Highways and byways in Surrey . ey Archaeological Society visited the church, and MajorHeales wrote an admirable paper on its architecture, particu-larly drawing attention to the beauty of the windows in thenorth aisle, which dated from 1310, and contained some raredeep ruby glass. He described the tracery as the most beautifulin the county. Yet within five years the church was restored;the windows, which were in excellent preservation and wouldhave lasted another five hundred years, were destroyed, everystone of them ; and the glass had disappeared, either brokenup or sold. Horley parish regi
Highways and byways in Surrey . ey Archaeological Society visited the church, and MajorHeales wrote an admirable paper on its architecture, particu-larly drawing attention to the beauty of the windows in thenorth aisle, which dated from 1310, and contained some raredeep ruby glass. He described the tracery as the most beautifulin the county. Yet within five years the church was restored;the windows, which were in excellent preservation and wouldhave lasted another five hundred years, were destroyed, everystone of them ; and the glass had disappeared, either brokenup or sold. Horley parish registers have some pleasant entries. Straydaughters, who ate too much at home and otherwise were hardto look after, used to be apprenticed to persons who wouldundertake, for a consideration, to keep them until they were twenty-one. The consideration might be in cash or in kind. 380 CH. XXXVII DAUGHTERS APPRENTICED 381 Thus, Jeremy Shoe, on January 13, 1604, took An Chamley,daughter of Edmund Chamley, deceased, apprentice until she. The Six Bells Inn, Horley. come to xxj, in consideracon he receives some householdstuffe to the valew of \f \\vf and is to be eased in not payingto the poore for iiij yeares to come. John Chelsham had a 382 TIIUNDERFIELD CASTLE chap. better bargain, for he agreed to take An Williams till she cameto twenty-one, and had from her father one mare and a coltein full satisfaction. Sometimes the apprentices were boundeven longer. Susan Washfoord was bound to BernardHumphry, and he undertook to keep her sufficient meate,drink, and apparell until she come to the age of fower andtwenty yeares. Susans mother was a widow, and she paid toget rid of her daughter a cow and twenty shillings from thechurchwardens. Not many Surrey towns or villages can boast a family cricketeleven. Herley can. Eleven Watneys of Horley have playedfrequent matches against local clubs, and against eleven ^^? igansof Mortlake. Mr. F. S. Ashley-Cooper has collected someother instances of fami
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