. The Victoria history of the county of Hertford. Natural history. A HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE Audrey (possibly lessees) in 1562.** In 1573 Francis Ridall, rector of East Reed, claimed all tithes in East Reed except those from certain freeholds and demesne lands of the manor of Queenbury, and he brought a suit against Robert Chambers and his tenant John Cannon, who refused to pay tithes from the copyhold land of that ; Robert Chambers claimed that these tithes never had belonged to the rector of East Reed.** Mynchey Porcyn and the tithes of Queenbury came later into the possession of


. The Victoria history of the county of Hertford. Natural history. A HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE Audrey (possibly lessees) in 1562.** In 1573 Francis Ridall, rector of East Reed, claimed all tithes in East Reed except those from certain freeholds and demesne lands of the manor of Queenbury, and he brought a suit against Robert Chambers and his tenant John Cannon, who refused to pay tithes from the copyhold land of that ; Robert Chambers claimed that these tithes never had belonged to the rector of East Reed.** Mynchey Porcyn and the tithes of Queenbury came later into the possession of Richard Turner, who in 1597 demised the close called Mynchens to Thomas Turner for eighty years with reversion to John ; John Turner died in i6oz, and Thomas Turner, aged sixty, was his brother and heir.^ Richard Turner died in 160+, at which date he was seised of the tithes and the It appears, however, that in lieu of tithes the rectors of Reed had the right to half an acre of wheat and half an acre of barley in Queenbury. This, before 1722, had been commuted for a payment of 40J. chargeable on an acre of land called Parson's '' Certain lands in Reed, appendant to the manor of Sandon, were held by the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's in the 1 oth century, and the latter were con- firmed in their possession by King Athelstai wet tower is e. rly H h-century w >rfc ; the east the ch ancel arch a nd h ww rebuilt int he 19th century hen other. inn ii*cent n u'fcENT 114ftCENT â¡ MODEBN 1 of Reed Church por repairs were made. The large five-light east window of the chancel is modern, but parts of the reticulated tracery belonged to the 14th-century window. In the north wall is a window of two trefoiled lights with a quatrefoil in the head, of about 1350 date; the two-light window in the south wall is modern ; the chancel arch also is modern. In the north wall of the nave are two windows, each of two cinquefoiled lights under a square head, and of 1 jth-


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