John Habington

[4] The Earl of Northumberland was pleased by the provisions for his house, but Habington discussed his resignation with the Privy Council in April 1559.

At this time, Habington bought herring, wheat, cheese, butter, hops, barrells of meal, stockfish, bay salt and bacon from markets in London, Suffolk, and Norfolk.

He was keeper of the park (the manor of Hallow belonged to his sister, Dorothy Habington),[12] and Elizabeth discussed with him making a gift of the two buck deer she had killed to the town's bailiffs.

[14] In October 1576, Elizabeth I gave John and Dorothy Habington a lease of the royal manors of Hallow and Blockley in return for flour to make the queen's manchet bread when she was in Worcestershire.

As a wedding gift, Elizabeth gave Dorothy a Flanders gown of black velvet with satin made by her tailor Walter Fyshe.

[22] John Habington's children included: Edward and Thomas Abington were involved in the Babington Plot to replace Elizabeth with Mary, Queen of Scots.

[39] In 1590, Thomas and Richard Abington were allowed to keep lands pledged for debts incurred by their father John Habington as cofferer.