3. UT TUBA SIC SONITU DOMINI CONDUCO WARSOP COHORTES 1615 (Henry Oldfield's shield). 4. YOU THAT HEAR MY DOLEFUL SOUND In connection with the Warsop bells it may be mentioned that a memorandum, in the oldest register book of the parish, records an agreement between the inhabitants of Warsop and the inhabitants of the Hamlet of Sokeholme, in 1626, to the effect that in return for seats appointed to them in Warsop church, "the Soukeholme men shall paye to the churchwardens of Warsoppe the fourth part of all charges to wind and weather, and to the keeping of the bells in repayre." The church plate of Warsop consists of a chalice and paten of 1718-9, and flagon, alms-dish, and paten, inscribed "The gift of John Kirke of Warsop 1768," all of silver. There are also a flagon and alms-bason of pewter. In addition there are a highly ornamented silver flagon and chalice inscribed "Presented to the Church of S. Peter and S. Paul, by Rev Sir Richard Fitz Herbert, Bart, 1891." There are no medieval monuments remaining in this church except one much decayed floor-slab of 1512, now fixed to the wall of the tower. It shows traces of an incised cross, and the following inscription round the edge : bic ia + robertu . [eli] sabet uxoris ejus + anno do . . . m°cccccrit + There is a fine brass tablet to Oliver Dand, 1661, a loyalist rector during the Commonwealth; an interesting marble tablet to John Rolleston, 1681, the trusted secretary of the Duke of Newcastle, famous in the Civil war; and several tablets of the 18th century to the family of Wyld of Nettleworth in this parish. The rectory is a charming residence near the east end of the church, rebuilt or enlarged towards the end of the 17th CHURCH CHURCH WARSOP century, possibly by George Fothergill, rector 1663-1683, whose son Thomas succeeded him. Both these rectors are commemorated by brass tablets, the earlier one having very fine lettering. I must express my thanks to the Rev. R. J. King, rector, for much assistance, and for his interesting pamphlet, Warsop Church Registers, 1884. The next place to be visited was Norton Cuckney. The vicar, the Rev. J. W. Smith, M.A., kindly read a paper he had prepared regarding the church here, which is dedicated to St. Mary. NORTON CUCKNEY NORTON CUCKNEY CHURCH. BY THE REV. J. W. SMITH. At the Conquest (1066) the chief part of the parish was held by Hugh Fitz Baldric, and then had a church and priest. 1066. Joce de Flemangh, who came with the Conqueror, became possessed of land in Cuckney. Then there lived at Cuckney an old knight—named Gamelbere--who lived there before the Conquest, and held two carucates of land on condition of shoeing the King's palfry whenever he came to his manor of Mansfield (i.e., Clipstone). Gamelbere died without heirs in the reign of Henry I., who gave the land to Richard, sone of Joce de Flemangh (named above) for the same service (shoeing, etc.). This Richard had a son called Thomas de Cuckeney, who built a castle (now the Castle Hill in the churchyard), and in Henry II.'s reign founded Welbeck Abbey, By marriage the lands of de Flemangh passed to the family of Fauconberg. Sir Henry de Fauconberg, by will, dated September, 1329, gave them to John de Hotham, Bishop of Ely, and the Bishop of Ely conveyed all to the Abbot and Convent at Welbeck, December 4th, 1329. |