INDEX 



Beckerings Pk. Farm (Ridgmont), 



iii, 320 



Beckerings Pk. Lodge Farm, iii, 322 

 Becket, Rob., iii, 316 ; Thos., i, 



378 ; ii, 26, 27, 154 ; , ii, 168 ; 



iii, 194 



Beckford, Will., iii, 372, 448, 455 

 Beckworth, Jos. F., iii, 335 ; Mary, 



iii, 335 



Bedanforda, see Bedford 



Bedcanforda, see Bedford 



Bedcott, Rich., iii, 209 ; Sarah, iii, 

 209 ; Will., iii, 209 



Beddington (Surr.), iii, 427 



Bedeforda, see Bedford 



Bedell, Gabriel, iii, 113 ; Matth., iii, 

 304 ; Thos., iii, 259 ; Will., iii, 

 326 



Bedford, ii, 23, 34, 39, 42, 54 n, 

 55, 56, 57, 59, 60 n, 63, 64, 73, 

 105, 116, 340; iii, 1-33, 73, "7> 

 253 ; Adams Manufacturing Co., 

 ii, 127 ; Agricultural Inst., iii, 

 320 ; Allen Inst., ii, 127 ; Angling 

 Club, i, 99 ; A. S. rem, i, 176, 

 185, 190 ; archdry., ii, 214 ; 

 archds., i, 313, 315 n, 319, 320, 

 323, 332, 334, 336 n, 341, 348, 378, 

 384*1, 396, 397; ii, 29, 152, 

 154, 155, 213, 265, 270, 356 ; 

 iii, 334, 355, 359, 43* ! artificial 

 stone works, ii, 127 ; assessment, 

 ii, 153 ; iii, i, 2 ; assizes, iii, 22, 

 71, 276 ; bailiff, ii, 155 ; iii, 19 ; 

 bedell of beggars, iii, 3, 8 ; bp. of, 



1, 332; Black Death, i, 328; bridge, 

 iii, i, 4, 30, 44; bridewell, iii, 7; 

 chamberlain, ii, 58 ; chant., i, 

 329 n ; chaps., i, 324 ; iii, 6 ; 

 char., ii, 153, 156, 157, 170, 172, 

 174, 181 ; iii, 31, 32, 33 ; Chas. I., 

 ", 52-53 ; chs., i, 107, 176, 281, 

 310, 311, 311 n, 312, 315 n, 

 324 n, 325 n, 326, 331 n, 339, 

 34, 343, 34 ", 347 , 37* , 38, 

 396, 397 I , 92, 152, 153, 155 : 

 iii, 2, 4, 24, 52 ; coll. ch. (St. 

 Paul's), ii, 25, 152, 153, 154, 155, 

 156, 161, 172, 176, 214, 3"-i3, 

 315 , 345, 349, 379, 380; iii, 



2, 4, 24, 25, 114, 236; Corn 

 Exchange, ii, 176; Crown Build- 

 ing Soc., iii, 214 ; deanery, i, 347 ; 

 Earl Cowper buildings, ii, 177 ; 

 earthworks, i, 280, 281, 282, 284 ; 

 engineering works, ii, 126 ; elec- 

 tric works, ii, 126 ; gaols, ii, 26, 

 55, 103 ; iii, i, 7, 8, 306, 361, 379 ; 

 gate-houses, iii, I, 4, 7 ; gilds, i, 

 330; ii, 92, 155, 156; hosp., iii, 

 6 ; ind., ii, 109, 126, 127 ; iii, 5 ; 

 inns, ii, 62, 99, 170, 209, 222 ; iii, 

 5, 6, 7, ii, 12, 30; ironworks, 

 ii, 125, 126, 137 ; Jewry, i, 321 ; 

 iii, 2 ; King's ditch, iii, 8 ; leper 

 hosp., i, 349 ; library, iii, 4 ; 

 Longholm Meadows, i, no; 

 man., iii, 23, 75, 114, 184 ; 

 mkt. cross, iii, 2 ; mkts. and 

 fairs, ii, 88, 105, 140, 268 ; iii, 

 i, 3, 21, 24, 35, 441 ; mayor and 

 corp., i, 354, 395-398 ; ii, 41, 55, 

 57. 58, 59, 64, 153, 155, 156, 160, 

 161, 162, 165, 166, 167, 169, 173 ; 

 iii, 3, 5, 16-23, 29, 3: rniUs, i, 

 397 ; iii, 9, 24 ; mint, iii, 2 ; Moot 

 Hall, iii, 2 ; Nonconf., i, 344 ; 

 iii, 30, 31 ; pars., iii, I, 5, 6 ; 

 pk., iii, 5 ; parl. repre., ii, 34, 64 ; 

 iii, 20, 21 ; place-names, iii, 8; 

 postal service, ii, 99 ; prehist. 

 rem., i, 146, 147, 150, 161, 174 ; 

 races, iii, 8 ; rebellion, iii, 3 ; 

 recorder, ii, 58 ; iii, 19, 155 ; 

 rectors, i, 337, 338, 341 n, 343 : 



Bedford (cont.) 



ii, 164, 176 ; rectories, i, 331 n, 

 339 n ; Rom. rem., ii, i, 4, 5, 8 ; 

 Rupert, pr., ii, 46 ; schs., i, 42 ; 

 ii, 109, 141, 149-85 ; iii, 2, 3, 

 5, 6, 9, 25 ; sessions, i, 369 ; iii, 

 159; ship-money, ii, 41; siege, 

 iii, i ; tournaments, iii, 2 ; vicar- 

 ages, i, 316 n ; ii, 168 ; Vulcan 

 Works, ii, 127 ; Yeomanry, ii, 

 70 



Bedford, bar., i, 364, 377, 379 ; 

 ii, 22, 26 n, 215, 218, 300, 305, 

 339, 344, 38i ; iii, 9, 12-15, 4, 

 46, 52, 71 n, 77, 83, 89, 90, 96-8, 

 107, 114, 125, 134, 136-8, 145, 

 159, 162, 166, 181, 186, 199, 204- 

 5, 210-12, 215-16, 236, 238, 240, 

 248, 258, 260, 264, 293, 295 



329-31, 338-9, 375, 383, 4 l8 , 

 423 ; hon., ii, 283 ; iii, 90, 166, 



203, 206, 210, 216, 346 

 Bedford, barons of, iii, 12, 37 ; 



Jno., iii, 77 ; Payn, i, 385 , 390 ; 

 Isabella, ctss. of, ii, 39 ; Marg., 

 ctss. of, ii, 277 ; Mary, ctss. of, 

 ii, 39 n ; dchss. of, i, no, 136; 

 Gertrude, iii, 318, 361 ; Jaquetta, 

 ii, 225 n, 282; in, 118; dks., i, 

 99, 102, 103, 186 ; ii, 7, 15, 63, 

 64, 65, 66, 70, 108, 130, 131, 132- 

 36, 138, 139, 14*, I4 6 . M7, I 7 I > 

 172, i?3, i?7, 181 n, 183 n, 184 n, 

 185 n, 188, 189, 192, 193, 194, 

 197, 267; iii, n, 12, 19, 20, 23, 

 3, 94, 95, ioo, 102, 107, 139, 

 M . '42, 149, 150, 159, 191, 195, 



2OI, 203, 204, 205, 207, 210, 211, 

 224, 240, 242, 262, 264, 266, 270, 

 272, 273, 276, 286, 288, 291, 292, 

 296, 305, 306, 307, 308, 310, 311, 



313, 315, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 

 325, 342, 343, 344, 345, 361, 362, 

 37 6 , 391, 395, 396, 398, 417, 418, 

 419, 421, 422, 423, 458, 461, 462 ; 

 Fran., ii, 130, 135, 137, 139, 140; 

 iii, 104, 204, 214, 271, 286, 305, 

 458, 459 ; Geo., ii, 39, 39 n ; 

 Hastings, ii, 140 ; Herbrand A., 

 ii, 140; iii, 104, 292, 396, 459, 

 461 ; Jasper, ii, 39 ; Jno., ii, 39, 

 62, 68, 135, 358 ; iii, 18, 207, 209, 

 286, 290, 314, 318, 324, 457, 461, 

 462; Will., ii, 61 ; Wriothesley, ii, 

 6 1 ; iii, 376 ; earls of, ii, 54, 56 ; 

 iii, 142, 302 ; Edw., iii, 143, 203 ; 

 Fran., ii, 40, 42, 185 n, 277 ; iii, 

 23, 376, 459, 462 ; Hugh, ii, 24, 

 39 ; iii, 9 ; Ingelram, ii, 39 ; Jno., 

 ii, 39, 266 ; iii, 459 ; Will., ii, 



43 



Bedford, Cecilia of, iii, 215 ; Hen. 

 of, i, 326 ; Hugh de, ii, 39 ; 

 Isaac de, iii, 2 ft ; Jno. (of), i, 381, 

 384 ; Martha, iii, 236 ; Matth. of, 

 i, 384 ; Rob. of, i, 388 ; Sam., ii, 

 54 n ; Rev. Thos., iii, 236 ; Thos., 

 iii, 236 ; Will, (of), i, 399 ; ii, 



55 

 Bedford Abbey, i, 311, 377; iii, 



i, 6 

 Bedford Castle, i, 186, 281, 285, 



296, 320, 362, 364, 372, 378 ; ii, 



5, 23, 27-9, 33 ; iii, 2, 12, 13, 



204, 353 ; mffl, i, 23 ; siege, i, 

 382 ; ii, 24, 28, 144 n ; iii, 7, 9, 

 10, ii, 24 



Bedford Coll. (Lond.), ii, 177 

 Bedford-cum-Kyrkeby, see Bedford 



Major 

 Bedford Grammar Sch., ii, 149, 



152-77, 199, 200 

 Bedford House (London), ii, 57 n, 



63 

 Bedford Level, ii, 61 n 



5 



Bedford Major, preb., ii, 153 

 Bedford Minor, preb., ii, 153-4 

 Bedford St. Mary, see Bedford 



Major 

 Bedfordshire, agricultural societies, 



ii, 140, 142 



Bedfordshire Chamber of Agricul- 

 ture, ii, 140, 142 

 Bedfordshire Game Protection 



Society, ii, 198 

 Bedfordshire Regt., ii, 45, 67-70 ; 



iii, 149 



Bedford Verd, see Bedford Minor 

 Bedingfield, Sir Edm., iii, 15 ; Sir 



Edw., iii, 296; Hen., iii, 296; 



Marg., iii, 15 

 Bedlow, man. (Clophill), ii, 322, 



325 ; fair, ii, 323 ; mill, iii, 387 

 Beech, Mary, iii, 328 ; Thos., iii, 



326 

 Beecher (Beacher), Eliz., iii, 218 ; 



Mary, iii, 304 ; Sir Will., iii, 203 ; 



Will., iii, 218, 304 ; , ii, 262 ; 



fam. iii, 218 



Beeches, man. (Pulloxhill), ii, 377 

 Beechwood Park (Hemel Hemp- 

 stead), i, 116 

 Beedles, , ii, 170 

 Bee-keeping, ii, 142 

 Beers, Geo., ii, 188 

 Beeston, i, 365 ; ii, 242 ; iii, 227, 



242-4, 246-8, 250 ; chant., ii, 242 ; 



man., i, 364 ; iii, 247 ; mill, iii, 



247 ; Nonconf., ii, 246 

 Beeston, Hen., ii, 166, 171 

 Beeston-Caldecote, man., see Perots 

 Beeston Leys (Northill), iii, 247/251 

 Beetles, see Coleoptera 

 Beggary, hamlet, see Begwary 

 Beggary, Joan de, iii, 196 ; Rich. 



de, iii, 196 ; Rog. de, iii, 196 

 Begwary (Eaton Socon), iii 198; 



man., i, 305 ; iii, 196-7 

 Begwary Brook (Eaton Socon), 



iii, 189 

 Begwary Farm (Eaton Socon), iii, 



190, 197 



Beidforda, see Bedford 

 Bek, Thos., bp., i, 362 n, 401 

 Bekering, Jno. de, iii, 322 

 Bekeryng, see Beckerings Park 

 Bel, see Bell 

 Belcher, Miss, ii, 177 

 Bele, see Bell 

 Belers, Rog. de, ii, 336 

 Belfield, Ant., iii, 428 ; Hen., iii, 



428 ; Jno., iii, 428 ; Will., iii, 



382, 428-30, 432 

 Belgrave (Leics.), ii, 162 

 Belgrave, Marg., iii, 196 ; Rich., iii, 



196 

 Belknappe (Belknap), Juliana, ii, 



296 ; Rob., ii, 287, 296 

 Bell (Bel, Bele, Belle), Joan, iii, 



403 ; John (le), iii, 184, 258, 403 ; 



Rob., iii, 105, 443 ; Sim. le, iii, 



257, 258 ; Thos. iii, 184 ; Will., 



iii, 220 



Bellamy, Rob., ii, 40 

 Bellasis, Jane, ii, 345 ; Jno., ii, 345 

 Belle, see Bell 



Bell End (Kempston), iii, 297 

 Bello, Jno. de, iii, 353 

 Bells, man., iii, 155 

 Belrap, Alward, iii, 386 

 Belsham, Thos., iii, 9 ; Will., iii, 9 

 Belturbet, Will., Ld., iii, 140 

 Belvoir, hon., iii, 107, 112, 113, 149, 



426 



Belvoir, Rob. de Ros, Id. of, ii, 31 n 

 Belvoir Castle, iii, 112 

 Bendish, Hen., ii, 252 ; Will., iii, 163 

 Bendlowes, Will., iii, 300 

 Benedict, St., i, 350, 355, 363 n, 



367, 392 



