1 4 6531 7 l ublow R eg isters . VOLUME I I HE DED ICAT ION of Lu d o P ari sh Ch urch t o ai t r T l w S n Law e nce h as for so man y ce nt uri e s pas t be e n acce pt e d wi t hou t qu e s t i on or dou bt ,t hat i t wi ll come as a s hock t o many t o le arn ,t hat t h i s was n ot t h e ori g in al l de re c t dedi cat i on of t h e Church . An o d e d e n ly di s cove re d in t h e Muni cipal R e cords of Lu dlow s hows i ndu bi t ably,t h at t h e ori gi nal de di cat i on was t o T h e Bles s e d Apos t le s Phi li p and J ame s and Sai nt ” L r i s de e d i s i t o ut dat e but t e re i s t h e c re s s s i au e nce . Th w h , h lea t po ble e vi de nce t hat i t was made be fore t h e y e ar 1 2 30,probably s ome ye ars r r It is a de e h i c Wa t e r de Lac i t c o se o f h is ea li e . d by w h l y,w h th e n nt son Gilbe rt de Lac y,gave t o God an d Lu dlo w Church i n pe rpe t ual alms ” i s Foss t e L dl we u d W te r g vin g h i a um d u o , and a po n of pe ppe r. al de L e 2 1 t e re i s e t t r c H r ac y hi ms lf die d i n 1 4 ,and h x an a p e e pt from e n y III . t o Walt e r de La c y,dat e d i n 1 2 30,whi ch me nt i ons t ha t Gi lbe rt ,t h e s on It i s r of Wal t e r de Lacy was t he n de ad . p opos e d i n t hi s s hort i ntro ducti on t o t h e Lu dlow R e gi st e rs t o de al o nly wit h t h e que s t i on of t h e de di cat i on of t h e Chu rch,a nd t o le ave t h e i nt e re s t in g proble m of t h e me aning of t h e words Foss at um de Lu dlowe and ot he r i mport ant o r e poi nt s whi ch ari se n t h e old e cord,t o b de alt wi t h in an ot he r place . Suffici e nt h as be e n s ai d t o prove t hat Lu dlo w Church was in th e e arly f t e r i e r de di cat e d t o St . hi i d St . ame s part o h e gn of K . H n y III . P l p an J ' r n ce r f t r and St . La w e ,t hou gh in t h e las t yea o h e same Ki ng s e ign (1 2 72 ) ’ only t h e lat t e r Saint s n ame i s gi ve n i n an account ,i n an As si ze R oll,of s s r t T h e de di Thomas de Hopt on ha vin g ou ght anct u a y i n h e Chu rch . s s s re ce o i ra t m de i c o as cat i on i a ign e d t o St . La w n nly, n a g n a by N h l Andre w of Lu dlo w i n 1 2 75,fo r t h e pe rpe t u al mai nt e nance of a Chant ry L r It i s c e ar t e re fore t at t h e de di cat i on t o Pri e st i n u dlow Chu ch . l h h t hre e Sai nt s h ad bee n found t oo cumbe rs ome , and t hat t h e name s of ’ i i s s i IlI s re i Sa nt s Phi l p an d J ame h ad droppe d ou t ome t me i n He nry . gn (1 2 1 6 It i s we ll known t hat Fai rs we re i n old t ime alwa ys he ld ’ on Saint s days ,and i t i s n o s li ght corrobo rat i on o f t h e ori gi nal de di cat i on of Lu dlo w Church t o Sain t s Phi li p and J ame s t hat t h e fi rs t fai r grant ed t o Lu dlow by Chart er (1 4 61 ) was t o be he ld on t h e e ve ,day and morro w of t h e Apost les Phi lip and J ame s , a fai r which i s s t ill he ld on t he i r day, M s T h e e t fai r r nt e d t o Lu d o art e r was fi e d for t h e ay r t . n x g a l w by Ch x i i d rr f t e ast of ai t La re ce T h e com i at i o V g l, ay and mo ow o h e F S n w n . b n n of t he se days i s at any rat e s i gni fi cant ,an d t hough th e Chart e r grant ing t h e earlie r fai r i s only actu ally dat e d in 1 4 61 ,t h e day fixe d was p ro bably t hat on whi ch a fai rh a d be e n he ld in Ludlow from t ime imme mori al . T HE CASTLE . Ludlow probably owe s i t s e xi s te nce as a t own and th e foundati on of i ts grand Chu rch t o t h e magnifi ce nt Cas t le ,whi ch s t ands on t h e wes te rn e d e o f t h e a c t h e t o n i s ui t Lu d o ma be or ma g pl t e au on whi h w b l . l w y y not be th e Lude me nt i one d i n D ome s da y Boo k (t h e wri t e r,notwi th st an din g th e opini ons of t wo of t h e mos t e mi ne nt arch ae o lo gi s ts o f t h e o was ron i n ide t i f i u de i t day i s not convi nce d t hat Mr. Eyt n w g n y ng L w h Ludlow) ,bu t whe t he r i t was so or not ,it mus t ,pri or t o t h e buildi ng of th e Cast le ,have be e n an i nsi gni ficant place ,and Ludlow as a t own owes v LUDL W ST S i . O R EGI ER . all it s import ance t o i t s Cast le ,under whose s hadow it gradually gre w u p . St . o Ho e . Lu dlow Cast le h as be e n s o fu lly de s cri be d by SirW . J hn p ,LL D L" I t at i n h i s admi rable pape r whi ch appe are d in Arch ae olog i a ,Vol. h i t i s n ot propose d t o s ay more t han a fe w words he re of i t s archi t e ct u ral r h e ast e was founde d R o e r e Lac i t h e fi rs t fe w fe at u e s . T C l by g d y n ye ars o f t h e re i gn of Wi lli am R u fu s ,while t h e we ll kn own round Chape l ’ i n t h e i nne r bai le y was probably t h e work of t h e founde r s brot he r e s sor H e L c o t 0 T h e de di cat i on of t hi s an d s ucc , u gh d a y, ab u 1 1 2 .