80 HISTORICAL MEMORANDA OF RIBBESFORD. 



Robeitus de Ribbesford 1 r i t> i. c n« •• io«n 



D'a's de Ribbesford | J«^»- ^'^y> "P^'- ^ ^au, 1349. 



^'""" com. w:I!'""^°7 Walterus Elyot, pbr., 1 Apr. 1387. 



"'°"'"'com' ^ar!^°''"'^°'}^i^^^^"^ ^'"^'> ^^P' ^1 Julii, 1444. 

 Will'us Herbert,' de Her- (* 



bert,et de Pembroke, ex^ David Gibbes, pbr. 28 Oct. 1467. 



concessione Regis. (_ 



Thomas Blount ex conc.l,„ ,, „, . t t r» n n* .•• it^rt* 

 Job Vic Lisle j'Walterus Blount, LL. B., 7 Martu, 1507. 



Robenus Ac.„„. ,e„. {^SrEef^a^rim' '''" 



Robertas Acton, Eq. Aur. Thomas Hopkins, pbr. 26 June, 1544. 



Rob. Acton, mil. Johannes Lewis, alias Duke, cler. 18 Nov. 1556. 



Will. Cook, mil. Joh. Hamond, A. B., 2 Martii, 1614. 



Rex, per lapsum temp. Johannes Boraston, cl. 4 Martii, 1638. 



Henricus Herbert, arm. Anthonius Lucas, cl. 7 Martii, 1688. 



f Johannes Pooler, A. M., 10 Julii, 1695. 

 Henricus D'n's Herbert Ba-) Gul. Price, cl. 18 Febr. 1706. 



ro. de Cherbury. ) Johannes Bradley, A.B., 20 Apr. 1725. 



(^Thomas Knight, A. M., 10 Martii, 1730. 

 Henricus Aj-thur, Comes j g^,^,^^ g^^^j^^ ^ ^^ ^9 ^p^jj^ ^7^5^ 



George Paulett William Jesse, A. M., Mali, 1795. 



Thomas Ingram. Edward Winnington Ingram, the present Incumbent. 



The borough of Bewdley is within the parish of Ribbesford, 

 and the rector of Ribbesford appoints a curate to the chapel 

 of -Bewdley. 



The present mansion is situated near the banks of the 

 Severn, surrounded by most picturesque and beautiful scenery. 

 Dr. Nash,* observes '^ that the ride along the banks of the 

 Severn from the manor of Bewdley to that of Lower Areley 

 is thought to be one of the pleasantest in this county." 



A small part only of the ancient mansion now remains. 

 From the style of building it must have been of great anti- 

 quity, but the exact date of its erection has not been correctly 

 ascertained. It was turretted, with a moat round it, over 

 which by a drawbridge a spacious court-yard was entered. 

 In consequence of its dilapidated state, about forty years ago 

 at least two thirds of the building was pulled down, and the 

 moat filled up. The remains of this ancient and magnificent 

 structure has been lately repaired, and rendered a comfortable 

 and delightful residence by the present possessor. 



On the lawn in front of this once venerable mansion 

 stands a magnificent and beautifully luxuriant unmutilated 

 oak 



-far spreading his umbrageous arms,*' 



whose age, if we may be allowed to calculate, agreeably to 



♦ Supplement to the " History of Worcestershire," page 62. 



