place, or palace, that belonged to the Beaumonts, but was purchased and rebuilt by Thomas White, esq. and which new erection was the residence of his son in the year 1764. It is now the property of Thomas Western, esq. Here was formerly a free chapel in this parish, which belonged to the Earl of Oxford, who presented to the rectory in the time of Henry VIII. In the years 1458 and 1459, legacies were left towards building the chancel. In this parish is the house of industry for the hundred of Samford, incorporated in 1765. The number of parishes is twenty-five; and the sum originally borrowed was 8250l. The edifice was erected in 1766, and the average number of poor annually admitted into it 260. They are principally employed in spinning for Norwich. The rates were settled at two and sixpence in the pound annually. From this place we proceed to

BENTLEY, which brings us back to our road. In the reign of Henry III. the manor of Little Bentley appears to have belonged to the Tallemaches, ancestors of the Earl of Dysart, as Hugh Tallemache paid a fine to Ipswich for himself and his villains. The church here was given by Henry of Dodneis to the priory of the Holy Trinity in Ipswich; and the manor of Bentley, the rectory and advowson of the vicarage, with two woods, Portland Grove and New Grove, were granted as part of the possession of that priory to Lionel Talmage, 36 Henry VIII. This family removed hence to Helmingham, in Claydon hundred. At a place called Dodneis, in this parish, there was a small priory of black canons, which was suppressed by the first bull of Clement VII. and granted to Cardinal Wolsey.

LITTLE WENHAM is about two miles to the right of the road. The hall here has generally been deemed a fine old building. It was built in 1569, by R. Brews, as appears by an inscription over the doorway. Although this building has been very little noticed, it is