ADDENDA. 



Page 15. — For "barberey," read "barberly," and refer to the word 

 *' leased" in tr.e Glossary. Although some use lime, yet most object 

 to it as too stimulating, and follow Tusser's advice. 



Page 67. — "Every hives ofFell," the inside or contents. "When ap- 

 plied to timber it bears the sense of refuse, as, " 1647, timber wood 

 and other offell wood, 3^." 



Page 104. — " A rying or two." " 1625, Eedness, a haver reddell, a 

 riinge sive and two scuttles, 8r?." 



Page 127. — "In Hatfield's Survey the oxgang at Norton and Sedge- 

 field was 15 acres. Possibly, although extensive enclosures had taken 

 place, for purposes of rating the tenants were only assessed at the same 

 number of oxgangs as before, and thus in the 17th century the acreage 

 was increased. Again, in the free lands of Stocktons 8 oxgangs went 

 to a earucate, but in the demesne lands only 810 acres are given to 9 

 carucates, and as the oxgang there held 15 acres, but 6 oxgangs formed 

 a earucate." — W. H. D. L. 



In 1742, April 23, " 30 oxgangs of corn on the ground at Elmswell, 

 were valued at 225/., that is ll. 10«. the oxgang; in 1641 (see page 

 162) it was valued at bl. 



Page 170. — The arms of Best are, " Gules, a Saracen's head proper 

 navally crowned Or, between four pairs of lions' gambs, paws inwards, 

 of the second. The crest, "a cubit arm, vested Gules, cufted Or, hold- 

 ing a falchion Argent, hilted and pomelled of the second.' 



Paget 170, 171. — Note on the Bev. Charles Hotham. He was ori- 

 ginally of Ciirist's College, B.A. 1635-6, M.A. 1639, and was elected, 

 or more probably appointed, by the Earl of Manchester to a fellowship 

 at Peterhouse in 1644. He was one of the proctors of the University 

 1646, in whicli year he was ap])ointed one of the University preachers. 

 He subsequently went to the West Indies. He wrote " In Pliiloso- 

 phiam Teutonicam Manuductio sive Determinatio de Origine Animae 

 Hermoniee. Lond 1648. 8vo. Into English by 1). F. Lond. 1650. 8vo." 

 Also, " Corporations Vindicated in their Fundamental Liberties from 

 a Negative Voice and other Unjust Prerogatives of tlicir Cliief Officers 

 destructive to True Freedom. Lond. 1651. 4to." Also, Petition 

 •nd Argument before the Committoe for the Reformation of Universities 



