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on one side, and he conjectures this to be the last male Giffard (John 

 GifFard the Rich) who joined Thomas, Earl of Lancaster's rebellion 

 in the reign of Edward III., and was beheaded at Gloucester. Mr. 

 Fane's surmise that the north transept chapel was erected for the 

 interment of this body is hardly borne out by the date at which I 

 have put the architecture. Moreover the matrix shews the effigy 

 to have been that of a lady. On the floor are interesting inscribed 

 stones to Edmund Lambert, lTd9, Sarah, his wife, 1736, and Edmund 

 Lambert, 1751. On the wall is a tablet commemorating Annie 

 Lambert, wife of Edmund Lambert, of Boyton, who bore him five 

 sons and nine daughters and died 1609. (Edmund Lambert probably 

 re-built Boyton House, 1618.) Amongst the other monuments 

 here is one of special interest — the hatchment of Prince Leopold, 

 afterwards Duke of Albany, who for several years resided at Boyton 

 House. 



The roofs throughout the Church are new. 



It would ill become me to judge of the new work in this Church, 

 but it is much to be regretted that so much injury was done in the 

 restoration — even the thirteenth century effigy has been scraped. 

 The Church is one of exceeding interest, and it is gratifying to see 

 it so well appointed and cared for. It is remarkable for having so 

 much work of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries rather than 

 the more usual Perpendicular work. 



In the churchyard, in good condition, is the bowl of a thirteenth 

 century font with the iron fastenings for the cover : it is much to 

 be desired that this should be brought back into the Church. 



Stockton. S. John Baptist. 



This Church consists of chancel, elerestoried nave with north and 

 south aisles, western tower, and north porch. 



The nave arcade on each side consists of two bays of pointed 

 arches of two orders of chamfers springing from central cylindrical 

 columns and the half columns of the responds, with square caps and 

 bases, all of late Norman work. Eastward of this on each side is a 

 lower and narrower arch of one order — that on the north being 



