ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY 



of statistical and interesting information for the whole county, arranged in 

 hundreds. 1 



The period of the Commonwealth is sometimes represented as a period 

 of religious toleration, but such a view is entirely erroneous. The three 

 denominations of Presbyterians, Congregationalists, and Baptists were 

 tolerant to each other, save in the strength of verbal criticism ; but with 



1 Lambeth, Commonwealth Surveys, xiii. The following is an abstract of the returns of the various 

 benefices in Blything Hundred (508-79) as an example of the rest. The commission, which met at Hales- 

 worth on 15 October, 1650, took evidence on oath as to all benefices, donations, and impropriations, etc., 

 within the Hundred of Blything : 



Parish Patron Value Minister 



Halesworth R. 

 Bamburgh V. 



Wissett V. 

 Chediston 



Holton R. 

 Spexhall R. 

 Cratfield . 

 Huntingfield 



Lady Allington .... 



Co-heirs of Lord Banning 

 (Impr. ^126). 



The State 



Stephen Blomfield (Impr. 



). 



State 



State 



John Lanye (Impr. 90) . 

 Sir Robert Cooke . 



Linstead Magna, Linstead Parva V. 







60 John Swayne. ' A godly and a painfull 



preaching minister.' 

 26 Benjamy Fairefax. ' A painfull preach- 



ing minister.' 

 28 

 50 Thomas Neave. 



30 John Swayne. 

 100 Samuel Kells, 'a preaching minister.' 



40 Gabriel Elands. 



100 Edward Stubbes, 'a constant preacher 

 of the Word of God.' 



2O Thomas Smithe, ' a preaching minister.' 



Cookley R 



Yoxford V. 'A great towne and 

 hath a great store of inhabitants.' 

 Sibton V. 



40 Samuel Manning, ' a preaching minister.' 

 33 Lawrence Easter. 



44 Nicholas Steenes, ' a preaching minis- 

 ter.' 



State Impr. as Francis 



Edwards, the Impr. is 



a ' recusant convict.' 

 Sir Robert Cooke . 

 Philip Bedingfield, 'Impr. 



30. 

 Edward Barker (Impr. 



40). 



Peasenhall Impr. chapsl, a member Vicar of Sibton . ... 20 

 of Sibton. 



Heveningham R State 52 Samuel Habergham, 'an able preaching 



minister.' 



Ubbeston V Roger Cooke (Impr. 10) 30 Symon Sumpter, vicar, sequestered. 



Richard Heath serves the cure. 

 Bramfield V Elizabeth Brooke (Impr. 50 Bartholomew Allerton. 



Wenhaston V. Mention made of Lady Brooke's two daugh- 20 ' Desboreux Jefferyes, a preaching 

 the ' decayed chappell ' of Mells ters (Impr. 27). minister, supplyes the Cure once a 



daye, and hath ior his paynes twentye 

 pounds a yeare.' Vicarage sequestered. 



Blyford V Henry North (Impr. 32) 13 Desborough Jefteryes, once a day. 



Thorington R John Brooke .... 40 John Chunne. 



Blythburgh V John Brooke (Impr. 40) 35 Mr. Glynne. 



Walberswick V John Brooke (Impr. 22) 20 Stephen Fenn. 



Darsham V Philip Bedingfield (Impr. 34 Edmund Barker. The cure neglected 



.30). by the incumbent's absence, who 



has removed 1 3 miles distant. 



Theberton R State 55 John Cory. Former incumbent se- 

 questered. 



Westleton V Robert Riddington (Impr. 48 Sneyth David. 



45). 

 MiddletonV. ' The two churches John Woodcocke and others 8 Now no minister. 



of Middleton and Fordley, (Impr. 40). 

 standing in one churchyard were 

 united by the late Bishop of 

 Norwich.' 



Fordley R John Woodcocke ... 40 Now no minister. 



Leiston V The Company of Haber- 40 Samuel Savage, curate, Impr. ' Pays him 



dashers (Impr. 50) Tenn shillings a Sabbath for his 



Sallarye.' 



45 



