VICARS.

1398, John Chirne, vicar, presented by the abbot. 1411, Simon Palmer.

1424, And. Cok.

Andrew Ket, vicar.

1456, John Edwin.

1497, John Cubit. 1498, Thomas Cann. 1500, Roger Umfrey. 1503, Thomas Cook

1517, William Gilbert.

1531, John Coulingham.

John Askettyl, vicar.

1557, John Burrough, by the Bishop.

1567, William Green; in 1603, he certified that there were 130 communicants.

1611, Thomas Bygrde.

1633, Thomus Lushington, S.T.P.

Richard Jackson.

1671, Charles Preston.

Robert Bampfield.

1722, Charles Thomas, by the Bishop.

1727, William Hay, A.M. by the King.

1762, Henry Hoadley, by the Bishop.

Bishop Reynolds augmented this vicarage with 167, per ann.

In a chapel on the south side of the church,

Here are laid under this stone in the cley,
Thomas Amys, and his wyffe Margery.
Sometime we were, as you now be,

And as we be, after this shall ye.

Of the goods as God had, the said Thomas lent,
Did make this chapell of a good intent.

Wherefore they desire of you that be,
To pray for them to the last eternity.
I beseech all people far and ner,

Το pray for me Thomas Amys heartily,

Which gave a mesbooke, and made this chapel here,
And a suit of blew damask also gave I.

Of God 1511, and 5 yere,

I the said Thomas deceased verily,

And the 4th day of August, was buried here.

On whouse soul God have mercy.

In the chancel,

Hic jacet Joh. Idewyn, nup. vicarius istius eccle qui dedit ad usam ejusd. ecclie unum integrum vestimentum de rubro velvet, et qui ob. 25°. die Martij 1497.

In the church were the arms of Falstolf, Kerdeston, Baspoole, argent, a chevron embattled between three lionels sable; and Shardebow. -Baspoole, and Berney; and here were the guilds of Jesus, St. Michael, St. Mary, and St. Thomas, with the lights of the Trinity, St. Nicholas, St. Erasmus, St. Catherine, St. Agatha, and 4 plough lights. In the steeple are 5 bells.

BRADFIE L D..

THIS town does not occur in the Book of Domesday, being part of the manor of Trunch, or Gymingham, belonging to William Earl Warren, and therein accounted for.

John Earl Warren, was lord in the 12th of Edward II. he settled it on Thomas Earl of Lancaster, and his descendant, Henry Duke of Lancaster, on his accession to the Crown, held it, and it is part of that dutchy at this time, and in the Crown.

Simon Atte Chirche of Gymingham, in the 35th of Edward I. granted to Sir Walter de Norwich, the yearly rent of 2s. 3d. q. of his tenants, with 3 of his natives, cum totis sequelis."

William de Repps held lands of the Earl in the 9th of Edward II. In the 16th of Elizabeth, Ed. Germyne held the manor of Bradfield, of the Queen, in capite, and Ambrose Germyne was found to be his next heir. Escheat.

The tenths were 67. 14s.-Deducted 37. .

The temporalities of Walden abbey in this town, were 40d.; of St. • Bennet's at Holm, 32s. 8d. ob.; of Coxford, ss.; of the Sacrist of Bury, 44s. 1d. ob.

The CHURCH had two medieties, or portions; one belonged to the priory of Coxford valued at 5 marks; there were 16s. rent here belonging to 10l. per ann. given to Bury by King Richard I.

The abbot, &c. of Bury had the other mediety, valued at 5 marks; and a manse, with 2 acres of land belonged to it in Edward the First's time;-Peter-pence 9d. and the church was dedicated to St. Giles, and is a rectory; the present valor is 67. and is discharged.

RECTORS.

In 1310, William de Wytheresfeld was instituted, by papal provision, the presentation being in Bury abbey.

7 Reg. Coll. de Metingham, fol. 24.

1313, Jeff. de Clara, by the abbot of Bury. 1314, William de Whitcherche. Ditto.

Bartholomew de Banham, rector.

1324, Simon de Foxton.

1342, Sim. de Thirlow.

1348, Robert Overee.

1861, Nicholas Thyn, by the King, in the vacancy of an abbot. 1378, Roger Locksmith.

1384, Ralph Gunton.

1389, John Hervey.

1393, John Dalling.

1395, John Skarlet.

1406, Henry Wilton.

Walter Banyard, died rector 1422.

1442, Thomas Alyard.

1447, William Emmyng.

1491, Edmund Coke.

1503, Richard Coke.

1512, Robert Barton.

1540, Christopher Baxter.

1558, Robert Cocks, by Thomas Duke of Norfolk.

In the 4th of Edward VI. May 20, John Dudley Earl of Warwick, had a grant from the King, of Coxford portion, &c. and the reversion of that to the Duke of Norfolk, with the patronage of the church. 1564, William Fasset. Ditto.

1582, Christopher Tracy, by William Dix, &c.; in 1603, he returned 113 communicants; the late Earl of Arundel was patron of one moiety as he certified, and another moiety was impropriate and held by John Kemp.

1629, Edmund Gay, rector.

Thomas Rolfe, rector.

1661. Thomas Campbell, by William Playters, &c.

1677, Joseph Ransome, by Henry Earl of Norfolk.

1709, Fran. Gardiner, by Thomas Duke of Norfolk.

John Gallant, presented by Charles Duke of Somerset, and

the University of Cambridge.

1716, Mr. John Gallant, and rector in 1747.

1755, Valentine Lumley, by the Earl of Effingham. 1758, William Williams, by ditto.

The roofs on the east part of the isles have been curiously painted with the history of the Saints, whose chapels were there.

In the church were the guilds of St. Giles, and St. Erasmus.-The maydens light, that of Solmess, and I find a legacy to the making of the steeple in 1503.

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CROSTWICK.

RALPH Lord Bainard had a grant of this lordship; and at the survey, Geffrey (Baynard) held it under Ralph; 12 freemen in King Edward's time had 150 acres of land, and there were 12 borderers, with 16 acres of meadow, and 3, carucates and an half, valued at 27s. at the survey at 22s. 4d. the whole was one leuca long, 7 furlongs broad, and paid 10d. gelt. St. Bennet's abbey had the commendation of a moiety of one of these, and the soc of them all.

Several persons appear to have had interests herein in the reign of King Henry III. Fulco Baynard had a part of it, held of Robert Fitz-Walter of the barony of Baynard.?

Henry Crosweyt and his parceners, John de Gymingham, John de Tybenham, held here, &c. one fee of John de Skeiton, of the said barony.

William, son of Rosceline, and Letia, or Lucia his wife, had the principal part in the 12th of the aforesaid King, and in the 20th, being widow of William, bad the patronage of the church.

In the S2d of Edward I. Ralph, son of Sir John de Shegeton, a minor, possessed it under Sir Fulk Baynard, who granted his wardship, and marriage to John Fastolf of Yarmouth, who sold it to Sir Thomas Bavent; and in the 9th of Edward II. William de Kerdeston, Peter Roscelyne, and the heirs of Edward Burrell, John de Gymingham, &c. were lords, and William Gambon and Cecilia his wife had the rent of 13s. 4d. Richard was his son and heir, in the 17th of Richard 11.

Roger de Boys, Henry Batele, and Henry de Lesingham, held half a fee of the barony of Baynard, in the 3d of Henry IV. and John Aslak, by his will, in 1434, desires to be buried by the altar of the Blessed Virgin in this church, and that Annora should have his manor of Costyns in this town, and the advowson of the church, and his executors to sell the reversion.' Annora was his 2d wife, and relict of Henry Lesingham.

After this it was possessed by John Bishop, of Norwich, Gent. who by his will in 1497, requires to be buried in St. Michael Coslany's church of Norwich, and William his son died lord in 1545, of Coston's manor, and patron, and was buried at Marsham; he gives it for life to Margaret his wife, and appoints his brother-in-law, Edmund Lomner, supervisor.

Sir Edmund Jenney, by his will in 1522, bequeaths the whole manor of Crostweyt to my Lady Payghton, widue, late wyff unto Sir Edmund Payghton, for certain years, &c.2

Item. I will, that she, that shall be married to my heir, by the assignment of that lady, her executors, or assigns, shall have for her joynture, this manor by the same.

Sir Edmund married Catherine, daughter and heir of Robert Bois, son of Sir Roger, and brought this manor to him, which was in the Bois's, &c. as above; and in the 38th of Henry VIII. John Gross, Esq. and Miles Gross, Gent. purchased it of Franc. Jenney, Esq. and Margaret his wife, with the moiety of Sloley manor; and Miles Gross of this town, by his will dated August 13, 1558, makes Thomas Gross his nephew, son of Thomas his brother, executor and heir to it, which John Gross, Esq. and Elizabeth his wife had conveyed to the said Miles, by the name of Crostweyt, or Lefingham's manor, in the 1st of Edward VI. and in this family it continued till sold by Charles le Groos, Esq. about 1720, to Robert Walpole, Esq.

Part of this town was also many centuries past in the Gross's, or Groos's, lords of part of this village.

The Grosses are a very ancient family, and were settled at Sloley, near Crostwick, many centuries past; John Gross, and Miles abovementioned, were the first that I find to have any interest in both these lordships, and to possess the whole town, where they seem to have settled about that time, and their posterity had an agreeable old seat, called Crostwick-Hall: I shall therefore make choice of this place to give some account of this family from ancient records and vouchers.

Sir Reginald le Gross was living in the time of King Stephen, and patron of Sloley, and had lands at Statham; his wife's name was Petronella; one of the same name was living in the 12th of Henry III. and Sir Reginald le Gross, had a patent for a mercate at Worsted in the 57th of the said King.3

Sir Reginald and Margery his wife were living in 1284, and gave lands in the 14th of Edward I. to Nicholas, abbot of Holm.

Sir Reginald le Gross of Sloley was living in the 34th of Edward I. and bore quarterly, argent and azure, on a bend sable, three martlets, or; he married Joan de Reedham.

Adam, or Simon le Gross, was also living about this time, and married Isabel, daughter of Sir John Harsike.

Adam le Gross, and Reginald his son, were witnesses to deeds in the reign of King John.

Reg. Briggs, fol. 109."

1 Reg. Abb. de Hulmo, fol. 52, 143.

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