37th of that King, granted it to William Brampton, Gent. her son, and the manor of Eccles, by the sea.

Thomas Brampton of Blownorton, Gent. in the 4th of Edward VI. was lord; William his brother dying s. p.

Anne Stede his mother was daughter of William Brome, Esq. and married, John Brampton of Blownorton, Esq. who was her second' husband; John Stede, Esq. her first husband dying s. p. she married Robert Rookwood, Gent. to her third husband, Brampton sold it to Musset, and he to John Tant, and Thomas Husband, Esq. purchased it of Tant, in the 28th of Elizabeth, there being a capital messuage 72 acres of land, &c. belonging to it in Honing.

Christopher Husband, Gent. was found to die possessed of it November 22, 1634, held of the manor of Hokering, and left by Sapa his wife, Valentine his son and heir, aged 8 years, &c.

The tenths were 27. 12s.-Deducted 1/.

The CHURCH is dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul, and was appropriated to the priory of Bromholm, a grange belonged to it, but no land, and was valued at 15 marks, the vicar had a manse with 12 acres, valued at 20s. in King Edward I. reign, Peter-pence 11d. the prior was obliged to pay to the abbey of St. Bennet's, of Holm, 41. 10s. per ann. for 2 parts of the tithe of the demeans of John de Veyle in Honyng, and for tithes in Paston; this was vested in the Bishop of Norwich, on the exchange of lands with him and Hen. VIII. and still is in the see.

In the 1st of Edward I. John le Veile, and Lecia his wife, granted to John, prior of Bromholm, by fine, his right in the advowson with lands in Fenling feld and the service of Peter le Mareschal, and the lands in Wytton.

The present valor of the vicarage is 47. 13s. 4d. and is discharged.

VICARS.

In 1333, William Kenyng, instituted vicar presented by the prior of Bromholm.

1348, Robert Geffrey. Ditto.

1372, Nicholas Smith.

Mich. a Ridlington, vicar.

1383, Sim. de Ramsey.

1395, Robert Langele.

1434, William Bowth. 1484, Henry Candeler.

1435, Richard Frankys.

RECTORS.

Oliver Mendham, occurs rector in 1438.

1448, Richard Rant.

1448, John Schypmedowe, by the Bishop a lapse.

1459, William Heylesdon, by the prior, &c. 1485, Roger Splyt, by the Bishop, a lapse.

LIBRARY

1492, John Hunton.
1504, Thomas Garforth.
1507, John Sporier.
1509, Thomas Chambers.

1519, Peter Proudlove.

1540, John Bowgh, by William Neve, assignee of the prior.

1554, Robert Tysedale, by the Queen.

1584, William Olyver. Ditto.

1586, Robert Bury, he returned 200 communicants.

1610, Thomas Cannam, by the Bishop of Ely, the impropriated rectory being granted to that see on exchange of lands with the Crown.

1630, John Land, S.T.B. Ditto.

1643, Thomas Flake. Ditto.

1668, Peter Boardman. Ditto. 1694, Noah Vialas.

Ditto.

1712, David Baldy. Ditto. 1730, Thomas Goddard. Ditto. 1732, William Williams. Ditto. In the church on a grave-stone,

Orate p. a'ia Nich. Parker, Armig. qui obt. 19 Martij, 1496, and the arms of Boys, Erpingham, Repps; also Boys and Gymingham.

At the east end of the churchyard was the chapel of the resurrection, in 1492.

In the 5th of Richard II. Sir John Plays, &c. aliened lands here to the chantry of Raveninghum; and in the the 13th of that King, Robert Boys, &c. lands to the priory of Campes.

Matthew Stokes, fellow of Cajus college, is said to have granted his lease of this rectory, to that college for the stipend of a fellow, and 3 scholars.

IRSTE A D.

TH HE abbot of St. Bennet's manors of Honing, and Netesherd, seem to extend at the survey into this town; he had the patronage of the church; Maud, wife of Robert Seleni, held lands here of the abbot, which paid 30s. rent per ann. and with lands in Berton, (Turf) made the fifth part of a fee, as appears from their Register.'

William de Stalham held also half a fee in Henry IIId's time, when the aid was granted on the marriage of that King's sister, to the Emperor.

After this, the family of the Le Gross held it of the abbot, as I take it.

Reg. de Holm. fol. 6.

At the Dissolution it does not appear to be conveyed, as far as I find to the see of Norwich, though the right of patronage came undoubtely on that exchange to the Bishop of Norwich, who is patron of the rectory at this time.

Another lordship was also in this town, in the reign of the Confessor, in the said abbey, which was granted to it by King Canute on his foundation thereof, as an appendix to Honing, and contained 2 carucates of land held by 4 villains, and 5 borderers; and there was one carucate in demean, and one among the tenants, with 2 acres of meadow, valued at 20s. at the Conquest it was granted to Alan Earl of Richmond, who was lord of it at the survey.2

In 1299, Nicholas, abbot of St. Bennet, granted license to Sir Reginald le Gross and Margery his wife to have a free chantry in their oratory of their manor of Irsted, by reason of the distance from the parish church, with a salvo for the rights of the said church; this family of Le Gross seem to have held it of the honour of Richmond, belonging to the Earls of Richmond; and in the 9th of Edward II. the abbot, Reginald le Gross, and Jeffrey Wythe were returned to have lordships here. Oliver le Groos and Alianore his wife held it in the 20th of that King, Oliver Groos, Esq. by his will in 1439, gives to John his son his manor of Irsted,3 called Netherhall, late Merkes, and proved in 1453.

John Groos, Esq. made his will at Irstead, March 1, 1487, and bequeathed his body to be buried in the church of St. Laurence in Norwich, in the south ele, wills a priest to pray for him, his wief, fader, and mader, and his fader Sir John Heveningham and Elizabeth his wief, whose daughter Margaret he married, and gives to her, his manors, &c. in Irsted called Overhall, and Netherhall, Yemes in Westwick, Erpinham, and Gayngs; also those of Illyngton, Squenyngton, and Thurning, &c. for her lief, and after her decease, and the issue of his body; remainder to Sir Henry Heydon, on certain conditions, a quere may be made if this was not rather in Worstede, see there.

This John, was a younger son of Oliver by his second wife Joan, daughter of Sir John White of Shotesham, by Joan his wife, daughter of Piers Hovell of Swanington.

In the 32d of Henry VIII. Sir Richard Southwell, Knt. and Thomasine his wife conveyed by fine to Anthony Gourney, Esq. the manor of Irstede with lands in Barton, Netesherd, Samlburgh, &c. and the said Anthony died lord on January 4, in the 2d and 3d of Philip and Mary, whose son Francis dying before him, left a son Henry, by his wife Helen, daughter of Robert Holditch of Ranworth, who was heir to his grandfather, aged 7 years, which Henry is said to hold his manor of the Bishop of Norwich.

The tenths were 48s. 2d.-Deducted 6d. 8d.

The CHURCH is dedicated to St. Michael, and is a rectory, valued at 12 marks; in the reign of Edward 1. when the rector had a

2 Terra Alani Comitis-Ordesteda, sol.Appendix Regist. Hon, Richm. ten. Sc's Bened. T. R. E. ii car. tre. fol. 15. sem. iiii vill. t'nc. et p'. v bor. mo. x semp. i car. in d'nio et i car. hom. et ii ac. p'ti. silva vi por. semp. val. xx

3 Reg. Alleyn Norw-Reg. Wolman, pt. 2, fol. 8.

manse, and 7 acres of land, the abbot of Holme was patron, and had a portion of tithe, valued at one mark, and Peter-pence 8d.

The present valor is 67. 13s. 4d. and is discharged, and the Bishop of Norwich is patron, the pension of 13s. 4d. came to and remains in the Bishop of Norwich.

date.

RECTORS.

William, son of Bartholomew de Reedham, was rector, sans

1306, Mr. Walter de Pykeryng instituted, presented by the abbot. Bartholomew, occurs rector in the 20th of Edward III.

1349, William de Wykham, presented by the King, the temporalities of the abbey being then in the King; this was the great Wickam, after Bishop of Winchester, as is probable.

1376, Thomas de Botolvesdale, by the abbot.

1999, Simon Weston.

1599, Thomas Dukesday.

1400, John Goderd.

1402, Mr. Maurice Campeden.

1403, Henry Planterose.

1436, John Ryche.

1437, John Shirreve.

John Hed, rector.

1447, William Hukins.

1453, Mr. Robert Benet.

1460, John Brown. 1485, John Yelverton.

1506, Thomas Cabell

1513, Henry Bronde. 1533, John Akers.

1554 Robert Constable, by the assignees of the Bishop of Norwich. 1556, Robert Curtes by the Bishop.

1593, John Bird, in 1603, he returned 46 communicants.

1612, William Titley.

1613, Edward Leeds.

Miles Birkhead, rector.

1662, John Sheringham.

1680, Robert Stone, by the Bishop.

1711, Henry Fish. Ditto.

John Huntington, died rector 1755.

1755, William Hay, collated by the Bishop.

1762, Henry Headley. Ditto.

The rector paid 6s. 8d. per ann. to the sacrist of St. Bennet, for mynstre sheafes.

The abbot erected a wooden bar in the water between this town and Tunsted, whereby the passage of boats, &c. was stopped, and the sheriff had orders to remove it, in the 18th of Edward I. at the abbot's costs; that the boats, &c. might pass under the bridge of Warthford.

In the 1st of King John, West Derham abbey had a confirmation of 6s. 8d. rent out of a mill here.

William de Redham, rector of this church, impleaded the abbot of Holm, for the tithe of the lands of Sir Stephen de Redham, brother of William, and it was adjudged to the abbot, by the abbot of Colchester, delegated by the Bishop on this account. The tenths are 57. 13s. 8d.-Deducted 13s. 4d.

NETESHER D.

CALLED in Domesday Book, Snetesherd, taking its name from the head of some stream or rivulet here rising formerly, called the Inet, thus Suetesham, Sneieston, &c.; the abbot of St. Bennet, was lord of it in King Edward's reign, and at the survey, and had 5 carucates of land, with 5 villains, and 16 borderers, one carucate in demean, 6 among the tenants, 4 cows, &c. and 27 socmen held here 8 carucates valued at 47. it was one leuca and half long, and one broad, paid 28 gelt, and there was a church with 10 acres.

This lordship was given to the abbot by King Canute on his foundation of that monastery. In the Register of Holm. fol. 121, may be seen in the customary tenants and their services belonging to the abbey manor.

In the 23d of Edward I. William de Stalham aliened lands here, in Irsted and Beeston, to that abbey, and in the 9th of Edward II. the abbot, Reginald le Groos and William de Burwood were returned to be lords; in the 10th of that King, Henry Brook aliened 9 messuages 64 acres of land here in Honing, Berton, and Smalburgh; and in the 14th of Richard II. the abbot had license for the manor of Burwood in this town, and 10 acres of land in Potter Heigham, granted by John Therp, of the yearly value of 62s.

Their temporalities in 1428, were 117. 14s. 4d.

On the Dissolution, on an exchange of lands between King Henry VIII. and the Bishop of Norwich, it was granted to that see. In the 4th and 5th of Philip and Mary, the rents of assise were 14l. 12s. 7d.—rents of the tenants of Burwood 26s.—of the farm of the rectory, the manor and fold-course 9l. 10s. 2d.-perquisites of court ------Rent belonging to the sacrist of Holm, 20s.-Beeston rectory tithes 26s. 8d.-for the homage of the town of Barton, Kybald's manor 8s.-for the tithes of Barton Grange, extending into Beeston and Smalburgh, in the tenure of John Easpole· -the penitentiary's rents 2s. 8d.-the pentors 5d.

From an old writing without any date, I have taken this following

account:

It is intitled, "A note of all such sums as have been received of

+ Reg Holm. fol. 104.

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car. in d'nio, vi car. hom. iiii an v por. et xxvii soc. in eade ten. sep viii car. val. iiii lib. ht. i leu. et dim. in long, et i leu. in lat. et xxviiid. g. ecclie x ac.