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��had been granted by Henry II out of his demesne lands to a certain Ralph. This land was bought from Hoppeschort by Robert de Basing." In 1218 Geoffrey Aurifaber sued Robert de Basing for the possession of 3$ hides of land in Bagshot, but judgement was entered for Basing. 13 Some three years later, however, Robert de Bagshot, evidently the same person as Basing, granted the 3^ hides to Geoffrey with the consent of Hoppeschort. 14 But this grant was only of a temporary nature, for at the time of the Testa de Nevill Robert son of Robert de Basing was holding, and in 1365 Geoffrey de Bagshot died holding the manor. 16

The other part of Bagshot was granted to John Belet by Henry III, and descended to his son Michael. 1 ' Both these holdings seem to have re- verted to the Crown early in the 1 4th century, and from that date Bagshot followed the descent of Sutton in Woking (q.v.).

The return for the aid taken for marrying of Blanche daughter of Henry IV states that ' Mantell tenet terras et tenementa que quondam fuerunt Hoppe- sort.' 18 Unfortunately the name is torn off, but it seems probable that the reference is to Bagshot.

The reputed manor of FOSTERS in Windlesham appears first in 1557, when Alan Fryday and Mar- garet his wife released one-seventh of it to John Taylor. 1 * In 1603 George Evelyn at his death was reported to have been in possession of three-fifths of it. 10 This portion passed under the terms of a settle- ment made before his death to George second son of his second son John.* 1 The whole manor was in the possession of the Evelyns in 1637," but apparently was sold in the year that George died to James Lynch,** 8 who died seised of it in 1648," and in 1650 his nephew James Lynch conveyed it to John Lovi- bond." Heneage Finch, Lord Guernsey, held a court here in 1 7 1 4." In 1717 Mr. John Walter bought it,' 4 * and his son Abel Walter sold it in 1752 to Sir More Molyneux.* 6 He was a trustee of the Onslow property, 16 " and probably pur- chased in that capacity, for it belonged to Lord Onslow later."

There is mention in 1650 of a ' manor ' in Windlesham which was held by the Dean and Canons of Windsor." They were said to have re- ceived it of the gift of Queen Elizabeth, and to have shortly afterwards leased it to Edward Harward. ' Those entrusted with the abolishing of the Deans and Chapters ' granted it to Walter Harward, possibly the son of Edward. 19

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��The so-called manor of FREEM4NTLES in Win- dlesham had its origin in land held by Richard Freemantle in the time of Edward II. 3 * His grand- son Richard, son of John, released to William Skrene and Robert Hewlett all his right in the manor of Windlesham." In 1467 Edmund Skrene, probably son of William, quitclaimed his right to Robert Hew- lett," and from that time until the Dissolution the manor apparently formed part of the endowment of Hewlett's gild in this parish. 83

After the dissolution of gilds and chantries the manor seems to have been granted out in two parts. In 1549 George Molyneux was in possession of one moiety,* 4 and in 1561 William Molyneux released it to John Attefield. 34 During the next hundred and fifty years it passed successively through the Whit- field, 36 Quinby, and other families," none of whom, however, retained possession for any length of time. Finally it came into the hands of Francis Bartholo- mew, 38 who conveyed it to Leonard Child, an attorney in Guildford, in 1719."

The other moiety was granted by Queen Elizabeth to George Evelyn in 1560,' and seems to have followed the history of the manor of Fosters (q.v.). 41

The church of ST. JOHN THE CHURCHES B4PTIST, Windlesham, consists of a modern chancel with a north vestry and south chapel, a nave with north and south aisles, a south porch, and a south-western tower. The south chapel and aisle are the chancel and nave of a small church, the date of which is given on a board in the tower, which bears the inscription : ' Burnt by lightning in 1676. Rebuilt 1680 John Atfield Richard Cotherell.' The tower dates from 1838, and, like the rest of the church, is of brick. The 17th-century walls are faced with a chequer of black and red bricks ; the aisles have projecting stone quoins. In the south wall of the old nave are four windows of Gothic style, two of three lights in 15th-century style with square heads, and two of late 13th-century style with a quatrefoiled circle over the trefoiled lights. They are in part modern, in part old work reset. The porch has small balustered openings on either side.

The roofs, seating, and fittings throughout are modern, and of no particular interest. The sanc- tuary has been somewhat elaborately decorated in. recent years, and has a high dado of marble and mosaic. Preserved in a glass case in the nave is a chained copy of Jewel's Apology, found in the floor of the tower at the time of the enlargement of the church. There are no monuments of any interest.

The tower contains a sanctus bell by William Eldridge, 1686, and one large bell by Warner,. 1875.

��u Op. cit. 225. Hoppeschort held by the service of providing the king with a leash of hounds. Ia Ibid.

18 Sracton's Note Bk.(td. Maitland), 10; Rot. Lit. Claus. (Rec. Com.), i, 3783.

14 Feet of F. Surr. 5 Hen. Ill, no. 9.

15 Op. cit. 227*.

M Tata ae Nmill (Rec. Com.), 225. 18 Rentals and Surv. Surr. portf. 1 5, no.
 * ' Chan. Inq. p.m. 39 Hen. Ill, no. 26.

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Feet of F. Surr. East. 3*4 Phil, and Mary.


 * > Chan. Inq. p.m. (Ser. 2), ccxc, 124.

Ibid.

��aa Feet of F. Surr. Hil. 12 Chas. I.

221 Manning and Bray, op. cit. iii, 82.

33 Chan. Inq. p.m. (Ser. 2), ccccxcii, 41.

Feet of F. Div. Co. Hil. 1650.

35 Manning and Bray, op. cit. iii, 82.

Ibid. ; See Chobham and Woking for the Walters.


 * Feet of F. Surr. Trin. 25 & 26 Gco. II.

864 Private information.


 * > Inclosure Act, 52 Geo. Ill, cap. 166.

98 Close, 1650, pt. zlvi, no. 16.

Ibid.

84 Par!. Ifritt, vol. ii, div. iii, p. 337.

81 Close, 21 Hen. VI, m. 21.

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��8 "Ibid. 6Edw. IV, m. 17. 88 Cat. Pat. 1476-85, p. 204. M Feet of F. Surr. East. 1 549. Ibid. East, 1561. 84 Ibid. Trin. 38 Eliz. 8; Ibid. East. 34 Eliz.; Trin. 38 Eliz. ; East. 12 Chas. II ; Mich. II Jas. II.

88 Ibid. Mich. 4 Geo. I.

89 Ibid. Mich. 5 Geo. I.

40 Pat. I Eliz. pt. iv, m. 27.

41 Chan. Inq. p.m. (Ser. 2), ccxc, 124: Feet of F. Surr. Mich. 20 Jas. I ;; Hil. 21 Jas. I ; Mich. 2 Chas. I ; Hil, 12 Chas. I ; Div. Co. 1650 ; Surr. East, 29 Chas. II.

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