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 A HISTORY OF SURREY

��park for life in lieu of an annuity of 10" In April 1379 a commission was issued for inquiry touching the persons who, ' in no small number both of horse and foot,' broke into the park, killed and carried away the deer, and intimidated the parker in his lodge. 15 It is a significant fact that in October of the same year masons, carpenters, and other workmen were repairing Ashurst manor-house." The house was still under repair in 1385, when Philip Walwayn and William Taillard were given power to take sufficient carpenters and labourers for the work, and to ' imprison the dis- obedient.' " Walter Bedell had a grant of the manor and park in 14.38. In 1445 the sheriff accounted for Ashurst Park and Manor. 19 They were granted for life in 1464 to George, Duke of Clarence, who conveyed them, with other lands, to trustees on 'going across the sea in the King's service ' in I47S. M In 1479, a year after the attainder of the Duke of Clarence, the same custodian, Thomas Wintershull, held both Witley and Ashurst, described in the singular as ' the manor.' "

Ashurst, in Witley, as a separate manor from Witley, now drops out of sight. Ashurst Park was probably united with Witley Park, to which it seems to have been adjacent (in the hollow to the east of the top of Hindhead). Fridinghurst was probably carved out of members of Ashurst and Chiddingfold by a successful intrusion of the Husseys of Hascombe. For, referring back to 1438, we find Walter Bedell, then appointed custodian, engaged in a suit against Henry Hussey for usurping rents of Ashurst."

The manor of Ashurst and Fridinghurst came later into the possession of the Forde family. Edmund Forde, who acquired it from Henry Windsor and Eleanor his wife in 1 549," held the first court of which record remains in 1 55o,and in 1 560 Thomas Rythe and Constance his wife and John Hussey further confirmed to Forde." It passed from Forde to Blackwell. In 1567 Thomas Blackwell held his first court, in 1583 Margaret Blackwell his widow, in 1586 William Blackwell, in 1 6o8Henry Blackwell. Ini6io Henry and William Blackwell, brothers, sold the manor to John Middleton of Horsham and Thomas Burdett of Abin- ger for i, i oo." They held their first court in 161 1, and conveyed the manor in 1622 to Peter Quenell of Chidding- fold and Thomas Payne of Pitfold.* 6 But in 1625 Henry Hooke of Bramshott held his first court ; in May 1679 John Hooke his son, and in 1685 John and his wife Griselda, and their son Henry and Elizabeth his wife conveyed the manor to William

���HOOKE of Bramshott. Quarterly table and ar- gent a cross quarterly be- tween four scallops all countercohvred.

���Salmon," who held his first court in 1687. It passed to Salmon's daughter, who married William Bishop. In 1717 William Bishop held his first court, with Elizabeth his wife. In 1725 George Bishop, their son, held his first court; in 1733 William Bishop held a court ; and courts were held in this name up to 1778, probably by father and son; In 1783 the court was held in the name of William Bishop, a minor; in 1804 by W. Bishop; in 1835 by his widow and John Cuming Bishop, a minor ; in 1877 by Henry Parlett Bishop.

The manor and certain outlying portions bought at various times by the lord are distinguished in conveyances.

GOSTRODE reputed M4NOR was held of Poyle in Guildford. Edward of Gostrode held 10 acres of land in Chiddingfold in 1254-5, which he had inherited from his father Alwin of Gostrode, who had it of the grant of Nigel of Littleton. 88 Later in the same century William of Gostrode was one of the tenants of Poyle for a house and 40 acres of land, not a manor. 39 His son Thur- stan paid relief for a messuage and 5 2 acres of land in Chid- dingfold in 1302-3.* John of Gostrode was the Bishop of Salisbury's bailiff in God- aiming about the year 1320." In May 1325 another William of Gostrode was pardoned for acquiring js. rent in Chiddingfold from John de la Poyle without licence. 4 * William died c. 1328, and was succeeded by his son William,** who held of the king because of the minority of John de la Poyle. He was probably the one free tenant who held at Chiddingfold of John de la Poyle in 1332.**

After the death of William about twenty years later his son Thurstan of Gostrode inherited tenements in Chiddingfold which were part of Henry de la Poyle's serjeanty in Guildford and Stoke,* 4 and con- sisted of a messuage, 40 acres of land, and 1 2 acres of wood.' 6 This Thurstan was still living in 1372.** William Novell of Gostrode held Dyers in Chidding- fold before William Hammond, who was the tenant in 1547.*" The Peytoes preceded the Chalcrofts till 1659. Gostrode was in the possession of John Chalcroft in the 1 8th century, and passed at his death to one of his sisters, Hannah widow of Richard Hughes."

Gostrode is now a farm in the south of Chiddingfold belonging to Mr. Luttmare-Johnson.

COMBE BR4BIS was held of the manor of Bra- boeuf in Arlington by a rent of 2/. and services, and therefore was separated before the statute of

��PoYLr. Argent a sal- tire gules in a border sablt bexanty.

��M Cal. Pat. 1377-81, p. 257.

Ibid. 361. Ibid. 398.

"Hbid. 1381-5, p. 584.

28 Pat. 16 Hen. VI, pt. i, m. 25.

m. i.
 * Foreign Accts. 23 Hen. VI, no. 79,

Cal.Pat. 14.61-7, p. 328 ; ibid. 1467- 77, PP- 457, 829.

81 Ibid. 87, 381.

M Eieh. R. 18 Hen. VI, m. 45.

88 Feet of F. SUIT. Mich. 3 Edw. VI; Recov. R. Hil. 3 Edw. VI, rot. 349.

84 Feet of F. Mich. 2 & 3 Eliz. Misc. Co.

��85 Close, 7 Ja. I, pt. xlv ; Feet of F. Surr. East. 8 Jas, I.

86 Close, 20 Jas. I, pt. xxiv, no. 1 5. "7 Feet of F. Surr. East. I Jas. II.

88 Assize R.872, m. 8. This land was an- cient demesne, aspart of Godalming Manor.

89 Chan. Inq. p.m. 27 Edw. I, no. 44.

40 Abbrev. Rot. Orig. i, 244.

41 Parl. Writs (Rec. Com.), ii (2), 217, 939. In 1337, and again in 1343, John Gostrode witnessed conveyances dated at Arlington ; Montagu Burrows, Hist, of tit Brocas Family, 430-1,

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��4a Cal. Pat. 1324-7, p. 1 20.

43 Chan. Inq. p.m. 2 Edw. Ill (ist nos.), no. 43.

44 Ibid. 6 Edw. Ill (ist nos.), no. 24,

45 Ibid. 28 Edw. Ill (ist nos.), no. 34.

46 Abbrev. Rot. Orig. (Rec. Com.), ii, 244.

4 ? He witnessed a grant at Chidding- fold dated Sunday after St. Andrew, 1372 ; Add. Chart. 24654.

48 Misc. Bks. (Land Rev.), vol. 190, fol. 230.

49 Manning and Bray, Hwr. Surr.i, 650

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