Old Hampshire Mapped
Cox's Hampshire
Transcription (55)Havant
Bedhampton
Cotton Family
Warblington
Warblington Family
Salisbury, Earl of
Havant, a small Market Town, the Market on [ ] weekly, and the Fair on [ ] yearly. On the North Side of this Town lies
Bedhampton, a small Village, the Manor and Parsonage of which were the Possessions of the Duke of Richmond, but were granted by King Henry VIII. to Sir Richard Cotton Knt. in consideration of the good and faithful Services done by the said Sir Richard, to his Majesty. And on the East
Warblington, a Village chiefly noted for its Lords of the same Names, who were famous in their Generation; for Thomas de Warblington was not only Sheriff of this County 26 Edward I. but was Member of Parliament for the same, 1 & 4 Edward II. and after him John and William de Warblington served in the same Station in the following Reign of King Edward III
The Earls of Salisbury had afterwards a beautiful Seat in this Place, which in Queen Elizabeth's Days, was in the Family of the Cottons, of which was Dr. Henry Cotton, the Son of Sir Richard Cotton Knt. to whom that great Queen had been Godmother, and made him Bishop of Salisbury, to which, when she had advanced him, she said, 'That formerly she had blessed many of her Godsons, but never before had a Godson that should bless her.' With this Bishop, Dr. William Cotton, of another Family, was consecrated Bishop of Exeter, whereupon the Queen (as Dr. Fuller tells us) made this Pun, 'That she had now well cotton'd the West,' alluding to the Plenty of Clothing in those Parts. Before this Place lie
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