. The Victoria history of the county of Hertford. Natural history. Minet. Or three ermine tails sable quar~ tered luirh or three ban gules. LITTLE HADHAM in Little Hadham.'^ At the beginning of the 17th century the park contained 240 acres. Sir Arthur Capell received licence in 1635 to add to it 500 acres lying in Hadham, Albury, Bishop's Stortford and Farn- ham.'^ This was known as Hadham New Park or Wick- ham Hall and the original park as Hadham Old Park.'^ In 1661 Arthur Capell Earl of Essex received a warrant to preserve game within 10 miles of Hadham Hall and Cashio- bury.'' After the ear
. The Victoria history of the county of Hertford. Natural history. Minet. Or three ermine tails sable quar~ tered luirh or three ban gules. LITTLE HADHAM in Little Hadham.'^ At the beginning of the 17th century the park contained 240 acres. Sir Arthur Capell received licence in 1635 to add to it 500 acres lying in Hadham, Albury, Bishop's Stortford and Farn- ham.'^ This was known as Hadham New Park or Wick- ham Hall and the original park as Hadham Old Park.'^ In 1661 Arthur Capell Earl of Essex received a warrant to preserve game within 10 miles of Hadham Hall and Cashio- bury.'' After the earl moved his residence from Hadham Hall to Cashiobury the parks were leased out and subse- quently cut up into the farms of Hadham Old Park Lodge and Wickham Hall.'' Some of the deer were removed to Epping Forest and Bagshot Park in ;= The manor of LITTLE HADHAM is said to have been given to the church of Ely by Ethelfljeda wife of Duke Athelstan," and was included in the charter of confirmation granted to the abbey by Edward the Confessor.'* In 1086 the Bishop of London claimed the abbey of Ely's lands in Little Hadham,'^ but the shire moot testified that these lands had always belonged to the church of Ely and the abbot retained possession. At this date the manor was assessed at 4 hides.*" In the reign of William 11 Ranulph Flambard, Bishop of Durham, seized the manor of Little Hadham. In 1109 the bishopric of Ely was erected and Hervey, the first bishop, obtained a charter of restora- tion from Henry I.*^ The bishops claimed as their privi- leges in Little Hadham in 1278 return of writs, gallows, and assize of bread and ale,*^ and in 1287 they claimed also view of frankpledge and pleas of natnio vetitofi^ Their lands in Hadham were returned as one-third of a knight's fee in 1303.*^ In the 12th century a mill was erected on the manor, to which the customary tenants paid suit,** and this in 1356 is described as a water-mill. At this date the manor included 3
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