A HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE 



The north, south and west belfry windows are each 

 of two cusped lights, much defaced and repaired with 

 brick. On the east side is a single square-headed 

 light. 



The font is modern. The oak screens between 

 the north chapel and the chancel and north aisle 

 and under the tower arch are of 17th-century date ; 

 the lower parts are panelled, the upper panels being 

 carved and pierced. The upper part consists of a 

 series of round-headed openings separated by pilasters ; 

 over each opening is a semicircular open panel with 

 moulded radiating bars ; the top is finished with 

 moulded architrave, swelled frieze and moulded 

 cornice. In the aisle are three inclosed pews with 

 carved and panelled sides to match the lower part of 

 the screens ; they are of the same date. In the 

 nave are some old reeded panels incorporated with 

 modern seating. The communion table is of late 

 17th-century date, with turned and moulded legs. 

 In two of the north aisle windows are panels of late 

 16th-century glass, probably Flemish ; the scenes 

 painted include Peter cutting off the servant's ear, 

 Christ before Pilate, Christ being scourged and bear- 

 ing the Cross, and some others. 



On the north wall of the nave is a board with 

 painted inscription to Margery wife of Anthony 

 Disney, 162 1. On the north wall of the chancel is 

 a brass with half-length figure of a lady, with arms 

 and inscription to Dame Margaret only daughter of 

 Sir Thomas Nevyll, widow of Sir Robert Southwell, 

 kt.. Master of the Rolls, and wife of William Plum be ; 

 she died in 1575. On the floor is a brass to John 

 Gill, 1546, with the figures of a man and his wife, 

 eight daughters, arms and inscription, and indent of 

 sons; another to George Gill, 1568, partly hidden 

 under the flooring, with inscription and arms ; a 

 third to John Gill, 1600, and Joan his wife, with in- 

 scription. On the south wall of the chapel is a monument 

 of marble and alabaster, with twisted columns support- 

 ing a broken pediment, to Sir William Goulston, 



1687; on the cornice are marble busts of Sir 

 William and Frediswide, his wife. On the east wall 

 is a tablet to Richard Goulston, 1686, with brass on 

 floor beneath, on which is a punning Latin inscri^''- 

 tion. On the north wall is a tabkt to Jane 

 Goulston, 1630. On the floor is a brass to Helen 

 daughter of John Goulston and wife of John Joscelync, 

 d. 1 640 ; also a brass with the lower part only of a 

 figure of a civilian, supposed to be that of George 

 Canon, 1534, the founder of the chapel ; the inscrip- 

 tion is preserved at the rectory. 



There are four bells : the first by J. Warner & Sonj, 

 1866 ; the second inscribed ' Sancta Katerina Ora Pro 

 Nobis,' probably of the 14th century ; the third 

 without inscription ; the fourth by C. Graye, 1666. 



The communion plate is modern. A chalice and 

 paten of silver gilt were given in 1727 by Richard 

 Goulston. They were melted down in the great fire 

 at Wyddial Hall, a small part of the material which 

 was recovered being converted into the chalice and 

 paten (with date 1734) in use at the present day. 



The registers previous to 1 8 1 2 are as follows : 

 (i) baptisms 1666 to 1812, burials 1669 to 1812, 

 marriages 1666 to 1810 ; (ii) marriages 1756 to 1805. 

 There was a priest in Wyddial 

 ADFOWSON in lo86.» The advowson was ori- 

 ginally attached to the manor, but 

 early in the i zth century it was granted by Hugh 

 de Scales, lord of the manor, to the priory of Lewes.' 

 It remained with this priory '° until 1537, when the 

 prior surrendered it to the Crown." In 1538 the 

 site of the priory and many of its possessions, includ- 

 ing the advowson of Wyddial, were granted by the 

 king to Thomas Lord Cromwell." On his attainder 

 in 1 540 the advowson again came into the king's 

 hands and in 1 544 was granted to John Gill, lord 

 of the manor of Wyddial." From this date the 

 advowson has descended with the manor " (q.v.) 



There do not appear to be any endowed charities 

 in this parish. 



8 F.C.H. Herts, i, 340a. 

 ' Dugdale, Mot:, v, 3, 

 1" See list of patrons, Clutterbuck, 

 Hist, of Herts, iii, 473. 



" Feet of F. Herts. Mich. 29 Hen. VIII. 

 " L. and P. Hen. yill, xiii (i), g. 384 

 (74)- 



•» Ibid, xix (i), g. 610 (17). 

 " Inst. Bks. (P.R.O.) 



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