Boyle had procured 'the Manor of Marston Bigott' from Sir John Hippisley, At the moment 'a fair house, with orchards, gardens and enjoyable walks about this' (quoted in McGarvie 1987i). Boyle left Marston to his young son, Lord Broghill, 1st Earl of Orrery, who was deeply associated with Irish affairs and neglected Marston until 1666 when letters a