W. H. Hart

“ And it was also agreed that if the said Thomas and Isabella could enfeoff Adam of certain lands in the parish of Bysseye within the year next following, then the said Adam would enfeoff the said Thomas and Isabella of all the said lands and tenements which he held in Retherheth, Bermundeseye, Kamerwell, and Hachesham, to hold unto Thomas and Isabella, and the heirs of Thomas, by the service of one penny. ”

“ From an intimate acquaintance with this neighbourhood, and the extent and boundaries of the various manors, I am enabled, even at this distant period, to point out with tolerable precision the spot where Gregory de Rokesley's residence must have stood; and as he was a notable individual of his time, having been several times Lord Mayor of London, it may not be uninteresting to pause here awhile, while I offer a remark on this point. ”

“ For that service considerable lands were given by the king to John de Fienes, who divided them between himself and the other barons, and bound each of them, by the tenure of their lands, to maintain a certain number of soldiers continually for the defence of the castle. ”

“ The next proprietor of the manor was Walter Haddon. On the 10th March, 12 Eliz. [1570] , letters patent were made out whereby the manor, excepting all woods, underwoods, &c, was granted to Haddon, to commence after the expiration of Appaire's lease, and also after the death of the Duchess of Somerset, for the term of thirty years, at the annual rent of £25. [28]
Walter Haddon died 21st January, 1571-2, and his widow Anne then succeeded to the manor by virtue of his will; she afterwards became the wife of Sir Henry Cobham, who died leaving her surviving. ”

“ This, however, is incorrect to a certain extent; the lordship of Humfrey de Bohun was confined to Camberwell, and did not include Hatcham; moreover, William de Say held directly from the king, not from Humfrey de Bohun.
By a fine levied in the eighteenth year of Henry III., Robert de Retherhee and Agnes his wife, in consideration of seven silver marks, granted to William, son of Benedict, and his heirs for ever, five acres of meadow in Hachesham; rendering annually half a pound of cummin and one penny within fifteen days of Easter. ”

“ I., Roger de Bavent petitioned the king for remedy against a sum of £30, arrears of castle-guard rent, demanded of him for the manors of Brandeston (in Suffolk) and Hachesham, by the warden of Dover; being the rent for the period during which those manors were in the custody of the king, at the rate of ten shillings for every three weeks; [11] and by a writ dated the 10th August in the same year, the king commanded Robert de Burghersh, constable of Dover Castle, to permit Roger de Bavent to go free of this demand. [12]
William de Say died in 23 Edw. ”

“ I. [1294] , all the lands and tenements which belonged to Philip Burnel in Hachesham, and which were extended at 112s. 81⁄4d., per annum, were, with many other lands in other counties, assigned to Matilda, the widow of Philip Burnel, for her dower. [41] Edward Burnel, the heir, being under age at the time of his father's death, the custody of his person and lands was given to John de Drokenesford, Bishop of Bath and Wells.
Soon after this, the waters of the Thames broke through their embankments and inundated a great part of the manor of Little Hatcham ”

“ A MEMOIR OF THE MANOR OF HATCHAM IN THE COUNTY OF SURREY.
By WILLIAM HENRY HART, Esq., F.S.A.
READ AT THE GENERAL MEETING HELD IN LAMBETH PALACE 31ST OCTOBER, 1856.
Hatcham is thus described in Domesday Survey:—
⁠"In Brixistan Hundredo.
"Episcopus Lisoiensis tenet de Episcopo Hacheham. Brixi tenuit de Rege Edwardo. Tunc et modo se defendit pro iij hidis. Terra est iij carrucatarum. Ibi sunt ix villani, et ij bordarii, cum iij carrucatis, et ibi vj acræ prati. Silva iij porcis. Tempore Regis Edwardi et postea et modo valet xl solidos." ”

“ That is to say, one close or parcell of ground commonlie called East Odefeild, contayning by estimacion two and twentie acres, be it more or lesse; one other close or parcell of ground, as the same is nowe inclosed, commonly called South Odefeild, conteyning by estimacion twelve acres and a halff, be it more or lesse; two closes or parcells of ground adjoyning together, the one called fowerteene acres, and thother ffifteene acres, both of them conteyning by estimacion nyne and twenty acres and a halff, be they more or lesse ”

“ Deptford) , at that time the parish church of Hatcham, then belonged to the prior and monks of Begham, having been given to them by Geoffrey de Saye and Alice his wife, and confirmed by a grant of their son Geoffrey.—Dugdale, Mon. Angl., vol. vi. p. 913. ↑ Inq. post mortem, 20 Edw. I., n° 29. ↑ Inq. post mortem, 21 Edw. I., n° 50. ↑ Inq. post mortem. ↑ Close Roll, 23 Edw. I., memb. 9, d. ↑ Rolls of Parliament, vol. i. p. 331. ↑ Inq. post mortem, 20 Edw. III. (first number) , n° 51. ↑ Inq. post mortem. ”