij Et in e'eu'ferencia d'ei s'c'di sigilli era't hec l're sculpte
S' liog'i dei g'ra conuefitr '& Lich' ep'i.

Ego Jlio'es fil' Ric'i de Romeseia cl'icus Wynton dioc' pup-
plic' imp'iali auctoritate notarius ac in registro audienc' q'dc'ar'
dni Bonefacii jfp' octwui sp'alit' registrat' s'd'ear' sentencia'
duob' sigill' integris corifigu'atam vidi et inspexi no' ra>am no'
conccssata' nec in aliq' sui p'te viciata et ip'am sentencia' fid'r do
v'bo ad v'bum u'l addons u'l diminuens q' sensu' muitet u'l viciet
intcll'c'm t'nsc'psi exam' seu sup' si ip'imq' t'nsc'ptu' exemplu'
sen su'ptu aut ejus ante citu' vna cum inf sc'pt' testib' dili-
genci' ascnlta' & scripsi om'ia sup'sc'pta Et q* h' cum eius
autontieo in om'ib' ro'pi concordat me in testem subse'psi ac ot
piippficaui om'ia p lioccta in eo q' signo consueto signam rega-
ins sub anno a Nativ. d'ni 1301 .hidiec'ono xiiij &, xf> kal.
Martii inf sc'pta mon' de Womb' p'sontib1 in ascultacone p'd'ca

218 ABSTRACTS OF THE GRANTS AND CHARTERS,

mag'ro Ric'o do Colleshull fratr' Steph'o do Bromyord Rob'to
do Woleston' Will'o Pop' & W" do Corapton tcstib' ad hoc
vocat' & rogat\

INDULGENCIA CAP'LLE B'E M' DE WOMBB,'.

501. vij. Uniuersis saute Matris Eccl'ie filiis Ad quos p'scntes
littero p'uenerint nos miscrac'one cjiuina Madius Dcnuten' ep's
Joh'es amelien' cp's Bru'lls Sergestinen' op's Rodulphus
Singneii' Ep's Bonifacius Sulcitan' Ep's& Heynricus lubiccnsis |
o[)'s salute' in d'no sempiternam. Corona virgo mat' plena
deliciis dulcis dei genitrix saluatoris humanar' laudlim pre- \
oonis digne meruit venerati quo solem justicie dum nostru'
ih'm xp'm munilo edidit saluatorc do cuius vberurn dulcedine
eg's mcdicina languentib' solamen rcis culpo remissio cunctis
ip'ius implorantib' patrociniu' misericordie riuulus noscitur' j
emanare Cupientcs igitur vt eccl'ia et noua Capella Monasterii j
s'ce Marie et s'ci Leon, de Womb, ordinis s'ci Augustini Coven-
tren' et Licliefelden' dioc' congruis honorib' frequententur et a
xp'i fidelib' iugit' ven'ont' om'ib' vere penitentib' & confessis
qui ad d'eam Ecel'iam siito ad d'eam Oap'Jlam In om'ib' &
singulis festiuitatib' gl'iosissime virginis marie antedicte et in
testis Natalis et translaconis Sl Leonardi anted'ei et in dedica- j
c'one ip'ius eccl'ie no in festo corporis x'pi & p' octauas d'ear'
festiuitatum causa denoc'onis or'onis aut p'egrinac'onis acces'int
scu qui missis p'dicac'onib' matutinis vesp'is aut aliis quibus-
cumque diuinis ofliciis ibidem interfuerint seu qui corpus x'pi
aut oleum sacrum dum infirm us potentur secuti fuerint vel in
seroturea pulsacone secundum modum curie Romano floxis
genib' tor aue maria dixcrint aut qui cimitcriu' einadern eccl'ie
p1 animab' eorporum uubi jacentium exorando circiucrint
necno' qui ad fabricam luminaria ornamenta aut qucuis alia
d'ee eccl'io sine d'ee Capello neccssaria manus porrexerint
ad iu trices vel qui in eorurn tcstamentis aut extra auriurn
argentu' vestimentu' palliu' vel alio' aliud ornamentu' cccl'ias-
tieuni aut aliqua alia caritatiua s'bsidia d'ee eccl'io sine d'eo
(Japollo dbnauerint legauerint, aut denari u'l legari p'curauerint
Et qui animab' Philippi quondam p'oris d'ei Mon' Ricardi de
Kembricton' cano'ici ejusdom Mon' et omniu' fratrum & soro-
rum cjusd'm Mon' Ricardi Grcgori et Alicie vxoris sue liber-
orumq' suor' quor' corpora in Cimitcrio de Kembricton requies-
c'nt humata et omniu' iidel'm defunctor' cro'ern D'nicam cum
salutac'one Ang'lica piamento dixcrint. Quocienseunq' pre-
luissa u'l aliquid p'missor' denote, teeerint do omnipotentis dei
mis'ieordia et beatovynu Petri vS: Pauli ap'lor* ejus aucte eo'li'si

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sing'li v'rm Quadragmta dies indulgenciar' de injunctis eis
penitenciis misericorditet' in d'no relaxamus, Dummodo dio-
cesani voluntas ad id accessit et consensus. In cujus Rei testi-
moniu' p'sentes l'ras sigillorum n'ror' iussimus appensione
muniri JJat. Auun'cii Duodecimo xx5 die mensis Jamjar' a.d.
1328 Et pout* d'ni Joh'is p'pe xij anno.

BULLA SUB SIGILLO PLUMBI. {Cancelled).

502. viij. Innocencius ep's seruus seruorum dei dilecto filio P'
de Wenloc Hereforden' dioc' salt' & ap'licam ben' Deuoc'onis
dilectorum fil' P' Han. P' de Wombruge ordinis s'ei Aug.
Conuentren' dioc' sinceritas nos inducit vt eoru' peticionib'
quantu' Cum deo possimus animamus hinc est q'd nos ip'or'
supplicaconib' inclinati deuoc'em eorundu' et nullus sedis
ap'liee delegatus v'l delegatl subdelegatus ejusde' aut conser-
uator vel eciam executor a sede deputat' eadem in vniu'sitatem
eorum interdicti vel suspensionis excomunicac'onis sentencia'
valeat p'mulgar' sine speciali sedis ip'ius mandato pleniam
faciente de indulgencia hujusmodi inencione' auctoritate lit-
terar' n'rarum duxrmus indulgendum Quo cirea discrecon' tue
p' ap'lica scripta mandamus quatinus memoratos Priorem et
Canonicos non p'mittas sup' hiis cont' concessiones n're tenore'
ab aliquib' in debite molestari molest atores hujusmodi p'
censuram eccl'iasticam appellac'one postposit.i compeseendo
]),sentib> post Triennium minime ualituric Dat' Lugduni Non.
Aug. pontificat' n'ri Anno Octauo.

BULLA PAPALIS SUB SIGILLO PLUMBI.
QD' WILL' HUGFOBDE. (Cancelled).

503. ix. Innocencius &c. dilectis fil. P' et Con. Monast. de
Womb, ordin' s'ci August' Conuent' dioc. Salt' et ap'licam ben'
Justis petenciu' desideriis dignum est nos facilem prebere
assensumet nota qf a rac'onis tramite no' discordant eilectu
p'sequente complere, Ka p'p.'t' dilocti in d'no filii n'ris justis
postulaeonib' grato concurrentes assensu p'sonas n'ras &
Monast' de W. in quo diuino estis obsequio mancipati cum
om'ib' bonis que impresenciar' racionabilit' possidet aut in
futurum justis raodis prostante domino poterit adipisci sub
beati petri et n'ra protecc'one suscipimus. Speeialit' auto'
terras p >ssessiones ac alia bona n'ra sicut ea om'ia juste ac
pacilico possidetis nobis et p? nos eidem monast'io auc'te ap'lica
conlirinainus et p'scntis aaipti patroejiuo eonummiiuiis nulli
orgo oiu'ino ho'i'm liceat banc pagina' n're prutece'onis & con-

220 ABSTRACTS OF THE GRANTS AND CHARTERS,

firmac'onis infringere vel ei ausu teraeracio contraue Si quis
ante' hoc atte'ptar' prestimpserit indignac'onem om'ipotentis
dei et beator' Petri ot Pauli ap'ldr' ejus se nouerit in cursurum
Dat Liig'dun. 12 Kl. Julij Pontificatus n'ri Anno secundo.

SAGITTA JANATHE. {Cancelled).

504 x. Innoccncius Szc. dilccto filio Abb'i Saloppssberic
Conuentrcn' dioc' salt'm & ap'licam ben' merit' religionis
dilector' iilior' F et Con. Mon. do W. &c. inducimur vt cor'
peticonib' benignum ac comodantes auditum illas p'cipue ad
exaudicionis gram admittamus que uniuersalit' religionis ejus-
dem ac dicti Monasterii specialit' comodum respic'e dinoscun-
tur Ip'o'r igitur P' et Conuent' supplicaconib' inclinati vt ad
soluc'one' aliquor' debitor' auctoritate litt'ar' sedis ap'licc u'l
ipius legator' compelli no' possint nisi p'd'ca debitani vtilitate*
p'fati monasterii fuisse conu'sa p'batum fuerit legitime &
ostensum auctoritate ap'lica eis duximus indulgendum Qao
circa discrec'oni tue p' ap'lica scripta mandamus quatinus
supradictos F et Conv. no' p'mittas cont' concessiones n're
tenorem sup' hiis ab aliquib' in debite molestari. Molestatores
hujusmodi p' censura' eccl'iastica' app'll'one post posita com-
pescendo. Dat. Lugdum ij Id. April pontificatus n'ri Anno
Octauo.

SAGITTA JANATHE.

505. xj. Innoccncius Sec. (as 503) ap'licam b'n' meritis reli-
gionis n're inducimur vt pcticonibus n'ris benignum (&c. as
504 to) religionis eidem ac n'ri specialit' Monasterii comodum
respicere dinoscuntur vestris igitur supplicaeonibus inclinati
vt ad soluc'one' aliquor' debitor' auctoritate litterar' sedis
ap'licc vcl legator' ip'ius compelli minimc valeatis nisi p'd'ca
debita in vtilitatcm profati monasterii fuisse conuersa proba-
tum fuerit legitime et ostensum auctoritate vobis presencium
indulg'em nulii ergo bmnino hominu' liccafc banc pagina' n're
concossionis confring'o u'l ei ausu temcrario coniraire >Si quis
auto' hoc attemptare presumpserit omnipotentis dei et beator'
Petri et Pauli ap'lorum ejus so nouerit incursurum Dat. Lug-
duni iij Id' April Pontif. n'ri Anno Octauo.

ULLIA CONKIKMAC'o UT SUP'.

50(5. xij. Kd ward us dei gra. Ilex Angl. Dom. Ilib. et dux
Aquii. Ai'cliiep'Ls hlpis. Abbat. Prior. Comit. Baron, Justic.
Vieeeom. Pre}), Min. et ojn'ib' balliuis et lidel. suis salt/m

WOMBRIDGE PRIORY, CO. SALOP. 221

Inspeximus cartam q' Celebris memorie Dominus H. quondam
Rex Angl. Progenitor noster fecit deo et s'co leonardo de
Womb. & Can. ib'in deo seruientibus in h. verba. H. dei gra'
Wv. i) Rex Angl. &c. Archsep. Ep'is Abb. Com. Bar' Justic. vie.
& omnib' forestariis & minisfris & fidelib' suus totius Ang.
Sal'm sciat' mo dedisse (&c. to Womb. Priory) & presenti carta
mea confirmasse deo et sancto Leon, de Womb. & Can. ibid'm
deo seruientib' 80 ac. de Essartis apud Womb. H'endas et
ten'das in lib'am et ])'petua' elem' quietas ab omni revvarde et
exaccono p' rewardo foreste Quare volo & lirmiter p'cipio quod
eccl'ia s'ei Leon' de Womb, et Can. in ea deo servientes illas 81
Ac. de Essartis he'ant et teneant in lib'a & p'pot' elem' b'n' et
in pace libere et quiete integre et plenarie & honorilicc et quod
quiete sint de Rewardo et om'i exacc'ono p' rewardo foreste.
T. Godef'r de Luci Magro Ictel Archid' Circest'r Humfr. de
Buhun Const' rogero Bigod Rob'to fiT Bern' nT sant' Cam'ar
Mich' Belet a|)ud Lychefelde. Iiispeximus ecia' q'ndam aliam
cartam qua' idem. R. fecit deo et S'co Icon, de Womb. & p'd'eis
Can. in h. verba. H. dei gra. Rex Angl. &c. Arch' (&c. as No. 1)
et omnibus Balliiiis & ridel, suis salt' sciat' me p' dei amore &
p' animab' ancessorum et sue. meor'& pro animab' o'mi' fidelium
defunctor' dedisse & presenti mea carta confirmasse in liberam
& p'pot' elem' deo & s'ci Leon' do W. et Con. ibid' deo s'uientib'
occriam de Suttona cum om'ib' p'tin suis saliia tenura Rad'i
cl'ici temporib' vite sue s'cd'm conuenc'one' int' ip'os Con. &
ip'm Rad'm f'cam. Quare nolo et firmiter precipio q'd ecc'lia
S'ci Leon, de Worn, et idem Can. in ea deo seruientes p'nomi-
nata' eccl'iam de Suttona h'eant & teneant in Jib' & p'pet' elem'
cu' om'ib' que ad earn p'tinent b'n' & in pace libere & integre
ClV om'ib' libertatibus & lib'is consuetudinis suis. T. Hug
Dunelm Petro Nreneuen' Epis. II. decano Ebora' Ranu' de
Glanuill fratro Rog'o elemosinario Hug de ]\rorwich ot Hug.
Bard' Dapiferis apud Clarendonam. Ins])ex' insup' qu'ndam
Cartam confirmac'ois q' ido' II. fecit deo & S'co Leon, do Womb.
& p'fatis Canonicis in h' verba. H. dei gra' Rex (&c. as No. 1
to) vie* Ministris & om'ib' fidel. suis Francis & Anglis tocius
Angl. Salt' Sciatis me concessisse & p'senti carta mea confir-
masse deo & s'co Leon, de Womb, et Con. ibid'm deo seruien-
tib' om'ia subscripta quo raconabilit' eis data sunt et cartis
Alan <fa iiatlley donator' confirmata Ex dono Alani de lledlega
vnun foriidelhtm terre in Chcrintona & dim' fcuudellum in
Ilecton q'd ]\loyses Iherosolimitanus tenuit cum om'ib' p'tin &
oportuniratib' qnas ton' ho'ies cor'dem villar' h'ent & nona'
p'tcm om'i' possessionum ip'ius Alani que decimari dobent Ex
dono Will'i do Ercalwe nona' p'to' om'i possessionu' ip'ius Wl
Vol. Ml., 2nd S. W

222 ABSTRACTS OF THE GRANTS AND CHARTERS,

Seburge, mother of que decimari debent Et donac'one' quam Seburga

Wm. de Ercalwe. ^ W ^ ^ ^ ^ fo^feU t»re in

Waletona H'enda p'petuam elem. cu' om'ib' p'tin suis et opor-
tunitatib' quas cet'i ho'ies ip'ius ville h'ere solent Ex dono
Rad'i Pantun vnu' forndellum terre in Tibbrihtona cum om'ib'
p'tin suis & oport' tain in pratis q'm in pascuis Ex dono
Hamtiridi Pichard vnu forndell' terre q' h'uit in Hosb'tona Ex
dono Walt'i do Dunstanuilla tcrram q'm tenuit Eilricus do lcis
q'm pater ip'ius Walt'i eis dederat cu' om'ib' filiis ejusdam
Eilrici Quare volo et firmit' p'cipio q'd eccl'ia S'ci Leonardi de
Womb, et Con. in ea deo seruientes om'ia p'd'ca h'eant et
teneant in lib'a & p'pet. elem. b'n' & in pace lib. & quiete integre
& plenarie et honorifice in bosco & piano in pratis & pasc. in
aquis & molend' in viis & semitis & in om'ib' aliis locis & aliis
rebus ad ea p'tine'tib' et cum om'ib' lib'tatib' & lib'is consue-
tudinibus suis & quietanciis ad donatores suos p'tinentibas ab
ip'is donatoribus suis sibi concessis & eor'dem donator' carte
testantur. T. Godefr' de Luci Magro Jotel Arcbid' Cicestr.
llumfr. de Buhun Const' Rog'o Bugod llob'to fiT Bern' Rad'
fil' St. Cam'ar Mich' Relet apucl fecbeli'm Inspeximus insup'
litt'as patentes Celebris memorie d'ni Et quondam regis Angl.
p'ris n'ri in hoc verba Edw. dei gra' Rex Angl. dom. Ilib. &
Dux Aquit. dil'co sibi' in x'po F de Womb. Sal'm licet de
Consilio nostro prouidcri fc'cimus quod nullus aliqua tene-
menta laicalia dimittet Ita quod ad mortua' manu' devenircnt
volcntes tamo' vob. gra'm faccre sp'alem dcdimus vobis been-
ciam recipiendi molendinu' Hugonis de Halghton in Halghton
cu' p'tin' ad feodi firm a' p'ut inter vos & ip'm convenire pot'it.
Dedimus eciam eidem Hugoni licenciam dimittendi vobis
molendinu' p'dc'm cum p'tin' sicut saluo hire' cujuslibet. In
cujus rei tcstimoniu' lias litt'as n'ras fieri fecimus potontes.
T. me ip'o apud Westm' secundo die Scptomb. Anno r. n' nono
lnspex' eciam quasdam alias litt'as patentes d'ei patris n'ri in
h' verba Ed ward us &c. om'ib' ad quos p'sentes litt'e p'uonerint
sal'm licet do communi consilio regni n'ri p'uiderimus quod
non liceat viris relig. sen aliis ingrcdi feodum alicujus lta
quod mortua' manu' dcueniat sine licencia n'ra & capital' d'ni
do quo res ilia inmediate tenet' volcntes tame' dil'co nobis
Joh'i le Clerk do Rrocton juxta Sutton Madok gr'am fae'e
spocialc dedimus ei licencia' q'ntum in nobis est quod ip'o vnu'
mosungiu' & vnam virg. t'ro cu' p'tin' in Brocton juxta S. M.
dar' possit et assignar' dil'cis nobis in x'po P. et Con. de Womb.
Il'end' ot lend' eisdem p. & C. & suce. suis imp'pot Et eisdein
1'' et Con. (j'd mesuagiu' illud et t'ra ab oodeiri Johanno recip'e
possint Similil' licencia' conccdimus sp'alem nolentes quod

WOMB RIDGE PRIORY, CO. SALOP. 223

idem Joli'cs vel heredes sui aut p'd'ci For et Con. vel succ.
sui rac'ohe statuti p'd'ci p* nos vel heredes n'ros inde occa-
sionentur in aliq' seu grauentur Saluis tame' capitalib' d'nis
f'eodi illius seruiciis inde debit' ct consuet' In en jus rei testi-
raoniu' has litt'as n'ras fieri fecimus patentes Teste me ip'o
apud Herdeby vicesimo sexto die Nouembr' Anno regni n'ri
decimo nono. Nos autem donae'ones concessiones & confirma-
c'ones p'd'eas ratas h'entes & gratas eas p' nobis & heredibus
nostris q'ntum in nobis est dil'cis nobis in x'po F ct Conuent.
loci p'd'ci et eerum succ' conccdimus & contirmamus sicut
carte et Jitt'e p'd'ce raconabilit' tcstantur H. T. ven'abilibus
p'rib' W. Ebor. Archiep'6 Angl' Primate. J. Elien' ep'o cancel-
lario n'ro. T. Cicestr' Ep'o Johanne de Britannia Comito
Riehemund Kog'o do Mortuo Mari de Wigcmor' Hugone le
des pens' juniore Barth'o de Badelesra'e Senescallo Hospicii
n'ri Sz aliis. Dat p' manum n'ram apud Ebor' (juintodecimo
die March A° regni n'ri duodecimo p' ip'm rcgem Dupp' Wath.

CONFIRMACIO SUP' ECCL'IAM DE SUTTON
DE LO PIN TON T CAPP'LLA DE UPINT'.

507. xiij. Honbrius cp'us senilis seruorum dci dilectis filiis
P. ct Con. de Womb. Sal'm et apTicam ben' Cum a nobis
petitur quod justum est & Konestum ta' iug' equitalis quam
ordo exigit rac'onis ut id' p' sollicitudine' officii n'ri ad debitu'
p'ducatur eftectum Ea propter dilecti in d'no filii n'ris iustis
p'cib' inclinati p'sonas n'ras et locum in quo diuino estis obse-
quo iriancipati cum om'ib' bonis que impresenciarum rac'ona-
bilit' possidet aut in futurum justis modis prestante d'no
poterit adipisci sub beati Petri ct n'ra protecc'one suscipimus.
Spccialit' ante' de Sutton de Loppinton & de Vp pin ton eccl'ias
cum p'tincnciis eorundc' possessiones et alia bona n'ra sicut
ca om'ia juste canonice ac pacifico possidetis nob' & p' nos
monasterio n'ro auctoritate ap'lica confirmamus et p'sentis
sc'pti patrocinio communimus nulli ergo om'ino hominu' liceat
banc pagina' n're p'tecc'onis & confirmac'onis infringere u'l ei
ausu temerario contraire si quis aute' hoc attemptare p'sump-
serit indignac'onem omnipotent' dei & beator' petri et pauli
ap'lor' ejus se nouerit incursurum Dat Lateran' iiij Id' Maii
pontif. n'ri An. Octauo.

DE SUTTON MADOKE.

50S. xiiij. Uniuersis Sante Matris cccl'io filiis presentes
litteras inspectur Johannes p'missiono diuina Couentren' et

224 ABSTRACTS OF THE GRANTS AND CHARTERS,

Lich' ep'us notum facimus p' p'ntes q' nup' orto discenc'onis
niat'ia mt' religiosos viros p' et Con. p'oratns de Womb, n'ro
dioc' eccl'iam p'rochialem do Sutton Madoke ejusdem nr'e dio'
in suos p'p'os vsus obtinentes ex vna p'te & p'rochianos d'co
eccl'ie p'rochialis do S. M. ex altera p'te de et sup' exhibac'one
& inuenc'one vnius clerici vulgarit' p' d'cos p'rochianos vocat'
ly dyacon' ad assistendum et coadiuuand' vicariu' d'ce eccl'ie
in missis in d'ca eccl'ia celebrand' & alia sacrament a & in
p'rochia ejusdem administrand' Sacramentalia ac snp' quadam
petic'one p'rochianor' diet' eccl'ie eo q' dice bant q' ab antiquo
habere solebant tempore antumpnali de et exsumptibus et
expens' d'eor' p'oris & Conv. annuati' quoddam ly shefale seu
al's glaue filu' p' collecc'one garbar' decimaliu' diet' p'rochie
diet' quid'm p'ore & Conv. p'p'te ip'or' allegantib' ct dicentibns
q' ad p'missa non tenebant' nec obligabant' p'te vero d'eor'
p'rochianor' allegante & ducente q'd p'fati p' & Con. ad p'missa
Custodiend( et obseruand tenti et obligati erant. Tande' vero
p'tes p'd'ce lites discenc'ones et discordias p'missas & que
exinde vere similit' possent euenir' amputar' lic'm q' dispendia
vitar' cupientes mediantib' p'c'm anted'ear' annc' & amicabilib'
compoitoribus ad composic'oem infra sc'pta modo et forma
subsc'pt' n'ris auc'te express consensu et licencia in hac p'te
p'm'rs finalit' condescendebant & amicabilit' concordarunt et
composuerunt in hunc modum videlicet quod p'or et Con. d'ei
p'oratus qui nu'c sunt & futuri er'nt temporib' futuris p'petuis
yconomis seu custodib' diet' eccl'ie qui p' p'rochianos diet'
eccl'ie p1 tempore deputati fu'int p' inuenc'one et exhybic'one
Clerici siue ly dyacon in p'd'ca eccl'ia ad coadiuuandum
vicariu' d'ce eccl'ie ad celebrand' ac .Sacramenta & Sacramen-
talia administrandum in ead'm p'rochia a'nuatim fidelit soluent'
& dabunt vj8 vijjd legalis monete anglie p'ut d'ei p'rochiam
p' exhibic'one et inuenc'one clerici seu ly dyacon' h'moi ad t'm
& p'us vendicayerint Cum quibus quid'm pecuniis p'fati
p'rochiani d'ce eccl'io p' inue'c'oe et exhibic'ono clerici seu
dyacon' tarn pro s'uico suo in eccl'ia an'd'ca q'm in coadiumi'o
administrac'ones sacramentor' & sacramentaliu' ejusdem eccl'ie
p'rochialis aceciam p' custodia missalis calic' & aliorum honor'
diet' eccl'ie plenar' se ip'os fore imp'p'm contentos p' se et
successorib' suis p' presentes concenserunt et consensu' dede-
runt quod onus exhibic'onis clerici seu ly dyacon' h'moi suis
sumptib' et ex [:en' p'mittitur supportabunt et subibunt imp'
p'm consequenter q' nos considerantes q' petic'o d'eor' p'roch-
ianor' ubi ab antiquo ex consuetudinc vt assunt et eciam
tempore })'uc'm pecierunt a d'co p'ore et Conuentu duos solidos
& sex dun' p' cosdu' p'orem &l conuentuni an'uatim p' ly shefale

WOMBRIDGE PRIORY. CO. SALOP. 225

alias ly glouefilu vt p'imttitur1 imp'p'm eisdem p'rochianis
soluendu' erat o'ino in efficar' et in a'nis p' eo et ex eo q'
petuo' h'moi erat contra aliis matris eccl'ie libertato manifest a'
ac consuetude- ip'a verius corruptela est dicenda q' consuetude
cum tanto grauiora sunt pectata quanto duicius infelice' a'iam
detinent alligata. Nos igitur petic'one' dictor' p'chionor' in
liac p'te nulla' iniustam inualidam et iniqua' p' p'ntes decer-
minus et deelaramus ac de et cum expresso consensu pit' &
assensu d'eor' p'rochianor' eisd'm in hac p'te p'petuu' sitenciu'
inponirnus aceciam vt deinccps pacis fedora int'd'eos p'orem
& Con. ac p'rochianos suos an'u'cos nutriri valcant ad instancia'
& rogatum n'ros ac ad complacencia' p'rochianor' suor' h'mo'i
d'ei P'or & Conv. consenserunt q' ip'i ip'i [sic] tempore suo et
succ* eorundem fidelit' soluent an'uatim inp'p'm custodibus
sine gardianis p'fat eccl'ie qui p' tempore fuerint vltra d'eos G
sol. 8 den. alios 8 den. legal is monete anglie ad placitum
seped'eor' p'rochianor' in vsu' inuenconis clerici seu ly dyacon'
anted'ei aut ad fabr'cam eccl'ie p'dict' applicandos It'm de con-
sensu p'it' et assensu p't'm p'd'ear' ordinauimus et statuimus q'd
d'ei P'or et Conv. p' se vel p' firmar'm sun' in grangia eor'
vocata Brocton grange infra d'eam p'rochiam de Sutton notorie
constitut' soluent custodibus sine yconomis ejusde' eccl'ie de
Sut'one p'd'eos 7s 4d legalis monete Anglie p' equales porc'ones
6d in festo a'nunciac'onis beate marie virg'is p'x' futur' 33 8d et
in festo s'ci Michis areh'i ex tunc p'x' sequent' iij8 viijd sic
co'tinuando de festo in festu' inp'p'm Insup' p'fatus P'or et
Conv. volunt & concedunt p' se et successorib' q' si a retro-
fuerint in soluc'one dictor' 73/¥ seu aliqua p'te eorund'm p'
vnu' mense' post alique' terminu' duor' terminor' p'd'eor' quod
ex tunc bene licebit nobis aut successorib' n'ris necnon eciam
sequestratori nost1 et co'missaris seu successorum n'rorum
gen'ali eosde' p'ore et conuentu ad soluc'one' 78 4d an'dictor' p'
quascumq' censuras eccl'iasticas canonice compellere et quo
artare Nos aute' Joh'nes Couentren' et lich' ep'us an'd'cus in-
tendentes et plenarie considerantes dicta' concordiam et com-
posic'oem inter p'tes p'd'eas p' bono pacis vtilitate q' et quiet'
vtriusq' loci debito et concordit p'cessisse ac composic'oem
h'm'oi matura deliberac'one p'habita auc'te n'ra ordinar' et
pontih'cali ac p'tes p'd'eas quantu' in nobis est adsic compon-
eMum auctorizaminus n'ros q' auc'te et consensu' eid'm com-
posica' p'buimus et p'bemus diet' q' concordia & composic'one
modo & forma sup'ius recitat' approbamus ratificamus & con-
liriiKtmus ac easd'm inuiolabilit' p' p'tes p'd'eas eor' succ' et
heredes quoseunq' esse inp'p'm ducat' de vtriusq' p'tis con-
sensu vokiim' decernimus et p'nu'eiamus p' presentes in quoru'

226 ABSTRACTS OF THE GRANTS AND CHARTERS,

om'i & singulor' fidem et testimoniu' p'sente l'ras n'ras inden-
tatas in p'ncam formam redigi volumus & mandamus vni p'ti
Indentiirar' h'm'oi penes p'd'cos p'orem et Conventu' eor' q'
succ' imp'p'm remanent sigillu' nVm vna cu' sigillo ollicii n'ri
sequestrator' & co'missarii gen'alis alteri vero p'ti eor'ndeni
penes d'cos p'roehianos et eorum suec' & heredes sigillu' n'r'ni
vna cum sigillo communi dietor' P' et Conv, apponi fecimus
Dat' in Monast. beate Marie de lilleshull octauo die mensis
Januar' A.D. 14S1 & n're cons' Anno 23. Et nos Willimus
Haryton John'nes VVenlok yconomi sine custodes ecc'lie de
Sutton p'd'ca Joh'nes fowler Rie'us Laurence Willimus
Laurence senior Willimus Laurence Junior Thomas Laurence
Willimus Moye Thomas Leyly & Rie'us Sandebrok p'rochiani
ejusdem vna cum et de consensu & assensu om'i et singulor'
p'rochianor' ejusd'm p'fate composic'oi consensu' n'r'm p'it &
assensum doinus concedimus & p'bemus ac composic'oes h'm'oi
quantu' in nobis est approbamus ratificamtis & confirmamus p'
p'ntes In cujus rci testimoniu' sigillu' venerabilis viri mag'ri
Thome Reynald eecl'ie Oath' lych' Canonici p'fati Heu'endi
patris sequestrator' ac comissarii gen'alis p'sentib' apponi
procuravimus Et ego Thomas Reynald sequestrator & co'mis-
sarius an'dictus ad specialem et p'sonale' requisic'oem dictor'
yconomor' sine custodum ac p'rochianor' an'd'cor' sigillum
ollicii mei p'sentibus apponi Dat' apud Lilleshull 12 dio mensis
Januar' A.D. supradicto.

COM PUT'

MINISTROIIUM
TEMP. H. 8

(Abstract of Roll, hi Henri) VIII.,
(Du^. Moh.y Vol. vi., p
LUIORATUS DE WOMBRIDG

Com. Salop.
Chcryngton ...
Tybcrton
Cheryngton ...
Tybcrton
Shyil'enal
Priors Lye ...
Sutton Madock
Priors Lye ...
Padt'orde

Alton I lynelioytho .

DOMINI REGIS

tugmentation Office).
391).

Ltedd' ten' ad vol' ...

2

1

s

„ mi' i nos'

.. 0

s

0

Eirma Grail"' et al: terr' .

.. 9

5

„ mcs' et terr'

.. 0

S

0

Redd' ten' ad vol' ...

.. 0

8

0

„ terr' et cotag'

.. 1

9

0

.. 0

3

4

Firma terr' mes' &c.

.. 7

12

2

iin' mes'

.. 0

13

•1

mes' et ten'

. 0

13

10

WOM BRIDGE PRIORY. CO. SALOP.

Broketon

Idsall

Shiffenall

Brotton

Haryngton

Grendyll

tJppyngton

Wicheley Magna
Ercall Magna
Wekynyatt ...
Woinbridcre ...

Uppyngton . . .
Sutton Madock
Brokton
Loppyngton ...

Firma mes' et terr'

0

16

8

molend in parco ...

3

0

0

2

0

0

Redd' mes' et al'

5

2

8

„ un' mes'

0

0

8

„ mes' et terr'

0

13

4

ten' ad vol'

0

11

4

Firma pastur' voc' Wycheley

o

0

0

„ terr' et ten' &c.

8

9

4

,, ten' et pastur'

1

18

0

grang' do Sherlowe

2

0

0

„ mes' et terr'

5

3

8

situs priorat1 cum
terr' prat' &c.

10

11

4

„ miner' carbon'

5

0

0

rector'

2

G

2

C

8

„ rector' 1

4

0

0

Dccima} j

Firma rector'

3

1G

8

83

5

8

Finis.

WOMBRIDGE CHARTULAHY.

The following list of references to the Volumes of
the Transactions, in which the Wombridge Chartulaiy
has been printed, may prove of use to those who are
interested in the history of Wombridge Priory.

Introduction by tho lato Mr. George Morris. IX. 305— 30G.

Nos. 1 to 3. Eton sup' Time. IX. 30G— 307.

Nos. 4 to 253. Upinton. IX. 307—378.
Nos. 254 to 295. Lega Prioris, Ideshale et

Schuffenale, &c. IX. 378— 380 ;

and X I. 325—339.

Nos. 200—301. The Wyche. XI. 330— 340.

Nos. 302—309. Salop. X I. 340—342.

Nos. 310—321. Grenhull. XI. 342— 347.

Nos. 322— 320, lladinton. XL 347—348.

228 GKANTS AND CHARTERS, WOMBMDGE PRIORY.

Nos. 327—436. Broctonct Suttone Madocke. 2nd Ser. 1.294—
310; IX. 9G— 106; and X. ISO— 183.
Nos. 437—467. Lopinton. 2nd Ser. X. 183— 1S7.

Nos. 468— 481. Tibbriton. 2nd Ser. X. 187—189.

Nos. 482-486. Welliriton. 2nd Ser. X. 189— 190.

Nos. 487—494. Hadeleg. 2nd Ser. X. 190—192.

Nos. 495 — 508. Miscellaneous Charters, Confirmations, Bulls,

Indulgences, &c. 2nd Ser. XT. 331 — 346 ;

and XII. 205—226.
Ministers' Accounts, 28 Henry VIII. 2nd Ser. XII. 226— 227.

Mr. George Morris made this abstract of the
Chartulary in the spring of 1824, seventy-six years
ago. He tells us that it then belonged to " a gentle-
man of the name of Lloyd ; " but where it is now
preserved is, I believe, not known. The proof-sheets
as printed in the Transactions were seen through the
press by at least three different hands ; but for want
of proper record type, the abbreviations could not be-
correctly expressed, and commas were used throughout
instead. It would have been far better to have
extended the various Latin documents ; but the labour
thus entailed would have been immense, and the
length at least doubled.

229

THE MERCHANT GILD OF SHREWSBURY.
SEVEN ROLLS OF THE 13th CENTURY.

Transcribed and Edited by the Rev. 0. H. DRINK WATER, MA.

Very little can now be added, and nothing, perhaps,
that is at all novel, to what has already been pro-
pounded in these pages respecting Merchant Gilds
(1st S., x., 33.; 2ndS., ii., 29., and viii., 21). The
obscurity which shrouds their birth and origin still
remains, and there seems to be no possible source from
which light may be secured in order to dissipate it.
The opinions and theories of writers on the subject are
as diverse and as obstinately maintained as ever, even
to the extent of disputing the etymology of the word
gild. Each theory respecting the origin of gilds in
general, is plausible enough, as far as it goes, but
fails to account for some detail of practice, necessary to
make it complete and satisfactory. But as really
nothing important depends upon the acceptance or
rejection of any theory respecting their origin, we may
safely concern ourselves only with results, and the
effect upon the constitution of medieval, and so (by
implication) of modern, society.

Toulmin Smith, dismissing at once all theoretical
speculations, sums up the practical aspect of the case
by observing, that " English Gilds as a system of wide
spread practical institutions are older than any Kings

of England They are told of in the books that

contain the oldest relics of ancient laws," and again,
" All things being considered calmly and without pre-
judice, it is by no means difficult to conclude that
Merchant Gilds existed in England at a very early date,
even in Anglo-Saxon times, but that it is impossible to
fix even an approximate date for their introduction ;

Vol, mi., 2nd s, m

230 THE MERCHANT GILD OF SHREWSBURY.

the Gilds of Dover, of the Thanes of Canterbury, as
also perhaps the Gild Merchant of London, are
instances." Of the origin of any of the most ancient
Gilds, we have, in fact, no positive evidence. At
Shrewsbury, a Merchant Gild was existing as early as
the llth year of King John (A.D. 1210), and in all
probability was founded in the Anglo-Saxon period,
In the charter granted to the town of Salop, by Henry
HI. (in lu27), it is ordered that the burgesses and
their heirs may have a Merchant Gild, and that no
person, who did not belong to the Gild, should pur-
chase merchandise in the borough without the con-
sent of the burgesses. It may be both interesting and
instructive to discover what were the privileges
entailed under such a charter, and what advantages
thereby accrued to the burgesses, but even this can
only be done in a general way, they were " Security
from external dangers and the maintenance of peace
and good government in the town itself," such
advantages had obviously been among the original
motives of the burgesses uniting themselves into Gilds,
but, as almost all Gild-brothers carried on trades of
one sort or another, the once-existing organisation was
soon used for the furthering of the common trade
interests, for it was in the nature of a Gild to provide
generally for all wants, which the family union was no
longer sufficient to satisfy ; and for the provision of
which the State was not sufficiently developed and
strong enough.

To confederate in defence of liberty and right was in
itself the first prerequisite for the prosperity of trade
and traffic. Moreover it was the especial endeavour of
the Gild to obtain privileges which would further
trade, ex. gr. the right of coinage, staple right,
immunity from tolls, &c. The Gilds also provided for
the regulation of industry and for buying and selling,
and for institutions such as the Cloth-Halls with their
severe control of wares — of which there existed one as
early as 10G0 at Valenciennes, The sooner the town

THE MERCHANT GILD OF SHREWSBURY. 231

became chiefly a commercial place, the sooner did the
Gild there take the character of a Merchant Gild.
These Gilds appear as an enlarged great family, whose
" object is to afford such assistance to all their members
in all circumstances of life, us one brother might expect
from another"; and, consequentl}', above all other
things, protection against the unbridled arbitrariness of
the mighty, whether exercised by violence, or attempted
at law by means of numerous friends as compurgators.
These Gilds, however, do not appear as associations for
instituting a new law, but for maintaining the laws
already existing, for supplementing a system of order
already existing, and only in course of development ; and
for guarding in common against the danger attending a
weak government/' In fact, in some cities, the Law
Merchant, as to matters in the city itself (i.e., the law
of the Gild), prevailed, and not the law of the land.
The Corporation of the Paris Merchants stood at the
head of the government of that city at a very early
date. It is even supposed that the constitution of
London was originally based upon that of a Gild. " In
the time of King Athelstan the Frith Gilds of London
united to form one gild, that they might carry out
there aims more vigorously. This united Gild governed
the town, as is proved by the fact that their regulations
bound even non-members/' Such in general were some
of the privileges and advantages resulting from the
establishment of Gilds, there were many others which
will readily occur to every student of municipal history
— but most of the lesser advantages which we have not
space to enumerate, may be found concisely stated in
the book from which some of the above remarks are
taken (YValford's Historij of Gilds, 1888), a book in
which nothing is advanced without sufficient proof.

The seven documents which follow are the residue of
that bundle of nine which were 'sampled1 in 18DG by
the publication of the first two. Of these seven only
the second and third are, strictly speaking, Merchant

232 THE MERCHANT GILD OF SHREWSBURY.

Gild lists, for the first, fourth, sixth, and seventh, are
rolls of foreigners (forinseci). The fifth membrane has
no heading or date, but as it partakes of the style and
character of the fourth, which is a foreigner's roll, it
may only be the continuation thereof. Thus the
greater portion of these seven rolls do not give us a list
of the town's inhabitants. If we desire a complete list
of the 13th century denizens of this town, we must
combine with the second and third of the present
series, the dates of which are respectively 1239 and
1252, the two rolls, already published in 1896, relating
to the years 1209 and 1219. The 1239 roll contains
about 160 names, which, if of householders, would, no
doubt, include all the principal inhabitants outside the
Castle precincts— that of 1252 has, however, a greater
number, viz., 374, which we may not think were all house-
holders, though they all paid the same assessment of
four pennies. The 1239 census is too small, the 1252
too large, unless in this interval the number of houses,
trades, and ratepayers, had increased abnormally.

To facilitate comparison, and to shew the connexion of
individuals, the lines of the MSS. have been numbered
consecutively from 1 to 1343, and footnotes have been
appended, which will serve for further identification.
Besides these, alphabetical lists are subjoined of
personal, christian, and surnames, as well as lists of
trades, designations of places, with, in some cases,
references to the two first membranes published in 1896.

The difficulty of explaining names, occupations, and
designations, is in very many cases insurmountable. Of
the vernacular language of the 13th century, very little
is known, it is not Anglo-Saxon, nor Norman-French,
nor such early English as we find in Chaucer and
Cower of the following century, but a mixture of all
three, which the municipal scribes made worse by
attempting to Latinize it, and so far succeeded in their
endeavour that scores of words, found here, are now
absolutely unintelligible as descriptive designations.
The headings of the membranes are as follows.

THE MERCHANT GILD OF SHREWSBURY.

233

[They are placed here in chronological order and numbered
in two ways; first, as they now occur, and second, as they
form part of the original bundle] : —

First (3rd). liotulus de Jorinsecis ct alijs in Gilda
Vltima Mercatoris ad .viij. assisam in crastino Sanctc
Trinitatis Anno regni regis Uenrici filij Regis Johannis,
xvj°.

Roll of foreigners and others in the last Gild of the
Merchant at the 8th assize on the morrow of Holy Trinity
in the lGth year of the reign of King Henry son of King John
(i.e., June 5th, 1232).

Second (4th). liotulus de Ghylda Mercatoris in Burgo
Saloppiensi ad Nonam assisam. primus dies sessionis fuit
dies mercurij proximo, post festum Sancti Dionisij Anno regni
regis Henrici xxiij0.

Roll of the Ghyld of the Merchant in the Borough of
Salopp. at the ninth assize. The first day of session was the
Wednesday next after the feast of St. Dionys in the 23rd year
of King Henry (i.e., Oct. 13th, 1239).

Third (5th). liotidus de illis qui quatuor denarios sunt
pacaturi — Nomina theinesmpjn — Rotulus de Ghylda Mer-
catoris in burgo Sa/oppieni ad nonam assisam. Primus
dies sessionis fait dies Mercurij proxima post festum Santi
Barnabe Apostoli Anno regni regis Uenrici filij regis
Johannis xxxvj0.

Roll of those who have to pay the four pennies — Names of
the Theynesmen — Roll of the Ghyld of the Merchant in the
borough of Salopp at the Oth assize. The first day of session
was the Wednesday next alter the feast of St. Barnabas, the
Apostle, in the 3Gth year of the reign of King Henry, son of
King John (i.e., June 13th, 1252).

Fourth (0th). liotulus de fovinsccis de Gylda Mercantoris
(sic) ad assisam nonam prime dici die mercurij proxima post
festum Sancti Barnabe Apostoli Anno regni regis Uenrici
filij Regis Johannis tricesimo sexto.

Roll of foreigners of tho Gyld Merchant at the 9th assize of
the first day on the Wednesday next after the feast of St.
Barnabas the Apostle in the 36th year of the reign of King
Henry son of King John (i.e., Juno 13th, 1252).

Fifth (7th). This membrane has neither heading nor date,
probably a continuation of the preceding.

Sixth (8th). liotulus de fovinsccis de Gylda Mercatoris
Salop1 ad assisam nonam prime diei, die ISancti Barnabe
Apostoli Anno regni regis Uenrici Jilij regis Johannis I if .

234 THE MERCHANT GILD OK SHREWSBURY.

Roll of foreigners of the Gyld of the Merchant of Salop at
the ninth assize of the 1st day (viz.) in the day of St.
Barnabas the Apostle in the 52nd year of the reign of King
Henry son of King John (i.e., June 11th, 1 2G8).

Seventh (9th). lxotulus de forinsecis dc G'dda Mercatoria
Scdopiensi ad nonctm assisam primus sessionis dies Sancti
Bamahe Apostoli Anno regni regis Henricifilij regis Johannis
I^ti subscripti sunt qui tunc prima Jinierunt.

Roll of foreigners of the Gild Merchant of Salop at the
9th assize. The first day of session (being) the day of St.
Barnabas the Apostle, in the 52nd year of the reign of King
Henry son of King John (i.e., June 11th, 12G8). The under-
written are those who then first fined.

FIRST (3rd) MEMBRANE.

ROIULUS de foriusecis et alijs in Gilda Vltima Mercatoris ad, viij.
assisam in crastino sancte trinitatis Anno Regni Regis Henrici
filij Regis Johannis, xvj°. (June 5th, 1232).

1 Johannes filius hereberti marscaldi.

2 Ricardus poucer iunior.

3 Hugo de Rerewico.

4 PhiTippas dc prestecote. de dimidia inarca pacauit. xx.d.

5 Ricardua hibernensis. de dimidia marca. xij.d.

0 Andreas earn if ex dimidia dimidia (sic) marca, xij.d.

7 Willetraua filius Balwihi.

8 Martinus de Colnham. de. v.s. iiijd. ad alteram assisam . . .

9 Jacobus filius hugonis de A . . epol

10 Rogcrius de hercfon/.

11 Rieardus Squitcr.

12 llemieus filius com' (i.e., comitis).

13 l'etrus fratcr cius,
11 Hugo hathebron'.
" Nicholas pistor.

1(3 Alarms eissor. de. v.s. iiij.d. \iij.d.

17 Willehnus de Nesse. de x. sol', pacauit. ij. sol'.

18 Thomas de Ludelawc. de dimidia marca. pacauit. xx.d.

VJ Willehnus Willehnus tinetores. de. viij. a. et viij.s. ijs. et. ij.s.
20 llenrieus de heketon. do dimidia marca. pacauit. xij.d.

4 Phil' de p., cf. 721.
fi Andreas, ef. 31.

8 Martin de C, cf. 243, 393 ; Colnhnm, cf 21, 09, 92; Colnam, 205, 229
243, 20 I ; Colham, 309, 393, 394, 180, 573, 050, 815, 875 ; Colcnhain. 095 ' '
u Jacob*, cf 258.
i" Rog' do h., cf. 260, 222, 374.
'< hatluslnrtn, cf. 08, 299, 502, 513.
,!J Tli' do L., cf. 503, 774.

THE MERCHAKT GILD OE SHREWSBURY.

235

21 Simundus Balle.

22 Nicholas films Reineri.

23 Petrus filius Ado.

24 Willelnius filius Gilberti do Colnham.

20 Henricus filius Gilberti. malum denarium. de v.s. iij.d. viij.d.
20 Hamundua filius Walteri.
27 Willelnius Gangerard.
23 Radulphus poll i pari us.
20 Robortus lo paumer.

30 Johannes filius magiatri Ricardi. de vs. iiijd. pacauit (erased)
viijd.

31 Johannes filius An dree,

32 Johannes le Wager.

33 Ricardua Dunvagc. de dimidia marca. xij.d.

34 Walterus Sadox.

3j Reinerua filius hamundi.
3(3 Ricardus de Warewieo.
3' Johannes Luuekiu.

38 Hobekin de Westbury.

39 Ada filius Will el mi de Brug'.

40 Willelnius liagenvas.

41 Ada blundus sutor dimidia marca. xij.d.

42 Walterus filius Badulphi Brun.

43 Rogerus phunc (or phunc).
41 Johanues Guide.

4:> Walterus Gissor. de dimidia marca. viij.d
40 Petrus Aquator. de. v.s. iiijd. . viij.d

47 Hugo de Cestria. de. v.s. iiij.d. .viij.d

48 Walterus textor. de. v.s. iiij.d. .viij.d
4'J Bernard us pistor.

Hugo films muriel

51 Thomas Glupsi.

52 Willelnius et Nicholas filij Rogeri le Wanter.

:'3 Walterus le pannier seruieiis petri. dimidia marca. xij d.
:'1 Johannes Kari.

27 Gangerard, 225, 027, 1021, 1022.

-8 Rad'j pelli*. cf. 205.

3" Mag'. Hie'., cf. 217, 473.

31 Andree, cf. G.

31 Le Wager, cf. 038.

33 Dunvage, cf. 309, 6S3, (de) 731, 746, 778, 8)4, 810, 1031, 1038, 1063, 1147,
1213.

3a llolu kin, of. Abekin, 310.

3S Br«^., cf. 105. 731, 790, 828, 978, 1005, 103G, 1154, 1165, 1200, 1337.

4" Hagarwas, cf. 268, 314, 605, 618.

44 Conic, cf. 207, 640.

40 Aquator, 1282, cf. Aquarius, 659.

47 Coatwa, cf. 102, 728, 831, 1031, 1069, 1323.

50 Muriel, cf. 59, 659.

01 Uluiixi, 290, 378, 999.

23G THE MERCHANT GILD OF SHREWSBURY.

55 Rogerus frecke.
50 Jacobus filius Athclam.
57 Willelmus ruffus Cissor.
:'8 Petrus filius Clemeutis.
^ Roger us meuerel.

00 Adam Waniator. dimidia marca. viij.d.

01 Robertas marescallus de Gloucestria. dimidia marca. xij.d
62 Adam Grubbe. dimidia marca, xijd

03 Willelmus carpator lane.
61 Gilbertus filius kiloti.
,ij Thomas filius Rogeri filij pain.
60 Petrus palmer us.

137 Walterus frater sacerdotis. dimidia marca. xij.d.
08 Willelmus Hathebron.

69 Thomas filius Willelmi de Colnham.
,0 Rogerus Hager. dimidia marca. xij.d.
71 Thomas filius hamonis lc loriner.

'2 Johannes le caretarius. de. v.s. iiij d. viij.d.

73 Henricus de Couentria dimidia marca. xij.d.

74 Thomas bil.

75 Laurentius filius Edwini.

70 Petrus infaus.

77 Willelmus filius hungerin.

78 Reinerus filius Willelmi de Cotes.

79 Willelmus moyseu.

80 Willelmus filius phim.

81 Simundus carpentarius dimidia marca. xij.d

82 Ricardus filius Waited 117/;/. or Winr*

83 Petrus filius Athclam

84 Willelmus Sekesuldcr.

85 Ricardus de mola. dimidia marca. xij.d.

86 Alanus de Sollon. dimidia marca. xij.d
s7 Ricardus Nic'. dimidia Marca. xij.d.

^K Johannes mercerus. dimidia marca. xij.d.

69 Petrus de foricta.

00 Willelmus filius Ordrici.

Athclam, of. 83.
67 Rullus, of. 529, 535, G98.
;,u Meuerel, cf. SO, 654.
til Marescallusj cf. 1, 788, 923, 924.
« Gorpatbi lane, cf. 141, 834, 933, lulu, 1128, 1247.
« Pain, of. 329, 357.
,l3 Hathebron, cf. 299, 502, 543 and 14.
7a Couentria, cf. 994.

Laur'fil. Edw', cf. 415, 622.
" Hungerin, cf. 380,
h" Phim, cf. 139.
8i Simundu.s. cf. 863.
hl Sekesuldcr, cf. 26C, 661.

Rio' de mola, cf. 791) — inula, moloa, inueles, (hodie, Meolo Brace).

THE MERCHANT GILD OF SHREWSBURY.

237

91 Robertus palli.

92 Robertus filius Walteri de Colnham.

93 Thomas Shleo (or Shlec)

94 Walterus do niungunieri. j. marca. iiij.s. pacauit.

95 Willelmus Gerard

90 Nicholas filius Edithe iunior

97 Willelmus blundus de sub Wila.

9S Thomas filius Anselmi carpent' dimidia marca. xij.d

99 Matheus de forieta. dimidia marca. xij.d.

100 Ada' filius Roberti tilij Galfridi.

101 Thomas et Walterus filij Ade forestarij.

102 Haukinus do Khent.

103 Galfridus de Dudilelega, viij.s. . ijs.

i()4 Willelmus de Bardilega. (word erased) viijs. ijs.

l0° Henricus de Brug' dimidia marca. xijd.

106 Nicholas de Baschurche dc v.s. iiijd. viijd.

107 Henricus Sory. dimidia marca. xij.d.
10s Herni' pistor. de vs. iiij.d. viij.d

100 Stephanus filius Alexandri. cadiwauer' (sic)

110 Junekin frater cius.

111 Abtus Wichcward.

1,2 Wariuus de Westbur .

113 Willelmus Sakeli.

114 Ricardus fillel.

115 Laurcntius lilius Laureutij.

116 Ricardus palli.

117 Philippus. Le Love 1 Lover or even Lee)

118 Nicholas filius hamuudi de foriet'.

119 Ricardus fleubotimator dimidia marca . . xij.d

120 Bruuekoc de forieta

121 Ricardus Crucche. iunior.

122 Alanus filius Gamel.

91 Palli, cf. 116, 286, 356.
M Muhgitmeri, cf. 1212.
95 W' Gerard, cf. 226.
M Nich' HI' Edithe, cf. 178.
y7 Sub Wyla, cf. 1177-

101 Farestarius, 463, 683, 751.

102 H- de K., 327, 379. OSS, 950, 091, 1058.
los Brug', cf. 39, &c.

lu7 Sory, cf. Shory, 706, 910.
108 Henricus, cf. 789, 1055.

111 Wichcward, cf. 546, 578, and 318. Abtu=», cf. Ahertus, 318, 468, 5U3,
m SakeM, cf. 504, 559.
114 R. fillel, 180, 458.

116 Palli, ef. 91, 286, 356.

117 This is only Lv, two lotters.
lly I'hlebotiinator — bloodlotter.
1:1 Cruecho, (562.

»** Alan' fil. Gamel, cf. 292 293, 536.

Vol. XII., 2nd S. FF

238 tee Merchant gtld of Shrewsbury.

123 Berteram de mardewall'.

124 Robertas Sclilc

125 WilleTmus Spirewiter.

12(i Willelmus nepos petri pistoris. dimidia marca. xij.d

127 Ricardus filius hildebrou'.

128 Willelmus filius martini.
189 Adam pride.

130 Adam kctcl

131 Ricardus filius Nigelli de Salop.

132 Jacobus Bunel.

133 Johannes lilius Johannes de Kruker.

134 Vigerus niercervs. de dimidia marca xij.d. et ipse per Thomam.

135 Adam Katel. de dimidia marca, xij.d.
13(5 Johannes filius Rogeri le paumer,

137 Willelmus filius Eustachij merceri.

133 Ricardus de Weston sutor. dimidia marca. xij.d

139 Willelmus phim Wanfer de viij.s. ij.s.

110 Roger us mcrcator. dimidia marca. xij.d.

111 Ricardus carpator. dimidia marca. xijd.

142 Willelmus Withing. de. v.s. iiij.d. viij.d.

143 Meilerus de foriet. dimidia marca. xx.d

144 Waltcrus filius Henrici de lVrankeuiH' v.s. iiij.d. viij.d.

llr> Ricardus de Longedon'. scruiens J. Cnotte. dimidia marca. xij.d
14(5 Thomas de Besford. dimidia. marca. xij. de hubern' (see 937).

147 Nicholas de Grinclishuli dimidia marca. xij.d.

148 Adam fil'. Liandi.

149 Adam Wulfricus. dimidia marca. xij.d.
100 Willelmus filius Rogeri Brun Sorcht.
161 Henricus furner. viij.s. ij.s.

152 Rogerus filius magge. xj.s. iij.s.

153 Petrus le petliit.
,{!4 Adam Chochet.

155 Haukinus serviens petri pistoris. dimidia marca. xij.d.

156 Robcrtus Oter.

157 Willelmus le Coccr. v.s. iiijd. .viij.d (or Cotcr)

*» Bortenim, cf. 368, 421, 424, 520, 866, 871. Mardevole, Mardiuolo,
Mardmiall, Mardofol, 002, 027. 071, 1085, 1160.
V* Selilo, of. 284, 410 and 320, 088, 612, 030.
lV Hildebrou', cf. 173, 230, 45), 402.
12P Prido, cf. 218, 625 and 172, 332, 342, 439, 499, 547.
130 Ketcl, cf. 135, 255, 509, 1003, 1117.
133 Kruker, cf. Cruchor, 240, &c.
135 Katcl, cf. 130.
137 W. fil. Eust., cf. 194.
13S Pic' dc W., cf. 1317.
«*• Phim., cf. 80.
141 Kic. carp', cf. 836.
14,1 Th. do B.p cf. 937.
J'7 Now (Jrinshili.
»a Liiuult. cf. 419.

THE MRRCHAXT GfLD OP SHREWSBURY. 239

158 Philippus ct llodo do nouo burgo pacavcrunt Cs

159 Alanus Lg Bode de Solton. dhnidia marca. xij.d

100 Ricardus (ilius Ado de Solton. dimidia marca. xij.d

Uil Adam niaur. dimidia marca. xij.d.

Willelmua du Coatria. sermons CIcmciitia. dimidia marca d

103 Rogerus lilius Willclmi hullo.

104 Ricardus dc Kruker do v.s. iiij.d. viij.d

End of First Membrane.

SECOND (tru) MEMBRANE.

ROTULUS do (ihjlda Mereatoris in Burgo Saloppieiisi ad Nonam
assisain primus dies sessionis t'nit dies morcurij proxima post
festum Sanoti Dionisij Anuo regni regis Ilonrici. xxiij°. (Oct.

12th, 1239).

Joli\ do Norton.

.iiij".
.i".

1S1

Job' fil. Job' do foriot'

,i°

l(5l>

Adam 111. vVill' C »x.

1S'2

Will puttoc (erased)

167

Will' fil Steph'.

.i°.

1S3

Will' puttoc iuuior

.i°

IliS

Rie'r fil. Elenc.

.iiij".

iSi

Th'm Kotemon

80

Steph' fil. Alex' lo

»Sj

Wariu' le cupper.

cordywaner

J rfG

Walt' Sheuglo.

•'ja.

70

Henr' fil. Laur' le

187

Simund' fil. Kilot'.

.iij°.

cordewaner.

,i.°.

1SS

Ada kempe.

.iiij-.

71

Will' fil Warm' infant'.

1S9

Rein' Swetemon.

■iiij0.

72

Rob' pride.

.1°.

190

Will' fil. Nich'.

.iij°.

73

lldebrond (partly erased) .vii°.

191

Will' fil. Luce.

74

Walt' hacun

192

Michel til. Will'.

75

Th'm' infants.

193

Th'm' fr' eius.

70

Hog' le paumer

.v°.

191

Will Eustas.

Hug' le vilein.

.iij°.

195

Reinerus porchet.

.uj°.

78

Nich' fil. Edith'

19o

Alanus fil. Alex'.

79

Laur' fil. Ado Edwin'

197

Hamo aurifaber.

SO

Hereber fillel

,y°.

193

Will' fores tar'.

ISU Alan' lo Bodo, i.e., Bondo, cf. 70 l and 1127. Solton, now Shelton.

101 Maur., cf. 10U7.

J(i- Will' de C, cf. 1323.

104 Kruker, cf. 133 and 240.

165 Job' de N., cf 453.

173 lldebrond, cf. 127, 230, 451, &c.

174 Hacun or Bacon, cf. 653.

175 Infans, cf. 537 & 76, 2S9.
178 Nich' til Edith', cf. 96.
180 fillel, cf. 114, 453.

182 Puttoc, cf. 483.
188 Kempe, cf. 272, 363.
191 Luce, cf. 620, &c.
m Eusfcas, cf. 620 & 137.
11,1 I'oivhot, <:f. 137, 161, 1 150.
ffivino, cf. 412.

240 THE MERCHANT GILD OF SHREWSBURY.

1Q.J

Nich' Selc.

•ij0-

223

Clem fil. hie v Thurstan.

•j°

200

Nich' Wystard

■>j°-

221

Will' Sauter.

•j°

201

Galfridus Bonel.

225

Will' Ganghelar.

•if

202

Will' fil. RicY Emme.

.i .

Will' Gerard.

203

Joh' fil. Will' de

Bas-

227

Nicb' Colle.

.iij°

chircb.

.i°.

Th'm' Selc.

•U0

204

Hog' fil. Rein'.

on,,

Ric'r' fiber de Col nam'

j°

Alanus lil'. Rob

de

230

T> 1 > Pi) 11 1 l J

Rob lil lklubrond.

■j°

Colnani

231

Henr' Cbarite.

•3°

Nicb' de porta.

. iiij0.

Laur' fil. Rog\

Job' til. Hog' le pannier.

•j"

2()7

Joh' Cprde.

•ij"-

23 J

208

Nicb\fil. llugonis

cis-

Warm' (Jboc.

soris.

'.f

1 b in til l b m Borrey.

•j"

2o9

Rob' fil. Job'.

.iij°.

23G

1 n m Delict.

210

Rob' fil. Hug'.
Rein' fil. Rein'.

237

Eustach' fil. Jurdan' clec

•j"

211

.iiij0.

233

Job le Wanter.

•j"

212

Alan' talpeny.

quietus

23'J

1 li m bunde.

•j°

213

Rie's fil. HerebY

(Job ) til. Job de Crucbor

•j"

2U

Hug' clec.

211

Rad' fil. Ric'r' Herebr'.

■j°

21

Th'm le Cupper.

•j°

Will' R . . . .

•J°

116

Will' fil. Rog\

•if-

243

.... Martini de Colnam

•j"

217

Alanus fil. luon'.

.iiij0.

244

Nicb' fil. Will' flynt.

■3°

21B

Ada pride.
Will' fil. petr'.
Petr' fil. Vic'.

.iij°.

245

Nicb' fil. Rein'.

219

•j"-

24G

Will' fil. Raenild'.

220

247

Will' fil. magistri Ric'r'.
Job' fil. Job' le viley.

j°

221

Alanus fil. Will'

248

■J"

■r

222

Job' fil. Ervy.

249

Petr' Talpeny.

luy Sole, cf. 228, 385, 539, 542, 636

*» Wystard, cf. 278, 346, 478, 583.

-"- EVnnie, cf. 205.

20,! Nicb' de p., cf. 679, 986.

21,7 Corde, cf. 44, 646.

212 Talpeny, cf. 249, 488, 513, 555, 644.
*17 Alan' fil. Iuon\ cf. 634.

218 Pride, cf. 129, 625, and 547, 172, 332, 342, 439, 499.

-* Saitter, cf. 284 = Shoutor.

225 Ganghelar, 27, 627, 1021, 1022.

22C W. Gerard, cf. 95.

227 Colle, cf. 413, 414, 472, 596, 597.

2-8 Selc, cf. 199, 3S5, 539, 542, 636.

230 Ildebrond, 127, 173, 440, 451, 492

231 Charite, cf. 091, 901, 1022, 1151

234 Ghoc, cf. 315, 338, 41 G, 431, 533, 580.

235 Borrey, cf. 270.
-3(i Thorn' B., cf. 447,
237 Clec, cf. 648.

2iy Bunde, cf. 705, 1285

210 Cruchor, cf. 133, 164, 262 681.

Several lines stained, and partly illegible.

213 Martin, cf. 8, 393.

214 Flynt, cf. 244.
217 Mug' Kic\ cf. 30.

Talpeny, cf. 212, 488, 513, 555, 644.

THE MERCHANT CilLl) OF SHREWSBURY.

241

80 Alanus fil. Steph\ .ij".
831 Petr' fil; Petr' martin'.
293 Will' lc Want'. .ij".
m Reinerus fil: Alfred'. .j".
254 Will' fil. Petr'lcTaillur. .j".
2" Ada Ketel.

256 Th'm' fil. Th'm' lo want'.

257 Will' fil. Will' pcrlc.

m Jacob' I'd. Hug'. .if.

m Reinerus Glauegos. .ij".

26o R0g» clo Hereford. .ij°.

2H1 Rob' fil. Walt' feyrwin. .ij".

wa Job' do Cruchor iunior. .ij".

2,53 Bertcram Le coruiser. .j".

m Will' Gilber' de colnarn. .ij".

*s Ada fil. Emme. .j".

t;,;G Ric'r Shekesulder. .j".

867 Will' Barili .j".

aiM Job' hagorwas. .i j".

309 Rog' fil. Acremon'. .j°.

270 Rob' Borrey. .vj".

271 Job' le Taillur. .ij".

272 Martin' Kempe. . i ii j".

t i i i _ m

Job le 1 iirnur.

.iiij".

JNicn le Want .

•j"-

Ada le cotiler.

•ij"-

Alanus gener Clem'.

.iij".

Will' til. Pym.

•ij".

278

Will' Wyscard.

•j°-

Alanus bitche.

.iij".

2M0

Henr Capel.

■J •

Pbilipp' de Gascon'.

.iiij".

282

Will' fil. Rein 'mil'.

Henr' de Acton'.

284

Jtou ocnyie.
Rog' fil. Walt'.

•ij0-

.iij".

28U

l?^W ,,,,11,-

itob pally..

i iO

•u •

•js7

Hughemon.

.iij0.

Rob Uumpayn.

f~i 1 V V7 *~i » * i » i ' i font
lilt I 111. VVdtill lIJJdllL

. v°.

289

•J •

290

Th'm' Glupsy.

a°.

01)1

Rein' fil. Godewy.
Game! de Rumald'.

.iiij0,

quietus

2!)3

Alanus fil. Gamel.

ij°

294

Hug' fil. Galfrid'.

295

Robertus nuncius.

2:8 Ketel, 1,30, 135, 509, 1003, 1117.

237 Perle, 437, 677.

238 Jacob' fil. hug, cf. 9.
25y Glauegos, cf. 430, G75.

Rog' do h., cf. 10, 322, 374.
261 Feyrwin', cf. Merchants' Gild, 1896, near foot of page 38.
2fi2 Cruchor, cf. 133, 161, 240, 681.
2,i3 Bertcram lc C, cf. 421.
203 Emme, cf. 202.
-™ Shckcsuldcr, cf. 84, 661.
2,17 Will Baril, of. 593.

288 riagerwas, 605, see also 40, (105, 314, 618.
Borrey, 235.

272 Kempe, 18S, 363.

277 Will' til. Pym', cf. 663.

273 Wyscard, cf. 200, 346, 478, 583.
27y Sitche, cf. 436, and 279, 505, 664.

280 Cupel, cf. 467.

281 Gascon', cf. 548.

282 RuiTus, cf. 57, 529, 555, 698.

284 Schylc, cf. 124, 410, and 320, 588, 612, 930.

283 Pally, cf. 91, 116, 356.

287 Hughemon, cf. 376.

288 Cunipayn, cf. 314, 348.
»» Infant", cf. 76, 175, 537.
2U0 Glupsy, cf 51, 378, 999.
2U1 Rein' fil. G., cf. 352.

21,2 Gamel, cf. 1310.
2U3 Nuncuis, cf. 600.

242

TUE MERCHANT GILD OF SHREWSBURY.

21HI

Nich'fil. Bern*.

314

Ric'r' hagerwas.
Will's Ghoo.

297

Kog' Puiig.

o:o

•iiij0.

208

Th'm Puke

.iiij°.

31G

Petr' Bciiet.

0°.

2U'J

Will? batbebrond.

■ij0-

317

Elyas fil. Rein.'

.iij".

'MO

Hug' dc Bcrowich'.

318

Abortus Wycbcrward

• iij".

301

Job' fil. Alex' lull'.

.iiij0.

3D

Th'm Ghoo.

iiij".

302

Will' le crunipo.

320

Ada Schyle.

•ij"-

003

Steph' iunior.

321

Will' Audr'.

304

Rogerus fil. Peir\

3.!2

Rog' fil Beuet de Here-

300

Had' pelliparius.

ford.

306

Petr' fil. Betr'.

323

Rob' le Grys.

ij0
•j".

307

Will' fil. Warm' do Ku-

024

Job' fil. Nioh'.

mald.

S'.'b

Laur' fil. Laur'.

•U°

30d

Rog' fcrrator.

J".

320

Jaoobus le — (erased).

300

Gilb' le Dunuahe.

327

Ilcnr' do Kent.

iiij0

310

Abekin.

323

Nich' fil. Hamund'.

311

Gilb' til. Th'm1 de leton.

•j"-

329

Th'in' payn.

312

Th'in' til. KicV Berner'.

•J"-

330

Joh' fil. Iuon'.

.lllj°

313

Rob' fil. Ade Kempe.

331

Job' Cox.

•ij0

End of Second Membrane.

THIRD (5 th) MEMBRANE.
II ROTULUS de illis qui quatuor denarios sunt pacaturi.

C.' NOMINA THEYNESMEN.

33- Ric'r' Bride. v°. 333 Nich' fil. Iuon' .vij". 331 Laur' Cox. iiij".
335 Ranulfus de Stafford. j°. 336 Hug' Champon' .viij°. 337 Alanus
fil. Gamel. iij". 33s Will' Ghoc. v°. 339 Petr' fil. Clement'
340 Rogerus fil. Rein', iij". 311 Job's fil. Iuon'. v°. 342 Robertus
pride. ij°. 313 Ada Cox .ij°

11 ROTULUS do Ghylda inorcatoris in burgo Saloppiensi ad nonam
assisam. primus dies Sessionis fuit dies Mercurij proxima post
festum Sanoti Barnabe Apostoli Anno regni regis Henrici filij
Johannis xxxvj0. (June 12th, 1252.)

-!'7 Pung, cf. 355.

-M hathebiond, G8, 502, 543.

3°- Will' lo c, 1050.

305 Pvn.r pollii)', cfi 28.

Dunimho, cf. 683.
31(1 Abekin, cf. ilobckin, 38.
314 Hagerwas, 618, seo also 40, 2G8, 005.
310 Petr Benet, sec 579.
317 Elyas, cf. 351.

:)1H Wyclieiwavd, 111, 503, 51G, 578, 101 1 ; Abortus, cf. Ill, 4GS, 503.

320 Schyle, of. 568, and 124, 281, 410, 612, 930.

323 R. lo (?., cf. 445.

3-7 lleiir' de K., cf. 088.

M9 Pay ii, 397.

»» Cox, cf. 354, 366.

M- I'lido, rf. 342.

•u- 1'iid.-, rf. 172 and 120, 218, 332, 439, 499, 517, 625.

THE MERCHANT GILD OE SHREWSBURY.

243

344

Rob'tus Gum pay n.

• vj°.

371

Petr' le schireue

.iij0.

345

Heiir' Wyldegos.

.llj°.

372

Job' fil petri le vileyn

340

Nich' Wyseard.

.iij0.

37J

Job' haymon.

•j"-

347

Job' 61. Job' lc Vilcyn

••j"-

U74

Rog' dc bercford.

.iij".

3 18

Rob' HI. Rob'i Cumpayn.

•j"-

375

Petr' J ustice.

•j"-

349

Nich' Sturyj

Ric'r' fil. Hug' le vileyn

■3°-

Hugenion.

iiij".

350

•J".

Ric'r' fr' Tbonio lc

351

Elyas fil. Rein*.

iiij°.

Warter.

•j"-
.iij"

■j°

352

Rein', fil. Godewin.

v°.

37b

Tb'm' Glupsi.

353

Alanus blcghocso;

Will' lib Will' de kent.

354

Job' Cox (erased)

Laur' fr hunegid.

•j"

355

Rog' pungh.

.iij".

Simon fr' Kilot.

iiij0

350

Rob' pally.

.iij".

Job' fil. Ade Buny.

•j°

857

Ada le mazerun.

333

Benne pistor.

•j"
•j"

3&S

Benet fil. Will' Serator

364

Rog' Justice.

859

Will' fil. Pagghy

Hug' Scelk.

•j"

300

Ric'a Eustas.

3b U

Rog' lil. Stcpb' leturnur.

•j"

3G1

Rog' fil. Alex'.

387

Walt' fil. Henr' le Webbe.

-j"
•j°
•j°

302

Ada le niazcrun, iunior.

3b3

Alanus fr' Alani fil' Iuon'

3G3

Rob' Kcmpe.

$

3S9

Will' fr' Jurdani.

304

Will' S-infor

win oiAuiei.

390

Will1 fil Will' 1« n,„n„„

>\ 114 ni. w in le turnur.

•j°

305

TU'ni fil. Ric'i le taylur.

891

Martinus fil. de Sote-

306

Job' Cox (erased).

place.

•j°

807

Pb's Clech.

•3°-

392

Jacob fil. Jacob' Ket

368

Berteram scbymbel.
Ric'r' fr' Rog'i de Colham.

(erased).

•j°

309

308

Alan' fil. martini de col-

370

Ph's lupus.

bam.

•i°

344 Cumpayn, cf. 288, 348.

345 Wyldegos, cf. 484.

340 Wyseard, cf. 200, 278, 478, 5S3.

348 Cumpayn, cf. 288, 344.

34y Stury, cf. 589.

352 Rein' lil. Godewin, cf. 291.

354 Cox-, cf. 331, 300.

»58 Vuw)i, cf. 297.

■w Pally, cf. 91, 110, 280.

:,;'7 Lq inn/.'un, cf. 302 and nolo in Appendix.

m Kompc, cf. 272, 188.

:IU4 Sautor, cf. 224 (? saucer).

8«« licit oram, cf. 123.

370 Lupus, cf. 1242, 1310.

374 Rog' do h., cf. 322, 260, 10.

376 Justice, cf. 384.

378 Hugemon, cf. 287.

378 Glupsi, cf. 51, 290.

380 Hunegid, cf. 77.

Simon fr' K., cf. 04, 187.

Buny, cf. Beunay, 408.

384 Justice, cf. 375.

385 Scelk, cf.199, 228, 512, 539, 030.
^ Jurdan', 405, 1204.

SU3 Martin, cf. 8, 243.

244 THE MERCHANT GTLD OF SHREWSBURY.

894 Rog' fr' Rog' de colham.

faber.
8'J5 Hug' fil. mayet.
39,i Henr' burgeyse.
31,7 Galfrid payn,
2UH Clemens fil. Warin fr.

Swcyn.
'm Will' fil. add' (erased)

400 KieV fil. Warin' fr' Sweyn.

401 Th'm' fr' Job' le raarescal.

402 Petr' fr' Rog' fr' Samson.
4W Will' fr' Thorn' fr' Hylot.
401 Will' fr' Will' adely'.

405 Alanus lr' Jurdani frech.
m Elias et Rog' filij Will'

de longenaly'
407 Job' fil. Holle.
40a Gilbertus Beunay.
m> Rie'r' le cappere :

410 Rob' Scbile.

411 Will' pygQS.

412 llamo aurifaber.

413 Steph' fil. Nieh' Colic.

414 Hug' fil. Nieh' Colle.

415 Rog' fil. Laur' fil. Edwyn
m Alanus fib Will' Ghoc

(erased)

417 Hamo' fr' Siluestr'.

418 Will'fr'hamonispiscatoris
4|,J Ada fil', lyandi.

4-° Philipp' Crud.

421 Bertram le cordiwan'.

•J •

iij".
iij0.
•3°.

440

111

112
413
411
■iVj
41G
417
4 IS
419
450
451

Will' le Bosser.
Rondulf pyctor.
Alan' fr' Bertr'm' le

cordiwan' (erased)
Rad' parmentarius.

■J"

Thomas fr' Lanwe (erased)
Rein' fr' Henr' Bibc.
(M.S. torn) Glubey.
. . . .' fr' Rob' le Blund.
Simund' Glaucgos.
Warinus Ghoc.
Iuo fil' Job'.
Henr' fil. Clem'.
Alanus le vilcyn.
Rob' do Cimiterio (erased)

Alanus Sitte.
Rein' porchet.
Joe' fil. Petr' le vilcyn

(erased) quia alibi.
Job' fil Rie'r' pride.
Will's fil. Nich'deforiet'.
Galfr' Bonel.

Job' Bonel fr' Galfr' Bond
Luca fil' Walt'.
Rog' fr1 cius.
Robertus le Grya.
Robertus fil. Hyldebrond.
Th'm' Bcnet.
Alanus fil. Alea'.
Job' fil. Rog' le paumer.
Michel de Roreshull.
Ildebrond (erased) (juietus

>r
•i°
•j°
•j°

iij0.

r
•i "•

iiij°.
iiij0.

■J0-

•iiij0.
•iij0.

.iiij0.
.iiy°.
.iii°.
. .i".
.iiij".
.v".
.iij".

M Payn, cf. 329.

405 Jnrdan', cf. 389, 1204.

*M Beunay, cf. Buny, 382.

4lu Scbile, cf. 121, 284 and 320, 588, U12, 930.

™ Hamo, cf. 197.

413 Colic, cf. 227, 5913, 597.

415 Edwyn, cf. 75, 022.

416 Ghoo, cf. 534, 315, 338.
4i,J Lyandi, cf. 148.

4^ Bertram, cf. 424, 860, 871.

«2a MS. torn.

410 Glauegos, cf. 259.

4-» CJhoc, cf. 234.

430 Sit to, cf. 279 and 505, (i04.

4:" Porches cf. 195, 4(34, 1159.

4" Bond, cf. 201.

410 R. lot;., cf. 323.

411 Rdebrond, 127, 173, 230, 451, 492.

THE MERCHANT GILD OF SHREWSBURY.

40'.'

Rob'tus Rlundus Carnifex

•173

Will' fr' RoV Wiscard.

(erased) quia nlibi.

47'.)

Hug' lil. Wili' Leucmch.

403

Jolt' le Norton.

. v°.

•ISO

Jacob iii' ling' f,d>' do

r.i

.loh' lil. Tli'me Borroy.

col hum.

•100

ling' h: vileyn.

iiij".

4S1

Rob' lil. tli'me toyh.

•IOC,

Will' eloppe.

4S2

Will' fi' ph' do flandr'

407

Wirl'fV Will' fr'Ragenild.
Nich' fr' Job' fillel.

.ju.

4SJ

Will' puttoch.

4 OS

484

Hour' fil. Alain Wildcgos.

459

Will' fr' presbyteri.

.1°.

4 SO

Joh' fil. Ado pistoris.

4130

Joh' le purine liter.

•j'J-

4S0

Will' iii. Will' le locsmyt'.

401

Hug' Baril.
Hour' de Acton.

• j •

4S7

lionet.

402

,iij°.

4SS

Hour' talpony (erased)

403

Jacob' le mercer.

.iii0.

4 S3

Rog' fr' Will" fil. Petr'.

401

Reyner porchet (erased),
th'm' le Want'.

400

Will' fr' eius.

405

491

tb'm' do crothovn.

400

Will' le fore-star' (erased).

402

Joh' lil hildebrond.

407

Henr' Capel.

.ii".

403

Alanusfr'Walt'ile Webbe.

40S

Abort' fr' Rob' fr' Gait'.

494

Petr' fr' Ric'i fr' Thurstan.

400

Will' lo Webbe.

495

Rog' fr' Will' Cotin.

470

Will' aurifaber.

•j"-

400

Martin' fr' Rog' carniftois.

471

I'll' lil. ado lo outlier.

407

Tbom' heope (erased ).

472

Ad' coly.

•j"-

quia alibi.

47;}

Will' lil. maestri Ric'ri.

■if-

40S

th'in' fr' Petri le fant.

471

Nich' lil. hug' lo taylor.

•J°-

1 99

Joh' lil. R:c'i pride

475

Nich' ad portani.

.v".

(erased ) quia alibi.

470

Petrus page.

000

Will' gran egos.

477

Will* perle.

001

Job' lil. IsabeH1 lo paynter.

*u Bhmdus, cf. 933, 909 ; cf. M'.Gi
«3 Job' dc N., cf. 105.

iV' U. lo vileyn, of. 177, 24S, 240, 319, 371, 431.

»» Fillel, cf. Ill, ISO.

463 If. do A., of. '280.

1111 ]'6rcii6t, of. 11)5, 437, 1150.

117 Cupel, ef. 280.

1,8 Abort/, cf. Ill, 318, 503

*3 Coly, cf. 227, 413, 11 1, 590, 597.

Will' lil. mag' lie', of. 30, 247.
17li Page, cf. 510, 79fi.
^ Perle, cf. 257, o:<7.
™ Wiscju-di cf. *ft, 278, 340, 583.
1:: Fufcfcocli, cf. 182.
'-' Wildcgos, cf. 345.
1,0 Loc-myt', ef. COS, 703, 1271.
1H7 Benei, ef. 3.1s.

Talpony, cf. 212, 24?, 513, 555, 044.
m Crothorn, 570, 592, or Ooi tliorn.

Hiklebioitd, 127, 173, 230, 457.
w Hecpc, cf. 00!) ; cf. M.G.

«w Pride, cf. 129 and 439, 172, 218, 332, 312, 430, 517, 623.
"" ( Iruucg'os, 030.

Vol. XII., 2nd Si

246

THE MERCHANT GILD OF SHREWSBURY.

502

Joli' fll. Will' hathebrond.

0°.

529

Rein' ruffus iunior.

v°.

503

Abertus Wycherward.
Will' fil. Petri Shakely.

iij .

W0

Will' ill. Rein'.

•ij"-

504

531

Joh' fil. Will' fil. Rein'.

•j"-

505

Will fil. Pie i Sitche.

532

Will' Bidy.

our.

Nich' callad.

533

Nieh' Choc.

•j"-

507

Ada lil Hug' de forcgate.

534

Alanus Ghoc fr' eius

503

Ricard' de llellesniere.

0°.

535

Will's rufFus cissor

•]"•

50,9

Ada Ketel.

530

Gamel de Rumald. quietus est

010

Will' page.

iij°.

537

Th'ni' infans.

iij".

Ol'i

Ceandy Dolfyn.

53S

Ada lil. Ketel. (erased)

512

Rondulf potel.

quia alibi

513

Rog' de Asterlege.

•3°.

539

Th'ni selc.

.Hj°.

514

Stepli' fr' Joh' le vyhare

540

Ric'r' mhet.

515

Pic' fil. Walt'i de hadenal.

511

Rog'us Fcrator

•ij'

510

Alanus talpey.

512

Nieh' Selc.

•j"-

517

Will' knoke.

543

Will' fil. hathebrond

.iij0.

513

Joh' le Cron.

514

Nich' fil. Hug' le Taillur

•j"-

519

Ada fr' Ode.

515

Wi-lt' trigant,

520

"Will' coupmon.

5-1 G

Ad' Wicherward.

521

Henr' fd. Nieh'

•j"-

517

Ad' fil. ade pride.

Hem' partrich'

•j"-

5 IS

Rob' de Gascoyn'.

523

Petr' lil. Petr' fil. Martin'

519

Henr' malaster.

.ij".

524

Will' fil. Steph'de rumald'

•jd-

550

Ricr' fil. alani fr' herb'i

525

Alanus lil. Steph'.

.iij0.

551

Joh' fr' Will' bade.

52G

Pliilipp' Porrey.
Ric'r Borrey fr' eius.

552

Joh' fr' Rog'i le Vileyn

553

Joh' Sturdy.

52S

Joh' lil. Nieh' de forict.

.ij°.

554

Petr' de Spaine.

C02 Hathebrond, OS, 290, 543.

•r'(,:5 Abortus Wycherward, cf. Ill, .SIS.

603 Sitche, of. '^79, 43(i, 664.

'■'»" Callad, of. 811.

•r"'a Ketel, 130, 135,255, 1003,1117.

rjl" Page, cf. 470 and 796.

011 Ceandy, ef. S29, or Teandy.

Potel, of. S3.*?.

P. do A., of. 724, 873.
r'10 Talpey, of. 212^ 241), 48S, 555, (544.

»-» tiuirua, cf. r,7, 535, r>2o, eas.

*W Choc, of. 234, 315, 338, 416, 431, 534.

6:t* Cdioc, cf. 41 (i.

•™ Rutins, cf. 57, 535, 520, 098.

:':17 Infans, cf. 175 and 70, 289.

639 Sole, cf. 199, 228, 542, 63(5.

•r,4° Mhet, of. Mcth, 8(53.

f''- St le, cf. 189, 22?, 539, 385, 036.

llathehron, cf. OH, 299, 502.
BMi Wicherward, cf. 578 and ill.
•' 17 I 'ride, of. 129, 172, 2! 8, 332, 312, 139, 499, G25.
513 Caseoyn', of. 281.
™ Malaster, of. 1206.
Br*' Will' li., piseatoris, 781 and 1052.
1 Possibly Impaine.

THIS MERCHANT (JIM) oi' SI I IllfiWSHUKY. 2 47

555

Petr' talpeny.
V\ ill G rauogos (erased j
quia alibi.

•j'J-

5S2

Ada pungy et petr' fr'

550

5K1

01 us

1 Virus \\ iscliaid

.„

-.1 •

••!'•

557

Ad |g .successee.

■j"

5H 1

\r ■ i ' . •

men pisson.

■j"-

55S
CM

Will CapOl.

Tli'm fr' l>erleram sakely

510

1 ) 1 ■ 1 A 1 ..11

laur hi. Ado maUi

i ] .... i » ]

Alanua Keyuiud.

••!"■
■•!"■

500

\\ ill' Cape] cxtrancus.

•j"

J vie s til. Ade niakl.

6G1

Hug' iil. Wariui pueri.

j°-

Ada soli lie.

iij".

502

Hug' do Bercwike.

.iij°.

Hour' stury.

•j"-

603

Ih'ni do lodelawe.

Will' mouunc.

■j"

CGI

1 h in iv Uog lo Want

59 L

Ion loggc.

•'.)"•

505

1 11 in lo baskeruil

: o
"J '

Joh' do crothoni'.

iij".

CGC

AC1 oUOll.

503

w;it p . . ;i
\\ i 1 1 l >ai u.

6G7

Warinus lo cupper

.iij0.

iioin ni. l n tieioi.

•j"-

5Gfl

I 11 10 W 0110116.

«99

Nich' do Lodolawe.

Nil)

Ad' Glossoch,

'•!"•
■j"-

/,,,.,, c. u 1 \

^ciassu )

57i)

1 r ■» 1 lil 1 ? 1 1 1 1 1* /l /Mvalir\,'M
JUIl 111. llIU 1 UO LIUUlwl 11,

5'jG

i i i i°
.U1J .

•j"-

571

SteptV til. alex' lo eor-

i'Jl

Nich' lil. Nich' Collo

uisor.

.iij0.

Clemens lil. Hug' de

572

Joh' fridoy.

otalioiu. .J

... ,
V11JU.

573

\\ ill' puor. do Colli a, ill

.iij0.

VM

Joh' de fraukeuilo.

•j"

574

Hug', peg.

Nich' propositus do

000

Boh' lo gonene niessager

•j"-

(iu I

Vv ill ir. \\ ai in uo

i'oriet'.

•j •

Bykcdou.
Alan' fr thorn' de oadetn.

•j"-

57t>

Jlie v fernich.

Cu2

. 1".

Herb' fr' riwayn.

■J°-

0U3

Robertas Borcy.

•vij".

673

Adam Wencloch Wich-

601

Martyn chempec.

. V".

orward

005

Joh' hagei'Wiis.

.iij".

579

Will' fr' Petri benet.

000

Joh' lo turnur.

.v".

580

Petr us Koch

■j*

007

Eustacius do foregate.

•j"-

5S1

Alan' til Broun Ballard.

j°-

OOS

Will' le locsmith.

550 Graucgos, 500, 675, 4:i0, 253 .

558 Capcl, of. 262, 2S0, 40/, 5GO, 1*203, 1301.

559 Sakoly, cf. ll;5, 504.

Cupel, cf. 558,
561 Pueri, cf. 57$.
563 Th' de L. , cf. 18, 774.
5:0 Crothorn, cf. 491, or Corthorn.
574 Peg, cf. 071.
&7y Petr' benct, cf. 311).
B8a Wischard, cf. 200, 278, 310, 178.
Wl Vinson, cf. Pussun, 702, 982.
685 Maid, cf. 587.

Maid, cf. 585.
r*a Schilc, cf, 121, 2SI, :{-JO, 110, 1)12, 9M

Siury, cf. Sory 107, or Slary.
•r,:'-' Crotliorn, cf. 491, 570, or Corthorn.
65,3 WiU' Uaril, cf. 2ti7.
m Cnllc, cf. 227, 413.
** MosRa^w, cf. 2!).").

'•" Will' lil. W. de l;., cf. -Ju, 8tM, 890 975.

'248 THE MERCHANT GILD OF SHREWSBURY.

coo

Thorn' fr' Will' hopee

.iij".

Adam perle

Thorn' Borrey (erased)

CIO

llicardus fr' Gilb'i.

•j"-

C3

61 1

ltonlf trigel

■j"-

quia alibi.

C 1 '-'

Job' Sehyle

•J"-

i>.','j

Laur' lil. Ade (erased)

0 •

Hic'r lil. llerebr'.
Tlun Borrey.

.vj".

1 1 ug' le Wugg'.

Joh' fr' Hic'r le Vileyn

•j"-

lilO

Th'm fr' Kic'i Berner'.

•.)"■

J iiuenis

ij"

CIO

Alanus gener clem'.

•ij"-

Bob' Borrey (erased)

C17

Will lil ems. (erased).

quia alibi.

CIS

Ric'a Hagerwas.

.iij".

Nich' Beyn'.

019

Will' fil, [laenild

iij".

Alan' fr' Alani talpeny

GJO

Will' tiustach'.

•>'.)"•

(erased) quia alibi.

021

Th'm fil. Petri

•ij".

RicY de I'crewikc.

6"'2

Laur til. Ade hi. Ldwyn

.iij".

Job Corde.

■iij"

023

Will' ling.

Kie'r' frech.

•j"-

G li *

Hog' le paumer.

.vj".

Hug' cleeh.

■ij".

Cii">

Ada' pride.

Will' aurifaber (erased)

.iiij".

Will' Wade.

■j"

G2«

Nich' le Want'.

■ij"

quia alibi.

Job' (erased) Ricard le

o">3

Will' ganghelard

.iiij".

Want'

•j"

1I>'11) I . '11 /» 1 j

W ill' le taillur fil. Petri

•ij°«

Will' le Want'.

•j"
•j"-

629

Will' fil. Luce

Wak' Bacon'.

<>30

\ i ... i i > . . . ,11
Alanus m Oil de Kumakl

■y"

(iOl

Bog ir th me meuercl.

•J"

ty l

Warm' lcntcn

•j"

Warin' fr' Job' le mercer

•j"

G32

Job' Bowel fil. Rob' Borre

i -j".

(j:(>

Will' fil. Bog' faber de

033

Th'm Talun.

•■j"-

col ham.

614

Alanus fil. luon'

.V".

657

Bic'r fil. Syuard le Want'.

•3°

035

(Jalfr' Bond (erased)
quia alibi.

CjS
659

Gilbertus Broun.
Bic'r' fr' Bog' aquarij.

6cJG

Will' selc.

CC0

Will' fr' Edde.

«W Hopeo, cf. 497.

(1U Trigel, cf. 797, H Hi, 1050.

812 Sehyle, cf. 1 J 4, 284, 320, 410, 588, 930.

«'f Itic' lil. U., cf. 213.

1118 liagerwas, cf. 40, 208, 314, 005.

** Eustaoh', cf. 137, 101.

C-J Edwyri, cf. 75, 415.

c" Ada'" Pride, cf. 120, 172, 218, 332, 342, 430, 400, 547.
(i-'7 Ganghelard, cf. 25, 225, 1021, 1022.
*" Luoo, cf. 101, 443, 001.
0:il Alan' lil. Luon', cf. 217.

Sole., cf. 100, 228, 385, 539,, 512.
<•■<< IV.lc, cf. 257, 477.
o+i Wagner, cf. 32.

Tatpoiiy, 212, 210, 488, 513, 555.

It. uY I',., pi. 1342.
"I; (Wo, cf. 44, 207.

( Jloch, cf. 214.

liacon, cf. haei,iii, 17 I.
11 1 Moiiok I, el' !>0, 59.

'• 11 \i|iiaiiu,s, Atpialor, of. lli, SSI, 1282.

061

Aci til. herb 'i Scekesuldcr.

• l .
j

■■•>*

VVilie Kut.

nil .

Hob' cruce.

•i".
j

0;5

Will f orestar'.

.ii i".
• j

■j"-

m

Will' fil. pym.

iiij".

08 i

RicY fil. Ric'i.

661

Hour' IS l- 1 i i 1 1 c .

S8J

Hog' lil. Alex' (erased)

665

Hugh' fil. Clem'.

.j".

quia alibi.

GoUJ

RicY le W/i/' (erased )

0f8

Stcph' til. Henr' de Kent.

•J"-

quia alibi.

083

Henr' le Kent,

6u7

Rob' fil. Walt'.

.iij".

OHO

Will' Andreu.

.ij".

Cti8

RicY faber.

• ij".

691

Ricard' fr' Philip fr' Luce.

•J"

669

Nich' Hint.

,ij°.

002

Will' Gerad.

.iij".

670

Simon Oai pen tar' (erased)

003

Job' lil. Henr' le Kent.

•j"-

quia alibi.
Rou neu'.

x o I d

004

Hemic' charite.

■ij"

£71

005

Rondl' fr' Rob' de

072

Pic's le taylur.

.V".

col en ham.

•J"

673

Job' le taylur.

•'j"-

61)0

Alan' fr' Rio' carpentor lane.

674

lioff' Baron.

.j".

61*7

Will' le tailur fr' eius,

(J75

Reyn' Grauegos.
Had' le parnicnt'.

• i"-

008

Will' fr' Rofocc.

.iij".

670

.iii".

000

1 1 ugofr'Henrici lelorincr.

■j"

677

laur1 fil. Hog' iuuenis.

•j"-

700

llog' ir' Will' fr' Petri.

•J"-

678

-Job' lib Liic'i fil. lieyn'.

701

Hug' ft' Ade fr' Warinifr

079

Nich' fil. Nich' ad
portam (erased).

703

A lan us pyssu'.
Alan us Barun.

680

Petr' fil Ade fr' Warm'.

704

Simon piscator.

681

Hug' de Cruchor.

•j".

700

Tli'm Pundy.

•ij"

682

Will' lil. Nich' le specer.

.ij".

700

Job' Shory<

•J"

6*3

Will' til. Hic'i le Dunuahe

• -j"-

End of Third Memhran

FOURTH (6th) MEMBRANE.

RUTULUS de forinseeis de Gylda Mercantoris (sic) ad assisam
uonam prime diei die mcrcurij proxima post festum Sancti
Parnabe apostoli. Anno regni regis Henrici filij Johannis
tricesimo sexto. (June 13th, 1252).

6« Scekesuldcr, cf. 84, 2(56.

M- Cruce, of. 121.

«» Will' fil. Pyn, cf. 277.

Sehitto, cf. 279, 430, 505.
c,'y Flint, cf. 244.
•» Peg, cf. 574.
07 5 Crauegos, 259.

0711 N. lil. N. ad p., cf. 980, see above
fisl Cruchor, cf. 133, 191, 240, '25'2.
W Kwt or Kut, cf. 780.
0i'4 Charite, 231, 901, 1022, 1151.

•{ Carpator, of. 830, 930> 1012.

I; ok.ee, cf. 52!), 535.

ifys^un, cf. 5S1, 982.

liuudy, cf. 239., 12^5.
7",; Shory, cf. 91 (i

250 THE MERCHANT GILD OF SHREWSBURY.

707 Rob' de Wenloc.

708 Hem' le sergant (erased).

700 ilenr' minoris dimidia
marc a .viij.d.

710 Walt'us do Wuluerton .ij°.

dim' marc' .viij.d

711 Thorn' f errant. dim' marc'

.xx.d.

712 Wait' de Bradeway. dim'

marc' .xx.d

713 Wyllc lc Gait. dim' marc'

.xx.d.

71 1 Will' rotelant. dim' marc'
.xx.d.

7i:j Job's Le paum' le mercer, .ij".

dim' marc' .viij.d.
710 Madyn Le Waleys. dim'

m' .xij.d.

717 Haukyn de Harlascot' j°. dim'

m' .xx d.

718 Galf'dus de adbricton

dim' marc. xxd.
710 J oh' de Eyuesharn. j marc'
.xl.d

720 Uob. le turn', .j". xvs\ .v.s'.

721 Ph' de prestecot'. iij°. dim.

marc' .xx.d

722 Ric' le dunuoge senior .ij".

v.s' iiij.d .viij.d.

723 Thorn' aurifaber .j°. x.s' .ij.s'.

.vj.d.

721 Rog'us de Asterlege (erased)
723 Lie' de Stretton .ij°. dim'

marc' .xx.d.
720 Will's Le pawner .ij°. dim'

marc' .viij.d.

727 Job's de Shotton' dim'

marc' .xx.d

728 Rog' de Cestria .j°. dim'

marc' xx.d
72'J Log' de Wyldir de leg' .j". dim'
marc' .xij.d.

730 Rad' do yore, (erased) Eboraca

x.s' .ij. s' .vj.d.

731 Lob' de dunuoge de Brug'

.j°. dim' marc' xij.d

732 Dauith de Brecheynoc. .jo.

dim' marc' .xxd
3 Hour' makebeuerege j°. xv.s'.
.v.s'.

734 Job's de Hagbemon .ij°. dim'

.viij.d.

735 Rio' Le paumer .iij". dim'

marc' .viij.d
73(3 Hie' de Ellesmere (erased)

737 Will' fil. Bernardi .j". dim'

marc' .xx.d.

738 Hob' de Hereford .ij°. viijs'.

.xv.d.

739 Thorn' fil. rici de for'

monach' .j°. dim' marc'
.xx.d.

71" Walt' do W., cf. 1023.

711 Ferrani, ef. 1024.

71- Walt' de B., cf. 1025.

714 Rotelant, cf. 1026.

716 Madyn le W., cf. 1028.

7J7 Haukyn, cf. lo29.

7,a Job1 do E,, cf. 1)07, 1030, 1115.

;J1 I'll' do j.', cf. 4.

7-1 Rog' de Asterlege, cf. 513 and 873.
7-8 Rog' de C, cf. 1034.
Z2a Rog' de W., cf. 1035 ; W., 410.
W Vorc, cf. 1152.

7:" Brug', cf. 39, 300, 308, Oil, &o. ;
Morvillc
7:- t>. de B., cf. 1020, 1037.
714 Job's de H, cf. 103S.
7:i,i EHesmere, cf. 608.
7311 l'\»r' monaeh', of. 572, 1140, &o.

Dunuoge = l)unvall, a Bercwicke of

THE MERCHANT OTLD OF .SHREWSBURY.

251

740 Ph' pilebe dim' marc'

.viij.d

711 i I on r* seruiens Camel
ilim' marc' .xijd

742 Eugerlis Le mercer dim'

marc' .xijd

743 Tb' crispus . i j °. viij.s'. .ij.s'.
711 b'ranciscus Le cotiler viij'J.

715 Ada fr' eius .j" j onarc' .xl.d.
740 Nick' le dnnuoge j". dim' m1
xxd.

717 Rob' carpcnfear' dim' marc'
xxd.

748 Hem' do Shrawurthyn .j° dim'
marc'

719 Will' Scatheloc j". viij.s' ijs'.
750 Melyas fil. ynon de Slope .j".

dim' marc' .xij.d.
701 Hug' de Westbur' .ij". dim'

mare' .viij.d.
752 Rag paruus .ij°. dim' marc'

.xij.d.

"ryi Job' carpentar' de Sbipford

dim' marc' xij.d.
754 Job5 carpentar de Bayly

xv.s' ,v.a\
705 Will' Stirck.

1M Will' le for.st' .ij°. dim' marc'
.viij.d.

71,7 One Dalle .ij°. .lim'marc'. viij.d.

758 Rob' Slingc .j". dim' marc'

.xx.d.

759 Dauith de Ruton j°. dim'

marc' .xx.d.

7';0 Thorn' de Wem'c dim'

marc' .xxd
761 Job' Wodemon dim' marc'

.xxd

702 Uic' iil. ric'i. (erased) quia

alibi.

Will' Le Locsmytb. de Wycb
dim' marc' .xxd
701 Haukin de drey ton .j°. .viij.s'
.ij.s'.

7G:' Galfrid' fil. prin le Wever .j".

x.s' .xl.d.
7oa Hug' Buckeballoc .iij". dim'

marc' .xij.
707 Ric' tinctor .j°. dim' marc'. xxd.

703 Job' Gogan Carnifex .j". dim'

marc' .xij d
too R0g' Grey de foriet' (erased)
.j". dim' in' .xx.d gratis dimi-
sit libortatem suam et sus-
pensus est.

770 Rob' de forton .j°. dim' marc

.xx.d

771 Hug-' de monefort .j°. dim'

marc' .xx.d.

772 Hug' pistor .vj". dim' marc

.xij.d

><■> Will' de Lake Le Ladgot Let-
geticer (erased) .j". dim'
marc' .xijd
771 TIi'. de Lodelawe (erased)
775 Will' Crispus .iij". dim' marc
.xij.d

77,; Will' fil. nieb'i le speeer
(erased) quia alibi.

740 Piicho, cf. 1010.

749 Suatholoe, cf. 1012.

7il Hug' do Westbur', cf. 11 22.

732 Paruus, cf. 1043,

701 Job' O. do R , cf. 101.") and 120G.

7:,,J 1\ do r., cf. 11S9.

7110 Wcmmo, cf. 1221, 1222, 1255, 1307.

7111 Wodemon, cf. 1046.
7<iU Ruckuballoc, cf. 1017.
™* Uogan, cf 10 IS.
7,;y (ln;v, cf. 101!).
77" II.. ; <lo m., cf. 1162, 1281.
77:1 Ladgot, cf. 1125, Lagotcarotor ernf
771 'ill1 dn U, < f is, r,o:{.

— OrisjniM, cf. Till

•-" Kpeivr, Cf. 121 1.

252 THE MERCHANT GILD OF SHREWSBURY.

Urn

™ Will' do Wallecote .j

marc' .xxd
77s Will' 61, nc'i Le dunuoge

(crated)

77'J l'li'. iil. ric'i War' dim'

rnarc' .viij.d
78° W.ille Ut (erased)
781 Will' Balle piscatoris ,j°. dim'

nr.trc' xij d
^2 1 1 ' til. 1 1 ' do Slepe .j".

dim' marc' .xij.d
rs:i Oliuenis Wobod 3 .j". xv. s'. v,s'.
m VV ill ' tinotor do Kenlog' .j".

d' m' .xxd.
'b'J Austin us dim' marc' .viij.d
rsi3 Th' Sacy (erased)
s7 Job' til. germani .j°. dim' marc'

.xx.d

705 Ric' reuene de eadem .iij". dim'
m' .xij.d.

799 Will' page do frankeuil

7,7 Will' trigel .ij" .v.s' .iii.d.
.viij.d

7l,s i'h' rue .xv.s'. .v.s'.
700 Ric' do melos dim' marc'
.xij.d.

800 Ric' de Wculoc .j". dim' marc'

.xx.d.

S01 Will' thurbard .ij°. dim' marc'
viij.d,

802 Ric' nigcr de frankeuil .iij.

dim' m' .xij.d.
80:3 Juh1 godenaue .ij°. dim' marc'

.viij.d.

btJl Job' Lc dunuogo .j". dim'
marc' .xx.d.

rss Rob' marescall* do London* ,j°. S0'J Rog' Le hauckey dim'

dim' marc' .xij.d marc' .xx.d.

789 Hemic' pistur .iij". v.s'. iiij.d. 800 Honr' Le herdemon .ij". dim

.viij.d.

r"' Nieh' Iil. robi de Drug' j°.
xx s'. .v.s'.

791 Walt' IV' eius .j". xv. s'. v.s'.

792 Job's Abelot .ij°. dim' mare'

viij.d

793 Re)'nerus le franeeys dim'

m' xx.d

,IJI A lan ns le bonde de Sholton
.j". dim' marc' xij.d

marc' .viij.d.
807 Ric' lil. reuene de Sholton
(erased)

8,JS Eynon Shurket .j". dim' marc'
.xx.d.

s0° Rob' caretar' de frankeuil .j".
dim' m' .xx.d

810 Hour' Le Goeh (erased)

811 Nieh' callacb (erased) quia

alibi.

War', cf. 1051.
Kut, of. CHI.

Hug' f. llu--' do S'., cf. I.0i>3.
Will' b. do K., cf. 1051, 12-21.
Sacy, of. 1010, 1211.
MaiOMiiilluH, cf. I, III, t>_\S.
lluniio\ cf. I os, |o5").
Brag, cf. 30, &a
AT le b. do S., cf. 159, 1 1_?7.
Rpuono, cf. S07, 017, 1007.
I'iige, ef. 510.
tiijrd, of. (ill, 7!>7, 105(5.
Uii;' do inelos, cf. K5.
Ki»:! <lc. Wotiloo, cf. [057
i:.... le h., cf. ml.
Hen* lc h., cf. IO.-.S.
IJcuciie, d. 70~>, 017, l'»!»7.
SiiurKcl , H. loi.l.
< 'uUiieh. cf. 50(i:

tp;e merchant gild of Shrewsbury.

253

829
830

Rad'fullodeFrankeuil(erased)

.iiij d pro seruicio.
Huet de frankeuil. dim'

nj*arc; .xij.d
Ric' noeet .j" dim' marc' .xij.d
VV ill' le Bater ,j° dim. marc'

.xij.d

Ric' lo dunuoge dim' marc'
.iiij.d.

I'll. I'll I U> de cpjliam .iij°. v.s'

.iiij.d .viij.d
Rag' fr' rie'i t inct >ris .j". dim'

marc' .x\.d.
llic' iil Gilb'ti do frankeuil j°.

dim' marc' .xx.d
Steph' fr' cius dim' marc'

,xx. d

Will' fil. rad' de frankeuil j°.

dim' marc' .xx.d
Ric' lu archer .x.s'. ijs' vi d.
J oh' de pjlileg' ij°. j.m' iij.s'.
Will' de polileg' ij°. x.s'. ij.s'.
Aila de hereford dim'

mare, .xij.d.
Will' de rewlawe x.s'.

.ij.s' .vj.d.
Juh' de Wigornia j°. dim'

marc', .xij.d
Rob' pictor de Brag' ij". dim'

marc' .viij.d
Alex'dolfin (erased) quia albi.
Will' de Lechton .j°. dim'

marc' .xijd

831

833
8J4

SiS

843
Ml
810

S 1(3

817

843

Jacolms de Cestm .j°. x.s'.

.ij.s' .vj.d.
Joh' de Leominstria j°. x.s.

ij.s' vj.d.
Ran' potel (erased)
I'll' mplcndinariua .ij". dim'

marc' .xvj.d.
Hamkyn til. Syluestr' j°. dim'

marc' xij.d.
Hie' carpator lane .iij". dim'

mare' xij.d
Hie' Iil. Ciilb'ti Le maltleder'

(erased)
Alan us lil. ric'i Le Wulbaterei
Steph' til. Joh' piscatoris.

(erased)
llic' de Goldeyn ,j°. .xx.s' .v.s'.
Hog' de cristcsethc dim'

marc' .xx.d
Rog'us Beck .v°. .v.s' .iiij d.

.viiij.d.

Will' de Frankeuiir .j°. dim'

marc' .xx.d
Hug' de Hereford .j°. x\.s.

dim' marc'.
Will' Le thrumpler ij°. dim'

marc' .viij d
Rad' trigel (erased)
Nich' pelliparius .ij0- diiu'

marc' .viij.d.
Ada pel'ipatius de S tret ton

.j°. x.s'. .ij.s' .vj d.
Will' Le furrier .j°. .x.s , :x) d

813 Huet, cf. 10G2.
818 Ric tinctor. cf. 765.
8-' Will' do p., cf. 1065.
8-u Will' de r , cf. lOiiO.
8-7 Joh' de W.. cf. 1067.

828 Brug, cf. 31), Slc.

829 Alex' Dolfin, cf. 511.

830 Will' dc L ,cf. 1068.
«H .lacoh', cf. 1060.

81- Joli' de L. , cf. 1070.

Potel, cf. 512.
8,5 Sylucster, cf 117-
8W Ric:' dc G., cf. 1071.
m Roj5' do c, cf. 1072 and 1220.
84,5 Tiitfol, cf, Oil, 7!)7, 1050.
848 Ada i k 11' do S., cf. 107:5.

Vol. Ml, L'nd S. MH

254 THE MERCHANT GILD OF SHREWSBURY.

Ric' fr' eius dim' marc'
.xij.d

Henr' Celarius de Wygornia

.jo. dim' marc' .xij.d.
Will' fil. hamon' piscatoris.

(erasi d).
Symon Carpentarius .iij°. dim'

marc' .xij.d.
Ph' pistor. (erased)
Bog' lil. . . . (erased)
Tli' Lc nor kerne dim' mare'

.xx.d.

Joh' Le mareseal' .j". dim'

male' .xij.d
Will' Halinger .j°. dim' marc'

.xij.d.

Warm' cellarius .j. dim' marc
xij.d

Ada Le cotiler .ij°. dim' marc'
.xij.d.

Ada HI. rob'i de Kydermenistr'
BeVn'us fil. Willfi .j°. dim'

marc' .xij.d
Ric' mech. (erased)
Warin' do Bikedon .v°. dim'

maic' .xij.d.
Will' Maiming .j°. dim' marc'

.xij.d

Bertelam cordubanarius.

(erased)
Hug' iil. Henr' Lorimar'.

(erased)
Will' le Hoc' (erased)
Will' cissor scruiens ric'i

cissor' (erased)

Nich' fil. Hauwia

Alan' fil. Bertelami cordu-

banar. (erased)
Ric' sutor de foriet' monachor'

.j°. dim' marc' ,xx d.
Bog' de Asterleg'. (erased)
Will' fil. Walt' de nouo burgo

dim' marc' .xx.d.
Bog' fil. dycte de colham .j°.

dim' marc' .xij.d.
Job' le cron. (erased)
Kustacius lil. Eustacij.
Alan' Le yelewe dim' marc'

.xij.d

Ada fil. cbyrmon .j". dim'

marc' .xxd
Will' fil. Dauitb .j°. dim' marc'

.viij.d

Will' aquator .j°. dim' marc'
.xx.d

Clemens fil. Henr' condre .j°.

dim' marc' .xx.d.
Bog' de S'co albano .j°. dim'

marc' .viij.d.
Will' fil. neel Wittauer .iij°.

v.s' .iiij.d. .viij.d.
Job' fil. pay n. .j°. dim' marc1

.viij.d
Samme carnifex

.viij.d
(»regor' fil. bal(

marc' .xxd.
Will' de mudle

.xij.d

Hug' fil. Ade Le paum'.

dim' marc'

vviiii .j". dim
j°. dim' marc

851 Henr' C. do W., cf. 1074.

685 Symon Carp', cf. 81.

»« Mech, cf. Mhct, 540.

BM W. de B., cf. 601, 890, 975.

sea Bertelam, cf. 421, 424, 871.

870 Nich' fil. h., ef. 1000.

873 Koj,' do Asicrleg, cf. 513, 724.

«f* Will' lit. Wall' dc n., cf 1078.

#a Rug' til. d. de c , cf. 1079, 1 ISO, 1341

( 'livi inon, cf. 1 1.*>7.
»hi Will' A(|iialor, cf. 1281.
bhv ( hi. i,., oh 108 1.
m Will' do in., cf, 1082, I .'KM.

THE MERCHANT (JILD OF SIIltfcWSBUUY.

255

•J
•j°

pistol*

dim'
dim'
J"-

Alan' fil. tliom' de Bikedon'.

(erased)
Ely as fil. Ade do Lodolawe .j".

dim' mare' .xx.d.
Ada Le yrroys viij.s' .ij.s'.
Job? fil. bnrnet. carnifex

dim' marc' .xx.d.
Hercbortus tranayl faber .j".

dim' marc' .xij.d.
Ada fil, Joh'is cure

marc' .xij.d
Uob' de Boledon'

marc' .xx.d.
Ada de eherletoi

dim' marc' .xx.d.
Walterus pistor. russel, di. m'

.j°. xx.d.
Will'de stigele pistor .v°. dim'

marc' .xij.d.
Henr' shcri.
Henr' karitas. (erased)
Baldwin' de mardeuole

dim' marc' .viij.d
Will' choyn .v°. dim' marc'

.xij.d.
Job' de frankuile.
Rio' Le Vox dim' marc'

.xx.d

Kan' pictor. (erased)
J oh' til. Annua ,j°. dim' marc'
.xij.d

Henr' de cantelop .ij° di' marc'

viij.d
Rob', fil. Basely.
Symon de Wila.

I vie' molendin' j°. dim' m' .xij.d.
Will' Hentinc .j". dim' m ac'
.xij.d

Will' Wegh pestor .j". dim'

marc' .xij.d.
Rog' de La dale .ij". dim' marc'

xij.d
Rad' fil, simonis.
Job' Shery (erased) quia alibi.
Rog' le colier' dim' marc'

.xx.d

Ric' mody pistor ,ij°. dim'

marc' .xijd.
Henr' le cotiler ,j°. dim' marc'

.xx d

Nich'Le furbisur . i j °. .x.s'. ij.s'.
Rog' de Neuton x.s' .ij.s'

.vj.d. don'
Petr' til. Ham' clesic' dim'

marc' xij.d
Rog' til. Rad' marescalli j°,

dim' marc' .viij.d.
Hykedon marescallus dim'

marc' .viij.d.
Symo' caretar' de forieta .j°.

d' m' xij.d
Haukynlil. thom'de Witbiford
Nicli' pistor de mardiuole .j°.

dim' .xijd

Will' Le Wulbctere de oxon\

(erased)
Rob' le ])Ottere j". j.m ,xl.d.
Job's Scile, (erased;
Thorn' Le barbur .ij dim'

marc' . viij.d

suo Bikedon, cf. 20, G01, 864, 975.

8ul Elyas, cf. 1128.

*»* Job' fil. b., cf. 1083.

*™ Bdledon, cf. 953.

»M Will' de S., cf. 1084.

yo1 Karitas, cf. 231, 69t, 1022, 1151.

[m Baldwin de m., cf. 1085.

<J"7 Aunne, or Amine, or Aniine.

;>"B H. tie C, cf. 1083.

9" Wegh, cf. 1089.

Shory, cf. 70(5.
;'-:t Marcseallu*, cf. 1, 61, 788, 023.
•M Svinon, c!'. ID!)2.

»«■ Scitu, cf. 121, 284, 320, 410, 588, 612.

256

THE MERCHANT GILD OF SHREWSBURY.

932 Joh' de pontesbur'.
033 Blundus carnif ex (erased)
934 Will's de Bare we .iij°. .viij.s'
•ij

035 Rob' Blundus c;irnifex

dim' mare' .viij.d.
936 Will' carpator lane dim'

inure' .viij.d

037 Thorn' de Besseford . i ij °. dim'

mare' .xij.d
m Job' fit: Will' Brim de Solton
dim' mare' .xij.d

038 Hog' tinctor de Vail' dim'

mare' .xx.d.
940 Wait' Bulloc dim' mare'

:ij.s\

911 Will' le fox .j°. dim', mare'
.xij.d.

942 Rein' de Lodelawe,

!'13 Job' Walen-sis de Wilaustou'

.j°. dim', mare' .xij.d.
m Rie'r' de Harleg' .j". .x.s:

.ij.s'.

1145 Philip' carpntar' dim'

mure' .xij.d.
(;i0 Rie'r' de Sheton' .ij mare'

dim' mare'

047 Rie'r' fil. Ric'i Reuen .j° dim

marc' .xij.d
94H Uxor Hug' eom'.'j0. dim' marc'

.xij d.

919 Will' de pype viiij.a'. .ij.s'.
959 Rad' tie kent .iij°. v.s' iiij.s'.
.viij.d

951 Rie'r' fil. Ric'i de Schamidroh'

.j° viij.s' .ij.s'.

952 ylouota le Doblerwebbe

dim' m' xx.d
m Wak' lib Elye de polileg' j°.

dim' mare' .xij.d.
054 Juliana Aueilla Clem' fib petr'
dim' m' .xx.d.

953 Ranulf de st&W .ij". dim' m'

.viij.d.

9i,i Rie'r le capper .j". dim' marc'
.xx.d

067 Will' de Sbugghedon' .iij". dim'

in' .viij.d
958 Will' fainul' Gamel dim' m'

.xx.d.

869 Michel de londonis .j° dim' m'
.xij.d.

900 Job' do pontesbur' ,ij°. viij.s'

FIFTH (7th) MEMBRANE, without date or heading, is probably a
continuation of the preceding.

961 Job' Carpentar' j". xv.s'. ,ij.s'. m Rie'r' le paum' caret' .j". dim'

.vj.d. mare' .xij.d.

962 Rog' balle Carctar' .j". dim' 965 Haukin' caret' de foriet'

marc' .xx.d dim' marc' .xij.d.

903 Steph' Grey the dim' marc' 906 Will' myle .j0. dim' m'
.xx.d xx.d

Joh' de p., cf. 960, 1103.

Blundus, cf. 452, 909.

Tl». de. R., cf. 146.

J. W. de W,, cf. 1095.

Sheton ? Slietton, Sholton, or Solton.

Reuen, cf. 795, 807, 1097.

.louta, possibly Deuotus.

Elyas, of. 1U99.

Juliana, cf. 1100.

Will' fil' Camel, cf. 1102

.ioh' do v., cf. um.

Steph. Crevthe, cf. 1 104.

II mi ni, ef. I loii.

M \, In, i f Mile, 1 101), 1 107.

THE MERCHANT GILD OF SHREWSBURY.

257

Gilb' caretar' fr' Will' myle

dim' mate' .xij d
Rog' caret' de coches senior

dim' mure' .xx.d

Bluridi eariii-
de for'

Petr' fil. Rob'i

fee' (erased)
Ric'r' fil. Gilb' caret
dim' marc' .xx.d
Ran' Carpcntar' de mardeuall

dim' m' .xx.d
Joh' de haberleg' dimid'

m' .xx.d
Joh' le shauter de Bristoll'
Ric'r' famul' Joh' le paum' j°.

dim. m' .xx.d.
Will' fil. Warm' de Biketon'
Rob' de Alberbur' dim'

marc' xx.d.
I u o ( J rey the j° dim' marc' . xij . d
Will' tincter de Brug' .j".

viij.s'. .ij.s'.
Hereb' de Lodelawe.
Ada Achard .iij°. dim' marc'

.viij.d.
Egghe (erased)
Alarms pistcruu
Galf de forde.

Henr' fil. Will' de Solton ,ij°.

dim' in' .xxd
Henr' de polileg' dim' m'

.xx.d

1000

Henr' fr' Nich' ad porta m

dim' m' .viij.d
Dauid tiuctor j". dim' marc'

.XXU

Elias de Stotesdon' .j". dim.

marc' xijd.
Th'm' lil Ric'r' de Solton

dim' marc' .xij.d
Ric'r' fil. Rob' de hennecot'

j". x.s' xxviij.d.
Joh' fil. Henr' de Kent (erased)
Rog' Gloyn .ij". dim' marc'

xvij.d.

Rob' de Hybern' .ju. dim' marc'
.xx.d.

Will' le Taillur de Couentr'

.ij°. dimid' m' .xx.d.
Reyn' cliuer .ij°. dim' marc'

.xij.d

A lan ns Straweloue .j°. dim' m'
.xij.d

Reginald de Euesha fr' Henr'
de Bredon' .jo. dim marc'
.xx.d

Th'm' Ameret .j°. dim' marc'
xij.d

Ada. fil. Nich' Glupsy. (erased)
Nich' fil hauwys .ij. dim' marc'
viij.d

Ric'r' fil. Ric'r fil Thurstau de
Sholton j°. dim. m' xij.d

P.lundus, cf. 45'i, 033.
Jo)!' de h.j cf. 1126.
Shauter, cf. Sauter.
Joh' le p., cf. 1027.

W. fil. W. de Ii., cf. 20, GUI, 80 i, bUO.

R. de A., cf. 1110.

Iuo Grey the, 1111.

Brug, cf. 39, &c.

Adam Achard, cf. 1331.

Alan' p., cf. 702.

Galf def., cf. 1121.

Ric' fil. Hob' de h., cf. 1312.

Gloyn, cf. 1240.

Couontria, cf. 73.

Oliuer, cf. 1113.

St i aweloe, cf. 1114.

Kr;;' dr 15., cf. 710 Klttl I I I f) 1030.

(ilupsy, cf. 51, 200, 37s
Nidi' lil. iLfuwyc, cf. S/0.
Hie' lil' ric', 1 138.

258

THIS MERCHANT GILD OP SHREWSBURY.

1002 Philip' fil. Will' fullon' de
frank euill' dim' marc5

.xij.d

100J Rob' fleauer' .j. dun' m' .xx.d.
plcgij ,th' fil. Bernard, ada
kctel.

1004 Hob' fanml Ade til'. Ketel

1005 RieYChykende Brug' (erased)
im Will' fanml' Simiani dim'

marc' .xij.d

1007 Walt 'maur ,ij°. dim' mure'

.xij d

1008 Will' Shahyl .j" dim' marc'

xij.d

1000 Ada Batel j". dim' m' .xij.d.
1010 Will' fil. mch deforicta (erased)

1011 Walt' famul' Ade Wycherward'

.j° dim' m'arc' .xx.d.

1012 Alan' de Wygorn' carpator

lane .]". dim' mare' .xx.d

1013 Wall' Bulloc. fil. Joli' iabr'

dim' marc' .xx.d.
10lJ Will' de baberjeg' dim'

marc' .xij.d
luls RicV de Acton .j". dim' marc'

.xvj.d.

101(5 Reginald' de mol' .ij°. x.s' .ij.s'
•vj.d.

10,7 Th'm fil. Alex', de Abritch-
eleg'.

1018 R id' de Rodinton .j°. dim'
marc' .xij.d

(Indorso, a fragment).

1019 Thin' le barbur in defectu versus Walt' trigant de dispersione
et transgressione

1020 Dauid de brechyuon in defectu versus Nicholaum clericum et
de transgressione

1021 WiU'elmus gangelard et ceteri carnifices qucquede thoma cacy
de dispersione et transgressione

1022 Thomas cacy iniecit planus violentas in payn carnificcm et de
transgressione versus Willelmum Gangelard. henricum Charite
et pueros suos

Paruus llouilus.

SIXTH (8th) MEMBRANE.

110TULUS de forinsecis de Gylda Mercatoris Salop' ad assisam nonani
prime diei die Sancti Barnabe Appatoli. Anno regni regis
Henrici filij regis Johannis lij°. (June 11th, 12G8).
1023 Walt's de Wuluerton (erased) non venit
1021 Thoni' ferant .ij° pacavit primo .xx.d et i to rum .xx.d.

100J Kctel, cf. 130, 135, 255, 509, 1117.

Brug', cf. 32, &c. ; Chyken, cf. 1150 & 1352.
UM7 Maur, cf. 161.
1008 Shahyl, cf. Schile, 12-1, &c.
m Walt' Bulloc, see 910.

I, 114 Will' do h., cf. 1118.

II, 10 Keg' do mol', cf. 1119.

Kan' do U., cf. 1120.

1020 Dauid, cf. 732, 1037.

1021 Gangelard, 27, 225, 027.

10-- Cliante, cf. 231, 091, 901, 1151.

Wall,' dc W., cf. 710.
lH-' Poiaut, cf. 711.

THE MERCHANT Gll,D OF SHREWSBURY. '259

1025 Walt's de Bradewey .ij". di' m' pac' xx.d. et it'm xx.d.
10-26 will' rdtelont.

10-7 Joh'es lc paumer m'cer .iij0. di' m'. pac' p° .viijd. et it'm .viij.d.
et tereio .viij.d

102s Madin le galeys. (erased) non vcnit.

10:39 Haukyn de Harlascot' di' m' .xx.d et it'm .xx.d.

1030 Joh'es de Eyuesham.

losi Hug' le durivuhe senior .ij". di' m' p°. .iiij.d et it'm .viij.d.
Hug' fil. Rbb'i le dunfowe pacauit arreragia Ric'i aui sui.

10:tJ Thorn' a unlabel* .ij". x.s'. pac' .ij.s' .vj.d. et it'm .ij.s' .vj.d.
\0ii Will' le pavincr .iij". di' m'. pac' viij.d. et viij.d. et t'eio .viij.d.

1034 Rog's de cestria *ij" di' tn\ pac' .xx.d. et it'm .xx.d

1035 Rog's de Wylderdelegh .ij" di' m'. pac' prills .xij.d. et modo
.xxx.d.

1036 Rob's le capellere de brugg' .ij°. di' m'. p° .xij.d. et it'm .ij.s'.
et it'm Ricardus filius eius venit et pacauit .iij.s' .viij.d. de arreragijs
patris et quietus.

1037 Dauith de brecheynocii ij" dimid' marc' pacau' p'us .xx.d.
modo .xx.d.

1038 Joh'es de haghemou .iij". di' m' .viij.d. viij.d. et t'eio .ij.s'.

10:30 Ric's le paviner .iiij°. di' m' .pac' viij.d et it'm .viij.d. et t'eio
.viij.d. et q'rto. xx d.

iuio pii'g pilohe .iij". di' m' .pac' viijd. et it'm .viij.d et t'eio .xx.d.

I, 1,1 Adam fr' franeeys .ij° .j. m' .pac' p° xla d » t it ta xla d.

1012 Wili's scathelock ij°. .viijs' pac' p° ij.s. et it'm .iij.s'.

1013 Rog's paruus .iij" di' m' pac' p° .xij d. et it'm .xij.d. et t'eio .xx.d
1041 Joh'es Carpentb.rius de Shipford .ij". di' m' pac' p'mo .xij.d. et

it'm xij.d

1045 Job's Carpcntar' de Balliua .xv s\ pac' .vs\ et it'm .v.s'.
1010 Joh'es Wodemon .ij°. di' m' .p° .xij.d et it'm .xv.d

1017 Hugo buckebolloc .iiij". di' m' .p° .xij.d et it'm .xvj.d.

1018 Joh'es Gogan Carnifex .ij". di' m' pac' p'mo xvj.d. et it'm .xij.d

1023 Walt' de B., cf. 712.
mo Rotolont, cf. 714.

1028 Madin' loG., cf. 71G.

1029 Haukyn, cf. 717.

1030 Job' do E., cf. 719, 097, 1115.
»WI Dunvoho, cf 731, 710. &e,

in or or p:\vn\or.
10:54 Rog' do 0., of. 7'2S.
mm Rog' de Wylderdelegh, cf. 739.
lose Brugg, cf. 1837, &c.
1037 Dauith, cf. 732, 1020.
10:14 job' do h„ cf. 734
loss* piVviner or pavmer.

lMh lie, cf. 710.
"»« Sr.Uheluok, cf. 749.
,wa rannis, cf. 752.
""' .). c. do B., cf. 751 and 120(1.
""" Wodemon, cf. 701.

II, 17 liuckebolloe, cf. 700.
,WH (Jo'-an. cf. 708.

260

THE MERCEIANT GILD OF SHREWSBURY.

1010 p>0g>3 Grey de forieta (erased) dimisit gratis libertatem suam.
1000 Will's le Crumpo pistor . i i i j 0 . di' m' .pac' xij.d. et it'm .xij.d. et

t'cio xij.d. et <rVto . xv.d.

1051 I'h's lil. Uic'i War' .iij". di' in' .pac' viij.d. et it'm viij.d et
t'cio .xx. d.

1032 Will's Balle piscator ij, (erased) non venit.

1033 Hug' til. Mug' de Slepe di' m' pac' xij. sc'do ,xx.d.

1011 Will' tinetor de Kenlegh' . iju. di' in' .pad .xx.d. et it'm .xx d.
1055 [ferny pis tor (erased) non venit.

1050 Will's trigel de frankeiul .iij" v. sol' ,p°.iiij.d. it'm .viij.d. et
t'cio .ij.s'.

10,7 ltic's de Wenlocke ij". di' in' pac' .xx d. et it'm xx.d.
10:,s Job's le dunfoghe .ij". di' m' pac' xx.d. et it'm .xx.d.
1050 Rog's le hanekeye ij". di' in', pacauit .p° .xx.d. et it'm .xx.d.
1000 Ifenr' le herdemon .iij". di' m\ pac1 .viij.d et it'm .viij.d. et
t'cio xij.d.

10,il Eynon Shurfet.

100-2 Huwet de frankeuil .ij". di. m. pac' p'mo .xij.d et it'm .xiiij.d.
myi ltic's le dim folic (erased)

10lit llic's le archer .iij". x.s'. pac' .ij.s' .vj.d. et it'm .ij.s' .vj.d.
1Ut3, Will's de polilegh .iij" .x.s' p° .ij.s'. it'm .ij s'. et t'cio .ij.s'.
logo Will's de lloulowe .ij" .x.s'. pac' p'mo .ij.s' .vj.d
llKl7 Joh'es de Wygornia (erased)

loos Will' de Lechton .ij". di' m'. pac' .xij.d ct it'm .xvj.d.
10l5-' Jacobus de Cestria ij". di' in', pac' .ijs' .vj.d. et it'm .ij.s' .vj.d
1070 Job's de Leomenistria .ij". decern sol', pac' p'mo ij.s' .vj.d. et
it'm .xxx.d.

1U7L Uic's de Goldeyn .ij". .xx.s'. p'mo pic' v.s\ et it'm .v.s'.
107:2 Uog's de cristeshethe .ij". di' m'. pac' ,p° .xx.d. ct it'm .xx.J.
107.5 Adam pelUparius de Stretton ij". x.s'. p" .ij.s' .vj.d et it'm
.ij.s' .vj.d.

1013 Rog' (Jrey, cf. 700.
looo will' lo G, of. 302.

War', ct. 770.
»<™ Bnllo, cf. 21, 5.">1, 757, 781, 9U2.
io« Hug' f. H. «lc S., of 782.
J|,J4 Will' t. do K., cf. 784, 1224.
,0M Hemy, cf. 108, 781).

Trigel, cf. 01 1 and 7!)7, 810.

R. do W., cf. SOU.
w« Shurfet, cf. 80S.
w- Huwet, cf. 813.
»«a Dunfoho, cf. 731, 710, &c., &c.
»,J«B Will' de p., cf. 824.
"«« W. do R , cf. 820.
>"« Joh' de W., cf. 827.

Will' dc L. , cf. 830.

JuouIhih, cf. 831.

Ur*> JnlV dc L., rf. J*32
"'?< Ri«? <lc (i., el. SIO.
w- Ko-' jUiG,, of. 811 and 1220.

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1074 Henr' le celer de Wygornia di' m'. p° .xij.d. et it'oi .xx.d.

1075 Symon Carpcntar'. (erased)

1070 Joh's le marescall' .ij". di' m'. p'mo pac' .xij.d sc'do nil pro
paupertate.

1077 Warm' Cellarius di' m'. p'mo .xij.d. et it'm .xx.d.

i07s \Viips fi\m \v;vlt'i de nouob'go ij°. di' in' pac' p° .xijd. it'm xlad.

1079 Rog»s fii dioce de col ham (erased) mortuus est.

1050 Job's fil. payn ij. pac' p'mo .viij.d et it'm .

1051 (Jregorius fr' baldewyni .ij° di' m' pac' p'mo .xx.d. et it'm xla
et t'cio xx.d. et sic quietus.

losa Will' de mudle sutor .ij. di' m'. p° .xij.d. et it'm .xij.d

1033 Joh's fil. buniet carnifex .ij". di' m'. p'mo .xx.d. et it'm .xx.d.

1084 Will' de stighele pistor .vj°. dim' m\ pac sexies .xij.d

luSj Baldewyn' de inardeuole .iij°. di' m' pac' p° .viij et viij.d et
t'cio xliiij.d. et q'rto .xx.d et sic quietus.

10St3 ltie's le fox ,ij°. di' m'. p'mo pac' .xx.d. et it'm .xx.d. Joh'es
fil i us suns pacauit residuum et positus est in rotulo alio.

10i7 Joli's fil. Emme .ij°. di' m'. pac' p'mo .xij.d. pac' it'm .xx.d.

1038 Henr' de cantelope ,iij". di' m' pic' p°. .viij.d. et viij.d. et
it'm .viij.d

1089 Win's Wegh pistor . ij°. di' m'. pac' p'mo .xij.d. et it'm xx.d.

1090 R,0or's ]e colier ,ij°. di' m' pic1 .xx.d. et it'm .xx.d.

1091 Rog's lil. liad'i marescalli . i j °. di' m\ pac' p". viij.d. et it'm
iiijor.d.

10,2 Symon Caretarius de forieta .ij°. pac' p'mo .xij.d. et it'm xx.d.

10'5 Rob's le pottere .ij° .j. marc', pac' p'mo .xKl. et it'm xlad.

mi Thorn' le barbur .iij°. di' m' pac'p0 .viij d. et it'm viij.d. et viij d

1095 Joh'es Walensis de Wylaston .ij" di' m' pac' xij.d. et s'cdo.xx d.

109(5 Philipp' carpeutar' di' m'. p° .xijd. et it'm .xx d.

10')7 Ric's fil. ric'i reuene .ij°. di' m' p°. pac' .xij.d et it'm .xx.d.

10 ,s liad's de Kent .iiij°. v.s'. pac' iiij.d et .viij.d. et it'm viij.d. et ij s\

10,''J Walt' fil. elie de polilegh .ij". di' m'. pac' xijd. et it'm .xv.d.

Henr' lo c. de W., cf. 851.
107n Svmon, cf. 81, 853.
«w Will' fil' Walt' de n., cf. 874.

iors g,0g> hi j de c, cf. 875, 1180, 1341 ; aut dicce aut dicte, 1073, or dioto.
11,31 (Jre^orius fr' B., cf. 887-
'«« Will' de m. s., cf. 828, 1333.
if83 Joh's lil. b., cf. 893.
i"^ W. do s. cf. 899.

B. de m', cf. 902.
108,i Le fox, cf. 941, 1279.
10S7 Emme, cf. 202, 2(55.

II. de c, cf. 908.
^ Wcgh, cf. 913.

Symon, cf. 925.
mn J. W. dc W., cf. 943.
m« Heucnc, cf. 795, 807, 947.
"»* Rad' de K\ cf. 950.
""•"J elias, cf. 953.

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262

THE MERCHANT 0J1 D OF SHREWSBURY.

1100 Juliana ancilla dementis. di\ m' .ij°. pac' p° .xxd. et it'm .xx.d.

1101 Rie'a le bappere .ij°. di' m' .xx:l. et it'm .xx.d.

1102 Will' famulus gamel (erased)
110:5 Joh'es de pontesbur'.

1101 Stcph's Greythe di' m'. pac' p° xx.d et it'm .xx.d. Alius
pac' arrcragia et sic quietus

1100 lvic's le paviner caretar' . i j°. di' m\ pac' xij et it'm xvij.d.

1100 Haukyn caretar' de forieta .ij°. di' m'. p° xij. et it'm .xx.d.

no; Will' jnile J jo; in' pac' xx.d et it'm .xx.d. et it'm xl.d. et sic
quietus de tine.

1108 Uilb'ius caret' fr' Will' mile di' in', pac' .xij.d et it'm .xx.d.

1109 Ric'.s iil. Gilb'ti caretar' .ij di' in', pac' .xx.d. et it'm ,xl"d.

1110 Uob's de Alberbur' .ij°. di' pac' xx.d. et it'm .xx.d

1111 Iuo greythe (erased)

1112 Thorn' goderich' til. Rici de sholton .ij°. di' m'. p'm° .xij.d et
it'm .xx.d. et it'm .iiij. sol'.

1113 Ucyn' oliuer.

1114 Alan' straweloue .ij°. di' m*. pac' p° .xij.d et it'm .iij.s' et
xxxij.d. quietus

iii3 Reginald us de euesham.

1116 Will's famulus Symiani .ij°. di' m\ pac' p'mo .xvj.d. et it'm
.xij.d. et t'cio .xxxij.d.

1117 Adam Katcl .ij°. di' m'. pac' p'mo .xij.d. et it'm .xvj.d.

ins Will' de habberlegh' mulle .ij. di m'. pac' p'mo .xij.d. sc'do .xx.d.

1119 Reginaldus de rnoeles .ij°. x s'. pac' p'mo .ijs' .vj.d. et it'm
.ij.s' .vj.d.

1120 Ran' de rodinton'. di'. m' pac' .xij.d et Will' fil. eius pac' .xij.d.
super prcdictum finem.

1121 Galfr' de forde .j. m' .ij°. pac' p'mo .xlH.d. et it'm .xla.d . . . .

1122 Nidi's HI. Hug' de Westbur'. pac' xx.d. super finem patris sui.

1123 Will' le thrumplere .iij°. di' m' p° viij.d. et .viij.d. et t'cio .viij.d

1124 Ric's couperhof sutor de foriet' monaclior' .ij°, di' m'. pacJ .xx.d
et it'm .xx.d. et Ric' fil'. eius pac' .xl.d et quietus est

lluu Juliana, cf. 954, 1128.

llul cuppero or bappere.

uoa Will> famul' £amel, cf. 958.

1104 Steph. Grevthe, cf. 963.

li0« Haukyn, cf. 905.

w Mile, ef. Myle, 965-0.

R. de A., cf, 976.
1111 Iuo' Greythe, cf. 977.
1113 Oliuer, cf. 995.
1,14 Straweloue, cf. 996.

Reg' de K, cf. 719, Wl, 1030.

Katc l or Kctel, ef. 130, 135, 255, 509, 1003.
1113 Will' de h', cf. 1011. Next six entries badly stained.
«« Reg" de modes, cf. 1016, 11S3.
4120 Linn' de r., ef. 1018.
»*' C.lf Je f., ef. 983.
»»-- ring' do VV., ef. 751.
»"a Thiump'ere, ef. 813.

THE MERCHANT GILD OF SHREWSBURY.

263

n-25 Will' do Like pis tor et vocat' in alio rotulo Will' Ladgot .ij°.
di' m'. p'mo .xij.d et it'm .xx.d. ct t'cio .iiij.s'.

112G Joh'es do Habberlegh .ij°. di' m'. pac' p'mo .xx.d ot it'm .xx.d.

1117 Uie's fil. Alani lo bonde .j° pac' .xx.d. super finem patris sui

1124 Eliaa fil. Ado do Lodclawo .ij°. di' in', pac' p'mo .xx.d. et it'm
.xx.d.

1129 Will's do Rod in ton pac' xij.d. super finem patris sui.

1130 Wiip y[re carpator lane .ij". d' m' p ic'. p'mo .xx 1. et it'm .xx.d.

1131 Alanus Webaly .ij° .xx.s'. pac'. p'mo .v.s'. ot it'm .v.s'.

1132 Uadulph' babel de yorck .ij° .x.s'. pac' ij.s'. et .vj.d. et it'm
.ij.s* .vj.d.

1133 [{0rr'3 rneoles ij°. .x.s'. pac' .v.s'. et it'm .xx.d.

1131 1 lie's do shettoil chapmon ,ij°. ij marc' pac' p'mo. di' m\ et
it'm di' m'.

1133 Joli'es de sutton .ij°. di' m' pac' .xx.d et it'm .xx.d.
ii3»i Nick's fil. ric'i le furnor pac' xij.d. sup^r finem patris sui.
1137 Adam Godlech fil. chiromon . ij°. di' m' pac' .xij d et io'm .xij.d.
1133 Ric' fil. ric'i fil thurstan do Sholton .ij°. iii' m'. p'mo pac' .xij.d.
et it'm .xx.d.

1139 Dauith de routon .ij°. di' m' pac' p'mo .xx d. et it'm .xx.d.

1110 Tliom' parmontarius. fil. ric'i de foriet' monachor'. di' m' ,ij°.
pac' .xx.d. et it'm .xx.d.

1141 Walt's rusael .ij°. di' m'. p° .xx.d. et .xx.d.

SEVENTH (9tn) MEMBRANE.

ROTULUS do forinsecis de Gil la mcrcitoria Salopiend al nonam
assisam primus dies sessionis dies sancti barnabe apostoli. anno,
regni regis Henrici filij regis Johannis lij°. Isti subscripti sunt
qui tunc p'mo finierunt. (June 11th, 12GS).

1112 Ifonricus lo taylour .xx.s'. pac' dim' marc'.

1143 Will's de Wygornia color .j. marc', pac'. dim', marc'.

1111 Galfridus le taylur .xx.s'. pac' .x. sol'.

1145 Adam fil. Will'i de Worthin .xx.s'. pic' .x. sol'.

111(3 Mad in us le celer de Wilderdelegh. di' marc', pac' .xl.d.

1147 Ric's lo dunfohe gener Warini goch .xx.s'. pac' dim'.

U2'J Lndgot, cf. 773.

112J Joh' do H., cf. 972.

«» Rio' fil. A. lc b., cf. 86, 159, 794.

1128 Elias, cf. 891.

1129 Rodinton, cf. 101S, 1120.

m- Babel, cf. 1320 ; Yorck, cf. 730.
iim Or nicoles.

11,7 Chiremon, cf. chyrmon, 879.
>« fil' ric, cf. 1 001]

I) -lo r., cf. 759.
1141 Kussel, cf. 1229, 1279.

bfam fil. W. de W., cf. 1299.
1140 Mailiima lo v.. <lc W., cf. 729, 10:

264 THE MERCHANT GILD OF SHREWSBURY.

1148 Ric's brid pistor. di' marc', pac' medietatem.

1119 Aliinus le sheremon de haghemon j. marc', pac'. di' marc'.

1160 Galfrid' chyken del cotyn .xl. sol', pac' .xx. sol'.

1151 Will's famulus h'tir' eharite .j. m\ pac'. di' uiarc' ct xlM.

1152 Walt's lc color do glouc' j. marc', pac' .xl.d

1153 Reyn' do haliwcllo m'cer .xx. sol'. pac' .x. sol'.

1154 Walt's do brugg' .xx. sol', pac' .x. sol.

1155 Alanus Carpeutar' di' marc' pac' .ij. sol'.

1156 Job's de prcstccota. c sol', pac' la sol',
nor Will's do hereford .xl. sol' pac' rued'.
1153 Rob's kclyug cissor .xx. sol' pac' mod'.
1159 Reyn' porch et balle .ij marc' pac' j. uiarc'.

nco pj^'y tiuctor de mardet'ol .j. marc' pac' di'. marc'.

1161 Hug' tiuctor .x. sol' pac' .v. sol'.

1162 Hug' carpeut' de moueford di' marc' .xl d. quietus est.
iiG3 R0nr's peze. xl. sol', pac' .xx. sol', uxor eius paudoxabit.

1104 Walt' le horreys .j. marc pac' di' marc'.

1105 Ric's de brugg' clericus .ij marc' pac med'.

llCli Uog' til. Rog'i de col bam m'cer .x. sol' pac v. sol.'
no? Will's Vacbau de bagbemou .x. sol. pac' .v. sol.
1168 Symon cissor .xx. sol' pac'. di' marc'.
1109 Jb's uepos Pris' carpeut' .x. sol. pac .ij, sol.
1470 Ric's cemeutarius .xx. sol' pac! x. sol'.

1171 Hour's cemeutarius. di' marc' pac' .xl.d.

1172 Will's carpeutar' de Stepilton. di.' marc', pac' .xl.d. ct xl.d.

1173 Will's fr' baldewyui .j. marc' pac med'.

1174 Maptbult .xx. sol', pac' .x. sol'.

1175 Rog's bole, di' marc' pac' .ij. sol

1176 Ric's le galeys cissor .x. sol' pac'. v. sol', et it'm .v. sol. quietus

1177 Symon carpeutar' de sub Wyla .j. marc', pac' di' marc'.

1178 Job's flecke .i. marc' pac'. mod'.

1179 Dawe le taylur del \Vys di' marc' pac' .xl.d et it'm .xl.d et
sic quietus.

41b0 Rob's moleudiuar' de Moles, di' marc' pac' .ij. sol'.
11S1 Thorn' le hopere fil. Ric' fil. Reyn' de burlettou. di' marc' pac'
.ij. sol'.

1182 Will's famulus Ric'i le Kent, di' marc' pac' .xx.d

1183 Ric's tiuctor de barnegge. di' marc' pac' xl.d. et .xl.d
ii8i Walt's HI. Rog'i le chapmon. di' marc' pac' .ij. sol'.

1130 Galf chyken, &c, cf. J252.;
1,51 Charite, cf. 231, 094, 901.
lis* Brugg', cf. 1337, &c.

W. de h., cf. 13UG.
1169 l'orchet, 195, 437, 464.
"M H. c. de M', cf. 771, 1281.

VV. le n., cf. 1247.
lies Brugg', cf. 1337, &c.
nr- Stepilton, cf. 1235.

lt.iwc, cf. 1320.

THE MERCHANT GILD OF SHREWSBURY.

265

1185 Nidi's ruddc de foriet' .j. marc* pac'. di' marc.

ilSo llycco (or llytte) molendinarius do col ham. di* marc' pac'
.ij. sol'.

lls7 Ric s fil. Ado fil. henr' de burton' .viij. sol', pac' .iiij. sol'.

1188 Will's de Welyntou. di' marc' pac' xl.d. et il'm .xl.d. quietus

1189 H'nricus dymniock. di' marc' pac' .xx.d

1190 Nich' fil. Ric'i le budel de foriet'. di' marc', pac' xl.d.
1101 Joh's fil. Rog'i del ok. di' marc', pac' .xl.d.

1192 Will's til. Ran' muche. di' marc' pac' .xl.d.

1193 Gilbert' fil. dode de foriet' .j. marc', pac' .v. sol.

1194 Iuo de leton .xx. sol', pac' .x. sol'.

1195 Hug* le marcscair di' marc' pac' ij. sol'.

lioo \Vi|l',s l0 fouibissour de Wygornia .xx. sol', pac'. ii' marc'.

1197 iltiric' le carpeutar' famul' symou' carpent'. di. marc', pac'
.ij. sol'.

1198 Rob's fil. Will'i le paumer de derleston. di' marc' pac' ij. sol'.

1199 Mylo de frankuile .x. sol', pac' .xl.d.

1200 Rob's parmentar' fil. Steph' de brugg' .x. sol' pac' .xl d.

1201 Jamie pistor. di' marc', pac' .xl.d.

1202 Symou cute, di' marc' pac .ij. sol', et it'ni .ij.s'. iiij.d. et debit .ijs'.

1203 Ric's famul' mabill' micheles .xx. sol', pac' di'. marc'.
1201 Jurdanus le herewrueste .xx. sol', pac' di'. marc'.

1205 Jh's fil. Ric'i de Alomoneston' (or Ale...), di' marc', pac' .ij. sol'.

12013 Adam de balliua coruiser .x. sol' pac' .xl.d.

1207 Henric' hwytsvyre. di' marc' pac' .xl.d et xl.d.

1203 Walt'us lenmion de Lychesfeld. di' marc' pac' .xl.d. et it'rn

,xl.d. et sic quietus de fine.

1209 Rog's aprot. di' marc' pac' ij. sol.

1210 Thorn' clech pistor. .x. sM'. pic' .xl.d.

1211 Ric's le specer .ij marc' pac' j. marc'.

1212 Ric's de montergomery. di' marc' pac' .xx.d.

1213 Will's It Ric' le diinfoe. geuer War' goch. di' marc' pac' .xl.d.
1211 Rob's le lau'ner .x. sol' pac' mud'.

1213 Nidi's le shellierc buckebert. di' marc', pac' .xij.d.

1210 Adam de chatewelle pistor. di' marc', pac' ij. sol'.

1217 Pli's de Romeldeshani sutor. di' marc', pac' .ij. sol.
i2is ic reinere. di' marc' pac' .ij. sol'.

1219 Win 'a mondrem di' marc' pac' .xx.d.

1220 Wiil's do cristeshethe coruiser. di' marc' pac' .xx.d.

im (Hycte, Hvcte or) Hycce, cf. 875, 1079.

use Welynton, cf. 1322.

1200 Brugg', cf. 1337, &c.

1204 Jurdanus, cf. 389, 405 (or herowrucate).

l2flU BaliiUa, cf. 751, 1045.

m" Monl orgomory, cf. 'J4.

1213 Duafoe, cf. 308, 081, &C;

1214 Tau'ner for tau'eruer, i.e., taveruer.
12i<i Chatowolle, cf. 1210.

n-" (^riHte.shctlio, cf. SU, 1 072.

266 THE MERCHANT GILD OF SHREWSBURY.

1221 Ric'us de Wemrae m'c' .j. niarc' pac' .v. so

1222 Rog's de Wemme nicer .j. marc' pac' iiij. sol'.

1223 Thorn' le tollere .x. sol', pac' .xl.d.

12-2-1 \Vill's tle Kenlegh sutor. di' marc' pac' .xx.d.

i2j:> H'nricus de Sutton molendinar' .x. sol', pac' .xl.d.

1220 Will's de cantelop' pistor .x. sol', pac' .xl.d.

1227 Ph's grundle. di' marc' pac' .ij. sol'.

1223 Thorn' goner h'nrici Shery. di' marc' pac' .xx.d.

1220 Will's nisscl de frankeuil .x. sol' pac' .xl.d.

1230 Ada de nouo biirgo. di' marc' pac' .xx.d.

1231 Will's fil. ph'i fil. godcwyn. di' marc', pac' .xx.d.

1232 Nidi's de norton pistor .x. sol', pac' .xl.d.

1233 l{eyU' lip Rog'i caretar'. di' marc' pac' xx.d.

1234 Jh's le Walcys cissor' di' marc' pac' .xx.d.

1235 Walt's de stepilton pistor. di' marc', pac' .xx.d.
1230 Thorn' ape' pistor. ui' marc' pac' .xl.d.

V237 Jh's de foriet' coruiser .x. sol' pac' .xl.d.

1238 Will's archur. di' marc' pac' .ij. sol'.

1239 Wronon pistor .x. sol', pac' xl.d.

1210 Nidi's gloyn. di' marc', pac' .xx.d.

1211 Thorn' fil. nich' gloyn. di' marc' pac' .xx.d.
1242 Ric's lupus, .x. sol', pac' .xl.d.

1213 Reyn' de haghernon. di' marc', pac' .xl.d.

12,4 Alan' Sace pistor di' marc' pac' .xxx.d.

1245 Thorn' tarlare. di' marc', pac' xl.d

124C Rob's fr' cngc. di' marc', pac' .xl.d.

|247 Ric's famul' Walt'i lc norreys. di' marc' pac' .xl.d.

1218 Jh's Wygorn' carpator lane di' marc' pac' .xl.d.

1240 Rog's fil. Jh' de Rowelton'. di' marc' pac' .xl.d.

1250 Will's fil. Steph' de colemere .xx. sol' pac' x. sol'.

1251 Will's kylpec marescall'. di' marc' pac' .xl.d.
1JVJ Galfridus del cotyn. di' marc', pac' .xij.d
1251 Thoni' glunt. di' m ire' pac' ij. sol'.

1J,t Dominus Ode de hodenet miles.

V^5 Adam fr' Ric'i de Wemme m'c'. di' marc', pac' .xx.d.
l-so Rog's fil. Rog'i tilewyn de West bury .j. marc' pac' med'.
Elyas de brocton juxta niadelehe. di'. marc' pac' ij. sol'.

1240

P» Wemmo, cf. 700, 1255, 1307.
,te* Konlegh', cf. 7S4, 1021.
»'«*» RubscI, of. 111!, 1279,
ttlopilton, cf. 1172.
(iloyn, cf. 1)02.
l-a Lupus, ct. 370, 1340.
124» Sace, cf. 78(3.
1'-'45 Tarlare or Carlare.
'-47 Walt' le norreys, cf. 1104.

Rowelton, cf. 131 1.
l*>* Galf del. c, cf. 1150.
12 " Otlfe, ef. 519i

w*8 Wcinino, cf. 700, | t>i> 1 , 1222, 1307

THE MERCHANT OTLD OF SHREWSBURY.

1258 Will's fil. Rob' meylcr de forict' dV marc' pac' xl.d. et it'm xl.d,
1250 Jh's lo . . r . . . o. di' marc', pac' .xx.d.

1260 .Ill's fil. d'd' ( = dauid) .x. sol', pac' .xl.d.

1261 Warm' til. Ade . . fet .x. sol', pac' .xl.d.

1202 . . . ge . . de polilcghe. di' marc', pac' .xx.d.
1263 Hug1 ... 1. Walt'i capcles di' marc', pac' .xx.d.
l2H Dauid fil. dauid propositi dc cast ro Episcopi. di* marc', pic' .xx.d.
1265 Alan' fil. Hug' de Wodecote. di' marc', pac' .xx.d
1200 Steph's de plesse famul' h'nrici malast', di' marc' pac' ij. sol, et
it'm pac' .iiij s\ k viij.d et sic quietus dc line.

1207 Ric's famul' llog'i fil. Nich'. di' marc', pac' .xxx.d.
12,ls Stcph' fr' Llic'i pistoris. di' marc' pac' ij. sol'.
12,50 Walt's Ml. WW lc liwytc dc Oswaldestr' .j. marc' p. c' di' marc'.
Jh's seys carnifex .x. sol', pac' .v. sol

1271 Ric's le loesniyz. di' marc', pac' .xl.d.

1272 Thorn' lc marescall' de bakelare. di' marc' pac' ij sol'.

1273 Will's linthony pistor. di' marc', pac' .xx.d.
12~* Hob's lc hore de Kaws. di' marc' pac' xx.d.
,'-'73 Kic's poune pistor. di' marc' pac' .ij. sol'.
12:15 Jh's fil. Galfridi .x.s'. pac' .xl.d.

1277 Jh's le fox fr' Ric'i le fox. dl' marc', pac'. .ij. sol'.

1278 Will's fil. Ade del knokyn famul' \V. fil. liny, di' marc', pac' .ij.s'.

1279 Ric's russel famul' Rog'i pride .j. marc' pac' xl.d.
12s0 Rid', fil. Rog'i le scheremon. di' mate' pac' xx.d.

12sl Jh's fil. hug' de moneford. pac .xx.d (erased) super fin em patris
sui quietus est

12S2 Ada fil. Willi Aquatoris di' marc', pac' ij. sol'.
1283 Will's Crowe, dl' marc', pac' .ij. sol'.
1281 Dauith le furnere. di' marc' pac' xx.d.

1235 Ran' famul' Thorn' bundy. di' marc' pac' .xx.d.

1236 Steph's heryng. di' marc', pac' .xx.d.

12s; Alexander de meles. di' marc', pac' .ij. sol'.

1288 Will'« tii. Will' de Wolfhamcroft .x. sol', pac' .xl.d.

1289 Jh's beget fil. Hog' magge. pac. iij. sol', super fitiem patris sui.
de vij. sol', et it'm .iiij. a', et sic quietus de fine.

1290 Nich's famul' hug' de paris. di' man;' pac' ij. so'.'.

1291 Jh'sde Benethale di' marc' pac' .xl.d.

1292 Uog's gounemon. di' marc' pac' .xx.d.

1293 Alan' de forict' coruiser .x. sol', pac' .xl.d.

1294 Nich's fil (sic;, de foriet' sub castro. di' marc', pac' .ij. wY.

im ri<\l(} next four lines arc badly stained and the M.S. torn.

12ie Malaster, cf. 549.

l37a Bukelaro, now Bagley Bridge

117- Itusscil, cf. 1141, 1229.

Ifug" du Moneford, cf. 771, Ulfci
»'■»- Will' Aquaior, cf. 881.
l3f° Bundy; cf. 705.

268

THE MERCHANT GILD OF SHREWSBURY.

1295 Elyas fil. Had' dc Akylot' .x. sol', pac' .xld.

1296 K0g»s ni. jjv {}e cradelegh'. di' marc' pac' .xx.d.
1207 Jh's fil. Will' godpeny. di' marc' dac' xx d.

1298 Jh's fil. Ric' le Waleys Carpent' de dogepol. di' marc', pac
.ij. sol'.

129,J Rob's fil. Will' de Worthyn .x. sol' pac' xl.d.

1300 i(0fr's 1 i 1 . Will' sueyn dc chetynton' .x. sol' dac' xxx.d.

1301 Will' fil. Alueredi cissoris. di' marc' pac' xx.d.

1302 Ric's russel m'cer do Chulton'. di' marc' pac' ij sol'.

1303 Ric's le botilger famul' Will' del lake, di' marc' pac' .xx.d. et
it'm .v.s'. et sic quietus de fine.

1304 Symon fil. Jh' Capel. di' marc' pac' .xx.d.

130j ii'nric' aurifaber famul' Thorn' aurifabri .x. sol', pac' xxx.d.
i3uo Will's dc Hereford caretar'. di' marc' pac' ij. sol'.
1307 Ric's de Wemme tannator .x. sol. pac' .xl.d.
1303 Ric's de pymbelegh. di' marc' pac' .xx.d.

1309 Will's le mercer de lyleshull' .x. sol' pac' xl d

1310 Ph's de kyngesswyneford famul' AT gamel. di'marc'. pac'.ij.s.

1311 Rog's greneoxe. di' marc' pac .xx.d.

1312 Will's fil. Kob'i de heimekote. di' marc', pac' ij. sol'.
ym Nich's fil. Gilberti Schaling. di' marc' pac' .xx.d.

1814 Will's til. Rog'i de Rowel ton. di' marc' pac' xx.d.

13,3 Walt's fil. hug' de Eudon. di' marc' pac' ij. sol'.

1310 Will's de forfeld. di' marc' pac' .xx.d.

1317 Ric's lil Ric' dc Weston, di' marc' pac' xx.d.

1:118 Wyon fil. madoci fil. dode. di' marc' pac' ij. sol'.

1:11,1 Will's Waleyraund. di' marc', pac' .xx.d.

1320 i{0ur's de Worthyn famul' dawe babel, di' marc' pac' di' et pac'....

1321 Will's bolvynchiiig. di' mare' pac' .xxvj.d.

1322 Ada de Wclynton fil' Ade fecke .x. sol' pac' .xl.d.
13:3 Wall's cocus de cestria di' marc' pac' ij. sol'.

1324 Ric's lil. Will' ynon de Selton, di marc' pac' xxvj.d.
l32r' Ric's fil. Alani de Selton. di' marc' pac' ij. sol'.
132G Thorn' le cont de Wystanstowe, di' marc' pac' .xxvj.d.
1327 Will's marescair de Bru'g'. di' marc' pac' xx.d.

is»i> Akylot — Aqualato, noar Newport.
«*■»» Itob. f. W. de W., of. 11 1.1

Aluered, ef. M.U. 25.
I3W Luke, ef. Ladgot, 773, 1125.
130(i W. de h., cf. 1157.
1367 Wemme, ef. 700, 1221, 1222, 1255.
»«a W. lit. U. do h., ef. 990.
1:111 llowelton, of. 1219.
m- Hie' do W., of. 13S.

" Battel; of. 1132*; D.iwe, ef. 1179.
»*» Wclynton, cf. I 188.
115 Will' ructi.s <l«! <:., el. 102.
»*» Kic' .f. A. do Selton, of. 8G, 153, 79t, 1127.

*W V>iu£\ of. 39, 105, 731, 790, 828, 978, 100;), HUG, 1151, 1105, lLiOO, 1337.

THE MERCHANT GILD OF SHREWSBURY. 269

1323 Will's de Chatewall'. di' marc' pac' .xxvj.d.
1320 1{\'C*8 robuk til. K i c ' do yorton'. di' marc' pac' ij. sol'.
1330 Rob's Carpentar' de trilleworthyn'. di' marc', pac' .xx.d.
1:531 Yockyn lc Waleys famul' Ade Achard. di' marc' pac' .xx.d.

1332 Rog's HI clarice. di' marc' pac' ij. sol'.

1333 Will'g rathebon de Mudle. di' marc' pac' xx.d.

1334 Will's wurthyn fil. Will' de Legh. di' marc' pac' .xx.d.
i33a R0g's gyge. di' rnarc' pac' xx.d.

133(5 Reginald de Cholchton caretar' de fcriet' sub. castro. di' marc'
pac' xx.d.

1337 H'nric's fil. Rob' le gra/mger de haghemon. di' marc' pac' xx.d.

1335 Alan' cirotecarius famul' Ric' borrey. di' marc' pac' .xx.d.
1339 Adam fil' ric' de Stretton x. sol', pac' .xxx.d.

1310 Rog's ft]. Will' lupi do b.ischyrchc .x. sol', pac' .ij. sol'.

1311 Daykin le Waleys de colham. di' marc' pac' xx.d.
1342 Will's famulus Ric' de bcrewyk .x. sol', pac' .xxx.d.
13,3 Will's lil. Raiiulfi de nouo burgo ncndum finiuit.

(End of 7th Membrane).

PL AC E- 1ST AMES in alphabetical order, with references to lines of

occurrence.

(The addition of * signifies tint the word is found in M. G. published

in 1896).

Abritchelege, 1017. Acton,* 233, 162, 1015. Adbrichton, 718.
Akylot (Aqualate), 1295. Alberburi, 97G, 1110, Asterlege,
513, 72 i, 873. Alomeneston, 1205.

Bakelare, 1272. Balle, Ballina, Bayly, 754, 1015, 1200. Barewe
(Barrow, nr. Wenlock), 93-4. Bardilege (? Bnrley, nr. Culming-
ton), 10 1. Basechnrchc, Baschurch, 10G, 203, 1310. Bcketon,
Biketon, Bykodou,* 20, G01, 86-4, 890; 075. Benethale, 1291.
Bercwicke, Berowieh, 3, 300, 615, 1342. Besford, Besseford,
1 16, 937. Boledon (Bouldon, parish of Holdgate), 896, 953.
Bradeway, 7 1 2, 1025. Brccheynock or . . . non, 732, J 020, 1037.
Bredou, 997. Bristol!,* 973. Brocton, 1257. Brug', Bruge,
Brngg', 39, 105, 731,790. 828,978, 1005, 1036, 1 151, 1165,
1200, 1327. Burton, 1 187.

Cantolope,* 908, 10S8, 1226. Castrum Episcopi, 1261. Cestria,
•17, 162, 728, 831, 1031, 1069, 1323. Chaynton, Chetynton,
1300, 1303, Chatewall, Chatewelle, 1216, 1328. Cherleton,

"« Chatewall, cf. 1216.

1330 Or crilluworthyn.

«*" At lam Achard, cf. 980,

"« Will's dc M., cf. 888, 10S2.

Wm thyn, cf. 1115, 1*299, PJ'iti.
13:17 Oranuger or graungcr.
'"" (iu|ittti, cf. •Jo:*, 870; 1*212.
i;t" Will' f. K. dp b., < I. lil").

Vol. XII., 2nd S.

K K

270 THE MERCHANT GILD OF SHREWSBURY.

897. Chultou (Chilton), 1302. Cholchton, 894, 1336. Cimi-
terio? 435, Coches, 968. Colemere, 1250. Colenham, Colnham,
Oolham,* 8, 24, 69, 92, 205, 229, 243, 264, 369, 893, 394, 480,
573, 656, 695, 817, 875. Cotes* 78. Coiiantria (Coventry),
73, 994. Cotyn (? Cpton), 1150, 1252. Cradelegh, 1296.
Cristeshethe, 841, 1072, 1220. Crothorne, Cruccern,* 491, 570,
592. Cruchor, 210, 262, 679, 681 (of. Kruch', 133, 161).

Dale, la, 914. Derleston, 1198. Dogepol, 1298. Dreyton * 764.
Dudelege, 108. Duufowe (? Dimvall), 731.

Eboraca, 730, 1132. Ellesmere, Mellesmere, 60S, 736. Eudon
(nr. Bridgnorth), 1315. Euesham or Eyuesham, 719, 997,
1030, 1115.

Forde, 983, 1121. Flandria, 482. Forfeld, 1316. Forton, 770.
Foriet,* 89, 99, 1 18, 120, 181, 4 10, 528, 575,605, 769,925,
965, 970, 1010, 1019, 1106, 1138, 1185, 1 190, 1193, 1237,
1258, 1293. Forict Monachoriun, 872, 1140. Forict Sub
Castro, 1294. Foregate, 507, 607. Frank iiile, Frankeuil,*
144, 599, 796, 802, 809, 812, 813, 819, 821, 613, 1002, 1056,
1062, 1199, 1229.

Cascoynia, Casconia, 281, 548. Gloucestr',* 61, 1152. Goldeyn,

840, 1071. Grinelcshnll, 147, &c. Habberlegh, Haberleg',
972, 1014, 1118, 1126. Hadenal',* 515. Haghemou, 734,
1038, 1H9, 1167, 1243, 1292, 1337. Halliwelle, 1153.
Harlascot, 717, 1029. Harlega, 941. Ilarneggc, 1183.
Henneoot', 990, 1312. Hereford,* 10, 260, 322, 374, 738, 825,

841, 1157, 1306. Hibernen&ia and Hybernia* 5, 146, 993.
Hodnet, Hodcnet, 1254.

Raws, 1274, Kenlegh, 784, 1054, 1224. Kent or Khent * 102, 327,
879, 688, 950, 991, 1098. Knokyn. 1278. Kruker, 133, 164
(of. Cruchor). Kydermeuistr', 861. Kynges swyneford, 1310.

La Dale (cf. Dale), 914. Lake (nr. Ghurchstoke), 770, 1 125, 1303.
Lconiinstr', 832, 1070. Leton, Leehton, 311, 830, 1068, 1191.
Lodelawe, Ludelawe, 18, 563, 595, 774, 891, 942, 979, 1028.
Longenaly, 496. London', 788, 959. Lychesfeld, 1203.
Lyleshull, 1309.

Madelehe, 1257. Mardeuole, Mardeuall, Mardivole, MardefoP, 123,
902, 927, 971, 1085, 1160. Moles, Moles, M coles, MoP, 85,
799, 1016, 1119, 1133, 1180, 1257, 1287. Morn-ford, 771,
1162, 1281. Mudlo, 888, 1082, 1333. Munguuicri, Monter-
goinery, 91, 1212.

Nesse, 17. " Neuton, 921. Norton,* 165, 453, 1232.

Ok' (1 Oaks, nr. Pontesbury), 1 191. Oswaldestr', 1269. Oxon, 928.

Paris',* 1290. Plcsse, 1266. Polileg'h. 823, 824,953,985, 1065, 1099,
1262. I'ontrsberi, 932, 9C0, 1103. Pol' (.lela), 9. Porta (de),
206, 670, 986. Prescote,+ 4, 721, 1156. Pymbelogh, 1308.

Pwl)dint..-n: 1018. 1120, 1129. lioro.shull, 450. Uoulruvc (limvlry,
nr. lindgiiiorLh), 826, 106(5. Ronton and Union, 759, 1139.

THE MERCHANT GILD OF SHREWSBURY.

271

Rowelton, 1U9, 1314. Rumald and Romeldsharn, 202, 307,
524 536, 630, 1217. Ruton, 759.

Salop', 131. Sancto Albano, 883. Sehaundroh, or Schaundrich,
951. Selton, Solton, or Sholton,* 8G, 159, 160, 791, 807, 938,
981,989, 1001, 1112, 1 127, 1128, 1138, 1321, 1325. Sheton,
94G, Shetton, 1134, Shotton, 727. Shrawworthyn, 718. Shug-
gedon, 907. Slepe, 7*30, 782, 1053. Soteplace,* 391. Spaine,
551. Stafford, 598. Stall, 955. Stepilton, 1172, 1235. Stigele
orStighelc (Steele, nr. Prees), 899, 1084. Stotesdou, 988. Sub
Wyla (or Wila), 97, 910, 1177. Sutton, 1135, 1225. Stretton,
725, 846, 1073, 1 138.

Trillewoi t hyn, 1 330.

Vail (? Vale, 939).

Walloootc, 777. Warwic', 36. Welynton, 1188, 1322. Wemme,
700, 1221, 1222, 1255, 1307. Wenloeke and Wenloe, 707, 800,
1057. Wesfebur', 38, 112, 310, 751, 1122, 1256. Weston. 138.
1317. Wila* (see sub Wyla), Wilauston, or Wylaston, 943, 1095.
Wythefprd, 926. Wigoruia, or Wygornia,* 827, 851, 1012,
10G7, 1074. Wodecote, 1265. Worthin, or Worthyn, 1145,
1299, 1320, 1334. Wolfhamcroft, 1288. Wuluerton, 710,
1023. Wych, 763. Wylderslegh, or Wylderislegh, 729, 1035,
1146. Wys, 1179. Wystanstowe, 1336.

Yorck, 730, 1132. Yorton * 1329.

About 100 Names.

BAPTISMAL or PERSONAL I

Al.ekin and llobokin (2), 38, 310.
Abertus, Abtus (1), 111, 318,

468, 503.
Acremon (1), 2G9.
Adam, Ada- (87).
Alanus* (58).

Alexander (1), 19G, 361, 687,

1287.
Alfred (1), 253.
Aluered* (1), 1301.
Andreas* (2), 631, 090.
Ansehn (I), 98.
Anime ? (I), 907.
Aouoeus 1 (1), 952.
Atheliutt (2), 50, 83.
Austin ( 1 ), 785.

Baldwin, Hulwin (4)* 7,887,1085.
IW>ly ( 1 ), 909.
liend (3), 358, 187.
r.cnnc ( I ), 383.
Urin.ud 1 (3), 19, <fco.

AMKS, with times of occurence.

Berner (1), 290, 802

Bertelam, Uertcram* (8), 123,

203, 308, 421, 424, 559, 866,

871.

Blundus (2), 933, 935.

Bmlon (1), 997.

Broun Ballard (1), 581.

Rrunokoc (1), 120.

Burnet (2), 893, 1083.

Ceandy (see Lyaude) (3), 419,

511, 829.
Ohynnonj or Chiromon (2), 879,

1 137.
Clarice (1), 1335.
Jlemcnt-(ll), 162,223,276, 398,

403, 433, 598, 010, 005, 882,

1100.

( !om' (oomitis) ( 1 ), 1 2.

Dan id, Dauith (9), 732, 759, 880

987, 1020, 1037, 1200 1201,

1281.

272 THE MERCHANT GILD OF SHREWSBURY.

Dawe (2), 1179, 1320.

Daykyu (1), 1311.

Dicce, or Dictc (2), 875, 1079.

Dude (2), 1221.

Edde* (1), GGO.

Kdwyn* (3;, 75, 415, G22.

Egghe ;i), 981.

Editha (2), 9G, 178.

Elene ? F. (1), 168.

Elias, Elyas, Helyas* (11), 317,

351, 416, 891, 953, 988, 1099,

1128, 1157, 1205.
Einmu ! F. (3), 202, 265, 1087.
Enge(l), 124G.
Ervy (1). 222.
Eugerua (1). 742.
Eustacius (6), 137, 104. 237,

360, 607, 620, 877.
Eynon, Ynou (4), 750, 808, 1061,

' 1324.
Franciscus (1), 744.
Fyrewin (1), 261.
Galfridus* (15).
Germanus (1), 787.
Gamel* (6), 122, 292, 293, 337,

53G, 958, 1102.
Gilbertus* (17)

Godcwin, Godewyn, Godewy* (3),

201, 352. 1231.
Gregory (2), 887, 1081.
Hamkyn, Haukyn (8), 102, 155,

717, 7G9, 835, 926, 965, 1029,

1106.

Hamo, Ha mon, Hamoud* (7), 26,
35, 118, 197, 412, 417, 118.

Hanegid (1 ). 379.

Hatlicbrond* (1), 543.

Hauwb, Hauwya (2),870, 1000.

Ilcuricus* (65), passim.

Hernicus, He.ni, Ilerny (4), 10S,
789, 1055.

Licrbcrtus, Herebert (9), 1, 180,
•213. 'Ill, o->0, 613, 661, 891,
979

Uildobron* (2). 127, 492.
llui. ui jlicce (1), UNO.
IImImI.ii, (see Abekin), 38, 3 Hi.
Il.nl. (I), I5U.

Holle (1), 407.
Hughemon (2j, 287, 376.
Hugo* (59), 3, 9, &c &c.
Humgin ? (2). 77, 380.
Huet, Huwet (2), 813, 1062.
Huv (1), 1278.
Hykedoh (1), 924.
Hyldebrond, lldebrond (5) 173,

230, 440, 451, 492.
Hylot (lj, 403.
Isabel (1),* 501.

Iue, luo* (9), 217, 330, 333,
341, 432, 631, 077, 1111,
1194, &c.

Jacobus (10;, 9, 56, 132, 258,
326, 392, 463, 480, 831, 1069.

Janekin (1), 110.

Jaime (1), 1201.

Johannes* (1) 159.

Juliana (2), 954, 1100.

Jurdan* (4). 389, 405, 1204, Arc.

Kilot (1), 64.

Laurence* (15).

Louwe (1), 426.

Lucas* (4), 191, 443, 629, 691.
Lyandus, Liandus (2), 148, 419.
Mabilla ?F. (1), 1203.
Madoc or Sadoc (1), 34.
Madyi), Madinus (3), 716, 1028,

1110.
Magge(l), 152.

Magester Hie' (3), 80, 247, 473.
Mapthult (1), 1174.
Marlinus* (8), 8, 128, 242, 391,

393, 493, 604, Arc.
Matthew (1).
Matheus (1), 99.
Meilerus (1), 143.
Michel C5), 192, 959, &c.
Muriel (3), 50, 59, 051.
Mylo (!), 1 109.
N(d l I), 881.
Nicholas* (60), 15, Arc.
Nigel* (1). 131.
Odo* (2), 510, 1254.
One? (1), 757.
Dim. i n., (2). 7S3, 005.
<)id. nc J), 00.

THE MERCHANT GILD OF SHREWSBURY.

273

Pagghy (1), 359.
Payn* (1), 1080.
Petrus* (46).
Philippus* (30).
Prin (1), 7G5. '
Pris (1), 1169.
Pym (2), 277, 663.
Ran' Ranulf* (5), 833, 955, 1120,
Ac.

itaciiild (1), 216.

Radulf, Kandulf,* Rondolf,* and

lloulf, (2r>) 28, 423, 512, 611,

695, <fec, Ac.
Ragcnild (2), 216, 457.
Reginald* (5), 1115, 1336, Ac.
Reinerus or Reiner* (37), 1113,

Ac.

Retel (1), 535.

Keuene (3), 795, 807, 1097.

Ricardus* (161), passim.

Robcrtus* (90). „

Roger* (101).

Rofoce (1), 098.

About loo

Sarnme (1), 886.
Samson* (1), 402.
Siluester, Syluester (2), 415, 835.
Simund* (4), 21, 81, 187, 480.
Simian, Symon* (14), 1116, Ac.
Syuard* (1), 657.
Stephanus* (19), 109, 1104, Ac.
Swaya" (2), 100, 577, 1300.
Teandy ?* (1), 508.
Thomas* (90), passim.
Thurstan* (3), 491, 1001, 1138.
Ul-er (1), 134.
Vicer (1), 220.
Walter* (45), passim.
Waririua* (19), 1147, 1213, Ac.
Willclmus* (278).
Wylle (1).
Wronon (1), 1239.
Wyon (1), 1318.
Yockyn (1), 1331.
Ynon, cf. Evnon (2), 750, 1324.
— phris (1), 1167.

X ames.

SURNAMES 0

Abelot, 792.
Achard, 980, 1831.
Adelcy, 404.
A mere t, 998.
Andreu, 321, 688.
Ape, 1236.

Aqnator, Aquarius, 46, 659, 881,

1282.
Archer, 1238.
Athclam, 56, 83.
Babel, 1132, 1320.
Bacon,* 174, 653.
Balinger, 858.
Ballard,* 581.

Balle* = bailiff, 21, 551,757, 781,

962, 1052, 1159.
Baril,* 207, 461, 593.
Baron/ Barnn, 671, 703.
Batul, 10U0.
lieck, 8.iU.
Bcgc;t, 1281)!

\ Designations).

Benet,* 236, 316, 447, 579.
Berner, Bernet, 312, 396, 615,
862.

Beunay, Buny, 382, 408.
Bibe,* 427.
Bidy, 532.
Bil,* 74.
Bleghocbe, 853.

Blundus * 41, 97, 452, 933, 962.

Bole, 1175.

Bolevynching, 1321.

Boncl, 201, 441, 442, 632, 685.

Borrey, Borey, 235, 270, 454,

526, 527, 603, 614, 638, 642.
Brid, 1148.

Brun, Broun, 42, 658, 93S.
Broun Ballard, 581.
Bruu-sorcht, 150.
Buckebert, 1215.
BncUeballoc, 766, 1047
Bndel, 1 189.

274 THE MERCHANT GILD OF SHREWSBURY.

Bulloc, 940, 1013.

Bnnde, Bundy, 239, 705, 1285.

Bunel,* 132, 201.

Burgeyse, 39G.

Callach, Call'ad, DOG, 811.

Calpel, sec Talpey.

Capel, Capoles, 280, 4G7, 1358,

56o, 12G3, 1304.
Champcm, 336.
('haritc, tec Karitas.
Chanter, 231, 604, 901, 1022,

1151.
Chec, 237.
Chcmpee, G04.

Chicken, Chyken, 10o5, 115 ).
Choehet, 154.
Choyn, 903.

C.ee,* Clech, 214, 3G7, 648, 1210.
Cloppe, 456.
Cnotte, 1 15.

Coly, Colle,* 227, 413, 414, 472,

59G, 597.
Corde, 44, 207, 64G.
Cotin, 495.
Coudre, 882.
Couperhof, 1122.
Coupinon, 520.

Cpx,* 1GG, 331, 334, 343, 354,
3GG.

Grispus, 743, 775.
Crowe, 1283.

Cruce, Crucehe,* 12], GG2.
Crud, 420.

Cumpayn,* 288, 314, 348.
Cute,* 1202.
Hod, 1331.

Dollin, Dollyn, 511, 820.
Dimvago, Dunvahe, kc, 33, 809,
etc.'

Dyrumock, 1189.
Edwin, 179.
Emme, 202, 2G5.
Krvy, 222.

Eustiis, 191, 3G0, G20.
Karant, 7 11, 102 1.
Fernieh, 57G.
Killel,* I I 1, 458
Kihtf, 023.

Flech, frech, 55, 405, 647, 1178.
Flint, Flyiit, 214, GG9.
Fridey,* 572.
Fullo, 812, 817, 1002.
Furner, 151.
Fyrewin,* 2G 1 .
Camel, 292, 293, 1310.
Gangeranl, Gangholard,* 27, 225,

G27, 1021, 1022.
Gerard, 220, G92.
Choc and Koch,* 231, 315, 338,

416, 431, 533, 534, 580, 1147.
Gilber, 2G1.

Glauegos, Grauegos, 259, 430,

500, 55G, G75.
Glossoch, 5G9.
Gloyne, 992, 1240, 1211.
Glubcy, 428.
Glunt, 1251.

Glupsi, Clnpsy, 51, 290, 378, 999.

Codenaue, 803.

God'.rich, 1112.

Godlech, 1137.

Godpeny, 1297.

Cogan, 768, 1048.

Gonel, G30.

Gorinemon, 1292.

Grcneoxe, 1311.

Grey, 7G9.

Grey the, 9G3, 977, 1101, 1 111.
Grubbe, 02.
Crundle, 1227.
Gyge, 1335.

Iiakun, 174 (see Bacon), G53.
I lager, 70.

HagcrwaH,* 40, 208,314,005,618,
llathebron, 14, G8, 299, 502, 513.
Ilaymon, 373.

lleope (le) Hopec,* 197, G09.
Herein-', 241.
Herewrueste (le), 1203.
Ileryng, 128G.
llewtinc, Ileutiuc, 912.
Ilibernent-is, 5.

Ilildebrond, lldebrond, 127 17:5,

230, 151, 18!), 492
lfiiot,* 591.
iliillr, IG.i

THE MERCHANT GTI7D OF SHREWSBURY. 275

Huuw/m, ? 77.
Hwytsvyre, 1207.
[nfans,* 7G, 175, 2S9, 537.
Justice, 375, 384
Juuenis, G77.
Kari, 54.

Kaiitas, Charite, G94, 901.
Katel, Ketel, 180, 135, 255, 509,

1003, 1004, 1117.
Kelyug, 1158.
Kempe* 1S8, 272, 363.
Kerard, 95, 22G.
Ket, 392.
Ketemon, 184,
Kilot, Gl, 187 381.
Kylpec, Kylpek, 1251.
Knolto, 517.
Koch (see Choc), 580.
Kruoher, 133, 164.
Kvvt, Kut, G84, 780.
K&rtuid (see Gerard), 95, 22G.
Ladgot (le), 771, 1 125.
Lenten,* G31.
Leueraeh or Leuereth, 479.
Liuthony 1 278.
Lo-e, 571.
Lunekin,* 37.
Lupus, 370.
kve, 117.
Lyandi, 419.

Mtigistri llic', 30, 247 473.
Magge; 1289.
Makebeuerege, 733.
Malaster, 549, 12GG.
Maid, 585, 587.
Malum Denarhun, 25.
Manning, 8G5.

Marescallus,* 1, Gl, 788, 923,

924.
Martin, 251.
Maur, 161, 1007.
Meoles 1 Nicolea, 1133.
Met}), Mhet, 510 863.
Meniere!,* Muiiel, 50, 59, G54.
Miebe, Muche, 1)92.
Micheks, 1202.

Mila, Myle, 9GG, 9G7, 1107, 1108.
Miuoiis, 7 D7.

Mody, 918.
Mon, G30.
Mound rem, 1219.
Mounne, 590.
Moysen, 79.
Nic', 87.

Nicoles, see Meoles, 1133.
Ni-er,* 802.
Nocet, Noget, 814.
Nuncius, 295, 598.
Odo, 519.

Oliuer, 101, 995, 11 13.

Opple, 961.

Oter. 15G.

Oun, Own, 948.

Page, 47G, 510, 790.

Palle, Pa'ly, 91, 110, 286, 350.

Palmerus,* GG.

Pangy, 582.

Partrich, 522.

Paruus, 752, 1013.

Pain, Payn, 65, 329, 897.

Peir, 574, 671.

Perle * 257, 477, G37.

Peze, 1163.

Plume, Plume, 43, 80, 139.

Pilchc,* 740, 1040.

Pisson, Pisterun, Pyssun, 581,

702, 982.
Plum', 80, 139.
Porchet, 195, 437, 4G1, 1159.
Potel, 512, 823.
Poune, 1275.
Presbyter, 459.
Prepositus, 575.

Pride, 129, 172, 218, 832, 842,

439, 499, 547, 625.
Pueri, 501, 573.
Puke, 298.

Pung, I'ungb, 297, 855.

Puttoc, Puttoch,* 182, 183, 483.

PygOS, 411.

Pym, 661.

Ratliebcn, 1333.

llemere, 1218 (see le r.)

Reuene, 795, 807, 917, 1097.

Rcymud, 5?C.

llobulc, 1329.

276 TFI E MERCHANT GILD OF SHREWSBURY.

Roc, 798.

liofose, llufus/ 57, 282, 529,535,
G98.

Rotclant, Rotelont, 714, 1020.
Rudde, 1184.

Russel,* 1141, 1229 1279.
Sace, Sacy, 786, 1019, 1020, 1244.
Sacerdos, 67.

Sakele, Sakely,* Shokely, 113,

504, 559.
Sadox, 84 (cf. M. U. Saddoc).
Sauter, 224, 364 (sec lc ah.)
Scatheiock, 719, 1042.
Scelk, Selk,* 199, 228, 864, 885,

539, 542, 630.
Schaling, 1313.

Schitte, Shitte,Sitte,Sitche,*279,

486, 505, 064.
Schymbel, 368

Scile, Schile, Schylc, Shahyl, 124,
284, 320, 410, 588, 612, 930,
1008.

Sekesuldr', &c, 84, 266, 661.
Shcnglc, 185.
Shleo or Shlec, 93.
Slinge, 758.

Shory, Shery, Sory, 107, 706, 916.

Shurfet, Shurket, 808, 1001.

Sire, 1130.

Sorcht, 150.

Spirewiter, 125.

Sprot,* 1209.

Sq inter, 11.

Stary, Stury, 349, 589.
Stirck, 755.
Straweloue, 996, 1114.
Sturdy, 553.

NOTE. — Some of the above ni

Suert, 566.
Sucyn, 1303.
Swetemon, 189.

Talpey, Talpeny,* 219, 249, 488,

516, 555, 644.
Tahui, 633.
Tarlare, 1245.
That, Thoc, 819.
Thurbard, 881.
Thurstan, 223.
Tilewyn, 1256.
Toyh, 481.

Trauayl, or Tranayl, 894.
Trigant, 545.

Trigel, 611, 797, 846, 1056.
Vachan, 1165.
Vicer, 220.
Wager (le) * 32.
Waleraund, 1319.
War', 779, 1051.
Webaly, 1131.
Webodc, 783.
Wegh, 913, 1089.
Wencloch, 578.

Wildegos, Wyldegos,* 345, 484.
Witherward, Wichenvard, Wych-

erward, 111, 318, 503, 546,

578, 1011.
Winr', 82.
Withing, 142.
Wode, 619.
Wodemon, 761, 1046.
Wulfricus, 149.

Wyscard, Wvstard, Wyschard,

200, 278, 346, 478, 583.
Ynou or Eynon, 1327.

ly be found in the other lists.

DESIGNATIONS (agnomina), TRADES, and OCCUPATIONS.

Lc archer (2), 822, 1064. Cf. 1238.

baliuger (1), 856, a bargeman, or possibly a baker, boulanqer.
„ barbur (3), 931, 1019, 1094, a barber.

b.ekeruil (1), 565 (said by Bardcsley to be a Norman surname.
,, baler (1), 815 = cloth-beater, hatour, tuwlator panni. Du Cangc,
a fuller.

,, blunde (I), 429 — yellow hair, Olundus, fair.

THE MERCHANT GILD OF SHREWSBURY. 277

Le boc (1), 868 = maker of crockery (bauctt) D.C., but ?, or an
embosser.

bondc, bode (4), 159, 329, 794, 1127 = bondman, rusticus, one

born in servitude,
bosser (1), 422. If same as basso; a hassock maker, or else an

embosser.

„ boulder (1), 1303 = leather bag maker, bellows maker, bulgarius.
,. budel (1), 11 90 = beadle, budellus.

„ capellare (1), 1 036, from capdla, brevibr capa, capemaker, hatter,

or even a flailmaker.
cappere (3), 409, 956, 1101, prob. a capmaker,
cavetarius (1), 72 = a carter.
,, color (6), recto cUarius or lellarius, 851, 859, 1074, 1077, 1146,

1 152, a cellarer, is cici potds et esece euro, est = promus, a butler,

a monastic official.
,, Cocef (1), 157 = a cook, prob. same as cocus, or of the word be

coter, then it would be cotce habitaior, a cottager.
„ colier (2), 917, 1090, a collier, or else charcoal burner.
,, cont', i.e., center (1), 1326, one who uses a cont, or punting pole,

a boatman.

„ cord e wan er (5), 169, 170, 424, 863, 868, a dealer in Cordovan
leather, corditbanarius, or loss strictly — a shoemaker,
coruiscr (2), 263, 571 = a dealer in skins or leather, coriutri, latterly
= a cobbler.

„ cotilor, cutiler (5), 275, 471, 744, 8G0, 919 -a cutler.
,, coter, see cocer above.

,, cron' (3), 518, 876, 1121, i.q. cronor, i.e., coromtor, hodie vulgo
crowner, coroner.

,, crumpe (2), 302, 1050 = a purse maker (cntma), or else a hood
maker.

„ cupper (3), 188,215,507 = a cupmaker,sometimcs turned outof wood.

,, doblcrwebbo (1), 952, dobler, a platter, or platter maker.

,, dunuahe (duuvohe, dunuoge, diinfoghe, dunfohe, dunfoc, &p )

passim, 309, 308, 683, Jwj., prob* a designation from place of

origin, DuunaM, or else = tawny.
,, fant (1), 498, a pennon maker, faktimtor vexillorum sen fanonum.
,, forcstarius (2), 466, 756, a forester, "a sworn olliccr of the Forest,

appointed by the King's Letters Patent to walk the Forest,

watching both the Vert and the Wnison, attaching and

presenting all Trespassers against them within the Bailiwick

or Walk " (Blount).
,. fox (3), 941, 10*6, 1 277, paralleled by the French renard or remind.
,, franeeys (1), 793, Frenchman.

fnrbixur, fourbisour (2), 920, 1196, furnisher, i.e., metal polisher.
,, furner (3), 849, 1136, 1284, ovenmakor.
„ galcys (2), 1028, 1 176- Walct/s, a Welshman.
„ gait (1), 713, a boar pig, verves; another meaning is clay, brick

earth, but I

Vol. XII., 2nd S. LL

278 THE MERCHANT GILD OF SHREWSBURY.

Lo goch (1), 810. Welsh, red, recte coch = rufus.
,, gonene (1), 598, a gunner, "or gownmaker, or if gouene, a simpleton,
stupid fellow.

graunger(l), 1337, a farm bailiff, resident on a grange, viz , de
Haghmon.

» g'T8 (2). 3l'3' 445» ^r°y» ,ocal nomc for ^dger and the fur thereof.

„ hauckey (_'), 805, 1059, hawkeye.

„ herdemon (2), 806, 10G0, herdman.

herewrucste or herewrueste (1), I'M, a difficult designation, to
the solution of which there is no certain clue. A Jurdan
occurs in 405, who is styled frech, which is Welsh for chatter
gibberish. llerwr is Welsh for a scout, a prowler. These'
however, afford no information. A friend suggests that is the
same as huckster, but it is a very doubtful explanation.

,, liopere (1), J 181, but see 497, 609 To hop is to dance, hdppe is
linseed, hopper is a seed basket, hopper-hipped is applied to
one whose lameness lies in the hip ; prob a maker of seed
baskets, or a hooper of barrels.

,, hwyte (1), 1269, white from the hair or the complexion, or else
from hivita, hwytta, A. S. a sharpener of swords.

,. hore (1), 1274, prob. meant for hoary, aged, grey.

,, Ladgot (2), 772, 1125, a second or alternative designation of one
William de Lake, but one of difficult explanation. Ladqeter
Lagetca&ter, or possibly from Lvdgate.

,, locsmyt or locsmyz (4), 48G, 608, 763, 1271, locksmith.

„ loiiner (2), 71, 699, otherwise lorimer, a bit-maker, lm-eine,
a rein.

,, loc (1), 117, prob. same as locksmith.
„ malaster (2), 549, 12G5, 1 maltster.

,, malt (1), 837, prob. maltster, for malter \>as so used. Maltleder

however, would be malt carrier.
,, malum denarium (1), 25, i.e., bad penny, prob. a nickname
„ marescall (5), 401, 857, 107G, 1195, 1272, a marshal! j see also

marescallus.

„ mazerun (2), 357, 361, a mazer maker. Mazer, a cup made of
maple wood

,, mercer (5;, 463, 655, 715, 742, 1309, a merchant; from merge

merchandise, a retail dealer.
,, norkerne (1), 85G, a difficult word, nor = north., and kerne is a

vagabond.

„ norreys (2), 1 164, 1247, Northern, Norwegian, or for nourrice,
from natrix, a nurse; but? nurry, norrtj, nori, uorisher, a
nurseling, a foster child,
paimcnler (2), 4G0, (176 (a parchment maker, pergamcntarius), or
ffittW pmue^rlm, qui vestes parat ; but see parmentanua in
in the next list of trades.

M R'>"" * (l '), 2% W, 13G 176, 449,621,^., cither the preceding,
or palmer, a pilgrim.

THE MERCHANT GILD OF SHREWSBURY. 279

Le paviner (3), 1033, 1039, 1105, cither a paviour, or a maker of
shields, pavises.

,, pethit (1), 153, little, F. petit = to Welsh bychan or vachan,
,, pey liter (1), 501, a painter. See next list of trades.
„ pottere (2), 929, 1093, a potter.

„ renicre (1), 1218, a poetaster, rhymer, F. nt/ieur, from rimarius,
,, scheremon, sheremon (2), 11 17, 1280, shearman, sherman, one

who shears the nap of cloth, F. tondeur.
„ sergant (1), 70S, sergeant, Latin serviens.

„ schereue (1), 371, shirereeve, now sheriff', lte /e alias greve, gerefa,
pnefectus.

4> shauter (1), 973, a barge owner, or boatman, shout, a flat bottomed
bo. it.

,, shethere (1), 1215, a maker of sheaths for swords, <fce., given as
an occupation in " Cocke Lorclle's Bote," or else a sheet maker.

„ specer (2), 770, 1211, a seller of spices, epicier. Spices were
species, espices, so a grocer or apothecary.

„ spys (1), 442. Same as preceding.

,, successce (1), 557. Possibly he who summoned tenants to fence
the common fields, which was called sucking. Succa is vestis
sj>ccies.

„ sutor (2), 41, 138, a sewer of leather, Scottice suuter, a cobbler.
„ taillur, taylur, taylour (13;, 254, 271, 3G5, 474, 541, 62G, &c, a

tailor, properly a cutter, from taillev, to cut.
„ tauerner (1), 1214, a tavern {tabema) keeper.
„ thrumpler (2), 845, 1123, thrum, or throm, the extremity of a

weaver's warp, which cannot be woven, licium.
„ tollere (1), 1223, a toll taker, "at fair or market, by the roadside

and the wharf."
„ turnur, turner (5), 273, 385, 390, 606, 720, a turner.
,, vachan (1), 11G7. Welsh bychan, little, now a surname Vaughan.
„ viley, vileiu, vileyn (17), 177, 248, 317, 350, 372, 434, 438, 455,

552, Gil, etc., a bondman, adscriptus glebte.
„ vox (1), 905. See Fox.

,, vyhare (1), 511, Jorte, i.q, vachan supra, or else a viewer, a,
law term.

„ wager, wagger (2), 32, G40, cither a weigher, or a wagoner.

W Wa(/eoure, Scottice, a mercenary soldier.
„ Yvajtays (0), 716, 1026, 1234, 1298, 1331, 1341, a Welshman,

compare Galeys.

„ wanter(ll), 238, 252, 25G, 274, 377, 465, 501, G50, G51, 652,

G57, a glover (or a mole catcher).
,, webbq (3), 387, 4G9, 493, a weaver, A. S. webba, a weaver.
,, wenche (1), 5G8 ; if for wenchcr, a lecherous person, but ? A land

measurer. D.C.
,, wever (1), 7G5, a weaver. See webbe above.
„ Will' (1), GGG, maker of large wicker baskets, but ?
,, wulhatere (2), 83G, 938, a clothbealer, fullo.

280

THE MERCHANT GILD OF SHREWSBURY.

Le yelewe (1), 878, perhaps jaundiced.
„ yrreya (1), 892, perhaps Irishman.

TRADES, OCCUPATIONS, Ac.

Ancilla (1), 1100, a handmaid, a burwoman (i.e., bowerwoman).

Wright's Vocabularies,
Aquarius and Aquator (4), 46, 659, 881, 1282. "Hie aquarius, a

haly water-clerke " (Wright), or a waterleder.
Archur (1), 1238, archer.

Aurifaber (G), 412, 470, G2G, 723, 1032, 1305, " goldesmythe " (W.)
Balinger (1), 858, a barge owner, or bargeman, balinga, a kind of
barge.

Cadiwaner (1), 109, sic pro cordiwaner, Latin alutarius, a shoe or

slipper maker (W).
Carnifex (13), G, 452, 496, 768, 886, 893, 935, 9G9, i022, 1048, 1083,

1270, a bocherc, i.e., butcher. (W.)
Carpator lane (8j, G3, 141, 696, 83G, 93G, 1012, 1130, 1218, a shearer

of woollen fabrics = shearman, q. v.
Caretarius (1G), 72, 809, 925, 902, 964, 9G5, 9G7, 968, 970, 1092,

1105, 1106, 1108, 1109, 1233, 130G, 1336, recte carectariiis, a

cart ere (W.)

Carpentaria (22), 81, 98, 670, 717, 753, 754, 853, 94e, 961, 971,
1041, 1045, 1075, 1096, 1155, 1162, 1159, 1172, 1177, 1197,
1298, 1330, a wainwright, or a carpenter (W.), see waniator
below.

Celarius (G), 851, 859, 1074, 1077, 1 146, 1152 (see le deler). In
Saxon times, a monastic steward or keeper of provisions,
" qui totius ALl>athia> curam gerebat" (Blount).

Cementarins (2), 1108, 1169, a mason,

Chapmon (2), 1134, 1 184, a chapman, merchant, marketman
(tfos worth), from the A. S. eeapen. cyppan, emere, to buy.

Cirotecarius (1), 1338, a glover. See wauter below.

Cissor (11), 10, 45, 57, 208, 535, 8G9, 1158, 1168, 1170, 1234, 1301,
recte scissw, which is rendered taylcre in an A.S. vocabulary. (W.)

Clcricus (1), 1165, a cleric or clerk.

Cocus (1), 1328 (see le eocer), A. S. cor, or calm, i.e , cook.

Cordubanarins (2), 866, 871. See cadewaner above.

Conusor (4), 1200, 1220, 1237, 1293. Blount says cobbler, qui corio

v&teri utitur.
Faber (8), 229, 008, 80i = cudo, i.e., smith.

Famulus (17), 1102, 1110, 1151, 1182, 1197, 1208, 1266, 1267,
1278, 1279, 1285, 1290, 1308, 1310, 1820, 1331, 1342, a
servantc (W.)

Ferator and ferrator (2), 808, 541, A. S. smith (once goldsmith),
iscrnwr<j/tte, ironwright^ ferriour, ferrour, a farrier, a shoeing
smith.

Flcnbotimator (1), 119, flehotomartus, a blodhetere, i.e., a blood letter.

THE MERCHANT GILD OF SHREWSBURY.

Fleshlier or flesucr ( 1 ), 1003, BcottiQe, Jlesher, a butcher == canufe/:, q,v.
Forcstarius (2), 101. 198, afqrstere, i.e., forester,.
Fullo (8), 812, 8 17, 1002, a webwyrtha, a towlxcrt, a dyere, a ftilliire,
hodie fuller.

Furuer (1), 1 r> 1 , 812, 1130, 1281, au oven maker.

(Jeuer (-J), 12 IS; 1228. A. S. allium, <jtlaiiu. Spne-in-law, a

dowghter husband. ( W )
Godpcny (1), earnest money.

Lorinarius (1), 857, a loryner, a maker of horses bits, of spurs, and

such like small iron-ware.
Marscaklus (11), 1, 61, 101, 788, 923, 921, 1001, 1105, 1251, 1272,

1327, equitum magister, a marshal!.
Mercator (1), 110, a tradesman,

Mcrccrus (11), 88, 131, 103, 715, 7 12, 1027, 1 153, 1221, 1222
1302, 1309. A. S. mancgere — monger, a retail dealer (W.)

Messager (1), 000 (see nuncius, 295), a pursuivant or messenger.

Meyler (1), 1258, prob., a maker of euats of mail.

Miles (1), 1251, A. S, kempa, vel gescota knyght. Here, however,
equal to the title " sir."

Molendarius (5), 831, 911, 1180, 1180, 1225, vel motuumus,* mylen
wyid, i.e , miller.

Nuncius (1), 295, SCO messager, recte minims, A. S. boda, encgel,

i.e., angel, a messenger.
Paniicntarius (4), -125, 400, 1140, 1200 (vel penularius), a parmenter

or a scynnere.

Paumer (15), 29, 53, 136, 176, 233, 449, G24, 715, 726, 735, 904,

971, 1027, 1033, 1198 (see lc p.)
Pelliparius (5), 28, 305, 847. 848, 1073, a scyriner (cf. parmentarius),

also a leather seller.
Fiscator (6), 418. 704, 781, 839, 852, 1062. A. S.fiscere, fyschere,

fychere, a fisherman.
Vistor(34), 15, 108, 120, 155, 383, 482, 772, 789, 854, 897, 899,

918, 918, 927, 1050, 1055, 1084, 1089, 1125, 1118, 1201,

1270, 1210, 1220, 1232, 1235, 1236. 1239, 1214, 1208, 1273,

1275. A. S. hct'cere, lacestrc, balcestre, backstare, bacstt re b<utti\

baker.

Poucer (1), 2, pouchmaker (see le crumpe).

Pyctor (3), 423, 828, 906 (see le peynter), A, S. metere, -pouter, i.e.,
painter.

Sauter (2), 224, 364 (see le shauter), a shouter, a fiatboatman.
Scrrator or serator (1), 358, a sawyer.

Seruiens (6), 53, 145, 155, 102, 741, 809, generally sergeant, here

servant, or foreman.
Sheremon (2), 1119, 1280. One who shears as well worst ends,

stamins, and fustians, as all other woollen cloth. (Blount).
Specer (2), CS2, 1211 (see le spys). In the Vocabularies we find

hie apotecariiis, a spycer; it is the same as the F. epicier, a

dealer in species, now called spices.

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Sutor(7), 41, 138, 872, 1082, 1124, 1217, 1224. A. S. sctowyrhta
(shoeworker), sutere, soivter. As souter it is still preserved in
the Scottish dialect. Strictly a sewer, one who sews, a
stitcher.

Taillur (13), 254, 271, 8(55, 474, 544, G28, G72, 673, G97, 991, 1142,
1144, 1179. In the 15th cent, taylere, in a Nominate of same
period, taylyor ; cf. F. tailler, to cut.

Tunnator (2), 1307, 1310, A. S. a barkare, i.e , one who tans with
bark.

Tauerner (1), 1214, tabernarius, from A.S. taverne, tabarna, same as

caupo, twppere, winbrytta, taberner. (W.)
Textor (1), 48, A. S. webba, webstere, a weaver.

Theynesraan (in title to third Membrane), an inferior Thane. The
Saxons called every man Thane, who was above the common
rank. Thr Latin of the 10th century for theyn is satrapa.

Tinctor (11), 19, 707, 794, 818,939, 978,' 987, 1054, 1160, 1161,
1188. A. S. a dt/ere, a It/dster, a dyer.

Turner (5), 273, 380, 890, 606, 720, "Latin vascularis. And
uascvlum is a disc, dish or wooden platter, trencher (see
le doblerwebbe).

Waniator (1), CO, a wain or wagon maker, 2>la'itstrumt vehicvlum, a

wayn ; this is for A.S. manager ='a carter.
Wariter (12), 52, 139, 238, 252, 256, 274, 377, 465, 564, 650, 651,

657, a glover ^see le w.)
Webbe (3), 887, 409, 498, here a weaver, but webbe is also web, i.e.,

telum.

Wever (1), 765 (see le W.), same as preceding.
Wittauer (1), 884, a currier of white leather.

Wodemon (2), 761, 1046, woodman, prob. here a seller of firewood.
Wulbater (2), 838, 928 (see le bater and le w.), woolbeater, cloth-
beater, possibly feltmakjer, same as fullo.

N.B. — It will be noticed that many words are the same as in the
previous list of designations, properly so-called.

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ON TWO RECTORS OF WHITCHURCH.

By Tiija Hon. and Ri:v. GILBERT II h\ VANE.

These are Thomas and Matthew Fowler, sons of
Walter Fowler of Pendeford, or Penford-. rrhe Fowlers
have long been settled at Penford, which is in the
parish of Tettenhall, near Wolverhampton. But they are
connected with Shropshire, too, and William Fowler,
brother of Roger of Pen ford, was Steward of Shrewsbury
in 1 5 0 4 . 1 And the mother of the two rectors of
Whitchurch was a Shropshire woman. For Walter
Fowler married Margaret, daughter of Thomas Burton
of Longner, and became the father of seven sons and
four daughters.

Of this numerous family Thomas was the second son.
The Tettenhall Register shows that he was baptized
there on October 5, 100:2, and he next appears on the
register of Trinity College, Oxford, matriculating in
that University 13 Dec, 10 16. He took his B.A.
degree from Christ Church, 27 June, 1022, and his
M.A. three years later. It is, perhaps, he who was
admitted to Gray's Inn in 1633. 2 If so, he had already
been rector of Whitchurch two years, for the Episcopal
Act Books at Lichfield show that he was instituted to
that cure on April 4, 1631, "in the usual abode of
Thomas Mottershead and after the natural death of
John Rawlinson, S T. P.", the presentation being made
by Alice, Countess of Derby. At some time previous
to this he married Margaret Sanders of Flamsted, Kent,
for the Whitchurch registers show that he had a son
Walter baptized there on the 14th October. 1631.
The baptisms of his sons John, Thomas, and Arthur
follow in 1635, 1636, and 1637, and " Alexander
Needani and Precilla Hetle were married at Tilstock

1 Owi ii and Hlaknwuy, vol. i., p. 539*
- A/ i( unit ( ).<<iii hiixis.

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ON TWO RECTORS OF WHITCHURCH.

by Mr. parson Fowler" on March 29, 1641. The
entry "the 30 day of May 1643 Whitchurch was
surprised and taken by Sir Will : Brereton's forces "
marks the end of Thomas Fowler's connection with
Whitchurch, followed as it is by burial records of " a
soldier," "a soldier that was stabed/' £;a soldier killed
at towne's end," &c.

Thomas Fowler lost his living, as did many another
loyal son of the Church, because he refused to take the
Solemn League and Covenant, and the friendship of
the Earl of Bridge water, whose chaplain he was, and
one of whose sons he had instructed, availed him
nothing. Now come his surlerings and his interest.
On 16 Jan., 1642-3, his Alma Mater had bestowed on
him the degree of D.D., but on 28 April, 164(J, his
temporal estate was sequestered, and he compounded
for it by the payment of £130, for "delinquency in
going- into Shrewsbury when a garrison for the King."1
" Tossed to and fro in the Confusions," as Walker
quaintly phrases it,2 he went forth, whether to fight for
his King and Church (as his brother did), we know not,
but at any rate, to make room for one Thomas Porter,
M.A., thrust into the cure of Whitchurch by Oliver
Cromwell, and himself to settle after a time at Little
Gaddesclen, in Hertfordshire. The manor and advowson
of Little Gaddesden were long the property of the
Egerton family, who were Barons of Ellesmere and after-
wards Earls and Dukes of Bridgewater, and the Countess
of Derby, who had appointed Thomas Fowler to Whit-
church, married for her second husband Thomas Egerton,
first Viscount Brackley.3

It is, however, amongst the mortal remains of
Stanleys, who died between 1 648 and 1668, and under

1 Calendar of Committee for Compounding, part iii., p. 1051.

2 Si(iJ\rtn(js of tlm Qi-evgy.

3 Slit; was a daughter of Sir John Spencer of ATthorp, and her first
husband, Ferdinando Stanley, became the fifth Karl of Derby in 151)2,
and was patron from 1588 of Shakespeare's licensed company of
players, lie died April LC, 151) I.

ON TWO RECTORS OF WHITCHURCH.

235

a great chest in the vestry at Little Gadclesden that an
inscription has recently been discovered, showing that

Thomas Fowler/ SS Theologize Professor / Albi Monasterii
in Coinitatu / Salopiensi Hector / I lie situs est.

On the west side of the pillar, between the chancel
and the chapel north of the same, is also inscribed1 : —

Spe resurgendi / Exuvias hie deposuit mortales vir vere
reverend us / ae omnibus (quibus notus erat) amore dignissimus/
Thomas Fowler, Sacra} Theologise Professor;/ Ortus generosa
familia in Coinitatu Stafford;/ Prsenobili Comiti de Bridge-
water TtS fiaKapLTY] a Sacris domesticis, et filii ejus (honora-
tissimo illo titulo/ nunc gaudentis) non sine magno fructu
fideiis tutor: Albi Monasterii in agro Salopiensi Rector/: Vir
do republic^ literarum optime meritus, / pietatis, probi talis,
eomitalis, et candoris vivum exemplar :/ subditus fideiis:/
Ecclesiaj Anglicanse obsecpientissimus iilius:/ Theologus in—
signis : / Oqncionator eloquens et assiduus : / orani denique
virtut'um genere clarus:/ Qui variis motuum superorum casi-
bus.huc illuc agitatus, / euui tandem patriam suam a praidoni-
bus spoliatam, regem/ optiinuui a perduellibus secleratissimis
securi tradituin, et / Ecclesiam Anglicanam tantum non
extinotam / vidisset: vitam pertains, ad supcros migravit /
27 die Febr. An. Dom. millesimo sexeentesimo quinquagesimo /
secundo, ajtatis su^e 52/ et sui desiderium amicis omnibus
reliquit. / Optimo patri/ Johannes et Thomas Fowler, filii
amautissimi / (beniguo concessit et candore praenobilis dom.
Johannis/ Coinitis de Bridgewater) hoc monumentum / MS/
pie posuerunt.

Marmore non opus est tibi, sed nati hoc posuere,

Ne si alitor jaceas vilior umbra fores:
Nam tibi qui similis vivit moriturque, sef ulchrum

Ipse sibi vivax et sibi marmor erit.

So much for Thomas Fowler. His father had lived
on till the troubles began, and died six years before
Thomas, leaving the latter only twenty shillings to buy
a rinir, and Matthew a fourth share of his goods, after
the eldest son had taken the " corslett or armor for the
pike together with the same pike," and the widow £40

1 Clullcrlmck'M Hertfordslfire^

286

ON TWO RECTORS OF WHITCHURCH.

worth of goods, and a grandchild "my long table and
forms in the hall."1

We now turn to Matthew, the seventh son, and the
most famous, destined indeed to prove himself 11 a
mighty stiff man for the King and Church."

Matthew Fowler was baptised in the parish of
Tettenhall, on the 10th of October, 1617, and next
appears as a member of Christ Church, Oxford, matri-
culating there 1st September, 1G34, before he had
completed his seventeenth year.

Where the foundations of his sfreat learning had been
well and truly laid we cannot tell, but certainly it was
neither at Shrewsbury School nor at Westminster.
Archbishop Laud was Chancellor of the University
while young Matthew was resident there, and amongst
the ruling spirits at Christ Church were Samuel Fell,
who had given up the Deanery of Lichfield for that of
Christ Church, Henry Hammond, as devout as he was
learned, Hubert Sanderson, of whom Charles I. said,
" I take my ears to other preachers: but I take my
conscience to Mr. Sanderson," and Richard Allestree,
who was afterwards chaplain to Lord Newport of High
Brcall, and whose ugliness, according to an Eton
tradition, no less than his loyalty, procured him the
provostship of that college.

All these, and many others at Christ Church, were
good men, and true to their King and Church. Doubt-
less, they inculcated loyalty at a time when loyalty
would have to be proved on the battlefield, and was
about to be proclaimed a crime. And from the loyal
foundation of Henry VHI. and Thomas Wolsey, Matthew
Fowler migrated presently to the equally loyal founda-
tion of Andrew Dokett and the two Queens Margaret
of Anjouaud Elizabeth YVoodville. For after taking his
L A. at Oxford, on 3 Feb., 1:638, -he took his MA. from
Queens' College, Cambridge. His name first appears
in the " Registrum " of the latter college as "Matthoems

1 Will d.iled lJ April, LG12, proved iii the Prerogative Court of
Canterbury, 22 March, I till) 7, by Margaret Fowler, widow.

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287

Fowler A.B. tran ab Oxon. June 1, 163'.'. Tutor,
Bryan;" and later, under " Mrs of Artes," April 8,
10*41. Anthony Sparrow, author of " The Rationale of
the Book of Common Prayer," and afterwards President
of Queens', and Bishop of Exeter and Ely, took ins
M.A. at the same time. Dr. Edward Martin, President
of Queens' from 1631 to 1G62, except from 1644 till the
Restoration, was as loyal to King and Church, as the
Dean of Christ Church, Oxford; ruled a college as
loyal ; gave as generously ; and suffered as cruelly
when the Universities were " loaded with an Iliad of
Miseries," and " the Knipperdollings of the Age broke
the Heartstrings of Learning and Learned Men," and
thereby " luxated all the Joynts of Christianity in the
Kingdom," making (i Eloquence dumb and Philosophy
sottish, , . . . tearing the Garland from off the head
of Learning, to place it on the dull brows of disloyal
ignorance."1 Thus it is that few colleges at either
University possess plate older than the time of Charles I.,
and Queens' Coll., Camb., cherishes a long inventory
of the items it sent to the King in the year when
Fowler took his M.A. The King's promise to repay in
kind or in value is also preserved.

And now we lose sight of Matthew Fowler. It is
likely enough that in the Diocese of Lichfield', in which
his old home was situated, and which was to be the
scene of nearly all his later labours, he was ordained.
But the Episcopal Act Books of Lichfield from 1G32 to
1G62 are as hopelessly lost as the second decade of Livy,
if indeed they were ever written at all.

Now alter the royal standard had been raised at
Nottingham, Shrewsbury, which had repaired its
walls and strengthened its <mtes, welcomed the King
and his cavaliers ; and when the army moved on
from Shrewsbury and fought at Edge/hill, Richard
Alfestree there, and during the siege of Oxford,
frequently held his musket in one hand and his book in

1 WmILci 'm Sh[)\ rin</s <;'/' llf Oh r;jy.

288

ON TWO HECTORS OF WHITCHURCH.

the other. It is likely enough that his friend Matthew
Fowler did the same, for surely these two were friends,
both at Oxford and in Shropshire, especially when Alles-
tree's father was steward to Sir Richard Newport, whom
the King had now made Lord Newport of High Ercall,
and who himself now made Fowler his chaplain and vicar.
For " the glory of both universities" appears next as
vicar of High Ercall, " deeply engaged in his Majesty's
service," and " behaving himself as a man of courage
and resolution " in the siegu of High Ercall Hall.

Thirty and six years before had the Hall been built,
or at least begun, by Francis Newport, Knight, " Deo
iucept.t secundante/' as he piously had it inscribed on
the centre gable of the north front, which inscription
stands there to this day. The church stands also
haul by ; but both church and hall bear the marks of
those Puritans from Wem who did

Build their faitli upon
The holy text of pike and gun,
Decide all controversies by
Infallible artillery,
And prove their doctrine orthodox
By apostolic blows and knocks.1

The accounts of the sieo-e, or rather sieves, are some-
what confused, and are perhaps coloured by the
prejudices of the writers of the two parties. A Puritan
chronicler says that the besiegers raised " a very strong
work within muskett shott " of the walls, " by means of
which the enemy could not stir in or out." Tradition
next relates that a drummer of the Parliamentary force
daily beat a challenge to the garrison to surrender,
until a king's man by a lucky shot brought him down
from his perch in the field near Cot wall, called Birch
Tree Bunk ; and a family named Hurlstone, who lived
till quite lately, at Walton, near Ercall, claimed to be
descended from this accurate marksman. The " Weekly
Ace. mat" of April 8, l(.M5, avers that Lieutenant-
Oolonel llinkeling and his men had "stormed the

1 UuHibras, i. I

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289

garrison of High Ercall, and followed the business with
very great valour." While Afercurius Beigicus, a
Royalist gazette issued at Oxford during the war, avers
that the siege of High Ercall after lasting seventeen
days, was raised by the rebels themselves on April 14,
the defendants under Sir Vincent Corbet and Captain
Armorer having killed or captured "at least 500
Kebells."

However, it seems certain that about the 30th of
May, 1G46, after another short siege, the strong place
and well fortified with earth and water, the principal
residence of those " knights of great worship," as
Camden calls the Newports, capitulated, and terms
were made as the result of a bombardment " by
granadoes and other great shott for the space of nine
hours together without intermission,'' Then " there
marched '212 souldiers and officers (all good plucked,
brave righting men) out of this strong garrison, and
thus Shropshire, the bravest souldiers in the world, by
God's great mercie, and indefatigable industry, care
and valour of their committee, is now well cleared of
all their enemies. The Shrewsbury troops returned to
their quarters in glorie, with heart and voice saying
with Holy David, ' It is better to trust in the Lord
than to put confidence in man.' ,?1

Thus a Puritan writer, in whose hands Ciomweirs
Soldier's Bible and Soldier's Catechism,2 no doubt, took
their turn with the pen and the sword. Matthew
Fowler's hand seems to have been more closely attached
to the sword at this period than to the pen ; at least,
his name never appears in the Parish Register of High
Ercall, though his successor, Humphrey Browne, signed
one page there before he in his turn had to make way
for Richard Hopkins, a skinner or glover, of whom the

1 Sim; Trdtisaclious, 2nd series, vol. viii., pt. ii. p. 232; pt, iii.,
pp. £01, 29*, 21)5, 301, Arc, Arc.

2 Thia Uible was published in 1613, and the Catechism in the
year following. Moth h;ive been recently reprinted, as lias also the
VtuHilitr Soldier's Vtu'h Shram of HU8.

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ON TWO RECTORS 01- WHITCHURCH.

author of the Sufferings of the Clergy speaks with
bitter sarcasm.

Matthew Fowler now disappears for a time from our
sight. His epitaph speaks so strongly of his bravery
and resolution that it is likely that his hand still clave
to the sword, at least until the bitter day when the
King followed the Archbishop to the block, and with a
groan that echoed throughout all England the crowd at
Whitehall saw the axe of the headsman put an end to
the follies and vacillations of the unfortunate Oharles.
Very possibly Fowler joined other loyal men to "freight
a ship for France, and mourn in merry Paris for this
poor realm's mischance," though I have not succeeded
in finding; his name amongst those of the English
divines who helped to continue there in exile the
apostolic line of the clergy of the Church of England.

The probability of Fowler's taking refuge in Paris
during the period of religious anarchy in England is
increased by the fact of his only son dying there in
1678. Some time before [653 Matthew Fowler was
married to Leticia, daughter of Richard Wald of
Pisland, co. Devon. She brought him much love, and
a goodly portion, but only one son. The youth was a
paragon of virtues and a Bachelor of Medicine, and
goodly to look to, until the universal scourge of small*
pox fell upon him in the 24th year of his age
and slew him. lie is commemorated by a handsome
brass in the church at Whitchurch. There are
displayed the Fowler shield of arms and crest, with
helmet and mantling, and a candlestick, besides the
more usual emblems of mortality. The inscription,
which is pathetic and beautiful, lias already been given
in the Transactions of this Society ("2nd Series, vol.
viii., part iib, p. 437).

Now the author of The Sufferings of the Clergy
stales thai/ at the Restoration lfowler again possessed
himself of bis benefice of 1 1 igh Krcall, but soon resigned
if to John llotchkiss, while the compiler of Alumni
OxonietisCii says lie was rector of Willey, co. Warwick,

OX TWO EiCfORS OF W HITCH tTBC 3 .

291

in 1 6 4 S afid 1660; Tab latter is a mikake $ for though
"No. So, Matthew Fowler ad Rectoriam de Wiiley,"
and u No. 17G, Matthew Fowler ad Vicariam de
Wolvey " are among the institutions in 1660 recorded
in the Public; Record Office, those two small livings
were held by another Matthew Fowler, who was " a
godly and orthodox divine/' in the eyes of the Committee
for Plundered Ministers, whose wife was named Sarah,
and who lived on at Wiiley till 1701, whereas our
Matthew Fowler died at Whitchurch in 1683,

" One Matthew Fowler was preacher at Hammer-
smith 1661," says Wood in his Fasti Oxonienses. This
was our Matthew, who, if be returned to the desecrated
church and ruined hall at Frcall, soon left them, and
became the third incumbent of S. Paul's, Hammersmith,
This was a chapel of ease to Fulham, which Laud as
Bishop of London had consecrated on June 7,1631.1 Here
again his stay was short. u Matthew Fowler S.T.P.
admiss. ad rect. S. Alphagi Loud. 1 Oct. 1662 per
inconform. Doolittle, quam resign, ante 7 Maii 1663."
This was yet another brief tenure, and after it Fowler
went back to the Wrekin.

But his periods of residence near, and then in London,
must have been very interesting lb; had the prestige
of a D.D. when Henchman Bishop of Loudon, whom
Pepys calls "a comely old man," moved him from the
suburb of Hammersmith and the neighbourhood of
Fulham Palace, into the heart of the heaving, throbbing
city ; for the State Papers Domestic show that early
in 166L Matthew Fowler, M.A. of Queen's College,
Cambridge, petitioned with others for a mandate to the
University of Oxford for this degree, as having been
prevented from obtaining it by the late troubles.
Dr. John Gauden, afterwards T3ishop of Exeter and
then of Worcester, was one of four prominent men who
backed the petition ; and as Charles was very lavish of
rewards which cost him nothing. Matthew Fowler
became D.D. " per Literas Regias."

1 Ifooum ItepeHoi'iuui, or Lomloti Diocesan (Jhryy Succession.
Vol. XII., 2nd NN

292

ON TWO RECTORS OF WHITCHURCH.

The city still seethed, as it were, at that time after
the ferment of the return of the King and Court, and
was a city of stirs, a joyous and a tumultuous city,
and happily for Fowler, it was not smitten with the
great plague nor consumed with the great tire till after
he had left it, or he might have heen truly and mortally
set in the plague, as his successor at St. Al phage,
Timothy Long, actually was, or consumed in the fire,
as all the churches were, except thirteen.1

London was strongly Puritan always ; hut if his
Puritan parishioners paid their tithes honestly, Fowler
would receive his reward at St. Alphage's at the rate
of £75 4s. per annum, with £32 also for "casualties,"
which I take to mean fees, and a house wherein to
dwell, as Puritan Mr. Doolittle had done he fore him.2
But " the clergy will never content the City, which is
not to he reconciled to Bishops/'3

This was perhaps why Fowler left after an incum-
hency of only seven months ; hut doubtless, besides
seeing the Royal Arms newly fixed up in his church,
Fowler wore that cloth of contention, " a decent and
comely surplice with sleeves," and read that beloved
and recently prescribed composition, the Book of
Common Prayer. The 17th of August before his insti-
tution was the Sunday when that book, as amended
and as used to this day, was appointed to be read, and
the Solemn League and Covenant was to be abjured by
all incumbents under pain of losing their livings.

However, before the great anniversary of the King's
entrance into London, on his birthday, the 29th of May,
came on, Fowler had left the City. At least, his successor
was instituted by Bishop Humfrey Henchman on May
7th, and on 28th Jan., 1G64, Fowler was instituted by
good Bishop Hackett, the Zerubbabel of Lichfield
Cathedral, to the Rectory of [linstock, near Market
Drayton, the patrons being Richard Onslow of West

1 IVpys' Dutry, f 1 .Ian., 1$<G&
j! i:,, '>nh of St. A/ />//«;,<:
a I'opys, y6 Nov., IGG2.

ON TWO RECTORS OF WHITCHURCH.

293

Clandon, in Surrey, and his heir apparent Richard,
together witli John Tasbrough of Bodney, Norfolk,
gentleman.

Fowler did not stay at Hinstock very long. He was
not a George Herbert, and perhaps the place was dull.
Quiet it must have been after the din of battle and the
tumults and stirs of London. In Henry VIII. 's time
the living was of the clear yearly value of £49, minus
yearly tenths and synodals, &c, and the living of
Whitchurch was worth about as much. In the King's
books the latter rectory stood at £44 lis. 8d., minus
yearly tenths £4 9s. 2d., and synodals and proxies, and
the salary of the chaplain of Marbury, which was
£4 13s. 4d.

For three years and a half Fowler held both, at least
he was instituted by Bishop Hackett to the Rectory of
St. Alkmond, Whitchurch, on Feb. 13, 1G67, and his
successor, Amias Vaughan, was not instituted to
Hinstock till Nov. 7, 1670. The two parishes are
hardly more than a dozen miles apart, and no doubt it
was difficult then to find priests enough to fill all livings.

The patron of Whitchurch at this time was John,
Earl of Bridgewater, who had married one of the three
daughters, coheiresses, of that Alice, Countess of Derby,
who had presented Thomas Fowler to Whitchurch
thirty -four years before, the Lady Derby having no son
by her first husband. And at Whitchurch, or at least
seized of the benefice of Whitchurch, and contending
there with plague* smallpox, conflagrations, and Non-
conformists, Fowler lived till the end of his life.

He had, however, not been more than seven months
rector of Whitchurch when he was collated by Bishop
Hackett to the Prebend of Ufton (or Ulveton, or
Oloughton) "ex parte cantoris sive pra3ceptoris " in
Lichfield Cathedral. This prebend was vacant by the
death of William Cox, who had been admitted to it
8 Jan., 16(5-1. Fowler held it till his death, and in his
will directed that the concurrent lease of the prebend,
which had been granted to him by the Dean and

294

ON TWO HECTORS OF WHITCHURCH.

Chapter of Lichfield, should be " entirely in the posses-
sion of (his) wife Lettice Fowler during her life, and
after her death to the use and behoofe of (his) nephew
John Fowler his executors or assignes, he or they paying
(his) niece Mrs. Elizabeth Forster £30 upon the renew-
ing or assigning of the said Lease within one year after
such renewall or assignment." Perhaps, like Prebendary
Harrison in 1GG3, Fowler " mad. e a lease of his prebend
and contracted for a fine for twenty one years," and
further " promised whensoever he (should) renew, to
pay a fourth part of the fine he (should) receive towards
the repair of the Cathedral,"1 which repair must have
been a very costly work after the stripping of the lead
from the roofs, and the discharge of more than 2,000
shot and 1,500 grenades against it, and the fall of the
central tower, and all the havoc wrought in three sieges
by Lord Brooke and others.

When Fowler came to Whitchurch he might still
find some traces of the capture of the town by Sir
William Brereton's forces in 1G43, and would certainly
find many sad memorials of the plague which devastated
Whitchurch (as it did Shrewsbury and other places in
1G50), and is commemorated in the Parish Register by
a fatal mark prefixed to no less than 115 names.
Thinned though the population was by this deadly
scourge, we are able to state its exact number at one
moment during Fowler's incumbency, for the religious
census taken in 1G7G shows that of persons above
sixteen years of age, there were then in Whitchurch
exactly 2,000 loyal members of the Church of England,
12 Papists, and 30 Protestant Nonconformists. At
Hinstock there were 1G0 Conformists, no Papists, 8
Nonconformists.

Fowler therefore needed an assistant curate. One
Mr. Booth helped him in lGG3,and Benjamin Taylor in
1G70. In 1671 Thomas Aston, whose father was vicar
of Atcham, had succeeded Mr. Taylor. Booth is said
by Philip Henry to have assisted in administering the

1 Kpiytfopal Act IJooka, Lichtiekl.

ON TWO RECTORS OF WHITCHURCH. 295

Holy Communion before he was ordained, an irregularity
due to that paucity of clergy and ordinations which
allowed Fowler to hold two livings at once. Fowler's
last curate was Mr. Richard Ward, perhaps a relation
of Mrs. Fowler. These gentlemen would receive
remuneration at the rate of' j£25 to JC3C1 per annum.
Richard Ward, who was among the witnesses to
Fowler's will, is shown by the same document to have
had a chamber in the Rectory house, and was to receive
half of the Doctor's books. This, after the Polyglott
Bible, Gregory Nazianzen, Wallceus in Evangelia, and
other books to the value of £20, had been sold for the
benefit of the testator's widow.

With his thirty Nonconformist brethren Fowler's
relations were not happy. The Whitchurch Register
shows that on Oct. 9th, 1070,

Joli'os beard, Radulphus Eddowes, Robe Benniou, Safra uxor
sp'd'cti Llalplii Eddows, Elizabetha Yardley, Joh'es Robinson,
et Anna uxor Tliorna3 Chetwood, p'ochi de Whitchurch, palam
et publice in Eccl'a pfcali do Whitchurch sp'dcc' denunciat' et
declarat' mere, esse et fuisse excommimicati, propter eorum
manifest' contumacia' et contemptu', pr imprimis autem quia
p'ticipes sacra co'munionis non fuere. Ita testor, Ben : Taylor
Curat.

The diaries of the famous Nonconforming divine,
Philip Henry, who resided a long time at Broad Oak,
in Flintshire, and a short time in Whitchurch itself,2
often speak of Dr. Fowler. Thus in 1GG3, May 17,
Fowler " preached concerning the nature and abuse of
Christian liberty, asserting ye power of ye magistrate in
indifferent things, which is partly to be deny'd in sacris."
June 7, " Dr. Fowler preacht with more plainness
and edification," that is, than a certain chapel minister,
whose " matter was scarce visible for words." And so
forth. Henry's comments, and he was no mean critic,
were for the most part favourable ; but his tone changes
when he comes to this excommunication, though Fowler

1 Sr.: Lichfield Episcopal Act Rooks, and Do la Pryino's Diary .
KurU'wft Koctoty, p. f>9.

- Sc. 8 Jim., l(i<»7, to 17 July.

296

ON TWO RECTORS OF WHITCHURCH.

protested he did it unwillingly. The law was made
very harsh and severe just then against Nonconformity,
not unnaturally perhaps after the bitter persecution
which the Church had suffered under Cromwell. Bishop
Hackett, who preached at Whitchurch in June, 1665,
is said to have disallowed Fowler's action in this
matter, and his chancellor absolved the offenders, who
ceased not to attend church.

Fowler also offended Henry by refusing to baptize,
or to allow baptism to be administered to a child,
without the sign of the cross and godparents,1 and from
the date of that refusal until his death, that is, for ten
years, Fowler's name is not mentioned again in Henry's
diaries.

Besides the evidence afforded by Henry's diaries, and
the less critical testimony of his own epitaph, we have
at least two of Fowler's sermons extant, to show what
manner of pastor he was. Of these sermons one is
called " Totum Hominis," and is based on Proverbs
xxiv. 21 : "Fear thou the Lord, and the King: and
meddle not with them that are mven to change." This
was a grand text for so loyal a King's man ; and the title,
though Cicero might question it, shows an acquaintance
with the Hebrew of Ecclesiastes xii. 13, where no word
for " duty " exists. Another sermon of Fowler's is
called " The Properties of Heavenly Wisdom/' and
was preached at the Assizes in Shrewsbury, and
published in London in the beginning of 1682.

This was not very long before death came upon him.
On the Feast of Stephen, in 1683, Fowler died, being
then 66 yean of age, and having been rector of
Whitchurch 17 yoars, and not 22, as falsely stated on
his monument.2 1 683, Dec. 29, "The Rev. Dr. Matthew
Fowler Hector" is the brief entry among the burials
in the Whitchurch Register, but his epitaph, which is
on the west wall of the church close to his son's, is in
a very different style. As it gives some information

1 Of! I'll/. Paiisli lu^i-lt r, .Inly 7, HHli ; " The iir.st llial over was
l> i, ril in Kiu ( Miuirli wil l.MMil i,\w, ni^ui! of l.hu Omsmr.

ON TWO RECTORS OF WHITCHURCH.

297

not otherwise embodied in this paper, we transcribe it
in full :—

Depositum Matthsei Fowler S.T.P. hujus ecclcske / Prope
XXII1 (sic) annos Rectoris vigilantissimi,/ Qui antiqua stirpe
in agro Stattbrdieiisi oriundus/ FamiUam siiara propriis virtu-
tibus illustriorem fecit./ Acadetnia) Oxoniensis primum, dein
Cantabrigiensis alumnus,/ Utriusque decus et ornamentum,/.
Juvenis adhuc flagrante civili incendio / e collegio Reginensi/
una cum toto ad ununi literatorum grege commotiis / A regiis
partibus strenue et fideliter stetit./ Tam animo quam maim
fortiSj/ Ecclesia pessumdata, llepublica eversa,/ Hernia tamen
summa a perduellibus occupata, / Inviolataj semper iidei erga
Principem,/ lntemerata) in Ecclesiam pietatis,/ Utriusque for-
tuiue illustre exemplum exetitit./ In agendo usque impavidus,
in patiendo invictus,/ Post auspicatissimum liegis Caroli IIdi
reditum, hanc provinciain / Honoratissimo Domino Jobanne
Comite de Bridgewater sibi / demandatam / egregie adminis-
travit./ Consummatissimus tbeologus, acerrimi judieii,/ Fell-
cissima) memorise,/ oris adrnodum facundi,/ Ita ad omne
past oralis muneris sui oilicium accinctus,/ Ut difficile sit dictu
an vivus magis amorern et rcverentiam/ Suorum conciliaverit,/
Vel morions triste sui desiderium/ Post se reliqiierit./ Hoc
agens, curis, studiis, vigiliis debilitatus, / Deraum succubuit /
Die Festi St. Stephani Anno Domini 1683, ^Etat: sine 6Gt0. /
Letitia superstes, uxor nuerens et memor conjugii,/ Merentis-
simo viro posuit.

His will is at Lichfield, and shows that he left
behind him goods and chattels appraised at £83 1 15s.
Of this sum no less than £700 stand under the one
heading of" Bills, bonds, and debts." Ten rooms are
specified, and their furniture, including pewter, was
considered worth 1'42 10s. Fowler left also linen
valued at £8, a "pair of harpsicalls " £2 10s., plate
i£30, four horses with coach and harness .£35, corn and
bay .£33, cow and bullock 17, books .£20, brewing
vessels and barrels .£3, utensils lor husbandry £ I, and
carpets fifteen shillings. The will is dated 19 Dec,
1G83, and was proved by bis widow, as sole executrix,
3 March, 1G84.

Except some small legacies, Fowler left all his worldly
goods to his wile, "acknowledging all too little to

1 'I'lit1 mistake) of XX 11. for XVII. would bo very easily made.

298 ON TWO RECTORS OF WHITCHURCH.

recompense the portion she brought me in marriage,
and the love and care she hath expressed towards me
ever since : and not doubting of her frugality in the
administration thereof."

In his will he forbad" all enconiums or letters of
recommendation from the pulpit;" a good example, yet
one wherein he did but follow the Nonconformist
Mr. Walter Adams, Philip Henrys "good friend."
Mr. Adams had burnt all his sermon notes before his
death, and in his will appointed that " nothing should
be said of him at his grave." Matthew Fowler was
Adams' executor, and " preacht at his Buryal."

Fowler left also JulO " for the putting out of poor
boys to prentise," and £5 to the poor of Whitchurch.
He was buried in the chancel of his church, and that
not in woollen, as the law was, but in linen, as the
custom was.1 Hence the £5 for the poor; for that, or
rather £2 10s. to the poor and £2 10s. to the informer,
was the penalty. " Either hee thought undergoing the
penalty satisfies the law, or hee dy'd in disobedience,"
wrote Philip Henry, smarting yet under the recollection
of the excommunication published by Fowler thirteen
years before.

His widow lived in "widowhood of life" till 1701,
her will being dated 14 Feb. in that year, and proved
30 April She prayed Dr. Sankey, then rector of
Whitchurch, that she might be buried beside her
husband in the chancel, and she left Dr. Sankey two
guineas to preach her funeral sermon, besides another
£20 for the poor, and divers legacies.

So ended Matthew Fowler and his line, and though
descendants of others of his lather's numerous family
still live!, only one branch of the lour families of the
nephews whom Bishop I tola u 4 Lee of Lichfield enriched
with plunder from the dissolution of the Abbeys by
Henry VIII., yet survives.

1 Cf. Dcla Pryme's Diar//, Surtcea Society, p. 54, note; Burn On
Parish R* yisU rst p. 117; Walos on do., p. 10; and Dyer's Old
EhuUsIi Social Life, p. 158.

299

INVENTORIES OF THE CHURCH GOODS OF
SHROPSHIRE TEMP. EDWARD VI.

(Continual from page 112J.

The following list of the Church Goods of Shropshire
is in continuation of those printed in the present volume
of the Transactions, pages 84 to L12 ante. The
Inventories for Selattyn, Newport, Diddlebury, Abdon,
Stoke Mil borough, Moreton Corbet, and Chetton were
extracted from the original returns by Miss Auden.
The rest were extracted by Mr. W. K. Boyd for the
Society.

SELATTYN.

(Exchequer Q.R., Salop, Church Goods, temp. Edward VI.,
S— 7, m. 3).

This Inventory is placed by mistake amongst those
of Condover Hundred. The Indenture as to Chalice
and bells is printed in the Transactions, Second Series,
vi., 83.

Selattvn". An inventory made the xiiij Day of August, by
the p'son of Selattvn & ye church-wardens of the same
p'ishe, in an0 RU. E. vjt sexto,
imprimis a Challice w11' a patten p'cell gylt.
Itm a blue velvet cope, & a vestment p'teyning to ye same,

wth thappr tenauncs p'tenying to yc same.
Itm A prosyon1 crosse of brasse.
Itm A sensor of hrnsse.
Itm ij smale bells in the stcplc.
Itm a table cloth upo' the comunion bord.
Itm A comunyon boke, A byblo,
Itm ane olde sylke cope.

Vol. Ml., 2nd S. OO

300

INVENTORIES OF CHURCH

& ther is det upon the challice by the old church Wardens

whose names be Rogr ap m'edeth & Hughe ap m'edeth

no we being church wardens of the said

perish church Thomas ap Rise & Rogr ap John is
unc'tayne.

Robert kitaney Thos ap Rys Rogr ap Job'
ye stufe ys in yd Charge of y° presentars.

Hundred of Bradford.

8—2. NEWPORT.

Newport. 27 July 6 Edward VI. The Ynventoryo of all ye
goodo joelles bolls plato and other ornaments of the sayd
church by Hugh Loy curat there Robert Barnfeld and Ratio
Ecles Church wardens the xxvij of July an0 R. Regis Edwardi
sexti vj°.

Ymprimis one crosse of wood covered wth sylvr plate persel

gylt.

Ytt one challes of sylur p'seli gilt.

Ytt otber ij chales the wycho the Kyng's maiestye had at
the dyssolutyon of the colego wereof the one belonged to
our ladye and the other to mare magdolene.

Ytt one suit of vostements of Rede velvet wth one coope.

Ytt one vestemont of blacke velvet wl a crosse on it of gold
wurk.

Ytt on' sute of vestements grene sarsenet w* one coope wyche
belongethe to the same sute in the hands of Richd Carde.
Ytt one course coope of sylke darnde.
Ytt ij course coups of grene sylk.
Ytt ij blak coopos wfc y mages upon them.
Ytt on' Red vostomo't of ulstod.
Ytt on' grene vesteme't wth flores & Rhydds.
Ytt on' vesteme't of dou'e sylke.
Ytt on' Red vesteme't wl a coope to the same.
Ytt on' coope of seynt nycholas of blue velvet.
Ytt ij corpores cases.
Ytt on' care clotbe.

Ytt iiij grette belles and ij smale belles.
Ytt on' peyro of smale organs.
Ytt iiij towels.

by me Hugh Ley curat

Robert Barnield Raffe Ecles churchwardens.
All the said goodes is comytted to the keping of the said
church wardens.

[The Inventory us to Chalice and Rolls is printed hereafter in
the Series — 17, ?/t 2. J

GOODS, TEMP. EDWARD VI. 301

Hundred de Munslow.

8—3. DIDDLEBURY.

Dydylbere. May 15,7 Edward VI. Andrew Corbett knight,
Rychard Corewell knyht and Richard Newport esquier.
Rychard Normccot curat, VVyllyam Myntton Ed. Englyshe

clmrche wardens.
Agreement to keep " unsoulde, unstollen and unbelusyd iij
bellys, on' chalys of seluer w* the paten therto belonging,
now yn the p'yche and stepull.

per me Ricardum Normecote.

8—4. ABDON.

[The same commissioners.]

Abdon. May 15, 7 Edward VI. Rychard Rushetun p'son,
Thomas Barber Houmfro Weye church wardens,
to bellys a chalys of seluer w* the paten thereto belonging
now in the p'yche and stepull.

Rychard Rushetu'.

Hundred de Wenlock.

8-5. STOKE ST. MILBO ROUGH.

Mylbore Stoke. Ap. 2, 1549, G Edward VI.
In primes one chalice with the paten of sylver.
Item ij candylstekes of maslene.
Item one crosse of maslen.
Item one censer of maslene.
Item one paxe of maslene.

Item ij tabell clothes one of dyaper the owther of flaxen
clothe.

Item iij towelles ij of theme of flaxen & one of them of
dyaper.

Item iij vestementos ij of theme whyto (Fusty an e & the

thred blew chainlet.
Item one cantelcopo of grene Saten sypers.
Item iij belles hanging in the steple.

Presented by Thomas Harrynton vicar of Stoke Aforseide
Phelype Meredythe, Phulepe Browne churche wardens
John Byshope John Mvredythe Edward Besshope per-
n-slienars.
[In custody of tlie presentors.]

302 INVENTORIES OF CHUHOH

Hundred de Bradford North.

8—6'. M OR ETON CORBET.

Moreton Corbet. May 3, 7 Edward 6. And. Cor belt, Richard
Maynwfiryng knights Rye, Newport esquyer.
William Asheley, vicar, Roger Sokett of preston brockhurst,

Richard Massy of Moreton Corbett [bound to keep &a]
ij belies one sacarynge bell an 1 one chales of sylnr w* the
paten to the same beying at the p'senfc reraayning wliu
the p'yshe churche & steapull of Moreton Corbet.
[Signed by the three.]

Hundred de Stottesden.
8—15. CHETTON

Chetton. 10 Aug. G Edward VI. William Cowburne [signs
himself " Colbtirne"], p'son, Thomas Fewtrell & Thomas
Levington, wardens, Thomas Konnr theld1 & Willm Tedstill
p'ishurs.

First one Chales of silur.
Itm one coope of tawny seye.
Itm one vestment of blew silke.
Itm an other vestm* of white fusten.
Itm fyve belles in the steple.
Itm one other litle bell.
Itm ix litle belles.
[Latin committal]

Hundred de Brimstre.

8—16. DONINGTON.

Donynton. 17 May, 7 Edward VI. Rye. Hill, p'son, &
wardens bond to keep chalice & bells safe &c.
[This is printed in Grillitlis's History of Tony, p. 24-1.]

INDENTURES OF CHALICES AND BELLS IN THE
HUNDREDS OF BRIMSTREE, BRADFORD, CON-
DOVER, STOTTESDON, PURS LOW AND MUNSLOVV,
7 EDWARD VI.

(IiJxckc([ tier Q.H. Salop, Church Goods taint. tit I war J VI.,

8—17).

The fust pf the 44 following i ndeutures, relating to
Tout;, is printed in lull ; (lie others are abbreviated.

<;<n>l>.s, TUMI'. ltil>VV A ItlJ VI.
m. 1. TONG.

Toxgge. 25 May, 7 E l ward VI. Tin's byll Indentyd made
tlie xxvUl of May in the vijth yore of the reygne of oure raoste
dreade soveraygne lordo Kyng Edward the syxte betwyxt
And re we Corbett Rychard Cornewaylle and Rychard New-
port on thone party ee And Robert Foster Roger Wylstone
and Henry e Harryson on thother partyee Wyttnessythe that
wee the seyde Robert Roger and Henry e do by theese
presentes confesse and bynd oure selvys to save and keepe
unstollen unsolde and unembesellyd three bellys at these
presens remaynynge wytbin the steeple of Tongge and in
wytnes hereoff wee have putto oure handes the yeere and
day above seyd.

[Signed] Robert Forster.

m. 2. NEWPORT.
Newporte. 24 May, 7 Edward VI. Hugh Ley curet Roberde
Barnefylde and Rarie Eckyllys cherche wardense.
iiij grete & two sinalle bcliys one chalys of sellver wfc the
paten ther te belongynge.

by me Hugh Ley curat.

m. 3. AC ION PIGOTT.
Acton PlGGOTT. 2G May, 7 Edward VI. [Henry Baxter]
Curett John Mathowes Roger Abolde Tho .... & Richard
Math owes.

Rernayninge one Chalice of sylver w- the patent therunto
too belles.

Harry Baxter curat.
John Mathowes.

m. 4. ACTON BURN ELL,

Acton Burn ell. 24 May, 7 Edward VI. Henry Baxter
Curatt Thomas Bucknal Raffe Hancockes wardens. Re-
mayninge one Chalice of sylver and gylte over wth the
patent there unto three belles.

Harry Baxter curat.

m, 5. 1U SHOPS CASTLE.

By&uoimo Castell 24 May, 7 Edward VI. 1 1 ughe Aldewell
vyrar Wyllm Knott and Walter Renaldos cherche wardense
| Remaining] hj bellys one saute bell loo ehallys of sollver
w' ther [Kitentes ther to belongynge.

Hugh Aldowoll.

304 INVENTORIES OF CHURCH

m. 6. KINNERLEY.
Kynerlet. 24 May, 7 Edward VI. Wyllyam Jonys vycar
John ap GrytFth and Wyllyam Wyllyamys cherche wardense.
[Remaining] a belle one chalys of sellver w1 the paten therto
Jbeiongynge.

[marks only.]

m. 7. EASTHOrE.

Estope. 24 May, 7 Edward VI. Edwarde Fewtrell and
Edwarde Dyke cherche wardense.

[Uemaining] too bellys one chalys of sellver w* the paten
ther unto belongynge.

[marks only.]

m. 8. DOWLES.

Dowlvs. 24 May, 7 Edward VI. Thomas Oslond parson
Thomas Wenyar and G eorge Com bar cherche wardense.
[Remaining] too bellys one chalys of selver wl the paten
therto belongynge.

by me Thomas Oseland parson,
m. 9. STOW.

Stow. 17 May, 7 Edward VI. Watkyn Gittoe Roger Castre.
Remayningo thre Belles and also one Chalis of Silver wth a
patent. [marks onlv.]

m. 10. CLUN.

Clonne. 15 May, 7 Edward VI. David Mathew vycar Owen
ap John Robert ap Edwarde cherche wardense.
[Remaining] v bellys one chalys of sylver w' the paten
ther to belongynge.

Owen Jhons.

m. 11. ACTON SCOTT.

Acton on the Hyxl. 16 May, 7. Edward VI. John Tewe
and Thomas James and Rychard Lewys and John Ja . . .
parisheners.

[Remaining] iij bellis one chales of selver wfc the paten
therto belonginge.

Rychard Lewys.

m. 12. LUDLOW.

LUDLOW. IG May. 7 Edward VI. Thomas Ilopkyns parson
Water Semkockcs and Wyllyam Leddow cherche wardense.
| Remaining] vj bellys to chalys of selver w' the patents.

by rue Thoas
I Lopkins
Wit. Barker allias Simcokcs.

GOODS, TEMP. EDWARD VI. 305

mi 13. BEDSTONE.

Bedstone. 15 May, 7 Edward VI. William ap Tudor parson
Griffith D'd Griffyth and Rice Griff th and John Hopton
cherche wardense.

[Remaining] to belys one chalice of Selver w1 the paten
ther to belongyne.

Willz ap tudr parson Jhon' Hopton.

m. 14. CAYNHAM.

Caynh'm. 16 May, 7 Edward VI. John Acheley vycher
Phelypo Weston and John Clement cherche wardense.
[Remaining] iij beliys one chalys of sellver w' the paten
ther to belongynge.

by me John' Acheley.

m. 15. 110 PES AY.

Hopsay. 15 May, 7 Edward VI. John Perkes parson Thomas
Bromo and Willyam Watars cherche wardense.
[Remaining] iij beliys one chalys of selver wfc the paten
ther to belongynge.

John Parkes person.

on. 16. COLD WESTON.

Colld Wiston. 16 May, 7 Edward VI. Thomas Ilaryngton
parson Ryce Henys John Bent and Wyilyam Mawde
parysyonyrs.

[Remaining] [blank] beliys one chalys of selver wfc the paten
ther to belongynge.

Thomas Ilaryngton.

m. 17. CO RE LEY

Corlev. 16 May, 7 Edward VI. Ilowmfro Wyllat parson
John llopkyns and Rycher Arsselow parycyonyrs.
[Remaining iij beliys one sancte bell one chalys of selver w*
the paten ther to belongynge.

by me Ilumfrey Willat clerke.

m. 18. BROMFIELD.

Buoyikyld. 16 ^ray, 7 Edward VI. John Talyer vycar
Thomas Keysell and John Acowde cherche wardense.
[Romaining] iiij beliys one chalys of Selver wl tho paten
ther to bolongynge.

By mo John Taylor.

306 INVENTORIES OF CHURCH

m. 19. HOPE BAGGOT.
HorE Bacgope. 1G May, 7 Edward VI. John Porter parson
Walter Fre and Wyllyam Wybbe cherche vvardense.
[Remaining] to bellys one chalys of selver w* the paten
ther to belongynge.

John Porter.

m. 20. CLUNBURY.
Clonbury. 15 May, 7 Edward VI. David Jonys vycare
Hugh H . . John Wyllyam cherche vvardense.
[Remaining] iij bellys one chalys of Sylver wl the paten
therto belongynge.

Dd Jones.

m. 21. HOPTON CASTLE.
Hopton. 1G May, 7 Edward VI. Thomas Shery parson John
Kent and Wyllyam Waltam church e wardens.
[Remaining] ij bellys and one chales of sylver w* the paten
thereto belongynge.

Thomas Shery parson
John Kent
Wyll^m Waltam.

m. 22. CHURCH STRETTON.

Stretstone. 16 May 7 Edward VI. John Marett parson
Thomas Walker and Thomas RaueJyngs cherche wardense
Ry chard Beddow and John Heyle |)arycyonerys.
[Remaining] fyve bellis one sanc.be bell one chalys of selver.

per me Joh em Maret clerc'.
Gliomas Walker.

m. 23. STOKE ST. MILBO ROUGH.

Mylbourne Stoke. 15 May, 7 Edward VI. Thomas Harryn-
ton vycar Wyllam Addams and John Meredithe churche
wardens.

[Remaining] iij bellys one chales of sylver w* the paten
thereto belongynge.

Thomfts Harry 'to
John' Meredith
Wyllam Adda's.

m. 24. BURFORD, with WHITTON and BORASTON.

BuiU'OitDE wl the chaplles annexsed. 15 May, 7 Edward VI.
John Taylar parson of the frust portion there John Pe'son
and William Hall churche wardens.
In lhirforde iij belys A chalys of selver.

GOODS, TEMP EDWARD VI. 307

Nashe And In the same parashe for ye chapell of the nashe
ij bellys and for them standyth bownde gorge poton by
thys presens.

Wytton And In the same parashe for the chapell of Wytton
ij bellys and for them standyttie band Edward Keyri by
thys presens.

Broson And In thys same parashe for the chapell of broson ij
bellys A chalys of selver and for that standth band
William \Vat[y]s by thys presens.

ro. 25. MILSOX.

Mylstone Chapell. 15 May, 7 Edward VI. Rychard Luce
parson Howmfre Sym . . and Harrey Wyggemore cherche
wardens.

[Remaining] iij bellys one chalys of Selver w' the paten
ther to belongynge.

per me Ricu' luce.

m. 2G. CLUNGUNFORD.

Clongonffort. 15 May, 7 Edward VI. Thomas Hey ward
parson George Makelen and Roger Boore churche wardens.
[Remaining] iij bellys one chales of sylver w* the paten
therto belongynge.

By me thomas haywarde
George Macleyn [mark]
Rog' Boore [mark]

churche Wardeyns.

m. 27. ASHFORD CARBONELL.

Asforde Cardynall. 15 May, 7 Edward VI. Thomas Browne
John Eyton and John Aloy cherche wardonse,
[Remaining] iij bellys one chalys of Sylver w4 the paten
ther to belongynge.

S. thomas browne curet.
m. 28. ONIBURY.

Onebere. 15 May, 7 Edward VI. Wyllyam Wodde curet
Wyllyam Acholey and Larense Persse cherche wardonse.
[Remaining] iiij bellys ono chalys of Selver wl the paten
ther to belongynge.

William' Wood.

Vol. XI!., 2nd S. PP

308 INVENTORIES OF CHURCH

m. 29. HOPE BOWDLER.

Hope Bowdeler. 15 May, 7 Edward VI. John Massy parson
John Phelyppes and John Lewys cherche wardense.
[Remaining] iij bellys one chalys w* the paten ther to
belongynge*

John' Mas»y Gere'.

m. 30. ASHFORD BOWDLER.

Asforde Bowdelor 15 May, 7 Edward VI. Thomas Browne
curet and Wyllyam Colynz cherche warden.
[Remaining] to belys one chalys of selver w* tho paten
ther to belongynge.

S. thomas browne curet.

m. 31. CARDINGTON.
Cardyngton. 15 May, 7 Edward VI. Wyllyam Halle vycar
Thomas Roberdcs and Elys Bowdelor cherche wardense.
[Remaining] iij bellys one chalys of selver w* the paten
ther to belongynge.

Will'm Hall.

m. 32. WISTANSTOW.

Wystonstow. 15 May, 7 Edward VI. Francis Bowden parson
Wyllyam Blocke Tnomas Simcokes cherche wardense.
[Remaining] iij bellys one chalys of selver w* the paten
ther to belongynge.

by me Frau'cis bawdwyn clercke.

m. 33. LL AN FAIR WATERDINE.

Waterdene. 15 May, 7 Edward VI. Gryffyth ap Morgen
Wyllyam ap Cadwalat' Herry Meredyt cherche wardense.
[Remaining] one belle and a lytyl bell one chalis of Selver
\vl the paten ther to belongynge.

grylfyt ap morgen.
m. 34. [?] BETTWS.

Bettus. 15 May, 7 Edward Vf. Mores ap John David ap
Thomas Folel ap Edward cherche wardense.
[Remaining] one belle one chalys of selver wfc the paten
ther to belongynge.

By Morys ap John' curat ibid'm.

m. 35. MAINSTONE.

M aynstonk ( 'i f a i'K(, i ,. 15 May, 7 Ed ward VI. Mores ap Pew
David ap John' Wyllyam Felyppys cherche wardense.

GOODS, TEMP. EDWARD VI. 300

[Remaining] to belys one chalys of selver wfc the paten
ther to belongynge.

by me mores ap Pew.

m. 3G. RUSHBURY.

Rusbury. 15 May, 7 Edward VI. Owen parson

Rycherd Wykys Thomas Rugdon cherche wardense.
[Remaining] iij bellys one chalys of Selver w* the paten
therto belongynge.

by me owen heshe . .
p'son of Rushebury.

m. 37. STANTON LACY.

Stantqn Lacye. 7 Edward VI. John Brome vyker John
Morston & Thomas Sheport cherche wardense.
[Remaining] iiij bellys one chalys of selver w* the paten
ther to belongynge.

per me Joh'ez brome clerke.

m. BITTERLEY.
ByttGRLEY. 15 May, 7 Edward VI. Rycharde Hochk[ys]
curet John Wederbury Ryce Sheperd clierche wardense.
[Remaining] iij bellys one chalys of Sylver wfc the paten
therto belongynge. Rychard hochk's clerke.

m. 39. SILV1NGTON.

Silingtone. 15 May, 7 Edward VI. Howmfre Talyer parson
Thomas Addamse Roger Brichynch . . cherche wardens.
[Remaining] to bellys one chalys of Selver wl the paten.

Syr hw'fry talor.

m. 40. WILMINGTON.

Culmyntox. 15 May, 7 Edward VI. Mr John Hossyer parsone
Tliomas Loffelde John Englysche Church wardens.
[Remaining] iij bellys on chalys of Sylver wl the paten
thereto belongyne.

per me Johane hossyer Rector ib'.

m. 41. NfilEN SOLARS.

Neneseller', 15 May, 7 Edward VI. Rychard Luce liychard
Foxe and Gylberdc Awyre cherche wardense.
[Remaiuiilg] iij bellys on chalys of Sylver wl the paten
ther to belongynge

per me Ricu' luce.

310 INVENTORIES OF CEiURCH

m. 42. [?] HOLGATE.

Hagat. 15 May, 7 Edward VI. Mores Monyngton parson
Thomas Legge and Elysse Fewterar cherche vvardense.
[Remaining] to bellys on challys of Sylver wl the paten
ther to belongynge.

P' morys monyngton' p'son.

m. 43. CLEE ST. MARGARET'S.

Sente MargrettS Cle. 15 May, 7 Edward VI. Thomas
Standyche parson Roger Baly Ryehard Smythe cherche
wardense.

[Remaining] to bellys on chalys of Selver w* the paten
therto belongynge.

thomas standys the parson,

m. 44. GREET.

Gret. 15 May, 7 Edward VI. Thomas Estop Thomas Dyxson
and Thomas Jukys cherche vvardense.

[Remaining] to bellys on chalys of Selver w4 the paten
ther to belongynge.

per me thoma Estop'.

8 — 18. Hundred of Munslovv.
KIN LET.

Kynlett. 17 May, 7 Edward VI. Alen Olyve vycar Howmfre
Draper and Ed ward e Nycolas Chnrche wardens.
[Remaining] iiij bellys on sante bell one chalys of sylver
wythe the paten' there unto belonging.

per me Alanu Oliff.

8 — 19. Liberties of Shrewsbury.
HANWOOI).

[Han wood]. The Invytorye of the parishe of Han wood pre-
sentyd by dd' coyd' clarke Roger Onslow Ryehard madox.
Item Inp'm8 one chalys of Sylver weyng vij ownces one crosse
of eoper a . . yssemater of tynne a shepp of coper w* a
sencer of coper [a] pyxt of co[>er ij craettys ij candyll
slyckys of coper ij awter clothys one corpresse cace we a
ct>rpresse iiij vestmens ij of grene Sylke ij of cruylle wl

GOODS, TEMP. EDWARD VI.

311

one cowpe of silke ij bannerys of clothe one srples of the
wychc vestmentys ther bolongyth ij albes ij bellys.

by me dd' coyd' clarke
Roger onslow
Rychard madox.

INDENTURES OF CHALICES AND BELLS IN DIVERS
PARISHES. 28 PAPER DOCUMENTS.

(Exchequer Q.R., Salop, Church Goods temp. Edward VI.

8-20).

m. 1. EATON-UNDER-HAYWOOD.

Yettun' . . 7 Edward VI. Thomas Habur and

Rychard Lutley pareshienars.

[Remaining] iij bellys one chalece w* the paten of selvyr
therunto belongynge.

Thomas haburley clerke Rychard lutley
Thomas Jenkes.

m. 2. BERRINGTON.

Byuytun. 18 May, 7 Edward VI. Wyllyam Thomas

Clmrche churche wardens.

[Remaining iiij therunto.

Wyllya' proude p'son.

m. 3. CHURCH PREEN.

BilVDDNORTIiE [struct through] Puenk. 18 [May 7] Edward

VI and Edward Wyke Clmrche warde[n]s.

Remayng to

Rycharde [Ley]

m. 4. HUG II LEY.

Heuly. [18 May, 7 Edward VI] . . . [John] broke and
Wyllyam amys chcrche wardense.

[Remaining] ij bellys on chalys ot selver w4 the paten ther to
belongynge.

Roger stry'gar p'so'.

m. 5. M UOI J W EN LOCK.

Wenloke Mancjna. 18 May, 7 Edward VI. Sir Thomas

Buthir' vyker' R \V altar' llabburley Clmrche

Wardens.

312 INVENTORIES OF CHURCH

Remaynynge one Chalys of sylver iij bellys and a Cioke bell.

be me Rye' WossokT Whalter haburley
By me thomas botelar' vicar.

m. 6. STANTON LONG.

Longe Staunton. 18 May, 7 Edward VI. Thomas Gower

vycar Hugh a Wyar church Wardens.

Remaynynge one chalys of silver with the paten therunto
iij small bellys.

per me Thoma' gower.

m. 7. BURWARTON.

Burwarton. 18 May, 7 Edward VI. [Thomas] Persones
curat William Holland and Robert Dunne chur ....
[Remaining] two belles and a santfus] belle on[e chalys of]
Sylver w* a patent therunto belonging.

by me Thomas persones
by me Wyllyam hollond.

m. 8. LITTLE WENLOCK.

Lytyl Wenloke. 18 [May 7] Edward VI. [Rychard] Fenym'

caret Nycolas Fayrley and

[Remaining] on chalys of selver w* the paten ther to
belongynge.

Rychard Fenym'.

m. 9. BROSELEY.

Brosley. 18 May, 7 Edward VI. Wyllyam Mychell parson
Folke Wylkockes Wyll' Adams Churchfe wardens]
[Remaining] too bellys and a sant[us] bull on chalys off
sylver w* a pnten ther unto belongyng.

Wyllya mychell p'son.

m. 10. EDGTON.
Eoytun. IS May, 7 Edward VI. John Bowdeler curet
Hughe Hryo and 'J'homas L

[Remaining] ij lyttyll bellys on lytyll chalys of selver w the
paten ther to belongynge.

[Marks only.]

II. I JEN TH ALL.

BkntaLL. 18 May, 7 lid ward VI and

Wyllyam Ileynys churclie warden.

| Remaining | won bell one

by thoas botelar' Clerc.

GOODS, TEMP. EDWARD VI. 313

m. 12. BARROW.
Barow. 18 May, 7 Edward VI. [John Bradley] curatt Rye'

Ueley Rye' Adams wardens Bo wdlar parischionars

Remaynyng on chalfys] . . . patent ther unto too bellys.

By me John' bradley curat Rye' heley Rye' adam

John' Muslow WyUiam' bowdlar.

m. 13. KEN LEY.

Chapell of Kynley. 18 May, 7 Edward VI. Hugh Bate curet
Rolando Madoxe and \Vylam Blakeway Churche war[dens]
[Remaining] . . . one chalys of sylver wth A patten there
to bcloncnn^e.

sr hugh' bate.

m. 14. DITTON PRIORS.

Dyttun'. 18 May [7 Edward VI.]. W.yilys Alcoke W . . . .
. . . . eherche wardens.

Remayninge one chelysse of Sylver \y* a paten iij bellys
Item .... w a Santus bell.

Wyllya alcoke,

m. 15. WILLEY.

Wylley. 18 May, 7 Edward VI. [John] Podmore parson

Wyllyam Henys eherche wardense John corb

[Remaining] . . one chalys of sylver wth the patent ther-
unto . . . John podmore p'son.

m. 16. MONK HOPTON.

Lawles Opton. 18 May, 7 Edward VI parson and

John Smalman Thomas Gore churche wardens.
[Remaining] ij bellys one chalys of sylver w the patent

th [Marks only.]

m. 17. M UN SLOW.

Mounslow. 18 May, 7 Edward VI. John [Lyttelton] John
Stedeman and John Trowe eherche [wardens].
Remaynynge one chalys of sylver with the pattent ther [to
belonging] iij bellys. John' lyttelton . .

m. IS. RATLTXmtORE.

Rotiiyngeiiope. 18 May, 7 Edward VI. John Ho

Robere Lryght churche wardens .... the sayd John and
Robore etc.

[Remaining] to bellys . . . . w the patent there unto.

Marks only.

314 INVENTORIES OF CHURCH

m, 19. MADELEY.

Madeley. 18 May, 7 Edward VI. Wyllyam Bocnall vycar
Harry . . and Rycharde Strynger churche wardens.
[Remaining] iij bellys ono chalys of sc-iver w* [the paten]
ther to belongynge.

By me Will'm Bucnall.

m. 20. SHIPTON.

Sheppton. 18 May, 7 Edward VI. Jhon' Thomas

Haselwood churche wardens .... the said John and
Thomas etc.

[Remaining] iij [bellys] with the pattent there unto.

by me ser Jhon' wood
thomas hasulwood.

mi 21. BADGER.

Bagesor. IS May, 7 Edward VI. George Baret parson
Rycharde Blakemo' and Fransys . . cherche ....
[Remaining] iij bellys on sant bell on chalys of selver w* the
paten ther to belong . .

by me george barrett p'son.

22. BECK BURY.

Becbere. 18 May, 7 Edward VI. Robert Andros parson

John Ho cherche w[ardens].

[Remaining] . . bellys on Sante bell on chalys of selver
w* the paten ther to belongynge.

by me Robere An . . .

m. 23. MINDTOWN.

Myntown. 18 May, 7 Edward VI. John Home parson

Edw .... and Ry churche wardens.

[Remaining] lo bellys on lytyll bell one chalys of sylver
w John Home p'son.

m. 24. WELLINGTON.

Welynton. 4 May, 7 Edward VI. Humfray Lyghtfoote

clerk Wyllam Dodde churche wardens Hugh

ge Chesshyre.

Remaynynge iij belles ij chalesses to the same belongynge

howmfre lyghtfot
\vyllam steueton
george chesshire
\Vyllam Dodde
hugh Phyllypes.

GOODS, TEMP. EDWARD VI. 3 1 5

m. 25. WENTNOR.

George Baker parson

Wyllyara

[Remaining] iij bellys on chalys of paten ther to

belongynge.

per me georgium bak . . .

[m. 26, 27, and 28 are so mutilated that the places and names

are gone.]

INDENTURES OF CHALICES AND BELLS, 7 EDWARD
VI., VARIOUS PARISHES. 63 SHEETS.

{Exchequer Q.R., Church Goods temp. Edward VI., Salop.

8—21.)

m. 1. WEST FELTON.

West Felton. 9 May, 7 Edward VI. Lewys Wyllyams,
parson; Greff ap Edwardes and ilary Fotman, church-
wardens.

Three bells ; one chalice of silver with the paten thereto
belonging.

m. 2. RUYTON-XI-TOWNS.

Ruyton. 9 iVay, 7 Edward VI. Thomas ap John and Robert
Arnwey, churchwardens. Edward Deyes, Thomas Bhelyps,
Humfrey Ward, John Bedall and John Shelvoke; parishioners.
One chalice of silver with the paten thereunto, and three bells.

m. 3. WEM.

"Wem. 9 May, 7 Edward VI. John Wyn', curate ; John Alyson,1
and Wyllyam Menlove, churchwardens.
Two great bells ; a sanctus bell ; a chalice of silver with the
paten thereto belonging.

m. 4. [?] LLANYMYNECH.

Flana .... ana. 9 May, 4 Edward VI. Hught Goyght,
curate; David ap powel and Meredyt ap gytty', church-
wardens.

Two small bells; a chalice of silver with the paton thereto
belonging.

1 Ho signs his name Alanson.

Vol. XII., 2nd S. QQ

316 INVENTORIES OF CHURCH

m. 5. OSWESTRY.
Oswestr'. 9 May [7] Edward VI. John Pryse, vicar, Richard
ap R's ap D'd, Ny colas ap Edwards, Arn'es ap John ap Ric',
John ap John and Richard Iloskes.1

One chalice of silver with the paten thereunto; five great
bells and sanctus bells.

on. 6. MONTFORD.

Monford. 9 May, 7 Edward VI. Harry Tecka, vicar; Roger
Ward and John Edwardes church wardens.
Three bells; a chalice of silver with the paten thereto
belonging.

m. 7. WORT HEN.

Worth EN. 9 May, 7 Edward VI. John Lady, curate; John
Draper and Roger Lady, churchwardens; Thomas Draper
ami John Goodall, parishioners.

One chalice with the paten thereunto; three bolls and a
sanctus bell.

m. 8. SELATTYN.

Selattn. — May, 7 Edward VI. Robert Staney, parson ;
Robert apgrytV and John apdauyt, churchwardens.
Two bells ; one chalice of silver with the paten thereto
belonging.

k 9. PETTO N.

Petton. 9 May, 7 Edward VI. Robert Ilelyn, parson ; Ryce
Bromley and William Hodgekes, churchwardens; Randell
Okyll, parishioner.

One ehalice of silver with the paten thereto belonging ;
one bell.

m. 10. FITZ.

Eittes. 9 May, 7 Edward VI. Rychard Wilde, parson;
Thomas Carter and Thomas Shakeshaft, churchwardens.
Two bells, and one chalice of silver with the paten thereto
belonging.

m. II. LITTLE NESS.

Lvtyll Nesse. 9 May, 7 Edward VI. Thomas Juxson, curate;
John Abrame and Rychard Tayler, churchwardens.
Two bells with a cord, and a sanctus bell ; one silver chalice
with the paten thereto belonging.

He signs his name lIo(l<j<>k//s.

GOODS, TEMP. EDWARD VI. 317

m. 12. MELVERLEY.

Meluerley. — May, 7 Edward VI. Trystom,1 curate; John
apthomas and Edward apbmfr', churchwardens.
One boll ; a chalice of silver with the paten thereto belonging.

m. 13. OHIRBURY.
Cherburv, 0 May, 7 Edward VI. Water Hockelton, John
Marys and John Bady, parishioners.

Three bells; one chalice with the paten thereto belonging.

m. 14. NESS STRANGE.
Nesse Strange. — May, 7 Edward VI. Thomas Botfelcle,
vicar ; Rychard Rogers and Gryfi" Helyn, churchwardens.
Three bells; one chalice of silver with the paten thereto
belonging.

1 on. 15. SiiRAWARDINE.

Si i radon. 9 May, 7 Edward VI. Rychard Alett, curate;
Thomas Dyosse and Ilary Cheley, churchwardens.
Two small bells; one chalice of silver with the paten thereto
belonging.

m. 10. LOITINGTON.
Loping ton. 9 May, 7 Edward VI. Jamys Alen, vicar;
Rychard Halys and livelier Eox, churchwardens.
Three bells of a cord, with a sanctus bell ; one chalice of
silver with the paten thereto belonging.

on. 17. MIDDLE.

Mydell. 9 May, 7 Edward VI. Wyllyam Banester, curate ;
Ilumfrey Sergent and John Ordley, churchwardens; Rycc
Gettens and Thomas Downton, parishioners.
One chalice of silver, with the paten thereunto; three bells
ami a sanctus bell.

m. 18. ST. MARTIN'S.

Sente Martense. 9 May, 7 Edward VI. Roberd Meredyt,2
Rychard apbevan and David apedward, churchwardens, (sic).
Two bells ; one sanctus bell ; one chalice of silver with the
paten thereto belonging.

1 He signs thus : — p' me trystom.

~ '. [urson. lie is lie: only .signatory; hut adds no description
of liimsrlt.

318 INVENTORIES OF CHURCH

on. 19. LLANYBLODWELL.
Bladwall. 9 May, 7 Edward VI. Robert apthomas, curate;
Robert afpj David and Thomas Meredyth, churchwardens ;
and Gryliyth ap yevans.

Two small bells. [One chalice of silver is entered on the
indenture, but scored through.]

m. 20. STAPLETON.

Stepulton. 6 May, 7 Edward VI. Thomas Harreys, parson;
Rycher Baker and Dauyt Brasier, churchwardens.
Two small bells; and the silver chalice with the paten
parcel gilt.

m. 21. FORD.
Eorde. G May, 7 Edward VI. Harry Wyne, curate; John
Wyn'e, and Thomas Mere,1 churchwardens ; Gryffith VVaryng
and John Dax, parishioners.

One chalice of silver with the paten thereunto ; and two
small bells.

m. 22. SMETI1COTE.

Smethcote. G May, 7 Edward VI. Wyllyam Yapp, parson ;
John Parkes and Thomas Boler, churchwardens; Thomas
Phelypys, and Yrye[n] Bromley, parishioners.
Two bells and a sanctus bell ; one chalice of silver with the
paten thereto belonging.

m. 23. ATCHAM.
Attingham. G May, 7 Edward VI. William Cuerton, clerk;
Thomas Maddoxe and Robert Cotewall, churchwardens.
Four bells of one accord, with one sanctus bell; ono chalice
of silver with the paten thereto belomdn".

m. 24. HABBERLEY.

Habberley. G May, 7 Edward VI. Roger Hynckes, parson ;
Wyllyam Gardener, Rycc' Ryder and Rowland Danes,
parishioners.

One chalice of silver with the paten thereunto ; two small
bells.

m. 25. ACTON BURN ELL.

Acton Buknell. G May, 7 Edward VI. Harry Baxter,
curate; Hugh Osburno, & liaull'e llancoks, wardens; and
Wyllyam Dockencll.

One chalice of silver with the paten thereunto; two bells.
1 lie signs Mar//.

GOODS, TEMP. EDWARD VI. 319

m, 26. LE BOXWOOD.
Leybotwode. G May, 7 Edward YI. Roger Lewter, clerk ;
Edward Corbettj gent., and H tight Bergcys, clmrehwardens.
Three bells; one chalice of silver (the paten is entered, but
scored through).

m. 27. WO LST ASTON.
Wolstaston. G May, 7 Edward VI. Wyllyara Pees, parson;
John Bowdler and John Sherry, churchwardens.
Two small bells; a chalice of silver with the paten thereto
belonging.

m. 28. COUND.

Cownd. G May, 7 Edward VI. Rycc' Boyden, curate; Harre
Croinpton and John Benett, churchwardens ; Fulke Cromp-
ton and John Juk', parishioners.

One chalice of silver with the paten thereunto ; three bells,
one of which is broken.

m. 29. CRESSAGE.

Cressett'. G May, 7 Edward VI. Robert Tyrvyn, curate ;
James apthomas and Hugh Basnet, church wardens ; Thomas
Mampas and Edward Lodge, patishioners.
One chalice of silver with the paten thereunto ; (blank) bells.

m. 30. PITCHFORD.

Pycheford. 6 May, 7 Edward VI. Roger Otley, parson ;
Thomas Talyer and Rycherd Br[own]o, clmrehwardens.
Two bells; one sanctus bell. (One chalice of silver, with
the paten is entered, but scored through).

m. 31. PONTES BURY.

Ponsrurey. G May, 7 Edward VI. Kychard Sutton, curate;
Thomas Geandrell and Thomas Jellts, churchwardens ; Roger
Edge and Thomas Wylcocks, parishioners.
One chalice of silver with the paten thereunto; three great
bells and a sanctus bell.

in. 32. qilETWYND.

Ciietwkn'. * May, 7 Edward VI. li) chard Tarte, curate;
Kychard Wyld' and John Bromley, churchwardens ; and
Jolm Iryshc, parish inner.

Ony chalice of silver with the paten thereunto; two small
bolls and a sanctus bull.

320 INVENTORIES OF CHURCH

m. 33. WITHINGTON.

WHETHENTON. 4 May, 7 Edward VI. Robert Mylwart,1
parson ; Rychcrd Smyth, John Poyner, ] Jarre Crane and
John Hall.

Two small bells and a little visiting bell; one ebalice of
silver with the paten thereto belonging.

m. 34. JJAWLEY.

Dawley. 4 May, 7 Edward VI. Thomas Lee, curate; Thomas
Pokle and John Banes, churchwardens.
Three bells; one chalice of silver with the paten thereto
beloiK'in"

m. 35. LONGDON-ON-TERN.

Longdon. 4 May, 7 Edward VI. John Frere, clerk; John
Taler and Thomas Taler, churchwardens.
Two small bells ; one silver chalice with the paten.

m. 36. STIRCTILEY.

Stercheley. 4 May. 7 Edward VI. John Poyner, parson ;
Roger Poyner and William Dossott, wardens ; Michael
Poster, parishioner.

One chalice with the paten thereunto, and three bells.

m. 37. PRESTON-ON-THE-WEALD MOORS.

Preston on Wyldmore. 4 May, 7 Edward VI. Thomas Fox,
parson ; Thomas Spyccr and George Cleyton, churchwardens.
One chalice of silver with the paten thereunto; two small
bells.

m. 38. L1LLESIIALL.

Lyllesoll. 4 May, 7 Edward VI. Wyllyam Jacson, vicar;
John llawklcm' and Thomas Flatcher, wardens; Robert
Newalc and Thomas Owen, parishioners.
One chalice of silver with the patent thereunto; three great
bells and one sanctus bull.

m. 39. NORTON. [? LEIGH TON.]

Norton. 4 May, 7 Edward VI. Jhon Barnes, vicar ; Hewe
Lcyghton, Harry Tarte, and William Aldrychc, church -
wardrus.

1 The ssignaloi ico to the hill ;irc S' John Woiull and J lion I'oynar.

GOODS, TEMP. EDWARD VI. 321

One chalice of silver with a paten thereunto; three bells
within the steeple of Leyghton (sic),

m. 40. EATON CON STAN TINE.

Yeton Constantyd. 4 May, 7 Edward VI. Thomas Wryght
and Thomas Rocke, churchwardens.
Two small bells; a chalice of silver with the paten.

m. 41, LONGFORD.

Longford. 4 May, 7 Edward VI. Petur Rychard', clerk;
Thomas Pene and Edward Bo the, churchwardens, and
Richard Talbot, parishioner.

Two bells ; one chalice parcel gilt, with one paten.

m. 42. UFFINGTON.

Qffingtonge. 4 May, 7 Edward VI. Wyllyam Bryan,
curate; Thomas Powner and Wyllyam Roo, churchwardens.
Two small bells; one chalice of silver.

77i. 43. RODINGTON.

Rodv NGTON. 4 May, 7 Edward VI. Roger Grene, parson ;
Thomas Wood wall senior and Thomas Howie, church-
wardens; Richard Rowle and Rich Gogh, parishioners.
One chalice of silver with the paten thereunto; and two bells.

m. 44. HIGH EMC ALL.

Ercall Magna. 4 May, 7 Edward VI. Thomas Browne and
John Geere, church wardens ; John Pullere and Wyllyam
Cherm', parishioners.

One chalice, of silver with the patent thereunto ; four great
bells and one sanctus bell.

m. 45. KINNERSLEY.

Kenerasslkv. 4 May, 7 Edward VI. Antony Downe, parson ;
Roberd Uhayswaler and John Hereford.
Two bells; a small bell; a chalice of silver with the paten.

m. 46. GREAT BO LAS.

Boolas. 4 May, 7 Edward VI. John Penson, curate; Holyfer
Beeber, Fowkc Anderson, Roger Broke, Wyllyam Scoton [?]
and John Lyle.

Two small bells ; a small chahec of silver.

322 INVENTORIES OF CKURCH

m

. 47. WATERS UPTON.

Upton p'va. 4 May, 7 Edward VI. Roger Henson, parson ;
Roberd Uylton and William Garson1 the elder.
Two small bells; a small chalice of silver with the paten.

m. 43. WROXETER.

Rocks eter. 4 May, 7 Edward VI. Thomas Butler, curate ;
Nicholas Foxsse and Richard Handley.
Four bells ; one sanctus bell ; one chalice of silver with the
paten.

m. 49. TIBBERTON.
Tyberton. 4 May, 7 Edward VI. Richard Hollynshed, curate;
John Ockeley and Richard Barker, wardens ; John Podmore
and John Howie, parishioners.
One chalice of silver with the paten ; two bells.

m. 50. EYTON-ON-TI1E- WEALD MOORS.
Eyton on the Wyldmore. 4 May, 7 Edward VI. John
Gryse, parson; John Howper and Richard Thorno, parish-
ioners.

Two bells now remaining in the chapel.

m. 51. NORTON IN HALES.

Norton in IIalis. 3 May, 7 Edward VI. Richard Wordeley,
parson; William Grosvenor and Roger Cotton.
Three great bells and one sanctus bell; one chalice of silver
with the paten.

m. 52. HODNET.
IIodnet. 3 May, 7 Edward VI. William Marshall, parson ;
John Gratwoode, Edward Barker and John Pole, gentlemen.
Four bells and a sanctus bell ; one chalice with the paten.

m. 53. 11INSTOCK.

Hynstocke. 3 May, 7 Edward VI. John Holowaye, parson;
William Nagynton, Ralph Gerves and Roger Goodale,
church wardens and pari shioners.
Two great bells ; one sanctus bell ; a chalice of silver.

m. 54. CHILD'S ERCALL.

Ercat/l P'va. 3 May, 7 Edward VI. James Dycher, clerk ;
George Bostocke, Thomas Palmer and John Home.
One chalice of silver; three great bells; one sanctus bell.

1 He signs Oarston.

GOODS, TEMP. EDWAT1D VI. 323

m. 55. CHESWARDINE.
Cheswardyne. 3 May, 7 Edward VI. Christopher Hunt,
vicar; Humphrey Eilartun and Thomas Alpart, church-
wardens ; and Robert Tatnall.

One chalice of silver parcel gilt; four great bells and one
little bell.

m. 5G. DRAYTON IN HALES.

Drayton in Hales. 3 May, 7 Edward VI. Thomas Ryder,
curate; Thomas Colly, John Eccles, Richard Yeton and
Richard Webbe, churchwardens.

Two chalices of silver : live crreat bells and two sanctus bell.

m. 57. [?] WESTON-UNDER-RED CASTLE.

Westo'. 3 May, 7 Edward VI. John Manering, curate;
Roberd Felypes and Thomas Downe, churchwardens.
Two small bells; on 3 silver chalice, now remaining in the
chapel.

m. 58. STOKE UPON TERN.

Stoke upon Teyrne. 3 May, 7 Edward VI. William Hill,
parson; John Yeaton and Richard Benbowe.
Three great bells and one small sanctus bell without a
clapper; one chalice and paten to the same.

m. 59. STANTON HINE HEATH.

Stawnton. 3 May, 7 Edward VI. Thomas Wooda', curate ;
William Lawrans and James Sotherne, churchwardens.
Three great bells and one small bell; one chalice of silver.

m. GO. LEE BROCKHURST.
Lee under Brociiurst. 3 May, 7 Edward VI. William
Rolffe, parson ; William Grome and John Downe, church-
wardens.

Two bells; one chalice of silver.

m. Gl. ADDERLEY.

Adderley. 3 May, 7 Edward VI. John Nedaham, curate;
John Autte, William Howppe, John Amson and William
Ryderre, parishioners.

Three great bells and one small bell ; a chalice of silver.

m. G2. MO R ETON SAY.
Moretonsay. 3 May, 7 Edward VI. Roger Mosse, curate of
fyluretonsay ; John Ycat.<m and Thomas Eyre, wardens.
Vol. XII., 2nd S. KR

324

INVENTORIES OF CHURCH

Two bells in the steeple; one small bell; one chalice of
silver with the paten.

m. 03. WHITCHURCH.
Wychchorche. 3 May, 7 Edward VI. Ralph Cotton, William
Chydlow and John Bradeley, churchwardens.
Two chalices ; four great bells and a small bell.

INVENTORY OF PLATE, JEWEL, ORNAMENTS, &c,
AT RETT WS-Y-CRWN, G EDWARD VI.

(Exchequer Q.R., Salop, Church Goods, temp. Edward VI.,

8— 21a).

m. 1, BETT WS-Y-CRWN.
Betthowse. Inventory of ornaments made 11 August, G
Edward VI., by John Lloyd,1 gent., farmer there, Meyryk
Kadogan and David ap Thomas, wardens there.
One bell; a saeryng bell; a chalice and paten of silver; a
cope of white silk ; a white alb; two surplices, one for the
curate and one for the deacon ; two table cloths of linen
a towel ; a " pyxt of masklyn ;" a cruet of pewter.

CERTIFICATE FROM THE JUSTICES OF THE PEACE
OF CO. SALOP, TO EDWARD DUKE OF SOMERSET,
PROTECTOR, AND THE PRIVY COUNSEL, OF THE
PLATE AND BELLS WITHIN EVE MY CHURCH AND
CHAPEL IN CO. SALOP, 2 June, 3 [? 7 J Edward VI.

(Exchequer Q.H., Salop, CliurcJt Goods temp. Edward VI.,

8—22).

This Certificate, which contains 15 sheets or mem-
branes, relates to the plate and bells in the Hundreds
of Munslow, Stottesden, Brimstree, Bradford (part),
L'urslow, (Jinn, and Chirbury, Con dove i', Ford, and
Oswestry. It is probably an abstract made from the
returns given in by the parsons and churchwardens.
The date is clearly given as 2 June iij Edward VI., but
I conjecture that the year really was vij Edward VI.,
as the returns were mostly made in May, 1553.

llu sign.s John D\l Lloid,

GOODS. TEMP. EDWAE.D VI.

m. 1. A sertyfycath maid the seconde of June a0 Ed*d sexti
iij° from the Justices of the Peas of the com' of Salop to the
right hon'able and mighty prince Edward duke of Sumersed
Governo1" of the King9 Maiesties p'son protector and deffendo'
of the wlioole estate of england and the domynyons of the
same, and to all others the right hon'able lord' and masters
of the king' maiesties preueye Counsuill' an abstrack or
abredgement of all such plate and belles wthih eu'y church
and chapped wthiri the com' of Salop forsayd, taken and
veued by the sayd Justices according to the king' maiesties
most hon'able l'res of comyssion to the sayd Justices adressed
for thaceompleshm1 hereof and aisoe in all other p'seding'
according to the sayd comyssion according to their [bojwden
duties.

m. 2. Hundred of Munslow.
Hundred of [MuNSjtbW in Salop. The extract or abredge-
ment of all bells and plate vvthin all the churches and chapels
of the hundred aforsayd being allotted lymetted and
appoynted unto Richard Uornewayll' Richard VVallwyn and
Thomas Vernon' esquiers Comyssion's for that partyo
auctorysed made and taken by the sayd comyssion's of all
thenventoryes made and p'sented by all the p'sons vycars or
curat' churche wardens and other honest men of eu'y of the
sayd p'ishes herafter p'tyculary ensuyng.

STOKESAYT.

Stokesay. oon chalys of sylver wth a patent and too grett
bell of on' accord.

RUSIIBIJRY.

Russiiebery. oon chalyes of sylver vvth a patent and iij bells
of oon accord.

LUDLOW.

St. Lawrence in Ludlowe. fyve bells of oon' accord oon bell
calied the como bell too chaly' gilt wth patent' oon pyx of
sylver a cross of wood plated wth sylver and a crismatorye
of sylver.

ABDON.

Abton. too bell of accord and ix bells upon oon whole and
oon chalyce of sylver wth a patent.

[?]

[T^amo torn away.] Throe bell' of oon accord' a chalyce wth

32G INVENTORIES OE CHURCH

[Name torn away.] iiij bells of oon accord' and a chalyce of
sylver tyth a patent.

[Three parishes follow, of which both names and goods are
illegible or torn away.]

LONG STANTON.
Stanton. [Return of goods torn away.]

[Two parishes torn and illegible.

m. 3. CLUE ST. MARGAJIET.

St. iMargaret's Glee, ij bells of accord' and a chalyce of
sylver wth a patent.

ASHFORD BOWDLER,

Asheford Bo.. .ees. ij bells of accord and a chalyce of sylver
p'ccll gylt wtK a patent.

MILSON.

Mylston'. iij bells of oon accord' and a chalyce of sylver wth
a patent p'cell gylt.

HOPE I30WDLER.

Hope Bowdeeer. iij bells of oon accord and a chalyce p'cell
gylt wth a patent.

TUGFORD.

Tuggford. iij grett bells of a chalyce

sylver.

CARDINGTON, HALFOED, GREET, DIDDLED ITRY,NEEN
SOLARS, STANTON LACY, CllURCli STRETTON,
and EATON.

[The record of the goods of the following parishes is torn away
viz. :— Cardington, Hawford, Greatte, Dydduerurv,
Nyne Soeeees, Stanton Lacy, Stretton, and Eton.]

m. 4. MADttLKY.
Madeev patent p'cell gylt, of sylver p'cell gylt.

GOODS, TEMP. EDWARD VI. 327

HUGH LE Y.

HuGnfLEiaiiE], ij bells of accord' and a chalyce w* a paten,
of sylver.

BROSELEY.

Broseley. ij bells of accord and a chalyce wl a patent of
sylver.

BARROW.

Barrowe Chapel, ij bells of accord' and a chalyce wl a patent
of sylver.

Hundred of Stottesden.

Hundred of Stotesdon. The extract or brydgernent of all
the bells and plate wlin all the churches and chapells of the

hund aforsayd being allotted lymytted and

appoynted to Wyllyarn Gatacree John Corbett and Humifrey
Lea esquyers Comyssioners for that p'tye auctorised made
and taiken by the sayd Comyssioners of all thenventoryes
made and p'sented by all the p'sons vycars or Curat' churche
wardens and other honest men of eu'y of the sayd p'ishes
herafter p'ticulary ensuyng.

ST. LEONARD, BRIDGNORTH.

St. Leonard in Brydgenorth. Fyve bells of oon' accord too
chalye' of sylver p'cell.

QUATFORD [or ? QUATT.]
Quatford. i ij bells of accord' and a chalyce wl a patent of
sylver.

[?] GLAZELEY.
Gla . . ley. Too bells of accord and a chalyce wl a patent of
sylver by t wen' them and Deuxyll.

ASTLEY ABBOTTS.

Asteley. iij bells of accord' and a chalyce vvth a patent
p'cell gylt.

m. 5. W HEATH ILL.
Whetetiyll. Two bells of accord' and a chalyce w* a patent
of sylu'.

MORVILLE.

Morfkld. Fouro bells of accord' and a chalyce \vth a patent
of sylu'.

328 Inventories of church

BILLINGSLEY.

Byllyngsley. too bells of accord' and a chalyce wth a patent
of sylver.

CO RELY.

Coreley. iij bells of accord', and a chalyce wfc a patent and a
ppxe of silu'.

MIDDLETON SCRIVEN.

Myddelt .. too bells of accord' and a chalice wth a patent
of sylver.

OLDBURY.

Oldbery. three bells of accord' a chalis of sylver wl a patent
p'cell gilt.

CHETTON.

Che[tto]^. fyve bells of accord' and ix lytle bells a chalyce
w* a patent of sylver.

BURWARTON.

Burwarton. too bells of accord' a chalice wth a patent of
sylver.

CAYNHAM.

Caynfiam. thres bells of accord and a chalyce wth a patent
of sylver.

HIGH LEY.

Hygley. foure bells of accord a chalyce wth a patent of sylver.

SIDBURY.

Sudbury, too bells of Accord & a chalyce of sylver wthout a
patent.

NEEN SAVAGE.
Nyen Savage, three bells a chalyce of sylver w* a patent.

STOTTESDEN.

Stotesdon. foure bells of accord' and a lytle bell and a
chalyce wth a patent of sylu'.

QUATFORD.

Quatford. foure bells of accord vj lyttell bells [a] chalyce
vv11' a . . . . of sylver.

GOCDS, TEMP. EDWARD VI. 329

TASLEY.

Tasley of accord and a chalyce wth a patent of

sylver.

m. 6. ALVELEY.
Alveley. [Record entirely torn away.]

HOPTON WAFERS.

Waters HorTON accord and a patent

of sylu\

HOPE BAGGOT.

Hope Bagard. too bells of accord and a chalyce wth a patent
of sylu\

ASTON BOTTERELL.

Bottrell Aston, three bells of accord' and ix lyttell bells
a chalyce wl a patent of sylver.

KINLET.

Kynlett. fouro bells of accord' a chalice \vth a patent of sylver
SHEINTON.

Siieyton. three bells of oon' a chalyce w* a patent

sylver and gilt.

CLEOBURY NORTH.

North E Cleobury. too bells of accord' and a chalyce \vtL a
patent of silver.

NEENTON.

Nyneton. too bells of accord' and a chalice of sylver w* a
patent.

CLEOBURY MORTIMER.

Mortymer Cleobury of accord' and too

\vl too patent' of sylver.

UPTON CRESSETT.
Upton Cress ett. [Record entirely torn away.]

CHELMARSH.
Chelmkrshe. fouro bells of accord' and a chalyco of sylu' wth
a patent.

330 INVENTORIES OF CHURCH

ST. MARY MAGDALENE, BRIDGNORTH.
St. Mary Magdalene, Bridgenorth. foure bells of accord'
and a chalice wl a patent of sylver and gilt.

m. 7. WORFIELD.
Worfild. [Record entirely torn away.]

Hundred of Brimstree.

Hundred of Brymstrey. The extract brydgement

hundred aforsayd being allotted

esquy Comyss' of all thenve

wardens and other honest

HALESOWEN, &c.

[The record for the parish of Hales Owen, and for presumably
three other parishes, the names of which are gone, is torn
away.]

[?]

Persall. foure of sylver.

TONG.

Tonge. three bells of accord' and a chalice of copper and
p'cell gilt.

ALBRIGHTON.
Alrrigiiton. foure bells of accord' and a chalyce w* a patent
of sylu' p'cell gilt.

CLAVE 11 LEY.

Claverley. foure bells of accord' . . . chalyce wl a

K EMBERTON.
Kemberton. [Record torn away ]

m. 8. DONINGTON.
DONYNGTON. [Record torn away.]

9. Part of the Hundred of Bradford.

Parcell of the Hundred of Bradford wytho yn the count' of
Salop. The Extract or briggemont of ail bellis & plate

wytheyn all the Churcheys & Cliappell' wytheyn

of Lrudl'ord allorseid as was alloteyd lymytted & appoynted
unto W ill'm Ohorlctoii . Es(juyer' cornys-

GOODS, TEMP. EDWAHD VI. 331

syon' for that p'tye a notorized made & taken owt' by the

same com'ission' of all the p'senteyd by all the

p'sons viccar' or Curat' Cliurche Wardens & other honest
men of eu'y of as here aft' p'tictilary foloweth.

UPTON MAGNA.

Upton Magna subt' Hagjuond'. a chaleys of sylver wth a
patten gylt wythein and iij bcllis of oone accorde to be
rogon together.

VVITHINGTON.

Chapel of Wethyngton. oone chaleys of sylver withe patten
gilte vvithein and .... small bell' of aecorde.

WELLINGTON.

Wellyngton. iij bellys of oone accorde; ij chaleseys of sylu'
wth pattens.

WEOXETEE,

Wroxcetor. iij bell' of oone accorde & oone oth' bell' called
a savnse bell' oone chaleys of sylver withe a patten; oone
Crosse covered wlhe silver.

EATON CONSTANTINE.

Chapel of Yeton Constantyne. ij smale bell' of a coorde &
oone Chaleys w'he patten of sylver.

HIGH ERCALL.

Ercall Magna, oone chaleys of sylver wlhe the patten gilt
vy'heyn ij bellys and oone broken bell'.

LEIGI1TON.

Leyghton. iij bellys of accorde & a sackryng bell' oone chaleys
of sylu' wlhe a patten.

BOLAS MAGNA.

Bollas. ij bellis of oone accorde & a sackryng bell' oone
chaleys of sylver vvythe a patten over gyld.

BUILDWAS.

Byldwas. oone chaleys of sylver wythe a pattent gilt wythein
(H)iio feinalp bell'.
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332 INVENTORIES OF CHURCH

ATCHAM.

Atcham. a chaleys wthe a pattent of sylver p'cell gilt iiij
bellys ot oone accorde to be ronggon to geth'.

WATERS UPTON.

Upton pauva. ij smatle bellis of accorde oone chaleys wythe
a pattent of sylver.

m. 10. CHETWYND.

Ciiktwyn. a challis of silver wythe a paten gylt wythein and
ij bellis of oone accorde to be rogon togethur.

UFFIiNGTON.

Uffeton. a challis of silver withe pattent gilt within to small
bell' of oone accorde to be rogon togethur.

UPPINGTON.

Chapel of Uppinton. a challis but the say the borowed the
same and ij smalle belles of one accord' to be rogon togethur.

RO DING TON.

Rodyngton. a challis of silver withe a pattent gylt within ij
smale bellis of one accorde to be Rogon togethur.

PRESTON-ON-THE- WEALD MOORS.

Preston under Wyedemore. a challis of s^ver wythe a
patten gylt wythin ij smale bellis of oone accorde to bo
Rogon togethur.

LONGDON-UPON-TERN.

Longdon. a challis of silver wythe a patten gylt wythin ij
smalo bellis of oone accorde to be Rogon togethur.

CJIURCII ASTON.

Aston parva. a challis of silver withe a patten gylt wythin
iij smallo bellis of oone accorde to be Rogon togethur.

EDGMOND.

Kcjkmondon. oone elialeys wy tlio the patten of sylver p'cell
Gilt' iij Dell' of oone accorde.

GOODS, TEMP. EDWARD VI. 333

TIBBERTON.

Tyijbehton Chapel, iij bell' of a Oorde and a sackerynge
bell' oono chaleys av1 the patten of sylvor.

DAW LEY MAGNA.

Daveey. oone chaleys withe the patten of silver iij Belles of
oone accorde.

LONGFORD.

Long for he. ij bell' of accorde oone chaleys with the patten
p'cell gylt.

KINNER8LEY.

Kynnersley. ij bell' of accorde a chaleys wlhe the patten of
sylver.

WROCKWARDINE.

Wrookewarden. iiij bell' of oone accorde a chaleys of sylver
w'he the patten.

LILLESHALL.

Lyeesiiyee. iij bell' of oone accorde a challis of silu' withe
the patten p'cell gylt.

m. 11. ST1RCHLEY.

Styrsciieley. ij bells of oone accorde and oone challis of
silu' wyth a patten.

EYTON-ON-THE- WEALD MOORS.

Evtton under Wyedmore. a challis of silucr with a patten
wicho the saye the b'rrowed of Mast' Eytton, and oone bell'.

NEWPORT.

Newrorte. oone chaleys wythe the patten of Sylver p'cell
gilte It' in a Crosse of W'oode platyd ov' wlhe sylver p'cell
Gilt' lt'm iij grett belleis and to smalle belleys.

(signed) Wylly'm Charton. Thomas Eyton.

m. 12. HQDNET.
IIodm r. iiij belles a S'cus bell too chales of silu'.

M011ET0N SAY.
Morton Say. ij litlo hollos a S'cus bell a chales of sylu\

334 INVENTORIES OF CHURCH

Hundred of Purslow

Hundred of Purslowe. The extract of the hundred' of
Purselowe CJun and Chyrbury made and taken of all
plate and bells ^lin the sayd hundred' by Kychard ap
how ell and Lewes Jones esquyers cornyssvoners thereunto
appoynted.

BISHOP'S CASTLE.
Bishop's Castle, a chales ii j belles.

LYDBURY NORTH.

Lydbury. a chales of silu' gylt wlin iiij belles of on accorde a
S'c'us bell.

LYDHAM.
Ledom. a chales of sylu' ij belles.

NORBURY.

Noreburey. a chales of sylu' iij belles of on accorde a S'c'us
bell ij belles in the chapell of aston.

RATLINGHOPE
Rothynchopp. a chales of sylu' ij belles.

CLUNBURY.

Clunburey. iij belles of one accord' a chales of sylver.

BEDSTONE.
Bedstone, a chales of sylu' ij belles.

EDGTON.
Edgdon. a chales ij belles.

STOWE.

Stowe. a chales of sylu' iij belles of on accord.

HOPE SAY.

Hopesay. a chales of sylu' iij belles of on accord'.

HOPTON CASTLE.
Hopton. a chales of sylu' ij belles of on accord'.

SrilPTON.

Sukpton. a bell ono chales of sylu'.

GOODS, TEMP. EDWARD VI. 335

CL UN TON.
Clonton. ij belles of one accorde.

WENTNOR,

Wentnor. a chales of sylu' iiij belles of on accord'.

mom.

More, a chales of sylu' iij belles of on accord'.

MINDTOWN.
Myntowne. a chales of sylver ij belles.

CLUNGUNFORD.

Clungunford. iij belles of on accorde a chales w4 a paten
of silu'.

m. 13. SHRAWARDINE.
Shraden. a challice of sylu' a box of sylu' ij belles

ELLESMERE.

Elsmer. a challice of silu' gylte ij small belles and a gret bell
HORBLEY.

Hordley. a chalic' of sylu' ij belles.

BASCHURCH.

Rascmurch. iij Challices of sylu' gylt iiij belles of one accord'
iij lytic belies in the church e.

LOPPINGTON.
Lo pin ton. a challico of sylu' p'cell gylte iij belles of one
accorde.

F1TZ.

Fyttes. a challic' of sylu' \vl a patten iiij belles.

Hundred of Condover.

IluNDiua) ov Cundoveu. The extract of the plate &, bells

\vlin the hundred' aforsayd taken and made by

Adam Olteloy and Reynold \Vyllyams

esquyors, comyssyoners theninto apoyntod.

336 INVENTORIES OF CHUIIGH

RUCK LEY, LONGNOR, FRODESLEY, ACTON BURN ELL,
CONDOVER, CRESS AGE, and KENLEY.

[RUCKLEY, LONGNOR, FrODYSLEV, ACTON BURNELL, CUNDOVEK,

Cuessage Chapel, Kendley follow ; the record of their
goods is torn away.]

m. 14. [?]

[The whole of the top is torn away, it probably recorded three
churches.]

CHURCH PREEN.
Prene belles one sacring bell.

ACTON PIGOT.
Acton Pigot. a challice of silu' two belles.

PITCHFORD.
Pichford. ij belles one challic' borowing.

COUND.

Cunde. a challic' of sylu' iij belles of one accorde.

LEE BOT WOOD.
Lyrottwod. a challic' of sylu' iij bells.

CHURCH PULVERBATCII.

PouDERBAcn. a challic' of sylu' a pyx of sylu' ij belles of one
accord'.

BERRINGTON.

Burinton. a challice of sylu' iiij belles of one accorde one
sanct' bell.

STAPLETON.
Stepleton. a challice of sylu' ij belles.

I TUNDItKD 01? FoUD.

Hundred of Forde. The extract of tho plato & bells w'in

the hundred' aforsayd made and taken by

Adam Otteloy and Roynold Wyllyams esquyers comyssrB
therunto a])oynted.

PONT USB UliY.

Ponsiuiky. ij ehalliees of sylu' iij belles and a sanei' bell ol
one accorde.

GOODS, TEMP. EDWARD VI. 33 7

m. 15. GREAT WOLL ASTON.

Wollmaston Chapel, one challice of sylvor ij belles of one
accord.

ALBERBUUY.

Abberbury. a challice of sylu' iij belles of one accord' a
saunco belle.

WESTBURY.

Wesbuhye. ij cnallices of sylu' a pixe of sylu' a crose of tree
w* litle syluer iij belles of one accord.

HABBERLEY.
Haberley. one challice of sylu' ij belles ot one accord.

FORD.

Fooiide. a challice of sylu' ij belles of one accorde.

CARDESTON.
Caryston. one bell wth a ly tie saunce bell.

Hundred of 0 l u n .

Hundred of Clune.

CLUN.

Clune. a chales of sylu' p'cell gylte iiij belles of one accord.

LLANVAIR WATER DINE.
W attend yn. a chales a belle

MA1NSTONE.
Maynston. a chales ij belles.

B ETT WS-Y-C R W YN.
Ricnxs. a chales a belle.

Hundred of G h i r bury.

Hundred of Ciiyrburye.

CH1RBURY.

Ciuuiuikky. ij chalos of silver iij belles a chales p'tayng to
chapcll in tho sayd p'ishe.

338 INVENTORIES OF CEIURCH

SHELVE.

ShELFP. a chales of sylu' ono bell a S'c'us bell.

WORT HEN.

Wortiiyn. a cliales of sylu' iij belles one S'c'us beli.

Hundred of Oswestry.
Hundred of Oswester'.
OSWESTRY.

Oswester. a chalice w* a patten of silu' p'sell gylte iiij belles
of one accorde.

LLANYBLODWEL.

Blodwall. a challice of sylu' w' a paten ; ij belles of one
accorde.

MELVERLEY.
Meuerley. a chalice of sylu' Wi* a patten parsell gilte,

KINNERLEY.
Kynnerley. a chalice \vth a patten of sylu' one small belle.

VVHITTINGTON.
Wii y itington. a chalice of sylu' w a patten p'soll gilt iij
belles of on' accorde.

RUYTON-Xl-TOWNS.

Ryton. a chalice w' a patten p'sell gylte iij belles of one
accorde.

KNOCKIN.

Knokyn. a chalice w a patten p'sell gilt ono small belle.
SELATTYN.

Selatyn. a chalice wfc a patten p'sell gylt ij small belles.

LLANYMYNEOII.
Llannamonogitk. a chalieo with a pat to' p'sell gylt ij holies
of ono accorde.

fW

GOODS, TEMP. EDWARD VI. 339

ST. MARTIN'S.

St. Martin, ij chalice w a patten of sylu' iij belles of one
accord.

WEST F ELTON.
Felton. ij challices of sylu' iij belles of one accord'.

CERTIFICATE OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COM-
MISSIONERS FOR THE SURVEY7 OF CHURCH GOODS,
CO. SALOP, DATED 29 MAY, 7 EDW. VI.

{Exchequer Q.R., Church Goods, temp. Edward VI., Salop,

8-23).

[This document ift in bad condition ]

Humbly Certyfyeth unto your Ryght Worshypfull master-
shy pps Andre we Corbett George Blown to and Ry chard
Meynwaryng knyghtes Ry chard Cornwayle and Rychard
Newport Esquyers Comyssion's to owre sou'ayen lord the
kvngo .... the Countie of Salop among*5 other assignid'
Whearo we have receyved the hinges rna'ties l'res of Com'yssion
(decayed) Ryght hon'able Wylly'm Erie of Pernbrok' lorde
Presydent of the King' mat' Counsayll wythin the Pryncypalyto
of Wales . . . adressed [aujetoris ... us v iiijor or iij of us by
the same for the accomplyshment of hys highnes pleasure
concornyng the furniture of all Churches Chappelles Guyldes
Brotherhead- Faternytes & Cumpanyes w'in the sayd Countie
(decayed) mete for thadmynistrac'on of the hoi ye Comunyen
in eu'y of the same and auctcrisyng us also to leave or cause
to be lefte in eu'y Catbedrall or Colte (decayed) ben remeyning

Too Chaleces of Syluer by or dyscrec'ons and in

other greate p'ysh Churches & smalle p'ysh churches lesser

numbers of (decayed) the quantyte of the by owre

oxpectae'on shuld' bo thowght convenyont We delyu'yng all
such Chaleces or Chalece unto the [D]eane p'voust Churche-

wfardens] or oth' Mynisters of the sayd Churches &

Chappell' by Indenture in Wrytyng betwyxt us & theym under
or hand' & scales Wherbye to charge theym *te theyr successors
with t he cuslodye of the same herafter and further auetorysng
us after the honest furniture for the Com'unyon Table &
surplus or surpleses for the mynistcr or mynisters in the sayd
Churches or OhapcU' as by owre dysereeyon shuld' seme most
expedyont to distrybute and goyve frely to the pore people in

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340 INVENTORIES OF CHURCH

eu'y p'yshe whear the said Churches <fe Chappelles stand & be
The Resydue of the Ornament' & Implement' beyng lynneri of
the sayd Churches & Chappell' in such Order & forme as mayo
be most to the glorie of god and the kyng' ma103 honor And
after that don' gevyng further Auctoryte unto us v iiij or iij of
us to Collect & get her or cawse to be coilectyd & browght
together all and singuler redy mony plate & jewelles mensyonvd

it exp'ssyd in the pryur [?] Certifycathes Remayning

in the custody of the Define p'votist Church eward ens & other
mynisters of any of the Churches Chapell' GuyhV Bretherhead'
Fraternyties or Cumpanies win the seyd Count ie of Salop
Except such necessary plate as shuld he convenyent for
thadmynistrac'on of the holly com'unyon in any of the said
Churches & Chappelles and we shuld' cause the sayd som'es of
redy money \v* conuenyent expedyciori upon reeepte therof to
be delyu'ed to the Right Worshipfull Sr Edmund [Pe]ekham
knyght And that we shuld' cause the said plate & Jewell' in
like man' to be delyu'ed by Indenture unto the kyng' mates use
to the hand' of the master of his highnes Jewell' howse lor the
tvme beyng And gevyng also further auctoryte unto us fyve
iiij or iij of us to sell to hys highnes sayd use all & syng'ler
Copes vestment' Alter-clothes & other ornament' what so ever
they vver Except all Copes vestment' Alterclothes & ornament'
of cloth of gold cloth of Tissue [?] and cloth of Sylver remeyning
& beyng w*in any of the sfayd] Churches and Chappelles (H
tines decayed). {Here, a piece is torn aiuay Jrom the right
hand side of the document, affecting the ends of ten lines.]
of or lioole p'eedyngos unto yor worshipps in the p'niisses before
the last (ley of May in (| of a line decayed) sou'ayen lord'

kyng KdwTarde the yjUl more at large apfpereth]

Accordyng to the piirporte tenor & effecte of the sayd Com'ys-
syon and taken (decayed) in that byhalfc And for thaceomp
(torn aiuay) (decayed) Andrew Corbett George Blount and
llychard Maynwaring knvghts Rychard Cornewayle and
Uychard Neweport Esquyers have ropavred and travayled
(torn away) aforesayd Countie of Salop (decayed) places . . .
convenyent &; expedyent for thcxecuc'on of the premisses We
caused to be browght (torn aiuay) Som'es aswell of redye
muney plate Jewells {decayed) of Copes vestments alterclothes
and other Ornamentes that were remayning in any Churche
(torn away) (decayed) and upon the due Survey therof liave
appoyntyd sufl voiont ( .hales or Chalescs to eu'y of the sayd
Churches or ChappoU' for the prpose by fore mono (torn away)
quant v!o of the same (decayed) of the said Comysson' and the
same have delyu'd in sucho forme by byll Indentyd unto such

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341

able p'sons as bo most suffycyent in ou'y of the sayd p'ysshes
(decayed) And the Oounterpartes of the sayd bylles Indentyd
have send' unto yawre mastership ps herinclosed accordyngly
in the whych ys also mencyoned all such greate [belles &]
San'etus belles as do p'tyeulerly remayne in cu'y of the sayd
Churches & Chappelles & com'ytted to the charge of the said
able p'sons as by the sayd seu'all byflles indented] {decayed)
appcre Further ccrtyfying therupu' that we have dystrybuted
among' the pore people of eu'y of the said p'yshes all such
lynnens after the Furniture of the Com'nnyen Tables as by the
sayd Com'yssyon we wer appoynted to do And that there wer
not or be any Copes vestment' alterclothes of any clotli of gold
cloth of Tissue or cloth of Silver w'in any Churche or chappell
wythiil tlie p'cinct' of owre auctoryte And also we the sayd
Andrew Corbett [George Blunt and Rychard May n waring
knights] Rychard Cornewayll' and Rychard Newport do furthei
Certyfye unto your mastershipps by thies present' that we
have caused to be collected and browght before us aswell all
som'es of readye money plate and Jewells as also all and eu'y
the coopes vestmentes alterclothes & other Ornament' (decayed)
Churches Chappell' Jh'otherheads Guy ides or Cumpanies wlin
the sayd Countie And the said Coopes vestment' & Ornament'
by vertue of the sayd Comyssyon have putt in sale to the
Kyng' Mat' use and eu'y p'tycular som'e of money receyved
for the same Together wlh all other Sum'es of (decayed)
kyng' Ma* was or ys in ty tied unto by vertue of the sayd
Oornyssycm We have caused to be delyu'yd & payed to thuse
of or said Sou'aygn' lorde the king' unto the hand' of the
I light Worshipfiril Sr Edmund Peckham knyght by byll
Indentyd had and made betwyxt the said Si Edrnu'd on thone
p'tie and we the said Andre we Corbett George Blount Rychard
Alaynwaryng knyghtes Rychard Cornewayll' & Rychard
Newport on' thother p'te The Total 1' Sumo' wherof amounteth
ingrosse unto iijxxviij li' xiiij s' ob' and in lykewise we have
delyu'ed and caused to be delyu'ed unto the handes of tlie
master ol tie.; kyng' mat' .lewellhowse eerten p'cell ol plate as
Chaleses Crosses pyxes paxes Cruett' k other peces of syluer
as by a byll Indentyd had and made betwyxt the sayd master
of the Jewellhowsc on thone p'tic and we the sayd Com'ys-
syoners on thother p'tie more at large dothe appere The
Certen number of the ownces of all wyche plate wee cannot
ascerteyn yourc mastershipps For asmoch as dyu's & sundry
p'cells therof ys & be nay led Fastenyd & Sowtheryd upon
wood k I erne as doth appere In wytnosso wherof unto thies
p'sontes we the sayd Andrewe Corbett (George Blount Rychard

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INVENTORIES OF CHURCH

M ay n war\ ng knygh tes Rycbard Cornewaylle & Ry chard New-
port Esquyers have putte owre Seales & Subscrybyd owre
names the xxix11' day of May in the vijni yeare of the Rayn' of
owre sayd Sou'aygn lord Edward' by the grace of god Kyrig' of
England' Fraunee & lrland' deff'ender of the Fayth and in
erthe of the Church e of England' & also of lrland' the sup'me
head.

(Signed) Andrew Corbett. George 13lountt. Ryciiard
Mayn waring. Rich'us Neltort. Riciird. Cornewayll.

(The Seals are gone).

The foregoing Certificate shows what was done by
the Salop Commissioners with the Church goods and
furniture with which they were empowered to deal. It
is unfortunate that the document is decayed and torn
throughout. In the first place they were to leave two
silver chalices in the larger Churches, and one in the
smaller parish Churches, besides "honest furniture"
for the Communion Table and surplices for the ministers.
The rest of the linen was to be given freely to the poor
people in each parish. All copes, vestments, and
ornaments were to be sold by the Commissioners, and
realized the sum of £68 14s. 0U\., surely an insignifi-
cant sum from so large a county ! The great bells and
sanctus bells were delivered to the care of the chief
men in each parish. The Church plate, including
chalices, crosses, pyxes, paxes, cruets, and other pieces
of silver, were delivered by the Commissioners into the
hands of the Master of the King's Jewel house. The
Commissioners appointed by the King to do this work
were live of the most prominent men then living in the
county of Salop. Andrew Corbet was of Moreton
Corbet, lie was Sheriff of Shropshire in 1551, and
Marshal of the Marches of Wales. He married a
daughter of Sir Robert Needham of Shavington.
George Blount was of Kinlet. lie was Sheriff in 15G4,
and in his youth served in the French campaigns of
Henry VI 11. Richard Mainwaring was of Ightfiold.
lie was Sheriff in 1445 and in 1553.

GOODS, TEMP. KDWA.TID VI.

343

These three Commissioners were all knights. The
other two were esquires. Richard Newport was Sheriff
in 1552 and in 1558, and a member of the Council of
the Marches of Wales. He was of High Ercall, and
of Eyton-on-Severn, through his marriage with Margaret,
the oidy child of Chief Justice Bromley. He became
a knight later in life. Richard Cornwall was of Burford.
He was Sheriff in 1549. He was the father of Edmund
Cornwall, the "strong Baron" of Burford.

The Salop Inventories frequently give the colours of
the vestments, but throw little light on the seasons
when the colours were worn. The Licit field Sequence
has been printed in Dugdale's Monasticon, and in
Mr. St. John Plope's paper On the English Liturgical
Colours.1 It occurs in the Statutes of Bishop Pateshull
(1239 — 1-41), and is therefore an early one. The
following is a translation of this Sequence : —

" On Christmas Day they must use the more precious
vestments. In Easter-tide and in the week of Pentecost
the ministers use white dalmatics ; but the rulers of
the choir likewise use white copes on the Annunciation,
and on the Circumcision of our Lord, and on all feasts
of Blessed Mary, and in the octaves and commemora-
tions of the same, and on both feasts of St. Michael,
and on the feast of any Virgin. They use red vest-
ments on both feasts of Holy Cross, and on any feast
of Apostles and Martyrs, except St, John in Christinas
week ; but on the feast of the Epiphany, and on Passion
Sunday, and on Palm Sunday, the rulers of the choir
use red copes. The rulers of the choir and the ministers
of the altar can also use copes of varied colours {varii
coloris) on the feasts of All Saints and of Confessors,
and of St. Peter's Chair, and on the Nativity of St.
John Baptist (on his Beheading they use red); but on
the day of St. Mary Magdalene, and on Sundays from

1 See Transactions of St Paul's Ecclesioloyical Society, vol. ii ,
pp. 223—272.

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INVENTORIES OF CHURCH

the Octave of the Epiphany until Lent, and from the
Octavo of Easter (PascJuv, query a mistake for Petite-
castes) until our Lord's Advent, according to the will of
the sacrist when the office is of the Sunday. But in
Advent and Lent and offices of the dead they must use
black silk cooes. All these things must be modified
according to the means of the church.''

St. Chad's and St Mary's Churches, Shrewsbury, in
1552 had white vestments for Lent. For ordinary
Sundays, St. Chad's had green. Though white was
the common Lenten colour, it is difficult to see why
St. Chad's and St. Mary's used white, when the
Lichfield use was clearly black in Lent. Inventories of
other parts of Lichfield Diocese outside Salop show that
the chief colours used were red, white, blue, green, and
black, and sometimes tawny and yellow. But there is
little to show at what seasons they were used.

Of the Hereford Sequence little is known. There
were black copes on Palm Sunday, and red for Good
Friday, whilst white was used for Lent. Black occurs
for requiem in 1539 at the White Friars in Ludlow.1

It is unfortunate that the Salop Inventories throw so
little new light on the sequence of colours in the
Dioceses to which Shropshire belongs. The whole of
the Edwardian Inventories for Salop have now been
printed, and will be of use in adding to our knowledge
of Church matters in a most interesting period.

The returns of Church Goods are interesting from the
variety of the possessions of the different parishes, and
it is a matter of great regret that the lists of so many
parishes are not still extant. Every Church possessed
a chalice, and generally a paten, of silver, frequently
parcel gilt (that at Tong was of copper), and a
greater or less number of bells. St. Mary's, Shrews-
bury, had a ring of five bells, and two sanctus bells.

1 For these particulars I am much indebted to Mr. St. John Hope's
paper, uOi siqyt'a.

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345

Holy Cross also had four bells and the clock bell, and
Much Wenlock had the same. Chetton and Aston
Botterell had nine little bells in addition to those in
the steeple, and Quatford had six. At Abdon the
nine bells were on a wheel, as is sometimes the
case in Continental churches. Each Church also
possessed one or more altar cloths. At Broseley
there were two of flaxen cloth, at Stottesdon one
of diaper, and at Leebotwood the tablecloth
was of housewive's making. St. Chad's, Shrewsbury,
had five flaxen altar cloths, and two frontals for the
high altar, one of green velvet, and the other ''party
red velvett and black." Selattyn had a " table cloth
upon the comunion bord," and at St. Alkmund's,
Shrewsbury, four copes had been " broken to make a
carpet t to the Lorde's table." Towels were also part
of each church's equipment. At Clunbury they were
of housewife cloth, and at Clung unford of diaper work,
while at Stoke St. Milborough two were of flaxen cloth
and one of diaper; and at St. Chad's, Shrewsbury,
there were three of silk, for use on Corpus Christi Day,
besides ten of diaper. More than 40 churches possessed
copes of various colours and materials, from cloth of
gold in the four Shrewsbury parish churches, to green
tick in the chapel of Cressage. The Church of Much
Wenlock possessed one of red and blue taffetas em-
broidered in gold and silver, given by the last Prior to
the parish, on condition that his body should be met at
Build was bridge and brought by the parishioners to
Wenlock for burial. Possibly the compulsory sale of
the cope was held to have absolved them from this
promise, for Sir John Baily was buried at Madeley,
where he died on Christmas Day, 1553. The greater
number of the lists mention the possession of vestments,
the usual term in the lGth century for the chasuble.
Sir Thomas Butler in the list for Much Wenlock speaks
of a " chesabell or vestemente, overworne." They were
of various materials, often of "satin of Bruges," or of
silk, and sometimes of camlet or worsted, The parish-

346 INVENTORIES OF CHURCFI

ioners of Clunbury had been lent one of black velvet
and an alb, by Sir Thomas Ball, clerk, which he claimed
in the face of the commissioners. St. Alkmond's,
Shrewsbury, possessed four of velvet and silk, each with
two tunicles, and there is only one other list mention-
ing tunicles, that of Lydbury North, where they pos-
sessed a vestment of crimson satin with a cope, and one
of woven green silk with two tunicles. Many lists
mention albs. Ilopesay had two vestments with albs,
and at Clunbury the albs belonging to the vestment of
green satin, and that of red and green mingled, were of
housewife cloth. The amice is mentioned in a few cases
with the alb, and at Beckbury and Badger the alb and
"other things thereto belonging" sums up the amice
and apparels. The latter are only mentioned by name
at Norbury. At Shipton, Broseley, Stottesdon, and
Stoke St. Milborough there were " cantill copes." At
Shipton and at Stoke they were of satin, at Broseley
of fustian, and at Stottesdon of " cassay." St. Julians,
Shrewsbury, had two " claunter copes" of tawny silk,
and St. Chad's four " chauntre copes," two of which
were violet. A large number of churches possessed a
cross, sometimes of copper or tin, but most often of
brass. The one at Pitchford was of wood covered with
plate, or as it is called at Chin, " of tree overheled with
silver," and at Newport this silver plating of the
wooden cross was parcel gilt, while at Badger and at
Grinshill the cross was of lead, at Clungunford of latten,
and at Stoko St. Milborough of mashn. At Selattyn
it was called a processional cross, but the other inven-
tories leave it doubtful whether it was an altar cross or
not. More than 20 churches had censers, generally of
brass or copper, but at St. Chad's, Shrewsbury, of
latten, and at Holy Cross and at Stoke St. Milborough
of maslin. Nearly 20 possessed candlesticks, generally
also of brass. Those at Chirbury had been carried away
by a certain Oliver Lloyd by " virtue of a commission."
Battlefield possessed a small pair of candlesticks of
kitten, and Clunbury had a pair of brass and a pair of

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347

lead, while St. Chad's, Shrewsbury, had two pairs
of brass, and those at Stoke St. Milborough were of
maslin. Twenty churches gave altar cruets among
their possessions. At Edgton, and at Holy Cross,
Shrewsbury, and several other churches, these were of
pewter, at Eatori-under Haywood of tin, at Pitchford
of pounce, and in many places of lead. The smaller
churches often possessed only one, and not a pair. A
pix was to be found in more than 20 churches. At
Hopesay it was of silver, at Clunbury one of copper
and another of silver, and at Lydbury North of brass.
At Much Wenlock the description of the pix is not intel-
ligible, but it seems to have hud a gilt cross upon the top.
Lydbury North church seems to have also possessed
a tabernacle of brass, the only one occurring in the lists.
Several pixes were of maslin, and that at Madeley was
of ivory bound with silver. Bishop's Castle had a pix
of brass and another of silver, while Clun had one of
glass with four feet of silver, and two other silver pixes
in pawn with two chalices and a bell, to pay for a law-
suit between the parish and their vicar. At Shrawar-
dine there was a box of silver, which may have fulfilled
a similar purpose as a pix, and St. Chad's, Shrewsbury,
mentions a silver box with a chain to it. St. Mary's
also possessed a box, but that was covered with red
velvet, and had a small cup in it. Chirbury had a
cofter, but that, probably, was a large chest in which
to keep tlie vestments. A largo number of chinches
mention a corporal (corporas) and its case. Several
churches possessed two or more. At Barrow one
c< corporas" was of green velvet, the other of " twilly;"
at Beckbury the case was or black satin ; at Badger there
was one case and two corporals, and at Little Wenlock
one cloth and two cases. St. Alkmund's and Holy
Cross, Shrewsbury, had each three cases, and St. Mary's
six of divers colours. Eighteen churches had saering
bells, and many more sanctus bolls. Badger and Beck-
bury are mentioned as possessing both, but in the
indentures of chalice and bells alone the names seemed
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to be used interchangeably. Pitchford, for instance,
gives a sacring bell on its list, but a sanctus bell is
committed to the churchwardens, and in the case of
Church Preen the sanctus bell of the list is called a
sacring bell on the indenture. Over 30 churches
retained their sanctus bells, including two at Market
Drayton, and one without a clapper at Stoke on Tern,
and Withinfifton had a " visiting bell." A few churches
had lamps of brass, and Lydbury North and Han wood
had each a ship for incense, one of brass and one of
copper. Six churches mention vessels for holy water ;
at Edgton, Bishop's Castle, and Worthen it was of
brass, at Broughton of lead, while at flarley it is
described as covered with lead, and at Berrington the
lead "off the holy water stock " is mentioned. About
six churches also possessed paxes. St. Chad's, Shrews-
bury, had two of latten of " antique work," Bishop's
Castle had two of glass, and Broughton and Holy
Cross, Shrewsbury, had each one of the same. That at
Stoke St. Milborough was of maslm, and that of Pitch-
ford of wood, with the "far side of glass," The only
books mentioned are a Bible and a "communion
book" at Selattyn. Newport, St. Julian's and St,
Alkmund's, Shrewsbury, were each the only possessors
apparently of "a pair of organs." Several churches
had surplices ; Norbury had three, and Pitchford two
old ones, but that at Bishop's Castle had been stolen.
The one at Monk liopton was of " linen cloth," but
the material of the others is not mentioned. Newport
and Worthen had each a " care cloth " for weddings, and
the latter church had three " fringes," which possibly
were part of the ornamentation of an altar frontal.
St, Mary's, Shrewsbury, had an altar cloth fringed with
silk and " crule," i.e., crewel. Four churches had each
a corse bell. At Stowe it is called a lich bell, and St.
Mary's, Shrewsbury, possessed a pall quilted with silk,
probably lor use at funerals. Holy Cross, Shrewsbury,
lias on its list of possessions "a lytic chappelle which
they use to bury at, beeyng at the townes ende, called

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349

Saynt Gyles chappeil,'' and Harley had a "little aisle
covered with lead." Harley was one of the few churches
which possessed banners. There were two painted ones
there, and four at Madeley, while Worthen had four of
linen cloth, and Han wood two of cloth, with no paint-
ing mentioned. St. Julian's, Shrewsbury, had four
painted altar cloths, and St. Mary's a "stained cloth
for the sepulchre." St, Chad's had two cushions of
red velvet and green, and red damask, two pillows of
cloth of gold, and three "pillows of the passion," and
one old pillow. Ten churches possessed chrismatories ;
those at Lydbury North and at Hanwood were of tin,
and those at Clungunford and at .Bishop's Castle of
pewter, while the one at Monk Hopton was of lead.

The small sum of £08 14s. O^d. given as realised by
the sale of the Church Goods deemed unnecessary by
the Commissioners, possibly is explained by the note
found on page 107, of £9 5s. 8d. in ready money having
been given to Sir Edmund Peckham, June 13th, 1553,
beside a quantity of " cloth of gold copes" delivered to
Mr. Sturton by Thomas Pope. A further notice of the
Shrewsbury Church Goods is contained in some notes
(printed in Volume X., Series I. of the Shropshire
Archa3ological Society's Transactions), written Dec. 20,
1571, by a certain Henry Middlemore. They purport
to be information of Church goods detained by private
persons. The list begins with the mention of a leaden
cistern and pipes on the site of the Abbey, taken up
by William Langley, and then states that —

"Thomas Burnell5Bailiff of Shrewsbury, hath fortyeight
pieces of copes and vestments pertaining to St. Chad's.

" In the hands of William Gierke, of Little Berwick,
a chalice, one cope, a little bell.

" Thomas Sturry standeth chargeable with a Chalice
belomnm'" to the country parish in St. Chad's in Shrews-
bury (/.e. Bicton).

"Richard Lee, Esq., received twenty one pieces of
Copes and vestments of Bichard Thornes, by virtue of
a Commission.

INVENTORIES OF CHURCH

" Richard Thornes hath one Chalice with a cover of
silver parcel gilt, weighing 13 oz., also seven pieces of
copes and vestments belonging to St. Mary's. Also he
concealeth obligacions of JCIOO made of the Jewels of
St. Mary's Church, and delivered by obligacion to divers
men of the Parish in several sums.

"William Alowe and Richard Powell detain obliga-
cions of i?l40 made of the ornaments and Jewels of the
Church of St. Chad's, and delivered by several oblica-
tions to divers men of the parish."

We know no more of these accusations, but there is
no doubt that much of the profits from the spoliation
of the- churches passed into private hands. In the first
instance tilings were often bought and kept by reverent
men, who wished to save them from sacrilegious uses, but
much of the spoliation of the 16th century came from the
sheer greed of gain always present in lower natures,

THE RETURNS

INDEX OF THE PLACES NAMED IN
OF CHURCH GOODS.

I 'age.
Abdon, 301, 325

Acton Burnell, 100, 303, 318, 33G
Acton Pigot, 98; 303, 330
Acton Scott, 301
Adderley, 323
Aibcrbury, 337

Albrightoii (Shrewsbury) [?], 106
Albrighton ( Wolverhampton), 330
Alvelev, 329

Ashford Bowdler, 308, 326
Ashr'ord Carbonell, 307

Asjtley ['?], 10G
Astley Abbots, 327
Aston (Norbury), 334
Aston Bottcrcll, 329
Atcham, 318, 332

Badger, 90, 314
Barrow, 94, 313, 327
Basehurch, 335
Battlefield, 108, 109
Beckbury, 90, 314
Bedstone, 305, 334
BcnLhall, 93, 312

Page.

Berrington, 101, 311, 336
Bettws-y-Crwyn, 308, 324, 337
Bicton [?], 100.
Billingsley, 328
Bishop's Castle, 91, 303, 334
Bitterlcy, 309
Bolas, Great, 321, 331
Boraston, 300
Bourton, 96

Bridgnorth, St. Leonard, 327

,, St. Mary Magdalene,

330

Brom field, 305
Broseley, 95, 312, 327
Broughton, 107, 111
Buildwas, 331
Burford, 306
Bnnvarton, 312, 328

Cardeston, 337
Cardington, 308, 326
Caynham, 305, 328
Chel marsh, 329
Cheswardine, 323

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KDWAltD VI.

351

Page.
Chetton, 302, 328
Chetwynd, 319, 332
Child's Ercall, 322
Chirbury, 102, 317, 337
Church Aston, 332
Church Preen, 86, 100, 311, 336
Church Pulverbatch, 98, 336
Church Strctton, 306, 326
Clavcrley, 330
Cleo St. Margaret, 310, 326
Cleobury Mortimer, 329
Cleobury North, 111, 329
Clivc, 108

Clun, 105, 304, 337
Clunbury, 87, 306, 334
Clhngunford, 90, 307, 335
Clunton, 335
Cold Weston, 305
Condover, 336
Coreley, 305, 328
Cound, 98, 319, 336
Cressage, 99, 319, 336
Culmington, 309

Dawley, 320, 333
Diddlebury, 301, 326
Ditton Priors, 93, 313
Donington, 86, 302, 330
Dowles, 301

Drayton, Market, (Drayton in
Hales), 323

Easthope, 301

Eaton Constantine, 321, 331
EnJtaiMinder- 1 lay wood, 91, 311.
326

Edgmond, 382
Edgton, 89, 312, 334.
Ellesmcrc, 335
Ercall Magna, 321, 331
liy ton-on- tho Weald Moors, 322,
333

Fclton, West, 86, 315, 339 x'
Fitz. 316, 335
Ford, 318, 337
Frodeslcy 101, 336

Page.

Clazclcy, 327
Greet, 310, 326
Grinshill, 106, 111

Habberley, 318, 337
Hadnall, 106, 111
Halesowen, 330
Hal ford, 326

Hanwood, Great, 110, 310
Harley, 101
Highley, 328
Hinstock, 322
Hodnet, 322, 333
Holgate, 310
Hope Baggot, 306. 329
Hope Bowdler, 308, 326
Hopesay, 86, 305, 334
Hopton Castle, 90, 306, 334
Hopton Wafers, 329
Hordley, 335
Hughley, 97, 311, 327

Keniberton, 330
Kenley, 100, 313, 336
Kinlet, 310, 329
Kinnerley, 304, 338
Kinnersley, 321, 333
Knockin, 338

Langley, 99, 336
Leebotwood, 99, 319, 336
Lee Brockhurst, 323
Leighton, 320, 331
Lilleshall, 320, 333
Llanvair Waterdine, 104, 308, 337
Llanyblodwel, 318, 838
Llauymynceh, 315, 338
Longdon-on-Tern, 320, 832
Longford, 321, 388
Longnor, 386
Loppington, 317, 335
Ludl„w, 301, 825, 344
Lvdbury North, 88, 334
Lydham, 91, 334

Madelcy, 95, 314, 326
Mainstone, 104, 308, 337
Melverley, 317, 388

352

INVENTORIES OF CHl/ROH

Page.

Meole Brace, 85, 86, 107, 110
Middle, 317
Middleton Scriven, 328
Milson, 307, 326
Mindtown, (J0, 314, 335
Monk Hopton, 94, 313
Mon tf ord, 310
More 91, 335
Moreton Corbet, 302
Moreton Say, 323, 333
Morville, 327
Munslow, 313

Neen Savage, 328

Neen Sollars, 309, 32G

Neenton, 329

Ness, Little, 31G

Ness Strange (Great Ness), 317

Newport, 300, 303, 333

Norbury, 87, 334

Norton, 320

Norton in Hales, 322

Oldbury, 328
Onibury, 307
Oswestry, 316, 338

Persall [?] Boningale, 330
Petton, 316

Pitchford, 98, 319, 336
Pontesbury, 319, 336
Preston-on-the Weald Moors, 320,
332

Preston Uubbals, 86, 108, 110

Quatfoid, 228
Quatt, 327

Ratlinghope, 86, 313, 331
Uod'mgton, 321, 332
Horrington, 103

Uuekley, 99, 336. ^See Langley)
Rushbury, 309, 325
Ruyton-\i-Towna, 86, 315, 338

St. Martin's, 317, 339
Sclattyn, 86, 299, 316, 338
Sheinton, 329
Shelve, 103, 338

Page.

Shipton, 91, 314, 334
Shrawardine, 317, 335.
Shrewsbury, 107
Shrewsbury, Holy Cross, So, 105,
109

,, St. Alknmnd, 85,

105, 109
„ St. Chad, 85, 105,

109, 343
St. Julyan, 85, 105,

109

St. Mary, 85, 105,
109, 343

Sidbury, 328
Silvington, 309
Smethcott, 100, 318
Stanton on Hine Heath, 323
Stanton Lacy, 309, 326
Stanton Long, 312, 326
Staplet on, 102, 318, 336
Stirchley, 320, 333
Stoke St. Milborough, 301, 306
Stokesay, 325
Stoke-upon-Tern, 323
Stottesdon, 111, 328
Stowe, 87, 304, 334

Tasley, 329
Tibberton, 322, 333
Tong, 86, 303, 330
Tugford, 326

Uffingtou, 321, 332
Uppington, 332
Upton Cresset t, 329
Upton Magna, 331

Waters Upton, 322, 332
Wellington, 311, 331
Wein, 315

Wenlock, Little, 97, 312
Wenlock, Much, 92, 311
Wcntnor, 89, 315, 335
Westbury, 337

Weston under Red Castle, 323
Wheathill, 112, 327
Whitchurch, 324
Whittington, 33£
W.hilton, 306

GOODS, TEMP. EDWARD VI. 353
Page. Page.

Willcy, 95, 313 Worthen, 103, 316, 338

Wistanstow, 308 Wrockwardine, 333

Withington, 320, 331 Wroxeter, 822, 331
Wollaston, Great, 337

Wolstaston, 99, 319 Places unidentified, 109, 325,
Worfield, 330 32G, 336.

It is unfurtunatc that so many of the Inventories of plate, jewels,
and ornaments are lost, whilst the less important lists of chalices and
bells are fairly complete. The Inventories of some very important
churches in the county are missing altogether, as Shifnal, Shawbury, &c.
Those of Acton Bound, Bucknell, Prces, Richard's Castle, Ryton,
Stockton, Sutton Maddock, &c, are also wanting in these lists.

GLOSSARY.

Alb (Aube). — -A vestment, generally of white linen, not unlike a
surplice, but longer and with tight sleeves. In wealthy churches
they were sometimes of velvet or silk, occasionally embroidered.

Amice. — An oblong piece of fine linen or richer material spread
over the shoulders, with strings at the top corners. It was gener-
ally enriched with embroidery, and formed a collar. It is mentioned
in Anglo-Saxon times as one of the vestments worn at the altar.

Apparels. — The pieces of embroidery enriching the amice or alb.

Bells. — See Corse-bell, Lych-bell, Little bells, Sacring bell, Sanctus-
bell, Visiting-bell.

Branch Damask. — Probably what we should now call brocade.
Silk with a woven pattern upon it.

Bustiox. — Mr. Peacock in his book on Church Goods says that this is
another form of "fustian," but both words appear in the same Inventory.

Camlet. — A woollen material of fine homespun worsted.

CasSAY. — It has been suggested that this is a word derived from
"ecossais," and denotes some form of Scotch material. In the
present day a kind of apron linen is known in some parts of England
as " brown Scotch."

CANTiLi.co]'E(Chauntcr cope).— Probably that worn by the leader of the
choir. The cantor's copes were not generally of especially rich material.

(J A HIS (j loth. — The cloth, sometimes of silk, held over the heads of
the bride and bridegroom at a wedding, or in the Inventories it may
stand for "cere cloth," the waxed altar-cloth.

Cicnsku. — A covered vessel swung by a chain, with the lid perforated,
to allow the smoke of the burning incense to escapo, In modern
days often called a thurible.

Changeable colour. — Possibly material composed of narrow stripes
of various colours, or some have thought it to refer to vestments of
one colour lined with another, that could be worn either side. It
corre.sj londs to the varii color is of the Lichfield use, and in some of
the Inventories of Lichfield diocese outside Shropshire is called
" parti-coloiuvd." These striped vestments, which can be used in-
differently for various feasts, are occasionally used in village churches
in Italy for economy's sake. The lists speak in one place of a vest-
ment of " divers colours," and describes another as 'pied."

354

INVENTORIES OF CKURCH

Chasuble. — Called in the greater number of the lists a vestment. *The
outer vestment of a bishop or priest during the saying of mass. It was
generally of rich material embroidered. One at St. Julian's, Shrewsbury,
was of red silk embroidered with gold lions, and one at St. Mary's of
blue velvet worked with grapes in gold. It was originally a sort of
circular cloak', with a hole in the middle, put on over the head; but in
later times was cut away at the sides to give freer play to the arms.

Ciiequerwoiik. — Probably referring to the embroidery, or to
material woven in a check pattern.

Ciiiusmatory. — The vessel to contain the holy oil used at baptism,
confirmation, and extreme unction. A chrismatory of silver was at
Ludlow left among the goods committed to the Churchwardens.

Coffer. — Probably in this case the chest in which the vestments
were kept .

Cope. — A vestment resembling a large cloak, worn at most of the
services of the mediaeval Church, except at Mass, when the celebrant
wore a chasuble. It was of the richest material the parish could
afford, with strips of embioidery (orphreys), and clasped on the
chest by a brooch or clasp, called a morse.

Curporale (Corporas). The square of fine linen or richer material
laid upon the altar previous to the consecration of the Host. At
Holy Cross, Shrewsbury, it seems to be called a " hallowed cloth."

Corporas Case. — The case, often of rich material, in which these
cloths were kept. Now usually called a burse.

Corse-bell — The small hand-bell rung at funerals before the
corpse. It is called also the " Lych-bell."

Cross. — In the lists probably the cross upon the altar is generally
meant, but at Selattyn it was a processional cross. The commissioners
left crosses of wood plated with silver at Ludlow, Westbury, and at
Newport, In small churches the altar cross was often used for
carrying in processions.

Cruets. — Small vessels or phials for holding the wine and the
water used in the Celebration.

Cru-dystwerke. — Probably a mis-reading.

Crule (Cruw). — What wc now call crewel — line, tightly twisted
worsted. Cruw is possibly the same, though the two words appear
in the same inventory

DiAi'ER. — Linen woven in a pattern, said to have been made
originally at Ypres, but some authorities derive it from " diaspron,"
the Creek name for diapered silk.

Do.masell. — A material probably akin to damask.

Dornix.— Damask originally manufactured at Toumay (Doornick)
in Flanders. It was an inferior kind of damask, made of silk, wool,
linen thread and gold.

Forkfesoiiki).--- Probably a mis-reading.

Fringes. — Possibly ornamentation for the altar frontal or for n

canopy. Slrtto^

ihisTiA n, — Woollen material, probably a cloth with a pile, rescui-
blhi" velvet, but not made of silk. Modern l*tisti;ui is a, mixture of
of cotton and linen thread, and ancient fustian, first woven at Fustat

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355

)n the Nile, had a warp of linen thread, and a woof of thick cotton,
;ut to form a low pile.

Holy Water Pot, or Sink, or Stocke. — The receptacle for holy
,vater. The brass holy water pot could be carried, but probably the
' stock " could not, and the word may refer to the stoup at the
Jhurch door. Whether the " sink " at Clunbury was moveable or
iot, is hard to say. Being of brass, it probably was.

Housewife Cloth. — Homespun linen material.

Lamp. — Possibly that which burnt before the reserved Sacrament
lpon the altar, or before a shrine.

Latten. — A mixed metal used for monumental brasses and many
)ther pur} oscs. It resembles bronze.

Lich-bell. — The same as Corse-bell, which see.

Little Bells. — The ring of six or nine little bells were probably
used in the service in the place of the sacring bell. At Abdon they
we mentioned as mounted on a wheel.

Maslin. — A mixed metal akin to brass. The name is still used in
Shropshire for brass preserving pans in a kitchen. The name is
ilso applied to mixed corn, and seems to simply mean anything mixed.

Pair of Organs. — Organs were anciently spoken of in the plural.

Pall. — Probably for use at funeral services. A pall was generally
:o be found among the property of a Guild or Company, to be used
it the funerals of its members. The "palla,"a linen card used to
Dover the chalice, is of quite modern introduction.

Parcel-gilt. — Partially gilt.

Pax.— A flat piece of metal, or some other substance, generally
engraved with some Scripture subject, which took the place of the
primitive kiss of peace. The pax was first kissed by the priest, and
then by the laity. It seems to have been first used in England in
the 12th or 13th century.

Pewter. — A mixed metal of tin and lead, formerly veiy much used,
especially as a substitute for silver in Church and domestic use.

Pillows of the Passion. — These were possibly used on Good
Friday for the ceremony of the " Creeping to the Cross." The
Hilts of Durham mention a "goodly Crucifix of gold, lying upon a
velvet cushion, having St. Cuthbert's arms upon it."

Pounce. — Apparently referring to the pattern. Pounced is orna-
mented with a dotted pattern.

Pyx. — A box or vessel in which the consecrated wafer was kept. In
England it was generally in the shape of a cup with a cover, and was not
unfrequently suspended before the altar. The priest carried it with
him at the Visitation of the Sick, or sometimes a box of silver then took
its place. The silver pyx at Ludlow, at Church Pulverbatch, and at
Westbury was committed to the care of the churchwardens with the
chalices and bells, and a silver box was left at Shrawardino.

S.\cuiN(i HELL. — Tito small handbell rung inside the church at differ-
ent parts of I ho service, e.g., to warn people t hat the Elevation was
about to take place. It was distinct from (lie Sanctus bell, but t he names
ut'cin t<> be used iiulillerently in the lists, See also Little Hells.

35G

INVENTORIES OF CHURCH GOODS.

Sanctus-bell (Sauncc bell).— The small bell often hanging in a bell-
cote at the end of thenave, which was rung atthe saying of the"Sanctus"
in the service. The sanctus-bell was in many cases left with tho
chalice and the other bells in the custody of the Churchwardens.

Sarcenet. — A thin silk material, originally brought from the East.

Satin of Bruges. — Satin originally made at Bruges. Satin seems
to have introduced into England in the 14th century, when it took
the place of the earlier " Samite " (a thick silk), for Church vestments.

Say. — A fine woollen material resembling fine serge ; or, as some
authorities say, a kind of silk (soie). Probably serge is the material
meant in the Inventories.

Snip. — A vessel for holding the frankincense required for the
censers, made in the form of a ship, and sometimes mounted on four
wheels.

Surplice. — The white linen vestment still in use is mentioned as
early as the laws of Edward the Confessor. The ancient surplices
were very similar to those of modern days, and were put on over the
head. It has been suggested that surplices opening in front were
introduced when the clergy wore wigs, which did not allow of a
surplice being put on in the original way. At Bettws-y-Crwyn
mention is made of two surplices, one for the curate (i.e., the parish
priest) and one for the deacon.

Tabernacle. — A receptacle for the pyx, generally in the form of a
shrine. Tabernacles were occasionally of stone, and were built in the
wall of a church. They occur in Scotland frequently, but rarely
in England.

Taffetas. — Silken material, probably unpatterned. Taffeta was
anciently used for linings, and the word is still used for plain un-
corded silk.

Tick.— Generally stout linen material. The modern meaning is
the stout striped linen used for covering mattresses and pillows.

Tun i ole. — A garment worn by the sub-deacon over the alb in the
ofhee of the Mass. It was often made of rich material. Jt had wide
sleeves, and reached below the knees. The dalmatic was a very
similar garment, worn by the deacon.

T willy. Probably linen material, woven in the way we call twill,

i.e., a web of double thread.

Visiting-hell. — The bell rung when the priest carried the Host to
the sick, by tho boy or man who aceompaniod him. It was sometimes
called the " Houselling-bell."

Westom.— Probably a mis-reading.

Worsted.— Woollen material, probably less fine than " crule." At
Chin the "suit for deacons " was of red worsted. Worsted was a cloth
of long wool combed straight, as distinct from "woollens," which
were woven of short wool and combed rough.

"The old order changeth, yielding place to new,
And Cod fulfils Himself in many ways
Lest one good order should corrupt the work]."

357

THE CHURCH WARDENS' ACCOUNTS OF
UFFINGTON, 1627 TO 1693.

By ihe Rev. \V. G. D. FLETCHER, M.A., F.S.A.

The earliest volume of the Church ware] ens' Accounts
of UfUngton is a small quarto book, and is in good
condition, except that two or three leaves at the
beginning are partly torn away. On the title-page is
written " The Churchwardines Booke."

The Accounts for the first year are as follows : —

1G27.

The Accounts of Thomas [faded by damp] Ash ton Church-
wardines for tho [yere 1627.]
Imp. Layd out at Ester Visitation [for oat ties and]

Articles and our dyners . ..
Item for bread and wine at Michilmas Comunions
Item layd out at michilmas visitation
J torn for Jele money and maymed soldiers at

Michilmas
Item for tow Communions at Christmas
Item for Jele money and maymed soldiers alter

Christmas... ... ...

Item for bread and wine on palmo Sunday ...
Item for halfe a pownd of Sope
Item for broad and wine for ester day
item lor ;i new paper booke for the to keepe account

for the poore

Item for Cach and lacli for the Church gate and a

kay for the poore mans bo.xo
Item lliis booko ( Jpst ...

Item lor J cole money and maymed soldiers alter

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Item for c2 bookes

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TIIE CHURCHWARDENS' ACCOUNTS OF

From the accounts for the subsequent years, I only
extract those items which are of some special interest.

1G2S. Item for tow belrops ... ... ... ... f tiijd

Item for my Charges at Salop about Recu-
sants [torn off]

Item for a prayer for the navy ... ... o. ij1

Item for oaths & articles at ye Archdeacon

Visitation ... ... ... ... ... ijs vjJ

Item for delivering up a Copy of ye Hogester o. vja
1G33. Money gathered for the Churche of Sl Paulles

in London owte of the pash of Ullinton ... iij8 viij'1
Item for goinge toe Shreusberie 2 daies withe

the money gathered for Sl Poolls Churche j8(

Item for the Our glass and washing the serplis js
Item for the p'sones pue in Churche and the

font lid ix3

Item for a booke of the kinges plesure and

pastime vjJ

1G34. Money Collected for the paynting ot the
Church and making a Rayle and for a new
Cover for the pulpit at xxd the pownd by
the wardnes 16;U as followeth

Imp: Mr Walter Rerker. csqr. gave ... xs

Item Mr John Young x? viij'1

Item Mi francis Carbet ... .. ... ... iiijs i.v'

Item William Tvvise iij8 j'1

Item John Clark iij8 'jJ

Item Thomas Brook ijs ij'1

Item Widdow Symons ijs ijJ

Item James Heath ij* ij'1

Item John Munslow ij" ij'1

Item Widdow Harries ... ]s viij'1

Item John Smyth js viij'1

Item Thomas Wither js viij'1

Item Thomas Royner ... j8 viij'1

Item Richard Teese ... js ]''

Item John Worth in ja jli

Item Roland Clark o xd

Item William Weston o xd

Item William llick'm js vj(l

Item liiehard Morris o vijJ

Item Owen Kvans ... o vij'

Item lloumfrey Rucknall o vij1

HFFINGTGN, 1627 TO 1603. 359

Item Thomas Dyer ... ... ... ; i>§ 0 vija

So that the whole gathered is 55s 7d.

The Money Collected dis burst as followeth.

Imp' for 4 striks of lime and the carrage js viij'J

Item to John Dixon for paynting rjo* o

item to Thomas Dyer for the Rayle, and Cover for

the pulpit... ... ... ... ... mmt 20s o

Item for the Carrage of it downe ... , o j'J

Item for a payre of hinges for the Rayle o iiijd

Item for hanging the beere ... o jd

Item for writing ... ... ... ... hmt 0 viijd

Item for a hast for the Rayle o ijd

The sumc disburst is 52s 8d

So that there remayneth undisburst in onre handes ija xjd

In 1635 the Churchwardens collected money " for
the Covering of the Church."

Mr John Young gave 22H 4d ; John Roufe, being the gift of
Roland Nevct to the Church, 20s; William Twiso and John
Clark 4s 4d each ; James Heath, John Munslow, Thomas Rrook
and Hugh Symons, 3s ld each; John Roufe, Is Gd: Roland
Clark P 2d.

And eleven otlier parishioners also subscribed. There
does not seem to be any account of the disbursements.

1G3G. Item for 2 books concerning the sicknes ... ij3 o
At the foot of this year's accounts is this entry : —

"Raid by me John Yonge upon this note 7a 10'1 the residue
beinge 2a Sd abated because I pay noc Jaole money.

John Yonge."
1G37. Item layd out for a booko of homiles ... vij3

Item Reccaved for the ould booke of homiles f iiijd

A Note of what briffes have bine gathered within the parish of

Uflington this yere 1638.
Imp. one brife yt came out of Oxfordshire for one Jonn Dauby

the same gathered is 3s. Aprell 29.
Item one brife gathered the xviij"1 day of November 1G38 for

one mundiford parspoole for lire in the Countic of Norfock

the sume Collected is live shilligs.
Item one brife Collected the 12 of Aprell 1G39 for one in

lesteshire the sum collected is vjs.

IIs

J

< >.

V|

0.

vja

.)*

0

llj*

0

ixs

0

iis

vja

0.

x«J.

0

iiB

ixd

3 GO THE CHURCHWARDENS' ACCOUNTS OF

IGoS Item layd out to John Goodale for killing 12
urchins w^hin one p'risb May 20 ...
Item for mending the Cover of the flagon ...
Item for the king's proclamation
Item for a prayer for the kings maiestye ...
1639. Item for a new dpore for the porch the
making

Item for lock hinges and nayles
Item for 3 lagis for the puorch door
Item for 8 pillars for the puorch
Item for a Lord
1G40. Item lor two bookes of common prayer

Item for gayle money and maymed souldiers
at the quarter sessions after Easter
This Lewne was after xviijd the pownd, soe that my p'tc
came to xs vjJ, whereof there was abated 3s by reason I doe
not pay for Jayle money & maymed soldiers wth them, but in
Shrewsbury, soe paid the somme of vija vjd by mee

John Yonge.
1641. Item leyd out to Thomas diar for formes in

the Church . . ... iijs

Item for sope to wash the Sarpplis ... ... ijd

1G46. Imp: for our Journey to Maries p'ish beinge

there called ... ... ... ... ... j3 o

For two Covenant bookes js o

1G4JS. We receaued into or custody from the ould Church-
wardens one pewter flagon, one silver cup & cover, a
Register booke, a Record of those yt tooke the
Covenant, a Bigge Lible, a Cushion for the pulpit,
large bookes besides a directorye <fc a Coven1 booke.

1649. ltt. paid for killing; a ffbxxe .. js o

I Go 2. To John Dickson for drawing ye Armes of ye

Comonwelth... ... ... ... ... x" o

To Mr J Baxter high constable y° quart1' money iiij8 o

Expances at Ateham ... ... vjd

M'rk ltt. for an houre giasse KV1

1G5G. lmp'is pd. for an houre giasse 10J

ltt, for a Belrope pd. ... ... 8,J

In 1G5G a new Clock house and Steeple were built: —

Hud

1656. Lmp'is for sawing of Timber to build a Clocke

house & Steeple 0 17 0

I f,t. paid to the Carpenter for his worke ... I 0 0
ltt. ml. to the Slater 0 S 0

TJFF1NGT0N, 1 G27 TO 1693.

361

li s d

It't. paid for Lime 0 3 0

Itt. For lathes & casepoles ... ... .. 0 2 0

Itt. for 3 Crest Tyles 00 6

Itt. for nailes 0 2 1

Itt. for iron worke ... ... 0 1 9

which Jo" Morris pays, 8d whereof is his lewne besides.
To pay what was disbursed ... we the Sixemen, whose

names are under written did laye a lewne at 2s the pound,

which arisetti to 2h IIs 4d, and a noble for the Crosse \vch is

2" IS3 Of, viz. by

Nathaniell Baxter, George Wall, Hugh Simonds, John

Edwards, Tho : Brooke, Edw : Cartwright.

1656. Itt. for killing of 3 libxes in the p'ish ... 3s
Mr3 Young pd. her p'te for the ffoxxe heads,

but the rest of her Lewne to this is unpaid.

1657. Itt. layd out for to buye a Cloth to lay upon

the Communion Table ... .." ... 3s 2d
Keed of M* Hatton for Burying his wief in

in the Church 6s 6d

1659. Itt. layed more out for blotting out ye states

armes ... ... ... ... ... Is 0

LOGO. Imp'is layed out for setting up the King's

Armes 112

1662. For the booke of Comin prae, & a booke of

Articles 0 9 0

For one surplis ... ... ... ... 1 14 4

1663. Itt. for Two Actes for observacon of the

Sabboth 0 16

Itt. for a Bos for the Pulpit 0 0 10

Itt. for sothering the Couer of the flaggon ... 0 0 6

1664. For tho psalme booke 0 3 0

Item for a booke to the Church for the pros-
perity of his Majesties navie ... ... 0 2 6

In 1G65 the church seems to have been new rooted: —

1665. Imprimis for Two Load of slates and for

carriadge ot the same 1 0 0

Itt. payd to the workemen for couering the

church . 1 16 0

Itt. for eight horse Load of lime 0 9 4

Itt. for Nay les 034

Itt. for sixe Crests ... 0 10

Itt. for flailing a tree for Lathes 0 0 4

Itt. for the booke for the fast 0 16

302 THE CHURCHWARDENS ACCOUNTS OF

Towardes the pay in4 of the above named surame a Lewne
was Layd at 23 per pound which came in all to 021' 13* 00'1.

Itt was agreed by the sixe men that Sammuell Sauadge
because he did not houid so much to his house as his pre-
decessors had formerly done should to this Lewne and for the
future pay but halfe so much as Zach : Morris and the other
2 liuenige.

1G00. Itt. layd out for a booke for the observing

a fast 0 10

Itt. pd. to William Smith for the sending up
of soaven shillings four pence to London
which was collected upon the fast day ... 0 0 G

1G70. For 2 boxes for the Church .. 0 10

For 1 yeutree ... ... ... ... ... 0 1 0

Received from ]\Ir Kynaston for receivcing... 0 4 0
Received also from strangers ... ... 0 2 4

1G71. Itt. paid to Thomas Bucknall for stocking up

the Elder trees in ye Church yard ... 0 1 G
Itt. for a prayer booke sent for the observa-
tion of a fast 0 1 G

1672. For a diall post and setting in yL' ground ... 0 3 0
Paide to Samuel Savage for Clerkeship ... 0 5 0

1673. It. for a booke for ye observation of the ffast

and for y° Kings proclamation ... ... 0 2 G

It. for mending yc cover for the Cup ... 0 2 G
1G75. Itt. paid to William Smith for a fast booke

for observing the 30th day of Januarye ... 0 0 9
1678, Itt. payd for the Act for buriall in woollen 0 0 G
Itt. payd to William Smith for bringing in
the monyes Collected for the repaire of

Paul's church 0 10

1G80. For selke and making ye black Cloth ... 0 0 7
Itt. for a hearse Cloth ... ... ...15 0

1681. Itt. given to James Burchall for taking the
Clocke in peeces & setting it in order after

yt. it had stood a long time 0 2 G

Itt. given upon the 5th of November to them

yt. did ring 0 10

Itt. given to the Appearator Wm. Smith for
a Booke of Articles & a Breife for releife of

the Protestants beyonnd Seas 0 10

1082. It. Paid for Ale and Candles for the Ringers

upon ye 5 of November 0 1 7

UKPINGTON, 1627 TO 1693. . 363

It. laid out for a booko of directions for y(; 15 s d

minister ... ... ... ... ... 0 1 0

1685. It. for railing ye Communion table ... ... 0 1 10

1686. It. ffor raileing ye Communion Table 0 13 4
It. ffor a booke for the restraint of Marriage 0 1 6

1687. Itt. paid to William Smith for a booke to

pray, for y° qeeno ... ... ... ...

Itt. paid to Will. Smith for 2 bookes was red

to pray for the prince ... ... ... 0 1 0

Itt. paid to William Smith for a booke was

red to pray for ye prince of Wales ... 0 0 6
Colccted within the parish of Uffington towards the

Rehefe of the inhabitance of bungay The sume of

fiive shillings.

Richard Hoggines, Church Warden.

16S9. Itt. given to some passengers that came with

a passe ... . .. ... ... 010

It is agreed on by us six men that noe such thing be
done any more in this parish.

1 693. Item layd oute for a new fute for the flagon 0 10
1698. June the 20. Then was the walls measured, and every
ones part agreed of by several! of the parishioners.

Mr Phillips the pales and stile being 10 foot.

Mr Colin" next 8 foot. Widd. Ilickin 8 foot.

Eighteen others have their part of the Churchyard
fence allotted, to keep in repair, some 6 and otheis
8 feet. The Churchwardens and several parishioners
sign this allotment.

At the end of the book is an interesting list of TViefs
on which money was collected at Uilington between
1663 and 1685. The actual years, in which most of
the collections were made, are, however, not generally
recorded in the Accounts.

1663. Collected within the parish of Ullinton for
the rebuilding of Litchfield Church May

27"', '63 .! oo or/ 00

Hurman received yo monoy.
Collected within ye parish of Ullinton to-
wards ye rebuilding of yc parish Church of
Sl Maries in the Citty of Chester 00 05*00

364 THE churchwardens' accounts of

The money was paid into ye Hands of Henry Graycott.
Edw. Cartwriglit. hath ye acquittance.

[After this, the formal parts are omitted.]

s. d.

For rebuilding parish church of Witheham, co.

Sussex ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 4

1GG4. For rebuilding of ye parish of Lydney, co.

Gloucester ... 4 9

For ye releife of Henry Lisle of Gisbrough in ye

North ridding of co. Yorke, Wollen draper ... 3 1
For rebuilding parish Church of Basin co. South-
ampton ... .. ... ... ... ... 4 4

For rebuilding parish Church of Tinmoth ... 3 8
For releife of the inhabitants of Grantham, co.

Lincoln ... ... ... ... ... 8 0

For releife of the inhabitants of the towne of

Cockshut, co. Salop ... ... 9 3

For releife of David Long of Norrinton, co. Wilts G G
For releife of the inhabitants of Bid ford, co.

Warwick 2 4

For releife of the inhabitants of Stillingfleet, co.

York ... ... ... ... G 2

For releife of ye inhabitants of Sherifhailes, co.

Stafford 4 0

For releife of ye inhabitants of Flookburgh, co.

Lancaster ... ... ... ... ... G 5

For rebuilding of the parish Church of Clun ... 7 0
1GGG. For the repaires of llartlepoole, co. Durham ... 5 3
For releife of ye inhabitants of Warwicke .. 4 0
For releife of the inhabitants of Grindlc in ye

parish of Ryton, co. Salop ... ... ... 3 G

For releife of the Inhabitants of London who

sustained loss by lire ... ... ... ... 7 G

For releife of Robert Swindell of Bulchey, co.

Salop 5 0

For releife of the inhabitants of llexam ... G G

For the inhabitants of Gisbrough 3 11

For Great Grimsby 5 0

For repaireing the towne of Newport ... ... 3 7

For ye releite of John W arcing of Koord ... 3 9
For ye ransoming of certainc subjects captives

in Algiers .. ... ... ... ... 7 1

For relief e of the inhabitants of Fordinbridgc,

co. Southampton ... .. ... ... 4 4

rri rz: : s Cir : .

s. i

For reliefs of inhabitants of Bulkington, co.

Warwick 2 0

For reliefe of inhabitants of Knarsborough, co.

Yorke 2 0

Fur ye reliefe of the refiners of Sugar in the
parish of Greate all hallows ... ... ... 3 0

For reliefe of inhabitants of ye parish of S*
Martin's in ye Fields, in co. Middlesex ... 4 4
1G71. For the Redemtion of the Captives taken by the

turko ... ... 13 4

For the losses that the poore inhabitants of

Oxford rcceved by lire 3 4

For the losse of James Perry, of Hinstock, Salop 4 0
For the rebuilding of ye parish Church of
Newent, co. Gloucester ... ... ... 2 0

For the relcife of ye inhabitants of Watton, co.

Norfolk 3 G

For the relese of the English prisoners taken by
yu Turko at angiors ... ... ... ... 5 ^

1G84. For the releife of the inhabitancs of the Towne

of Runswicke, co. York 3 5

For the building of the Church in Portsmouth 7 5 J
Sep. 21 For ye losses sustained by fire in Charmell Roe,

in ye Citye of Westminster ... ... ... 2 0

Mar. 9 For a losse sustained by fire in Basing Home,

co. Cambridge ... ... ... ... ... 1 4

Oct. 2G For the rep aire of the parish Church of S(

Bridget's, in the City of Chester 3 3f

For the losse sustained by fire in ye City of Ely

in the He of Ely 3 4

Mar. 8 For the releife of the inhabitants of tho town of

Cawston, co. Norfolk ... ... ... ... 3 0

April 5 For the roloife of the inhabitants of the towne of

Staverton, co. Northampton ... 3 1

It seems to have been the custom at Uffington for
the outo-oino; Churchwardens to nominate their succes-
sors, and the choice was, no doubt, confirmed by the
parishioners at the Easter Vestry. During the Common-
wealth there is a yearly charge of Gd. paid for a
Warrant requiring the new Church wardens to serve
their odice. This Warrant seems to have been brought
from Wellington. There are frequent charges for their
Vol. XII., '2nd S. WW

36G

THE CHURCHWARDENS' ACCOUNTS OF

appearances at Atcham and Wellington. Some of
them served by deputy.

From 1627 to 16G0 there are regular payments for
"gaol money and maimed soldiers." In Charles Fs
reign the assessment was about 2s. 9d. each half-year.
During the Commonwealth it rose to 4s. each quarter.
The money seems to have been paid at the Quarter
Sessions. In 1GG0 these payments cease.

The Holy Communion appears to have been celebra-
ted at four periods in each year, and there were two
Communions at each period. The cost of bread and
wine was about 2s. Gd. each Communion. There is
special mention of money being received from the
owners of Haughmond, and from strangers that com-
municated. The ordinary periods for Communion were
Christmas, Easter, Whitsuntide, and Michaelmas.
During the Commonwealth at Easter and Michaelmas,
or (as in 1656) "about May" and "about Allhallow-
tide." In 1644, 1647, and 1650 there is no payment
for bread and wine entered.

The Accounts give us incidental notices of the changes
that took place in the church during the Commonwealth.
In 1646 the Churchwardens paid Is. " for two Covenant
bookes." In 1648 mention is made of a Directory and
a Covenant book, and a record of those that took the
Covenant. In 1652 the Arms of the Commonwealth
were set up in the church, at a cost of 10s. These were
"blotted out" in 1659, and next year Cl Is. 2d. was
paid for setting up the lloyal Arms. In 1662 a surplice
was bought, at the cost of JCl 14s. 4d., and a Book of
Common Prayer and Articles were also purchased. In
1654, and again in 1656. an hour-glass was bought, at
the cost of lOd. An entry occurs as early as 1633 for
for the purchase of one.

There are frequent items throughout these accounts
of payments for books for observing fasts, for the 30th
day of January, thanksgiving books, prayers for the
navy, for the Qveen and lor the Prince of Wales (in
K'nST). In ( 'harles IPs reign these books were purchased

uffixgtox, 1627 to 1693. 367

from William Smith, the apparitor. In 1633 the Kings
Book of Sports was bought.

The annual expenditure of the Churchwardens was
usually between 30s and 50s, each year. The Clerk
was paid 5s. for his duties. The money was raised by
a Lewn or levy of from Is to 2s. in the pound, and
partly from sums received from non-resident communi-
cants. In 1650, after the nomination of Churchwardens,
is this entry : — " Seene and allowed the 9th of May
1650 by us H. Mackworth, Th. IN i( colls, Cres well
Tayleuu." These Parliamentary J. P. 's do not sign
the Accounts on any other occasion.

Frequent mention is made of the Six Men, who seem
to have had a great deal to do with the government of
the parish. They laid the lewns, and collected the
money, and decided what exemptions, if any, from
payment there should be.

The Barkers and Kynastons, of Haughmond Abbey,
and the Yonges of Pimley, are the most important
families that occur in these Accounts. The families of
Rolfe (Ralph), Munslow and Cartwright, who were
frequently Churchwardens in the 17th century, are yet
represented in the parish. The CI arks, who were also
Churchwardens, were ancestors of several very distin-
guished Cambridge scholars and writers,

In these Accounts occur no less than 52 entries
relating to money collected upon Briefs. The sum
usually given is large for so small a population. There
are also detailed records of substantial alterations done
to the church, such as the new clock-house and steeple
erected in 1656, and the new roof in 1635 and again in
1665. The only time when the ringers were paid for
ringing the bells appears to have been on the 5th of
November.

The following is a list of the Churchwardens of
Uflington, extracted from this Account Book : — ■

1627. Thomas .... and .... Ashton.
1 62S. Andrew llickin and Thomas Poynor.

368 the churchwardens' accounts of

1629. John Smiths and Rowlande Clarke.

1030. William Twisse and liiclmrd Morris.

1031. Mr John Yonge and Richard Morris "debbytie," and

Owen E vanes.

1032. Thomas Brook and John Clarke.

1033. John Munslowe and Thomas Dier.

1034. John Worthin and John Roulfe,
1635. Roland Clark and Hugh Symons.

1630. James Ueath and William Weston.
1637. Thomas Wither and Hqumfrey Bucknall.

1038. Richard Rennoldes and Thomas Poyner.

1039. Richard Morris and William Berkswood.

1040. Thomas Brooke and John Smith.

1041. " dabitie " Richard Morris for mastar young and oving

avans. (Owen Evans).

1042. Mr John Young and Owen Evans.
1G43. John Clark and Thomas Brook.
1044. John Worthen and Edward Munslowe.
1645. Hugh Simonds and John Rolfe.

1046. Edward Cartwright and William Weston.

1017. Thomas Withers and John Heath.

164S. Nathaniell Baxter and Thomas Poyner.

164!). John Clarke and John Morris.

1050. Ceorge Wall and John Smith.

1651. Mr John Yong and Thomas Brooke.

1052. John Clerk and John Worthines.

1053. Hugh Simonds and John Rolfe.

1054. John Mnnslow and Samuell Savadge.

1055. Edward Cartwright and William Weston.
1656. John Edwards and Thomas Withers.

1057. Nathaniell Baxter and John Morris.

1058. George Wall and William Tompson "serving for John

Clarke Ids house in this Towne."

1059. Alexander Younge and Thomas Brooke.
1000. William Crowthar and John Smith.
1661. Hugh Simonds and Richard Worthen.

1002. Jatway Brooke and Richard Roufe.

1003. Samuel Savadge and Thomas Bucknall.
1GG4. Edward Cartwright and John Weston.
1605. John Edwards and John Foster.

1000. Nathaniell Baxter and Zacharias Morris.

1670. Roger Munslow and John Worthing.

1671. Richard Hoggins and John Poyner.

1672. Richard Rolfe and Thomas Bucknall.

1673. Edward Cartwright and John Weston.

tTFFINGTON, 1627 TO 1693.

1674. John Edwards and John Poyner.

I (575. Nathaniell Baxter and Zacharias Morris.

1G78. John Smith and Richard Simonds.

167 9. Roger Munslowe and John Worthen.

1680. John Poyner and Richard Hoggins.

1GS1. Richard Roofe and Thomas Bucknall.

1682. John Weston and Edward Cartwright.

1683. Mr Phillips of Pimlye and John Edwards.

1684. Nathaniel Baxter and Zacharias Morris.
1G85. Thomas Coleing and William Crosley,

1686. John Smith and William Tomson.

1687. Richard Simmons and Samuel Savadge.
1689. John Poyner and Richard Hoggins.

1692. Richard Phillips and John Edwards.

1693. John Lister [?] and Thomas Morris.
1698. Edward Poyner and Samuel Savag.

370

OLD DEEDS

RELATING

TO PROPERTY

IN SHREWSBURY.

The editor of the above paper regrets that he has fallen
into a mistake in his endeavour to identify Francis
Gibbons mentioned in No. 9 abstract (p. 201). He is
not the person he is said to be in the foot-note, but a
nephew of his. He was the son of Richard Gibbons of
Shrewsbury, by his wife Anne, daughter of Humphrey
Sandford of the Isle, gent. Nicholas Gibbons mentioned
in the same abstract, was a younger brother of Francis.
Their mother was certified to the House of Commons
as a Popish Recusant. Nicholas Gibbons mentioned in
abstract No. 15 (p. 204), is the same person ai the one
above. The editor is indebted to Humphrey Sandford,
Esq., of the IsJe, for these corrections.

W. P.

371

INDEX OF PAPEKS
Published in the First and Second Series of
the TRANSACTIONS of the Shropshire
Archaeological and Natural History Society,
1878 — 1900.

Abbeys and Priories —

Bromfield Priory, Charters. 2 S., X. 03.
Buildwas Abbey. XI. 112.

„ Church. XL 131.
Haughmond Abbey. XT. 101.

Cartulary. I. 173.

Gift of lianraer Church. 2 S, IL 159;
III. 1^5.
Lilieshall Abbey. XI. 142.
Medieval Abbey, A. 2 S., IX. viii.
Shrewsbury Abbey. IX. 247.

„ Charters. 2 S., XI. 199.
Wen lock Priory. V. 1G7.

Wombruk'e Priory, Charters. IX. 305 ; XL, 325; 2 S., I.

294; IX. 9G; X. ISO; XL 331; XII. 205.
Abbey, a Mediaeval, with special reference to Shropshire

religious houses. Rev. D. H. S. Cranage. 2 S., IX. viii.
Albrightou, near Sbifnall, History of. Rev. J. B. Blake way,

2 S,, XL 25.

Albrightou, in the 19th Century, Notes on. Rev. Thomas

Priestley. 2. S„ XI. 138.
Alison, Sir Archibald, early life of, and his connection with

Shropshire. G. S., VII. 3S9.
Architecture, Church, Shropshire. Rev. D. H. S. Cranage.

2 S., X. xx.

Architecture, Growth of. Charles J. Ferguson. 2 S., X. 19.
Architectural Notes, Shropshire. Rev. John Parker, 111. 387.
Arms and Armo.ur. Viscount Dillon. 2 S., X xvi.
Arms, grant of, to County Council. 2 S., XII. 45.
Armorial Bearings of Shropshire Families. George Morris.

VI. 205, 393; VII. 137.
Armorial Bearings of Shropshire Corporations. 2 S., VIII. 15
Astley, in the Parish of Alveley. W. 11. B. Bird. 2 S., V. 03..

372 TNDEX OF PAPERS, 1878 — 1900.

Assize Rolls, temp. King John, October, 1203. W. G. D. F.
2 S., XI. 243.

Benbow, Admiral John. S. Clement Southam. VI. 333.
Borrington, Church and Registers. Rev. W. A. Leighton.
III. 149.

Berrington, Love Feast, The. Rev. A. Thursby Pelham.

2 S., VII. 203.
Beysin Family. I. 281.

Billingsley, the Families of Beysin, Morehall, and Clopton,
Lords of. Hon. and Rev. Geo. T. 0. Bridgeman. I. 281.
Rillingslcy, Col., the Cavalier. Hubert Smith. IX. 381.
Birds (see Shropshire).

Bishop's Castle, Corporation MSS. H. C, Maxwell Lyte. X. 124.
„ „ The Members of Parliament for. Henry T.

Weyman 2 S., X. 33.
Boningalo Parish. rrhomas North. VII. 134.
Bostock, Raph, Will of, 1533. Wm. Phillips. 2 S., XII. 191.
Botany, Geology, and Natural History —

Equisetaceae of Shropshire. William Phillips. I. 153.

Fiiices „ „ I. 153.

Ilymenomycetes „ „ 111.303.

Lycopodiacea) 1. 153.

Marsdoacea? „ „ I. 153.

Geology of Church Stretton. I. 395.
Ludlow. I. 395.
„ Mineralogy and Palaeontology of Shropshire,

List ot works on. W. Whitaker and W. W.
Watts. 2 S., I. 33.
Geological Investigations, recent. Charles Callaway. 11.77.

„ Discoveries, further. C.Callaway. III. 379.
Conglomerates, ancient Salopian. Ch. Callaway. XI. 239.

Birds. II. 3u'5 ; IV. 326 ; X. 383; XI. 223, 387; 2 S., I.

201; U.I, 303; 111.313; IV. 183; V. 31.
Meres, the breaking of. William Phillips. VII. 277.
Wyro Forest, Natural History of. 2 S., I. 285.
Brasses, Monumental. 2 S., VII. 381.

Bridgeman, Hon, and Rev. George Thomas Orlando, Hon.
Canon of Liverpool, In Memoriam. Mrs. Baldwyn Childe.
2 S, V III. 191.
Bridgnorth, Corporation MSS. 11. C. Maxwell Lyte, X, 139.

Regalia. 2 S., 1. xyii.
„ Hermitage. Hubert Smith. 1. 159,

INDEX OF PAPERS, 1878 — 1900.

373

Bridgnorth, Name of. Wm. P. Phillimore. I. 129.

Palmer's Hospital. Hubert Smith. IX. 381.
„ Topographical Account of. E. C. P. and Rev.
Richard Comes. IX. 193.
Briefs. 2 S., XI. 285.
British Shropshire. 2 S., XI. 285.

Brom field, the Priory of; a Royal Confirmation of certain
Charters to the Prior, &c. Rev. C. II. Drinkwater.
2 S., X. 93.

Bromley Family, of Eyton-upon-Severn, Some Account of.

Hon. and Rev. Canon Bridgeman. 2 S., I. 1.
Bromley, Sir Edward, Knt., of Shiffnal Orange, Will of, 1626.

Rev. W. G. D. Fletcher, 2 S, V. 225.
Browne, Thomas, Draper. 2 S., V. 49.

Buildwas Abbey, its origin and founder. Rev. R. \V. Eyton.
XI. 112.

Buildwas Abbey Church, Architectural notices of. Rev. John

Louis Petit. XI. 131.
Burton Tomb at Longner. W. H. V. 298.
Camps, Titterstone and others. H. H. Lines and William

Phillips. 2 S., 111. 1.
Cardington, Churchwardens' Accounts. W. A. L. IV. 317.
Castles. X. 10.

Census, Religious, 1676. 2 S., I. 75.
Charlton Family. 2 S., VII. 97.
Cheney Longvi'lle. F. S. A. I. 119.

Chetton, Manor, some account of. Rev. Ralph 0. Purton.
2 S, VI; 177.

Chetton, further notes on the History of the Parish of. Rev.

Ralph C. Purton. 2 S., IX. 73.
Chetwynd, Grant of a Market and Fair at, to Sir John de

Chetwynd, 17 July, 1318. Rev. C. IT. Drinkwater.

2 S., IK. 93.

Chirbury, ancient Bronze Matrix found at. Rev. John Burd.
2 S., VI. 174.
Early Deeds relating to. 2 S., X. 203^
Library of Chained Books at. William Wilding.

VIII. 113.
Herbert, Lord of, MSS. III. 353.
Church Goods, Shrewsbury, temp. Edw. VI. X. 399.

Shropshire, „ „ 2 S., XII. 84, 299.

ChurchStretton, Geology of. Rev. W. S. Symonds. I. 395.
Churchyard, Thomas. Henry W. Adnitt. III. 1.
Cilhcndrcf, and t lie Edwardes family. 11. F. ,1. Vaughan.
VII. I.

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374 INDEX OF PAPERS, 1878—1900.

Civil War—

Compounders, Shropshire. IV. 150.
Maurice, William, Note Book of. IV. 96.
Ottley Papers. 2 S., VI. 27 ; VII. 241 ; VII. 199.
Royal Army in Shropshire. II. 273.
Shrewsbury Borough Records. 2 S., X. 157.
Sequestration of Estates of Delinquents. 2 S., VI. 19.

„ Sir Richard and Sir Francis Newport.

2 S., XII. 1.

Claverley. 2 S., I. xvi.

on the Cross in the Churchyard at. Albert
Hartshorne. 2 S., X. 281.
Clee, a description of yc Clee, ye L'dships, Comoners ami

Strakers adjoyn'd, made about 16.12, 10 Jac. Rev. R.

C. Purton. '2 S., VIII. 195.
Clergy, Elizabethan list of, Lichfield Diocese. Rev. J. Charles

Cox. 2 S., V. 253.
Cleobury Mortimer. Mrs. Edward ChiJde. II. 35.
Clopton Family. I. 281.

Clun, ancient documents relating to the Honor, Forest, and
.Borough of. Thomas Salt. XI. 244.
„ Castle. XI. xv.
., Church. XI. xiii.
„ Hospital. XI. xviii.
Clun and Purslow, contributions from the Hundreds of, to-
wards the repair, of St. Paul's Cathedral, London, in
Sept., 1634. 2 S., X. 193.
Coins and Tokens. 2 S., X. xviii.
Condover, Manor, &c., of. Joseph Morris. IV. 121.
Conglomerates, ancient Salopian. Charles Callaway. XI. 239.
Compounders. IV. 150.
Corporation Insignia, Bridgnorth. 2 S , I. xvii.

Ludlow. VIII. 441.
Shrewsbury. 2 S., IV. 118.
Darwin, Charles. Edward Woodall. VIII. 1.
Deeds, Old. IX. 171.

Diddlebury, Church and Register. IX. 289.
Domesday, Notes on. Rev. R. W. Eyton. I. 99.
Donington Church and Lordship. If. F. J. Vaughan. VI. 1.
n „ Inscriptions from tombs in. II. F. J.

Vaughan. V. 313.
,, Further particulars of. II. F. ,). Vaughan. IX. 1.
Wuli'gate of, Will of. W. 11. Diiignan, 2 S., 111.
Dimvall. Hubert Smith. X. 409.
Dugdale, Sir William, Diary of. IV 87.

INDEX OF PAPERS, 1878—1900.

375

Ed wan] os Family. VII. 1.

Ellesmere, extent of the Manor of, 28 Oct., 1280. W. G. D. F.
2 S., XI. 252.

Equisetaeeae (see Botany).

End on Burnell and Eudon George, some account of the Manors
of. Rev. Ralph C. Purton. 2 S.;, VI. 19G ; IX. 77.

Exhibition of Shropshire Antiquities. 2 S., X.

Eyton, iiev. Robert William, Memoir of. X. 1.

Faintree Manor, some account of. Ralph G. Purton. 2 S., V.
211; IX. 73.

Felton, Domesday Manor of. 2 S., XII. G4.

Filices (see Botany).

Fines, Feet of, 1196 — 1211. 2 S., X. 307.

„ Old. VI. 32b.
Fitz Warine, Family of. Joseph Morris. V. 241.

Folk. 2 S, IX. 1.
Fitz Wimarch, Robert, and his descendants. Rev. R. W.
Eyton. II. 1.

Forester, Family of Watling Street and Wilier. JTon, and

Rev. Canon Bridgeman. 2 3., III. 151.
Foxe Family, some account of the early history of. Henry T.

Weyman. 2 S., XII. 113.
Friar Preachers. IX. 251.

Gardiner, Richard, " Profitable Instructions " of, 1G03.

E. Calvert, LL.D. 2 S., IV. 241.
Gatacre, E. Lloyd, Historical MSS. of. XI. 418.
Geology, works on. 2 S., I. 33.
„ " Church Stretton. 1. 395.
Ludlow. I. 395.
Geological Investigations, recent. II. 77.

„ Discoveries, further. III. 379.

Goughs of Myddle, and their descendants. F. II. Cough and

A. V. Gough. 2 S., V. 261,
Habberley Parish. Rev. C. H. Drinkwater. VIII., 187.
Haghmond Abbey, origin and founder of. Rev. R. W. Eyton.
XL 101.

„ „ Extracts from Cartulary of. Rev. AV. A.

Leigh ton. I. 173.
Gift of Hanmer Church to, 11G6-77. Rev.
Canon Lee. 2 S., II, 159 ; III. 185.
Harley Church. Rev. W. A. Leighton. IV. 329.
Harris, Sir Thomas, of Boreatton, and his family. Rev. G. \V.

Fisher. 2 S., X. 77.
Herbert, Lord of Cliirbury, MSS, of. II. F. J. Vatighan. [II. 353.
High Ercall, Parish Registers of lion, and Rev. Gilbert H. F.
Vane. 2 S., V. 296.

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High Ercall, Churchwardens' Accounts of the parish of. Hon.

and Rev. G. H. F. Vane. 2 S., V I. 203 ; VII. 235.
Household Expenses in a Salopian Manor house, temp

Elizheth. Mackenzie E. C. Walcott. 1.1.
Hymenomycetes (see botany).
Income Tax Commissioners, 1799- II. 296.
Inquisitions, Post Mortem. 2 S., XL 262.
Jeffreys, Judg?, Letter of. W. A. L. II. 396.
Kenyon, Hon. Thomas. Askew Roberts. II. 141.
Kinchant Family. 2 S., VII. 97.
King Oswald, where did he die ? A. R. II. 97.
Kynaston Family, the. W. Burson. 2 8, VI. 209.

„ Humfrey, indictment of, and others, together with
the coroner's inquisition respecting the murder of
John Heughes, at Stretton, in 1491. Rev. C. 11.
Drinkwater. 2 S., XL 16.
Humfrey, pardon of, 1516, and Will, 1534. Rev. C.

H. Drinkwater. 2 S., X. 273.
Humfrey, petition of, 1618. Rev. W. G. D. Fletcher.
2 S, U. 68.

Land, changes in ownership in Shropshire. Stanley Leighton.
2 S., VIII. 1.

Langley family. A. F. C. C. Langley. 2 S., V. 113.

Lay Subsidy Roll, 1327. 2 S., I. 129 ; IV. 287; V. 343; VIII.

44; X. 113; XL 347.
Lectona, continuation of grant from William, son of William

Fitzalan, to Richard de Lectona, of vill of, and the

advowson of the church. VIII. 122.
Leicester, Amy, Countess of, connected with Shropshire.

H. F. J. Vaughan. V. 107.
Leighton, near Build was. VI. 373.

Leighton, Deeds, notes on, from old MS. at Millichopo. Mrs.

Baldwyn Childe. IX. 395.
Leighton, Stanley, Historical MSS. of. XL 403,
Leland, John, Itinerary of. IV. 127.

Licenses to eat flesh, found in Parish Registers. Hon. and

Rev. G. H. F. Vane. 2 S., XII. 48.
Lilleshall Abbey. Rev. \\. W. Eyton. XL 142.

„ Church. Rev. II. G. de Bunsi n. L 135.
Llanfair Waterdine. XL xi.

Loppington, Parish Registers, extracts from. VIII. 71.

Longford, Manor House. I. 1.

Ludstone Hall. 2 S., I. xy.

Ludlow Pedigree. If. F. J. Vaughan. IX. 267.

Ludlow Castle. G. T. C. VI. 271.

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Ludlow Castle, and its connection with the Marches of Wales.

Rev. George Sand ford. I. 217.
Chapel, discovery of, at Felton. Charles Fortey.
VIII. 450.

Churchwardens' Accounts. Llewellyn Jones. 2 S., I.
235; II. 105; IV. 119; V. 87.
„ Corporation Insignia. Llewellyn Jones. VIII. 44L
„ Explorations upon Old Field near. Charles Fortey.
VIII. 445.

Geology of. Rev. YV. S. Symonds. I. 395.
„ the Members of Parliament for. Henry T. Weyman.
2 S., VII. 1.

„ the Company of Smiths and others, commonly called
Hammermen. Llewellyn Jones. XI. 291.
the Palmers' Gild of. Rev. W. C. Sparrow. 1. 333.
„ „ „ Register of, temp. Henry VIII.

Rev. W. C. Sparrow. VII. 81.
Records. VIII. 203.

Recorders of. Henry T. Weyman 2 S., XI. 301.
Lycopodiaceae (see Botany).
Mackworth, Humfrey. 2 S.,IX. 34.

Mainstone, and Off as Dyke. Rev. C. H. Drink water. VII. 127.
MSS., Corporation, Bishop's Castle. X. 124.

Bridgnorth. X. 139.

Ludlow. VIII. 203.

Newport. VII. 349; VIII. 229; IX. 117
X. 96.

Oswestry. IL 183 ; III. 68 ; IV. 1 ; V. 147 ;
VI. 299; VII. 49, 239.
, „ Shrewsbury. 2 S., X. xxvii, 145.

Wenlock. X. 134; 2 S., VI. 223.
The Early MSS. belonging to Shrewsbury School.
Stanley Leighton. 2 S., IX. 285.
„ Topographical, in British Museum. 2 S., II. 76.
., Topographical and Genealogical, in Bodleian Library.
2 S., VII. 79.

Topographical and Genealogical, in Salt Library, Stafford.

2 S., VII. 94.
Historical of, E. Lloyd Gatacre. XL 418.

Stanley Leighton. XL 403.
I „ R. Jasper More. XI. 408.

„ J. Lechmore Parkinson. XI. 41 1.

W. F. Plowden. XL 410.
I „ Rev. John Walcot. XL 414.

„ Sermon, 1483. E.Calvert. 2 S., XII. 57.

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MSS., of Herbert, Lord of Chirbury. ITT. 353.

MSB., Extracts from a 15th century M.S. E. Culvert. 2 S., VI. 99.

Marsileaccje (see Botany).

Maurice, William, Note Book of. IV. 96.

Mere, the, in the parish of Baschurch. W. G. D. F.

2 S, XL 179.
Meres, breaking of. VIT. 277.

Mitton, Mutton, or Mytton family, of Weston under Lyziard, co.

Stafford. Hon. and Rev. George T.O. Bridgeman. IX. 391.
Mitton Pedigree. H. F. J. Vaughan. IX. 267 ; X. 412.
Middle, History of. Rev. Canon Egerton. 2 S., VII. vii.
Parish Registers. IX. 211.
„ Goughs of. 2 S., V. 261.
Monumental Brasses in Shropshire. Mill Stephenson. 2 S,
VII. 381.

More, R. Jasper, Historical MSS. of. XL 408.
Morehall Family. I. 281.

Moreton Corbet" Church. Rev. W. A. Leigh ton. VII. 314.

Register, &c. W. A. L. " IV. 53.
Morville Records. 11. F. J. Vaughan. IV. 293.
Neolithic Man. XI. 211.

Newport, Sir Richard, 1st Baron, and Sir Francis, his sun,
Sequestration Papers of. William Phillips. 2 S., XII. 1.

Newport, Historical Records. Edward Jones. VII. 349; VIII.
229; IX. 117; X. 9G.

Ofni's Dyke. VII. 127; XL xii.

Oswestry Castle, the Story of. J. Parry-Jones. 2 S. VI. 107.

Church, Old, monuments. Askew Roberts. VI. 133.
Corporation Records. Stanley. Leigh ton. II. 183;

III. 6.8; IV. 1; V. 147; VI. 299; VII. 49, 231).
Ecclesiastical llistorv. Askew Roberts. HI. 175;

IV. 159.

Four Gateways of. Askew Roberts. VIII. 145.
„ Grammar School. Askew Roberts. V. 1.

School, founder of. Howell W. Lloyd. V. 238.
Tokens. Askew Roberts. I. 134.
Ottley, Family, of Pitch ibrd. Lord Hawkcsburv. 2 S., VII. 361
„ Civil War Papers. 2 S., VI. 27 ; VII. 241 ; VIII. 199.
Parish Registers, Churchwardens' Accounts,. &e. —
Berrington Registers. Ill 149.
Cardington Church wardens' Accounts. IV. 3 J 7.
Diddlebury Register. IX. 289.
High Ercall Register. 2 S., V. 296.

Churchwardens' Accounts. 2 S., VI. 20;) ;
VI J. 235.

INDEX OF PAPERS, 1878 — 1900.

379

Licenses to eat flesh. 2 S., XTI. 48.
Loppington Register. VIII. 71.

Ludlow Churchwardens' Accounts. 2S., L 235; fL 105;

IV. 119; V. 87.
Middle Register. IX. 211.
Moreton Corbet Register. IV. 53.
Rodington Register. 2 S., X. G9.
Shawbury Register. VII. 301,
Shipton Register. 2 S., XI. 277.
Shrawardine Register. 2 S., VII. 162.
Uffington Churchwardens5 Accounts. 2 S., XII. 357.
Waters Upton Register. 2 S., IX. 21.
Wetn, Briefs in Register. 2 S., X. 207.
Wenlock, Much, Register. VI. 93; XL 1.
Parkinson, J. Lechmere, Historical MSS. of. XL 411.
Park Hall, an Inventory taken at, in 17(51, with a notice of the
families of Powell, Charlton, and Kinchant. Stanley
Leigh ton. 2 S.; VII. 97.
Park Hall, Postscript to the papers entitled An Inventory
taken at Park Hall in 17G1. Stanley Leighton. 2 S.,
VII. 239.

Patriotism, Salopian, in 1588. A. R, III., 378.

Pembroke, Letter of 2nd Earl of, Lord President of the Council

of the Marches of Wales, 15S6. William Phillips.

2 S., I. 431.

Pcnywern Hill, and its old time associations. G. Luff. 2 S.,
VI. xviii,

Pitchford, Family of, -Co. Salop. J. Broomhall. VIII. 123.
Pipe Roll, 2nd year of Henry II., 1156. R, LI. Kenyon. 2 S, I. 63.

3rd year „ 1157 „ 2 S., I. 217.

4th year „ 1158 „ 2 S., 1. 226.

5th year „ 1159 „ 2 S., II, 60.

Placer Names. ' 2 S., VI. 19; IX. 385; X. 1.
Planter, a Shropshire. I. 430.

Play, Early Mystery, Fragment of. Rev. Prof. Skeat. 2 S.,
II. 295.

Plays, Rustic Stasis. VII., 383.
Plowden, W. F., Historical MSS. of. XL 410.
Pontesburv, History of. Revs. J. B. Blakeway and W. G. D.
Fletcher. 2 S., V. 229.
Grant of lands, 1351. Rev. C. II. Diinkwater.
2 S., IV. 175.
Powell Family. 2 S., VII. 97.

Hubert, Sheriff of Shropshire, 1594, letter of.
W. Phillips. 2 S., V. 293.

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INDEX OF PAPERS, 1878 — 1900.

Prehistoric Shropshire. 2 S., IV. 264.

Pulverbatch, grant by King Henry III. to Philip Marmion of

Free Warren in ail his demesne lands at, 8 Aug., 1250.

W. G. D. F. 2 S, X. IS.
Punishments, Ancient. 2 S., X. xxiv.

Obsolete. VIII. 89 ; IX. 81 ; X. 349 ; XI. 349 ;
2 S., I. 412.
Purslow Hundred. 2 S., X. 93.
Kings, Ancient. II. 2S3.
Rome, Students and Pilgrims at. VII. 335.
Roman Mining. XI. 272.

Shropshire. II. 317.
Rodington, on the Parish Registers of. Hon. and Rev. G. 11.

F. Vane. 2 S., X. 69.
Rossalls, the, of Rossall, in the parish of St. Chad, Shrewsbury,

with an account of Rossall Chapel. Rev. Geo. Sandford.

IV. 89.

Royal Pardon at the Restoration, 1G60, acceptances of. Rev.
Thomas Auden. 2 S., II. 141.
„ Army in Civil War. II. 273.
„ Descent, persons of. V. 183.
Ruckley Grange Estate, and families connected therewith.

H. F. J. Vaughan. II. 213.
Ruyton of the Eleven Towns. IX. 244.

Borough of. R. LI. Kenyon. 2 S., III. 237.
Church. R. Lloyd Kenyon. 2 S. VIII. 313.
„ Wikey and Felton, Domesdav Manors of. R. Lloyd
Kenyon. 2 S., XII. G4.
Selattvn, History of Parish of. lion. Mrs. Bulkeley-Owen.
" 2 S., III. 281 ; IV. 1, 199 ; V. 1, 151, 311 ; VI. 79, 291 ;
VII. 207; VIII. Gl ; IX. 37, 219.
Sessions, Court of Quarter; 2 S., III. 209 ; IV. Go.
Sequestrations of Estates of Delinquents. 2 S., VI. 19.

Sir Richard, and Sir Francis Newport. 2 S..XII. 1.
Shawbury Church. Rev. W. A. Leighton. VII. 301.
Shelvock. R. Llovd Kenyon. 2 S., VI. 327.
Shiflhal Church. "Rev. J. Brooke. I. 431.
Shipton Church Monuments. Rev. Holland Sandford. VIII., 401.
,. the Parish Registers of. Hon. and Rev. G. H. F. Vane.
2 S.,XI. 277.

Shrawardine, notes on the Church, Castle, and Parish of
Rev. John Ernest Auden. 2 S., VII. 120.
tho Lordship of. 2 S, IX. 284. Editors,
the Registers of, 1(545 — 1812. Rev. John tiniest
Auden. 2 S., VII. 1G2.

INDEX OF PAPERS, 1878 — 1900.

381

Shrewsbury —

Abbey. W. A. L. IX. 247.

Bells. David Davies. II. 165.
Parish Church Estate. Rev. \V. A. Leighton. 1.15.
„ Two Earlv Charters. Rev. C. H. Drink water.
*2 S., XL 199.
Abbot, Rental of. VI. 345.

„ The Abbot of Shrewsbury versus the Burgesses
thereof, in the matter of the mills. Rev. C. H.
Drinkwater. 2 S., VI. 341.
Battlo of, some Documents relative to. Rev. W. G. D.
Fletcher. 2 S., X. 227; XII. 39.
„ Contemporary account of, from " Annales
Richard II. et Henry IV.", 1392— 1400.
E. Calvert. 2 S., X. 295.
J. H. Wylie. 2 S., X. xxxi.
Bailiffs, Accounts of the, May, 1275, to April, 1277;

building of the Great Hall, &c. Rev. C. H.
Drinkwater. 2 S., III. 41.
Earl of Northampton's letter to, 1 624. W. Phillips.
2 S., III. 312.

„ Letter of Bishop of Coventrv and Lichfield to,
1568. 2 S., IV. 64.
Borough Records. Rev. W.G.D. Fletcher. 2 S.,X. xxvii.,145.
Browne, Thomas, Draper. Rev. G. W. Fisher. 2 S., V. 49.
Burgesses of Parliament for Shrewsbury, note on the
election of, 1584 and 1586. Rev. G. VV. Fisher. 2 S.,
IX. 91.

Burgesses, Honorary, from 2 Elizabeth to 12 James I.,

1560—1615. William Phillips. 2 S., X. 306.
Civil War. Shrewsbury during the Civil War of Charles I.

Extracts from the Borough Records. William Phillips.

2 S., X. 157.
Churches. Archdeacon Lloyd. 2 S., IV. vii.
Church Goods, Inventories of, at the Reformation, and

proceedings respecting them in the reign of Edward

VI., 1552-3. Joseph Hunter. X. 399.
Chronicles, early, 1372 — 1603, tianscribed and annotated.

Rev. W. A. Leighton. III., 239.
Cordwainers. Petition of the Cordwainers of the town of

Salop, 1323-4. Rev. C. H. Drinkwater. 2 S., VI. 284.
Corporation Insignia. Miss Aiiden. 2 S., IV. 118.

Orders, 1511—1735. II. W. Adnitt. XL 153.
Councils and Parliaments of. Charles Henry llartshorne.

IV. 345.

Vol. XII , 2nd S. VY

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INDEX OF PAPERS, 1878 — 1900.

Friar Preachers, or Black Friars. Rev. C. F. R. Palmer,
IX. 251.

Garden, in Mnrivance, grant of, by John Hoord, 1481.

Rev. C. H. Drink water, 2 S., III. 275.
Guilds. Rev. W. A. Leigh ton > IV. 193; V. 265.

„ Ancient, origin of Shrewsbury Show, &e. Henry

Pidgeon, VI. 1S3.
„ Com brethren of Saddlers, Painters, Glaziers,
Plumbers, Curriers, and others. AV. A. L.
VII., 403.

Drapers' Company Charter, 12 Jan., 1401-2.

Rev. C. 11. Drink water. 2 S., VIII. 175.
Glovers' Company. W. A. L. VII. 431.

„ Guild of Mercers, Ironmongers, and Goldsmiths.

Rev. W. A. Leighton. VIII. 209.
„ Merchants' Gild. Rev. C. H. Drinkwater. 2 S.,

II. 29.

Merchants' Gild, the two earliest Rolls, 1209-10,
1219-20. Rev. C. H. Drinkwater. 2 S.,
VIII. 21.

Merchants' Gild, 7 Rolls of 13th century. Rev.
C. H. Drinkwater. 2 S., XII. 229.
Letters of Sir Henry Townshend, Knt., Steward of

Shrewsbury. William Phillips. 2 S., X. 331.
Letter of the Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield to tho
Bailiffs concerning the cure of Nesse, 15G3. Rev.
W. G. D. Fletcher. 2 S., IV. G4.
Liberties, Inquisition of the, 1515. Rev. W. G. D. Fletcher.
2 S., II. 72.

„ Tho Hundred or Liberties of Shrewsbury. Rev.

J. B. Blakewav, edited by Rev. W. G. D.
Fletcher. 2 S,'l. 93, 311; 11.319; 111. 329;
IV. 339 ; V. 363 ; VI. 373 ; VIII. 99 ; IX. 107.
Abrighton 2 S., I. 95, 127. Crowmeole 2 S., III. 329.
AbrightHussey 2 S., 1. 104. Fdgebold „ 340.

Rev. C.H. Drink water.X. 33.

Abrightlco
Acton Reynald
Astlev

„ 113.

„ 311.

„ 118.

„ 321.

„ 351.

. ' „ 380.

„ 397.
2 S., I I. 319.

„ 333.

Goosehill
Grinsill
Hadnall

„ 329.

Battlefield
Berwick
Betton Strange
Bicton

Broughton I
Clive

H an wood
1 larlescote

Hencot
Horton
Peat on
Longnor

2 S., IX. 205.
2 S., VI. 373.

„ 384.
„ 390.

index of papers, 1878—1900, 383

Meole Brace 2 S., VIII. 99. Sansaw 2 S., IX., 179.

Onslow „ 146. Shelton , 181.

Preston Monford „ 150. Sutton „ 171

Preston Goballs „ 1G5. Welbatch „ 198.

Pimley „ 1G0. Whitley „ 201.

Pulley 2 S„ VIII. 153 & 164. Woiascot „ 189.

Kossall Down 2 S., IX. 1 63. Woodcote „ 205.

Up „ 107.

Man, a Shrewsbury, in Ireland, in IGth century (Hnmfrey

Mackworth). Rev. G. W. Fisher. 2 S., IX. 3-4.
Mayor, intended speech of, 1642. W. A. L. II. 398.
Mint, history of the Shrewsbury, with an account of the
coins struck there. R. Lloyd Kenyon. 2 S., X. 251.
Municipal Records of Shrewsbury. Rev. W. G. 1).

Fletcher. 2 S., X. xxvii., 145.
Museum Catalogue. V. 389.
Old Shrewsbury. S. Jackson. 2 S., X. xxx.
Poll for the Borough, 1747. W. Hughes. III. 221.

„ Tax, 1380. Rev. W. G. D. Fletcher. 2 S., IL 17-
Property in Shrewsbury, Old Deeds relating to. W. P.

2 S, XII. 196, 370.
Public Houses, and Shuts. George Morris. V. 100.
St. Alkinund. Remains of the Deanery or College of St.

Alkmund's Church. Rev. W. A. Leigh ton. VI. 268.
St. Chad's Church, ancient Deeds. \V. P. 2 S., III. 147.
St. Chad's. Crypt of Old St. Chad's Church, Report of
Excavations, 1889-90. J. Nurse and Rev. Thomas
Auden. 2 S., II. 359.
St. Juliana, Church and Parish of. Rev. Thomas Auden.
X. 157.

St. Mary's Church, Architectural History of. Archdeacon

Lloyd. 2 S., VI. 358.
„ Deanery, grant of, by Henry VIII. to Edward

Higgyns, 1513. W. G. 1). F. 2 S., VI. 372.
School, Bailiff's account for, 1578-9. E. Calvert. 2 S.,

XI.

„ the early MSS. belonging to. Stanley Leigh ton.
2 S, IX. 285.

„ History of the Old School BuildingsfFree Library).

E. Calvert. 2 S., VI. xii.
„ Notes on certain names in Dictionary of National

Biography. Rev. George W. Fisher. 2 S.,

XI. 1Q.

Shrewsbury of Past, Ages, the. Rev. W. A. Leigliton.
IV. 99; XL 89.

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Steward of Shrewsbury, Sir Henry Townshend. 2 S.,X.33I.

Street Names, past and present. William Hughes. II. 404.

Subsidy Roll, Henry VIII. VIII. 454.

Sweating Sickness of 1551. S. Clement Southam. VIII. (55.

Tax Roll, 1352. Rev. C. H. Drinkwater. 2 S, III. 205.

Tradesman's Invoice, 1594. A. R, II. 400.

Trained Soldiers, Sir Richard Newport's letter summoning,

1624. William Phillips. 2 S., I. 407.
Underground Shrewsbury. \V. R IX. 304.
Walls. Blakeway MSS. IX. 285.
Wall, Inner. Rev. C. H. Drinkwater. VI. 257.

Shropshire —

Architectural Notes. Rev John Parker. III. 387.
Armorial Bearings of Shropshire families. George Morris.

VI. 205, 393; VII. 137.
Armorial Bearings of Shropshire Corporations. A. C. Fox

Davies. 2 S., VIII. 15.
Assize Rolls, temp. King John, Oct. 1203. W. G. D. F.

2 S., XI. 243.

Birds of. Wra. E. Beckwith. II. 3G5 ; IV. 326; X. 383;
XI. 223, 387; 2 S. I 201; II. I, 303; III. 313;

1 V. 183; V. 31.

Briefs, on some Shropshire. Hon. and Rev. G. H. F. Vane.

2 S., XI. 2S5.

Castles of Shropshire, and its borders. Rev. R. W. Eyton.
X. 10.

Church Architecture. Rev. I). 11. S. Cranage. 2 S., X. xx.
,, Goods, inventories of, temp. Edward VI. Miss
Auden. 2 S., XII. 84, 299.
Coins and Tokens. R. Lloyd Kenyon. 2 S., X. xviii.
Compounders. A. R. IV. 15G.
County Council, grant of Arms to. 2 S., XII. 45.
Deeds, Old. W. A. L. IX. 171.

Dugdale, Sir William, Extracts from the Diary of. W. A. L.
IV. 87.

Feet of Fines, 119G— 1211. VV. G. 1). F. 2 S., X. 309.
Fines, Old. VI. 326.

History of. Rev. T. Auden. 2 S., X. xiv.
Historical A.rSS. Commission. II. 0. Maxwell Byte. XI. 403.
Income Tax Commissioners in 1799. A. R. II. 21)0.
Inquisitions post mortem. W. G. I). F. 2 S, XI. 2G2.
Lay Subsidy Roll, 1327. Kov. W. G. D. Fletcher and

Miss Auden. 2 8., 1.129; IV. 287 ; V.343; VIII. 44 ,

X. 113; XL 347.

INDEX OF PAPERS, 1878 — 1900.

385

Leland John, Extracts from the Itinerary of. H. W.

Adnitt.; IV. 127.
Loan Exhibition of Shropshire Antiquities, Catalogue of.

2 S., X.

Maurice, William, extracts from the Note Book of, relating

to the Civil Wars. W. A. L. IV. 96.
Neolithic Man, and his remains. Geo. Luff, XL 211.
Ottlev Papers the, relating to the Civil War. William

Phillips. 2 S., VI. 27 ; VII. 241 ; VIII. 199.
Patriotism, in 1798. Askew Roberts. I. 255.
Persons connected with Shropshire, whoso descenJants

can claim legitimate descent from Edward I. .Edward

III., Llenry VII., and a few from Henry HI. George

Morris. V. 183.
Place Names, on some Shropshire. W. II. Duignan.

2 S., VL 19; IX. 385; X. 1.
Planter, A. A. R. I. 430.

Punishments, Ancient. S. M. Morris. 2 S., X. xxiv.

Obsolete. S. Meeson Morris. VIII. 89 ;
IX. 81 ; X. 349 ; XI. 349 ; 2 S., I. 412.
Quarter Sessions, leaves from the records of the Court of.

Sir Offley Wakeman. 2 S., III. 209; IV. 65.
Religious Census, 1676. Rev. W. G. D. Fletcher. 2 S., 1. 75.
Kings, three ancient. Rev. W. A. Leighton. II., 283.
Uobin Hood, a Shropshire. S.Clement Southam. 2 S., IX. 1.
Roman Mining Operations in Shropshire and North

Wales. Thomas Wright. XL 272.
Royal Army in the Civil War, Diary of the marches of.

Richard Symonds. II. 273.
Sequestration of the Estates of Shropshire Delinquents,

committee for the. R. Lloyd Kenyon. 2 S., VI. 19.
Shropshire, Prehistoric. R. LI. Kenyon. 2 S., IV. 264.

British. R. LI. Kenyon. 2 S., XL 159.
Roman. W. Thompson Watkin. II. 317.
Stago Plays, rustic. Sir Ollley Wakeman. VII. 3S3.
Stones, early incised and sculptured. Rev. W. A. Leighton.

V. 251.

Students and Pilgrims at Rome. Robert Anslow. VII' 335.
Superstitions. S. Clement Southam. 2 S. X. xxi.
/fatcley, Deed relating to lands in, 1373 2 S., IV. 115.
Topographical MSS. in the lirilish Museum. Rev. W. G.

D ^etcher. 2 S., II. 70.
Topographical and Genealogical MSS. preserved in the

Rodloian Library, Oxford Miss Audeu and Rov. W.

G. D. Fletcher. ' 2 S:, VIi. 79.

386

INDEX OF PAPERS, 1878 — 1900.

Topographical and Genealogical MSS. in the William Salt

Library at Stafford. W. G. 1). F. 2 S., VII. 94.
Trained Soldiers in the reign ot Elizabeth, papers relating

to. William Phillips. 2 S., II. 215 ; III. 93.
Visitation, the last, 1003. W. II. 15. Bird. 2 S., IV. 59.
Volunteers, 1803-5. Askew Roberts. IV. 409.
Wills, Old. V. 257 ; VI. 319 ; 2 S., IX. 215.
Soldiers, Trained, Shropshire. 2 S., II., 215 ; III. 93.

Shrewsbury. 2 S, I. 407.
Stanton-on-Hine Heath, Church. Rev.W. A. Leigh ton. VII. 331.
Stokesay Castle. Rev. J. D. la Touche. I. 311.
Stone Circles, on the connection between adjacent lulls. A. L

Lewis. 2 S„ V. 78.
Stones, incised and sculptured. V. 251.
Superstitions. 2 S., X. xxi.

Talbot's Tomb, in St. Alkmund's Church, Whitchurch. Rev.
W. H. Egerton. VIII. 413; X. 416.

Tateley, Deed relating to lands in, made by Henry do Broom,
in 1373. Rev. C. II. Drinkwater. 2 S., IV. 115.

Taylor, Francis, letter from, to Thomas Pardoe, 8 Aug., I7t)l.
Ralph C. Purton. 2 S., V. 01.

Tensers: an historical investigation into the status and privi-
leges of non-gildated tradesmen in English towns.
F. Aidan Hibbert 2 S., III. 253.

Tong Church. Rev. J. L. Petit. V. 299.

,, „ Inscriptions from Tombs in. H. F. J. Vaughan.
V. 313.

Directions to bell ringers. A, R. VIII. 88.
Topography, sources of Salopian. Mackenzie E. C. Walcott.

11.297.
Trade Guilds—

Ludlow, Palmers' Gild. I. 333.

„ Register. VII. 81.
Smiths' Company. XI. 291.
Shrewsbury, Guilds. IV. 193 ; V. 2G5.

Ancient Guilds, Show, &c. VI. 183.
Drapers' Company Charter. . 2 S., VIII. 175.
Glovers' Company. VII. 431 ; X. 33.
Mercers', &e., Guild. VIII. 269.
Merchants' Gild. 2 S., II. 29; VIII. 21;
XII. 229.

„ Saddlers, &c, Combrcthren of. VII. 403.
Uffingtoii, the Church wardens' Accounts of, 1627 to 1093.

Rov. W. G. I). Fletcher. 2 S., XII. 357.
Uppiugton Church. Rov. W. A. Leighton, V. 89.

INDEX OF PAPERS, 1878 — 1900.

387

Upton Magna Church. Rev. \V. A. Leighton. VI. 361,
UriconiurrY. W. Phillips. 2 S.; X. xxxii.
Vails to Servants. A. 11. 11.364.

Vynar, Henry, of London and Condover, the domestic history
of, together with a transcript of his will. Rev. C. H.
Drinkvvater. 2 S., XI. 189.

Walcot, Rev. John, Historical MSS. of. XI. 414.

Watling Street, Old, some characteristics of. John G. Dyke.
2 S., X. 173.

Waters Upton the Parish Registers of. Hon. and Rev. G. H.

F. Vane. 2 S., IX. 21.
Welch Hampton, extent of the manor of, 4 Nov., 1280.

W. G. D. F. 2 S., XI. 2G0.
Wem, on the Briefs mentioned in the Parish Registers of.

Hon. and Rev. G. H. F. Vane. 2 S., X. 207.
Wenlock, Much, extracts from Registers, with notes. H. F. J. V.

XI. 1.

Wenlock, Much, Register of Sir Thomas Botelar, Vicar of,

W. A. I, VI. 93.
Wenlock, Much, Corporation MSS. II. C. Maxwell Lyte. X. 134.
Wenlock, Corporation Records. H. F. J. Vaughan. 2*S., VI. 223.
Wenlock Priory. Rev. R. W. Eyton. V. 167.
West Felton Church. R. LI. Kenyon. 2 S., IX. 309.
Wikey, Domesday Manor of. 2 S., XII. 64.
Wilderhope. Rev. W. G. D. Fletcher. 2 S, VIII. xi.
Whitchurch in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. Rev. H. B.
Finch. 2 S., VII. 55.
Talbot's Tomb in Church. VIII. 413; X. 416.
„ on two Rectors of. Hon. and Rev. Gilbert H. F.
Vane. 2 S., XII. 283.
Wombridge Priory, Abstract of the Grants and Charters con-
tained in the Chartulary of. George Morris. IX. 305 ;
XI. 325 ; 2 S.,1.294; IX. 96; X. 180 ; XI. 331 ; XI I. 205.
Worfield. 2 S., I. xiii.

Charter of Edward IV. to, 26 May, 1477. Rev. C. H.
Drinkvvater. 2 S., XI. 1.
Woolston Well. Adolphus Dovaston. IX. 238.
Wroxeter, Rental, 1350. Thomas Wright. XI. 382.
Wulfgate of Donnington, Will of. 2 S. III. 36.
Wyre Forest, personal observations on the Natural History of.
Rev. Josiah T. Lea. 2 S., I. 285.

NO'lWi " h y." means " Second Scries ;" where it does not oecu*, the
referenee is to the Kirst.
The name of the author is given once in connection with
\ each paper, but is not repeated in cross -references.

INDEX OF A UT HOES' NAMES,

WITH REFERENCES TO THEIR PAPERS.
A., F.S. (Acton, Mrs. Stackhouse) I. 119,
Adnitt, Henry W. III. 1 ; IV. 127; XI. 153.
Anslow, Robert VII. 335.

Autlen, Miss. 2 S., I. 129; IV. 118, 287; V. 343; VII. 79;

VIII. 44; X. 113; XI. 347; XII. 84, 299.
Autlen, Rev. John Ernest. 2 S., VII. 120, 1(32.
Autlen, Rev. Thomas. X. 157; 2 S., II. 141, 359; X. xiv.
Beckwith; William E. II. 305; IV. 320; X. 383 ; XI. 223,387;

2 S., I. 201 ; II. 1, 303 ; III. 313 ; IV. 1S3 ; V. 31.
Bird, W. H. B. 2 S., IV. 59; V. 03.

Blakeway, Rev. J. B. IX. 285 ; 2 S„ I. 93, 311 ; II. 319 ; III.

329; IV. 339; V. 229 ; VI. 373; VIII. 99; IX. 107 ; XI. 25.
Boyd, W. K. 2 S., X. 203, 307.

Bridgeman, Hon. and Rev. George T. O. I. 2S1 • IX. 391;

2 S., I. 1 ; III. 151.
Brooke, Rev. J. I. 431.
Broomhall, J. VIII. 123.
Bunsen, Rev. H. G. de. I. 135.
Burd, Rev. John. 2 S., VI. 174.
Burson, W. 2 S., VI. 209.
Callaway, Charles. II. 77 ; HI. 379 ; XI. 239.
Calvert, E. 2 S., IV. 241 ; VI. xii., 99 ; X. 295 ; XI. 5 ; XII. 57.
Childe, Mrs. Edward Baldwyn. II. 35 ; IX. 395 ; 2 S., VIII. 191.
Clark, G. T. (G. T. C) VI. 271.
Cornes, Rev. Richard. IX. 193.
Cox, Rev. J. Charles. 2 S., V. 253.
Cranage, Rev. D. H. S. 2 S., IX. viii. ; X. xx.
Davies, A. C. Fox. 2 S„ VIII. 15.
Davies, David. II. 105.
Dillon, Viscount. 2 S., X. xvi.
Dovaston, Adolphus. IX. 238.

Drinkwater, liev. C. H. VI. 257 ; VII. 127 ; VIII. 187 ; X. 33 ;

2 S., II. 29; III. 41, 205, 275; IV. 115,175; VI. 284,341 ;

VIII. 21, 175; IX. 93; X. 93, 273; XI. 1, 10, 189, 199;

XI I. 229.
Dugdale, Sir William. IV. 87.

Duignan, W. 11. 2 S, 111. 30; VI. 1; IX. 3S5 ; X. 1.

Dyke, John G. 2 S., X. 173.

E<rerton, Rev. G. II . 2 S., VII. vii.

Egertoii; Rev. W. II. VI 11. 413 ; X. 410.

Eyton, Kev. II. W. 1.99; I l.l ; V 107; X. 10; XI, 101,112,142.

Pergitsort', Charles J. 2 S., X. 19.

Finch, Kev. 11. B. 2 S., VII. 55.

INDEX OV AUTHORS' NAMES.

389

Fisher, Rev. G. W. 2 S., V. 49 ; IX. 34, 91 ; X. 77 ; XI. 10.
Fletcher, Rev. W. G. D. (W. (J. D. F.) 2 S, I. 75, 93, 129,311 ;

1 1. 17, 68, 72, 7(3, 319 ; IV. 64, 287, 339 ; V. 225. 229, 343,

303: VI. 372, 373; VII. 79, 94; VII I. xi , 44, 99; IX.

107; X. xxvii., 18, 113, 145, 227, 307; XI. 25, 179, 243,

252, 2G0, 262, 347 ; XII. 39, 357.
Fortey, Charles. VII I. 445, 450.
Gough, A. V. 2 S., V. 261.
Gough, F. 11. 2 S., V. 261.
Hartshorne, Albert. 2 S., X. 281.
Hartshorne, Rev. Charles Henry. IV. 345.
Hawkesbury, Lord. 2 S , VII. 361.
llibbert, Rev. F. Aidan. 2 S, III. 253.
Hughes, William (W. II.) II. 404; III. 221; V. 298.
Jackson, S. 2 S., X. xxx.

Jones, Edward. VII. 349 ; VIII. 229 ; IX. 117 ; X. 96.
Jones, J. Parry. 2 S., VI. 107.

Jones, Llewellyn. VIII. 441 ; XI. 291 ; 2 S., I. 235 ; II. 105 ;
IV. 119; V. 87.

Kenyon, R. LI. 2 S., I. 63, 217, 226 ; 11.60; 111.237; IV. 264;

VI. 19, 327; IX. 309; X. xviii., 251 ; XI. 159; XII. 64.
La Touehe, Rev. J. D. I. 311.

Langley, A. F. C. C. 2 S., V. 113.

Lea, Rev. Josiah T. 2 S., I. 285.

Lee, Rev. Canon. 2 S., II. 159 ; III. 185.

Leighton, Stanley. II. 183 ; 111. 6S • IV. 1 ; V. 147 ; VI. 299 ;

VII. 239; 2 S, VII. 97, 239 ; VIII. 1 ; IX. 285.
Leighton, Rev. W. A. (W. A. L.) I. 15, 173; 11. 283, 396,398,

111. 149, 239; IV. 53,87. 96, 99, 193, 317, 329; V. 89,
251, 257, 265; VI. 93, 268, 319, 326, 361, 373; VII. 301,
314, 331, 403, 431 ; VIII, 269 ; IX. 171, 247; XL 89.

Leland, John. IV. 127.

Lewis, A. L. 2 8., V. 78.

Lines, II. II. 2 S., III. 1.

Lloyd, Ven. Archdeacon. 2 S., IV. vii ; VI. 358.

Lloyd, llowel W, V. 238,

Lull, Geo., XI. 211 ; 2 S., VI. xviii.

Lyte, II. G. Maxwell. X. 124, 134, 139 ; XL 403.

Maurice, William. IV. 96.

Morris, George, V. 100, 183; VI. 205, 393; VII. 137; IX.

305; XI. 325; 2 S., 1. 294; IX. 96; X. 180; XL 331;

XI 1. 205.
Morris, Joseph. IV. 121; V. 241.

Monis, S. Meeson. VIII. 89; IX. 81; X. 349; XI. 3 19,
2 S., 1. 412; X. xxiv.

390

INDEX OF AUTHORS' NAMES.

North, Thomas. VII. 134.

Norton, Rev. F, C. V. 257; VI. 319 ; 2 S., IX. 215; X. 193.
Nurse, J. 2 S., II. 359.

Owen, Hon. Mrs. Bulkeley. 2 S . HI. 281 ; IV, 1, 199 ; V. 1,

151, 311 ; VI. 79, 29J ; VII. 207 ; VIII. Gl ; XL 37, 219.
Palmer, Rev. <J. F. R. IX. 251.
Parker, Rev. John. III. 387.
Pelham, Rev. A. Tlmrsby. 2 S., VII. 203.
Petit, Rev. J. L, V. 299 ; XL 13L
Phillimore, Win. P. I. 129.

Phillips, William (W. P.) I. 153; III. 393; VII. 277; IX.

394 ; 2 S.. I. 407, 431 ; II. 215 ; III. 1, 93, 147, 312 ; V.

293 ; VI. 27; VII. 241; VIII. 199; X. xxxii, 157,300,

331 ; XII. 1, 191, 19G, 370.
Pidgeon, Henry. VI. 183.
Priestley, Rev. Thomas. 2 S, XL 138.

Purton, Rev. Ralph C. 2 S., V. 61, 211 ; VI. 177, 196; VIII.
195; IX. 73.

Roberts, Askew (A. R.) I. 134, 255, 430; II. 97, 141,290, 304,
400; III. 175, 378; IV. 15G, 159, 409; V. 1; VI. 133 ;
VIII. 88, 145.

Salt, Thomas. IX. 244.

Sandford, Rev. George. I. 217; IV. 89; VII. 389.

Sandfbrd, Rev. Holland. VIII. 401.

Skeat, Rev. Prof. 2 S., II. 295.

Smith, Hubert, I. 159; IX. 381; X. 409.

Southam, S. Clement. VI. 333 ; VIII. 05 ; 2 S., IX. 1 ; X. xxi.

Sparrow, Rev. W. C. I. 333 ; VII. 81.

Stephenson, Mill. 2 S., VII. 381.

Symonds, Richard. II. 273.

Symonds, Rev. W. S. I. 395.

Vane, Hon. and Rev. G. H. F. 2 S., V. 296 ; VI. 203 ; VII.

235 ; IX. 21 ; X. 09, 207 ; XL 277, 285 ; XII. 48, 283.
Vaughan, II. F. J. II. 213 ; III. 353 ; IV. 293 ; V. 107, 313 ;

VI. 1 ; VII. 1 ; IX. 1, 267 ; X. 412 ; XL 1 ; 2 S., VI. 223.
Wakeman, Sir Ollley. VII. 383 ; 2 S., 111. 209; IV. 05.
Walcott, Rev. Mackenzie E. U. I. 1 ; II. 297.
Watkin, W. T. II. 317.
Watts, W. W. 2 S., I. 33.

Wevman, 11. T. 2 S., VII. 1 ; X 33; XL 301 ; XII. 113.

Whitaker, W. 2 S., L 33.

Wilding William. VIII. 113.

Woodall, Edward. VI 1 1. 1.

Wright, Thomas. XL 272, 382.

Wylio, J. 11. 2 S.; X. xxxi.

INDEX

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PUBLISHED
1898

[being tuf. eighth issue of the series and completing the

INDEX FOR THE PERIOD 1891-98] el

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CONTENTS

[Those Transact ions marked with an asterisk* in the following list are now for
the first time included in the index, the others are continuations from t/te
indexes of 1891-97. Transactions included for the first time are indexed
from 18! 1 1 onwards,]

Anthropological Institute, Journal, N.S. vol. i. pts. 1 and 2.
Antiquaries, London, Proceedings of the Society, 2nd S. vol. xvii. pt. 1.
Antiquaries, Ireland, Proceedings of Royal Society of, 5th s. vol. v.iii.
Antiquaries, Scotland, Proceedings of the Society, vol. xwii.
Archieologia, vol. Ivi. pt. 1.
Arehoeologia ^Kliana, vol. xx.
Archseologia Oambrensis, 5th S. vol. xv.
Arclncologia Cantiana, vol. xxiii.
Archaeological .Journal, vol. I v.

Associated Architectural Societies, Transactions, vol, xxiv. pt. I.

Birks. Bucks and Oxfordshire Archaeological Journal, vol. iv.

Biblical Arclueology, Society of, Transactions, vol. xx.

Birmingham and Midland Institute, vols. xxii. and xxiii.

Bristol and < lloucestershire Archaeological Society, Transactions, vol. xx. pt. 1.

British Archaeological Associat ion, Journal, N.S., vol. iv.

British Architects, lloyal Institute of, Journal, ;5rd S. vol. v.

Buckinghamshire, Uncords of, vol. viii. pt. 1.

Cambridge Antiquarian Society, Transactions, vol. ix. pt. 1.

Chester and North Wales Architectural, Archieological and Historical

Society, Transactions, vol. vi. pt. 2.
Clifton Antiquarian Club, Proceedings, vol. iv. pt. 2.
Cornwall. Iloyal Institute of, Proceedings, vol. xiii. pt. 3.
Cumberland and Westmoreland. Archieological Society, vol. xv. pt. J.
Cymmrodorion Society, Transactions, 1807-08.
Derbyshire Aivlueologieal Society, Transactions, vol. xx.
Devonshire Association, Transactions, vol. xxx.

Essex Archieological Society. Transactions, N.S. vol. vii. pis. 1 and 2.

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CONTEXTS

Folklore, Proceedings of the Folklore Society, vol. ix.
Hellenic Society, .Journal, vol. xviii.
Huguenot .Society, vols. v. and vi. pt. 1.

Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society, Transactions, vol. xv.
Lancashire and Cheshire Historic Society, Transactions, vol. xiii.
Leicestershire Architectural and Archaeological Society. Transactions, vol.
vjii.pt. 5.

London and Middlesex Archaeological Society, vol. i. pt. 2.

Montgomeryshire Collections, vol. x\x.

Psumisinatie Chronicle, :>rd S. vol. xviii.

Royal Historical Society, Transactions, N.S. vol. xii.

Royal Irish Academy, Transactions, Slid Ser. vol. iv. pt, 5, vol. v. pt. 1.

Royal Society of Literature, Transact ions, vol. xix., xx. pt. 1.

St. Albans and Hertfordshire Architectural and A rclueological Society,

Transactions, vol. i. X.S. pt. 2.
Si. Paul's lOcelesiological Society, Transactions, vol. iv. pt. 3.
Shropshire A relreologieu I and Natural History Sjciety, Transactions, 2nd

S. vol. x.

Somersetshire Ar< Ideological and Natural History Society, Transactions, vol.
xliv.

Stafford shire, William Salt Archaeological Society, Transactions, vol. xviii,

Suffolk Archaeological Institute, vol. x. pt. I.

Surrey Archaeological Society, Collection-, vol. xiv. pt. 1.

Sussex Archaeological Collections, vol, x 1 Li.

Thoresby Society, vol. viii., ix. pt. 1.

Warwickshire! Field Club, Transactions, 1898.

Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine, vol. xxx.
Woolwich District Antiquarian Society, Transactions, vol. iii.
Yorkshire A rclueological ami Topographical Journal, vol. xv. pts. 1 and 2.

N O T H

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Societies in union with the Society of Antiquaries. Its success being assured
the Congress have placed it in the hands of the publishers to continue
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INDEX OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL PAPERS
PUBLISHED IN 1898

A damson (Horatio A.). The Villiei'ri family ay governors of Tyne-
mouth Castle and owners of the lighthouse. Arch. slCliaria, xx.
15-20.

AlIschan (S. M.). Posidiuiu in Cotde-Syria. Xuiii. Chron. 3rd S.
xviii. 124-125.

Allen (Prof. ¥. J.). A study of church towers, with special refer-
ence to those of Somerset. Birm. and Mid. Inst. xxii. 1-10.

ALLEN (J. Romilly). Metal bowls of the Late-Celtic and Anglo-
Saxon periods. Avchfvologia, Ivi. 89—56.

Allen (T. W.). The text of the Homeric hymns. Jour. Hell.
Studies, xviii. 23-32.

Amery (P. F. S.J. On Devonshire Folk-Lore. Devon Assoc. xxx.
90-96.

Ames (Percy Wv). Racial and individual temperaments. Roy. Sue.
Lit. 2nd S. xx. 1- 3(1.

Anderson (Joseph). Notes on the contents of a small cave or rock-
shelter at Druimvargie, Oban ; and of three shell-mounds in
Oronsay. Soc. Antiq. Scot, xxxii. 298-313.

ArdoCh : notices of the pottery, bronze, and other articles

discovered during the excavations. Soc Antiq. Scot, xxxii.
453-171.

Andekson (J. Q. C). A smnnier in Plirygia. Jour. Hell. Studies,

xviii. HI 12S. -MO 311,
ANNAN DALE (T. Na Notice of two hammer-stones ( Parkstein ) used

in tlie preparation of dye from Torment-ilia in the Faroe Islands.

Soc. Aid i</ . Scot . xxxii. 52 5 I .
ANDRE (J. LEWIS). Further notes on the rose and remarks on the

lily. Arch. Jour. lv. 166-182.
. — Miscellaneous antiquities of Dorking. Surrey Arch. Soc.

xiv. 1-1H.

, I'Viuale head-dresses exemplified by Sussex brasses. Sussi'Js

Arch. Sbr. xlii. 1-18.
- — - 13a t tie church. Sussex Arch. Sue. xlii. 214-236.

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INDEX OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL PAPERS

Andrew (Samuel). Old John Heywood, of Saddleworth. Lane.

and Cheshire Atitiqi Soc* xv. 73-80.
Andrews (Francis B.). Pershore Abbey, Worcestershire. Uiv.

and Mid. Inst, xxiii. 39-60.
Arnold (A. A.). Preliminary account of ,; notes on the text us R<»f-

fensis, by Dr. F. Liebermaun/' Arch. Cant, xxiii. 94-112.
Arnold (George M.). The ruined chapel of St. Katheriue at Shorue,

Kent. Arch. Cant, xxiii. 78 -85.
Atchley (E. G. Cutiibert P.). On certain variations from the rule

concerning the material of the altar linen. St. PqhVs Et -

clesioloyical Soc. iv. 147-rlOO.

— — Notes on the beginning and growth of the usage of a second

gospel at mass. St. PdiiVs Ecclesiologicctl Soc. iy, 161-170.
Atkinson (IIev. J. A.». St. .Mary Magdalene, Gedney. Assoc

Archit. Sues. xxiv. 117 -122.
Baildon (W. Paley). Yorkshire Star Chamber proceedings. York*

Arch. Jour. xv. 85-91.
Ball (Rev. 0. J.). Babylonian hieroglyphs. Soc. Bib. Arch. xx.

9 -23, 296-298.

Ball (Francis ElrlngtoN). Stillorgan park and its history, liny.

Soc. Antlq. Ireland, 5th S. viii. 21-34.
■ Mount Merrion and its History, lloy. Soc. Antlq. Ireland^

5th S. viii. 329 -314.
Ball (T*. Stanley). History and description of the regalia and

plate of the borough of Preston. Lane, and Clash. Hist. Soc.

4th S. xiii. 1 10.

BARKER (W. R.).. Ancient standard weights and measures, with

especial reference to the local specimens in the Bristol Museum.

< 'lifton Antlq. Ch>!>, iv. 95 108.
Basmaimian (K. .).). A prapos <les deux Sceaux He teens. Soc. Mb.

Arch. xx. 23U 231,
Bails (Cadwalladlr J,). Three additional miracles attributed to

St. Acea of Hexham. Arch. .IJiiaiui, xx. 289-294.
Bates iKev. F. H.)j An inventory of church plate in Somerset.

Horn. Arch, and Xat. Hist. Soc. xliv. 100-187.
B VITLX (.John ). An early chaplor of tlie history of Yeoyil. Som.

Arch, and Xat. Hist. Soc. xliv. 203 223.
B \x i Alfred Ridley'). Members of the Inner Temple, 1547 4 GOO,

and masters of the bench of the Hon. Soc. of the Inner Temple,

1 150 1883, who have been connected with the county of Surrey.

St<rr< ij Arch. Soc. xiv. 19 11.

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Bazeley (Rev. William). Briinpsfield castle and its owners.

Bristol and (Unite. Arch. Soc. xx. 283-240.
Beazeley (M. t. The burial-place of Archbishop Courtenay. Arch.

Cant, xxiii. 31 -54.
Bedford (Rev. W, K. K.). The heraldry of Warwickshire. Bir.

and Mid. Inst. xxii. 49-57.
BELLAIRS (Col.). Waterworks in Leicester in the 17th century.

Leicestershire Arch it. and Arch. Soc. viii. 304 -307.
Berry (H. h\). Notes from the diary of a Dublin lady in the reign

of George II. Roy. Soc. Antiq. Ireland, 5th S. viii. 141-154.
BlDGOOD (WlLLIAM). Norton camp. Som. Arch, and Sat. Hist. Soc.

xYiv. 198-202.

Bigger (Francis Joseph). The lake and church of Kelmakilloge,

the ancient church, holy well, and Bullan-stone of temple

Feaghna, and the holy well and shrine at Saint Finan's, Co.

Kerry. Roy. Soc. Antiq. Ireland, 5th S. viii. 314 324.
Birch (G. H.), London churches of the seventeenth and eighteenth

centuries. Bristol and (Hone. Arch. Soc. xxi. 103-125.
— The priory church of S. Mary Overie, now the collegiate

church of S. Saviour, South wark. Bristol and Glow. Arch.

Soc. xxi. 12(5-1 14.
Birch (W. i>e Gray). On Roman inscribed pigs of lead found in

Britain. Brit. Arch. Assoc. Jour. N.S. iv. 272 275.
Black max (Thomas B.). Note on relics of painting in Canterbury

Cathedral. Arch. Cant, xxiii. 339.
Blasiiill (T.). Some illustrations of domestic spinning. Brit. Arch.

Assoc. Jour. N.S. iv. 148-158.
Boissier (Alfred). Notes d'Assyriologio. Soc. Bib. Arch. xx.

1(J3 -1GG.

BosAN(iUET (R. C). Excavations of the British school at Melos.

Jour. Hi ll. Studies, xviii. GO -80.
Bower (Rev. Canon). Effigies in the diocese of Carlisle. Cumb.

(did West. Antiq. and Arch. Soc. xv. 417-458.
Bower (Uerhert M.). The fourteen of Meaux. Huguenot Soc. v.

1 121.

Bowles (Chas. E. B.). Agreement for dividing Eyarn pastures.

Derby Arch, and Xat. Hist. Soc. xx. 1-11.
BOYD (W.). Final concords or pedes iinium of mixed counties which

include Staffordshire. Win. Solt Arch. Soc. xviii. 1-09.
BuYll (VV. K X Early deeds relating t<» Chirbury. Shrop. Arch.

and Sat, I/isf. Soc. x. 203 -20(>.

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Bradley (Miss Edith). London under the monastic orders, lirit.

Arch. Assoc. Join: N.S. iv. fJ — J (i.
Bramble (Lt.-Ool. J. II.). Two effigies at Mangotstield, Gloat-eater-

.shire. Clifton Antiq. Club, iv. 151-157.
Breach (W. Powell). Steyning marriages, etc., during the OoniMOU-

Avcaltli, 1G5B -1058. Sussex Arch. Soc. xlii. 11 1—1 1G.
BRIDGE (Dr. JOSEPH C). Notes on the Cnvth and Pibconi.

Chester and X. ])'ales Arch//., Arch, and Hist. Soc. vi. Ill 111.
BROOKS (E. W.). The Arabs in Asia Miner (041-750), from Arabic

sources, jour, licit. Studies, wiii. 182 208.
Brown (Jam lis Roberts). Richard Lovelace and Bethersden. Arch.

C((iif. wiii. Ik >7 338.
BROWN (T. Forster). Notes on ancient mining tools found in the

Forest <>f Dean, liristol and Gloitc. Arclv. Soc. xx. 155 100.
Brown (William). Lease of property in Corbridge, dated 1517.

Arch. <TJiana, xx. 283-288.
Browne (Dr. Charles R'.). The ethnography of Clare island and

Inishturk, co. Mayo. Hoy. Irish Acad. 3rd S. v. 10-7*2.
Browxixo (ARTHUR GlRAUD). On tin; origin and early history of

the French protestant hospital (La Providence). Huguenot S<>,-.

vi. 30 -80.

Brownlow (Rt. Rev. Bishop William). The ancient basilica »f

San Clemente, Rome. Clifton Antiq. Club, iv. 130-153.
The division of the bisliopricks of Wessex. Som. Arch.

(nut Xat. Hist. Soc. xliv. 119-150.
Brushfield (T. N.). Raleghana. Deron Assoc. xxx. 158 107.
Buckley (Michael J. C). The Bambino of New Ross. Roy. Soc

Antiq. Ireland, 5th S. viir. 250-253:
BuiCK (Ufa'. George R.). The recent discovery of Ogams in the

County of Antrim. Hoy. Soc. Antiq. Ireland, 5th S. viii.

302-305.

BuRROWS (Capt. Guy). On the natives of the Upper Welle district

of the Belgian Congo. Anthrop. Jour. N.S. i. 35-47.
Burrows (Ronald M.). Pylon and Sphacteria. Jour, Hell. Studim,

wiii. I 17 -150, 345-350.
Burton (Rev. J. R.) Early Worcestershire printers and books.

Assoc. Archit. Socs. xxiv. 107-213.
BURTON (Rev. II. J.). Notes on some rectors and vicars of Heauor,

co. Derby. Derby Arch, and Xat. Hist. Soc. xx. 12-31.
BURY 'J. B.). The double city of Megalopolis. Jour. Hell. Studies,

xviii. 15-22.

INDEX OF AR CH MO I AKJ 1C A L PAPERS

Caine (Cesar). Our cities sketched five hundred years ago. Brit.

An i>. Assoc. Jour. N.S. iv. 319-321.
Calvert (El). Contemporary account of the battle of Shrewsbury.

Shrop. Arch. and Xaf. Hist. Soc. x. 205-305.
Ca NT RILL (T. ( A;< >si;i:j ■;). N<»lc on it collection of objects obtained

during the recent exploration of a cairn in Brecoushire. Anthrop.

Jour. N.S. i. 3-4

The contents of a earn at Ystradfellte, c'o. Brecon. ArcJi.

Can/h. 5th S. xv. 248-204.
Caedew (G. Arthur). The moat a or waterforts of the vale of Severn.

Bristol and (Hone. [rch. Soc. x\i. 58 -G9.
Carnegie (Hon. David W.). On a bark-himdle of native objects

from Western Australia. Anthroj). Jour. N.S. i. 20-21.
Carnell (George ¥.). Old Sevenoaks. Arch. Cant, xxiii. 329-333.
Cave-Brow x (Rev. J.). Shurlaud House. Arch. Cant, xxiii. 86 -93.

- Utham rectors. Arch. Cant, xxiii. 184-193.
Chadwigk (S. J.). The old painted glass in Dewsbury church. York's

Arch. Jour. xv. 211-223.
Chaeleson (Malcolm Mackexzie). Notes on some implements and

other relics of the early inhabitants of Orkney. <S'oc. Antiq. Scot.

xxxii. 31G-324.

CllRISTlSON (D.). Account of the excavation of the Roman station at

Ardoch, Perthshire. General history and description of defences.

Soc. Antiq. Scot, xxxii. 399-47G.
Christy (Miller) and W. W. Porteous. On some interesting Essex

brasses. Essex Arch. Soc. vii. N.S. 1-31.
Clark-Maxwell (Rev. W. G.)- The fall of the friars' houses and

alien priories in Wilts. Wilts Arch, and Nat. llixt, Soc. xxx.

20-34.

Clephan (Robert Uoltman). Notes on the defensive armour of
mediaeval times and of the renaissance. Arch. Jdiana, xx.
21 1 277.

CoGMRANE i LiOHERT). Ogam inscriptions discovered in Ireland in the
year 1898, Roy. Soc. Antiq. In land, 5th S. viii. 399-408.

Cochrane (Robert) and Prof. Rhys. Notes on the newly-discovered
Ogam-stones iu County ]\Ieath. Roy. Soc. Antiq. Ireland, 5th
S. viii. 53-G0.

CODKtNCTON (().). Coins of the Bahmaui dynasty. Xuiu. Citron. 3rd
S. xviii. 259-273.

Coffey (George). Kuockmany. Roy. Soc. Antiq. Ireland, 5th S.
viii. 93-1 II.

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INDEX OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL PAPERS

Coffey (George). On a cairn excavated by Thomas Plunkett ou
Belmore mountain, co. Fermanagh. Roy. jfcish Acad. 3rd S. iv.
639-666.

Coles (Fred R.). Notice of the discovery of a cist with a double

burial at Ratho Quarry. Soc. Antiq. Scot, xxxii. 44-50.
Collier (Rev. Carus Vale). Coats of Arms in Kent churches.

Arch. Cant, xxiii. 113-133.
Collier (Mrs.). A few notes on mediaeval and renaissance art in

France. Brit. Arclu Assoc. Join-. N.S. iv. 63-68.

Sonic account of St. Crautock, an ancient Cornish church.

Brit. Arch. Assoc. Jour. N.S. iv. 305 318.
Colling wood ( W. G.). Ulpha Old Hall. Ciunb. and West. Antiq.

a ad Arch. Soc. xv. 315-320.
The Ormside cup. Cumb. and West. Ant iq. and Arch. Soc.

xv. 381-387.

Colling wood (W. G.) and J. Rogers. Lost churches in the Carlisle
diocese. Cumb. and West. Antiq. and Arch. Soc. xv. 288-302.

Compton (C. 11.). The Welsh marches. Brit. Arch. Assoc. Jour.
N.S. iv. 339 318.

CoNYHEARE (Fred. (J.). The character of the heresy of the earl}'
British church. Cymnir odor ion S<>c. 1807-08, 84-117.

Cooper (Rev. Canon J. H.). CucMeld families. Sussex Arch. Soc.
xlii. 10-53.

— The find of Edwardian coins at Balcombe. Sussex Arch.

Soc. xlii. 209-213.
Cooper (Rev. T. S.). The church plate of Surrey. Surrey Arch. Soc.

xiv. 72-81.

Copland < JoiiN i. Rusheuden. Arch. Cant, xxiii. 334-336.
Cokhktt (W. J. ) and T. TlNDAL Metiiold. The rise and devolution

of the manors in Hep worth, Suffolk. Suffolk Inst. Arch. x. 10-18.
Courtney (L. H.) A letter of Elizabeth Trelawny. /•'"//• Inst. Corn.

xiii. 272 -273.

Cowper (EL S.). Excavations at Springs Bloomery (iron smeltiug
hearth) near Coniston Hall, Lancashire, with notes on the prob-
able age of the Furness Bloomeries. Arch. .lour. Iv. 88-105.

A relic of Pennington old church. Cuiub. and West. Antiq.

and Arch. Soc. xv. 312 -314,

Cox (Edward W.). The antiquities of Sturetou, in YVirral. Lanes,
and Chesh. Hist. Spc. 4th S. xiii. 47-70.

The architectural history of Bcbington church. Lanes,

and Ch< sh. Hist. Soc. 4th S. xiii. 07-122.

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Cozens (William). Notes on prehistoric and Roman Dorchester.

Berks, Bii(*k$, and O.ron Arch. Join-, iv. 78 -81.
Grace (J. D.). Heraldic drawing and its adaptation. Hoy. Inst. /hit.

Arch it. 3rd S. v. '2(15 -'277.
Craigie (W. Aj. Evaltl Tang Kristensen, a Danish Fdlk-lorisr.

Folk-Lore, ix. 194-224.
CitAMOND ( Wm. ). Notes on a collection of impressions of postal stamps.

Soc. Autiij. Scot, xxxii. 17") -178.
CftEsSWEU., (J. ,Tj. A description of the fabric of Louth church, with

a glance at its history. Assoc. Arcfttt. Noes. xxiv. 57-(J2.
Ciui'i's iWru'Kin J.\ On the discovery of the Roman basilica of

Coriniitin at Cirencester. Soc. Autiij. "2nd S. xvii. 201 -208.
Notes on the Roman basilica at Cirencester; Hristol and

(ilouc. Arch. Six-, xxi. 70 -78.
OltOOKK (W.i. The wooing of Penelope. Folk- Lore, ix. 97-133.
Guum (W. K.). Note on t he Coptic spell. S ><-. /!//>. Arch. xx. 102.
A Coptic "Letter of orders." Soel Fib. Arch. xx. 27(3-

270.

Cumin*; (H. Sykio. On mead and mead vessels, licit. Arch. Assoc.
J otic. N.S. iv. 210 -257.

Cunningham (il. 11. >. Ardoeh : account of the excavations and de-
scriptions of plans, etc. Soc. Autiq. Scot, xxxii. 430-452.

Cunningham (Rev. Dr.). The corrupt following of Hippodamus of
Miletus at Cambridge, ('and/, Antiq. Soc. ix. 421-430.

CURSITER (JAMES W.). Note on a stone bearing an incised cross, from
the site of St. Colin's chapel, Walls, Orkney. Soc. Antiq, Scot.
xxxii. 50 -52.

Da vies ^.J. FL). Earl)- Welsh bibliography, (fymmrodorion Soc.
1897 IKS, 1-22.

Davis (W. J.). Old Warwickshire coins, tokens, and medals. Firm.

and Mid. Inst. xxii. J 1 -do.
Daws (EeV. Canon), Conventual church of St. Mary and St.

Helen, Elstow. St. Albans and lit its. Arch it. and Arch. Sac.

N.S. i. 107 109.

Dawhek (JE. Guy). Same thoughts on old English architecture, with
special reference to the Cotswolds. Bristol and Gloiie. Arch.
Soc. xx. 307.

Dawson (Mrs.) Notes on the monastery of Kosnat, or Ty Gwyn,

Pem.br >l;cshire. Arch. Camfi. 5th S. xv. 1-20.
■ — • Notes on Border parishes — Win for ton. Arch, ('aml>. 5 th

S. xv. 2«)1 221.

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INDEX OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL PAPERS

Dean (Joirx). The ancient Lords of Middletori. Lane, and Cheshire

Antiq. Soe. xv. 122-174.
Dillon (Viscount). An effigy to a member of the Martin family in

Piddletown church, Dorset. Arch. Jour. lv. 119-121.
Tilting in Tudor times. Arch. Jour. lv. 21)0 ?>21 , 329-

DixiK. It. MoC). Kii-ma-Huddrick, near Glondalkin, oo. Dublin.

Hoy. Hoc. Antiq. Inland, 5th S. viii. 1(!."> 4 00.
Dixnx ^Miss E.)l The Florentine wool trades in the Middle Ages.

Hoi/. Uist. Soc. N.S. xn. 151-170.
Do lan (Doxi Gilhert). Lancashire and the Benedictines. Lane*.

and Che*/,. Hist. Soc. 4th S. xiii. 1 23 109.
Dowden (Johx). Observations and conjectures on the Kirkmadrine

epigraphs. Sue. Antiq. Scot, xxxii. 217 274.
Do\vDEswELL (Rev. E. R.). Sketdh of the history of the parish of

Bushley. Assoc. Arch it. Socs. xxiv. 213-233!
Dowxks (R; S.). The parish church of Higli Wycombe. Bucks

liccordsj viii. 55-87.
DriNkwater (Rkv. C. H.). The prioiy of Bromfield. Shrop. Arch.

and Xat. Hist. Soc. x. 93-112.
Humphrey Kynaston's pardon (1510) and will (1534).

Shrop. Arch, and Nat. Hist. Soc. x. 273-280.
Dryden (Sir Henry J.). Dials on the church of Covenham St.

Mary, near Louth. Assoc. Arch it. Socs. xxiv. 175-170.
Two barns at Peterborough formerly belonging to the

Abbey. Assoc. Arc/tit. Socs. xxiv. 177-187.
Ditokett (Sir George). The Battle of Hastings. Sussex Arch. So<\

xlii. 73-74.

DuiGNAN (W. H:). On some Shropshire place names. Shrop. Arch,
and Xat. Uist. Soc. x. 1-17.

Duncan (Leland L.). The will of William Courtenay, Archbishop
of Canterbury, 1390. Are/i. ('ant. xxiii. 55-07.

Ecclesiological notes respecting the deanery of Shoreham,

Kent. Arch. Cant, xxiii. 134-149.

BUNCOMBE (Gait, the Hon. CiiCiL). Evidence of lake dwellings on
the banks of the Costa, near Pic kering, North Hiding of York-
shire. Anthrop. Jour. N.S. i. 150-151.

Duxloij (W.). Australian Follt-Lore stories. Anthrop. Jour. N.S. i.
22-34.

Dyke (JOHN G.). Some characteristics of old Watling St. S/irap.
Arch, dm Nat. Hist. Soc. x. 173 179.

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Pvmond (C. W.). The ancient villa <i-e near Threlkeld. Climb, and
West, Antiq. and Arch. Sqc. xv. 309-311.

E. VRLE-J^ox (H. B). Greek coins in the collection of. Nam. Citron.

3rd IS. xviii. 280 -203.
EblAS (T.). History and associations of the abbeys and convents of
tlie vale of C)ii\vay and district, Beit, Arch. Aspoc. Jour. N.S.
iv. 30 (>2.

Ki.wnin'iiv i Twki) Oil Terra-cot ta stamps or moulds found at

Taranto. Soc. Antiq. 2nd S. xvli. 50-71,.

On Devonshire verbal provincialisms. Devon Assoc. xxx.

.)(! -7<>.

F. i.y iTalfoukd). The antiquities of Haj ling island. Arch. .four.

Iv. 2Sii -2!)5.

Engi.rheart (Rkv. (i. IT.; and tins. If. Read and \Y. Gotland. On
some buildings of the Romano-British period discovered at
Olanville, near Andover, and on a deposit of pew ter vessels of the
same period found at \pnleshaw, Hants. Arc/i/cologia, Ivi. 1-20.

Evans (Sir John). A hoard of Roman coins. Num. Clicon. Hid S.
xviii. I2G-4&L

Evaxs (D. PuGH,). Llandissilio church. Arch. Co nth. 5th S. xv.
242-247.

Farrixgtox (T. B.). Report on searches made at the Public Record
Oilice in respect of the town of Qonway. licit. Arch. Assoc.
Jotn: N.S. iv. 201-222.

FERGUSON (Cuaxoelloe R. 8.). More picture board dummies. Arch.
Jour. Iv. L83 -18G.

— Picture board dummies at Raby and Callaly castles. Arc/i.
All iana, xx. 278-282.

— Various finds in Ormside churchyard. Climb, and West,
Ant itf. and Arch. Soc. xv. 377 -380.

Some West Cumberland tokens. Cunib, and West. Antiq.
and Arch. Soc. xv. 31)2-4 !G.

Ferguson (C. J.). The growth of architecture. Shrop. Arch, and
Xat. llht. Soc. x. 19-32.

Ffexxell (Margaret C). The shrew ash in Richmond Park. Folk-
lore, ix. 330 -330.

Fki^encu (Rkv. J. F. M.). A notice of some county Wexford and other
chalices. ttoy. Soc. Antiq. Ireland, 5th S. viii. 12G-13G.

FiRTH (C. 11.). Mars ton Moor. Roy. Hist. Soc. N.S. xii. 17-79.

Fisher (IIkv. Ct. W.). Sir Thomas Harris of Boreatton and his
family. Shroj), Arch, and Arat. Hist, S<><\ x. 77 !>2.

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FlSH WICK (Lt.-Col. Henry). Disputed boundary in Ash worth.
Lane and Cheshire Antiq. Soc. xv. 63-72.

Places in Lancashire destined by the sea. Lane, ami

Chesh. Hist. S>e. 4th S. xiii. 87 -96.

Fitzgerald (Lord Walter). Walter Reagh Fitzgerald, a noted out-
law of the sixteenth century. Hoy. ^,n'- Antiq. Ireland, 5th S,
viii. 299-305.

FitzTIerbert (Rev. Reginald 11. C. ). Will of Elizabeth Fitzherbert

of Norbury, Derbyshire, dated 20th October, 1490. Derby Arch.

and Xat. Hist. Soc. xx. 32 -39.
Fletcher (Rev. \V. (A. D.). The family "1* Newc.omen of Saltfleetby.

Assoc. Arch it. Sues. xxiv. 145 161.

Some unpublished documents relating to Leicestershire,

preserved in the Public Record Office. Assoc. Arch it. Soes. xxiv.

234 277.

-— On the efforts made to convert arable land into pasture in

Leicestershire in the 15th and 1.6th centuries. Leicestershire

Archit. and Arch. S<>e. viii. 308-313.
— - The Shropshire lay subsidy roll of 1827. Shroj.). Arch. and

Xat. Hist. Sue. x. U 3-144.
■ The municipal records of Shrewsbury. Shroj), Arch, and

Nat. Hist. Soc. x. 145-156.
. Some documents relative to the battle of Shrewsbury.

Shroj). Arch, and Xat. Hist. Soc. x. 227-250.
Shropshire feet of tines 1 196 -121 1. Shroj). Arch, and Xat.

Hist. Soc. x. 307-330.
Flower (Arthur S.). Notes on renaissance architecture in Malta

with special reference to the buildings of the order of St. John,

Roy. Inst. Brit. Archit. 3rd S. v. 25-48.
Floyer (Rev. J. Kestell). On a mutilated effigy in the cloisters of

Worcester cathedral, said to represent Alexander Neckam. Assoc.

Arehit. Soes. xxiv. 188-196.
Annals of the family of Floyer. Devon Assoc.. xxx.

505 -524.

Foster (Rev. (J. W.). Institutions to benefices in the diocese of
Lincoln 1540-1570. Assoc. Archit. Soes. xxiv. 1-32.

Fowler (Charles B.). Discoveries at Llanblethian church, Glamor-
ganshire. Arch. Camb. 5th S. xv. 121-131.

FOWLER (Rev. H.). The collegiate church of St. Paul, Bedford. .S7.
Albans and Herts. Arehit. and Arch. Soe. N.S. i. 110 -115.

Fox ( Francis F. ). Description of the manor place of Yate in the

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second year of Edward VI. [a d. lijiK Dj. ijvistol ami. Glmtc.

Arch. Sov. xxi. 22-2 L
Frazer (W.). Find of cist with liuuutn remains, Danfiiuagliy^ co.

Donegal. Hoy. Soc, Antiq. Ireland, 5 th S. viii. 49-52.
— The Clandeboy O'Neills' stone inauguration chair. Roy.

Soc. Antiq. Ireland, 5th S. viii. 251-257.
& list 0f (Presbyterian) marriages copied from the session-
book of the congregation of Armagh. Hoy. Soc. Antiq. Ireland,

5th S. viii. 845-351.
Fry (Edward Alexander). On the inquisitions post mortem for

Somerset from Henry III. to Richard 111, (1216-1485), Som.

Arch, and Nat. Hist. Nor. xliv. 7U-118.
Gardner (Ernest). A head in the possession of Philip Nelson, Esq.

M.B. Jour. Hell, Studies, xviii. 141-14(3.
Gardner (J. Star kie). Iron casting in the Weald. Arcka'ologia,

h i. \m -104.

G ardner (Bercy). Boreas and Oreithyia on a late Attic vase. Jour.

Ildl. Studies, xviii. 136.-14U
GeRISH (W. B.). Christ's half-dole: an East Anglian fishing custom.

Foil:- Lore, ix. 245-250.
GlAJklPIETRI (CavaherE SettlMiu). A BoiuOs in Sabina. U-aj. Inst.

llrit. Arehit. 3rd S. v. 487-41)1.
GlLMORE (John E.). Fragments of the Sahidic version of the Pauline

Epistles. Soe. nit), AreJi. xx. 48-51 .
Glynne (Sir Stephen P.). Notes on the older churches in the four

Welsh dioceses. Arch. Caiuh. 5th S. xv. 351-B(iU;
Notes on Yorkshire churches. Yorks Arch. Jour. xv.

104r115.

Gould (J. (Jhalkley). Notes on a naval MS. compiled by Edward
Battine, c. 1088. ftrit, Arch. Assoc. J<n<r. N.S. iv, 223-
248.

Gould (S» Paring). Exploration of Sr. Nou's chapel near St. David's.

Arch. C((iuh. 5th S. xv. 345-348;
Dartmoor exploration committee report. J)ev<m Assoc.

x.\x. D7 I 15.

GoU&DING (It. W.). Notes on the Lords of the manor of Burwell.

Assoc-. Arehit. Soes. xxiv. U2--D4.
Granville (Reginald K.) and Felix N. Rotil Notes on i he Jekris,

Sobos, and Ijos of the Warri district of the Niger eyasi prol.ee-

tprute. Authro/t. Jour. N.S. i. 1 1 1 J J 2G.
GRAVE (X W. DE). Notes on the register of the Walloon church of

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INDEX OF AKCH-iEOLOGICAL PAPERS

Southampton and on the churches of the Channel Islands.

Huguenot Soc. v. 125-178.
Grave (J. W. de). A refugee pasteur at the revocation — Jacob <!»•

Rduffignac and his descendants. Huguenot Soc. v. 251-288.
GRAY (Rev. W.). Notes on the natives of Tanna. Anthrop. Jour.

N.S. i. 127-182.

GRAYLING (F.):. The churches of Sittingbourne and Milton. Arch.

Cant, xxiii. 150-1 GO.
Greene (John). John Lydgate, monk of Bury. Suffolk Inst. Arch.

x. 7-18.

Griffith (F. Ll.). On the rending of an Egyptian hyroglyph, S >c
lUb. Arch. xx. 209. -

GltOOME (FRANCIS HlNDEs). Tobit and Jack the Giant-killer. Folk-
Love, ix. 22(1-244.

Grueuer (H. A.) and L. A. Lawrence. The Balcouibo find. Sum.
('/won. 3rd S. xviii. 8 -72.

GRUNDY (G. B.). A suggested characteristic in Thukydides' work.
Jour. Hell. Studies, xviii. 218-231.

GiUSEPPl (Montague S.). The parliamentary surveys relating t>»
Sonthwark. Surrey Arch. Soc xiv. 42 -71.

Gwilm.m (E. Ll.). Notes from the register books of the pariah of
Preshute during the f7£h century. IIT?/s Arch, and Xat. Hist.

Soc xxx. i oo-i io ;

Gwyddfarch. The passes of Gwm Bychau and Drws Ardudwy.

Montgomeryshire ('oil. xxx. 313-318.
Hall (Rev. J. Melland). The will of Godfrey Giffard, Bishop <»(

Worcester, a.d. 1301. Bristol and Olouc. Arch. Soc xx. 130-

154.

• Architectural notes on the churches of St. John, Elkstone,

and St. Giles, Cubberley. liristol and (Hour. Arch. Soc xx.
241-24G.

HARDY (\\r. J.). On a lawsuit concerning the Lady Elizabeth

Stuart \s jewels. Archaiologia, lvi. 127-132.
. Lady Cathcart and licr husbands. St: AlbaitS and Herts.

Archit. an<t Arch. So,-, i. N.S. 11!) -128.
Harrison (William). Ancient beacons of Lancashire and Cheshire,

Lane and Cheshire Anti<j. Soc. xv. 1(5—48.
Hartland (Edwin Sidney;. The « High Gods" of Australia. Folk*

Lore, ix. 2160-32&
Haktoit (Henry). Calendar of Leicestershire wills 1495-1(549.

Li ' ieesh rshire Archit. and Arch. Soc. viii. 258-2''0.

INDEX OF AKCILKOLOCJICAL PAPERS

19

Hartshorxe (Albert;. Uh the cross in the dittrchyard at Glaverley.

Shroj>. Arch, and Nat. Hist. Soc. x. 281-294.
Haslewoud (Rev. Francis). Our Lady of Ipswich. Suffolk Inst.

A fdi. x. 53 -55.

Haswell '(George H.). Shocklach churchyard cross. Cluster and

X. Wales Arc/n't., Arch, and Hist. Soc. vi. 103-100.
Haverfield (F.); Roman uses of Roman tombstones. Chester and

X. Wales Arc/iif., Arch, and Hist, Soc, vi. 137-138.
■ Au inscribed Roman fragment front .Shoemakers' Row.

Chester and X. Wales An /, it., Arch, and Hist. Sue. vi. 13U-140.
• — Five years' excavations on the Roman wall. Qumb. a Ml

West. Antiq. and Arch. Soc. xv. 337-344.
Report of the Cumberland excavation committee lor 18D8.

Climb, ami West. Antiq. and Arch. Sue. xv. 345 304;
■ ■ Roman altar at Bewcastle. Climb* and West. Anti<j. anil

Arch. Sue. xv. 45U-4G0.
— Roman inscribed and sculptured stones preserved at Tullie

House, Carlisle. Climb, and West. Anti<j. and Archi #oc xvi

401-51 ).").

— — Romano-Gaulish statuette found in Carlisle. Climb, and
West. Antiq, and Arch. Soc, xv. 504-505.

HEWISON (Rev. J. K,). Notice of anettigy of a covenanting minister,
and other tombs, in Morton churchyard; Soc. Antiq. Seat, xxxii.
124 12i>.

Heywood (Nathan ). The Stycas of North Humbria. Lan. and

( lash. Anti(/. Soc. xv. 8 L <J<>.
Hickson (Mary Agnes). Kilelton in Glenfas. Hoy. Soc. Antiq.

Ireland, 5th S. \ iii. 30U-S13.
Hill (Rkv. jA. Du Boulay). A Saxon church at Breamore, Hants.

Arch. Jour. l\r. 84-87.
Hill (lx. F.ji A dedication to Artemis. Jour. Hell, Studies, xviii.

302-305.

- Posidium in Syria. Nam. Chron. 3rd S. xviii. 240-250.

— - Roman aurei from Pudukota, South India. Xtnn, Citron.
3rd S. xviii. 304-320;

HiNDE (Cap. W. H.). The Huguenot settlement at the Cape of Good

Hope. Huguenot Soc. v. 205-221.
HilWLYTE-BauHSAO (P.). Tombeau d'un astrotogue Thebain de la

xviii' <lynastie. Hoy. Inst. Brit. Archil. 3rd S. v. 53 -59.
Thebes: excursion a la vullee-des-reines. Hoy* Inst, ttriti

Archit. 3rd S. v. 421-135.

20 INDEX OF A RCM iEGLCK* IC A L PAL'EHS

Hodgson (Rev. J. Fj. The church of Auckland .St. Andrew (or north
Auckland), commonly called south church. Arch. sEliana,xx.
27-20b\

Hodgsqn I Mrs.). Notes on the excavations on the line of the Roman

\vall in Cumberland, in 1898. Cumb. and Went. Antiq. am!

Arch. Sue. xv. Hii5-o7<i.
Holmes (Richard). Asolf or Essolf, a Yorkshire minor lord of the

twelfth century. Thoresby Soc. ix. 23-G2.
Holt (li. B.). Marriage laws and customs of t lie Cymri. Anthrop.

Jour. N.S. i. 155 -1G3.

Thorpe's northern myths ami traditions. Roy, Soc. Lit.

L'ikI S. xix. ib'9 -194.
HoMMEh (Prof. D.). The Babylonian ideogram for "Image" and the

slate palette from Hieraconopolis. Soc. Bib. Arch. xx. 201-

295.

Hoxe (Nathaniel). Oxfordshire church goods. Harks, Bucks and

Od'on Arch. Jour. iv. 75 -77.
Hope (W. H. St. John). On a grant of arms under the great seal of

Edward IV. to Louis de Bruges, seigneur de la Grutliuyse and

Earl of Winchester, 1172, with some remarks on the arms of

English earldoms. Arcluv.oloyia, h i. 27 -38.
— - The architectural history of the cathedral church and

monastery of St. Andrew at Rochester. Arch. ( '(int. xxiii. 104-

1328.

Hope (W. St. John) and George E. Fox. Excavations on the site
of the Rpman city at Silchester, Hants, in 1H!)7. Archa'ologia,
lvi. 103-120.

Horner (Dr. Joseph;. Biblical chronology. <S'ot\ Bib. Arch. xx.
235-24o\

HowARTH (Sip Henry H.). Old and new methods in writing history.

Arch. Jour. lv. 122-144.
Howell iUhakpes E.). Roads, bridges, canals and railways in

Montgomeryshire. Montgomeryshire Coll. xxx. 282-290.
HOWELL (George O.). An early charter relating to Plumstead.

Woohn'rh Vist. Antif. Soc. \\\. 52-57.
Hovee (William Dickon). Ancient houses near Halifax. Brit.

Arch. Ass'jc. Jour. N.S. iv. 17 -29.
Hl'HBARD (George). Notes on the cathedral church of Oefalu, Sicily.

Archaiologia, lvi. 57-7U.
Hudson i K. VVA Holywell Priory, Shoreditch. Roy, Inst. Brit.

An hit. :3rd S. v. 75-76, 175-177, 234.

INDEX OF A RC'HJEO LOGICAL PAPER

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Hudson (Rkjv. William). The hundred of Eastbourne and its six

" Boroughs." Sussex Arch. Soc. xlii. ISO 208.
Hughes (Harold). Notes on the architecture of some old houses in

the neighbourhood of Llansilin, Denbighshire. Arch. Cand>.

5th S. xv. 154-170.
Hughes (H. R.). Notes on Gwydir castle, Llannvst. Brit, Arch.

Assoc. Jour. N.S. iv. 177 171).
Hughes (T. Cann). Notes on the parish of Gressingham, Lanes.

licit. Arch. Assoc. Jour. N.S. iv. 258-26G.
Some notes on rectors of Hon i ton since the Commonwealth.

Devon. Assoc. xxx. 127-131.
Hughes (T. Cann) and W. 0. Roper. The corporation insignia, plate

and charters of Lancaster. Arch. Jour. Iv. 353-360.
Hunt (Rev. Archibald E.). Ethnographical notes on the Murray

Islands, Torres Straits. A nth rop. Jour. N.S. i. 5 19.
Hurst (Hekhert), Remains of Pargetting in Oxford, Berks, /lucks

ami Oivon Arch. Jour. iv. 105 111.
Hutcheson (Alexander). Notice of t he discovery of a burial place

of the bronze age on the hill of West .Mains of Auchterhouse,

Soel Ant iij. Scot, xxxii. 205-220.
Hyett (F. A.). Catalogue of MS. in the British Museum, relating t>>

the county. of Gloucester and the city of Bristol, Bristol mid

Glultc. Arch. Sue. xx. 101-221.
Imhooe-Blumer {¥.). Coin types of some Kilikian cities. t Jour. Ucll.

Studies, xviii. LG1-181.
Ireland (William W.). Notes on the Scottish Do Q.nencys of Faw-

side and Leuchars. Sue. Antiq. Scot, xxxii. 275-294.
Irvine (G. G.). The church an. I will of St. Doulough, co. Dublin.

llrit. Arch. Assoc. Jour. N.S. iv. 329^338.
Irvine (J. T.). Notes on sepulchral cairns discovered by the blowing

of sand on the sands of Bracon ; and of the sculptured stone dis-
covered at South Garth, Island of Zell, Shetland. Sue Antiq.

Scot, xxxii. 171 174.
Jackson (T. G.). The libraries of the middle ages. Hoy. Inst. Brit.

Arch it. 3rd S. v. » -385.
JENNINGS (John). Notes on the exhibition of an ethnological collec-
tion from Santa Cruz and the New Hebrides. A nth rop. Jour.

N.S. i. ILL im.

Jennings (1\). Notes on the Parliamentary history of Truro,
a.d. 1295-1467. Hot/. lust. Com. xiii. 213 -251.

— The Parliamentary election in Truro, a.d. 1832. Hoy. lust
( 'nru. xiii. 313 350.

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JNPEX OF ARCH .KOT.OCJ TC'AL PAPERS

Johnston (Phiup Ma^yaring). The low side windows of Sussex

churches. Gusset' Arch. Hoc. xlii. 1 17 179.
Jones (Prof. T. Rupert). Exhibition of stone implements from

Swaziland, S. Africa. Anihrop. Jour. N.S. i. 48-54,
Krxnedy-Skii"ixjx (H. S.). The Berkeleys at Yate. Bristol and

(i lone. An h. Hoc. xxi. 25-31.
_ — Richard Whittington, a Gloucestershire man. Hristol and

(Hour. Arch, Hoc, xxi, 94 102.
IyENYOn (R; fiLOYn). History of the Shrewsbury mint with au

account of the 'corns struck there. H/irojj. Arch, and W*t.

Hoc. x. 251-272.

KeysEr (Charles E.). On the panel paintings of saints on the
Devonshire screens. Arc/ucoloyia, h i. 183-222.

■ — Aldermaston church, Berkshire, Arch, Jour. lv. 807-

390.

— Berkshire antiquities. 7icrAs, f hicks (did (Iron Arch.
Jo u r. iv. 82 -87.

KiRkstall Abbey, Tlie co richer book of. T/ioresby Hoc, viii. I -12.
Knowles (W. H.h Aydon Castle, Northumberland. Arcfucofo(jiai
lvi. 71-88.

Kno\\'LES (W. J.). Trish Hint scrapers. Hoy, Hoc. Antty. Ireland,

5th S. viii. 307 -391.
Kerry (Rev. C). The ancient painted window, Hault Hucknall

church. Derby Arch, and Xat. Hist. Hoc. xx. 40-51.

- - Court Rolls of the manor of ITolmesheld, co. Derby. Derby
Arch, and Xat. Hist. Hoc. xx. 52-128.

Kershaw (S. W.). Lambeth and its annals. Tfristot and Gbmc.

Arch. Hoc xxi. 70-93.
Lauh-szvr.ma (Rev. \V. S.). Australian light on Britain in the later

stone period, llrit. Arch. Assoc. Jour. N.S. iv. 1 13 124.
Lancaster, Duchy of, depositions. 2 Elizabeth. Thorcsby Hoc. ix.

5-22.

Latimer (John). Ancient Bristol documents. Clifton Antiq. Club,
iv. 109-138.

Later (Henry). The parish cage and whipping-post. Essex Arch.
Hoc. N.S. vii.

LaWLOR (Prof. H. L. Lawlor). Notes on the library of the
Sinclairs of Rosslyn. So<\ Antiq. Scot, xxxii. 90-120!

Laws (EdwArb). Sepulchral slab of Isabella Veraey in Tenby
Church'. Arch. Comb. 5th S. xv. C !-<;<;.

- Dog-wheels. Arch. Camb. 5th S. xv. HI!).

IX DFX OF A-K'OH'JKOLOO TOA L PAPERS

23

LAYAhfl (Ida TI.i. Chroriicfrri of the Boisragon famil}'. Huguenot
Soc vi. HI -I 1 I.

Louduu .sous la croix. Huguenot Soc, v. 311-320.

LeACII (AliTHUH F.). Sherborne school be lore, under, and after

Edward VI. Arch. Jour. lv. 1-83.
I /EADEK (J. I).). Pigs of lead of the Roman period in Britain. Brit.

Arch. Assoc. Jour. N.S. iv. 2<i7 271.
Lee ( V\ G.). Stained glass from West lington House, Dinton. Bucks

live-Orel's, viii. 52-54.
Leeds Manor Rolls, abstract of, 1050 .1000. thorcaby Soc. ix. 03-96.
LEGG (J. WlCKHAM). On two unusual forms of linen vestments. St.

Paul's Ecc.lcsiological Soc. iv. 141-140.
The blessing of the episcopal ornament called the Pall.

Yorks Arch. Jour. xv. 121-141.
LeGGE (Fa Note on the Coptic spell. Soc. Bib. Arch. xx. 147-149.
Lett (Rev. Henry William). The Dun at Dorsey, co. Armagh.

Hoy. Soc. Antiq. Ireland, 5th S. viii. I I I.
Lewis (Bunnell). The mosaic of Monnus. Arch. .Jour. lv. 203-258.
Lieblein (Pi?of. J). Thotmcs TIT., ctait-il le His de Thotmes I.

Soc. liil). Arch. xx. 98 -1)5.

- Mots Kgyptieiis dans la Bible. Soc. Bib. Arch. xx. 202-210.

— L'Exode des Hcbreux. Soc: Bib. Arch. xx. 277 -288.
Llandaff (Very Rev. the Dean). St. David's cathedral. Arch

( 'a tub. 5th S. xv. 222 241.
Llewellyn (R. W.). The borough of Kenfrg. Arch. Cainb. 5th S.

xv. 132-153;

LONG-LEY (Rev. T.) Some notes on the churches of Alvinghani St
Adehvold and Oockeriivgtoii St. Mary. Assoc, Arch it. Socs. xxiv.
I \ \ I 17.

1 jOVETT (Mrs. Arden). A strange superstition. Berks, Bucks ami
Oxon Arch. Jour. iv. 103 KM.

Lynch (P. J.). Notes on Dim beg Fort, co. Kerry. Hoy. Soc. Antiq.
Ireland, 5th S. viii. 325 -8281

Lynam (Ciias.'J. The church of St. Beuno, Clynnog-fawr, Carnarvon-
shire. Brit. Arch. Assoc. Jour. N.S. iv. 125147.

Lynn (Francis). A survey of the Oatrail. Soc. Antiq. Scot, xxxii.
62-90.

Macalistei? ill. A. Stewart). Ballywiheen church, Ballyneanig, co.
Kerry. Hoy. Soc. Antiq. Ireland, 5th S. viii. 15 -20.

The (rallans near Dingle. Hoy. Soc. Antiq. Ireland, 5th
S. viii. Mil KM.

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INDEX OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL PAPERS

Macdoxald ((iKOHiiK). Tli© , l&gend imov on -coins of Himera. Num.
( '/iron* 3rd S. xviii. 185 -102.

Mackay uExeas J. (t.). Notes and queries on the custom of Gavel-
kind in Kent, Ireland, Wales, and Scotland. Soc. Antiq. Scot.
xxxii. 13^ -158.

Ma OXamara (F. N.). Donning! on castle, and its ancient Lords.

Hecks, /lucks and Oxon Arch. Jour. iv. 40 -00, 70 -75.
Macritchie (JOavM)). Notes on the words men and maiden in British

topograph)". Soc. Autiq. Scot, xxxii. 158-1GG.
M.vu.Diaox [Ufa. Preij.). Papers discovered underneath the organ

ease of Lincoln Cathedral. Assoc. Arch it. Soc a. xxiv. 122-131.
— Notes on the Xewcomen family. Assoc* Arc hit, Socs. xxiv.

ici'2 :iG3.

Maldex (H, C.). Ancient w ills. Essex Arch. Soc. N.S. vii. 32-35.

Manning, (Percy). Ndes on the archaeology of Oxford and its neigh-
bourhood. Hecks, Hitch's (tud Oxon Arch. Jour. iv. 0-28, 39 -47.

March (Henry Collky). D;*aj Matres. Lanes. atut Cheshire Autiq.
Soc. xv. 100 -1 21.

Mark ham (Christopher A.). The Hospital of St. David, or the Holy
Trinity, Kingsthorp, Northamptonshire. Assoc. Arch it. Socs.
xxiv. 1G4-174.

Martin (A. T.). The identity of the author of the " Morte d'Arfchur,"
with notes on the will of Thomas Malory and the genealogy of
the Malory family. Archwftlotfict, lvi. 165-1&2.

— The Cotswolds in the time of the Romans. Bristol and

Glouc. Arch. Soc. xx. 255-26G,

— . The cruciform earthwork on Banwell Hill, Somerset. Clif-
ton Autitj,. Cluh iv. 1 DM -208.

Mask elyne iNe\ il Story), The place-name Cricklade, Wilts Arch,
and Nat. Hist. Soc. xxx. 95 -MR

Maspero (It.). Notes on Jour le Jour. v. (suite). Soc. Hih. Arch. xx.
1-23 141,

Massingmeri) (\V. O.). An account of the family of Bek, of Lusby.
Assoc. Archit. Socs. xxiv. 33 5(>.

McNair (Major) and T. L. Barlow. Customs and ceremonies ob-
served at betrothal, or " manga vah " and at a wedding or "viah"
(also called " shadhee") by moderately well-off Mohammedans of
the farmer class, in and about the district near Ghazi, in the
Punjab} Folk-Lore, ix, 1$3 -156.

Medjley i Rev. J. B.). Notes on the Eikon Basil ike, with a reference
to some French translations:, /fut/acnot Soc. vi. 24 38.

I N DE X OF A^ROHJEOLOaiCAL PAPERS

25

M u.-klkthwaitr (J. T.i. S pine further notes on Saxon churches.

Anii, Jour. l\\ 340 845).
Mibdleton (E. C). The sundials of Warwickshire. Ilir. (tint Mid.

Inst. xxii. 58 -G8.

MlXEt (WILLIAM). Notes on the communion cups of the Dutch
church at Norwich. Huguenot Soc v. 443-454.

MITCHELL (SlB. Arthur}* James Robertson's tour through some of
the Western Islands, etc., in 17(58. Soc. Autt'q. Scot, xxxii. 11 -
10.

David Lock's tour in Scotland in 1778. Soc. Antiq. Scot.

xxxii. 1:0-28.

Note regarding a rude stone implement from Uyla, Shet-
land. Soc. Antiq, Scot, xxxii. 28-29.

— Note on spade-like implement of stoue. Soc. Antiq, Scot.

xxxii. 3< ) -35,

Notice of a polished stone axe, and a well-shaped Hint

arrow-head, found in a cave in Tslav. Soc. Ant Iq. Sent, xxxii.

Note regarding a mould used in the making of bronze axes.

Soc'. Autiij. Scot, xxxii. 30-41.
■ Receiit manufacture and use of querns in Ireland. Soc.

Atitiq. Scot, xxxii. 42 -44.
A description of some neo-archaic objects, from various

parts of Scotland. Soc. Antt'q. Scot, xxxii. 181-104.
Mokxs i W. .1. C. I. The relief of the poor members of the French

churches in England. Huguenot Soc. v. 321-342.
Mn\EV (Walter). A religious census of the county of Barks in

I67U. Becks, Bucks and O.ron Arc/i. Jour. iv. 112-115.
Morgan (Wi Ca&ey). St. Peter's church, St. Albans. St. Albetns

(hid Herts Ardiit. and Arch. Soc. N.S. i. 135-173.
Morison (Miss Margaret). A narrative of the journey of Cecilia

Princess of Sweden-, to the court of Queen Elizabeth, lioy. Hist.

Soc N.S. xii. 181-224.
Morris (George). Abstracts of the grants and charters contained in

the chartulary of Wombridge Priory. Shrop. Arch, and Sat.

Hist. Soc x. 180-102.
.Morris (Rupert H.), Bishop Lloyd's palace. Cluster and X.

Wales Archit., Arch, and Hist. Soc. vi. 245 248.
MORSHEAD (J. ¥> A.). A history of Salcombe Regis. Deron Assoc.

xw. 132^146.

Mortimkk id. R.). Report on the opening of the so-called "Danes

INDEX OF ARCH.EOLOfHCAL PAPERS

Graves" at Kilham, E. \\. Ynrks. Soc. Antiq. 2nd S. xvii.
110-128.

Mortimer (J, It.). An ancient British settlement, consisting of a
double row of pits on Dan by north moor, Yorkshire. Arch, flour.

lv. i:>f)-i<;r>.

MORTON (T. Nj. A concise account of the charters, muniments and

other records of the corporation of Liverpool in the year 18!»7.

Lqnc. <at<( Cluster Hist. Soc. 1th S. xiii. 71.-80.
Monro (Robert). The relation between archieology, cdironolpgy,

and land oscillations in post-glacial times. Arc/t, Jour. lv.

259-285,

, Some further notes on Otter- and Beaver-traps, Uoy, Soc.

Antiq. Iwiand, 5th S. viii. 245-219.
. Xotes on prehistoric trepanning in the old and new worlds.

Soc Anti([. Scot, xxxii. 220 -2;!i5.
Mvrks^John' L.). The church plate of Buckinghamshire. HUirka

llccords, viii. 1U i35.
Naimer i Pkof. Arthur S.) and Sir John Evans, On Barnstaple as

a mining place. Xu in. ('/iron. 3rd S. xviii. 271 '_!77.
Nasi* (Walter L.). A bronze uncus of unusual form. Soc. liib.

Arc/t. xx. 1.45 140,
— IJshabti-boxof Nes-pa-ohred, a priest of Mentu. Soc. llih.

Arc/,. XX. 180.

N ksu (Walter IV) and \Y. (inw lani>. An ancient Egyptian toilet-
box, with an analysis of its contents; Sue, Jlitj. Arch, xx.
207 -209.

Nf.w stkad ( U. ). Orave mounds at Penmaenmawr. Chester find X.
Wale Arc/, it., Arc/t. and Hist. So,-, vi. 145-151.

- On the discovery of two prehistoric horn implements at
I jymm, Cheshire, ('/tester and X. Wales Arc/tit., Arc/t. and Hist.
Sue. vi. 1 52 A 55.

Notes on some Roman remains found in the city and its

environments, ('/tester and N. Wales Arc/tit. , Arc/t. and Jlist.
Soc. vi. 150 162.

Nichols ( l<\ On some works executed by Hans Holbein during

his lirst visit to England, j.5^0-1529. Soc. Attfi,/. 2nd S. xvii.
132-145.

Norman (Philip). On a recent discovery of part of the priory of
Ohrist Church, Aldgate, in Mitre St., City. Soc. A nti,j. 2nd S.
xvii. I IU 117.

NlJTT ( ALKR Ep) . The discrimination of racial elements in t he folk-
lore of I lie British Isles. 1<\>IL- Lore, is. :;«) 52.

INTVRX OF ARCH/EOLOaiCAL PAPERS

27

(VmutB (Joseph ). Two texts referred t'n in ropqrl $t tlte Oriental

(Congress. Soc. I lib. Arch, xx. 53 55.
. ]{oman inscriptions relating to Hadrian's Jewish war. Soc.

Bib. Arch. xx. 50-69, 189.
Letter from Hammurabi to Sinidina, King of Larsa. Soc.

Bib. Arch. xx. J 50-152.
O'Hara (Very Rev. Mons), Rosserk and Moyiie, co. Mayo. Hoy,

Sod Airtiq. Ireland, 5th S. viii. 258:-263.
Olden '..(Rev. T.). The number two in Irish proper names. Hoy.

Irish Acad. 3rd S. iv. 036-643.
— - - — An early Irish tract in the Leabhar Breac describing the

mode of consecrating a church. St. Paul's Ecclcsiotogical Soc.

iv. 177-180.

OLIVER (ANDREW). Notes on some vanished buildings of London.
Writ. Arch. Assoc. Jmtrn. N.S. iv. 319-355,

0!Neill {Tin, William). Old pottery and porcelaim Assoc. A rch it.
Socs. xxiv. 131 145.

Oppert (Dr. Julius). Noli me Tangere, a mathematical demonstra-
tion nf the exactness of biblical chronology. Soc. Hit). Arch. xx.
21 17.

O'Reilly (.1. P.). On the orientation of some cromlechs in the neigh-
bourhood of Dublin, /toy. Irish Acad. 3rd S. iv. 589-005.

On t lie round tower of Ohamhles near FY.r1ni.p3 r, district of

St. Etienne ( Loire 1. Hoy. Irish Acad, 3rd S. iv. (J ft 050.
OliPEN (CtOHDARD H.). Site of Raymond's fort, Dnndnnnolf, Bagin-

huii. li&y. S:>c. Antiq. Ireland, 5th S. viii. 155-100.
Owen (Rev. Elias). Montgomeryshire Folklore. Montyoiucryshirc

( 'all. xxx. 307 312.
Owen (Miss Mary [Mrs. Ellis Griffith]). Welsh Folk-music

Cymmrodorioji Soc 1 897-98, 65 -83.
Page ( William ). On some recent discoveries in the Abbey Church

of St. Alban. Ai'cha olixjia, lvi. 21-20.
— The parochial chapel of St. Andrew, formerly attached to

St. Al ban's Abbey. St. All><<ns and Hots Arch it. and Arch.

Soc. N.S. i. Hi 102.
Palmer (Alfred Neomard). John Wilkinson and the old Bersham

iron works. Cymmrodorion Soc. 1897-98, 23-G4.
Parker i John). The disused church of St. Mary, Stoke Mandeville,

and the Brndenell monument. Hacks Hccords} viii. 88 -H!>.
PATUN ( W. P. ) and J. L. My RES. On some Karian and Hellenic oil

presses. Jour. I /ell. Studies, xviii. 209 217.

28

INDEX OF ARCfLEOLOGTCAL PAPERS

Payne (E. J.). The church bells of Biipkiiighaiiishiite. Bucks

Ik'corels, viii. 30 51 .
Payne (George). Roman discoveries. Arch. Cant, xxiii. 1-23.
Peacock (Matthew EL). Towneley, Widkirk, or Wakefield plays.

ForAs. Arch. Jour. xv. 94-103.
Pearson (Frank S.). History of the manor of Northfield and Wesley.

Bir. and Mid. Inst. xxii. 30-48.
Pearson (Howard S.). Some old Birmingham books. Bir. and Mid.

Inst, xxiii. 07-71 .
Pearson (Rev. J. B.). Devonshire in Parliament, 1000 -1832. Devon

Assoc. xxx. 37 1 -377.
Perdrizet (Paul E). The game of Morra. Jb?n\ //<//. Studies,

xviii. 12!) 132.

Sur tin Tetradrachme de Nabis. .V/////. ('/iron. 3rd S. xviii.

1 7.

Perry (J. Tavenor). The medieval campanili of Rome. Hoy. Inst.

Brit. Aivhit. 3rd S. v. 213 237.
— - — Two Soul h-Sax<>n doorways; Hoy. Inst. Brit. Archit. 3rd

S. v. 483 -180.

Phene (Dr.). Place names in and aboitt Rome, Latinm, Etruria,
Britain, etc., with earthworks and other works of art illustrating
such names. Hoy. Hoc. J. it. 2nd S. xx. 37-104.

Phillips iRev. JaMES). Haverfordwest. Arch. Camb. 5th S. xv.
21 32.

Glimpses of Elizabethan Pembrokeshire. Arch. Camb. 5th
S. xv. 207 311.

Phillips (William). Shrewsbury during the civil war of Charles I.
Shrdfi. An )i. and Nat. Hist. Sue. x. 157-172.
Letters of Sir Henry Townshend, Knt., Steward of Shrews-
bury. 8/ii'0jj. Arch, and Nat. Hist. Soc. x. 331 337.

Piehl { Dr. Karl). Contributions au dictionnaire hierogpyphique.
Soc. Bib. A rcli. xx. 190-201, 300-327.

- La Deesse [Egyptian]. Soc. Bib. Arcli. xx. 223-225.

Une derniere fois, le signe [Egyptian]. Soc. Bib. Arch. xx.

226 22!).

Pilcher (E. J.). Herodian pottery and the Siloam inscription. Soc.

Bib. Arc/t.xx. 213-222.
Plunkett (Thomas) and Geo. Coffey. Report on the excavation

of Topped mountain cairn. Hoy. Irish Acad. 3rd S. iv. G51-G58.
Pont ING (C. E.). The church of All Saints, The Leigh. Wilts Arch.

and Xat. /list. Soc. xxx. 35 -38.

INDEX OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL PAPERS l2(J

Powell (Rev. Edward). Ancient charters preserved at Scarisbrick
Hull in the County of Lancaster. Lane*, and Cliesh. Hist. Soc.
4th S. xiii: L85-230.

POWEU. (J. U.). Wiltshire words. Wilts Arch, and Xat. Hist. Soc.
xxx. 117-120.

Price (F. It. Hilton). The remains of Carmelite buildings upon the
site of " Ye Mary gold " at Temple bar. Arch. Jour. Iv. 145 -
151.

Price (W. II.) and Rev. Canon Morris. Early marriages m the
diocese of Chester. Chester and .V. Wales A cch it ., .1 reh . a nit
Hist. Soc. vi. 217 -1>M.

Prick man (J. D.). West country w ii and humour. Devon Ansae.
xxx. 3L0-330.

pRYCE (E. S. MoSTYN). Fordeu tithes, an early Cruniwellian inden-
ture. Montgomeryshire ('oil. xxx. 200-281.

Radeokd (Mrs. G. H.). Andrew and Nicholas Tremayne. Devon
Assoc. xxx. 147-157.

Rapee (W. A.j. The battle of Hastings. Sussex Arch. Soc. x\u.
04 -72.

Raskam (Hor&IUZd). Door lintel discovered by Mr. George Smith at

Kouyunjik. Soc. Bib, Arch. xx. 52.
Abraham and the land of his nativity. Soc. Bib. Arch. xx.

7U -(,»2.

Raven (Rev. John James). The "old minster," South Elmham.

Suffolk lust. Arch. x. 1-0.
Redstone (Vincent Burrough). The sandling : I. Sutton; II.

Staverton and Butley Gateway : III. Orford. Suffolk Inst. Arch.

x. 50- 90.

Rees (J. Rogers). Slebech commandery and the knights of St. John.

Arch. Cctiitb. 5th S. xv. 33-53.
The Norse element in Celtic myth. Arch. Camb. 5th S.

xv. 312- 311.

Reichel \ Uev. Oswald J. ). The Devonshire f'Domesday.'5 Devon

Assoc. xxx. 25H-315.
The " Domesday " hundreds of Devon. Jh ron AssOc. xxx.

3i)i-457.

Reid (A. G.). An account of the ruins of the abbey of InchalFray in
1780 contained in a correspondence between General Hutton and
Mr. John Dow, then tenant of the abbey. Soc. Antiq. Scot, xxxii.

100 i7(i.

- Notice of an urn and bronze sword found on the farm of

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INDEX OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL PAPERS

Bailielauds in the parish of Anchterarder. Soe. Antiq. Scot.
xxxii. 314-31(3.

RenAUD (Dr. Frank). Deeds relating to early tenures of land, etc.,
in Minshull Vernon and adjacent townships in Cheshire. Lane,
(ind Cheshire Antiq. Soc. xv.

Rhodes (A.). Suspected persona in Kent. Arch. Cant, xxiii. (18-77.

Rhys (Principal Dr. John). Some Ogam-stones in Gonnaught.
Nay. Soc. Antiq. Ireland, 5th S, viii. 230 -230.

_ Newly discovered Ogams in Mayo and Antrim, with read-
ings of some hitherto uudescribed in Cork and Waterford. Hay.
Soc. Antiq. Ireland, 5th S. viii. 39<j 398.

— A revised account of the inscriptions of the northern Picts.

Soc. Antiq. Scot, xxxii. 324 -398.

— — The Llandrudtan stones, Pembrokeshire. Arch. Canib. 5th

s. xv. 54 -(;;*.

RlCE (R. Gareaway). The capture of the merchant ship St. Paul in
Gnckniere Bay, Sussex. Sussex Arch. Soc. xlii. 87-103.

Richards (G. C). Archaeology in Greece, 1897-8. Jour. Hell.
Studies, xviii. 328-339.

Richardson (Rev. A.). St. Anne's chapel, Brislington. Sum, Arch,
and Nat. Hist. Soc. xliv. 188-197.

RICHARDSON (A. B.). Notice of recent finds of coins in Scotland.
Soc. Antiq. Scot, xxxii. 295- -298.

Rickavord (George). Colchester in the twelfth and thirteenth cen-
turies. Esse* Arch. Soc. N.S. vii. 115-1-11.

Risk (Rev. J. Erskine). The rise of Plymouth as a naval port.
Devon Assoc. xxx. 350 -302.

ROBERTSON (T. S.). Notes on St. Lilian's Priory and churchyard.
Soc. Antiq, S<-of. xxxii. 121-121.

Robinson (Rev. N. Jr.). The black chimere of Anglican prelates a
plea for ils retention and proper use. iSV. PaiiVs Ecclesioloyicat
Soc. lv. 181-220.

Rogers (W. H. Hamilton). Brook, of Somerset and Devon ; Barons

of Cobham, in Kent. Sow* Arch, and Xaf. Hist. Soc. xliv. 1-78.
Komancs (Robert) and James Curle, Jun. Midside Maggie's girdle,

with notes upon the story of the girdle and its owners. Soc.

Antiq. Scot, xxxii. 195-201.
Ross (Thomas'). Notice of the remains of a mediaeval chapel found in

the Roman station at Ardoch. Soc. Antiq, Scot, xxxii. 171-17(1.
Rouno of. 11.)- The Honour of On gar. Esscjj Arch. Soc. N,S. vii.

112-152.

INDEX OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL PAPERS

31

li()UND(J. ID. Tlie battle of Hastings. Sussex, Arch. Soc, xlii. 54 -03.

Sonic early Sussex charters. Susse.i- Arch. Soc. xlii. 75-80.

Roukselet • Charles Frederic). La colon ie Huguenotte tie Fried-
rich sdorf. Huguenot Soc. v. 455 !<><».

Rowhotham (G. [[.). The story of Manchester cross. Lane, and
Cheshire Antiq. Soc. xv. 1-15.

Ruben (Dw. Paul). An oracle of Nahuin. Soc. I WO. Arch. xx.
1 7)5 -185.

RuTTON (W. L.). Henry VIII. 's castles at Saudown3 Deal, Walmer,
Sandgate, and Camber. Arch. Cant, xxiii. 2-1-30,

- The ciu<|iie ports and lit. Yarmouth bailiff's report, 1588.
A rc It, ( ant. xxiii. 10J -1.83.

Rvlands ( W. H.). Ilittite inscriptions. Soc. lilt). Arch. xx. 203 -200.

Sandford (Rev, G.). Rowton castle. Muntgomeryiih ire ( 'oil. xxx.
230 -2 11.

The eight knightly families of Shropshire who have borne

arms from the fifteenth century. Jfontgouiergshirc Colt. xxx.
242-257.

The twenty "gentle" families of Shropshire. Mont-
gomeryshire Coll, xxx. 258-259.

SaWYEH (John), On somo ancient roads on the Cotswolds. Bristol
(did (i tone Arch. Soc. xx. 217 251.

Sawe (Prof. A. II.). The begin ings of the Egyptian monarch}'.
Soc. lWb. Arch. xx. 90-101.

The Kutlnean legend of the creation. Soc. TWO. Arch. xx.

187-18!).

Assyriological notes. Soc. Bib. Arch. xx. 250-202.

Scott (William). Some old Italian building accounts. Hoy, Fnst.

Brit. Archit. 3rd S. v. 249 -252.
SlSLTMAN (E. J.). The picture of a Romau mint in the house of

Vettii. yum. Chron. 3rd S. xviii. 294-303.
Sessions (Frederick). Some Syrian Folklore notes gathered on

Mount Lebanon. Folk-Lore, ix. 3 -19.
Sllwvx (Admiral J. 11.). Note on Biblical chronology. Soc. Bib.

Arch. xx. 153.

Shaw rWfLL|AM A.). The English Government and the relief of
protectant refugees. Huguenot Soc. v. 343-423.

Sherwood (Geo. F. Tudor). Early Berkshire wills ante 1558.
Berks, Mucks and Oxon Arch. Jour. ix. (j-8, 91-92, 110 -120.

Simc'hx (G. A.i. Purini, Tophet, Zobah, and Mis pah. Soc. /;//,. Arch.
xx. BUO-305.

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INDEX OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL PAPERS

Six (J. P.); Monnaies (irecques, inedites et iucertaines. Num.

Ckron. 3rd S. xviii, 193-245.

Rhegium— Ioeastos. Xuni. Chron. 3rd S. xviii. 281-285.

Skaife (Robert H.). Extracts from the registers of the clmrch of

St. Mary, Castlegate, York. York's Arch. Jour. xv. 142-108.
- — - Extracts from the visitation books at York. York* Arch.

Jour. xv. 224-213.
Skkat (Rev. Prof.). English rhyme in the Holderness dialect

written in L392. Yorks Arch. Jour. xv. 1 1(5 - J 17.
Smith (A. It.). Illustrations to Bacchylides. Jour. Hell. Studies,

xviii. 21 >7 -280.

Smith (J. 0. Challenor). Some additions to Newoourt's repertoriuni.

Essex Arch. Soc. N.S. vii. 40-l>4, 15B-17G.
Spiers (R. Phene). The great mosque of the Omeiyades, Damascus.

Roy. Inst. Brit. Arch it. 3rd S. v. 1G(J -171.
Squire (W. Barclay). On an early sixteenth century MS. of English

music in the library of Eton College. Arclueologia, h i. 89-102.
Stamp (A. E.). The meeting of the Duke of Marlborough and Charles

XII. at Altraustadt, April, 1707. Iloy. Hist. Sue. N.S. xii.

103 110.

Stanley (S. S.). A description of the chalice and paten (1494-5) at
Clifford Chambers, in the county of Gloucester. Warwick A'o/.
and Arch. Field Club, 1898, 33 -34.

Stephens (Francis J.). The adventures and misfortunes of a
Cornishman 100 years ago. Hoy. Inst. Corn. xiii. 278-282.

Stephenson (Mill). On the monumental brass of William, Lord
Zoucli and his wives, subsequently converted into a memorial to
the Oker family at Okeover, Staff's. tioc. Antiq. 2nd S. xvii.
51-58.

■ • Notes on the monumental brasses of Middlesex. St. Paul's

Ee.clesiological Soc. iv. 221-233.
. Monumental brasses in the West Riding. Yorks Arch.

Jour. xv. 1-GO, 119.
Stokes (Rev. H. P.). Sir Walter de Manny, K.C. Camb. Antiq.

Soc. ix. 434-438.

Stokes (Margaret). The instruments <»f the passion. Hoy. Soc.

Antiq. Ireland, 5th S. \ iii. 137 1 10.
Straciiey (( Jiiarles). rrhe Brudenall monument at St<>ke Mandeville.

Jierks, Mucks find O.roii Arch. Jour. iv. HK-H!>.
Strong (S. A.). A hymn to Nebuchadnezzar. Soc. Hilt. Arch. xx.

151 1U2.

INDEX OK Airnr.EOLOfHCAL PAPERS

Sutton (Rev. A. F. i. [description of the churches visited in the
excursion from L -nth, July 6th and 7th, 1807. A**oe. Archit.
Sues, xxiv. 05 J 11.

Sw.uxsox (Rev. ChArles). Old Charlton church. Woolwich Dist.
Arifitf. Hoc: iii. 12 51.

Sv.Mi'sux (E. Maxsel). On the fourteenth century choir-screen or
pulpit u ui in Lincoln minster, and certain recent discoveries con-
nected therewith. Soc. Antiq. Hud S. xvii. U7--100.

T. il>. \\ . Si rata Mareella and tin- monks' Holds. .)Ioi)t(/nnicrl/tthirc
( 'nil. n\x. ;;d(;.

Parochial registers. Monh/onwri/SJifi'e Coll. xxx. 1319 )>!<».

Talhot (( ■. 11.). Restoration and I he preservation of ancient build-
ings. Wifts A rch. and Xaf. Hist. tfn'c. xxx. 12 J!».

Taylor i Rev. ( ■. S.). The origin of the Mercian shires. Hristol and
(th.titc. A n /i. Site. xxi. 32 57.

— — Cotswold in Saxon times, lirhtol and (Hone. Arch. Soc.
xx. 207 306.

Taylor (Hexry). On some early deeds relating to the families of
Ifoton of Hooton. and Stanley of Storeton and Hooton. Chester
and X. Wdks Archit.. Arch, and Hist. Soc. vi. 167-21G.

Thomas (Dr. Lleufer). The pra>reformation grammar school of
Montgomery. Monttjonicrijshire (\>U. xxx. 21)1-300.

Ti.mmixs ( Sam ). William Hamper, 177< ; -1831. Hiv. and Mid. Inst.
x.\ iii. 1 -5.

Troup (Mi;s. Frances B;). ltoiiiton in 1530. Devon Assoc. xxx.
1 10 1 20.

A forgotten page of the ecclesiastical history of Sea ton.

Devon Assoc. xxx. 331-341).
Tuckett (Frances Tux). The dawn of Eg}'ptian history in the light

of recent discoveries. Clifton Antiq. Club, iv. 172 1(J8.
TURNER (Ct. J.). The Sheriffs farm. Ray. Hist. Soc. N.S. xii.

117-119.

Ti'LOR (Edward B.). On the Totem-post from the Haida village of
Massef, Queen Charlotte Islands, now erected in the grounds of
Fox Warren, near Weybridge. Anthvop. Jour. N.S. i, 132 •
135.

On two British Columbian house-posts .with totemic carv-
ings, in the Pitt-Rivers museum, Oxford. Anthvop. Join-. N.S. i.
130 -1371

Remarks on Totemisin with especial reference to some

UK-den i theories respecting it. Anthro/t. Jour. N.S. i. |;>s I IS.

c

3-1 ISTOEX OF AlK'lI.KOLOCar'AL PAPERS

Vane (Hox. and Rev, Ct. H. Fa On the parish registers of Boiling-
tbin Hhrop. Arch, and. Kut. Hist. Hoe. x. GO -70.

— — - On t lie briefs mentioned in the parish registers of Worn,

Hlii'np. Arch, and Xat. Hist. Hoe. x. 207 -220.

Yerrall (A. W'.). Death and the horse. Jour. Hell. Studies, xviii.
1 -14.

Vigors (Col. P. D.). On notarial signs-manuei. Iloy. Hoc. Autiq.
Ireland, 5th S. viil 203-229.

Vn.LiKK's (C. C. \m)t Notes on Huguenot families at the Gape of
(uhhI Hope, Iluyuenot Soc. v. 222 2*>0.

VinvkximW. T.l History and mystery of Deneholes. Wool (rich
hist. Antiq. Hoe. iii. 20-41.

W'ake.max (W. On the antiquity of iron as used in the manu-

facture of certain weapons, implements, and ornaments found in
Ireland. Iloy. Hoe. Autiq. Ireland. 5th S. viii. 237 211.

Walker (J. W.). Notes on an inventory of the goods and plate l.e-
longing to the chapel of St. Mary-upon-the-Bridge. Hoc. Antiq.
2nd S. .vvii. 75 -78.

Inventory of the goods and plate belonging to the chapel of

St. Mary-upon-the-Bridge at Wakefield in 1 408. Vtirks Arch.
Jour. xv. 92 93.

Waller (William Chapman'). Essex field uaiues. Essex Arch.
Sue. N.S. vii. 05-92.

Walters (II. B,). The church bells of (iloucestorshire. Ih'istol ami
itlouc. Arch. Hoc. xx. 222 2:52.

On some black-figured yases recently acquired by the Brit-
ish Museum. Jour. Hell. Studies, xviii. 281-301.

Warrurton (John), Journal of, in 1718 -19. York*. Arch. Jour. xv.
01-84.

Warren (RorertIIall). Clapton-in-Grordano church, Somersetshire.
< 'I if to,, A at it/. ( 'lub, iv. 1(32-1(18.

Walton-in^Gordaiio. Clifton Ant iq. Club, iv. 109-171.

W atson (O eoroe). A misappropriated bishop, Cumb. and West.

A tit iff and- Arch. Hoc. xv.. 303 -3U8.
W.EUER (Herman). A small lind of coins of Moudo, etc. Num.

( '/iron. 3rd S. xviii. 251 -258.
Westropp (Thomas J.). St. Mary's cathedral, Limerick: its plan

ami growlh. Hoy. So,-. Antiq. Ireland, 5th S. viii. 85—18, 112.
Prehistoric remains iu the Burreu, County Clare (Carran

and Kilcorney). liny. So,\ Antiq. Ireland, 5th S. viii. 353-

INDEX OF ARC'ILEOLOOICAL PAPERS

Weyman (Hexrv T.). The members of Parliament for Bishop's

(Jastle. Shrop. Arch, ami Xut. Hist. Sor. x. 33 08.
Wilyle (Kev. T. W.). The tax roll of "Testa do Nevill." Devon

Assoc. x\x. 203 257.
White (Johx Forres). Note on sonic Attic stelai. Jour. Hell,

Studies, xvi ii. 1 3.'5 I 35.
White (Rachel Evelyn); Wumcn in Ptolemaic Egypt. Jour, lit II.

Studies, xviii. 238 200.
Whitley (II. Michell). The supposed priests' hiding places at

Golden Probus. lloiji Inst. ('(ten. xiii. 252 -253.

- Eastbourne church : its dedication and gilds. Susse.eAreh.

Soe. xlii. 101-110.
Wiedemann (Br. A.). Observations on the Nagadah period. Sue.

Jlrit. Arch. xx. 107 -122.
Wildman (W. B.). The oldest extant minutes of a meeting of the

governors of Sherborne school. Arch. Jour. Iv. 350-852.
Wilson (Edmuxim. A Leeds lawsuit in the 10th century. Thoresby

Soe. ix. 1 I,

Williams (S. W.j. Rhayader and its antiquities. Montgomeryshire
Coll. xxx. 2112:;.).

Wilson (Wright). Maxstoke. I>ir. and Mid. List, xxiii. 15 ;>8.

Windle (Bertram C. A.). Some pre-historic implements of War-
wickshire and Worcestershire, llir. and Mid. Inst, xxiii. 0-14.

WooMiouaH-(W.. 3*). The Greeks at Plataiai. Jour. I/ell. jStudies,
xviii. 33 5!».

WORSFOLD (T. Cato). The French Stonehenge. Hi- it. Areh. Assoc.

Jour. N.S. iv. 15!) -J7U.
Wroth (Warwick). Tickets of Yanxliall Gardens. Xum. .(.'hron.

3rd S. xviii. 7:5 -£»2,
— Greek coins acquired by the British Museum in 1H!)7.

Xum. Citron. 3rd S. xviii. !J7— 123.
Wrottesley (M aj.-Gex. the Hon. G.). Cre<;y and Calais. 11'///. S<dt

A rrli. Soe. xviii. 1 281.
YoRKE (\r. \\. ). Inscriptions from eastern Asia Minor. Jour. Hell.

Studies, xviii. .">»><;• :'»27.
Yorkshire Deodands in the reigns of Edward II. and. Edward III.

VorLs Arch. Jour. xv. 11)1) 210,

I N D E X

Abbeys: Audreivs, idias, lie id. Xce

"KirkstaH."
Aeeft, St. : Balis.
A lderniaston : Keyser,
A ltlgate : Xortna,u.
A liar linen : Alch/ey.
Allranstadl : Staruj\
A ntlovcr : Euylehcart.
Antrim : Buick.
Appleshaw : Euyhheart.
Arabs : Brooks.

Architecture : Vox, Dawhev, Feryuson,

Flower, Talbot.
Ardoeh : Anderson, Chrisiison, Vuuniny-

ham, Boss.
A nnagh : Frarxr, !.<//.
Arms and armour: Vlci>han, Walker.
A rt

Ecclesiastical : Keyser, Kerry.

French : Collier.

Greek: Gardner, Siaiih.

Heraldic : ( V«o<?.

Holbein : Xichols.

Metal bowls : J/fcjf.

Picture boards : Feryn son .

Pottery and porcelain : OWeill.

Stained glass : Arr.

Vases: Walters.
A sh worth : Eishtvick.
Asolf: Holmes.

Assyrian antiquities : Boissier,Sayee.
A ust ralia : ( 'arncyie.
Aydon Castle: Kiioivhs.

Babylonian antiquities: Hall, /foni-

Balcoinhc : ( 'ooyt r.
Hallyneanig : Macalister.
J Jan well Hill: Martin.
Barnstaple : Napier.
Battle : Andrr.
Battles: Calvert, Dude!/..
Bcbington : < 'o.e,
Bedfordshire. See - Elstow Z1
Bells : Payne, Perry, Walter*.

Berkshire : Keyser, Money, Sherwood.
See " Aldernraston/'

Bel bersdeii : Broiv.il.

Biblical Chronology : /Tomer, Seltvyii.

Bibliographical anil literary: Arnold,
Dctvies, IloirenH'h . Jackson, Laivlor,
Medley, Pearson, Xtnith.

Bishop, a misappropriated : WaUon.

Bishop's Castle : Weyman.

Bloonieries : ( 'oivper.

Braeon : Irvine.

Ureamorc : Hill.

Brecon : ( 'autritl.

Breconshire : < 'ant rill.

I h'impsiield : I3a::eley.

Urislington : Iliehards> n.

Bristol": Ilyelt, Ledimcr.

Broiu Held : Drinkicaler.

I iron /.e ant ujuities: A tide, son, Milelu II,
Nash, lie id.

Bronze age burial place: Hulcheton.

Bucks. See ;< Dinton," "High Wy-
combe.'"

Bushley : Doivdesivell.

Camber : Eullan.
(Canterbury : liUu'knian.
(Jape of (iood Hope: Hinde, Villien.
Carlisle; Bower, CoHingwooJ, Haver-
field.

Carmarthen. See "Conway."
Carmelite buildings : Price.
Castles: Adanison, Bazcley, Huyles.

Kuoivlex, Maeneonecra, Button,

Sand/'ord.
Cathedrals: Jilaekuian, Hubbard, Llau-

dajj, Maddixon, \l'es(roj)p.

< 'at i I : Lynn.

('(•cilia. Princess of Sweden: Morison.
Cefah'i : Hubbard.
Chambles : O'JieUly.
( liarles XII. ; Stamp.

< Iharlton : Siveiinwn.

I heshirc: Harrison. Peuaud. Ches-
ter,'" "J'.ymtii,*' "Miiishull Vernon/'

Chester: I'ria:

( ihirbury : Bond.

t 'hoir-screen : Stpnpxon.

Church g Is : //omc, IIWA<v.

Church plait-: Halts, Cooper. F/'renrh,
Miticl, Myn v. Mauley. Walker.

( !hurch lowers : .-IWrw.

Chuirlns ; Andre, Arnold, Atkinson,
Biyyer, Birch, Brotvnlow, Chad-
wick, Collier, Colli ii yivood, Cowper,
Cox. Cress well, Davys, Dawson,
Dowues, Dryden, Evans, fowler,
Glynne, Gould, Crave, Groyliny,
Hall, Jlaslewcdd. Jiiil, Hodgson,
Hope, Irvitie, Johuston\ Keyser,
Lonylcy, Lynam. Maid infer, M icklc-
thwaitc, Moens, Moryan, Paye,
Packer, Vouiiny, Haven, Jiichard-
*on, Skaij'e, S'ltllon. Swainson, War-
ren, Whitley. See " Cathedrals/'

( impie Ports : Mutton.

( 'irencester : Cripps,

( it irs : ( '(due.

Clanton-iii-< iordano : Warren,

Clare: Wcsiropp.

Clare Islam! : Browne,

Claverley : Hartshorne.

Clifford Chambers : Stanley.

Clynnog i'av. r : Lynam.

Cobham : Itoyers.

I 'olciii'stcr : Hick word.

Congo: JJ arrows.

Conway: KHas, Farrinylon.

Coptic antiquities : Crura, Leyye.

( Jyrbrulge : Brown.

Cornwall. See "Golden Probus,''

•• Truro," - Yeovil."
Cot-; wo Ms : 'Marl-in, Sawyer, Taylor.
( lourteney (Archbishop): licazcley.
Grccy and Calais : Wrotlcsley.
Crdeklade : Maskclyiie.
Crosses : Cursiter, Hartshorne, Harwell.

Ttowbotham,
( ) lick lie hi : ( 'oopcr.
( ! uck mere l>;i v : Pice,
Cumberland. " See ••Carlisle.-'
Cymri : Iloll.

I Damascus : Spier*.
I >anby : Morlimrr.
Dan.-s graves: Morti,
Dart moor : Could,
I )r;il : Button.
I >ean, Koivsl of : /;,-.
Denbigh hire. See -
Deneholes: I uweut.
Deodands ; Yorkshire

I kM'bvshire. See "" Eyam." "Jlvahor."
'qiolmesiiehly'

Devonshire: Anwru, FJwortlfi/, Kai-
ser, Pearson, Hekhet, Boycrs. See
" 1 -Jam staple," '■ I 'ai l moor.'1
L1 Iloniton." "Plymouth,'1 '■ Sa I-
<•, null" P,egis," •• Seal on."

I Jowsbury : < hadwick.

Dial. 'ei :'Elworlhu\ I'owell, Skeat.

Dials : Dryden.

pingle : Maealisler.

Dinton : Lee.

Dog-A\heels : Laws.

Donnington : Macnamara.

Dorchester: Cozen*.

Dorking: Andre'..

Dorsetshire. Sec L'icldlctow u.'1

I hiblin : Berry, Dir.

I km at 1 >orsey : Lett.

Dunbey Fort : Lynch.

Dundunnolf : Orj)eu.

Earthworks) ami mounds: Bidyood,
Mo rtin, Nt wslectds.

Eastbourne : Hudson, Whitley.

Ecclesiology : Ahhley,Conybcare, Dun-
can, Gilmbre, J/orner, Leyy,Oij'ord,
Olden, Opjxrt, llassam, Jiobinson,
Sclwyn, Simcox, Stokes.

Egyptian 'antiquities : Grijjilh, Hep-
pohjle-Bou.".sac, Licblein, Nash,
Pichl. Sayce, Tuckdt, While.

Elstow : 'Davy*.

Epigraphs : Dowdcii.

Essex: Christy. Waller. See "Col-
chester," •• Ongar."

Ethnography : Browne,

Eyam : Bowles.

Fermanagh : < 'ojj'ey.

Field names : Waller.

Florentine wool-trades : Dixon.

Folk lore: Ainery, Craiyie, Crooke
Dunlop, Ffcnncll, Gerish, Groome
Jlartland,' Dolt. Lovelt, Olden
Owen, Peacock, Pees, Jiomanes
Sessions, Verrall. See " Games."

Folk-music : Owen.

Forden 1 it lies : Pryce.

France. Sec, " ( Gambles."

(James: IVrd r'ed.
Gavelkind : Mack<nj.
< hidnoy : Atkinson.

Genealogy, family anil personal hi-
tory : Ado u (son, Andrew, Brown
firkihiicld, Cov/H'r, Cditr'titei/
Craiyie, Dcou, Dillon. DrtnkwoUr

Duncan, Fisher, Fitzgerald, Filz-
herbert, Fletcher, Flayer, Froze;
a rove, Greene, Hall, Hardy,
Holmes; Ireland, Kenned y-Skiplon,
/Mies, Layard, Maddison, Martin,
Massingberd, Mori-son, Morris,
/'aimer, Phillips, Itadford, Rogers,
Sand j\>rd . Stcjihens, Stephenson,
Stokes, Taylor, Timniins, Villiers,
Warhurtoa.
{ ! loucester : Hye.tt.

G loucestcrshire : <'<tr<l<u; Dawber,
Walker. See - li r i 1 a ps 1 Ic - KL "
Bristol," ■■ I 'lilionl CJhainbers,"
" Cirencester," •• Dean," Glouces-
ter," "Mangotsuehl."

Golden Probus : Whitley.

( Iroat Yarmouth : Ration,

Greek antiquities : Allen, Anderson,
Barrows, Hurt/, Cunningham, Hi/I,
Lewis, Richards, Verrall, White,

Wood house.

( ; resSinghain : Huylu s.
( iwydir ( !asl !<■ : Hughes.

Halifax : Uoyle.

Halls : ( Wing wood.

Hauls. Sen " Audoveiy' "Apple-

sliaw." •' Bivaiuore."
Hastings, battle of : Ducked, Roper.

Round.
Haverfordwest : Phillips.
Hayling Island : Fly.
Head-dresses : Andre,.
Ifcanor : Burton.
Hep worth : Corbet/.
Heraldry*: Bed/'ord, Collier, Grace,

Hope.

IJ.-y wood (John) : Andrew.

High 'Wycombe : TJownes,

Holderness: Skeat.

Holmeslield : Kerry.

Honiton : Hughes, 'iron p.

Ilospita I : Browning.

Huguenots: llinde, Rousselct, Villiers.

I j' is : (■» ranville .
Iliohi't Ili a y : Beid,

I nsei'ipl i< mis

Asiatic: York.
J Lit tit. ■: llylauds.
Ogains : Hatch; Cochrane.
Unman : Jfaverjield, O/j'ord.
Siloani : Pilchcr.
Puts: 1,'hy*.

I I is u ieh : llaslewood.

Ireland: Berry, Cochrane. See. " Ant-
jiin/ " A nnagh," " ( 'In i r I -land,'"

•• Dingle," - Dublin," " Dun-at-
Dorsey," "Dunbeg Fort."
" Dundunnolf," " Fermanagh,"
': Kerry," •• Iv il-ma-11 nddriek."
•• him(dnnany," "Mayo,"" Meat h,"
■;Mount Merrion," •• Boserk and
Mayno," •• St. Doulough," "fttill-
organ," '• Wroxford."

J ririh proper names : Olden.

Iron casting: Gardner.

J slay : Mitchell

Italian building' accounts : Scolt.
.'Jekris: (1 ranville.
Keniig: Llewellyn.

Kent : Collier, Rhodes. #<?c"Betliesdeiv'
'f Camber," " Oobham," " Deal,'
"Milton," "Otham," "Plum-
stead," " Sevenoaks," "Shorne,"
" Sittingbourne," " Shurland
House," " Jtusbenden," •• Wal-
nieiy'

Kerry : Bigger.

Kil-ma-Huddriek : hie.

Kilflton in Glenfas: Hickson.

Kingstliorp : Mar'kham.

Ivnoc kmany : CoJ/'ey.

Kotiyunjik : Rassani.

Lambeth : Kershaw.

Lancashire: Coicpei; Dolav, FisJucicl;
Harrison, Powell. See "Bebing-
ton," "Bloomeries," "Gressing-
bam," "Lancaster," "Liverpool,"
"Manchester," " Pennington,"
" Brest on ," " Sc arisbri e k
".Stotvton."

Lancaster : Hughes.

heeds: Wilson.

Leicester : Bellairs.

Leicestershire: Fletcher, Harlopp.
See " Leicester."

heigh, The : Pouting.

Libra lies : Jackson.

Lily: Andre-

Limerick : 11 estropp.

Lincoln : Foslt r. Maddison.

Lincolnshire. See " Gedney," " Lin-
coln." '• Louth."

Literature : Grundy, Arnold.

Liverpool : Morton.

hlanblet hian : Fowler.

Llandissilio : Kcaus.

L lans.il in : Hughes.

London: Birch, Bradley, Oliver. See
'vAlilgale,!' "Carmelite Ihiild-
ings,'' ( 'hai I|mii,v " Liimbel h,"

INDEX

39

" Plumstead," <: Shored itch,1'
'• Soiit liw ark." " Yauxhall Oar-
dens,"

LoudUn : Bayard.

Louth : ( 'reus well.

Lymm : Xeivstead.

Malta : Flowt r.
Manchester : Bowbotham.
Mangotsfield : Bramble.
Manors : ( 'orbelf, Fox, ( louhling, Kerry,
Pea rsou.

Marlborough (Duke of) mul Charles

XII. : Stamp.
Marriage 'viistiuns : Holt, Maenair.
Marriages (earlv): Price.
Marston Moor :' /•'</■//,.
Maxstoke: 1 1*7*0//.
Mayo : Browne.

Mead ami mead vessels: Cumin y.
Meath : ( 'ochrane.
Meaux : Bower.
Mel os : Bosanquet.
Mercian shirt's : 'Cantor.
Middlesex : Stephenson.
Milton : Grayling.
Miushull Vernon: Ilenaud.
Montgomeryshire : Howell, Owen,
Thomas.

Monuments, tombs, and effigies :
Awl re i Bower, Bramble, Christy,
IJ ill on, Ploycr, llewison, Strachey,
Stephenson.

Morra, game of: Perdrixet.

Mount Merrion : Ball.

Murray Islands : Hunt.

Music : B rid ye, Squire.

Nagadah period : Wiedemann.

Naval MS.: Gould.

Nebuchadnezzar : Strong.

New Hebrides : Jennings.

New iloss: Bne.lde.ij.

Niger coast protectorate: Granville,

II ippol ylc-Boitssac.
Norfolk. See "Great Yarmouth,"

'; Norw ich..'1
Northamptonshire. See t; Kings-

fehorp" w Peterborough. "
Northiield and Wesley : Pearson.
Northumberland : Hen wood. Sec

"AydOn,"'' l: Oorbridge,"1 " Tyiie-

llloUth."

Norton camp : Bidyood.
Norwich : Mi net.
Not arid I sign -luminal : Vigors.
Nuiursinal u s

Ikile.-utbt- find ; Grucbcr,

Numismat ics (continued)
Kdvvardian : < 'ooper.
Creek: Farle-Fox, hnhof-Bl inner,
Macdonald, Perdrhet, Six. Wroth.
Indian : Codrington.
Mende find : Weber,
.Roman : Evans.
Scottish finds: Bichardson,
Shrewsbury mint : Kenyon,
Warwickshire : Jhtris.
AYcst Cumberland tokens: Ferguson,

Oban : Anderson.
( )il presses : Patun.
Okeover : Stephenson.
( )ngar : I ion ml.
Oriental Congress : Oljard.
Orkney: Charlcson, Cursiler,
( h inside ; J- ergusou.
Ormside cup : ( 'oiling wood.
Orunsay : Anderson.
Otliain : Cace-Browu.
Otter and beaver traps: Munro.
Oxford.: Ilurd, Manniny. See'-Dov-
ehostmv'

Pargetting : Hurst.
Parish antiquities: Hughes, Barer.
Parish registers : Gwillim, T., Vane.
Parishes : Dawson, Dow<le.>well.
Parliament, members of, for liishop's

Cast le : II '< yman.
Parliamentary elections: Jenninijs.
Pembrokeshire : i 'h ill \L >s. See - 1 1 a ve r-

fordwest."'
Pennington : Cowper.
Pcrshore : And rates.
Perthshire. See u Ardoch."
Peterborough : JJryden.
Phrygia : Anderson.
Picture board dummies: Ferguson.
Piddletown : Dillon.
Place names : Duly nun. Macritchie,

Maslrelyne, Phene.
Plataiai : Woodhonse.
Plumstead : Howell.
Plymouth : Hist.
Postal stamps: Cramond.
Pottery : Anderson, Filcher.
Prehistoric, remains : Westropp.

British settlement : Mortimer.

Burial places: Hute/tcson, Irvine.

('aims : Cant rill, Coffey, Flunked.

Cist : Coles, Fra^e,"

Cromlechs : 0\Beilly.

French Stoncbenge: Womj'uld.

Flint scrapers : Knowles.

Horn implements ; Xcwstead,

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IXDEX

Prehistoric remains (continued).

Implements : Windle.

Lake dwellings: Duncombe.

Rock-shelter : Anderson.

Stone implements : Jones-, Mitchell.

.Stone period : Lach-Szyrma.

Trepanning : Murrro.
Preshute : Givillim.
Preston: Bcdl

Priories : Drinhwaler, Hudson, Morris,

Norman, Robertson.
Pudukota: /////.

Purim, Tophet. Zobab. ami Mis pah :
S'.iit'jo.c.

Querns : Mitchell.

Racial temperaments: Ames.
Ratho quarry : Coles.
Rhayader : Williams.
.Richmond : Fjennell,
Rochester : Hope,
Rodington : Vane.

Roman remains: Haver field, Nash,
Neivstead, Pa i/ne.

Altar : Haver field.

Ardoch : Anderson, Christ i&on, Cttn-
ninyhum, Ross.

Anrie from South India : //*//.

( !irencester : ( 'rippx.

Clanville : Emjlcheart.

Dorchester : Cozens.

hise ript ions : Oij'ord.

Mint : Scltmaii.

Pigs of lead : Birch, Leader.

Silehestcr: Hope.

Tombstones : Haver field.

Wall : Haverjield, Uodyson.
Rome : Broivnlviv.
Rose : Andre'.

Rosserk and Mdvuc : O'lhtra.
R,.und Tower: O'Beilly.
Row ton : landlord.
Rushemlen : Copland.

Sc. Albans : M<>, ■</<>». Paye.
SI. Davids: Uaudajf.
SI . Duulough : Irvine.
St. Fillans : Robertson
St. John, Knights of : Rees.
Salcombe Regis: Morshead.
Sandgate: Button.
Sandling : Bedstone.
Saudi >\\ 1 1 : Button,
Sunt a Cruz : Jeuuinys.
Saxon ant i<jui' ies : Berry.
Saxon chinches: Micllcthivaite,
Searis)»ri<d< ; PoncU.

Schools: Leach. Thomas, Wild man.

Scotland : Mitchell. Sec Ardoch,1
"Catrail," "Oban,'' " Oransav,'
'•Orkney.''

Sculptured stones: Irvine.

Scat on: Troup.

Sevenoaks : ( 'arnell.

Severn : Cardeiv.

Sherborne : Wildman.

Sheriffs farm. The : Turner.

Shetland : Irvine, Mitchell,

Shorcditch : Hudson.

Shorne : Arnold.

Shrewsbury : Phillips.

Battle of: Calvert, Fletcher.

Shropshire : Diiiynan, Fletcher, Sund-
ford. See " Bishop's Castle,"
'•: BrOnifield," •• Chirbury," - Cla-
verley," "Rodington," " Shrews-
bury," " Wombridge."

Shiirland [louse: Cave- Brown.

Sittingbourne : Grayliny.

Sobos : Granville.

Somerset : J>ules) Fry, Royer*.

Somersetshire: Allen. See 11 Banwell
Hill,'" " Brislington," "Clapton-
in-(!ordano,,! "Somerset,'1 ■• Wal-
ton-in-< lordano."

South Elmham : Raven.

Southwark : ( riuseppi.

Spinning: Bias/till.

Staffordshire: Boyd. See u Okeover."

Sloyning : Breach.

Stiilorgau park : Ball.

Stoke Mandeville: Barber, Strcachy.

Si one, incised : ( 'ursiter.

Stones (hammer) : Anandale.
Inscribed : Haverjit Id .
Ogam: Rhys.
Llandrudian : Rhys,

Storeton : Cox.

Strata Mareella : T.

Suffolk. See "Hepworth," •• Ipswich,"
"Sandling," "South Elbaim"

Sundials : Middle-ton.

Surrey: Bay, Cooper. See. "Dork-
ing," " Richmond Pari;." " Wey-
bridge.

Sussex: Andre, Bice, Bound. See.
" Baleombe," "Battle," "Cuek-
fi(dd," " Cuckmere Bay,*' "East-
bourne," '• Hastings," " Steyn-
ing.''

Tanna : Gray.
Tax roll. : Whale.
Temple bar : Price,
Tenby : /.«!<■■<,

INDEX

II

Terra-cott.a moulds: ICltvortlt//.
Textus Roilensis : Arnold.
Threl keld : Dtjmond.
Tilting: Dillon.
Totem posts : T/jlor.
Truro : Jennings.
Tynemouth castle: Adamnon.

Vauxhall gardens: Wroth.

Wakefield: Walker.

Wa 1 es : Com pi on , Da v ies, Da wson ,
See " Breconahire " "Kenfig,"
" Llanblethian," " Llansillin,"
" Penmaenmawr," ;' Rhayader,"
"St. Davids,'' "Strata Man-. -1 la."

Walloon churches : (trace.

Walmer : Button.

Walton-in-Gordano : Warren.

Warwickshire : Bedford, Davis,
Windte. See " Sundials.11

Watling Street: Dyke.

Wriglds and measures: Barker.

W cm : Vane.
Wesscx : Brownlow.
Westmoreland. See " Ormside."
West Hiding: Stephenson.
Wexford : Ff'rench.
Weybridge : Tylor.
Whittington, Richard : Kenned/j-
Skipton.

Wills: Fitzherbert, Had, Hartopp,

Maiden, Sherwood.
Wiltshire: Clark-Maxwell, Powell.

See " Leigh."
Wit and humour : Prickman.
Wombridge : Morris.
Worcestershire: Burton, Windle. See

" Bush ley," " Pcrshore."

Yate: Fox.
Yeovil : Batten.
York : Skai/e.

Yorkshire: Baildon. See " Asolf,"
Danby," " Dewsbury," "Hali-
fax," "Leeds," " West Riding."

Ilullci Sf Tanner, The Selwood Prtntinjj Works, Imoiik:, and London.