of land in Cornun (Quarndon) and Detton. Geoffry Alselin had one Church here which formerly belonged to Tochi. Ralph Fitz-hubert one, which was Leuric's, with one carucate of Land. Norman de Lincoln one which was Brun's. And Edric one Church there which was his father Coln's. The names also of two of the Priests are given us, viz. Osmer and Godwin, each of whom possessed one oxgang of land with sak and soke.

ST. ALKMUND'S

Church is situated at the North end of the town in Bridge Gate. It is supposed to have been founded as early as the ninth Century, in honor of Alkmund, (son of Alured the deposed King of Northumberland,) who was slain in battle whilst endeavouring to reinstate his Father. Fuller's account is this, "St. Alkmund, (Son of Alured king of Northumberland, slain in a battel on the behalf of Ethelmund Viceroy of Worcester, pretending to recover lands against Duke Wolstan, who detained them, was therefore reputed Saint and Martyr. It would pose a good scholar to clear his title to the latter, who lost his life in a quarrel of civil concernment on which account in all, battels betwixt Christians, such as are slain on one side may lay claim to martyrship. However, it befriendeth his memory that his body, translated (from Lilleshull, in Shropshire) to Derby, was believed to do miracles, being there with great veneration interred in a Church called St. Alkmund, on the right hand as

passengers (from the South) go over the bridge, whither the Northern people made many pilgrimages till discomposed by the Reformation."* The age of the present Church is considerably posterior to the Saxon times, though it is still very ancient, and has a number of rude heads and other sculptures, as ornaments, on different parts of the building. It consisteth of middle, north and south Aisles. In very early times this Church was granted to the Abbey of Derley.. It appears also once to have belonged to the College of All Saints. There is no mention of this Church in the Ecclesiastical Valor compiled in the reign of Henry VIII. After the Reformation it was given to the bailiffs and burgesses of Derby, by Queen Mary, who ordains" that in the Church of St. Alkmund there shall be one perpetual Vicarage, and one perpetual Vicar, who shall be instituted and endowed, shall have perpetual succession, and be instead of a Rector there, shall maintain hospitality there, shall have cure of souls of the parishioners there, and do and execute all other things which are known to belong to the office of a Rector or Vicar." She also provides that the minister shall have "a mansion house," and the annual rent or pension of £7. 6s. 8d. sterling, or tithes to that amount. "And the Vicar of St.

Alkmund's shall be fit

and qualified, and capable

in law to have, demand and receive a mansion house and an annuity of £7. 6s. 8d. or tithes, &c.

*Fuller's Worthies.

to that value." In the King's books, St. Alkmund's is represented as a Vicarage, and the value is said to be £11. 6s. 8d. This, as Mr. Hutton observes,* "must have been a mistake, or some of the emoluments were lost; for in the reign of George I. the income was only £8. per annum, and divine service was performed but once a quarter." Mr. Woolley states in his time, that "It had no constant preaching in it till of late, having but about twenty marks a year belonging to it, at the disposal or patronage of the Corporation, and by them annexed to that of All Saints."† Ever since the year 1712, however it has enjoyed an endowment bequeathed by a Gentleman of the name of Goodwin who was descended from an ancient family in the town of Derby. This estate is situate at Plumley, in the parish of Eckington, and at that time produced about £40. per annum, but now about £210.

List of the Incumbents.

1556 John Mariatte.

1557........ Moore.

1586 Thomas Swetnam.

1605 John Hollingham.

162.. Henry Coke.

1658 Isaac Selden.

1712 Henry Cantrell.

1773 Thomas Manlove.

1802 Charles Stead Hope, present Vicar.

History of Derby. + Woolley's Mss. History.