AN
ESSAY
TOWARDS A
TOPOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
OF THE
COUNTY OF NORFOLK,
CONTAINING A
DESCRIPTION OF THE TOWNS, VILLAGES, AND HAMLETS,
WITH THE FOUNDATIONS OF
MONASTERIES, CHURCHES, CHAPELS, CHANTRIES, AND OTHER RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS:
ALSO AN ACCOUNT OF
The Ancient and Present State of all the Rectories, Vicarages, Donatives, and Impropriations, their Former and Present Patrons and Incumbents, with their several Valuations in the King's Books, whether discharged or not:
LIKEWISE,
AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE CASTLES, SEATS, AND MANORS, THEIR PRESENT AND ANCIENT OWNERS;
TOGETHER WITH THE
Epitaphs, Inscriptions, and Arms in all the Parish Churches, and Chapels; with sevcral Draughts of Churches, Monuments, Arms, Ancient Ruins, and other
RELICKS OF ANTIQUITY.
collected out of
LEDGER-BOOKS, REGISTERS, RECORDS, EVIDENCES, DEEDS, COURT-ROLLS, AND OTHER AUTHENTICK MEMORIALS.
BY FRANCIS BLOMEFIELD,
RECTOR OF FERSFIELD IN NORFOLK.
Nos patriæ fines, et dulcia scripsimus arvaVirg.
VOLUME II.
LONDON:
PRINTED FOR WILLIAM MILLER, ALBEMARLE-STREET,
BY W. BULMEK, AND CO. CLEVELAND-ROW, ST. JAMES'S.
1805.
