. The Victoria history of the county of Hertford. Natural history. A HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE lord of the manor. Henry II confirmed this gift between the years 1174 and ii8z, and the profits were assigned to the use of the monks' ; As early as 1291 the estate was let out to ; The yearly rent was then £6 9/. 4-/. By 1 526 the house was demolished and the lands let to Roger Appleyard, the lord of the manor, on a twenty-one years' ; The abbey surrendered to the Crown 5 December 1539.*1 In February 1543 50 acres of meadow and pas- â â **«" " 'atari or
. The Victoria history of the county of Hertford. Natural history. A HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE lord of the manor. Henry II confirmed this gift between the years 1174 and ii8z, and the profits were assigned to the use of the monks' ; As early as 1291 the estate was let out to ; The yearly rent was then £6 9/. 4-/. By 1 526 the house was demolished and the lands let to Roger Appleyard, the lord of the manor, on a twenty-one years' ; The abbey surrendered to the Crown 5 December 1539.*1 In February 1543 50 acres of meadow and pas- â â **«" " 'atari or. ture called Monks' Lands were granted to Sir John Williams and Sir Edward North,. treasurer of the Court of ; Six months later (26 August 1543) the toft with lands called Monks* Lands was granted to Thomas Both had been leased to John Bowles. The toft and garden commonly called Monks' Lands subsequently came into the possession of Nathaniel Disborrow, son of John Disborrow of Eltisley, co. Cambs., who sold them to William WhetteU. The estate was thus united to the manor of Bygrave.*1 The church, of unknown dedica- CHURCH tion," consists of a chancel z; ft. 6 in. by 14 ft. 6 in., nave 31 ft. by 20 ft. 6 in., and south porch 6 ft. by 5 ft. All dimensions are taken internally. The church ii cemented on the outside, the dressings being of stone and the roofs tiled. The nave is the earliest part of the church, and belongs to the 13th century, the chancel to the latter part of the 14th century, and the west turret to the 15th century, when the windows were altered and the rood stair was built. The east window is transomed and has three cinquefoiled lights, traceried in the head. In the north wall is a small 14th-century door, and beside it a low-side window of one cinquefoiled light ; the only other window is of two cinquefoiled lights set under a square head. In the south wall are two windows, one a window of two lights similar to that on th
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