P.S. Just for the helluvit did a google on the words. I know you would have recognized a French accent but the word macaber is so close to macabre I'd have to question that. It comes from the French (dans) macabre which was a death dance. First used in 1889.
The other word, the closest Google could get was dishonour.
And the "arnamie"--of course the obvious in there, friend--ami. I know, this is over-simplified.
Was this village ever under French control? Was there a French settlement there?
Grasping at straws here.
Isle
P.S. Looking at history of Finchingfield, stumbled on this site. This guy seems to want to provide info and have it:
Ron Hawkins has collated the Finchingfield Parish Church records covering Baptisms, Marriages and Burials from 1607 until 1837 with some information covering later dates. He also has data from the Chapel records from the mid-1700s and is the man to contact about local history.
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Here is the link to this site:
http://www.btinternet.com/~roger.bec.../genealogy.htm