BRAUGHING HUNDRED 



In the north aisle is an altar tomb with stone sides, 

 having indents of three shields ; on the top is a 

 marble slab, round the top edge of which is an 

 inscription, part of which is lost, but said to be to 

 John Field, who died in 1477. On the slab is his 

 brass, a figure clothed in the robes of an alderman. 

 He has a double chain of gold round his neck and a 

 rosary and a pure hanging from his jjirdle ; below 

 are small figures of two sons and a daughter. On 

 the same slab is the brass of his son John, in an 

 elaborate suit of armour, with his tabard emblazoned 

 with his arms ; tre date of his death s mi >:ng. Below 

 are the figures of two sons and two daughters. 

 Above the figure of the alderman is a shield of the 

 arms of the city of London, and below is one charged 

 with a merchant's mark ; the shield above his son 

 has the arms of the Staple of Calais, the arms of 

 Field being on another shield below. 



In the vestry is a mural tablet to Ann daughter of 

 Sir Edward Coke, Lord Chief Justice of the Common 

 Pleas, and wife of Ralph Sadleir of Standon, who 

 died in 1660. 



In the east wall of the chancel, outside, is the 

 undated tomb of Richard Sadleir, 



On the nave floor, near the east end, are four slabs 

 with brasses ; one to Sir William CofFyn, of the 

 household of King Henry VIII, died in 1 5 3a, a shield 

 with his arms above. Another brass is of a civilian, the 

 inscription and paternal coat of arms are gone ; the 

 maternal shield bears the arms of Wade. The third 

 brass has the figure of a man in armour, with inscrip- 

 tion and arms of — Wade, impaling another, died 

 1557; under the inscription are the old arms of 

 the Merchant Taylors' Company. The fourth, brass 

 has inscription only to Richard Emerson, who died 

 in 1562. On the south wall of the chancel is a 

 brass inscription to John Riggewyn, 1412, and his 

 wife. 



There are six bells : the treble by Thomas Mears ; 

 the second and fourth by Miles Graye, 1630, pre- 

 sented by Ralph Sadleir ; the third by Mears & 

 Stainbank, 1868 ; the fifth by J. Briant, 1792 ; the 

 tenor by Pack & Chapman, 1778. 

 The communion plate is modern. 

 The registers of baptisms and burials begin in 

 1671, and of marriages in 1672; there are no 

 marriage registers from 1719 to 1728. 



The church of Standon was granted 

 ADVOWSQN by Gilbert de Clare to the Knights 

 Hospitallers probably at the begin- 

 ning of the 12th century (see rectory manor). 

 Before 1280 the church was served by a vicar, and 

 in that year the vicarage was formally endowed by. 

 the prior with a messuage and 3 acres of land. 28 

 After the Dissolution the advowson was granted with 

 the rectory and rectory manor to Sir Ralph Sadleir, 30 

 and descended with Standon until conveyed by the 

 Duke of Wellington to Christopher Puller of Youngs- 

 bury. In 1896 it was sold to Mr. E. S. Hanbury, 

 the present patron. 31 



At the beginning of the 16th century there 

 was a brotherhood of our Lady in Standon Church. 

 Various bequests made to it occur in wills of that 

 date. 32 



STANDON 



The Parochial Charities are regu- 

 CfURlTlES lated by a scheme of the Charity 

 Commissioners 10 April 1894. They 

 comprise the charities of: 



1. John de Standon, by deed 1658, consists of 

 32 a. 3 r. 8 p., acquired by exchange under the Inci- 

 sure Act 1830 and producing £32 t,s. $d. yearly. 



2. Thomas Fysher, by deed 1614, consists of 

 29 a. 2 r. 25 p. and a sum of £262 141. 1 od. consols, 

 producing altogether about £76 St. i,d. yearly. 



3. George Crowch, by deed 1554, trust fund, 

 £427 £2 ior. per cent, annuities, producing 

 £10 13/. ifd. yearly. 



4. William Hayues, by deed 163;, consists of an 

 allotment of 2 a. o r. 5 p., part of Puckeridge Common, 

 producing £2 lis. 2d., and a sum of £218 19/. Jos', 

 consols, producing £5 9/. \d. yearly. 



5. David Thomas, by deed 1702, consists of an 

 allotment of 2 a. 1 r. 3 5 p., part of Puckeridge Com- 

 mon, producing £2 4;. yearly. 



6. Henry Gutteridge, established by admittance 

 entered on the Court Rolls of the manor of the 

 borough of Standon 17 December 1766, consists of 

 an allotment of I a. 3 r., part of Puckeridge Common, 

 producing £1 li/. isd. yearly. 



7. Matthew Roe, by deed 1700, consists of 

 10a. 3 r.27p., producing £135'- 3d., and £109 5/.^. 

 consols, producing £2 14/. Bd. yearly. 



8. The town charities of Richard Sadleir, estab- 

 lished as to an annuity of £1 6s. &d. by deed 1612 

 and as to an annuity of £$ by deed 1676, now 

 consists of a sum of ^21 I I 5J. consols, producing 

 £$ 5*. Sd. yearly. 



The scheme divides the charities into : 



{a) The educational branch, consisting of five-ninths 

 of the net income of Thomas Fysher's charity and 

 two-thirds of the net income of Matthew Roe's 

 charity being applicable in connexion with the public 

 elementary schools. 33 



(b) The eleemosynary branch, consisting of two- 

 ninths of the net income of Thomas Fysher's charity, 

 one-third of the net income of Matthew Roe's charity, 

 and the whole of the net income of the charities of 

 George Crowch, William Haynes, David Thomas, 

 Henry Gutteridge and Richard Sadleir which are 

 applicable in subscriptions to any dispensary, &c, or 

 provident club, or provision for nurses. 



(r) The general branch, consisting of the net 

 income of the charity of John de Standon, which is 

 made applicable towards the easement of the common 

 charges and expenses of the inhabitantsand parishioners, 

 including the maintenance of a public elementary 

 school, 



The remaining two-ninths of the net income of 

 Thomas Fysher's charity is directed to be paid to 

 Christ's Hospital, London. 



For the year ended Lady Day 191 1 the educational 

 branch received £46 1 3/. 8^., the eleemosynary 

 branch received £44 2s. id., the general branch 

 received £28 9/. 6d., and Christ's Hospital £15. 



In 1878 Thomas Chapman, by his will proved at 

 London 29 June, gave a sum of money, now repre- 

 sented by £427 js. id. consols, the annual dividend, 

 ■ £10 ly. Sd., to be applied in January 



L. aid P. lien. VIII, 



31 Information from Mr. W. Mine 

 B ' Consistory Ct. of London, 1514- 

 fol.39d.iP.ee 3+ Bennett, 



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