A HISTORY OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE 



1545 it passed to his son Thomas. 118 Godfrey Dormer 

 held it in I558, 1 * 9 but probably his son William 

 Dormer sold the reversion in 1579-80 to Griffith 

 Hampden, who died seised of the manor. 130 On the 

 death of William Hampden, the son of Griffith, he 

 was found to be seised of a capital messuage m or 

 farm in Kimble called Marshals, which was probably 

 the manor of Marshals. This had been acquired by 

 purchase from William Dormer by an indenture dated 

 25 January 1579-80. From this time the manor 

 passed with the manor of Uptons (q.v.). 138 



The view of frankpledge in Great Kimble was held 

 by the chief overlords. The bailiffs of the honour of 

 Giffard held two views in Great Kimble,' 83 this right 

 being preserved by the Dukes of Buckingham till the 

 1 5th century. 131 On the forfeiture of their land, 

 Henry VIII gave these courts to Edward, Prince of 

 Wales, who held the view of frankpledge about 

 I 54 8.> 



The lords of the honour held other important 

 regalia. Their bailiffs held the pleas of replevin and 

 their tenants paid no hidage to the king, nor did 

 they do suit to the shire and hundred courts. 136 



In the 1 3th century John son of Hugh de 

 Kimble granted his mill in Great Kimble to Gilbert 

 Martel, 1 " who in turn granted it to the abbey of 

 Missenden." 8 Gilbert Martel held the mill and its 

 appurtenances for homage and service and l Ib. of 

 pepper paid yearly at Michaelmas, for all services, ex- 

 cept the foreign service due to the king from two 

 acres of land. 139 The abbot held as a sub-tenant of 

 Martel, paying 6d. a year for the mill and all the land 

 belonging to it. 140 



The church of ST. NICHOLAS 

 CHURCH consists of a chancel 26ft. 6 in. by 

 1 5 ft. 3 in. with north and south chancel 

 aisles 8 ft. and 6 ft. 5 in. wide respectively ; a nave 

 5 2 ft. 6 in. by 1 9 ft. with north and south aisles 6 ft. 

 and 5 ft. 5 in. wide respectively ; a western tower 

 I oft. loin, square and a south porch, all measure- 

 ments being internal. The early history of the 

 church has been much obscured by recent drastic 

 restorations, but sufficient remains to show that the 

 aisles were added about the middle of the 1 3th century, 

 at which time the nave was of the same size as at 

 present. The old chancel has, however, completely 

 disappeared, and the present chancel arch belongs to 

 the early years of the 1 4th century. 



At about the same time the tower was added, 

 while the aisles of the chancel were built somewhat 

 later in the I4th century. In the 1 5th century the 

 clearstory was added, while in modern times the south 

 aisle, tower, and chancel arcading have been practi- 

 cally rebuilt, the external surface renewed, and 

 much new material inserted throughout. 



The east window of the chancel is modern and of 

 three trefoiled lights with cusped circular lights over 

 and shafted jambs. On the north are two bays of 

 arcading of 14th-century detail with obtuse two- 

 centred arches of two hollow chamfered orders. The 

 column is of four half-round shafts with round fillets 

 between with circular capitals and bases, while the 

 responds have half-octagonal corbel capitals with 

 carved heads. Such old work as remains in the 



arcade is of mid- 14th-century date. There is a 

 similar arcade of two bays on the south, but of slightly 

 different detail and not quite as much renewed. 

 The chancel arch is of two wave-moulded orders 

 with a modern label to the west and responds of 

 three half-round shafts with moulded capitals and 

 bases. 



The north aisle of the chancel is lit by three 

 modern windows of 13th-century type, a single lancet 

 to the east and double and triple lancets on the 

 north. At the west is a modern arch to the north 

 aisle of the nave. 



The south chancel aisle is used as a chapel and is also 

 lit by three modern windows, that to the east being a 

 single lancet with an elaborately moulded rear arch. 

 The two on the south are double lancets, and that 

 to the east has a modern piscina drain in its sill. 

 Between these two windows is a small modern door, 

 and there is an arch to the nave aisle similar to that 

 on the north. 



The nave is of four bays, and both arcades are of 

 the same detail and date. The arches are two- 

 centred and of two orders with plain and hollow 

 chamfers, both orders being stopped at the springing. 

 The columns are octagonal with excellently moulded 

 capitals and bases on square plinths. Above the 

 arcade and on a level with the sills of the clearstory 

 windows are a series of small plain corbels, the 

 supports of a former roof. The clearstory windows, 

 three on either side, are on the north single trefoiled 

 lights of 15th-century date ; those on the south are 

 modern and of two cinquefoiled lights. The tower 

 arch is of three chamfered orders, the innermost 

 resting on carved corbels, the outer pair dying into 

 plain square responds. 



The north aisle of the nave has on the north three 

 windows, each of two trefoiled lights under a square 

 head. The east and west of the three windows are 

 of late 14th-century date much restored, but the 

 middle one has hardly an old stone remaining. 

 Between the pair to the west is the north door, much 

 restored, and with plain chamfered head and jambs. 

 The west window is a modern lancet. 



The south aisle has three modern windows to the 

 south, each of two cinquefoiled lights with square 

 heads and quatrefoiled spandrels, while the west 

 window is a much restored 13th-century lancet. 

 The south door, between the westernmost pair of 

 windows, is modern and of two chamfered orders. 

 The south porch is also modern, with an entrance 

 similar to the south doorway and small east and west 

 windows of two cinquefoiled lights with a sixfoil 

 over. 



The tower is of three stages, and has been largely 

 rebuilt. The embattled parapet is completely 

 modern, and below it is a plain 14th-century corbel 

 table. The belfry openings, much restored if not 

 quite modern, are of two trefoiled lights with a blind 

 quatrefoil over. The west door is also modern or 

 completely restored, and is of 14th-century detail, 

 while the west window is of 15th-century date and 

 two cinquefoiled lights. 



The font is of the common local type, of late I zth- 

 century date with a circular scalloped bowl and. 



128 Chan. Inq. p.m.(Ser.2), Ixxiii, no. 10. 



1M Recov. R. Trin. 4 & 5 Phil, and 

 Mary. 



180 Chan. Inq. p.m. (Scr. z), ccxxxii, 

 no. 67 ; Anct. D. (P.R.O.), A. 6019. 



181 Chan. Inq. p.m. (Ser. 2), ccxlviii, 

 no. 39. 18a Ibid. 



188 Hund. R. (Rec. Com.), i, 31. 



134 Chan. Inq. p.m. 38 & 39 Hen. VI, 

 no. 39. 



302 



I" 5 Ct. R. (P.R.O.), ptfo. 155, no. 13. 

 186 Hund. R. (Rec. Com.), i, 31. 

 W Harl. MS. 3688. 

 "8 Ibid. 18 Ibid. 



" Ibid. 



