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 A HISTORY OF SURREY

��scription in the church, now covered by seats, to Henry Drake of Frenches, father of Edward Drake. In 1630 Edward Drake sold the manor to Timothy Cartwright, 173b who conveyed it in 1646 to John Parker. 174 John Parker died seised in 1679, his son James in 1689, his son John in 1718.'"' The last is said to have left it by will to John Shaw of Eltham. Richard Ladbroke ' of Frenches ' died in 1730. His 'kinsman' Richard Ladbroke died in 1765, and the latter's son Richard Ladbroke in I793-" 5 Richard Ladbroke, junior, left Frenches by will "' to the children of his sisters Elizabeth Denton and Mary Weller in succession.

The so-called 'manor' of HOOLET (Houlegh, xiv cent. ; Houghley, xv cent.) was held by John son of John de Brewes c. 1357,'" but had been acquired by Richard, Earl of Arundel, before his death in I397, 178 and thenceforward descended with the main manor of Reigate (q.v.). There is no record of separate courts, although in the deeds relating to Reigate and Hooley they are always distinguished as two separate manors. The manor-house of Hooley was conveyed to Richard Savage, yeoman, as a tenant of the manor in 1702. In 1729 his widow was admitted. In 1733 Charles Boone was admitted, and in 1752 his sons sold their interest to John Burt Tanner. 178 When Manning and Bray wrote 16 Henry Byne held it. In 1838 it was bought by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway.

The reputed manor of L1NKF1ELD, held of the Priory Manor and of Gatton Manor, is prob- ably identical with the tenement held by Nicholas de Linkfield, whose rent Earl Warenne granted to the prior in I3I5. 181 In February 1506-7 Thomas Fulbourne, his wife Katherine, and his daughter Anne sold the manor of Linkfield to John Couper, 181 and in 1560 Thomas Engles and his wife, Katherine daughter of John Couper, were in possession. 16 * He died 26 September 1575- 18 ' She was still living at Reigate in I575, 186 and had a son James. But in accordance with a settlement on his first wife Linkfield descended to their daughter Anne wife of Philip Moys of Banstead. 186 It remained in their family till 1648, when Henry Moys conveyed it to Roger James and Edward Thur- land, 187 as trustees for Thomas Turges. In the fol- lowing year he alienated it to John Parker. 18 " His son Ambrose Parker, who succeeded in 1 684, 189 mort- gaged it in 1 7 1 7 to Turges Newland of Gatton, who shortly afterwards became the owner. 190 It descended with Lower Gatton to Robert Ladbroke. 191 Brayley lw says that Mr. Robert Ladbroke left it to Miss Lad- broke, who married Mr. Weller, and he took the name

��of Ladbroke, and owned it in 1841. But Mary Ladbroke, cousin to Robert, married the Rev. James Weller in 1767, and he, under the name of Weller, held the livings of Trinity and St. Mary's Guildford from 1774 to 1824, when he resigned. Possibly his son changed his name. The capital mansion of Linkfield no longer exists.

The reputed manor of REDSTONE was evidently held in 1292 by John de Montfort, for in that year he had grant of free warren in Ashtead, Newdigate, and Redstone. 191 It is probably identical with the messuage and carucate of land granted in 1273-4 by Peter de Montfort, father to the said John, and his wife Maud to Martin Odo of Westminster for life, with remainder to his brother Thomas and contingent reversion, failing the heirs of Thomas, to Peter and Maud and the heirs of Maud. 1 " John de Montfort did not hold it at his death, unless it was then in- cluded in Ashtead. 195 John Birt sold it in 152810 Thomas Michell and others, 196 and in 1584 John Michell of Cuckfield conveyed it to John Hussey of Cuckfield. 197 George, brother and heir of John Hussey, son of George son of the above-mentioned John, alien- ated to Richard Heath c. i632. 198 It remained in his family until 171 3, when George Heath conveyed to Robert Bicknell. 199

The house with the site of the manor passed to Sir Evelyn Alston in 1720, when the lands of the manor were broken up. 800 Mr. Thomas Peyto became owner of part of them.* 01 Thomas Okes died in 1759 owner of Redstone, 8013 and his widow was in possession till 1768. The house was eventually acquired by the Colebrookes of Gatton, with which it descended to Mary Graham and George Graham, who in 1794 sold it to Ebenezer Whiting.*". In 1883 it was the property of Mr. Henry Webbe, and since 1891 has been owned by his daughter Miss Webbe.

The RECTORT M4NOR had its origin in the enfeofF- ment of the priory of St. Mary Overy by Hamelin, Earl Warenne, and his wife Isabel, of the church of ' Crechesfeld,' with the tithes and land ap-

���purtenant *"* (1164-99). In

��SKINNER of Reigate. Sable a (heveron wavy argent between three grif- fon? heads razed or with three jtcurs de Us azure  Ct. R.

180 Op. cit. i, 309.

181 Dugdale, Man. vi, 518.

182 Feet of F. Surr. 22 Hen. VII, 1 i.

188 Ibid. Mich. 2*3 Eliz.

184 Ct. R.

185 Chan. Inq. p.m. (Ser. 2), cxci, 75. 186 Ibid, ccxxix, 127.

��> Feet of F. Surr. Mich. 24 Chas. I.

188 Ibid. Mich. 1649.

189 Ct R.

190 Reigate MS., summary of title ; Recov. R. Hil. 4 Geo. I, m. 122 ; Manning and Bray, op. cit. i, 310.

191 See the account of Gatton; Com. Pleas D. Enr. Mich. 35 Geo. Ill, m.

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192 Op. cit. iv, 2i8.

193 Cal. Chart. R. 1257-1300, p. 428. i J Feet of F. Surr. 2 Edw. I, 13.

19i Chan. Inq. p.m. 24 Edw. I, no. 59. He died seised of the manor of Ash- tead, which descended in his family.

186 Feet of F. Surr. Hil. 19 Hen. VIII.

W Ibid. Div. Co. East. 26 Eliz.

238

��19 Ibid. Surr. East. 8 Chas. I ; for the pedigree cf. Feet of F. Div. Co. Trin. 34 Eliz. ; Chan. Inq. p.m. (Ser. 2), cccl, 61, 64.

199 Feet of F. Surr. Hil. 12 Anne ; Recov. R. Hil. 12 Anne, m. 103.

> Add. MS. 34237, fol. 7*.

801 MS. in Reigate papers in hands of Messrs. Walford, New Oxford Street.

8013 Monumental inscription at Rei- gate. See under Church.

802 Com. Pleas D. Enr. Hil. 35 Geo. Ill, m. 23.

203 Dugdale, Man. vi, 172.


 * " Valor Eal. (Rec. Com.), ii, 62.

205 Orig. R. 6 Edw. VI, pt. ii, m. 99.

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