Some Monumental Inscriptions of East Langdon Church

Some Monumental Inscriptions of East Langdon Church, noted by Rev Bryan Faussett in 1759. Also some Monumental Inscriptions  Noted by Zechariah Cozens about 1795, added 10th October 2008. Kindly typed up for the website by Pat Tritton.

In The Chancell.
1. On a Monument on the N. Wall.

[¼ly of 8 – probly. 2 ¼ly coats impaled: (MARSH). 1). ¼ly gu. & arg. in 1st ¼ a horse’s head arg. 2,5). Gu. 3 mermaids in pale arg. 3,4,7). blank. 6). Gu a chevn. betw. 3 hammers or. 8). Gu. a Λ erm. betw. 3 cocks or.
This note over shield: The rest of these Quartgs. are not distinguishable].
Monumentum Thomae MARSH, nuper de MARTON, in Parochiâ de East Langdon Generosi, in Cancellâ hâc sepulti; qui obijt Feb. 13 An.Dni 1634(5). Aetatis suae 51. qui Liberos habuit, et reliquit, novem. viz: quatuor Filios, et 5 Filias. In cujus Memoriam Johannes Marsh, Filius ejus primo genitus, respectû Heredis et Executoris Officij, Hoc Monumentum posuit.

2. On a Flat Stone. [PARAMOR (3.118, Eastry) imp. BILLETY, 3 crescents (no tinctures) (CULMER)]. Here lies interred the Body of Thomas PARAMOR Gent. who was ……..or of this Parish 21 Years. ………Issue 3 Sons and 4 Daughters. Also Mary, his Wife, Daughter of …………CULMER Gent. He departed this Life 3 May 1701 in the 48th Year of his Age.

3. On Another Flat Stone. To the Memory of Mrs Mary KNIGHT, Wife to Mr Thomas Knight, who deceased November 2 A.D. 1617. And to the Memory of Anne Knight, the Daughter of Mr …….. who died the 5th Day of December A.D. 1628.

4. On a Brass Plate fixt to a Flat Stone, partly hid by ye Rails. Here lieth intombed, the Bodies of ………….. MASTER with 3 of her Children, sumtimes (the wife) of James Master; by whome he had Issue ….onne and 3 Daughters, who departed this (life the) xxii Day of July in ye Year of our Lord 1591. And in the xxxviii Yeare of her Age.

5. One very ancient Flat Stone without Inscription.

In The Body.
6. One Ancient flat Stone, which has formerly been inlaid; ye Brasses and Inscription now lost.

7. This Church consists only of the Chancell and Body – in a wooden Spire, at ye West End, hang 4 Bells – ye 3 first, made by Joseph HATCH 1627 and the 4th by Robert CATLING 1749.

8. In the Church Yard are Altar Tombs for BAKER, PILCHER & WANSTALL and Head Stones for ADAMS, BAKER and SAYER.

9. This Church was dedicated to St. Austin. It is A Rectory in the Patronage of The (190b. present 1759) Rector is ……

10. [J.ARNALD. Jn. RATRAY is Curate (& is Incumbt. of River). as also of Guston, at £26. p.a. Rectn. worth £46 p.a. Is also Curate of W. Langdon sinecure, and lives at E. Langdon].
11. (Added). At a Place call’d Poison Downe (which is either in this Parish, or Guston) about ye Year 1760 – much Armour, and many human Bones were found, in digging a Ditch.

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Also some Monumental Inscriptions  Noted by Zechariah Cozens about 1795, added 10th October 2008

12. East Langdon is situated about two miles to the South-west of the last described church (Ringwould). It is a pretty village, seated in a bottom of near twenty houses with a Church at the South end of it, consisting of two ailes and a chancel, with a small spire at the West end, containing four bells, all inscribed: Joceph HATCH made me. (O.E.).

Epitaphs.
In the Chancel.
13. On a mural monument of alabaster at the North side: Monumentum Thomae MARSH nuper de Marton in Parochia de East Langden Generosi in cancella hac sepulti: qui obiit Feb. 13 An.Dni 1634/5. Aetatis suae 51. Qui Liberos habuit et reliquit novem vid. 4 filios et 5 filias in cuius memoriam Johannes MARSH filios eius primogenitus respecti Haeredis et executoris officii hoc monumentum posuit. Arms: (obliterated).

14. On a plain stone, in part hid by the Altar rails: Here lyes interr’d ye Body of ……/ PARAMOR Gent who was ……/ of this Parish 21 Years, ……/ Issue 3 Sons & 4 Daughrs. ……/ Mary his wife (Daugr. of Richard FILMER Gent) he departd. …./ life May ye 3d. 1701 …./ 48 Year of his Age. Arms: Paramor, impaling, 3 Crescents, betw. 9 Billets. Crest: a fleur de lis.

15. On a white stone: To the Memory of Mrs Maria KNIGHT Wife to Mr Thomas Knight who desceased November 2d. An. Dni 1617. And to the Memory of Anne Knight the Daughter of Mr ………/ said Mary who died the 5 Day of December A. 1628.

16. On another at the South side. Here lie interred the remains of the Revd. John RATRAY late Rector of this Parish, who died November 1st 1772, aged 88 Years. Also the remains of the above, who died 24th Jany. 1770, aged 78. And I heard a Voice from Heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the Dead which die in the Lord from henceforth.

17. On a small white stone: In Memory of the Revd. John QUETEVILLE, of the Island of Jersey, Rector of this Parish who died 3d. of January 1788 Aged 63 Years.

18. The pulpit hangings are very antient and rich, being crimson velvet embroidered with gold, in the middle are the effigies of a Man and Woman; on a label from his mouth: Ave gra plena dus (sic) …../ (O.E.) on another from hers, in ansila dm fiat mumbre filam. (O.E.).

19. This Parish is not large, but appears to be well inhabited.

20. In this Parish is a borough called Marton or Marton-street, which appears to have been in the possession of the family of the MARSH’s, one of whom is particularized in the 1st Epitaph in this church, prior to any remaining documents; though the name appears originally to have been written DE MARISCO. One of this family, Gilbert de Marisco was LORD of WOOLWICH in the reign of EDWARD the FIRST*. (*Philpot’s, Vill. Can. p. 211).

21. The soil in this Parish is in general fertile, and as the country now becomes more inclosed the prospects are less extensive and less diversified.

22. The Living is a Rectory, and the Church is dedicated to St. Augustine.

23. Patron: The EARL of GUILDFORD. 1795. Incumbent: Thomas DELANOY.

24. King’s Books £7.0s.0d. Tenths 14s.0d.

Index of Names and Places

Names Index
ADAMS 8
ARNALD 10
BAKER 8
BILLETY
CULMER 2
DE MARISCO 20
DELANOY 23
FILMER 14
HATCH 7
KNIGHT 3, 15
MARSH 1, 13, 20
MARTON 2
MASTER 4
PARAMOR 2, 14
PILCHER 8
QUETEVILLE 17
RATRAY 10, 16
SAYER 8
WANSTALL 8Places IndexGuston 10, 11
Jersey 17
Marton or Marton-street 20
Poison Downe 11
River 10
West Langdon 10

Tithe Apportionment for East Langdon

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East Langdon Tithe award schedule  Back to East Langdon Maps etc Information kindly provided by Pam Jones Owner Occupier No. Description Cultivation Quantities Vicarial Appropriator Sheet 1 Thomas    Baker John    Baker Thomas    Barron John    Bailey The Earl of    Guilford Sheet2 Thomas    Baker Thomas  Hopper & others Thomas File & another Susanna    Amos Mary    Hopper The Earl of    Guilford Benjamin    Taylor 116 81 77 78 145 40 3a 5a 6 7 8 9 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 1 2 3 4 5 10 11 Mill Field 4 Tenements & 2 Tenements & House & House & Poison Wood Church Farm Part of the 20 Acres Part of the 25 Acres Shave Sheeps Close The 7 Acres Forge Field Langdon Court Farm Denchers Long Close Shave Court Field Shave Court Field 2nd. Shot Court Field 1st. Shot Sheeps Pasture Long Meadow Buntings Hog Green Little Meadow Garden Barn Yard etc. Homestead & Forstall Shave --- Part of the 20 Acres Chalk Hole Part of the 25 Acres Down Down Arable Gardens Gardens Garden Garden Wood Arable Arable Wood Pasture Arable Arable Arable Arable Wood Wood Arable Arable Pasture Pasture Pasture Pasture Pasture --- --- Garden --- Wood Wood Arable Wood Arable Arable Waste 2.3.21 0.3. 0 0.0.14 0.0.22 0.0. 9 1.0.20 6.0. 0 6.0. 0 0.1. 1 8.3. 4 7.1. 6 10.3.  5 39.0.16 15.1.12 21.0.20 0.2. 2 0.2.27 15.2. 9 15.0.30 3.3.14 2.1.16 9.0. 4 2.2.14 1.2.32 0.1.27 1.1.11 0.2. 6  0.2.15 90.3.39 0.2.19 0.1.27 12.0.32 0.0.20 36.2. 0 13.0.10   0.1.24 63.1.12 0.10. 3 0. 1. 6 0. 4.11 12.16. 9 25. 9. 9 Owner Occupier No. Description Cultivation Quantities Vicarial Appropriator The Earl of    Guilford Robert    Denne 12 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 38 39 41 42 43 44 45 46 59 60 Church Farm Occupation Road Homestead Rick Yard The 4 Acres Pound Field Butts Hole 1st. Shot Poison Down The Old Five Acres Ennifer Down Giffords Chalk Hole Butts Hole Carvet Butts Hole 2nd. Shot Butts Hole 2nd. Shot Hedgerow Lime Kiln Down The 8 Acres Langdon Court Famine Down Famine Shave --- --- --- Pasture Pasture Arable Arable Arable Arable Arable Waste Wood Arable Arable Wood Arable Arable Arable Wood 0.1. 6 0.2. 3 0.0.18 5.0.29 7.1.27 17.2.15 10.3. 4 4.2. 4 4.1.35 4.2.38 0.1.20 0.0.33 1.1. 7 11.1. 9 0.1.36 14.0.12  8.0. 0 91.1. 9 15.1.11  0.1.38 15.3.  9 34. 7. 6 Sheet 3 Thomas     Smith John    Prebble 61 68 70 71 69 87 96 97 99 109 110 111 113 114 115 112 93a 94a 83 84 85 88 91 92 93 94 98 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 125 126 127 130 Brick Clamp Garden Homestead Pt. of Orchard Homestead Pt. of Street Meadow Brick Clamp Hedge Row The 3 Acres Farther Shot Middle Shot Chalk Hole Soulton Shot 2nd Sanfoin Piece Sanfoin over the Road Soulton Shot 1st Church Farm Pt. of the 8 Acres Pt. of the Sheer Way Jossing Block Farm Jossing Block Farm Orchard Street Meadow Lay Bottom Hollands Hill Pt. of the 8 Acres Pt. of Sheer Way Hedge Row Hedge Row Bottom Bank 2nd Shot Bank 3rd Shot Bank 1st Shot Bank 1st Shot Old Sanfoin 1st Shot Old Sanfoin 2nd Shot Old Sanfoin 3rd Shot The Peaks Great Field Pt. of Great Field Carvet Pasture Garden --- --- --- Pasture Arable Wood Arable Arable Arable Waste Arable --- --- Arable Arable Arable Homestead Homestead Pasture Pasture Arable Arable Arable Arable Wood Wood Arable Arable Old Ley Arable Arable Arable Arable Arable Arable Arable Arable Wood 4.1.30 0.1.35 0.1.16 0.1. 3 0.1.22 3.0.21 18.3.33 0.0.14 2.3.30 17.1.29 17.2. 0 0.1.30 13.1.33 9.0. 4  26.3.30 115.3.17 4.2.14 4.0. 0 4.0. 0 0.1.12 0.1.32 2.2.12 2.3.14 14.1.22 8.2.33 3.2.39 32.2.10 0.1. 0  0.0.12 75.3.26 0.3.25 16.3.22 2.0.28 10.0. 5 4.2. 3 6.0. 7 5.1.17  4.3.19 48.3.  6 4.2.24 13.3.26 3.1.30  0.0.28 22.0.33 35. 9. 2 1.12. 2 Owner Occupier No. Description Cultivation Quantities Vicarial Appropriator Sheet 4 The Earl of    Guilford Ann    Stanger David     Hambrook Frederick    De Chair Lawrence    Baker Thomas    Youden Susanna    Amos John    Bowes 47 48 66 67 74 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 62 63 64 72 73 86 89 90 The 3 Acres The 3 Acres Garden House Forge and --- The Six Acres Three Acres Hedge Row The Three Acres The Three Acres Great Field Part of Famine Down Famine Down Little Soulton Great Field Part of Church Close Church Close Hamels Well Farm Garden Parsons Field --- --- Arable Arable Garden Garden Garden Arable Arable Wood Pasture Arable Arable Pasture Arable Arable Arable Arable Arable Pasture Homestead --- Pasture Garden Garden 3.0. 1 3.0.35 6.0.36 0.0.38 0.1.11 0.2.  9 0.0.33 6.1. 2 2.3.21 0.0.34 3.1.21 3.1.28 7.0.28 8.1. 8 4.0.26 1.1.30 23.3.30 5.1.14 4.3.19 0.1. 2 0.2.10  0.1.12 72.2.  3 1.2. 9 0.0.23 0.0.23 2.17. 7 0. 6 .2 0. 2 .9 27. 9. 0 0. 6.10 0. 1. 6 0. 1 .8 James    Gardner David    Hambrook Sheet 5 John Jekens & Company James    Jeken Sheet 6 James Marsh & another Thomas    Finnis Richard    Baker David    Hambrook William Dilnot & others Thomas    Youden James    Jeken 79 163 164 165 166 76 123 124 128 129 131 132 133 134 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 147 148 149 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 2 Tenements and House and House and Carpenters Shop    and Yard Tenements and Public House and Hedge Row Bosley(?) Close Hedge Row Court Field Carvet Farther Shot Carvet The Brooms Occupation Road Upper Brooms Carvet Foot Path Carvet Westfield Shave Finniss' Field The Two Acres Stack Yard Farm Yard etc. Buildings and Yard Homestead Garden Hog Green Plantation Firs Garden Shave Waste beside Road Martin Field Carvet Road and Carvet Buff Banks Road and Carvet Occupation Road Martin Field Road and Carvet Cop Down Hedge Row Road and Carvet Road and Carvet Crooked Close Carvet Dick Deal Chalk Hole Oxney 7 Acres Oxney 8 Acres Carvet Hedge Row Kings Field Carvet Down Carvet Rob Sack Garden Garden Garden --- Gardens Garden Wood Arable Wood Arable Wood Arable Wood Arable Waste Arable Wood Waste Wood Arable Wood Pasture Pasture Pasture --- --- --- Garden Pasture Wood Garden Wood --- Arable Wood Wood  & Waste Arable Wood  & Waste Waste Arable Wood  & Waste Arable Wood Wood & Waste Wood  & Waste Arable Wood Arable Waste Arable Arable Wood Wood Pasture Wood Rough Wood Arable 0.0.26 0.1.22 0.0.25 0.0.13 0.1.18 0.1.20 0.0.35 20.3.36 0.1.36 11.1.19 0.1. 0 12.1.30 0.2. 7 6.3. 6 0.1.14 6.3.12 0.0.38 0.1. 2 0.1.15 6.2. 4 0.1. 4 1.1.24 1.0.28 2.1.18 0.2. 9 0.0.26 0.3.24 0.1.14 2.3.36 0.0.34 0.1.12 0.1. 1 0.2.18 15.3. 0 1.0. 4 0.2.15 6.0.11 0.2.27 0.1.11 17.3.30 0.0.36 8.2.24 0.1. 8 0.3. 1 0.0.21 14.1.15 0.2. 0 24.3.10 0.0.23 7.2.30 9.0. 2 0.1. 0 0.1. 0 10.1. 4 0.1.33 2.2. 3 0.3.19  23.3.30 226.2.19 0.4.11 0. 1. 6 0. 4 .0 17.11. 0 Owner Occupier No. Description Cultivation Quantities Vicarial Appropriator James    Jeken Mercy    Morris John    Gillman Charles  Youden & another John    Bayley 168 146 150 151 Cottage House and House and House and --- Garden Garden Garden 0.0. 6 0.1.22 0.0.27 0.0.24 0. 2 .6 0. 1 .6 Owner Occupier No. Description Cultivation Quantities Vicarial Appropriator James    Jeken Parishioners Richard    Roffey Sheet 7 Thomas    Regis Anne    Stanger John    Sutton Benjamin    Taylor George    Soles Samuel    Norris George    Marsh Mark    Sandford Richard    Roffey Thomas    Regis Anne    Stanger John    Sutton William Mills & another John Marsh & others 152 153 167 82 135 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 221 222 223 117 118 119 120 121 122 144 143 80 Garden House and House and Garden Upper Hop Garden Cottage and Garden Cottage and Garden Garden Granary Field Plantation Green Close Green Shave Martin Field Hog Green Martin Farm Rick Yard Half Acre --- Martin Field Occupation Road Martin Field The Beaks North Field Shot below North Field Robsack Lower Pasture Bushy Pasture The Four Acres Mill Field Carvet Carvet Carvet Cottage & Plantation Part of Oxney Park Pt of Buildings & Rds House and Field Garden House and Plot Plot Mill Field &     Corn Windmill House and 2 Tenements and Tenements and Garden Garden Garden Garden Arable Garden Garden Garden Pasture Firs Arable Wood Arable Pasture Homestead Pasture Pasture Waste Arable --- Arable Arable Arable Arable Arable Pasture Arable Arable Arable Wood Wood Wood Firs Pasture --- Arable Garden Garden Pasture Pasture Arable Garden Garden Gardens 0.0.14 0.1.  1 0.1.15 0.0. 4 0. 1. 6 1.0.34 0.1.15 0.0.35 0.2. 4 3.0.17 0.0.20 16.0.10 0.0.31 1.1. 9 1.1.10 0.3.24 1.1.31 0.1.22 0.0.14 4.1. 7 0.1. 6 15.0.15 25.1.23 22.1. 7 14.3.38 5.2. 9 0.2.26 9.1. 8 3.2.34 13.2.17 0.1.18 0.0.30   0.0.27 143.0.30 3.2.28 0.2. 0 0.2.15 4.3.  3 3.2.30 0.0.20 3.3.10 0.0.30 0.1.11 0.1.34 4.3.32 5.3.27 0.1.33 0.0.34 0.0.34 0. 4 .0 0. 4 .0 12.11. 4 0. 5 .0 0. 5 .0 54. 7.11 Owner Occupier No. Description Cultivation Quantities Vicarial Appropriator Rev Frederick    De Chair      (Glebe) Lawrence    Baker Rev Frederick    De Chair 95 75 65 --- House and Church Yard Arable Gardens --- 2.2.33 0.3.  6 3.1.39 0.1.14 1.1. 7½ 0. 4. 3½ 1.7.11     Whilst every care has been taken in transcribing information from old records which in themselves are prone to error or  misinterpretation, visitors to this site need to recognise that there will be errors. 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