Jacob Scott 14/11/2008 Jacob Scott 14/11/2008

Some Monumental Inscriptions of Barfreston Church

Some Monumental Inscriptions of Barfreston Church, noted by Rev Bryan Faussett in 1759. Also some Monumental Inscriptions noted by Zechariah Cozens about 1795, added 14th November 2008. Kindly typed up for the website by Pat Tritton.

Chancell.
1. On a Monument on the North Wall, wth. ye Arms of BOYS, see P.77

(Nonington). M.S. Thomae Boys de Bvarfreston, Stirpe Generosâ de Fredville oriundo, Viro in Bonum Patriae Nato, ejusdemq, maximo In commodo denato: Actib ad Exemplum praecipus. qui ductâ Christianâ SEARLES, Thomae De WYE Filiâ, 6 Filios, et 4 Filias, suscepit. Amnicitias singulari semper Constantiâ coluit; Humanitatem in signi Reverentiâ temperavit, notabilis in omnes Adfectus. Mortus Patri desideratissimo, vivus Filius Maestissimums fieri curavit. Obijt Anno Christi 1599/1600. Vitae 72. Prid. Kal. Mark – Pater, valeto! Plura non sinit Dolor. Salve, recepte Calo; et, aeternium vale! Brevi sequemur; interim, Vale! Vale!

2. On Another. On The South Wall. In Memoriam Roberti EWELL, nuper denati, hujus Parochiae Rectoris, et Patroni, dignissimi; Ecclesiae Metropoliticae Cantuariensis ex Sex Concio natoribus unius; et semel in Clericum Convocationis Publicis Suffragiss asciti. Inter Proximos, Litis componendae, Arbiter erat, integerrimus. Duxit in Uxorem Margaritam HARRIS honestâ Familiâ prognatum; quae peperit illi 5 Filios, quorum 4 ad huc sunt superstites, et tres Filias, ante Patrem demortuas. Qui Mensis Septemb. Die decimo sexto, piè obdormivit in Domino; Anno Salutis nostrae 1638. Aetatis suae Septuagesimo qunito.

3. This Church which is beautifully adorned with *Carved Work, both within and without, and whose Arches are circular (whichs shews its great Antiquity) consists of only the Chancell and Body, which are separated by a very beautyfull circular Arch. In The Steeple, which has a shingled Spire, and stands at the West End, are 2 Small Bells without Inscription. *The Arch over the South Door, and some Figures under the Arch, are remarkably well carv’d and very beautyfull; but, are almost hid by ye paltry tiled Roof of ye Porch.

4. It was dedicated to St Mary (sic, for Nicholas). It is a Rectory in the Gift of……………. The Present Rector is ………….

5. See My account of some Tumuli; in this Parish, in ye 4th Vol. of my Inventorium Sepulchrale.

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Also some Monumental Inscriptions Noted by Zechariah Cozens about 1795, added 14th November 2008

Having thus completed our observations at Eythorne, we next visited Barfreston which is situated about a mile and a half from the last described church.

6. This appears to be a very small Parish and as thinly inhabited, as the Church stands almost solitary, on the side of a hill, having only a house or two within sight of it: but it is, of itself, a structure that demands peculiar notice; for if we say, that it is the most perfect Saxon Church remaining in the Kingdom, perhaps, no one can contradict us. It was, probably, originally longer than at present, and perhaps, once had a tower at the West end as handsome as the Body and Chancel which remain. The whole of the building, except the West wall, is of pure Saxon Architecture and is enriched with highly ornamented Doors, windows, niches, cornices and mouldings, with a profusion of grotesque sculpture on the outside; and indeed the inside is in no point deficient: but the arches between the Nave and Chancel are incomparably beautiful, and would have been more especially so, if the side ones had not been stopped up; here, at the South Door, and in the circular window at the East end, the Architect seems to have fully exerted his abilities. But the reader must remark that the walls only remain of the original structure, for the roof is evidently a much later work, and so slovenly performed as greatly to diminish the beauty of the Church, for it is lower pitched than the original one, and therefore hides many of its ornaments: as the present Churchwarden (1793) has also done, thinking to beautify the Church, he has so loaded it with a whitewash, as entirely to conceal the lightest, and of course the most beautiful strokes of the chissel.

7. The Pulpit is fixed in the center of the West wall, a good situation to command the whole congregation.

8. Here is one Bell, also at the West end.

Epitaphs.
9. On a Mural Monument at the North side of the Chancel is: M.S. Thomae BOYS de Barefreston, stirpe generosa de Fredville oriundo: viro in bonu patriae nato, eiusdemq maximo in comodo denato: actib ad exemplu praecipuo: qui ducta Christiana SEARLES Thomae de Wye filia 6 filios. 4 filias suscepit amicitias singulari semper constantiae coluit, humanitate in signi reverential temperavit notabilis in omnes adfectus, mortuo patri desideratissimo vivos filios mestissimus fieri curavit. Obiijt anno Christi 1599: vitae 72 pridi Kal. Mart Pater valeto phra non sinit dolor Salve recepte caelo, et eternu vale: Brevi sequemor, interim vale, vale. Arms: BOYS.

10. On a small mural Monument at the East end of the South side is: (On a tablet of black): In memoriam Roberti EWELL nuper denati, huius parochiae rectoris et patroni dignissimi, Ecclesiae metropliticae Cantuariensis, ex sex concionatoribus unius, & semel in clericum convocationis publicis suffragijs asciti.

11. Inter proximos, litis componendae arbiter erat integerrimus; duxit in uxorem, Margaritam HARRIS, honesta familiae prognatam. quae peperit illi quinq filios, quorum quator ad hoc sunt superstites & tres filias ante patrem demortuas qui mensis Septem. die decimo sexto pie obdormivit in domino anno salutis nostrae 1638 Aetatis suae septuagesimo quinto.

12. On a plain stone in the middle of the Chancel is: In Memory of the Revd. George SMITH Forty six Years Rector of ys. Parish. He died on the 16th of May 1752 Aged 74 Years. And also of Hannah his Wife Who died on the 21st of Septr. 1758 Aged 76 Years.

13. In the Chancel are two Niches for HolyWater.

14. Before we leave this church, we must observe, that the arch of the South door demands more than an ordinary share of attention, for it is superlatively rich in its ornaments, both in design and execution; though it is in a great measure concealed by the uncouth porch that is before it: As this, with several other parts of the church, especially the East end, which is very handsome, has been laid before the public, by Grose, The Gentleman’s Magazine, etc. we forebear saying any more respecting it, and do not pretend to give drawings of it; not having vanity sufficient to suppose we can excel those already given.

15. This Parish, as abovementioned, is very small, the soil appears barren, and the prospects are uninteresting.

16. The Living is a Rectory, and the Church is dedicated to St. Mary.

17. Patron: St John’s College, Oxon. 1795. Incumbent: Dr. John LUNTLY.
King’s Books £7.14s.2d. Tenths 15s.5d.

From Barfrestone we pursued our Visitation to Tilmanstone.

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Index of Names and Places

Names Index
BOYS 1, 9
EWELL 2, 10
HARRIS 2, 11LUNTLY 17SEARLES 1SMITH 12
WYE 1

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Tithe Apportionment for Barfreston

Barfreston - Maps and Tithe award schedules

Barfreston Tithe award schedule    52KB - signed 7th February 1843
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Barfreston Tithe award schedule - signed 7th February 1843

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Owner	Occupier	No.	Description	Cultivation	Quantities	Rector	Remarks
Sheet 1 Trustees of Bethlem Hospital Sheet 2	Mrs Anne Martin	28 29 30 40 41 60 65 67 68 69 70 81 82 83 85 86 87 88 89 90 92 93 94 95 96 98 99 100 101 102 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 31 32 33 34 35 71 72 73 74 75 76 77	Garden Hospital Pasture Lower Yard Buildings & Yard Castle Meadow Mill Bottom Castle Field Horse Close --- Upper Banks Road & Chalkpit --- Forstal Field The Twelve Acres Middle Lands Marshill --- Nine Acres Little Sheep Close Little Dover Close Crow Hill Great Meadow --- The Shave Barrow Hill Road & Hop Garden --- Crab Tree Long Lane Field --- Downs Close Long Lane Down Long Lane Down Long Lane Down Great Down Close Sheep Close Pit Great Sheep Close Ghost Hill Galgatha The Further Field The Flat Galgotha Thirteen Acres Orchard Barfrestane Court Hog Green Garden Pond Eythorne Bottom Shallows Kittington Hill --- Eythorne Hill Rob? Bushel Sixteen Acres	Garden Pasture --- --- Pasture Arable Pasture Arable Shave Arable Shave Rough Arable Arable Arable Arable Arable Waste Arable Arable Arable Arable Pasture --- Wood Arable Rough Arable Shaw Arable --- Rough Arable Arable Arable Waste Arable Shaw Arable Arable Arable Arable Arable Waste Arable Orchard --- Orchard Garden Waste Arable Arable Arable Waste Arable Arable Arable	0.0.37 0.1.31 0.0.25 0.0.30 1.3. 1 1.3.12 4.1. 1 8.1.38 0.2.13 11.2.15 0.2. 8 1.2.33 0.1.19 11.2.12 11.2.33 12.2.23 15.2.26 0.0.29 8.2.20 5.3.28 7.1.31 5.0. 4 3.1.39 5.0.28 0.1.37 8.3.12 1.0. 6 4.1.25 0.0.37 15.1.15 7.1.13 0.1.37 10.2.32 11.1.27 5.3.29 0.1. 0 12.1.25 0.1.25 6.3.13 5.2.34 2.3.15 7.3. 8 12.2.30 2.0. 3 13.1.11 0.1.23 1.3.26 0.1.28 0.0.12 0.0.20 25.1.38 10.3.25 15.3.20 0.0.10 11.0.19 17.2. 0 16.1.16 350.0.37	0. 2. 9 0. 1. 8 0. 4. 7 0. 4. 2 0.15. 9 0.13. 6 3. 1. 2 0. 0.11 3. 9. 9 0. 0.11 0. 2. 9 4.13. 4 5. 3. 9 4.12. 3 3.14. 1 1.14. 0 1.19.10 2.14. 5 1. 2.10 0. 8. 0 0.16. 5 0. 0. 9 3.11. 0 --- 1.18. 5 0. 0. 3 6. 3. 3 2.19. 1 0. 0. 6 2. 9. 0 2. 5. 0 1. 3. 4 5. 0. 0 2. 9.10 1. 2. 7 0.12. 3 1.12. 6 3. 8. 7 0. 0.11 4.17. 3 0. 1. 6 1. 7. 5 0. 1. 7 0. 0.11 11. 1. 0 3.13. 0 4. 5.10 2. 4. 1 3.15. 9 7.1.10 109. 4. 3
Owner	Occupier	No.	Description	Cultivation	Quantities	Rector	Remarks
Trustees of Bethlem Hospital William Cullen	James Skimmer Mrs Elizabeth Iggulden John P. Plumphe William Young William Upton William Rigden Henry Stokes Richard Lincoln	38 39 49 57 59 63 64 103 104 61 63a 1 3 4 5	House & Yard --- Part of Great Field Part of Great Field Part of Great Field Acre Piece --- Crab Tree Camel? Bromley Wood --- --- House & Yard House & Garden House & Garden House & Garden	--- Garden Arable Arable Arable Arable Rough Wood Wood Arable Arable --- Garden Garden Garden	0.0.19 0.0.21 3.3.30 3.2.26 3.0.15 1.0. 0 0.0.23 2.2. 9 7.1.24 21.3. 7 0.2.14 0.3.16 1.1.30 0.0. 1 0.0.10 0.0. 7 0.0. 6	0.17. 4 1. 6. 9 1. 6. 9 0. 5. 2 0. 0. 2 0. 4. 8 0.10. 0 4.10.10 0. 4. 8 0. 4.10 0. 9. 6
Sheet 3 Mrs Elizabeth Iggulden William Mathews John Pemberton Plumphe	William Cullen Daniel Oliver Stephen Allen others Mrs Elizabeth Iggulden Joseph Best Fredrick Larkin Robert Wilmot Richard Knoll Wilmot Martin	6 7 8 9 10 2 12 26 46 13 14 15	--- House & Garden House & Garden Cottages & Gardens House & Garden House & Garden House & Garden --- --- House & Garden House & Garden House & Garden	Garden Garden Garden Garden Garden Garden Garden Pasture Pasture Garden Garden Garden	0.0.15 0.0.18 0.0.28 0.0. 4 0.0.26 0.0.13 0.0.17 0.1. 0 0.2.18 1.0.22 2.0. 0 0.0.24 0.0.25 0.0.25	0. 1. 0 0. 1.11 0. 3. 8 0. 6. 7
Owner	Occupier	No.	Description	Cultivation	Quantities	Rector	Remarks
John Pemberton Plumphe Sheet 4	William Best John Horton John Davis & another Mrs Mary Spanton Richard Stokes & another William Young John Lott Mrs Anne Martin	16 18 19 42 43 46 17 22 27 20 21 24 23 62 21a 66 91	--- House & Garden House & Garden --- --- --- House & Garden --- --- House & Yard --- House & Yard House Yard & Garden --- Cottage Shed & Garden Coppice Close ---	Garden Garden Garden Pasture Pasture Orchard Garden Garden Garden --- Garden --- Garden Arable Garden Pasture Arable	0.0.23 0.0. 8 0.0.31 0.1.15 3.2. 5 1.1.35 0.3. 0 6.0.15 0.0.16 0.1.13 0.0. 6 0.1.35 0.0.25 0.0.29 0.0.21 0.1.10 0.0.35 0.3. 0 0.3.35 0.1. 3 1.1.34 1.0. 5 2.1.39	0. 1. 6 0. 9. 2 0. 4. 0 0. 2. 5 0.17. 1 0. 5. 5 0. 5. 5 0. 4. 7 0. 7. 6 0.12. 1
Parishioners Rev James Gillman (Glebe)	John Pemberton Plumphe Mrs Anne Martin Rev James Gillman Mrs Anne Martin	25 44 47 48 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 58 97 81 36 37 78 79 80 11	Buildings & Yard Bastan? Nine Acres Part of great Field Larch Plantation --- Part of Ten Acres --- Tye? Bottom --- Shepherds Wood Part of Great field Ghost Close Clerks? Acres Hse Bldgs & Shrubbery Parsonage & Garden The Two Acres The Peak Close The Three Acres Church Yard Roads & Waste	--- Pasture Arable Arable Wood Pasture Arable Arable Arable Rough Wood Arable Arable Arable --- Garden Arable Arable Arable --- ---	0.1.16 3.0.13 8.1.31 13.3.28 2.0.12 1.3.35 3.0.28 7.0.24 14.1. 9 0.1.17 0.0.34 17.1.15 16.3.15 89.0.37 1.0. 2 1.0.39 0.1.32 1.3.28 2.0.20 3.0.36 8.3.35 0.0.33 12.2. 0	0. 8. 5 2.18. 2 4.12. 9 0.1.10 0. 1. 4 0.12. 7 2. 3. 0 5. 3. 0 0. 0. 6 0. 0. 3 7.10. 6 6.15.10 30. 8. 2 0. 7. 4 0. 6. 2½ 0. 2. 3 0.9. 7½ 0.10. 7½ 0.16. 1½ 2. 4. 10

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