ABSCOURT, (Surrey) in the p. of Walton upon Thames. The Ld. of this manor, which is likewise called APS, used formerly upon All-souls day, to give a barrel of beer, and a quarter of corn baked into loaves, to as many poor as came. This charity was begun in the days of Popery, in order, as 'tis supposed, to encourage the prayers for deliverance of souls out of purgatory.