178 HARWICH— HASTINGS. HARWICH. i.e., "Habwich, co. Essex," Marquessata (SeJwmberg), cr. 1G89 with the Dukedom of Schombbro, which Bee ; ex. 1719. i.e., "Harwich, co. Essex," Viscountcy (Milduuty), <t. 1730 with the Earldom of Fitzwaltkr, which see ; ex.. 1 75u i.e., " Harwich, co. Essex," Barony (Hills), cr. 175G. See " Down- shirk " Marquessate [I.], cr. 17S9. HARYNG WORTH. See "Zoucite" sometimes " Zouche he Haryngwortii," Barony (Zouche), cr. 1308. HASTANG or HASTONG. Barony by j. Robert Hastang, of Leamimgton Hashing, co "Writ. Warwick, s. and h. uf Robert H. of the same, by Joane, da. and coheir of William de Ci kli, was Constable of Roxburgh Cattle and I. 1311. was (tho' not sum. to the Pari, held at Lincoln in l>9 Ed. I.) one of the Barons whose name (as 11 Robertas I/astan;/, Itmninns dc la Desiree") appears to the celebrated letter sent to the Pope in 1300 (*) lie was sum. to be at Carlisle with horse and arms, in 1310, serving in the Scotch war following and was sum. to Pari, as a Baron (LORD HASTANG or HASTONG) by writ directed Robte dc Ilaston'j, 19 Dee. (1311), 5 Ed. II., but never afterwards. II. ? 13'J0? 2? Thomas Hastang, presumed to be s. and li. of the above, was in the Scotch wars (1327), 1 Ed. II., and is stated (by Dugdale) to have been sum. to Pari. (1331), f> Ed. III., but his name docs not appeal' therein. He was, however, sum. to a council, 25 Feb. (1341/2), and 20 Nov. f 13 1G Ed. III. He m. Maud, widow of John (Lk Stuanoe), 1st Loud Sthakuk DB Knokyn (who d. 1310), da. and h. of Eubulus dk Montibus, feudal Lord of Kotton. III. ? 1350? 5? Sir John he Hastang, s. and h., who likewise) to was never sum. to Pari. He m. firstly Blanche who d. s.p. He 1360, m - secondly Maud, da. of Sir William Trusselu He rf. a. p.m. in 13G0 when the representation of the family devolved on his two daughters and coheirs.C') HASTINGS^) [This Barony (the abeyance of which lasted for 300 years ! ! ! and which, excepting only as far as it had been wrmv/fulltj assumed, had been dormant for nearly ( 3 ) See " Nicolas," pp. 761—809, for a full description of this letter. ( b ) These were (1) Maud who m. Ralph Stafford, of Grafton, whose great grandson, Sir Humphrey, was attainted 1 Hen. VII., tho' kit son, another Sir Humphrey Stafford, was restored 19 Hen. VII. (2) Joane who m. Sir John Salisbury, who was attainted and beheaded 11 Ric. II. ( c ) This name is stated to be derived from the town of Hastings, co. Sussex, of which one Robert, said to be Steward to the Conqueror, was Portgreve. It was, however, in the far distant county of Norfolk that their undoubted ancestor William de Hastings is to be found. He was of Ashill in the hundred of Weyland, holding that manor by grand serjeantry from King Henry I. His son, Hugh, is the undoubted ancestor of the Lords Hastings, Earls of Pembroke, and (thro' female descent) of the present Lords Hastings, being great grandfather of Sir Henry Hastings, who m. Ada, 4th da. of Henry (of Scotland) Earl of Huntingdon, and thereby transmitted to his grandson, John, 1st Lord Hastings, the claim to the throne of Scotland (1290) as mentioned in the text. From this illustrious alliance, however, the Earls of Huntingdos (of the Hastings family) do not derive, their ancestor being Thomas Hastings, of Gissing, granduncle or (according to Mr. Carthew in his " /Munditcli Hundred," I, 198), great granduncle of the said Henry.
