number of important alliances of this family of Kirkby proprietors (“Architect. S. Journal,” 1858, p. 228). At the time when Gervase Holles, in 1630, made his peregrinations round this county, he says that there were in the windows of the rectory house, of Kirkby, the armorial bearings, in coloured glass, of some 20 leading county families, including—Becs, Willoughbys, Percys, Tyrwhitts, Tailbois, Dymokes, &c. These had probably been originally in the windows of the church, and, on the decay of the edifice, had been transferred to the house. Representations of these are given in the Harleyan MS. (6829), now in the British Museum, together with a description of monuments formerly in the church, but now lost. These arms enable us to form an idea of the great families who were connected with this parish. The association with the place of the Tailbois is not quite clear; but Gilbert Tailbois was summoned to Parliament, as Baron Tailbois, in the reign of Henry VIII., when he showed that he was descended from Sir Edward Dymoke, who married Anne Tailbois. This Gilbert was also descended from Henry Tailbois, who married Eleanor Burdon, daughter of Gilbert Burdon, by Elizabeth de Umfraville, sister and heiress of the Earl of Angus (“Dugdale’s Baronage,” vol. i.); who again was related to the de Kymes, kinsmen of the Dymokes; the Kymes also being connected with the old and distinguished county family of the Ayscoughs. The connection of the Dymokes with Kirkby is seen in the following bequest of “Arthur Dymmocke of Toft Grange, in the p’she of Kyrkebye,” of date May 27, A.D., 1558. “I geve and bequeathe to the Church of the said Kyrkebye one satteyn gown, to make a coope or a vestment. I will that there shall be distributed among the poore people at my buriall xiiili. xiis. viii. I give to the poore people of the towneshipp of Kirkebye vili., to the poore of Tunbye xls.” There are also bequests to “Marum, Willesby, Screuelby, Roughton, Connyngesbye, Tattershall, Haltam,” &c. He adds, “I will that myne executour shall geve to the marriages of poore maydens, at their discretions, xxvjli. I geve to the repayring of fowle and noysome hie wayes xxvjli. I geve to my brother Sir Edwarde Dymmocke, Knight, tenne pound, and my best gelding, with the best jewell he will chuse among all my jewells. I geve to my sister his wif one gold ring wt a turkey (turquoise). I geve to Sir {111} Thomas Olive, p’sonne of Kirkebye one gold ring enamelled.” These, and many more bequests to poor people in the county of Middlesex, &c., &c., show that Arthur Dymoke of Toft Grange, was a man of substance, as well as of generous mind. (“Linc. N. & Q.” July 1897, vol. v., No. 39).