King and Country, he spent his Strength and Fortunes, and the Wounds which that received were not healed in this Year 1683.
This Sir Peter was lord also of
Bouton's, or Bolton's Manor
Here, which was held by Wistret, a freeman, of the Conqueror, at the survey; and it seems to have been in the Crown sometime afterwards. In 1315, Sir John Sturmyn, Knt. had it, and in 1332, Roger de Herdwick; when it was held of Forncet as of the manor of Hemenhale at one fee; it after came to the Boises; Catherine daughter and heir of Roger Boys, carried it to her husband Jenney, and so it passed along with Intwood, as you may see at p. 40, till it was sold to the Gleanes, by William Gresham of London, Esq. and ever since, these two manors and the advowson have continued together; the style of the court being, The Manor of Boughton's and Barret's in Hardwick.
The lord bath weyf and strey, only upon his own demeans; the eldest son is heir, and the fines are at the lord's will.
Hardwick was sold by Sir Peter Gleane to Sir John Holland of Quidenham, and given by him to his 2d son Brian for life; and in 1713, I find Waller Bacon, Esq. of Erlham, lord and patron; whose relict Mrs. Frances Bacon, now enjoys it; Edward Bacon, Esq. of Ertham, now member of parliament for King's-Lynn, being her eldest son and heir.
Shelton manor always did, and now doth, extend into this town, and therefore that manor is styled Shelton cum Hardwick.
The church hath a steeple round at bottom and octangular at top, with one bell in it, the nave is leaded, the south porch tiled, the chancel, part leaded, and part tiled; in the windows of which, are the arms of Shelton single, and again impaling Morley; and Fitz-Walter's arms single, and this on a flat stone:
Bacon of Baconesthorp, az. three bars arg. an annulet for difference sab. impaling er. on a bend cotized, an annulet sab. for difference.
Orate pro anima Georgii Bakon Filii Thome Bakon Armigeri, cuius anime propicietur Deus.
