HOR;SVITTIATH CHURCH.
Sorasheath Church. By Catherine C. Parson. (Cambridge University Press. 5s. net.)—Horseheath Church (some seven or eight miles from Cambridge) is an interesting structure, part of which dates back to the fourteenth century. It was a praise- worthy act in Miss Parson to tell the story of it, of its rectors, and of the parish in general. There is nothing very special, but it is characteristic throughout of English ways. Thomas Wakefield, rector from 1626 to 1668, was typical, for instance, of a somewhat indifferent English parson. He contrived, it will be seen, to keep the peace with both sides. It is amusing to find him rebuked for not using a surplice at a baptism in 1639 and in 1662 for wearing white stockings and a white cap. The inventory of his goods is an interesting document. He had a stock of thirteen blankets and five feather-beds. His plate consisted of two silver salts and ten silver spoons. These are valued at .25 10s., three shillings and fourpence more than all the furniture in the "parlour."
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