. The Victoria history of the county of Surrey. Natural history. A HISTORY OF SURREY The living is now a rectory, endowed with the whole of the tithes. There is a reference in the churchwardens' accounts to a parsonage house in 1656, but there was none in 1854. The field south of the church was called the Vicarage garden then, and perhaps the old cottage next it had been the curate's house. The present incumbent procured the building of the present rectory in 1861-2, on land added to. Cottages at Elsted. the glebe by purchase through Queen Anne's Bounty. The Voluntary Church School was built i
. The Victoria history of the county of Surrey. Natural history. A HISTORY OF SURREY The living is now a rectory, endowed with the whole of the tithes. There is a reference in the churchwardens' accounts to a parsonage house in 1656, but there was none in 1854. The field south of the church was called the Vicarage garden then, and perhaps the old cottage next it had been the curate's house. The present incumbent procured the building of the present rectory in 1861-2, on land added to. Cottages at Elsted. the glebe by purchase through Queen Anne's Bounty. The Voluntary Church School was built in 1848 on the site of the old Tithe Barn. Smith's Charity exists, and there is a Congrega- tional chapel with a burial ground. The Registers begin seriatim in 1543. The earliest entry however is of 24 March, 1539- The late incumbent compiled a useful MS. book, for retention at the rectory, with notes on the events of his time and memory. There are incomplete churchwardens' accounts, in the possession of Mr. Howard, of Hampton Lodge, in Seale, with the names of the churchwardens for every year from 1591 to 1692, except 1613. The chief point of interest in them is the list of extraordinary contributions from the parish for military expenses during the Civil War, es- pecially in 1644-46. 5 May, 1644, 4 months for Farnham Castle at /[3 \js. id. a week, ;£6i 12s. ^.; S October, 1655, 3 months for Farnham Castle, £^0 is.; II September, 1644, I month's pay for the Association, ;^I5 8^. 4^.; 25 April, 1645, 2 months for Sir Thomas Fairfax' Army, ^^14; 10 June, 1645, 6 months for the British Army," £â / 10s.; 16 July, 1645, for Sir Thomas Fairfax' Army, ^[20; and so on. The garrison at Farnham was withdrawn, and then succeeded by a smaller force for which they were charged in Elsted £$ a month. The British Army appears again 13 January, 1646, £7 10;., and then the ' Scottish' army. On 28 September, 1650 the ' Malishria ' cost them £S 6s. 2d. In December, 1648, th
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