QUERIES. Families of Barnardiston and Luke.-I am very desirous of finding some evidence that Arthur Barnardiston, who died 1691, married for his second wife, Mary, daughter of Sir Samuel Luke (HUDIBRASS), of Woodend, co. Bedford, by his second wife Elizabeth. This Mary was baptized at St. Ann's, Blackfriars, 27th January, 1640-1. She is said to have married after his death, to Samuel Blackerby, Esq. Davy deduces the descent of the Barnardistons from this marriage, but it was certainly from Arthur's first wife, Mary Loyd.-R. A. LEADERS OF DULLINGHAM, CO. CAMBRIDGE. A family of the name of Leader appears to have lived and held property at Dullingham, in Cambridgeshire, from 1522, to probably the middle of the seventeenth century, as the following extracts from wills will show. I do not place them in tabular order, but the general connection is tolerably clear. William Leder alias Tylar de Dullingham, made a will which was proved at the registry for Ely, 17th June, 1522, in which he bequeathed to his son William all his "houses and lands, free and copy.' To Alice his daughter, 10 marks. To Elizabeth his daughter, 40 shillings. His wife Annes and his son William, executors. "To the gylde of St. Jamys, a cow, to kepe my obit once by year.' "To the most necessary things to be bought for the church, 40s. To the church of Carleton, 68. 8d." Henry Leader, parson of Whipsted, in his will, dated 8th October, 1559, proved 13th January, 1560, leaves to Thomas Leader, son of William Leader, of Dullingham, my "geston" bed, with all thereto belonging. Among the witnesses to this will are William Leader, of Dullingham, and young William Leader, his son. William Leader, of Dullingham, made a will, dated 7th October, 42nd Elizabeth, finished 25th May, 1597, proved 22nd February, 1602. Leaves a messuage in Dullingham, and a close or pasture, called Bullens, with various other bequests. Mentions brothers. Richard and Thomas; nephews Thomas, Henry, and Richard. Richard Leader, of Dullingham, yeoman, appears to have been the son of Thomas, the brother of the last named testator. His will was proved 12th December, 1612, and he names a number of children and grandchildren. To his son William he leaves a tenement, lands, &c.; and to grandson John Leader, freehold land in Crackfield, copyhold, &c. To his wife Lidia, £20, and some other things. A William Leader, of Great St. Mary's parish, in Cambridge, makes a nuncupative will, 3rd December, 1629, leaving property in trust for his son William, an infant. 4th October, 1651, administration granted to Samuel Leader, son of John Leader, late of the town and county of Cambridge. I have nothing to show the connection between the William and John last named, and the Leaders of Dullingham. Further information about any of them would be acceptable. J. D. L. The East Anglian. DECEMBER, 1867. NOTES. LIGHTHOUSE AT HUNSTANTON. The following is a transcript of a petition from the Domestic State Papers of Charles II (vol. 78, No. 2), relating to the erection of a Lighthouse at Hunstanton. Chelsea. To the King's Most Excellent Matie. WALTER RYE. The humble peticōn of the owners and Masters of Shipps and other marriners belonging to the Port of King's Lynn, in the County of Norff., wth the Creekes and Members of the said Port, and of the Towne of Boston, in the County of Lincolne, Humbly sheweth ties That Whereas the passage upon the coast of Norff. in and about Lynn channells is much infested wth many sands not onely very troublesome but exceeding dangerous to all shipps passing, that many having p'ished upon the same sands, especially in the night, wch might, by god's blessing, easily be p'vented by erection of lights upon a place called Hunstan Cliff, or Chappell lands, in the said County of Norff., to be kept every night in the yeare, being very necessary for p'servation of our lives, shipps, and goods. The consideration whereof inbouldens [us] (being fully assured of yo' ma goodness in furthering soe good and necessary a worke) Humbly to supplicate yo' matie for the granting Comission for erecting the same lights, the Charge whereof may be borne by raiseing of eightpence upon every 20 chalders of coles or 20 tunns of other goods and marchandize upon English shipps, and one penny p tunn upon all forreigne shipps tradeing to and from the porte of Lynn, the Creekes and members of the same, and to and from Boston southwards, wch we, yo' ma' ties subjects, are very willing to beare, and for wch benefitt we shalbe ever much obliged to pray for yo maties Long and prosperous Reigne. (Signed) Wm. Wharton (& 183 others.) (Endorsed) Atty Court at Whitehall, August ye 1st, 1663. His Mat being graciously enclined to provide by what meanes shall be found fitt for ye safety of his good subjects lives & ye encouragem* of their trade, is pleased to referre y consideracōn of this Petecōn to yo Society of y Trinity House at Deptford to advise thereupon and certify his Maty what they conceive fit to be done in it, and then his Maty will declare his further Pleasure. Henry Bennet (?) VOL. III. 2 K INSCRIPTIONS ON THE CHURCH BELLS OF CAMBRIDGESHIRE. NO. 7.-(VOL. III, P. 163). Whittlesea St. Mary-8, Tenor E, 20 cwt. 22. 1. 23. 2. Thomas Moore Vicar. Edward Ground and Willm Davy Ground Prosperity to the Establish. Church of England and no encour- 3. The Lord to praise 4. My voice I'll raise-1803. Osborn and Dobson. founders, Downham, Norfolk. 1803. 5. Joseph Eayre fecit. Peace and good Neighbourhood. 6. Do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with thy God. 1758. 7. John Sudbury and John Johnson Churchwardens of St. Andrew's. 1803. 8. The five old bells into six was run With additional metal near a tun. 1758. Wilburton-5. Tenor, G. 7 cwt. 1. Miles Graye made me 1651. R. T. T. B. 2. Charles Newman made me 1695. John Taylor & Son founders 3. No inscription. 4. 5. 1661. I mean to tell that this bell was the free gift of Thomas Tower, Esq. to the town of Wilburton in the year 1661. Recast at the expense of the Hon. Margaret Letitia Matilda, Dame Pell. 1850. John Taylor & Son founders Loughborough. On the waist are the arms of Tower:--Az., a tower Or. The fourth and the old tenor Miles Graye's. They can be seen distinctly from the ground. There is no inscription on either bell on the western side, and probably there is none on the other side. 3. Burwell-5, and a Priest's bell in the leaden spire. 1, 2, 3, 4. 1703. 6. པསྡམས ལཨpཅ༴ ཡཨས༦ སv. 1པཔ་. 3. AVE. MARIA. GRATIA. PLENA. DOMINVS. TECVN 4. characters. SANCTA. MARGARETA. ORA. PRO. NOBIS. DERBY characters. 5. John Draper made me. 1621. Wood Ditton-5. 1. John Draper made me. 1608. 2. 3. 4. William Dobson founder, Downham, Norfolk 182 Sum rosa 1588 + pulsata + mundi + Maria Y 5. + Virginis assumpte nomen & gero + d'me t 1588 + The treble was brought from Weston Colville after the fall of tha inscription upon it, relating probably to the Weston Colville parochia been erased. 7. Fordham-6. 1. Fecit. 1759. 2, 3. 4. Miles Graye made me. 1638. 5. Robt. Hayward & John Minett Churchwardens. R. D. Fyson & James Seaber Contractors. Prosperity to the village of Fordham. William Dobson Founder. A. D. 1825. 6. Miles Graye made me. 1659. A fine peal. The tenor is from Lester and Pack's foundry in Whitechapel. 8. Isleham-5 & Clock Bell. Tenor said to be 25 cwt. 1, 2. 1516. 3. S'ce: gabriel: ora p. ai'abs Joh'is bernard 4. The Rev. John Braham Isaacson, Rector. John Knight and John Sheldrick Ch. Wards. 1819. 5. John Darbie made me. W. W. 1680. William Adams C. W. J. G. Joseph Sharpe. Clock Bell+Sancte Andria ora pro. A remarkably fine peal. The third and Clock Bell are from the old Bury foundry, and I have been told that the old fourth was very much like the third. The third bears two shields, one Bernard, the other Bernard and Peyton in pale. Of these benefactors John Bernard died in 1451, and Thomas Peyton, in 1484. The fourth is from Dobson's foundry, at Downham. The clock bell bears the royal arms (France and England quarterly) in a circle between each word. It is worthy of note that when the tower of this church fell down, a few years ago, not one of the bells was broken. The peal hanging in the new tower is identical with that of which I took notes about twenty years ago. 9. Kennett-3. 1. Charles Newman made mee. 1707. 2. No inscription. 3. Meritis Edmundi Simus a Crimine Mundi. The second is an old bell of cylindrical tendency. The tenor is stamped with the Norwich mark. The capitals are very beautiful, especially the C, which contains a spread eagle. 10. Kirtling-5. 1, 2, 4, 5. Miles Graie fecit. 1638. 3. George Dobito Churchwarden. William Dobson Founder, 1819. The executors of "Richard Pytchye of Kertlyng" (ob. 1521) "leide out to Robt. Warren for ye bell. xxs." (See Tymms's Wills and Inventories of the Sudbury Archdeaconry.) 11. Landwade-2. 1. Hec Tvba Cottoni est Landwadi didita fano. 1602. The former, I think, is by Tobie Norris. The latter bears the Norwich stamp. 'Voco' is a mistake of the founder for Vocor.' Between Egregie and Voco there is a lion's head, and the capital V's contain each a lion rampant. C has the spread eagle as at Kennett. |