On flat stones in the chapel. George Fleck, died 18 Feb, 1693. Anne, wife of James Melicar, died 1695. Mrs. Eliz. Churchill, widow, died Dec. 8. 1779, aged 70. -wife of William Winterton Rector, and daughter of the Rev. Ralph Tonstall, rector of Laythorpe, died October 5, 1698. Susanna, wife of Wm. Winterton, rector, and daughter of Mr. John Curteis of Toynton, Gent. died January 20, 1713. On a mural tablet of stone in the chancel. To the memory of the Rev. George Jolland, late rector of this parish, who died Jan. 18. 1771, aged 76. Also Elizabeth his wife, who died Anno Dom. 1752, aged 50. Also five of their children, who died in their infancy.. In the chancel is a Piscina, and in the south aile a pew with veined pannels and gilt mouldings, it and the communion rails were brought from the chapel at Stoke Rochford in 1773. Here are steps up to the rood loft. The fout is a square stone, covered with a wooden cover and staples to lock it down. The earliest Register begins, 1622. The follow ing are extracts from it. 1632. Mrs. Eleanor Ayscough, aged 114, she could remember the finishing the tower, buried march 10. Mem. Our tower was builded from the ground by Mr. Ellys Merchant of the Staple. 1635. Wm. son of Mr. Wm. Pretty man of Norwich buried. 1636. Mr. Charles Shelly, and Mrs. Mary, the daughter of Serjeant Bohun, married 28 of March, 1637. Margaret, wife of John Archer, Esq. buried April 28.-Sarah, daughter of Mr. Wm. Prettyman and Eliz. his wife, baptized. 1640. Henry Hungerford, rector, buried July 1. The Church, dedicated to Holy Cross, is a rectory in the patronage of the prebendary of N. Grantham, in the church of Sarum. Succession of Rectors. Henry Hungerford. 1641. Charles Harrington, 1642. Charles Hoole. 1647. Thomas Rastall. 1666. James Twist. 1686. Roger Stevens. 1691. May 14, William Winterton, M. A. 1724. Feb. 11. George Jollands, M. A. 1771. Apr. 31, Charles Churchill, B. A. 1789. Dec. 26, George Barrington, M. A. 1792. June 15, Thomas Tristram, M. A. 1796. May 18, Elias Benj. De La Fontaine, M. A. The School. In 1717, an indenture of agreement was made between William Archer, Esq. lord of the manor. William Winterton rector, Thomas Rastall, Gent. and others, for dividing and inclosing about 1200 acres; and establishing a free school out of eertain waste lands, belonging to the lord of the manor, which agreement was confirmed by Act of Parliament, in 1772, and the remaining uninclosed lands in the parish were directed to be inclosed, and divided, and a compensation in land 10 be set out for the rector, in lieu of tithes. At the passing the Act, John Archer, Esq. was jord of the manor, Rev. Charles Churchill, rector, William Rastall, D. D. Richard Knight, John Stennet, the churchwardens of Edmondthorpe. co. Leicester, and others, proprietors. The free school founded by William Archer, Esq. for the benefit of the parish, is a neat stone building, west of the high road, and is well endowed with lands, &c. The master is appointed by the lord of the manor. MODERN STATE. Sir W. Manners is Lord of the manor, and proprietor of the parish, which contains about 2600 acres of land. The tithes are exonerated by land in lieu, at the inclosure in 1772; the fences thorn hedges, the soil creach princicipally, with some clay, and is good corn land, but requires a good deal of manure. The river With. am runs just by the east side of the town. Part of the mano-house, built by Anthony Ellys, is remaining; it is situated a little to the S. W. of the church, and in the middle of the village, which abounds with springs of pure water, rising out of the rock, and running into the river Witham. Chequered pavements, and Roman coins have been found here. 315 COLSTERWORTH. COLSTERWORTH is a small village in the soke of Grantham, in the parts of Kesteven, on the road leading from Grantham to London, 8 miles. from the former place, and 36 from Lincoln. Domesday Account. Land of the Archbishop of York. In Calstourde (Colsterworth) Earl Morcar had three carucates of land to be taxed. Land to three ploughs. The soke is in Skillington. Four sokemen and four villanes have there two ploughs, and one hundred and twenty acres of wood, pasture here and there, Land Land of Sortebrand and other Thanes. In Colsteworde (Colsterworth) a thane of the Queen's had four carucates of land to be taxed. to four ploughs. The same himself has there three sokemen, and three villanes and seven bordars with two ploughs, and two mills at two sbil |