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��1707 and was succeeded by his eldest surviving son William, who died in 1722, and his son Tempest Wight died 1768. John Wight, his son, died 1817, his son Arthur Wight died 1 847, having married Jane More-Molyneux of Loseley. His son Albert Wight died in 1905, and his widow, nee Mary Anne Boul- derson, is lady of the manor. 89

Braboeuf Manor House is now occupied by Mr. J. A. C. Younger. It has been much modernized, but retains much of its original 16th-century work. It was evidently a half-timber house consisting of a main body facing east, as at present, with projecting wings at either end ; the north wing has disappeared, but the south wing still stands with the main portion. To the south of this old building are a modern dining- room and conservatory, and a modern wing extending to the west.

The walls are now of modern stone, with mullioned windows. The ground floor of the main (former) central body contains the hall, entered directly by the main entrance close to the south wing ; the library, at the north end of the hall, and doubtless once a part of it ; and the stair hall and other rooms to the west, behind the hall, &c. The south wing contains chiefly the billiard-room. Over the hall is the drawing-room, with a fine fireplace (dated 1586), and bedrooms, &c., and on the second floor are attic bedrooms.

The entrance doorway now within a modern porch has an old oak moulded frame. The hall has a good late 1 6th-century ceiling, with heavy beams run- ning east and west, and a shallower one running length- wise (north and south), and upon the latter and the walls are the joists, also running east and west ; all the beams and joists have moulded soffits. The fireplace on the west side of the hall contains some 17th- century carving, made up with later work ; the walls of the hall are lined with late 1 6th or early 17th- century panelling ; some of it is set in an irregular fashion. Doorways at the ends give access to the library and billiard-room, and an archway opposite the entrance doorway opens on to the stair hall. The thin wall dividing the hall from the library is evidently a later insertion, but it is covered with the old panel- ling on the hall side. The library has a plain plaster ceiling, which probably conceals some moulded wood- work as in the hall, and a heavy encased wood girder close to the partition would, no doubt, prove to be similar to the others. In the library is a large cup- board front containing some of the original carved late 16th-century oak work in its cornice, &c., made up with more modern woodwork ; it stood formerly against the partition at the south end of the hall. The staircase is late 1 7th-century work ; it has turned balusters, and heavy panelled square newels with shaped heads, and very heavy moulded hand- rail, 8 in. by 7 in.

The drawing-room on the first floor has a good stone fireplace and chimneypiece in its outer or east wall between the two windows. The opening has a

��flat, four-centred arch, enriched with leaf and rose ornament ; above this is a fluted frieze with roses and portcullises. The rest of the space above this is divided by pilasters into two bays, the lower parts treated as panels with a moulded cornice, and con- taining leaf designs ; the upper parts filled with a large Tudor rose and a portcullis carved in high relief; each is surmounted by a small crown. At the top, close to the ceiling, is carved the date 1 5 86. The whole of the fireplace is decorated with paint, most of it modern, but said to be a restoration of the original colour. The room has modern oak wall lining, and an enriched plaster ceiling of four bays divided by moulded wood beams. In some of the bedrooms on this floor are some 1 7th-century panel- ling and plain old beams, and one of the attic bed- rooms also has some similar panelling below its window.

Over the porch entrance outside is set a small old stone, carved with a representation of a phoenix, perhaps the mark of an insurance company.

The grounds and park contain nothing of note. There appears to have been no formal garden about the house, or it has long since disappeared, as also has the ancient dovecot which is mentioned in various old records.

Beatrice de Fay's portion of Arlington consisted of 201. rent and a quarter of a mill. These she granted to the abbey of Wherwell, co. Hants, towards the maintenance of a chaplain to celebrate in the chapel of St. Mary in the little meadow called St. Mary's Garden.* 9 In 12412 the abbess sued her tenants in Arlington for rent. 40 At the time of the surrender of the abbey in November 1539 lands and rent in Arlington were still amongst its possessions." These were leased out by the Crown from time to time, the lessee in 1567 being Michael Kettelwell," and in 1595 Sir John Wolley, kt. 4S At this date the lands included ' Millmeade ' in Guildford. Sir John's son Francis Wolley possibly obtained a grant in per- petuity, for he bequeathed his lands in Arlington to ' the maiden child christened by his wife and Mrs. Bridget Weston in Pirford Church by name of Mary Wolley,' with remainder to Sir Arthur Mainwaring. 44 The latter was disputing lands called the ' Holy Lands ' in Arlington in 1628 ; they had lalely been ihe properly of Wherwell Abbey, and were claimed by a certain Thomas Tuesley. At this dale ihey included ' an ancienl dwelling-house ' 4S near St. Catherine's Hill, various fields at Artinglon, and one-sixlh of Millmead. 46 The eslates have since been broken up, and part has been bought by ihe Wighl family.

LITTLETON near Loseley Park is a hamlet of Artinglon, and now consists of Orange Court, Orange Court Farm, and a few cottages. Littleton is mentioned in the Domesday Survey as being held by Wulwi the huntsman, who had been in possession of it before the Conquest. 47 Under Edward the Confessor it was assessed for 2 hides and paid no geld, but in 1086 it was only assessed for I virgate. In 1218-19

��88 Parish Reg. of St. Nicholas, Guild- ford.

Virgin, with which the Abbess Euphemia inclosed a large space 'which was adorned on the north side with pleasant Tines and trees.' f.C.H, Hants, ii, 133. Egerton MS. 2104 (A), no. 254.
 * Probably the chapel of the Blessed

��4 Feet of F. Surr. 26 Hen. Ill, 273,

274, *79-

Misc. Bkf. Aug. Off. ccccxiv, 17-21.

a Enr. of Leases (Aug. Off.), 9 Eliz. R. 4, no. 3.

48 Partic. for Leases, Surr. 37 Eliz. R. 2, no. 23.

44 Chan. Inq. p.m. (Ser. 2), cccxxxir,

5

��60. See under Burpham in Worples- don.

41 Possibly the house now called the Priory, some of which it very old.

48 Exch. Spec. Com. 6 Chas. I, no. $666 ; 5 Chas. I, no. 5665 ; Exch. Dep. Mich. 4 Chas. I, 21.

7 V.C.H. Surr. i, 328*.

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