BROADWATER HUNDRED 



HATFIELD or 



BISHOP'S HATFIELD 



settlement of the manor on themselves." John died 

 in 1276." In 1277 his lands were held by Albreda 

 de Bassingburn.' 8 She was succeeded by Stephen de 

 Bassingburn," whose son John received a grant of 

 free warren in 1300" and was holding in 1303." 

 He was followed by his son Stephen before 1333, 

 Joan his widow keeping a third of Astwick as dower." 

 Stephen was still holding the manor in 1347" and 

 was followed by Thomas de Bassingburn, who was 

 Sheriff of Hertfordshire in 1370." In 1428 Edward 

 Tyrell was returned as holding the half fee of John 

 de Bassingburn w {who succeeded his father Thomas 

 before 1 397)," but he was possibly a feoffee, for the 

 inquisition taken at his death in 1442 states that he 

 held no lands in Hertfordshire." In 1493 the manor 

 .was held by Thomas Bassingburn, and according to 

 Clutterbuck had been held by his father John." 

 Thomas married Katherine, the sister of Sir William 

 Say, and in the year mentioned settled the manors of 

 Astwick and Woodhall to her use for life, with 

 remainder to himself and his heirs, Thomas Earl of 

 Surrey being the trustee." After her death Astwick 

 came to her son John Bassingburn," who some years 

 before this had ' entered into her house and wounded 

 her contrary to right, and attacked her servants,' 

 denying his father's settlement and claiming the 

 manor by right of a fine levied to him by his father. 3 ' 

 He died in 1535, leaving as his heirs two daughters, 

 Katharine the wife of Nicholas Hare and Anne 

 wife of Thomas Gawdy." The manor of Astwick 

 was apportioned to Katharine Hare, who held it with 

 her mother Etheldreda Bassingburn. 3 ' Nicholas and 

 Katharine Hare both died in 1557. The manor was 

 held by their eldest son Michael Hare" in i6o7. M 

 He died without issue, and in 1614 it was conveyed 

 by trustees to Ralph Thrale." He and Mary his 

 wife, together with a certain William Grimwyne and 

 his wife Elizabeth, joined in 1625 in a conveyance to 

 William Deyes. 58 In 1656 it was held by John 

 Deyes," from whom it came to Sir Henry Tulse, w 

 who is said to have married Deyes's daughter." Sir 

 Henry was Sheriff of London and Middlesex in 

 1673," Lord Mayor of London in 1684 and 

 Lieutenant of the City in 1690. " He had a daughter 

 and heir Elizabeth, who brought his lands in marriage 

 to Sir Richard Onslow, created Lord Onsbw m 

 1716." In 1 7 12 he sold Astwick to Sidney Lord 

 Godolphin, 11 whose son and heir Francis married 

 Henrietta, eldest daughter and co-heir of John 

 Churchill, first Duke of Marlborough. Astwick 

 passed with the other Marlborough lands to her 

 nephew Charles, third Earl of Sunderland, who 

 became in 1733 Duke of Marlborough." He was 



eorge, who died in 

 ,ld Astwick in 1819 



succeeded in 1758 by his son 



1817." George, the fifth duke, 



to John Lloyd," from whom 



it passed to his son John, who 



died in 1875, then to the 



latter'? son John Lloyd of 



Abbey Gate, St. Albans." 



The manor now belongs to 



Mr. John Lloyd, J.P. 



BROCKETT HALL, 



WATERSHIPS or 



DURJNTSHIDE was held 



of the manor of Hat held for lioid. Vert a 



the service of half a knight's t/uvcr&t between thru 



fee." It seems to have been ow/W heads rased ar- 



formed by the union in the g'"'- 



same hands of several tene- 

 ments. In 1234-5 Adam FiCz William held rent 



in ' Watershepe ' from Robert and Alice de Crane- 

 mere, to whom he paid id. rent. 41 In 1413 John 

 Mortimer held Waterships of Philip Asshc and John 

 and Christine Muslee (heirs of the Fitz Simons 

 of Syinondshyde and Almshoe)," and in that year 

 granted it to the Bishop of Winchester and others, 

 apparently to the use of his wife Eleanor. 11 In 1 177 

 Simon Fitz Adam (see Almshoe) held Durantshide 

 of the Bishop of Ely for a rent of 60s." and in 1477 

 Thomas Brocket: held both Waterships and Durants- 

 hide" ; so we may conclude that the latter descended 

 in the same manner as Syinondshyde in the interval. 

 The term 'manor' does not actually occur until 

 I53Z. 68 After 1477 Brockett Hall continued in the 

 family from which it took its name until the death of 

 Sir John Brockett in 1598." His heirs were his 

 rive daughters and a grandson, the child of his sixth 

 daughter. 18 Ultimately the whole came to the fifth 



daughter Mary and her husband Sir Thomas Reade 

 before 1637." The manor since that date has followed 



" Feet of F. Herts. 3 Edw. I, no. 27. 



18 Clutterbuck, op. cit. ii, 344^ quoting 

 PUcHil. ;Edw. I, rot-4.0 



18 Cott. MSS. Claud. Cxi. 



K Abbrrv. PU. (R«. Com.), z ?a . 



" Chart. R. 28 Edw. I, m. £>. 



" Ftud. Aids, ii, 42S j Cat. Pat. 

 1307-I3,p.47». 



* Feet of F. Div. Co. 7 Edw. III. 



"De Banco R. 350, m. id. 



"P.R.O. Lhtof Sheriffs, 43. 



■ Feud. Ards, ii, 449. 



47 See Hoddesdon. 



^ Chan. Inq. p.m. ai Hen. VI, 



28 Clutterbuck, op. cit. ii, lii 



30 Close, o H-n vrr „. i. . 



31 Ct. of Req. bdle. I.J, 1 



:of f 



Her 



. Broadwater Hand. 

 .Mich. ia Tat. I. 



s s. 



"Close, , 



31 Ct. of Ret], bdle. 1 



R- Hil. i 7 Hen. VIII, 



.. S 4 ; Rec 



18 Recov. R. Eas 



"Ibid. Trin. 1656, rot. 164.' 



a Feet ofF.Div. Co. Mich. igC 



11 Cosmos, Ioc. cit. 



18 Cal.S.P.Dom, 1673-5, p, 4: 



13 Ibid. 1689-90, p. cqi. 



H G.E.C. Complete Peerage 



15 Feet of F. Herts. Trin. 1 , 



moo, op. cit. ii2, states thai 



Ichess of Marlborough, Hen 



ithcr, was holding Astwick in i; 



IOI 



61 Cott. MSS."dau_. _ , 

 " Chan. Inq. p.m. 17 Edw. IV, no. 47 

 K Ibid. (Ser. z), liii, 2 9 . * 7 



" Ibid, eclvii, 42. 



is See Feet of P. Midd. and Herts. Trin 

 10 Jas. I . Div. Co. Trin. 41 Elu. ■ 



69 Feet of F. Div. Co. M 



ot. jo. 



■h. 13 Chas. I. 



