HERTFORD HUNDRED 



BROXBOURNE 

 WITH HODDESDON 



clerk and his heirs." In the next century these lands 

 were in the possession of Edward Chertsey, who in 

 1430-1 granted them as the manor of Geddings 

 to Nicholas Dixon and others," after which the 

 manor follows the same descent as the manor of 

 Baas (q.v.). 



The reputed manor or tenement of BERNJRDES 

 vtBJRNETTS belonged about the middle of the 

 l6th century to the family of Cast ell. Thomas son 

 of Dorothy Castell mortgaged Bernardcs about 1559 

 to Henry Brograve, who sold the property to William 

 Frankland of London. 19 In 1582 William and Hugh 

 Frankland (for this family see Thele Manor in Stan- 

 stead St. Margaret's) conveyed the ' manor,' then called 

 Bametts, to Bernard Dewhurst and Thomas Bennett." 

 Within the next ten years the two latter sold it to 

 ■ Sir William Cecil, lord of the manor of Geddings, 60 

 after which it follows the same descent as that manor. 6 ' 



Before the Conquest nearly 6 hides in HODDES- 

 DON (Odesdone, Dodesdone) were held by Gode of 

 Queen Edith, wife of Harold, as two manors." In 

 1086 the larger of these, assessed at 3| hides, was 

 held by Edward the Sheriff of Salisbury." The 

 other, of the extent of 2 hides, was held of the king 

 by Peter, a burgess. The latter was evidently iden- 

 tical with the Peter of St. Olave, Southwark, who in 

 1096 gave his lands at Hoddesdon to the monks of 

 Bermandsey." 



About 1180 these lands or part of them seem to 

 have been held by Robert de Hurtford in chief, for 

 in that year he is entered as owing 2 marks for 

 3 hides in Hoddesdon, 65 and in the following year 

 the same amount for z hides, of which he had ' not 

 yet had right.' M He died three yean later without 

 having obtained it. 61 In izio— 12 Simon son of 

 Gilbert held a quarter fee in Hoddesdon of the 

 king in chief, 68 which perhaps represents this estate. 



The RECTORT MANOR of Broxbourne was 

 held with the church by the Bishops of London, 69 

 who seem to have generally farmed it out. 70 In 

 1651 the rectory and glebe lands were sold by the 

 trustees for the sale of bishops' lands to Edmund 

 Lewin and his heirs for _£522." The Bishop of 

 London regained it at the Restoration, and in 172 8 

 it was leased to the lord of the manor, 7 ' and was 

 probably acquired by him together with the advow- 

 sor,ini868. 



The church of ST. AUGUSTINE 

 CHURCHES stands a little to the east of the 

 village. It consists of chancel 3; ft. 

 by 17 ft., north and south chapels, each 34 ft. by 

 10 ft., nave 68 ft. 6 in. by 17 ft., north and south 

 aisles, each 69 ft. by 10 ft., vestry, with upper room, 

 adjoining the north chapel, south porch and west 

 tower, all internal dimensions. 



The church was entirely rebuilt and enlarged in 

 the 15th century, and no detail now remains of the 

 Former nave and chancel, which appear to have been 

 added to from time to time. The north aisle was 

 the earliest addition, then the two east bays of the 

 south aisle and the west bay of the south chapel ; 



shortly afterwards the south aisle was extended west- 

 wards the full length of the nave and the south 

 chapel eastwards to the east wall of the chancel j 

 the west tower was erected about the close of the 

 15th century, the north chapel and vestry are dated 

 1522, and the south porch was added in the early 

 17th century. 



The walls are of flint rubble, except the north 

 chapel and vestry, which are faced without and within 

 with squared limestone ashlar. The nave and chancel 

 roofs are tiled, the others lead-covered. 



In the east wall of the chancel is a 1 jth-century 

 window of three cinquefoiled lights with traceried 

 head ; hidden behind the table of the Command- 

 ments on the north side of the window are some 

 remains of the splayed jamb of an earlier window ; 

 on each side of the chancel is an arcade of two bays 

 with arches of two moulded orders and jambs of four 

 engaged shafts with moulded capitals and bases. 



The north chapel east window is of three cinque- 

 foiled lights with traceried head under a four-centred 

 arch ; in the north wall are two similar windows 

 with the door to the vestry between them. The 

 doorway has a splayed four-centred arch and jamb;, 

 and retains its original oak door and ironwork. In 

 the east wall of the vestry are two small recesses 

 under four-centred arches ; in each of the north and 

 west walls is a small two-light window under a square 

 head ; in the chamber over the vestry are two similar 

 windows ; a third window, now blocked, opened into 

 the church. The north chapel and vestry, both built 

 in r^22, have an ornamental parapet carried round 

 outside on which is carved the inscription ' Pray for 

 the welfayr of Syr Wylyam Say knyght wych fodjd 

 yis chapel in honor a ye trenete the yere of our Lord 

 God 1522.' Stags' heads and traceried panels with 

 the arms of Say are carried at intervals above the 

 parapet ; the upper parts of the panelled and 

 crocketed buttresses are set diagonally. 



The south chapel has a two-light window with 

 traceried head in the east wall and two traceried 

 windows of three lights under four-centred arches 

 in the south wall ; the junction between the earlier 

 and later 15th-century work can be seen outside. 

 In the south wall between the windows is a large 

 recess for a tomb under a four-centred arch, with 

 moulded jambs and arch. In the same wall is a 

 piscina belonging to the earlier portion of the 

 chapel, partially destroyed by the later tomb recess ; 

 the jambs of the piscina are moulded and have a ball- 

 flower ornament. The four bays on either side of 

 the nave are continuations of the arcades between 

 chancel and chapels, and their detail is similar, though 

 they are somewhat earlier in date. At the east end 

 of the north wall of the north aisle is a semi-octagonal 

 stair turret projecting on the outside leading to the 

 rood-loft and roof over the aisle ; the doorway to the 

 rood-loft is blocked. In the north wall of the aisle 

 are four windows, each of two cinquefoiled lights 

 with traceried head under a pointed arch ; the external 

 stonework has been renewed. In the west wall is a 



"Clone, 1 Ric.II, m. 4 d. 

 " Ibid. 9 Hen. VI, m. 3, 4. 

 «Cha n , Decree R. bdle. JI, n 

 " Feet of F. Herts. Mich. 2 

 Eli*. m Ibid. East. 35 Eliz. 



" Chan. Inq. p.m. (Ser. a), ccch 

 "KC.H. Hum. i, 341, 330. 



« Ibid. 330a, 



« Ibid. 342 ; Dugdale, Mm. Angl. v, 

 96. The connexion was shown by Mr. 

 Tregelks in his Hht. of Hoddetdo*, 58. 



« Pipe R. 26 Hen. II, m. 1. 



« Ibid. 27 Hen. II, m. 7. 



« Ibid. 30 Hen. II. 



437 



= a Rid Bk. 0} Exch. (Rolls Ser.), ii, 

 4.99 ; Tula dt Nn-ill (Rec. Com.), 270. 



69 tond. Epia. Reg. Gravesend and 

 Baldaek, fol. 41. 



78 Ibid. Braybrook, fol. 345-6. 



n Close, 1651, pt. xnxi, m. 3. 



7S Salmon, Hist, of Htm. 16. 



