Syston Bits and Pieces.
In his book about Syston ( retained at Bristol Archives )
Reverend Herbert Davies MA states:
I have it heard it said that the reason why Syston Court was
sold to Mr Rawlins was that Mr Trotman- Dickenson lost his money on horse
racing. He tried to settle his debt by selling some of his most valuable
paintings but the lorry transporting them to Bristol caught fire and they were destroyed.
Hence he had no alternative but to sell his property.
Also taken from the same source:
Roger Otory had been instituted to the Rectory of Syston on June
18th 1358. ( Reg Brian, I f25) He is called clerk at this time and
was probably in Sub-Deacons orders. He
was certainly not ordained Deacon before April 1362 when he received his orders
from Bishop Charlton at Bromyard ( Hereford Reg Charlton Cant & York Soc
p83).
Transactions Vol xxxviii P 12.