and to the poor of the parish of St. Margaret Pattens. He also left 20 shillings to the Doctor of Divinity, who should preach at his funeral; and to his wife Barbara, and his executors, cloth of the value of 20 shillings a yard, to make “gownes” to be worn on that occasion.

In his will, Martin Archdale states that his wife had a jointure of his copyhold lands, which were to remain, after her decease, to his son Samuel. The executors named in the will were the testator's son, John Archdale, when he should reach the age of twenty-one, together with Roger Mountagu and Thomas Archdale, citizens of London (Probate Registry, London ; Cobhan, 114).

According to his Funeral Certificate, preserved in the College of Arms, Martin Archdale died at his house near Tower Street on Christmas Day, 1597, and was “worshipfully buryed” in St. Margaret Pattens (at the upper end of the Choir on the right hand, under his hatchment), on January 3rd following. The preacher was Mr. Folson. The duty of bearing the pennon in the procession was assigned to John Archdale of Whately, the eldest nephew of the deceased. The helm and crest were borne by William Smith, Rouge Dragon, and the Coat by William Segar, Norroy, who directed the funeral on behalf of William Camden, Clarencieux King of Arms of the Province.¹

A writ of Mandamus having been issued (28 December, 40 Elizabeth), an Inquisition was taken at Eve, Suffolk, on January 12th following The jurors found that Martin Archdale had died seized in his demesne as of fee, of the Manor of Darsham, alias Abbotts, and of the two Manors called Austins and Gerrards in the parish of Darsham, all of which property had formerly been possessed by Robert WaIter and Francis Honyng (sic); also of one other messuage and lands in Darsham, which Martin had lately purchased of Thomas Gonnell. It was found also, that the said Martin was seized of the farm called Elmsted, late parcel of the possessions of Nicholas Stoddard gent., in the parishes of Bromley and Mottingham, Kent; of three tenements in Eryth (sic), Kent ; of two messuages in Suffolk Lane, London ; and of one tenement and 14 acres of land in Englemells, Lincolnshire. The jurors found also, that Martin had devised all these lands and tenements to his sons by will; that his eldest son and heir, John Archdale, was aged 18 years, 11 months and 15 days on the previous 15th December; and that Barbara, wife of Martin Archdale, still survived and was living at Darsham.²

Mrs Barbara Archdale married secondly Sir William Ayloffe, 1st Baronet, of Braxted and Hornchurch, Essex, by whom she had two sons, Thomas and John Ayloffe. She was buried at Hornchurch, December 16th, 1617.

JOHN ARCHDALE, of Abbots Hall, Darsham, and afterwards of Castle Archdale, Co. Fermanagh, was the eldest son Martin and Barbara Archdale. He was born on December 30th 1578, and was baptised at All Hallows Barking on January 4th following. He inherited his Suffolk property under his father's will. On January 14th 1600-1 he married Frances Honings, and the five children of that union were baptised at Darsham, where he resided until his departure for Ireland.³

John Archdale was admitted to Gray's Inn, February 16th 1607-8. The Suffolk Collection (Additional MSS. 19, 115, f. 87) in the British Museum, contains the following particulars:—

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1. A reduced facsimile of the Heralds, Certificate is given in Appendix B. In it, Martin Archdale's wife Barbara is described as “daughter of Thomas Sexton, of London,” and her descent from the Sextons of Lavenham is proved by the quartering of the Mountney arms on the shield.
2. See Chan. Inq. Post Mortem, Vol. 252, No. 22.
3. See Darsham Parish Registers, quoted in Appendix D. The Rev. Nicholas Wydney was Vicar of Darsham from 1583 to 1616. He was presented to the living by Edward Hemyng, or Honings, who had also appointed the Rev. Henry Gray In 1581. One Henry Honings, of Darsham, obtained a grant of lands in Fermanagh, dated Oct. 28th 1612. See Pedigree IV.