ance. South of the gate-house are the remains of several buildings, particularly an old chapel, in a wall in which, as Grose was informed, a chest of money was found arched into the wall, and this was visible at the time the view given by him was taken.

Surveying these venerable ruins, a variety of sensations strike involuntarily upon the heart; and there are few who have visited them but have mentally addressed them in language similar to the poet, who exclaimed,

How many hearts have here grown cold

That sleep these mould'ring stones among?
How many beads have here been told?
How many matins here been sung?

The porch of Butley church is highly worthy of notice. The outer entrance is a beautiful pointed arch, leading to a fine circular doorway, forming the south entrance. The body of the church is extremely neat in its appearance. Two stone coffins are preserved at the

abbey: one was discovered very recently, containing a perfect skeleton. Butley contains 321 inhabitants.

CAMPSEY-Ash, or Ash by Campsey, was very remarkable for a nunnery of the order of St. Austin, founded by Joan and Agnes de Valoines, two sisters, who dedicated it to the honour of God and the virgin Mary. This nunnery was seated in a fruitful and pleasant valley on the east side of the river Deben, and on the north it had a large lake of water; so that the water supplied them with fish and wild-fowl, and the land with the other necessaries of life. Maud de Lancaster countess of Ulster, who aftewards married Ralph de Ufford, chief justice of Ireland, obtained a license from Edward III. to found a chantry of five chaplains, secular priests, to pray and sing mass in the church of this nunnery, for the souls of her two husbands, her own soul and that of Elizabeth the first wife of William de Burgh, which chantry remained there some years; and then was removed by the said lady to Roke-hall, in Bruisyard. Several curious deeds relating to this nunnery, are said by the authors of Mag. Brit. nova & antiqua, to be in the hands of Francis Canning, esq; of Foxcoat, in Warwickshire. In the window of the parlour in the abbey-house was a piece of glass stained with the arms of the Uffords. And in the window of the chamber over it was the figure of a lady stained in glass,

with these words Grace Govern us.

The nun

nery was valued at the dissolution, 35 Henry VIII. at £182. 98. 5d. per annum, and granted to sir William Willoughby.

Ash High house in Campsey, is a good seat, and was built by John Glover, esq; sometime servant to Thomas Howard, duke of Norfolk whose successor removing to Frostenden in this county, sold it to the Sheppards. It is now the seat of J. Sheppard esq. and called the High house Campsey Ash. It has certainly been erected at different periods but the central part is the original building and being four stories in height it has gained its present appellation; here are several fine cedars, the park is noted for its fine trees which form several beautiful avenues of great length and height. This parish contains 342 inhabitants.

CHARSFIELD, was formerly the lordship of William de Weyland in king John's time, who fined for his villains in Charsfield and Westerfield; afterwards of the Bedingfields, and sold by them to sir John Lemon, knt. lord mayor of London; now the property of earl Howe.

The church was impropriated to Letheringham priory, and is now a donative; that is, filled by the patron, without presentation or nomination to, or licence from the bishop. 549 inhabitants.

CRETINGHAM. This church was impropriated to St. Peter's priory in Ipswich. The manor of St. Peter in Cretingham, also belonged to the

said priory. The manor of Kettlebars, belonged to a family who took their name from it; from them it passed to the family of Mulso, and from them to the family of Cornwallis. The manor of Tyes in Cretingham, belonged to a Mr. Revett, of Brandeston, and was the estate of his ancestors about two hundred years. The parish was anciently divided into two villages, one called Great Cretingham, and the other Little Cretingham, near Otley, which had a chapel belonging to it. 375 inhabitants.

DALLINGHOO, Part in Willford. Here was a handsome seat built by William Churchill, esq; who sometime resided here. His son-in-law Francis Negus, esq; who was formerly one of the representatives of the borough of Ipswich to whom he gave it, rebuilt it; but it was unfortunately consumed by fire, in 1729.

One manor in this parish and hundred of Loes belongs to to the honour of Eye.

The other in the hundred of Willford, called for distinction sake, Earl-Dallinghoo, as having been in the hands of several of the earls of Norfolk and Suffolk, is vested in the earl of Rochford, as was the advowson; but it has since belonged to the Rev. W. Brown, the late rector; afterwards to E. Moor, esq. of Great Bealings; and now to the Rev. 1. Clarke, the present rector. Before the Earls of Rochford had them they belonged to the Wingfields, and anciently to the Bovilles, of Letheringham. This parish contains 303 inhabitants.

EARL-SOHAM, is so called, because it belonged to the earls of Norfolk. Roger Bigod had a grant of a market as well as a fair here, 20 Edward I. and Thomas de Brotherton earl of Norfolk had it confirmed to him, 7 Edward II. The market hath been long disused, but there is now a fair yearly on August 4th principally for lambs.

Soham lodge, is a modern building, encompassed with a brick wall and a large moat, standing within the park, to which the manor of the town belongs. It was anciently the seat of the family of Cornwallis; from one of them it was given by will to the Corderoys, who sold the manor, advowson, lodge and park to John Cotton, second son of sir Allen Cotton, lord-mayor of London in 1626. He dwelt here, and was sheriff of Suffolk in 1644. His son sold this estate to Leicester Devereux lord viscount Hereford, it then passed through the hands of various proprietors, to John Ayton esq. of Messendon abbey, Buckinghamshire This parish contains 641 inhabitants.

EASTON, was formerly the lordship of an ancient family in Kettleburgh, surnamed Charles. Afterwards the Wingfields of Letheringham, were proprietors of both. Anthony Wingfield removed from Letheringham, to Godwyns in Hoo; and was created a baronet 17 May, 1627. He built the White House at Easton, and removing from Hoo made it his seat. To him succeeded sir Richard, sir Robert, and sir Henry