In this church were the gilds of St. Edmund, St. Christopher, St. John Baptist, and St. Peter.-The lights of our Lady, and St. Nicholas.-The market plough light-Curgate plough light.-Damgate plough light.-A whole suit of vestments of red velvet was bought in 1474.

WOOD-BASTWICK.

AT the survey the King had 30 acres of land, 2 acres and a half, a carucate of meadow, valued at 16d. of which a freeman had been deprived; the Conqueror had also the land of which a socman (of Gert as I take it) had been deprived, viz. 27 acres of land, a carucate and 3 acres of meadow, these Godric his steward took care of."

This came by a grant from the Crown to the family of Le Veile. In the 6th of Richard I. Emma, widow of Richard Le Veile, gave 15 marks for liberty to marry whom she would, and to have custody of her heir, and their land during the King's pleasure.

In the 10th of King John, Thomas Le Veile, conveyed by fine 40 acres of land to Walter, son of Robert Briton,

Sir Roger le Veile in the 4th of King Edward I. grants several lands here to his son John, and in Laringsete, &c. reserving an estate for life to himself, and John was returned to have a lordship in the 9th of Edward II.

John Veile, Esq. was living here in the 9th of Henry IV. and in the 6th of Henry VI. William Le Veile died lord of this manor, and of Laringset in Norfolk; and John was his son and heir, aged 16, and John le Veile was lord in the 5th of Edward IV.

Philip Curson, Gent. alderman of Norwich, by his will in 1502, appoints that Agnes his wife should have all her father's lands in this town, called Levyle's, for her life, and all his lands purchased here in Radworth and Sullows, to his son John, and his heirs male.

This Agnes was daughter and heir of John Le Veile, and John Curson and Frances his wife, convey it to John Walpole, Ao. 32 Henry VIII.

The abbey of St. Bennet at Holm, had a lordship at the survey, given as is said, to that convent, by King Edward the Confessor, consisting in King Edward's reign, of one carucate of land, and 20 acres, and 9 villains, one servus, with a carucate in demean, and one among the tenants, 14 acres of meadow, one runcus, and 20 sheep.

Nine socien had also 46 acres, and a carucate, and 3 acres of meadow, valued at 20s. but at the survey at 40s. It was half a leuca long, and half a one broad, and paid 16d. gelt.

In 1250, the rent of assise of this manor was 41s. 5d. ob. and there were 61 acres of arable land at 4d. per acre.'

In the 15th of Edward I. the abbot had the assise of bread and beer, in the view of the King's bailiff of the hundred, and held the town as part of his barony.

The temporalities of the abbey in 1428, were valued at 107. 6s. 1d. ob. On the exchange of lands between King Henry VIII, and Bishop Rugg, this manor of Wood Bastwick is not mentioned.

On October 12, 1545, this manor with the rectory, &c. was by way of exchange granted by Bishop Rugg, to John Corbet, Esq. for his manor of Bacon's in Ludham by the King's license; he was also lord of the manor of Le Veile's in this town; and Miles his son had livery of it in the first of Queen Elizabeth. In this family it continued till the death of Sir Thomas Corbet, Bart. who dying without issue, soon after the restoration of Charles II. it came to Elizabeth, one of his sisters, married to Robert Houghton, Esq. of Ranworth; and in 1698, there was an act of parliament to vest the estate of John Houghton, Esq. in Wood-Bastwick in trustees, for payment of his debts. H. Harbord, Esq. patron in 1740, and lord.

The CHURCH was dedicated to St. Fabian, and was appropriated to the abbey of St. Bennet of Holm, first by William Turbe Bishop of Norwich, next by Bishop William Raleigh, and after by William de Suffield, Bishop, in 1249, and a vicarage was settled, valued with the appropriated rectory at 12 marks. Peter-pence 16d. carvage Sd. The present valor is 31. 6s. and is discharged.

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In the fourth year of King John, Ralph, abbot of Holm, was petent, Thomas Rydel and Cecilia his wife deforciants, of the 3d part of the advowson of this church, acknowledged to belong to the abbot, who gave to them half a mark of silver.

Ralph Goodwyn in 1518, gave to the edification of the steeple here, 13s. 4d.

VICARS.

In 1311, Henry Syward instituted vicar, presented by the abbot, &c. of Holm.

Thomas Herod, vicar.

1346, Walter Chervile.

1349, Jeffrey Josep, presented by the King, the abbey being void. 1400, John Parys, by the abbot.

On the exchange abovementioned, between Bishop Rugg and Corbet, the impropriated rectory and the patronage of the vicarage came to Corbet.

Bishop.

John Cowper vicar, Ao. 2d Edw. VI. occurs.

William Estwell, vicar,

Andrew Clerk vicar.

Thomas Pott, about 1600.

Benjamin Young, to Wood-Bastwick cum Panxford, by the

1786, William Gerard, ditto, on Young's death.

Ralph de Beaufoe had a lordship here on the Conquest, of which Godric a freeman was deprived, 4 socmen belonging to Gresham had 7 acres of land, and one villain had 15 acres. Beaufoe had also a grant of the lands of Ulketel and Witheri, 2 freemen of King Herold's, who had 4 socmen, and the moiety of another, and 6 borderers, with 11 acres of land, and one of meadow, and half a carucate, valued in Gresham, and Ulketel held 40 acres of land, and 4 of meadow, valued in the same village of Gresham. Of this see in Tunstal.

Nicholas Bond aliened to the prior of Beeston, in the 3d of Richard II. 2 messuages, 39 acres of land, 8 of heath, and 57s. rent in Wood Bastwick, Randworth, Panksford, &c.

Carhow priory temporalities were valued at 11s. and 4d. in 1428.
The tenths were 21. 4s. Deducted 6s. 8d.

THE

BOYTON, OR BEGETON.

HE principal lordship of this town was bought by Almar, Bishop of Elmham, and brother to Stigand, Archbishop of Canterbury, of Algar, Earl of Mercia, with the soc and sac, borderers, and all be-, longing to the foldage; there then belonged to it 3 carucates of land, 40 borderers, &c. 2 carucates in demean, 5 carucates of the tenants and a half, &c 16 acres of meadow, one runcus, &c. 140 sheep, and 5 socmen, with 32 acres, and 9 socmen with 50 acres of land, and a carucate, and 8 acres.

The whole then valued at 67. and at the survey at 71. 13s. 4d. It was half a leuca long and half a one broad, paid 12d. gelt, and a church belonged to it, with 7 acres, valued at 7d. On the deposition of Bishop Almar, in 1070, as a person disaffected to the Conqueror, and the Norman interest. It was after granted by the Conqueror to William his chaplain and chancellor, and Bishop of Thetford, to be held of him as a lay fee, and at the survey made in 1085, he was lord of it in his own right, and at his death, about 1091, he gave it to his see and successors.

Of the see of Norwich it was held, as may be seen at large in Bradeston. Sir John de Casten and Robert de Boyton being enfeoffed of

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9 Terra R. de Bellofago. Bastwic ten. Godric. i lib. ho. T.R.E. iiii soc. p'timentes in Crosham vii ac. t're. et i vill. de xv ac. t're.

In Bastuic ten. Ulketel et Withri ho'es Heroldi iiii car. et dim. et vi bor. xi ac. t're. et ac. p'ti. se'p. dim. car. et st. in p'tio. Gressahaʼ. en e’ad. villa tenet Ul ketel xl ac. t're. iiii ac. p'ti. app'tiatu' e. 1 Terra Willi. Epi. Tedfordensis de feudo.

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e'ptione' T.R E. eu' soca et saca de Comite Algaro, de bor. et de sequentib; foldam ii car. t're. tc. xl bor. mo. xxix sep. ii car. in d'nio. tc. v car. hominu' et dim. mo. v xvi ac. p'ti. modo i runc. modo xii porc. mo. cxl ovs. et v soc. de xxxiii ac. t're. et ix soc. de L ac. t're. et viii ac, t're. sep. i car. tc. totu' val. vi lib. mo, vii lib. et xiii sol. et iiiid. et ht. dim, l'g. in longo, et dim. in lat. et de gelto xiid. i Ecclia vii ac, val. viid.

it; and Walter Bishop of Norwich, in the 35th of that King, had a charter for free warren.

In the 3d of Edward I. the jury find that the Bishop held it in capite, as a member of Blofield, and part of his barony, and Henry de Boyton held it of the Bishop, had a court lete, and the assise of bread and beer.

The Lord Bardolf had also an interest herein, Adam de Hindringham held under him in the 9th of Edward II. and Gregory de Felmingham, lands by knight's service.

In the 3d of Henry IV. the jury present that Hugh Rightwise, John Boole, and their parceners, held here, in South Birlingham, &c. of the Lord Bardolf by half a fee, lands, late James Right wise's, and Thomas Hindringham's, and several tenements, of John de Caston, by half a fee of the Bishop.

In the see of Norwich it remained till on the exchange of lands between King Henry VIII. and Bishop Rugg, in 1535, it came to the Crown, and on June 20, Ao. 34th of Henry VIII. was granted with the advowson, to Sir Thomas Paston with lands in Thurleton, for other lands granted to the Crown. Edward Paston was lord and patron in 1640, the patronage belonged to this lordship.

The Earl of Yarmouth lord and patron in 1740. On the death of this lord, it was sold to the Lord Anson, &c. on his death it came to his brother Thomas Anson, Esq. the present lord.

Hofward, a freeman, had a lordship in King Edward's reign, consisting of one carucate of land, 3 villains, and 7 borderers, and there was among them a carucate, 7 acres of meadow, valued at 40s. and belonged to the soc of Ralph, (Earl of Norfolk.3)

On the expulsion of Ralph, the Conqueror gave it to Isaac, one of his Normans, to whom he gave for his services a lordship at Thompson in Weyland hundred, one at Wooton in Lothing hundred, one at Langley, one at Mundham, and at Lithing in the said hundred.

How long Isaac held this lordship does not appear; on his death it seems to have been granted to the family of the Bigots Earls of Norfolk.

In the first year of Richard I. Jeffrey de Amblia gave 63 marks for license to try his right to his lands in Begeton and Longhale.

In the 4th of King John, a fine was levied between Joceline de Burlingham and Maud his wife, William de and Margaret his wife, John de Depeham and Isabel his wife, and Emme their sister, petents, and Jeffrey de Amblie tenent, of half a knight's fee in Begheton.

In the 28th of Henry III. it was found by inquisitions, that Jeffrey, father of William de Aumbley, had a manse here of Roger le Bigot Earl of Norfolk, by half a fee, and that William was his son and heir.

In the 41st of that King, William de Lincoln had view of frank pledge, and held a moiety of the 4th part of a fee of William Ambeley, and he of the Earl-Marshal.-James de Lincoln had view of frank pledge, the assise of bread and beer, paying to the King 12d. per ann. William de Lincoln was lord in the 35th of that King, and was re

Terre Isac Begetuna ten. i lib. ho, Hofward. T. R. E. i car. t're. sep. iii vill. et vii bor, intr. om's i car.

vii ac. p'ti. sep. val, xl sol. et e. de soca R. Comitis.

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turned as lord in the 9th of Edward II. and John de Lincoln in the 20th of Edward III.

In the 37th of Edward III. a fine was levied, between Hugh Fastolf, Robert Benhale, and Bartholomew Antingham, knights, querents; Thomas Coly and Isabel his wife of this manor, 416 acres of marsh in this town and Mowton, conveyed to Hugh and his heirs.

Sir John Fastolf, Knt. held in the Sd of Henry IV. a manor called Reedham Hall, of the Lord Mowbray's manor of Fornset, by the 4th part of a fee, and died lord in 1459.

John Paston, Esq. next possessed it, and died in the 6th year of Edward IV.-On the 18th of Edward IV. the jury find that it would not be to the King's prejudice, if license was granted to William Waynfleet Bishop of Winchester, &c. to alien to William Tyberb, clerk, president of St. Mary Magdalen College in Oxford, Reedham Hall in Boyton, &c. (as in Brundeston in Eynford hundred) late Paston's, and in this society it now remains.

The tenths were 21. 14s. Deducted 4s.

The CHURCH is a rectory, dedicated to All-Saints. Ancient valor was 20 marks. Peter-pence 10d. ob. carvage 3d.

The prior of Norwich had a portion of tithe valued at 6s. 8d.* Thomas de Blomvile confirmed the grant of it by John de Grey Bishop of Norwich. The present valor is 137. and discharged. Here was also a vicarage formerly, as appears from the inquisition books valued at 40s.

VICARS.

In 1314, Robert Prime of Themilthorp, vicar, collated by the Bishop of Norwich.

1316, de Hedersete. Ditto.

Robert Themilthorp.

1347, John Gyles, vicar.

1349, William de Ersham, vicar, by the Bishop.

RECTORS.

1357, Richard de Anlaby, rector, by the Bishop.

1360, Ralph de Broughton, rector.

1361, Simon Asketel.

1364, Mr. Richard de Blythe, rector, by the King, the temporalities of the see being in his hands.

1306, Hen. de Dunston rector, by the Bishop.

1383, John de Intwell, rector.

1388, William Fulsome.

1393, John de Woodehall.

1395, William Horton.

1399, Henry Wells.

1422, John Swetenham. 1433, Robert Wheldale.

• Reg. i Ec. Cath. Norw. fol. 37.