The lord hath a market every Friday, a fair on St. Simon and St. Jude, when his bailiff takes 2d. for every tilted stall, and 1d. for every one untilted, and no more; and for the market stalls he takes either a weekly or yearly rent; but all that stand under any houses, penthouses, &c. pays the bailiff, 4d. per annum by 1d. every quarter, and no more; but all they that sell any manner of victuals pay nothing, stand where they will, and all corn, corn carts, &c. pay nothing.
As to the extent of the manor, they say that it extends from the river dividing Norfolk and Suffolk on the south, in and through a great part of the town of Diss, and into Raydon, Burston, Frenze, Shelfhanger, and Winfarthing; and that Thomas Earl of Arundell and Surrey, Earl-Marshal of England, hath a manor here called Heywood; also John Havers, Gent. a manor that extends into this town, called Raydon Hall cum Tufts; Richard Fisher, Gent. hath a manor called Heywood Hall; and Richard Nixon. Gent. Frenze manor, which extends into this town; the manor of Diss rectory, and the manors of Brockdish Hall, and Milden Hall, in Burston, extend hither. The lord of this manor hath a mansion house, in which Samuel Pethaugh now [1736] dwells, and 35l. per annum and a part of the toll-house now [1736] in decay for want of tiling, and a piece of land called Hingelswode, and a piece of marsh in Brisingham.
The advowson belongs to the lord, whose officers are a steward, a bailiff, and a heyward.
N. B. The manors in Diss give a moiety dower.
The capital manor-house, called Diss Hall, is situated at Heywode Green, which with sixteen acres three roods of land, is held by copy of court roll of this manor.
Watton's Manor, now called Cock-street
Was very small, being held by a freeman, of William Malet, lord of the honour of Eye, in Suffolk, though it did not belong to his fee, till
Walter de Cadomo (Caam or Caux) dis-seized him; this was after called Watton's from one of its lords; it continued some time in Walter's family, and was afterwards held of the capital manor.
In 1235, Ralph de Cunges, or Canz, (a descendant from the said Waiter,) was lord; he held it by the fourth part of a fee: from him it came to
Richard de Cunges, who enlarged it, by purchasing more lands and rents to it of the Fitz-Walters.
In 1322, Reginald le Man, of Diss, was lord, who in 1337, left it to Alice his wife, from which family it came to the Waltons.
About 1420 John Watton was lord, who, before 1431, had conveyed it to
Henry Sircok, for then he occurs lord; it was soon after purchased by the
Fitz-Walters, and added to Diss manor, with which, in 1493, upon the Lord Fitz-Walter's attainder, it was seized by the King, as a member of that manor, and was then called Watton's, or Cockstreet in Disce; from which time it hath been always included in the manor of Diss. The site
