f, and Walter, Bishop of Carlisle, defendant, regarding the
advowson of the church of "Merum," the said William "quit claimed" all
his right to the said advowson, to the bishop and his heirs for ever; and
in return for this the bishop gave him 10 marks. In the old record,
Testa de Nevill, folio 556 (circa 1326), Walter de Bavent held certain
lands in Marum, "by service of falconry," _i.e._ by providing yearly, in
lieu of rent, one "gay goss-hawk," or more, for the use of the Lord of
the Manor. {196e}

Robert de Weston, Rector of Marum, by his will, dated 3rd March, 1389,
requested that he might be buried in Marum Church. He bequeathed to the
Mendicant Friars of Boston 6s. 8d. "to remember me in their masses," to
Lady Margaret Hawteyn, Nun of Ormsby, 10s.; to Trinity College,
Cambridge, a book called "Johannes in Collectario," to every fellow there
2s., and every scholar 1s. Among other bequests are to Mgr. Eudo la
Zouch "12 cocliaria nova de argento" (_i.e._ 12 new spoons of silver); to
"John Geune my clerk a missal of the new use of sarum", and "masses for
souls of Walter ffelsted, William Stel, and James de Medringham.
Executors, Eudo la Zouch, John ffoston my chaplin, &c., the residue of my
goods to be sold, as quickly as possible, communi pretio, so that the
purchasers may be bound to pray for my soul."

William Leych, parson of Mareham, by will dated 11th Aug, 1556, requests
that he may be buried "in the quire of St. Helen." "To my brother Robert
Leych 12 silver spoons, to Sir John Richardson 6 great books, containing
the holle course of the bybyll, and a repetorii, and a concordance"; to
Sir John Morland "Opera Chrisostomi & Sancti Thomas, & Haymo super
epistolas sauli"; to Mr. Lancelot Sawkeld "Deane of Carlyle 20s., praying
him to cause a dirige and masses to be said for me . . . I make Mr.
Arthur Dymok and Mr. Robert Dymok supervisors."

[Picture: Wesleyan Chapel, Mareham-le-Fen]

Henry Ayscough, of Blyborough, by will dated 19 Oct., 1611, left lands in
Mareham-le-Fen, and the Manor of Tumby, and other lands, to his
grandsons. In connection with this we may mention that the late Sir
Henry James Hawley married, as his first wife, Elizabeth Askew, a
descendant of the same family. The Ayscoughs (or Askews) were a
distinguished Lincolnshire and Yorkshire family, and have still numerous
representatives. {198a}

Here is another record of the same family. By will, dated 15th April,
1612, Wa