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Parish of Iden, by Thomas Walker Horsfield, published 1835 in The History, Antiquities and Topography of the County of Sussex (vol. I, rape of Hastings, pp.504-505) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2396][Lib 3211] & The Keep [LIB/507380][Lib/500087] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Iden, by Mark Antony Lower, M.A., published 1870 in A Compendious History of Sussex, Topographical, Archaeological & Anecdotal (vol. I, pp.262-263, Lewes: George P. Bacon) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8946][Lib 3314] & The Keep [LIB/500159] View Online
Ordnance Survey Book of Reference to the plan of the Parish of Iden, published 1872 (article, London: H.M.S.O. & printed at George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode) View Online
Historic Houses of Sussex - Oxenbridge, in Iden, by Viscountess Wolseley, published 1930 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. IV no. 7, article, pp.535-540) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2308][Lib 2309] & The Keep [LIB/500173]
The Mote, Iden, by late H. J. Cheney, published 1937 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. XI no. 10, article, pp.631-634) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2316][Lib 9332] & The Keep [LIB/500182]
Byzantine Coin Found at Iden, by G. P. Burstow, published February 1945 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. X no. 5, note, pp.118-119) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8228][Lib 2209] & The Keep [LIB/500212] & S.A.S. library
Sussex Church Plans CIX: The Parish Church of All Saints, Iden, by W. H. G. [W. H. Godfrey], published November 1960 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XV no. 6, article, pp.198-199) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8233] & The Keep [LIB/500217] & S.A.S. library
Sir Stephen Glynne's Notes on Churches: Guestling, Hollington, Icklesham and Iden, by the late V. J. Torr, published November 1966 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XVI no. 8, article, pp.267-270) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8234] & The Keep [LIB/500218] & S.A.S. library
East Sussex Census 1851 Index: Rye, East Guldeford, Iden, Broomhill & Playden, by June C Barnes, published January 1987 (vol. 1, booklet, 96 pp., C. J. Barnes & printed at Battle Instant Print Ltd., ISBN-10: 1870264002 & ISBN-13: 9781870264006) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11230] & The Keep [LIB/503431] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Religious Survey 1851 - Rye district, edited by John A. Vickers, published August 1990 in The Religious Census of Sussex 1851 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 75, pp.4-6, ISBN-10: 085445036X & ISBN-13: 9780854450367) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10578][Lib 13824] & The Keep [LIB/500452][LIB/507827] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
District:Rye district incl. Playden, Iden, Peasmarsh, Beckley, Northiam, Brede, Udimore, Winchelsea & Icklesham
Iden - Land Tax 1785, edited by Roger Davey, published 1991 in East Sussex Land Tax, 1785 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 77, pp.124-125, ISBN-10: 0854450386 & ISBN-13: 9780854450381) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11681][Lib 13075] & The Keep [LIB/500454][Lib/507860] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Iden, All Saints - Church monuments, edited by Nigel Llewellyn, published 2011 in East Sussex Church Monuments, 1530-1830 (Sussex Record Society, vol. 93, pp.188-189, ISBN-10: 0854450750 & ISBN-13: 9780854450756) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 17926] & The Keep [LIB/500470][LIB/507876] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries View Online
Accounts and Records of the Manor of Mote in Iden 1441-1551, 1673, edited by Mark Gardiner and Christopher Whittick, published 1 August 2011 (vol. 92, lxxxv + 314 pp., Sussex Record Society, ISBN-10: 0854450742 & ISBN-13: 9780854450749) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 17925] & The Keep [LIB/500469][Lib/507875] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries View Online
Abstract:The accounts of the manor of Mote provide an exceptional insight into provincial society towards the end of the Middle Ages set against the background of national affairs. In 1460 Sir John Scott, a minor Kent lord, bought the Sussex manor of Mote. In that same year, he made the momentous decision to support the landing of the Yorkist lords, opened the gates of Canterbury and paved the way for the accession of Edward IV. Scott subsequently emerged as a close servant of the new king and was showered with offices and the properties of attainted Lancastrians.
The creation of a fashionable brick 'castle' at Mote to proclaim Scott's new status is detailed in these accounts. The decision to start work was taken in 1466 and building continued for a decade. The establishment of a brick kiln, the supply of stone from Eastbourne and Cranbrook, ironwork from Woodchurch and glass from Calais are all recorded. Scott also re-organized agriculture at Mote, digging up woodland to create new fields and building his herd of cattle. He built a dock near Rye to ship firewood to the English enclave of Calais, where he was himself established as Marshal. The accounts also record the purchases made to sustain a gentry household, and contain a wealth of information about supplies and provisioning in the hinterland of Rye and Romney Marsh.
The accounts record the local business of the Scott household in the broader context of the struggles of the Yorkists and Lancastrians. Echoes of the Readeption crisis of 1470 are found here: Sir John was briefly exiled and Lady Agnes Scott took over the running of the estate, and struggled to collect the rents from tenants uncertain of the future. Perhaps in expectation of a siege, she also stocked the manor with meat and wheat and had her husband's armour cleaned.
The Mote accounts are complemented by near-contemporary coin rolls and rentals of 1478 and 1673, the latter supported by maps. The context of these records is explained by a detailed introduction which discusses the accounts, the manor and its lords from the 13th to the 20th century, including its tenure by the Catholic Scotts and Puritan Powells. It concludes with a wider study, supported by appendix, of feudal tenure in the Weald of Sussex.
Review by Danae Tankard in Sussex Past & Present no. 126, April 2012:The creation of a fashionable brick 'castle' at Mote to proclaim Scott's new status is detailed in these accounts. The decision to start work was taken in 1466 and building continued for a decade. The establishment of a brick kiln, the supply of stone from Eastbourne and Cranbrook, ironwork from Woodchurch and glass from Calais are all recorded. Scott also re-organized agriculture at Mote, digging up woodland to create new fields and building his herd of cattle. He built a dock near Rye to ship firewood to the English enclave of Calais, where he was himself established as Marshal. The accounts also record the purchases made to sustain a gentry household, and contain a wealth of information about supplies and provisioning in the hinterland of Rye and Romney Marsh.
The accounts record the local business of the Scott household in the broader context of the struggles of the Yorkists and Lancastrians. Echoes of the Readeption crisis of 1470 are found here: Sir John was briefly exiled and Lady Agnes Scott took over the running of the estate, and struggled to collect the rents from tenants uncertain of the future. Perhaps in expectation of a siege, she also stocked the manor with meat and wheat and had her husband's armour cleaned.
The Mote accounts are complemented by near-contemporary coin rolls and rentals of 1478 and 1673, the latter supported by maps. The context of these records is explained by a detailed introduction which discusses the accounts, the manor and its lords from the 13th to the 20th century, including its tenure by the Catholic Scotts and Puritan Powells. It concludes with a wider study, supported by appendix, of feudal tenure in the Weald of Sussex.
Sussex Record Society volume 92 is an edition, in translation, of four groups of documents held at East Sussex Record Office, relating to the manor of Mote in Iden, covering the period 1442 to 1673. They are manorial accounts (1464-1484); a court roll of the manor (1442-1551); a rental of the manor (1478); and asurvey (1673).
The text is preceded by an introduction which sets out their historical context. It examines the descent of the manor, its purchase by Sir John Scott in 1460, his career and character and the management of his demesne and household at Mote. Scott, a minor Kent lord, supported the landing of the Yorkist lords in 1460 and subsequently became a close servant to the new king, Edward IV. As befitting a man on the rise, Scott embarked on an ambitious building project at Mote from 1466 - detailed in the accounts - which included the creation of a fashionable brick 'castle'. The accounts of household expenditure show that despite successful management of the demesne the household was not self-sufficient; foodstuffs were bought locally, often directly from the producer or, for larger quantities, from local towns. Other items, including ironmongery, domestic utensils and cloth and clothing (the latter usually for the servants) were also bought locally.
The introduction also describes the later descent of the manor, the history of the archive and the diplomatic nature of the documents. The final part considers the use of stock-deeds and the nature of manorial tenure in the Weald of Sussex, and sets out the editorial conventions used in the text.
This is a very impressive volume, reflecting considerable skill and erudition on the part of the editors, not only in translating and editing the documents but in providing them with such a robust and scholarly introduction.
The text is preceded by an introduction which sets out their historical context. It examines the descent of the manor, its purchase by Sir John Scott in 1460, his career and character and the management of his demesne and household at Mote. Scott, a minor Kent lord, supported the landing of the Yorkist lords in 1460 and subsequently became a close servant to the new king, Edward IV. As befitting a man on the rise, Scott embarked on an ambitious building project at Mote from 1466 - detailed in the accounts - which included the creation of a fashionable brick 'castle'. The accounts of household expenditure show that despite successful management of the demesne the household was not self-sufficient; foodstuffs were bought locally, often directly from the producer or, for larger quantities, from local towns. Other items, including ironmongery, domestic utensils and cloth and clothing (the latter usually for the servants) were also bought locally.
The introduction also describes the later descent of the manor, the history of the archive and the diplomatic nature of the documents. The final part considers the use of stock-deeds and the nature of manorial tenure in the Weald of Sussex, and sets out the editorial conventions used in the text.
This is a very impressive volume, reflecting considerable skill and erudition on the part of the editors, not only in translating and editing the documents but in providing them with such a robust and scholarly introduction.