The
History of Myddle
by
Richard Gough
During the Civil War (1642-6), Richard
Gough of Mydle recalled later in life that Prince Rupert
had vowed that, in reprisal following the capture and
hanging of 13 of his Irish soldiers by the
Parliamentarians, he would hang the next 13 prisoners he
took. When a number of prisoners were taken 'They cast
dice on a drum head to see who should die and amongst
them there was one Phillip Littleton who had been a
keeper of the park of my old master, Robert of
Stanwardine, Esq. (Editorial Note:Possibly the son of
Thomas Corbet of Stanwardine and Elizabeth Ludlow.) This
Phillip saw Sir Vincent Corbett of Moreton Corbett (Editorial
Note: Probably the 2nd Baronet of M.C. who married
Elizabeth Thornes of Shelvock, Salop) ride by, and said
to some that stood by 'If Sir Vincent Corbett did know
that I was here, he would save my life.' Upon this a
charitable soldier rode after Sir Vincent and told him
what one of the prisoners had said. He came back
immediately and seeing Phillip he alighted from his horse
and fell on his knees before the Prince (who sat on a
horse to see the execution) and begg'd for the life of
Phillip which was readily granted on condition he would
never bear arms against the King. Phillip promised and
escaped and afterwards no more Irish were hang'd.' From:
By the Sword Divided by John Adair. (This is extracted
from the above named book.)
EXTRACT FROM 'THE HISTORY OF MYDDLE'
by Richard Gough
'The first seat on
the North side of the North Isle belongs to Mr Hanmer's
farme in Marton .... Mr Hanmer's farme did formerly
belong to the Manor of Walford. The family of the Hords
were Lords of it and of the Manor of Stanwardine in the
wood, and (issue male of Hord failing,) one of the
Kinastons of Horsley marryed the daughter of Hord, and
soe became Lord of Wallford, &c. The last (save one)
of the Kinastons of Walford, was Phillip Kinaston, who
had three sons - Thomas, to whom hee gave Walford and
Stanwardine and severall other lands; Richard, to whom he
gave a farm at Eyton, (which is now Tomkins his farm,
Richard died without issue, and this farme reverted again
to Walford;) Edward, to whom hee gave this farm in
Marton, which I call Mr Hanmer's farme.
Thomas Kinaston of
Wallford had two legitimate daughters and a bastard son.
He left, (as I conceive,) (i) Sir Vincent Corbett of
Moreton Corbett, Guardian to his two daughters. This (i)
Sir Vincent Corbett was a very eminent person in this
country. In his time he had the sons of Esquires and
worthy gentlemen to wayte on him as his servants. Hee
married the two daughters of Kinaston to two of his
servants, viz. Dorothy the eldest, who was an easy, mild-natured
gentlewomen, he married to Ralph Clive, a branch of that
worthy family of Clives of Stits or Stich, (Editor J.N.:
This family is connected to Robert Clive of India, 1725-1774)
who had issue by her, Edward Clive. This Edward married
the daughter and heires of Richard Lloyd of Kayhowell,
and by that means added the farm of Kayhowell, and seven
tenements in Edgerley to his other estate which was
Walford, Wooderton, Eyton farme, and some part of
Boreaton. Edward had ishue, George Clive, a very bad
husband; he sold Kayhowell, and the seven tenements. He
sold Wooderton and what hee had of Boreaton; he sold all,
save what was settled at marriage that he could not sell
itt. Hee lay long a prisoner for debt; but whether hee
dyed a prisoner I cannot say. Hee marryed Judith, the
daughter of --- Hanmer of Marton, and had ishue by her,
Thomas Clive, who was a Collonell in the Parliament army,
in the warrs, temp. Car. I (time: Charles I). He married
the daughter of Mr Wareing of Woodcott, and had ishue by
her, George Clive, who married Elizabeth, daughter of (ii)
Robert Corbett of Stanwardine, Esq., and had ishue by
her, Thomas Clive, now (1701) liveing. (Editor J.N.: I
have it that she was the daughter of Thomas of Stanwardine.)
Jane, the second
daughter of Thomas Kinaston, was married to (iii) Robert
Corbett, son of (iv) Roger Corbett of Shawbury, Esq.
descended from the Right Worship family of the Corbetts
of Moreton Corbett. Hee had with her Stanwardine in the
wood, and severall Lands in Hampton wood, Sugdon,
Burleton, Wikey, Marton and Newton of the Hill. He built
Stanwardine Hall that now is. The Hall formerly stood in
a place not far distant, which was moated about. It is
now converted into a Gardine, and still retains the name
of the old Hall.
This (iii) Robert
Corbet had ishue, (v) Thomas and (vi) Richard, and a
daughter, who has married to Phillip Young (Editor J.N.:
Mrs A E Corbett says it was William Yonge of Kenton) of
Keinton, Esq. (iv) Richard was a Barrester at Law, and
sometyme Steward to the Right Honble. Earle of Arundell;
hee dyed without issue. (v) Thomas, the eldest son,
inlarged Stanwardine Park, and purchased Lands in
Wicherley and Bagley. Hee married (1605) Elizabeth (Editor
J.N.: she is generally shown as Margaret), the youngest
daughter of (i) Sir Vincent Corbett, of Moreton Corbett,
and had ishue by her, (vii) Robert and Mary, and then
dyed. His Widow afterward married Sir Thomas Scriven (Editor
J.N.: of Frodesley); she lived to a good old age, and I
have seen her read a letter without spectacles when she
was above eighty years old.
Mary, the daughter
of (v) Thomas Corbett, married --- Reve, Esq., steward to
the Marquesse of Winchester, imediately beefore Daniel
Wicherley of Clive Esq. (vii) Robert, the only son of (v)
Thomas Corbett, was a very eminent person in this
country, in his time; hee was Justice of the Peace and
quroum Custos Rotulorum (Editor J.N: Keeper of the Rolls)
of this County, and a Master in Chancery. Under him I had
my education for many yeares, and served him as his
Clarke; he was once chosen a Knight for the Shire, and
served in Parliament, where they presented the Protector
with twenty four Acts; hee was willing to sign some of
them, but not all; butt the Parliament had voted that all
should be signed or none. The Protector tooke time to
consider untill next day, and then he came to the
parliament house with a frowneing countenance, and with
many opprobriouse termes, dissolved them, and gave then
the carrecter of a packe of stubborn knaves.
This (vii) Robert
married Elizabeth, the daughter of Sir Henry Ludlow of
Clarington Parke, in Wiltshire, and had ishue by her, (viii)
Thomas, and 4 daughters. (viii) Thomas Corbett marryed
Mary Gerard, of Stroton in the West. They are both
liveing in the County of Worcester, for Stanwardine is
sold to Sir John Win, of Watstay, so called for Wat or
Walter stopping here.
(Editors notes:
This line is descended down through: Hugh Corbet/le
Corbeau/le Norman, his son was: Roger (who held 24
Lordships in Shropshire, and who died circa 1175), his
son was: William of Wattlesborough and Baron of Cause,
his son was: Thomas of Wattlesborough, his son was: Sir
Richard/Roger (living who married Cecilia Hadley/Hedley,
their son was: Sir Richard (Died circa 1235) of
Wattlesborough and Moreton Corbet who married Joanna
Turet/Toret, their son was: Sir Richard of Wattlesborough
and Moreton Corbet (Died 1255) who married Petronella de
Booley, their son was: Sir Robert (Living 1296) of
Moreton Corbet and Wattlesborough who married Matilda de
Arundel, their son was: Sir Thomas (Born 1281) of Moreton
Corbet who married Amicia, their son was: Sir Robert (Born
1304) who married Elizabeth le Strange, their son was:
Sir Roger of Moreton Corbet who married Margaret
Erdington (who died 1394), their son was: Robert (Sheriff
1417) who married Margaret Mallory, their son was: Sir
Roger of Moreton Corbett (Died circa 1394) who married
Elizabeth Hopton, their son was: Sir Richard who married
Elizabeth Devereux (1493), their son was: Sir Robert (Died
1513) of Moreton Corbet who married Elizabeth Vernon,
their son was: (iv) Sir Roger Corbet (died 1538 of
Moreton Corbet, and of Shawbury) who married Anne
Windsor, their son was: Sir Andrew of Moreton Corbet (Sheriff
1551 & 1570) married Jane Needham and two of their
sons were: 1st son (i) Sir Vincent (died 1622) of Moreton
Corbet, who married Frances Humfreston and their daughter
was Margaret who married her cousin (v) Thomas (see below).
Their elder son was: Andrew, born 1550, who married
Elizabeth Boothby. Their eldest son was: Sir Vincent 1st
Bart of Moreton Corbet (born 1617 and died 1656). He
supported the King. 2nd son (iii) Robert (died 1593) of
Stanwardine who married Jane Kinaston, their son was: (v)
Thomas (buried 1615) of Stanwardine who married Margaret
(shown by Gough as Elizabeth) Corbet (the daughter of Sir
Vincent & Frances Humfreston.). He supported
Parliament. and their son was: (vii) Robert (Master in
Chancery died 1636) who married Elizabeth Ludlow, and
their son was: (viii) Thomas who married Mary Gerard in
1660. (Richard Gough says they sold (or gambled away at
cards) Stanwardine to Sir Thomas Wynne. They had a large
family of four sons: Robert, Thomas, Thomas, John, Henry
and seven daughters: Elizabeth, Mary, Anne, Margaret,
Jane, Lucy, Martha, and Ann between 1661 and 1684.) The
eldest, Robert, entered Greys Inn 1686 and died soon
after, and was buried at Baschurch. There is a problem in
identifying (ii) Elizabeth who married George Clive at
Baschurch in 1662. Gough says she was the daughter of
Robert of Stanwardine. One would imagine she was born
1637-1647. Robert Corbet (who died 1593) and Jane
Kynaston had eight children but none named Elizabeth.
This Robert had a grandson (but no son Robert) named
Robert (son of (v) Thomas and Margaret Corbet and
probably born circa 1606) who married Elizabeth Ludlow
and they had two sons named Robert who were probably born
circa 1630 and died 1636, and born circa 1637, perhaps
just before or after the father's death, and died 1644.
They do not appear to have had any daughters but it seem
possible that (ii) Elizabeth might have been their
daughter. Gough, who wrote the book 1700-1701, and later
added further notes in 1796, appears to know the family
well and it seems strange that he should make such a
mistake but he was sixty six when he started writing the
book and perhaps his memory was playing tricks. He also
shows their daughter as Mary marrying ----- Reve whilst
Mrs A E Corbet shows the daughter as Elizabeth (who
married ---- Reeve.).
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