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The church is fmall, on the weft fide of the village ; an old 

 rower at a fmall diftance, which is the redory-houfe ; the arms 

 of the Humfranvils upon it ; argent, a fefs, between fix cinquefoils, 

 gules; an infcription underneath, not legible. 



At Berrenes, is the ruin of an old chapel ; a Briti/fj temple near 

 it, on Berrene* s-Knoivl ; the flones numerous, of various fixes, in 

 a circular order. 



On a green hillock, on a moor, called The Todd-Law, north ot 

 the river Reed, are three large ilones in a triangular order, twelve 

 feet diftant from each other, arid each as many feet in diameter ; 

 fepulchral, in memory of the like number of valiant chieftains 

 flain in battle. 



Near a fmall village, called the Paunch-Ford, is a hill of indu- 

 rated argillaceous earth, refembling Roman mortar, ufed with 

 fuccefs in husbandry, 



On the weft fide of the river Reed, is 



Trough-end, the feat of the antient family of the Reeds ; of John 

 Reed, Efq; in the reigns of K. Edward VI, Q^Marjr, and 10 Q^ 

 Elizabeth (<vj ; great improvements made at it by enclofures and 

 planting by the late Mr. Reed, father of Mr. Elrington Reed, who 

 fold it to his near relation, Chriflopher Reed, Efq; of Chipchace. 



(v) Bifhop Niche/fan's Border-Laws. 



Johannes Rede fuit feifitus de et in Trowend, Thedes, Felling, Whefton-houfe, 

 Steid-law-hill, Bromehope, Steil, Langley-clofe, vocat. Calf-clofe, Hind-hau_;ti, Duns- 

 houfe, Old-Town, et le Bogge, cum tertis in Grene-chefters, Farnyclugh, Sop^et Dun- 

 Iheel, et Chefteibope. Efcaet. de anno 10' Eliz. 



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