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 11 S. VII. Feb. '22,1913.] NOTES AND QUERIES. 151 parishes in Somersetshire where each one is found to have lived. I have purposely refrained from comment as far as possible, and will now only add that when these entire notes are before W. N. H. he will find his queries answered; and, if the clues pro- vided are followed up, a fairly complete pedigree of the Norris family of Somerset may result. Ashbrittle.—John Norris, B.A. Instituted to the living 8 Jan., 1610. Bath.—Thomas Norris,* of Bath, gent. Will dated 26 March, 1616; proved 17 April, 1616, by his brother John Norris [31 Cope]. " I have bought of my brothers Arthur and John Farwellf the Parsonage of St. Decu- mans." Thomas and John, sons of my brother John Norris. My sister Ann. My wife. Ann Norris, of Bath, Somerset, deed. Admon. 8 May, 1679, to her brother John Norris.— Brown, ' Somerset Wills,' ii. 108. Bridgwater.—See will of John Norris under St. Decumans infra. Broadway.—John Norris married Philippa Paul, of Ilminster, 14 May, 1655.—Somerset and Dorset Notes and Queries, ii. 80. Brompton Begis or King's Brompton. — Will of Peter Norris, 1689.—Fide ' Taunton Wills,' part iv. p. 304. Will of Peter Norrish, 1723.—Ibid., iv. 304. Brushford.—Robert Norris instituted to the • living 27 Dec., 1661. Monument to Robert in Brushford Church.—Collinson, iii. 507. John Norris, son of Robert, of Brushford, Somerset, cler. Morton College, niatric. 26 Nov., 1689, aged 16; B.A. 1694. Rector of Brushford 1709.—Foster's ' Alumni,' First Series, vol. iii. When John Norris was rector as above Anna Norris was patroness of the living. The will of John, clerk, pr. 1746, is in ' Taunton Wills,' iv. 304. The will of Robert, clerk, pr. 1708, is in ' Taunton Wills,' iv. 304. Robert Norris, son of William, of Brushford, Somerset, cler. Balliol Coll., matric. 8 Feb., 1730/31, aged 18 ; B.A. 1734, M.A. 1737.— Foster's ' Alumni,' First Series, vol. iii. John Norris, clerk, by indenture enrolled in the Court of Chancery and bearing date 23 Jan., 1742, gave 71. yearly out of his estate at Long Aller in this parish for teaching 20 poor children to read and to purchase books for such poor children.—' Charity Comm. Report,' 1837 ; Collinson, iii. 507. N.B.—A portion of the Brushford Parish Register has for some reason been bound up with the original wills at Taunton. Chedzoy. — The wills of John Norris 1559, Richard Norrishe 1577, John Norrice 1588, Agnes Norris 1811, Charity Norris 1624, John Norris 1681, and John Norris, senior, 1719, are all at Taunton.—Vide ' Taunton Wills,' parts i. and iv. buried at Bath Abbey. t Of Bishops Hull. A later Charity Norris bequeathed by her will the sum of 100?. to the poor of the above parish for ever. The interest thereof to be paid annually at Christmas by the minister or churchwardens. The testatrix died in 1812, and was buried in the churchyard of Ched- zoy. The inscription on her monument, runs: "In memory of Charity Norris of Bradney, who died Nov., 1812, bequeathing to the second [?J poor of this parish 100!., the interest to be paid by the minister or church- wardens annually at Christmas."—'Charity Comm. Report,' 1837. Chipstable.—The wills of William 1814, Robert 1642, Nicholas 1662, and Joano 1666, ore in ' Taunton Wills,' port iv. Clapton.—Will of Michael Norrys or Norrice, pr. 1568, is in P.C.C. T21 Babington]. Will of John 1626 is in P.C.C. [151 Hole]. Claverham.—Samuel Norris, Quaker, died 1818. William Norris, Quaker, died 1844.—J. J. Green, ' Quaker Records,' 1894. Crewkernc.—Will of Thomas Norris, proved 1563, is in P.C.C. [20 Chayre]. John Norris, witness to the will of John Slade of Hewish, parish of Crewkerne, dated 21 Feb., 1019/20.—Lea's ' Abstracts,' Boston, p. 210. The wills of Alice 1626, Mathilde 1030, and Matthew 1740, are at Taunton.—Vide ' Taunton Wills,' parts i. and iv. Curry Mallett.—The will of Elizabeth 1638 is at Taunton.—Vide ' Taunton Wills,' part iv. Curry Rivell.—Frances Norris, widow of Robert Norris, of Corkevill,* Somerset, gent. Will dated 16 July, 1628; proved 14 May, 1620, by the exors. [36 Ridley], My son Henry, a ring of gold of (is. 8d. at age of 21. My daughter Agnes. My brothers Charles Law- rence, of Weymouth, and George Lawrence, of Winterbourne Steepleton, Dorset, exors. She was the daughter of Richard Lawrence; born Aug., 1595; married 20 Sept., 1613, to Robert Norris.—See Uarl. Soc.xx. 64, where a pedigree of Lawrence will be found. Ralph Norris, son of II., of Curry Rivell, Somerset, p.p., Gloucester Hall, subscribed 18 March, 1669/70, aged 18.—Foster's ' Alumni,' First Series, vol. iii. The wills of Thomas 1539, John 1550, Christian 1565, Henry 1607, Robert 1619, Richard or Ralph 1638, Robert 1736, are at Taunton.— Vide ' Taunton Wills,' parts i. and iv. Cutcombe.—The wills of Thomas 1699 and Anne (widow) 1713, are at Taunton.—Vide'Taun- ton Wills,' part iv. A. L. HUMFHBEYS. 187, Piccadilly, W. (To be continued.) Curfew Bell (11 S. vi. 486; vii. 17. 77, 117).—Many instances of the survival at different dates of this custom are men- tioned in ' N. & Q.,' each Series except the Second, Fifth, and Tenth containing notes on the subject. Gloucester, has not been referred to, and it may be worth while to record that Curfew
 * 1616, 11 April. Mr. Thomas Norris was
 * i.e. Curry Rivell.