Volume 1

The history and antiquities of the county of Dorset / Compiled from the best and most ancient historians, inquisitions post mortem, and other valuable records and mss. in the public offices, and libraries, and in private hands. With a copy of Domesday book and the Inquisitio Gheldi for the county: interspersed with some remarkable particulars of natural history; and adorned with a correct map of the county, and views of antiquities, seats of the nobility and gentry, &c. By John Hutchins, M.A.

  • Hutchins, John, 1698-1773.
Date:
1774
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Credit: The history and antiquities of the county of Dorset / Compiled from the best and most ancient historians, inquisitions post mortem, and other valuable records and mss. in the public offices, and libraries, and in private hands. With a copy of Domesday book and the Inquisitio Gheldi for the county: interspersed with some remarkable particulars of natural history; and adorned with a correct map of the county, and views of antiquities, seats of the nobility and gentry, &c. By John Hutchins, M.A. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ij2 - Hundred of WIN FRITH. Mr. Camden n is Angular in his opinion, that Cy- coppices of Richard Swayne, efq. for 1600 1. His negilius, or Kinegilfus, king of the Welt Saxons, delcendent fold it to Humphrey Weld, efq. 1643. It overcame the Britons, A. D. 614, at this place, was fequeftered from the time of the inclolure. In 1645 which he calls Bcandune ; but in all the copies of it was fequeftered and let for 50 1. It now belongs the Saxon annals it is writ Beambune, in which ac- to Edward Weld, efq. value 80 1. count bithop Gibfon removes this a£tion to Bampton, upon the borders of Somerfet and Devon. The march of the Britons, who retired weftward, and hhe Chapel of Wool all other circumftances, favours this •, and the old 4 name does much better fuic it; it being ufual for ]s a chapel of eafe to Comb-Keynes, and officiated after-ages to add p after m to ftrengthen, as it were, in once a fortnight by the vicar, for which he has a the pronunciation. The only argument in favour of hftary of 5 I. per annum, paid by Edward Weld, Camden’s opinion is, perhaps, the double formed *n l’eu of all glebe and tithes. It is fituated in camp, called Flowers Barrow, S. of Rindon, and the tne part of the vill, and confifts of a chancel, many barrows between it and Bindon. On a rifmg body, narrow N. ifle, and a low embattled tower, in ground, E. of Luckford Lake, are five contiguous which are four bells. At the upper end of the N. pnes, and a little S. three more : fome of thefe hie is a chapel divided from the other part by an are very large, particularly one near Eaft Lulworth. arch, and belonging to Bindon. Weft of this chapel Bifhop Kennet 0 fixes this action at Bampton or Beam- Was the burial place of the lurbervilles of Wool- dune in Oxfordfhire; on the authority of Iiigden, bridge.^ ^ie wall, “ M. rl’. Matthew Turber- who, in his Polychronicon, lub anno 611, exprefsly “ v_hl.” I here is nothing remarkable in it, but an favs, it was a pud Bampton juxta Oxoniam. ancient pulpit-cloth, well preferved, faid to have be¬ lli the road from Bindon to Weymouth is a great l°ngcd to Bindon-abbey. It is of brown velvet, and ditch like Wanfdike for feveral miles p. This was on it are embroidered, in gold, the twelve apoftles; never exactly traced, being, no doubt, in many places hut it is moft probable it belonged to Bindon chapel, quite worn out. The ditch near Pokefwell quarries ar,h wTas preferved when that and the houle were burnt fee ms to be fome remains of it. !n jhe civil wars r. The inhabitants of this chapelry maintain their own chapel and poor, and bury in the chapel-yard. Bovington, In 1380 a compofition was made between the'in- habitants of the parifh of Comb-Keines, the chapelry anciently a manor, now a farm, about two miles and of Wool, and the reftory of the prior of Merton5, a half N. from Wool. It belonged anciently to the The chapel had all parochial rights, ab antiquo, ex¬ abbey of Bindon. In 1293 the lands of the abbot cept fepulture. And the inhabitants, who uled to here were valued at 20 s. and 31 H. VIII. at 10 1. bury at Comb-Keynes, defire that the chapel and cce- 11 s. 5 d. 1 32 H. VIII. the manpr and farm were metery may be confecrated for the burial of the dead, granted to fir Thomas Poynings ; 44 Eliz. to Thomas, The parifhioners of Wool were to repair their chapel, vifeount Bindon. Afterwards it came to the Hoopers This compofition was not then fully carried into exe- of Hurn-court or Boveridge. From the reverend cution; but, upon an allegation of the difagreement Mr. Hooper, rector of Winborn St. Giles, it palfed of the inhabitants of both vills about the fabric of to his nephew Edward Hooper of Hurn-court, who the body of the chapel, the inclofure of the church¬ fold it 17 . . to James Frampton of Moreton, efq. yard, and the ornaments of the church, it was de¬ creed, 30 March, 1384, that the chapel and cceme- tery fhould be dedicated, the inhabitants to repair W,ro odstrett, Wcodjlert, and-maintain it, and alfo to contribute to the repairs of the parifh-church ; that two procurators be chofen a farm or grange, one mile S. of Bindon. It was for Comb and two for Wool by the parilhioners, part of the ancient demefnes of Bindon abbey. 32 yearly, as infpeftors for that purpofe ; a chaplain to H. VIII. it was granted to fir Thomas Poynings. It officiate three days in every week at Wool, at the feems to have been given by him to his brother Adrian, charge of the vicar of Comb. 23 Eliz. 31 Dec. by an inquifition concerning con- This chapelry is included in that of Comb-Keines cealed land. It was found that Adrian Poynings, kt. in the return to the commiflion 1650. 37 H. VIII. purchafed it of fir T. Poynings, clear yearly value, 41. 19 s. 8 d. which was concealed fince that time by fir Adrian. 23 Eliz. May 19, the The Church of Comb-Keines queen leafed it to Andrew Rogers for fourteen years, paying yearly 4 1. 19 s. 8 d. 24 Eliz. it was granted to ftands at the S. end of the parifh. It is an ancient, Richard Swayne of the Middle Temple, efq. and John low, and dark fabric. There are feveral very long Turbervile of Woolb ridge for 309 I. is. 3d. toge- and narrow lancet windows in the chancel and the ther with Woolbridge and Hethfelton. 30 Eliz. weft end of the tower. It confifts of a chancel, body, they were granted to William Tipper and Robert Daw and S. ifle, equal to the body, and divided from it of London ; the fame year to Thomas Dowfe and Luke by three arches. The tower is low and tiled, and Reynoldsa who, 13 Eliz. fold them to Richard Swayne, in it are three bells. efq. for 30 1. 32 Eliz. it was granted to Richard In the chancel, on the S. fide againft the wall, are Swayne, John Ryves, and John Turberville. 6Jac.I. two low altar-tombs, very ancient, efpecially the Thomas, earl of Suffolk, bought this farm with fome wefternmoft, but no marks of any infeription. Caind. Erit. Dorfet. Vide Hen. Huntingdon Gibfon’s Sax. Chron. 0 Parochial Antiq. p. 2$. p Aubrey’s Monum. Britan. part iii. chap. IV. s Taxat. Temporalit. r Such kind of pulpit-cloths, which fome fuppofe to have been made out of copes, are not uncommon. There is one in Kettlefion chvrch, Norfolk, and one in Conway church, Caernarvonfhire, both which have, at lead, the fame angels embroidered on them as are <Jn fome copes. s Reg. Ergham. A little