A HISTORY OF SUSSEX 



myght breake oute into open violence, were yt not for feare of your Lordshippes vigilante 

 Aucthorite. It is to be wished that men of honour whyles they be resiante in the sheire, 

 to have learned preachers of their own or others shewinge themselves wyllinge to heare 

 the worde of God, whose example draweth a nombre of people after them .... 



The countye of Sussex very narrow in breadeth is about Ix myles in Length and is 

 devided into two partes east and west. 



In the west parte : 



Justices of peace which be favourers of religion and godlye orders : Sir Thomas 

 Palmer of Goudwode, knight (a fainte furtherer) ; Mr. Henry Goringe of Westburton ; Mr. 

 John Apleye of Thacham (learned in the lawe) ; Mr. Henry Mervin of Rogate ; Mr. 

 William Bartlett of Stopham. 



Justices of peace which be myslykers of religion and godlye proceedings : Mr. 

 William Shelley of Michelgrove ; Mr. William Dautreye of Moore (very supersticious) ; 

 Mr. Edmonde Forde of Chartinge (extremely perverse). 



Gentlemen, being no Justices, favourers of godlie proceedings : Mr. John Fennour 

 of Amberley; Mr. William Stanneyof the Manwoode ; Mr. Richard Crulie 188 * of Cackham. 



Gentlemen beinge no Justices, myslykers of godlie orders : Mr. Richard Lewknour 

 of Trotton ; Mr. Thomas Stoughton of Stansted (a stoute scorner of godliness) ; Mr. 

 Thomas Lewknour of Tangmer ; Mr. William Devenishe of Chichester ; Mr. William 

 Stapleton of Ovinge (wickedly obstinate) ; Mr. Arthure Gunter of Rackton. 



In the east parte : 



Justices of peace which be favourers of Religion and godly proceedings : .Mr. George 

 Goringe of Ovingdeane (learned in the lawe) ; Mr. Jeferye of Chittinglye (learned in the 

 lawe) ; Mr. John Hussey of Cukfild ; Mr. Richard Elverton of Wiston ; Mr. John 

 Lunnesford of Easthothly. 



Justices of Peace which be myslykers of religion and godly proceedings : Sir Edward 

 Gage of Ferle ; Mr. John Thatcher of Westham ; Mr. Richard Coverte of Slowham ; 

 Mr. William Culpepper of Ardinglie ; Mr. Henry Poole of Dechelinge ; Mr. Edward 

 Bellingham of Newtymber ; Mr. Thomas Parker of Wyllington ; Mr. Thomas Dorrell 

 of Stackney ; 189 Mr. Robertes. 



Gentlemen, being no Justices, favourers of godly proceedings : Mr. Anthony Pelham; 

 Mr. John Pelham of Lawghton ; Mr. John Selwyn of Friston ; Mr. Lawrence Ash- 

 burneham of Gestlinge ; Mr. William Morleye of Glyne ; Mr. Anthony Stapley of 

 Franfeld ; Mr. Francis Spilman of Hartfeld. 



Gentlemen, being no Justices, myslikers of godlie orders : Mr. James Gage of Broyle 

 (a common herborer of obstinates) ; Mr. Shelley of Patchinge ; Mr. Drewe Barrentyn of 

 Horstidkaynes ; Mr. Scott of Edon. 



The tounes in the west parte : 



Lawrence Andreu, maior, Rafe Chantelor, steward (notorious obstinate adversary) ; 

 Thomas Addams, Thomas Palmer, John Moyses, John Cooke, Thomas Faringdon 

 (frowardly supersticious) ; of whom the last three be Justices of the peace within there 

 Liberties by a late commission which were better for governmente of the poore citie to be 

 revoked and the cittizens to be as they were before under some order of the Justices 

 at Large. 



The tounes of the east parte : 



Rye, Hastinge, Lewes, and Brighthelmeston are governed with suche officers as be 

 faythfull favourers of Goddes worde and earnestly given to maintey in godly orders. 190 



A still better idea of the state of the county can be gathered from the 

 visitation of the diocese by the archbishop in 1569, during the vacancy of 

 the see of Chichester after Bishop Barlow's death. The details here given 

 are of such interest as to merit transcription in full : m 



Many churches there have no sermons, not one in seven years, and some not one in 

 twelve years, as the parishes have declared to the preachers that of late have come thither to 

 preach, as to Mr. T. Bluett and to John Igulden, preachers there the last year. 



'* Probably for Ernlie.' > This should be Darell of Scotney. 



" Compare the similar list of Justices in 1587, Suss. Arch. Coll. 58-60. '" S.P. Dom. Eliz. he, 71. 



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