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Rotherfield - The Story of some Wealden Manors by Catharine Pullein
published by Courier in 1928
  
Chapter

Frontispiece  
 
Preface  
 
Ch I. Introductory 9
 
Ch II. Owners before the Conquest 18
 
Ch III. The Priory 32
 
Ch IV. The Hundred and Manor of Rotherfield 42
 
Ch V. Early Inhabitants 55
 
Ch VI. The Customs and Courts of the Manor 64
 
Ch VII. Manor Accounts 85
 
Ch VIII. The Church: Its Patron Saints 93
 
Ch IX. The Church: Its Fabric 98
 
Ch X. The Church: Its Uses 109
 
Ch XI. The Church: Its Memorials 115
 
Ch XII. The Church: Its Registers 132
 
Ch XIII. The Church - Its Lands: Dewland Manor 148
 
Ch XIV. The Church - Its Lands: Dewland Manor 160
 
Ch XV. The Church - Its Lands: Dewland Manor and the Holy Breads Land 172
 
Ch XVI. The Rectors and Ministers of Rotherfield 180
 
Ch XVII. The Rectors and Ministers of Rotherfield (continued) 191
 
Ch XVIII. The Rectors and Ministers of Rotherfield (concluded) 204
 
Ch XIX. Assistant Clergy of Rotherfield, and Churchwardens 215
 
Ch XX. The Churchwardens' Minute Book 230
 
Ch XXI. The Church Pews 245
 
Ch XXII. The Vestry Meeting Book 254
 
Ch XXIII. The Marian Persecution in Rotherfield 265
 
Ch XXIV. Local Trades 276
 
Ch XXV. The Inns 291
 
Ch XXVI. The Manor House 306
 
Ch XXVII. The Horsegrove Estate 316
 
Ch XXVIII. The Manor of Hall 323
 
Ch XXIX. The Manor of Walsh 336
 
Ch XXX. The Fermors of Walsh Manor 349
 
Ch XXXI. The Fermors of Walsh Manor (concluded) 362
 
Ch XXXII. The Fowle Family 374
 
Ch XXXIII. The Fowle Family (completed) 385
 
Ch XXXIV. The Maynards of Hamsell 400
 
Ch XXXV. The Maynards of Redgate Mill 418
 
Ch XXXVI. The Maynards of Mead Farm 427
 
Ch XXXVII. The Borowe or Manor of Alchorne 434
 
Ch XXXVIII. The Burges Family of Brook House 446
 
Ch XXXIX. Steep 458
 
Ch XL. The Pageant 466
 
Index 480
 

Illustrations

Our Surroundings in 1597  
 
The Pedigree of the De Clares and Nevillsfacing 46
 
External View of Church, 1850facing 98
 
The Chancelfacing 103
 
The Doom discovered in 1893facing 104
 
Central Figures of the Doomfacing 105
 
Pulpit and Rood Loft Doorwayfacing 116
 
Iron Grave Slab & The Fontsfacing 118
 
Dewland Manorfacing 148
 
Site of the Priest or Vicarage Housefacing 173
 
Great Henley and Little Henleyfacing 174
 
Chimneys of "The Three Guns" Innfacing 301
 
The Manor House in 1882facing 307
 
The Manor of Hall in 1785facing 327
 
The Two Walsh Manor Houses in 1785facing 347
 
Walsh Manor Photographsfacing 348
 
The Manor of Walsh, alias Sypseys, in 1839facing 349
 
Pedigree of the Fermors of Walsh Manor and Sybsiesfacing 372
 
St Mary Overy Priory Planfacing 377
 
Fowle Early Family Pedigree 380
 
Pedigree of Fowle of Rotherfieldfacing 399
 
Borowe or Manor of Alchornefacing 437
 
Pedigree of Allcorn of The Hall Farmfacing 444
 
Pedigree of Burges of Brook Housefacing 456
 

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Index - A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Caldicott, Martha389
 
Calmache, Walter440442
 
Cancellor, William137138143
 
Carsholton Registers378
 
Castle Hill44151167
 
Castle Wood148160164
 
Catt Family6163135163169
 234282301384
 
Catt's Corner263432
 
Cave, The34
 
Cawley, John209
 
Cawley, Wm. (the Regicide)209
 
Chace, The Lord's4351172
 
Challoner, Francis410422
 
Champneys, Rev. F. W.108185214
 
Chancel, The Ladye's101104199
 
Chant (or Chaune) Lane3435278299387
 392424
 
Chapman, Mr. A. Plumer372
 
Chapman, Mr. H. J.436
 
Charity School, The254-257369
 
Charity, The Henry Smith146
 
Charlemagne28
 
Charles le Gros28
 
Charles, The Emperor19
 
Chaucer's Parish Priest216
 
Chauntler, Nicholas173198
 
Chayne, John193
 
Chesterton, G. K.11
 
Chevage85
 
Child, Rev. A.104128190214
 
Chillies440
 
Chintinge Family155223386
 
Chishull, John de152181187
 
Chowne Family8092120-123160250
 376
 
Chowne, Ledger Stone120
 
Church Building98
 
Church Clock242
 
Church Reeves110
 
Churchwardens in fault238
 
Churchwardens, The222-229
 
Cinder Lane, Hamsell9278
 
Clare, Family de4044-5371119120
 151163180-185187-188308
 
Clarke, Mary Anne157
 
Claverham Manor438
 
Clerkesland, The69
 
Clocksmiths284-287
 
Coals, Sale of135
 
Cobeham, Thos. De183188
 
Coe Family167-169223223390400
 
Cole, Anthony169-170
 
Collins, John155206-207
 
Collowaye278
 
Collyer, Wm.197265465
 
Columba, St.32
 
Common Prayer Book177239281
 
Communion Plate239-240369
 
Cooke, James103218
 
Coptbarn280430
 
Copyhold Farm267429
 
Cornhill House150-151
 
Cornhill, Peter de60151
 
Cotman Land6773158
 
Cottage Hill37393
 
Cottages with four acres82
 
Cottingham, Mr. John171
 
Cotton, Sir Robert25
 
Coumbe, la68
 
Court Mead387780282308
 389450
 
Court Rolls71-85
 
Court, The48707284
 
Courthope, Mr.Wm.150
 
Cow wheat14
 
Crawley, Rev. Richard125128213
 
Cressy, Sir H. P.23
 
Cripps, John, of Steelbridge249
 
Cross, The386
 
Crowborough Hill12
 
Crowborough, All Saints' Church177
 
Culverden, Werrina de58-60
 
Custumal, Manor64-70
 
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