A HISTORY OF

D U N S T E R

AND OF THE FAMILIES OF
MOHUN & LUTTRELL

SIR H. C. MAXWELL LYTE, K.C.B.

Deputy Keeper of the Records.

PART I and II

ILLUSTRATED

LONDON
THE ST. CATHERINE PRESS LTD.
8 YORK BUILDINGS, ADELPHI

1909

Online Sources:
A History of Dunster and of the families of Mohun & Luttrell (on Ancestry.com)
A History of Dunster and of the families of Mohun & Luttrell (Part I)
A History of Dunster and of the families of Mohun & Luttrell (Part II)

PREFACE	By H.C. Maxwell Lyte
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I.	The Mohuns of Dunster, 1066-1404
CHAPTER II.	The Early Luttrells, 1191-1403
CHAPTER III.	The Luttrells of Chilton and Dunster, 1337-1485
CHAPTER IV.	The Luttrells of Dunster, 1485-1551
CHAPTER V.	The Luttrells of Dunster, 1551-1644
CHAPTER VI.	The Luttrells of Dunster, 1644-1737
CHAPTER VII.	The Fownes Luttrells of Dunster, 1737-1780
CHAPTER VIII.	The Fownes Luttrells of Dunster, 1780- 1908
CHAPTER IX.	The Borough and the Manor of Dunster
CHAPTER X.	The Topography of Dunster
CHAPTER XI.	Dunster Castle
CHAPTER XII.	Dunster Church and Priory
CHAPTER XIII.	The Manor of Avill
CHAPTER XIV.	The Manor of Staunton
CHAPTER XV.	The Manor of Alcombe
CHAPTER XVI.	Lower Marsh
APPENDIX A.	The Mohuns of Ham Mohan in Dorset The Mohuns of Fleet in Dorset The Mohuns of Hall and Boconnoc in Cornwall The Mohuns of Tavistock Some Mohuns not placed
APPENDIX B.	The Arms and Seals of the Mohuns
APPENDIX C.	The Luttrells of Irnham in Lincolnshire The Luttrells of East Down in Devonshire and Spaxton in Somerset The Luttrells of Honibere in Somerset and Hartland Abbey in Devonshire The Luttrells of Saunton Court in Devonshire, and their descendants John Luttrell of Mapperton in Dorset and his descendants The Luttrells of Rodhuish in Somerset Alexander Fownes Luttrell (1) and his descendants Francis Fownes Luttrell and his descendants Alexander Fownes Luttrell (2) and his descendants
APPENDIX D.	The Luttrells of Luttrellstown near Dublin
APPENDIX E.	The Arms and Seals Of the Luttrells
APPENDIX F.	List of the Priors of Dunster List Of the Vicars and Curates of Dunster
ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS
GENERAL INDEX

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

PLATES.

Sir John Luttrell

Dunster Castle, from the river

Joan, Lady de Mohun, and Philippa, Duchess of York, (after Stothard)

Effigies of Sir Hugh Luttrell and his wife

Arms of Sir James Luttrell

Dame Elizabeth Luttrell

Arms of Sir Andrew Luttrell

George Luttrell

Col. Francis Luttrell

Mary Luttrell (Lady Bancks)

Anne Luttrell (Mrs. Pleydell)

Dorothy Luttrell

Alexander Luttrell

Margaret Fownes Luttrell (Mrs. Southcote)

Mary Drewe (Mrs. Fownes Luttrell)

John Fownes Luttrell

George Fownes Luttrell

Dunster, from the Hanger

The Grist-mill, Dunster

The High Street, Dunster

Overmantels, Dunster

Luttrell Arms Hotel, Dunster, the entrance

A cottage doorway, St. George's Street, Dunster

Gallocks bridge, Dunster

A cottage doorway, Water Street, Dunster

Map of the town of Dunster

Gateway of the Lower Ward, Dunster Castle.

Plan of the Gatehouse, Dunster Castle

The Gatehouse, Dunster Castle, from below

South-west view of Dunster Castle.

The Stables, Dunster Castle.

The Great Staircase, Dunster Castle

Plan of the mansion-house, Dunster Castle

Antony receiving Cleopatra

Antony crowning Cleopatra

The Gatehouse, Dunster Castle, from the Green Court

Turned chair, Dunster Castle

Fireplace in the Hall, Dunster Castle

Dunster Church, from the south

Dunster Church, interior

Arch in the south transept, Dunster Church

Plan of Dunster Church

Lower Marsh, the entrance .

Seals, 1-3

Seals, 4-7

Sir Andrew Luttrell

Charlotte Drewe (Mrs. F. Fownes Luttrell)

Seals, 8-10

Seals, 11-14

Seals, 15-18

Seals, 19-22

Seals, 23-27

Seals, 28-35

Old tile in Dunster Church, with the arms of Mohun

Standard-bearer, from the Luttrell Psalter

Swan marks

Pipe-head at East Quantockshead

Shield at the Luttrell Arms Hotel

Heraldic Tablet on the Gate-house, Dunster Castle

John Wyther and Agnes Wyther

Old glass quarry in Dunster Church

Fragment of ancient glass, Dunster Church

Elisabethan chalice and paten, Dunster Church

Thomas Mohun

John Mohun and Anne Mohun

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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