Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-14
HISTORIC LEWES.
A, English Town with Record from Cea-
turtles Long Gone By.

midst OF tre ~, t,,,a,,,r, 49,,
six h'iea -, of london. and eipht
fifty iniies SUI ,.,,,,an ,ha oo1o,rotod
miles iroii - ,,,,oo "a, ta,,,,ta,,d
south ooaS. ,,saa,,d LARGEST to,yn in
LeWeS 10 ,.,,,.,, =, tho south
the hlhS -. 80 r,nrtand 20
,o more of our own dear Utah
minus NV 80 ,,,5
than any nave SVe"
Tho river Ouse runs through the not
,o,n mart OF the town, twisting and
'V'' r,r,lndtnr me in looking from
turn'ns' - a.. r,n ,,o,,rtatn
IN elevation Oh our o"h I'oun'uii
streams and country farms dotteu the
landscape everywhere as far as the
Ia ro,ch The railrond track
eye 80. o,1 -,or, ,,,,ra,,
runs through cu.S anu "'ioi' 'uii'e'''
the land Is rolling country, ana the
i,ockrround is the celebrated South
- ,,us
bo"H -. 49,. - .,,..
In TINS country 'heie "re BehelaiS
some wlndmills In sight-always built
- como nrominent point TO catch the
va i..,,,s ,rantla breeva ,rboy ,r,n
not IL wac -,
away IKE some ailina'eu monster with
,yiugs one has to see the immense
.,rs to realize the difference between
S"''' ~, ,t,. ,,,,,d,,t,,s ,rd thoso
our h'te
huge grist mills
The Downs are fun of beautiful
z.,,,os for tho lnndscape artist small
~" ~ -, .,t -
Valleys lolihs H'ii9' WIN ''e''
fully rounded forms. Here and there
sheen are inclosed, sometimes in port
able hurdles, with their shepheras ten
DERBY Watching therl, hldhlls Plc.ures
worthy OF the artist eHorl Wherever
the eye turns, ihe-e - hchrceiS
town IN EnGiahu cun puus' VI
more beautiiul situhloh OF more
profitable ana picturesque county,
than Lewes ana Its Niclnlly WIN ts
variety of soils adapted to all KINDS OF
cultivation,
According 10 history LeWes was
town of some Importance in the TENN
century, Being on their road to Lon
don, the Romans made LeWes one OF
their stations. there yet being evidence
of their encampments on the DoWns'at
different places that have been pointed
out to us. The history OF Lewes, says
the Domesday BOOK computed az dne
command of william the FIRST ana nm
ished in lVs6' aHofas some lhteIesunE
items of the state OF aHairs az tnat
period prior to the conquest, King Ed
ward the Confessor received as rent
and as toll from the borough 20 l5s
1lad and had one hundred ana tWen-
ty-seyeu burgesses IN DOMAIN. II tne
king wished to send armament 10
guard the sens, the inhunltahts We're
called upon for twenty shillings sub
sidy. Among the curious customs re-
cited, It Is stated that every buyer ana
seller of a horse within the porough
paid one penny to the mayor me
purchaser of man-ior let IL pc re-
membered that under the feudnl law
servants were bought and sold, though
with more restrictions than the negro
slaves of our day-thc purchaser OF Il
man paid four-pence as toll. n MUIR
derer eNpiated his crime ior seheh
shllllurs and four pence anu an uuul
terer for eight shillings and four pence;
A runaway forfeited u like sum. on
these and other forfeitures the kihE
received two parts, ana the ear ~
feudal lord third. LeWes coht"i'ieu
at that period about 3.' houses,
william first earl OF Nafehhe' WIS
descendant of the ancient ana nnpis
family Of st. Martin Of NORMANDY ana
married the fifth daughter OF w imam
the Conuueror.He held distlngulshed
command at the battle OF Hastings,
He fixed on the already foftlHeu wv II
of Lewes as his chief seat ana elhsl
built or rebuilt the castle, which rs IN
ruins today. The ravages OF time
which suhdues all things mas , ta.l,as
played havoc with this reno OF pyBoie
DAYS. Williams VIE tuhhIeu tu", ~,
ed the prlory OF ~ fanvtis, ~ ,oss
south part of the village. Ins N,ni NJ
Gundrcd, who, If her epltapr, SIN ~
naming in SouthhoVer chV t,.,,g ,,.ns
south part of Lewesl speakS lu',
n most vrtuous ana eNeInpla.g s,,,..
aCter, died In lOS5' ne w "iS ,,r',,,1 70
vived until loss. IhetS Is ~ sS,i,io,t-
the effect that he WliluiiE "nu nat
ly detained some OF my ,il n,io,'v
belonged to the MONKS OF VIZ ,!iantD,,s
and according 70 tnns uluSs, ,Ir,iiio,,,'s
tale, on the night OF tne SUI ',,tti,, In
decease, the abbott ylnh tbipgs
his bed medltatns oi ne, - ~ ,.bich
heard the soul OF the shlu the eviI
was being cnrflSu IVA i,,,,,,,,, aud
one, cry out lou1ly WIZ ,,orcv on
distinct voice Lore nun on me .
my soul; LORD; nave ms. hearing
j Is added that the cpu,.'' cent n
Of this awtul clfcuitsea,t' ,,,,,,h n rift
messenger 10 the c"!iN e" nonosa Of his
OF 100 shillngs ier 'hc iod,, had
SOUL Whlcn' as thht 49, T.; nrohohly-
beeh deau three no story.
quite as true aS VI. 81 ~ the stlc-
Jonh' the seNS'i' Nrra,,ne when n
ceedlng ears 81 ..,,h a. the com
commission was iistit 49,. 80, Inc mr.
mahd Of EuW'lru the ,,hat titIa the
pose OF lnqulrHlE ~ .t,et,. eetotes
harons ana knisnts ly.u -, 10 him
on the question pu,ns ,,'a.,,on and
drew torth an olu rusty NN"F' -,