GUBBINS, (Hertfordshire) or GOBIONS, near North-Mims, which had its name from its ancient Ld. Sir Rich. Gobion, bel. in
the R. of Hen. VII. to the Mores, who had held it for several generations, and it was then called More- Hall; but on the
attainder of Sir. Tho. More in the R. of K. Hen. VIII. and the forfeiture of it thereby to the crown, it was settled on
Princess, afterwards Q. Elizabeth, who held it to her death. However, it came again into the family, in the time of his
descendant, Cressacre More. It was afterwards sold to Sir Edw. Desbouverie, whose sons sold it in 1697 to Mr. Pitchcraft,
a Blackwell-Hall factor, and Mr. Pitchcraft to the late Sir Jeremy Sambroke. The manor-house and gardens here are very
beautiful.