J^o. VOL. XX. 1898. OURNAL OF THE .Irchjeologicjil AND Natural History OCI£TY. FBZNTISD POB. THE SOCIETY BY BEMB.OSE & SONS, IiZMITED, 23, OLD BAILEY, LONDON; AND DERBY. ^ JOURNAL OF THE 2)ei*b^8bice Hrcba^olOGical AND NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY EMIT FT) RV RE\^ CHARLES KERRY Keelor of Upper Stoiitiov Be./s. VOL. XX JANUARY 1898 Printed jor the Societv bv BEMROSE .V SONS LTD. 23' OLD B\n.EY LONDON AND DERBY CONTENTS. PAGE List of Officeks v Rules ^''i List of MEMiisiKs " Secretary's Report xvii Balance Sheet xxii Agreement of the Freeholders in Eyam to ihe Award for DIVIDING Eyam Pasture, i2th November, 1702. Contributed by Chas. E. B. Bowles . - - i A FEW BRIEF notes OX SOME RECTORS AND ViCAKS OF HeANOK, CO. Derby. 12 By the Rev. R. J. Burton Will of Elizabeth FitzHerbert, Widow of Ralph Fiiz- Herbert, Esq., of Norbury, Derbyshire, Dated 20th October, 1490. CONIKIBUTED BY ReV. REGINALD H. C. FITZHERBERT - 32 The Ancient Painted Window, Hault Hucknall Church. By the Rev. C. Kerry 40 The Court Rolls of the Manor of Holmesfield, co. Derby, with no IKS BY THE EDITOR 52 ILLUSTRATIONS. Seven Plates of the Painted Window ai Hault Hucknall Church. : : LIST OF OFFICERS THE DUKE OF RUTLAND, K. G. of York. The Most Reverend The Lord Archbishop W. M. Jervis. Duke of Norfolk, K.G., E.M. Hon. Frederick Strutt. Duke of Devonshire, K.G. Hon. Right Rev. Bishop Abraham. Duke of Portland. Right Rev. The Bishop of Lord Scarsdale. Derby. Lord Vernon. Wilmot, Bart., V.C, Lord Waterpark. Sir H. K.C.B. Lord Belper. Sir G. N. Allevne, Bakt. Lord Howard of Gi.ossop. J. G. Crompton, Esq. Lord Burton. J. Meynell, Esn. Lord Hawkesbuky. G. F. H. H. Bemrose, M.P. Right Rev. Lord Bishop of Sir Southwell. Coundl Ward. George Bailey. John R. Naylor. William Bemrose. J. Arnold-Bemrose. John Borough. H. Cox, LL.D. George Fletcher. Rev. J. Charles a. Seale Haslam. F.S.A. Sir Rev. Reg. H. C. Fitzhekkert. Rev. F. Joukdain. W. A. Carrington. C. James Cade. C. B. Keene. J. Gallop. Geo. Bottomlev. E. Green ho UGH. W. Mallalieu. Robt. Cross. H. Milnes, M.D. W. R. Holland. G. HuKiNs. Rev. Charles Kerry. Rev. V. C. ^oii. Crcasurcr Jon. Sctrctaru : Cox. C. E. Newton. Arthur ^^ubilors : Coulson. Wm. Bemrose. J. B. Officers of the Sectional Committee for Natural History. (f b;urm;m : H. ARNOLD-BEMROSE, M.A., F.G.S. (fommittcc : W. Bemrose. G. Fletcher. W. Bland. C. A. Greaves, M.B. F. J. R. Carulla. Rev. F. Jourdain. W. G. COPESTAKE. W. Mallalieu. Rev. Charles Co.\, LL. U. Rev. J. , J. M. Mello, M.A., F.G.S. F.S.A. A. G. Taylor. Arthur Cox. J. Ward. n. c. curzon. W. H. Walton. |)ojv. ^ftrctaij) ;m& (Lreusuvcr : George Hyde, Osi%LiSTON Road, Derby. — ——— RULES. I. — Nam k. The Society shall be called the " Derbvshire Arch^ological AND Natural History Society." II. -Object. The Society is instituted to examine, preserve, and illustrate the Archaeology and Natural History of the County of Derby. HI. Operation. The means which the Society shall employ for ettecting its objects are : I. — Meetings for the purpose of Reading Papers, ihe Exhibition of Antiquities, etc., and the discussion of subjects connected therewith. 2. — General Meetings each year at given places rendered interesting by their antiquities or by their natural development. 3. —The publication of original papers and ancient documents, etc. IV. Officers. The Ofificers of the Society shall consist of a President and Vice- Presidents, whose elections shall be for life ; and an Honorary Treasurer and Honorary Secretary, who shall be elected annually. V. Council. The General Management of the affairs and property of the Society shall be vested in a Council, consisting of the President, ——— VIU ' RULES. Vice-Presidents, Honorary Treasurer, Honorary Secretary, and twenty-four Members, elected from the general body of the Subscribers ; eitjht of such twenty-four Members to retire annually in rotation, but to be eligible for re-election. All vacancies occurring during the year to be provisionally filled up by the Council. Vr. Admission of Members. The election of Members, who must be proposed and seconded in writing by two Members of the Society, shall take place at any meeting of the Council, or at any General Meetings of the Society. Vn. —Subscription. Each Member on election after March 31st, 1878, shall pay an •Entrance Fee of Five Shillings, and an Annual Subscription of Ten Shillings and Sixpence. All subscriptions to become due, in advance, on the ist January each year, and to be paid to the Treasurer. A composition of Five Guineas to constitute Life Membership. The composition of Life Members and the Admission Fee of Ordinary Members to be funded, and the interest arising from them to be applied to the general objects of the Society. Ladies to be eligible as Members on the same terms. No one shall be entitled to his privileges as a Member of the Society whose subscription is six months in arrear. Vni. Honorary Members. The Council shall have the power of electing distinguished Antiquaries as Honorary Members. Honorary Members shall not be resident in the County, and shall not exceed twelve in number. Their privileges shall be the same as those of Ordinary Members. IX. Meetings of Council. The Council shall meet not less than six times in each year, at such place or places as may be determined upon. Special meetings may also be held at the request of the President, or —— kULKS. IX Five Members of ihe Society. I'ive members of Council to form a (juorum. X. —SUB-COMMITTEKS. 'The Council shall have the power of appointing from time to time such sectional or Sub-Committees as may seem desirable for the carrying out of special objects. Such Sectional or Sub- committees to report their proceedings to the Council for confirmation. XI. General Meetings. The Annual Meeting of the Society shall be held in January each year, when the Accounts, properly audited, and a Report shall be presented, the Officers elected, and vacancies in the Council filled for the ensuing year. The Council may at any time call a General Meeting, specifying the object for which that Meeting is to be held. A clear seven days' notice of all General Meetings to be sent to each Member. XII. Alteration of Rules. No alteration in the Rules of the Society shall be made except by a majority of two-thirds of the Members present at an Annual or other General Meeting of the Society. Full notice of any intended alteration to be sent to each Member at least seven days before the date of such Meeting. LIST OF MEMBERS. The Members whose names are preceded by an asterisk (*) are Life Members. Cox, Rev. J. Charles, LL.D., F.S.A., Holdenby Rectory, Northampton. Greenwell, The Rev. Canon, F.S.A., Durham. Hope, W. H. St. John, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London. Honorary Members. Irvine, J. T., 167, Cromwell Road, Peterborough. Kerry, Rev. Charles, Upper Stondon Rectory, Shefford, R.S.O., Beds. Wrottesley, General The Hon. George, 75, Cadogan Gardens, London, S.W. "Abney, Captaui W. de W., F.R.S., C.B., Measham Hall, Ashby-de-la-Zouch. *Abraham, The Right Rev. Bishop, Bakewell. Alleyne, Sir John G. N., Bart., Chevin House, Belper. Allsopp, The Hon. A. Percy, Battenhall Mount, Worcester. *Arkwright, Rev. W. Harry, The Hall, Wirksworth. *Arkwright, F. C, Willersley, Cromford. Arkwright, Miss Emily, Gate House, Wirksworth. Arkwright, Miss Florence, The Hall, Wirksworth. Arnold-Bemrose, H., F.G.S., Friar Gate, Derby. Auden, Rev. W., Church Broughton. Bagshawe, W. H. G., Ford Hall, Chapel-en-le-Frith. Bailey, Mrs., Temple House, Derby. Bailey, George, Elmtield, Otter Street, Derby. Barker, J. E., Q.C., Brooklands, Bakewell. Bateman, F. O. F., Breadsall Mount, Derby. Bateman, Miss, Rowditch Lodge, Derby. LIST OF MEMBERS. XI Bayley, Rev. C. J., Oakleigh, Buxton. Beamish, Lt.-Colonel, R.E., Home Office, Whitehall, London. Beard, Nevill, The Mount, Ashburne. Beaumont, Rev. E., Hartshorne, Burton-on-Trent. Bentliall, Dr., Cedars, Breadsall, Derby. Benthall, Mrs., Cedars, Breadsall, Derby. Belper, The Right Honourable Lord, Kingston Hall. *Bemrose, Sir H. H., M.P., Uttoxeter New Road, Derby. Bemrose, William, Elmhurst, Lonsdale Hill, Derby. Bennett, George, Irongate, Derby. Blackwall, J. B. E. , Biggin, Wirksworth. Bogonschevsky, The Baron Nicholas Cassimir dc, Pskov, Russia. Borough, John, The Cedars, Belper. Bottomley, G., 140, Uttoxeter Road, Derby. Bowles, Chas. E. B. , The Leas, Wirksworth. Bradbury, Wm. Laurence, 10, Bouverie Street, Fleet Street, London, E.C. Rrigden, Geo., Irongate, Derby. Brindley, J. Ernest, Market Place, Derby. Broadhurst, Rev. Fredk., Heath, Chesterfield. Brushfield, T. N., M.D., The Clifif, Budleigh-Salterton, Devon. Bryan, Benj., 18, Grandison Road, Clapham Common, London, S.W. Buchanan, Alexander, 8, Wilson Street, Derby. Burton, The Right Hon. The Lord, Rangemore, Burton-on-Trent. Burton, Rev. R. Jowett, .Stanton-by-Dale, Nottingham. *Cade, Chas. James, The Homestead, Spondon. *Cammell, G. H., Brookfield Manor, Hathersage. Carr, Rev. Canon, Holbrooke, Derby. Carrington, W. Alex., Wye Cottage, Bakewell. Carrington, Arthur, Langdale House, Clapham Road, Bedford. Carter, F., Irongate, Derby. Carulla, F. J. R., F.C.S., 84, Argyle Terrace, Rosehill, Derby. Chambers, R. B., Green Hill, Derby. Chetham Library, Manchester—W. T. Browne. Clark, G. D'Arcy, Burnaston, Derby. Clayton, Mrs., Queen Street, Derby. *Cokayne, G. E., F.S.A., College of Arms, London. *Coke, Colonel Talbot, Debdale, Mansfield. Coleman, Rev. W. L., Staveley. Constable, W. G., 32, Ashburne Road, Derby. Cooke, Charles, Spondon. Copestake, Mrs., Kirk Langley. XII LIST OK MKMHI'.KS. Corfield, V. C, Ormonde Fields, Codnor. Coulson, J. B., Friar Gate, Derby.