A HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE 



Elizabeth de Bricn exchanged their life interest for 

 a rent of 20 marks. at Master Richard died about 

 I 362. He left as co-heirs the three daughters of his 

 brother John (called young John), viz. Alice Bysouthe, 

 Joan, and Parnell wife of Stephen Stourde." Before 

 1371 Alice was married to Thomas Veautrer and 

 Joan to Hugh de Syr est on. In that year these two 

 co-heirs with their husbands conveyed two parts of 

 the manor to Edmund de Mortimer, Earl of March, 

 and his wife Philippa (lords of the manor of Standon 

 in Philippa's right), 26 and a conveyance was also made 

 to them about the same time by a certain Simon le 

 Reve of Plashes, called son of ' Elder John ' and 

 nephew and heir of Master Richard Plessy. 27 After this 

 date the manor follows the descent of Standon, and 

 like that manor was farmed out by the lords. 2 * Plashes 

 Farm lies to the south-east of the hamlet of Colliers 

 End and is now occupied by Mr. E. E. Wickham. 

 Plashes Wood lies immediately to the north. In the 

 grant by Simon le Reve mentioned above a mill 

 called 'Cuttydmelle' is mentioned. 



The manor of DOOS (Doucetts, Dowsetts) first 

 appears as lands belonging to Roger D'Amorie, who 

 probably obtained them from his wife Elizabeth 

 daughter of Gilbert de Clare, on whom they were 

 presumably setiled as a marriage portion. 33 In 1320 

 Roger D'Amorie received a gram of free warren in 

 his demesne lands in Standon. 80 The manor descended 

 to his daughter Elizabeth, wife of John Bardolf, Lord 

 Bardolf of Wcrmegay, eo. Norfolk, of whose inherit- 

 ance it was held for life by her stepmother Elizabeth 

 de Burgh. 31 William Bardolf, son of John and Eliza- 

 beth, granted the manor to William Walcote for life 

 in 1373, to hold by the rent of a rose and the office 

 of his chief chamberlain. 32 Apparently Thomas Bar- 

 dolf, his son, who succeeded him in January 1 385-6, 

 alienated the manor, 33 for in 14.12 John Riggewyn 

 died seised of it, leaving a son and heir John. 3 * This 

 John died in 142;, and was succeeded by his son, also 

 John. 31 After this there seems to be no trace of the 

 manor until the reign of Mary, when it was held by 

 William Emerson, who died seised of it in February 

 1 5 3 3-4." He left a son and heir Richard Emerson, 

 who held it until his death in 1561.™ The manor 

 then passed to James Hennagc (son of Alice, paternal 

 aunt of William Emerson, who married William 

 Hennage), 39 and in 1569 was conveyed by him to 

 Sir Ralph Sadleir, 38 lord of Standon, with which 



it the! 



Dowsett'; 



after des< 

 lie 



nded. 



■ to the 



: of the 



North Road, and to the north-east of the hamlet of 

 Colliers End. 



Besides the manor of Doos John Riggewyn held 

 at his death in 1412 tenements called Sotes, Geraon'i 

 and Riggcwyns. In February 1427-8 John Rigge- 

 wyn, his grandson, conveyed the messuage called 

 SOTES or SUTES in Standon to John Fray and 

 other feoffees. 40 The property apparently consiited 

 of the capital messuage of the manor of Doos and 

 part of the lands of the manor ; it is called in sub- 

 sequent conveyances 'the manor of Doos called 

 Sotes ' and sometimes Doos aliat Sotes. The feoffees 

 probably held in trust for Nicholas Ellerbek, as he died 

 seised in 1472. 41 His daughter and heir Margaret 

 married William Tendring, and they with Margaret's 

 mother Ann, who after EUerbek's death married 

 John Digges, conveyed the manor in 1493 to Henry 

 Marney and others," probably for a settlement on 

 William and Margaret. This Margaret survived ■ 

 second husband, 4 ** and at the age of fifty-seven, as 

 Margaret Marzen, widow, seems to have intended 

 a marriage with Richard son of Sir John Audley, kt., 4 * 

 of SwafFham, co. Norfolk, but apparently the mar- 

 riage never took place. William Tendring, who 

 died about 1500, left two daughters, one of whom, 

 Margaret wife of Robert Forster of Little Birch, 

 co. Essex, 44 seems to have inherited the whole of 

 Sutcs. Robert and Margaret had a son George, who 

 died in 1556, and a daughter Elizabeth, who married 

 John Southwell of Barham, co. Suffolk, 4 " and on 

 whom the manor of Sutes was evidently settled. 

 In 1550 John and Elizabeth Southwell conveyed the 

 manor to Richard Wytherall. JS 



Dcnise, daughter and heir of Wytherall, married 

 William Wrothe, son of 

 Robert Wrothe of Enfield,*' 

 who held the manor jointly 

 with his wife and died seised 

 in January 1 593~4- 48 The 

 manor descended to Richard 

 Wrothe, their son, whose will 

 aWilliam 



is dated 1596, 19 ai 

 son of Richard, 6 ' 





of Lc 



chiidi 



n Wrothe 



' who is dc- 

 i ■ h j 11 and of 

 ten End in 

 William had 



theeldes 



* Fes 



of F. Her 



18 Edw. 



in, 



" Cat. Chit, 1560-4, p. 430; Chan. 

 Inu. p.m. 38 Edw. [II, no. 37. 



* Feet of F. Hcni.45 Edw. 111,00.624. 



* Add. MS. 1240 (document! of the 

 Earls of March), fol. 84. Evidently Richard 

 Plessy had two brother* both called John. 



16 Mins. Accts. bdle. mi, bo. 24. 



39 The manor was held of Standon, to 

 muit have been formed by subinfeudation. 



« Chart. R. 14 Edw. II, m. 8, no. 33. 



31 Chan. Inq. p.m. 34 Edw. Ill, no. 83. 

 Roger D'Amorie wai Elisabeth de Burgh's 

 third husband. 



" Close, 47 Edw. Ill, m. izd. 



" Or possibly it was alienated after hia 



The will of William the elder 



is dated 1643. 62 William the younger died in 1677. 



-9, p. 252 ; Cloie, Lord Scroop (lee Blomefield, Hi,,, if 

 *'-' [ed. Parkin], vi, aio). 



lorant, Hi,,. <,/ E„ix, ii, ,84. The 

 ingi had long been lordi of Little 



M Chan. Ioq. p.m. (Sir. 2), c, 49. 



" Ihid. cm, 76. He wa. buried in 

 Standon Church. 



*" Ibid. 



35 Feet off. Hertt. EsiL 1569. 



M Close, 6 Hen. VI, ro. 6 d. 



11 Chan. Inq. p.m. 12 Edw. IV, no. n. 



Ha Feet of F. Hertt. Trin. 8 Hen. VII. 



**■ See Early Chan. Proe. bdle. 337, 

 no. 33. Anne Ellerbek is here said to be 

 daughter of Ralph Baud; see also Berwick. 



13 See Anct. D. (P.R.O.), A 3358, for 

 the marriage settlement, in which the 

 manors of Sotes, Marshall! and Younges 

 are mentioned. In 1534, however, 

 itill Margaret Manen, 



e Agard's Indciel (2nd no.), v 



(Fee 



wai Catherine 



of F. Her 



Trin. 



> the Audley 

 ly wife of Richard Audley 

 aughter of Richard ton of 



356 



Birch. 



« Page, Sufip. ,0 Suff. TrevdUr, 566. 

 According to Morant't pedigree, Hiu. if 

 Eiitx, ii, 184, Robert and Margaret had 

 two daughter!, Mary and Joan. If thi» it 

 correct he must have left out 1 third 

 daughter Elizabeth. 



"Feet of F, Herti. Mich. 1550. 



" Vint. oJE„<x (Harl. Soc. liii), 131 ; 

 Ct. R. (Gen. Ser.), portf. 998, no. 77. 



» Chan. Inq. p.m. (Ser. 1), cciliii, 6+- 



• P.C.C. 45 Drake. 



M He wai baptized at Thundridge in 

 1594. Information from Mr. W. C 

 Waller. 



- 1 Waller, Loughan 1* Eucx (tranicripU 

 of Will., 29, 3.). 



-Mbid. 31. 



