Henrie 6. such was the plentie of corne that in this place the best wheare was sould for twelue pence the quarter three halfe pence the bushell The price was not then so lowe as it is now aloft for it is at this present in the same place at eight shillinges the bushell RIDGE m 22. de iugo of the hill or Ridge wheron it standeth REED b 26. de loco arundinoso RVSHDEN c 24. vallis Scirpina a lowe rushie ground S. SARRET n 14. It was granted by Ethelred to S. Albans by the name of SYRET SANDON c 24. mons arenosus It belongeth to Paules SANDRIGE k 18. It diffreth not in signification from Sandon SAWCOMBE f 26. SABS-WORTH f 34. or SABRIDGE-FORDE a market Towne standing neere the Stort SLEPES HIDE k 20. a little hamlet SHENLEY m 20. SHEEPES HALE f 22. Ager ouibus salutaris SPELBROOKE e 34. STEPHENS l 16. called S. Stephens neere S. Albans STEVEN-EDGE e 20. or STEPHEN-EDGE de accliuitate of the steepe standing of it on the edge of a hill of some Steuen-haut or Stepen-haut The principal parte of this towne is from the church ½ mile and is a pretie thorrow fare There hath beene in time past a market It is a libertie and belongeth to the Bishoppe of London hauing pillory and gallowes within it selfe but howe farre the power for execution extendeth mihi latet STAPLEFORD g 24. or STABLEFORD STANDON e. 28. or STENEDON mons saxosus there is a free Schole for the towne the stipend yet in suspence the Fishmongers of London contribute twentie pound vt ferunt STANSTED h 32. or STENSTEDT locus glariatus of the grauely soyle called Abbotes Stansted STANSTED h 32. in time past called Le Veyle nowe Olde Stansted and corruptly Stansted Theele STORTFORD e 34. so called of the passage or forde ouer the Riuer Stort There is neere this towne on the east side of the riuer a little ruynous castle called the Castle of Waymour standing in an Iland vpon a little firme artificiall mount verie steepe aud though of small circuit yet in former dayes stronge within it is a dungion deepe and darke called the Conuictes pryson arguing some great priuiledges in time past to belong thereunto William the Conqueror gaue both the towne and the Castle to the Bishoppe of London and to this day it belongeth to that Sea and thereof is called Bishoppes Stortforde The towne standeth on the side of a hill declyning towardes the riuer And some fruitefull groundes are about the same It hath market on the Thursday and three faires in the yeare SVLLONIACA n 22. the ruynes of an olde cittie or famous place mentioned by ANTONINVS in his Itenerary which he placeth twelue miles a Longidinio from London and nine miles a verolamio a citie sometime neere S. Albans And where others haue heretofore placed this Sulloniacae at Chipping Barnet regarding onely the foresayde distances M. Camden by dilligent obseruation hath founde that it should stand vpon Brokeley hilles West of Bernet wherby I being occasioned made inquisition thereof in my trauaile and was informed of the place where these snpposed ruynes appeare namely some fragmentes of the scituation of some decayed buildings where sundry peeces of Romish coyne haue beene taken vp as was informed me This place indeede neere agreeth with the former distances of Antoninus and standeth east of a regall auncient highway called Watlingstreet or via consularis T. THOMAS Chappell c 14. called S. Thomas chappell TEWING h 22. or TWEY-ING de binis pratis TRINGE k. 6. a little market towne on the Fryday THROCKING c 24. THVNDREDGE f 28. THORLEY f 34. or THORNLEY terra spinosa TOTTER-EDGE f 28. parcell of the hundred of Broadwater yet eight miles from the neerest parte of that hundred Londoners haue much beautified this place with their neat buildings TWO-WATERS i 13. a little hamlet so called de binis aquarum fluctibus of the two riuers that meete there V. VEROLAMIVM k 18. the ruynes of a most auncient citie called of the Britons Cair Maricipit Cair Municip Cair Watteline of Ptolomey Verolanium of the Saxons ƿerlamcester 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Citie vpon the riuer Werlame or Verlame This auncient decayed Citie seemeth at this day to publishe her pristine state and strength on the west side of S Albans by the reliques of her defensiue walles And at this day although Seges sit vbi erat Werlamcester yet the sundry Roman coyns tumbled out of their obscure denns by the painefull plough doe as it were proclaime vnto vs so many hundred yeares after her fall that it is no fable that is written of her antiquitie The brasse monies whereof I haue much but seeme farre more Import the antique names and pictures not only of sundry Emperors but of some of their Empresses also which in those ages swayd the Romane monarchie which argueth it to bee quondam CAIR MVNICIP or Municipium a citie enfranchized and endowed not only with the ayde of the Romans by mony but with their Romishe priuiledges also the inhabitantes for the most part being of the auncient britishe line who deseruing well at the handes of the Romans were made Municipes as it were free denizens of Rome hauing their Lawes orders and officers free among them permitted to liue vnder their ayde and protection vntill through the fury of the Saxons and Danes it was sackt and subuerted and of a hautie citie made an heape of stones which as a Caos layd afterwards long smothered in the ashes of her owne rubble and ruynes without regard what it was or had beene At length one Eldred Abbot of the new Monasterie of S. Albans coueting to aduance the state of his monasticall sea began to embowell this ruynate heape to search what curious conceites hee might finde to beautifie S. Albans sell. And founde in short time great varietie of stone worke of sundrie kindes and pillers of mettall as of Brasse and Latton towch and Allablaster All which laide in heapes Eldred beheld to his no small ioy but imploide them not according to his purpose intended for death preuented him But as curious a searcher as hee succeeded him one Eadmere who had both a will and workemen to sound further into the bottome of this vnknowne gulfe not ceassing till hee saw the very entrayles of this confused Caos in whose most hiddenvautes he found sundry Idolls and aulters not a fewe superstitiously adorned for the honour of these vnknown gods of the Pagans some of these Idols were of pure golde some of other metall and withall he founde great store of housholde stuffe and other thinges witnessing the glory both of the citie and the cittizens of the same Besides sundry pottes of gould brasse earth glasse and other mettall some frawght with the ashes of the dead some with the coyne of the auncient Britons and Romane Emperours And in a stone were found certayne Brytish bookes whereof one imported
and shippes from the Thames euen to Hartford for the more easie entercarriage of thinges betweene London it though now many yeers past as discontent she hath refused that publique seruice affording onely of late accesse for small boates or barges to WAYRE a benefite necessary and no way no some This Riuer hath many braunches but her head first seemeth to looke into the light not farre from an auncient house called of the spring there LEA-MER corruptly LAMER which signifieth the head spring or well of LEA. As the Stowre which passeth betweene Suffolke and Essex beginneth at STOVR-MER the head or spring of Stoure The Lea coasteth as it were through the Center of the Shire deuiding it neere into two equall partes and in her passage among other she receyueth the WHITWELL riuer whose auncient name is MARRAN Entring the Lea west off Hartford and betweene that and Wayre the BENE or auncient BENEFICIAN a riuer that riseth not farre from BEINENTON or BENINGTON increaseth the Lea not farre from a place alluding also to that name called BENGEHOO or rather BENEHOO the riuer of Bene by interpretation A third braunch which first riseth about Barkeway Austie and Buntingford maketh way by Brawghing and neere Bengehoo entereth the Lea. A fourth braunch riseth about the Pelhames making way by the Hadhames and East off Wayre greeteth the Lea. The RFDBVRNE riuer riseth not farre from Flamsted an auncient Baronie and thence passeth by Redburne and in her way towardes the decayes of old Verlam it greeteth the Lady of Pree S. MARIA DE PRATIS a Nunnerie and a kind neighbor to Albans Abbey This fall of water was called VERLAME as Antiquaries obserue and thereof VEROLANIVM and VERLAMECESTER whereby it may be gathered that the former Flamsted where this Verlame water first appeareth should be rather VERLAMSTED then Flamsted Flamsted being more easie to be pronounced and so drowning verlam with flam as in many wordes f. is taken for the u. consonant and that u. fot f. especially among the common people that pronounce vather sometime for father This Verlam riuer or the Redbourne was the foode that relieued that famous great poole which was betweene Verlamcester and Holmehurst hill where Albans towne standeth Of which poole so many coniectures hauebeene that it should be part of the flowing Thames whereof is spoken hereafter in S. Albans This Verlame or Redburne Riuer not much belowe Albans towne offereth her selfe to the COLNE a riuer that there imbraceth her and drowning both the names of Verlame and Redbourne vsurpeth the whole ritle and glorie to her selfe and immediatly begetteth COLNEY and COLNEY-STREET and passing on she visiteth WATFORD or WATLINGFORD the auncient ruynes of Morhouse Rickmansworth Vxbridge and another of her begotten called COLN-EBROOKE and so without stay shee submitteth herselfe to the Thams the mained euouring gulfe of all these petite streames This riuer ere it commes to Riokemansworth deuoureth Caishoo riuer and another that falles out of Buckinghamshire Beacons or Beaukens within the Shire THe Steeple of S. Peters in S. Albans Graueley Beacon Tharfield Beacon Amwell Beacon Hartford Towne hath long 20. degrees and latitude 52. degrees ⅙′ Within this Shire are 120. parishes and 15. Chappels of ease yet in vse some of them carrying the name of parishes In the whole 135. HARTFORDSHIRE HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENCE Joannes Norden perambulaunt descripsit 1598 Wilhelmus kip Sculpsit An alphabetical Table of the townes Parishes and Hamlets for the most part within the Shire AYOT h. 18. called Ayot Lawrence neere which place Adelnulph and Adelbaide his sonne gaue the Danes an ouerthrow the place to this day where they were slayne is called DANE-END Dacorum clades AYOT h. 20. called Ayet Mountfitchet or little Ayot ALDBERIE d. 30. Villa vel aula antiqua ALDBERYE i. 18. eiusdem significationis AFFLEY e. 14. ALDNHAM m. 18. Idem quod ALD-BERYE S. ALBANS k. 18. Villa Albani ALBANS TOWNE first founded by Offa K. of the Mercees in perpetuall memorie of Alban in the 33 yeere of his raigne The Towne is said to be builded in the place where Alban was martyred namely vpon a hill in a wood called HOLMEHVRST of Beda DOVRSWALDT which is the wood neere the water meaning the great Stagne which was betweene Verlame and the place of Alban execution Alban was a Cittizen of Verolame and by bloud a Romane and gaue entertainement to Amphibal at his comming to that citie by whom he was from Paganisme conuerted to the Christian faith for which he suffered as Capgraue affirmeth whose further friuolous reportes of the miracles wrought by this holy Conuert liuing and dead I leaue as idle or needelesse onely it seemeth probable that such a man there was executed at that place and for his eternall commemoration this Albans Monasterie was founded and consequently the towne both consecrate to his owne name And endowed with many large priuiledges and dayly augmented and successiuely confirmed by the charters of many Kings of this Land whereof I haue seene and read not a sewe signed onely signo crucis without further ceremonie of sealing This Monasterie hath bene enlarged by sundrie Abbots of this place as especially by Eldred and Edmer about Eadgars time and in Edward 3. time who gaue the then Abbot Licentiam ad confirmardam et kernellandam Abathiam de calce et petra in the 31. yeere of his raigne ouer England and of his raigne ouer Fraunce the 18. Such were the priuiledges of this place that the King coulde make no secular officer ouer them but by their owne consent They were acquitted of all Toll through England They made Iustices ad audiendum et terminandum within themselues and no other Iustice could call them for any matter out of their libertie They made also Bayliffes and Corroners No Bishoppe had any Iurisdiction to correct any person among them for any matter spirituall or temporall They had the execution and returne of all writs and the goodes of all Outlawes and that is yet continued to the Towne by the graunt of Edward 6. And no man may bee impanelled out of the Towne They had gayle and gayle deliuerie within the towne and the towne at this day hath the like namely one gayle for the libertie and another for the towne For the gayle deliuerie the Steward of the towne is alwayes in commission but not by their Charter The towne is gouerned by a Maior and 10. Burgesses a stewarde and a Chamberlaine There are in the towne 4. Wards and in euery Ward a Constable and 2. Churchwardens In the Abbey church of this place is a Font of brasse brought out of Scotland by Sir Richard Lée as may appeare by a circumscription about the same font as if the font did proclaime the same in it owne person in these wordes Cum letha oppidum apud Scotos non
the historie of Albans martyrdome In the ruynous walles of this Citie groweth licoras There are within the walles at this day the ruynes of an olde church called S. Germans The cause why it was called of the Brytons CAIR WATTELINE was an auncient high way begun by Dunwallow and finished by Guitheline called as some thinke GVITHELINSSTREET corruptly WATTELINE-STREET which cam by this citie from Douer leading Northwards About 70. yeares paste this high way was founde at this place though mentioned in historie many years before 18. foote broad and 10. foote deepe now almost leuell with the feyldes as is also the Citie Tantum aeui longinqua valet mutare vetustas And as Plato sayth Aeuum cuncta rapit furtiuaque tempora mutant Naturam sortem nominaque faciem Alban was a citizen of this cittie and being hoste vnto Amphiball became conuerted from paganisme to the knowledge of Christ and for the same was condemned and suffered as is set downe before in S. Albans W. WALDT-DEN f. 16. called kinges Walden vallis siluestris the woody deane WALDT-DEN f. 18. called Walden S. Paul WATFORDE o. 16. cur non WATELINEFORDE for that the Watteline-streete crosseth the Colne nere this place and so coasteth to old Verlame as is sayd before This towne hath market on the tuesday well repleat with country necessaryes and hath two fayres in the yeere There is an almes house erected by the Ladie Bryget Countisse of Bedford WALK-HORNE c. 22. or Wake-hurne WALLINGTON c. 22. de aquarum scatebris WATTON f. 24. called Watton at stone WARE h. 26. or WAYRE de Cataractis of the wayres and water stoppes nere it rather then de Mercimonijs as some will haue it of wares or marchandize It was drowned in anno 1408. by the great inundation of waters that from the vpland passe by the town and since and before there was great prouision made by wayres and slcuces for the better preseruation of the town and the groūds belonging vnto the same It began to bee moste famous in king Iohns time in the furious broyles of the Barons for being then but a hamlet of small moment the high way towardes the North partes was laid through it by the meanes of the Lord de Wake and by little and little by that meanes increased and much obscured auncient Hartford Edward the first gaue first order and direction for the founding of it about anno 914. WAADESNELL g. 28. WALTHAM crosse m. 30 or WALDT-HAM de cruce of the crosse which Edward 1. erected in memoriall of his Queenes death and conveyance of her corpes from the place where she dyed to westminster WALSWORTH d. 16. WATTELINE-STREET See Verolamium WAYMORE Castle See Stortford WESTWIKE k. 14. vicus occidentalis in regard of Eastwike before mentioned WELBERIE k. 14. called also welles of the springe called Owghton head WESTON d. 20. WESTMILL d. 26. WHEATHAMSTED i. 18. locus frumentarius inde Ioannes de loco frumentario famous in the time of Henry 6. WILSTERNE k. 4. WIGGINGTON k. 6. VVHITEWELL i. 8. fons albus a hamlet that giueth name to the riuer that ryseth there and passeth by Welwine Digswell c. and so to the Lea. VVHORWELL a decayed hamlet in Kelshull parish furnished in time past with many howses VVYMLEY l. 18. or WIMONELEY magna where are the ruines and ditches of a castle which did sometime belong to the fitz-Taeces WYMLEY e. 18. or wimonly parua WILLION d. 18. WYDYALL c. 28. of some Wythiall of some Wiggell VVIDFORD g. 30. or-VVYDEFORD so rightly termed de vado spatioso Wood-greene l. 30. VVORMELEY k. 30. Y. YARDELEY d. 24. belonging to Paules An Aphabetical Table of the Houses and Anncient Beryes of name for the most part in Hartfordshire according to the vulgar names A. ANsaberie f. 18. Alsewike d. 28. Abbottes-berye a. 28. B. BEeche-woode h 12. Bournehall n. 16. Beamondes k. 18. Bibswell h 18. Broket-hall i 20. Bersted m. 10. Bedwell parke k. 24. Beachames c. 26. or Beauchampe Bigging b 28. Bartrames f. 28. Bace k. 30. called le Base Briggens h. 32. Bleakswayre g. 30. Beaches b. 32. C. CHandoys l. 12. Casio-berie n. 16. vide definitionem Centuria CAISHOW Corney-berye d. 26. Coken-hatche a. 28. Cassalberie f. 28. D. DArnells d 20. F. FRyers e. 28. G. GRoue n. 14. Gorehamberie k. 16. Gowr-ham or Guer-hambery A house raysed from the foundation by the right worthie Syr Nicholas Bacon knight deceased sometime Lord keeper of the great seale of England to our most mighty Queene Elizabeth who for his excellent vertues and rare wisedome liueth yet in honorable memory amongst the most honorable Gubhyns l 24. Saint Gyles l. 28. H. HIde k. 14. High ouer d. 16. Harpesfeyld-hall k. 20. Hatfeyld-wood-hall i. 22. Holmeley e. 22. An auncient decayed place sometime famous as appeareth by the ruynes Hide-hall c. 24. Holwell i. 24. Haley h. 28. Hetesham-hall c. 32. or Hetcham hall K. Kinges-wood-berie d. 22. An auncient place sometime dowble moated L. THe Lea. m. 16. Laomere h. 18. or Leamere A house very auncient standing not farre from the heade of famous Lea riuer it is corruptly called Lammer Ludwike hall i. 24. M. MIchelfeyldhall o. 12. Mayden crofte c. 16. Mereden h. 24. Minsing-berye a. 26. Mutforde c. 28. Mattockes g. 30. N. NEw-barne l. 18. New fells 3. 28. New-hall g. 28. New-place g. 32. O. ODdesey-graunge b. 22. Thereof doth Oddesey hundred take name Owles d. 28 P. PVtteridge f. 14. Penley k. 6. Pansanger h. 24. Popes k. 24. Potterells l. 24. Punsbourne k. 26. Pissoberie f. 36. Patmere hall d. 32. Q. QVickswood d. 22. Quenberye d. 28. R. ROse hall m. 12. Romerwike e. 14. Itlyeth within Bedfordshire but is of Hartfordshire Ricknesse g. 26. Reuells g. 26. Redgewells c. 28. The Rye i. 32. or le Ree S. SHandoyse vide Chandois Sincklees o. 18. Sopwell l. 18. Salsberie m. 20. The Seale h. 26. Lee seele Satrydge f. 28. Shingle hall f. 34. T. THibauldes l. 30. or Theobalde A most stately house erected from the firste foundation by the right honourable Syr William Cicill knight Lord Theasoror of England To speake of the state and beuty thereof at large as it deserueth for curious buildinges delightfull walkes and pleasant conceites within and without and other thinges very glorious and ellegant to be seene would challenge a great portion of this little treatise and therfore least I should come shorte of that due commendation that it deserueth I leaue it as indeed it is a princely seate Temple g. 26. Temple e. 16. Tittenhanger l. 20. Tannys d. 24 Tunwall g. 26. Tidnhamberie f. 34. V. VPhall c. 28. W. WElde m. 20. or Weldt Woodhall f. 24. Waterforde hall h. 26. Widborow-hill k. 28. White-barnes e. 30. Many other houses and beries there are within this Shire but for that they haue no known proper names but termed of the parishes wherein they are as Langley bery North hawe and such like I haue omitted the mencioning of them in this catalogue being easelie found by the table of parishes with reference to the places wherein they may be found in the mappe though without further name added vnto them then the name of the parish wherein they stand which doth sufficiently distinguish them The denomination of the Shire Vadum ceruinum Hartingfordberye Cattieuctani Situs Sometime annexed vnto Essex The Soyle The vayle of Ringtayle Parkes woods riuers Sheepe pastures Meadowes The soyle most generally barraine Thorrowfares the cause of good markets The ayre Berryes BERRY quid Berye often confounded Borrough Burye Berge quid Beryes why decayed The diuision of the Shire into hundreds Oddesey Edwinestree Brawghing Hartford Broadwater Caishoo Cassij Dacorum DACORVM clades Hitch Market townes Fayres Rickmansworth Watford Barkhamsted Tring S. Albans The Pree Hitch-end Bennington Hatfeild Hartford Baldocke Sabridgeworth Stortforde Wayre Hoddesdon Royston Bernet The Shire deuided into 3. parts Hartford the Prouinciall towne and most generall place of meeting S. Albans libertie Goole and gaole deliuerie for the libertie The Deanrie of S. Albans Brawghing Deanries belonging to the Sea of Lincoln Riuers Stort Stour Stowret Stowretford The Ree Lea. Ligean Boates to Hartford eamer Stour-mer Whitwell Marran Bene. Benefician Benge koo Redburne Sancta Maria de pratis Flamsted for Verlamsted fortè Colne Colney Colney-street Colnebrooke Caishoo Beacons Longit. lat Parishes in number Anno. 829. Dacorum clades Albans towne founded 790 or 793. Holmchurst Dours-waldt Capgraue The Kings auncient confirmation of charters The Monasterie enlarged The priuiledges of S. Albans Present Priuiledges of the town Gayle and gayle deliuerie Th'incorporation A Font brought out of Scotland Sir Iohn Maundeuile Nobles buried Kingsberie castle A graat Meere betweene Verlame and S. Albans The ponde bought of the king drained dry Fishpoole streete S. Albans spoyled The 2 spoile of S. Albans A batte'l at S. Albans The 2. battel neere S. Albans Iohn Ball executed Hanst-hye castle Magiouiniū 1291. 2. Elizabeth Berg quid hom quid stedt quid Barkhamsted castle The castle beseiged Rich. king of Almain died Ric. 3. borne A free schoole Berg-want Brentes-feyld Queene Margarets victorie Bene. Benefician Gow Hoo. idem cretacea casa Cassij Gades Cais Gaegs chestin Casa frigida Nemus aquilinium Eppalets was a good horseleach Verlamsted Graueley cum Chesfeyld Queene Elizabeth Vadum ceruinum The castle Roger de Clare Passage for Shippes The cause of Hartfords decay The corporation The terme Hitch wood Hurlock Baron of Hunsdon Kime riuer Richard 2. buried Edmond of Langley A Bourne Womere Malum omen Pulcher church A monumēt Pelham vndedicta 1089. The reliques of Amphiball 1366. Seca deuotio K. Ethelred Crux Roisiae Made a market Wheare tweluepéce the quarter A libertie A freeschole Lee veyle Waymore castle Conuictes prison Giuen by William the Conqueror Romane coyne Municipium quid The subuersion of Verlame Eldred searched the ruynes of Verlame Eadmere continued the search An argumēt of Verlams paganisme Pottes with ashes of the dead Licoras S. Germans Watteline streete Virgil. Plato Albana citizen of Verlame Wat telineforde wayre drow ned when it began to be famous Frst founded