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��PEPER HAROW

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��ten-twelfths of the manor and the advowson to Henry Smythe," the remaining two-twelfths of the manor being in possession of Pexsall's aunt Margery Cotton, and of Edward Savage, son of Sir John Savage, second husband of Eleanor widow of Sir Richard Pexsall." The former conveyed her share to Henry Smythe in 1594," while Edward Savage sold his to Sir Walter Covert, kt.," who in 1605 bought the other eleven parts from Henry Smythe." Sir Walter died 22 January 1631-2," the manor being settled on his widow Joan for life, with remainder to John Covert, son of Sir Walter Covert of Maidstone, who in June 1655 sold the reversion at Joan's death to the Hon. Denzil Holies of Damerham, after- wards Lord Holies, who died 1680." The manor descended his son, Francis, Lord

��to

Holies." At the death of his

son Denzil (who had no issue)

in 1694, the manor reverted

to John, Duke of Newcastle,

male heir of the elder branch

of the family." He sold it in February 1699-1700

to Philip Frowde,* who in 1713 sold it to Alan

Brodrick, afterwards Viscount Midleton.

In 1725 Viscount Midleton was 'expected to reside shortly,' and was patron." He died 1728. His son Alan, second viscount, died 1747. In his time his first cousin Vice- Admiral Thomas Brodrick was residing at Peper Harow." George, the third viscount, son of Alan the second, died 1 765. He was succeeded by his son George, created Baron Brod- rick of Peper Harow in the peerage of the United King- dom. He died 1 836. His son George Alan was succeeded in 1 848 by his cousin Charles, grandson of the third viscount, who died in 1863. The manor passed to his brother the Very Rev. William John Brodrick, who dying in 1 870 was succeeded by his son William, the late Lord Lieutenant of Surrey. Viscount Midleton died in 1 907, and was succeeded by his eldest son, the present viscount.

There is mention in 1 3 5 3 of a manor-house M at Peper Harow. It formed for a time the residence of William Brocas and his widow Joan, who was buried in the church in 1487." The third viscount pulled down the old house, but at his death in 1765 the new house, which was being built from designs by Sir William Chambers, was not completed. It was finished by his son when he came of age ten years later, and afterwards added to, under the advice of Wyatt. It is a plain Italian building, in brick and stucco.

���B BOD RICK, Viscount Midleton. Argent a chief vert and therein tvjo spear-heads argent having draft of blood upon them.

��RIEHULL (or Royal hodle) in Peper Harow was a very early grant to Waverley Abbey by Ralph the sheriff, confirmed by the pope in 1147." It is pre- sumably part of the land in Peper Harow of which the Earl of Southampton, the grantee of Waverley, died seised in 1542. In 1602 Henry Smith, who owned Peper Harow, 66 settled ' Ryalls ' on his son William on his marriage."

The property continued with the Smiths till about 1837, when it passed to Mr. Fielder King, son of George and Elizabeth King, under the will of Smith, brother of the latter. The King family sold the property to Lord Midleton.* 8

Besides the liberty of warren claimed by Joan Braunch and granted to Henry of Guildford, the lords of Peper Harow had free fishery, which last was reserved by Ralph Brocas in granting a lease of the manor. He also claimed hospitality from his tenant when he came to the manor to hold his courts. There is mention in the survey of 1086 of a mill at Peper Harow ; this had fallen into ruins before 1353."

The church of ST. NICHOLAS is CHURCH situated in the park. The churchyard, which is beautifully kept, is surrounded by trees. The ancient parts of the church are built of local sandstone rubble, with dressings of clunch, covered with rough plaster ; the modern work is in local stone rubble with Caen stone dressings, except the tower, which is coursed stone. The roofs are tiled.

The church consists of a nave about 3 5 ft. by 20 ft., and a chancel 1 8 ft. long by 20 ft. wide. These represent the extent of the mediaeval building. To them in 1826 a western tower was added, replacing the wooden bell-turret with shingled spire shown in Cracklow's view. A north aisle was added to the nave and a mortuary chapel opening out of it to the chancel by the then Viscount Midleton in 1847, from the designs of the late A. W. Pngin, while in 1877 the nave was reroofed and reseated, and a new porch added on the south side, to replace one built in 1826. There is a vestry on the north of the aisle. These successive works have considerably changed the ancient aspect of the building ; but even so they have stopped short of what was proposed to be done, judging by the plate published in Brayley's Surrey.

The nave is entered through the south porch by an ancient round-headed doorway of two plain orders, with a hood-mould and impost simply chamfered. The only other ancient features in this wall are the external south-east quoins of chalk and ?. single-light window low down in the wall close ; djoining, with an ogee trefoiled head, evidently inserted to light the south nave altar, and dating from about 1330; it is set in a recess going down to the floor on the inside. The two windows to the westward are quite modern. In the south wall of the chancel, near to its western end, is a low side window renewed in modern stone. All the other windows and external features in the chancel, chapel, north aisle, and tower are modern.

��a Close, 27 Eliz. pt. xv ; Feet of F. Surr. Hil. 35 Eliz.

Chan. Proc. Elit. S.. 15.

Feet of F. Surr. Hil. 36 Eliz.

Ibid. Trin. 3 Jas. I.

Ibid. Mich. 3 Jas. I ; Close, 3 Jas. I, no. 1809.

46 Chan. Inq. p.m. (Ser. 2), cccclxvii, 187. *" Close, 1655, pt. xxxvii.

48 Chan. Decrees Enr. (1313), vi, fol.

��100. He was sued by the administrator of the estate of his stepmother Hester, for money due for a release of her life interest in Peper Harow.

Feet of F. Surr. Hil. 1 1 WilL III ; Luttrell, Brief Historical Relation of State Affairs, ii, 496.

Close, II Will. Ill, pt. iv, no. 5.

11 Bishop Willis's Visit, at Farnham.

11 Registers.

51

��" Chan. Inq. p.m. 27 Edw. Ill (lit nos.), no. 61.

64 Major H tales, ' The Brasses in Peper Harow Church,' Surr. Arch. Coll. rii, 34.

" B.M. Lansd. MS. 27.

Harl. MS. 1561, fol. 190-1.

" Chart, at Peper Harow.

48 Local information.

" Chan. Inq. p.m. 27 Edw. Ill (irt nos.), no. 61.

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