Bixley-Farm, and run close by the side of Bixley decoy; and so along that valley till they meet the bounds of Ipswich liberties, at the end of Bixely-marsh. From hence it seems probable that Bixley may have been united to Rushmere ; but it doth not appear plainly where any of these churches stood, but probably one of them near what is called Purdis-farm. The most we can collect is, that this extra-parochial land was much fuller of inhabitants formerly, then it is at present; for now there are not more houses upon it, than formerly there were churches. This parish contains 769 inhabitants.

NEWBOURN. The manor of Haspely in Newbourn, belonged formerly to the priory of Woodbridge, and was granted 33 Henry VIII, to John Wingfield and Dorothy his wife. 181 inhabitants.

OTLEY. Here was a good old house formerly the seat of the Gosnolds; and in the church is a monument for John Gosnold, who died in 1628; which sets forth that he was descended from the right ancient and worthy families of Naunton and Wingfield, of Letheringham; that he was gentleman-usher to queen Elizabeth, and king James; and afterwards gentleman of the privy chamber to Charles I, and that Winifred his wife was a grand-daughter of Sir Richard Poole and the lady Margaret countess of Salisbury, who was the daughter of George duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV. This family suffered much in the time of the great rebellion, insomuch

that the Rev. Lionel Gosnold; the last of the family, and rector of that parish, was obliged to sell the estate. 629 inhabitants.

PLAYFORD, is most remarkable for being the seat of the ancient family of Felton, which is said to take its name from the lordship of Felton, in Northumberland; and to be a younger branch of the Bertrams, barons of Milford, and lords of that manor. Edmund Felton, of this family, married a daughter of Robert Garrard, of Coddenham, in this county; whose eldest son Sir Thomas Felton, was chief justice of Chester in the reign of Edward III. and of Richard II. Richard the second son, took priest's orders; but John, the youngest, turned merchant; and with such good success, that he was called by way of eminence the Chapman. John, the grandson of the Chapman, acquired the lordship and estate of Shotly, by marrying Joan; daughter and heiress of Sir Thomas Mosel, of that place, knt. He was succeeded in that and his other estates by his grandson Robert Felton, who marrying Margt the heiress of Sir Thomas Sampson, of Playford, knt. acquired this lordship, with other manors and estates in the neighbourhood. Anthony, great grandson of the said Robert Felton, was made knight of the Bath, at the coronation of James I. in the year 1603; and his son Henry was created a baronet 20 July, 1621. Sir Tho mas Felton, grandson of the first baronet, was comptroller of the household and privy counsellor

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to queen Anne; but dying without issue male, the honour and estate came to his brother Sir Compton; and he likewise dying without issue male, the honour became extinct, and the estate reverted to the right hon. John Hervey, the first earl of Bristol of this family, in right of his countess Elizabeth, the daughter and heiress of the aforesaid sir Thomas Felton, who was sir Compton's elder brother.

In this parish is the residence of Thomas Clarkson, esq. M. A. who has for so many years employed all his talents and abilities in abolishing the slave trade. He is also the author of many excellent works.

Playford church, is said to have been built by one of the Felbriggs who was buried there. The revenues were given by Robert Mallet, to his priory at Eye, and granted 28 Henry VIII. to Edmund Bedingfield. 264 inhabitants.

RUSHMERE, was the lordship of William de Freney, in the time of king John, for he paid fines to 1pswich for himself and his villains in Rushmere and Brisete. The lordship of this parish was for many years in the Feltons of Playford, and is now vested in the earl of Bristol, together with a great part of the parish. The church was impropriated to the prior and convent of Christ church Ipswich; and the impropriation and advowson of the vicarage were granted 37 Henry VIII, to Austin Austins, M, D. and they were sold again by Dr. Austins to sir John Jer

my, knt. and Humphry Warren, gent. In this deed are specified the following particulars, viz. the parsonage barn, and the barn yard, the little piece opposite to it, containing about three roods; also two pightles, containing by estimation nine acres, lying in the parish of St John Baptist, in Caldwell; and all other houses, &c. late in the Occupation of Thomas lord Wentworth, and parcel of the possessions of the said late priory'; but the right of patronage of the vicarage is not specified as sold with the rectory. The rectory came through the Feltons, and is now vested in the earl of Bristol; and the advowson of the vicarage is in the heirs of sir Samuel Barnardiston, bart.

Catharine Cadye, widow, in 1521, left a large legacy towards building a new steeple in like fashion, bigness and workmanship, with that at Tuddenham: the two steeples only in the form of the battlements. 437 inhabitants.

TRIMLEY ST. MARTIN. In this parish is Grimston-hall, formerly the seat of Thomas Candish, esq. the second Englishman that sailed round the world, who was born here. There are two Ilexes still standing at Grimston-hall, which are said to have been planted by him. This gallant officer, fitted out three ships, at his own expence, against the Spaniards, viz. the Desire, burden 120 tons; the Content, of 60 tons; and the Hugh Gallant, a bark, of 40 tons. On board these ships he had no more then one

hundred and twenty-three hands, men and boys. With this small and inconsiderable force, he sailed from Plymouth, July 21st 1586. In the February following he passed through the straits of Magellan, and entered the South-seas, where he plundered and burnt the towns of Paita, Puna, Aquapulco, Natividad, Acatlar, and several others on the coast of Chili and Peru. After which he attacked the St. Anna, a large Aquapulco ship of 700 tons. Before this, he had sunk the bark at the island of Puna, for want of hands to man her; and it does not appear that the Content came up, so as to have any share in the engagement in his own ship, the Desire, he had not, at the inost, above sixty men; yet with these he attempted to board the St. Anna; and though he was twice repulsed, at the third attack he took her ; with the loss of only two men killed, and five wounded. What loss the enemy sustained, is not said; but Capt. Candish set one hundred and ninety-one prisoners on shore at Puerto Seguro, and brought off seven with him, to serve as pilots, Linguists, &c. He took in this prize 122,000 Pezos of gold, each Pezo being of the value of eight shillings; besides a great quantity of other rich merchandize. After this he touched at the Philippine Islands, and returned home by the cape of Good Hope, and St. Helena. But the Suffolk commodore had no historian to celebrate his praise; and he con