ere found built into the chimney of a cottage near at
hand. The sittings in the nave, and the roof timbers, are of pitch pine.
The base of the tower forms a roomy vestry.

In the churchyard is the lower part of the shaft of a cross, standing on
an octagonal base. Opposite the east end of the south aisle is a
tombstone in memory of James Roberts, "who sailed round the world in
company with Sir Joseph Banks, in the years 1768-71, on board H.M.S. the
Endeavour, Lieut. James Cook, Commander," attending him "also on other
voyages." {194a} The tomb of Archdeacon Goodenough is on the north-east
side of the church. Within a few feet of the south buttress of the tower
is a fragment of an old tombstone, shewing part of a foliated cross on
both sides, and the monogram I.H.S., in old characters, probably Saxon;
Mareham being one of the 222 parishes in the county which had a church in
Saxon times {194b}

Gervase Holles (temp. Chas. I.) gives the following arms and
inscriptions, as existing in the church in his time. In the east window:

Empaled Arg' a crosse sa.

Arg. on a crosse G. a bezant.

Arg, a crosse sa.

Empaled Quarterly arg. and G., on the 1st and 4th quarters a
popinjay vert. membred and beked G.

In the western window on the left of the tower:

Orate pro a'ia Joh'is Tott, Agnet, et Helene, uxorum ejus, &
specialiter pro Andrea Tott, Artium Baccalaureo, qui istam fenestram
lapidari, necnon vitreari fecit.

Over the buttress, on the east side:

Quarterly Ufford and Beke . . . Willoughby

3 crosses portate . . .

2 chevrons between 3 roses . . .

A crosse . . .

A lyon passant . . .

"Domus mea domus orationis vocabitur, 1591."
{195a}

The register dates from 1558. An entry records that on 22nd Nov., 1685,
a "Briefe was read and published, for Saresden in Oxfordshire, for loss
valued at 1,449 pounds. Granted June 14th, 1686." Another entry, under
date 23rd Nov., 1685, is as follows: "Thomas Eresby of Revvesby maketh
oath yt Theodosie, his daughter, who was buried in the churchyard upon
Sunday last, was wound and wrapped up in woollen only, according to the
late Act of Parliament, in yt case made." In explanation of this it may
be stated that in 1677 British and Irish woollens were prohibited in
France, which injured the woollen trade very much; and in the next year
(1678