A HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE 



two lights, of the late 14th century, with tracery 

 and pointed heads, and all are repaired. 



The monuments in the chancel are : a brass, con- 

 sisting of an inscription only, is to Sybil wife of 

 Robert Barber, 1614, and a mural monument in 

 alabaster, dated 1613, to Timothy Sheppard. In 

 the north aisle are two mural tablets, one to Roland 

 Hale, 1688, and one to Richard Hale, 1689. 



The bells are six in number, and of these three — 

 the first, fourth and fifth — by an unknown founder 

 are dated 1627. The second is dated 1629. The 

 third and sixth are by John Warner & Sons. 



The plate consists of a silver cup of 1638-9, a 

 modern plated cup, two plated salver-shaped patens, 

 and a tankard of 1736. 



the advowson of the church to John, Prior of Malton 

 in Yorkshire. 63 It remained in the possession of the 

 priory of Malton, who appropriated the church, until 

 the Dissolution. 113 In 1550 the king granted the 

 rectory and advowson to Ralph Sadleir, 4 * who con- 

 veyed them in 1570 to his brother Edward Sadleir 

 and Anne his wife, reserving a life interest." They 

 held till 1582, when they conveyed them to Richard 

 Hale, 64 in whose family they descended with the 

 manor (q.v.) till 1 884, when they were purchased by 

 Mrs. Hinds. She sold in 1891 to Mr. Thomas 

 Fen wick Harrison, the present patron." 



In 1506 Thomas Pyrden of King's Walden left in 

 his will bequests to the High Rood Light and the 

 Low Rood Light, to Our Lady's Light, St. Thomas's 



King's Walden Church from the North-w 



The registers arc contained in four books, of which 

 the first includes baptisms from 1558 to 1720 and 

 burials and marriages from 1559 to 1 721 • the 

 second contains baptisms and burials from 1722 to 

 1781 and marriages from 1712 to 1753 ; the third 

 contains baptisms and burials from 1782 to 1812 

 and marriages from 1754 to 1796; the fourth 

 contains marriages from 1796 to iSiz. 



In the middle of the 1 3th century 



JDrOfTSON Walter de Nevill, then holding the 



manor of King's Walden, granted 



Light and St. Katherine's Light in the parish 

 church. 68 



In 1616 Richard Hale, citizen and 

 CHARITIES grocer of London, by his will charged 

 land known as Holland's Farm at 

 Codicote with an annuity of £$, of which £1 was 

 payable to the vicar for sermons on certain Sundays 

 and £4 to be distributed amongst the neediest 

 inhabitants. 



William Smith — as appears from a deed of appoint- 

 ment of trustees dated in 1771 — by his will devised 



3 Feet of F. Her 



. Mieh. +3 Hen. HI, * p a[ . 4 E dw. VI, pt. iv, «,. *,, 



a Ibid, 13 Elii. pt. ii, m. 19. 

 i?i, te Feet of F. Hem. Mich. a S & 1 



Q. VIII, 



;. Com.), i 



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