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An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… SWERDESTON. This village, at the time of the Conqueror's survey, was in many parts, being then six furlongs long and … of Swerdeston, called afterwards. Swerdeston, or Colby's Manor, Which was the principal one, belonged to Ordinc, a … Sir John Colby of Swarston, and Rob. Colby's arms impaling Brewse, were formerly in the church windows here. 2 H. VIII. …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… is sometimes called,) the fee of which, from the Confessor's time to the latter end of King Henry VI. 1 constantly … of Norfolk. This hundred paid for every tenth 100 l. 14 s. 4 d. out of which the deductions came to 7 l. 1 s. so that … manor; he left one daughter, Cecily, married to Sir John Brewse of Wenham in Suffolk, and Richard Wilton of Topcroft, …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… and from this Atlinge he would have it called Atlinge's Burgh, or Atleburgh; but as to that part, of its towers and … passant or. Norwich. Boutetort. The Bishoprick of Norwich. Brewse, gul, a cross moline arg. Mortimer, or, semi de … or. Az. a chevron between three boars heads or, impales Brewse. Earl of Sussex quartering Bohun Earl of Northampton. …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… carucate which belonged to Bury abbey) in the Confessor's time, when there were 3 carucates in demean, and woods … all which the Earl joined to his manor. In the Conqueror's time it was worth 6 l. 13 s. 4 d. and two sextaries of … Willoughby, Knt. (Claus. 3 E. 4. M. 5.) In 1481, Thomas Brewse, in right of Elizabeth his wife, had Denton and …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… and Loveday his wife, who held it for life by Ralph's grant; but in 1309, he was in possession, 1 and died … who, soon after his marriage, sold the manor, with 30 s. 11 d. rent, a messuage, and 100 acres of land in Stanford, … released his right; in 1374, it descended to Katherine de Brewse, cousin and heir of Sir John Norwich, junior, who …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Cawston CAWSTON, Commonly called Caston, at the Confessor's survey was found to belong to Herold, then Earl of the East … the windfalls of the top-wood. 1457, Ela wife of Robert Brewse, Knt. died seized of 200 acres called Jerberg's Park in Cawston, and Robert de Brewse her son proved that it was not subject to the liberty …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… bounds; Whither, a Saxon, was lord of it at the Confessor's survey, from whom the Conqueror took it, and gave it to … from one half, and the advowson, to John le Brus or Brewse, and this was the manor called Heydon, alias … manor, and in Haydon manor there. In 1256 Roger Brewse was lord of Stinton alias Heydon, and had a pillory …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… IRMINGLAND. Edric a Dane owned Irmingland at the Confessor's survey, and it contained two carucates, one belonged to the … Suffolk, Knt. who married Willoughby, daughter of Edward Brewse, 4th son of John Brewse of Wenham in Suffolk. Simon Smith of Cratfield had …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… the neighbourhood,) where Talbot in his notes of Antoninus's Itinerary has fixed it, for this place bears also the same … The aforesaid Turchill held this lordship in the Confessor's time, but when William I. became King, he gave it to Ralph … gul. a chevron or between three de-lises arg. Haywell. Brewse as above, Ufford, and gul. a cross arg. in a bordure …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… accounted for as two manors, and valued in the Confessor's time at 8 l. per annum at the survey at 16 l. and there was 20 s. per annum more belonging to it, and the whole paid 16 d. … his second wife, and Muriel, daughter of Sir Thomas Brewse of Wenham in Suffolk, by whom he had Richard Awdley of …