of that honour in King Edward's days, and by one Walter in the Conqueror's time; the other was given to Bury abbey in 962, by Thurketel the Dane.
After it came to the abbey, they held it till the Conqueror, and then it was held of them by Fulcher, being of the yearly value of 20s.
It was soon after joined to the other part, but was always held of the abbey, as that was of the honour, and
William de Gissing, in 1174, owned them both; from which time to 1579 it passed with the manor of Gissinghall in Gissing, to which place I refer you.
In 1579, Arthur Heveningham of Heveningham, Knt. was lord; in
- 1590, Antony Reve had it, who this year sold it to
William Kettleburgh, Gent; in
- 1600, John Kemp of Flordon kept his first court; in
- 1602, Robert Kemp, Gent. his son, kept his first court; and in
- 1612, John Kettleburgh, Gent. held his first court; he sold it to
John Pykarell, Gent. in 1618; he left it in 1649 to
John Pykarell, Gent. his son; in
- 1707, John Pykarell of Cringleford, Gent. was lord, who left it to his son,
John Pykarell, Gent the present lord. [1736.]
The site of this manor, also with the demeans, are freehold, and were sold from the manor about 150 years since, and is now [1736] in the possession of Mr. Richard Waynforth.
The Custom of this Manor is Borough English, that is, the copyhold falls by descent to the youngest son; the fine is arbitrary; but in all things else the tenants do as they please.
Tuft's Manor
Was erected after the Conqueror's time, it being then, as it is now, [1736] included in the manor of Roydon Hall; in 1272 it belonged to
Samson, son of Roger, who was son of Reginald, son of Jeffery of Reidun, who lived in the time of Henry II.; this family bare for their arms, chequy arg. and gules, a cross, and sometimes a bend az. sometimes ermine. It came about Henry the Third's time to
Wydo de Verdun, lord of Brisingham; in this family it continued some time. It was owned by
William Roos towards the
