fontem etiam Sancti Michaelis Archangili aliis compluribus ritubus Oblationibus Quae jam una cum Commodis Emolumentis inde Vicario praedicto renovantibus prorsus evannerunt Pa. 103. BEsides these two Hospitals there are other considerable Charities belonging to the Town of Okeham viz. Anne Lady Harington gave in the year 1616. the sum of 32 l. per Ann. for ever to the Poor of the Lords-Hold in this Town as I have already mentioned Pa. 52. Also Mrs. Parthenia Lowman of London Widow gave to the Town of Okeham the sum of 100 l. for a perpetual Stock The Profits or Interest of which Money was on the 6th of March 1662. thus setled viz. Ten Shillings part of the same for a Sermon in the Church of Okeham yearly on Ashwednesday the residue to be yearly disposed to such Poor People as are past their Work and Labour or Sick and not able to maintain themselves otherwise Three Quarters of the Sum to be distributed to the Lords-Hold and a Fourth Part to the Deans-Hold in the said Town of Okeham HEre also ought to be remembred the Remarkable Charity of Mr. Endymion Canyng an old Cavalier and a Captain of Horse in the Service of King Charles I. of ever Blessed Memory After the Civil Wars he lived for many years at Book in this Country in the Family of the Right Honourable Julian late Viscountess Campden to which Lady he was Steward and her Principal Servant He Died a Batchelor at Brook in the year 1683. And by his Will Dated on the 24th day of May in the year 1681 gave to Pious Uses as follows viz. To the Poor of Chipping-Campden and Berrington in the County of Gloucester 200 l. To the Poor of the Parish of Monysend in Esser where he was Born and Baptized 50 l. To the Poor of Terback in the County of Worcester where he was sometime an Inhabitant 50 l. To the Poor of Okeham in the County of Rutland 50 l. To the Poor of Vppingham in the said County 50 l. To the Poor of Brook in the said County 20 l. To the Poor of Ilmington in the County of Warwick 20 l. To the Poor of Aston-Subedge in the County of Glouceste 20 l. To the Poor of Bradfarton in the County of Worcester 20 l. And by a Codicel annext Dated April 2. 1683. a little before his death he gave further To the Town of Castle-Bytham in the County of Lincoln to buy a Clock for the use of the Town 6 l. To the Poor of the said Town 10 l. To the Poor of Exton in the County of Rutland 5 l. To the Poor of Whitwel in the said County 5 l. To the Poor of North-Luffenham in the said County 5 l. To the Poor of Ridlington in the said County 5 l. To the Poor of Belton in the said County 5 l. To the Poor of Braunston in the said County 5 l. To the Poor of Langham in the said County 5 l. To the Poor of Halsted in the County of Leicester 5 l. Besides other Legacies to his Relations and Chief Friends and to some Poor People particularly nam'd of which I make no mention here but only of the Sums given as above exprest to Pious and Publick Uses which in all amount to the Sum of 536 l. P. 108. WHich most Noble Lord Edward Earl of Gainesborough hath been twice Married First to the Lady Elizabeth Wriothsley Eldest Daughter and Co-Heir of Thomas late Earl of Southampton Lord High Treasurer of England by whom he hath Issue One Son Wriothsley-Baptist Lord Campden who is joyn'd in Commission with his Father for the Lieutenancies of Hampshire and Rutland and Four Daughters 1st The Lady Frances Noel late Wife of Simon Lord Digby Baron of Geashil in Ireland which Lady died in Child-Bed of her First Child a Daughter not long after whose death her Husband also departed this Life at his House at Colshil in Warwickshire on the 19th of Jan. 1685 whose Loss was much regretted by all that knew him He being a Person of very great Honour and Virtue and of Signal Charity 2d The Lady Jane Noel Married to the Right Honourable William now Lord Digby of Geashil Brother and Heir-male of the foresaid Simon Lord Digby 3d. The Lady Elizabeth Noel and 4th The Lady Julian Noel The said Earl's Second Wife the present Countess of Gainesborough is Mary Daughter of the Honourable James Herbert Esq Son of Philip Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery Widow of Sir Robert Wortesley Knight and Baronet Pa. 128. SIR William Burton here mentioned who as I have already observed out of the description of Leicestershire Pa. 108. is by that Author affirmed to be one of the Justices of the Kings-Bench in the Reign of King Edward III. was Lord of Foxton and other Lands in the County of Leicester But Tolethorp in Rutland was his chief Seat. I have seen a Pedigree setting forth his Issue and their several Matches as follows Sir William Burton Knight Ob. 49. E. 3. = Elleonor Sir Thomas Burton Kt. Ob. 8. R. 2. = Margaret Daughter of Thomas Grenham Sir Thomas Burton Kt. = ...... Dau. of Simon Louthe Thomas Burton Esq ........ Dau. of Sir Robert Brabeson Kt. Ux. 1. = Robert Burton Ob. S. M. = ...... Dau. of Sir Hugh Bushey Kt. Ux. 2. William Burton = ...... Dau. of John Foluille of Ashby Foluille Com. Leic. John Burton of Vppingham Com. Rutland = ...... Dau. of Thomas Bassing Thomas Burton = ...... Dau. of Ralph Lowe of Denbigh Com. Derb. John Burton of Braunston Com. Rut. Ob. 1 Mariae = ...... Da. of ...... Blackwell William Burton of Braunston = Alice Daugh. of Richard Peck 1 John Burton = Ann Dau. and Heir of Thomas Digby Esq Philip Dau. of Henry Cobham al. Brook vx I. Sir Tho. Burton of Stockerson Co. Leic. Baronet creat 22. Jul. 20. Jac. 1. = Anne Wi. of Sr Abell Barker Baronet Elizabeth Frances = Anne Da. of Robert Reinolds of London Gent. Ux. 2. Sir Thomas Burton Bar = Elizabeth Da. of Sir John Prittyman Bar. Sir Thomas Burton Bar. = Anne eldest Dau. of Sir Thomas Clutterbuck Kt. 2 Bartin Burton of Okeham Com. Rut. = Abigail Dau. of John Cholmley Esq Andrew Burton of Okeham Esq = Ann Daught. of William Fairmedow of London Merch. Cornelius Burton of Okeham Esq Andrew Burton of Exton Gent. Anne Abigail Mabel Elizabeth Mary Sara Mabell Wife of John Booth of Okeham Gent. 3 Simon Burton of Braunston Pa. 136. ROger Flower of Okeham here named who Married Catherine Daughter and Coheâ— of William Dalby was a Person of so great Note in this County that I ought not to omit here what I find memorable of him out of his Will Registred in the Prerogative-Office Lib. Luffnam f. 69. By his said Will Dated 15 April 1424 he appointed his Body to be Buried in the Church of All-Saints at Okeham His best Animal he gave for a Mortuary To the Vicar of Okeham for Tithes
Viro honorabili proeclaro Johanni Noel Armigero Tabula meritò dicata ADDITIONS TO THE History and Antiquities OF RUTLANDSHIRE SInce the printing and publishing of the foresaid Book the Honourable John Noel Esq Third Son now living of the Right Honourable Baptist late Viscount Campden hath bestowed the Sum of One thousand Pounds in erecting a most Noble and Exquisite Monument in the North-side of Erton Church in this County to the Memory of the said Lord his Father It is in Height 22 Foot and 14 Foot in Breadth and contains at a convenient distance from the Floor two admirable Statues of the said Viscount Campden and Elizabeth his last Lady standing upright somthing bigger than the Life Between these two Statues is a Pedestal supporting an Urne On the outward sides of the Statues are placed two great Pyramids each supporting a Vase of black Marble twisted about with Festoons of white And in several parts of the Monument are represented in Bas-releif the several Matches of the said Lord and all the Issue as well living as dead by those Matches The whole is the Workmanship of that justly admired Artist Mr. Grinlin Gibbon whose Carving at Windsor Whitehall and elsewhere not only in this Nation but in Foreign parts have caused him to be esteem'd the best of English Statuaries and perhaps inferior to none beyond the Seas On two Tables of black Marble below the two Pyramids are the following Inscriptions in Letters of Gold viz. on that on the Left Hand these words Here resteth Baptist Noel Lord Viscount Campden Baron of Ridlington and Ilmington Lord Lieutenant of the County of Rutland His eminent Loyalty to his two Sovereigns King Charles I. and II. his Conjugal Affection to Four Wives his Paternal Indulgence to Nineteen Children his Hospitality and Liberality to all that desired or deserved it notwithstanding inestimable Losses in his Estate frequent Imprisonments of his Person Spoil and Havock of several of his Houses besides the Burning of that Noble Pile of Campden have justly rendred him the Admiration of his Contemporaries and the Imitation of Posterity He left this Life for the Exchange and Fruition of a better the 29th day of October in the LXXI year of his Age. A. D. MDCLXXXIII And on that on the other Hand these Words He took to his First Wife Ann Fielding 2d Daughter to William Earl of Denbigh by whom he had Three Children who Dyed in their Infancy By his Second Wife Ann Countess of Bath he had One Son Still-Born By his Third Wife Hester One of the Four Daughters and Coheirs of Thomas Lord Wootton he had Two Sons and Four Daughters 1. Edward present Earl of Gainesburgh Governor of Portsmouth Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire and Rutland 2d Henry Noel late of North-Luffenham Esq who Died in the 35 year of his Age 3d. Mary present Countess of Northampton 4th Juliana Wife of William Lord Allington 5th Hester who Died an Infant 6th Elizabeth Wife of Charles Lord Duresly Son and Heir apparent of George Earl of Barkley By his 4th Wife who standeth by his Side Elizabeth Bertie eldest Daughter of Mountagu Earl of Lindsey Lord Great Chamberlain of England he had Nine Children 1st Lindsey Noel who Died in his Infancy 2d Catherine now Wife of John Earl of Rutland 3d. Baptist Noel Esq now living 4th John Noel Esq likâ—wise living 5th Bridget Noel also living 6th A Son whose early Birth prevented his Baptisme 7th James Noel Esq who died in the 18th year of his Age 8th Martha Penelope now living 9th A Son Still-Born In the middle of the Pedestal which stands between the two Great Figures To the Pious Memory of Her said Husband his Wives their and her own Children Elizabeth his last Wife in her Life time gave Monies and left Orders for the Building this Monument which by her Third Son and Executor the Honourable John Noel was punctually perform'd 1686. HEre follow certain Ancient Epitaphs and Monumental Inscriptions not now in being but totally decay'd or in the times of Rebellion erazed and obliterated mentioned in a Manuscript Collection of Church-Notes long since read and observed in the several Churches under-named by that skilful Herald Mr. Augustin Vincent when in the year 1618 he Visited in Rutland as Deputy to the famous Cambden Clarencieux Which with many other Manuscripts of the said Mr. Vincent's formerly in the possession of Ralph Shelden of Beoly in the County of Worcester Esq were since his death lately given to the Heralds-Office where they now remain In the Church at Glaston Hic jacet Walterus Collie Dominus Patronus hujus Villae Agnes Vxor ejus qui obiit Ann. Dom. 1407. On another Monument In Lindon Natus Johannes sic vocitatus Linguae limatus apud Oxoniam graduatus Doctor formatus Aulae Merton sociatus Oxoniae gratus Commissarius reputatus Glastonae Praelatus jacet sub marmore stratus Moribus ornatus fit tecum Christe beatus Annos millenos quadringenos lege plenos Trinos senos nunc Caelos scandit anaenos On Another Here lieth Sir John Bramspath which was made Knight He died in the year of our Lord 1443. On Another Orate pro animabus Johannis Basset Agnetis Vxoris ejus In the Chancel at Retton Orate pro anima Roberti Whytbie quondam Praebendarii de Ketton In the Church of North-Luffenham Upon a Monument on the South-side of the Church Simon Digby Esq Pensioner to King Henry the 8th Second Son to Sir John Digby Knight-Marshal which Simon Married Katherine Daughter of Christopher Clapham of Beaumesly in the County of York Esq and Roger Digby their Son and Heir Married Mary Daughter of John Cheiney of Shordelous in Buckinghamshire Ann. Dom. 1582. In the Church of Okeham Upon a Grave-stone in Brass Hic jacet Willielmus Waren quondam hujus Villae Burgensis Mercator Stapule Villae Calisiae ac etiam Domina Agnes Vxor ejus relicta qui quidem Willielmus obijt Ann. 1499. Decimo die Septemb. On Another Hic jacet Willielmus Dalby Agnes Vxor ejus qui quidem Willielmus obiit in vigilia Annuntiationis beatae Mariae Virginis Ann. 1404. praedicta Agnes Painted on the Wall in the said Church Mr. John Pooly of Martinsthorp Ann. 1557. Which lyeth Buried here Ann. 1557. Hath given the Poor in Okeham Ann. 1557. Ten pounds by the year Ann. 1557. Other Supplemental Additions Pa. 14. In the List of Sheriffs A. D. A. R. Jucobus 2. 1685 1 Johannes Bullingham Arm. 1686 2 Eusebius Buswel alias Pelsant Arm. 1687 3 Clemens Breton Armig. Pa. 16. In the List of the Knights of the Shire A. R. Regn. Jacobi 2. 1 Baptista Noel Armiger 1 Thomas Mackworth Baronettus Pa. 27. OF the Priory of Canons here at Brook I have this further to add out of certain old Deeds and Grants now in my Possession Their Estate lay at Brook Braunston Knauston Okeham and Langham all Towns near adjoyning As to what they held in Braunston I find that
Reginald Son of Robert de Branteston gave to God and the Sacristy of the Church of the Blessed Mary of Brot the yearly Rent of 12 d. which the Canons there did use to pay yearly to the said Reginald as Capital Lord of Braunston for one Bouate of Land holden of him which said Rent he did appoint for the maintaining of the 4th and 5th Lamp at our Ladys Vespers and Matins And in like manner for the maintenance of the 4th and 5th Candle at the High Mass and at our Ladies Morning Mass A little before the Suppression Robert Orwell Prior and the Covent of this House did by their Lease Dated 12th of May 23. H. 8. Demise to Robert Reve John his Son and Joan his Wife Dwelling in Knoston in the County of Leicester a Mese place and four Yard Lands with all Houses Measages Pastures Commons and Liberties late in the Tenure of the said Robert Reve lying in the Town and Fields of Knowsington and Braunston for their several Lives at the yearly Rent of 43 s. 4 d. And besides usual Covenants the Lessees obliged themselves to Set and Plant 100 Ashes upon the Lands and Ground so Demised within the space of five years next ensuing from the Date of the Lease This Lease was confirmed by Anthony Coope Esq to whom the Lands belonging to this Priory were Granted after the Suppression The rest of the Lands belonging to this House with the Reversion upon this Lease were Sold and Conveyed 20 Jan. 36 H. 8. By Anthony Coope of Hardwicke in the County of Oxford Esq to John Burton of Braunston Yet some of the Lands being held in Capite were not alienated till 30 Octob. 13 Eliz. At which time that Queen Granted her Licence of Alienation to Anthony Cope Esq and John Peck to Convey the same to William Burton Son and Heir of the foresaid John Burton This parcel was exprest by the Name of Flectmeadow with the Appurtenances in Braunston containing by estimation 15 Acres late in the tenure of Joan Ryve Widow Their Estate in Okeham and Langham was of a very antient Grant but of no great value and as I believe they lost the Possession of part of it long before the Suppression Walkelinus de Ferrariis who was Lord of Okeham Langham and Brook in the time of King Hen. 2 d. and seems to be the First Founder of this House Gave to God and to the Church of St. Mary of Broch and the Canons there in pure and perpetual Alms the Homage and Service of Jordanus de Saxonis and whatsoever Right he had in him and his Tenement and also the Tithes of the Profits arising from the Fair at Okeham held at the Feast of the Decollation of St. John Baptist and of the Mills of the said Town of Okeham and of Langham Witnesses to which Deed were Simone Presbitero de Okeham Gilberto Fratre ejus Hâ—gone de Ferrariis Willielmo de Frenes Galfrido de Carento Magistro Johanne Medico c. This Deed was afterwards confirmed by Henry de Ferrariis Son of Walkeline and after that by Isabel de Mortuomari Widow of Roger de Mortuomari Sister and Heir of the said Henry de Ferrariis Long after this viz. At the Great Court of Edward Duke of York who was also Earl of Rutland held at Okeham on the Wednesday next after the Feast of St. Michael in the 6th H. 4. the then Prior of Brook exhibited his Claim to the Tithes of the Mills of Ocham and Langham valued at 24 s. per Ann which his Predecessors had formerly enjoy'd except for six years last past But whether he ever enjoy'd them afterwards does not appear The before-mentioned Isabel de Mortâ—omari Granted to the Prior and Canons of Broke a Tenement in Langham which Gilbert Carecarius held of her and directed her Precept under her Seal to William de Hampton her then Bayliffe at Okeham to deliver to the said Prior full Seisin of the same Of their Estate at Brook I have already Treated to which I shall only add That in the place where the Priory of Brook formerly stood viz. about a Flight-shot West of the Town hath been since the Dissolution of the said Priory erected a very fair House which has been for many years past the Residence of the Noble Family of the Noels and was of late years a noted Seat of Hospitality during the Life of Julian late Viscountess Campden Relict of Edward Viscount Campden which Lady was the eldest of the two Daughters and Co-Heirs of Sir Baptist Hicks Knight and Baronet Lord Hicks of Ilmington and Viscount Campden who at his own proper Charges built the Sessions-house in St. Iohn-street at London well known by the name of Hicks's Hall. He also did divers other publick Works of Charity Among the rest he Founded an Hospital for six poor Men and Women at Campden in Gloucestershire wherein he appointed to each of them two Rooms a little Garden and two shillings a week for their maintenance which Endowment his said Daughter Julian Viscountess Campden did much enlarge and departed this Life at Brooke her constant Residence on the 25th of November in the year 1680. being then about One hundred years of Age. She had Issue by her said Husband Edward Viscount Campden two Sons and two Daughters viz. Baptist Viscount Campden Henry Noel of Luffenham Esq Elizabeth Married to Sir Erasmus de la Fountaine Kt. and Penelope to John Viscount Chaworth Brook House on the South side Illustrissimo One 〈◊〉 ENOARDO Counâ—â— de Ganest â—râ—â—gh ◠〈◊〉 Campden Dâ—â— NOELâ— Hickâ— Baroni de Ridlington Ilmington in Comilatibus Hanloniâ—â—â—e Râ—â—landior Locumlenenti Ne◠〈◊〉 Foreâ—â—â— Gardiano â—â—uâ—ernatori de Portsmouth Hanc Tabulam H.D. â— W. Pa. 50. WHich most Noble Lord Robert Earl of Aylesbury Our now Gracious Soveraign King JAMES II. as a further remuneration of Honor did constitute Lord Chamberlain of His Majesties Houshold in July 1685. but he survived not long to enjoy the Office departing this Life at his Seat at Ampthill in Bedfordshire on the 20th of October the same year to the great grief of all that knew him He being a Person of singular Merit for his constant Loyalty unfeigned Religion Virtue and Honour of great Learning Himself and a Noble Mecaenas to all the Learned a lover of Hospitality and a constant Benefactor to the Poor He Married the Lady Diana Daughter of Henry Earl of Stamford and by her left Issue surviving of both Sexes Whose eldest Son and Heir the Right Honourable Thomas now Earl of Aylesbury and Elgm. is the true Inheritor of both his Fathers Honours and Virtues and is one of the Gentlemen of His now Majesties Bed-Chamber as he was also to His late Majesty King CHARLES II. of ever Glorious Memory Pa. 78. OF late years Luffenham-House which was in the War-time so Nobly held out against the Rebels by Henry Noel Esq became the Seat and Residence of another Noble Gentleman of the same name the Honourable Henry Noel