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at West Deane to Richard Andrewes and John Collins won cuppe 

 or chales by indenture of ix ounces, and iij belles " ; and at East 

 Grimstead " to Richard Andrewes and John Drew one cupp or 

 chales by indenture of v ounces and half, and won bell," and took 

 two ounces in plate from each place, for the King^s use. 



The existing communion plate consists of a silver chalice, of 

 elongated shape, having a bordure of foliage engraved around the 

 cup ; and a cover, which forms a small paten ; the hall mark 

 showing its date, 1581-2. Also of two footed patens, engraved 

 with the ducal arms of Kingston, and this inscription, " In Usus 

 Mensse Dominicse Ecclesiae de West Dene Donauit lUustrissiraus 

 Princeps Evelin Dux de Kingston super Hull, A^.D^.iy^O." There 

 is also a small plated flagon. 



The chalice and paten at East Grimstead are modern, and of gilt 

 metal. 



The old Chuech of S. Mary. 



The old parish Church of S. Mary, of which Sir R. C. Hoare 

 gives the dimensions and ground-plan (" History of Modern Wilts," 

 Hundred of Alderbury, p. 2G) and then dismisses it with the meagre 

 notice that it is " a poor building with a wooden turret," deserved 

 a more extended description. It was taken down in 1868, with the 

 exception of its south or Borbach Chantry, which has been restored 

 as a mortuary chapel, and of which more hereafter. The ground- 

 plan comprised a chancel, nave, south chantry, and south porch, the 

 wooden turret, already mentioned, being supported upon baulks of 

 timber at the west end of the nave. The walls were rough-cast 

 externally, and, with the exception of those of the chantry, which 

 were of faced flint, were loosely constructed of rubble of chalk, 

 flint, and sandstone. 



The chancel was of the plainest Early English character, having 

 on its north side four, and on its south side three single lancet 

 windows, the most eastern on either side concealed behind a monu- 

 ment, and only brought to light during the progress of demolition. 

 The splays of two of these windows on each side had been cut away, 

 to give more head room to the occupants of the stone seats which 



