HATFIELD-BISHOPS, (Hertfordshire) in the great coach road to the N. 17 cm. 20 mm. from London. It was called Bishops-
Hatfield, because it did bel. to the Bps. of Ely. Theodore Abp. of Canterbury held a synod here, anno 631, against the
Eutychean heresy. Here was once a royal palace, from whence both Edw. VI. and Q. Eliz. were conducted to the throne; the
former had his education here, the latter bought the manor of the Bp. of Ely; and K. James I. exchanged it with the Earl
of Salisbury's ancestors for Theobald's, nearer to London. The rectory here, which is in that Earl's gift, is computed at
800 l. a year. Here are 2 ch. scs. The Mt. is on Th. and the Fairs on Good-F. Apr. 23, July 25, and Oct. 18. The Earl of
Salisbury has a noble seat here, built by the great Burleigh, at that called Hatfield-House, and a park, (in which is a
vineyard) watered by the r. Lea. The Earl of Anglesea has a seat also in this p. with a park.