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are many sepulchral memorials of the Carews, for whose burialplace a small chapel, or aisle, was erected in the 16th century, by Sir Richard, or his son Sir Nicholas. Here, among other monuments, is a magnificent one for Sir Francis Carew, who died in 1611, aged eighty-one. It is supported by Corinthian columns of black marble, between which lies his effigy in complete ar

mour.

Against the wall of the north aisle is a tablet in a wooden frame, with a quibbling inscription, to the memory of Thomas Greenhill, B. A. steward to Sir Nicholas Carew, who died in 1634. It is headed with these words: Mors super virides montes, and concludes with the following lines:

He once a Hill was fresh and Greene,
Now withered is not to be seene;

Earth in earth shovell'd up is shut

A Hill into a hole is put.

But darksome earth by power divine

Bright at last as the sonne may shine.

The hamlet of Wallington, in this parish, formerly gave name to the hundred, and is supposed to have been a place of considerable importance. Manning observes, that this opinion is countenanced by the foundations of ancient buildings discovered here, and in the neighbourhood at Carshalton and Beddington, together with the great number of human bones dug up at the former place; and says, that the urns and spear-heads found near the spot leave no doubt that it was formerly possessed by the Romans themselves. As an additional evidence, he appeals to the name, which he derives from the Latin vallum*. An ancient chapel, which stood in a field near the road, and is described by the same writer, was taken down about 1791.

This hamlet, situated on the banks of the Wandle, is considerably more populous than Beddington, the latter containing only

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65 houses, and the former 135, the greater part of which have been erected since 1789.

At Woodcote, in the parish of Beddington, now a single farmhouse, Camden, Gale, and other learned antiquaries have fixed the Noviomagus of Antoninus; whilst others contend, that the place so denominated by the ancient writers, must have been in Kent. Notwithstanding all the arguments that have been adduced on both sides, the point still remains undecided: but so much seems to be generally admitted, that at Wallington, or Woodcote, or somewhere between both, there was formerly a town or at least a considerable station of some kind or other.

At CARSHALTON is Mascall's, or Carshalton Park, the property and residence of George Taylor, Esq. It was purchased at the conclusion of the 17th century, by Sir William Scawen, whose nephew, about 1723, proposed to erect a magnificent mansion on a rising ground in the park, from designs by Leoni. The materials were prepared at a great expense, but the building was never begun.

In the church of this village is a curious monument for the family of Gaynesford, who formerly had a residence at Carshalton, which was demolished in 1800. It consists of an altartomb of Purbeck marble; over it is fixed in the wall a large slab of the same material, on which are upright figures of Nicholas Gaynesford, his four sons and three daughters. These figures have been gilded and enamelled; the enamel in which the drapery of the wife has been painted still remains, which is a circumstance rarely to be met with in tombs of this kind. Her head-dress, of extraordinary size corresponds with other specimens of the same date; her robe, which has loose sleeves, is red, edged with gold. Gaynesford himself appears in armour, kneeling on one knee, his gauntlet and sword are at his feet. Behind him are his four sons, the eldest of whom appears in armour as the esquire, the second is habited as a priest, and the third and fourth as merchants.

This Nicholas Gaynesford was five times sheriff of Surrey, and

The chancel contains the remains of two females, each of whom, if we may believe the inscriptions which record their excellence, must have been the phoenix of her age. One of these, Rebecca, wife of William Lynne, died in 1653. Her husband, after enu

merating her virtues in her epitaph, concludes with these lines:

Should I ten thousand years enjoy my life,

I could not praise enough so good a wife.

The other, Elizabeth, wife of Major-general Hamilton, died in 1746, after an union of near forty-seven years, " and never did one thing to displease her husband."

Lysons has recorded some curious particulars respecting a person named Russell, who was buried here April 14, 1772. He was a native of this place, and had passed for a woman as long as the memory of any one living at the time of his death could reach, when the discovery of his real sex occasioned no small surprize in the neighborhood. From the disguise which he had assumed, his age could not be ascertained; but from an examination of the parish register, Mr. Lysons concludes that it must have been 100 or 104 years, though, by his own statement, it was not less than 108.*

On Lime Common in this parish, was, in 1660, discovered a mineral water of a mild cathartic quality, which is still held in considerable esteem, and sent in large quantities to some of the hospitals in London. Though there are no accommodations for persons who come to drink it on the spot, yet it is much resorted to by those who cannot afford a more expensive journey.

WANDSWORTH, so called from its situation on the banks of the small river Wandle, which here falls into the Thames, has for upwards of a century been distinguished for its manufactures. At the close of the seventeenth century many French refugees settled here, and introduced the manufacture of hats, which, though much diminished in extent, still exists. Here are also manufactories

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greatly enlarged the house, and enclosed much of the adjoining common field, so that it is surrounded by plantations two miles in circumference. Here was given the celebrated fete champêtre, in celebration of the earl's first marriage, which furnished General Burgoyne with the subject of a musical entertainment intituled The Maid of the Oaks.

THE HUNDRED OF TANDRIDGE

forms the south-east angle of the county, bordering to the south on Sussex, to the east on Kent; on the north it is bounded by Croydon hundred, and on the west by the same and that of Reigate. It belongs to the deanry of Ewell, and comprehends fifteen parishes: Blechingley, Caterham, Chelsham, Crowhurst, Farleigh, Godstone, Limpsfield, Lingfield, Okested, Tandridge, Tattesfield, Titsey, Warlinghum, and Woldingham.

BLECHINGLEY

is a small borough town, not far from the foot of the great chalkbills which divide the county. It had formerly a weekly market, which has long been disused; but two fairs are still held here on the the 22d of June and 2d of November. To the latter, which was granted by Edward I. in 1283, are brought great numbers of horses, hogs, and lean cattle, from Scotland and Wales.

According to Salmon, it was owing to the interest of the Earl of Warren, that three places so near together as Reigate, Gatton, and Blechingley, obtained the privilege of being represented in parliament, to which the latter has sent two members ever since 23 Edward I. The right of election is vested in the burgage-holders resident within the borough; there are ninetyseven houses within its limits, and fifty-six in what is termed the foreign, that is beyond the limits of the borough. The bailiff of the manor was the returning officer till a resolution of the

House

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