EXTRACTS FROM CHURCHWARDENS' BOOKS (p. 375).

You have few correspondents whose communications interest me more than Mr. Baker's, and I hope he will continue to forward you extracts from the Bungay town books.

"Sir Prewett, Priest of Norwich," mentioned in 1525, was doubtless Sir Stephen Prowett, who in 1534 was paid 12d by the Grocers' Company of Norwich, "for making of a newe ballet."a

Richard Elys.-The Richard Elys whose obit is mentioned in 1536, was not the Sir Elys of Mundham, whose name at length was Sir Elys Bold, and whose will dated 23rd October, was proved 12th November, 1583. Pass-penny. With regard to " 'ye paysse peny," will Mr. Baker excuse my asking him if he is quite sure that it is "paysse." I ask this because I have met with 66 masse penny " in an old will. I do not see how one could well be read for the other, but the two words are somewhat alike, and I know from experience how easy it is to make a mistake in transcribing.-EXTRANEUS.

Family of Inglott (p. 378.)-William Inglott, who died organist of Norwich Cathedral in 1621, may have been the son of Edmond Inglot, who occurs in 2nd of Elizth. as master of the singing children. In the "Cessement of the first Subsydy for our Sou'aygn lady Quene Elisabeth, grauntyd in the parliament ended in the 9th yere" of her reign, he is taxed at £5 in lands, & xl. xvijs. vjd. in goods. He was then living in the Precinct.-A.

Witches aft. In the 3rd vol. of the Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archeology, p. 309, it is stated that a poor unfortunate witch so late as 1795, "went through the usual sufferings in a pond close to the churchyard of Stanningfield." I am told the ordeal of water took place at the pond on the green called "Hoggage Green (why so called?); that the name of the witch was 66 Greygoose"; and that she had "six impsSilcock, Wisky, Turntail, Toby, Tarran and Tegg."-BURIENSIS.

QUERIES.

Thomas Muriel, M.A., Archdeacon of Norfolk, A. D. 1621, Vicar of Soham, Cambridgeshire, and Rector of Hildersham, died October, 1629. Any information concerning his will, or of any of his immediate descendants, will greatly oblige-E. M. M.

William Doggett. In the church of Boxford, Suffolk, is an altar tomb, to "William Doggett, marchant adve'terer, citizen and mercer of London," who died Oct. 10th, 1610.-Is anything known of this William Doggett ? was he an ancestor of the well-known founder of the "Coat and Badge," annually rowed for on the Thames by watermen's apprentices, just out of their time.-L.

a See an interesting paper by R, Fitch, Esq., in the 5th vol. of "Norfolk Archæology,"

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Sir Robt. Inglott was instituted to the Rectory of Bodham, Norfolk, 16 Mar., 1540, on the presentation of Sir John Heydon. I give a few extracts from his will, dated 24 Sep., 1554.

My body to be buried in the cross alie, before the quere doore, next to the pulpitt in the Church of Bodham aforesaid, and for the brekinge of the pauement I giue to the towne, tenne shillings condicionallie, that thei shall see my graue couered and paued agayne, with a greate stone alredie by me prepared. Allso, I giue to the reperac'on of the church of Bodham for to bye sum necessarie ornament, to serue with Allmightie god other tenne shillings. Item, I giue to every one of the poore in the towneship of Bodham, aforesaid, at my buriall daie, one pennye. Itm, I giue to the poore people of Baconesthorpe two shillings. Itm, to the poore people of Hensted, twentie pence. Itm, to the poore people of Westbecham, xvj pence. Itm, to the poore people of Estbecham, twelfpence. Itm, I give to everie one of my god children, sixe pence. Itm, I giue to my sisters Agnes and Katheringe, eche of them 6s. 8d. Itm, I giue to my Nephew Harrye Brend, 6s. 8d. Itm, I giue to John Nicollis my nephewe, a milche cowe, and an old Gowne. Itm, I giue to John Inglott my Nephewe, tenne shillinges. Itm, I giue eche of the dawtors of Harry Inglott my Nec's vnmarried vs, to be paid to them if thei liue at the age of eightene yers. Itm, giue to Edmund Nicollis my nephew 10s. Executor, Sr Edmund Inglott my brother." Proved 5 March, 1554.

I am unable to say whether Sr Edmund Inglott just mentioned, was the Edmund Inglot of the 2nd and 9th Elizabeth, but it seems very likely. It is, however, certain that William Inglott, who died in 1621, was son of Edmund, the master of the singing children. This William Inglott's patent of the office of the master of the children is dated 1579, and he

was not to come into the office until after his father's death. It contains a grant of an annuity of £36. 13s. 4d.; £10. of which was for the performance of the office, and £26. 13s. 4d. for the maintenance of the eight singing children.-A.

CHANGE-RINGING.

East Anglia is so noted for good change-ringing, that the following may be interesting to your campanalogical readers, as we learn by it something about the history and date of the first Change-ringing.

In 1668 there was a little book, printed in "London for Fabian Stedman," called Tintinnalogia, or, the Art of Ringing, "by a Lover of the Art." The licence of Roger L'Estrange is dated Nov. 1, 1667, and I find that it was registered at Stationers' Hall Feb. 8, 1667, by Fabyan Stedman. So there can be no doubt about the author. This is the book so highly spoken of by Dr. Burney, in his History of Music, vol. iii. 413; and not Tintinnalogia, by J. White (published without date), as was formerly supposed. It is the earliest book yet known; it is dedicated to the Society of College Youths, and contains the original peal of Grandsire Bob by R. R.

The author (who calls himself Campanista) says that "fifty or sixty years last past, changes were not known, or thought possible to be rang." And that" Walking changes, and whole-pull changes, were altogether practised in former times;" "but of late, a more quick and ready way is practised, called 'half-pulls:' so that now, in London, it is a common thing to ring 720 triples and doubles, and Grandsire Bob in half an hour." This account is the more interesting, as it carries us back to the begiņning of change-ringing as now practised.

In 1677, Campanalogia, or, Art of Ringing improved, was published by F. S.; and this is clearly Stedman's second edition of the book, printed for him in 1668. The first name of the title is altered, but the second name is continued; afterwards, several other editions were published under the same name, as appears in my first list.

One would like to find out who was R. R, the author of Grandsire Bob, as stated above. The initials may be those of one Richard Rock, who was a ringer in 1632; in which year he was admitted a member of the "Schollars of Cheapeside," a ringing society founded in 1603, and which continued till 1634: three years after which, the Society of College Youths was established, to which Stedman dedicates his book.

Rectory, Clyst St. George, Devon.

H. T. ELLACOMBE, M.A.

Can any of your correspondents tell me anything more about the matter referred to in the annexed extract from Mackarell's History of Lynn, p. 229, Lond. 1738.-Z.

"1582. About this Time certain Lusty Young Fellows began to set up Ringing again, which for some Time had been disused; divers of the Aldermen meaning to silence them, occasioned a great Disturbance, which turn'd to the Mayor's Disadvantage, and was the Cause of the Spending a great deal of Money."