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Created Baron Buckhurst in 1567, and Earl of Dorset in 1604
The National Archives, PROB 11/48/465, 4 Apr 1566, probate 17 May 1566
Will of Sir Richard Sackville, Chancellor of the Exchequer
[inter alia] "I give and bequeth to my well beloved wife Dame Wenefride ... my fornace or Iron Mill at Mr Barrantines withe the woodes other than Timber at Imberhorne to charge[?] that fornace...
I give and bequethe to my said sonne Thomas Sackville ... my leasse of my Iron Workes of Sheffilde and Worthe, yelding and painge the rente received thereof with one Annuitie of ffiftie pounds to one Thomas Huggans goynge out of the same".
East Sussex Record Office, SRL/1/2/2 15 Jun 1571
Lease for 40 years from 29 Sep 1571 at £40
Thomas Sackvill, kt, Lord Buckhurst to Richard Leche, gent
Site and demesne lands of the manor of Sheffield: capital messuage of which part is in decay, longhouse or gallery adjoining, pigeon house, stables, barns, hay-houses, brewhouse now used for making nails, occupied by Lawrence Browne [etc.]
Detailed covenants for provisioning TS's household
W: John Turnour.
East Sussex Record Office, SRL/7/3 28 Jun 1571
Copy lease for 40 years from 25 Mar 1571 at £60
Thomas Sackvill, kt, Lord Buckhurst to John Garrawey of Acton, Middlesex, gent
Site and capital messuage of the manor of Parrock, and buildings and demesne lands (field names given), common for cattle and custom within Ashdown Forest; iron work or iron mill of Parrock commonly called the forge or hammer of Parrock with wheels, bellows and equipment, ponds etc; tenement adjoining occupied by William Fremyn; piece of meadow (½a) lying hard to the pond's head; close of pasture parcel of The Wike (5a) occupied by William Fremyn; tenement and garden near the ironworks and pieces of land (specified) occupied by John Langney, hammerman; tenement and garden occupied by Guillam Chaferer, all demesne of the manor of Parrock; tenement in Hartfield called Marlockes, occupied by [blank] Allen, widow, at 10s, part of the lordship of Buckhurst
Reserved: underwoods and trees; recites that TS owns wood more than three miles from the forge and intends to buy more wood within three miles, from which TS covenants to supply 1600 statute cords annually; detailed covenants concerning cutting and coaling, and for provisioning TS's household should he reside at Buckhurst [in Withyham] or at Knowle in Kent.
TNA, SP/95/20 f.48, prob 1574
The L Buckhurst or else Arthur Milton's [furnace] in the pishe of Rotherfeild in Sussex
Sr Thomas Gresham his furnace in the pishe of Mayfeild in Sussex
Nico: ffowle his furnace in the pishe of Wardirst in Sussex
Mr Brian Hogge his furnace in the pishe of Bucksteed or in fframkfeild pishe
Thise fyve mylles are employed to no other use but to the makeing of Ordnance
TNA, SP12/95/20 f.49, prob 1574
The L. of Buckhurste one forge in ffletching in ye hande of Mr Relfe.
TNA, SP12/95/20 f.49v, prob 1574
The L. of Buckhurste one forge and one furnace in Parrock in the handes of Geo: Bullen.
TNA, SP12/95/61 f.131, 16 Mar 1574
The lorde of Buckhurst A forge at Shefilde
The National Archives, PC 2/15 f.443, Whitehall 21 Apr 1589
A letter to the Lord of Buckhurst praying his Lordship to permitt suche as have skill and expeiience to make cast peeces to worke as they were accustomed before the tyme of the restraint, taking sufficient bond of the makers of those peeces, or of suche as cause them to be made or have furnaces, not to sell anie to anie straingers, or to suche as they doe knowe doe buy ordinance to th’end to convey the same beyond the seas, neyther they themselves to transport the same, and with suche other condicions as his Lordship shoud receave mencioned in a note, there enclosed, in which behalf bondes were tooke by their Lordships of suche as were named in the said note which followeth:
Ordres to be observed by the Casters of iron ordinance which they are to be bounde to observe.
Not to sell anie ordinance to anie straungers.
Not to transport anie iron ordinance beyond the seas.
Every moneth to deliver a true note of suche ordinance as they doe either make or sell to the Lord Admirall, or suche as his Lordship shall appoint to receave the same, and an other note of the same unto the Erie of Warwycke.
A note of all their names of whome bonds were already taken to observe these Ordres.,
Thomas Hodgson, Thomas Browne, Ephraem Arnold, Franncys Johnson, John Johnson, Thomas Johnson.
A letter to the like effecte unto the Lord Cobham for the county of Kent, praying his Lordship alsoe to take such ordre with John Philips, whoe had made cast peeces since the restraint, and contrary to bondes taken in that behalf, for the contempt and forfecture of the same as his Lordship should thinke convenient.
Bibliothecæ Harleianæ, 703, 36.
Letter from the Lord of Buckhurst, to Mr. Covert, &c. for the restraint of making Iron Ordnance within the Rape of Lewes, till further orders : The Owners of the Forges, notwithstanding their several Bonds, continuing to sell their Ordnance to her Majesties enemies beyond the Seas. dat. 8 Aug. 1589. 58. b.
The National Archives, PC 2/21 f.136, 23 Feb 1595
The Sussex gun foundries.
A letter to the Lord Buckhurst. "Whereas heretofore by our letters to your Lordship wee gave order for the taking of bonds of divers such persons as made ordinance and shot within the countie of Sussex that from thenceforth withowt license from us they showld not undertake anie further making thereof. Forsomuch as now Thomas Johnson, her Majesty's founder, hath shewed unto us that he is by commaundment and direccion of her Majesty's officers of the Ordinance to make a good proporcion of ordinance and shot for the presente service of her Majesty, the which he cannot be liable to perform within the time he is required withowt the use and help of more furnaces then his own, and having dealt with the owners of such furnaces as he thincketh most convenient for that purpoze, they do (as he informeth) utterly refuze him the use thereof, for that they alleadge they stand bound in recognizance to her Majesty that they shall not suffer any guns or shot to be cast in the same. And for that wee have seen a letter from the Leiutennant and others her Majesty's officers of the Ordinance directed to your Lordship signefying th'effect of this allegacion, and desiring withall that som speedy order may be taken therein, for that her Majesty hath at this time great need and occasion to employ shot and ordenance. We do therefore pray your Lordship that according to th'expedicion that is required you will direct your warrant to such owners of furnaces as the said Johnson shall think fit and convenient for the furtherance of the service, requiring [them] to permit and suffer the said Johnson to use the same for making of shot and ordenance untill the service of her Majestie be don and accomplished by him as aforesaid, during which time your Lordship is to let them understand that they shalbe dispenced withall as touching the penalties of their recognizances and the same in no sorte to be extended or prejudiciall unto them, but they be acquited and discharged thereof for so long time onely that the said Johnson shall use the same, and no longer at their perill. And so committing the same to your Lordship's good care, wee bid you hartely farewell."
Lord Keeper., Lord Admiral., Lord Chamberlain., Lord Cobham., Lord Buckhurst.
Buckhurst Terrier 1599
Charles Howard of Sheffeild, Esquire, holdeth by indenture of demise from Sir Thomas Sackvill, Knight, ht, to Richard Leech Esquire, deceased, dated 25 Ap., 22 Eliz. the capital mansionn and all the long house or galery, pigeonhouses and other edifices with that sometime a brewhouse and now used for the making of nails, etc.
fo. 286.
"The corn mill, the wheat mill and the malt mill newly built by the same Richard at Sheffeild upon the decaied Ironworkes at Sheffeild aforesaide. sometime called the furnes for the casting of raw iron there, a messuage for the miller, and all those banks, baies, ponds, waters, watercourses, waterlaies, fludgates and waterworcks to the said corns mill belonging. And all the parcels aswell rough as plain called Northall, with a barn, 80 ac., and The Hooke, 30 ac. And all that the Ironworck or iron mill called the Hammer mill or forge of Sheffeild afforesaid and all wheeles, belowes, howses, edifices, buildings, colehowses and cole places belonginge to the said yron worck or hammer Mill. And all that the great pond, Bankes, baies, pools, waters, water courses, fludgates, poolebaies, sluices, groundgates and other the waterworcks whatsoever to the said forge or hammer mill belonginge or appertyninge. And all those implements and utensills to the said Iron work or hammer mill belonginge or apperteyning mentoned or contained in a Schedule to the same Indenture of lease anexed" (Straker 1933, 72).
The National Archives, PROB 11/113/77, 11 Aug 1607, proved 31 Jan 1608/9
Will of Thomas [Sackville], Earl of Dorset, Lord High Treasurer of England
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