Boyle had acquired 'the Manor of Marston Bigott' from Sir John Hippisley, At the moment 'a good house, with orchards, gardens and pleasant walks about it' (quoted in McGarvie 1987i). Boyle left Marston to his more youthful son, Lord Broghill, 1st Earl of Orrery, who was deeply involved with Irish affairs and neglected Marston right until 1666 when