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Wealden Ironmasters in the Age of Elizabeth, by Jeremy Goring, published 1978 in Wealth and Power in Tudor England (article, Athlone Press, University of London)

The above is the title of a chapter contributed by Dr J. J. Goring to E. W. Ives et al (eds), Wealth and Power in Tudor England (Athlone Press, University of London, 1978), and is a confident and succinct account of his subject. This confidence comes from a thorough and exhaustive research into many of the surviving relevant documents that throw light on the Elizabethan ironmasters, their business methods, financial success or otherwise, social aspirations and religious beliefs.
The author first explains what he regards as the definition of an ironmaster, actually not a contemporary term, and accepts J. W. Gough's definition of an industrial entrepreneur from his The Rise of the Entrepreneur (1969): 'He is more than just a manager; he is a leader in business, an initiator, a policy maker. He must either himself supply capital or have some control over the supply of it. He must also be a producer or developer and be personally involved in his enterprise, although not necessarily alone in it.' The word ironmaster, by Dr Goring's definition, is not applied to people who were merely owners or managers or ironworks but only to those who had a definite stake in the business. From the well-known 1674 lists 61 men were judged to qualify under the above definition. These again can be subdivided into tenants and owner-occupiers, and further subdivisions can be made.

The Riot at Bayham Abbey, June 1525, by Jeremy Goring, published 1978 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 116, article, pp.1-10) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7197] & The Keep [LIB/500313] & S.A.S. library

Church and Dissent in Warbleton, c.1500-1900, by Jeremy Goring, published 1980 (Warbleton and District History Group) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/503058]

The Fellowship of the Twelve in Elizabethan Lewes, by Jeremy Goring, published 1981 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 119, article, pp.157-172) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7989] & The Keep [LIB/500306] & S.A.S. library

Family Life in Elizabethan Sussex, by Jeremy Goring, published March 1982 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 5 no. 1, article, pp.11-12) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9174] & The Keep [LIB/501257] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

In the reign of Elizabeth I it [Boarzell in Ticehurst] was the home of Margaret Roberts, a gifted and energetic lady who, after her husband's death in 1567, managed the place with great efficiency for nearly twenty years.

The Expansion of the Sussex Gentry, 1525-1600, by Jeremy Goring, published September 1982 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 5 no. 3, article, pp.76-86) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9174] & The Keep [LIB/501257] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

A discussion of how the gentry was expanded. Illustrated with tables of 'old Gentry' giving surnames and residence, the 'Rising Gentry' giving surname, residence, and principle source of wealth and finally a table of 'incomers' giving surname, residence and principle source of wealth.

The Reformation of the Ministry in Elizabethan Sussex, by Jeremy Goring, published 1983 in Journal of Ecclesiastical History (vol. 34, no. 3, article, pp.345-366) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8897] & The Keep [LIB/502423]

Sussex and the Spanish Armada, by Jeremy Goring, published 1988 (pamphlet, 20 pp., Pathfinder Publications) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10064] & The Keep [LIB/506123] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

A Sussex Dissenting Family: the Ridges of Westgate Chapel, Lewes, by Jeremy Goring, published 1991 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 129, article, pp.195-216) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11694] & The Keep [LIB/500295] & S.A.S. library

Reformation and Reaction in Sussex 1534-1559, by Jeremy Goring, published 1996 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 134, article, pp.141-154) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13390] & The Keep [LIB/500296] & S.A.S. library

Lewes Library Society: the early years, 1785-1831, by Daniel Waley and Jeremy Goring, published 2000 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 138, article, pp.153-164) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14509] & The Keep [LIB/500298] & S.A.S. library   View Online

In 1785 a small group of Lewesians, led by a surgeon, Joseph Ridge, founded a Library Society to acquire serious books. Members numbered 28 in 1786, 60 by 1792 and 90 by the early 19th century. A marked dissenting and radical connection - particularly with the Westgate Presbyterian Meeting - is detectable among the early members. The Society's holdings numbered about 1000 volumes by 1794 and over 3000 by 1827, in the earliest surviving catalogue. A volume recording loans in 1786 is a rare and important survival in the Society's archive (in the East Sussex Record Office) and makes it possible to compare the Society's tastes in reading with those of a contemporary Library Society in Bristol. The initial policy of purchasing serious works was continued. This applied to works on political, social, religious, philosophical, economic, legal and scientific topics, though these were leavened with writings on travel, poetry and some fiction and lighter fare.

Why did Horsfield leave Lewes?, by Jeremy Goring, published 2000 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 138, shorter article, pp.234-235) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14509] & The Keep [LIB/500298] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Burn, Holy Fire! Religion in Lewes since the Reformation, by Jeremy Goring, published 6 November 2003 (196 pp., The Lutterworth Press, ISBN-10: 0718830407 & ISBN-13: 9780718830403) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Lewes, the county town of East Sussex, is famous for its impressive bonfire night celebrations. The author examines the origins and importance of this festival and sheds new light on the commemoration of the martyrs burned for their beliefs, hundreds of years ago. Burn, Holy Fire! takes its title from a hymn by a collateral descendant of one of the men burned in the fire depicted on its cover, a formidable reminder of the religious fervour which dominated Europe during this turbulent period. Jeremy Goring traces the development of this town from the Reformation to the present day. Lewes was noted for its assimilation of a variety of Christian beliefs, from the rise of Puritanism and the Great Ejection, through the emergence of Nonconformity and the subsequent Evangelical Revival, through the Oxford movement, the Protestant-Catholic conflict, and the ecumenical movement, and finally the decline of institutional religion. Nearly every branch and brand of Christianity was represented here through the centuries. This 'absorbing book', as Asa Briggs describes it in his Foreword, is not only for students but for the general reader seeking a deeper understanding of the past. Goring believes that the social history of religion is best studied within the context of a particular local community, where elements of continuity and change can be clearly discerned. Lewes exemplifies almost everything of significance in the religious life of England over the last 500 years.

The builder of Penhurst manor house, by Jeremy Goring, published 2009 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 147, article, pp.135-145) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 17254] & The Keep [LIB/500365] & S.A.S. library   View Online

This article aims to explain how a Sussex clergyman of relatively humble birth came to acquire a considerable landed estate - and why, as a childless old man, he chose to build upon it a fine house that he probably knew he would not live in for long. The strange story of John Gyles throws light on economic, social and religious developments in eastern Sussex in the first half of the seventeenth century and may serve to modify a number of popular assumptions.

What Became of the Currey's, by Jeremy Goring, published September 2012 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 3, article, pp.108-109) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508852] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

In 1860 Edmund CURREY and his wife Mary moved to Lewes with their three young sons and took up residence at Malling Deanery. Their family continued to grow and by 1868 there were six sons and a daughter living in the large house overlooking the Ouse. It might have seemed that Edmund had founded a dynasty that would long survive in the locality, but this was not to be. Fifty years later not one of his descendants was living in Lewes. What had become of the CURREY's? What follows is an attempt to unravel the mystery.